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Supplement to
Shellbrook Chronicle and
Spiritwood Herald
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Shellbrook Chronicle and Spiritwood Herald
Agriculture Edition
September 26, 2014
The debate over foods containing GMOs
The foods people eat
and how those foods
are grown and manufactured has long been
a topic of contention.
Recently, the subject of
genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, has
garnered its share of attention.
GMOs are organisms
that have been altered
via genetic engineering. Foods that contain
GMOs have been produced in part in a laboratory by foreign genes
from plants and animals. While there are
some people who say
that foods containing
GMOs are safe for consumption, others argue
that that may not be the
case, saying such foods
create new, unintended
toxic substances that
could exacerbate aller-
gies and increase cancer
risk.
Foods
containing
GMOs are largely crops
that are modified using the latest molecular biology techniques.
In the laboratory, certain traits, such as increased resistance to
herbicides or improved
nutritional content, are
enhanced. By modifying plant genetics, a
scientist can isolate a
particular gene that
makes a crop droughttolerant and increase
its potency to make that
crop thrive better in
drought-stricken areas.
Genes from one plant
can also be transferred
to another plant to create desired traits. If a
particular gene is unsavory to certain insects,
this gene can be put
into other crops to deter
those insects.
In the past, crops were
bred to feature specific, desired traits with
the hope that breeding
two different flowering
plants to form a hybrid
would bring out the best
features in both species.
However, the process
is time-consuming and
genetic modification in
the laboratory generally
produces faster, less expensive results.
Proponents of foods
containing GMOs say
that desired traits can
be produced in these
foods more readily,
which is advantageous
to the agriculture industry by creating larger, more tolerant crops.
In addition, GMOs may
help crops become more
resistant to disease, re-
ducing reliance on herbicides and pesticides
needed to fight disease.
GMOs also may help
certain crops grow better in colder climates
and where soil conditions are salty.
But some environmental activists, public interest groups and
even religious organizations argue tampering
with foods is not proper.
In addition, such opponents say the potentially
harmful environmental
and medical impact of
laboratory-built crops
warrants concern.
In 2000, a study published in the journal Nature found that pollen
from a genetically modified corn crop called
B.t. corn caused high
mortality rates in monarch butterfly caterpil-
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lars. Unintented harm
to other organisms living in close proximity
to GMOs is a significant
concern.
In addition, there
is concern that foods
that contain GMOs and
those that do not may
cross-breed and create super-plants. Such
plants may become disease- and herbicide-resistant, thusly choking
out the intended crops.
In June 2013, Monsanto Co., the world’s
largest seed company,
was sued by an environmental group and a
Washington farm over
claims it failed to take
steps to prevent genetically altered wheat from
contaminating regular
wheat after Monsanto
field-tested the modified wheat in 16 states.
Another area of concern is the health implications of introducing foreign genes into
foods. The effect of such
practices on the human
body are largely unknown. Unexpected allergic reactions or even
physical changes in the
body may occur. Evidence as to the safety of
GMOs is insufficient.
Many European nations have backed away
from growing crops containing GMOs. Things
in North America aren’t
as cut and dry. Efforts
are ongoing to have
GMO ingredients listed
on the labels of packaged foods produced in
the United States, but
no such labeling is pres-
ently required. That’s
disconcerting to some,
as there is a high likelihood that many of the
packaged foods sold in
the U.S. contain some
GMOs.
The debate about
foods containing GMOs
figures to continue.
Shoppers
must
determine whether they
want to consume foods
that contain genetically
modified ingredients or
they prefer natural alternatives.
Ag industry
walks the
talk when it
comes to
recycling
Did you know that in
Canada, an industry
funded
organization
called
CleanFARMS
runs an empty pesticide
container recycling program? More than 100
million containers have
been recycled since
1989. These containers
are recycled into new
products that can be
safely used back on the
farm.
In addition, the plant
science industry has
collected and responsibly disposed of more
than 1.9 million kilograms of obsolete pesticides from farms with
the help of government
and other stakeholders.
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them to set up shop right in the heart of town
as opposed to on the town’s outskirts. That
makes local businesses more accessible to
community residents, who might be able to
walk or take a short bike ride to smaller, local businesses. On the contrary, larger chains
tend to diversify their offerings and, as a result, need more space. This often pushes
them to the fringes of towns, eliminating
the possibility of walking to the store. That
means consumers will have to drive to the
store, increasing their fuel consumption and
their carbon footprint as a result.
* Shopping locally employs your neighbors,
reducing their carbon footprints as well. Another benefit to shopping locally that’s often
overlooked is the impact it can have on your
neighbors’ carbon footprint. Local businesses
often employ members of the community,
which translates to shorter commutes, less
highway congestion and less fuel consumption. So while shopping locally reduces your
carbon footprint, it’s also helping members of
your community reduce their own potentially
negative impact on the environment.
* Shopping locally can protect local wildlife. Many people prefer to buy locally grown
foods because they feel such foods are more
fresh and buying locally grown foods reduc-
es fuel consumption. Those things are true,
but buying locally grown foods also can help
protect local wildlife. When local farms can
afford to stay in operation, local farmers are
far less likely to sell their lands to developers. That can help protect the habitats of local
wildlife.
Buying local benefits the environment, too
Buying local has many benefits. But while
consumers may know that buying local helps
grow the local economy by supporting local
business owners and creating jobs, they may
not realize the positive impact that buying local can have on the environment as well.
Eco-conscious consumers often go to great
lengths to ensure their money is being spent
in an environmentally friendly way. But one
of the easiest ways to be an eco-friendly consumer is to support local businesses, which
tend to benefit the environment in a variety
of ways.
* Shopping locally reduces the environmental impact of your purchases. When buying
from a large national chain store, chances
are the products you’re purchasing were produced outside of your local community, oftentimes halfway across the globe. That means
those products had to be shipped to reach the
store shelves in your community. Such shipping leads to greater fuel consumption and air
pollution. But local businesses often buy their
supplies from other local businesses, cutting
down on shipping and, as a result, benefitting
the environment.
* Local businesses often operate from the
center of town. Local businesses typically
need less space for their stores, which allows
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Agriculture Edition
It’s more than just
food that comes from
the farm
As it turns out, crops are good for more than just
eating. Plant-based materials are emerging as exciting new replacements for products previously derived
from non-renewable, petroleum-based resources such
as plastics and polymers.
Today, companies are developing packaging, clothing, carpets, bedding and other consumer goods from
agricultural products like corn, a renewable and environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum.
Did you know that using corn sugar instead of petroleum-based feedstock to create polymers, consumes
50 per cent less energy and reduces greenhouse gas
emissions by 60 per cent? Many automobile parts can
now also be made with plant materials, providing the
added benefit of weight reduction of about 20 per cent
in some models, and helping to reduce fuel consumption.
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Agriculture Edition
September 26, 2014
Challenges facing farmers today and tomorrow
Though farming was
once big business in the
United States, by 2012
less than 1 percent of
Americans were professional farmers. Many
challenges face today’s
farmers, many of which
are largely unknown to
the general public.
Many people have an
outdated view of a farm
as a small, family-owned
and operated parcel of
land where livestock
is raised in open pens
and crops are handharvested when ripe.
The reality is that modern-day farms have had
to overhaul operations
to meet demand and
remain
competitively
priced while adapting to
the ever-changing ways
technology
infiltrates
all parts of life. Each of
these factors present obstacles for today’s farmers.
Technology
Rural farming communities are expected
to make an effort to integrate modern technology into an industry
that has been around
for centuries. But such a
transition in rural areas,
where communications
systems may not be as
up-to-date as those in
urban areas, is not always so easy.
According to the Manitoba Rural Adaptation
Council, a shift from a
resource-based to an information-based economy, compounded by the
rapid introduction and
expansion of new technology in the workplace,
has altered farm operation and the skills in
demand. Older workers
who have been schooled
in one way of agriculture
may have a significant
impact on labor supply
and the vitality of farming as a career. Younger
adults who are knowledgeable in technology
may no longer seek out
agricultural careers.
Decrease in farming as
an occupation
The United States Environmental Protection
Agency says that only
about 960,000 Americans claim farming as
their principal occupation. As that figure has
dwindled, the average
age of farmers continues
to rise, as the Bureau of
Labor Statistics notes
that roughly 40 percent
of the farmers in this
country are 55 years old
or older. This has led
to concerns about the
long-term health of family farms throughout the
United States.
Environmental
concerns
Many farmers have
come under scrutiny for
how farming impacts the
environment. A growing
emphasis on sustainability and conservation
has led many people to
protest certain farming practices. Protesters claim that certain
practices, such as raising livestock, can pollute
water, while the use of
fertilizers and chemical pesticides is bad for
the environment. Many
farmers, however, have
altered their methods to
be more environmentally friendly and self-sustainable in the process.
Climate change is another environmental issue farmers must deal
with. Strong storms and
severe droughts have
made farming even more
challenging.
Financial fall-out
The ongoing recession
of the last half-decade
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Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that
the unemployment rate
within the agriculture,
forestry, fishing, and
hunting industries was
at 13.6 percent, far higher than the national unemployment rate. As a
result, many farm families have found themselves stuck between a
rock and a hard place,
as rising costs for equip-
ment and technology are
being coupled with decreasing profits and rising unemployment.
Further complicating
matters is competition
from corporations and
international food producers who have made
it difficult for family
farmers to turn a significant profit. Many family farmers rely on loans
and lines of credit to
survive, but thanks to
changes in the financial
sector that saw banks
Farmers play a role in
protecting wildlife habitat
Wetlands not only provide feeding
and nesting sites for waterfowl and
many other species, they also filter
water, store greenhouse gases that
can otherwise add to climate change,
and reduce the impact of flooding and
drought.
Canadian farmers are continually
adopting innovative new technologies
that help them produce more food on
less land, which allows them to leave
wetlands and other wildlife habitats
untouched.
“Farmers play a huge role in conserving wetlands because most of
the habitat in Canada is on privately
owned land,” says Paul Thoroughgood, a regional agrologist with Ducks
Unlimited Canada. “This means that
farmers own it, manage it, and stew-
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voluntary.”
It’s often said that farmers are the
original environmentalists. They depend entirely on the land for their
livelihood and have continually demonstrated a commitment to protecting it and the surrounding ecosystems
that support sustainable agricultural
production.
“Conserving habitat is important for
a lot of reasons,” Thoroughgood continues.
“We know that for waterfowl and
other wildlife that migrate north and
south, a reliable habitat throughout
their lifecycle is really important. If
they’re missing any component of
that, their populations can decline.”
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The magic number in forages is 42. It generally takes 42
days, or six weeks, of normal growing conditions for a forage
crop to recover from a cut and return to early bloom. Likewise,
a forage crop should not be cut within 42 days of the first killing frost, especially if it contains alfalfa. In the Prince Albert
Region, the first killing frost is generally in the third week of
September.
If a second cut is expected, the first cut would be completed
in late June or early July. For example, if the first cut is completed on July 5th, the second cut can be expected around August 16th.In this case, the rule of 42 would apply and the risk of
yield and vigour loss is acceptable. Exceptionally good growing
conditions or poor conditions will shorten or lengthen the harvest interval.
Some producers put cattle out on the hay field in the fall to
graze regrowth. The rule of 42 applies to grazing as it does
haying, heavy grazing activity after mid-August can potentially
affect yield the following year. Light grazing, meanwhile, may
not affect performance as cattle wouldn’t“harvest” the hay as
thoroughly as a haybine would.
Once the killing frost has passed, regrowth will be limited
and future yields will be minimally affected.
Protecting feed from the weather:
Protecting feed from the weather is essentially protecting it
from moisture. We want moisture to run off the bale and dry
up as quickly as possible. Avoid creating places where snow
and water can accumulate. We also want to store bales on surfaces where water will run off quickly. Higher ground with a
porous base such as sand and gravel are preferred but any place
where water doesn’t pool and soak up into the bale will do.
