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maxi pierrade tefal

DIGGING
IN FOR A
FIGHT
U.S. lobbyist defends sow crates » Page 13
APRIL 18, 2013
WHAT’S
IN A
NAME?
Canola a calculated risk » Page 5
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Suffering from a sheepshearing shortfall
The Manitoba Sheep Association wants to increase the number
of shearers, but shearers say they need more sheep
By Daniel Winters
CO-OPERATOR STAFF
T
he Manitoba Sheep
Association wants government help to train new
sheep shearers — but shearers
already in the business say they
can’t get enough work.
There are only about 3,000
breeding ewes and rams per
shearer, said Heinz Krauskopf,
one of nine shearers listed on
the association’s website.
“That’s maybe 30 days’ work,”
said Krauskopf, who lives near
Austin and runs a 35-head flock.
“There’s guys who go shearing
abroad and in Western Canada
who can’t get enough work
here.”
Shearers charge about $3 to
$4 per ewe for flocks of 100 or
more, and a bit more for rams.
That means they not only need
other jobs, but also ones which
allow them to get time off during the three-month-long spring
shearing season, he said.
But many producers find
PHOTO SHANNON VANRAES
See SHEARING on page 6 »
Flooding potential threatens fertilizer movement
Flood forecasters say major flooding in Manitoba and Saskatchewan is likely
By Rod Nickel
WINNIPEG / REUTERS
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Ivan Bugera shears a sheep
ertilizer makers may be
hard pressed this spring
t o m ov e t h e i r y i e l d boosting products to western
Canadian farmers during a
shortened planting season, as
the potential for major flooding grows.
Cold weather has delayed
the melt of heavy snowpack
in the provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta, raising the risk that floods in late
April and May will keep farmers
off their land.
Once their fields dry out,
farmers are expected to have a
tight window for planting crops
such as canola and wheat, and
applying fertilizer.
“There’s a lot of (farmers) staring out the window and pondering what the spring is going
to look like when they get on the
field,” said Kevin Helash, a vicepresident with Agrium Inc., which
produces fertilizer and sells it at
the retail level under the name
Crop Production Services (CPS).
“What we’re getting ready for
is everyone getting on the field
at more or less the same time,
and being very, very rushed.”
Western Canada’s planting
season usually starts in late April
and extends into early June.
Helash sees planting across the
Prairies, except for southern
Alberta, beginning two to four
weeks behind schedule.
The biggest challenge will be
moving popular nitrogen fertilizers during a shortened season from Western Canada plants
owned by Yara International
ASA, CF Industries Holdings Inc.
and Agrium to hundreds of retail
outlets, said David Dow, who
owns two stores and is chairman
of the Canadian Association of
Agri-Retailers.
Retail suppliers normally have
a seven-week spring season to
move fertilizer from the plants
to the farmer, but that period
looks to be as short as three
weeks this year, making it a challenge to find enough trucks to
do the job, said Dow, who has
See FLOODING on page 7 »
MERGER: PROVINCE PUSHES, MUNICIPALITIES BALK » PAGE 3
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The Manitoba Co-operator | April 18, 2013
INSIDE
Did you know?
LIVESTOCK
A shortage
of greens
Bean leaves don’t let
the bedbugs bite
Getting creative
if forage stocks
run low
A centuries-old remedy of spreading kidney bean leaves
on the bedroom floor traps the biting insects
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Staff
S
CROPS
Following
directions
Going off label with
glyphosate is costing
farmers money
33
FEATURE
Protesters decry
RR alfalfa
Rallies draw
attention to
GM debate
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CROSSROADS
Award-winning
public service
Selkirk’s community
bus service wins
the prize
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Editorials
Comments
What’s Up
Livestock Markets
cientists at University of
California Irvine and
University of Kentucky
are trying to mimic a traditional
Balkan bedbug remedy to help
fight the bedroom scourge.
Their work was motivated by
a centuries-old remedy for bedbugs formerly used in Bulgaria,
Serbia and other southeast
European countries. Kidney
bean leaves were strewn on the
floor next to beds and seemed
to ensnare the blood-seeking
parasites on their nightly forays.
The bug-encrusted greenery
was burned the next morning
to exterminate the insects.
Researchers have documented how microscopic hairs
on kidney bean leaves effectively stab and trap the biting insects, according to the
Journal of the Royal Society
Interface.
Bedbugs have made a dramatic comeback in the U.S. in
recent years, infesting everything from homes and hotels
to schools, movie theatres and
hospitals. The nocturnal parasites’ ability to hide almost
anywhere, breed rapidly and
“hitchhike” from place to place
makes detection difficult. They
can survive as long as a year
without a blood meal.
photo: thinkstock.com
Doctoral student Megan
S z y n d l e r, e n t o m o l o g i s t
Catherine Loudon and chemist Robert Corn of UC Irvine
and entomologists Kenneth
Haynes and Michael Potter
of the University of Kentucky
collaborated on the new
study.
Using the bean leaves as
templates, the researchers
have microfabricated materials that closely resemble them
geometrically. The synthetic
surfaces snag the bedbugs
temporarily but do not yet
stop them as effectively as real
leaves, Loudon said, suggest-
ing that crucial mechanics of
the trichomes still need to be
determined.
Theoretically, bean leaves
could be used for pest control,
but they dry out and don’t last
very long. They also can’t easily
be applied to locations other
than a floor. Synthetic materials could provide a non-toxic
alternative.
“Nature is a hard act to follow,
but the benefits could be enormous,” Potter said. “Imagine
if every bedbug inadvertently
brought into a dwelling was
captured before it had a chance
to bite and multiply.”
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Agricultural Hall of Fame
inductees for 2013
4-H leaders have become the second group
to be recognized since the award
was established in 1976
Staff
T
he province’s 4-H leaders are among the distinguished Manitobans
being inducted into the
Manitoba Agricultural Hall of
Fame in 2013.
This year’s inductees also
include Charlie Froebe of
Carman, Wilf (Butch) Harder
of Lowe Farm, Herbert and
Helen Kletke of Teulon, John
W. Kuhl of Winkler and Vern
McNair of Winnipeg.
This is only the second
time since the inception of
the Manitoba Agricultural
Hall of Fame that a group,
such as 4-H leaders, has
been recognized.
No m i n e e s a re e v a l u ated based on nine criteria
including innovative contributions, local, provincial,
national and international
impact, service to agriculture and home life, and lasting influence.
“I had many 4-H calves in
my youth. I will always be
grateful to my 4-H club leaders who volunteered their
time,” said Bill Anderson,
president of the Manitoba
Agricultural Hall of Fame in
a release.
4-H, a program that
couldn’t exist without volunteer leaders, is celebrating
its centennial anniversary in
2013.
“These leaders put in
countless hours mentoring, planning, teaching and
being devoted to their 4-H
members,” said Carrie Tapp,
president of the Manitoba
4-H Council. “Youth learn
by observing adults, and
we couldn’t ask for better
role models than our 4-H
leaders.”
Froebe, who farmed in the
Homewood area, is being
recognized for his contributions to his community
and to the canola industry,
especially his work starting
and administering a cash
advance program for canola
growers.
Butch Harder has been
active in farm organizations
and policy throughout his
career as a farmer and seed
grower.
Longtime Teulon-area
seed growers, Herbert and
Helen Kletke engineered
and implemented a stateof-the-art process to treat
and coat canola seed and
adapted the process for forage seed, now distributed
and widely used across
Canada and abroad.
John W. Kuhl of Winkler
has been active in the provincial and national horticultural industry organizations. He is also being recognized for contributions to
his local community.
Vernon McNair, a former
CBC farm broadcaster who
later became head of the
province’s agricultural communication services, is considered a pioneer in the use
of television as an education
tool.
Crocus photo contest
deadline extended
You now have until April 30 to enter
I
f your favourite crocus patch is still buried beneath
the snow, don’t despair — the photo contest deadline
has been extended until April 30.
Not surprisingly, the official harbinger of spring on
the Prairies, is still in hiding. Contest organizers are
expecting it will make a late-April appearance due to
the deeper-than-usual snow cover and extended cool
conditions.
As a result, organizers of the Crocus Photo Contest
at Arden, Man. have agreed to extend the deadline for
entries from April 26 to April 30.
A week later, on Saturday, May 4, the heritage-conscious village holds its annual family Crocus Festival.
Photo contest entries usually number 100 or more and
make a major contribution to the little springtime event.
Each entry is displayed for the festival, in the community
hall. There is no admission fee for viewing the photos
and voting for favourites. Free entertainment is provided, as well.
“We’re pretty confident that the Prairie Crocus will be
blooming somewhere in Manitoba by April 30,” said John
Dietz, on behalf of the municipal heritage committee.
For contest details go to: www.ardenmb.ca.
Two Manitoba plants
not shipping to Russia
Russian authorities are cutting off purchases from slaughter plants
that handle animals treated with ractopamine
By Alex Binkley
CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR
R
ussia has blocked
beef and pork shipments from dozens
o f Ca n a d i a n m e a t p l a n t s,
including two in Manitoba,
in an ongoing dispute over
the use of the feed additive
ractopamine.
According to a list from
V P S S , R u s s i a’s v e t e r i n a r y
inspection service, only 15
Canadian pork and four beef
processors can still ship to
Russia because they don’t handle livestock treated with ractopamine. The release of the
list was delayed several days
by Russian authorities.
The Maple Leaf plant in
Winnipeg can continue to ship
pork to Russia while the Maple
Leaf facility along with HyLife
Foods in Neepawa are under
temporary restrictions, says a
list distributed by VPSS.
Quebec has 10 accepted
plants, Ontario one, Alberta
four and British Columbia
t h re e. E x c e p t f o r s e v e r a l
Maple Leaf and Olymel plants,
the operations appear to be
smaller operations. The
Canadian Pork Council says
that prior to the latest crackdown, 42 establishments were
approved to ship pork.
Unclear
It remains unclear what disqualified plants have to do to
re-establish their export business. Pork Council spokesman Gar y Stor y said, “ We
are focused on working with
Canadian and Russian author-
ities to have other plants eligible to ship pork to Russia. The
industry is also attempting to
establish a ractopamine protocol the industry can use to
help gain access to the market.
W h i l e Ca n a d i a n p o rk i s
shipped to more than 120
countries, “Russia is an important market for Canadian
pork,” he added. “Canada
shipped 200,000 tonnes of pork
with a value of $500 million in
2012.” Between 2009 and 2012,
pork exports increased by 350
per cent and almost 500 per
cent in value. Canada supplied
25 per cent of Russia’s pork
imports last year.
Farmers feed ractopamine
to livestock to increase the
amount of nutrition they can
c o n s u m e f ro m t h e i r f e e d .
W h i l e He a l t h Ca n a d a h a s
ruled the product is safe for
the a n i m a l s a n d c o n s u m ers, Russia, South Korea and
Taiwan have banned it over
health concerns.
Agriculture Minister Gerry
Ritz has said the Russian
m ov e i s a n o t h e r e x a m p l e
of trade restrictions being
imposed without any scientific justification. “Despite
our collaborative efforts, the
Russian government is moving forward with this measure
not rooted in science. We continue to work aggressively with
Canadian industry to restore
their access into the important
Russian market.”
The Canadian Cattlemen’s
Association says the levels
of ractopamine being fed to
Canadian cattle are well below
the internationally set limit.
It blames low livestock prices
in Russia for driving the trade
barrier.
The additive enables the
animals to digest more of their
feed and this helps farmers be
more efficient and reduce production costs.
In addition to Russia,
South Korea and Taiwan have
banned it over concerns that
residues could remain in the
meat and cause health problems even though considerable scientific evidence indicates it is safe.
Increased pressure
In December, Russia required
all imported meat to have
never been treated with ract o p a m i n e, w h i c h s e v e re l y
reduced beef shipments. Now
it will only take product from
plants that don’t handle animals fed the stimulant.
Russia had banned U.S. beef,
pork and turkey because of
ractopamine even though the
additive isn’t used in turkey
production. The U.S. has said it
suspects the ban had more to
do with American criticism of
Moscow’s human rights’ record.
Russia imported 1.32 mill i o n t o n n e s o f re d m e a t ,
excluding offal, worth $5.12
billion from countries outside the Commonwealth of
Independent States in 2012.
One option for Canada
is to challenge the Russian
action at the World Trade
Organization, which Moscow
re c e n t l y j o i n e d . Howe v e r,
trade complaints take a long
time to resolve at the international trade body.
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OPINION/EDITORIAL
Time for a
change
I
f you were trying to find someone to
promote your cause to the general
public, it’s not likely that you’d choose
someone with the nickname “Dr. Evil” and
had a reputation as a high-priced lobbyist
fighting in favour of smoking, junk food
consumption and drinking and driving.
But that’s who the Manitoba Pork Council hired as keynote speaker for its annual
meeting last week. Rick Berman, who also
Laura Rance
spoke at the Banff Pork Seminar earlier
Editor
this year, is a Washington-based consultant who makes a very comfortable living
indeed lobbying on behalf of unwinnable causes.
Organizations he’s founded include The Center For Consumer Freedom, which counters the battle against obesity, and Beverage Retailers Against Drunk Driving, which
promotes “social drinking” in order to counter the efforts of
Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Mr. Berman is willing to argue gestation stalls are OK too, and
says anyone who disagrees has a secret agenda to turn us all into
vegetarians. He wants the pork industry to “fight back” and he’s
perfectly willing to take their money to help them do it.
There may indeed be members of animal welfare groups
who want everyone to stop eating meat, but that doesn’t
mean that gestation stalls are humane. There is a growing,
science-based consensus that there are more welfare-friendly
alternatives available.
Europe and nine U.S. states have passed legislation outlawing them. The industry’s biggest customers — the likes
of processors Maple Leaf, Olymel and Smithfield’s — have
announced they are moving away from them. Major foodservice chains, such as McDonald’s and Tim Hortons, will also
abandon stalls in the not-so-distant future.
These multinational corporations have taken time to
review the science both for and against gestation stalls and
determined the cons outweigh the pros.
At the time they were introduced, gestation stalls were a
simple solution to the complex problem of animal husbandry
as the pork industry was rapidly scaling up production units.
Keeping sows separate and contained enabled barn managers to prevent them from injuring one another or from
weaker ones being deprived of feed.
New technology and new know-how are now available that
says the same ends can be achieved while giving pregnant
sows more freedom to move. The changeover is expensive,
approximately $600 per sow. And the production end of the
pork industry isn’t exactly rolling in cash.
But instead of seeking advice on how to communicate that
need with the general public, or how to justify an increase in
price to help finance the transition, the Manitoba Pork Council invited a keynote speaker that instructed them to tell consumers — their meat-eating customers — they don’t know
what they’re talking about, and that anyone voicing concerns
should be written off as one of those dreaded “activists.”
This when at the same meeting producers are decrying the
decision by the Manitoba government not to support their
latest effort at stabilizing the sector. That’s hardly the way to
garner more taxpayer support.
It is sheer folly for the pork industry to spend its declining
resources to hear the views of Rick Berman and his ilk. He’s
telling them what they want to hear, not what they need to do.
If the current industry leaders really believe that the future
of sow gestation stalls is up for debate and the likes of Rick
Berman can help them win, it’s time for a change in industry
leadership.
A true value chain
We were admittedly a bit skeptical when all the hype and
holler about functional foods and nutraceuticals first surfaced a decade or so ago.
It’s not that they were a bad idea, just that their potential
for adding value to the farm gate commodities seemed limited. These products tend to use small volumes and they are
highly processed, basing their “goodness” on extracted components that are then sold at such elevated prices that only
the wealthy health-conscious consumer could afford them.
But thanks to an ingenious plan crafted by the people
behind the Manitoba Agri-Health Research Network, we have
been proven wrong. There is an avenue in which farmers can
participate in the value chain that truly brings value back to
the farm — albeit in non-traditional ways.
By working with grower groups, MAHRN has been able to
illicit matching government dollars to invest in functional
food products that make the goodness in the commodities
they grow accessible to the consumer in the types of foods
they already eat, whether it’s buckwheat snacks, a pulsebased pizza crust or nutritionally enhanced desserts. The
royalties from the commercialization of those products flow
back to the producer groups, which are then investing them
into research that benefits all growers.
Now that’s a true value chain — and we’re not talking hardware.
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Who has Ritz’s ear?
By Allan Dawson
CO-OPERATOR STAFF
S
ome in the industry wonder whether they
are wasting their time discussing how to
improve Canada’s wheat registration sys-
tem.
Recent history shows that while Agriculture
Minister Gerry Ritz offers to consult with all of
the industry, he only listens to a few.
“Ritz listens to the Wheat Growers and Grain
Growers of Canada more than to his own staff
and appointees,” one industry participant
bluntly said recently.
Examples include ending the Canadian Wheat
Board’s monopoly without a farmer vote and
abruptly scrapping kernel visual distinguishability as a requirement for wheat registration, even
though the industry itself had a plan to phase it
out.
Now Ritz has asked all variety recommending
committees, including wheat, to streamline the
variety registration recommending process.
A year ago the grain industry reached a consensus on wheat variety registration, changes
that would protect Canada’s wheat brand
for Canada Western Red Spring wheat and
durum, while enabling farmer access through
the Canada Prairie Spring class to Dark Northern Spring wheats from the U.S. that are
perceived to be higher yielding, albeit lower
protein.
Not good enough. The minority position promoted by the WCWGA would throw the system
wide open to any variety brought forward. Disease and agronomy assessments that are now
compulsory would become voluntary. There
would be testing for end-use quality, but only to
determine which class it fits and it would take
place after it’s already in the system.
No one opposes improving the wheat registration system. There’s talk of shortening the
number of years of pre-registration merit testing,
or reducing the number of test sites, having fewer
check varieties, fewer quality measurements and
a smaller recommending committee.
OUR HISTORY:
But what the WCWGA suggests would diminish the current wheat quality control system. And
on that, it is a lone voice.
The Canadian National Millers Association
“holds the current variety evaluation and registration system in high regard.”
“Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater,”
warned Terry James, Richardson International’s
vice-president of export marketing, at last year’s
Canada Grains Council annual meeting.
Elwin Hermanson, chief commissioner of the
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), recently
defended the system as the cornerstone to Canada’s wheat quality assurance system.
You’d think the views of the second-biggest
grain company operating in Canada, Canadian
millers, the CGC and Ritz’s trusted friend would
have some sway.
Don’t count on it.
According to the WCWGA, the changes would
get improved varieties to farmers faster. But Todd
Hyra, SeCan’s business manager for Western
Canada, said last November the wheat registration system doesn’t impede innovation, it’s lack
of investment — mainly because there is a lack of
return on investment.
Farmers often grow saved wheat seed instead
of buying new as they do with corn, soybeans
and canola. It saves farmers money but limits
what seed developers make selling new varieties.
Whether the current system continues
or not, farmers and end-users still need data,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada wheat breeder
Ron DePauw told the wheat recommending
committee at its annual meeting in February.
Farmers need to know before seeding how a
new wheat will perform and whether there’ll be
a market.
Millers, bakers and noodle makers need to
know ahead how a new wheat will perform in
their facilities.
What DePauw didn’t say, but is obvious — it
makes more sense to have that data before planting than after.
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April 1968
T
his Nuffield 10/60 was offered to readers in our April 18, 1968
issue. According to Wikipedia, Nuffield tractors were produced
from 1948 by the Agricultural Division of British Morris Motors
Limited, a subsidiary of The British Motor Corporation, the same
company that manufactured Morris, Austin and MG automobiles.
The name later changed to Leyland Tractors when the company was
amalgamated into the British Leyland Corporation in 1968.
Our previous April 11 issue reported on the election of Pierre
Trudeau as leader of the Liberal party, and also on the assassination
of Martin Luther King.
While there were no crop reports, it appears seeding conditions
must have been favourable, based on a report that a lack of snow
was threatening the Prairie duck population.
We also reported on the start of the whooping crane migration
north from Texas. The population was only 47 birds; today it is estimated at 437 in the wild and 165 in captivity.
If you were looking for somewhere to park your cash, Manitoba
Pool was offering 6-1/2 per cent for short-term funds.
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COMMENT/FEEDBACK
OUR HISTORY:
Canola was a ‘calculated’ risk
The name of Canada’s premier oilseed was once owned by another
By J.K. Daun
I
t was about three dozen years ago that my
friends and colleagues at the then Rapeseed
Association of Canada invited me over to discuss the specifications and definition for a new
crop. When I arrived, Al Earl, the executive director of the association told me that the board had
decided to name the new double-zero-type of rapeseed “canola.” The name, he said, does not have a
specific meaning other than the “can” in the name
to designate it as Canadian in origin. The “ola” simply was a tag, like in mazola, or cola.
It should be noted that the Wikipedia article on
canola says that the “ola” means, “oil low acid” but
this is mistaken. While the oil is “low acid,” canola
is defined as being low in both erucic acid and
especially glucosinolates; the latter is not recognized in the “low acid” definition.
The rapeseed association chose the name and
then carried out a search for other commodities
that had the same name. Sure enough, one turned
up.
It was a Canon Canola Calculator. But the association decided that it was unlikely that there would
be a confusion between this electronic calculator
and a new oilseed.
I was reminded of this story on a recent visit
to the Home Hardware museum in St. Jacob’s,
Ontario. Amongst all the other electronic historical
items on display was a Canon Canola Calculator.
Association officials moved quickly to obtain a
registered trademark for its new oilseed product.
They had learned the hard way how important
this was when the decision was made to give the
generic name “canbra” (Canadian Brassica) to
the low erucic rapeseed oil developed in the early
1970s.
This became a problem when one of the Canadian processors changed their name to Canbra
Foods. Some of the older literature still refers to
canbra oil.
I was asked to look at the first draft of the trademark and I quickly became aware that the plant
breeding had outstripped the chemistry, especially
with respect to glucosinolates.
It took some time and several iterations to arrive
at the canola definition as it stands today. But that
is another story. The decision to seek trademark
protection was probably a good one as the name
became well accepted.
By the end of the 1980s, the Canola Council of
Canada was able to remove the trademark as the
commodity had come into general usage, including
acceptance under ISO nomenclature.
Before seeing the Canon Canola Calculator in St.
Jacob’s, I believe the last one I had seen was in the
Canola Council of Canada’s office. Yes, they bought
one just to see it.
J.K. Daun, now retired, is recognized around the world as an
expert in the composition and quality issues related to canola,
rapeseed, flaxseed and other oilseed crops grown in Canada.
Daun’s contributions to the canola industry began shortly after
he started with Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) in 1975. He
helped create the official definition of canola by establishing
specifications for glucosinolates and erucic acid and the
method of glucosinolate measurement. He was made an
honorary member of the Canola Council of Canada in 2012.
Thank you for 30 years!
The CFGB has made a difference through co-operative partnerships
By Jim Cornelius
A
pril 13, 2013 marked the 30th anniversary of the founding
of Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). Throughout this
year, we wish to celebrate and thank the many people and
organizations that have created, built and supported the CFGB
over the years — the early visionaries, the practical people who
worked out the mechanics, the many farmers across the country
who caught the vision, the Mennonite Central Committee that
established the initial food bank and then invited other churches
to join, the 15 Canadian churches and church-based agencies
that now belong.
We also want to recognize the hundreds of partner organizations around the world that implement programs, in often difficult circumstances; the growing number of church congregations,
both rural and urban, that are participating; the many individuals
who generously donate cash; the business community that supports growing projects and facilitates grain donations and other
efforts; and the Canadian International Development Agency that
has supported the Canadian Foodgrains Bank from the beginning.
We are thankful that significant progress has been made in
reducing the prevalence of hunger around the world over the
last 30 years. The most recent report by the Food and Agriculture
Organization indicates that the prevalence of hunger in developing countries has fallen from 23 per cent to 15 per cent in the last
20 years. We have contributed to this progress by reducing the
impoverishing effects of hunger and disasters and supporting the
efforts of households and communities to feed themselves.
Yet, we are deeply conscious that there are still 870 million people
around the world who go hungry. Continued progress in reducing
hunger is by no means certain. Our 30th anniversary is a time of
retooling how we work, expanding some new approaches, strengthening the quality of our program, and inviting Canadians to continue joining with us in this God-inspired work of ending hunger.
While we have much to celebrate, we do so with the knowledge
that the work of ending hunger is as urgent and vital as ever.
For more information on the 30th anniversary, visit www.
foodgrainsbank.ca.
Jim Cornelius is executive director of the CFGB
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SHEARING Continued from page 1
it tough to get the service they
need, especially if they need
more than 100 sheep sheared
in a day, and new entrants are
needed because of the average
age of existing shearers, said
Herman Bouw, the sheep association’s chair.
And with out-of-season lambing gaining popularity, demand
is rising because shearing also
makes it easier for lambs to
suckle, he said.
The association wants government assistance to create
a training program for shearers, and would like to see the
number of shearers double.
“Then we wouldn’t have to
worry about whether we’re going
to get our sheep shorn in time,”
said Bouw, who runs a 300-head
flock near Anola.
However, its funding request
hasn’t yielded results so far.
Moreover, the craft has traditionally been learned outside
of classrooms and it’s not for
everyone.
“It’s really, really hard work,”
admits Bouw.
Louis Bisson, who runs a
50-head flock near Souris, came
to the trade reluctantly, and in a
roundabout way. After buying an
old set of clippers from a retiring
shearer, he practised on his own
flock until word spread that he
knew how to shear.
“When I started, I had no
intention of shearing for other
people,” said Bisson.
Wi n k l e r- b a s e d s h e p h e rd
Vernon Wiebe learned the trade
“behind the barn” after watching a DVD produced by Martin
Penfold of Rural Route Video
until it was indelibly etched into
his brain. That, and working
with top shearers, helped him
master the trade.
“I don’t know how many times
I watched that video. I can still
see it,” he said with a laugh.
Would-be shearers need to be
in good physical condition and
able to learn how to do it correctly at top speed, said Wiebe,
whose best day saw him shear
upwards of 200 head.
“There are guys in
Australia who started
too soon. You can tell
who they are: their
eyes are bugged out
and their back is
bent. And they stay
that way.”
VERNON WIEBE
Jonathan Bouw herds sheep into the shearing barn.
PHOTOS: SHANNON VANRAES
Randy Eros gets down to business.
“It’s not something that a guy
in his 30s should even attempt,”
said Wiebe.
On the other hand, starting
too young is bad, too.
“There are guys in Australia
who started too soon. You can
tell who they are: their eyes are
bugged out and their back is
bent. And they stay that way.”
Lack of sheep in the province
is the main reason there is a
perceived shortage of shearers,
because it forces many to find
other lines of work to pay the
bills, he said.
“Employers aren’t going to
give you three months off to go
shearing and you can’t do it on
weekends,” said Wiebe.
Bisson, who was taking a
day off from his busy shearing
schedule, echoed that view.
“If they train a bunch more
shearers, then nobody would
have enough work to make
even a half-decent living,” said
Bisson, who added that a college- or university-based course
is unlikely to attract much interest from would-be shearers.
Formal training would be expensive, and add a further barrier
to entry in a trade where equipment alone can cost as much as
$5,000.
“I can’t see how anybody
would want to go for a sixmonth course. I don’t see how
that would fly,” he said.
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built more storage facilities to
ease the potential bottlenecks.
Yara, which runs a nitrogen plant at Belle Plaine,
Saskatchewan, is extending
hours at its external warehouses
and plans to move truck drivers
to the areas of greatest need during spring, said Brian Kenyon,
Yara’s director of sales and marketing for the northern Plains.
“I understand the angst of
the customers that are worried about whether we will be
able to get the product to them,
and that’s a very valid concern,”
Kenyon said.
“If we try to plant everything
in two weeks because we don’t
get started until the middle of
May, yeah, there’s a lot of challenges ahead of us.”
Washout
Nitrogen, in forms such as dry
urea, liquid UAN and anhydrous
ammonia, is Western Canada’s
most widely used fertilizer, but
farmers also apply phosphate.
Mosaic Co. chief executive Jim
Prokopanko acknowledged to
Reuters on March 28 that significant floods could affect movement of phosphate to the region,
where Mosaic was already having trouble moving potash to
port because of heavy snow.
Washed-out roads also make
moving fertilizer a big challenge. The governments of
Saskatchewan and Manitoba
said last week that there is
increased potential for major
flooding, depending on how fast
snow melts and how much more
precipitation falls.
The Prairies received wellabove-normal winter snowfall,
with most of Saskatchewan’s
growing area collecting 1-1/2
times to more than twice as
much precipitation than usual.
WHAT’S UP
Please forward your agricultural
events to daveb@fbcpublish
ing.com or call 204-944-5762.
April 25: Agriculture in the
Classroom - Manitoba annual
general meeting, 5 to 9 p.m.,
Western Canadian Aviation
Museum, 958 Ferry Rd., Winnipeg.
For more info visit www.aitc.mb.ca
or call 1-866-487-4029.
May 28-June 1: 4-H Canada
annual general meeting, Fairmont
Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place. For
more info call 613-234-4448.
June 16-19: BIO World Congress
on Industrial Biotechnology, Palais
des congres de Montreal, 1001
place Jean-Paul-Riopelle. For more
info visit www.bio.org or call 202962-9200.
June 19-21: Canada’s Farm
Progress Show, Evraz Place,
Regina. For more info visit www.
myfarmshow.com or call 306-7819200.
July 9-12, 15-19: Manitoba Crop
Diagnostic School daily workshops, Ian N. Morrison Research
Farm, Carman. For more info visit
www.cropdiagnostic.ca or call
204-745-5663.
July 23-24: Dairy Farmers of
Canada annual general meeting,
Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front
St. W., Toronto. For more info call
613-236-9997 or visit www.dairyfarmers.ca.
In this scene from May 2011 a truck carries water for aqua dikes near Portage la Prairie. The potential for flooding is increasing due to the late snowmelt.
Photo: REUTERS/Fred Greenslade
Every stage of moving fertilizer is tricky in wet conditions, including from farmyards to saturated fields, said
Greg McDonald, general manager of Grow Community of
Independents, a small group
of crop supply dealers.
Farmers and suppliers are
wondering how many of those
fields will be too wet to plant
at all this year, he said.
Widespread flooding was last
seen in 2011.
Fa r m e r s a p p l y m o s t o f
their fertilizer in spring or in
autumn, but last fall was wet
and conditions were poor for
applying anhydrous ammonia, said Steve Biggar, assistant vice-president of fertilizer and energy products for
Richardson International Ltd.
“This spring is also going to
be challenging just because it’s
going to be later, and so it will be
tougher to catch up,” he said.
CF Industries, majority owner of Canada’s largest nitrogen fertilizer plant
— Canadian Fer tilizers
Ltd. at Medicine Hat, Alberta
— declined to comment, as
it is in its quiet period
ahead of releasing quarterly
results.
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS
Cattle Prices
Winnipeg
April 12, 2013
Winter weather continues to
draw out spring run
Steers & Heifers
—
D1, 2 Cows
71.00 - 78.00
D3 Cows
64.00 - 70.00
Bulls
82.00 - 89.50
Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only)
Steers
(901+ lbs.)
100.00 - 115.75
(801-900 lbs.)
110.00 - 124.00
(701-800 lbs.)
115.00 - 134.00
(601-700 lbs.)
125.00 - 142.00
(501-600 lbs.)
135.00 - 155.00
(401-500 lbs.)
145.00 - 165.00
Heifers
(901+ lbs.)
95.00 - 104.00
(801-900 lbs.)
100.00 - 111.00
(701-800 lbs.)
110.00 - 119.00
(601-700 lbs.)
112.00 - 128.00
(501-600 lbs.)
120.00 - 133.00
(401-500 lbs.)
120.00 - 140.00
Heifers
Alberta South
—
113.00
73.00 - 84.00
60.00 - 75.00
88.92
$ 113.00 - 121.00
119.00 - 129.00
126.00 - 138.00
135.00 - 152.00
145.00 - 162.00
150.00 - 169.00
$ 103.00 - 112.00
109.00 - 120.00
113.00 - 126.00
120.00 - 133.00
125.00 - 141.00
131.00 - 147.00
($/cwt)
(1,000+ lbs.)
(850+ lbs.)
Futures (April 12, 2013) in U.S.
Fed Cattle
Close
Change Feeder Cattle
April 2013
125.57
-1.68
April 2013
June 2013
120.65
-1.70
May 2013
August 2013
121.27
-1.93
August 2013
October 2013
125.25
-2.22
September 2013
December 2013
126.82
-2.23
October 2013
February 2014
127.95
-2.25
November 2013
Cattle Slaughter
Canada
East
West
Manitoba
U.S.
