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Big crop at
tiny school
Become a
‘trusted source’
Alonsa turns schoolyard
into classroom » PG 20
Ottawa conference discusses
industry future » PG 18
SERVING MANITOBA FARMERS SINCE 1925 | Vol. 73, No. 47 | $1.75
November 19, 2015
Small farmers
consider
organization
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Atlas showing future climate
change under development
Nov. 24 meeting will
explore how to best
represent small-scale
farms
An online resource of maps and data will help planners adapt to climate change
BY LORRAINE STEVENSON
Co-operator staff
S
mall-scale producers who
sell mostly direct to consumers will meet next
week to decide whether they
have enough in common to
form a new Manitoba farm
organization.
A good turnout for the meeting Nov. 24 is expected, but it
remains to be seen whether
they can unify under an umbrella organization, one of the
organizers said in an interview.
“I think the meeting will be
well attended. Getting them to
agree... that could be interesting,” said Phil Veldhuis, who
served on a provincially mandated 17-member working
group for the small-scale sector
last year.
Their report tabled in January
— Advancing the small-scale,
local food sector in Manitoba,
delved into the multiple challenges faced by this province’s
burgeoning number of farmers
who produce primarily for a local market.
The 65-page report, authored
by retired chief provincial
veterinarian Dr. Wayne Lees
identified an emerging sector
of highly diversified, entrepre-
Fall field work was still underway in many areas of the province under record-high temperatures last Sunday, including along Mountain Road just
east of Erickson. Projections from the new Winnipeg-based Prairie Climate Centre suggest this could be a more common mid-November sight in
future. Photo: Luc Gamache
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rowing conditions on the Can
adian Prairies will be very different if global warming trends
continue — but how different?
A new series of online maps offers a
glimpse of the length of season, temperature changes and rainfall farmers
in the not-so-distant future could face
under various scenarios.
The maps are part of a ‘climate atlas’
being developed as a joint venture
between the University of Winnipeg
and the International Institute for
Sustainable Development (IISD).
Data is now being posted online
(climate.uwinnipeg.ca) with much
more to come, said Danny Blair, the
climatologist at the University of
Winnipeg leading a research team on
the project.
“What we’ll soon have, that will be
of interest to the agricultural community and others, are maps showing the
changes to the length of the growing
season, changes to the timing of the
first frost in the fall and last frost in
the spring, changes in corn heat units,
change in degree days of various kinds,
and the number of cold days and hot
days per year,” said Blair.
It’s a lot of complicated data but
they’ve worked to format so that the climate atlas will show a range of climate
change scenarios with an outlook as far
as 2080, Blair said.
Climate models
The atlas will project a dozen different climate models, Blair said. That’s
because there are many possible climate change scenarios, depending on how society addresses carbon
emissions.
“It presents a range of climate mod-
els. You cannot choose just one and say
‘this is the future,’” he said.
The climate atlas initially began as a
stand-alone project after the provincial
climate change branch requested the
researchers generate some data showing what Manitoba’s climate might look
like 30 to 60 years from now.
But it’s become clear that resources
and expertise for adaptative planning
and implementation aren’t available to
citizens, community planners and policy-makers. Developers realized this data
shouldn’t remain confined to academic
circles or internal government reports,
but instead be translated into language
and formats the public will find useful.
“So we made a pitch to the province
for the need for a larger project which
was to not only generate this data, but
to work with the community and show
how climate change is likely to impact
See CLIMATE on page 6 »
MacAulay gets his marching orders » PAGE 5
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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 19, 2015
INSIDE
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LIVESTOCK
Hershey to offer
healthier Kisses
More beef
research needed
MBP hears calls
for more
checkoff funds
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Holiday offerings will use locally sourced milk
BY YASHASWINI SWAMYNATHAN
Reuters
CROPS
Potato growers
see record yields
Long growing season,
but corn borer
problems
17
FEATURE
Outdoor
classroom
Tiny school turns
schoolyard into
education garden
20
C
hocolate maker Hershey said it would
launch Hershey’s Kisses and milk
chocolate bars made with no artificial flavours for the holiday season, as it
looks to cater to a growing demand for lessprocessed food.
He r s h e y, f o u n d e d i n 1 8 9 4 , s a i d i t
would also launch a mobile tool, called
SmartLabel, that will provide information on nutritional facts, ingredients and
allergens.
The new Kisses and milk chocolate bars
will be made using locally sourced milk,
cane sugar and contain natural flavours,
the company said.
Neil Saunders of retail research firm
Conlumino said this was a good move
ahead of the holiday season as people tend
to buy better-quality chocolates for personal consumption than during Halloween,
when chocolates are mostly distributed.
Hershey had said in February it planned
to use simpler ingredients starting this
year.
Food companies are focusing more on
offering products perceived as healthier,
New Hershey Kisses with no artificial flavours. Photo: Business Wire
yielding to a general shift in consumer
preference away from processed food.
Oreo maker Mondelez Inter national
expects to generate half of its revenue from
snacks seen as healthier in the next five
years, the company’s chief growth officer
had said in an interview with Reuters.
Nestle, General Mills and Yum Brands are
also catering to the changing tastes.
It wouldn’t be surpr ising if Hershey
brings all of its chocolates under the classification of being natural and simple in
about a year, Saunders said.
CROSSROADS
As dangerous as
driving drunk
Driving while
overtired a
serious hazard
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Canada’s new ag
minister pledges to
listen to farmers
Lawrence MacAulay leans in favour of the TPP deal and
hopes the Americans blink on COOL
BY ALLAN DAWSON
“I intend to listen to
the man who does
the work — the
farmer.”
Co-operator staff
A
fter just six days as Canada’s new agriculture
minister, Lawrence MacAulay hasn’t taken a
position on a number of agricultural issues,
but he knows how he will: “I intend to listen to the
man who does the work — the farmer.”
The 69-year-old former Prince Edward Island
dairy and seed potato farmer and former solicitor
general of Canada, minister of labour, secretary
of state (veterans), and secretary of state (Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency), was sworn in as
Canada’s 34th agriculture minister Nov. 4.
As of Nov. 10 he still didn’t have any political
staff, including a press secretary, to assist him.
“On all of these issues I will be fully briefed on
the pros and cons,” he said in a brief interview
with the Manitoba Co-operator Nov. 10. “I intend
to listen to both sides of the issue and then bring
a recommendation forward to the government on
behalf of the agriculture sector.”
MacAulay said he agrees with fellow cabinet
minister, Ralph Goodale that improving rail service for western grain farmers and trade are at the
top of the new government’s agricultural agenda.
According to media reports, MacAulay will
likely support the Trans-Pacific Partnership
(TPP) agreement reached a month ago among 12
Pacific Rim countries.
“I suspect when I evaluate the whole thing,
it will be something I support,” MacAulay told
Thomson Reuters Nov. 10.
“I see nothing today that would make me not
want to support the whole package.”
MacAulay said a $4.3-billion compensation
package promised by the previous government to
dairy, poultry and egg farmers who will face more
import competition looks fair.
Canada is a trading nation, MacAulay told the
Manitoba Co-operator.
“The TPP is an important piece of our trade legislation,” he added. “We’ll talk to the stakeholders
and we will be bringing it forward to the House of
Commons.”
TPP faces a tough battle to win support in the
U.S. Congress. Republican Senator Orrin Hatch
said on Nov. 6 the Obama administration may
have to renegotiate parts of the deal.
Deal is done
Japan’s economy minister has said the deal was
like a “glass ornament” that would disintegrate if
a part of it were to be renegotiated.
“There can be no redoing of the agreement,”
Akira Amari told a news conference in Tokyo.
“Renegotiation is not an option,” agreed
Caroline Atkinson, Obama’s deputy national
security adviser for international economics, on
a call hosted by the Atlantic Council think-tank.
RIM co-founder Jim Balsillie fears TPP could
cost Canada billions and become the worst-ever
policy move of the former Harper government.
He claims the Americans and Japanese have
tipped intellectual property rules in their favour.
Lawrence MacAulay
COOL
Like his predecessor Gerry Ritz, MacAulay hopes
the United States abolishes its country-of-origin
labelling (COOL) law before Canada is forced to
retaliate by imposing $3 billion in tariffs against
U.S. imports, including beef, pork, wine, cherries
and mattresses.
“We have an excellent relationship with the
United States of America and we want to continue to have that relationship,” MacAulay said.
“I talked to the (United States) secretary of agriculture (Tom Vilsack) and the (U.S.) ambassador
to Ottawa (Bruce Heyman) and the issue was
brought up. They understand where we are at. I
can only hope that they comply with the ruling
from the WTO, but if they don’t then decisions
have to be made and retaliation could happen.
But it’s something we do not want to do, but
every country has to follow the rules.”
Listening
Former Saskatchewan farmer and agriculture
minister Ritz, enjoyed a close relationship with
many western farm organizations. MacAulay said
he’s determined to “get close” to Western Canada
farm groups too.
“I intend to and need to listen to their concerns and that’s exactly what I will do,” he said.
“As you know, I’ve only been in a few days, but I
have contacted most of the (agriculture) ministers across the country and my counterparts in
the United States and Mexico. I am well aware of
what goes on, on the Prairie. I have to make sure
I have an open ear to what takes place in the agricultural sector in the western part of this country.
I know how important it is. I know that it’s massively important to our economy. We export a
large amount of high-quality grains and oilseeds
from Western Canada and I intend to be their
voice at the table. My job is to improve their
standard of living and that’s what I want to do.
“I look forward to meeting the groups. I want to
know these people on a first-name basis and do
the best I can in order to make sure their quality
of life and get the best remuneration possible for
their high-quality products. And that’s my job.”
Although no longer a dairy farmer, MacAulay
said he was and remains a strong supporter of
supply management, which protects producers
from imports and allows farmers to earn better returns by not overproducing to supply the
domestic market.
MacAulay has been
given his list of
marching orders
Healthy food, grain transportation,
expanded trade and more basic research
are among the items on his to-do list
BY ALEX BINKLEY
Co-operator contributor
F
or the first time,
Prime Minister Justin
Tr u d e a u h a s m a d e
public the mandate letters traditionally issued
t o e v e r y m i n i s t e r, a n d
Agriculture Minister
Lawrence MacAulay’s list
includes a national food
p o l i c y, i m p r ov e d g r a i n
transportation, climate
change adaptation and
more basic research.
MacAulay is to develop “a
food policy that promotes
healthy living and safe food
by putting more healthy,
high-quality food, produced by Canadian ranchers and far mers, on the
tables of families across the
country.” Health Minister
Jane Philpott also received
similar instructions.
The Liberals are said to
have taken a close look at
studies by the Canadian
Agri-Food Policy Institute
that show Canada has an
$8-billion-a-year deficit in
the trade of processed food
and beverages. Displacing
imports with more homegrown food would create
more jobs in the Canadian
manufacturing sector.
MacAulay is also to work
with Transpor t Minister
Marc Garneau in responding to the Canadian
Transpor tation Agency’s
grain transportation review,
which is due next month.
Trade Minister Chrystia
Fre e l a n d i s t o “d e v e l o p
strategies to implement the
Canada-European Union
Comprehensive Economic
a n d Tr a d e A g r e e m e n t
( C E TA ) a n d c o n s u l t o n
Canada’s potential participation in the Trans-Pacific
Partnership ( TPP).” That
includes compensation for
Canadian farmers harmed
by the provisions of either
deal.
MacAulay has a variety
of other tasks including
investing “in agricultural
research to suppor t discovery science and innova t i o n i n t h e s e c t o r. To
b e t t e r a l l o c a t e re s e a rc h
funding, you should
e s t a b l i s h a t r a n s p a re n t
process that involves food
producers.
Also on the to-do list is
“an Agri-Food Value-Added
Investment Fund to attract
investment and create good
jobs in food processing.
This will provide technical and marketing assistance to help food processors develop new valueadded products that reflect
changing tastes and market
opportunities.”
The minister also has to
make sure that Growing
For ward 3 will be ready
when the current program
expires in 2018. He is also
to work with provinces, territories, and other willing
partners, to help the sector
adjust to climate change and
better address water and soil
conservation and development issues.
MacAulay is also to work
with Infrastructure Minister
Amarjeet Sohi “to ensure
that we make significant
investments in transportation infrastructure, including short line rail spurs
and inland and port loading terminals to improve
efficiency, remove bottlenecks and increase system
capacity.”
Also on the to-do list is “an Agri-Food
Value-Added Investment Fund to attract
investment and create good jobs in food
processing.”
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OPINION/EDITORIAL
Unmuzzling the
civil service
T
he mainstream media has been
having a field day over the newly
reacquired ability of Environment
Canada’s “rock snot” scientist to speak to
the press about his work.
Max Bothwell, who has published multiple studies on the freshwater algae and
what makes it grow, became somewhat of a
poster boy for the federal scientists affected
by the Harper government’s cone of silence
Laura Rance
after a journalist attempting to interview
Editor
him was thwarted by bureaucratic stonewalling. The journalist finally gave up after
her request resulted in more than 100 emails involving 16 public
servants — including the PMO (Prime Minister’s Office) staff.
The reasons probably relate to one of Bothwell’s hypothesis —
that climate change contributes to algal growth. Climate change
speculation wasn’t a good fit with the previous government’s economic agenda.
Regardless of whether you voted for the government now in
power, few would bemoan the new sense of openness that has
characterized the Trudeau government — so far.
Preventing scientists on the public payroll from engaging with
the public for fear of interfering with a political agenda is indefensible. But to be fair, that started long before the Harper government
came to power.
If memory serves correctly, the crackdown on speaking to the
media within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada dates back to
the 1990s when a certain East Coast AAFC scientist upstaged the
federal minister on something to do with nematodes affecting
Canada’s ability to export seed potatoes.
From that point onward, any attempt to speak to one of AAFC’s
scientists was streamed through the department’s corps of communications officers to ensure the ‘proper’ person was assigned to
the interview and that person was ‘properly’ briefed on what to say.
Reporters were quizzed on what questions they wanted answered
and briefing notes were prepared in advance.
The restrictions on media access to federal and provincial civil
servants have become increasingly onerous over the years, not to
mention the all-out blackouts on government communications
during elections and byelections. As these laws have been interpreted, talking to reporters about whether it rained last week could
be construed as an attempt to make political hay.
In many cases, meetings to discuss policy initiatives that were
otherwise public were closed to anyone representing the media.
The reason given was that people would be afraid to speak their
minds if there were reporters present, a laughable premise in the
age of social media and selfies.
Of course, the Harper government took this press paranoia to a
new level. In the end, it cost the administration its credibility with
the public.
Those of us who have been in this business for a while remember
a time when the people charged with serving the public — both in
the public and private sectors — were accessible to reporters.
Accountability worked both ways. Reporters who didn’t adhere to
the rules of fairness, balance and context found themselves waiting
a long time for returned calls.
Over time, relationships evolved that served the public interest
on both sides of the equation. True, governments were open to
uncomfortable scrutiny. But it also contributed to a higher degree
of trust in the public service.
The Trudeau government has for the first time made its ministerial mandates public. You can see excerpts from our new agriculture minister’s marching orders on the opposite page.
But that letter to the minister also included some general
instructions about how he is to interact with the public and the
media. In general, it calls for collaborative approach and “meaningful engagement” in a way that is constructive, rather than
confrontational.
“As well, members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, indeed all
journalists in Canada and abroad, are professionals who, by asking
necessary questions, contribute in an important way to the democratic process. Your professionalism and engagement with them is
essential.”
We applaud this change in tone and will be watching to see if it is
sincere.
Come together
Manitoba’s small farmers
are meeting later this month
to gauge interest in forming
an organization to represent
them.
Some are skeptical that participants in this diverse sector
will be able to look beyond
their differences to find their
common ground.
We hope they do because
there is a need for the small
farmer’s voice to be heard
when the industry debates critical policy issues. If the ministerial mandate is an omen,
there is a renewed commitment to increasing the availability of locally produced and
processed foods to Canadians.
It is a market this sector is well
positioned to serve.
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Breadbasket title moves to Black Sea
By Karen Braun
LONDON / REUTERS
B
lack Sea wheat exports are projected at an
all-time high this year, and there is good
reason to have confidence in this forecast.
During the 2015-16 marketing year, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates
that the states of the former Soviet Union excluding Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia (FSU-12) will
export a record 45 million tons of wheat.
Together, Russia and Ukraine account for 75
per cent of wheat production and 85 per cent of
wheat exports in FSU-12.
If USDA’s October exports forecast is realized,
the percentage of global wheat trade accounted
for by FSU-12 in the 2015-16 marketing year will
reach an all-time high of 28 per cent, narrowly
topping 2009-10’s record of 27 per cent.
World wheat production has nearly doubled
in volume over the past 30 years. Since the mid1990s, Black Sea farmers have nearly quadrupled
both their share of world wheat exports and the
percentage of yearly supply that they export.
The title “breadbasket of the world” now
belongs to the Black Sea, as it has emerged as the
largest wheat-exporting region on the planet.
With record wheat production expected this
year out of the Black Sea combined with favourable trends in prices and forecasts, the record
export forecast is not hard to believe. And the
trend has staying power.
Historically, the United States had always
been the leading wheat exporter, providing
nearly half of the world’s trade at the start of
the 1980s. Canada, Europe, Argentina, and
Australia rounded out the global picture with
just those five making up 96 per cent of the
wheat market.
OUR HISTORY:
T
But since 1980, market share trends in the five
are either flat or decreasing, most notably in the
United States, which is expected to account for
only 14 per cent of global wheat exports this year.
In the meantime, FSU-12 has crept into the
picture and this year’s market share projection of
28 per cent towers over its closest competitor and
second-place exporter, the European Union, estimated to sell 21 per cent. In actual volume, the
EU is expected to export 33 million tons of wheat
this year compared to FSU-12’s 45.
Prior to 2005, severe supply issues in the Black
Sea region did not appear to impact the world’s
volume of exportable wheat. When FSU-12 lost
nearly 40 per cent of its harvest in 2003 (amounting to a void of nearly 17 million tons), world
wheat exports actually increased by three per
cent on the year.
But in 2010, despite a 10 per cent net supply
increase year on year out of the other major five
exporters and no apparent slump in demand,
world exports fell by three per cent on the year
following a lousy FSU-12 wheat harvest. The
Black Sea rebounded in 2011 with a big crop, and
world exports rose 20 per cent even with the five
competitors remaining flat in production.
Although today Russia and Ukraine only
account for 12 per cent of the world’s wheat production, they perhaps hold the key to stability in
the world wheat market.
Ukraine has stepped up to the challenge over
the last four years as it has not only increased
wheat export volumes every year, but has done
so by an average of 30 per cent per year, even
with the drought-marred harvest of 2012. Net
volume over the same period has also increased
in Russia but by half the rate.
Karen Braun is a Reuters market analyst. The views
expressed are her own.
November 1999
his Agricore ad from our Nov. 18, 1999 issue said the
company was doing its best to maintain service during a
strike by Grain Services Union staff. Agricore was formed
a year earlier by a merger between Alberta and Manitoba Pools,
and in 2001 was taken over by United Grain Growers to become
Agricore United.
The issue had many references to farm income problems. One
story reported on a meeting of 350 farmers at Carlyle, Sask. One
said he had taken the Canadian flag down from his farm after
Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief and Prime Minister Jean Chretien
had suggested that it was wrong to continue propping up farmers
with government bailouts. Vanclief had earlier said that his own
farm had failed, and others might have to suffer the same fate.
At another meeting in Saskatchewan, farmers heard a ‘Focus
on sabbatical’ proposal for exporters to get together and cut production to reduce price-depressing surpluses.
There was more optimism for the beef industry. A governmentindustry ‘Manitoba Beef Advantage’ project report suggested that
Manitoba could double its beef cow herd by converting a quarter of its marginal cropland to pasture.
We reported that the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities had supported a proposal by
Prairie Pasta Producers, a ‘new-generation’ co-op, to be allowed to buy durum from members outside the
normal wheat board system.
Merger talks were reportedly underway between Monsanto and Novartis, which later became
Syngenta. Monsanto was said to be in need of a cash inflow after going heavily into debt after several
major seed company purchases.
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COMMENT/FEEDBACK
The prime minister spells out his
expectations for agriculture
An Agri-Food Value Investment Fund to create jobs in food processing is among
the new minister’s top priorities The following contains excerpts
from the ministerial mandate
issued to newly appointed
Minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay
By Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada
A
s minister of agriculture and
agr i-food, your overarching goal will be to support
the agricultural sector in a way that
allows it to be a leader in job creation and innovation. You will implement our government’s plan to help
Canada’s agriculture sector be more
innovative, safer, and stronger.
Canada’s farmers, ranchers and
food processors are the foundation
of our food sector. Government must
use its policy and financial tools to
support the agricultural sector in
its vital work. This includes helping
the sector, including getting product to market, water management,
research and innovation, food safety
and export support.
In particular, I will expect you
to work with your colleagues and
through established legislative, regulatory, and cabinet processes to
deliver on your top priorities:
Invest in an Agri-Food ValueAdded Investment Fund to attract
investment and create good jobs in
food processing. This will provide
technical and marketing assistance
to help food processors develop
new value-added products that
reflect changing tastes and market
opportunities.
Develop a food policy that promotes healthy living and safe food
by putting more healthy, high-quality food, produced by Canadian
ranchers and farmers, on the tables
of families across the country.
Invest in agricultural research to
support discovery science and innovation in the sector. To better allocate research funding, you should
establish a transparent process that
involves food producers.
Promote Canadian agricultural interests during future trade
negotiations.
Work with producers and provincial governments to assess whether
the suite of farm income safety nets
meets the needs of Canadian farmers when they are faced with serious challenges beyond their control, including implementing a new
multi-year agricultural policy framework to replace Growing Forward 2
(GF2), which will expire in 2018.
Work with provinces, territories,
and other willing partners, to help
the sector adjust to climate change
and better address water and soil
conser vation and development
issues.
Canadian farmers must be able
to get their product to market
and so you will support the minister of transport in undertaking a
full review of the Canadian grain
transportation system in the context of responding to the Canadian
Transportation Act review.
Support the minister of infras t r u c t u re a n d c o m m u n i t i e s t o
ensure that we make significant
investments in transportation infrastructure, including short line rail
spurs and inland and port loading
Canada’s farmers, ranchers and food processors are the
foundation of our food sector. Government must use its
policy and financial tools to support the agricultural sector
in its vital work.
Justin trudeau
prime minister of Canada
terminals to improve efficiency,
remove bottlenecks and increase
system capacity.
Support the ministers of natural
resources and the environment and
climate change in making investments that will make our resource
sectors world leaders in the use and
development of clean and sustainable technology and processes.
These priorities draw heavily from our election platfor m
commitments. The government’s
agenda will be further articulated
through cabinet discussions and in
the speech from the throne when
Parliament opens.
I expect you to work closely with
your deputy minister and his or her
senior officials to ensure that the
ongoing work of your department is
undertaken in a professional manner
and that decisions are made in the
public interest…
Our ability, as a government, to
successfully implement our platform depends on our ability to
thoughtfully consider the professional, non-partisan advice of public servants.
Each and every time a government employee comes to work,
they do so in service to Canada,
with a goal of improving our country and the lives of all Canadians. I
expect you to establish a collaborative working relationship with your
deputy minister, whose role, and
the role of public servants under
his or her direction, is to support
you in the performance of your
responsibilities…
We have committed to an open,
honest government that is accountable to Canadians, lives up to the
highest ethical standards, and applies
the utmost care and prudence in the
handling of public funds.
I expect you to embody these values in your work and observe the
highest ethical standards in everything you do. When dealing with
our cabinet colleagues, Parliament,
stakeholders, or the public, it is
important that your behaviour and
decisions meet Canadians’ wellfounded expectations of our government. I want Canadians to look
on their own government with pride
and trust.
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Southern co-op debates who’s the boss?
Members of the largest U.S. co-op are challenging proposed changes to their structure
By Alan Guebert
I
n the world of agricultural
co-operatives there’s none
bigger than Minnesotabased CHS, Inc. According
to U.S. Department of
Agriculture data, the energy,
grain, food, and farm supply
giant did $42.9 billion in business in its fiscal year 2014.
That makes the mighty
CHS bigger than Deere & Co.,
DuPont, and Tyson Foods.
CHS’s power, however, will
be challenged at the co-op’s
annual meeting Dec. 4 when
members vote on changes to
its articles and bylaws. The
changes, argue CHS bosses,
are needed to keep the co-op
growing and “to reinforce
CHS’s commitment to its
member co-operatives, agricultural producers and cooperative business structure.”
In short, CHS management
believes its 20th century busi-
ness structure needs some
21st century tweaking. Many
of its “member co-operatives,” however, disagree.
“This feels more like a corporate takeover,” says Rugby,
N.D. co-op manager Steve
Dockter, who sees the proposed changes moving power
from CHS’s 1,100 member
“locals”— an essential tenet
of co-operative structure — to
CHS.
“It boils down to who’s the
boss? We are; we own them.”
He’s right; local CHS coops own what they call the
“mother ship,” CHS, Inc., an
overarching regional co-operative that stitches the locals
into a single, coherent business structure. For CHS, that’s
625,000 farmers and ranchers
in 25 states.
Like most ag-centred coops, however, CHS’s ver y
size and its changing customer base — a dwindling
number of “voting” farmer
and rancher “members” and
a growing number of “nonvoting” consumer customers
— is a big driver behind the
proposed changes in the coop’s rules.
For CHS to remain true to
its heritage, it explains, CHS,
Inc. needs to update bylaws
to ensure locals “operate on
a co-operative basis or be an
organization primarily owned
and controlled by a member co-operative, as determined by the CHS board of
directors.”
That “as determined by the
CHS board of directors” part
sticks in the craw of co-op
members like Mark Watne,
president of the North Dakota
Farmers Union.
“The locals are the owners
here,” he says. “If anyone has
a problem with non-members
voting at the local level, the
locals can address that, CHS
doesn’t need the power to do
it.”
Like many, Watne wonders if CHS managers understand just what their proposed changes to the co-op’s
bylaws mean. “Most of these
folks came from corporations
and their ideas have the feel
of ‘corporate’ bylaws. Maybe
they don’t appreciate just how
deep in most members’ bones
is the idea of local control.”
That principle co-operative
element is embodied in the
Capper-Volstead Act, the 1922
law that is the Magna Carta of
the U.S. ag co-op movement
because it allowed ag producers to organize and collectively approach the market as
either buyers or sellers without violating federal antitrust
law.
If Watne is right, CHS managers and the co-op’s board
of producer-directors will
get a new appreciation of
that deeply held belief Dec.
4 because another proposal
to be voted on that day has
the co-op dropping any reference to Capper-Volstead.
The reason, claims CHS,
is that “Given the nature of
CHS business, we do not
benefit from potential protections offered under
Capper-Volstead.”
Maybe not, says co-op
m a n a g e r D o c k t e r, b u t
removal of any reference
to this underpinning law
is akin to changing the Ten
Commandments. “It basically lays the groundwork for
a reversal of roles and I don’t
think people want that.”
What members want today
and what CHS managers
think they need for tomorrow can be the same thing,
Dockter said. “But the one
thing everyone needs to know
now is ‘Who’s the boss?’ We
know: It’s us.”
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their activities, and how they
might have to prepare for it,”
Blair added.
That’s where the Winnipegbased Prairie Climate Centre
comes in.
The province earlier this year
pledged $400,000 over two
years to support the launch of
the centre. Great West Life has
also pledged $250,000.
This graph from the Prairie Climate Centre website shows the projected
temperature variations from 2021-50 and 2051-80 compared to the 1981-2010
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neurial farmers and smallerscale processors, plus several
grassroots organizations that
all claim to represent them.