The most effective way to store hay would be to place in single
rows about 50 centimeters apart. Stacking bales, especially in
a pyramid, tends to pool and accumulate water and snow into
the stack. Water entering the stack will be slow to dry and ultimately cause molding and feed degradation.
The “mushroom” style of stacking works well if all the bales
will be used before spring thaw. If you’re not familiar with the
mushroom style, it’s where one bale is placed on end and another bale is stacked above it in its side. The style is good in that
it doesn’t give water and snow a place to accumulate. However,
because the base bale is on its flat side, the hay tends to absorb
more moisture from the soil than it would on its side.
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Office
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
A lot of effort is placed on putting up good winter feed at a
reasonable cost. It stands to reason that we should protect
that crop, if only for the effort put into harvesting it. As well,
the condition of the forage stand going into the winter will determine the vigour, the condition and ultimately the potential
yield of the following forage crop. Here are a few things to
think about protecting your forage harvest and managing your
forage stand in the fall.
Harvest management:
Perennial forage crops go through cycles of spending and
saving. In the spring, alfalfa and grasses will spend the carbohydrates to grow and produce leaves and stems. The carbohydrates were stored from the previous year. The plant
will continue spending carbohydrates until leaf material has
increased to a point where the plant can start producing and
storing carbohydrates again. When alfalfa begins to flower or
grass is going to head, we expect the plants have finished storing carbohydrates. Each time a forage crop is cut or grazed, the
cycle begins again.
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Agriculture Edition
Fall weed control on fields planned for canola in 2015
Take these steps to control fall weeds and avoid
herbicide carryover damage in fields planned for
canola in 2015:
Step 1: Assess fields for
weed presence. If you find
narrow-leaved
hawk’s
beard, stork’s bill, sow
thistle, other tough winter
annuals, or perennials like
dandelion or Canada thistle, they are best sprayed
this fall. You may not get
good control next spring
when these weeds have
less leaf area to target early
on, have a more established root system, and are
moving energy out of (instead of into) root systems.
Step 2: Once problem
weeds are identified, determine whether they are
winter annuals or perennials and likely to be still
present next spring. If they
are, then you should spray.
If they are mainly annuals and significant further
seed set is unlikely before
freeze up, leaving them
untreated to die through
the winter is probably the
most economical choice.
Step 3: If you decide
to spray, the list of fallapplied products is fairly
short for fields that will be
in canola next year. (See
the Further Reading link
below.) Glyphosate is one
choice but there are a few
others. Talk to your retailer or agronomist about
the best products for specific target weeds and their
sizes, and be sure to spec-
ify that you intend to seed
canola on those acres next
year.
Step 4: Warmer temperatures and bright sunshine
improve herbicide activity.
Apply glyphosate and
other systemic herbicides
during the heat of day
when perennial weeds are
actively growing and putting energy into their roots.
Step 5: Before spraying,
make sure weeds are actively growing with new
supple leaf area to target.
Weeds cut off at harvest
need time to accumulate
new leaf tissues that will
act as suitable surfaces for
absorption of herbicides
applied post-harvest. Even
with the recommended to
wait for 4 to 6 weeks of re-
growth, leaf surface area is
still only a fraction of what
it was prior to harvest.
Therefore glyphosate rates
may need to increase by 2
to 3 times to get the same
concentration of glyphosate in the plant. If frost is
predicted or has occurred,
avoid application until
leaf condition of the target
weeds can be evaluated.
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Agriculture Edition
September 26, 2014
Straight combining Canola - success factors
Here are factors that
create the ideal situation for straight combining canola:
Knitted crop. The
crop should be well
knitted and slightly
lodged to reduce potential seed loss through
pod shelling and drop.
If a large proportion
of the plants appear to
move independently in
the wind, they will be
at higher risk for shattering loss as the plants
senesce and dry down.
Pod integrity. If a lot
of pods have been damaged by frost, drought,
hail or insect damage, this may not be a
good candidate field
for straight combining. Hail will typically
cause more damage to
a standing crop than a
swathed crop.
Uniform
growth
stage. A uniform crop
with all plants drying
down at the same rate
makes straight combining easier to time.
Minimal green weed
growth. Weeds may
stay green longer, and
make straight combining much more onerous
on the combine. Green
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material may also end
up in the hopper, increasing the storage
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Low disease. The
crop should be relatively free from blackleg, sclerotinia stem
rot, clubroot and alternaria, as these diseases
can result in premature ripening, which
increases
shattering
losses.
Low frost risk. Canola seed is at significant
risk for fall frost damage until seed moisture drops below 20%.
This moisture drop
will take much longer in a standing crop,
and as such, late maturing crops are poor
candidates for straight
cutting. They will be
much more vulnerable
to yield loss, and to
downgrading from frost
damage when standing.
Swathing may be preferred over straight
combining when crop
is:
-Immature with an elevated frost risk
-Uneven with regard
to staging
-Heavy with green
weed growth or crop regrowth
Additional
considerations that may reduce the risk of straight
combining:
-Short,
severely
lodged, or excessively branched canopies
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may be candidates for
straight combining because if swathed there
would be minimal stubble left to anchor the
swaths from moving
with wind. In this situation growers should
consider the potential
for wind damage to the
swath relative to shat-
tering risk if left standing.
-The grower has appropriate
combine
equipment for straight
combining, and some
operator experience.
-The crop is a variety
with increased shattering tolerance and lodging resistance.
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September 26, 2014
COMBINE & HEADER
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$
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# N22455A. 831 HRS.
299,000
$
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# PN2766A. 1,653 HRS.
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1985 NEW HOLLAND TR96
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$
# PN2623A. 1,367 HRS.
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$
7,000
2012 New Holland CR9090
2005 John Deere 9760
2011 New Holland CR9090Z
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$
#N22197B.
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#HN3374A.
WAS $335,000
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$
$
$
$
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299,000
299,000
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$
#PN3112A.
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289,000
289,000
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#N22058A.
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219,000
209,000
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#PW3259A. WAS $75,500
#HN3180B.
WAS $195,000
62,000
$
68,000
$
175,000
!
SOLD$175,000
#PN3017D.
WAS $229,000
#PN3018D.
WAS $229,000
$
#HN3133A.
WAS $160,000
$
#N22081B.
WAS $152,000
#HW3362A.
WAS $40,000
$
#HW3359A.
WAS $34,500
Hwy. #3, Kinistino 306-864-3667
David H ...............................306-921-7896
Jim ......................................306-864-8003
Kelly ....................................306-961-4742
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$
137,000
$
99,000
SOLD!$55,000
1999 New Holland TR99
#HN2643D.
WAS $72,500
175,000
36,000
2004 New Holland 94C
139,000
$
#N21830A.
WAS $109,000
2010
HONEY BEE SP40
#PH2545
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NOW
54,000
2006 Honey Bee SP36
2011 MacDon D60
ONLY 2 IN STOCK!
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SOLD$189,000
PRICES STARTING AT
71,900
$
169,000
#PN3019C.
WAS $256,000
$
2012 Honey Bee SP36
$
2010
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STOCK!
NOW
$
#N20343B.
WAS $188,000
29,900
$
50,000
1997 MacDon 960
#PW2723D.
WAS $22,900
$
19,000
1996 New Holland 971
#N21873G.
WAS $4,900
Hwy. #5, Humboldt
$
4,500
Hwy. #2 S., Prince Albert
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306-922-2525
Perry ...................................306-231-3772
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2WD, 350 TANK, STANDARD CHOPPER
REAR ATTACH, 30” STEERING TIRE,
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$
305,000 CASH
NOW
$
299,000 CASH
2011
NEW
HOLLAND
CR9070
2010
NEW
HOLLAND
CR9070
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DRIVES, REDEKOPP MAV CHOPPER,HID LGHTG,LARGE
TOUCH SCREEN, PW7 SWATHMASTER PU HEAD,
LONG, UNLOADING AUGER, 900 TIRES. WAS $317,000
N22229A. 440 HRS, 415 SEP HRS, 400 HP,
16’ SWATHMASTER PU, MAV CHPR, DIFF
LOCK, HID LIGHTS, DLX PSD NH CHPR,
INTELLISTEER READY. WAS $317,000
NOW
$
229,000
NOW
$
229,000
2008
NEW
HOLLAND
CR9070
2004
NEW
HOLLAND
CR960
HN3179B. 1766 HRS, 1368 SEP HRS, 20.8R42 DUALS, REDEKOPP CHPPR, 2ND RUBBAR SET, AXLE
EXTENSIONS, GRAIN TANK COVER, HID LIGHTING, AUGER LONG UNLOADING. WAS $195,000
PN2493B. 330 HRS, 950 SEP HRS, 76C14W HEADER, MICHEL’S TARP, STRWEL DRV 3HB/4HB, REINF STEER AXLE, STD ELEVATORS, SMALL GRAIN
SIEVE, STD HYD NA+F/A+LF, ROTOR DRV DUAL H SPD, TW900/60R32 LI176
R1, SW600/65R28 LI147 R1, GOODYEAR. WAS $137,000
$
175,000
NOW
$
109,000
NOW
$
299,000 CASH
2011
NEW
HOLLAND
CR9080
2011
NEW
HOLLAND
CR9090
HN3146A. 885 HRS, 710 SEP HRS, 790CP 16’ PU HEADER,
STRAW CHOPPER DELUXE NH, AXLE DIFF LOCK, 620/70R42
DUALS, 600/65R28 REAR, AUGER LONG UNLOADING, AXLE
POWER REAR WHEEL DRIVE, Y&M W/GPS. WAS $285,000
HN3373A. 1068 HRS, 816 SEP HRS, TIRES DIS 620/70R42,
AUTO GUIDANCE NAV II, AXLE EXT., AXLE DIFF LOCK,
LIGHTING HID, INTELLICRUISE, INTELLISTEER READY, FULL
AUTO GUIDANCE, W/ 790CP HEADER 15’. WAS $335,000
SOLD!
NOW
$
259,000 CASH
2009
NEW
HOLLAND
CR9070
SOLD!
PN2892A. 965 HRS, 691 SEP HRS, HD LIFT PACKAGE
FF, YIELD MON PKG FF, REINF STEER AXLE, STD
ELEV CR9070, STD HYD NA CR9070, 900/65R32
FRONT TIRES, 620/65 REAR TIRES. WAS $188,000
NOW
$
169,000
Hwy. #3, Kinistino
306-864-3667
David H ........... 306-921-7896
Jim .................. 306-864-8003
Kelly ................ 306-961-4742
David J. ........... 306-864-7603
SPRAYER DEPT.
Mike ................ 306-921-5070
PRECISION FARMING DEPT.
Brad ................ 306-864-2660
299,000 CASH
2006
NEW
HOLLAND
CR970
HN2991A. 1053 HRS, 826 SEP HRS, LGHTG. HID, LONG UNLOADING AUGER, NH STRAW CHOPPER DELUXE, AXLE DIFF
LOCK, 14’ 76C NH PICKUP, INTELLIVIEW PLUS 2 DISPLAY,
Y&M, 900/60R32 FRONT, 600/65R28 REAR. WAS $265,000
N21483B. 1888 HRS, 370HP, DEL CAB, HDR LIF, CD PLAYER,
COOLANT HEATER, BEACONS, CONCAVE AWNING PLATES,
SERVICE LIGHT, 540/65R30 REAR, 20.8R42 DUALS, SL FAN
BOTTOM SHIELD, REDEKOP CHPPR. WAS $178,000
N20343B. 1647 HRS, 900 FR TIRES,600
REAR TIRES, CRARY BIG TOP, LONG
AUGER, LUX NH CHOPPER, Y&M, 76’
RAKEUP. WAS $132,500
$
$
2009
NEW
HOLLAND
CR9080
NOW
$
205,000
2005
NEW
HOLLAND
CR970
NOW
NOW
119,000
NOW
$
148,000
2005
JOHN
DEERE
9760 STS
2004
NEW
HOLLAND
CR960
N22081B . 2478 HRS, 1834 SEP HRS,
LIGHTS SERVICE, TOUCHSET, AUGER 22.5’
UNLOADING HIGH CAP, 615 PICKUP, Y&M,
800/70R38 SINGLES. WAS $152,000
PN2872D. 2532 HRS, 1956 SEP HRS, 76C
14’ RAKE UP HEADER, 900 TIRES, YIELD/
MOISTURE, PSP CHOPPER.