The expected seasonal slowdown supports feeder demand
Terryn Shiells
CNSC
Ontario
95.69 - 122.14
101.15 - 118.58
53.10 - 73.94
53.10 - 73.94
71.69 - 89.21
$ 114.44 - 128.69
106.57 - 130.58
119.87 - 140.11
124.75 - 153.28
131.30 - 160.22
126.83 - 157.22
$ 108.22 - 117.54
106.54 - 121.69
102.98 - 122.90
111.69 - 133.24
118.36 - 137.61
111.98 - 140.54
$
(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.)
Close
139.22
141.77
148.82
150.70
152.30
152.80
Change
-4.68
-4.18
-4.00
-3.70
-3.32
-3.45
Cattle Grades (Canada)
Week Ending
April 6, 2013
53,419
13,440
39,979
NA
593,000
Previous
Year
41,747
11,653
30,094
NA
621,000
Week Ending
April 6, 2013
950
28,846
15,188
693
779
6,413
99
Prime
AAA
AA
A
B
D
E
Previous
Year
407
21,009
10,021
434
577
6,497
296
Hog Prices
Source: Manitoba Agriculture
(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg)
Current Week
162.00 E
151.00 E
149.02
151.64
MB. ($/hog)
MB. (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.)
MB. (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.)
ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.)
P.Q. (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)
$1 Cdn: $ .9868 U.S.
$1 U.S: $1.0134 Cdn.
COLUMN
(Friday to Thursday)
Slaughter Cattle
Slaughter Cattle
Grade A Steers
Grade A Heifers
D1, 2 Cows
D3 Cows
Bulls
Steers
EXCHANGES:
April 12, 2013
Futures (April 12, 2013) in U.S.
Hogs
April 2013
May 2013
June 2013
July 2013
August 2013
Last Week
155.50
144.05
142.31
144.39
Close
81.60
87.40
89.45
89.55
89.80
Last Year (Index 100)
166.23
151.91
149.03
154.33
Change
0.18
-1.75
-2.57
-2.20
-1.60
T
he spring cattle run is lasting longer
than some people originally anticip a t e d , a n d a u c t i o n y a rd s a c ro s s
Manitoba continued to see strong volumes
of cattle during the week ended April 12.
Auction yards at Grunthal, Virden and
Gladstone all reported having more cattle
at their sale than the previous week, while
markets at Ashern, Brandon and Ste. Rose
saw slight decreases, but still had strong
numbers.
Cold temperatures and excessive snow
are causing some producers trouble in getting cattle out of their yards to market, said
Allan Munroe with Killarney Auction Mart.
Sometimes, he said, it’s “easier just to
keep feeding them than it is to actually try
and get them sorted and hauled out.”
Snowfall persisting across the province
has also limited some activity in recent
weeks, especially at Killarney where sales
are held on Mondays.
“It seems like a lot of the storms come
through on a Sunday or Monday,” said
Munroe. “And, that’s made our life, and our
customers’ lives, challenging.”
Munroe expects there will be a couple
more weeks of strong cattle numbers before
marketing slows right down. Much will also
depend on when farmers are able to get out
and start seeding.
As of Friday, there was still around a foot
of snow in many fields in Manitoba, so as
long as farmers aren’t in their fields, they
might think about marketing cattle.
But, once seeding starts, markets will be
very quiet because “farmers won’t even be
looking at their cattle, never mind trying to
market them,” Munroe noted.
Once that happens, some cattle auction
yards might start to change their schedules.
“At some point if the numbers get down,
we might end up dropping to once every
two weeks,” said Munroe. “And, my guess
“… it’s sometimes easier just to
keep feeding them than it is to
actually try and get them sorted
and hauled out.”
allan munroe
Killarney Auction Mart
is sometime in June we’ll have our last sale
(until fall).”
T h e f e a r o f t i g h t e n i n g s u p p l i e s, a s
the seasonal slowdown in volume fast
approaches, helped to keep feeder cattle
prices steady to stronger during the week.
Top-end cattle saw more price strength
during the week, because buyers are starting
to get a little bit pickier now, said Munroe.
The general firmness in the market was
also linked to corn values seeing some
declines recently, which reduced feed costs
for producers.
Prices on the slaughter side of the market
were also steady to stronger, with continued strong demand for hamburger meat
behind much of the firmness.
Volumes on the slaughter market were
steady in some areas, but above average in
other parts of the province.
At Killarney, it was status quo: “We’re not
seeing a big jump in slaughter numbers,
just sort of seasonal ones that lose a calf,”
said Munroe.
In other areas, tight feed supplies are
causing producers to send more cows to be
marketed for slaughter.
For example, the auction yard at Ashern
saw 320 cattle come on to the slaughter
market, up from 250 a week ago. Grunthal
Livestock Auction Mart and Brandon’s
Heartland Livestock Services market also
reported a pickup in volume on the slaughter market.
Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada,
a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity
market reporting.
Other Market Prices
Sheep and Lambs
$/cwt
Ewes
Lambs (110+ lb.)
(95 - 109 lb.)
(80 - 94 lb.)
(Under 80 lb.)
(New crop)
Winnipeg
(180 head)
—
Next
Sale
April 17
—
—
Chickens
Minimum broiler prices as of May 23, 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 April 14, 2013
Broiler Turkeys
(6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $2.035
Undergrade .............................. $1.945
Hen Turkeys
(between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $2.015
Undergrade .............................. $1.915
Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys
(between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $2.015
Undergrade .............................. $1.915
Tom Turkeys
(10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average)
Grade A..................................... $1.945
Undergrade............................... $1.860
Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.
Toronto
57.59 - 82.69
107.84 - 136.96
139.94 - 163.60
142.46 - 158.69
151.30 - 207.56
—
SunGold
Specialty Meats
30.00
China farmers plan to
grow more rice and corn
Eggs
Minimum prices to producers for ungraded
eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the
Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board
effective June 12, 2011.
New
Previous
A Extra Large
$1.8500
$1.8200
A Large
1.8500
1.8200
A Medium
1.6700
1.6400
A Small
1.2500
1.2200
A Pee Wee
0.3675
0.3675
Nest Run 24 +
1.7490
1.7210
B
0.45
0.45
C
0.15
0.15
Goats
Kids
Billys
Mature
Winnipeg
(15 head)
Next
Sale
April 17
Toronto
($/cwt)
35.63 - 239.91
—
42.30 - 162.27
Horses
<1,000 lbs.
1,000 lbs.+
Winnipeg
($/cwt)
—
—
news
Toronto
($/cwt)
12.00 - 37.00
28.00 - 45.00
But they are looking at
less soy and cotton
beijing / reuters / Farmers in China,
the world’s top rice producer and consumer, plan to continue growing more
rice and corn this year, while reducing the
area devoted to cotton and soybeans, the
National Bureau of Statistics said April 15.
China is the world’s top buyer of cotton
and soybeans, and lower domestic production would continue to spur imports.
The country’s rice acreage is likely to
increase by one per cent from last year,
while the sowing area for corn may climb
4.1 per cent from 2012, the bureau said, citing the planting plans of 90,000 farmers.
A cold and wet spring in the northeast,
the country’s major corn area, would delay
plantings of corn and soy and may lead
China, the world’s No. 2 corn consumer, to
import a record volume of the grain next
year, analysts said.
Despite a bumper grain harvest last year,
China imported a record amount of corn
and rice in 2012, while its wheat imports
surged to an eight-year high as production
growth failed to meet rising demand.
The sowing area for cotton is likely to
drop 6.2 per cent from last year, while soy
acreage may decrease by 8.5 per cent on the
year, the bureau said.
Looking for results? Check out the market reports
from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 15
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GRAIN MARKETS
Export and International Prices
column
Last Week
All prices close of business April 11, 2013
Canola growers balk at
delivering to cash market
U.S. wheat futures found some upside on weather worries
Dwayne Klassen
CNSC
C
ontinued worries over tight oldcrop supplies, along with the reluctance of farmers to deliver canola to
the country elevator at current cash bids,
helped to generate much of the upward
price action seen in canola on the ICE
Futures Canada trading platform during
the week ended April 12.
Exporters and domestic processors were
the noted buyers of canola. Some of the
strength was also associated with the price
advances seen in CBOT (Chicago Board of
Trade) soybeans. The possibility of delays
in seeding canola in Western Canada due
to excessively wet soil conditions and
below-average temperatures also provided
some incentive for canola futures to move
up.
The potential for seeding delays, however, is being taken with a tongue-in-cheek
attitude among some market participants.
They feel that while flooding is a strong
possibility in a number of regions, a week
of above-normal temperatures and no precipitation will easily put farmers back on
their planting schedule.
The upside in canola was restricted
in part by some strengthening of the
Canadian dollar, which made its way
almost back to the US99-cent level at one
point during the reporting period. A strong
currency reduces the buying power of
importing countries.
For three-times-daily market
reports from Commodity News
Service Canada, visit “ICE
Futures Canada updates” at
www.manitobacooperator.ca.
A deterioration in old-crop crush margins resulted in processors backing away
from canola during the week. The decline
in this demand has been in the making for
a long time, but while some reduced their
requirements, others continue to seek out
canola, with cash bids still in the C$14-perbushel range. New-crop canola bids from
processors were said to be in the $12.50plus area.
Some caution was expected to surface in
canola activity ahead of Statistics Canada’s
April 24 seeding intentions report. Early
pre-report expectations are that canola
area will be down from last year’s level,
but production was likely to be up as long
as there is no repeat of the drought-like
conditions that hurt yield potential last
season.
Open interest in milling wheat, durum
and barley contracts on the ICE platform
has essentially fallen by the wayside. ICE
continues to arbitrarily adjust values, as
evidenced in barley during the week, but
unless some commercials start putting
some effort in trading these commodities
and building up some liquidity, one has
to believe the existence of the contracts is
limited.
CBOT soybean futures experienced an
upward recovery in values during the week,
with old-crop values in particular posting some significant advances. A lot of
that strength was associated with steady
demand from the export and domestic sectors for old-crop stocks.
Much like farmers on the Prairies, U.S.
growers have turned off the taps in terms
of moving soybeans into the cash elevator
system. This in turn has resulted in some
strengthening of the cash market. There
were reports that cash merchants, depending on the area in the U.S., were paying
60 cents a bushel above the current May
CBOT soybean future.
Decisions by U.S. farmers to stop delivering were associated in part with this
week’s supply/demand update from the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, which projected domestic U.S. soybean inventories
as of Aug. 31, the end of the current marketing year, at 125 million bushels. This
would be the lowest level since 2004.
The upside in deferred soybean futures
was more muted. Gains were tempered
by indications during the week that wet
conditions and cold temperatures could
delay the planting of the U.S. corn crop
this spring. With the delays come ideas
that more U.S. farmers will plant soybeans
instead.
USDA’s report, meanwhile, also stifled
some of the price strength by raising world
soybean stockpiles. It pegged global soybean supplies at the end of the crop year
at 62.63 million tonnes. USDA increased its
estimate largely due to higher production
in countries such as Paraguay and Uruguay
which have had favourable weather. USDA,
however, left its soybean production in
Brazil at a record 83.5 million tonnes.
Corn futures on the CBOT finally broke
to the upside during the week, with
tight supply concerns and the potential
for reduced acreage stimulating price
advances.
USDA’s report pegged world corn stocks
at 125.3 million tonnes. The estimate was
increased as USDA reduced demand for
corn in animal feed in the U.S., as well as
in China and Mexico.
As for the U.S. corn stockpile, USDA
projected U.S. corn supplies prior to the
fall harvest will total 757 million bushels,
roughly 20 per cent higher than the estimate made a month ago. Market participants, however, noted that even if corn
supplies are higher than what they were
a month ago, supplies remain at historically tight levels after the country’s worst
drought in decades ravaged crops in the
U.S. Midwest last year.
Wheat futures on the CBOT, MGEX and
KCBT experienced some movement to the
upside during the week. Freezing nighttime temperatures in the southern U.S.
Plains during the week fuelled concerns
about damage to the region’s struggling
crops. Market participants were worried
about another bout of freezing temperatures hitting the area over the next week or
two. Many hard red winter wheat crops in
this region already are in poor condition
due to persistent drought.
Unfavourable weather has also raised
concerns about seeding delays for spring
wheat in the upper U.S. Midwest in coming
weeks. Weather outlooks for states such as
North Dakota and Minnesota are cold and
wet.
Dwayne Klassen writes for Commodity News Service
Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and
commodity market reporting.
Week Ago
Year Ago
Wheat
Chicago wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
256.35
255.89
234.86
Minneapolis wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
290.06
290.80
307.33
Coarse Grains
US corn Gulf ($US)
—
—
—
US barley (PNW) ($US)
—
—
—
Chicago corn (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
256.40
252.56
250.98
Chicago oats (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
242.35
234.73
216.57
Chicago soybeans (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)
515.09
507.10
529.42
1,097.43
1,083.76
1,261.92
Winnipeg Futures
ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business April 12, 2013
barley
Last Week
Week Ago
May 2013
243.50
243.50
July 2013
244.00
244.00
October 2013
234.00
244.00
Canola
Last Week
Week Ago
May 2013
625.40
611.20
July 2013
612.70
597.90
November 2013
560.50
548.70
Special Crops
Report for April 15, 2013 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan
Spot Market
Spot Market
Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)
Other (Cdn. cents per pound unless
otherwise specified)
Large Green 15/64
22.00 - 25.00
Canaryseed
Laird No. 1
21.00 - 24.00
Oil Sunflower Seed
Eston No. 2
19.00 - 21.00
26.75 - 28.00
—
Desi Chickpeas
25.70 - 27.00
Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)
Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)
Green No. 1
Fababeans, large
—
Medium Yellow No. 1
15.30 - 17.50
Feed beans
—
Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)
8.50 - 9.15
No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans
—
Feed Pea (Rail)
No. 1 Great Northern
—
Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)
No. 1 Cranberry Beans
—
Yellow No. 1
38.70 - 40.75
No. 1 Light Red Kidney
—
Brown No. 1
34.75 - 36.75
No. 1 Dark Red Kidney
—
Oriental No. 1
29.75 - 30.75
No. 1 Black Beans
—
No. 1 Pinto Beans
—
6.25 - 8.10
Source: Stat Publishing
SUNFLOWERS
No. 1 Small Red
—
No. 1 Pink
—
Fargo, ND
Goodlands, KS
22.35
23.35
32.00* Call for details
—
Report for April 12, 2013 in US$ cwt
NuSun (oilseed)
Confection
Source: National Sunflower Association
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Biscuit break
fails to perk up
grain market
chicago / reuters
A revived pause in the Chicago
Board of Trade’s grain-trading
schedule did little to invigorate volume as the historic
exchange launched a shorter
cycle for its agricultural
markets.
Known as the “biscuit
break” by some traders, the
pause halts trading for 45
minutes each weekday morning and is part of a larger
reduction in trading hours by
the Board of Trade to a 17.5hour day.
The exchange, owned
by CME Group, cut trading of futures and options
for crops like wheat, corn
and soybeans from 21
hours after a move last
year to extend activity hurt
liquidity.
Traders say a morning
pause helps volume by gathering participants for the
start of a new day and creating a sense of excitement in
the markets. However, “there
wasn’t a lot going on,” said
one trader after the debut of
the new system last week.
Traders say a morning
pause helps volume by gathering participants for the
start of a new day.
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ASSESSING YOUR SITUATION:
Shortage of feed and flood concerns
The need to plan ahead is even more critical as the likelihood of flooding rises
By Tod Wallace
FARM PRODUCTION EXTENSION, MAFRI BEEF LIVESTOCK
KNOWLEDGE CENTRE AND KRISTEN LUCYSHYN, MANITOBA
BEEF PRODUCERS
W
ith the long winter we have
been experiencing, many pastures around the province are
not going to be ready for grazing any
time soon. Add to that the threat of
spring flooding, and many beef producers are left wondering what may happen even when those pastures start to
green up.
Both Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP)
and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and
Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) have fielded
calls with questions about stretching
forage supplies through to spring pasture. The need to plan ahead to ensure
feed availability is even more critical
considering the potential for flooding
this spring and the potential for herds
to become isolated during this time.
Taking a look at the big picture, there
is a shortage of hay in Manitoba. This
stretches throughout the entire province, but it is certainly felt most critically in the southeast areas that were
hit by drought conditions last year, as
well as near the lakes that experienced
reduced yield and acreage due to the
2011 flood.
Lower-quality forages or a combination of feed and straw is usually the first
thing that comes to mind when considering alternatives to hay. Some things
need to be kept in mind when supplementing with straw.
Rumen compaction may occur if
straw is fed alone with no readily available energy and/or protein supply for
the rumen microbes. Producers should
also keep in mind that in the last trimester of pregnancy a cow’s nutrient
requirements increase significantly.
Therefore, it is important to provide
higher-quality feed either in the form
of good-quality alfalfa hay or increase
protein and energy supplementation.
Roughages like straw do not contain
sufficient levels of nutrients. However,
in combination with the use of grains,
byproducts, protein supplements
and mineral/vitamin premixes, the
demands of livestock can be met.
Critical nutrients
It is critical to supply all of the nutrients
the animals need in order for them to
maintain good health, body condition,
high reproductive rates and desirable
weaning weights.
There are some options available to
increase feed energy. Ammoniation of
straw would run approximately $20 to
$25 per bale, increasing protein by six
per cent to seven per cent.
Liquid molasses runs approximately
$8.75 per bale. When administered correctly and distributed evenly throughout the bale, adding molasses may
increase protein by 1.6 per cent on a
1,000-pound straw bale — from five per
cent to 6.6 per cent. The energy (TDN)
on that bale will increase 2.3 per cent —
from 49 per cent to 51.3 per cent.
We have received questions about
feeding alternative feeds such as hemp
screenings, pea flour, and oat hulls.
These will all work in beef cow rations
but they need to be formulated correctly. Your local MAFRI GO office is one
source to consider for assistance with
formulating rations to ensure animal
requirements are being met.
Seek advice
If you are experiencing feed shortages
and possible flood concerns, now is
the time to seek professional advice on
your situation. Contact either MBP or
MAFRI for assistance regarding supplementing your dwindling hay supplies
and plans for transporting cattle in a
flood situation.
In certain situations, you need to
market livestock such as feeders, stockers and replacement heifer calves now
In certain situations, you
need to market livestock
such as feeders, stockers
and replacement heifer
calves now prior to a
complete exhaustion of feed.
prior to a complete exhaustion of feed.
It is critical that these decisions be
made prior to concerns of malnutrition
arising.
Producers, please help your fellow
producers. If your neighbour is nearing
the end of their feed supply, maybe you
can be of assistance. It may be as simple
as discussing the feed alternatives that
are available. Options must be explored
before animal care becomes a concern.
If you are facing a feed shortage, poor
pasture conditions, or impending flood
challenges, consider your options and
start making a plan now. If you need
assistance, please call your local MAFRI
GO office or Manitoba Beef Producers
at 1-800-772-0458 and we will try our
best to help you find the answers you
need.
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Mixed messages on gestation stalls
The head of Manitoba Pork Council says his group hasn’t pledged to move away from sow stalls after all
By Shannon VanRaes
CO-OPERATOR STAFF
M
American lobbyist Rick Berman
speaks at the Manitoba Pork
Council’s annual general
meeting. PHOTO: SHANNON VANRAES
Minnesota to fight demands for
group-housing systems.
The Manitoba Pork Council
has previously indicated the
organization is committed to a
voluntary phase-out of gesta-
understand animal agriculture.
You don’t understand animal
welfare. We do.’”
Bill McDonald, CEO of the
Winnipeg Humane Society was
invited to the council’s meeting, but chose not to attend after
learning Rick Berman was on
the agenda.
“I’m surprised the pork council would make the decision to
poke animal welfare organizations in the eye like this,” he
said, adding there had been
common ground between the
two organizations in recent
years with the council’s previously espoused commitment to
a voluntary phase-out of stalls
by 2025.
“Why, when they have published documents stating they
are in favour of phasing out
stalls by 2025, would they take
this step backwards?” he asked.
More than 10 years ago,
the society launched a “Quit
Stalling” campaign aimed at
outlawing the practice in Manitoba. It has since worked with
both government and industry to end the use of gestation
stalls.
The stalls were first introduced to the pork industry to
help combat aggressive tendencies among sows decades ago,
but Conner said there is new
information about them today.
Ongoing research has found
sows suffer muscle and bone ailments as a result of stalls, leading to lameness, she said.
Research has also identified
methods of husbandry that
make group housing sows feasible.
“There are ways to manage
aggressiveness with partitions,
particular spacing and individual feeding,” Conner said.
And although it may not happen in the time frame people
want, she believes the efforts of
processors and retailers to phase
out stalls are genuine.
“Change is a part of life, but it
isn’t always easy,” she said.
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anitoba hog producers should dig in their
heels and say no to
phasing out gestation stalls.
That was the message Rick
Berman brought to the Manitoba Pork Council’s annual general meeting last week, in which
he urged producers to go on the
offensive against “animal rights
lunatics.”
“Get your head around the
fact you’re in an endless war
with animal rights activists,” said
Berman.
“Their goal is the abolition of
animal agriculture. They want
people to eat salads instead of
eating steaks.”
The Washington, D.C.-based
lobbyist, lawyer and PR expert
has gained notoriety for aggressively defending the interests
of a host of industry groups,
including the U.S. food and beverage sector, big tobacco, and
the alcohol industry (the latter involved opposing Mothers
Against Drunk Driving). Now
he is promoting gestation stalls
on behalf of the American pork
industry.
Moving away from gestation
stalls won’t satisfy animal rights
proponents, said Berman, arguing their real goal is to make
livestock production financially
inviable for producers and meat
prohibitively expensive for consumers.
A host of companies —
including McDonald’s, Burger
King, Tim Hortons, Cargill,
Costco, Sysco, Maple Leaf Foods,
Olymel and Wendy’s — has
announced plans to either phase
out gestation stalls or stop buying pork from processors who
use them.
But the issue isn’t settled yet,
said the American lobbyist.
“That is the image the activists want to make, because then
it convinces the people who
haven’t got on board that train to
think, ‘Oh well, the train has left
the station.’ So it’s all about convincing everyone that the fight is
over,” said Berman, adding the
promises made by processors
and retailers are “wishy-washy”
and full of loopholes.
The public has been duped by
a small group of activists into
thinking gestation stalls are
cruel, he said, suggesting pork
producers adopt a more consumer-friendly term such as
“individual maternity pens.”
Many in attendance
applauded Berman’s message,
but there was skepticism as well.
“Personally, I don’t agree
that we shouldn’t be looking
to change away from stalls,”
said Laurie Conner, a University of Manitoba scientist who
researches open-housing methods.
“There are, and will continue
to be, increasing expectations
from the consumer that animals
are raised in a way that they see
as humane.”
Encouraging producers to
reassert control of practices
in their industry is a positive
message, she said. But Conner
balked at the idea of waging a
costly PR battle when the tide
of public opinion on the issue is
already turning.
“I think (Berman) would not
be unhappy if $1 a pig was sent
his way to help that cause,” said
Conner, referring to a dollar-perpig levy used by producers in
tion stalls by 2025, but chairman Karl Kynoch said that’s not
the case.
“Our board has never taken a
position of phasing out stalls,”
said Kynoch. “Our position is we
encourage producers to look at
alternative forms of housing by
2025. We’re not saying switch,
we’re saying: Do the research,
look into it, if there are better
alternatives and it works for
somebody, switch to it.”
Producers are concerned
about animal welfare, said Kynoch, but is also worried their
industry is being unfairly targeted by activist groups.
Last December, the group
Mercy for Animals released
undercover footage from a
Manitoba hog barn sparking
backlash from across the country.
“What we’ve got to do is push
back on people who are trying
to enforce regulations on us, or
ways to raise our animals,” said
Kynoch. “We have to push back
on them and say, ‘No, you don’t
14
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Optimizing the use of energy in pig feeds
An increased number of ingredients used for energy sources has made the job
of feed formulation more challenging
Bernie Peet
Peet on Pigs
W
ith the cost of dietary
e n e r g y m o re t h a n
doubling in the last
eight years, it’s vitally important to optimize the efficiency
with which it is utilized.
Meeting the energy specifications of a typical grower diet
now represents about 85 per
cent of the cost of the diet and
over 50 per cent of the total
costs of pig production, John
Patience of Iowa State University said at the recent London
Swine Conference in Ontario.
“One of the most critical
questions revolves around the
relationship between caloric
density of the diet, daily caloric
intake by the pig and pig
growth rate — which in turn
relates to barn throughput,” he
said.
“Whereas in the past, barn
throughput was closely linked
with low feed cost and maximizing net income, with rising feed costs, maintaining
barn throughput has become
increasingly expensive.”
This means that, for some
f a r m s , g r ow t h r a t e m u s t
be reduced to increase net
income.
Prior to 2005, formulating
for energy in the diet was simpler because a limited range
of energy sources was used.
But today, a wider number of
ingredients is used and the
relative cost of the energy in
those ingredients changes over
time, making formulation more
difficult. For example, in 2005,
energy from fat cost about 60
per cent more than energy
from corn — today that differential is only 36 per cent, he
said.
“Energy from DDGS used
to cost 41 per cent more than
from corn, but today it is
only 16 per cent more,” said
Patience (see Table 1).
“These changing price relationships will influence how
much of a given ingredient is
likely to be used in a feeding
program. This, in turn, will put
pressure on the upper limits a
nutritionist assigns to certain
ingredients and can change
purchasing practices, especially if forward booking is
employed.”
The net impact of changing
energy costs can be minimized
by considering all aspects of
pricing changes, including
ingredient cost relationships,
he said.
Maintenance cost is high
Maintenance is a very important aspect of energy utilization
in the pig, but one that is often
overlooked, Patience said.
About one-third of the energy
that the pig eats goes to maintenance, 20 per cent is used in
protein deposition and 46 per
cent in fat gain, he noted.
“To maximize efficiency, we
must reduce the energy spent
for maintenance,” he said. “This
can be done by optimizing thermal comfort, minimizing social
stressors and maintaining the
highest possible health standards because fighting disease
uses up energy.”
Maximizing growth rate by
various means reduces the time
spent in the barn, which results
in fewer days of maintenance
energy costs, he said. Reducing maintenance energy costs
increases the amount of energy
that is directed towards lean
gain.
The pigs’ energy intake
impacts how comfortable they
feel in the barn, said Patience.
“Unthrifty pigs eat less than
their healthy contemporaries
and, because of this, they are
chilled at a temperature that
is perfectly comfortable for
healthy pigs,” he said.
“Therefore, unthrifty pigs
need to be kept in warmer and
less drafty conditions, for example by providing localized heating or covering their lying area.”
Table 1: The changing cost of dietary energy
Ingredient
Energy Content
Mcal NE/kg1
2005 Cost
$/tonne
2013 Cost
¢/Mcal NE
$/tonne
¢/Mcal NE
Corn
2.67
103
3.86
259
9.70
Soybean meal
2.13
302
14.18
524
24.60
Corn DDGS
2.11
115
5.45
238
11.28
Wheat shorts
2.04
83
4.07
238
11.07
Fat: AV blend
7.24
445
6.15
955
13.18
1
NE values as presented by NRC (2012); Corn DDGS assumed to contain about 8.5% ether extract (fat).
Ingredient prices gratefully obtained from Matt Ische, KenPal Farm Products Inc., Centralia, Ont.
Every additional day that the
pig is in the barn represents
another day’s worth of maintenance, so this maintenance cost
is very much under the control
of the producer, he pointed out.
However, when feed costs
are high, it may be financially advantageous to feed a
less expensive diet and accept
the associated slower growth
because the overall cost of production is lower, he added.
“Certainly, in the traditional
Corn Belt of the U.S., the trend
to lower energy diets is very
clear, and is one of the drivers for the construction of new
grow-out facilities, he observes.
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It is important to know the
response of pigs on an individual farm to changes in dietary
energy density.
“Under most commercial
conditions, lowering dietary
energy concentration is likely
to reduce daily energy intake
and thus growth rate,” he said.
“There are exceptions to this
broad generalization. If your
farm is one of these exceptions,
you have much greater flexibility in adjusting dietary energy
concentration than would oth-
With the rising cost of energy in pig diets, maximizing barn throughput may
not be the most profitable strategy, says Dr. John Patience.
erwise be the case, because
you have the option of feeding
a lower-energy diet and maintaining growth rate.”
Individual farms or systems
must develop their own feed
intake curves that apply to their
farm, and not depend on universal data obtained from some
other remote, and possibly very
different, location, he said.
Understanding daily energy
intake is crucial to success, as
it provides the foundational
knowledge required to determine how the pig will respond
to changes in diet cost and
energy content, he said.
Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain
Consulting of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor
of Western Hog Journal.
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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS
Weight Category
Ashern
Gladstone
Grunthal
Brandon
Virden
Feeder Steers
Apr-10
Apr-09
Apr-09
Apr-09
No. on offer
1,110
*934
740
n/a
n/a
n/a
Over 1,000 lbs.
Heartland
Heartland
Killarney
Ste. Rose
Winnipeg
Apr-10
Apr-08
Apr-11
n/a
1,129
2,386*
553*
*1,800
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
900-1,000
n/a
100.00-114.25
n/a
100.00-114.00
106.00-115.00
n/a
105.00-114.00
n/a
800-900
n/a
105.00-123.50
114.00-125.50
115.00-129.00
111.00-124.75
112.00-120.00
114.00-124.00
n/a
700-800
106.00-139.00
115.00-139.50
120.00-130.00
120.00-132.00
120.00-133.00
121.00-134.00
125.00-138.00
n/a
600-700
118.00-153.00
125.00-151.00
128.00-144.00
128.00-145.00
132.00-151.00
132.00-145.50
130.00-147.00
n/a
500-600
120.00-157.50
130.00-156.00
140.00-162.00
135.00-153.00
137.00-153.50
137.00-155.00
145.00-161.00
n/a
400-500
n/a
130.00-165.00
150.00-162.00
155.00-170.00
145.00-158.00
145.00-171.00
140.00-157.00
n/a
300-400
n/a
120.00-143.00
158.00-176.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
85.00-107.00
n/a
95.00-108.00
98.00-105.50
n/a
n/a
n/a
Feeder heifers
900-1,000 lbs.
800-900
n/a
100.00-135.00
100.00-112.50
100.00-114.00
102.00-110.75
n/a
105.00-118.00
n/a
700-800
100.00-120.00
105.00-125.00
107.00-118.00
108.00-120.00
108.00-118.50
110.00-121.50
110.00-124.00
n/a
600-700
102.00-133.50
110.00-135.00
115.00-134.50
115.00-130.00
114.00-127.75
118.00-131.00
118.00-139.00
n/a
500-600
105.00-129.75
115.00-138.50
128.00-148.00
120.00-137.00
118.00-129.50
122.00-135.00
120.00-148.00
n/a
400-500
109.00-136.00
125.00-142.00
135.00-150.00
130.00-140.00
124.00-136.00
128.00-139.00
120.00-150.00
n/a
300-400
n/a
130.00-145.00
135.00-150.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
320
n/a
134
142
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
D1-D2 Cows
60.00-69.00
50.00-76.00
n/a
71.00-78.75
67.00-73.00
55.00-64.00
70.00-78.00
n/a
D3-D5 Cows
45.00 and up
n/a
57.00-64.00
55.00-68.00
50.00-67.00
n/a
40.00-69.00
n/a
Slaughter Market
No. on offer
Age Verified
70.00-79.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
67.00-76.00
64.00-73.00
n/a
n/a
Good Bulls
70.00-87.75
65.00-89.00
85.00-90.75
78.00-86.75
78.00-84.25
77.00-82.00
70.00-97.50
n/a
Butcher Steers
n/a
n/a
n/a
100.00-106.00
99.00-104.50
n/a
n/a
n/a
Butcher Heifers
n/a
n/a
n/a
99.00-105.00
97.00-102.75
n/a
n/a
n/a
Feeder Cows
n/a
n/a
70.00-78.00
n/a
70.00-80.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
Fleshy Export Cows
n/a
n/a
68.00-76.25
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Lean Export Cows
n/a
n/a
60.00-65.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
* includes slaughter market
(Note all prices in CDN$ per cwt. These prices also generally represent the top one-third of sales reported by the auction yard.)