That’s likely going to present
its share of challenges when it
comes to creating any sort of
umbrella organization or “unifying organizational structure”
the report recommended to engage policy-makers.
Without it, this sector will
continue having a tough time
engaging government which
“will continue to struggle with
demands from individuals,
who may or may not represent
what the entire sector wants,”
the report said.
“If anyone is speaking for
them at all right now it’s probably the marketing groups, like
the farmers’ markets, or groups
that are organized around a
mode of marketing but not a
mode of production,” added
Veldhuis, who is the president
of Farmers Markets Association
of Manitoba (FMAM).
But organizations like theirs
aren’t in a position to engage
the province on issues related
to quota or regulatory matters
or provincial slaughter capacity, he said.
“The FMAM works hard on
the marketing side but we
have very little if any expertise or knowledge or mandate,
quite frankly, to work on the
upstream end of things, what
do we do for producers who’ve
been told you can only have so
many chickens, or you can’t get
permission to slaughter an animal in a certain way,” he said.
What complicates things further is that smaller-scale farmers tend to represent many
forms of production, he added.
They don’t connect with existing commodity groups for that
reason.
“People have a little bit of this
and a little bit of that, and have
a more integrated form of production,” he said.
“So someone with 10 goats
has more in common with
someone with 30 chickens than
either do with the scaled-up
farmers in the same commodity and production.”
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said Henry (Hank) Venema,
director of planning for the
centre, which will be housed
at the University of Winnipeg’s
Richardson College for the
Environment.
“Other organizations in
Canada that have a climate
change focus are typically
university based and are
more focused on academic
research,” he said.
“What we’re trying to do is
inform stakeholders and various resource industry sectors
about what the potential climate change impact may be,
and adaptation solutions.
That’s the niche we’re filling.”
Venema said the centre is
now operational and its partnership with University of
Winnipeg well established.
The centre will reach out
to all types of resource-based
industries and other stakeholders across the three Prairie
provinces. Municipalities, for
example, will find data generated by the centre useful for
water management planning,
for example.
“What we’ll soon have, that will be of interest
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changes in corn heat units, change in degree
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Danny Blair
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“One of the key issues
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that some of our data products will provide information
around how drainage could be
sized differently to account for
high rainfall, for example.
“The insurance industry
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Venema said the PCC team
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from users’ perspective what
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“That will influence how we
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tor does have its own business
models and ways of working and
“it’s not the same as other commodity groups,” added Bruce
Berry, who also served on the
provincial working group representing those who operate community supported agriculture
(CSA) farms.
And while there have been
various grassroots groups coalesce around issues related to
production and marketing of
local food, these aren’t producer groups per se, he continued.
“I think the meeting
will be well attended.
Getting them to
agree... that could be
interesting.”
Phil Veldhuis
president of Farmers Markets
Association of Manitoba
“There are producers in
those groups, but I think I’m
fair in saying that none of those
groups is an advocacy or producer group,” he said.
He said the report found
these farm voices were inadequately represented and advised the province to facilitate
forming an organization if that
is what producers want. “So
this is a chance for the producers to get the ball rolling.”
The day-long meeting November 24 at the St. Norbert
Community Centre is being
facilitated by a professional
consultant hired by Manitoba
Agriculture, Food and Rural
Development.
Two MAFRD staff reassigned
earlier this year to focus on the
needs of small-scale farms and
processing businesses will also
attend.
Veldhuis said he expects discussion to be productive and
that farmers attending will
form a new organization to represent them.
“If you have some willing
people and a clear objective it’s
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Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers
Association considers bylaw changes
Three of the association’s six director positions are also up for election
BY ALLAN DAWSON
Co-operator staff
T
wo proposed bylaw
changes will be considered at the Manitoba
Wheat and Barley Growers
Association (MWBGA) annual
meeting Feb. 11, 2016 during
the Crop Connect conference at
the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg.
One bylaw deals with checkoffs and the other with director
elections, association executive
director Brent VanKoughnet
said in an interview Nov. 12.
Information explaining the
proposed changes will be sent
to members before the meeting.
Elections will also be held for
three of the six director positions during the meeting.
The checkoff bylaw is
required because the 48-centper-tonne levy on western
Canadian wheat, introduced by
the federal government Aug. 1,
2012 when the Canadian Wheat
Board lost its sales monopoly,
ends July 31, 2017.
Un d e r t h e proposal the
MWBGA would collect the
48-cent checkoff, along with its
own 52-cent-a-tonne checkoff on spring wheat. ( Winter
Cereals Manitoba collects a
checkoff on winter wheat.) The
total amount of money collected — $1 a tonne — would
remain the same, but there
would be one checkoff instead
of two and the MWBGA would
administer all the revenue.
the annual meeting, to vote in
director elections by casting an
advance ballot, which could be
either mailed or sent electronically — details haven’t been
worked out yet. Elections would
still occur during the annual
meeting with advance votes
counted then, VanKoughnet said.
Last year, some MWBGA
members complained it isn’t
practical for all members to
attend the annual meeting.
High postage costs would
make an all mail-in election
expensive. If a member requests
an advance ballot it’s likely he
or she will vote and return it.
“Our thinking is we don’t have
any difficulty with the costs for
those who wish to be engaged,”
VanKoughnet said. “People
struggle when you incur a cost
for a large group that has no
interest in being engaged.”
If the voting bylaw change
is approved, the deadline for
nominating directors will be set
before the annual meeting to
accommodate advance voting,
VanKoughnet said.
The bylaw might also propose
directors’ terms be set to four
years instead of the current two.
That way, half the board will be
up for election every two years
instead of every year, he added.
If the proposed changes are
approved they would take effect
in 2017. Members who want to
participate in the 2016 election
must attend the annual meeting
to vote.
The positions held by Greig,
Grant Dyck and Ray Askin of
Portage la Prairie are up for
election. Greig is standing for
re-election, while Dyck and
Askin are stepping down.
Nominations
The MWBGA is calling for
nominations for directors
and will be accepted up to
Directors’ elections
The other proposed bylaw
change, if approved, would allow
members who cannot attend
Two proposed bylaws will be
discussed at the Manitoba Wheat
and Barley Growers Association’s
annual meeting Feb. 11, 2016, says
association executive director
Brent VanKoughnet. One deals with
checkoffs and the other advance
voting for director elections. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON
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It outlasts,
outperforms and
out-yields.
Are you in?
Checkoff changes
The 48-cent checkoff was set
to expire with the expectation
provincial wheat commodity
organizations would take it over
once established. However, in
the interim funding for varietal development managed by
the Western Grains Research
Foundation (WGRF) and market development through the
Canadian International Grains
Institute (Cigi), was needed.
There’s also a federal checkoff
of 56 cents a tonne for barley,
with a portion going to WGRF
and Canadian Malting Barley
Technical Centre.
The barley checkoff also ends
July 31, 2017 and the MWBGA
proposes to collect it too.
“We want to be well out in
front of this to be able to communicate to members and the community at large so they understand and we can make other
changes, including a regulatory
change with our provincial government,” VanKoughnet said.
The MWBGA was created Jan.
1, 2013 and began collecting a
refundable 52- and 50-cent-atonne checkoff on spring wheat
and barley Feb. 1, 2014. It held
its first annual meeting Feb. 18,
2015 in Winnipeg.
Getting the most out of
f a r m e r s’ c o n t r i b u t i o n s i s
the MWBGA’s goal, chair and
Reston farmer Fred Greig wrote
in the association’s fall newsletter. He said the group proposes to allocate 70 per cent of
its budget to research.
Another goal is keeping
administration costs below 15
per cent of the total budget.
and including at the annual
meeting.
Members will also be updated
on the association’s research
plans, VanKoughnet said. The
MWBGA has pledged $1.6
million for 13 new research
projects to begin in 2016 and
continue over the next two to
four years, he said.
The MWBGA has taken its
research proposals to researchers and is waiting for a response.
“I think we have to drive
projects and engage researchers in the areas we think
that work needs to be done,”
VanKoughnet said.
The MWBGA also wants to
work with sister associations in
the West on research.
“Wheat breeding is a complex
and costly endeavour,” he said.
“For any of us to attempt that
on our own would be foolish.”
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Is importing milk better for the environment?
Initial government numbers for market access prove to be lowballed after full text
of Trans-Pacific Partnership released
BY SHANNON VANRAES
Co-operator staff
D
avid Fisher isn’t shy
about sharing his
thoughts on the TransPacific Partnership.
“Take out the Canadians and
it’s going to go well,” said the
longtime dairy farmer, speaking to a group of international
journalists on his farm near
Hamilton, New Zealand.
The frustration felt by producers like Fisher, as well as
those involved in negotiating
the Trans-Pacific Partnership,
is palpable across the South
Pacific nation.
“Certainly for dairy, we never
got what we wanted,” said the
country’s minister of primary
industries, Nathan Guy. “On any
free trade agreement we never
get entirely what we hoped for,
on this one we hoped for tariff
elimination… and we couldn’t
get it. We were up against highly
protected countries in terms of
the
U.S., Canada and Japan.”
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David Fisher on his farm near Hamilton, New Zealand. Photo: Shannon VanRaes
If dairy producers in Canada
and New Zealand have any
common ground, it may be
that they are universally disappointed in the outcome of the
trade negotiations.
“ We are not happy that
access was given to Canadian
dairy,” said David Wiens, Dairy
Farmers
of Manitoba chair6:13 PM Page 1
man, but he added that given
the demands of New Zealand’s
negotiators, the concessions
could have been much greater.
Which numbers?
But the numbers tied to the
multilateral agreement are
a l re a d y c re e p i n g u pw a rd .
Initially, the trade agreement
was believed to grant access to
3.25 per cent of the Canadian
dairy market, but new numbers
based on a full text of the agreement present a slightly different
picture.
“ T h e g ov e r n m e n t e s t i mate was 3.25 per cent of the
Canadian — butterfat — projected production for 2016,”
said a spokesperson for Dairy
Farmers of Canada. “With an
additional understanding of the
method used by government
to arrive at this estimate, DFC
estimates that the impact will
amount to between 3.4 per cent
(3.37 per cent) and four per cent
(3.97 per cent) of the 2016 production forecast, and the associated revenue loss to amount
to between $190 million and
$246 million a year.”
Others have put the total
market share opened by the
agreement as high as 18 per
cent.
However, that isn’t a number
that Wiens puts any stock in.
Neither does New Zealand’s
Trade Minister Tim Groser, who
has been the country’s chief
negotiator for the Trans-Pacific
Partnership.
“I can understand why producer groups would wish to
perceive this in a different way,
but this is not the end of supply
management,” he said. “I don’t
think anyone in Canada will
be able to sustain the idea that
this is the end of the Canadian
dair y industr y and supply
management.”
In early October, Canada’s
then-Conser vative government pledged up to $4.3 billion over 15 years in income
protection, quota value guarantees and marketing funds
for supply-managed sectors
like dairy and poultry. The new
Liberal government appears
ready to accept both the trade
deal as negotiated by its predecessor and the promised compensation package, although
there has yet to be official
confirmation.
“I hope the Liberals come to
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their senses with this thing,”
said Bruce Muirhead, a professor at the University of Waterloo
who has studied both Canada’s
and New Zealand’s dairy industries. He would like to see the
government back away from
the trade agreement, which
has yet to be ratified, but said
it’s hard to know if that kind
of move is possible at this late
stage of the trade deal.
“I think overall the TPP would
be a disaster for Canadian
dairy,” he said, stressing it has
the potential to do serious damage to Canada’s rural economy
where supply management is
concerned.
Cumulative access
Mu i r h e a d n o t e s t h a t w i l l
be in addition to the two per
cent access already given in
C a n a d a’s C o m p r e h e n s i v e
Economic Trade Agreement
with the European Union,
and the roughly 10 per cent of
dairy imports Canada already
receives.
A n d re w Ja c k s o n o f t h e
Broadbent Institute is also concerned about the impact the
Trans-Pacific Partnership will
have, not just on Canadian
dairy products, but the entire
Canadian economy.
“I can understand
why producer
groups would wish
to perceive this in a
different way, but
this is not the end of
supply management.”
Tim Groser
It “is likely to be damaging to
our future prosperity by reinforcing our overreliance upon
low value-added exports of raw
and semi-processed resources,
and by further increasing our
chronic deficit in the trade of
sophisticated manufactured
goods and advanced services,”
writes Jackson, an adjunct
research professor at Carleton
University’s Institute of Political
Economy.
Milk is greener on grass
But New Zealand’s argument for
a tariff-free dairy market isn’t
just about exporting milk, it’s
also about selling an environmental message that backs up
its export economy.
Jacqueline Rowarth, a professor of agribusiness at the
University of Waikato, is clear in
her distain for Canada’s supplymanaged sectors and has said
Canada should take a world
view when it comes to dairy
production.
“I wouldn’t say it’s very easy
to make statements about other
countries, without actually considering what might be best for
the world,” said Rowarth, adding she believes New Zealand
can produce milk with less of
an environmental impact than
Canada can.
“We’re competitive with the
rest of the world,” she said,
adding that includes the greenhouse gases generated by ship-
Hired help milks cows on David Fisher’s farm near Hamilton, New Zealand. Photo: Shannon VanRaes
ping dairy products across the
globe.
“We’re still able to look at
g re e n h o u s e g a s e s , w h i c h
include the fuel component and
we can compete with any other
country in the world,” said the
professor.
It’s a claim that leaves Wiens
skeptical.
“The carbon footprint of one
kg of Canadian milk is 1.01 kg
of carbon dioxide equivalent,
and this is comparable to other
countries, like New Zealand,”
Wiens said. “They’re at 0.9 kg,
and that doesn’t include them
getting their product here,
that’s just to produce it in their
country.”
France is at one kilogram
and Sweden at 1.1 kilogram, he
added, noting that since about
1990, greenhouse gas emissions
from the Canadian dairy industry have gone down one per
cent per year.
— With files from Alex Binkley
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Agribition, Evraz Place, 1700
Elphinstone St., Regina. For more
info visit www.agribition.com.
Dec. 2: Hog Days Brandon,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Westman
Communications Place, Keystone
Centre, 1175-18th St., Brandon.
For more info call 204-346-6080
or visit HogDaysBrandon.ca.
Dec. 2: Fields on Wheels
conference, 8 a.m. Delta
Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave.,
Winnipeg. Theme: “Grain
exports to 2035: Is Western
Canada ready?” For more info
or to register (deadline Dec. 1)
visit umanitoba.ca/faculties/
management/ti/fields-onwheels-2015.html.
Dec. 8-10: Western Canada
Conference on Soil Health,
Radisson Edmonton South, 4440
Gateway Blvd., Edmonton. For
more info visit albertasoilhealth.
ca/conference-registration.
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Jan. 19-21: Red River Basin Land
and Water International Summit
Conference, Alerus Center, 1200
S. 42nd St., Grand Forks, N.D.
For more info or to register visit
RedRiverBasinCommission.org.
Jan. 26-28: Keystone
Agricultural Producers annual
meeting and Young Farmers
Conference, Delta Winnipeg,
350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. For
more info visit kap.mb.ca or call
204-697-1140.
Feb. 4-5: Manitoba Beef
Producers annual general meeting, Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria
Ave., Brandon. For more info or
to register visit www.mbbeef.ca/
annual-meeting/.
Feb. 10-11: CropConnect
Conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Welling
ton Ave., Winnipeg. For more info
visit cropconnectconference.ca.
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS
(Friday to Thursday)
Winnipeg
Slaughter Cattle
Steers
—
Heifers
—
D1, 2 Cows
90.00 - 105.00
D3 Cows
88.00 - 95.00
Bulls
128.00 - 135.00
Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only)
Steers
(901+ lbs.)
200.00 - 229.00
(801-900 lbs.)
210.00 - 233.00
(701-800 lbs.)
218.00 - 247.00
(601-700 lbs.)
235.00 - 288.00
(501-600 lbs.)
275.00 - 308.50
(401-500 lbs.)
280.00 - 325.00
Heifers
(901+ lbs.)
—
(801-900 lbs.)
200.00 - 226.00
(701-800 lbs.)
205.00 - 228.00
(601-700 lbs.)
215.00 - 237.00
(501-600 lbs.)
230.00 - 281.00
(401-500 lbs.)
270.00 - 305.00
Heifers
($/cwt)
(1,000+ lbs.)
(850+ lbs.)
Alberta South
$ 163.25 - 163.25
—
102.00 - 119.00
90.00 - 104.00
128.50 - 128.50
$ 218.00 - 233.00
228.00 - 237.00
235.00 - 250.00
243.00 - 265.00
265.00 - 301.00
301.00 - 338.00
$ 209.00 - 222.00
215.00 - 227.00
217.00 - 235.00
227.00 - 244.00
238.00 - 262.00
264.00 - 297.00
(901+ lbs.)
(801-900 lbs.)
(701-800 lbs.)
(601-700 lbs.)
(501-600 lbs.)
(401-500 lbs.)
(901+ lbs.)
(801-900 lbs.)
(701-800 lbs.)
(601-700 lbs.)
(501-600 lbs.)
(401-500 lbs.)
Futures (November 13, 2015) in U.S.
Fed Cattle
Close
Change
December 2015
133.15
-1.25
February 2016
135.23
-1.68
April 2016
134.95
-1.53
June 2016
125.93
-1.53
August 2016
123.15
-1.97
October 2016
125.03
-2.63
Feeder Cattle
November 2015
January 2016
March 2016
April 2016
May 2016
August 2016
Cattle Slaughter
Canada
East
West
Manitoba
U.S.
November 13, 2015
Previous
Year
54,998
12,755
42,243
N/A
568,000
CNSC
Ontario
$ 144.98 - 169.66
142.63 - 165.06
72.71 - 100.84
72.71 - 10084
114.56 - 143.35
$ 183.44 - 232.20
193.36 - 235.97
202.46 - 249.77
219.18 - 278.37
231.36 - 304.93
268.56 - 334.78
$ 169.30 - 207.43
188.59 - 223.21
187.69 - 228.80
203.31 - 249.15
215.53 - 278.12
237.20 - 299.43
Close
175.38
166.90
164.05
165.80
166.20
167.50
Change
-6.25
-5.78
-6.00
-5.25
-4.38
-3.68
Week Ending
November 7, 2015
885
24,895
13,224
623
722
6,555
295
Prime
AAA
AA
A
B
D
E
(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg)
Previous
Year
1,110
26,045
12,696
536
714
8,900
221
Source: Manitoba Agriculture
E - Estimation
MB. ($/hog)
MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.)
MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.)
ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.)
PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)
Current Week
149 E
138 E
142.55
151.45
Futures (November 13, 2015) in U.S.
Hogs
December 2015
February 2016
April 2016
May 2016
June 2016
Last Week
163.22
152.66
158.89
167.62
Close
56.10
58.12
63.58
70.00
73.90
Last Year (Index 100)
190.52
177.51
180.52
183.84
Change
0.70
-0.35
-0.20
0.42
0.58
Other Market Prices
Sheep and Lambs
Winnipeg
Wooled Fats
Choice
(110+ lb.)
(95 - 109 lb.)
(80 - 94 lb.)
(Under 80 lb.)
(New crop)
—
—
—
—
—
—
Chickens
Minimum broiler prices as of April 13, 2010
Under 1.2 kg..................................................$1.5130
1.2 - 1.65 kg....................................................$1.3230
1.65 - 2.1 kg....................................................$1.3830
2.1 - 2.6 kg.....................................................$1.3230
Turkeys
Minimum prices as of November 15, 2015
Broiler Turkeys
(6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average)
Grade A ................................................$1.970
Undergrade ........................................$1.880
Hen Turkeys
(between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average)
Grade A ................................................$1.955
Undergrade ........................................$1.855
Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys
(between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average)
Grade A ................................................$1.955
Undergrade ........................................$1.855
Tom Turkeys
(10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average)
Grade A..................................................$1.935
Undergrade......................................... $1.850
Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.
Toronto
98.73 - 120.61
180.73 - 209.59
202.31 - 218.04
195.67 - 217.58
208.47 - 273.40
—
SunGold
Specialty Meats
—
Eggs
Minimum prices to producers for ungraded
eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the
Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board
effective November 10, 2013.
New
Previous
A Extra Large
$2.00
$2.05
A Large
2.00
2.05
A Medium
1.82
1.87
A Small
1.40
1.45
A Pee Wee
0.3775
0.3775
Nest Run 24 +
1.8910
1.9390
B
0.45
0.45
C
0.15
0.15
Goats
Kids
Billys
Mature
Winnipeg
(Hd Fats)
—
—
—
<1,000 lbs.
1,000 lbs.+
P
rices for Manitoba cattle remained under
pressure for the week ended Nov. 13, buffeted by declining futures on the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange (CME).
“Looking at the futures, I’m hoping we’ll see
them level out. We’ve all been saying since midSeptember that it’s going to be a volatile season,” said Allan Munroe of Killarney Auction
Mart.
A total of 13,866 animals made their way
through the rings of Manitoba’s eight major
stockyards for the week. While prices were
mostly lower compared to the week before,
some classes hung relatively steady while a few
others saw a marginal increase.
Most merchants heard early on in the session
that it was going to be a tough week, Munroe
said.
“We got a feel on Monday that they were trying to push those prices down a bit and they
succeeded somewhat,” he said.
From Munroe’s vantage point, it was more
the heifers than the steers that felt the pressure,
but both sides were looking for some stability
in the face of a bearish market.
“Heifers were down at least $10 from a week
ago and from what I’ve heard, as the week goes
on, they’ve lost a little more ground. The steers
have followed suit as the week’s gone on.”
Cattle markets in the U.S. traded in a wide
range for the week, as continued uncertainty
about the demand for pricey beef continued
to weigh on stakeholder sentiment. Much of
allan munroe
Killarney Auction Mart
the problem, according to many reports, is the
low price of pork, making beef look too expensive. Some retailers say the hog market is at its
cheapest point in six years.
One auction mart noted butcher cows traded
another $3-$5 lower than the week before,
likely because beef is becoming harder to
move. Top bulls traded up to $125, while light
calves proved to be the exception, receiving
strong orders from local buyers.
At the same time, U.S. cattle herd expansion
is ongoing, further weakening the chart structure for U.S. futures.
Despite the downward tilt, Munroe said he
expects to stay busy right through the month.
“I’m beyond full for next week. I’m right at
my comfort level for how many I want,” he
added.
Timely rains and unseasonably warm temperatures have made fall grazing relatively
simple compared to past years. Some pockets
around the Killarney area missed out on the
rains, Munroe said, but much of the area is
experiencing better-than-expected fall grazing.
“That has certainly taken some pressure off
the feed situation.”
Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a
Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity
market reporting.
briefs
Creating jobs
through rural
investment
Staff / Nineteen economic
development projects will
receive $140,268 in funding
through the province’s Partner
4 Growth grants, Agriculture,
Food and Rural Development
Minister Ron Kostyshyn
announced Nov. 12.
“Partner 4 Growth grants
allow community leaders
to look at the big picture,
to identify what their people and industries need
for a prosperous future,
and then put those plans
into motion,” said Minister
Kostyshyn in a release.
To be eligible, all projects
had to be regionally focused
and involve more than one
local government. These
grants are cost shared with
the community, with government funding not to
exceed 50 per cent of total
project costs.
More information about
Partner 4 Growth is available at
www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/
rural-communities/
economic-development/
partner-4-growth.html.
Merck to buy PEDv
vaccine maker
BY P.J. HUFFSTUTTER
Chicago / Reuters
Merck and Co.’s animal
health unit will buy privately held Harrisvaccines to
expand its portfolio of animal
vaccines as the U.S. livestock
industry seeks new defences
against diseases, the companies said Nov. 12.
Financial details were not
disclosed.
The deal, which is expected
to close by year-end, follows
rival Zoetis’s agreement,
announced on Nov. 2, to buy
Pharmaq, a market leader in
vaccines for farmed fish, for
US$765 million.
Harrisvaccines, based in
Ames, Iowa, is best known
for developing a vaccine
called “iPED” in 2013 to
fight porcine epidemic
diarrhea virus (PEDv).
It was one of the first U.S.
companies to develop a
vaccine to fight the disease,
which wiped out an estimated 10 per cent of the
U.S. pig population over
two years.
Merck Animal Health’s
project to develop a PEDv
vaccine is ongoing, the
company said Nov. 12.
Zoetis also has been
granted a conditional
licence from the USDA to
sell its PEDv vaccine.
In October,
Harrisvaccines was one
of two drug firms to be
awarded a USDA contract
to manufacture doses of
avian influenza vaccine for
poultry, in preparation for
the potential return of the
fast-spreading virus later
this year.
Toronto
($/cwt)
187.96 - 266.95
—
103.43 - 234.15
Horses
Winnipeg
($/cwt)
—
—
“We’ve all been saying since
mid-September that it’s going to
be a volatile season.”
DAVE SIMS
Cattle Grades (Canada)
Week Ending
November 7, 2015
47,456
11,421
36,035
N/A
563,000
Cattle prices mostly lower,
Chicago futures add pressure
Fall grazing conditions are better than expected, so far
Hog Prices
$/cwt
Ewes
Lambs
$1 Cdn: $0.7500 U.S.
$1 U.S: $1.3332 Cdn.
column
Cattle Prices
Slaughter Cattle
Grade A Steers
Grade A Heifers
D1, 2 Cows
D3 Cows
Bulls
Steers
EXCHANGES:
november 13, 2015
Toronto
($/cwt)
10.00 - 38.00
18.15 - 37.12
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GRAIN MARKETS
column
Manitoba Elevator Prices
Canola futures break
sideways trend, test new lows
Average quotes as of November 16, 2015 ($/tonne)
U.S. dollar strength is bearish for U.S. wheat futures
Future
Basis
Net
Red spring wheat
187.18
36.80
223.98
-4.70
Red winter wheat
174.31
9.60
183.91
-5.93
Prairie spring wheat
174.23
3.22
177.44
-6.25
Canola
468.43
-25.58
442.85
-16.04
Port Prices
Phil-Franz Warkentin
For three-times-daily market
CNSC
As of Friday, November 13 2015 ($/tonne)
reports and more from
S
Weekly Change
ome cracks in the months-long sideways canola trade finally started to
show up during the week ended Nov.
13, with prices dipping below some major
support levels in sympathy with CBOT
(Chicago Board of Trade) soybeans. While
lower prices may also come with increased
demand, the path of least resistance appears
to be shifting to the downside in the short
term.
Suppor t had held in the most active
January canola contract at $470 per tonne
for over two months, but it finally posted a
close below that point on Nov. 10. While the
market eventually clawed back to finish at
$471.50 on Friday (Nov. 13), the damage had
been done and Monday morning (Nov. 16)
saw values back testing new lows.
St a t i s t i c s Ca n a d a d o e s n’t re l e a s e i t s
updated production estimates until Dec. 4,
but anecdotal reports of better yields continue. Farmer deliveries into the commercial
pipeline are starting to slow down, as seasonal harvest pressure dries up. However,
the canola is still there in the countryside,
and with Canada’s canola crop likely bigger
than originally thought, end-users may be
reluctant to push prices higher.
Chinese buyers reportedly purchased at
least two new cargoes of canola during the
week, but that demand was on a scale-down
basis, and didn’t do much for prices.
Looking to the U.S., soybean, corn and
wheat futures all moved lower during the
week, with a bearish reading of the latest
U.S. Department of Agriculture data behind
some of the selling pressure.
USDA raised its production and stocks
estimates for both corn and soybeans in a
Nov. 10 report, as had been widely anticipated, and the confirmation of big U.S.
crops cast a weaker tone over U.S. futures.