WAS $129,500
NOW
$
137,000
Hwy. #5,
Humboldt
306-682-9920
Hwy. #2 S.,
Prince Albert
306-922-2525
Perry ............... 306-231-3772
Shane .............. 306-231-5501
Brent ............... 306-232-7810
Aaron .............. 306-960-7429
Tyler ................ 306-749-7115
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NOW
$
92,000
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Agriculture Edition
Residue management starts at the combine
Spread cereal residue evenly
and chop it well to improve seed
placement next spring.
An important factor in canola
stand establishment next spring is
the crop residue situation this fall.
An even mat of cereal residue is
preferable to clumpy distribution
that can affect drill performance,
seed survival and overall crop uniformity next year. Fall is the best
time to make sure residue is spread
evenly. A properly adjusted combine straw chopper and spreader
is key, and may eliminate the need
for harrowing or stubble burning.
While combining cereals, take a
look at the spread pattern. Does it
cover the full width of the combine
header?
Adjust straw chopper spreader
vanes as needed.
Make sure straw chopper knives
are sharp. This will create smaller
pieces that spread better and don’t
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clump as much.
Straw cut height is another consideration.
Cutting a little higher means less
residue on the soil surface. It can
also speed up the harvest process
if it means putting less material
through the combine.
If harrowing to fix poor distribution from the combine, note that
aggressive harrowing can often rip
out standing stubble, which is actually the best kind of crop residue.
Standing stubble holds the snow,
prevents soil erosion and is off the
soil surface and out of the way for
drill openers. Chopping down all
the standing stubble just adds to
the mat of residue on the soil surface.
Real Agriculture has a video
called “Managing Residue Key to
No-Till Wheat Planting,” with tips
that can benefit canola seeding
next spring.
Career opportunities in agriculture are endless
In this day and age,
we may have to go back
several generations to
find someone in our
family who lived and
worked on a farm.
In 1931, one in three
Canadians lived on a
farm. Today, it’s just
one in 46. Agriculture,
however, is a cuttingedge industry with a
diversity of career opportunities that many
of us might not be
aware of.
A
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that her love of the
farm started at a very
young age. She knew
early on that she wanted to be involved in agriculture.
She earned a bachelor
of science in agriculture with a specialization in soil science, and
afterwards she worked
in the petroleum industry as an environmental consultant but
says she was destined
to return to agriculture. “The land always
called to me and 11
years later I returned
to my family farm.
I feel very fortunate
to operate a business
that I love in such a dynamic industry.”
As Hansen points
out, agriculture encompasses so much
more than farming.
Think about the scientists working behind
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a new crop protection product to defend
crops against an insect
threat. And think about
the researchers developing new biotechderived crops that can
fight disease or have
improved nutritional
value. Consider the
sales, marketing and
communications people talking about the
technology and selling
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applicator, a geneticist, an agri-business
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or a lab technician. The
list of opportunities is
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In Canada, agriculture is a $70 billion
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Agriculture Edition
September 26, 2014
Sustainability - it is not a four letter word
Cam Dahl, President,
Cereals Canada
A national pollster once
told me that “Canadians really like farmers, but they
don’t always like what farmers do.” He followed that up
by noting that the second
half of the statement was
the more important part,
and that it is the agriculture
industry’s responsibility to
address the misinformation
circulating about modern
day farming. Misinformation, unfortunately, is large
contributor to Canadian
opinion.
The majority of consumers
have become disconnected
from the reality of modern
day agriculture. The picture
they have in mind as the
“right” way to do it seems to
come out of the 1930s. Farm-
ing practices from that era
are seen by many as idyllic,
pure and healthy. Conversely, farms that don’t conform
to this image are viewed as
somehow unhealthy or unsustainable.
This view is inaccurate,
but an opinion does not have
to be right to have influence.
Food companies and marketers know this, and the
skewed view of what agriculture is, and what some think
it should be, is a big driver
behind many of the food
fads we see today.
Urban consumers in our
cities (or even our small
towns) don’t see the economic powerhouse that agriculture has become. They
don’t realize that modern
agriculture is on the cutting
edge of science and technol-
ogy. They don’t understand
the benefits of precision agriculture. They don’t know
about the environmental
advancements farmers have
made since the dust bowls of
the dirty ‘30s.
We need to do a much better job of telling agriculture’s
story. And by “we” I mean
every part of the value chain,
including crop developers,
farmers, grain companies
and food companies.
Part of telling our story
is having the facts to back
things up. People are bombarded with “facts” today –
but many of these facts are
not all that factual. Consumers can’t be blamed for asking us to prove our claims of
environmental sustainability and food safety. Ronald
Reagan made the phrase
“trust but verify” famous.
While we are not talking
about nuclear disarmament,
we do need to honour the
trust our customers have
placed in us and be prepared
to demonstrate why Canadian agriculture has a welldeserved reputation for safe
food sustainably produced.
Farmers are integral in
telling agriculture’s story. I
know many producers wince
when they hear words like
“sustainability” and “verification”. But these are not
swear words invented in
some downtown office and
they are not designed to simply increase farmers’ paperwork and costs. It’s quite the
opposite – these are tools
that Canadian agriculture
will need to maintain markets and continue to attract
a strong premium from domestic and international
customers.
The industry, including
farmers, is working on this
issue through the newly
formed Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops.
This roundtable includes all
parts of the agriculture value
chain. The goal of all those
involved is to add value to
Canadian agricultural production. Farm groups from
coast-to-coast are at the
table and are able to provide
feedback on the work being
done to any of their members who are interested.
This is an important issue
for individual farmers, and
I encourage you to become
directly involved.
I am proud of the Canadian
agricultural record. Modern
practices like minimum and
zero tillage conserve soil and
water and help deliver a crop
in drought conditions that
would have been considered
a disaster a generation or
two ago. Modern precision
agriculture helps ensure
that fertilizer and crop protection chemicals are not
wasted by running into our
streams and rivers. The science behind plant breeding
techniques is truly cutting
edge and will help meet the
demands of a growing world
population. Canada’s science
based regulatory system is
envied around the world and
is a key reason why consumers can have confidence in
the food that we grow. This
is the story that needs to be
told. This is the story you
need to help tell.
Canada invests in livestock genetics
The federal government is investing in developing
new markets around the world for Canada’s dairy,
sheep and goat sectors.
On Wednesday, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry
Ritz announced $1.6 million in funding for the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association to increase the
sale and export of dairy genetics by 10 per cent by
2015.
“Our Government remains committed to supporting the agricultural sector through strategic investments to grow markets both nationally and interna-
tionally,” explained Ritz. “This investment will help
the dairy and small ruminant genetics industry open
up new global markets and promote Canadian products to ensure the long-term sustainability of the industry.”
Through promotion, training and education, the
Canadian Livestock Genetics Association will work to
make Canada a genetics leader in the global marketplace.
“The Canadian Livestock Genetics Association
(CLGA) applauds Minister Ritz for his continued
support and investment in growing livestock genetic
exports,” said Michael Hall, Executive Director for
the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association. “The
partnership between CLGA and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada allowed CLGA and its members to
develop new markets and grow the total market to
over $123 million. This in turn provides revenue opportunities to 12,750 dairy producers and more than
1,000 sheep breeders and 450 goat breeders across
Canada.”
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September 26, 2014
Agriculture Edition
Top 10 considerations to prep for next year
Check for disease,
plant counts, weeds
and other factors that
will help with planning
for next year.
1. Assess the disease
situation, but scout accurately. Check patches
of pre-mature ripened
canola before or during swathing. Use the
Canola Diagnostic Tool
at
http://www.canoladiagnostictool.ca/ to
help identify the cause.
It could be blackleg,
clubroot,
sclerotinia
stem rot, root rot or
something else entirely. With an accurate ID,
growers can use this
information to plan rotations and update fungicide decision-making
for next year.
2. Consider the disease situation when
choosing varieties. Do
you need all clubroot
resistant varieties next
year? Has blackleg become a yield limiting
problem again, and
what does that mean
for your variety selection? Start asking local
seed reps for the varieties and traits you’re
looking for.
If you’re not in a traditional clubroot area
but you want a clubroot
resistant variety, this
may be a good time to
place the order so the
seed company can plan
to bring something in
for you.
3. Recognize what issues were agronomic
and what were environmental. Excess moisture caused problems
all season long, especially in the eastern
Prairies.
In many cases, the
ability to apply good
agronomic
practices
was overshadowed by
just too much rain. Before changing practices
for next year, consider
whether the problem
was something you
could have managed
better or just the result
of bad weather.
4. Evaluate variety
performance. Did varieties perform as expected? When comparing yield performance
for different varieties
on the farm, make fair
comparisons.
Seeding date, soil moisture,
field topography, crop
rotation and residual
soil nutrients are all
factors that can influence yield — even when
comparing fields seeded to the same variety
and given the same
treatments.
5. Manage residue
with
the
combine.
Spreading
residue
evenly across the field
is critical for accurate
and consistent canola
seed placement next
spring.
If the combine didn’t
do a good job, harrowing dry straw is an option — but it’s a poor
second choice.
6. Identify weeds before making fall weed
control decisions. Post
harvest is a good time
to control winter annuals, biennials and perennials.
Note which products
are registered and recommended for fall use
ahead of canola.
7. Manage volunteer
canola. Canola crops
leave an average of 2-3
bushels per acre of seed
in the field, or at least
20 times the seeding
rate. Swaths flipped
and rolled by heavy
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Man, snow?! Snow
doesn’t do as much
damage to standing
canola as the frost that
comes with it. If frost
is light, moisture from
the snow might actually provide canola with
some protection.
Frost risk. Swathing before 60% seed
colour change will reduce yield, but heavy
frost will reduce yield,
too. If growers have a
lot of fields to swath
and if heavy frost is
forecast, growers may
opt to swath the earliest fields ahead of the
frost — even if they’re
not at 60% seed colour
change — as a way to
balance risk.
Harvest
losses.
You’ve taken care of
your canola all season
long. Set the combine
carefully so profit goes
in the bin, not on the
ground.
While you wait… Cool
weather and slow colour change can make
for agonizing waits.
While champing at the
bit, do a disease check,
count plants and prep
the combine.
winds can increase this
number significantly.
Leaving seeds undisturbed so they germinate in the fall or get
eaten by birds and insects is a good way to
reduce the volunteer
seedbank. When tillage
is necessary, hold off
for a few weeks if possible to allow predation
and seed germination
before seeds are buried.
Also keep in mind that
burying the seed can
induce seed dormancy,
keeping that canola
seed viable longer, possibly for years.
8. Count stems after
harvest. Crops that got
off to a poor start, with
low counts and uneven
emergence,
are
often the ugliest looking
crops at harvest. Take
harvest plant counts
in good and bad fields
and relate those counts
to pest management issues through the year,
harvest timing, quality
issues, and yield.
9. Do a fall soil test.
With soil analysis results in hand before
winter, growers have
more time to plan their
fertilizer program for
next year, to order
fertilizer, and to take
advantage of reduced
pricing opportunities
that may occur. For fall
results that most closely predict spring residual levels, the ideal
time is to take samples
when soil temperatures
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drop below 7°C.
10. Sample soil for
clubroot. If you suspect
fields may be at risk
for clubroot but you
haven’t seen any damage in canola field, you
can test soil for presence of clubroot DNA.