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Most Mexican beef exports
escape Russia ban
MEXICO CITY / REUTERS / The lion’s share of Mexico’s beef
exports to Russia will not be blocked by that country’s ban on
meat containing traces of the feed additive ractopamine.
Russia had warned it would only import beef from five of
the 25 processing plants from which it had previously bought.
However, those five beef plants account for about 80 per cent
of Mexico’s beef exports to Russia.
Officials from both countries will meet in an attempt to
defuse the spat, with Mexico insisting its beef industry does
not use the additive.
Ractopamine is a growth stimulant and is used to make
meat leaner, but is banned in some countries on concerns
that residues could cause health problems, despite scientific
evidence indicating that it is safe.
Bird flu found on South Africa
ostrich farm
CAPE TOWN / REUTERS / An outbreak of bird flu has hit
an ostrich farm in South Africa, but authorities said it was
unlikely to pose a threat to humans, though additional tests
were being carried out after another strain killed eight people
in China.
The outbreak has prompted restrictions on the movement
of the big birds and their products in the Western Cape province, the Western Cape Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement April 9.
Tests samples from an ostrich farm near Oudtshoorn, the
centre of South Africa’s ostrich export industry, found the
presence of the H7N1 virus, the ministry said.
Another strain, H7N9, has killed eight people in eastern China
since it was confirmed in humans for the first time last month.
Marna Sinclair, a state vet in the Oudtshoorn area, said
there had been previous incidents of H7N1 viruses in the
region, but that none were found to be related to the current
Chinese strain and no people have fallen ill.
“There is no real concern. We doubt it is a related virus but
are conducting tests to make sure,” she said.
Two years ago, South Africa culled 10,000 ostriches after
an outbreak of another, less virulent form of bird flu halted
ostrich-meat exports to the European Union.
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Some signs of warm weather
Issued: Monday, April 15, 2013 · Covering: April 17 – April 25, 2013
Daniel Bezte
Co-operator
contributor
I
t looks like we’ll have to
endure another week or so
of cold weather before the
weather models finally agree that
warm weather will try to move
in. After southern regions were
brushed by a major late-winter
storm on Monday we are left in a
cold northwesterly flow for most
of this week. Temperatures will
start off struggling to make it to
the freezing mark for highs, but
with the strong spring sunshine
highs will slowly warm as the
week goes on.
Another strong storm system
is expected to develop over Colorado on Wednesday and then
push out to the northeast on
Thursday and Friday. Currently,
it looks like the cool northwesterly flow will save us from getting more late-season snow, as
all of the energy from this system
is forecasted to stay well to our
south.
The weather models show
an area of low pressure tracking across southern and central
Manitoba on Sunday, bringing
with it clouds and some showers or flurries, depending on the
timing of the system. Confidence
in this system is not that high.
Slightly cooler air will move in
behind the system keeping our
temperatures well below average
to start next week and slowing
down the already-slow snowmelt.
Things then start to get interesting around the middle of next
week as the weather models have
been fairly consistent in developing a large ridge of high pressure
to our west. This ridge will have
two effects on our weather: first,
it will start to deflect the storm
system more to the north, and
secondly, it will allow warm air
to begin to build northward. The
one big question with this ridge:
how quickly will it move eastward,
bringing average to above-average temperatures into our region?
Current model runs show the
warm weather moving in around
next Wednesday. Let’s hope they
are finally right!
Usual temperature range for
this period: Highs, 5 to 18 C; lows:
-5 to 5 C. Probability of precipitation falling as snow: 25 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 [email protected].
WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA
1 Month (30 Days) Percent of Average Precipitation (Prairie Region)
March 13, 2013 to April 11, 2013
< 40%
40 - 60%
60 - 85%
85 - 115%
115 - 150%
150 - 200%
> 200%
Extent of Agricultural Land
Lakes and Rivers
Produced using near real-time data that has
undergone initial quality control. The map
may not be accurate for all regions due to data
availability and data errors.
Copyright © 2013 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with
Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies.
Created: 04/12/13
www.agr.gc.ca/drought
This issue’s map shows the amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies compared to the long-term average over the 30-day
period ending on April 11, and it has been a tale of east versus west. Over much of southern and southwestern Saskatchewan and going
northwest into Alberta, precipitation amounts were as much as twice the long-term average. Over Manitoba it was much drier, with
central and eastern regions only seeing about half the average.
2013: The year without a spring?
This arctic high pressure has, however, kept most major storm systems to our south
By Daniel Bezte
CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR
B
ack in 2004 we had the year
w i t h o u t a “p r o p e r ” s u m mer. Last winter it was probably the closest we could come to
a year without a winter. Maybe this
year it’s going to be the year without a spring. The longer we remain
in what can only be described as a
“deep freeze,” the better the chance
that we’ll simply bypass spring and
go right into summer. After all,
by the time the end of April rolls
around, the sun’s intensity is equivalent to that of mid-August.
So far for the month of April, we
are running almost 10 C below the
long-term average for the month.
Since April usually starts off cold
and warms up significantly toward
the end of the month, it is not that
unusual to see mean monthly temperatures significantly below the
monthly average halfway through
the month. What’s unusual is that
the forecast does not show any significant warming for at least another
week, which might just make April
2013 the coldest April on record.
Using Winnipeg’s long period of
temperature records going all the
way back to 1872, I searched for the
coldest Aprils ever recorded. When
The longer we remain in what can only be described as a
“deep freeze,” the better the chance that we’ll simply bypass
spring and go right into summer.
you listen to Environment Canada,
it typically only goes back to 1938
for Winnipeg records, since this was
the year that the weather station
was moved from St. John’s College
to its current location at the Winnipeg airport. Personally, I like to
look back at both data sets just to
see what was happening way back
when.
Here are the average monthly
maximum, minimum, and mean
temperature records in degrees Celsius.
Maximum: 2.1 (1950)
Minimum: -6.3 (1996) or -9.5
(1874)
Mean: -1.6 (1996) or -2.8 (1893)
So far this year Winnipeg has
recorded the following mean
monthly temperatures:
Maximum: -0.6
Minimum: -11.5
Mean: -6.1
With two weeks still to go in the
month I plugged these values into
a spreadsheet, looked at what the
weather models predict between
now and the end of the month, and
came up with the following prediction:
Maximum: 3.3
Minimum: -6.5
Mean: -1.6
Comparing these to the record
values, we can see a pretty good
chance for us to see one of the coldest Aprils, if not the coldest April, in
over 141 years! The one good thing
we can credit the cold weather with
this year is that the arctic high pressure responsible for all the cold has
been so strong it has kept the major
storm systems to our south. Hopefully, when the cold air finally pulls
out it will do so quickly and the
major storm track will jump past us
and take up a new position well to
our north.
After looking at all of this data I
thought I would have some fun and
take a look at what kind of weather
followed these previous record-cold
Aprils. 1950 probably had the worst
weather out of all of these years.
May was cold and wet with several shots of snow. June through to
August 1950 was cooler than average with near- to below-average
amounts of rain. 1996 had an April
that was very similar to this year’s.
May 1996 started off cool and wet
but ended up on a fairly warm note.
This warm weather continued into
June, July and August. Along with
the warmer-than-average temperatures, precipitation came in right
around average each month. Going
way back for the next two record
years, April 1874 was followed by
a warm and dry May and June and
an average July and August. In 1893
May was cool with average amounts
o f p re c i p i t a t i o n , b u t Ju n e w a s
warmer than average, with July and
August coming in right around average in both temperature and precipitation.
So, if we had to base the upcoming
summer on past experience we have
about a 75 per cent chance of seeing near- to above-average temperatures with near-average amounts of
precipitation. Oh, if only it were that
easy!
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Kazakhstan farmers reap
benefits of conservation tillage
Farmers using zero till reported yields of two tons per hectare while some farmers
using conventional practices lost their entire crop
CIMMYT
K
a z a k h s t a n’s 2 0 1 2
drought and high temperatures cut the country’s wheat harvests by more
than half from 2011 output,
but wheat under zero-tillage
practices gave up to three
times more grain than conventionally cultivated crops.
Two million hectares are
currently under zero tillage,
making Kazakhstan one of the
top 10 countries for conservation agriculture and helping
to avoid severe wheat shortages.
“If n o - t i l l p ra c t i c e s h a d
not been used this period
of drought, we would have
g o t t e n n o t h i n g . It w o u l d
have been an absolute
catastrophe,” says Valentin
Dvurechenskii, director general of the Kostanay Agricultural Research Institute in
Kazakhstan, giving his verdict
on the 2012 wheat crop.
After farmers planted their
wheat in April, Kostanay —
the countr y’s main wheatgrowing region — went two
months without rain. Making
matters worse, daily temperatures were several degrees
above normal.
Farmer and director general
of the Agrofirm Dievskaya,
Oleg Danilenko said the harsh
conditions highlighted the
advantages of conservation
agriculture, which involves
reduced or zero tillage, keeping crop residues on the soil,
and rotating crops. “No other
results have been nearly as
successful.”
Lack of rain darkens
crop outlook
Wheat on Kazakhstani farms
using conventional agric u l t u re h a s b e e n s e ve re l y
affected by 2012’s drought
and high temperatures.
Ac c o rd i n g t o f a r m e r Id r i s
Kozhebayev, wheat crops in
Akmola Region normally average 42 grains per spike, but
this year are producing only
two to four grains per spike.
In the village of Tonkeris, 45
km from the capital Astana in
the Akmola region, farmers’
fields had received no rainfall
between May and September.
According to farmers in the
area, drought conditions used
to be rare but are becoming
more frequent. “I’ve been a
far mer for 30 years,” said
Idris Kozhabayev. “There was
drought like this in 2000 and
2010. In recent years, it’s getting worse.”
Cultivated using conventional practices, the fields of
Akmola were expected to produce only enough wheat for
next year’s seed.
Meanwhile, in Kostanay,
A tractor sows spring wheat on a farm near the village of Konstantinovskoye in Russia’s southern Stavropol region February 27, 2013. Favourable weather is
likely to help the Black Sea region’s three top grain producers — Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan — restore grain output this year after a shattering fall in 2012,
analysts and officials said. Photo: REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko
“There is a real opportunity to double yields
using new advanced technologies and improved
varieties. We’ve already seen this through
conservation agriculture.”
Bayan Alimgazinova
KazAgroInnovation
many farmers had adopted
conservation agriculture techniques that protected them
from drought’s worst effects.
With these, farmers reported
yields of two tons per hectare,
while some far mers using
conventional practices lost
their entire crop.
Conserving where it counts
Wheat grown under conservation agriculture in the Kostanay region of Kazakhstan has
stayed healthy and is set to
give a good yield despite the
year’s severe drought and high
temperatures.
Kazakhstan is the world’s
sixth-largest wheat exporter.
More than 14 million of the
country’s 15 million hectares
of wheat is rain fed. Reports
in January 2013 said the 2012
drought had shrunk the wheat
crop 57 per cent from 2011’s
record harvests.
Fa r m e r s a re i n i t i a l l y
attracted to zero tillage and
conser vation agriculture
because the approaches dramatically cut costs: farming
this way requires less labour,
machinery use, fuel, water, or
fertilizers. In rain-fed cropping, conservation agriculture
can also boost yields.
Research has shown that
conser vation agriculture
increases soil moisture by
as much as 24 per cent on
most fields. In Kazakhstan
the practices capture snow
on the surface and improve
water retention under heavy
snowfall and sub-zero temperatures. Zero tillage also
augments soil organic matter and cuts erosion by 75-100
per cent.
All this has helped to nearly
double average wheat yields,
from 1.4 to 2.6 tons per hectare, according to Dvurechenskii. In December 2011
Dvurechenskii was awarded
the “Gold Star” medal and
the rank “Hero of Labour of
Kazakhstan” by the country’s
president, in recognition of
his work to promote conservation agriculture.
The findings of a 2012 FAOInvestment Centre mission
to Kazakhstan suggest that
adoption of zero tillage and
conservation agriculture had
raised domestic wheat production by almost two million
tons.
Pushing out with
better practices
With the suppor t of CIMMYT, FAO, ICARDA, the World
Bank, the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, and
other international organizations and donors, Kazakhstan
went from practically nothing under conservation agriculture in 2000 to 0.5 million
hectares in 2007.
In 2012, as a result of ongoing farmer engagement
through demonstration plots,
field days, and close work
with farmer unions, conservation agriculture is now practised on two million hectares
— 13 per cent of the country’s
wheat-growing area.
“This amazing adoption
is thanks to a few scientists
who saw the potential, but
more importantly to the pioneer farmers who perfected
the techniques and put them
into practice; farmers believe
farmers,” says conservation
agriculture expert Pat Wall,
who, together with CIMMYT
colleagues Alexei Morgounov
and Muratbek Karabayev, initiated field trials with Kazakhstani scientists in the
country’s northern steppes in
2000.
“The main achievement of
CIMMYT in Kazakhstan has
been the changing of the
minds of farmers and scientists,” observes Bayan Alimgazinova, head of the Crop
Production Depar tment of
KazAgroInnovation, a specialized organization created by
the Ministry of Agriculture to
increase the competitiveness
of the country’s agricultural
sector. Kazakhstan’s current
state policy calls for ever y
province to pursue zero tillage.
“Kazakhstan has a wheatgrowing area of 15 million
hectares presently and can
increase it up to 20 million
hectares,” added Murat Karabayev, CIMMYT representative in Kazakhstan. “This is
extremely important for the
food security of the country,
the Central Asian region, and
globally. There is a real opportunity to double yields using
new advanced technologies
and improved varieties. We’ve
a l re a d y s e e n t h i s t h ro u g h
conservation agriculture.”
18
Half-moon holes produce crops
in the sub-Saharan desert
On-farm water storage has many applications in global agriculture
By Ron Friesen
Co-operator contributor
A
n innovative water-trapping technique is making the desert bloom in
one of the most inhospitable
regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
Demi-lunes — holes in the
shape of a semi-circle — are
used to capture and store runoff rainwater.
It’s a simple low-tech waterharvesting method which enables crops to grow in a hostile
climate.
The water conservation technique is one of several used in
West Africa to support local
agriculture and encourage selfsufficiency.
A Canadian Food Grains Bank
accounting team from Winnipeg learned about demi-lunes
during a recent trip to Niger to
financially review CFGB-supported projects in the area.
Niger, a former French colony, is located in the Sahel, a
transitional zone between the
Sahara desert in the north and
the savanna region to the south.
It has a hot, dry climate with
average daytime temperatures
ranging from 30 C in January to
40 C in May.
But it does rain, with annual
average precipitation between
200 mm in the northern part of
the country and 500 mm in the
south.
The challenge is to capture
that water and hold it where
plants can use it directly.
That’s where demi-lunes
come in.
D e m i - l u n e s ( Fre n c h f o r
“half-moons”) are small earth
embankments built by hand.
Contours are marked out on the
bare ground and an A-frame is
swung around to trace a semicircle. The crust of the earth is
broken with pickaxes and the
“They’re good
agronomic
practices.”
Alden Braul
CFGB
soil dug out by spade. Small
earthen bunds (dikes) are built
up along the curve of the semicircle. The demi-lunes are lined
with manure and compost, and
seeds are placed in and around
them.
Slopes
Demi-lunes are best built on
slopes with a gradient of less
than two per cent to distribute
water evenly.
When it rains, the bunds
help retain run-off water in the
demi-lunes. The stored water
also percolates over the area,
acting as subsurface irrigation.
Photographs show crops and
green grass growing in and
between rows of demi-lunes
previously dug into degraded,
crusted soil.
“They’re good agronomic
practices,” said Alden Braul,
a CFGB agriculture and livelihood program adviser. “Anything you can do to concentrate
water and nutrients in an area
to increase water-use efficiency,
you are going to get better
crops. And that’s what’s needed
in those areas.”
Demi-lunes are used to grow
subsistence crops, such as sorghum and millet, as well as forage for livestock. They can also
help to establish local tree species.
Introduced in West Africa
in the 1980s, demi-lunes are a
simple, affordable way to rehabilitate land and help local
A before-and-after demi-lune project in Niger, West Africa. Photos: courtesy Thiombiano Blaise.
farmers grow crops and raise
livestock in areas previously
plagued by droughts and erratic
rainfall.
They are also readily built
and easily maintained because
all they require are hand tools.
Some NGOs in Niger conduct demi-lune construction
projects in which workers are
paid for their labour in food.
Demi-lunes are similar to zai
planting pits, another waterharvesting technique used in
West Africa and other regions of
the continent. Although smaller
in size than demi-lunes, zai
pits employ the same method
to grow subsistence crops and
establish trees and shrubs.
It’s a long way from the semiarid regions of the Sahel to the
Canadian Prairies. But the lessons learned from demi-lunes
and zai holes have practical
applications here, too, said
Braul.
“The lesson is simply using
locally appropriate tools and
being as innovative as possible
to conserve soil moisture and
make the best possible use of
nutrients.”
On-farm storage
Gary Martens, a University of
Manitoba agriculture instructor,
called demi-lunes and zai holes
examples of on-farm water storage, which farmers around the
world practise, sometimes following the simplest methods.
Martens recently spoke to a
University of Manitoba agriculture diploma student whose
family hopes to use Manitobastyle demi-lunes on their farm
west of Portage la Prairie. The
plan is to construct on-farm
water storage ponds — not
by digging holes, but by using
earth scrapers to put up small
berms in low spots on fields to
trap run-off for irrigation later
on.
Martens said some dryland
potato farmers in the Winkler
area are reportedly doing some-
thing similar by constructing
small water storages on their
fields to collect run-off.
Now that recent research
shows decades of draining
wetlands has increased perennial flood risks in Manitoba,
producers are being urged to
retain water on their land to
control downstream flooding
and reserve water supplies for
on-farm use.
Martens said he is encouraged that landowners are starting to talk more about holding
water back and less about
draining it away as fast as possible.
“It’s taken a long time for people to start talking about keeping water on the land,” he said.
“It’s about time.”
Low-tech approaches to
water management can pay
farmers dividends, whether in
Manitoba or Niger, said Martens.
“It’s just that your eyes have
to be open to the possibilities.”
Provincial office mergers to save $1.49 million annually
MAFRI offices in Treherne, Stonewall, Shoal Lake, Neepawa and Boissevain will be merged with the ones in nearby communities
Staff
T
he Manitoba government has
announced a new wave of consolidations in rural areas and Winnipeg in a move it says will save $1.49
million annually.
“In this time of economic uncertainty
we are committed to finding responsible ways to reduce spending by improving and modernizing service delivery,”
Finance Minister Stan Struthers said in
a release. “This is a part of the province’s
balanced approach that focuses on what
matters most to Manitoba families.”
The changes build on provincial office
mergers previously announced by Struthers in November 2012. The minister
noted that as with the previous mergers,
the province will continue ensuring critical front-line services that Manitobans
count on will not be negatively affected.
Some offices will be consolidated
while others will be restructured to use
staff and existing office space more
effectively, he said.
The province is also developing
options for one-stop-shop information
and services through pilot projects in
Boissevain, Beausejour and Grandview.
In Lundar, the West Interlake Conservation District will be sharing office space
with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and
Rural Initiatives, reducing costs for both
the conservation district and the province, as well as providing a single point
of access to information and services.
Departments will also be developing more online applications, information and interactive tools, responding to
increased demand for online services,
Struthers said.
Departments affected immediately
include:
Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
• Treherne – Staff will be merged with
Somerset and service will be provided
from Somerset and Portage la Prairie.
• Stonewall – Staff will be merged with
Teulon and service will be provided
from Teulon and Beausejour. The
Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) office will remain.
• Shoal Lake – Staff will be merged with
Russell service and will be provided
from Hamiota or Minnedosa. The
MASC office remains.
• Neepawa – The office will be merged
with Minnedosa and service will be
provided from Carberry, Gladstone,
and Minnedosa. The MASC office will
remain.
• Boissevain – Service will be provided
from Killarney, Melita, Souris and
Brandon.
• Minnedosa engineering – Four positions move to Brandon and the maintenance yard will remain.
• Virden engineering – Five positions
move to Brandon and/or Birtle and
the maintenance yard will remain.
be eliminated and 17 staff at 155
Carlton St. will move to 123 Main St.
and 1007 Century St.
• Shoal Lake – Multiple offices will be
merged into a single-point service
office.
• Neepawa – Multiple offices will be
merged into single-point service
office.
• Brandon – Multiple offices will be
merged into single-point service
office.
• Hodgson – Fire staff will be relocated
to Gympsumville.
• Hadashville – Staff will be merged
with Beausejour and Falcon Lake
and the fire suppression base will be
maintained.
Conservation and Water Stewardship
Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade
Infrastructure and Transportation
• Garland – Two positions will be based
out of nearby Duck Mountain Provincial Park.
• Ste. Anne – One position will be
moved to Steinbach.
• Dugald – One position will be moved
to Stonewall.
• Winnipeg – One office location will
• Winnipeg – The 3338 Portage Ave.
office will be merged with 111 Lombard Ave.
• Beausejour – Staff will merge with
Selkirk, Steinbach and Winnipeg and
a pilot project for casual service will
be co-located with Manitoba Family
Services and Labour.
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Municipal leaders object to forced amalgamation
Municipal leaders say the process to force mergers is rushed and the 1,000-person limit is unfair
By Lorraine Stevenson
CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BRANDON
M
oments after the minister of local government made his pitch
for forced amalgamation, the
majority of 650 rural municipal
leaders in his audience rose to
their feet to signal their opposition.
Ron Lemieux was addressing delegates at the Municipal
Officials Seminar, who made
clear their unhappiness with
the province’s bid to force the
merger of small municipalities
in a “standing vote.”
“We’re all trying to wrap our
heads around this — on how to
make it work,” said Lemieux.
“But to be clear, amalgamations are going to happen.”
The standing vote was instigated by the southwestern
municipality of Cameron, one
of 92 municipalities with fewer
than 1,000 people that has been
told to begin merger talks with
its neighbours.
“I’ve not seen the right reasons to do it, let alone the time
frame to do it in,” said Cameron
Reeve Wayne Drummond.
T h e t i g h t t i m e l i n e, t h e
1,000-person threshold, and the
province’s hard-line approach
top the list of concerns of
municipal leaders.
W h i t e w a t e r Re e v e B l a i r
Woods said he has no mandate
from his ratepayers to hold such
talks, nor is there time to meet
the provincial deadline of completing the mergers before civic
elections in 2014.
Whitewater is bordered by the
RMs of Souris, Deloraine, Hartney and Boissevain, and Wood
said he has no idea which one
he should talk to or how to go
about the process.
“I’ll be all spring and summer at meetings trying to figure
this thing out,” said Woods. “To
meet this timeline, and do this
municipality justice, I literally
won’t farm this year.”
There’s a huge range of items
that need careful consideration,
such as the communities’ trading partners, geographic constraints, and how communities
intersect, said Rhineland Reeve
Don Wiebe.
“We need to create some dialogue first,” he said.
Woodwor th Reeve Denis
Carter was more blunt.
“They need to slow down and
give us more time and stop bullying us,” he said.
“I don’t think it’s doing anyone any good by forcing these
amalgamations. In fact, it may
be turning it back the other
direction, where people thinking of amalgamating won’t consider it because it’s being forced
on them.”
How e v e r, L a c d u B o n net Reeve Gus Wruck said
there’s lack of trust and communication between local
councils, and said some local
government leaders aren’t doing
enough to inform themselves.
He’d hoped merger talks
might begin with the town of
Lac Du Bonnet this spring, but
his council was split over the
matter and has voted to not
pursue it further. They don’t
want to gather more information on the subject either, he
said.
“I have to respect the decision
of the council not to participate
at this time,” he said. “But probably the biggest issue I have is
this refusal to go forward and
even collect that information.”
Ninety-two of the province’s
197 municipalities have fewer
than 1,000 residents. They’ve
been told they can pick their
partners for amalgamation,
but don’t have the option to do
nothing at all.
Legislation will be introduced
this spring to make that the law,
said Lemieux.
“It’s decision time, quite
frankly,” Lemieux said. “The leg-
islation will make it quite clear
that people have to work and
consult with their neighbours,
and develop a plan.”
Lemieux said local leaders
should also be talking to their
ratepayers about this, and he
doesn’t buy the argument that
the process is eliminating public input.
“You should be engaging
them and getting out there and
talking to them and finding out
what they think,” he said.
But it’s a difficult time, said
Doug Dobrowolski, president
of the Association of Manitoba.
Municipalities, and amalgamation has become “a distraction”
from all the other issues.
“Everything else going on
has been overshadowed by the
contentious issue of amalgamation,” he said. “It’s actually tearing communities apart.”
His association continues to
tell the minister that his ‘hurry
up, sign here’ approach is divisive and won’t produce good
results, he said.
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“I’ll be all spring and summer at meetings trying
to figure this thing out. To meet this timeline, and
do this municipality justice, I literally won’t farm
this year.”
RM of Cameron Reeve Wayne Drummond told Minister of Local Government
Ron Lemieux to stop forcing amalgamation on Manitoba’s municipalities.
PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON
BLAIR WOODS
Reeve of RM of Whitewater
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Tim Hortons expects
stall-free pork by 2022
The coffee-and-doughnut giant says egg supply pledge also on track
By Dave Bedard
fbc online editor
H
Leanne LaBrash (l) and Dawn Krinke with the signatures of hundreds of 4-H
members and alumni commemorating 100 years of 4-H in Canada at the
Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. supplied photo
4-H alumni step up
with greetings
There are anniversary celebrations
taking place throughout 2013
By Angela Lovell
co-operator contributor
W
hen the Cattle Show
Committee at the
Royal Manitoba Winter Fair decided to do something to help celebrate the
100th anniversary of 4-H this
year, they didn’t expect the
response to be quite so overwhelming.
Every available inch of the
two large birthday cards that
were displayed during fair
week was filled with signatures
of 4-H alumni, current 4-H
members and some future 4-H
prospects.
“They covered everything,”
says Leanne LaBrash, who
chaired the cattle show committee. “You can see there are
children just learning to spell
their name and some people left messages, because we
asked them to put their names,
the club they belonged to and
the dates they were in the club.
There are some from the U.S.
as well.
The cards were so popular
that the Manitoba 4-H Council is now planning to display
more at various 4-H and MAFRI
events around the province on
the run-up to the National 4-H
Canada Annual General Meeting at the Fairmont Hotel in
Winnipeg on May 30, where a
gala banquet is planned for the
centennial celebration of 4-H
Canada.
There will also be a 4-H Clubhouse, which is open to the
public, featuring memorabilia
from all of the provincial 4-H
councils where people can
come and catch up with 4-H
friends and alumni.
A celebration evening for 100
years of 4-H in Manitoba is also
planned at the 4-H Museum in
Roland, the birthplace of 4-H in
Canada, on the evening of May
31 which is open to everyone.
The birthday cards will, of
course, be on display and are a
good way for people who can’t
be at these events to feel a part
of the special celebration.
“A lot of the people I have
encountered are very supportive of 4-H and are trying to figure out how to do their part
or feel like a part of it,” says
LaBrash. “So I think when they
sign the greeting card they feel
like they have acknowledged it
in some way.”
aving reviewed its
pork suppliers’ plans
to phase out the use
of gestation stalls for breeding sows, Canada’s iconic Tim
Hortons chain now expects to
have moved to stall-free pork
by the year 2022.
In the Oakville, Ont. company’s annual Sustainability and
Responsibility report, released
April 3, Tim Hortons said it
has “consulted with our suppliers, the pork industry and
other stakeholders on the use
of gestation stalls for breeding
sows and reviewed their plans
throughout 2012.”
In mid-2012 the company
gave its pork suppliers until
the end of the year to have
clear plans in place to phase
out sow gestation stalls. With
those plans in hand, the company says that “by 2022, we
will source pork from suppliers who have made a transition to alternative open
housing.”
The chain has also
pledged to “work with the
pork industry and governments to advance standardized approaches and codes
resulting in more humane
and sustainable open-housing systems” and to “support
efforts to improve traceability
systems and verification.”
Tim Hortons last summer
had also set a target to be purchasing at least 10 per cent
of its eggs from producers
who use “enriched-housing
systems” for layer hens by
the end of 2013 and to “progressively increase our commitment beyond 2013 as
additional supply becomes
available.”
The company said it’s on
track to meet that goal which
represents the purchase of
more than 10 million eggs.
On the animal welfare
photo: dave bedard
front, the company’s report
also noted its move to set up
the Tim Hortons Sustainable
Food Management Fund at
the University of Guelph.
The company also reiterated it plans to hold a “North
Amer ica-wide restaurant
industry summit focusing on
academic research about animal welfare issues and best
practices” this fall.
Ti m Ho r t o n s, f o u n d e d
in Hamilton in 1964, has
expanded in scope and influence to become one of the
biggest publicly traded quickservice restaurant chains in
North America based on market capitalization, and the
largest in Canada.
Animal welfare organizations hailed the chain’s next
step on sow stalls.
Matt Prescott, food policy
director for farm animal protection with the Humane
Society of the United States,
said the company is “addressing one of the most critical animal welfare issues in
food production today” and
the move “supports the food
industry’s rejection of gestation crates as irrespon-
sible, unsustainable and
inhumane.”
In the same release, Sayara
Thurston, a campaigner with
the Montreal-based Canadian
arm of Humane Society International, noted the ongoing
review by Canada’s National
Farm Animal Care Council
of its code of practice for the
care and handling of pigs.
NFACC, which oversees
the development of codes
of practice for farm animals,
said in December it expects to
meet a June 1 target to begin
the public comment period
on the revised code for pigs.
Florian Possberg, chair of
the council’s pig code committee, said in a release last
month that gestation stalls,
along with space allowance
and pain mitigation, are
“the most sensitive (issues)
and we have looked at them
in depth to find the best
approach.”
Those three issues, he said,
“will likely be the lightning
rods when the draft code
comes out for public comment and that feedback will
help shape the final document.”
Feeder cattle head south as feed grain
supplies tighten in Western Canada
Even if there are supplies available on the farm, it’s hard to get them into position
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M
ore feeder cattle in
Western Canada are
heading to the U.S. for
finishing because of tight feed
supplies, according to industry
officials.
And springtime road
restrictions are further reducing supplies of feed wheat
and barley.
“Seasonally, we’re going into
a time of year where moving
grain is difficult from the farm
gate to the end-user,” said Jim
Beusekom, a trader with Marketplace Commodities in Lethbridge, Alberta. “Even if there
are supplies physically on the
farm, it’s hard to get them to the
end-user.”
But alternative feeding
options are becoming more
attractive because the price for
distillers dried grains with solu-
With feed supplies getting tight, more feeder cattle are headed south. photo: luc Gamache
bles from the U.S. is falling, he
said.
“Corn distillers grains are
trading about 10 to 15 per cent
higher than barley or wheat,
which is right in line because
they’re worth that much more,”
said Beusekom. “So on a relative feed value, corn distillers
grains are the cheapest commodity.”
Feed barley values in Lethbridge were around $251.32 per
tonne as of April 11 while feed
wheat prices in the region averaged $265.13, according to the
Alberta Canola Producers Commission.
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COUNTRY CROSSROADS
CON N EC T I NG RU R A L FA M I L I E S
Public transit program earns
Selkirk municipal award
The 2013 Award of Excellence goes to the City of Selkirk for developing a public transit system
About 35 people can ride one of the three buses in the Selkirk Transit fleet that takes residents anywhere they need to go in the city within 30 minutes. photo: Selkirk Transit
co-operator staff / brandon
H
andi-transit isn’t just for the
55-plus crowd in Selkirk. Nearly
500 people of all ages now ride
the local Handi-Bus every month.
The city of 9,800 has been operating
a fleet of three buses since the spring of
2010 after city officials realized the city
was growing beyond residents’ ability to
reach services and amenities by foot.
“It was tough for people to get
around,” said Mayor Larry Johannson.
While possessing many of the features
of any large urban centre, Selkirk had no
conventional public transit. The need
became even greater as development
arose on the city’s outskirts.
The goal was to create a single transit route throughout the city so anyone
could get anywhere within 30 minutes
on public transit. The city was able to
offer the service through a partnership
and cost-sharing agreement forged
between the city and the non-profit
Selkirk and District Handi-Bus.
Last year, more than 20,000 riders used
the service. Average ridership on the little buses, which can carry approximately
35 persons, is 470 people per week.
Almost half of the riders use it four or
more times a week.