The 2015 U.S. soybean crop is now forec a s t a t a re c o rd 3 . 9 8 b i l l i o n b u s h e l s,
Last Week
Weekly Change
Commodity News Service Canada,
U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston
n/a
n/a
visit the Markets section at
U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland
232.13
-5.32
Canola Thunder Bay
483.10
-6.60
Canola Vancouver
501.10
-8.60
www.manitobacooperator.ca.
Closing Futures Prices
As of Monday, November 16, 2015 ($/tonne)
while corn is near record large, at 13.65
billion bushels.
With harvest operations virtually complete across most of the U.S. Midwest, attention is also shifting to South American crop
prospects. Any weather worries in Brazil or
Argentina have potential to prop up U.S.
futures, but with the growing season just
getting started, any dryness concerns in
some areas have been countered by timely
rains in other areas for now.
U . S . w h e a t f u t u re s p o s t e d t h e l a r g est losses during the week, with the biggest declines in the Chicago soft wheat contracts. That market had started the week in
the unusual situation of trading at a premium to Minneapolis hard red spring wheat.
However, the spreads are now realigned to
more traditional levels, with Minneapolis
once again reporting the best returns.
The USDA numbers out during the week
were also bearish for wheat, with total U.S.
exports now only forecast at 800 million
bushels. That would be the smallest export
program since 1971-72, as the strong U.S.
dollar is making U.S. wheat uncompetitive
in the global market.
In wheat, attention these days is also on
weather concerns in Australia and on the
export potential from the Black Sea region.
Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service
Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and
commodity market reporting.
Last Week
Weekly Change
ICE canola
473.10
-6.60
ICE milling wheat
237.00
0.00
ICE barley
188.50
0.00
Mpls. HRS wheat
185.65
-4.96
Chicago SRW wheat
192.99
-9.28
Kansas City HRW wheat
170.40
-9.74
Corn
142.51
-4.33
Oats
149.14
4.05
Soybeans
317.10
-1.56
Soymeal
321.12
-4.74
605.05
-13.23
Soyoil
Cash Prices Winnipeg
As of Monday, November 16, 2015 ($/tonne)
Last Week
Weekly Change
Feed wheat
n/a
n/a
Feed barley
180.96
4.59
n/a
n/a
453.13
-0.39
Rye
Flaxseed
Feed peas
n/a
n/a
Oats
192.58
4.54
Soybeans
354.95
-5.14
16.30
-.10
Ask
Ask
Sunflower (NuSun) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT)
Sunflower (Confection) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT)
Prairie wheat bids reflect declining futures
CWRS quotes ranged from about $223 per tonne in Manitoba to as high as $243 per tonne in southern Alberta
BY DAVE SIMS
Commodity News Service Canada
C
ash wheat bids across Western
Canada ebbed lower during the
week ended November 13, as
the U.S. futures dipped and basis levels
fluctuated.
Average Canada Western Red Spring
(CWRS) wheat prices were down by $2
to $5 per tonne across the three Prairie
provinces, according to price quotes from
a cross-section of delivery points. Bids
ranged from about $223 per tonne in
Manitoba, to as high as $243 per tonne in
southern Alberta.
Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but held steady overall
to sit at $46 above the futures when using
the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between
the U.S. dollar-denominated futures and
the Canadian dollar cash bids.
When accounting for the currency
exchange rates by adjusting the Canadian
prices to U.S. dollars ($1=US$0.7509 as of
Nov. 13) CWRS bids ranged from US$167
to US$182 per tonne. That would put the
currency adjusted basis levels at about
US$6 to US$21 below the futures.
Looking at it the other way around, if
the Minneapolis futures are converted
to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels
across Western Canada range from $8 to
$28 below the futures.
Average Canada Prairie Red Spring
(CPRS) bids were down $3 to $6 per
tonne. CPRS prices came in at about $177
per tonne in Manitoba, $188 per tonne
in Saskatchewan, and $199 to $204 per
tonne in Alberta.
Soft white spring wheat prices were
down by roughly $10 per tonne on average. Prices were at $212 per tonne in
Alberta.
Winter wheat prices were down by
$3 to $6 per tonne. Prices were approximately $181 per tonne across all three
provinces.
Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but held
steady overall to sit at $46 above the futures when using
the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the
difference between the U.S. dollar-denominated futures and
the Canadian dollar cash bids.
Average durum prices were unchanged
with average prices in southern
Saskatchewan holding steady at $295 per
tonne.
The December spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, which most CWRS
contracts in Canada are based off of,
was quoted at US$5.0425 per bushel on
November 13, down 14.50 cents from the
week prior.
The Kansas City hard red winter
wheat futures, which are now traded in
Chicago, are more closely linked to CPRS
in Canada. The December Kansas City
wheat contract was quoted at US$4.6550
per bushel on Nov. 13, down 24.75 cents
from the week prior.
The December Chicago Board of Trade
soft wheat contract settled at US$4.9575
on Nov. 13, which was down 27.50 cents
compared to the week prior.
The Canadian dollar closed at 75.09
U.S. cents on Nov. 13, which was down
about a tenth of a cent relative to its U.S.
counterpart compared to the previous
week.
12
LIVESTOCK
h u s b a n d r y — t h e s c i e n c e , S K I L L O R ART O F F AR M IN G
Increasing support to industry
research and marketing
Canadian cattle producers are being asked to support industry research
and marketing through an increase to the National Beef Checkoff
BY JENNIFER PAIGE
Co-operator staff
C
anadian cattle producers may soon be paying
an increased checkoff
to fund industry research and
marketing efforts.
A representative from
Canada Beef Inc., attended
Manitoba Beef Producers
(MBP) district meetings to
update producers on the
National Beef Strategy and
discuss the proposed increase
to the National Beef Checkoff
(NBC).
“ Your expectations have
to match your input. If the
industr y doesn’t invest in
re s e a rc h , t h e g ov e r n m e n t
won’t invest either. This is a
critical step to keeping our
industr y moving for ward,”
said Ron Glaser, vice-president of corporate affairs and
public relations with Canada
Beef Inc.
Collected through a levy
when cattle are marketed,
the NBC was initiated in 1999
u n d e r t h e Fa r m Pr o d u c t s
Council of Canada and is
administered by the National
Checkoff Agency (NCOA).
A mandatory $1 checkoff
is collected per head on all
sales across the country and
this generates over $8 million
annually. Those funds are then
targeted into research and
marketing activities on behalf
of the industry as a whole.
“How are we going to build
future opportunity for the
industry that young people
are going to choose to stay
in? That is something that is
always front and foremost
in the minds of those who
have been putting this plan
together,” said Glaser. “We
need good science and growth
in terms of competitiveness
and in order to achieve those
things, we are going to need to
continue to invest.”
The Beef Cattle Research
Council and Canada Beef Inc.,
are the organizations that
tackle the research and marketing, with their main goals
focusing on increasing domestic and export sales and seeking out better and more efficient methods of production.
The NBC is also used to leverage further funding from
e x t e r i o r s o u r c e s t ow a r d s
beef research and marketing.
According to Glaser, there is
currently $6 being attracted
f o r e ve r y p ro d u c e r d o l l a r
invested.
“Research follows the money
and generally, government
investment follows indus-
Ron Glaser, vice-president of corporate affairs and public relations with Canada Beef Inc., discussed the increase to the National Beef Checkoff at the District 7 Manitoba Beef
Producers meeting held on November 6 in Strathclair. Photo: Jennifer Paige
“Your expectations
have to match your
input. If the industry
doesn’t invest
in research, the
government won’t
invest either. This
is a critical step to
keeping our industry
moving forward.”
Ron Glaser
Canada Beef Inc.
try. If the industry is willing
to invest, the government is
usually more willing to make
financial commitments,” said
Glaser.
The National Beef Strategy
(NBS) has come to fruition
through collaboration of provincial cattle associations from
across the country, the Beef
Cattle Research Council, the
Canadian Beef Breeds Council,
Canada Beef Inc., the Canadian
Cattlemen’s Association and
the National Cattle Feeders’
Association.
“These groups have gone
through a lengthy process to
develop the national strategy
and Manitoba has certainly
been a great partner in that,”
said Glaser.
The NBS has four goals
it aims to reach by 2020 —
increase carcass cut-out value
by 15 per cent, reduce cost dis-
advantages compared to main
competitors by seven per cent,
increase production efficiency
by 15 per cent and enhance
synergies within industry and
connect positively with consumers, the public, government and partner industries.
“For the five-year strategy,
the vision is a dynamic, profitable Canadian cattle and beef
industry with a mission to be
the most trusted and competitive high-quality beef cattle
producers in the world, recognized for our superior quality,
safety, innovation and sustainable production practices,”
said Glaser.
The cost required to achieving these industry goals has
been estimated to require an
NBC investment of $16 million to $17 million or $2.50 per
head.
“Why the increase? There
are a number of things that
factor in here, but most significantly, the loss of buying
power due to inflation, we
have lost about 25 per cent
o f o u r b u y i n g p ow e r, j u s t
from inflation alone,” said
Glaser.
Glaser explained, when you
look at annual inflation the
$1-per-head NBC that was
established in 1999, would
equal $0.73 purchasing power
in 2015.
Fifty-eight per cent of the
funds collected would be
allocated into promotion
and marketing, 20 per cent
into research and 14 per cent
would be placed into provincial investment.
In Manitoba, cattle producers currently pay a $3 provincial checkoff. With an increase
to the NBC producers will be
looking at $5.50 per head.
According to Canada Beef
Inc., at the 2015 cattle prices,
producers would be investing
less than one-half of one per
cent of their sales into policy,
research and marketing.
Ca t t l e p r o d u c e r s a t t h e
District 7 MBP meeting seemed
to be receptive to the increase,
putting forth a resolution in
support of the change, which
will be discussed at the MBP
annual general meeting in
February.
For more information on the
National Beef Strategy and the
National Beef Checkoff, please
visit, www.beefstrategy.com.
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COLUMN
‘Equine-imity’
It’s a dirty job that
doesn’t need doing
Routine sheath cleaning is unnecessary for most male horses
Carol
Shwetz
DVM
Horse Health
S
heath-cleaning enthusiasts present a sensible
argument for addressing
the hygiene of their male horse.
Yet a new study presented in
Denmark has shown routine/
regular cleaning of a horse’s
sheath to not only be unnecessary, but disruptive to the
healthy populations of “friendly”
micrograms that call this location “home.”
The sheath surrounding the
penis, also called the prepuce,
is a double layer of sliding
skin that covers the drawn-up
penis. The internal fold of skin
contains numerous sebaceous
glands that secrete lubricating
oils. These secretions, together
with sloughing skin cells and
dirt, form a grey to black, thick,
waxy and/or greasy and/or
gummy material called smegma
which collects in the folds of
the sheath. These secretions
can vary in nature, sometimes
appearing as yellowish wax-like
deposits or dry, hard flakes.
When a stallion or gelding
extends or ‘lets down’ his penis,
one can readily see the accumulation of smegma. This material
is continually secreted and its
purpose is to lubricate and protect the penis. Smegma is normal and individual horses can
produce different amounts, colours, and consistencies of it.
Smegma may vary in quantity
and type, but all of it is normal
and in fact the study determined
smegma to serve a physiological advantage providing a natural protective covering. Proteins
from the smegma were found
to have important antibacterial properties. Under study,
not only did bacterial numbers
increase following sheath clean-
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Under study, not only did bacterial numbers
increase following sheath cleaning, but
surprisingly it was discovered that smegma
production rebounded within three weeks
following cleaning.
ing, but surprisingly it was discovered that smegma production rebounded within three
weeks following cleaning.
Whilst geldings and stallions
may not need routine sheath
cleaning, it’s still essential husbandry practice to examine the
sheath and penis regularly for
lesions and other signs of trouble. Usually in the day-to-day
activities around the horse,
opportunities arise for a visual
inspection. Any difficulty or discomfort in urinating such as an
interrupted urine stream, spraying or dribbling of urine, reluctance to drop the penis while
urinating or unusual posturing
and/or behaviour while urinating, suggests something is amiss.
It is not uncommon for older
male horses with a “bean” to
exhibit such signs of urinary discomfort. A “bean” is a buildup of
smegma, dirt, and the mineral
salts from urine which form a
hardened clay-like ball of debris
at the end of the penis.
Beans can vary in size from a
pea to the size of a kidney bean.
They accumulate in the urethral
diverticulum which is a small
pocket or “cul-de-sac” near the
urethra. Depending on the size
and makeup of the bean it can
cause considerable irritation as
the horse attempts to pass urine
and cannot do so comfortably.
Removal of the troublesome
“bean” brings noticeable relief
to affected horses. Veterinarians
will generally examine a horse’s
sheath or check for a “bean” during tranquilization for routine
procedures such as dentistry.
Tranquilizers cause the penis to
relax and extend, making evaluation and necessary procedures
much easier.
A “dirty sheath” is oftentimes blamed for swelling of
the sheath. This is rarely the
case though. Since the sheath is
located on the underside of the
horse, it is a natural low point
where fluid accumulates by the
forces of gravity.
A swollen sheath is more commonly a symptom indicating
low protein levels in the blood,
poor circulation, parasite infestation, or liver disease. Horses
that are overweight or lack
movement tend to accumulate
“swelling” in the prepuce. The
prepuce may mistakenly appear
swollen when it is fat laden.
During the winter, horses confined to small feed yards lack the
movement necessary to support
optimum circulation and can
potentially develop preputial
swelling. Exercise resolves the
unwanted swelling.
A l t h o u g h m a re s d o n o t
get smegma per se by definition, they can accumulate a
smegma-type material between
their mammary glands. Mares
with an uncomfortable buildup
of thick plaques may tail rub,
fence sit, and gait abnormally.
Simply resolving the buildup
when indicated can have surprisingly gratifying results in the
mare’s behaviour.
Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian focusing
on equine practice in Millarville, Alta.
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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS
Weight Category
Ashern
Gladstone
Grunthal
Heartland
Heartland
Brandon
Virden
Killarney
Ste. Rose
Winnipeg
Feeder Steers
11-Nov
10-Nov
10-Nov
12-Nov
11-Nov
9-Nov
12-Nov
13-Nov
No. on offer
1,040
1445*
826
3,106
3,274*
1,104*
1,670*
990
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
900-1,000
Over 1,000 lbs.
300.00-372.00
n/a
n/a
205.00-225.00
210.00-222.00
n/a
n/a
190.00-207.00
800-900
290.00-340.00
190.00-220.50
200.00-220.00
217.00-230.00
215.00-230.00
n/a
205.00--228.00 (230.00)
205.00-229.00
700-800
270.00-307.00
210.00-230.00
215.00-236.00
229.00-245.00 (249.00)
225.00-240.00 (242.00)
235.00-252.00
220.00-240.00 (245.00)
220.00-244.00
600-700
250.00-278.00
235.00-263.75
225.00-247.00
240.00-265.00 (267.00)
240.00-260.00 (265.00)
250.00-276.00
230.00-270.00 (275.00)
225.00-258.00
500-600
270.00-307.00
260.00-299.00
235.00-295.00
265.00-295.00 (299.00)
260.00-292.00 (296.00)
275.00-310.00 (315.00)
275.00-308.00 (310.00)
244.00-305.00
400-500
290.00-340.00
300.00-345.00
275.00-365.00
290.00-338.00
288.00-331.00
300.00-343.00
295.00-325.00 (330.00)
285.00-344.00
300-400
300.00-372.00
300.00-354.00
300.00-400.00
325.00-370.00
325.00-375.00
340.00-370.00 (400.00)
320.00-345.00 (365.00)
320.00-371.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
195.00-215.00
200.00-215.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
Feeder heifers
900-1,000 lbs.
800-900
n/a
170.00-202.50
180.00-200.00
207.00-223.00
205.00-220.00
n/a
n/a
200.00-215.00
700-800
211.00-224.00
205.00-214.50
200.00-222.00
210.00-225.00
212.00-224.00
n/a
210.00-220.00 (225.00)
215.00-234.00
600-700
210.00-232.00
215.00-235.00
210.00-230.00
220.00-233.00
219.00-235.00
220.00-238.00
220.00-237.00 (240.00)
225.00-245.00
500-600
240.00-273.00
230.00-264.00
225.00-250.00
230.00-251.00
229.00-254.00
240.00-270.00
235.00-265.00 (275.00)
230.00-263.00
400-500
250.00-285.00
240.00-289.00
240.00-312.00
245.00-294.00
240.00-285.00
260.00-300.00
260.00-290.00 (295.00)
250.00-298.00
300-400
270.00-308.00
280.00-307.00
275.00-342.00
270.00-310.00
n/a
275.00-319.00
260.00-295.00 (300.00)
300.00-325.00
No. on offer
60
n/a
128
83
n/a
n/a
n/a
140
D1-D2 Cows
95.00-103.00
n/a
98.00-104.00
100.00-109.00
102.00-110.00
100.00-105.00
102.00-114.00 (119.00)
92.00-100.00
D3-D5 Cows
85.00-95.00
n/a
85.00-90.00
85.00-99.00
92.00-100.00
n/a
90.00-102.00
85.00-94.00
Slaughter Market
Age Verified
100.00-113.00
up to 109.00
85.00-90.00
n/a
n/a
100.00-106.00 (108.00)
n/a
n/a
Good Bulls
127.00-135.00
120.00-135.50
115.00-120.25
125.00-138.00
127.00-136.00
105.00-125.00
120.00-137.00
118.00-125.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Butcher Steers
Butcher Heifers
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Feeder Cows
n/a
n/a
115.00-125.00
n/a
110.00-135.00 (150.00)
n/a
n/a
n/a
Fleshy Export Cows
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Lean Export Cows
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
77.00-85.00
Heiferettes
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
115.00-160.00
n/a
* includes slaughter market
(Note all prices in CDN$ per cwt. These prices also generally represent the top one-third of sales reported by the auction yard.)
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SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN
Constant numbers of sheep and
lambs delivered to auction
Market-ready lambs attracted strong bidding from buyers
BY MARK ELLIOT
Ewes
T
here were 400 sheep and
goats delivered to the
Nov. 4 sale at Winnipeg
Livestock Auction, similar to the
volume delivered to the previous sale.
Bidding on ewes was lower
than the Oct. sale. The average price ranged from $0.66 to
$0.73 per pound. The weight
of the ewes was used for this
quoted price. An exception
was two 93-pound hair ewes
that brought $104.63 ($1.05 per
pound). Ewes showed a decline
in value, at this sale.
There were more rams on
offer. The lightweight ram
brought the top price ($1.20
per pound). Rams weighing
195 and 210 pounds brought
$0.90 per pound. A 160-pound
Suffolk-cross ram, with lots of
wool brought $0.67 per pound.
A group of 207-pound rams
brought $0.69 per pound.
The heavyweight lambs were
represented by two groups. The
quality and condition of these
lambs were very noticeable.
Three 122-pound Suffolk-cross
lambs brought $1.20 per pound.
Twenty-five 112-pound lambs
brought $1.47 per pound. The
demand and interest for the
heavyweight lambs were up
over the previous sale.
Ma r k e t l a m b s a t t r a c t e d
strong bidding. These market
lambs were ready for slaughter.
The price ranged from $1.43 to
$1.53 per pound. Twenty-seven
105-pound ewe lambs were
available for herd expansion.
These lambs brought $1.41 per
pound.
Bidding was slightly lower for
feeder lambs. The price ranged
from $1.44 to $1.75 per pound.
Culls attracted much lower
bidding.
$115.20 - $120.90
Oct. 21, 2015
GOAT DOES
$157.53 - $176.40
meat
73
$1
90 lbs.
97 lbs.
$104.63 - $107.80
$120 - $134.52
$1.02
$82.49 - $96.36
$92 - $116.60
$1.04
100 lbs.
$0.93
108 lbs.
$0.91
120 lbs.
$63.65 - $77.05
Lambs (lbs.)
$0.90
121 lbs.
$1.03
124 lbs.
$145.35 - $164.16
$1.11
133 lbs.
$137.60 - $147
$0.69
145 lbs.
DOELING
$1.59
85 lbs.
dairy
$1.41
73 lbs.
$1.04
100 lbs.
$1.10
118 lbs.
$1.11
133 lbs.
DOELING
$1.59
65 lbs.
PYGMY
$0.80
75 lbs.
$1.45
110 lbs.
110+
$158.60 / $164.64
$93.15
95 - 110
$143.55 - $159.12
80 - 94
$132.90 - $143.50
Under 80
70 - 78
$123.37 - $131.82
$132.24 / $128.59-$129.36
( 76 / 77 lbs.)
60 - 68
$129.20 - $131.92
$106.20 - $119
$103.95 / $123.95
( 63 / 67 lbs.)
50 / 55
too irregular
47
/ lb.
$85 / $80.50 / $101.50
( 50 / 55 / 58 lbs.)
$70.50
Strong interest continued
for the lightweight lambs. The
70-plus-pound lambs brought
a price range from $1.68 to
$1.79 per pound. The exception was a group of 74-pound
Dorper-cross lambs that
brought $1.45 per pound.
The 60-plus-pound lambs
also attracted more bids. The
average price ranged from
$1.70 to $1.76 per pound. The
top bidding brought a price
range from $1.90 to $1.94 per
pound.
The 50-plus-pound lambs
had no visible bidding patterns. Some of these light
lambs showed poor quality.
Tw e n t y - t w o 4 7 - p o u n d
Cheviot-cross lambs brought
$70.50 ($1.50 per pound).
Goat selection was limited
and bidding was selective
based on quality and condition. There was no mention
of a herd dispersal but there
BUCKS
was a greater selection of goat
does for this sale. Dairy goat
does represented Nubian and
Alpine crosses. Dair y goat
does attracted strong bidding
relative to meat types. A 100pound Pygmy-cross Alpine
goat doe brought $170 ($1.70
per pound).
Bidding was strong for dairy
goat bucks. However, the meat
goat bucks created their own
demand. Quality and frame
structure of all the goat bucks
were positive.
Strong demand was stable
for goat kids from both dairy
and meat herds. No pattern
was visible for the price bidding on the various goat kid
weights, but body condition
a n d t h e d e g re e o f a c t i veness in the arena could be
part of this situation. The
buyers at this sale were
less interested in the young
goat kids.
meat
dairy
$1.26
155 lbs.
$1.70
100 lbs.
$1.32
123 lbs.
$1.11
185 lbs.
KIDS - Under 80
DAIRY
$1.39
70 lbs.
MEAT
$1.52
60 lbs.
DAIRY
$0.88
60 lbs.
MEAT
$1.20
50 lbs.
$1.32
53 lbs.
DAIRY
$1.41
55 lbs.
MEAT
$0.97
37 lbs.
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Big switch in weather pattern coming
Issued: Monday, November 16, 2015 · Covering: November 18 – November 25, 2015
Daniel Bezte
Weather Vane
I
’m not sure what cliché I should
begin this forecast with. I
could go with, “Sure hope you
enjoyed last weekend’s weather,”
or maybe, “We all knew this nice
weather would come to an end
eventually.” Or how about, “Don’t
tempt Mother Nature by predicting that no storms will hit us!”
(See last week’s forecast.) No matter which one you choose, it looks
like our weather pattern will take a
dramatic shift toward winter.
This forecast period will start off
with a Colorado low sliding by to
our southeast. This low looks to
bring plenty of clouds, along with
some rain, to extreme southern and
most of southeastern Manitoba
on Wednesday. At the same time, a
strong Alberta clipper will develop
over central Alberta and will quickly
track into central Manitoba late
Wednesday. These two systems
will then merge into one large system, bringing all sorts of nasty winter weather. The big question with
a complex system like this is, just
where and how much snow will
fall once the cold air works into
the system late Wednesday or early
Thursday?
Early indications are that central
regions will see the most snow, with
some isolated amounts of up to 15
cm possible. Farther south and to
the west, amounts will be less, with
only two to five cm expected. Very
strong northerly winds behind this
system will result in temperatures
falling well below freezing and will
definitely make it feel like winter on
Thursday.
An area of high pressure will
build in on Friday, bringing clearing skies along with windy and
cool weather and highs expected
in the -5 C range. If we get significant snow, overnight lows will be in
the -13 to -16 C range; otherwise,
expect lows to be in the -10 to -13 C
range. Another low is then forecast
to drop quickly southeast, bringing
another chance of light snow late
Sunday. This low will slow down and
strengthen over northern Ontario
early next week, which should keep
us in a cool northerly flow.
This active wintery pattern looks
to continue with another Alberta
clipper possible around mid-week.
Usual temperature range for this
period: Highs, -11 to +2 C; lows, -20
to -6 C. Probability of precipitation
falling as snow: 95 per cent.
Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession
with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing
in climatology, from the U of W. He
operates a computerized weather station
near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your
questions and comments at daniel@bezte.
ca.
monthly temperature anomalies across the U.S. during strong El Niño years
This issue’s weather graphic shows the monthly temperature anomalies across the U.S. during strong El Niño years. The map doesn’t
cover Canada but it’s fairly easy to imagine or extrapolate the data northward to cover most of the southern and central Prairies. What
really jumps out from these maps are the well-above-average December temperatures across the northern states. These warmer-thanaverage temperatures look to continue right through to the end of winter. graphic: eric webb (@webberweather)
I’m dreaming of a weather station Christmas
Models show El Niño bringing above-average temperatures through winter
Bells and whistles
BY DANIEL BEZTE
A
fter a fairly mild first half
of November, things have
turned cooler and a little more wintery during the second half of the month. While
it’s beginning to look like winter
might have moved in for good, the
long-range models seem to really
hang their hats on El Niño bringing more above-average temperatures in December and right
through the rest of winter.
The seasonal forecast models strongly lean toward very
mild weather across much of
Western Canada in December.
Weather Underground contributor Erik Webb has looked at the
last 11 strong El Niños going
back to 1895, examining the
month-by-month temperature
anomalies during El Niño winters. While his data only covers
the U.S., it’s fairly easy to extrapolate it into southern and even
Central Canada. I’ve included
his graphic, in which you can
see Octobers and Novembers
are usually slightly cooler than
average during an El Niño year,
with a dramatic shift to wellabove-average temperatures in
December. These mild temperatures then continue for the rest of
the winter with a slow ebb in the
strength of the mild weather as
the winter wears on.
Davis Instruments Vantage Vue integrated sensor suite (ISS) combines a rain
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Now, there are a couple of
points or issues we should look
at. First and foremost what pops
into my mind is the fact that so far
during this El Niño event, we have
not followed this pattern, at least
for our region. We saw milderthan-average temperatures in
October and unless something
really dramatic happens during
the second half of November, it’s
safe to say November will also
come in above average. So, does
that mean this year won’t follow
the more typical strong El Niño
pattern? Possibly. It could also
mean we will follow this pat-
tern and with a warmer start,
December will be really, really
warm. We also have to remember
December temperatures are, well,
cold! November’s mean monthly
temperatures are around -2 C in
the south and -5 C in the central
and northern regions. December’s
are about -8 C in the south and
around -12 C in the central and
northern regions. Well-aboveaverage temperatures are usually
about 3 to 5 C above average, so
even a really warm December will
still mean some cold temperatures. I don’t want any of you trading in your parkas just yet!
That said, now it’s time to think
winter, snow, the holiday season,
and just what you should get that
weather fanatic in your life. For
those of you thinking about going
all in for a full-blown weather
station, my overall choice hasn’t
changed from previous years.