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September 26, 2014
Tips for prospective horse owners
Children often dream
of waking up one morning and finding their own
horse or pony in their
yards. Some people are
able to make this dream
a reality and own these
beautiful animals.
Whether raising a
horse for pleasure or
profession, it is important to know that caring
for horses can be laborintensive. The reward for
properly taking care of
a horse is a healthy and
well-trained animal. But
horse ownership is a significant and expensive
responsibility, so it is important that prospective
owners understand what
they are getting into before they make any final
decisions.
Breed
The first to consider
when mulling horse
ownership is the breed.
If you are unfamiliar
with horses, it is best to
research different breeds
online and visit horse
breeders and owners.
Perhaps workers at a stable or farm nearby can
guide your choice. There
also are forums devoted
to horses and care. Some
recommended breeds for
first-time owners include
quarter horses, paints,
and morgans. However,
all horses are individuals
and may have their own
unique personality traits.
Acreage and housing
Horses are large animals and will need room
to exercise and roam.
They require a corral or
pasture to stretch their
legs, so a potential horse
owner will need a relatively large property to
give a horse the space it
needs. In addition to the
corral, the horse will require a shelter from the
elements. A shed or stable should be at least 10
to 12 feet in both width
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and length. The height
of the stable should be a
minimum of 8 feet. This
stable will provide shelter in both the cold and
heat.
When
establishing
a pasture, be sure it is
fenced in with a highly
visible fence that is tall
enough so that the horse
cannot easily jump it.
The fence should be
clearly visible so the
horse does not mistakenly try to go through it,
risking entanglement or
injury.
Feeding
The average saddle
horse weighs roughly
1,000 pounds if not
more. The animal can eat
anywhere from 17 to 26
pounds of feed per day.
Feed is a combination of
grain, hay and pasture,
but salt also should be
made available to the
horse. If the weather
prevents grazing, supplemental hay will be
needed.
Keep in mind hay
bails can weigh up to 85
pounds. They also will
take up considerable
space. This is something
that needs to be factored
into the space requirement for a horse.
Feed and water troughs
can be purchased at livestock supply stores or be
made from repurposed
buckets and barrels.
Horses need plenty of
fresh water to drink and
the water trough should
be checked and cleaned
regularly to maintain a
sanitary environment.
Tack and saddles
Depending on how you
use the horse, you will
need saddles, reins, bits,
stirrups, cinches, spurs,
ropes, and collars. Saddle bags and cushions
may be needed if you
will be on the horse for
long periods of time. If a
horse tack retailer is not
nearby, many items can
be ordered online and
shipped to your home.
In addition, pitchforks,
shovels, brushes and
grooming supplies will
be needed to keep the
stable and horse clean
and comfortable.
Manure
A large animal who eats
several pounds of food
per day will produce a lot
of waste. It’s key to have
a plan in place to manage
manure. You may want
to convert manure into
organic fertilizer. Check
to see if there is a way
to dispose of manure in
your area or donate it to
be used for gardening or
vegetable cooperatives.
Some people will purchase manure to use in
their private landscapes.
Establish a strategy for
manure usage or disposal before buying a horse,
as manure can accumulate rapidly and attract
flies and other insects.
Veterinary care
Research and develop
a relationship with a veterinarian prior to purchasing a horse. Horses
require routine vaccinations and examinations,
and deworming is necessary to control inter-
nal parasites. Hooves
will need to be trimmed
regularly, so it behooves
owners to establish a relationship with a qualified farrier. The vet may
recommend farriers in
your area.
Horses are magnificent
animals that can bring
joy and companionship.
But those interested in
owning a horse must recognize that such ownership is a significant responsibility unlike more
traditional pet ownership.
Today’s farmers are
doing more with less
Pesticides and plant biotechnology help farmers
do more with existing farmland, which in turn helps
to protect biodiversity. Without these tools, did you
know that Canadian farmers would need to turn 37
million more acres into agricultural land to generate
the same productivity they do today? This is roughly
equal to the total cropped acreage of Saskatchewan, or
four times the cropped acreage of Ontario.
Modern plant science technologies enable farmers to
adopt no-till or conservation tillage practices, which
aim to disturb the soil as little as possible. Conservation tillage reduces the number of tractor passes across
the field a farmer makes and helps to cut greenhouse
gas emissions.
In 2008, conservation tillage practices saved 12 billion kilograms of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.
And fewer passes with the tractor save about 116 million litres of fuel each year in Canada.
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September 26, 2014
It’s not unusual for a farm
family to look for ways to diversify their farm operation.
In the case of Randy and
Kathy Aumack, who are wellknown in the cattle industry,
what may be unusual is in
their choice.
The Aumacks are among
a handful of people in Saskatchewan, indeed in Western
Canada, now involved in the
production of Haskap berries.
They are one of about a half
dozen producers whose annual yield is about a thousand
pounds or more. They just hit
that mark with this year’s harvest, and that amount pales in
comparison to a couple of the
larger producers, whose yield
approaches 20,000 pounds a
year.
Grandson Liam with a
Haskap berry, showing its
size and shape.
Agriculture Edition
Diversification, one jar at a time
A significant difference,
though, is that the larger producers are marketing their
berries to various processors,
whereas the Aumacks are
choosing the value-added approach, producing their own
products, such as jams, syrups
and toppings.
The Haskap berry is actually a hybrid resulting from the
cross-pollination of the Japanese Haskap and the Russian
honeysuckle. Its developers,
researchers at the University
of Saskatchewan, created a
berry with the taste and nutritional characteristics of the
Haskap and the hardiness of
the Russian honeysuckle. The
combination makes the Haskap ideally suited to western
Canada.
“With our first crop,” said
Randy, “we noticed leaves
starting to bud, and the temperature was -8.”
Just how did they get started? They read an article in the
Star-Phoenix, and their curiosity was piqued by a nephew
who seemed to be interested.
The nephew eventually took it
no further, but by then Randy
and Kathy were intrigued.
They attended “Haskap
Days” at the U of S to learn
more about it, and soon they
purchased and planted their
first batch of trees, approximately 250 of them.
That was in 2006, and they
have just recently increased
that number to 1,000.
They get one harvest per
year, with a busy period of
about 6-8 days needed to
handpick. Each day’s pick is
flash-frozen on trays, and then
put into larger containers and
into a deep freeze until it’s
time for them to make jam or
syrup.
“I shouldn’t say ‘we’,” chuckled Randy, “when we’re talking about making jam. It’s all
Kathy.”
So far, Kathy has been renting the Rabbit Lake Hall for
making jam because it has a
provincially-certified kitchen.
They sell their product
through several avenues.
“Selling through the Super A
in Spiritwood has been huge,”
said Kathy. Their product has
also been available at the Gift
Store at Waskesieu and at the
“Sask-Made”
marketplace
in Saskatoon. They also sell
through trade shows, such as
the Lioness Craft Sale in November, and they also have a
presence online with a website
and email address.
Having those helped considerably when Haskaps were
discussed on an episode of Dr.
Oz, and also an episode of Steven and Chris.
“We received a lot of emails
after the Dr. Oz episode” Kathy
said, “but not many sales once
they learned what the freight
would be on a one-jar order.”
But they did sell a case of 18
jars of jam to a customer in the
U.K.
The increasing popularity
of Haskap has been attributed
to its nutritional makeup. A
serving of 2/3 of a cup contains
just 60 calories, 0.3 grams of
fat, and no cholesterol or sodium. There are 14 grams of
carbohydrates, 3 of which are
fibre. As well, Haskap berries
are high in Vitamins A and C,
as well as other nutrients.
The berries also have high
ORAC value and high levels
of Anthocyanins, polyphenols
and bioflavanoids, all different
types of compounds known as
anti-oxidents.
The Aumacks grow their
berries organically.
“We don’t have to spray,”
Randy said. “There are no
bugs or worms to worry about.
“
In fact, they say, the only
predator is the cedar waxwing.
Tberefore, their trees are cov-
ered with. netting before the
berries develop to prevent the
waxwings from getting a feed.
At present, they are concentrating on producing jams and
syrups, but they are looking
into other products, as well,
like vinaigrette and tea.
And wine. Although that
could be a long way off. But it
would be nice to sit back with a
cold glass of bubbly after a long
day at the trade show.
Randy and Kathy Aumack produce jams and syrups, some of which is made into gift packages for the Christmas market.
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Agriculture Edition
Beekeeping: Where the honey comes from
We all know where honey
comes from, but do we know
all that is involved in the
process? Terry and Diane
Allchurch have a honey farm
south of Spiritwood, and
here’s how they describe the
process:
“Each season of beekeeping begins in mid-March to
early April, depending on
how warm the early spring
temperatures are. The first
order of duty is to shovel
the snow away from the
hives so that a varroa mite
treatment and a fungal disease treatment can be put
into the hives. This varroa
mite treatment should be
left in the hive for at least
42 days. Once the 42 days
have lapsed, honey boxes
are then add as per needed.
During the month of June,
new colonies are made to re-
Gathering the honey boxes from the hives.
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place the ones that did not
survive the winter. New colonies are made by splitting
the weaker colonies into 1
or 2 and by robbing brood
and bees from very strong
hives. This practice can
also prevent swarming later
in the season. At this time
queen rearing is also done.
Each new hive will need a
new queen and replacement
queens will be implement-
ed in hives that are not as
strong as they should be or
the hive has a queen that is 3
or more years old.
By mid-July the honey
harvest is beginning. We
start gathering the honey
boxes from the hives and
bringing them to the extracting house to be decapped, extracted, settled
and then barreled or packaged. At this time more
honey boxes are added to
the hives, sometimes reaching 5 or 6 boxes.
This process is then repeated during the last week
in July and 2nd week in
August. During the gathering of honey in August,
the number of honey boxes
left on the hives is now decreased leaving only one or
two, in hopes of catching a
late honey flow.
At the end of August, all
the honey boxes are gathered, leaving the bees with
their original two brood
boxes. The honey harvest is
complete.
During the 2nd week in
September, the bees are fed
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Towards the end of October, the hives will be
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Honey bees must sustain a
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After this is all done, the
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September 26, 2014
Bison pastures and grazing management
Before European settlement, it is estimated there
were 50-70 million bison in
North America. The majority of the population roamed
the middle of the continent
- the North American Great
Plains which stretched from
Texas to the boreal forest of
Western Canada. This area
was a vast ocean of open
prairie with grasses, sedges
(grass-like plants) and forbs
(broadleaf plants). Grasses
and sedges were the dominant species. Averaged over
locations and seasons, they
accounted for about 90-98
per cent of the forage available for grazing. Trees and
shrubs were kept in check by
periodic fires and periodic intensive grazing by large herds
of migrating bison.
Bison were the first rotational grazers because 90 per
cent of the population was
migratory and 10 per cent
was sedentary. In Western
Canada, the sedentary population remained year round
in the parklands. Prior to
the 1800s, movement of the
migratory herds on the Western Canadian prairies was
seasonal and predictable. It
resembled a two-paddock
seasonal grazing system with
a summer range and a winter
range. This system evolved
because it normally maximized forage quantity with
adequate quality on both
ranges.
Contrary to common belief, the western Canadian
herds trailed north in winter
to the parklands. The parkland offered shelter from
winter storms and a greater
certainty of snow for a water source. The native fescue
range, which had been grazed
lightly in summer by a small
resident population, offered
a large volume of stockpiled
forage for winter grazing.
With normal autumn moisture, a flush of green growth
late in the season ensured adequate forage quality.
In summer, the bison
grazed the short grass prairie
of South West Saskatchewan
and South East Alberta. The
cool season grasses were
flowering and the warm season grasses were actively
growing. Again, the timing
of grazing in this region ensured maximum forage quality with good forage quality.