It’s getting more people to their jobs,
but it has also created a dozen jobs in
the community through a contract for
bus stop maintenance with Interlake
Employment Services, a non-profit
agency supporting those with cognitive
disabilities.
City of Selkirk Duane Nicol (l) and Mayor Larry Johannson were presented with the 2013 Municipal
Award of Excellence at last week’s Municipal Officials Seminar. The annual award is given to a
community for projects demonstrating municipal best practices. photo: Lorraine Stevenson
Duane Nicol, a city councillor who
championed the project, said the impact
has been dramatic. The service is well
used by precisely those it was created to
serve.
“We targeted the youth and the seniors
in our community. They had the greatest
need,” said Nicol.
A ridership survey in February 2012
showed 31 per cent of riders are under
the age of 30 while 29 per cent are over
55. The service is widely used by persons
with lower incomes ($20,000 or less). The
city views public transit as an investment in social equity as well as a boost
to economic development.
City leaders achieved this service
because they were committed to it,
added Johannson.
“We put our nose to the grindstone for
it,” he said. Selkirk wants this service to
eventually be part of a larger transit hub
linking to Winnipeg in order to reduce
daily commuter traffic. There are too
many cars travelling to Winnipeg daily
carrying just one person, he said. “We
are trying to be as green a community as
we can.”
Selkirk was awarded a Municipal
Award of Excellence at an Association of
Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) gathering April 10.
The award is presented annually to a
municipality for a project demonstrating
sustainability, cost effectiveness and best
practices for service provision for their
citizens.
Another project considered for the
award was Rossburn’s new fitness centre
that opened last year. The fully equipped
centre is now housed in a fully renovated
building that has stood vacant for several years in the town’s centre.
The Rossburn Fitness Centre project
was undertaken by local volunteers
working with the town and rural municipality to secure grants and fundraise
among donors.
The gym is now a popular place for
people of all ages and is attracting residents from surrounding communities.
Rossburn is now hoping to add additional services on site, including acupuncture and occupational, physiological and massage therapy, eliminating
the need for residents to travel outside
the community to access these healthrelated services.
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COUNTRY CROSSROADS
RecipeSwap
Send your recipes or recipe request to:
Manitoba Co-operator
Recipe Swap
Box 1794,
Carman, Man. ROG OJO
or email: [email protected]
Afternoon tea a trip down memory lane
Lorraine Stevenson
Crossroads Recipe Swap
A
fternoon tea might evoke visions of finger sandwiches and clotted cream or
pinkies held out affectedly.
For me it brings back memories of being
at my grandmother’s house after school. She
always served what she called “tea,” which in
her house was a late afternoon meal, or light
supper.
‘Gram’ was born in Southhampton,
England, emigrating in the early 1900s to
Minnedosa, Manitoba with her family. All
her years as a farmwife near Basswood, and
later living in Newdale, she’d have her afternoon tea.
It was never fancy — a few cookies, some
cheese, and some raisin bread. She’d pour a
“cuppa” then sit down with her visitors. She
was an attentive listener, and always asked
thoughtful questions. She loved having people over and always had the kettle going the
minute anyone popped by. Many did.
I think of her often, but it’s the taste of
certain foods that really evoke her memory —
raisin bread, a ‘tea loaf’ or butter tarts. These,
of course, were almost always on her tea
table. A bite of them is a sensory sweep back
in time, to her kitchen, where tea was always
on and there was time for it.
“We eat certain things in a particular way
to remember who we are,” writes Jeff Smith in
his book The Frugal Gourmet Keeps the Feast.
What food or foods evoke a memory of
someone special, or a special place in time
for you?
Here’s a few recipes from various sources
for a tea time, or any time, treat.
Fruit Scones
2-1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. sugar
2-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter, cubed
1/2 c. raisins
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 c. milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp. sugar, divided
PHOTO: THINKSTOCK
Gram’s Butter Tarts
Orange Pound Cake
To make pastry:
2-1/2 c. flour
1/4 c. brown sugar
Pinch salt
1/2 block vegetable shortening
1 c. butter, softened
2-1/4 c. sugar
6 eggs
3 c. cake flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sour cream
1 tbsp. freshly grated orange peel
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Mix together flour, sugar, salt and shortening with a pastry blender until consistency of
small peas. Mix one beaten egg with one tbsp.
vinegar and add cold water to reach 1/2 c. of
liquid. Mix together with flour mixture adding
a little to ensure pastry dough is neither too
wet or dry. Roll out, cut with biscuit cutter to
create tart shells, then proceed to fill with tart
mixture.
To make filling:
1 tbsp. creamed butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. brown sugar
1 beaten egg
1 tbsp. vinegar
1 c. raisins
Pour hot water over raisins to soften and puff
them up.
Mix together butter, vanilla, brown sugar and
beaten egg, then add one tbsp. vinegar and
spread it over the top. Add raisins to mixture.
Fill tart shells 3/4 full and bake for 15 minutes
at 375 F.
Makes about 15 tarts.
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Orange glaze:
1 c. orange juice
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. butter
1 tbsp. lemon juice
Preheat oven to 350 F and grease and flour
a Bundt pan. Using an electric mixer, beat
butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after
each addition. In a separate bowl, whisk
together the flour, salt and baking soda.
Add dry ingredients to the butter and
sugar mixture in two additions, alternating with the sour cream. Stir in orange peel
and vanilla. The batter will be fairly thick.
Spoon batter into prepared cake pan. Bake
for 1-1/2 hours, or until a wooden pick
inserted near the centre comes out clean.
Preheat oven to 425 F. In a large bowl, stir
together the flour, sugar, baking powder,
baking soda and salt. Cut in the butter until
mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in
raisins. Mix lemon juice into the milk, and
pour into flour mixture, mixing dough until
quite sticky. Turn onto a well-floured surface and knead gently. Pat to a 3/4-inch
thickness and use a biscuit cutter to cut
out rounds. Place on an ungreased baking
sheet, brush with egg and lightly sprinkle
with sugar. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or
until golden brown.
Makes 12 scones.
Fruit Tea Loaf Cake
1/3 c. sunflower or other light oil
3/4 c. sugar, or alternative dry sweetener
1-1/4 c. tea brewed at regular strength
1-3/4 c. unbleached or whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon or vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tbsp. raisins
1/2 c. dates, pitted and chopped
1/2 c. dried figs, chopped
1/2 c. almonds or hazelnuts, chopped
Serves 8.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream together the
oil and sweetener in a large mixing bowl.
Add tea (and if using it, the vanilla) and
mix well. Sift the flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg together into the wet
ingredients, mixing until all ingredients are
moist. Stir in the fruit and nuts, blending
well. Turn the mixture into a well-greased
loaf pan and spread the top with a wooden
spoon or spatula to smooth. Bake for 35
minutes or until done when tested with a
toothpick. Cool to room temperature before
serving.
Source: Great Tastes of Manitoba
Source: Canadian Tea Council
While the cake is baking, prepare the
glaze. In a small saucepan, bring glaze
ingredients to a boil. Lower the heat and
simmer 10 minutes; keep warm. Remove
pound cake from the oven and let stand
five minutes. Pour hot glaze over the top of
the cake and let stand for one hour before
removing the pan.
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What to know when choosing seeds
The correct variety for the correct location will maximize yield
By Albert Parsons
Freelance contributor
I
n the spring gardeners are
busy planning their summer gardens, and one of
the enjoyable tasks is choosing and purchasing of seeds
both for the vegetable garden and for the flower border.
There are a few points to keep
in mind when doing this job
so that the garden produces its
maximum output. Rather than
just grabbing packets from
a seed display in a rush, it is
wise to give some thought to
which varieties you choose.
After choosing the
plants that you want
to grow, the next
step is to choose the
varieties.
I look forward to the arrival
of seed catalogues — most of
them arrive during Christmas
season or right after — as these
handy publications contain
a wealth of information. Each
variety of flower and vegetable is described in detail and
there’s usually coloured pictures
to make the information even
more complete.
Seeding dates, height,
width, growth habit, bloom
time, and cultural directions
are also included, so you can
decide which plants will best
suit each particular spot in
your garden. Vegetables are
described as to the number
of days between planting and
harvest, colour, shape, and
plant size.
After choosing the plants
that you want to grow, the next
step is to choose the varieties
— and this is perhaps the most
important step when it comes
to seed selection. Whether
you are getting the information out of catalogues or from
the backs of seed packets, look
carefully at the information
provided.
Find out the recommended
date for outdoor planting or
whether the seeds should be
started early indoors. If it is
too late to seed indoors or you
do not wish to grow seedlings
indoors, then you will probably
buy such plants as seedlings
from a garden centre as outdoor seeding will not be very
successful. Many flowers and
some vegetables require such
long growing seasons that outdoor seeding is not feasible.
For choosing vegetable varieties, one vital piece of information is the days to maturity
from planting. You might want
to choose an early pea, such
as “Alaska,” to give you that
first early crop of peas for fresh
photo: ALBERT PARSONS
eating and then choose a later
variety, such as “Homesteader”
for main crop processing and
fresh eating. You also want to
be careful to choose the type
of vegetable you want — do
you want a squash for summer enjoyment or one suitable
for winter storage? Although
you might think, “A squash is a
squash,” that is not necessarily
true. Do you want a regular pea
or an edible pod variety? They
are quite different both in terms
of the resultant produce and the
growth habit. Perhaps you want
to grow both?
Choosing the correct flower
varieties will mean that you get
the right plants for your needs.
Is the variety short and useful
for edging or for locating near
the front of a border? Is it tall
enough to be used in the middle of a mixed border? Does it
bloom continuously all summer, like cosmos or marigolds,
or will it have a flush of bloom
and then provide little colour
for the remainder of the season?
How exciting to be choosing
what we will grow in our 2013
outdoor gardens! With a bit of
careful thought and planning,
we will choose the plants — and
the varieties — that will give us
the most chance of having the
best garden possible during the
upcoming growing season.
Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa,
Manitoba.
Time for a change
If you’re thinking of redoing a bedroom, it’s one of the easier areas to update
Connie Oliver
Around the House
I
’ve been mulling over doing a bedroom makeover
lately, as it’s been a few years since it’s been decorated. If you’re getting bored with the look of a room,
it’s probably been far too long since it’s been redone.
Luckily, bedrooms can be a fairly easy room to
update. You can do a quick change with new linens
and curtains or go all out with fresh paint as well.
Before you paint
Research colour schemes, linens and accessories that
you’ll want in your new room. I’d start with the linens
and choose the paint colours once the linen choice
has been made. It’s easier to match a paint colour to
the linens rather than the other way around.
There are lots of options in linens. If you’re not sure
what style or colour palette you want, try doing some
online window shopping to see what catches your
fancy, and make note of the wall colour in the photos
you come across. This may help you when the time
comes to shop for paint colours. Check out decorating magazines and books for ideas as well.
Many linen sets come with decorative cushions and
shams that aren’t very useful and usually end up on the
floor, so spend your decorating budget on items that
you’ll actually use. Better to spend a little more on a
quality bedspread and bed skirt than a bedding set with
a lot of cushions that will just be in the way. Look for
quilts that have a reversible pattern to give you a little
more versatility.
When shopping for sheets, look for open stock
sales and purchase extra flat sheets that can be used
to make co-ordinating window coverings, a bed
skirt, a duvet cover and even extra pillowcases or
to recover a headboard. Flat sheets already have
finished edges and hems so they make quick work
of a window covering simply by threading the rod
through the hem. Use enough fabric width so that
the window treatment is full and elegant and put
small weights in the bottom hem so that they hang
properly. Let the curtains pool on the floor a bit if you
don’t want to hem them. If you do have to hem the
curtains you can use a no-sew product like hemming
tape. All you need is a hot iron.
Many linen sets come with decorative
cushions and shams that aren’t very
useful and usually end up on the floor.
Making a bed skirt is just as easy. Cut the sheet in
lengths required, and at a usable depth, and simply tuck the cut end between the mattress and box
spring, exposing the already finished sheet ends. The
fabric will stay put unless you’re using something
slippery like satin. You can even create box pleats at
the corners of the bed by simply folding the length of
fabric to create a pleat before you tuck it in between
the mattress and box spring. Use a safety pin to
secure the pleat if necessary.
If there is any fabric left after these projects, you
can use it to cover decorative containers, recover the
seat of a vanity chair or make your additional pillowcases. You may even find that the pattern of your
sheets is so lovely that you could frame a section of it
over a stretcher frame to create your own artwork.
A dated headboard can be brought into the
present by covering it in fabric as well. Use a coordinating sheet to create a new headboard or to
cover the existing one. When I last redid my bedroom I bought two matching duvet covers that
were on clearance. One was used on the bed and I
took the second one apart and used the decorative
top for curtains and the less decorative but cosy
fleece bottom layer to cover the headboard. Easy
and affordable.
Paint
Once you’ve chosen your linens you can then proceed to shop for a co-ordinating paint colour for the
walls. Let the linen colours be your guide and be sure
to take the lighting conditions in the room into consideration as well. You may like the look of a dark wall
colour in a photo but if you have poor lighting in the
bedroom you could be creating a cave-like atmosphere. Also, pay attention to the woodwork. Dark
window trim and baseboards might look better with
a lighter wall colour. If your trim is already white you
can be bold and go with rich wall colour.
Well… time to get started. Let’s plan together for
an update. Keep me posted.
Connie Oliver is an interior designer from Winnipeg.
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More questions
from readers
Two quick tips
By Albert Parsons
Freelance contributor
Answers, feedback and tips from Reena
Reena Nerbas
Household Solutions
Hi Reena,
Year after year, mildew develops along the
caulking/sealant around my windows. In past
years, my husband has regularly used bleach
and much elbow grease to clean it. We don’t
mind the normal amount of work a house
takes but this is ridiculous, not to mention
probably harmful to our health — both the
“guck” and the bleach solution!
The last two years have shown much growth
of the mildew. We were almost prepared
to replace all of our windows (at a cost of
$25,000 to $48,000) until the inspector who
did our Energy Audit said that the windows
were quite fine and only a few were leaking to
a minor extent.
Have you any suggestions of how to clean
off the “guck” in a safe and non-toxic way,
effectively and for more than just a few
months? I hate the thought of removing all
my windows and having them in a landfill
site when they’re still fairly energy efficient. I
greatly look forward to hearing from you.
– Eve
Hi Eve,
Based on your description the problem does not
sound like a window problem but rather high
humidity levels in your home coming from dayto-day activities such as: boiling water, bathing,
dishwasher, etc. In order to reduce condensation buildup in your home, make sure that you
use fans in the kitchen and bathroom as well as
a dehumidifier when necessary. It may be worth
your while to call a professional to access moisture levels in your home and to verify that you
have proper ventilation and insulation in your
roof, crawl space and basement. Making the
proper changes in your home such as upgrading your furnace may be advised. If you do
decide to make changes, check to see if the
government is offering any homeowner energy
grants in your area.
In terms of cleaning the windows; you can
combine vinegar with 10 to 15 drops of tea tree
oil. This will give you a great clean but is not a
long-term solution. Tea tree oil can be found in
pharmacies and health food stores.
Hi Reena,
I had a real battle with cutworms in my garden last summer and want to know if you
have any suggestions on how to get rid of
them before gardening season begins.
–Val
Hi Val,
Cutworms can be a challenge even to experienced gardeners because they cut off plants
above, at, or below soil surface. In order to
welcome
reduce cutworms in your garden, hand pick
them from plants and squash them or drop
them in a bucket of soapy water. This is
best done at night when cutworms are most
active. Also, prevent cutworms from becoming a problem in the first place by making
collars for your plants using stiff plastic,
cardboard or metal. Leave a gap of approximately one cm around stem and make sure
the collar extends 2.5 cm below to five cm
above the soil surface. You can also use plastic drink straws or toilet paper rolls or sprinkle broken eggshells around plants. Also,
sprinkle cornmeal around plants because
cutworms are incapable of digesting this
tasty little treat. Lastly, bacillus thuringiensis,
or BT, is a well-known biological control for
all types of caterpillars.
Hi Reena,
Just read your article about tackling ants
in the yard. I have been using a recipe of
one cup icing sugar, two tbsp. borax that
was given to me by a senior farmer several
years ago. It works!!! I noticed your recipe is
reversed. Not sure why the big difference!
– Bev
Hi Bev,
In my book I refer to a few different solutions
for ants and one of the recipes uses a combination of borax and icing sugar. The quantity
is not that important; the idea is that ants
love the taste of icing sugar but their system cannot handle borax. Some people mix
50/50 of each together. You can also add a
few drops of honey onto the solution for
even faster results. Keep borax away from
pets and children as it is poisonous.
Phoney foliage
I
am not a great fan of fake flowers and foliage, but I do have
a few sprigs of good-quality artificial foliage that I use from
time to time. It came in handy this spring when I received my
bunch of Cancer Society daffodils. I stuck them into a vase but the
arrangement seemed to lack something — the daffodil stems were
so bare. I went to the drawer where I keep the fake foliage, pulled
out three or four stems and added them to the arrangement. What
a difference they made! The fake leaves were the perfect foil for the
bright-yellow daffodil blooms and unless you looked very carefully,
you really couldn’t tell that the foliage was artificial.
Outstanding feedback:
Dear Reena,
I read in your column about the lady who
got “Easy Off Oven Cleaner” on the floor
in spite of having newspapers down. I just
want to let you know the exact same thing
happened to me and I tried all my cleaning products and nothing helped. Then my
daughter came to visit and said, “Oh, just
use an S.O.S pad, and she proceeded to
clean my floor and the spots came off perfectly. I enjoy your column very much.
– Helen
Cool tip of the week:
Freeze leftover pickle juice into Popsicle
moulds. Or squeeze pickles and freeze the
juice. More and more people are becoming
hooked on this cool, low-calorie sensation!
I enjoy your questions and tips, keep them
coming! Missed a column? Can’t remember
a solution? Need a speaker for an upcoming
event? Interested in grocery coupons? Check
out my brand new blog/website: reena.ca.
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Easy centrepiece
M
any gardeners winter geraniums in out-of-the-way locations where the blooms are not viewed and appreciated.
In late winter and early spring, the plants will usually be in
full bloom. Create a simple table centre by using three or four geranium blooms and about the same number of leaves.
Another good time to do this would be when slips are being
taken to start new plants and the blooms have to be sacrificed in
the process. The blooms and leaves are simply arranged in a suitably small container and they will serve as an attractive centrepiece
for well over a week — and it didn’t cost you a dime!
Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba
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AUCTION DISTRICTS
ANTIQUES
ANTIQUES
Antique Equipment
HORSE HARNESS & EQUIPMENT. 1 complete
set of single harness w/23-in collar, steel hames &
leather tugs, $300; 1 complete set of single harness
w/flat hames, new tugs & new back pads, $350; 2
sets of good chore harness, bridles & lines $475
each OBO; Good selection of steel eveners, good
selection of wooden neck yokes for cutters or buggies. Several pieces of good horse machinery
ready to go to the field. Phone:(204)242-2809, Box
592 Manitou.
AUCTION SALES
The Pas
GARTON’S AUCTION SERVICE will be conducting
a Farm Estate Auction for Matt Melnyk on Sat., Apr
27th, 2013 10:30am located West of Rossburn, MB
to Waywayseecapo & West to Hydro Station 7-mi
N, 3/4 E OR East of Russell, MB on Hwy. 45 to Hydro Station at top of Waywayseecapo Valley 7-mi
N, 3/4 E Auction will include: 1600, 5&2 trans, Midland B&H, 366 gas engine; 1988 Ford 4x4 1/2-ton,
302 5-SPD; 1958 Chev “40” Viking Truck c/w 12-ft.
wdn B&H; 6x16-ft. gooseneck stock trailer, 16-in.
tandems, split gate; Yamaha Big Bear 400 quad;
4x8-ft. util trailer; Vintage old carso MF 1505 4WD
tractor; White 2-135 tractor; Cockshutt 1855 DSL
tractor; IH TD14 c/w Bucyrus blade; Oliver Super
77 wide front tractor- as is; 860 MF combine c/w
Kreuger return system, DSL engine; NH 1500 sp
combine c/w Melroe PU chopper; 400 Vers swather, 20-ft. header; 1994 14-ft. MacDon 5000 mo/co,
540 PTO; NH 664 rd baler, auto wrap; NH 278-ft.
sq baler; MF side delivery rake; 4wh farm wagon
c/w rack, 12x16-ft. deck; 4wh Farm King HD trailer
c/w 12x16-ft. deck; Bale forkso 14-ft. IH 6200 press
drill, s/a, f/a; 14-ft. twin compartment seed/fert tote
c/w hyd augers; A/C 14-ft. tandem disk nf/sr, duals
wheel lift; Laurier 50-ft. 4 bar tyne harrows; Degelman 4 bat stone picker, ground drive; Vers 580 68ft. field sprayer w/foam marker; 21.5-ft. IH 5500
deep tiller c/w mulchers; 27.5 IH 45 vibra shank cultivator c/w hyd wing wheel lift, harrows; 14-ft. Case
deep tiller; IH 45 vibra shank c/w cable wing wheel
lift; Farm King 50-ft. diamond harrows; 6-ft. cut
breaking disk (Rome); NH3 regulator John Blue;
Track erasers c/w dbl hitch for 6200 drill; 125-bu
gravity box on 4wh trailer; 7x36-ft. auger; 80x41
PTO auger; 70x36-ft. auger c/w gas engine; Wheatheart bin sweep; Highline 7000 plus “Bale Pro” bale
processor, w/elec winch deflector; NH 357 mix mill
c/w PBF; HD manure root piling sweep for FEL; HD
portable squeeze chute, palp cage S/L headgate;
Cattle loading chute; Rd bale feeders; Gates & panels; Calf shelter; Usable steel; A frame blade c/w
angle; 12-in.x12-ft. culvert; ATV sprayer; Shop
tools. For more info please call (204)648-4541 or
for complete listing & pictures please visit
www.gartonsauction.com
MEYERS AUCTIONS: APRIL 21ST, COINS;
APRIL 28th, ANTIQUES; MAY 5th, GUNS; MAY
11th ESTATE. BRAD (204)476-6262 WWW.MEYERSAUCTIONS.COM
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Reston
Melita
Neepawa
Gladstone
Brandon
Carberry
Treherne
Killarney
Elm Creek
Sanford
Ste. Anne
Carman
Mariapolis
Pilot Mound
Crystal City
Lac du Bonnet
Beausejour
Winnipeg
Austin
Souris
Boissevain
Stonewall
Selkirk
Portage
Westman
Waskada
Interlake
Erickson
Rapid City
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Arborg
Lundar
Gimli
Shoal Lake
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Morris
Winkler
Morden
Altona
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Birch River
Birtle
AUCTION SALES
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.
AUCTION SALES
FARMING
AUCTION SALES
A GAMBLE...
VERNE & DEBBIE WATT FARM
EQUIPMENT AUCTION
Reston Dist., MB
Saturday, May 4, 2013 11am
PARKS
AUCTION SERVICE LTD.
Serving MB & SK for over 30 yearS.
IS ENOUGH OF
Directions: 4 ¾ m (7 km) S. of Reston,
Manitoba. (turn S.at Hospital/School.) Watch
for Auction Signs.
SALE INCLUDES:
• 3788 IHC – 4 WD. • AC 7000 – 2 WD.
• 5088 IHC 2WD w Leon 800 FEL.
• JD 6600 Combine.
• 20’ Vers 400 Swather.
• Case IH 8465A Round Baler.
• 12’ Hesston 1014 Haybine.
• 40’ Hauser Bale Transport.
• Grain Bins – 2 – 4700B and 1- 1700 B
w Storeking Hoppers, (moveable)
• Misc: Tillage, Vechiles, Plus more.
Advertise in the Manitoba
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MINITONAS, MB
MINITONAS, MB
….
1-800-782-0794
AUCTION SALES
AUCTION SALES
UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION
for JAMES & JOANNE STEWART
PARKS AUCTION SERVICE LTD.
GENE PARKS
204-727-2828 or
204-729-7118
Ron’s Ph. - 204-238-4291
View photos at www.mckay2000.com
A great way to
Buy and Sell
without the ef for t.
of EDEN, MB - SATURDAY, MAY 4th at 12:00 NOON
DIRECTIONS: Sale will be held on the Stewart Farm in the South East corner of the Town of Eden, MB. From Eden, MB. (Jct of #5 & #265 West) Turn east into Eden past school to 4 way
stop. (Sale Site just North East of 4 Way Stop) Watch for signs.
ORDER OF SALE: 12:00 – 1:00: Misc, Tools, Grain bins, Aeration Fans • 1:00: Major Equipment Sells
AUCTIONEER NOTES: All Major Equipment has always been shedded. Oils and Filters have been changed. Service Records on the Major equipment.
TRACTORS: *1972 Case 2470 4WD 174hp Tractor w/18.4-34 Duals, 2 remote Hyd, 8070hrs showing, s/n8712134 *1973 Case 2470
4WD 174hp Tractor w/20.8-34 Singles, 2 Remote Hyd, 8809hrs showing, s/n8692740 *1967 Case 930 2WD 80hp Tractor w/18.4-34
singles, 5728hrs showing, 6 Spd Trans, Hand Clutch, Single Hyd, 540 PTO, s/n8314395 *1964 Case 930 2WD 80hp Tractor w/Case 70
Loader/Bucket, 23.1-26 singles, 3920hrs showing, 6 Spd Trans, Foot Clutch, 2 Remote Hyd, 540 PTO, s/n8236624 HARVEST EQUIPMENT:
*1990 NH TR96 SP Combine w/NH 971head with Melroe 388 Pick-Up, Std Rotor, 2690 Eng Hrs showing, 2244 Rotor hrs showing, Grain
loss Monitor Pkg, Variable Speed Feeder House, new intake lugs, New gear boxes, beater bearings replaced, s/n530862 *1989 24’ NH
971 Straight Cut Header w/Bat Reels, 4 Wheel Transport, s/n531937 *1990 25’ Versatile 4750 DSL SP Swather w/UII pick-up Reel, Roto
Sheers, Crop Lifters, 2050hrs showing, s/n D460133 *Hart-Carter 30” Threshing machine s/nH40979 *1979 8’ Concave Metal Swath
Roller *Labtronics 919 Moisture Tester *Keer Sheers TRUCKS & TRAILER: *1998 Volvo Highway Tractor w/Volvo D12 engine 450 HP,
13 Spd Eaton Fuller Trans, Single Bunk, 22.5 Rubber, 1,027,066kms showing, 12,000 front, 40,000 rear, s/n4VG7DAGH3WN764058,
SAFETIED *1970 GMC 6500 S/A Grain Truck w/15’ B&H, Roll Tarp, 10.00 - 20 Rubber, 5+2 Trans, 366 Gas, 23309 miles showing, s/n
CE603Z146610 *1959 GMC S/A Grain Truck w/Cancade 12’ B&H with Steel floor (Box is 1983) 49408kms showing, 4 + 2 Trans, V6 Gas,
9.00 - 20 Rubber, s/n 99653602743E SEED & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: *1997 33’ Flexi-Coil 5000 Air Drill w/Flexi Coil 1720 tow between
tank, 7” Spacing w/4” Dutch Splitters, 3 1/2” Steel Packers, Hyd Fan, 3 metering rolls, Disc Markers, Drill s/nT074817, Tank s/nS074128
*1988 35’ JD 610 Tillage w/John Blue NH3 Kit, 3 Bar Harrows *1978 61’ Herman Hyd Harrows *1986 55’ Laurier Harrow Packer Bar w/
P20 Packers *1967 16’ JD 100 Deep Tiller *Degelman 570 Rotary Stone Picker, Ground Drive, s/n7166 *1992 6’ Farm King 620 Rotary
Mower (Trailer Type) *1975 15’ G100 CCIL Disk Drill w/Fertilizer boxes *1979 33’ Bee Line Applicator Boxes w/Metering Controls *V-Box
Fertilizer Tank *(3) 5’ Sections of Mulching Harrows SPRAYER: *1992 100’ Blanchard Auto Fold PT Sprayer w/800 Gal Harman Poly Tank,
Hyd Pump, Wind Cones, Chem Mix tank, 5 Gal & 10 Gal Ext. Range Nozzles, s/nA01057 GRAIN HANDLING & AREATION FANS: *10” x 61’
Westfield PTO Swing Hopper Auger s/n61951 *7” x 36’ Westfield Auger w/13HP Honda Engine *6” Versatile Auger w/10HP B+S Engine
*2006 7” x 10’ Johnson Transfer Auger w/6.5HP Honda Engine *6” x 11’ Transfer Auger w/Electric Motor (Shop Built) *Poly Auger Hoppers
*(2) Bin Sweeps 9’ & 10’ *(2) 5” Hyd Drill Fill Augers 11’ & 16’ *1976 Meyers Morton 350 Propane Batch Grain Dryer w/PTO Fan, Canola
Screen, s/n998 *(3) 18” Field King 230 Volt Aeration Fans GRAIN BINS: *3250 Bushel Westeel bin on StorKing hopper *1350 Bushel
Westeel Rosco Hopper Bottom Bin *51 ton Hopper Bottom Fertilizer Bin *(2) 5900 Bus Westeel 21’ Diameter Flat Bottom Bins *(6) 3750 Bushel 19’ Diameter Flat Bottom Bins w/1/2
Round Aeration V Tubing *(7) Wooden Grain Bins (5) 12’ x 14’ (2) 10’ x 14’ WAGONS: *4 Wheel Farm Wagon *4 Wheel NH3 Wagon (No Tank) TANKS, PUMPS & MISC ITEMS: *1250
Gal Poly Water Tank *1000 Gal Fuel Tank w/Wooden Stand *(2) 500 Gal Fuel Tanks w/Wooden Stands *500 Gal Metal Tank w/Stand *400 Gal Poly Tank *100 Gal Skid Tank w/12
Volt Pump *100 Gal Skid Tank w/Hand Pump *3” Honda Water Pump *3” Discharge Hose Approx 200’ *Monarch Water Pump w/B+S Engine SHOP ITEMS: *Air-O-Matic Portable
Air Compressor *Tiger Torch *Antique Hand Tools *(2) Old Brass Blow Torches LAWN & GARDEN: *(2) Garden Tiller w/B+S Engine MISC ITEMS: *Lift of Metal Sheeting (Galvanized)
*Used Cult Shovels & Beavertails *Platform Scale *Used Tires & Rims *(2) 1/2 Fenders for Semi Truck *(2) NEW continuous canvases for Versatile 4025 Header *NH3 Hose *Aluminum
Grain Shovels *NuMac Wood Furnace (Forced Air Style) 14”x14” Opening *Parts for Oil Furnace *Furnace Oil Tank *15 Bale Stooker Wagon *15 Bale Stook Fork
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JAMES & JOANNE STEWART 204-476-6481 or E-MAIL [email protected]
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ADD YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO THESE SALES TODAY
Check out full listings & pictures at www.fraserauction.com
FRASER AUCTION SERVICE LTD.
BRANDON, MANITOBA Licensed and bonded. P.L. License #918093. Member of M.A.A., S.A.A., A.A.A., A.A.C.
PHONE: (204) 727-2001 FAX: (204) 729-9912 www.fraserauction.com EMAIL: [email protected] Auctioneer: Scott Campbell
Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions and or deletions. Property owners and Fraser Auction Service not responsible for any accidents.
GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: Cash or cheque. NOTE: cheques of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by bank letter of credit.
Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 www.fraserauction.com
VERNE WATT
204-522-6569 or
204-848-3594
Classifieds
AUCTION SALES
AUCTION SALES
UPCOMING APRIL SALES
See our other ad in this issue of
Manitoba Co-operator for full listings.
for RUSTY & LIZ SOUCH
BINSCARTH, MB - FRIDAY, APRIL 19th - 11:00 AM
for MELVYN AND AUDREY EYOLFSON
ARBORG, MB. - TUESDAY, APRIL 23rd - 11:00 AM
for EINARSON FARMS
Riverton, MB. - WEDNESDAY APRIL 24th - 11:00 AM
CONSIGNMENT SALES
5th ANNAUL KILLARNEY
and DISTRICT SPRING
CONSIGNMENT SALE
HEWSONS ENTERPRISES
INC FARM
EQUIPMENT AUCTION
Killarney, MB
SATURDAY, APRIL 20th - 9:00 AM
Angusville, MB
MONDAY, APRIL 22ND - 9:00 AM
STILL ACCEPTING EQUIPMENT FOR THESE CONSIGNMENT SALES
BRANDON, MANITOBA
Licensed and bonded. P.L. License #918093. Member of M.A.A., S.A.A., A.A.A.,
A.A.C.PHONE: (204) 727-2001 FAX: (204) 729-9912
www.fraserauction.com EMAIL: [email protected] Auctioneer: Scott Campbell
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5th ANNUAL KILLARNEY & DISTRICT
EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT AUCTION
AUCTION SALES
AUCTION SALES
Manitoba Auctions – Red River
of KILLARNEY, MB - SATURDAY APRIL 20th at 9:00 AM
Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433
BALEJA FARMS
FARM AUCTION
DIRECTIONS: Sale will be held at the farm of Del & Gert Smith, ½ mile west of the Jct of #3 & #18 Hwys. (Just off #3 hwy across from water tower)
ORDER OF SALE: 9:00am – 12:00pm (misc, tools, palleted lots) • 12:00pm – (livestock related items followed by Grain Bins & major equipment)
THIS IS A VERY EARLY LIST AND CONTAINS ONLY THE ITEMS CONSIGNED AT TIME OF PRINTING EARLY FEBRUARY.
THIS WILL BE A VERY LARGE AUCTION BY SALE DAY!!! CALL NOW TO HAVE YOUR ITEMS ADDED TO THIS GREAT ANNUAL SALE.
GRAIN BINS: (MUST BE MOVED by AUGUST 1st 2013): Yard 1 - NW
4-3-19: *Bin #3 - Westeel-Rosco, Ladder, Slide down door, Half-round aeration, 19’ Diameter,
8 Tier, 5000 Bushels *Bin #4 - Westeel-Rosco, Ladder, New style door, Half-round aeration,
19’ Diameter, 8 Tier, 5000 Bushels *Bin #5 – Westeel, Ladder, New style door, large lid, Halfround aeration, 18’ Diameter 7 Tier, 5900 Bushels Yard 2-SE 9-3-19: *Bin #E1 – WesteelRosco, Ladder, Slide down door, 19’, 6 Tier, 4000 Bushels *Bin #E2– Westeel-Rosco, Ladder,
Slide down door, 19’, 6 Tier, 4000 Bushels *Bin #E3 – Brock, Ladder, 5000 Bushels *Bin #E4–
Westeel-Rosco, Ladder, Slide down door, 19’, 6 Tier, 4000 Bushels Yard 3-NW 28-2-19: *Bin
#S1 – Westeel-Rosco, OPI Temperature Cable, Ladder, slide down door, 19’ Diameter, 8 Tier,
5000 Bushels *Bin #S2 – Westeel-Rosco, OPI Temperature Cable, No Ladder, slide down door,
19’ Diameter, 8 Tier, 5000 Bushels Yard 4 –SE 16-3-19: *Bin #F1 – Chief Westland, Ladder,
4600 Bushels *Bin #F2 – Westeel-Rosco, Ladder, New style door, 19’ Diameter, 8 Tier, 5000
Bushels *Bin #F4- Westeel-Rosco, Ladder, Slide down door, 14’ Diameter, 6 Tier, 1950 Bushels
Yard 5- NE 31-2-20: *Bin #V1 – Butler, Ladder, 18’ Diameter, 5000 Bushels *Bin #V2 – Westeel,
OPI Temperature Cable, Ladder, New Style door, Half-round aeration, 19’ Diameter, 8 Tier, 5000
Bushels Bins will be sold by picture and buyers are welcome to pre-inspect bins in the
yards they are located. All the bins are sold to be moved and must be removed by August 1st 2013. Click on the link below for a Google Map with directions to bin yards.
Any questions on these bins please call Del Smith 1-204-534-7783 Link to map of bins: https://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=212560892911293326367.0004d0ee59e
65792a79fe&msa=0 Information on bin moving companies will be posted soon.
HARVEST & HAYING EQUIPMENT: *JD 7720 Turbo sp combine *JD straight cut header w/batt reel *White 8650 pt combine (always shedded) *21’ IH #75 pt swather (black reel)
*JD 330 Rd Baler *NH 65 Baler *NH 1033 sq bale wagon *JD 1600A moco *14’ JD 1424 moco *9’ NH 479 haybine *side delivery hay rake *Massey Hay Rake *Hay Moisture Tester
TRACTORS: *JD 4020 2wd tractor w/Leon loader *3130 JD Tractor, Hi/Lo, 3PT hitch, 18x4-x34 rears, 10.00x16 fronts, with 595 Buhler Loader, 7’ Bucket w/grapple, 3 spool valve,
s/n Tractor14018 *WD Allis Chalmers Tractor, 3 PT, Hitch, Pulley, Good Rubber, Mag., Starts Good AUGERS & GRAIN HANDLING: *2002 Farm King 13x70 Auger w/ Westfield Swing,
Homemade winch *7”x37’ Sakundiak auger w/18hp B+S engine SEED & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: *14’ JD 360 off set disc *(NEW) 8’ 2422 off set disc w/24” blades *Morris #MH-310
Hoe Drill (2-10’) *NEW 3pt harrow * 42 foot Phoenix Rotary Harrows with adjustable angle SPRAYER: *95’ Flexi Coil Sprayer #62, 800 gal tank, regular monitor, hydraulic pumps,
single nozzle ATTACHMENTS: *NEW Lowe Hyd Auger 1650ch w/ 9in & 12in & 18in w/ skid steer quick attach, designed for 14-25 GPM/2,000-3,300 PSI and uses augers up to
36” in diameter, solid unit structure, heat-treated alloy shaft, HD reduction drive, 9”, 12” & 18” hex bit, Universal Quick attach plate *NEW Lowe Hyd Auger 750ch w/ 9in & 12in w/
skid steer quick attach, designed for 7-20 GPM/2,000-3,300 PSI and uses augers up to 18” in diameter, solid unit structure, heat-treated alloy shaft, HD reduction drive, 9” & 12”
hex bit, Universal Quick attach plate *NEW Stout Brush Grapple XHD84 w/ skid steer quick attach, High strength ½” steel, Universal Quick attach plate, 84” x 38” x 30”, 6 7/8 Tine
Spacing, Grapple opening 32”, 3034 PSI hydraulic lines, NPT ½” hydraulic flat-faced couplers, cylinder guards *NEW Stout Grapple Bucket HD72 w/ skid steer quick attach, High
strength 3/8” steel, Universal quick attach plate, 72” x 41” x 30”, 3” Tine spacing, Grapple opening 39”, 3045 PSI hydraulic lines, NPT ½” hydraulic flat-faced couplers, cylinder
guards *NEW Stout Material Bucket 84 w/ double cut-edge w/ skid steer quick attach, high strength 3/16” steel, Universal quick attach plate, 84” x 38” x 30”, dbl cut edge *NEW
Stout Full-Back Pallet Forks 48 in w/ skid steer quick attach, 3-position pin adjustment, 4000 lbs fork rating, High strength steel, Universal quick attach plate, see through spill
guard w/walk-through step, frame 51” x 57.5” *(2) NEW Stout Receiver Hitch Plate, high strength 3/8” steel, Universal quick attach plate, 2” receiver tube *NEW Stout Grapple
Attachment Add-on, High strength 3/8” steel, ½” high strength steel bar, 2 cylinders, 3045 PSI capped hydraulic lines *(2) NEW Stout Solid Weld-on Skid Steer Plate, High strength
¼” steel, Universal Quick Attach Plate, Full-back *NEW Stout Bale Spear-round w/skid steer quick attach, 3-prong, bolt-on replaceable spears, (1) Main spear – 2” x 39”, (2) Side
spears 1 ¼” x 18”, High strength steel, Universal quick attach plate *5’ Farm King Snow Blower, single auger *2 Prong Bale Fork *Small Manure Bucket w/teeth * 96 foot Spray-Air
Suspended Boom field sprayer w/auto boom height and controls TRUCKS & TRAILERS: *2007 Kenworth T2000 t/a w/New 20’ grain box, 13 spd Trans, 475hp Cummins, Safetied
*2004 Ford F150 Truck, 4WD auto, XLT TRITON, 4.6 Engine, SAFETIED *2003 Chev Silverado Z71 Off Road, 4WD Auto, Vortec Eng 5.3, 257264 kms showing, Safetied *1990 Chev
1500 Truck, 4WD auto, 350 engine, *1983 F150 Truck, 4WD, 351 engine, automatic transmission, welding flat deck *1982 Chev 350 Truck with 12’ Deck, Automatic, Hitch Back,
very clean *1978 Ford F600 s/a grain truck w/15’ B+H, 5+2 Trans *2005 26’ Rainbow flat deck Pintle hitch trailer w/dual wheel tandem axels (2-10,000lbs) *NEW 7’ x 16’ Sure-Trac
Utility Trailer, Steel Mesh Folding Gate, 2 x 3500 lb Axles *NEW 6’ x 12’ Friesen Utility Trailer, Steel Mesh Folding Rear Gate *2000 Bergen 24’ T/A Gooseneck Stock Trailer *t/a utility
wagon w/ball hitch *s/a utility wagon w/ball hitch NEW TRUCK BOXES: *(2) New 20’x8 ½ ‘x58” grain boxes *(2) New 15’ gravel boxes *(1) New 28’ gravel box (made for trailer
running gear) OTHER EQUIPMENT: *NEW 12’ box blade scraper LIVESTOCK RELATED ITEMS: *660 JD Manure Spreader, twin Beater, good working order *Leon 425 Hyd Push –Off
Manure Spreader *round bale feeders *Aprrox 700 treated fence posts *Squeeze Chute (Mr. Squeeze) *(14) Fence Posts 11’ – 12’ lengths, not sharpened *(10) 30’ Free Standing
Drill Stem Coral Panels *(5) Corral Panels 10’ *(3) Cattle Oilers *Calf Puller *Black Trough *electric Prod *Misc Calf Supplies WAGON: *Farm Use Trailer – holds 11 Rd Large Bales
ATVS & LAWN and GARDEN: *2005 Arctic Cat 250cc quad w/4wd, good rubber, hi/low Trans *JD F525 front deck mower w/48” deck *JD 205 Scrub Cutter (Gyra Mower) never
been used NEW TIRES & TIRE TUBES: *New 12-16.5 skid steer tires *New 10-16.5 skid steer tires *New 12.5-18 backhoe tires *New 18.4-38 tire tubes *New 14.9-28 tire tubes
NEW GOODS: *Selection of New seats (tractor, skid steer, lawn tractor, gator, ECT.) *New 16’ transport grade chains *New 5/16 load binders (ratchet and over center style) *New
2” ratchet straps *New 1” impact wrench *New lock boxes and tool boxes *New flexible ratchet combination wrench sets *New top links *Paint JD green (1 gallon) *Paint CaseIH
red (1 gallon) INDUSTRIAL: *CAT Fork Lift, Model # T45B, 8’8” Lift Height, 2 Stage, 5000 lb, Propane eng. *(2 ) NEW 2013 Easy Kleen Magnum Plus, 4000 PSI Hot Water Pressure
Washer, S/N 53294, 53295, C/W 15 HP Gas, Electric Start *(8) NEW 2013 Easy Kleen Magnum Gold, S/N 91140~91147,4000 PSI 12V Hot Water Pressure Washer, C/W 15 HP Gas,
Totally Self Contained *(1) NEW 2013 Easy Kleen Magnum Electric Plus, S/N 30125, 3500 PSI Hot Water Pressure Washer, C/W7. 5 HP 220V 1/PH Electric 1750 RPM *(2) NEW
2013 Easy Kleen “Tamper TM15”, Portable Plate Tamper, C/W 6.5 HP Engine and Water Tank TOOLS & SHOP EQUIPMENT: *Metal Cutting Band Saw *Miller-Matic Mig 200 Welder,
Bernard gun, Good Working Order *3/4 drive socket set *Tap & Die set *Large flat wrench set *4800watt construction heaters *Air Operated Tire changer *Gas Engine Powered
Generator/Welder (Briggs & Stratton Engine/Lincoln Welder) *Buz Box AC Welder, 230 Amp w/helmet *Power fist Welding & cutting Torch and Tanks *3/4 Socket Set *Motomaster
Battery Charger *HD electric Bench Grinder, 6” Wheel, 1/4HP, ½” Shaft *6” Vise *Powerfist 1 ½ ton lever Chain Hoist *Tiger Torch TANKS & PUMPS: *2000gal poly water tank (green)
*Bourgault – Freeform Water Tank 1750 Gal *(2) 1250gal poly water tanks *3” water pump w/7hp gas engine (only one season old) *110 gallon skid tank w/12 volt pump, auto shut
off nozzle *2003 Polywest Bandit 3400 US Gallon Liquid Fertilizer Caddy w/ Honda Pump (2 x 1700 US Gallon Cone Bottom Tanks) OTHER ITEMS & MISCELANEOUS: *(3) large
hose reels loaded with 6” water hose *concrete stairs & landings w/railings *Assortment of electric motors (various sizes) *3ph electric motors *hyd cylinders *Hydraulic Driven Reel
Roller * 2 Rolls of 2 ½ “ Air Seeder Hose (Approx) 75’ long – each) *2 ½” HD Tow Rope (Approx – 75’ long) *(69) USED Dutch NH3 Fertilizer Knives *Propane Burner *King Saddle
*(2) Pitch Forks *5th Wheel Hitch *Brandt Radiant Heater
For more info or to consign contact Del Smith 204-534-7783
1st ANNUAL HEWSON’S ENTERPRISES
EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT AUCTION
SPERLING, MANITOBA
WEDNESDAY APRIL 24, 2013 10 AM
FARM AUCTION FOR REINER BROS FARMS
LTD SAT., APR. 27TH 12:00PM NOON. 1-mi East
of Plumas MB on PTH 260 & 1.5-mi North. Website
www.nickelauctions.com. Tractors: 2001 MX120
Case IH MFWD L655 Case IH self leveling ldr grapple fact 3-PTH PTO 2 hyds 7,200-hrs; 1992 5240
Case IH MFWD fact 3-PTH 2 hyds; 520 Case IH ldr
grapple PTO 10,700-hrs; Truck & Trailers: 1973
GMC C70 15-ft. stl box & hoist RT 5-SPD trans;
2000 Real Industries 21-ft.x6.5-ft Gooseneck stock
trailer; 1992 M&B Welding 18-ft.x6.5-ft Gooseneck
stock Trailer; 2007 Precision Gooseneck 26-ft. flatdeck Trailer w/beaver tails; 1,000-gal Fuel Tank
w/elect pump; Haying & Tillage Equip: 2006
RBX5630 Case IH Rd Baler shedded (bought new
in 08); 2011 MF Hesston 1372 Discbine w/drawbar
hitch kit shedded (used 1 season); M&B 23 Rd Bale
Trailer; 2 stl RD Bale racks for farm Wagons; model
180 Farm King 18-in. Grain Roller; 28-ft. Case IH
6200 rubber Press Drill Fact Trans; 15-ft. IHC offset
Tandem Disc; 18-ft. Morris Deep Tiller w/mulchers;
24-ft. IHC Vibra Shank Cult; 60-ft. Blanchard Tine
Harrows; 36-ft. Hyd fold back shop bilt Packer Bar;
3 PTH RD Bale Fork; 7x46-ft. Westfield auger
w/13-HP Honda; Cattle Equip: Highline Pro 7000
Bale Shreader; North Star 42-ft. portable
Squeeze/alley & crowding Tub; Hi Hog Squeeze
chute w/palpation cage; 2 Hi Qual maternity Pens
walk thru gates; 250-bu Miami Creep Feeder; 75-bu
Creep Feeder; 4, 16-ft. Calf Shelters; 2 Calf Hot
Boxes; 2 Head Gates; approx 23 Rd Bale Feeders;
approx 30, 24-ft. Free Standing Panels; 5, 24-ft.
Free Standing Panels w/10-ft. swing gates; 35,
10-12 & 16-ft. Corral Panels; Panel carrier; 2 Calf
Catchers carts; Lewis Cattle Oiler; 400-gal Water
Tub; 150-gal Water Tub; Solar water pump; 3-in.
Honda water Pump; approx 1,500-ft. of 3-in. Hose;
approx 500, 2 to 8-in. fence posts; 2 submersible
pumps; stock tank heaters; Pill switches; M1800
Gallagher elect Fencer; elect Fencers; 6 ground
rods for elect fences; 3 pails of Gallagher insulators; 3 Gallagher wire Reels; under ground cable;
misc Fencing supplies; Baler twine; 15-ft. 2-in. tow
Rope; misc. Auctioneers note: Be on time there
is about 3/4 hr of small selling. Murray & Richard
Reiner have rented out their farm & have pursued
other interests. Terms Cash or Cheque w/photo I.D
Lunch served. Subject to additions & deletions Not
responsible for any errors in description. GST &
PST will be charged where applicable Everything
Sells As Is Where Is All Sales Final Owners & auction company are not responsible for accidents on
sale site. Contact Murray Reiner (204)386-2066.
Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd Dave Nickel
& Marv Buhler auctioneers Ph (204)637-3393 cell
(204)856-6900.
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MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Estate &
Moving Auction Sat., Apr. 27th 10:00am Stonewall
#12 Patterson Dr. 1950 JD “A” hyd PTO; 84 Honda
250 Big Red 3 Wheeler w/Reverser; Coleman 6250
Watt Generator; Along w/Tools; Household; Antiques.
Stuart
McSherry
(204)467-1858
or
(204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com
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of ANGUSVILLE, MB - MONDAY APRIL 22nd at 9:00 AM
Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433
DIRECTIONS: Sale will be held on the Hewson’s Enterprises lot in the North West corner of the town of Angusville, MB. just off highway #45. (Look for the elevator) Watch for signs.
THIS WILL BE A VERY LARGE AUCTION BY SALE DAY!!! CALL NOW TO HAVE YOUR ITEMS ADDED TO THIS GREAT ANNUAL SALE.
TRACTORS: * 1989 Case IH 7120 2WD Tractor, 155HP, 7400 hrs showing, duals, good shape,
always shedded *1975 JD 4430 2wd tractor w/9800hrs showing, new clutch, dual PTO (good
runner), s/n034431R *JD 4020 2wd tractor w/2 remote hyd, dual pto, 12 volt conversion,
12519hrs showing, s/n1223R187514R HARVEST EQUIPMENT: *NH TX 36 sp combine
w/3000hrs showing *25’ MacDon 970 header w/Bi-Directional adapter *18’ Versatile 400 sp
swather *8’ FarmKing metal swath roller SPRAYER: *70’ Flexi Coil 55 Sprayer, Foam Marker,
650 Gallon tank w/ Front mixing tank, Serviced & Field Ready, Auto Rate, Auro Fold HAYING &
SILAGE EQUIPMENT: *NH Discbine 411, s/n 711779 *JD 566 rd baler w/approx 14000 bales,
twine tie, new top rollers, s/nX129878 (hasn’t been used in 2 years) *NH Rd Baler 851, Auto
Wrap *NH 851 Baler, s/n 621539 *NH 851 Baler, s/n 592130 *Fox sp forage harvester *Fox pt
forage harvester *High dump silage wagon *Massey side Delivery Hay Rake SEED & TILLAGE
EQUIPMENT: *610 JD Air Seeder w/ 767 Air Tank *Valmar 500 granular applicator w/canola
gears *1995 47’ CaseIH 5600 chisel plow w/mounted harrows *1989 61’ Herman harrow *70’
Herman hyd harrows (good tines) GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT: *Toxowick 570 Grain Dryer
*52’ Westfield Grain Auger *12” x 36’ U Trough – HD Drag Auger *6” X 16’ Farm King Pencil
Auger *6” x 10 Pencil auger FEED PROCESSING EQUIPMENT: *NH 357 Mix Mill w/ Bale Feeder
(Good condition) VEHICLES & TRAILERS: *2002 Pontiac Bonneville w/168000kms showing, s/n1G2HX54K224179973, good runner, (Pre safety will be done) *2001 Ford F-150
Lariat 4x4 Ext Cab w/246000kms showing (87000kms on new engine), Safetied, 2FTRX18W2YCB04866 *1995 Chev Blazer s/n1GNDT13W2SK155131 *1995 Buick Le Sabre LDT
s/n1G4HR52L5SH415683 *1986 Chrysler K-Car w/150,000kms showing (Good Cond) *1970’s International Grain Truck, S/N226611005339 *Pontiac 6000 car *1986 8’ X 42’ Trail
King Stock Trailer, Ground Load *s/a 5th wheel stock trailer *1984 Camper Trailer BUILDING & PROPERTY (2 LOTS): *306 Main Street, Angusville, MB (Renovation Project – 2 Lots),
Property 1250 Sq Ft, Lots 32’ x 130’ each TIRES: *4 Tires - 265/70/17 LAWN & GARDEN, ATV’s: *2001 Honda 450 4x4 quad (1 owner unit) s/n222014200940 *2007 Honda 250R
dirt bike s/nCRF250R *Komelite Chainsaw OTHER ITEMS: *Diesel Generator 5000 KW *Commercial electrical panel boxes *Various used tires (singles/pairs/full sets) *9’ fuel tank
stand (hold 1000 gal tank) *Westward ½ hp drill press *Assorted tools *16hp Kohler auger engine *Renn Post Pounder *JD 6 Ton 4 Wheel Wagon *3PT HD Bale Prong *Fuel Tank
Stand – 2 x 300 Gal Tanks & 2 x 500 Gal Tanks *Welder Miller 200 amp, set on Gooseneck Trailer (10,000 lb axles) *(3) 32” Color TV’s *(2) Electric Drill *12” x 18” Spruce & Fir
Beams – Various Lengths *12” x 12” Spruce & Fir Beams – Various Lengths *Inland Hydraulic Bale Unwinder *Brake Pads *Baseboard Heaters *(1) Box – Picture Frames *Dumbbell
weights *Box – Jars *Stencil Machine *Hoe *Twine *Telescope *Welding Helmet *Saw Blade *Tack *Ice Hook *Box – Tupperware *Rake Tooth *Filters *BBQ *Grinder Disks *Speakers
*Tool Box *Tools *B.B. Motor *Chicken Plucker *Truck Tool Box *Chestwader *Xmas Lights *Boxing Gloves *TV for Camper Trailer *Dog Kennel *Box – Board Games & Jig Saw
Puzzles *Storm Door *17” Tires *Vacuum Cleaner *Pump *Wicker Basket *DVD’s *Router *Electric Motor *Metal Cut Off Saw *Box – Misc items *32” Color TV *TV/Media Cabinet *16
HP Briggs & Stratton Auger Motor, Electric Start, s/n 1-138112 *Brass Coffee Table – Glass Top *Magazine Rack – wicker *Pierrade Tefal Cooker *(6) Boxes Misc – Kitchen Ware
*Wicker Basket *Air Mattress & Pump *Heat Blanket *Car Speakers and Amp – 500 Amp & box
For more info or to consign contact Hewson’s Enterprises 204-773-3025 Fraser Auction Service 204-727-2001
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ADD YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO THESE SALES TODAY
Check out full listings & pictures at www.fraserauction.com
BRANDON, MANITOBA Licensed and bonded. P.L. License #918093. Member of M.A.A., S.A.A., A.A.A., A.A.C.
PHONE: (204) 727-2001 FAX: (204) 729-9912 www.fraserauction.com EMAIL: [email protected] Auctioneer: Scott Campbell
Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions and or deletions. Property owners and Fraser Auction Service not responsible for any accidents.
GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: Cash or cheque. NOTE: cheques of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by bank letter of credit.
Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 www.fraserauction.com
auction date Moved
AllAn ChArbeneAu FArm AuCtion
north east of manitou will be held on
Monday May 13, 2013 10 aM
see our website www.billklassen.com
or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230
Bill Klassen auctioneers
[email protected]
Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433
Andrew Leyenhorst
evening FArm Auction
ApriL 25, 2013 - 6:00 pm
Location: From ELm crEEk, Jct. 2 and 13
Hwy. 3 nortH on13 and 2 wESt on road 49 n
or 2 miLES wESt on #2 and 3 nortH on miLE
26w. SignS wiLL bE on 13.
AT THE FARM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPERLING
MANITOBA ON HWY #3 AND 1/8TH MILE EAST
ON ROAD 37N. YARD #7151
1/2 MILE SOUTH OF MOLLARD PIONEER GRAIN
ELAVATOR. ON HWY # 3
TRACTORS:
• 2009 John Deere 9430 4 wheel drive power shift,
deluxe cab, 710/70R42 duals, auto steer. 4 remotes
one owner 475 hours
• 2008 John Deere 5603 mfwd yard tractor, cab, power
Quad, left hand reverser, 3pth single remote hyd, with
JD 542 self leveling loader Joy stick, 18.4 x 30 rears,
loaded unit only 360 one owner hours
• Ford 8870 MFWD, 3 pth, dual pto, triple Hyd. Remotes,
power shift, wired for outback auto steer system, 20.8
x 42 duals, 1700 one owner hours
HARVESTING:
• 2009 John Deere 9770 STS combine, Bullet Rotor, fine
cut chopper 615P Header with JD belt pickup, hopper
topper, two sets of Concaves, 900/65/32 rice tires, 600
hrs, serial #726924. Terms on combine, 25.000 down
auction day balance upon possession before August
1, 2013.
• John Deere 930 flex head with pickup reel
• 2002 MacDon Harvest pro 8152 swather, 500/70 R24
tires, Wired for Outback auto steer, power unit serial
#150002, only 850 hours, equipped with 972 Harvest
header 30 ft with dual Reel and dual knife drive
• 2005 Case IH 2388 Combine, Vin #HAJ 92443,
Specialty Rotor, Rock Trap, yield and moisture meter,
Hydraulic reverser, Chopper, Chaff spreader, Hopper
Topper, 800- 65 R32 Fronts 18.4 -26 rears 4 wheel
drive axle, sells with CIH 1015 pickup head 14ft 7
belt pickup. Combine has had annual Red light.
Consigned by Richard Gagnon Farms 701-5204036.
• Case IH 1010 Straight header, 30 ft pickup reel fore &
aft, (Gagnon)
• 4 Wheel Header trailer
• John Deere 930 flex head, 30 ft with Pickup reel Fore &
aft Good skids, #HOO930F681616 (Gagnon)
• Poly 10 ft Tapered fully mounted swath roller
SPRAYER:
• 2006 Case IH model SPX 3185 , 750 gal tank, 90 ft
Boom, two set of Nozzles, 320/90/P42 tires, Hyd,
thread adjustment, wired for outback auto steer,
serial# ------ only 400 hrs
TRUCKS:
• 2003 Frieghtliner Tandem grain truck, 60 series
Detroit, 10 speed, Cancade 20 ft x 8.5 x 66’’ box, Roll
Tarp, MB Saftied
• 1995 GMC Topkick tandem, 427 gas 6 speed w/ hi/
lo/ shift, 20 ft Midland box, roll tarp. This truck was
purchased as demo unit and comes with 31000 one
owner km, MB Saftied
SEEDING AND TILLAGE:
• Bourgault 8810, 40 ft seeding tool, 4 row Mulchers,
350 lb trip, 8’’ spacing, complete with Bourgault 3225
seed cart with loading auger
• Bourgault 40 ft model 9800 deep tiller, w/ 4 row super
Mulchers
• Summers mid size tine harrows 80 ft 5 bar, autofold
• Tormaster 80 ft Diamond section Harrow packer bar,
p-20 Packers. Autofold
GRAIN HANDLING:
• 2007 Conveyair Ultima 6 pto drive Grain Vac with
tubing etc.
• Westfield J 208 loading auger with Wheatheart self
propel Kit.
• Westfield MK 10 x 61 auger
• Jump auger 8’’ with 2 hp electric motor
• 18 ft dual tank slide in drill fill with rear augers
• Unferveth 7000 Grain cart, 30.5 x 32 tires, pto drive
Roll Tarp
• Garwood 15 yard Hyd Push off scraper serial #615
YARD AND MISC FARM HARDWARE:
• Lucknow 6 ft single auger snow blower, 3pth, hyd
chute
• 6 ft 3 pth curl shank cultivator
• Woods 3 pth M-5 Rotary mower
• Farm King 7’ 3pth finish mower
• 2000 gal galvanized water tank
• Rear tine yard machine walk behind garden tiller
• 10’’ Craftsman radial arm saw
• Wood working lathe
• Chem handler unit
• 2’’ water pump
• Some 12’’ aeration tubing
• Roll away top and bottom tool chest and other tools
and farm hardware
Very Low Acreage Low houred mostly one owner
Equipment at this Sharp looking farm equipment
auction. This will be a rare opportunity to
purchase these quality name brand machines in
this kind of condition, used in Red River Valley soil
zone, major items are shedded, and therefore
limited photo’s available.
We at Bill Klassen Auctions are very pleased to
have been asked to conduct this top notch Auction
on Behalf of the Baleja Family. Please do plan to
attend, owners Dave Baleja 204 745 8677
Not Much small selling please be on time
INTERNET BIDDING
BEGINNING
AT 10:45 AM
See our website www.billklassen.com
or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230
Bill Klassen Auctioneers
[email protected]
• 2000 John Deere 6310 MFWD, left hand
reverser, Joy stick, with 640 quick tach loader,
7 ft Bucket, 3pth, Rops, 6430 hrs.
• 1980 John Deere 3140, new hydraulic pump,
with 148 loader, and Bucket, independent
loader valves, add on 3 pth, Feed wagon, JD
510 baler Manure spreader etc.
owner Andrew Leyenhorst 204-750-4321.
For listings & Photos
See our website: www.billklassen.com
or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230
Bill Klassen Auctioneers
[email protected]
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Sale Clarence & Verna Kozie Sat., Apr. 20th
10:00am Tyndall, MB. 1-mi East on Hwy #44 then
South 5-mi on Hwy #12 then East 1/2-mi on Rd 68.
Auction Note: Everything Shedded & Well Kept.
Contact (204)755-3360. Tractor & Truck: 98 JD
7210 MFWA Cab A/C Quad Shift w/Left Hand Rev
3PH 540/1000 Triple Hyd 16.9x26 18.4x38
3,016-hrs, Exc Cond; 75 Dodge 600 gas 5-SPD x2
w/13-14 ft. B&H Roll Tarp 18,000-mi Sft; Combine
& Swather: 1980 JD 6620 A/C STD Chopper,
3,022-hrs; 1980 Vers 4400 Swather w/18-ft. PU
Reel; 18-ft. Bat Reel Swather; Equip & Granary:
Eversman Model 250 hyd Scraper; JD 100 16-ft.
Deep Tiller w/Degleman Mulchers; Int 770 5B Plow
Auto KickBack; Int 4500 20-ft. Cult; PowerMetic 60ft. Diamond Harrows; JD 220 20-ft. Disc; Rockomatic 57 Stone Picker; Int 300 16-ft. Discer Seeder
Box Ext SAFA; Vers 580 68-ft. Tandem Sprayer
w/Foam Markers; Rem 552 540 PTO Grain Vac;
Westfield 7-in. 31-ft. Auger w/10-HP B&S; 200-bus
Grain Hopper Wagon; Fanning Mill; Pencil Auger;
Hyd Drill Fill; 3) Westeel Bins 2) 1,350-bus
1) 1,650-bus on wood floor; Grain Crusher; Snowmobile, Misc & Tools: 96 Polaris Indy 500 Liquid
Cool; Grain Moisture Tester; Hyd Cyl; Hyd Hose;
Implement Parts; Axle for Vers 400 Swather; Elec
Motors; Underground Wire; Wheel Barrow; Hand
Yard Tools; Pedal Bikes; Chain Block & Tackle;
Chains & Hooks; Tire Chains; Tires; Brooder Lights;
Chicken Wire; Fence Post; Older Set Work Harness; Craftsman Radial Arm Saw; Some Hand
Tools; Shop Supply; Approx 200-ft. Underground
Wire; Belt Drive; HM Stainless Steel Deck; Meat
Band Saw; Various Small Items; Antiques: Wringer
Washer; Wood Stove; Parlor Table; Table; Chairs;
Barn Lantern; 2) Elec Cream Separator; Threshing
Beam Scale; Open End Bell; Steel Wheels; Wood
Saw; Hay Knife; Blow Torche; Egg Crate; Horse
Scraper; McCleods Milk Jars; Granite Bread Bowl;
Household Dryer. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858
or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com
JERALD & EDITH ARMBRUSTER AUCTION Melville, SK. Tues., Apr 23th, 2013 10:00am. Directions: 25-mi E on #15, 1/2 S on grid #629 or JUNCTION 16 & 15; 8 WEST, 1/2 SOUTH
(BREDENBURY)
MELVILLE,
SK.