Your best bet is one of the Davis
Instruments Vantage Pro2 or
Vantage Vue units. Just like when
you go to buy a truck or car, there
is the basic unit which includes
temperature, humidity, pressure,
wind and rainfall sensors. Then
you can add on different features
almost to your heart’s delight. Do
you want to stick with the reliable wired station, or go wireless? Worried about precise temperature and humidity readings?
Then add in a fan-aspirated radiation shield. Want to know UV
and solar radiation? Then go with
the Vantage Pro2 Plus station. Still
want more? Feel free to add in
soil moisture and leaf moisture
sensors to create the ultimate station — something I’ve wanted to
do for a couple of years now, but
just can’t seem to justify the extra
cost.
These stations, if you look
around, start around the $500
mark and can easily go as high
as $1,500 for all the bells and
whistles.
If these stations are a little
above your budget, but you still
want to get a complete station,
then you can find some La Crosse
weather stations or possibly a station by Oregon Scientific in the
$250-$500 range. I’ve also seen
a new brand — well, new to me,
at least — called AcuRite, which
offers complete stations for about
$130-$150. Personally, I haven’t
used any of these companies’ full
stations, but I do have a couple
of basic La Crosse stations and
they seem to work fairly well.
Just remember, as with all things
in life, you usually get what you
pay for. There is a reason good
weather stations are in the $500
to $1,000 range: reliability. Over
the last 17 years I have used two
Davis stations and the only reason
it has been two is that I upgraded
my first station; these stations just
work.
In the next issue I think it’s time
to look back once again at some
of the big snowfall records, and
at the probabilities of seeing different amounts of snow. After all,
even if we do have a very mild
winter, we are still going to get
snow. If there is a lot of mild air
around this winter, it could very
well set the stage for a couple of
big snowfalls; you never know.
Don’t forget, if you have questions or topics you would like
me to cover, please email me
at [email protected]. If you don’t
hear back from me fairly quickly,
please resend your message;
sometimes my junk filter gets a
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Record yields for Manitoba
potato growers in 2015
A long growing season boosted yields in a year when farmers had to
contend with hail, heat, insects and disease
BY ALLAN DAWSON
Co-operator staff / Portage la Prairie
M
“It was a good thing we
had some of that smoke
(from forest fires) to
temper some of the heat
(this summer).”
Dan Sawatzky
Manitoba potato growers harvested a record crop this year, says Dan Sawatzky, manager
of the Keystone Potato Growers Association Inc., which represents processing potato
growers. PHOTO: stan wiebe
to have affected the tuber enlargement, but the injury on secondary branches appeared to have no
apparent deleterious impact.”
Late blight, a serious fungal disease, which infected some fields
late in the season, didn’t hurt
yields but has put some potatoes at risk of spoiling. However,
french fry makers are processing
them first, reducing the risk of rot
spreading to the remaining potatoes in storage.
“It was a good thing we had
some of that smoke (from forest
fires) to temper some of the heat
(this summer),” Sawatzky said.
“In the end we’re finding out that
quality is decent but there was
some stress — sugar end issues
(which affect potato quality) are
starting to show up and other
minor issues as well. But I think
overall the recovery on the payables will hopefully be a little bit
higher than normal as well. It’s a
pretty decent crop.”
Manitoba processing potato
growers were contracted to grow
18.5 per cent more potatoes this
year than last, he said. Total plantings were up 4,000 acres or six per
cent, with processing potatoes
accounting for most of it.
Potato production is a very
capital-intensive and competitive business in North America.
Potato growers in the U.S. Pacific
Northwest enjoy a longer growing season and higher average
yields. That’s why Manitoba growers are working hard to increase
their yields, Sawatzky said. The
low Canadian dollar is helping
Manitoba processing potato growers compete, he said.
“The early indications are (contract) volumes should remain fairly
steady (in 2016), but it’s really too
early to say,” Sawatzky said.
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anitoba potato growers harvested a record
crop of spuds this fall,
says Dan Sawatzky, manager of
the Keystone Potato Growers
Association Inc.
Yields averaged 315 (hundredweight) bags an acre on 67,300
acres of processing, table, chipping and seed potatoes,” he said
in a recent interview.
“Coupled with that, we got
a slight increase in pr ices,”
Sawatzky said, who speaks for
about 60 processing potato growers who planted about 48,000
acres. “So not only more volume,
but a price increase as well, which
is very much needed.”
Manitoba is second only to
Prince Edward Island in potato
acreage.
Manitoba’s five-year average
potato yield has been around
280 bags an acre, but with strong
yields the last three years, it’s now
close to 300, Sawatzky said.
Most Manitoba processing
potatoes are made into french
fr ies by three companies —
McCain Foods, which has plants
in Portage la Prairie and Carberry,
Simplot at Portage and Cavendish
Farms Farms at Jamestown, North
Dakota.
Sawatzky credited this year’s
bumper crop in part to a long
growing season that started early
and ended late. But it wasn’t a
perfect growing season, especially
for some growers. Hail, high temperatures and European corn borers hurt some fields and quality.
“We had some corn borer damage that was a little bit unusual,”
he said. “That might have also
caused some stress at the end.”
Quite a few potato fields were
infested with corn borer beginning in mid- to late July, according to Manitoba Agriculture, Food
and Rural Development’s summary of 2015 insects pests.
“Many plants, in patches, were
damaged at various stages of
plant growth,” the report says.
“Damage on main stems appears
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Business leaders debate what being a
‘trusted’ food supplier means
There is more that connects agri-food businesses in Canada than divides them
“Canada must be
able to ensure it
has trade-enabling
infrastructure to
be able to deliver
consistently to
both our customers
domestically and
internationally.”
BY SHANNON VANRAES
Co-operator staff
F
or Michael McCain, the
suggestion that Canada
should become the
world’s most trusted food system is a dangerous one.
“Higher cost — in our view
— will never be universally valued,” he told industry stakeholders and policy-makers
at the Forum on Canada’s
Agri-Food Future in Ottawa.
“Because our marketplace…
isn’t homogenous, and that’s
where the danger shows up.”
The president and CEO of
Maple Leaf Foods made the
remarks in response to a provocative question asked at
the recent forum hosted by
Canadian Agri-Food Policy
Institute (CAPI): Can and should
Canada become the world’s
most trusted food system?
Bill Buckner
sensus,” said the institute’s
e x e c u t i v e d i re c t o r, D a v i d
McInnes. “The Canadian agrifood system is often described
by what divides us, commodities versus value added, exports
versus local or organic versus
GMO-based agriculture, multinationals versus Canadian-
McCain’s view was not representative of the diverse group of
forum participants, but organizers said they were looking for
people to challenge ideas presented and change the discussion around how Canada can
excel on the world stage.
“We are not looking for con-
owned, the list goes on… but
there is a lot more that brings us
together than perhaps we might
think.”
That was a point McCain
agreed with — there is much
that binds Canada’s many agrifood businesses, producers and
processors that they can collaborate on, but with commodity prices so often set by U.S.
markets, Canadian companies
need to stay competitive in real
terms, no matter how trusted
the food system is.
“We pay a formula price for
our hogs, connected everyday
to the U.S. market, and the vast
majority of the meat we sell is in
some way formula priced also
to the U.S. market — competitiveness matters,” he said. “We
can only afford in our industry
to add value where individual
customers or markets or consumers will pay for that value,
and not everybody will.”
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Canada already has one of the
most trusted food systems in
the world and sets the bar for
quality, sustainability and food
safety.
“Going above and beyond
those global best practices
that exist today is a bridge too
far,” he said.
He a l s o c h a l l e n g e d t h e
thought of Canada competing
on the basis of food safety.
“We do not as an industry
compete on food safety, we’ve
explicitly defined food safety
as a non-competitive issue
amongst players in Nor th
America,” said McCain.
Trish Sahlstrom, vice-president of purchasing and distribution for A&W, agreed.
“We should not be differentiating on food quality as
it relates to trust of our food
supply chain, those things
should just be how we do business,” she said.
But there are areas where
Canada can improve, Sahlstrom
said. Responsiveness to consumer needs is one of these
areas she added, referring to
A&W’s own inability to source
much of its product within
Canada.
“Other countries were more
than ready to step up,” she
said. “Consumers’ ideas of
food, their desires around food,
have so significantly changed
that we are out of step.”
That doesn’t mean Canadian
agribusiness and farmers
can’t get in sync, but it will
take effort and co-operation,
she said, adding that changes
within Canada is the first step
to changing how Canada is
perceived in the world market.
McInnes noted that how
people interpret and define
the idea of trust will play a role
in what visions people put forward for Canada’s agri-food
system.
“Trust is immediately interpreted as being only about
food safety, we have the safest food system already, we
already work with global companies, global standards to
ensure food safety, which is
true, no one denies the importance of trust,” he said. “The
concept is subjective, maybe
it’s abstract.”
For Bill Buckner, a senior
vice-president with Cargill,
being the world’s most trusted
food system is closely linked
to reliability.
“Canada is a vast country, with very complex supply chains and a significant amount of our food is
exported,” he said. “Canada
must be able to ensure it has
t ra d e - e n a b l i n g i n f ra s t r u cture to be able to deliver
consistently to both our customers domestically and
internationally.
“So to be successful in diff e re n t i a t i n g o u r s e l ve s, we
need to be agile, nimble,” he
added.
Fo r Mc In n e s’s p a r t , t h e
forum represents the beginning of the discussion — not
the end.
“When it comes to agri-food
and Canada’s place, we are
always looking to the future,”
he said.
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Deere to buy Monsanto equipment maker unit
Low grain prices will keep a lid on farmer spending, making consolidation in supporting industries likely
By P.J. Huffstutter and
Meredith Davis
Chicago / Reuters
Back to Ag
program
available
The deal also is part of a strategic shift
for Monsanto, which made its first major
move into high-tech farming when it
bought Precision Planting for $250 million
in 2012.
The seed giant is restructuring its
operations to cut costs in a slumping
commodity market, company officials
and industry analysts say.
T h e A m e r i c a n Fa r m B u re a u
Federation, the country’s largest farmer
group, is monitoring industry moves
toward consolidation and will raise any
concerns with regulators if its members
are impacted, its chief economist Bob
Young told Reuters on Tuesday.
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njured farmers can now
receive financial assistance
to acquire technology that
makes it possible for them to
return to work.
The Canadian Agricultural
Safety Association (CASA) in
partnership with Farm Credit
Canada (FCC) and the Rick
Hansen Foundation (RHF)
is now offering a Back to Ag
Program.
The Back to Ag Program
provides funding to support
the cost of adaptive technology to Canadian farmers who
have experienced a traumatic
injury. “CASA is thrilled that
through Back to Ag, we can
help injured farmers return to
farm work safely and productively,” says Glen Blahey, CASA’s
agricultural health and safety
specialist.
This marks the third round
of funding made available to
injured farmers.
Eleven projects across
Canada have already been
supported by the Back to Ag
Program, including adaptive
technology like a sit-to-stand
wheelchair, modifications to
stairs and livestock-handling
facilities, and lifts. Recipients
have been from six provinces
in Canada.
Applicants must be 18 years
of age or older, a Canadian
resident, have experienced a
traumatic injury and are able
to show their need and demonstrate how the adaptive technology will help them to return
to work on the farm.
Applications will be accepted
until December 21, 2015. For
more information or to apply
please visit casa-acsa.ca and
click on Grants, call CASA at
877-452-2272 or email [email protected].
Cutting costs
“We’re going into a phase where there
will be a fair amount of consolidation
at all levels: input suppliers, equipment
makers,” Young said. “It won’t surprise
me to see some of that go on within
(equipment) dealerships as well. You
may not like it, but I don’t know what
you do to keep it from happening at this
stage.”
For central Illinois farmer Steve
Moffitt, having different computer
systems inside his tractor seamlessly
working together would be a relief.
“That is a big issue for us, to share
data from one cloud to another becomes
tough sometimes,” he said on a conference call with Climate executives on
Tuesday.
But other farmers feared the deal
would slow future innovations.
“Precision Planting was a very innovative company,” said Steve Pitstick, who
farms about 2,600 acres of corn and soybeans in Illinois. “When it was privately
held, it was bringing us two or three new
things a year that were great.
“When Monsanto bought it, it was one
or two new things a year, and nothing
that wowed. Now, I don’t know what to
expect.”
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Financial support is
available to injured
farmers
Staff
machinery. In addition, the deal also gives
Deere all of the company’s hardware, sensors and display systems.
Deere will also acquire the Precision
Planting brand and facilities and most
of its product portfolio, spokesman Ken
Golden told Reuters.
Deere plans to run Precision Planting as
an independent, wholly owned subsidiary.
Deere officials said the deal is expected to
close within 90 days, pending regulatory
approval.
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onsanto Co.’s Climate Corp. will
sell its Precision Planting farm
equipment business to Deere &
Co. for an undisclosed sum, a move that
underscores how turmoil in the agriculture
sector has made it ripe for consolidation.
For Climate, a unit of the world’s largest seed company, the deal marks the latest push to shed businesses that are not
focused on either software or services,
Climate president Mike Stern said.
Deere, the world’s largest farm equipment maker, hopes the deal will create a revenue stream in retrofitting older
machinery to help offset slumping sales
elsewhere.
With a glut of used farm equipment on
the market and most farmers not interested in buying new machinery due to
soft commodity prices, both companies
are hoping the deal will tempt farmers to
update equipment and buy into new farmdata services.
Grain prices are hovering around fiveyear lows and farm income is expected to
tumble 21 per cent this year, keeping a lid
on spending by farmers and putting pressure on companies across the sector to
consolidate and seek cost savings.
The deal is Deere’s second push into
the precision-planting equipment arena
this week. On Nov. 2, it announced plans
to acquire France-based Monosem.
Monosem makes farm equipment known
as “precision planters, that use a technologically advanced process in which farmers can specify seed planting depths by
crop row.
Last month, Deere entered a joint
venture with DN2K to create a software
platform for agricultural advisers and
consultants.
One key for Climate in the deal is size:
Deere controls about 60 per cent of the
U.S. farm equipment market, according to
industry analysts.
Climate said it will have a multi-year,
exclusive agreement to move near realtime data between certain John Deere farm
equipment and Climate’s farming software
programs, Climate FieldView.
Deere will take most of Precision
Planting’s equipment business — which
is built on a series of mechanical products that attach to planters and other farm
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Tiny school turns school turf
to gardens and orchards
Alonsa Community School has transformed its school lawn into an edible playground
Co-operator staff
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A young man attending Alonsa Community School surveys the snack foods served
at school, including veggies grown in the school’s own gardens. PHOTOs: ALONSA COMMUNITY SCHOOL
t’s not unusual to see classes
held outdoors at Alonsa
Community School. Students
regularly eat their lunch there too.
That’s because what they’re
learning — and what they’re eating — comes from the school’s
yard.
Two years ago, this tiny school
of 130 students decided to dig up
part of the schoolyard lawn and
fill it with gardens and fruit trees.
Picnic tables and park benches,
and more recently, a greenhouse
soon followed.
It began as an upgrade to the
playground and coincided with
efforts to start a recycling and
composting program at the
school.
Plus, say staff, only about half
of their students, who also come
from Amaranth, Kinosota and
Reedy Creek, had gardens at
home.
That’s despite this being a rural
area, and a long drive for groceries; Alonsa is located in northcentral Manitoba on the western
edge of Lake Manitoba.
“There were a lot that didn’t
know anything about gardening
and composting,” said Brooke
Gabel, high school science
teacher.
But they do now. Alonsa’s
school’s edible schoolyard has
helped students improve their
food choices too. The students
were incredibly happy to taste the
vegetables they’d grown themselves, say other staff. The school
uses the garden to provide healthy
snacks in the school canteen and
meal programs.
“The kids are absolutely
amazed that something is coming into their classroom that they
Alonsa Community School students have been finding out what a super food kale is
and learning different ways we can eat it.
grew and harvested and cleaned
and cut up,” said Mindy Zalluski,
educational assistant.
“They say how much better
things taste.”
Volunteers in the area readily
pitched in to help the school convert its yard. It was financially supported by a grant from Healthy
Together Now and the Alonsa
Conservation District that also
assigned Green Team staff to care
for the garden over summer while
school was out.
“The conservation district was
really proud to see this initiative
happen in our community,” said
Shawn Gurke, Alonsa conservation district manager.
“Our mandate is conservation
education, and because of our
location sustainable agriculture
is a very important part of that,”
he said. “This is another way to
get kids to want to get outside
and to teach them something
at the same time. And they’ve
lear ned to appreciate the
value of having their own food
source.”
The addition of the greenhouse is part of a longer-term
plan. Students will be able to grow
things to host their own farmers’
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“The kids are
absolutely amazed
that something is
coming into their
classroom that they
grew and harvested
and cleaned and cut
up. They say how much
better things taste.”
Mindy Zalluski
educational assistant at
Alonsa Community School
market. It can help with fundraising for events such as graduation.
It’s also going to be a year-round
classroom for learning to grow
things.
“This year the (high school) science class will be participating in
greenhouse activities,” he added.
“I’m hoping that we’ll eventually
see a full horticultural program in
the school.”
Meanwhile, the schoolyard has
become a community conversation piece.
People rave about how beautiful the schoolyard now looks. The
students take pride in it too.
At first, some would thoughtlessly snap branches off trees, said
Zalluski.
“They didn’t seem to realize that
if you break a limb it’s not going
to grow,” she said. “It took some
educating and lots of talking, but
now we have kids running around
saying, ‘don’t touch the trees,
you’ll kill the trees. We want them
to grow so we can get apples and
pears.’”
Gurke said other CDs are
impressed every time he talks
about what’s happening in
Alonsa. Despite growing interest in local food, it’s not all that
common yet in rural Manitoba to
see schools converting yards to
gardens.
“I’d be more than willing to
share what I can to help other
CDs and schools get involved with
this,” he said.
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Schoolyard was recognized for its work
in conservation education at an awards
ceremony in 2014 held by the Manitoba
Conservation District Association. This
is part of an ongoing series highlighting
contributions made by individuals and
organizations recognized by the MCDA.
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Farm groups
announce
funds for
wheat
genomics
research
Did I make all that?
The project will foster
development of
improved cultivars that
are resistant to disease,
pests, heat and drought
T
he Alberta Wheat
Commission (AWC), the
Sa s k a t c h e w a n W h e a t
Development Commission
(Sask Wheat), and the Western
Grains Research Foundation
( WGRF) are committing a
combined total investment of
$3,582,992 over four years for a
world-leading research project
on wheat genomics.
The Saskatchewan-based
research project is designed to
improve productivity and profitability for wheat farmers.
The $8.8-million project, titled
Canadian Triticum Applied
Genomics (CTAG2), is being
led by Curtis Pozniak of the
University of Saskatchewan’s
Crop Development Centre and
Andrew Sharpe of the National
Research Council Canada and
will combine the expertise of
genomic researchers and wheat
breeders to improve genetic
gain.
“This is incredibly important
research right now, as wheat
is one of the world’s most fundamental food crops and food
security has become a major global concern,” said Saskatchewan
wheat chairman Bill Gehl.
“Currently global wheat production needs to increase to
meet growing global demands.
This type of research will help
Saskatchewan wheat farmers
meet this increasing demand.”
Other co-funders of the
project include the Agriculture
D e v e l o p m e n t F u n d / Sa s k
atchewan Ministry of
Agriculture, Manitoba Agricul
ture, Genome Canada, Viterra,
SeCan, University of Guelph,
D u Po n t P i o n e e r, B a y e r
CropScience, the International
Wheat Genome Sequencing
Consor tium (IWGSC), and
Manitoba Agriculture.
Pozniak of the University
o f S a s k a t c h e w a n’s C r o p
Development Centre is leading the CTAG2 team, with scientists participating from four
Canadian research institutions:
The National Research Council
Canada, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, University of
Guelph, and the University of
Regina.
A major goal of the CTAG2
project is to develop a “breederfriendly” genotyping platform
to allow whole genome selection for agronomically important traits. The end result will be
a useful tool for wheat breeders to enable development of
improved cultivars that are
more productive, resistant to
disease and pests, and resilient
to heat and drought stresses.
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These two seem to be having a conversation on fertility, with one taking most of the credit. photo: suzanne paddock
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IT ALL STARTS HERE
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DISTRICT 4 - Thursday, Nov. 26, 1:30 p.m.
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Garson Hall
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Birtle Community Hall
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Your district meeting is also an opportunity to meet with the
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For more information,
call the KAP office at
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22
COUNTRY CROSSROADS
CON N EC T I NG RU R A L FA M I L I E S
Drivers beware of driving
while tired, say safety officials
Driving while overtired is the equivalent to driving drunk, sleep experts say
Falling asleep at the wheel can be deadly.
Co-operator staff
Y
ou are... getting sleepier.
The road is long and
even longer when drivers start to nod off.
Driving drowsy also makes
it a far-riskier trip. Each year
there are about 100,000 accidents across North America
t h a t a re l i n k e d t o d r i v e r
f a t i g u e, a c c o rd i n g t o t h e
National Sleep Association.
They happen because driving when you’re overtired is
the equivalent of driving
drunk, says an Alberta-based
sleep expert.
Dr. Adam Moscovitch, medical director at the Sleep and
Fatigue Institute in Calgary,
says being awake for 20 hours
impairs driving ability as
much as having a blood alcohol level of .08.
“It’s been demonstrated in
a multitude of studies, at least
10 studies using driving simulators that compare fatigue
to different levels of intoxication,” he said.
“Sleep deprivation, whether
because of not sleeping
enough or by having an underlying sleep disorder that’s
PHOTO: THINKSTOCK
not being treated can result
in a very significant degree of
impairment,” he said.
Society should take driver
fatigue more seriously, says
Moscovitch. But there is no
way of measuring driver
fatigue, or ‘fatigue-alzyer’
although efforts are being
made to develop one.
“We don’t yet have a quick
and easy way, as we have with
the breathalyzer test, to measure fatigue impairment, in a
simple cost-effective way by
the roadside,” he said.
“We don’t yet have a
quick and easy way,
as we have with the
breathalyzer test,
to measure fatigue
impairment, in a
simple cost-effective
way by the roadside.”
Dr. Adam Moscovitch
Collisions low but...
The number of collisions
in Manitoba directly linked
to driver fatigue is very low,
according to Manitoba
Public Insurance (MPI) fiveyear data. Between 2008 and
2012 statistics show fatiguerelated collisions represented
less than one per cent of all
collisions.
But those numbers don’t tell
the whole story, says an MPI
spokesman.
That’s because they only
reflect what drivers admit. If
they don’t identify their own
fatigue, or worse, haven’t lived
to tell — fatigue as a cause of
an accident goes unrecorded.
“We do know that Manitobans
get into collisions because of
fatigue, absolutely,” said Brian
Smiley. “But it’s self-reported.
Without conclusive evidence,
either in police reports or independent witnesses there’s really
no way we can capture that data
in terms of drowsy driving.”
The biggest concern is that
collisions from drowsy driving
tend to be very serious.
“Typically the driver will
leave the roadway or crash into
another vehicle,” said Smiley.
“The consequences can be a
fatality, or they can kill other
people. That’s all happened in
the past.
“Driving is a very complex
task and it requires 100 per cent
of attention from the driver. If
someone is fatigued, they’re not
going to be able to make wise
decisions or quick decisions
during the course of driving that
vehicle. “
Sleep experts generally define
drowsy driving as being either
sleepy or fatigued to the point
where the driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle safely is
impaired.
Inadequate sleep or accumulated sleep debt, the use of medications or alcohol while driving,
or undiagnosed or untreated
sleep disorders, all contribute to
fatigue, which in turn impairs
alertness and judgment.
Take a nap
Ideally, no one should be
d r i v i n g t i re d i n t h e f i r s t
place, says a Canadian
Automotive Association (CAA)
spokeperson.
You’ve put yourself and others at risk whenever you get
behind the wheel tired because
your reaction time is slowed,
says Liz Kulyk.
But we all do it.
“Drowsy driving is something
that’s pretty epidemic,” Kulyk
said.
CAA’s main message is to be
more aware of our physical
tiredness to be able to tell ourselves we’re too tired to drive.
You’re already exhibiting
physical symptoms if your
eyelids feel “heavy,” or your
eyes feel dry, or you’re feeling irritable, she said. Trouble
focusing on the road, being
unable to concentrate, yawning or head bobbing are all
signs you’re actually physically
falling asleep.
“When that’s happening you
need to pull over,” said Kulyk.
A 20-minute nap in a rest area
can be very helpful. Your coffee will keep you awake only
temporarily, for perhaps a
half-hour to an hour, she said.
“Don’t plan to use it knowing you won’t have enough
time to sleep ahead of time,”
she said.
Smiley said driver fatigue
is a particularly big concern
for younger drivers. If they’ve
been up all night they’re too
tired to be in the driver’s seat,
even if they’ve sobered up.
“They’ve been up all day and
all night. Their bodies can only
sustain that for so long,” said
Smiley.
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23
COUNTRY CROSSROADS
Prairie fare
How to start a food
business in Manitoba
There are resources available to help
new entrepreneurs get off to a good start
Turkey Salad with Orange
Vinaigrette
Orange Vinaigrette:
1/4 c. orange juice
2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
2 tbsp. onion, finely chopped
1/4 tsp. salt
Dash pepper
1 tbsp. canola oil or other salad oil
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
BY ROBERTA IRVINE
P
erhaps the biggest mistake budding entrepreneurs make when starting their own business is miscalculating how long it will
take and how much it will
cost to get it up and running.
Just ask Kelly Beaulieu, the
founder and chief operating
officer of Canadian Prairie
Garden Puree, who now has
food industry giants lining up
for access to the processing
purées she produces.
But it’s taken her more
than a decade to commercialize her process, which
uses direct steam injection to
cook and sterilize fruits, vegetables and pulses in four to
20 seconds. Then she had to
get the breakthrough technology certified in Canada
and the U.S.
“Many entrepreneurs
underestimate the amount
of money needed to start
a business and the years
it takes to be profitable,”
Beaulieu says.
Getting started
Starting a food business
requires product development as well as marketing
skills. There are many decisions to make regarding
the type of packaging, food
safety tests, pricing and
distribution.
Many food entrepreneurs
start by making a product
from a well-loved family recipe to give as a gift on special
occasions. It could be mustard or a uniquely flavoured
jam. When the product is a
hit, the enthusiasm of friends
and family propel the entrepreneur to expand their business to a farmers’ market.
Quickly, the entrepreneur
realizes the volume of business at the larger markets in
Manitoba requires a more
businesslike approach.
When it comes to marketing, your first and most
important customers will be
your financier or investors
who can help your business
grow.
If asking for money isn’t in
your comfort zone, Innovate
Manitoba offers pitching
seminars and opportunities
to connect with investors.
Manitoba Agriculture, Food
and Rural Development
(MAFRD) helps entrepre-
neurs navigate the Growing
Forward 2 funding options
through its business development specialists.
Business plan
If you don’t have the expertise to create a business plan
there are resources to help
you at local offices such as
the Economic Development
Offices, Community Futures
Manitoba, and Manitoba
Entrepreneurship Training
and Trade.
Part of the planning pro
cess is to decide your growth
strategy for the business. At
the spring meeting of the
Manitoba Food Processors
Association (MFPA), Mike
Fata from Manitoba Harvest
Hemp Foods said, “If I had
envisioned my company as a
multimillion-dollar business
from the start, I would have
got there faster.” Manitoba
Harvest was started in 1998
and recently sold for $132.5
million.
The next step is to develop
a food product and find a
commercial production
space. Manitoba Agriculture
has a list of approved kitchens and permitted facilities.
Note that a permit for your
business is also required. If a
co-packer is needed, MFPA
is a good resource. Many
entrepreneurs do their own
product development, but if
this isn’t your strength, contact the Food Development
Centre, the University of
Manitoba or find a local chef.