During the summer, the
bison were dispersed into
smaller herds and constantly
on the move. In winter, they
tended to gather in larger
groups and only moved when
forage supplies were depleted.
Grazing systems control livestock in a planned manner
to allow grazed forage plants
an opportunity to rest or regrow and recover during the
growing season. Recovering
means allowing the root system to replenish and rebuild
between grazing events. A
deep and robust root system
ensures that plants survive,
resist weed invasion, and
produce to their potential.
A grazing system does not
need to be complicated or
have a large number of paddocks to be effective. Grazing managers control what,
when, where, and how much
livestock graze. Through correct stocking rates and forage
use levels, both bison and
forage production can be optimized.
On native pasture, when
grazed during the growing
season, the general rules to
ensure good range condition
are: delay grazing until mid
June, graze individual plants
only once per season, and
leave behind 50 per cent of
the current season’s growth.
With seeded forage, a twice
through rotation leaving behind 30 per cent of the current season growth will usually maintain healthy plants.
Maintaining
Healthy
Plants and Root Systems
In order for perennial forage plants to survive, resist
weed invasion, and produce
to their potential they need
to have deep and robust root
systems. The pictures below show the root systems
of meadow brome grass,
smooth brome grass and
crested wheat grass after
three years of clipping treatments.
When native range and/or
seeded species are stockpiled
for late fall or winter grazing,
utilization rates can be higher. All of the above recommendations can be altered in
a given season, provided the
grazing manager is monitoring the pasture and adjusting
to changing range condition.
For example, the recommended 30 per cent carryover on seeded pasture can
be occasionally reduced to 15
per cent if the plants receive
extra rest the following year.
There is no universally best
grazing system. Each manager must develop a plan, tailored to the resources of the
farm or ranch. Some of the
variables that need to be considered include: type of pastures (native vs seeded), forage species of seeded pasture,
season of use, pasture sizes,
cost of subdividing fields,
proximity of land parcels, location of water sources, current situation, future plans,
level of investment, and manager’s time.
There are at least eleven
different grazing systems
used in the Northern Great
Plains. These systems and
their applications are described in publications listed
in the section “References
and Suggested Reading”. For
assistance with planning a
grazing system, contact your
Regional Forage Specialist.
Bison have the ability to digest low quality forages more
completely than beef cattle.
Studies have shown bison can
extract five to eight per cent
more nutrients from various
low quality feeds. This advantage occurs when protein
levels of the feed are eight per
cent or lower. Explanations
for this increased efficiency
are: a higher level of nitrogen
recycling, differences in rumen micro flora, longer feed
retention time in the rumen
(79 hours for bison compared
to 69 hours for cattle). At protein levels above 10 per cent,
cattle digest feed equal to or
better than bison.
The bison’s metabolic rate
decreases from summer to
winter. In summer, the maintenance energy requirement
of a 1000 lb cow is estimated
at 22.4 Mcal/day. In winter,
the requirement is about 12.5
Mcal/day. This reduction
results in lower feed quality
and quantity required during winter. Dry matter intake
of cows is estimated to be 2.2
- 2.8 per cent of body weight
during summer. In winter,
appetite drops to 1.4 - 2.0 per
cent of body weight.
Bison are very adapted to
cold weather. The lower critical temperature (temperature
at which an animal increases
feed intake or expends extra
energy from body reserves to
stay warm) of six month old
bison calves is colder than
-30°C. The lower critical temperature of adult bison has
not been measured, but is
expected to be significantly
lower. As a comparison, lower
critical temperature for beef
cows in mid winter is about
-20°C. Cold resistance in bison is due to their excellent
hair coat and reduced physical activity. Under extreme
cold weather, it has been
demonstrated physical activity greatly reduces thermal
insulation.
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September 26, 2014
September 2014 marks
the 10th year of operation
for Northern Feeds of
Spiritwood. Many people
will recognize the mill
that sits about one mile
west of Spiritwood.
The mill was built in
2004 to produce feed for
the pig barns owned by
Fast Genetics and DDR
Farms. Readers will be
familiar with Fast Genetics, and DDR Farms is the
operating name for the
farming operation of the
Laventure family of Leoville.
Between these two
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year, and the ownership
of the mill is shared between these two groups
in proportion to the
amount of feed that each
of these partners uses. As
a result the split is two
thirds Fast Genetics, and
one third DDR Farms.
There were two key reasons for building the mill,
biosecurity and cost.
Through the ownership
of the mill, the partners
were able to have more
control over the biosecurity of their operations,
as Northern Feeds only
produces feed for their
farms, and the delivery
truck does not travel to
any other pig production
sites. The second major
reason is that the cost of
producing feed in Spiritwood results in savings to
the partners, versus buying feed from a commercial mill.
The mill employs five
people full time staff,
with two millers (Clair
Chamakese and Cliff
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Ten Years for Northern Feeds
Christopherson), one feed
truck driver (Brent Franson), one administrative
staff (Tammy Wingerter),
and the manager (Cam
Seidle). A normal day for
the Northern Feeds crew
will start at 5:00 AM (yes
that is AM!), and will be
over by mid-afternoon.
The week is five days
long, with no milling occurring on the weekend.
As with all livestock, pigs
need to eat every day,
so it can be a challenge
working around holidays,
but the staff works as a
team to get the deliveries done. Weather can
also be a challenge, as it
is pretty tough to ask the
pigs to avoid eating on
40 below days, or during
a blizzard! Despite these
challenges, in its 10 years
of operation the mill has
always got the feed made,
and the staff is proud to
say that in those years,
they have never had to
source feed from another
mill!
It comes as quite a surprise to most people to
find out the amount of
feed that is produced at
the mill, and the amount
of grain that is purchased
by Northern Feeds. A
typical year will see the
mill
process
30,000
tonnes of feed, which is
the equivalent of about
1.3 million bushels of
grain! This is equal to, or
greater than, the amount
that used to be purchased
by the Sask Wheat Pool
elevator in Spiritwood.
The mill is not as imposing of a structure as
a grain elevator, so this
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Northern Feeds is celebrating their 10th anniversary this month. By early next
year they will have processed their ten-millionth bushel.
little off guard. The lower
amount of storage space
at the mill means that
there must be a constant
f low of grain coming in
to allow the mill to keep
sending out feed. When
the mill is entirely full it
would be possible to mill
for a week to 10 days before they would run out of
product, so keeping the
supply trucks coming in,
even in poor weather is
important. Mill manager
Cam Seidle uses this comparison to give people an
idea of the amount of feed
that is produced; “If you
look at the steel bin that
sits beside the old Wheat
Pool elevator in Spiritwood, we mill and deliver
enough feed every week
to fill that bin”. This helps
to put it in perspective!
Northern Feeds uses
about 30 different ingredients to produce the 40
different rations that they
mill for the barns. Just as
people require different
food depending on their
age and what they are doing, so do the pigs. The
rations for the young pigs
are very different form
the ones that are fed to
the mature breeding animals, just as baby food is
different than what adults
would eat. The majority
of the ingredients used
are feed grains with the
major ones being wheat,
barley and peas. The vast
majority (approx 95%) of
this is purchased directly
from local farmers. Grain
buying is handled by
Roger Laventure (partner
in DDR Farms), and when
he last checked his supplier list there were 200
names on it, and in an average year the mill would
purchase from nearly 100
of these farmer suppli-
ers. Roger has calculated
that sometime in May of
2015, Northern Feeds
will be purchasing its 10
millionth bushel of grain,
and we feel that is quite
an accomplishment, and
adds considerably to the
local economy.
A common misconception about the mill is the
quality of grain that must
be purchased. You commonly hear people say
“pigs will eat anything!”,
and this is far from the
truth. With their keen
sense of smell, pigs are
able to detect small
amounts of mold or toxins in their feed and will
refuse to eat it if possi-
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ble, and if they do eat it,
it can result in reduced
performance and even
loss of pregnancies and
the birth of dead piglets.
Ergot, a fungus, can be a
big concern, and the levels that are seen in the
grain can vary from year
to year, with the 2013
crop being very low ergot,
but the previous year being very high. An issue
that is causing concern
to the livestock feeding
industry is the possible
presence of a substance
known as “vomitoxin”,
that is produced by fusarium and can be present in
feed grains. Historically,
it has not been a big issue
in this area, but as a precaution, Northern Feeds
will be starting to test
incoming loads to ensure
that the grain purchased
meets their specifications. This testing is becoming more common at
all receiving centers.
Northern
Feeds
is
proud of their contribution to the local agricultural economy, and is
looking forward to another 10 years of operating
in the Spiritwood area!
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Spiritwood area
R.M. of Leask
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Agriculture Edition
Frost could affect nitrate levels
Farmers could be dealing with frost
this week.
The impact of the frost and potential
buildup of nitrates in the crop depends
on how cold it gets and for how long.
Lorne Klein is a Regional Forage Spe-
cialist with Saskatchewan’s Ministry of
Agriculture.
“If the frost is more like that minus
three, minus four, and the duration is a
few hours, then the damage to the leaf
is going to be fairly significant. In that
case, you’re going to want to cut the crop
as quickly as you can after the crop.”
He notes nitrate levels in greenfeed is
a concern for livestock.
“Nitrates can cause problems with
the livestock. It interferes with the flow
September 26, 2014
of oxygen in the blood, certainly it will
cause anywhere from minor problems
to very significant problems depending
on the levels in the feed.”
Producers can deal with a nitrate issue
through a feed management program.
Natural fertilizers loaded with nutrients
Lawn and garden enthusiasts know a
handful of items are essential to maintain a healthy landscape. Water, sunshine and the proper nutrients all work
in concert to promote a healthy lawn.
Although nutritional material is inherent in the soil, many gardeners feel soil
must be amended with some sort of fertilizer to give plants a healthy boost.
All-natural fertilizers are growing in
popularity, and home gardeners have
a variety of such products at their disposal. Ambitious homeowners can even
create their own all-natural fertilizers
from items around the house. Organic
fertilizers, or those that are derived
from living organisms and not manufacturered through chemicals, can provide sufficient nutrients and minerals to
grow healthy plants.
Bone meal
In order to store energy and reach
maturity, plants need phosphate. This
mineral is released over a long period of
time from finely ground rock. However,
a faster way to supply it to the landscape
is through bone meal. Bone meal is a
mixture of finely and coarsely ground
animal bones that are a waste product
from meat-processing plants. Adding
bone meal to soil is one of the most effective ways to increase phosphorous
levels.
Manure
The waste from herbivores (animals
that feed on grass), including rabbits,
horses and cows, can make super fertilizers. Some gardeners shy away from
manure because they believe it to be
an odoriferous, dirty product. The best
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produced manures are allowed to compost for at least nine months and are
mixed with hay or straw. They should
not produce an offensive odor and will
provide plants with a host of nutrients.
Never use manures from meat-eating
animals, like dogs, cats or humans. Feces can harbor a lot of bacteria, which
can be transferred to the garden soil.
Fish and seaweed
Improving soil nutrients may be as
simple as looking to the ocean or other
bodies of water. Fish emulsion, a mixture of ground fish and water, is a good
nitrogen source. Nitrogen gives plants
the energy to grow. Seaweed, which is
actually a type of algae, contains the
primary nutrients that plants need in
order to thrive, including phosphorous,
nitrogen and potassium. It also serves
as a food for natural bacteria that break
down nutrients into the soil, making
them easier for plants to absorb.
Worms
Earthworms are vital to soil health.
They burrow and wiggle around in the
dirt, helping to aerate the soil. But the
castings, or waste, of the worms also
provide valuable nutrients to the soil.
The castings contain beneficial microorganisms from the worms’ digestive
system that help break down organic
matter into a form that plant roots can
use. Many gardeners participate in vermicomposting, or farming worms in order to use their castings as fertilizer.
Compost
Compost can also be used as fertilizer.