CONTACT:
(306)744-2438. MACHINERY TRACTORS: 2000
JD 9200 4WD, 20.8x42 factory duels, wheel
weights, 4 hyd, 12-SPD, 4,000-hrs, excellent; 1999
JD 7210 FWA, 4,200-hrs, 3-PTH, JD 740 self-levelling loader, grapple, bucket, joystick, 18.4x38 tires,
excellent; 1996 Case IH 7210 2WD, 3 hyd, 18-SPD
P shift, 5,000-hrs, one owner, nice; 1974 Belarus
2WD, hyd, cab. SEEDING: Ezze on 7350 34-ft. air
drill w/Ezze-on, on row packers w/Morris 7180 140bu tank, hyd, auger, real nice; IHC 28-ft. 7200 hoe
drills w/transport; IHC 24-ft. 6200 press drills; U
Haul fertilizer seed tank 220-bu on 12-ton trailer.
COMBINE: 1983 MF 850 SP Combine 6 cyl standard, 372 engine, chopper, PU, 2,900-hrs, shedded, w/ or w/o 24-ft. straight cut header; MF 850 for
parts. SWATHERS: Case IH 8820 25-ft. PTO
Swather bat reels; NH 18-ft. PTO Swather, bat
reels; 15-ft. Vers own hyd. TILLAGE: Case IH
#5800 33-ft. Deep Tillage harrows, real nice; IH
#645 25-ft. vibrachisel harrows; Case IH #45 32-ft.
vibrashank w/harrows, real nice; IHC #645 18-ft.
vibrashank; JD C20 24-ft. vibrashank. DISC: JD
#220 20-ft. tandem disc; CCIL #100 2 12-ft. discers:
martin hitch, complete; TRUCKS: 1987 Chev 70
Series 427 V8, 5X2, 16-ft. box, hoist, tarp, 10:00x20
rubber, good; 14-ft. truck box trailer, hoist, duel
wheels; 1985 Ford 1/2-ton. STONE PICKERS: 2
Degelman rotary w/clutches, ground drive; Leon
3000 rotary, ground drive. HARROWS: Morris 52-ft.
tine bar; 60-ft. allied diamond hyd bar, good; AUGERS: Secundiak 40x7 13-HP Honda; Brandt 34x7
Kohler ES motor. SPRAYER: Brandt 60-ft. 850-gal
poly tank, foam markers; Summers 60-ft. sprayer.
EXCAVATING: 3.5-yd pull scraper; 2 prong stone
digger; Fork type rock picker; Leon 8-ft. dozer. Plus
steel bin 7 wooden bins, vehicle, misc equip, shop,
household. NOTE: Jerald & Edith sold the land.
Tractors shedded, low houred & VGC. Machinery
has been looked after. Online bidding 1:00pm. Visit www.ukrainezauction.com for updated listing &
pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction
Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.
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Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our
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MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equipment
auction for Brian Dreger (306)464-4919 Mon., Apr
22, 2013, 10:00a.m. Direction from Hwy 39 at Lang,
SK. Go 1-mi North & 7-mi East. Watch for signs!
Live internet bidding www.bidspotter.com. 2002
Case IH STX 375 Quad Trac 4-WD tractor w/Trimble 750 Autosteer; 2009 NH TV 6070 bidirectional
tractor w/FEL & 965-hrs; Case IH 2188 SP combine
w/2315 rotor hrs; 36-ft Macdon 960 Draper harvest
header; 25-ft Macdon draper harvest header; Macdon header adapters for Case IH; Macdon header
adapter for NH; 1983 IH S1900 tandem grain truck
w/466 DSL & on board grain vac; shop built header
trailer; steel drum swath roller; 39-ft Flexi-coil 5000
air drill w/tow between Flexi-coil 3850 air tank; 40-ft
Co-op 204 cultivator; Case 4490 4-WD custom built
SP 80-ft sprayer w/Trimble GPS & 1000-gal., poly
tank; Wheatheart BH 8-36 auger w/25-HP Kohler &
mover, Brandt 10-60 hyd swing auger; Sakundiak
8-60 swing auger; Sakundiak 6-20 auger w/electric
motor; Demco 300-bu hopper wagon w/unload augers; Haul All tote tank mounted on shop built trailer; DMC #44 high capacity grain cleaner; Good Will
Fanning Mill; Carter Disc; NH pallet forks; JD 10-ft
land leveller; shop built 14-ft pull scraper; 3-PTH
12-ft cultivator; 3-PTH 5 bottom disc plow; tandem
axle utility trailer; 1250-gal. poly tank; steel waste
oil tank; antique JD auger; antique stove & washing
machine; IH stationery engines; 2010 Kubota
26-HP DSL F2680 front mount lawn mower
w/122-hrs; 2010 4-WD Yamaha Rhino Special Edition 700 EFI side by side; Yamaha 225 Tri Moto.
Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill &
photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter.
(306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co.
PL 311962.
Ken & Darlene Laycock
Of Saltcoats, SK
Fri. April 26th @ 10:30am
Directions: From Yorkton go 19 Kms East on Hwy 16 to Atwater
Grid # 629, then 16 1/2 Kms South & 1.2 Kms East
TRACTORS: CASE 9330 4wd • CASE 2096 2wd • CASE 2390
• DOZER BLADE: LEON 9ft. • COMBINES: Two INTERNATIONAL 914’s • SWATHERS: VERSTILE 400 SP • INTERNATIONAL 75 • SWATH ROLLERS: FLEXICOIL 6FT. • GRAIN
TRUCKS: GMC 6500 • AIR SEEDER: BOURGAULT 8800
32ft. c/w 2115 Air Cart • CULTIVATORS: MORRIS CP 631
35 Ft. Chisel Plow w/ MTH • MORRIS 25 Ft. Chisel Plow w/
MTH • TANDEM DISK: EZEE ON 20ft. •SPRAYER: FLEXICOIL 65 w/3800L Tank • HARROWBAR: MORRIS 68ft.
• HARROWPACKER BAR: RITEWAY RHP446 •ROCK
PICKER: Two SCHULTES • AUGERS: BUHLER 10” X 70 Ft
• WESTFIELD W80-51 • SAKUNDIAK HD7-37 • TANKS • ANTIQUE TRUCKS & TRACTORS • BINS & BUILDINGS:
Two TWISTERS • Four WESTEELS • Two BEHLENS • LAWN
& GARDEN EQUIP. • MISC. & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
For More info Visit our website or Call Toll Free
1-800-667-2075
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SK PL # 915407 • AB PL # 180827
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
RAY DOERKSEN MEAT SHOP CLOSEOUT AUCTION
LARGE FARM AUCTION FOR KUBUSCH FARMS
Location: Indoors 218 Brandt St. Steinbach, MB
Location: From Marchand, MB ½ Mile West on Hwy 210, 2 Miles South on 28N and ½ Mile East.
THURSDAY APRIL 25 5:30 PM
BUTCHER EQUIPMENT
• Biro Stainless Steel Meat Cutting
Band Saw (Model 22)
• Globe Stimpson Commercial Meat
Grinder
• Meat Slicer
• Butcher Block Meat Cutting Table
• Cabela’s 30LB Sausage Stuffer
• 70LB Meat Mixer
• 6” Jointer
• Maple, Birch, Oak & Lumber
• 10” Delta Mitre Saw
• Electric Scale w/ Pricing Feature
• Cauldron / Meat Rendering Pot
• 10 Gallon 110V Water Heater
• Triple Stainless Steel Sink
• 18 CU Ft Freezer
YARD EQUIPMENT & TOOLS
• 2003 17.5HP White Garden Tractor
w/ 40” Deck & Snowblower
• 2000PSI Pressure Washer
• Electric Motors
• 10’ Fiberglass Stepladder.
WOODWORKING TOOLS
• 48” Rockwell Beaver Lathe &
Chisels
• 10” Rockwell Beaver Table Saw
FARM AUCTION RICHARD & DARLENE CULLETON
SATURDAY MAY 4 10:00 AM
Location: From Piney, MB 1 1/2 Miles East On Road 5N (Ph 204-437-2189)
TRACTORS
• 1085 Massey Ferguson Diesel
Tractor w/ Cab, 3PTH, 540PTO
• Antique B Allis Chalmers Tractor
Restored
• 1100 Massey Ferguson Diesel,
Duals
• 1100 Massey Ferguson Diesel
(parts)
• (2) Deutz Air Cooled Tractors
• 12HP Massey Ferguson Garden
Tractor w/ Mower
• WD Allis Tractor
TRUCKS & TRAILERS
• 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500,
Long Box, 165,000KM
• 1968 Dodge 3 Ton w/ 16ft Steel
Box & Hoist
• 1948 Dodge 2 Ton Truck w/ Hoist
• 1956 International Pickup
• 1954 1 Ton w/ Duals
• 1964 1/2 Ton Pickup
• Dodge Ram Truck w/ Flat Deck,
Duals, Cummins Diesel
• 24ft Gooseneck Livestock Trailer
(needs work)
• Gooseneck Flat Deck Tandem Axle
Trailer
• 8 Bale Farm Hand Round Bale
Mover
• 14ft Tandem Axle Flat Trailer
EQUIPMENT
• Caterpillar Grader w/ Blade
• 10ft New Idea Haybine
Toll Free
1-866-512-8992
www.pennerauctions.com
• Vicon Lilly 5 Wheel Side Rake
• 850 New Holland Round Baler
• Hesston 5510 Round Baler
• Hesston 5580 Round Baler
• Vermeer Round Baler
• International Hay Conditioner
• International 12ft Press Drill
• 4 Bottom Oliver Reset Plow
• 16ft Vibra-Shank Cultivator
• 3-10 Graham Cultivators
• 10ft Chisel Plow
• 16ft International Press Drill
• 18ft 400 Hydrostatic Versatile
Swather
• 15ft 400 Hydrostatic Versatile
Swather
• 400 Versatile Swather (parts)
• 3 Farrow Allis Plow
• 25ft Fire Wood Conveyor
• 70-41 Westfield PTO Auger
• Swather Carrier
• Melroe 104 Spray Coupe
• (2) Swather Carriers
• 84” Allied Snowblower, 3PTH
• 17ft Steel Truck Box w/ Hoist
• 4 Wheel Wagon w/ Grain Box
• Oliver 5542 Self-Propelled Combine
• Antique Wooden Wheeled Wagon w/
Steel Grain Box
• 6ft Off-Set Disc w/ 24” Blades
• New Stoll Front End Loader &
Bucket
YARD EQUIPMENT & TOOLS
• Snapper Riding Lawn Mower
SATURDAY MAY 11 10:00 AM
• 18HP Huskee Garden Tractor w/
46” Deck & Snowblower
• Small Yard Wheel Rake
• 3PTH PTO Log Splitter
• PTO Cord Wood Saw
• Lincoln Portable DC Welder w/
Wisconsin Engine
• 10HP 5000 Watt Generator
• 2HP Garden Tiller
• Jiffy Gas Powered Ice Auger
• Gas Golf Cart
• 1 Lift 2X6 10ft Lumber
• Approx 100 Railway Ties
• Qty of Cedar & Tamarack Fence
Posts
• Approx 100 Steel T Fence Posts 7ft
• (6) New Rolls of Barbed Wire
• Approx 4 Miles of Barbed Wire
(2yrs old)
• 8” Farm King Roller Mill Like New
• McCroy Renn Roller Mill w/ Gas
Engine
• 20” Grain Roller Mill PTO Drive
• New 13HP Power Fist Gas Engine
• Head Gate
• 1 1/2” Water Pump w/ 2.66HP
Engine
• 3HP Banjo Water Pump
• (4) New 6.5HP Engines
• Round Bale Feeders
• 200lb Timothy Seed
• 700lb Bag Alfalfa Seed
TRACTORS
• 2002 John Deere 7210, MFWD,
PTO, 3PTH, 4 HYD., 18.4X38 Rear
Tires, 16.9X26 Front Tires, Cab,
740 Front End Loader & Grapple,
12,000HRS
• John Deere 4955, MFWD, 3PTH,
4 Hyds., PTO, Front Weights, Cab,
70R38 Duals, 65R28 Front Tires,
8000HRS
VEHICLES
• 2004 Ford Taurus 200,000KM
• 2007 Chrysler 300, 200,000KM
TRUCKS
• 1986 Ford 8000 Tandem Axle,
Cat Diesel Engine, 10 Spd.
Transmission, 11RX22.5 Tires,
Midland 20ft Steel Grain Box &
Hoist
• 1992 Ford L9000 (parts)
• 23ft Steel Grain Box, Hoist Truck
Chassis
TRAILERS
• 48ft Tandem Axle High Boy Hay
Trailer
• 21FT Livestock Trailer, Tandem
Axle
• Shop Built 53ft Hay Trailer
• Hay Wagon
• 5th Wheel Trailer Converter
TILLAGE EQUIPMENT
• Allis Chalmers 3300, 17.5ft
Tandem Disk w/ Smooth Blades
• CCIL 1001 21ft Disker w/ Seeder
Box
• IH 55 21ft Chisel Plow
• Cockshutt 510 14ft Chisel Plow
• Farmking 50ft Harrows & Draw
Bar
AG EQUIPMENT
• 2005 3700 Meyers Manure
Spreader, Tandem Axle, High
Capacity, 2 Beater, Chain Dr.
• 2012 New Holland Discbine
Mower-Conditioner, MowMax
Cutterbar, 13ft, H7550
• 2003 New Holland FP230 Forage
Harvester, PTO, Net Alert III Series
• 2002 Bale King Bale Processor,
Heavy Duty, PTO
• John Deere 567 Round Balers,
Net Wrap
• Wilmar 500 Fertilizer Spreader,
Ground Dr
• Inland DA-84 84” 3PTH
Snowblower, Twin Auger
• Versatile 3000 50ft Sprayer, 800
Gallon Tank
• Brandt 10”X60’ PTO Dr. Auger
• Patz 510 Mix Wagon, PTO Drive
• 2003 Kuhn GA6002 13’ Rake
LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT
& MISC
• Large Quantity of Bunk Feeders
• (50) Steel Panels & Gates
• (7) Bale Feeders
• Head Gate
• Cattle Master Digital Scale
• (3) Cattle Oilers
• Green Cattle Squeeze Chute
• (2) 750BU Wooden Creep Feeder
• 1000BU Wooden Creep Feeder
• (4) 15ft Steel Water Troughs
• Westeel Rosco 2300 Round Steel
Hopper Bottom Bin
• Westeel Rosco 2100BU Hopper
Bottom Bin
• Honda 450 4 Wheeler 4X4
• Sokal 21’ Livestock Trailer,
Tandem (new floor, axles,
springs,panels)
• PLUS SHOP TOOLS & MISC
Live Internet Bidding
AG EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT AUCTION
MONDAY MAY 20th 10:00 AM - CALL (204) 326-3061 to CONSIGN!!
Location: 218 Brandt St. Steinbach, MB
FEATURING: TRACTORS, SEEDING & TILLAGE, HAYING & HARVESTING EQUIPMENT QUADS, SNOWMOBILES,
BOATS, TRUCKS TRAILERS, LARGE SELECTION OF LAWN & GARDEN & MUCH MORE!!
PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD.
218 Brandt Street Steinbach, MB Ph: 204.326.3061 Fax: 204.326.3061
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AUCTION SALES
RICHARD & SHIRLEY PTASINSKI AUCTION Elfros. Sat., Apr. 27th, 2013 10:00am. Directions: 9S
OF JUNCTION 16 & 35 AT ELFROSS CORNER,
2W OR 8-MI NORTH OF BANKEND ON #35, 2-MI
W WISHART, SK. CONTACT: (306)477-5670. MACHINERY: JD 8430 4WD cab, air, 3 hyd PTO,
18.4x38 factory duels, 6,500-hrs (major overhaul at
5,000-hrs); Case 970 DSL cab, air, p shift, w/MF
FEL. COMBINES: JD 7700 DSL cab, air, chopper,
3 belt PU, shedded; JD 7721 PTO Combine chopper, 3 belt PU, shedded. TRUCKS: 1967 GMC 3Ton V8, 2-SPD, 15-ft. steel box & hoist; 1970s?
Dodge 3-Ton steel box & hoist; SEEDING: Bourgault 25-ft. Cultivator Air seeder air package, harrows & packers w/Blanchard tow between air tank,
real nice unit; IHC 42-ft. Vibrachisel & harrows w/air
package & Prasco 75-55 tank. TILLAGE: MF 24-ft.
deep tillage & harrows; Case 32-ft. Cultivator; Hinkar 36-ft. cultivator; IHC 4700 30-ft. cultivator & harrows; SWATHERS: MF 24-ft. PTO Swather, nice;
Vers 20-ft. #400 SP cab, (need reel repair). DISC:
JD 21-ft. tandem disc. BALER: MF 1560 round baler. AUGERS: Brandt 40-ft. Auger ES; Westfield 35ft. PTO Auger; HARROWS: Melroe? 71-ft. Tine bar;
Morris 40-ft. tine bar w/sprayer attachment.
STOCK REDUCTION FOR GRASSLAND AUTO:
1990 Chev 3/4-Ton 6.2 DSL, 4x4; 1983 Chev 1/2Ton 6.2 DSL, auto, 4x4 (more vehicles by sale
date). Plus misc equip including scraper, post
pounder, recreation, misc shop, household, antiques. Visit www.ukrainezauction.com for updated
listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction
Theodore
SK.
(306)647-2661.
License
#915851.
STEPHEN SHUMAY AUCTION, Rhein. Sun., Apr
28th, 2013, 11:00am. Directions: 4E, 4N OF RHEIN
RHEIN, SK. CONTACT: (306)783-8873. MACHINERY TRACTORS: Case 4690 4WD cab, air, PTO,
p shift, 3-hyd, air seeder line, factory duels, new inside 18.4x38 tires, 7,000-hrs, good; IHC 1206 DSL
cab, cooler, w/ or w/o 10-ft JD blade; IHC 706 DSL
Duel hyd, PTO, 5,300-hrs, 20.8x34 rubber; 1952
Ford 8N (distributor on side); step up trans. SEEDING: Morris 80-18 Seedrights, Nice. AUGERS: Sakundiak 10x50 swing-a-way; Westfield 41-ft ES Auger. HARROWS: Right way 56-ft. Tine bar w/800gal. poly sprayer tank & hoses, auto fold. SWATHERS: Vers 4400 22-ft. SP Swather cab, bat reel;
Vers 4400 SP Swather bat reel. STONE PICKER:
Degelman w/clutch. MISC EQUIPMENT: IHC 14-ft
deep tillage; 2-pull 50-ft sprayers galvanized tanks;
6 wheel rake on hyd; 1948 Fargo 1-Ton box, hoist,
not running; 2, 1000-gal. fuel tank on trailer; 1, 500gal. fuel tank on stand; 8-ft ford cultivator; 1200-gal.
water tank; Drill mover; Swather mover; Bale stookers. BINS: 3, 2,400-bus weststeel (7 tier) steel
floors; 1, Westfield 6,000-bus bin on cement; 1,
Westfield 2,000-bus bin on steel floor; 1 Behlen
2,200-bus bin on cement (Bins are good shape).
Plus shop & misc. Visit www.ukrainezauction.com
for updated listing & pictures. Sale conducted by
Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.
AUCTION SALES
BUSINESS SERVICES
BUSINESS SERVICES
Crop Consulting
FARM EQUIPMENT
FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS
Darrel & Olga Rieder
Of Yorkton SK
Wed. April 24th @ 11:00am
Directions: FromYorkton go 8 Miles East on HWY 10 to Tonkin, then 2 Miles North
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
1985 CASE 450C CRAWLER Dozer, 6 way blade,
65% undercarriage, $18,500. www.waltersequipment.com (204)525-4521
FOR SALE: 2005 CASE IH 8010 combine, AWD,
45-32 front tires, means 45-in wide, 28Lx26 rear
tires, approx 1950-separator hrs w/spreader &
chopper, 30-ft draper header, $150,000; 2008 Case
IH 8010, AWD, 45-32 front tires, 28Lx26 rear tires,
spreader & chopper, approx 800-separator hrs,
w/30-ft
flex
draper
header,
$250,000.
Phone:(204)871-0925.
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – John Deere
1997 JD 9600, COMPLETE w/Trelleborg tires, always shedded, field ready, $65,000 OBO.
Phone:(204)745-8333.
CORN HEADER 2009 16X30 Cat Lexion, C15 16row low profile w/littel change or adaptor, it would fit
Case IH or JD w/contour head, HYD deck plates &
knife rolls, $60,000. Nice condition. (204)871-0925,
Macgregor, MB
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Various
2007 TOREQ 18000 SCRAPER 18-yd $30,000.
Phone (701)521-0581.
TRACTORS: 2008 NEW HOLLAND TJ330 4WD • DUETZ DX160
FWA • COMBINES: 2002 NEW HOLLAND TR99 • NEW HOLLAND
TR96 • SWATHERS: 2009 MASSEY FERGUSON 9220 • CASE
6000 • SWATH ROLLERS: ROENDERS 10ft. • BLANCHARD
7ft. • GRAIN TRUCKS: INTERNATIONAL S2500 • CHEV C70 •
AIR SEEDER: BOURGAULT 8800 - 40ft. w/ 8” Spacing • LIGHT
TRUCK: 2002 FORD Ranger • CULTIVATORS: FLEXICOIL 800
- 35 ft. JOHN DEERE 1600 - 27ft. • HEAVY HARROW: RITE WAY
7100 - 50 ft. • HARROWPACKER BAR: FLEXICOIL System 92,
60ft. • SCRAPER: Three Yard Earth Mover w/hyds. • AUGERS:
WHEATHEART 10”X71ft. • Two SAKUNDIAK 7” X 33ft. • 3 PT
HITCH EQUIP • OTHER FARM, LAWN & GARDEN, & SHOP
EQUIPMENT • Many Household & Misc. Items • GUEST CONSIGNERS: HAROLD DICKIE & PERRY FROEHLICH: Versatile
835 4WD • Wheatheart, Westfield & Sakundiak Augers • Flexicoil 5
Bar Harrow Bar
For More Information, Visit our website or Call Hodgins Auctioneers
AUTO & TRANSPORT
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Auto & Truck Parts
FOR SALE: 7.3L DSL engine w/rebuilt trans, taken
from 1993 F350, engine runs well, approx
250,000-km, $1,200 OBO. Phone (204)745-7445.
AUCTION SALES
UNRESERVED CONSTRUCITON EQUIPMENT
NEW TRUCK ENGINE REBUILD kits, high quality
Cummins, B&C series engines 3.9, 5.9, and 8.3,
also IH trucks, great savings, our 39th year!
1-800-481-1353 www.diamondfarmtractorparts.com
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Trucks
2005 CHEV LS 2500 HD Duramax, ext. cab, 4WD,
bucket seats, Bose sound system, trailer brake controls, Raider box cap, 109,000-kms, safetied, silver
birch metallic. Avail w/or w/o Reese 20K 5th wheel
hitch. (204)736-2951, Domain.
2005 TMC SLE NEVADA edition Z71, 4 door crew
cab, short box, 4WD, towing package, 97,000-km,
very nice condition, safetied, asking $16,500.
Phone
Rob
(204)526-5298
or
evenings
(204)743-2145.
FOR SALE: 04 CHEVY 2500 4x4, 4-dr, gas, new
safety, new steer tires, flat deck w/tool boxes,
$8500. Phone:(204)871-0925.
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Semi Trucks & Trailers
Complete Dispersal For
FOR SALE: 1980 WESTERN Star Highway tractor.
Cummins engine, 13-spd, w/wet kit, 46000 rears,
safetied,
good
running
condition.
Phone
(204)348-2064, cell (204)345-3610.
L. LARSON TRUCKING
KAMSACK, SK
MON APRIL 29TH @ 9:30am SHARP!
Directions: 605 Park Street West, Kamsack SK
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Vehicles Various
SK PL # 915407
AB PL # 180827
1-800-667-2075
ALLIS CHALMERS HD16B HYD tilt dozer, HD12G
loader, 4 in 1 bucket. For parts: HD16B,16A,14;
New rails for a 16A, pins & bushings supplied & installed for most makes of Crawler tractors & backhoes. Call Ron (866)590-6458, (204)242-2204.
ENGINES
ENGINE REBUILD KITS FOR most makes and
models of tractors, great selection, thousands of
parts! Service manuals, super savings, Our 39th
year,
www.diamondfarmtractorparts.com.
1-800-481-1353
FARM MACHINERY
FARM MACHINERY
Fertilizer Equipment
FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-9 TON, large selection, $2000 up; 10 Ton tender, $2500. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com (204)857-8403, Portage La
Prairie.
FARM KING 13X70 HYD. mover, hyd winch, low
profile hopper, excellent condition. Notre Dame.
Phone:(204)248-2364 or (204)723-5000.
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Bins
552 REM VAC COMPLETE w/hoses & pipes, all offers. Phone (204)436-2067 or cell (204)745-0424.
BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOISTURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details
(204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.
CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks.
Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103
or E-mail Requests [email protected]
CUSTOM GRAIN BIN MOVING, any kind of bin, up
to 19-ft. diameter, reasonable rates. Phone
(204)648-7129
or
e-mail
[email protected]
Grandview, MB.
OVER 200 VEHICLES LOTS OF DIESELS
www.thoens.com Chrysler Dodge (800)667-4414
Wynyard, Sk.
WESTEEL GRAIN BINS, EXTENSIONS & parts,
19-ft roof panels $35 each. 14-ft roof panels $20.
Steel & plastic culverts. Colorad & galvanized metal
roofing & siding. 108 bin sheets $35. Galvanized
flat steel sheets 4x8, 4x10. (204)257-3634.
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Dryers
BEEKEEPING
NEW MC DRYERS IN STOCK w/canola screens
300-2,000 BPH units. Why buy used, when you get
new fuel efficient & better quality & control w/MC.
Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or
(306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.
BEEKEEPING
Bee Equipment
FARM MACHINERY
Haying & Harvesting – Baling
BEE HIVES FOR SALE, Nucs, frames of brood.
Phone (204)434-6918 or (204)392-0410, Grunthal.
1999 NH MODEL 590 square baler. Med squares
35x32-in bales, only 7000 bales, always shedded.
Asking $26,000 OBO. Phone (204)967-2157, Kelwood.
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Roofing
PRICE TO CLEAR!!
75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard
100,000PSI high tensile roofing &
siding. 16 colours to choose from.
B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.
2
CIH FLEX: 2010 CIH 2020 35-ft., PU Reel, Poly
Skids, F/A, like new $28,500; 2007 CIH 2020 30-ft.,
PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A $24,500; 2001 CIH 1020
30-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A $14,900; 1999 CIH
1020 30-ft., Crary Air Reel, PU Reel, Poly Skids,
F/A $16,500; 1995 CIH 1020 30-ft., Crary Air Reel,
PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A $12,500; 2000 CIH 1020
25-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A $11,900; 1993 CIH
1020 25-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids $7,500. Most of
the above flex platforms are reconditioned. Call
Gary Reimer (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment located #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB
www.reimerfarmequipment.com
JD FLEX: 2004 JD 635 Hydra Flex 35-ft., PU Reel,
Poly Skids, F/, $18,900; 2011 JD 635 Hydra Flex
35-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, Low Acs, $33,500;
2003 JD 930F 30-ft. Crary Air Reel, FF Auger, PU
Reel, Poly Skids, F/A $19,500; 2001 JD930F 30-ft.,
FF Auger, PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A $15,900; 1996
JD 930 30-ft, Crary Air Reel, PU Reel, Poly Skids,
F/A, $14,500; 2001 JD 925F 25-ft., FF Auger, PU
Reel, Poly Skids, F/A $14,500; 1996 JD 925 25-ft.,
PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A $11,500; 1992 JD 925 25ft., Steel Points, PU Reel, Poly Skids, $6,900. Most
of the above flex platforms are reconditioned.
Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm
Equipment located #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB
HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES.
Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595
[email protected] www.arcfab.ca
FARM MACHINERY
Parts & Accessories
Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd.
1-866-729-9876
5150 Richmond Ave. East
BRANDON, MB.
www.harvestsalvage.ca
New, Used & Re-man. Parts
Tractors Combines Swathers
FYFE PARTS
NEW HOLLAND MODEL 847 round baler, $1700;
New Holland model 479 haybine, $1600. East Selkirk MB (204)785-9036.
www.fyfeparts.com
NH BR750, 4X6 BALES, auto-wrap, bale monitor,
wide p/u, always shedded, in excellent condition.
Phone (204)782-1336 or (204)269-5317.
Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for
archrib buildings
BEAT THE PRICE
INCREASES CALL NOW
SWATHER 9260 BIG CAB & Power unit Heston,
same as challenger or Massey, Power unit 15/05
36-ft. Head is 2010 w/PU reel, very nice unit,
$72,000. (204)871-0925
FARM MACHINERY
Haying & Harvesting – Various
ST. LAZARE, MB.
1-800-510-3303
CORN HEADER 2009 16X30 Cat Lexion, C15 16row low profile w/littel change or adaptor, it would fit
Case IH or JD w/contour head, HYD deck plates &
knife rolls, $60,000. Nice condition. (204)871-0925,
Macgregor, MB
BUILDINGS
Combines
AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post
frame building company. For estimates and information
call
1-888-816-AFAB(2322).
Website:
www.postframebuilding.com
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Case/IH
CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place &
finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any
floor design. References available. Alexander, MB.
204-752-2069.
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Accessories
1-800-667-9871 • Regina
1-800-667-3095 • Saskatoon
1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg
1-800-222-6594 • Edmonton
FARM MACHINERY
Haying & Harvesting – Swathers
FOUILLARD STEEL
SUPPLIES LTD.
Combine ACCessories
FOR SALE: JD 567 Baler, silage special, megawide PU w/hyd lift, bale kicker, 1000 PTO, $15,500;
JD 930 disc bine, 11.5-ft wide, 1000 PTO, $5500;
10-wheel V rake, 3-PTH, $2500. Call Don
(204)873-2430.
Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2
Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2
COMBINE WORLD located 20 min. E of
Saskatoon, SK on Hwy. #16. 1 year warranty on
all new, used, and rebuilt parts. Canada’s largest
inventory of late model combines & swathers.
1-800-667-4515 www.combineworld.com
SUKUP GRAIN BINS Flatbottom or hopper, heavy
duty, setup crews available, winter pricing now in effect. Call for more info Vince (204)998-9915
NEW SUKUP GRAIN DRYERS w/Canola screens, LP/
NG, 1PH/3PH, Various sizes, Winter pricing now in
effect. Call for more info Vince (204)998-9915
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
CRAWLER TRACTOR: CAT D7G-92V Series • WHEEL LOADERS: 2004 JOHN DEERE644J W/ 4YD. Bucket • CASE W14 w/
15d. Bucket • MOTORGRADER: CAT 16 w/ P/S Trans., Ripper
• HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR: FIAT ALLIS FL200LC • SKID STEER
LOADER: 2007 JOHN DEERE 317 w/60” Bucket • AGGREGATE
EQUIPMENT: • 40ft. Radial Stacker w/lister • TRUCK TRACTORS:
KENWORTH W900L •1999 FREIGHTLINER • MACK CH613 •
GRAVEL TRUCKS: MACK R600 • • SERVICE TRUCK: FORD F250
4wd, D. Eng. • GRAVEL TRAILERS: Two ARNES • MIDLAND •
LOWBOY TRAILER: FRUEHAUF • ATTACHMENTS • DISKER: CCIL
• Two IH 100 Press Drills • SPRAYER: BRANDT •SHOP EQUIPMENT: WELDER •CUTTING TORCH • AIR COMP. • HYD. JACKS
REAL ESTATE: 605 & 613 Park Street West
(Insulated Work Shop & Quonset Shop)
For More info visit the website or call Toll Free
2008 BOBCAT T250 1,200-HRS CAH HiFlow Excellent Tracks $29,000. Phone (701)521-0581.
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Augers
1-800-667-2075
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AUCTION SALES
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issues; Equipment malfunction; Yield comparisons,
Plus Private Investigations of any nature. With our
assistance the majority of our clients have received
compensation previously denied. Back-Track
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FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Case/IH
1985 CASE IH 1480, 3,950 engine hrs, new front
tires, 2 sets concaves, chopper, rock trap, specialty
rotor, 12-ft. PU header w/large auger, always stored
inside, must see, $26,000 OBO. Call Clint
(204)822-9861.