Packaging
Packaging can make or break
your product. Studies have
shown the average consumer
in a store makes a buying
decision in approximately
four seconds. There are many
packaging companies in
Manitoba.
A nutrition label is part of
the package, since labels are
required on all food products sold at retail. At a farmers’ market, nutrition labels
are not mandatory, however,
an ingredient list is recommended due to consumer
allergy concerns. To avoid
nasty surprises, make friends
with your local food inspector; they can assess your
food product to determine if
it needs a shelf life study or
other food safety tests.
The food industr y in
Canada is robust. Agriculture
Canada reports the value
of the food- and beverageprocessing industr y in
Canada at $93.7 billion as
of 2012, and the industry is
continuing to show yearly
growth. This represents a
solid marketing opportunity
for entrepreneurs starting a
food business.
Many new food entrepreneurs want to head straight
to Wal-Mart to sell their
product. Realistically it’s better to make mistakes on a
smaller scale. Start your retail
adventure with speciality
food shops or the farmers’
market.
When you are ready to
approach large retail grocers, the Buy Manitoba
Program has a track record
of helping entrepreneurs get
their products on the shelf.
The Manitoba Marketing
Network is another good
resource; it offers seminars
that help with marketing
strategy.
Distribution
Distribution is a challenge
for any food business. Many
entrepreneurs start distributing their food product out
of the back of their vehicle.
Once demand increases,
a more efficient system is
required.
There are small and large
distributors and delivery
companies in Manitoba
which can be found online.
A food broker is useful for
expanding the business outside of the province as they
provide a sales force to sell
your product. The Manitoba
Food Processors Association
can provide a list of food brokers and food consultants.
The food business is challenging and rewarding. But it
is critical to have a business
and marketing plan to grow
the business. Product development is more creative and
has many components.
It may seem overwhelming, but the good news is,
there are multiple resources
in Manitoba to help food
e n t re p re n e u r s a c h i e v e
success.
So... what are you waiting
for?
Roberta Irvine is a registered dietitian
and the business development
specialist at the Manitoba Food
Development Centre. She can be
reached at [email protected].
Salad:
4 c. torn salad greens (such as mixed greens with romaine and/or spinach)
2 c. cooked turkey breast, cut into julienne strips
1 (11-oz.) can mandarin orange segments, drained
1/2 c. sliced celery
Optional: 4 tbsp. walnuts or pecans
Optional: 4 sliced fresh strawberries for garnish
In jar with tight-fitting lid, combine all vinaigrette
ingredients; shake well. Or place ingredients in a bowl
and whisk together. In large bowl, combine all salad
ingredients; toss gently. Serve with vinaigrette. If
desired, garnish with fresh strawberries.
Makes four (1-1/2-cup) servings. Without optional
ingredients, each serving has 190 calories, 6 grams
(g) fat, 12 g carbohydrate, 22 g protein, 2 g fibre and
270 milligrams of sodium. The recipe also provides
100 per cent of the daily recommendation for vitamin
A (as beta carotene) and 60 per cent of the daily
recommendation for vitamin C.
Recipe courtesy of University of Nebraska Lincoln
Extension. If desired, you can substitute a commercial
dressing of choice.
Apple Wheat Berry Turkey Salad
You will find many more recipes for using cooked
turkey on the website of Manitoba Turkey Producers
www.turkey.mb.ca.
1 c. wheat berries (hard or soft wheat kernels)
1 apple, cored and diced
1 orange, peeled and diced
2 green onions, chopped
5 tbsp. chopped cilantro
2 tbsp. chopped fresh mint
1 c. orange juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb. turkey breast slices or tenders
2 tbsp. canola oil
2 tbsp. cider vinegar
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
Pinch each of salt and pepper
In large pot of boiling water, cook wheat berries
partially covered for about 1 hour or until tender but
still slightly chewy. Drain and rinse under cold water
until cool. Drain well and place in large bowl. Add
apple, orange, green onion, mint and 2 tbsp. of the
cilantro; set aside. Bring the orange juice, garlic and
remaining cilantro to boil in a skillet. Add turkey,
cover and simmer for about 10 minutes, turning
once or until no longer pink inside. Remove turkey
from orange mixture and chop into bite-size pieces.
Add to wheat berries. Bring remaining orange juice
mixture to boil for about 2 minutes or until almost
all the juice is evaporated. Whisk in oil, vinegar
and mustard and pour over turkey and wheat berry
mixture. Toss to coat evenly and stir in salt and
pepper.
Nutritional information (per serving): Calories 252,
Protein 21 g, Fat 5 g, Carbs 32 g.
Serves 7
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour, 12 minutes
Recipe courtesy of Manitoba Turkey Producers
24
COUNTRY CROSSROADS
B
rady Jackson set his beer down on the arm
of the bright-yellow Adirondack chair in
his parents’ sunroom and grinned. “Oh,
there’s going to be some changes folks,” he said.
“We young people have voted and you aging hippies are going to have to get used to a new way of
doing things.”
“Like what, young fellow?” said Brady’s father
Andrew who was enjoying a beverage of his own
in a chair across the room. “What new ways?”
“Well for one thing,” said Brady, “now that
Canada is going to legalize marijuana, you old
people won’t be able to confiscate it from your
kids anymore. You’ll have to start buying your
own.”
“Good point,” said Randy from his chair next
to the hot tub. “On the plus side there’s new evidence that marijuana has real medicinal value.
Experts say that once it’s legalized they expect
to see a 90 per cent reduction in the number of
people who say they have glaucoma.”
“I still can’t believe that young whipper-snapper, Trudeau, got himself elected,” said Rose.
“After two years of Mr. Harper telling us that
Justin was just not ready, I expected people to at
least think twice.”
“I heard a reporter asked Trudeau about
that issue, how young he is and whether he’s
mature enough to do the job,” said Brady’s wife
Amanda, “and Trudeau said he would make a
statement, just as soon as he finished moving
back into his parents’ house.”
“Trudeau looks like he’s my age,” said Jackie
who was sitting next to Randy. “Which is really
cool on the one hand, but kind of worrisome on
the other. It’s like if Randy got elected as prime
minister. I’d be so excited, but on the other
hand, I’d be like, oh my God!”
“Thanks for your vote of confidence darling,”
said Randy. “You know you’d vote for me anyway dear, because I’m way hotter than Justin
Trudeau.”
“Of course you are honey, of course you are.
I voted for Justin in honour of your hotness!”
Jackie laughed, and so did the others.
“I’m not sure this idea of voting for people on
the basis of their hotness is a good trend,” said
The
Jacksons
By Rollin Penner
Rose. “I mean, look at the city of Winnipeg. They
elected that handsome charming mayor, Glen
Murray, back in the ’90s, and all they got of that
was a restaurant in the middle of a bridge.”
“Well it’s too early to tell whether it’s a good
trend or a bad one,” said Brady. “It’s the first
time we’ve tried it. I mean geez, we went from
Chretien to Martin to Harper. Things were getting out of hand.”
“And the Conservatives went from Preston
Manning to Stockwell Day to Stephen Harper,”
said Amanda, “and now they have Rona
Ambrose. I understand her first official action
was to sentence the Conservative Party’s official
hairdresser to life in prison.”
“I don’t blame her,” said Andrew. “I wouldn’t
let that hairdresser anywhere near my head.”
“Says the guy who hasn’t had a haircut since
May and looks like the lovechild of Albert
Einstein and Bernie Sanders,” said Rose.
“Winter is coming,” said Andrew. I’m just
growing out my winter coat.”
“Your winter coat is coming in faster than
winter,” said Rose. “A little trim wouldn’t hurt.”
“Why do conversations about politics always
end up in discussions about hairstyles?” said
Amanda. “What with Trudeau and Harper, and
down south there’s Trump and Sanders and
Clinton. All anybody ever talks about is hair.”
“Because there’s no reason to talk about
actual politics, sweetheart,” said Brady.
“Especially in Canada. Canadian politics is
like Anthony Peluso halfway through an NHL
season.”
“How’s that?” said Andrew.
“Pointless,” said Brady.
“I don’t think it’s pointless,” said Amanda.
“What isn’t?” said Brady. “Politics or Peluso?”
“Politics obviously,” said Amanda. “It’s important because it affects what kind of world we’re
going to leave for our children.”
“We don’t have any children,” said Brady, giving her a little smile.
“But we will,” said Amanda.
Rose looked at the two of them with sudden
interest. “When?” she asked. “Just curious. No
pressure.”
Brady looked at Amanda, who looked back at
him. He gave her an imperceptible nod.
“April 15th,” said Amanda.
There was a moment of stunned silence in
the room. Rose got halfway out of her chair, her
hand over her mouth. “Oh my gosh!” was all she
could say.
Brady and Amanda looked at each other and
laughed out loud.
Andrew set his drink down. “You’re serious?”
he said.
Brady and Amanda nodded, still grinning
broadly. “We’re very excited,” they said in
unison.
Andrew looked around the room. “Well,” he
said, “I think I can safely say that makes six of
us!”
Grow a pot of basil this winter
This herb germinates readily, grows fast and tolerates indoor conditions
By Albert Parsons
Freelance contributor
B
y now, the summer garden is but a blur of memories — especially the
taste of fresh produce from the
vegetable patch. We now have
to get along with the preserves
that we stowed away, the vegetables that we have in storage, and store-bought produce!
The fresh produce available
in supermarkets these days is
pretty good, but nothing compares with produce from your
own garden. To help alleviate
this, why not grow a few pots of
herbs in front of a sunny window this winter?
One of the easiest to grow
indoors is basil. It germinates
readily and quite quickly, grows
fast, and tolerates an indoor
environment fairly well. It will
not be as compact and vigorous as it would be outdoors,
but given the right conditions,
will go a long way to satisfying
your craving for homegrown
freshness.
If you attempt this, choose
the variety with care. There
are many varieties of basil and
they all have specific characteristics, growth habits, and
tastes. If you want spicy basil
suitable for pasta, choose
“Genovese” or “Naufar,” both
of which have large leaves with
intense flavour. If you just want
a few leaves to add flavour to a
salad, “Sweet Basil” would be
a better choice. Avoid the red
varieties, which demand high
light levels to perform well.
“Sw e e t Ba s i l” h a s l a r g e
dark-green leaves that have a
sweeter, milder taste and smell
than some of the more pungent pesto varieties. Avoid
varieties such as “Spicy Globe
D w a r f Ba s i l ,” w h i c h h a ve
small leaves that are difficult
to harvest and still leave the
plants intact to produce more.
Varieties that produce large
single leaves are easier to keep
vigorous after some harvesting.
Plant about a dozen seeds
in a six-inch pot — you can
always thin the plants out as
they grow if you think they
are too crowded. Basil plants
grown indoors will be taller
and spindlier than in the outdoor garden. Don’t be afraid
to pinch them back to encourage them to bush out and not
get too tall. Basil likes welldrained, nutrient-rich soil. It
is a heavy feeder, so fertilize
regularly. Keep the soil moist
but not sodden as basil does
not tolerate water stress and
will rot if the soil is too wet.
Although you want to give
this heat-loving and light-loving plant as much direct sun-
Plant about a dozen
seeds in a six-inch
pot — you can always
thin the plants out
as they grow if you
think they are too
crowded.
shine as you can (it requires a
minimum of six hours a day)
don’t set the pot on a windowsill during the winter. The air
will simply be too cool, even if
you do have triple-pane windows. Instead, place the pot
in front of a south-facing window but not directly on the
windowsill.
Basil is an ideal candidate for
a light garden where the light
intensity is strong and the temperatures — boosted by the
heat from the fluorescent tubes
— are warm. A light garden
also makes it possible to provide the pot of basil with more
than the minimum six hours a
day of direct light.
These plants grow fast, and
if not grown in a light garden
will start to deteriorate over
time as leaves are harvested.
The leaves of “Sweet Basil” are large and can be harvested
without harming the plants. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS
You could seed a new pot every
six weeks to ensure that as one
pot expires, another is there to
take its place. This technique
will allow you to harvest succulent basil leaves to add fresh
flavour to your otherwise mundane winter salads during our
long winter.
Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa,
Manitoba
25
COUNTRY CROSSROADS
Pump your septic tank before winter
Don’t wait — fixing a problem during the winter is difficult and expensive
One clue that a septic
tank has too much
accumulated sludge
and other material
is that it smells if
you are standing
downwind from the
house sewer vent.
NDSU Extension Service
I
f a few years have passed
since your septic tank was
pumped, now would be a
good time to contact a licensed
pumper and have it emptied,
according to a North Dakota
State University Extension
Service agricultural engineer.
“Cleaning the accumulated
solids — sludge — from the septic tank is the most common,
routine maintenance needed for
most individual home sewage
treatment systems,” says Tom
Scherer, a water quality and irrigation expert.
One clue that a septic tank has
too much accumulated sludge
and other material is that it
smells if you are standing downwind from the house sewer vent.
Ridding it of sludge will help
prevent septic system problems
during the winter. Fixing a failed
or poorly performing septic system in the winter is difficult and
expensive.
Most tanks need cleaning
about every three years, Scherer
says. However, the actual timing will depend on the quantity
of solids entering the tank. The
tank may have to be cleaned
every one or two years if the
home has a garbage disposal
and it is used regularly. Using a
garbage disposal significantly
increases a septic tank’s solids
loading.
The tank’s main purposes are
to separate solids from liquids,
allow bacteria to break down the
solids and store the non-degradable solids until they can be
removed. The drainfield provides
additional bacterial degradation
PHOTO: THINKSTOCK
of the effluent from the septic
tank and allows the effluent to
infiltrate the soil. The bacteria
that do this work in the septic
tank and drainfield are common
soil bacteria.
As sewage breaks down in the
tank, some solids settle to the
bottom and others float to the
top. This separation usually produces three distinct layers, which
are:
• Top — Scum composed of
cooking fats and oils, soap
byproducts and products of
decomposition are lighter than
water and float to the top.
• Middle — This layer consists
of water containing very small
pieces of waste. It’s the effluent that is discharged to the
drainfield.
• Bottom — Sludge composed
Where is this barn?
T
his barn was photographed by former Manitoba Co-operator
editor Bob Hainstock in the early 1980s but its whereabouts
are unknown and, unlike other photos published recently in
this paper, there is no other information available about it. Gordon Goldsborough, webmaster and journal editor with the
Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is looking for more information
about it, including its GPS co-ordinates, to include on a map of historic sites being prepared for the Manitoba Historic Society. Can a Co-operator reader answer any these questions? Even one
reply to one question is much appreciated, says Goldsborough, who
wants to figure out what percentage of barns published in Hainstock’s
1986 book Barns of Western Canada: An Illustrated Century remain
standing. Goldsborough is not trying to compile an inventory all old
barns, but to get an indication of the rate at which old barns are disappearing from the landscape.
1. Where is/was the building located? Geographic co-ordinates (latitude
and longitude or section-township-range) would be very helpful.
2. Is the building still standing? If so, in what condition is it? How does
it look compared to the 1980s? Has it undergone any major renovations through the years? For what purpose was it used in the past?
What is its present use?
3. If the building is no longer standing, when did it come down? Was
it demolished, burned, or moved? If removed from its original site,
where is it now?
4. Who was the original owner? Who owns it now? Is the present owner
related to the original one? A family name would be helpful, even if
first names are unknown.
5. Contact information to the present owner, such as a phone number,
would be helpful but not essential.
If you have any information about this barn
please contact Gordon Goldsborough at: email: [email protected]
telephone: (204) 474-7469
mail: 2021 Loudoun Rd. Winnipeg, Man. R3S 1A3
of decomposition byproducts,
and soil from clothes washing
and other materials are heavier
than water. On many farms, a
fair portion of the sludge is the
dirt that comes from washing
clothes.
If you are not sure when the
septic tank was pumped last,
you can measure the depth of
sludge in the tank to determine
whether the tank needs to be
cleaned.
To do that:
• Wrap three or four feet of
white terry cloth or towelling, rough side out, around
a wooden or metal pole. The
pole should be long enough
to reach to the bottom of the
septic tank.
• Slowly push the pole to the
bottom of the tank through an
inspection pipe or the manhole. The best place to measure
is under the inspection pipe
at the inlet to the septic tank
because the sludge layer will be
thickest there.
• Turn the pole slowly three to
five revolutions, let it sit for a
minute, then slowly withdraw
it.
Where the black particles cling
to the rough cloth determines
the sludge thickness. If the
sludge is greater than 12 inches
thick, have the tank cleaned,
Scherer advises.
He also recommends that a
licensed contractor pump the
septic tank. Cleaning a tank is
more than just pumping out
the liquid. Pumping and backflushing the liquid into the
tank will break up the scum
and sludge layers. The contractor then can pump the mixed
contents from the tank and dispose of them in an approved
method.
“Pumping a septic tank on a
regular basis is much cheaper
than using septic system additives and is much more effective,” Scherer says.
Septic system additives have
been sold since the 1880s, and
more than 120 products that
claim to improve septic system operations are on the market. However, 80-plus years of
research has not found evidence that they work, and some
have been found to pollute
groundwater.
Scherer suggests that if you
put additives in your system,
you should read the directions
very carefully. Also make sure
the additive is recommended
for the problem you’ve noticed.
For more information on septic systems, check out the NDSU
publication “Individual Home
Sewage Treatment Systems.” It’s
available at http://tinyurl.com/
NDSUsepticsystems.
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AUCTION DISTRICTS
Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242,
following the west shore of Lake Manitoba
and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.
Westman – South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242.
Interlake – North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242,
following the west shore of Lake Manitoba
and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.
Red River – South ofHwy 1; east of PR 242.
The Pas
Birch River
Swan River
Minitonas
Durban
Dauphin
Grandview
Ashern
Gilbert Plains
Fisher Branch
Ste. Rose du Lac
Russell
Parkland
Birtle
Interlake
Langruth
Minnedosa
Gladstone
Neepawa
Rapid City
Virden
1
Carberry
Brandon
Boissevain
DODGE 2006 DIESEL 2500, transmission needs
repairs, 330,000-kms, new injectors 270,000-kms.
gooseneck hitch, $8,500. Phone (204)248-2110.
DISCS BUSHOG 25-FT, $7500; Bushog 30-ft,
$7500; Krause Rock cushion 30-ft, $9500; JD 16-ft,
$3500-$5000; Breaking discs Towner 18-ft; Kewanee 12, 14, 15-ft; DMI ripper, 5 shank, $8900; 7
shank, $10,900; McKee 7-ft snowblower $1200;
Leon front blade 12-ft, $3500; 10-ft blade, $1500;
Box scraper 10-ft, $2450; 3-PH Blade 9-ft $950;
Hyd post auger, $2200; Grain screeners $200 up;
Kwik Kleen 5 tube, $5000; 7 tube, $6500.
(204)857-8403, www.zettlerfarmequipment.com
2013 JD 2625 DISK 33-ft 7-in, 26-in Blades, 11-in
Spacing, Single Point, Touch Depth Ctl….$72,500,
Call Don @ 204-325-3465.
JD 4 BOTTOM AUTO reset plow 4x22-in. shears,
$2,500; Intl 2250 Loader off 5088 Intl tractor, excellent condition, $3,000. Phone (204)886-2994 or
(204)886-7471.
TRACTORS
John Deere
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Killarney
Sanford
Ste. Anne
Carman
Mariapolis
Pilot Mound
Crystal City
Elm Creek
St. Pierre
242
Morris
Winkler
Morden
Altona
B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2
NEW GRAVITY WAGONS 400B, $7400; 600B,
$12,500; 750B, $18,250. Large selection used wagons; 250-750 Bushel used grain carts, 475-1050
Bushel; PTO & Hydraulic drive Grainvacs: Brandt
#4000, $8000; #4500, $8500; REM 2500 HD,
$9500; Weigh wagon, $3500; Valmar #2420,
$3000; #3255, $3500; #1620, #1655; Wishek discs:
#842 14-ft, $25,000; #742 30-ft, $33,000; #842 30ft, $40,000; Land levellers 10-ft, $2450. Phone
(204)857-8403.
Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2
USED FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-8 ton large selection, Haul all drill fill w/brush auger, $2500.
www.zettlerfarmequipment.com (204)857-8403.
Lac du Bonnet
PRICE TO CLEAR!!
Beausejour
Winnipeg
Austin
Treherne
Westman
Waskada
Stonewall
Selkirk
Portage
Souris
Melita
Arborg
Lundar
Erickson
Hamiota
Reston
TILLAGE & SEEDING
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McCreary
Gimli
Shoal Lake
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Roblin
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Steinbach
Red River
AUCTION SALES
AUCTION SALES
Manitoba Auctions – Westman
SUN. NOV. 29TH 10:00AM-DST the Royal Oak
Inn, Brandon, MB. Estate Coin & Currency- lots of
Canadian coins several 1000 dollar bills, 100’s,
50’s, 20’s some uncirculated. Devil’s face on several bills and some in sequence. Internet Bidding
(download SoldOutright application). Buyers premium. This is a coin collection spanning over 70
years, Don’t miss this unique sale. For more information call Miller Auctions (204)725-8289 or
(204)522-5683.www.globalauctionguide.com
75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard
100,000PSI high tensile roofing &
siding. 16 colours to choose from.
Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2
Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for
archrib buildings
BEAT THE PRICE
INCREASES CALL NOW
FOUILLARD STEEL
SUPPLIES LTD.
ST. LAZARE, MB.
1-800-510-3303
McSherry Auction Service Ltd
AUCTION SALE
Moving & Estate
Sat., Nov. 21st @ 10:00 am
Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Drive
Yard * Tools * Antiques * Household *
Always Lots of Exciting Items!!
Stuart McSherry
(204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027
www.mcsherryauction.com
BUILDINGS
AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post
frame building company. For estimates and information
call
1-888-816-AFAB(2322).
Website:
www.postframebuilding.com
CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place &
finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any
floor design. References available. Alexander, MB.
204-752-2069.
AUCTION SALES
Manitoba Auctions – Interlake
UNRESERVED
AUCTION
SALE
of ELITE METAL PRODUCTS
HAYING & HARVESTING
BUSINESS SERVICES
Crop Consulting
FARM CHEMICAL / SEED COMPLAINTS
We also specialize in: agricultural complaints
of any nature; Crop ins. appeals; Spray drift;
Chemical failure; Residual herbicide;
Custom operator issues; Equip. malfunctions.
Licensed Agrologist on Staff.
For assistance and compensation call
Back-Track InvesTIgaTIons
2003 D-6-RXW SINGLE SHANK ripper. 28-in pads,
A/C, Cab, diff steering, $85,000; 2000 D-6-R LGP.
16-ft 8-in dozer, cab, A/C, bush canopy, diff steering, winch, very clean, $85,000; 2007 D-6-N LGP
crawler w/6-way dozer, A/C, cab, canopy, diff steering, ripper, extra clean, $96,000. 2004 D-6-N LGP
crawler, 6-way dozer, A/C, cab, diff steering, Allied
W6D winch, $86,000; 2008 CAT D-6-N LGP crawler tractor, 6-way dozer, A/C, cab, canopy, diff steering, cargo winch, $110,000. Phone:(204)871-0925.
2001 JD 9750 VSFH, Fine Cut Chopper, 20-ft Unload Auger….$52,000. Call Don @ 204-325-3465.
6 QUICK ATTACH EXCAVATOR buckets, some
trenching & clean-up buckets, plus 6 excavator rippers, some Cat’s & WBM’s. (204)871-0925, MacGregor MB.
Dvair upright air compressor model IS5-4060-03* Miller Side
Kick AC, 110 volt welder* 8’ Moody brake 18-gauge C/W
accessories* Connecticut box & pan bending brake model
V-322* Brown Boggs 4’ brake* 2-30” bar folders* 2-20” bar
folders* Edwards 4’ foot shear* Brown Boggs 36” shear* Brown
Boggs 30” shear w/back gauge* Walker turner band saw* Gary
slitter model 3354* Pittsburgh lock former* assort. rollers* Pexto
36” - 2-Brown Boggs 30” & 17” rollers* Tennsrnith 18” cleat
folder* Brown Boggs ring & circle shear* Brown Boggs 18”
groover* Brown Boggs 36” groover* 12” Power groover* 40”
hand slitter* Brown Boggs circle shears 19” & 36”* Weld-OMatic 10 kw water cooled spot welder* Delta 12” disc sander*
PUNCH PRESSES
Brown Boggs OBI double reduction 50-ton press* 10-ton Brown
Boggs OBI punch press* Brown Boggs horn press*
MISCELLANEOUS
Nice antique oak shipper’s desk w/2-drawers* 34”X41” safe*
Platform scale* Scope scale* assort. chairs* large assort. of
hand tools* galvanized boilers* Stock Room (Sold in lots) w/a
large assort. of die’s, etc.
TERMS: Cash, Visa, MasterCard or Debit paid in Full Same Day of Sale. 5% Buyer’s Fee.
“Everything Sold As is, Where is” with no warranties implied or expressed
“SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS”
KAYE’S AUCTIONS
204-668-0183 Wpg.
www.kayesauctions.com
Doors & Windows
Doors & Windows
Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013
Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556
www.reimeroverheaddoors.com
email: [email protected]
2008 JD 612C STALKMASTER Corn Head 12
Row 30-in…$75,000. Call Don @204-325-3465.
FARM MACHINERY
Parts & Accessories
TILLAGE & SEEDING
Air Seeders
GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528
or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.
2008/06 JD 1830/JD 1910, 50-ft, 7.5-in Sp, 3-in
Rubber Press, Sgl Shoot, 430 BU w/Duals, TBH,
Conveyor,
Dbl
Shoot,
Variable
Rate.
$142,900…Call Mike @204-745-7690.
1-800-667-9871 •• Regina
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Regina
1-800-667-3095 •• Saskatoon
1-800-667-3095
Saskatoon
1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg
1-800-667-3095
Manitoba
1-800-222-6594 •• Edmonton
FOR SALE: JD 2130- 3-pt, 3,000 original hours; JD
2550- 2wd, 3-pt, hi/low shift, 4,500-hrs, w/o loader;
JD 2750- MFWD, CAH, 3-pt, 2-hyd’s, w/245 loader;
JD 2950- 2wd, CAH, 3-pt, 2-hyd’s; JD 4050(2)MFWD, 3-pt, PS, w/o loaders; JD 4440- (2)Quad
shifts, duals; JD 4455- MFWD, 15-spd, w/o 3-pt,
w/o loader; JD 4640- Quad, 3-hyd’s; JD 4650- 2wd,
3-hyd’s, 15-spd, fact. duals; JD 4755- MFWD, 3-pt,
3-hyd’s, 6,000-hrs, 15-spd, fact. duals; JD 6420MFWD, 3-pt, PQ w/LHR, 2,900-hrs; JD 6420MFWD, 3-pt, 3-hyd’s, PQ w/LHR, w/640 loader; JD
7410- MFWD, 3-pt, 3-hyd’s, PQ w/LHR, w/740 loader; JD 7610- MFWD, 3-pt, PQ w/LHR, w/740 FEL;
JD 7700- MFWD, 3-pt, PQ, fact. duals, w/740 FEL,
grapple; JD 7810- MFWD, 3-pt, PQ w/LHR, fact.
duals, w/740 loader; JD 7810- MFWD, 3-pt, 3-hyd’s,
PQ w/LHR, 5,900-hrs. All tractors can be sold with
new or used loaders. Now a Husqvarna dealer, with
a full line of Husqvarna Equipment. Mitch’s Tractor
Sales Ltd. St. Claude, MB. Mitchstractorsales.com
Phone: (204)750-2459 (cell).