Gardeners can make their own compost
from discarded materials. Compost is
one of the most widely used soil amendments in vegetable gardens. Yard refuse, fruit and vegetable peelings, eggshells, coffee grounds, and other items
can be added to a compost pile. Natural
bacteria will slowly break down these
materials into a product dubbed “black
gold.” Compost can be mixed into soil
before planting and used as a dressing
after plants have been established.
Gardeners can experiment with different ratios of fertilizer to create a mix
that enhances the soil. Test the soil to
determine which, if any, nutrients the
soil is lacking so the fertilizer can be adjusted accordingly.
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farmers
who plant the
seeds
for our
economy
and our future.
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Agriculture Edition
September 26, 2014
Annual crops for greenfeed and grazing
Annual crops can
provide emergency or
supplementary forage
in all areas of the province. Some producers
also consider annual
forage because it is a
short-term land commitment.
Spring or
winter cereal crops are
both well suited to these
roles. They are easy to
seed, establish quickly
and can provide pasture later in the growing
season when perennial
production is decreasing and demand is at its
highest.
Oats, barley and triticale have traditionally
been the most widely
used cereals for greenfeed, silage and pasture. However, many
other crops are also
being used to lesser extents. Spring cereals
are a good choice if the
crop may not be needed
exclusively for grazing.
Spring cereals produce
much of their forage
production eight to 10
weeks after seeding.
(Figure 1) This growth
is difficult to stockpile
for late season use without considerable wastage from trampling and
maturity. If conditions
warrant, these crops
can easily be harvested
for greenfeed or grain
or swath grazed.
Spring cereals, however, do not re-grow
well after being grazed.
Maintaining cereal pasture for late season use
is difficult. When late
summer grazing capacity is needed, winter cereals such as fall
rye, winter wheat and
winter triticale may be
more suitable. While
seed costs for these
crops may be higher,
they provide better
quality forage in the late
summer and fall.
When seeded in the
spring, winter cereals
produce little seed and
stay leafy. Compared to
barley or oats, only five
to 10 per cent of winter
cereal plants typically
head in the year of seeding. Winter cereals can
also provide early season pasture the following spring. Fall rye is
the most winter hardy
winter cereal. Typically
fall rye will produce well
for one or two years.
However, some producers have reported grazing fall rye more than
two years.
Cool Season Spring
Crop Options
Cool season or C3
crops include spring cereals, canola, peas and
annual ryegrass. Spring
cereals, peas and canola
produce the majority of
their growth early in the
summer with production declining by late
summer.
Trampling
losses of all these crops
will be high if grazed after heading or podding
and if cattle are not restricted to limited areas.
Varieties that produce
high grain yields often
produce high forage
yield. For some crops,
forage varieties are
available.
Oats
•Oats are a high yielding annual forage, particularly in the black
and grey-wood soil
zone.
Barley
•Barley is suitable for
swath grazing, greenfeed or silage in all soil
zones of the province.
Triticale
•Triticale can produce
similar forage yields to
oats on black soils. It
is more tolerant of dry
conditions than oats.
Wheat
•Wheat is suited to all
soil zones of the province.
Peas
•Peas are adapted to
the dark brown, black
and grey soil zones.
Canola
•Canola is best adapt-
ed to the black and grey
soil zones.
•All varieties of canola
and mustard except industrial use oils can be
fed to livestock.
Turnips
•Seeding turnips is
similar to seeding canola. Turnips, like canola,
are also susceptible to
many pests and insects.
•Crop can be grazed in
60 to 90 days and may
be grazed a second time
if managed properly.
Livestock can consume
the leaves and dig out
the tubers in the fall.
There may be a choking
hazard when livestock
eat the tubers.
Annual Ryegrasses
•Annual rye grasses
are adapted to the grey
and black soil zones.
Millets
•Millets can be grown
in all soil zones of the
province, but often do
not out-yield cereals for
greenfeed, silage or pasture.
Corn
•Corn is better adapted to areas of the province receiving more
than 2000 corn heat
units per year.
•Corn will generally
produce more forage
than cereal crops. However, without good weed
control, corn will not
reach its full yield potential. Forming a cob
is very important to the
grazing value of corn.
Fall Cereals
•Fall cereals are best
used for pasture production.
They
are
adapted to all soil zones
of the province.
•Grazing can begin
once the rows have filled
in. Fall rye is generally
more winter-hardy than
winter wheat or winter
triticale.
•Fall rye can be pastured prior to stem
elongation in the spring
and still produce a grain
crop if moisture conditions are adequate.
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Agriculture Edition
Farmers can have an eye in the sky with drones
ing their yields. Drones
are becoming very popular in the States and we
see this as the future of
contemporary
farming
practices in Western Canada,” he says.
The
helicopter-style
drone offered by Farm
World is turn-key and
user friendly. Farm World
offers extensive training,
along with warranty programs and ongoing service ensuring users are
successful. With locations
in Prince Albert, Kinistino and Humboldt, Farm
World has fully trained
staff to ensure customer
success.
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visit www.farmworld.ca
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Farm World is now offering customers helicopter-style drones, the latest technology in precision
farming.
Blair Fleischhacker, centre, provides Farm World customers and employees a demonstration of the Precision drone.
With harvest now fully
underway, farmers may be
discovering areas of their
crops that are not producing the highest yields.
Producers could be asking
themselves - what should
I have done differently?
Unmanned aerial vehicles, more commonly
known as drones, can help
producers diagnose problems in their fields before
they become full-blown
issues. Drones capture
still images and video of
crops, including infrared
images, which are analysed by specialized software to assess vegetative
growth, row formations,
crop development, and
more.
“The real power of this
technology is the ability
to create Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
maps,” says Blair Fleischhacker, corporate parts
manager, Farm World.
“Once you have those
maps, you can pinpoint
exact locations with GPS
coordinates where you
may have problems. Then,
farmers can work with
their agronomist to develop the right chemical
prescriptions. This saves
farmers money by applying chemical only where
it’s needed and not to the
entire field.”
Farm World has recently
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offer drones. The founders of Precision Drones
are farmers who wanted
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market so they decided to
develop their own.
“Precision Drone is the
perfect partner for Farm
World. Like us, they are
farmers first and they
know what farmers need
to be successful,” says
Fleischhacker.
From scouting for weed
problems, fertilizer deficiencies, signs of insects,
and diseases, farmers can
also use drones to check
livestock herds.
“It’s amazing what you
can see from the air that
you can’t see from the
ground,” he says. “Drones
provide farmers with real-time information on
an entire quarter, identify
problem areas and then
the ability to make adjustments quickly and with
confidence. Plus, a producer can keep the images
for future crop planning.”
Drones are expected to
replace traditional crop
scouting methods like
walking the fields or hiring airplane surveillance.
The drone can cover an
entire quarter in about 15
minutes and can be f lown
manually or using autopilot, which follows GPS
coordinates.
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Agriculture Edition
Who knew - Agriculture in Saskatchewan
Agriculture is the root of
Saskatchewan’s economy and
accounts for over one-third of
the province’s total exports.
We have over 40 per cent of
Canada’s farmland totaling
more than 60 million acres.
Approximately 33 million
acres of agricultural land is
used for crop production each
year.
Wholesome roots
Saskatchewan is known
worldwide as a consistent
and reliable supplier of safe,
high-quality grains, oilseeds,
pulses and livestock. In 2013,
we produced:
•99 per cent of Canada’s
chickpeas
lentils
•87 per cent of Canada’s durum wheat
flaxseed
mustard
•64 per cent of Canada’s dry
peas
canola
Feeding the world
Saskatchewan
exports
more than $1 billion in each
of the four key product sectors: cereal grains (wheat,
oats, rye and barley), oilseeds
(canola and flax), pulses (peas
and lentils) and edible oils
(canola). In 2013, Saskatchewan was responsible for:
• 65 per cent of the world’s
lentil exports
pea exports
flaxseed exports
durum exports
canola seed exports
mustard seed exports
canola oil exports
In 2013, Saskatchewan was
also the leading Canadian
exporter of 11 agri-food products:
• Canola Seed - $2.06billion
• Lentils - $1.15 billion
• Canola Oil - $1.46 million
• Pea - $1.11 million
• Durum - $1.28 billion
• Canola Meal - $686 million
•Flaxseed - $297 million
•Oats - $248 million
•Canary Seed - $86 million
•Mustard Seed - $72 million
•Chickpeas - $30 million
Building on our strengths moving crops to the next level
The Ministry of Agriculture
collaborates with industry
organizations, producers and
research institutions to in-
Tractors
crease competitiveness, production, new crop development, product development
and value-added processing in Saskatchewan’s crop
sectors with the goal of increasing overall profitability
throughout the value chain.
This includes introducing
new crops, increasing returns
on existing crops, and adding
value through processing opportunities:
•Camelina - it’s estimated
that camelina production
will reach 100,000 acres by
2015, with a value of $16.8
million. Camelina bio-based
products include fish feed,
bio-lubricants, healthy oils
and jet fuel.
• Vegetables - there’s a potential for high-value vegetables like onions and small
potatoes, particularly for irrigation farmers (net return
$3,000 to $5,000 per acre).
Saskatchewan has the growing conditions, land and water resources, minimal pest
pressure and expertise necessary for growing high-quality
vegetables.
• Wheat - wheat has been
the cornerstone of Saskatchewan agriculture since farming began in the province. Varietal development, through
the stacking of traits to create
superior varieties is needed
to ensure that this crop can
compete with other crop
types and is profitable for
growers.
• Honey - honey producers
in the province are getting
the help they need to keep
their colonies healthy and the
honey production per hive the
highest in Canada. Research
to develop best management
practices to control mites and
reduce winter mortality in
honey bees in underway.
• Fruit processing - Saskatchewan growers produce
approximately five million
pounds of fruit per year on
2,000 acres with strong potential to increase acreage
with the expansion of irrigation districts and agri-tour-
ism.
Wide-open spaces
Saskatchewan has over six
million hectares of pastureland and large quantities of
high-quality feed, making it
an ideal place for livestock
development. Saskatchewan
has 1.2 million beef cows,
or just under 30 per cent of
the Canadian beef cow herd,
making it the second-largest
beef-producing province in
Canada. In 2013:
• Saskatchewan’s total cattle and calf receipts were just
over $1.2 billion.
• Saskatchewan’s hog industry generated more than
$288 million.
• Saskatchewan had approximately one third of the
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Canadian bison herd.
Research and development
The Government of Saskatchewan supports the creation of a knowledge-based
economy. The Ministry of Agriculture invests in progressive and relevant research,
innovation and commercialization to benefit the agriculture sector.
Saskatchewan is home to
30 per cent of Canada’s agricultural biotechnology, providing expertise in biofuels,
bioproducts, crop research
and nutrition, and health
and wellness. There are more
than 700 scientists working
in 30 private, public and academic facilities, including the
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Agriculture Edition
September 26, 2014
Grazing management for sheep production
Observing grazing animals can provide the livestock producer with valuable information on the
quantity and quality of the
forage available to the animals. Observation is perhaps the most important
tool for making grazing
management
decisions.
With a little practice, a producer can become adept at
“eyeballing” the approximate amount and quality
of forage being consumed
by his livestock.
Ruminant animals graze
wherever and whenever
forage is available, therefore, a producer can say
that he does practice “grazing management”. Grazing occurs either by design, when controlled by a
knowledgeable manager,
or by default, when animals are allowed to graze
on their own without regard for plant and animal
requirements. A livestock
producer must visit his
pastures frequently, not
only to check the animals,
but also to check the forage.
This allows the producer to
monitor what is happening with the pasture and to
anticipate and correct any
potential problem before it
results in reduced livestock
performance.
A grazing management
plan must be designed with
both plant growth and animal performance in mind.
For long-term sustainability, there must be a balance
between plant and animal
requirements.
•Plant growth is maximized when they are “harvested” (or grazed) at maturity, but at that point the
forage quality is low and
animal performance may
suffer because the nutritional needs of the animal
are not met.