“For All Your Farm Parts”
The Real Used FaRm PaRTs
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Fax: 306-946-2444
NEW WOBBLE BOXES for JD, IH, MacDon
headers. Made in Europe, factory quality. Get
it direct from Western Canada’s sole distributor
starting at $1,095. 1-800-667-4515.
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NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS
NEW COMBINE PARTS
Large Inventory of
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Ph. 326-2443
FARM MACHINERY
Tillage & Seeding – Tillage
FARM MACHINERY
Salvage
GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528
or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.
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1990 ALL CROP SPRAYER, mounted on 1982
Ford 700 Truck 4x4, 13.6x24 tractor tires,
66,800-km, 96-ft. boom, 1000 US gal tank, MicroTrak spray controller, Raven guidance, good condition, $15,500. Phone (204)736-2840, Brunkild.
TRACTORS FOR PARTS: IHC 1486, 1086, 886,
1066, 966, 1256, 656, 844, 806, 706, 660, 650,
560, 460, 624, 606, 504, 434, 340, 275, 240-4, W9,
WD6, W6, W4, H, 340, B-414; CASE 4890, 4690,
2096, 2394, 2390, 2290, 2090, 2470, 1370, 1270,
1175, 1070, 970, 870, 1030, 930, 830, 730, 900,
800, 700, 600, 400, DC4, SC; MF 2745, 1805,
1155, 1135, 1105, 1100, 2675, 1500, 1085, 1080,
65, Super 90, 88, 202, 44, 30; JD 8640, 3140,
6400, 5020, 4020, 3020, 4010, 3010, 710; Cockshutt 1900, 1855, 1850, 1800, 1655, 1650, 560, 80,
40, 30; Oliver 66; White 4-150, 2-105; AC 7060,
7045, 7040, 190XT, 190, 170, WF; Deutz DX130,
DX85, 100-06, 90-06, 80-05, 70-06; Volvo 800,
650; Universal 651, 640; Ford 7600, 6000, 5000,
Super Major, Major; Belarus 5170, 952, 825, 425,
MM 602, U, M5; Vers 700, 555, 145, 118; Steiger
210 Wildcat; Hesston 780. Also have parts for combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage,
press drills, & other misc machinery. MURPHY
SALVAGE
(204)858-2727
or
toll
free
1-877-858-2728 .
2001 NH SF550 SPRAYER - Equivalent to Rogator
554 - 2,300 hrs., 5.9 Cummins, 660-gal SS Tank,
90-ft Booms, Pressure Washer, Chem Inductor, EZ
Steer, Mapping, 5 section EZ Boom. Triple nozzle
bodies w/5 & 10-gal tips. 2 sets of tires: 23.1x26 &
9.5R44. Excellent Condition. $63,000 Minnedosa,
MB. (204)763-8896.
Your Time is
Better Spent
HIGH CLEARANCE AJSHIELD SPRAYER 1500
US gallons, w/JD 90-ft suspended boom, 3 sets of
nozzles, variable auto-rate controller. Asking $7500
OBO; JD 24-ft rubber press drill, $600.
(204)373-2502.
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FARM MACHINERY
Tillage & Seeding – Air Drills
36-FT & 44-FT JD 730’s w/787 carts, $18,000$19,000; 787 carts $12,000- $14,000. 57-ft. Flexicoil 5000 w/2320 cart, 1-in. knife, 3-in. rubber,
$23,500. Can deliver. Brian (204)856-6119 or
(204)685-2896, MacGregor, MB.
FARM MACHINERY
Tillage & Seeding – Air Seeders
BUY AND SELL without the effort
solutions
for troublesome
gauge wheels
FARM MACHINERY
Spray Various
FLEXI-COIL 5000 AIR DRILL, 1999, 45-ft, 9-in
spacing, 550-lb trips, rubber packers, updated
manifolds, stored indoors, VGC. $29,000 OBO.
Phone (204)746-5019.
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FLEXICOIL 49-FT MODEL 800 chisel plow. 650-lb
trips, 19-in spacing, harrows, Raven NH3 & distribution kit, Atom-Jet non-freezing blades. $35,000.
Phone:(204)842-5251 or Cell:(204)847-0188. Birtle, MB.
Willmar Explorer 6400, 2,900-hrs Midtech autorate,
Outback mapping, autosteer & autoboom shutoff
(5 sections), 2 sets of tires, skinny & floater tires
each w/factory rims, 3 way nozzle body’s, 80-ft
boom. Good shape. Asking $35,000 OBO. If you
have any questions please contact (204)874-2279,
leave a message.
FARM MACHINERY
Potato & Row Crop Equipment
DAHLMAN 6-ROW, CUP STYLE potato planter;
Better Built potato seed cutter. Also assorted potato
equipment. Ph (204)757-2887, [email protected]
33-1/2FT MF 820 DISC, medium duty, notched FT,
19in. smooth rear pans 20in. no welds. Tandem
wheels on center section, $14,500. (403)666-2111
MELROE 116 SPRA-COUPE 51FT w/15” spacings
for better chemical coverage, floatation tires, economical VW engine w/4spd. trans. shedded,
$6,250. (403)666-2111
FOR SALE: 42-FT. OF 7200 Case IH hoe press,
factory transport, rubber packers, field markers,
also equipped w/low speed Canola drive
sprockets. These drills are always shedded,
well maintained & VGC. Phone (204)773-3252
Canadian Subscribers
JD 7000 8 ROW, 30-in., Finger PU, Dry Fert. Att.,
Markers, Monitor, $10,000; JD 7200 Vacuum, 16
Row, 30-in., Front Fold, Markers, 3-bu, Insecticide,
Markers, Yetter Row Cleaners, $23,500; JD 7200
Vacuum, 16 Row, 30-in., Front Fold, Liquid Fert.
Att., Markers, Monitor, $26,500. Call Gary Reimer
(204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment located
#12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com
YELLOW BLOSSOM CLOVER, a yard full of bales
& a field full of Nitrogen as a bonus. Flat & Y.B. excel on breaking, & can save 3-yrs of costly “N”. Also
starts, clean new pastures w/hiq Nitrogen Boost.
Perk up old perennial pastures by overseeding
w/clover, packaging w/bags & totes April. D WHITE
SEEDS Ph (204)822-3649, Morden.
Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727
Fax (204) 326-5878
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FARM MACHINERY
Sprayers
FARM MACHINERY
Tillage & Seeding – Seeding
BOURGAULT 8800 36-FT. 3/4-IN Bourgault knock
on carbide knives, packers, 4 bar harrows, 3165
tank, 8-in. spacing, new manifolds & hoses 2012.
(204)378-0030, (204)364-2337, Arborg, MB.
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FARM MACHINERY
Tillage & Seeding – Various
2004 JD 2410 CHISEL Plow 43-ft. Single Point
Depth JD Harrows $32,000. Phone (701)521-0581.
2008 BOURGAULT 7200 HEAVY Harrow 84-ft.
$38,000. Phone (701)521-0581.
48FT BOURGAULT PACKER BAR. series 4000
wing up model, heavy P30 packers. tandem wheels
on centre section. very little use. like new condition.
over $50,000 new. $17,500. (403)666-2111
48FT WILLRICH CHISEL PLOW, HD, 5plex
w/mounted harrows. original harrow tines still
measure 12in. walking tandems on centre section.
heavy trip shanks on a very well built machine, no
welds, $18,500. (403)666-2111
80 USED 4-IN. PAIRED ROW DUTCH openers
(bodies & tips) VGC, $80. Phone (204)648-4945.
FLEXI-COIL 33-FT 5000 AIR drill, 7.2-in spacing,
rubber packers, factory markers, recent 3/4-in Atom
Jet openers, 1720 TBH air tank, 3-metre rollers,
good
shape.
Phone:(204)836-2406,
cell
(204)825-7260.
JD 1610 DEEP TILLER 25-ft. Walking axles all
around, 3 row Degelman harrows, rear hitch, good
shape. $4,850 OBO. Clint (204)362-4532 or
(204)822-9861.
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FARM MACHINERY
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FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Auctions
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Red Angus
JD 9350 40-FT. PRESS drill, factory transport,
markers, rubber & bearings on packer wheels refurbished in 2012. (204)378-0030, (204)364-2337, Arborg, MB.
40-FT JD 1050 FIELD cultivator, 3-row mulchers,
like-new shovels, $3500; 90-ft Powermatic, diamond harrows, $2200; 80-ft Powermatic, tine harrows, heavy coil, $3200; 24-ft JD press drill, rubber
packers, plus 16-ft JD drill for parts, grass seeders;
18-ft Drill-fill, $500; All items in good cond. & ready
to use. Phone:(204)373-2502, pls lv msg.
GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK
AUCTION MART. LTD.
REG RED ANGUS BULLS for sale both yearlings
& 2 yr olds. Also have bred cows & cow/calf pairs
for sale. Phone (204)641-5725, Arborg, MB.
RETIRED, HAVE FOR SALE: Green-lighted
JD7800 MFWD tractor w/GPS; 36-ft Continental
Anhydrous applicator on Morris cultivator frame
w/mounted harrows; 54-ft Morris 4-bar harrows; 18ft Ezee-On model 400 heavy disc; 30-ft JD 9450
press hoe drill. Wilmot Milne (204)385-2486, cell
(204)212-0531, Gladstone MB.
TracTors
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – White
2-105 W/COMPLETE ENGINE IN frame 10-hr ago
LPTO plus LMH shift on the go, good rubber,
$9000. (204)871-0925
FOR SALE: 2-105 WHITE tractor, complete new
engine & frame 10-hrs ago, rear tires approx 80%,
LPTO, the high-low shift, nice tractor, $9500.
Phone:(204)871-0925.
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – Case/IH
1995 CIH 4240 OS, MFWD, 3-PT, Dual PTO,
85-HP, Allied 595 Loader, 2,215-hrs., $24,500. Call
Gary Reimer (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment located #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB
2006 MXU130, FRONT WHEEL assist, w/LX156
loader, 3-PTH, triple-hyd, 1450-hrs, $55,000.
Phone (204)782-0807.
FOR SALE: FRONT WEIGHTS to fit a 1270-1370
Case tractor. $500 OBO. Phone:(204)648-7136.
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – John Deere
1982 JD 4040 2-WD tractor. 90 PTO hp, cab, air,
heat, factory 3-PTH, triple hyd., power shift transmission,
5200-hrs,
in
excellent
cond.
(204)886-7009, (204)886-2245, Teulon.
1991 JD 8560 4WD, 20.8x38 duals, 24-SPD trans.,
diff. lock, 4 hyd., 7,567-hrs. $39,900. Call Gary
Reimer (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment located #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com
1993 JD MODEL 6300 MFWD, open station, c/w
640 self levelling JD loader, good rubber, excellent
condition, $22,500 OBO. Phone (204)967-2157,
Kelwood.
1995 JD 7200 MWFA, 740 loader & bucket, 3-PTH,
12,355-hrs, 13.6x28 front, 18.4x38 rear, tractor excellent condition, $29,800. Phone (204)448-2348.
FOR SALE: 7130 MFWD, PQ, LHR, 3pt, 3hyd;
6400 MFWD, PQ, RHS, 3pt, 2,00-hrs; 7410 MFWD,
PQ RHS, 3pt w/740 loader; (2) 4650 MWFD, 15
spd, 3pt, factory duals; (2) 4455 MFWD, 3pt, 15
spd; 3155 MWFD, 3pt, w/loader; 2955 MWFD, 3pt,
w/wo loader; 4430 Quad, 3pt, painted; 8760
7,800-hrs, quad, 4 hyd, couplers, quad range
trans., 16 spd; JD 725 FEL. All tractors can be sold
w/new or used loaders. MITCH’S TRACTOR
SALES LTD Box 418 St. Claude, MB R0G 1Z0
Phone:(204)750-2459.
JD 8650 Tractor 4 hyd. outlets, 1000 PTO, rubber vg:
Firestone 7000 radials 20.8x38 duals, new radiator,
very good condition. Call Daniel (204)526-2746 home
or (204)526-5257 cell [email protected]
JD TRACTORS, SPECIALIZING IN quality engine
rebuild kits, great selection, thousands of parts, super savings, Our 39th year, 1-800-481-1353
www.diamondfarmtractorparts.com
BALER BELTS, BRAND NEW 2-ply, 6-in, $85; 4in, 2-in, 5-in; 2, 10-in. $125 each. Phone:
(204)589-5438, leave message.
DEGELMAN 70-FT. HEAVY HARROW, $20,000;
Summers 70-ft, $14,000; Phoenix 42-ft, $9,500; 52ft, $12,000; Kewannee breaking disc 12-ft, $18,000;
JD 330 22-ft. $9500; Bushog 21-ft, $7,000; Krause
16-ft., $5000; John Deere 15-ft, $5,000; Scrapers
JD 12-yd, $12,000; Crown 6-yd, $5,000; Soilmover
7.5-yd, $7500; Ashland 4.5-yd, $4,500; New Landlevellers 10-ft, $2,250; 12-ft, $2,450; 3-PH rotary
ditcher, $1250; Haybuster 256 shredder, $6000.
Phone (204)857-8403.
GOOD QUALITY UPRIGHT PIANO & GOOD
QUALITY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE; Pull-type
sprayer, 67-ft, good condition, always shedded; 24ft pull-type swather, good condition. Always shedded. Phone (204)837-4970.
GRAVITY WAGONS NEW 400B, $7,100; 600B,
$12,000; Used wagons 250-750 Bu, tarps available;
Used grain carts 450-1050 Bu; Ez475 Bu, $7900;
JM 875 Bu, $20,000; Kwik Kleen grain screeners 5
tube, $3500; 7 tube, $6500; Dual stage screeners,
$1500 up; Rem 552 grain vac, $3500; Rem 2500
vac, $9500; Valmar applicator, $850. Phone
(204)857-8403.
JD 7520 FWD 741 loader/grapple; Jd 4020 w/loader; JD 8820 914 Header PU & 30ft. head; MF 860
6cyl, pu & 20ft head; D7G Cats w/ripper, tilts; Ford
7000 diesel vac truck, mf 65 w/3pth, grain trucks,
augers and cultivators. (306)236-8023
SUITCASE WEIGHTS, FULL SET plus mounting
bracket for 7200 series Case Magnum or MX series
tractors. Phone Blaine (204)567-3720.
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Wanted
JD OR INT. PRESS drill, 20 or 24-ft newer model,
must be in good shape. Phone (204)379-2046.
LOOKING FOR SMALL SQUARE balers & pulltype
swathers,
end-wheel
drills.
Phone
(204)325-4526, ask for Corny.
WANTED: 1960-1966 CHEVROLET TRUCKS or
parts; Old steel wheel seed drill; WALLIS tractor
parts & Massey Harris U frame tractor parts pacemaker & 25. Phone:(204)826-2554.
WANTED: DEUTZ 100-06 TRACTOR for parts &
round bale tubulater; Also wanted, hopper for 14-ft
steel bin. Phone (204)278-3438, Inwood.
WANTED: NH 8500 ROUND bale wagon. Phone
(406)883-2118
HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING
The Icynene Insulation
System®
• Sprayed foam insulation
• Ideal for shops, barns or homes
• Healthier, Quieter, More
Energy Efficient®
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – New Holland
1995 NH 6640SLE CAB, air, 3-pt, MFWD, dual
PTO, Allied 694 Loader, joystick, grapple,
4,531-hrs,
$28,900.
Call
Gary
Reimer
(204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment located
#12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – Versatile
1982 855 VERS. 9,042-HRS showing, 20.8x38
tires,
w/approx
60%
rubber
left.
Phone:
(204)763-8846 or Cell: (204)721-0940
FARM MACHINERY
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.
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – Various
www.penta.ca
1-800-587-4711
IRON & STEEL
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.
FULL LINE OF COLORED & galvanized roofing,
siding & accessories, structural steel, tubing, plate,
angles, flats, rounds etc. Phone:1-800-510-3303,
Fouillard Steel Supplies Ltd, St Lazare.
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Auctions
1990 FIAT-HESSTON 65-46, 58HP, single hydl,
3-PTH.
$7250
www.waltersequipment.com
(204)525-4521
NEW TRACTOR PARTS AND specializing in engine rebuild kits, great selection, super savings! Not
all parts online, service manuals and decals, Our
39th
year,
www.diamondfarmtractorparts.com
1-800-481-1353
Big Tractor Parts,
Inc.
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The Future
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REGULAR SALE
Every Friday 9AM
NEXT SHEEP & GOAT SALE
Wednesday, May 1 @ 1:00 pm
BRED COW SALE
Monday, April 22
Gates Open:
Mon.-Wed. 8AM-4PM
Thurs. 8AM-10PM
Friday 8AM-6PM
Sat. 8AM-4PM
We Will Buy Cattle Direct On Farm
For more information call: 204-694-8328
Jim Christie 204-771-0753
Scott Anderson 204-782-6222
Mike Nernberg 204-841-0747
www.winnipeglivestocksales.com
Licence #1122
Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519
GRUNTHAL, MB.
AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING
REGULAR CATTLE SALES
with Holstein Calves
every TUESDAY at 9 am
Saturday, April 20th
Bred Cow & Heifer Sale at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 27th
Horse & Tack Sale at 10:00 a.m.
Monday, April 29th
Sheep and Goat Sale
with Small Animals at 12:00 Noon
Sales Agent for
HIQUAL INDUSTRIES
We also have a line of Agri-blend all natural
products for your livestock needs.
(protein tubs, blocks, minerals, etc)
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
Cattle – Angus
F BAR & ASSOCIATES ANGUS bulls for sale.
Choose from 20, two yr old & yearling Red & Black
Angus bulls. Great genetics, easy-handling, semen
tested, delivery avail. Call for sales list. Inquiries &
visitors are welcome. We are located in Eddystone,
about 20-mi East of Ste Rose, or 25-mi West of
Lake Manitoba Narrows, just off Hwy 68. Call Allen
& Merilyn Staheli (204)448-2124, E-mail [email protected]
FOR SALE: REG RED & Black Angus yearling
bulls, semen tested, EPD’s, performance data avail.
Contact Hamco Cattle Glen/ Albert/ Larissa Hamilton
(204)827-2358
or
David
Hamilton
(204)325-3635.
RED & BLACK ANGUS bulls, 2 yr old, semen tested & guaranteed. Triple V Ranch Dan at
(204)665-2448
cell
(204)522-0092,
Matt
at
(204)264-0706.
ROHAN ANGUS HAS ON offer Black & Red 2-yr
old bulls, no seconds all 2-yr olds. Phone
(204)467-5093 after 7 pm. Stonewall, MB.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Black Angus
3 2-YR OLD BLACK Angus bulls w/experience. Also, Yearling Black Angus bulls. Holloway Angus.
Souris, Manitoba. Phone: (204)741-0070 or
(204)483-3622.
BLACK ANGUS BULL, 3-YR old, used on cows &
heifers, $2,200. Also 1 Goodyear tire 20.8Rx38 &
two 16.9Rx28. Good tires, just taken off.
$150/each. Phone:(204)886-2083.
BOTANY ANGUS FARM & Leaning Spruce Stock
Farm have for sale yearling & 2 yr old Black Angus
bulls. Come early, a deposit will hold your purchase
until Spring. For more info & prices contact Ryan
Shearer (204)824-2151 or (204)761-5232.
CRANBERRY CREEK ANGUS BULLS for sale on
the farm. Bulls are registered, will be semen tested.
Choose now, we will deliver at the end of April.
Hand fed for longevity, not pushed, these bulls
have a great disposition. A.I. sired by Pioneer, Final
Answer, Coalition, Mohnen Dynamite, Game Day,
natural sires are S Square Tiger & Cranberry Creek
Networth. All EPD’s & weights available. For more
info please call David & Jeanette Neufeld
(204)534-2380, Boissevain.
FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS Bulls. Virgin
2-yr olds & herd sires available. Phone:
(204)564-2540. www.nerbasbrosangus.com
FOR SALE: POLLED BLACK Angus & Hereford
bulls. Good selection of yearlings & 2-yr olds, semen tested & delivery available. Call Don:
(204)873-2430.
FOR SALE: REGISTERED BLACK Angus yearling
bulls. Moderate framed w/good dispositions, EPD’s
avail., will be semen tested & delivered. Blood lines
include Kodiak, KMK Alliance, Peacemaker, Aberdeen, Pioneer, Final Product, Dynamite. Also registered open heifers. Phone Colin at Kembar Angus
(204)725-3597, Brandon MB.
GOOD SELECTION OF 2 yr old & yearling Black
Angus bulls; Also Black X Simm hybrid bulls. Guaranteed breeders. Semen tested. B/B Duncan
(204)556-2348 (204)556-2342, Cromer.
GREENBUSH ANGUS HAS YOUR next herd sire
ready to go. Top AI sired offspring by SAV density,
SAV Providence, S Chism, Harb Windy, Nichols
Quiet Lad & TC Aberdeen. All bulls are semen tested & ready to go, delivery available. Cal Tim Baker:(204)966-3320 or Cell:(204)476-6040.
N7 STOCK FARM HAVE 30 top quality yearling
Black Angus bulls for sale by private treaty. Sired
by some of the Breed’s leading AI sires, bulls are
developed on a homemade oat ration & free choice
hay. Performance records available, will be semen
tested, delivery available. Contact Gerald & Wendy
Nykoliation
(204)562-3530
or
Allan’s
cell
(204)748-5128.
WWW.REDDIAMONDFARM.COM 18 MTH OLD
PB Black Angus bulls for sale. Check out our bull
catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver. Phone
Michael Becker (204)348-2464, Whitemouth.
YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE, semen tested, delivery available. Contact Wayne at Northwind Red
Angus (204)383-5802.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Red Angus
2 YR OLD BULLS PB not papered, $1,800 each.
Phone (204)371-6404, Ste Anne.
2-YR OLD RED ANGUS bulls, performance & calving ease. Bulls will be semen tested, delivery
available. Ph (204)278-3372 or (204)485-1490, Inwood.
2 YR OLD & yearling bulls for sale, semen tested,
delivery available. Contact Wayne at Northwind
Red Angus (204)383-5802.
DB MICHIELS RED ANGUS PB 2 yr old bulls for
sale. Catalogue info available by e-mail. Yearling
bulls & heifers also for sale. Contact David
(204)870-7070 or Brian (204)526-0942, Holland,
MB. E-mail [email protected]
REG RED ANGUS BULLS for sale. 7, 2 yr olds; 1,
3 yr old; 1, 4 yr old. Proven breeders, 250 heifers
can’t be wrong. Jim Abbott (204)745-3884 or cell
(204)750-1157, Carman.
PB Red Angus bulls for sale. Check out our bull
catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver. Phone
Michael Becker (204)348-2464, Whitemouth.
SILVER CREEK FARMS
of Angusville have on offer
Registered Red Angus Yearling Bulls
These bulls have been selected for Structural
Soundness, Temperament & Easy Fleshing.
For more information please call (204)773-3252
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Blonde d’Aquitaine
BELLEVUE BLONDES HAS AN excellent group of
performance & semen tested purebred polled
Blonde yearling bulls for sale. Call Marcel:(204)379-2426 or (204)745-7412. Haywood, MB.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Charolais
CLINE CATTLE COMPANY has for sale purebred
yearling Charolais bulls. Quiet, good feet, will be
semen
tested
&
guaranteed.
Call
Brad
(204)537-2367 or Cell (204)523-0062.
DEFOORT STOCK FARM HAS an excellent group
of registered Charolais bulls for sale by private treaty. Over 40 bulls on offer, 20 of them are Red.
Choose your bull early for best selection. All bulls
performace tested, semen tested & delivered. Visit
us online at www.defoortstockfarm.com Celebrating
33-yrs in Charolais. Call us at (204)743-2109.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Simmental
5 Corner Cattle has Purebred Simmental yearling
bulls for sale. Multi-polled. Fully gauranteed and
delivered. Contact Wes Hill at (204)435-2585.
Miami. MB. [email protected]
CONRAY CATTLE CO. HAS for sale 2-yr old &
yearling polled red factor bulls. These bulls are
quiet, structurally sound & have great hair coats.
They are sired by a proven calving ease sire. They
will be semen tested & delivered. Connor:(204)825-2140 or Gayle:(204)825-0163.
PIZZEY SIMMENTALS HAVE YEARLING & extra
age Red & Black bulls for sale. Hand fed, quiet,
moderate birth weight, semen tested & delivered.
Call Cal:(204)847-2055. Manitoba.
TRIPLE T DIAMOND SIMMENTALS has Fullblood
Fleckvieh, Red & Black Simmental Bulls for sale on
the farm. Bulls consigned to Lundar Bull Sale April
20th, view catalogue at
www.buyagro.com, For
more info, call Stewart (204)762-6156, cell
(204)739-8301
Wade
(204)762-5492
cell
(204)739-3225 www.tripletdiamondsimmentals.com
YEARLING & SEVERAL 2 yr old PB Simm bulls.
Reds & Blacks. Thick & Solid coloured w/moderate
birth weights. Sired by A.I. Sires: IPU Revolution, In
Due Time & Colossal. Semen tested & ready to go.
$2,250-3,000. Valley Field Simm Larry Dyck, Morden. Phone evenings (204)822-3657.
For Sale: Red, Polled, Simmental Bulls
FOR SALE: 2-YR OLD Purebred Charolais bulls.
Polled, colored & white, quiet, $2,250 -$2,500.
Wayne Angus:(204)764-2737.
FOR SALE: PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls, 1-1/2
yr olds & yearlings, polled, some red factor, some
good for heifers, semen tested, guaranteed & delivered, R & G McDonald Livestock, Sidney MB.
Phone:(204)466-2883, cell (204)724-2811.
MARTENS CHAROLAIS EXCELLENT YEARLING
& 2-yr old bulls for sale. Dateline sons for calving
ease & performance. Specialist sons for consistent
thickness. 3-yr old Red Mist son. Call Ben
(204)534-8370.
1, 5 yr old herd sire (pictured)
Also yearling bulls, deep, thick & semen tested.
Call Kelly @ Boynecrest Stock Farm
(204)828-3483 or (204)745-7168
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – South Devon
PB Polled Charolais bulls for sale. Check out our
bull catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver.
Phone Michael Becker (204)348-2464, Whitemouth.
BULLS FOR SALE: 2, 3 yr old Solid Red South
Devon bulls, will semen test, $2,000 each. Phone
(204)425-3362 or cell (204)371-6424.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Galloway
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Various
FOR SALE: GALLOWAY BULLS. Purebred yearlings & 2-yr olds. Blacks & Duns now available. Willow-Mar Farms. Tom Morrish -Devlin, Ont.
Phone:(807)486-3622.
100 OPEN BLACK REPLACEMENT Heifers Pfizer
Gold Vaccine, no horns, $1,050 choice, $1,000
takes all. Phone (204)966-3868 or (204)476-0597.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Gelbvieh
FOR SALE: PUREBRED RED yearling Gelbvieh
bulls, quiet, semen tested & guaranteed. Phone
(204)745-7718 or (204)745-7811.
POLLED RED & BLACK Gelbvieh bulls, yearling,
2-yr old. Semen tested & delivered. Call Maple
Grove Gelbvieh (204)278-3255.
SELIN’S GELBVIEH FARM, RED & Black Polled
yearling bulls, semen tested & also selling bulls at
PGA sale in Moosejaw. Call Wayne (306)793-4568.
200 BRED HEIFERS, REDS, Blacks, Tans, full
herd health program, bred to Black & Red Angus
bulls, to start calving April 1st, 2013. All heifers
were
sourced
out
of
reputation
herds.
Phone:(204)325-2416.
FOR SALE: 25 RED Simmental cross open replacement
heifers. Approx
950-lbs.
Phone:
(204)379-2613 or Cell:(204)750-2150. Haywood, MB.
FOR SALE: 60 BLACK bred hfrs, $1,350 each.
Phone (204)937-7688, Roblin, MB.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Hereford
FOR SALE: ANGUS HEREFORD cross heifers,
bred for calving ease, fertility & maternal traits, out
of purebred cows & bulls. Guilford Hereford Ranch,
Call Don (204)873-2430.
12 OPEN DE-HORNED YEARLING hereford heifers. Call
(306)743-5105 or www.vcherefordfarm.com Langenburg, SK.
FOR SALE BLACK ANGUS heifers, due Apr/May,
Red Back to Black & Red Angus, $1,400 OBO
Phone:(204)745-7917.
FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD & Black Angus
bulls. Good selection of yearlings & 2-yr olds, semen tested & delivery available. Call Don:
(204)873-2430.
HIGH QUALITY BLACK ANGUS & polled Hereford
2-yr old bulls for sale. Bar H Land & Cattle Co.
Phone:(306)743-2840. Langenburg SK.
FOR SALE: REGISTERED HORNED Hereford
bulls, 2-yr old & yearlings. Semen tested & delivered. Phone M. Wilson:(204)246-2142.
SWATH GRAZING? BOOST THE YIELD & double
the Protein & Calcium by adding Yellow Blossom
Clover seed to the Millet. Other Plus’s: can be kept
“year two” if a drought & leaves field “Nitrogen” rich.
Processing soon. Bags or totes. Also some top yielder
Foxtail Millet & Oats off breaking! For prices & delivery
call early D. White Seeds (204)822-3649, Morden.
FOR SALE: REGISTERED POLLED Hereford
bulls, reasonably priced, pick your bulls now, will
winter to end of April. Call Martin (204)425-3820 or
Lenard (204)425-3809.
GOOD SELECTION OF POLLED hereford yearling
bulls. Call Vern Kartanson (204)867-2627 or
(204)867-7315.
QUALITY PUREBRED POLLED QUIET bulls. 2
5-yr old herd Sires. 1 herd Sire from Crittenden
herd in SK. 1 from our Grand Champion Lacombe
bull in AB. 1 2-yr old horned bull purebred no papers, extremely thick & deep, heavy quarters from
our heavy milking polled cow. 3 yearling polled bulls
sired by our reserved senior bull from Toronto Royal Fair. Thick beef, good round butts. All bulls from
heavy-milking purebred no-papered dams. 53-yrs
breeding Herefords. Phone Francis Poulsen
(204)436-2284, cell (204)745-7894.
REG POLLED HEREFORD BULLS, good selection of coming 2 yr olds, naturally developed, quiet,
broke to tie, guaranteed, delivery available. Catt
Brothers (204)723-2831 Austin, MB.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Limousin
AMAGLEN LIMOUSIN BULLS FOR sale. Red,
black, performance or calving ease, polled, w/all
weights recorded, Semen tested, delivery available
when you want them. Phone:(204)246-2312.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Maine-Anjou
SECTION 19 CATTLE CO. offers its first set of
yearling Maine Anjou bulls originating from the
reputation Cee Farms cow herd. Thick, deep &
quiet. Blacks & Reds w/moderate birthweights. Call
Cam at (204)239-1553 or e-mail [email protected]
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Salers
YEARLING & 2-YR OLD polled Salers bulls for
sale. Sons of the top performing sires in Canada.
Red or Black, hand fed & quiet, birth weights from
79lbs.
www.sweetlandsalers.com
or
Phone:(204)762-5512
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Shorthorn
FOR SALE: RED, POLLED, 2 yr old & yearling
bulls. Developed on a growing ration. Birth weights
as low as 63-lbs. We also have bulls at Douglas
Test Station. Check out our website at www.poplarparkfarm.com (204)764-2382.
W + RANCH HAS 4 beef booster M3 Black bulls: 3
2-yr olds & 1 5-yr old. Special for breeding heifers
w/birthweights from 65-68-lbs. On full herd health
program, semen tested. 2-yr olds are $2,800, 5-yr
old is $2,400. Phone Stewart RM of St. Laurent, MB
(204)646-2338.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Wanted
WANTED: ALL CLASSES OF feeder cattle, yearlings & calves. Dealer Licence# 1353. Also wanted,
light feed grains: wheat, barley & oats.
Phone:(204)325-2416. Manitou, MB.
Swine
LIVESTOCK
Swine Wanted
WANTED:
BUTCHER
HOGS
SOWS AND BOARS
FOR EXPORT
P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD.
728-7549
Licence No. 1123
LIVESTOCK
Poultry For Sale
CLUCK & QUACK POULTRY Club’s Fourth Annual Spring Auction, Sat., May 4th, 2013, 12:00 noon.