JD 4240 148 ld, 3pt, duals, p-shift, clean $19,500
JD 4430, 3-PT, duals, clean, $20,500
JD 4440, 3-PT, duals, p-shift, clean, $22,500
JD 3140, 3-PT, good running, $9,500
(204)746-2016, Morris.
TRACTORS
2-Wheel Drive
STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in
JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for
parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or
cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.
TRACTORS
Various
276 FORD BI-DIRECTIONAL 3-PTH & PTO on
both ends, new engine, new tires, $30,000. Phone
(204)625-5225.
FOR SALE: 1370 WHITE tractor (Fiat), 65-hwp,
FWA, 3-pth, White FEL & home built grapple, 9-ft
width blade. $9,500. Phone:(204)546-2299.
WANTED: MODEL 4-270 WHITE 4WD, In good
condition. Phone:(204)467-2618 after 7:00 p.m.
Geared For
The Future
Tillage & Seeding
FYFE PARTS
2014 JD 5115M W/310 Loader, 16 Speed, 3 SCV’s,
MFWD, 18.4R30 Rear, 12.4R24 Front…$78,900,
Call Mike@ 204-745-7690.
Big Tractor Parts,
Inc.
CURT’S GRAIN VAC SERVICES, parts & repair for
all makes & models. Craik SK, (306)734-2228.
TILLAGE & SEEDING
Harrows & Packers
2011 DEGELMAN 82-ft STRAWMASTER, Hyd
Tine,
Hyd
Press…$43,000.
Call
Don
@
204-325-3465.
STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST
RED OR GREEN
1. 10-25% savings on new replacement
parts for your Steiger drive train.
2. We rebuild axles, transmissions
and dropboxes with ONE YEAR
WARRANTY.
3. 50% savings on used parts.
1-800-982-1769
www.bigtractorparts.com
IRON & STEEL
IRON & STEEL
“For All Your Farm Parts”
www.fyfeparts.com
The Real Used FaRm PaRTs
sUPeRsToRe
Over 2700 Units for Salvage
• TRACTORS • COMBINES
• SWATHERS • DISCERS
Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN
(306) 946-2222
monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
WaTRoUs, sK.
Fax: 306-946-2444
• Quality Commercial/Agricultural/Residential
Overhead Doors & Operators.
• Aluminum Polycarbonate Doors Available.
• Non-Insulated and Insulated Sectional Doors Available.
• Liftmaster Heavy Duty Operators.
• Mullion Slide Away Centre Posts.
• Commercial/Agricultural Steel Man Doors and Frames.
• Your washbay door specialists. • Quality Installation & Service.
• 24 Hour Service. • Replacement Springs & Cables.
2005 GERRINGHOFF ROTO DISK…8 Row 30in…$42,000 Call Mike @ 204-745-7690.
HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES.
Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595
[email protected] www.arcfab.ca
WATROUS SALVAGE
Serving Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
NW Ontario & Alberta....Since 1937
COMBINES
Accessories
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Vacuums
MURPHY SALVAGE New & used parts for tractors,
combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage,
press drills & other misc machinery. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728.
TracTors
Combines
2000 JD 9650 STS, Contour Master, 18.4x42 Duals, Y & M…$48,000 Call Mike @ 204-745-7690.
FARM MACHINERY
Buffalo 15 drill press* B&D 10” bench grinder* Bostitch wire
stitcher model S250* sweadging machine* assort. hand turning
machines* assort foot presses* assort. vises* assort. hand
punches*
NH 2004 FORAGE HARVESTER for sale, asking
$15,000 OBO. Email [email protected]
Phone (204)248-2685
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
(Viewing all day Friday from 10:00 am till 3:00 pm Only)
EQUIPMENT
HAYING & HARVESTING
Various
COMBINES
John Deere
FOR SALE: D-7-17A. New clutch, approx. 50-hrs
ago; engine rebuild, approx. 250-hrs ago. W/angle
dozer & winch. Very nice, tight machine. Very nice
under carriage. $25,000.Phone:(204)871-0925.
After 85 years Elite Metal Products will close it’s doors forever.
“Come and Buy Some History”
2008 MACDON M150 SWATHER…., D60-40Header, 18.4x26 Tires, Slow Speed Transport,…$111,750. Call Don @ 204-325-3465.
1-866-882-4779. www.backtrackcanada.com
573 Talbot Ave.
Saturday, November 28th at 11:OO AM
HAYING & HARVESTING
Swathers
(4262)2012 LEMKEN RUBIN 26-ft, Flex Rollers,
Lateral
Limiters…..$94,500,
Call
Mike
@
204-745-7690.
NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS
NEW COMBINE PARTS
Large Inventory of
new and remanufactured parts
125 BISMARCK STREET, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
(off Springfield Rd)
STORE
• No minimum order
• Sells steel by the length, or by
the foot & full or part sheets
• While-you-wait we can:
saw, shear, punch, drill
• Express delivery
CONTACT THE STORE DIRECT:
[email protected]
204-224-6212
SERVICE CENTRE
STEINBACH, MB.
Ph. 326-2443
Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727
Fax (204) 326-5878
Web site: farmparts.ca
E-mail: [email protected]
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
39-FT CIL 203 DEEP tiller, 12-in spacing, 3-row
harrows, new shovels, in excellent shape. No reasonable offer refused. (204)795-0626.
• Competitively priced on
volume orders
• Superior stock selection
• Processing Services
• Hardox Wearparts
• Express Orders
CONTACT THE SERVICE CENTRE:
[email protected]
204-224-1472
(Processed parts within 24hrs)
• Stainless & Aluminum
MAKE IT. WORK.
28
Red River Valley Fairgrounds, 1805 West Main Ave,
West Fargo, ND. I-94 & Exit 343.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015 | 10AM
AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Auctioneers will run multiple rings with live online bidding. There will be no loading assistance until 1:00 PM on sale day. Cars and pickups may enter grounds at 12:00
Noon for self-loading. Equipment removal by December 4, unless other arrangements are made. Hauling and loading are available.
Registration, terms, and details at SteffesGroup.com. Contact auctioneers for owner information, new consignments, or changes at 701.237.9173 or 800.726.8609.
Complete Lot Listings & Photos at SteffesGroup.com
TRACK TRACTORS
COMBINES
GRAIN CARTS
2011 JD 9630T, deluxe cab, buddy 2012 JD S690, Contour-Master, 2
& GRAVITY WAGONS
seat, powershift, 4 hyd., integrated spd. PRWD, premium cab, deluxe
2009
Balzer 2000 grain cart, 2,000
AutoTrac, wide swing drawbar, HID controls, Pro Drive, 5 spd. feeder
bu., roll tarp, electronic scale
lights, radar, (26) front suitcase
house, integrated auto steer, 26’
Brent
672 grain cart, 650 bu.,
weights, 36” 5500 tracks, 1,620
high cap. unloading auger, Y&M,
corner auger, roll tarp, S/N672780
hrs., S/N1RW9630TJBP914574
fine cut chopper, power fold hopper, Brent 672 grain cart, 650 bu.,
2008 Case-IH 535, Quadtrac, luxury powercast tailboard, TouchSet, diff
corner auger, tarp, scale
cab, powershift, 5 hyd., large hyd.
lock, 871 sep. hrs., 1,288 engine
(2) Kory gravity wagons, 350 bu.
pump, return flow, 1000 PTO,
hrs., S/N1H0S690SCB0745508
Parker
gravity wagon, 300 bu.
Outback integrated auto steer, front 2013 JD S680, Contour-Master,
Husky hopper wagon, 200 bu.
& rear diff lock, HID lights, heavy
deluxe controls, ProDrive, 5 spd.
duty drawbar, factory tow cable,
PLANTERS
feeder house, integrated AutoTrac,
2,424 hrs., S/NZHF110315
Y&M, fine cut chopper, powercast
2014
JD
DB44,
CCS, 24x22”,
JD 8400T, powershift, 4 hyd., return tailboard, 26’ high cap. unloading
variable rate, pneumatic down
flow, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO,
auger, TouchSet, 683 sep. hrs., 1,002 pressure, Pro Shaft drive, Pro
integrated AutoTrac, radar, front
engine hrs., PowerGard warranty until Series XP row units, RowCommand,
weights, 16” tracks, 35%, 8,686
2017, S/N1H0S680SKD0757751
3-section disconnect, Total Ag 850
hrs., S/NRW8400T
2009 JD 9870, STS, Contourgal. liquid tank, JD rate controller,
Master,
premium
cab,
2
spd.
Yetter screw-adjusting trash
4WD TRACTORS
PRWD, 440 hp. 13.5 liter engine,
whippers, markers, 3,200 acres
1998 NH TV140 bi-directional, 3 hyd. deluxe controls, ProDrive, 5 spd.
2003
JD 1780 planter, 12x30”,
on cab, 2 hyd. on rear, 3 pt. front
feeder house, integrated AutoTrac, front-fold, 3 bu. hoppers, variable rate,
& rear, 540/1000 PTO, front & rear
Y&M, high cap. unloading auger,
Dawn trash whippers w/cutting coulter,
diff lock, NH 7614 loader w/grapple,
Maurer hopper ext., TouchSet, fine MudSmith wheels, in-furrow 2x2 liquid
4,800 hrs., engine OH in 2010
cut chopper, 1,440 sep. hrs., 1,950 fertilizer, on-frame tanks, plumbed
Pallet forks, quick tach, for NH TV140 engine hrs., S/NH09870S730922
rear hitch, corn & soybean discs
1992 JD 8760, 24 spd., 4 hyd., diff lock, 2010 Case-IH 9120, luxury cab,
2001 JD 1780 planter, 24x22”,
7,880 hrs., S/NRW8760H005267
Field Tracker, AFX rotor, PRWD,
variable rate drive, 1.6 hoppers,
1990 JD 8760, 24 spd., 4 hyd., 3 pt., Pro 600 w/Y&M, variable spd.
half-width, pneumatic down
quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 11,637 hrs., feeder house, auto steer ready,
pressure, S/NH01780D685140
S/NRW8760H002231
long unloading auger, rock trap,
JD planter, 24x22”, on Wil-Rich
1990 Case-IH 9150, powershift, 4
chopper, small, large wire, & round 2200 toolbar, 3 bu. hoppers, (2) 200
hyd., 8,643 hrs., S/NJCV0004943
bar concaves, 654 sep. hrs., 807
gal. liquid fertilizer tanks, variable
1997 NH 9682, 12 spd. gear, 4 hyd., engine hrs., S/NYAG209476
1000 PTO, 2,935 hrs., S/ND106110 2007 Lexion 595, deluxe cab, climate rate, corn/bean plates, JD 2600
monitor, monorib tires
1997 JD 9300, 24 spd., 4 hyd., diff
control, 4WD, heavy duty variable
lock, 6,138 hrs.,
DISC RIPPERS & MULCH
spd. feeder house, Auto Contour,
S/NRW9300H001271
Auto Pilot, Quantum display, printer,
FINISHER
1997 NH Versatile 9882, 12 spd.,
Ag Leader w/Y&M, mapping, long
2013 Case-IH Eco-Tiger 870 disc
4 hyd., 7,675 hrs., New engine at
auger, wide spread chopper, chaff
ripper, 22’, rear levelers, heavy
5,000 hrs., S/ND105642
spreader, New 35” tracks, 1,870 sep. duty 4-bar Summers harrow, 9/16”
1995 Ford Versatile 9880, 12 spd.
hrs., 3,261 engine hrs.,
tooth less than 800 acres
gear, 4 hyd., 7,401 hrs.,
S/NCOL88595C57988353
2012 JD 2700 disc ripper, 17-1/2’,
S/ND103366
2005 JD 9760 STS, Contour-Master, 7-shank, 30” space, single pt.
1991 Versatile 976, 12 spd. gear,
deluxe controls, variable spd.
depth, S/N1A82700XHC0745142
4 hyd., 6,889 hrs., engine OH at
feeder house, TouchSet, Y&M,
JD 726 mulch finisher, 39’,
4,700 hrs., S/ND475838
fine cut chopper, 22-1/2’ high
tandems across, single pt. depth,
cap. unloading auger, round bar
plumbed rear hitch, 5-bar harrow,
4 hyd., 9,892 hrs., S/N223129
concaves, 2,872 sep. hrs., 4,251
S/NX503169
1983 Versatile 1150, powershift,
engine hrs., S/NH09760S711690
500 hp. Cummins, 4 hyd., 9,400
OTHER TILLAGE EQUIP.
2005 JD 9760 STS, Contour-Master,
hrs., trans. needs work, S/N204110 PRWD, deluxe controls, heavy duty 2013 Summers harrow packer, 60’
1982 Versatile 935, 903 Cummins,
variable spd. feeder house, Y&M, 2005 Wil-Rich 5800 chisel plow,
12 spd., 4 hyd., 10,042 hrs., OH
fine cut chopper, 22-1/2’ high cap.
37’, 12” space, 5-section fold, single
3,000 hrs. ago, S/N072811
unloading auger, 2,736 sep. hrs.,
pt. depth, 5/8”x24” teeth
3,677 engine hrs.,
JD 1600 chisel plow, 27’
4 hyd., 6,638 hrs., S/N34429
S/NH09760S711209
2006 JD 2210 field cultivator, 641978 Versatile 835, CAH, 4 hyd.
2005 JD 9760 STS, Contour-Master, 1/2’, full floating hitch
1978 JD 8630, quad range, 3 hyd.
deluxe controls, heavy duty variable 2002 JD 2200 field cultivator,
44-1/2’, full floating hitch
MFWD & 2WD TRACTORS spd. feeder house, Y&M, fine cut
chopper, 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading Bush Hog 1450 tandem disc, 32’
2011 JD 8235R, MFWD, IVT,
auger, 2,663 sep. hrs., 3,586 engine JD 335 tandem disc, 32’, 11” space
ILS, 9L engine, no DEF, 5 hyd.,
hrs., S/NH09760S71116
Melroe harrow, 35’, manual fold
60 gpm hyd. pump, 3 pt., quick
2005 JD 9760 STS, Contour-Master, Field cultivator, 10’, 3 pt.
hitch, 1000 PTO, grill guard, Cat 4
deluxe controls, variable spd. feeder Dearborn 10-161 plow, 2 bottom
drawbar, cold weather pkg., (16)
house, TouchSet, integrated auto
AC plow, 3 bottom, steel wheel
front weights, joystick control and
steer, Y&M, fine cut chopper, 22-1/2’ AC plow, 2 bottom, steel wheel
brackets for loader, 1,090 hrs.
high cap. unloading auger, round
Plow, 1 bottom, horse-drawn,
2008 Case-IH Puma 165, MFWD,
bar concaves, 2,772 sep. hrs., 3,904 converted to pull-type
deluxe cab, leather, buddy seat,
engine hrs., S/NH09760S710895
left hand reverser, front axle & cab 2004 JD 9660 STS, Level Land,
SPRAYERS
susp., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, deluxe controls, variable spd. feeder 2013 JD 4940 sprayer, deluxe cab,
auto steer compatible, Case-IH
house, Y&M, hopper ext., fine cut
120’ booms, 1,200 gal. SS tank,
L770 self-leveling quick tach loader chopper, 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading 5-nozzle bodies, SS plumbing, SS
w/5-tine grapple, 2,167 hrs.
auger, 3,151 sep. hrs., 4,510 engine chemical inductor, high cap. pump,
1999 Case-IH MX270, MFWD,
hrs., S/NH09660S706411
traction & ride control, hyd. tread
powershift, 4 hyd., return flow, 3 pt., 2001 JD 9650 STS, Contouradj., 3” fill, 5-sensor auto boom
quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 6,885 hrs.,
Master, deluxe controls, variable
height, integrated auto steer, wheel
S/JJA0098638
spd. feeder house, Y&M, fine cut
motor shield, 944 engine hrs., 361
2004 Case-IH MXM190, MFWD,
chopper, 20’ unloading auger,
spray hrs., S/N1N4940XHC0023730
17 forward/6 reverse powershift, 4
3,060 sep. hrs., 3,963 engine hrs., Set (4) 620/70R46 flotation tires
hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000
S/NH09650S690770
for JD 4940
PTO, 4,620 hrs., S/NACM229404 1982 JD 7720, turbo hydro, corn/
2010 New Leader 3030G spreader
1997 JD 8400, MFWD, powershift,
box, 10 ton, 80’ spread pattern, fits
grain, DHH, reverser, chopper, air
3 pt., PTO, wired for auto steer, JD flow sieve, 5,044 hrs., S/N509791
JD 30 & 40 Series sprayer
200 universal steering wheel, no
1979 IHC 1460, axial flow w/chopper Boom/tank trailer for moving or
globe or screen, 8,508 hrs.,
storing JD sprayer tank & booms
FLEX HEADS
S/NRW8400P011435
or New Leader spreader box
1993 JD 7800, MFWD, powershift,
2009 Case-IH 4420 self-propelled
2013 JD 635F flex head, fore/aft
3 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, JD
sprayer, deluxe cab, 120’ booms,
740 self-leveling quick tach loader, 2006 JD 635F flex head, fore/aft
1,200 gal. SS tank, Aim Command,
2002 JD 930F flex head, 30’
8’ quick tach bucket w/grapple,
Ag Leader insight control w/Trimble
front fenders, 5,035 hrs., New seat JD 930 flex head, fore/aft
auto steer, Swath control, bottom
& susp., injectors & injector pump JD 925 flex head, fore/aft
fill w/induction cone, auto boom
1985 JD 220 flex head
rebuilt in fall 2015, loader
height, fence row nozzle, foam
2002 Case-IH 1020 flex head
S/NW00740C006276,
marker, 1,258 hrs., S/NY9T025268
DRAPER HEADS
S/NRW7800P003311
2006 Summers Ultimate NT
1976 IHC 464 utility, 2WD, 1 hyd.,
sprayer, 110’, 1,500 gal. tank, triple
2012 JD 640D, fore/aft, AHH
3 pt., 540 PTO, power steering,
nozzle bodies, hyd. pump, 200 gal.
2010
JD
635D
draper
head,
fi
nger
diff lock, unknown hrs., 12 hrs. on
rinse tank, Raven 450 controller,
complete OH, New clutch, throw-out reel, fore/aft, end transport
S/NF0991
bearing, alternator & starter, rebuilt 2010 JD 635D draper head, finger Kuker rear boom pickup sprayer,
reel, fore/aft, end transport
pressure plate, rebuilt fuel pump,
50’, 310 gal. poly tank
gauges, over $4,500 in engine
CHOPPING & NONMelroe 115 spra-coupe, 50’ boom,
work, S/N2210131U107452
CHOPPING CORN HEADS quick jet nozzles, 165 gal. tank
1947 Ford tractor, rear blade, front
loader, motor smokes
SPREADERS
2013 Drago chopping corn head,
1941 JD A, narrow front, 6 spd. high/ 6x30”, hyd. deck plates
2012 Valmar 7600 pull-type air
low, PTO, S/N548345
2013 JD 618 chopping corn head, spread spreader, roll tarp
18x22”, knife rolls
Simonson tandem axle stainless
GPS EQUIPMENT
2010 JD 612C chopping corn
steel spreader, 6 ton, 50’ spread
JD ITC receiver, SF1
head, StalkMaster, 12x30”
Simonsen tandem axle stainless
JD 2630 display, GS3, SF1
steel spreader, 6 ton, 50’ spread
JD 2630 monitor w/SF2 activation head, 12x22”
Tyler tandem axle stainless steel
Starfire 3000 receiver w/SF2
spreader, 6 ton, 50’ spread, roll tarp
activation
head, StalkMaster, 12x30”
Adams fertilizer tender, 20 ton
Trimble FM1000 display, updated
to the latest software, Omnistar HP/
SIDE DRESSERS
head, 8x30”, hyd. deck plates
XP unlocked, RTK unlocked, DCM2014 Fast 8224 side dresser, 2,400
Case-IH
1083
corn
head,
8x30”
300C cellular modem, AG25 GNSS
PICKUP & RIGID HEADS gal. tank, 23x30”, Fast coulters
antenna, Nav II controller, platform
2014 Schaben LA5000 liquid side
kit for Challenger 35 tractor
dresser, 35’ toolbar, 15 coulter,
2013 Trimble AS450, (3) machine 1980 JD 212 pickup head
30”, 1,000 gal. tank
sensors, part 79701-00 and (1) AS JD 212 pickup head, 6-belt pickup 2013 Fast 8218 side dresser, 35x22”,
1982 JD 222 rigid head, pro plates
460 sensor, part #79702-00 with
Clymer coulters, 1,800 gal. tank
box of wire harnesses
2012 Blu-Jet AT3000 side dresser, 2004 Volvo VNL64T420, 64” sleeper,
11x30”, 1,000 gal. tank
Volvo, 450 hp., 10 spd., engine
brake, air ride, dual aluminum fuel
SKID STEER LOADERS
tanks, SS quarter fenders, 3:73 ratio,
2014 Vermeer S800TX compact
218” WB, 1,000,000 miles
skid steer loader, Kubota 40 hp.
1999 Freightliner Century, factory
gas, (2) aux. hyd. w/pressure-release steerable pusher, 6NZ Cat, Eaton
couplers, 42” bucket, 7’ max. lift,
Fuller 13 spd., air ride cab & seat, wet
840 lb. cap., 2,200 lb. tipping weight, kit, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear
spring tension rubber tracks, 211 hrs. 1998 Kenworth W900L, 72”
2009 JD 328 skid steer loader, CAH, AeroDyne condo, 3406E Cat, 550
front hyd., floor controls, 4,609 hrs.
hp., 13 spd., air ride cab & susp., air
2007 JD 332 skid steer loader, CAH, slide 5th, (2) 125 gal. alum. fuel tanks,
front hyd., floor controls, major repair 3:55 ratio, 1,156,850 miles, OH’d at
of drive pumps, fan in 2015
Cat in Williston at 972,401 miles
Bobcat 943 skid steer loader,
1992 Freightliner FLD tandem
Perkins 4 cyl. diesel, 88” bucket,
axle, 40” flat top sleeper, 60 Series
forks, 3,917 hrs., S/N503314116
11.1 liter, 350 hp., 10 spd., air ride
cab & susp., 208” WB, 3:90 ratio,
WHEEL LOADERS &
406,604 miles
ATTACHMENTS
1992 Freightliner FLD120 flat top
Case W18 wheel loader, A401-BD
sleeper, 3406 Cat, 9 spd.
diesel, powershift, 2.5 cu. yd. bucket
DAY CAB SEMI TRACTORS
Swinger 2000AG wheel loader
Snow pusher, 14’, JRB 418
(2) 2009 IHC ProStar Premium, day
couplers, New rubber edge
cab, C13 Cat, Eaton Fuller 9 spd.,
engine brake, air ride, dump valve,
ROUGH TERRAIN &
air slide 5th, hyd. power steering,
TRACTOR FORKLIFTS
tilt, telescoping steering wheel, SS
1998 JLG 33RTS rough terrain
full fenders, alum. fuel tank, single
scissor lift, 4x4, gas or LP
chrome stack, 187” WB, 40,000 lb.
1976 Lull 400 rough terrain forklift, rear, 3:55 ratio, fleet-maintained,
4x4, Chrysler slant 6 cyl. gas
matching pair
Case 586C tractor forklift, ROPS 2005 Kenworth T800 tandem axle,
day cab, C13 Cat, 430 hp., 10 spd.,
TELESCOPING &
jake brake, air ride, air slide 5th, tilt,
SCISSOR LIFTS
208” WB, 3:55 ratio, dual stacks
1995 Gehl 883 DynaLift telescoping 2005 Volvo, day cab, Volvo, 395 hp.,
forklift, cab, heat, 4x4, 4-wheel
Eaton automatic, tilt/telescoping
steer, 40’ max. lift, 8,000 lb. cap.
wheel, twin aluminum fuel tanks,
Gradall telehandler, Perkins diesel, 3:90 ratio, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000
6,000 lb., 34’ reach, 2,018 hrs., pins lb. rear, shows 446,059 miles
and boom are tight, S/N87440916 2004 Sterling, day cab, 12.8
Grove AMZ86XT articulating boom ltr. Mercedes, 410 hp., 3-pedal
lift, Cummins 3.9 liter diesel, 4x4
autoshift, jake brake, air ride, twin
w/all-wheel steering, 80’ lift height,
alum. fuel tanks, 190” WB, 700,000
500 lb. cap., 8’ long x 40” wide
miles
swivel basket, onboard generator, 2001 IHC 9400, day cab, 12.7
6,148 hrs., S/N45004
Detroit, Eaton 10 spd. autoshift,
Genie GS 5390 rough terrain
engine brake, air ride, fixed plate,
scissor lift, engine needs work
wet kit, 898,303 miles
(2) Forklift fork ext., 72”, New
2000 IHC 9100, day cab, N14 Select
Plus Cummins, 10 spd., jake brake,
TRACTOR LOADER
air ride cab & seat, air slide 5th, tilt,
BACKHOE
steering wheel, wet kit, twin alum.
1969 JD 500 tractor loader
tanks, 3:90 ratio, 695,096 miles
backhoe, open ROPS, powershift, 1999 IHC 9200, day cab, M11
2WD, 80” bucket, 23” bucket,
Cummins, Eaton Fuller 10 spd., air
shows 918 hrs. currently, 2,389 hrs. ride cab & seat, 179” WB, 12,000
on previous hr. meter, S/N41745
lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, 638,123
miles
CONSTRUCTION EQUIP. 1994
Freightliner FLD tandem
Bomag BMP851 sheepsfoot
axle, factory day cab, 60 Series
vibratory trench compactor roller Detroit, 350 hp., 9 spd., engine
Essick Dynapac pull-type
brake, spring ride, wet kit, cruise,
vibratory sheepsfoot packer
3:58 ratio, 155” WB, shows 671,358
2007 Wacker RT82 vibratory
miles
sheepsfoot compactor
1989 Peterbilt 379, day cab, 3406
IR FX130 vibratory compactor
Cat, Fuller 15 spd., engine brake,
Sweeper, for mounting, PTO
air leaf susp., air slide 5th, air ride
Hiniker Fox Cub pickup box
seat, wet kit, dual exhaust & air
sander/salt spreader, 8’
cleaners, shows 304,287 miles
HiPower portable generator, 50 kva 1986 Freightliner FLC112 tandem
Wacker Neuson G70 portable
axle, day cab, L10 Cummins, 270
generator, 58 kw, JD diesel
hp., Eaton 9 spd., spring ride,
(2) Milwaukee Dymodrill concrete manual sliding 5th, diff lock, 2-line
core drills, vacuum base
wet kit, alum. fuel tank, Saf-T-Pull
2012 Probst Genius basic
hitch, 180” WB, shows 278,683
automatic paving stone placer
miles
Approx. (215) underground heavy
BOX TRUCKS
duty utility markers
Freightliner FL112, C10
SLEEPER SEMI TRACTORS 2000
Cat, steerable pusher 3rd axle, 10
2007 Kenworth W900, Aerocab
spd., 22-1/2’ steel box, roll tarp,
w/double bunk, C15 Accert Cat,
sugarbeet endgate, dual 100 gal.