•Animal performance is
maximized if the plant is
grazed while it is actively
growing (i.e. producing
high-quality feed), but repeated, uncontrolled grazing will result in animals
selectively consuming the
highly nutritious and palatable plants while leaving
the unpalatable ones. Over
time, this will cause the
disappearance of desirable
plants (called decreasers)
and the predominance of
less desirable and undesirable ones (called increasers
and invaders).
Some points to consider
when observing animals
and interpreting their grazing behaviour are:
•less time is spent grazing when forage is plentiful
and of good quality; more
time is spent grazing when
quantity or quality is limited;
•herd animals tend to
graze as a group when forage is plentiful and as individuals when forage is
scarce;
• a well-established
browse line indicates excessive grazing pressure
(a browse line is a welldefined height to which
browse such as leaves,
twigs and woody growth
has been removed by animals);
•midday grazing during
hot weather indicates that
forage is limited.
Sheep Grazing Patterns
and Behaviour
Grazing animals are
looking for green plant material. Their first preference
is new green leaves. When
new green leaves are not
present, the animals will
eat older green leaves, followed by green stems, then
dry leaves, and finally dry
stems. Grazing animals
are also looking for plants
that they consider palatable. Sheep have narrower
mouths and more flexible
lips than cattle; therefore,
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they can be more selective
in their grazing by taking
individual bites. Ruminants swallow their food
as soon as it is lubricated
and after they have consumed a certain amount,
they ruminate. Cattle usually graze for four to nine
hours a day, and sheep and
goats for nine to 11 hours a
day. Animals usually graze,
then rest and ruminate.
Sheep rest and ruminate
more than cattle: seven to
10 hours a day as opposed
to four to nine hours a day
for cattle.
•Sheep can graze rugged
terrain more easily than
cattle.
•Sheep are reluctant to
graze areas that have natural predator cover.
•Sheep may walk from
three to five kilometres for
water (depending on topography). The distance
they have to travel has a
significant influence on
production. The greater the
distance to water, the more
energy and time is needed
to satisfy the sheep’s requirements.
•Sheep need from 7.5 to
10 litres of water per day.
•Livestock seek shade
and cool locations during
hot summer periods, which
may result in excessive
grazing under trees and in
riparian areas.
•Livestock usually overuse dry southern exposures early in spring and
then switch to riparian and
shaded areas during hotter times of the year. North
facing slopes usually remain underused.
•Sheep have a strong
flocking instinct and maintain social spacing and orientation in pens as well as
pasture. Breed, stocking
rate, topography, vegetation, shelter and distance
to water may influence
this instinct, but isolation
of individual sheep usually brings about signs of
anxiety and may cause the
sheep to try to escape.
•Sheep tend to “follow”
one another even in activities such as grazing, bedding down, reacting to obstacles and feeding.
Some pasture characteristics that influence how
close actual intake gets to
potential intake are listed
below.
•Forage Selection. Grazing animals are very selective in what they eat. Their
choices are influenced by
the presence of secondary
compounds
(phenolics,
volatile oils), plant morphology (such as thorns
and thick cuticles, dried
“stemmy” material) and
past grazing experience.
Sheep tend to avoid the
older seedstalks or “stemmy” grass. An increase in
the number of seedstalks
in a pasture will reduce the
sheep’s grazing intensity;
however, when seedstalks
are removed (such as by
cutting during the previous
fall), sheep’s preference for
the non-stemmy forage increases.
•Preference. An animal’s
forage selection is more a
function of its past experience than its breed. Grazing is an acquired skill,
which is learned at an early
age. This means it is possible to train an animal to
consume certain plants,
such as leafy spurge, for
vegetation control.
•Palatability. Livestock
select food that has the
most pleasing texture.
They also choose familiar
foods. Green material is
preferred over dry material, and leaves over stems.
Palatability is affected by
fibre content, bitterness or
sweetness, water content
and plant abundance.
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September 26, 2014
Agriculture Edition
Farm Safety ... know your rights
Agriculture is one of Saskatchewan’s largest and most hazardous industries. Incidents occur more often during critical
farming times. They can cause needless suffering and consequently reduce farm revenues.
According to the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in
Agriculture (CCHSA), 14 people are killed on average each
year and many others are injured on Saskatchewan farms in
incidents that could have been prevented.
Everyone can do their part to change the statistics and make
Saskatchewan farms safer. The Farm Safety Guide provides
advice about training, clarifies employer and worker roles,
and responsibilities and identifies workplace hazards on the
farm. You can also visit the “Canadian Agricultural Safety
Association’s Website” for other valuable farm safety tools.
Employer and Employee Responsibilities on the Farm
Farmers are not exempt from Saskatchewan’s health and
safety laws. The Saskatchewan Employment Act (the Act) covers the health and safety of both farmers and farm workers.
A farmer or farm operator must:
•Provide a safe working environment for the worker. They
must provide orientation to: ◦location of first aid supplies;
◦fire and emergency procedures;
◦prohibited or restricted areas; and
◦chemical and physical hazards.
•Ensure that each worker understands and complies with
the provisions of the Act and regulations.
•Provide hazard information - ensure that the worker understands the potential hazards, and the precautions that
must be taken to avoid the risk of injury or illness associated
with their daily work tasks.
•Ensure that training for workers includes: ◦knowledge
about workplace hazards and any other information needed
to keep them safe; and explanation of safe work procedures
and practical demonstrations by the worker that they have
acquired the necessary knowledge and skills.
•Supervise the worker. This means monitoring the worker’s
activities to ensure s/he is working safely and being available
to assist and answer any questions. Usually more supervision is needed when a worker is undertaking new or hazardous tasks.
•Identify who the supervisor is (e.g., If multiple family
members are involved in the farming operation, who does the
worker answer to?)
•Inform the worker of their own responsibility to follow safe
work practices, use the safety equipment provided and bring
any unsafe condition(s) or equipment to the attention of the
employer.
•Keep in place and maintain all safety shields, safety latches
and safety devices.
•Discuss safe work practices (the how & why) for each workrelated activity.
•Be available to adequately supervise and provide assistance to workers when help is needed.
•Openly discuss work practices, remain open for questions
and acknowledge suggestions for improvement from a worker.
•Supply personal protective equipment (PPE), discuss safe
handling of chemicals and controlled products and instruct
the worker about the requirement to wear PPE and how to
correctly use and maintain it.
•Report fatal incidents, serious injuries and dangerous oc-
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currences to the Occupational Health and Safety Division. If
conflicts arise, attempt prompt resolutions to avoid unnecessary stress.
•Consider insurance coverage (Workers’ Compensation
Board (WCB) or private insurance).
A farm worker:
•Must cooperate with the employer to ensure employer’s
health and safety responsibilities are fulfilled.
•Must conduct him/herself in a safe and responsible manner at work.
•Has the right to refuse any work they believe is unusually
dangerous to him/herself or others.
•Must use the safeguards, safety appliances and personal
protective equipment (PPE) or devices provided pursuant to
the Act and The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
•Must bring to the farmer’s attention any concerns for
health and safety.
•Must wear the PPE provided by the employer and ask for
PPE to be provided if it is not supplied.
•Should ask for a tour of the farm prior to commencing
work.
•Should clearly understand who their supervisor is (e.g., If
multiple family members are involved in the farming operation, who does the worker answer to?)
•Should ask questions to ensure they understand safe work
procedures before proceeding.
•Should clearly understand the communication plan (e.g.,
work progress checks, employer assistance and availability).
•May ask if the employer has insurance coverage.
Protecting yourself and others from Hantavirus disease
Hantavirus disease is a rare but potentially fatal infection
spread by deer mice and possibly by other rodents. It is transmitted to people when they inhale airborne particles contaminated by
the saliva or excretions of infected rodents. Controlling rodents,
identifying sources of infection, cleaning buildings and worksites,
and minimizing exposures will reduce the risk of infection. Flulike or pneumonia-like symptoms following potential exposures
to sources of infection should be promptly reported to a doctor for
treatment.
Symptoms
Hantavirus begins as a flu-like illness. The initial symptoms
include fever, muscle aches, cough, headaches, nausea and vomiting. As the disease worsens, pneumonia symptoms may develop.
Fluid builds up in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe.
Heart function may also be affected. Death may occur at this
stage. The initial symptoms of the disease may appear from one
to six weeks after the exposure, with an average of from two to
three weeks. Once the initial symptoms appear, the disease can
progress rapidly and become life-threatening within a few days.
Reason for concern
Over 17 people in Saskatchewan have been diagnosed with
Hantavirus infections.
Approximately one-half of the cases in Saskatchewan involved
exposures in a rural or farm setting. In Canada, over 60 cases
have been reported. Approximately one-third of these have been
fatal. Cases are largely restricted to western Canada. A proportion
of Saskatchewan deer mice tested had evidence of the disease. Although the disease is rare, it is advisable to take common sense
precautions to prevent Hantavirus and other rodent-borne infections. In western North America, deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) are the primary carriers of the Hantavirus that causes
a respiratory disease in people. There are a few reports of other
rodents having evidence of Hantavirus infections, but in western
North America, the Hantavirus is largely restricted to deer mice.
Deer mice are found throughout most of Saskatchewan in a variety of indoor and outdoor habitats in rural and semi-rural areas.
They are less common in urban areas. Deer mice have characteristically large eyes and ears and a bicoloured body that distinguish
them from field or house mice. The upper side of their tail and
body is dark brown or grey and the underside is white.
Outdoors, deer mice construct nests in stumps, under logs, in
hollow tree cavities or in abandoned bird nests. They may enter
buildings in cold weather where they can damage food and furniture.
Sources of infection
The Hantavirus can be present in infected rodents’ saliva, urine
and droppings and in materials contaminated with them. Hantavirus survives in the environment for 2-3 days at a normal room
temperature. Exposure to sunlight will decrease this time and
freezing will increase the time. It can survive to some extent in
dried saliva or excretions.
Hantavirus is transmitted to people when they inhale airborne
particles contaminated by the saliva or excretions of infected rodents. It may also be possible that humans are infected after:
• direct contact of broken skin or eye membranes with contaminated materials; • eating or drinking contaminated food or water;
or
• being bitten by an infected rodent.
There is no evidence that the virus can be spread from arthropods (e.g., insects and ticks), cats, dogs or infected people.
Risk groups
Farmers, grain handlers, hikers, campers and people in occupations with unpredictable or incidental contact with rodents or
their nesting materials are at risk. Such occupations include telephone installers, oil workers, plumbers, electricians, pest control
officers, certain construction, maintenance and wildlife workers
and workers whose occupation is to clean, demolish or otherwise
work in areas/buildings that may be infested with rodents.
Treatment
People who develop a fever or respiratory illness within six
weeks of potential exposure to sources of infection should seek
medical attention immediately. The physician should be informed
of the potential exposure and of the suspected risk of Hantavirus
disease. Persons with the disease will require intensive, supportive care to treat the symptoms.
Preventive measures
1. Control rodents
2. Clean buildings and worksites before use
3. Minimize exposure to sources of infection
1. Control rodents
Remove rodents from infested areas and buildings
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traps. Bait the traps with dried fruit or peanut butter mixed with
oats or cheese. Be sure the bait is securely attached to the trip
pedal, or the trap may not spring when the food is removed. Set
traps at right angles to the walls where the rodents are known to
travel, with the bait side of the trap towards the wall. Bait the traps
without setting them for the first few nights.
Remove dead rodents safely – Spray the trap with a disinfectant
prior to removing the rodent. Disinfectants (such as a 1:10 dilution of Javex or another household bleach, 70% alcohol, or most
general purpose household disinfectants) are effective in killing
the Hantavirus. Make sure the label indicates the product is a
disinfectant. Wearing gloves, transfer the rodent to a disinfectant
solution and soak before transferring it to a plastic bag. Close the
bag with a twist tie, then place it in a second bag and seal it with a
twist tie. Dispose of the bagged rodent by placing it in the regular
garbage. Disinfect the area (do not reuse the disinfectant solution
used to soak the rodent). Wash your hands and exposed skin surfaces thoroughly with soap and water.