South Barn of the CPTC/Rodeo Grounds off Hwy
#302 in Beausejour. For more info, call Susan
(204)268-1459 or e-mail [email protected]
EXOTIC BIRD & ANIMAL AUCTION, Apr. 21st,
2013. Skating Rink at Indian Head, SK. 11:00am.
Lunch
available. To
consign
call Yvonne
(306)347-1068. For info call Gord (306)695-2184.
MB POULTRY, RABBIT & Pet Stock Association
will be holding their annual spring sale Sun, Apr
28th, 12:00 noon start. Brandon Keystone Centre.
For info call Rob at (204)763-4929.
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PORTABLE WINDBREAKS, CALF SHELTERS,
free standing rod & pipe panels, fence line & field
silage bunks. Also sell Speed-Rite & 7L Livestock
fence equipment, drill pipe & sucker rod. Phone
(204)827-2104 or (204)827-2551, Glenboro.
TRUCK MOUNTED AND PT manure spreaders,
forage boxes, feeder boxes, farm trailers. 65/yrs
manufacturing experience, call 403-580-6889, Bow
Island, AB. [email protected]
Visit
www.meyermfg.com Dealers Wanted.
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE
NATURAL WOOD MULCH, PICKUP.
$10/yrd,
minimum 10-yrds, South Winnipeg pickup, call for
directions. (204)257-5497.
ORGANIC
ORGANIC
Organic – Certified
ORGANIC
PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
OF
MANITOBA CO-OPERATIVE (OPAM). Non-profit
member owned organic certification body, certifying
producers, processors and brokers since 1988.
Phone: (204)567-3745, Miniota, Manitoba. Email:
[email protected]
ORGANIC
Organic – Grains
Bioriginal Food & Science Corp., based
in Saskatoon, is actively buying
Organic Flax from the 2012 crop year.
If interested, please send a 5lbs sample* to
the following address:
Attn: Sandy Jolicoeur
Bioriginal Food & Science Corp.
102 Melville Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7J 0R1
*Please state the Variety & Quantity for Sale
For more information,
please contact Sandy at:
306-975-9251
306-975-1166
[email protected]
PERSONAL
SINGLE WHITE MALE. CHRISTIAN, 51-yrs, nonsmoker, non-drinker. 6-ft-6-in, 175-lb. Honest, caring, some sense of humor. Never married, no dependants. Operates small farm w/grain & cattle. Enjoys: wildlife, some arts, down hill skiing. Looking
for single white female, Christian, affectionate, values home life, similar interest, in 40’s. Interested in
friendship, possible relationship to share life. Reply
to Ad# 1021, c/o Manitoba Co-operator, Box
9800, Station Main, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3K7
PETS
PETS & SUPPLIES
BEAUTIFUL GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES PB
black & tan, parents excellent family dogs, $400
each, ready to go. Phone (204)824-2571.
Border Collie Pups out of excellent working parents.
Pups guaranteed. Over 20 years breeding, $250.
Pam McIntyre (204)365-0372
www.riverhillsranchltd.com
PB AUSTRALIAN BLUE HEELER pups for sale,
parents excellent cattle dogs, have been raising
pups for 30 yrs. Phone (204)365-0066 or
(204)365-6451.
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
Houses & Lots
READY TO MOVE HOMES available now! Display
units completed. Also custom build to your plan.
Only $75,000 for 1,320-sq.ft., 3 bdrm, 1.5 baths,
beautiful kitchen. Also available for $85,000 3 bdrm,
2.5 baths, espresso kitchen, 1,520-sq.ft. Must see!
MARVIN HOMES, Steinbach, MB (204)326-1493 or
(204)355-8484 or www.marvinhomes.ca
REAL ESTATE
Farms & Ranches – Manitoba
LAND FOR SALE. NW 1/4 30-16-12W. RM of
Westbourne 2-mi NW of Plumas. Contact Ted
Mauthe (204)386-2314.
Ranch for Sale by Retiring Owners: 23 quarters; 3
deeded, 18 leased, 2 rented. 600-ac Grain/Hay.
NOTRE
DAME
USED
OIL
House
3456 sqft Cattle
,machinery.
Call Larry:
204448-2053 Cell 204-447-7587 [email protected]
& FILTER DEPOT
FARM SPECIALIST: Count on Grant Tweed,
• Buy
Used Oil
• Buy Batteries
informed, professional assistance for sellers &
•buyers.
Collectwww.granttweed.com
Used Filters • Collect
Containers
CallOil
(204)761-6884
anytime.and
Service
with integrity.
Southern
Western
Manitoba
Tel: 204-248-2110
REAL ESTATE
Farms & Ranches – Wanted
GOOD QUALITY GRAIN & Cattle Farms wanted
for Canadian & Overseas Clients. For a confidential
meeting to discuss the possible sale of your farm or
to talk about what is involved, telephone Gordon
Gentles (204)761-0511 www.homelifepro.com or
Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753, www.homelifepro.com Home Professional Realty Inc.
WANTED: A MIXED FARM in Western MB or Eastern SK. 1/2-2 sections, consider livestock & equipment also. Contact Phil Schwarz (204)842-3491,
Box 40 Birtle MB, R0M 0C0.
REAL ESTATE
Land For Sale
LAND FOR SALE BY tender in the RM of Fisher:
NW-25-23-2W 4-mi south of Fisher Branch on Hwy
#17 & 1/2 mi west. Approx 100-acres open plus
60-acres wooded. Good perimeter fence & cross
fence. Dugout & well. Terms: It is the bidder’s responsibility to inspect the parcel of land for accuracy and condition. The highest or any bid not necessarily accepted. Submit bid by mail to: Wade
Sobkowich, 114 Brentford Road Winnipeg, MB
R2M 5B9. (204)452-7577. All Bids must be received by April 26, 2013.
NE1/4 36-16-10 W/HYDRO & fenced approx
100-acs cultivatable 2-mi North & 1.5 West of Langruth, priced reasonably. Not needed any more.
Phone (204)386-2713.
THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: NE 7-29-14W, NE 31-28-15W, NW
2-29-14W, SW 17-29-14W, W1/2 7-29-14W, W1/2
8-29-14W, E1/2 32-28-15W. The following Crown
lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture,
Food & Rural lnitiatives for transfer to the purchaser
of the private lands listed as these lands are part of
the farm units held by John Didychuk of Toutes
Aides & the estate of Laurence Didychuk of Rorketon, MB. SE 27-28-14W; NW 06-29-14W; SE
07-29-14W; SW 27-28-14W; NW 27-28-14W; NE
28-28-14W; SE 28-28-14W; SW 33-28-14W; SW
28-28-14W; SE 18-29-14W; SE 34-28-15W; SW
35-28-15W; NE 32-28-14W; SE 32-28-14W; NW
33-28-14W; NW 04-29-14W; SW 04-29-14W; SW
09-29-14W; NW 28-28-14W; NE 09-29-14W; NW
18-29-14W; SW 18-29-14W; NE 27-28-14W; SW
34-28-14W; NE 04-29-14W; SE 09-29-14W; SE
33-28-14W; NE 05-29-14W; NE 19-29-14W; SE
19-29-14W; NW 20-29-14W; SW 20-29-14W; SW
29-29-14W; NW 29-29-14W; SE 05-29-14W; SE
08-29-14W. lf you wish to purchase the private
lands& apply for the Unit Transfer of Crown Lands,
please contact the Lesses; John Didychuk at GD
Toutes Aides, MB R0L 2A0 or Kevin Didychuk at
Box 93, Rorketon, MB R0L 1R0. If you wish to object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer please
write the Director, Agricultural Crown Lands, MAFRI, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0 or Fax
(204)867-6578.
REAL ESTATE
Land For Rent
APPROX 320-ACS OF GRAINLAND w/storage on
Section 31-12-18W RM of Elton for 2013 crop. Also
90-acs of Pasture on Section 31-12-18W for 2013
w/stocking rates to be determined. Grain & Pasture
tenders accepted separately or as a combined
package. Tenders to be received by April 19th at
Box 1000A RR 3 Brandon, MB R7A 5Y3. For more
info
call
Brad
(204)868-5579
or
Greg
(204)826-2718. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
WANTING PASTURE FOR 50 Cow Calf pairs.
Must have adequate water & proper fencing. Phone
(204)773-3252.
INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITY
Seller looking to lease back
430 cultivated acres. Property
has surface rights lease in place
currently generating $7300
annual income. Potential for
over 5% return on investment plus
appreciation on land value.
Rick Taylor 204-867-7551
[email protected]
HomeLife Home
Professional Realty Inc.
CERTIFIED KANE & CARBERRY wheat, Certified
Tradition Barley, Certifed Leggett & Summit oats.
Will
custom
clean
canola. Wilmot
Milne
(204)385-2486, cell (204)212-0531, Gladstone MB.
ELIAS SEEDS A.C. CARBERRY & Kane Wheat,
Cert, CDC Copeland Barley. Please Call
(204)745-3301, Carman.
JAMES FARMS LTD: Carberry & Pasteur Wheat,
Tradition Barley, Souris & Summit Oats, Hanley
Flax, Various Canola, Sunflower & Soybean seed
varieties, Forage seed. Customer processing. Seed
treating & delivery available. Early payment discounts. For
info
(204)222-8785,
toll
free
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CROPS
By Allan Dawson
CO-OPERATOR STAFF
F
a r m e r s a re i n c re a s i n g l y
going “off label” applying
higher rates of glyphosate
to their Roundup Ready canola
at a later crop stage than recommended, a survey commissioned
by Monsanto Canada reveals.
As a result farmers are losing
three bushels an acre, Monsanto
Canada said in a recent new
release citing its own research.
“The symptoms of injury are
very subtle and not easy to diagnose so most farmers probably
don’t even realize there is a significant financial impact because
their crop doesn’t show any obvious signs of injury,” David Kelner,
Monsanto Canada’s Winnipegbased canola technical lead said.
“At today’s market value, losing three bushels per acre translates to a loss of roughly $40 per
acre or more due to crop injury
caused by spraying off label,”
said Jesse Hamonic, Monsanto
Canada’s canola trait marketing
lead.
“Effective control of weeds is
critical to producing a high-yielding crop so we understand that
farmers want to do a good job of
managing their weeds. But they
may not fully appreciate how
spraying too much, or spraying
outside the application window,
can have a detrimental impact on
yield, and ultimately their bottom
line.”
Adverse weather
“The symptoms
of injury are very
subtle and not easy
to diagnose so most
farmers probably don’t
even realize there is
a significant financial
impact because their
crop doesn’t show
any obvious signs of
injury.”
Price drop
Re t a i l p r i c e s f o r g l y p h o s a t e
have dropped significantly in
recent years. While most farmers agree that’s a good thing, the
price decrease makes it more
affordable to spray higher rates
of glyphosate on their Genuity
Roundup Ready canola in an
attempt to enhance weed control,
Monsanto Canada’s release said.
The recommended label rate
of a Roundup brand agricultural
herbicide applied to Genuity
Roundup Ready canola is either
two applications of 0.33 litres
an acre or one application of 0.5
litres an acre applied at the zeroto six-leaf stage.
Fa r m e r s e n c o u n t e r b a d
weather and tough-to-control
weeds every year making spraying decisions difficult, Hamonic
said. By sharing the survey results
and Monsanto Canada’s field trial
research, it’s hoped farmers will
make better spraying decisions
that put more dollars in their
pockets, Monsanto Canada said.
“Effective control of weeds
is critical to producing a highyielding crop so we understand
that farmers want to do a good
job of managing their weeds,”
Hamonic said. “But they may not
fully appreciate how spraying too
much, or spraying outside the
application window, can have a
detrimental impact on yield, and
ultimately their bottom line.”
Monsanto Canada wants farmers to spray within label recommendations.
“It really is the best way to
ensure an ideal growing experience with the Genuity Roundup
Ready canola system,” he said.
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When farmers spray too late it’s
usually because they couldn’t
spray earlier due to adverse
weather, Gary Martens, an agronomy instructor at the University
of Manitoba said in an interview
April 12.
“Farmers would really like to
spray at the three- to four-leaf
stage,” he said. “I would think
they are pretty well informed by
now that that is the best time but
unfortunately perhaps the field
is too wet and they can’t get on it
or it is too windy and then it gets
behind. And then what do you
do, not spray? No, because then
your yield loss will be more than
three bushels an acre. I think
farmers are taking the best of two
bad alternatives.”
Martens isn’t quite sure why
farmers are upping rates, as they
have been raised for the new
Genuity Roundup Ready canola.
Some weeds, such as wild buckwheat, are hard to control, he
said.
“If you get it early and stick to
maximum label rate you should
be able to control wild buckwheat,” Martens said. “Farmers
may be wanting to control some
perennials. You could get some
effect on Canada thistle and on
dandelion. The thing I would go
with instead of raising my rate is
make sure I have good spray coverage and that I’m contacting all
the weeds I’m trying to kill.”
An online survey of 1,700 farmers conducted last year by Stratus
Agri-Marketing Inc. for Monsanto
Canada shows 45 per cent of
far mers sprayed above label
rates, up eight percentage points
from 2011.
The survey also found 30 per
cent of farmers sprayed after the
six-leaf stage, as well as spraying above label rates, up four percentage points from 2011 survey
results.
proving ground.
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Struggling Farmers’ Markets Association
faces uncertain future
With no funding for an executive director and a shortage of volunteers, the association in danger of folding, says its outgoing chair
CO-OPERATOR STAFF / MORDEN
T
he room fell quiet as
outgoing chair Jennifer Morrison made her
plea “not to let this organization fold” to the 40 people
attending the recent annual
meeting of the Farmers’ Markets Association of Manitoba
Co-op Inc.
“We need support from the
membership,” said Morrison.
“ We can’t run this organization on a small volunteer
board.”
Bu t w h e n t h e c a l l w e n t
out for nominations to fill
the three vacant seats on the
a s s o c i a t i o n’s f i v e - m e m b e r
board, only one hand went
up.
“I’ve got a few ideas,” said
Je f f re y Ve e n s t r a , a y o u n g
farmer who runs a market vegetable garden near
Birds Hill Park and sells at
the nearby Pineridge Hollow
Farmers’ Market.
Naturally, he’s now on the
board and, like his fellow
directors (no one offered to
take over from Morrison as
chair), has his work cut out
for him.
There was lots of enthusiasm when the association
was formed in 2007, and
many expected it would be
a key driver of the province’s
emerging local food movement.
Local food remains hot,
but the association’s future
is shaky, at best. There’s no
money for hiring an executive director to handle administration, marketing efforts,
and communication with its
40-member markets, some of
which are behind in their dues.
One of Veenstra’s ideas is
to open up memberships to
customers of farmers’ markets, something now allowed
under provincial rules governing co-ops.
“If we could increase the
amount of members, we
could increase revenues, too,”
he said.
A lack of funding “is definitely limiting the things
we’re capable of doing right
now,” said board treasurer
Alan Graham.
Joe Braun said he fears history is about to repeat itself.
An earlier version of the current association folded in the
mid-1990s, largely because of
volunteer burnout.
“Now we’re into our second
dilemma,” said Braun, liaison
for the Altona Farmers’ Market.
Vo l u n t e e r b o a r d s h a v e
a ver y tough job, he said.
It’s c r i t i c a l f o r o r g a n i z a tions to keep their membership engaged, but for a small
group of volunteers it’s hard
to find time for that on top of
everything else, he noted.
“The flow of information is
so difficult to accomplish,”
said Braun. “But it has to be
done or it all just falls apart.”
It’s no mystery about what
members are looking for — a
study done in 2008 found vendors wanted help on how to
price and market their wares,
and something more tangible
than a website link with their
organization. Until 2011, the
association had an executive
director able to spend time
on finding resource people to
offer that sort of training and
skills development.
But when the funding for
the position ran out, the volunteers had to take over. Call
the association’s office and a
voicemail message says don’t
expect your call to be returned
immediately. Board members
also have the unpleasant task
of asking for payment of outstanding dues, said Meg Dias,
another board member who
resigned this spring.
“We could be doing other,
more positive things, for the
organization,” said Dias.
Pe o p l e n e e d t o re m e m ber why the association was
formed in the first place, said
Pat Herman, one of its founders and co-ordinator of the
Pineridge Hollow Farmers’
Market.
Prior to its formation, markets had no joint voice to deal
with issues such as outdated
guidelines for operation, which
used to restrict markets to
being open just 14 days a year.
Jeffrey Veenstra (l) listens to discussion during the annual meeting of the
Farmers’ Markets Association of Manitoba Co-op Inc. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON
“One of the big things that
we did was help with the
establishment of the farmers’
market guidelines,” she said.
“That was done in conjunction
with MAFRI and the Department of Health and it was very
important for markets.”
The association also developed a group liability insurance program and sponsors
p e o p l e t o a t t e n d Ma r k e t Safe, a food-handling course
designed especially for vendors at markets or the farm
gate.
“That means there’s more
people out there handling
food properly when they’re
selling it and that’s very, very
important,” she said.
The association also helped
administer a $450,000 infrastr ucture upgrade in 2009
f u n d e d by C a n a d a’s E c o nomic Action Plan, a $45,000
provincial grant for market
site improvements, and conducted an economic impact
study showing farmers’ markets in the province generate $10 million of economic
activity annually.
It’s unlikely any of these
would have happened if
there’d been no association,
said Herman, who served on
the board for three years.
“So I think if this group
stops now, it would be tragic,”
she said. “We worked very,
very hard to get this started.”
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Brandon rally draws 40 protesters opposed
to introduction of Roundup Ready alfalfa
Anti-GM activists say a Roundup Ready alfalfa variety could be introduced as early as this spring
By Daniel Winters
CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BRANDON
O
pponents of genetically
modified crops rallied in
front of the constituency
office of a local MP to protest
approval of glyphosate-tolerant
alfalfa, which they say could be
seeded on fields in Eastern Canada as early as this spring.
The demonstration, which
drew about 40 protesters, was
organized by the local chapter
of the National Farmers Union
in support of a nationwide campaign launched by the Canadian
Biotechnology Action Network.
Brandon-Souris MP Merv Tweed
wasn’t in his office at the time.
Kenton-area organic farmers
Tricia and Danny Turner brought
their two young children to protest what they see as the “dangers” of genetically modified food
crops.
“We’re definitely concerned
about contamination,” said Tricia Turner. “We’re here not just
to support our own interests, but
also everyone on planet Earth
and the food supply that is getting contaminated with chemicals and GMOs that are making
people sick.”
Although Roundup Ready
alfalfa received regulator y
approval in 2005 and has been
grown south of the border since
2002, no commercial varieties have been authorized by
the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency.
Opponents of the crop fear
efforts to forge a “coexistence”
protocol with the U.S. may open
a route for Forage Genetics International to market Roundup
Ready alfalfa to dairy operations
in Eastern Canada this spring.
Once released, it will inevitably spread, whether by insects
or by farmers, said Ian Robson,
an NFU member and one of the
organizers of the protest.
“I could go down there and buy
a bag of seed and bring it back
here,” said Robson. “The company recognizes that they have
to build some kind of acceptance
before they can apply and so they
use nice, flowery language like
‘coexistence’ to mislead people.”
Co n t a m i n a t i o n o f n o n GM varieties is “inevitable”
if Roundup Ready alfalfa is
released, he said, and that would
mean farmers would lose markets that refuse GM products and
consumers would lose the ability
to choose non-GM food.
But other farm leaders say the
concern is unwarranted.
Such decisions should be
“science based,” said Manitoba
Beef Producers president Trevor
Atchison.
“We have to leave the perceptions and feelings aside, because
without science you have nothing,” said Atchison, noting many
of his group’s members have
grown Roundup Ready corn and
canola for years with no ill effects.
“If Roundup Ready alfalfa is
safe, the MBP wouldn’t stand in
the way of it.”
If any new technology is safe,
proven effective, and is accepted
by the public, he’d be willing to
give it a try on his ranch, he said.
Grain Growers of Canada
spoke out against the rallies
across the country and alleged
the Canadian Biotechnology
Action Network was funded by
foreigners.
“While we appreciate that
many longtime opponents of
progress have concerns, the reality is they have a lot of rhetoric,
but no facts to back up their
case,” president Stephen Vandervalk said in a press release.
Monsanto Canada spokesperson Trish Jordan noted her
company doesn’t produce alfalfa
seed, and is only licensing the
technology to Forage Genetics
International.
“Contrary to what you’re hearing from the NFU and CBAN, FGI
has absolutely no intention of
selling any variety of Roundup
Ready alfalfa in the spring of
2013,” said Jordan, adding, in her
view, the protesters are just “fundamentally opposed” to biotechnology of any kind.
But at the rally in Brandon, Tricia Turner said she and her husband became leery of GM food
after watching “Genetic Roulette,” a film released in 2012 by
“If Roundup Ready
alfalfa is safe, the
MBP wouldn’t stand
in the way of it.”
TREVOR ATCHISON
GM critic Jeffrey Smith. They now
avoid eating conventionally produced meat and dairy products
because of the risk that the animals were fed GM corn or other
grains, she said.
She predicted more and more
consumers will do likewise.
“The more people become
educated about the dangers of
GM, the more they will buy
organic to steer clear of it.”
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A storied career and
special man recognized
by his many colleagues
Dennis Stephens has worked in the grain industry for 50 years
as a reporter, grain industry official, and assistant deputy
minister of agriculture
By Allan Dawson
co-operator staff
A
fter a 50-year career in
agriculture, they were
lining up to praise
— and gently rib — Dennis
Stephens at the recent Canada Grains Council annual
meeting.
“Dennis is first and foremost a journalist with a passion for detail,” said Will Hill,
president of Flax Council of
Canada. Not to mention one
with an appetite for hard work
and new challenges.
Stephens began his career
as a reporter, and went on
to work 15 years for Federal
Grain as a director of corporate affairs and then manager of transportation. He
then joined the newly cre-
“I don’t think there is a more exciting time than
now to be involved in Canada’s grain industry.”
Dennis Stephens
ated Canadian International
Grains Institute until 1989,
and later became an assistant
deputy minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
In recent years, he has served
as administrator for the Canada Grains Council until his
retirement last December.
Stephens was praised for his
persuasiveness and ability to
get people to work together,
his mentorship and his sense
of humour.
Stephens isn’t done with the
grain sector yet. He will continue to work for the International Grain Trade Coalition,
which he helped create. The
coalition, consisting of 22
national and international
non-profit trade associations
and councils and more than
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barley quality standards.
“This investment will
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strengthen the international
competitiveness of Western
Canada’s malt and malting
barley industries,” said Lynne
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Western Economic Diversification in a release.
The project also supports
the CMBTC in growing its
service offerings to a larger
international market, with a
view to expand Canada’s share
of the global malt and malting
barley market.
Drought conditions
retreat slightly in
U.S. Plains
reuters / Drought conditions are retreating slowly in
the U.S. Plains, according to a
report issued April 4 by a consortium of state and federal
climatologists.
The “Drought Monitor”
report, which tracks the U.S.
land area stricken by drought
on a weekly basis, said the
Plains, which has been the
hardest hit by the ongoing
drought, was seeing improvement thanks to recent rains
and snow. Drought Monitor
has reported a slow retreat
of drought conditions since
February due to snowfall and
rainshowers.
The improving conditions
are closely monitored by
agricultural experts as winter
wheat crops are emerging
after being planted last fall,
and farmers are preparing to
plant spring crops like corn
and soybeans.
But while conditions
improved in Nebraska, Kansas
and Oklahoma, drought grew
worse in Texas, where nearly
44 per cent of the state is now
in at least severe drought, the
report said.
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Fall in grain prices
inevitable
Speakers at Canada Grains Council say too many farmers have
forgotten that high prices eventually fall
By Allan Dawson
co-operator staff
There have been huge crop acreage shifts in the
last 15 years, but expert says what happens
next is just a guesstimate
By Allan Dawson
W
atch out!
The five-year run
of high grain prices is
going to end — possibly sooner
than later — and those producers who are in denial could
be in for a painful reckoning,
attendees at the recent Canada
Grains Council annual meeting
were warned.
“There is a lot of optimism
out there and a lot of belief that
we’re suddenly bulletproof and
we have a new (price) plateau in
the grain industry,” said Kevin
Hursh, a Saskatchewan farmer
and well-known journalist and
commentator.
“My crystal ball isn’t any better than yours. But my observation is what goes up comes
down... so my message is we
all better be cautious.”
The laws of supply and
d e m a n d h a v e n’t b e e n
repealed, added Chuck Penner, president of LeftField
Commodity Research.
“I’m not a firm believer that
we’re in a new paradigm,” Penner said in his presentation.
There will be a new floor
price for crops, partly because
of the demand for biofuels,
but “it’s certainly not where we
are now,” he cautioned.
Grain prices probably
would’ve started to fall last
year had it not been for a devastating drought in the U.S.,
Penner said.
And while the ethanol boom
— which annually sucks up
five billion bushels of American corn (40 per cent of typical production) — has buoyed
the entire grain market, the
current U.S. renewable fuel
standard is not sustainable, he
said.
“The U.S. biofuel environment is going to change, no
question,” Penner said. “It’s
just a matter of time. And
when that happens, it will be a
big, big impact on the market.”
Moreover, the old saying
that “high prices cure high
prices” remains as true as ever,
he said, noting many areas,
including Ukraine and parts
Acreage forecasts
come with a few
grains of salt
co-operator staff
C
Farmer and communications consultant Kevin Hursh says farmers themselves
are driving up productions. His advice? Be careful. photo: allan dawson
of South America, can produce
more grain.
While there’s nothing new
about price cycles in grain and
oilseed markets, farmers need
to be reminded of this, he said.
“It seems to me we have
short memories,” said Penner. “We’re going to have a
new floor but it’s nowhere
near where prices are at now.
There’s going to be a world
of hurt when corn goes back
to four bucks and when canola goes back to $8 at some
point.”
Prices might not stay that
low, but they won’t necessarily
return to the current highs and
stay there either, he said.
Meanwhile, farmers’ productions costs are increasi n g , b u t “m o s t o f i t i s
self-inflicted,” Hursh said.
Farmers are bidding up land
rent and prices, investing in
machinery, while pouring on
the pesticides and fertilizer to
maximize yield potential.
“And there’s some darn good
money being made,” Hursh
said. “But along the way we’re
pushing up some of our own
costs as any market would dictate.”
Land prices have increased
but not as fast as they did
b e f o re t h e c r a s h i n f a r m
income in the 1980s, said
Farm Credit Canada economist J.P. Gervais. The inflationadjusted price for land shot up
“We’re going to have
a new floor but it’s
nowhere near where
prices are at now.”
Chuck Penner
by twice the amount back then
compared to what’s happened
since 1995, he said.
“There’s some comfort there
in that what we’re seeing now
is not totally out of whack with
what we’d expect based on
what the market says it should
be like,” said Gervais.
The demand for land will
ease in tandem with higher
interest rates and/or lower
grain prices, he said.
So, is now the time to bet the
farm? Four years ago would’ve
been better, Hursh said.
Those who own rather than
rent their land can probably
survive lower grain prices for
a few years, he said. It’ll be
tougher for those carrying lot
of debt.
“I’m still optimistic long
term in agriculture, but I don’t
believe it’s going to be quite
the easy ride it has been the
last few years,” he said.
h u c k Pe n n e r c o n firmed what most
already knew —
making price and acreage
forecasts isn’t an exact science.
“I’m in this business, but
I really have to admit that
they are really just guesst i m a t e s,” t h e p re s i d e n t
of LeftField Commodity
Research said at the recent
Ca n a d a G ra i n s Co u n c i l
annual meeting.
“When these people
make these crop forecasts
by driving around through
the Prair ie provinces, I
kind of take them with a
few grains of salt because
they are really just guesstimating. I really shouldn’t
admit that, but you all
know that already anyway.”
If the past is any guide,
there will undoubtedly be
huge changes in production
patterns. Canola accounted
for just 15 per cent of Prairie acreage in 1996 — last
year, it was 37 per cent.
Meanwhile wheat acreage
in that time period dropped
six percentage points (to
31 per cent), coarse grains
by seven points (to 19 per
cent), and summerfallow
almost disappeared, falling
from nearly one in five acres
in 1996 to three per cent last
year.
So w h a t a re Pe n n e r’s
guesstimates?
More Canada Prairie Spring, less hard red
spring and “the big crops
will get bigger.”
“That includes canola because of the plant
breeding and processing
investment,” he said.
Mind you, Penner admitted, he figured Canadian
canola-crushing capacity
was expanding too quickly,
but conceded he’s been
proven wrong, so far.
Market forecaster Chuck Penner
predicts more price volatility in
special crop markets. photo: allan dawson
He also predicts fusarium head blight will continue to push wheat and
barley out of the eastern
Prairies, while corn and
s oy b e a n p l a n t i n g s w i l l
expand — until there’s a
wreck.
“In Western Canada once
we have frost for a couple
of years in a row, that’s
going to stop the expansion,” he said.
He a l s o s e e s a t w o decade trend in flax continuing. In 1996, Manitoba
had 80 per cent of flax
acres, but today it’s Saskatchewan with an 80 per
cent share and Penner said
he expects the shift west to
continue.
And if you’re looking for
a wild card, how about a
rebound in feed grains?
“If supply management
ends up disappearing and
suddenly we’re going to be
able to export chicken and
dairy around the world is
that going to introduce
demand for feed grains?
Quite possibly,” he said.
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China set for record corn
imports on crop damage
Stronger imports could push up Chicago corn prices
By Niu Shuping and Fayen Wong
beijing / reuters
C
hina is likely to import a
record volume of corn in
the next marketing year,
as the world’s second-largest
consumer takes advantage of a
fall in global prices and after the
domestic crop suffered damage
from mould and wet weather
delayed plantings.
Imports are expected to reach
between six million and seven
million tonnes in the 2013-14
marketing year beginning Oct. 1,
according to estimates by three
major industry analysts, surpassing a previous record of 5.2 million tonnes in 2012-13.
Stronger Chinese corn imports
could push up U.S. futures, which
have fallen since hitting a record
high last summer due to a U.S.
drought. Chicago Board of trade
prices dropped to a nine-month
low of $6.26-1/2 a bushel on April
5.
The estimated import volume
accounts for less than four per
cent of China’s overall consumption. Feed mills and corn processors consume about 17 million
tonnes a month.
Since February, China has
already purchased 1.3 million
tonnes of U.S. corn to be harvested after September and feed
mills would continue buying,
traders said.
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Canada ponders
COOL retaliation
COOL has supporters
in the U.S.
By Alex Binkley
co-operator contributor / ottawa
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discriminatory
country-of-origin labelling law barely a month
away, Ottawa is drawing
up a list of possible retaliatory measures against
the U.S. — and it’s getting
pretty long, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
“It would take a lot of
initiatives to reach the $1
billion a year in damages
being done to Canada,”
said Ritz. “We will consider all options, including
extensive retaliatory measures, should the U.S. not
achieve compliance.”
The World Trade
Organization has given
Washington until May
23 to reform its so-called
COOL law, but its proposed changes calling for
more detailed labelling
would make the law more
stringent, critics charge.
Changes proposed by
the USDA would move
beyond saying whether
meat was the product
of Canada or the U.S.
and require labelling to
state where animals were
raised and slaughtered.
“It doesn’t bring the
U.S. into compliance with
the WTO ruling,” said
Ritz.
While mainstream U.S.
farm and food industry
groups also want the
labelling regime removed,
a hodgepodge coalition
of agriculture, consumer
and religious organizations backs the proposed
changes.
“The only acceptable
way to respond to the
WTO challenge is to make
labels more informative
for consumers, not water
them down,” the coalition
says.
Under WTO rules, Canada can impose tariffs on
U.S. goods flowing north.
But it’s widely expected
the U.S. will stave that
off by taking its labelling
proposal to the WTO.
That could set off another
year or more of wrangling
and additional losses for
Canadian beef and pork
producers, which are estimated to have surpassed
the $5-billion mark since
COOL was enacted in
2008.
If retaliatory tariffs are
imposed, Canada would
look beyond U.S. meat
shipments, said Ritz. But
it would be better to find
a negotiated settlement,
he added.
“As each other’s largest trading partners, we
need to work together to
ensure trade is contributing to the productivity
and competitiveness of
the sector for the benefit
of our farmers,” Ritz said.
“The flow of cross-border
trade is essential to our
economic growth.”
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