550 hp., 13 spd. New in 2012, jake
alum. fuel tanks
brake, air slide 5th, heavy duty clutch 1999 Peterbilt 379 twin screw,
New in May 2015, 780,000 miles
Detroit 500 hp., 13 spd., 20’ box,
2007 Kenworth T600, Aerocab
roll tarp, 3 pc. endgate
w/double bunk, C15 Accert Cat,
1995 Ford LNT800 tag tandem, 8.3
550 hp., 18 spd., jake brake, air
liter Cummins diesel, 9 spd., 20’
slide 5th, heavy duty clutch New in Reitan alum. box, Headlift hoist, roll
May 2015, 740,000 miles
tarp, 3 pc. endgate, 285,000 miles,
2007 Kenworth T2000 tandem axle, 17,700 lb. empty weight
Aerocab 72” sleeper, ISX Cummins, 1980 GMC 7000 twin screw, 427
500 hp., Eaton 10 spd. auto shift,
gas, 5&4 spd., 19’ box, hoist, roll
engine brake, AG380 air ride, air slide tarp, 3 pc. endgate, air brakes,
5th, diff lock, (2) alum. fuel tanks, 235” shows 79,626 miles, $14,000 in
WB, 3:55 ratio, 1,000,000 miles
repairs, rebuilt trans., aux. trans.
2006 Peterbilt 387, condo, ISX
1975 Chevrolet C65 Custom
Cummins, 435 hp., Eaton Fuller 10 Deluxe twin screw, 427 V8, 5&4
spd., air ride cab & susp., air slide
spd.
5th, (2) 100 gal. alum. fuel tanks,
1974 Chevrolet C65 tag tandem,
230” WB, 3:55 ratio, 782,200 miles 427 gas, 5&2 spd., 18’ box
2005 Freightliner Columbia tandem 1974 Chevrolet C60 single axle,
axle, 72” mid-roof sleeper, 60 Series 366, 4&2 spd., 14’ steel grain box
Detroit, Eaton 13 spd., engine brake,
air ride, diff lock, (2) 150 gal. alum. SERVICE & OTHER TRUCKS
fuel tank, SS half fenders, alum.
2012 Ford F550, reg. cab, XL pkg.,
frame, 248” WB, 1,031,000 miles
6.7 diesel, 6 spd. automatic, 4WD,
2005 Volvo 670, sleeper, Volvo
block heated, integrated brake
465 hp., 10 spd. auto shift, air ride
control, high cap. towing pkg.,
cab & seat, air slide 5th, 12,000
Payload Plus pkg., 4:88 limited slip
lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, known
differential, 14’ F&S Mfg. flatbed w/
transmission problem
integrated 5th wheel & (2) double2005 Western Star 4900
belt boxes, 201” WB, 99,000 miles,
conventional, sleeper, 15 liter
New engine installed at 57,000 miles
Detroit, 550 hp., 13 spd., engine
2003 GMC WT5500 dually, Isuzu
brake, air ride, air slide 5th, twin
turbo diesel, automatic, spring
aluminum fuel tanks, 244” WB
susp., 22’x8’ steel flatbed, sliding
2004 Kenworth T800, studio
winches, tow pkg., 206,751 miles
sleeper, VIT interior, Cat, 430 hp., 1992 Kenworth T400 service unit,
10 spd., jake brake, air ride, 3:70
L10 Cummins, 9 spd. overdrive,
ratio, 215” WB, single exhaust
jake brake, service body, IMT 8,000
2004 Peterbilt 385, day cab, Cat,
lb. crane, hyd. air compressor, (3)
430 hp., 10 spd., jake brake, air ride sets tool drawers, welding leads,
cab & susp., 185” WB, single stack torch hoses, 50’ air hose, 40,000
miles since engine work, $20,000
spent on engine in 2011
1996 IHC tandem axle vacuum
truck, 11.1 liter 60 Series Detroit,
365 hp., Spicer 10 spd., Keith
Huber Dominator 3,200 gal. tank,
12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear
1981 GMC Topkick single axle,
3116 Cat diesel, 4 spd. Allison
automatic, emergency service
body, 98,000 miles
1980 Ford 8000 cab & chassis,
3208 Cat, auto., 10’ belly scraper,
Falls snow plow w/hyd. lift, 93,000
miles
HOPPER BOTTOM
TRAILERS
2015 Timpte Super Hopper tandem
axle hopper bottom, 42’x96”x78”
2014 Wilson Pacesetter tandem
2013 Timpte spread axle hopper
bottom trailer, 50’x102”x90”
2013 Timpte spread axle hopper
bottom trailer, 50’x102”x90”
2010 Wilson Pacesetter hopper
bottom, 41’x72” sides, ag hopper
2009 Wilson tandem axle hopper
bottom, 40’x96”x78”, ag hopper
2009 Timpte tri-axle hopper
bottom, 48’x96”x78”, ag hopper
2009 Dakota tandem axle steel
hopper bottom, 38’, ag hopper
1988 Wilson Pacesetter tandem
STEP DECK TRAILERS
2004 Fontaine step deck, 53’x102”
2002 Fontaine step deck, 53’x102”
2002 Transcraft spread axle step
deck, 53’x102”, aluminum deck
2001 Transcraft step deck,
48’x102”
DROP DECK & FLATBED
TRAILERS
2014 Maurer tandem axle drop
deck, 53’, 37’ main deck, 11’ neck,
5’ grated beavertail, (3) heavy
duty flipover spring-loaded ramps,
closed tandem axle spring susp.,
hardwood deck, less than 20,000
miles on trailer
1994 Great Dane drop deck spread
axle trailer, 48’x96”, air ride, wood
deck, 11’ upper deck, steel bulk
head, sliding winches
1992 Tomy drop deck trailer, 411/2’, 9’ upper deck, wood deck
1990 East aluminum flatbed,
48’x102”, 10’2” spread axle, air
ride, air lift front axle, air dump on
rear axle, (18) sliding winches, (2)
toolboxes, LED light
1979 Alloy spread axle flatbed,
41’x96”, steel w/aluminum deck,
air ride, aluminum bulk head, (1)
aluminum toolbox, sliding winches
1974 Lufkin flatbed trailer, 40’
2012 PJ gooseneck flatbed trailer,
34’, 5’ dovetail, pop-up center,
flip-over ramps, ramp support bars,
toolbox, 10,000 lb. tandem duals
1967 Hyster trailer, 24’, beavertail
w/ramps, 20 ton, pintle hitch
BELLY & END DUMP
TRAILERS
(2) 2015 CPS/Manac tri-axle
belly dump trailers, 42’x96”, 8’2”
spread, air ride, rear lift
1974 East end dump, 30’ aluminum
tub, 31’ steel frame, approx. 60”
sides, poly liner, rear chute for
sugarbeets, fresh DOT
DRY VAN TRAILERS
1985 Great Dane insulated van
trailer, 48’, sliding tandem axle
1998 Strick insulated van, 53’x102”
1998 Strick insulated van, 53’x102”
SKID STEER LOADER
ATTACHMENTS
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TRAILERS
PICKUPS
NH3 EQUIPMENT
CHEMICAL/FERTILIZER
EQUIPMENT
HAY & LIVESTOCK EQUIP.
GRAIN & SEED VACS
AUGERS, CONVEYORS,
& TENDERS
BLADES & OTHER EQUIP.
SNOWBLOWERS &
PUSHERS
LAWN & GARDEN
SHOP EQUIPMENT
RECREATION & VEHICLES
TANKS, TIRES, & PARTS
BINS & STORAGE RINGS
AERATION & BIN EQUIP.
FARM SUPPORT ITEMS
MISC. ITEMS
TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising.
$35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. ND Sales Tax laws apply. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.
Auctioneers & Clerk: Steffes Group, Inc., 2000 Main Avenue East, West Fargo, ND 58078
Scott Steffes ND81, Brad Olstad ND319, Bob Steffes ND82, Max Steffes ND999, Ashley Huhn ND843,
Eric Gabrielson ND890, Randy Kath ND894 | 701.237.9173 | 800.726.8609 | SteffesGroup.com
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Cattle Auctions
Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519
GRUNTHAL, MB. AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Angus
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Wanted
Top Producing Black & Red Angus Breeders
present the 27th Annual Keystone Klassic Black
& Red Angus Sale Sat., Dec. 5, 2015 at 1:00PM
Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB. Offering 65+ females, including an elite selection of foundation
bred heifers & fancy heifer calves. Junior discounts
avail. For a catalogue or more info contact T Bar C
Cattle Co. Ltd. at (306)933-4200. View the catalogue online at www.BuyAgro.com (PL #116061)
TIRED OF THE
HIGH COST OF
MARKETING
YOUR CALVES??
BRED COW SALES
every SATURDAY at 10 am
November 28th, December 5th &12th
**Please call to consign your bred cows.**
www.penta.ca
1-800-587-4711
10 RED ANGUS COWS with spring calves. Phone
(204)371-6404.
Stretch your ADVERTISING DOLLAR!
IRON & STEEL
Bred Cow Sale - please call to consign your bred cows.
Bred Cow Sale - please call to consign your bred cows.
For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call
Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 | Auction Mart (204) 434-6519
MB. Livestock Dealer #1111
WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM
LIVESTOCK
Bred Cow & Heifer Sale
Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519
GRUNTHAL, MB.
AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING
REGULAR
CATTLE SALES
Bred Cow & Heifer Sale
Friday, November 27, 2015 11 am
---Highway #1 West, Whitewood, SK---
every TUESDAY at 9 am
November 24th
Featuring:
**DISPERSAL FOR GARY SPEIGHT of 215 head 185 cows & 30 heifers, 60% black, 25% red, 15%
CharX Bred Black Angus due to start calving at the
start of April. Most under 5 years of age.
**DISPERSAL of 25 CharX cow Bred Charolais
**330 HEIFERS approximately 85% Black, 15% Red,
RBF Bred Black due to start calving March 10.
These heifers will be sold 1/3 at each of the
Nov. 27, Dec. 4 and Dec. 11 bred sales.
**10 Charolais heifers Bred Black.
Book you Bred Cows into these sales as they are filling.
For more info. or to book call 306-735-2822 or go
to www.whitewoodlivestock.com for pictures &
more information
Saturday, November 28th at 10 am
Bred Cow Sale
Monday, November 30th at Noon
Sheep and Goat with
Small Animals & Holstein Calves
For on farm appraisal of livestock
or for marketing information please call
Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250
Auction Mart (204) 434-6519
MB. Livestock Dealer #1111
WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM
Go public with an ad in the Co-operator classifieds.
TRACTORS
Various
Contact:
D.J. (Don) MacDonald
Livestock Ltd.
License #1110
LIVESTOCK
Swine For Sale
BERKSHIRE BOARS FOR SALE. All sizes, delivery at cost. Phone Troy or Lee:(204)828-3317 or
(204)750-2759.
LIVESTOCK
Swine Wanted
The Harvest
Hoedown Simmental
Female Sale
Gladstone Auction Mart
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Auctions
TRACTORS
Various
Plan to attend the 37TH ANNUAL KEYSTONE
KONNECTION SIMMENTAL SALE. Tues., December 8th, 2015 at the Keystone Centre Brandon,
Manitoba. 50 lots of Simmental cattle. Yearling bred
heifers with noted breeding dates. Heifer Calves
that are quiet and will make 4-H or Junior Show
heifers. Bull Calves that are some of the top genetics in Fleckvieh Simmental will be available on the
8th. These beef bulls will add Pounds to your calf
crop for more dollars in your pocket. ADD
GROWTH, MILK AND PERFORMANCE TO your
Calf Crop by selecting an animal at the Keystone
Konnection Sale. Heifer calf show at noon and sale
to follow. View catalog online at www.marmacfarms.net or call (204)728-3058 or (204)729-5439
Keystone Sale Management.
Closed Bred Heifer Sale - consigned to the sale are 160 black and black
sim. heifers, and 120 red and red sim. heifers. All heifers were palp tested
and fully vaccinated prior to breeding. All heifers preg tested to a 60 day
calving period. Bulls exposed July 1 through Aug; all heifers exposed to
black angus bulls. This is a well grown and carefully
selected group of heifers.
Saturday, December 12th at 10:00 am
FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders &
Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3,
1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod:
3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece
or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art
(204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.
800-1000 LBS.
Steers & Heifers
Don: 528-3477, 729-7240
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Simmental
Saturday, November 28th at 10:00 am
Saturday, December 5th at 10:00 am
1-800-782-0794
300-700 LBS.
Steers & Heifers
Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400
Ben: 721-3400
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Red Angus
WANTED:
BUTCHER
HOGS
SOWS AND BOARS
FOR EXPORT
Monday, November 30, 2015
Fri., Dec 4th at 11:00 A M
consigned from Kenmar Farms
20 Purebred Shorthorn cows
bred Shorthorn
10 Shorthorn Heifers bred
Black Angus
Bulls where exposed May 20th
------------------------------------------------Boggy Creek Farms
complete dispersal of 93 cows
46 cows are Char/Sim x
36 cows are Red & Black
11 pairs are late summer calves
All Bred Charolais
Bulls where exposed June 10th
------------------------------------------------Complete dispersal of 35 mostly
Black Angus x cows
bred Hereford to start calving in Mar.
------------------------------------------------Phone Terra Fulton manager
at (204)385-2537
to consign to this sale
The cows should be in the mart by
12:00 noon on Thursday for preg
checking. License #1108
1:00 P.M. at the Beautiful Plains
Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB
Catalog can be viewed online
at: www.transconlivestock.com
P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD.
728-7549
Licence No. 1123
for more info contact
Jay Good: 403-556-5563
Darren Paget: 403-323-3985
or glenn norton: 780-542-0634
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Various
15 BLACK ANGUS HEIFERS and young cows. Ph:
204-425-3016
FOR SALE: 30 BRED heifers, Red Angus X Simmental, bred Red Angus from reputable herd on
Pfizer Gold program, Feb 10th calving start date.
View heifers on web www.srauction.ca Phone
(204)447-2473 or cell (204)447-7608.
LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT
2 HORSE BOBSLEIGHS, W/POLE, double tree,
3-yrs old, 2.5-in steam-bent runners; 1 pony bobsleigh; 1 horse cutter complete w/shaft & tree. Call
Leon (204)866-4141.
ALTERNATIVE POWER BY SUNDOG SOLAR,
portable/remote solar water pumping for winter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind generators,
aeration. Service & repair on all makes/models. Carl
Driedger, (204)556-2346 or (204)851-0145, Virden.
KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING
System, provides water in remote areas, improves
water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life. St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763.
TRACTORS
Various
TRACTORS
Various
SPECIAL EDITION
Manitoba Ag Days Taking place
Jan. 19, 20
& 21, 2016
at the Brandon
Keystone Centre
The Manitoba Co-operator is presenting
a great opportunity for you to feature your
business, products or booth at Manitoba
Ag Days in the Jan. 7th edition.
The Manitoba Ag Days Show is a winter indoor
exposition of agricultural production expertise,
technology, and equipment held in Brandon every
January. The Show attracts exhibitors and visitors
from across Canada and North Central United States and provides an annual opportunity for
producers to comparison shop for everything they need for their agricultural operations.
DEADLINE: DEC. 21st · ISSUE DATE: JAN. 7th
Contact your Manitoba Co-operator Sales
representative to book your space today!
Terry McGarry
Ph: 204-981-3730 Fax: 204-253-0879
Warmer Winter,
longer seasons
Butter
is Back
David Phillips sees more
climate change » PG 3
Consumption up six
per cent last year » PG 15
November 5, 2015
SEE YOU AT THE SHOW!
The new
government’s
ag ‘to do’ list
Ralph Goodale says
improvements to grain
transportation and trade
are top priorities, but
safety nets and research
are also on the agenda
BY allan DaWson
Co-operator staff
G
rain transportation and
trade are top of the new
Liberal government’s
agricultural agenda, says veteran Saskatchewan MP and
former agriculture minister
Ralph Goodale.
Other priorities include determining if farm aid programs
are adequate, investing in infrastructure to protect soil and
water and refocusing the government’s role in scientific research.
The Canadian Wheat Board is
not coming back, but the Liberal
government will dig into its apparent ‘giveaway’ to a foreign
ServiNG maNitoba FarmerS SiNce 1925 | vol. 73, No. 45 | $1.75
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Concerns expressed
over loopholes in
farmland ownership act
The Manitoba Farm Industry Board asks for feedback on how to
strengthen legislation preventing foreigners from buying farmland
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CALL FOR TENDERS: The Estate of Ross Langton Wilson is hereby soliciting tenders for the following property THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION
7-7-18WPM Title No. 2457453/2. The property is
farmland consisting of 160-acs. Located on the land
are the following structures: 6 grain bins. The land
is located in the R.M. of Oakland in MB. Tenders
shall be received by 4:00pm on Nov. 30th, 2015. A
certified cheque deposit of not less than 10% of the
proposed purchase price shall accompany each
tender. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Reserve bid- Yes. Tenders shall
be submitted to, and Tender forms & further info
may be obtained from: Roy Johnston TDS Barristers & Solicitors 363 10th St Brandon, MB R7A 4E9
ANDREA J. HADLEY (204)727-0761
FARMLAND FOR SALE: 600 cultivated acs of
Farm land for sale in one block. Legal: Section
31-2-8 wpm. Location 4-mi south of Manitou. For
further info Contact: Melvin Toews Golden Plains
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FARM LAND NEAR ST ADOLPHE FOR SALE BY
TENDER Sealed tenders in writing for the purchase
of the property described below will be received by
SMITH NEUFLED JODOIN LLP as follows: PROPERTY FOR SALE: by ALTO HOLDING LTD. LEGAL DESCRIPTION- SE 1/4 25-8-3 EPM (Tax
Rolls #s 17300, 17400, 17406 & 17500) This Property is 153.09 +/- acs & is located on the north side
of PTH #210 approx 4-mi west of PTH #59 (immediately west of the railway crossing). CONDITIONS
OF TENDER: 1. Interested parties must rely on
their own inspection & knowledge of the property.
Any specific questions pertaining to the property
should be directed to Kenneth Heinrichs at
(204)326-3022. 2. Tenders must be delivered to
SMITH NEUFELD JODOIN LLP in Steinbach by
2:00pm Dec. 4th, 2015. Please mark on front of envelope “Confidential Tender- Alto Holdings- Jodoin”.
3. Tenders must be accompanied by a $10,000 deposit cheque payable to SMITH NEUFELD JODOIN
LLP. Deposit cheques accompanying unacceptable
bids will be returned. 4. The highest or any tender
will not necessarily be accepted. TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE: 1. The bidder(s) whose tender is
accepted will be required to complete an Agreement covering the terms & conditions of the sale by
Dec. 11th, 2015. 2. Possession date will be Jan.
1st, 2016. 3. In addition to the deposit, the balance
of the accepted tender must be paid on or before
Jan. 1st, 2016. If the balance of the purchase price
is not paid by the possession date or under acceptable conditions, the deposit paid shall be forfeited as liquidated damages & not as a penalty.
SMITH NEUFELD JODOIN LLP Attention: Marcel
D. Jodoin 85 PTH 12 N Steinbach, MB R5G 1A7
(204)346-5113
WANTED: HALF SECTION OF land, or existing
dairy farm to build new dairy barn. Must have good
water supply, any area considered. Phone:
(204)305-0340 or (204)534-8260. All inquires handled in strict confidence.
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279
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Manitou,
MB. R0G 1G0
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NE ¼ 36-3-13 WPM, excepting –
all Mines and Minerals, (being
approx. 130 cult. acres).
TENDERS CLOSE:
November 27, 2015.
For further information contact
Larry J. Selby at:
Ph: 204-242-2801
Fax: 204-242-2723
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FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER
Sealed bids for the purchase of the following parcels of land, located in the RM
of Portage la Prairie and in the RM of Westlake-Gladstone, Manitoba, will be
received up to 5.00 pm on December 7, 2015 at the offices of CanadianFarmRealty.com, Box 7, Graysville, MB, R0G 0T0, Attention: Dolf Feddes:
Parcel Number
Legal Description
Acres
1
NE 6-14-8W
156.33
2
NE 31-13-8W
160.17
3
NE 7-14-8W
134.78
4
SW 5-14-8W
160.0
5
SE & SW 18-14-8W
169.04
includes yard site with 2 tarp shelters used for machinery storage (30’ * 116)
and approximately 42,000 bushels of grain storage.
6
NW 22-12-8W
158.0
7
SE 17-13-8W
148.83
8
NE 17-13-8W
157.03
9
NW 19-12-7W
143.39
10
NW 9-13-8W
141.49
11
SE 23-12-8W
147.32
12
NE, NW, SE, SW 28-13-7
640
13
Pt of NE 26-14-9W, NW 25-14-9W, Pt of
NE 35-14-9W, W1/2 of NW36-14-9W, SW36-14-9W, SE35-14-9W, SW25-149W. 513.54 total acres includes yard site with Goodon machine shed, some
grain storage and older cattle facilities.
14
SW 20-13-8W
157.42
15
SE 20-13-8W
153.69
16
NE 11-12-8W
206.55
17
Pt of SE/SW 21-13-8W
6.27
ThE FOLLOWiNG WiLL APPLY TO ALL TENDERS:
Interested parties must rely on their own inspection and knowledge of the properties.
Bids shall address each parcel as a separate unit. Tenders are required to offer a total
purchase amount for the parcel that is the subject of such tender. The vendor reserves
the right to reject any or all bids. Purchaser will be responsible for total of 2016 property
taxes.
All offers are to be submitted in sealed envelopes accompanied by a certified cheque
or bank draft payable to “Royal LePage Riverbend Realty in Trust” for 5% of the
tendered amount. Cheques will be returned in respect to tenders that are not accepted.
Successful bidders will be asked to enter into a formal Purchase agreement covering
the terms and conditions of the sale with a possession date of January 8, 2016. The
purchaser(s) shall be responsible for GST or shall self-assess for GST.
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Any questions regarding these parcels, or this tender can be directed to:
Dolf Feddes, REALTOR at 204- 828-3371 (office) or 204-745-0451 (cell).
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(204)728-4784 or (204)721-1542. Brandon, MB.
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Dame, MB. [email protected]
140- 5X6 NET WRAPPED hardcore grass bales on
alfalfa & timothy base, no rain, $45.00 per bale. Interlake, (204)661-2213.
2ND CUT ALFALFA TIMOTHY Orchard Grass mix
in small square bales. Call Bill (204)770-4706, Lorette area.
3RD CUT HAY FOR sale, 37 4x5 bales, $.07
cents/lb, also small square 2nd cut, $4.25/bale. No
Sunday calls. (204)828-3648.
Alfalfa & Straw in 3x4 Square Bales
Dairy & Beef Quality, Alfalfa has Been Tested
Stored Inside, Delivery Available. (204)746-4505
BIG ROUND ALFALFA GRASS bales, 1st & 2nd cut;
also barley straw bales and rolled barley & oats by the
tote bag or small 50-lb bags. Phone (204)886-2083.
FOR SALE: 1ST CUT large, dry round bales, approx 1300-lbs, also 2nd cut large round alfalfa
bales, no rain, 20 plus protein. (204)749-2194, cell
(204)526-0733.
FOR SALE: 34 SOLID core round bales of 2nd cut
alfalfa, price five & a half cents per pound.
(204)759-2753, Shoal Lake, MB.
GRASS HAY FOR SALE, round bales, $25-$45.
Phone Garry (204)825-7919.
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(204)424-9125.
HEAVY NET-WRAPPED ROUND BALES, 3rd cut
alfalfa
$85/bale.
Phone
(204)799-8130
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(204)837-9750.
LARGE ROUND BALES HAY Alfalfa Grass mix,
approx 1,150-1,250 lbs, $50-55 per bale. Phone
(204)886-2994 or (204)886-7471.
LARGE ROUND HAY BALES, all 1,270-1,350-lbs,
$45/bale. Alfalfa grass round bales, 1,500-lbs each,
$70/bale. Marquette, MB. Phone:(204)375-6551.
Round Hay Bales 110 Alfalfa, Trefoil, Grass mix Hay.
Approx 1,400-lbs. Hay has been tested, $50.
(204)333-5354 [email protected]
SMALL FLAX BALES FOR insulation/fuel etc.
Mon-Sat. Bill Matheson, Stonewall MB, (204)467-5608.
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of tender parcels.
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DOUG RATH & RAE FLOWER of Ste Rose du
Lac, MB intend to sell private lands: NE 06-29-12W
to Melvin & Maraeina Huber and Trent McNally
who will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture,
Food and Rural Development for possible transfer
of the Crown land forage lease associated with this
ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of
the following: NE 31-28-12W; NW
31-28-12W;
NW 06-29-12W;SE 06-29-12W; SW 06-29-12W;
NE 07-29-12W; NW 07-29-12W; SE 07-29-12W;
SW 07-29-12W; NW 25-28-13W;NE
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34-28-13W;NW 34-28-13W; SE 34-28-13W; SW
34-28-13W;NE 35-28-13W; NW
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35-28-13W; SW 35-28-13W;NW 36-28-13W; SW
36-28-13W;NE 01-29-13W; NW 01-29-13W; SE
01-29-13W;SW 01-29-13W; NE
02-29-13W;
NW
02-29-13W;SE 02-29-13W; SW
02-29-13W;
NE
03-29-13W; NW 03-29-13W;SE
03-29-13W;
SW
03-29-13W;NE 04-29-13W; SE 04-29-13W; NE
09-29-13W;SE 09-29-13W; NE 10-29-13W; NW
10-29-13W;SE 10-29-13W; SW 10-29-13W; NE
11-29-13W; NW 11-29-13W; SE 11-29-13W; S
W
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E
12-29-13W;SW 12-29-13W. If you wish to comment on or object to the potential transfer of this forage lease to this purchaser please write to: Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box
1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax
(204)867-6578.
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STOCK TRAILER 16-FT BUMPER pull, $3200; 20ft GN, $3500; GN flat deck, 25-ft with ramps,
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as US$35 billion per year as
it increases investments in
dams and improves access to
overseas markets, Agriculture
Minister Carlos Furche said
on Nov. 4.
While the Andean country’s
mining sector, the hub of its
economy, has seen firms scale
back production and cut jobs
due to a prolonged slump in
the copper price, its agricultural industry has kept growing.
Chile, the world’s top exporter of fresh grapes and
blueberries, posted record exports of food, including fruit,
livestock, wine and salmon,
of just over $16 billion last
year (all figures US$). That
was about three times what it
shipped abroad 10 years ago.
The country also is a key exporter of wine, cherries and
walnuts.
“Demand for food has no
place to go but grow because
the (global) population continues to expand… it is realistic and possible over the next
10 years to put as our target
a doubling of the value of exports to between $30 billion
and $35 billion,” Furche told
Reuters in an interview in Santiago.
The minister, who is a member of the ruling Socialist Party
and trained as an agricultural
engineer, added that the value
of agricultural exports could
reach $18 billion next year and
be as high as $20 billion by the
end of this decade.
A worker walks in the Clos Apalta vineyards in the Colchagua Valley south of Santiago in March 2010. Chile, already a key exporter of fresh grapes and wines, hopes to double
its agri-food and livestock exports through expanded market access and domestic investment. Photo: reuters/marco fredes
Those exports, however, are
forecast to fall by between five
and eight per cent this year
in step with falling prices for
some products.
To achieve its agricultural
export goals, Chile is investing up to $250 million annually to build 10 new dams
and repair others, a move
made urgent by reduced
rainfall in its main Farm-
ing Belt in the central part of
the country.
“We can’t keep looking at
drought as an emergency, we
have to incorporate this as
a structural reality,” Furche
said.
He added that irrigation of
about half the country’s 1.2
million hectares of agricultural
land could be improved by expanding new technologies that
could double the efficiency of
water usage.
Chile is a signatory to the ambitious 12-nation Trans-Pacific
Partnership trade agreement,
which officials says should
boost food exports.
Dairy producers will gain
better access to markets in Japan and Canada, and citrus
exporters will get a better foothold in Japan, Furche said.
“We can’t keep looking
at drought as an
emergency, we have to
incorporate this as a
structural reality.”
carlos furche
Chilean agriculture minister
Bankers expect more pain for U.S. farm economy
Farmers are cutting back spending as income drops
BY P.J. HUFFSTUTTER
Chicago/Reuters
T
he U.S. farm economy extended
its slide in the third quarter amid
slumps in grain and livestock
prices, and bankers had a dour outlook
for farm incomes in the fourth quarter, said a quarterly report from the
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
The third-quarter survey from the
bank, released on Nov. 12, showed that
bankers surveyed forecast farm households were continuing to cut back on
both household expenses and capital
spending for their operations — and
were expected to keep trimming costs
in the coming months.
Similar findings were reported also
on Nov. 12 by the Federal Reserve
Banks of Kansas City and Chicago.
The three banks’ areas of coverage
encompass the heart of the U.S. Corn
and Soybean Belt.
The rural economy has been hit
by recent bumper harvests that have
pushed grain prices to five-year lows
and by a strong dollar that has hurt
exports.
Farmers have thus curtailed spending, which has sent ripple effects
across the sector, from tractor makers
to seed companies.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
projected farm incomes this year
would drop by 36 per cent from 2014
to $58.3 billion because of declining
crop and livestock prices (all figures
US$). The forecast is down 20 per cent
from USDA’s February estimate of
$73.6 billion.
The St. Louis bank survey found
a l a r g e r p e rc e n t a g e o f b a n k e r s
reported a drop in farm income during the third quarter of 2015, compared with a year earlier. The rest of
the year also shows signs of trouble,
according to the report, as bankers
grow concerned about the fall harvest and the recent cooling of livestock prices.
As the farm economy continues
to sour, bankers said they expected
to see a “modest” uptick in loan
demands in the fourth quarter but
a “sizable drop” in the rate of loan
repayments among farm operators,
according to the survey.
Values for ranchland or pasture land
increased 4.7 per cent in the region for
the third quarter over the same period
a year earlier, according to the report
by the Kansas City Fed. But cropland
values dropped 2.6 per cent.
Cash rents saw a small rebound
for quality farmland in the St. Louis
Fed region in the third quarter, turning up a modest 0.7 per cent, while
ranchland or pasture land grew 2.5
per cent.
But the St. Louis Fed survey cautioned that cash rents on such lands
— as well as farmland values in general — were expected to decline in the
fourth quarter.
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Agri-Trend being sold to Trimble
“It’s a perfect fit
for us.”
Agri-Trend’s Rob Saik says the deal will take the Agri-Trend model global
Rob Saik
BY ALLAN DAWSON
Co-operator staff
A
gri-Trend, which is headquartered in Red Deer,
Alta. and operates North
America’s largest network of
independent agricultural consultants, is being purchased
by Trimble, a publicly traded,
American company that specializes in GPS and other location
services, including the collection
and management of on-farm
data and services for precision
farming.
“It’s a perfect fit for us,” AgriTrend’s CEO and president Rob
Saik said in an interview Nov.
10, adding that under the deal
he will work with Trimble and
expand the Agri-Trend model
globally.
“We’re also very excited about
the integration of Trimble technology. The reality is farmers
want to move forward with precision agriculture and we have
been doing that and we’re going
to be able to do that in a much
bigger way now.
“We’re planning no changes
for our employees, no changes in
our business model, no changes
to the coaches, no changes to the
physical location. It’s just taking
it (model) and amping it up —
turning up the dial.”
Saik declined to reveal the sales
price for his privately owned
company.
Agri-Trend has 200 specialists
in Canada and the United States,
including more than 110 independent “coaches” specializing
in agronomy, precision farming,
crop marketing and farm business management.
Coaches are supported by a
team of science specialists comprised of more than 30 PhDs
and MScs providing in-house
research, training and support for
both the coaching network and
the Agri-Data Solution platform
— a proprietary farm data management service.
“As a result, Agri-Trend’s solutions enable growers to make
informed business decisions that
better allocate scarce resources
to produce safe and environmentally sustainable food,” the
release said.
According to Saik, Agri-Trend
has the best business model for
supplying expertise to farmers, but it takes capital, which
Trimble can provide, he said.
“To see Agri-Trend grow to
well over 200 individuals influencing agriculture and to have
it carry on the legacy within the
Trimble group is really exciting
for me personally,” Saik said. “I’m
passionate about agriculture. I’m
passionate about speaking out
about science in agriculture and
I’m passionate about making a
difference at the farm level and I
always have been.”
Agri-Trend’s farm coaches are
independent, unbiased experts
backed up by Agri-Trend’s senior coaches, most of whom are
former university and government experts hired under contract, Saik said.
“I describe it as an entrepre-
neurial co-operative where you
reap what you sow and share
what you know,” he said. “That
has been our model. The coaches
will utilize Agri-Trend process
and Agri-Trend’s platform and
people to support them as they
work for farmers. That’s how they
make their money. That’s how we
make our money.”
Trimble works in a range of
areas including engineering,
construction as well as agriculture. Trimble Agriculture helps
farmers maximize efficiency
and reduce chemical and fertilizer inputs and protect natural
resources and the environment,
the release said.
“Trimble’s precision agriculture
solutions cover all seasons, crops,
terrains, and farm sizes, and its
brand-agnostic strategy allows
farmers to use Trimble products
on most vehicles in their fleet —
regardless of manufacturer.”
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weather forecaster
said Nov. 12 that the El
Niño weather phenomenon underway would
likely peak during the
Northern Hemisphere
winter of 2015-16 and
taper off to neutral in
late spring or early summer 2016.
The Climate Prediction
Center (CPC), an agency
of the National Weather
Service, said the current El Niño conditions,
which cause havoc with
weather patterns, could
rank among the three
strongest since 1950.
The CPC broadly
maintained its outlook
for strong El Niño conditions likely persisting
through the winter.
El Niño, which CPC
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the eastern and central
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heavy rains and floods
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scorching weather in
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east Africa.
The phenomenon is
expected to bring belowaverage temperature
and greater precipitation across the southern
United States and aboveaverage temperatures
and below-median precipitation in the northern tier of the country in
the upcoming months,
CPC said.
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appeared in 2009-10 and
resulted in significant
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Gathering an industry baseline on stress
A new research project is looking for producer input on current stress levels and looks to develop industry-specific resources
“We want to increase the amount and the quality
of resources available to our farmers so that
we can help improve and further build their
resilience, and to do that we need to get an idea
of where the industry is and what resources are
currently available.”
BY JENNIFER PAIGE
Co-operator staff/Brandon
A
recent survey conducted
by researchers at the
O n t a r i o Ve t e r i n a r y
College has found high rates
of stress, anxiety and depression among veterinarians. Now
they are investigating whether
agricultural producers are also
suffering.
The preliminary findings of
a survey of 500 Ontario veterinary practitioners are alarming, the lead researcher says.
“We used some validated
health measures in that and
we found that 10 per cent of
our respondents met the case
definition for depression and a
further 15 per cent were in the
borderline category,” said Dr.
Andria Jones-Bitton, doctor of
veterinary medicine and associate professor of epidemiology
in the department of population medicine.
“Half of the respondents
classified as being emotionally exhausted and a further 44
per cent met the definition for
being depersonalized. We have
just finished up with this study
and the results were what I
would describe as quite alarming,” said Jones-Bitton.
The survey also showed onethird of participants suffer
from anxiety.
T h e ve t e r i n a r i a n s u r ve y
involved 500 practitioners from
Ontario and is one of four initiatives in this current research
project.
T h e O n t a r i o Ve t e r i n a r y
College has now moved into
the next part of the project,
looking at Canadian producers’
stress and resilience and the
barriers that may exist in seeking help.
“ T h e re i s a t re m e n d o u s
stigma around mental health
in the agriculture sector. What I
have heard is that among some
farming communities depression can be viewed as, not necessarily a sign of weakness, but
a sign of poor work ethic. So, if
you are depressed it is because
y o u a r e n’t w o r k i n g h a r d
enough. If you were busier
you wouldn’t ‘have time to be
depressed,’ said Jones-Bitton.
“I think that stigma can be
a major barrier to help-seeking behaviours, particularly in
communities where resources
might not be in high abundance and additional concern
of not being able to be done in
a confidential way.”
This project is first of its kind
in Canada. According to JonesBitton, there are studies in
other countries examining producer stress but the data does
not exist for Canada.
Jones-Britton said studies
have been done examining the
mental health of farmers in the
U.K. following foot-and-mouth
disease outbreaks and Australia
following prolonged droughts.
“But, I was rather shocked
when I looked at the Canadian
literature and there wasn’t
a whole lot published on our
Canadian producers. That got
us talking and we wanted to
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doctor of veterinary medicine and associate professor of epidemiology
in the department of population medicine
Canadian producers are being asked to take part in an online survey on stress to
help researchers advance industry support services. Graphic: producer wellness.ca
do this baseline survey to see
how our producers are doing
— generally speaking, but also
how they are doing in times of
crisis like these outbreaks.”
The project will look to
gather input from farmers
through an anonymous survey. The 80-question survey
is available online and will be
open to Canadian producers
until mid-December.
Following examination of
the data collected, the college hopes to provide the sector with solid, research-based
data that could lead to better
resources.
“We hope to create agriculture-specific resources,” said
Jones-Bitton, noting the first
step involves increasing people’s understanding of the
issue. “The information we are
gathering will be used in our
second arm of research, where
we will look to design an emergency response plan that supports producer mental health
during times of crisis.”
The researchers hope to
attract at least 1,000 Canadian
producers and will extract survey results to determine the
prevalence of depression, anxiety, burnout and resilience.
“We want to increase the
amount and the quality of
resources available to our
farmers so that we can help
improve and further build
their resilience and to do
that we need to get an idea
of where the industry is and
what resources are currently
available.”
The survey is completely
anonymous, is estimated to
take 15 minutes and participants are able to skip any questions they would prefer not to
answer.
For more information or to
take part in the survey please
visit, www.producerwellness.
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MBP provides industry and organization updates
Beef producers are meeting throughout the province this month
BY JENNIFER PAIGE
Co-operator staff
B
General manager of Manitoba Beef Producers, Melinda German, reviewed the
group’s efforts and advancements over the past year at the District 7 meeting held
in Strathclair on November 6. Photo: Jennifer Paige
eef producers have been
filling community halls
across the province over
the past month to hear updates
on animal health concerns,
industry support tools and
progress made on trade agreements and research initiatives.
Members of the Manitoba
Beef Producers (MBP) organization gathered in Strathclair
on November 6 as general
m a n g e r, Me l i n d a G e r m a n
reviewed efforts made by the
group over the past year.
“The advocacy work that we
do takes up about 60 to 70 per
cent of our time and budget.
This is also probably the toughest stuff that we do and it is the
item that takes the longest to
influence, implement change
and make change happen. But,
it is also the most important
work we do on behalf of producers,” said German.
MBP began holding its 14
district meetings on October 26
in Eriksdale and will wrap up
on November 18 in Neepawa.
Water challenges was one of
the group’s top priorities as it
tries to achieve better access to
AgriRecovery and tax deferral
programs.
“We are not just looking at
the immediate needs of producers during the times of
cr isis but because we are
the bathtub drain of North
America we need some long-
The group took a
look at animal health
concerns, including
the appearance of
bluetongue in Canada
earlier this year.
term strategies to reduce the
risk of water, whether it is
too little or too much,” said
German.
MBP has also been focused
on pursuing more effective
herd protection tools and
improved compensation for
predator losses.
“This is something that we
have been and will continue to
work on. We will be going back
to speak with the government
in December and are hoping to
come away with some action
items,” said German.
It was noted that MBP has
been actively involved in the
Rural Veterinarian Task Force
Consultations that has been
taking place in the province
over the past few months.
“We have been meeting with
the task force throughout its
consultation process in a
number of meetings and focus
groups to express our priorities and how vital animal welfare and biosecurity are to our
industry.”
Producers were alerted to
an upcoming change to the
National Farm Animal Care
Council Code of Practice.
According to German, alterations will be made in January,
surrounding practices related
to pain control when performing castrations and horn
removal.
The group took a look at animal health concerns, including the appearance of bluetongue in Canada earlier this
year.
“We detected bluetongue in
Ontario, which doesn’t typically happen. We don’t see a
lot of bluetongue in Canada
and when we do it is typically
confined to the Okanagan
Valley where it is warmer. It
was found in August, but this
was considered a bit of an
anomaly.”
An update on Crown lands
and the community pasture
program was given, as well
as a glimpse into the various
research initiatives the group
has been supporting, including the Manitoba Beef and
Forage Initiative, a fetal feeding program, forage variety
trials, needle-free injection
exploration and continued
efforts in the eradication of
bovine TB.
District meetings also provide members an avenue to
b r i n g f o r w a rd re s o l u t i o n s
that are then discussed at the
organization’s annual meeting, which is scheduled for
February 4 and 5 in Brandon.
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Olymel
buying into
Que. pork
packer
Lucyporc
The pork exporter
aims to develop
new markets
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anada’s biggest pork
and poultry exporter
is set to take a stake
in a Quebec pork packer
specializing in cuts for the
Japanese market and other
overseas buyers.
Olymel, the meatpacking and processing
arm of Quebec’s Coop
Federee, announced a
share exchange Nov. 9 with
Quebec livestock producer
and processor Groupe
Robitaille, which would
give Olymel a 50 per cent
share in Robitaille’s hog
slaughter, butchering and
processing arm, Aliments
Lucyporc.
Lucyporc has a staff
of over 350 people at
Yamachiche, about 20 km
west of Trois-Rivières in
Quebec’s Mauricie region,
and specializes in products such as Nagano pork
and the Mugifuji brand for
the Japanese export market, among other products
and brands for export to
markets such as Mexico,
Europe and the U.S.
Financial terms of the
deal, which will need
approval from the federal Competition Bureau,
weren’t disclosed.
The joint venture, once
cleared, would continue to
operate under the Lucyporc
name. It would also operate
Viandes Dunham, a separate Robitaille processing
company employing about
30 people at Dunham,
southeast of Montreal, supplying frozen cuts to the
hotel, restaurant and institutional sectors.
Lucyporc, which familyowned Robitaille set up at
Yamachiche in 1998, will
continue under current
management and the joint
venture will honour commitments to current customers, the companies
said.
The Robitaille farms supplying Lucyporc with hogs
meeting its niche specifications will continue to do
so, the companies said, but
otherwise, the deal “does
not affect other activities in
which Olymel and Groupe
Robitaille are involved.”
“I firmly believe that the
companies founded by our
family, which we would like
to see grow, will advance
further on the path of excellence with Olymel,” Groupe
Robitaille president Claude
Robitaille said Monday in
the companies’ release.
“The synergies that will
result from this alliance in
terms of developing new
markets, technical expertise and added value are
part of a long-term vision
that will enable us to better
respond to the challenges
of the markets.”
Pork agency hearings set for 2016
The proposed promotion and research agency would be funded by farmer levies
BY ALEX BINKLEY
T
he Farm Products Council
of Canada has scheduled public hearings for
Calgary and Montreal in 2016
on the proposed national pork
promotion and research agency.
T he s es si on s wi ll be i n
Calgary Jan. 19 and Montreal
Feb. 16. The council has been
collecting written submissions
for the last few months on the
proposal for an agency that
would replace provincial bodies across the country and be
funded through an estimated $2
million a year in levies on farmers and imported pork and pork
products.
Gary Stordy, spokesman for
the Canadian Pork Council,
welcomed the hearings, saying
they will allow any objections
to the current proposal to have
a full airing while keeping the
plan moving ahead. “Our provincial associations and pork
producers across the country
have been fully briefed on what
the proposal entails.”
FPCC had no comment on
what it had been told in the
submissions.
Once it has finished its
review, it will recommend to
Agriculture Minister Lawrence
MacAulay whether to proceed
with the creation of the agency.
A similar agency, Canada
Beef, already exists for the cattle
sector.
In a notice to the industry, the
council says it needs to determine the level of support for the
agency, its effect on farmers and
importers, how the levies would
be collected and what powers
the agency should have.
The pork council submitted
the proposal at the end of July
after several years of pulling it
together, says Stordy.
“The objectives of the
national agency will centre on
promoting the consumption of
pork products in the domestic market, furthering devel-
opment of export markets for
Canadian pork and supporting the conduct of scientifictechnical and market research
initiatives. These objectives are
intended to strengthen markets for hogs and pork, optimize production efficiencies,
increase domestic consumption
and enhance financial returns
from the marketplace to the
benefit of participants across
the Canadian pork value chain.”
Pork producers in nine provinces already fund market
promotion, development and
research activities. While these
efforts have been successful,
“the increasing complexity of
the issues impacting the sector, their interwoven nature and
the escalating cost of addressing these concerns mean that
a more strategic, co-ordinated
approach is required.”
A national agency would be
better able to fund domestic
and export market promotion
initiatives as well as increased
“animal science and techni-
cal research aimed at improving production efficiencies
and competitiveness of pork in
domestic and foreign markets.”
The council said the agency
would be able to better explain
to consumers issues such as
animal nutrition, animal welfare, quality assurance, animal health and environmental
impact.
CPC notes that, “Over the past
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Australia prepares to supply Asian ‘dining boom’
The country’s livestock and dairy producers expect increased demand
BY CECILE LEFORT
Sydney / Reuters
A
falling currency and a
dry spell in the U.S. have
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exports jump by a quarter to an
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wheat growers
billions
Economist Richard
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prices are down
even though f.o.b.
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Wheat Development
C o m m i s s i o n
(SWDC) says export
wheat prices are similar to or higher than last
October, but farmers are
receiving about $20 per
tonne less.
“Rail transpor tation
and handling capacity
have not improved and
this is being reflected in
even lower returns for
producers and a lower
share of export values
as the year progresses,”
SWDC chair Bill Gehl said
in a news release.
“We were forecasting
this would cost farmers
$2 billion (this crop year)
but it’s likely to be closer
to $3 billion now if this
keeps up,” Gehl said during an interview.
Norma Windle was one of 15 participants in the workshop led by microbiologist Gary Graumann.
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tant,” agribusiness bankers at
National Australia Bank said in a
note.
“Dairy also looks set to be a
winner, especially if we can replicate the kind of success New
Zealand dairy has had in China.”
Meat exports alone jumped 43
per cent to A$14 billion in the year
to June, helped by U.S. production falling because of drought,
the Australian Food and Grocery
Council said in a report.
The export surge allowed the
Australian Agricultural Co., the
nation’s biggest listed beef producer, to flag a return to profit.
The company will post half-year
results this month.
The Reserve Bank of Australia
kept interest rates steady earlier
this month after cutting them to
an all-time low of two per cent
in May, reducing the foreign
exchange value of the Australian
dollar.
The steep 15-cent fall in the
Australian dollar over the past 12
months has made local producers much more competitive in the
global food market.
Recent free trade agreements
signed with China, Japan and
South Korea also promise to
improve access to Asian markets
and reduce tariffs on Australian
foods.
t t o Vo n B i s m a r c k
famously once said,
“Laws are like sausages;
it is better not to see them
being made.”
But the Prussian statesman
wasn’t in the sausage-making
business.
Those who are, or simply
experimenting at home with
new methods, ingredients or
recipes, need to know — and
seeing is believing.
That’s what drew 15 participants from across Manitoba
to a full-day workshop at the
Food Development Centre
here earlier this month.
They came to hear MAFRD
meat microbiologist and food
systems risk-mitigation specialist Gary Graumann talk
about protein binders, smoking, piston stuffers, cooking
temperatures and other things
sausage makers need to know,
such as the kinds of cracks and
holes listeria likes to hide in
and why.
That underlines why these
are serious subjects for secondary meat processors who
need an in-depth understanding of best practices for recipe
formulation, production materials, processing equipment
and techniques.
Sausage making is an ageold tradition with many prized
family and cultural recipes.
But there are also many critically important considerations
for safe handling of processed
meat.
They emphasize that point.
Graumann noted that the word
botulism is derived from the
Latin word botulus, meaning “sausage.” That’s not a
coincidence.
“I hope I’ve educated people on the safety aspect of it,
and the functionality of all the
ingredients, from what you’re
adding and why, and provided
a rationale,” he said.
Hands-on training
Graumann didn’t just stuff
heads with sausage theory.
After time in the classroom,
workshop participants donned
white lab coats, hair and beard
nets, and slipped fastidiously
clean hands into bright-blue
rubber gloves and got right to
the meat of the matter, making
an uncooked coarse-ground
sausage (bratwurst), and a fully
cooked, ready-to-eat frankfurter (hotdog) in the Food
Development Centre pilot
plant.
Some were there to update
themselves, or train their staff.
Greg Woods, an experienced
meat processor from Cypress
River, said he’s confident about
their sausage-making recipes
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Agropur to
consolidate
B.C. milk
processing
The dairy co-op will
close one plant and
upgrade another
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Agropur plans to tighten
up its fluid milk processing on British Columbia’s Lower
Mainland, upgrading its milk
plant at Burnaby and shutting
its plant at Chilliwack.
Quebec-based Agropur took
over the Burnaby plant, along
with facilities in Edmonton and
Winnipeg, when it bought the
former Canada Safeway milkprocessing plants from Sobeys
last year.
Closing the Chilliwack plant
will affect 42 Agropur employees, while “additional investments” will need to be made at
Burnaby to handle the added
production, the company said.
The plant closure is expected
to be wrapped up by late
October next year. Affected staff
will get opportunities to apply
for “equivalent” positions at
other Agropur sites, the company said.
The decision follows
Agropur’s “ongoing” review of
its processing operations, CEO
Robert Coallier said in a release
Nov. 5. “Following the recent
acquisition of the Burnaby facility, Agropur has decided to consolidate its operations and redirect production to its two other
plants in British Columbia.”
Agropur’s deal with Sobeys
for the dairy plants last year
included a new “long-term”
a g re e m e n t t o s u p p l y t h e
Sobeys, IGA and Safeway retail
chains with milk, yogurt and ice
cream, and to use the Safeway
chain’s Lucerne brand and
trademarks under licence.
A g r o p u r, w h o s e b r a n d s
include Natrel, Quebon and
Island Farms, has operated in
Chilliwack since 1998, when it
bought the former Grace-Mar
Dairy plant. It also bought
Chilliwack-based ice-cream
maker Coast Mountain Dairy in
2013.
In keeping with its ongoing review, Agropur has been
in both cost-containment
and capacity-boosting mode
in recent years, spending
over $100 million last year on
upgrades at plants in Alberta
and Quebec, plus new lab and
head office space at Longueuil,
Que.
The company also closed an
older Montreal-area milk plant
and announced last month its
B.C.-based Island Farms arm
would discontinue its yogurt
line due to “declining” sales in
recent years.
Agropur’s acquisitions in
the past couple of years have
also included Northumberland
Dairy Co-operative, Dairytown
Products, Farmers Co-operative
Dair y, Central Dairies and
Cook’s Dairy, all in Atlantic
Canada.
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Luckett’s stores to become arm of Sobeys
The well-known greengrocer plans to focus on his wine business
STAFF
A
hero to foodies across
Canada is set to sell his
retail and wholesale
grocery businesses in Nova
Scotia off to grocery giant
Sobeys.
Pete Luckett, the owner of
the Pete’s Fine Foods stores
in Halifax and Bedford, N.S.
and a related wholesale business, announced Oct. 29 he’ll
sell those operations to Nova
Scotia-based Sobeys for an
undisclosed sum. The deal was
expected to wrap up Nov. 2.
The “open-concept” stores
specialize in produce and
other fresh groceries including deli, bakery, meat and fish
sections.
“It’s the right time for me
to transition from the grocery
industry into the winery business,” Luckett said in Sobeys’
“It’s the right time for me to transition
from the grocery industry into the winery
business.”
Pete Luckett
release, referring to Luckett
Vineyards, which he opened
in Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau
Valley in 2011.
Luckett, who started
his greengrocer career in
England’s outdoor food markets, moved to Canada in
1979 and started the “Pete’s
Frootique” business in New
Brunswick in 1982.
Luckett also became a
sought-after media personality and speaker, appearing
regularly for 14 years on the
CBC TV program “Midday,”
showcasing new and exotic
varieties of fresh produce for
viewers across the country. He
later hosted a “food adventure” TV series, “The Food
Hunter,” on the Food Network
from 2002 to 2004.
His retail business eventually shifted to three Nova
Scotia stores, the Pete’s Fine
Foods outlets in Halifax,
Bedford and Wolfville. The
Wolfville store closed in May
this year, as the company said
it “struggled to capture local
customers.”
Sobeys said Oct. 29 it plans
to continue to operate the
remaining stores under the
Pete’s Fine Foods brand and
“maintain the unique market
culture and customer-focused
flair for food on which the
business was built.”
Luckett will continue in a
“consulting capacity” with the
business and its management
and staff will be “provided
with employment in their current roles,” Sobeys said.
“Pete has instilled a unique
culture in his stores and a
food offer that resonates
with his customers. We don’t
want to change that,” Peter
Doucette, general manager
for Sobeys Atlantic, said in the
same release.
Rather, he said, Sobeys
plans to “build the Pete’s
brand and grow the opportunities for the business in
Atlantic Canada.”
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U.S. feed player to buy control of Masterfeeds
Farm co-operative AGP will shed its controlling stake
STAFF
A
nimal nutrition firm Alltech
is set to make itself one of
Canada’s top animal food and
livestock feed players, with a deal in
hand to buy the stake in Masterfeeds it
doesn’t already own.
Alltech, a Lexington, Kentucky-based
international firm in aggressive acquisition mode, announced Nov. 10 it will buy
all outstanding shares of Masterfeeds,
Inc. from Ag Processing Inc. (AGP), for
complete ownership of its London,
Ont. feed firm Masterfeeds LP.
U.S. ag co-operative AGP and
Alltech have been 70/30 owners of
Masterfeeds LP since this summer,
when Alltech bought Ridley Inc., the
Canadian/U.S. parent firm of feed
company Feed-Rite since 1994.
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Masterfeeds in 2012, in a joint venture
between Ridley and Masterfeeds that
created Canada’s second-biggest feed
company.
Pe n d i n g t h e u s u a l re g u l a t o r y
approvals and conditions, the deal
announced Tuesday is expected to
close by the end of the year and create “one of the country’s largest animal
nutrition offerings,” Alltech said.
Alltech, Masterfeeds and EMF
Nutrition, another Canadian firm
Alltech bought in 2013, between
them will employ about 700 people in
Canada, operating 25 feed-manufac-
turing and premix facilities, nine retail
locations and seven distribution centres across the country.
Masterfeeds, which also has a
Western Canada office in Winnipeg,
began in 1929 as Master Feeds, the
commercial feed division of Toronto
Elevators Ltd., which merged into
Maple Leaf Mills in 1961.
Masterfeeds today operates 18 feedmanufacturing and premix facilities
and three retail outlets in Alberta,
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and
Quebec, plus the Cowtown chain of
feed and western wear stores.
Masterfeeds’ farm feed offerings
“will be strengthened through proprietary Alltech nutrition technology,
adding further value to our customers
throughout Canada,” Masterfeeds CEO
Rob Flack said in a release.
Flack will continue as CEO for
Masterfeeds, which will still be headquartered in London, while Alltech’s
e x i s t i n g Ca n a d i a n a r m , A l l t e c h
Canada, will still be headquartered in
Guelph and serve “the entire Canadian
feed industry.”
Omaha-based AGP, which had
owned Masterfeeds in a joint venture
with Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
since 1991, and bought full control
in 2001, plans to use the undisclosed
proceeds of the deal “to invest in new
value-added opportunities that benefit our member-owners,” AGP CEO
Keith Spackler said in a separate
release.
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