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Agriculture Edition
September 26, 2014
Guidelines for seed-borne diseases of pulse crops
Seed quality is very important in pulse production, as the costs of seed
and seed treatments are a
significant part of overall
input costs. “Quality seed”
may have different meanings depending on whether
the seed is being sold for
food or feed, or being used
for planting. If the seed is
for planting, “quality” refers to seed that has a high
germination, is intact, free
from foreign materials and
weed seeds, and has zero
or low levels of seed-borne
diseases. This article will
focus on the importance
of seed-borne diseases in
quality pulse seed.
Planting pulse seed that
is free of ascochyta blight
and other important seedborne diseases is the primary means to limit the
introduction of pathogens
into a field, and prevent
early establishment of disease.
Planting infected seed
may result in a widespread
distribution of disease
within the crop, and an increased number of initial
infection sites from which
the disease can spread. As
an example, consider the
development of ascochyta
blight in a chickpea crop.
Since there is a high rate of
seed-to-seedling transmission of this disease, even a
small percentage of infected seed can result in significant seedling infection
in the field. For a seed lot
with 0.1 per cent ascochyta infection (one infected
seed in 1,000 seeds) and a
planting density of three to
four plants/ft.2, 175 infected seedlings per acre could
potentially result. This is
a substantial amount of
early infection for such an
aggressive disease.
Importance of Seed Testing
It is recommended to
have seed tested at an accredited laboratory to
assess the levels of seedborne diseases. Commercial laboratories can test
pulse seed to determine
the level of seed-borne
fungi that cause ascochyta blight, anthracnose,
botrytis seedling blight
and grey mould, and
sclerotinia. A parallel test
for germination will indicate whether seed quality
has been affected by such
factors as immaturity,
disease, mechanical injury and chemical damage.
Testing for vigour may also
be beneficial, as it serves
as an indication of how
seed will respond in less
than ideal growing conditions.
Preferably, buy only certified seed with demonstrated good quality. However, keep in mind that
certified seed, according
to The Seeds Act (federal
regulations), has only to
meet standards for germination and purity, not
for diseases. The motto is
“buyer-beware” when purchasing pulse seed. Ask to
see the lab certificate before purchasing seed.
For more information
about seed testing, refer to
the Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada Inc. website /http://
www.seedanalysts.com/.
Limitations of Disease
Testing
A sample submitted to a
lab is only a small repre-
sentation of the larger seed
lot, and its value is dependent on how the sample
was collected. Due to the
statistical nature of small
samples, even a carefully
selected
representative
sample may not quantify
the exact disease level. For
example, a zero per cent
seed test result cannot
guarantee that the entire
seed lot is free of disease.
The number of seeds
tested affects the accuracy of the test. Many pulse
seed tests are done with
a 400-seed sample, but
a 1,000-seed sample is
sometimes used for ascochyta blight of chickpea.
By increasing the number of seeds to 1,000, the
probability of detecting a
small amount of infection
is increased. For example,
a 1,000-seed test can detect 0.1 per cent infection
(one in 1,000), whereas a
400-seed sample test may
have provided a zero per
cent infection result. Thus,
the 1,000-seed sample decreases the likelihood of
getting a false negative
result. The difference between zero per cent and
0.1 per cent infection can
be important with a disease like ascochyta blight
of chickpea, when weather
conditions favour disease
spread. The ability to detect low levels of infection
and avoid false negative results is more important for
chickpea than for lentil or
field pea, and more important for seed growers than
commercial growers.
Cleaning Seed
Diseased seed is often
shrunken or discoloured,
although this is not al-
Harvesting
Prairie
Gold
ways the case. Severely
ascochyta-infected
seed
may grade as No. 1 and still
be carrying the fungus.
Botrytis-infected seed is
often shrunken. Cleaners
and colour sorters can be
used to remove some diseased or damaged seed to
improve the seed quality
for planting. Furthermore,
it is recommended that
producers have their seed
cleaned and sized to allow
for consistent flow in seeding equipment.
If requested, seed testing labs will clean seed to
a standard level (based on
screen size) before testing
the lot for germination and
disease. If the seed sample
is very dirty, a disease test
cannot be conducted without cleaning the seed first.
As there is usually an extra charge to the client for
cleaning to a suitable level,
it is important to talk to the
lab to confirm your expectations regarding cleaning.
Germination
Seed should be tested for
germination to determine
its suitability for planting.
Germination can decrease
in the bin over the winter,
especially if the seed was
immature or damaged at
harvest. It is a good investment to re-test seed for
germination in the spring,
if quality was questionable
in the fall. Increasing the
seeding rate will compensate for low germination,
but only to a certain extent.
If the reduced germination
was a result of disease, an
increased seeding rate can
introduce more disease
into the field.
As well, do not use seed
from a pulse crop that was
treated with pre-harvest
glyphosate.
Chemicallydamaged seed will show
poor root development and
may result in some seedlings dying and, in extreme
cases, a complete crop failure.
Vigour
Some labs provide vigour
testing, but there is still
some debate about the best
testing protocol and how to
interpret results. Vigour is
a measure of germination
when seed is placed in less
than ideal growing conditions, such as low temperatures.
Some people believe that
a vigour test is a valuable
indicator of seed performance, as it mimics natural field conditions. The
smaller the gap between
per cent germination and
per cent vigour, the more
sound the seed is believed
to be. If there is a significant discrepancy between
these two values, it is important to determine why
the vigour was reduced,
e.g. mechanical damage, a
high proportion of green
seed, herbicide damage,
etc. Knowing the cause of
the problem will help in
the decision to plant the
seed, or to source another
seed lot with acceptable
vigour.
The Value of Fungicide
Seed Treatments
Fungicide seed treatments protect seed viability and inhibit diseases like seed rot and seed
Fungicide seed treatments
protect seed viability and
inhibit diseases like seed
rot and seedling blight.
Seed treatments protect
the seed in two ways: by
controlling fungi present
either on the seed surface
or carried internally in the
seed; and by controlling
fungi present in the soil, or
on crop residue in the soil.
Treating seed ensures
that the crop gets off to
a good start. But keep in
mind that seed treatments
will not “cure” a poor seed
lot that has high proportions of dead, damaged or
infected seed.
The degree of control
with seed treatment depends on five factors: (1)
fungicide active ingredients, (2) rate of application, (3) seed- and soilborne fungal diseases
present, (4) environmental
conditions, and (5) quality
of seed coverage.
The latter point cannot
be overlooked-full coverage of the product over the
seed coat is essential to ensure protection.
If you are testing seed
on-farm, equipment must
be carefully calibrated to
ensure proper mixing of
the seed and chemical to
provide adequate coverage. This becomes even
more important for fungicides with contact activity. Large-sized pulse
seed may be easily damaged during treatment, so
reduce velocity within the
equipment and during augering if possible. The rate
of application listed on
the product label must be
adhered to, because overtreatment may injure the
seed, and under treatment
may not provide adequate
disease control.
In general, seed treatments may have either systemic or contact modes of
action. Controlling fungi
that are carried within the
seed requires a systemic
product (i.e. smut in barley), whereas contact or
protectant products are
adequate for surface-borne
or soil-borne fungi. Systemic seed treatments are
diluted quite quickly with-
in the plant once the seed
germinates and is actively
growing. Some treatments
will protect a young seedling against early leaf disease or root rot infection,
but in most cases, seed
treatments are no longer
effective after seedling
emergence.
Note: If seed-applied
Rhizobium
inoculants
are being used as well, it
is recommended to first
apply the fungicide seed
treatment, allow it to dry
on the seed, then add the
inoculant as close to planting as possible. Contact
your inoculant and crop
protection provider for
product-specific compatibility information. Also
refer to the Ministry publication Inoculation of Pulse
Crops at www.agriculture.
go v. s k .c a/i no c u l at ion _
pulse_crops.
Guidelines for Tolerance
Levels for Planting
There are no reseachbased recommendations
for what levels of seedborne infection in pulse
seed are tolerable for
planting. The critical level
will depend on moisture
and temperature conditions after planting and
will, therefore, vary from
year to year. The decision
whether to plant infected
seed will also depend on a
variety of factors affecting
risk management.
Factors to consider when
planting infected seed include:
•The cost and availability
of disease-free seed with
good germination.
•The cost and availability
of registered seed treatments.
•The weather conditions
and disease pressure typical of the region/soil climatic zone.
•The type of pulse crop.
•The type of disease
present in the seed and
proximity to other sources
of disease inoculum.
•Plans for infield scouting; availability and costs
of foliar fungicides.
Despite the above variables, the following guidelines were developed to
give pulse producers some
assistance when making
decisions about seed-borne
diseases.
These guidelines are
based partly on knowledge of the biology of different diseases, partly on
published research, and
partly on crop insurance
considerations. However,
because of the biological,
agronomic, environmental
and economic variables
mentioned, the guidelines
should be treated as rules
of thumb.
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September 26, 2014
The unpredictable world of Beekeeping
“ It’s OK, she is just visiting,” said Murray Hannigan
after being told he had a bee
on his cheek.”Sometimes
you are more likely getting
stung by trying to remove
it (the bee), so I just leave
it,” he said casually with a
smile.
Once Hannigan is in the
field moving around beehives and working closely
with the bees - sometimes
without veil and gloves - he
easily blends in with the
environment. Hundreds of
bees hover over him with a
haunting but harmonious
buzzing, sometimes landing
gently on his skin without
using their powerful sting.
There is no need for them to
become defensive. Murray
and the bees become one.
And after decades working with these complex beings, Murray can feel and
classify their behavior,
quickly identifying if they
are happy or not based on
the way they move when
flapping their wings.
He calls them his “pets,”
which is understandable
considering these little insects produce over 700,000
pounds of honey each year
for Hannigan Honey.
The decline of honeybees
has made the headlines
across the globe in the last
few months. But is there
really a problem all across
Canada?
Not according to some
Saskatchewan producers,
or at least not in the prairies.
Calvin Parsons, director
of the Saskatchewan Beekeepers Association, said
the bee population in the
country is not declining.
“It’s nonsense,” he said.
“There are local bee shortages in some places, but in
the prairies, the colonies
count has come up.”
According to Parsons,
winter losses in Saskatchewan accounted for 20
per cent, which is “slightly
above normal, but not very
significant.”
“There are more bee
colonies in the world right
now than has ever been.”
A Honey Bee eyes up this borage plant for the gathering of the pollen.
The late start of spring
this year has also made
things difficult for beekeepers, resulting in a late pollination.
“April was hard on our
bees,” he said. “It was so
cold and the bees got no
pollen until May.”
Beekeepers in the province normally expect to see
pollen by April 20.
Parsons said it’s still soon
to predict if the honey production will suffer from the
late start of pollination this
year.
The rumor about the decline in honeybees does not
apply to Hannigan Honey
either. The company used
to go into winter with 4,000
beehives just four years ago,
and now they are going into
winter with 4,600 beehives.
However, Murray does
not deny that there issues
causing problems for some
beekeepers.
The parasite that honey
producers are dealing with
now is called the Varroa destructor mite. The parasite
moved across from a stingless bee out of south asia
called Melipona. The latter
had developed systems to
tolerate this parasite. When
Varroa mite moved on to
Apis mellifera, the European honeybee used for most
Canadian honey producers,
it was a “disaster.”
According to the Canadian Honey Council, Varroa
mites were first reported
in New Brunswick in 1989.
Since then the mites have
spread across Canada. Over
time the mites have developed resistance to the synthetic chemical treatments
(fluvalinate and coumaphos). All provinces are reporting treatment tolerant
varroa mites
“Our honeybee had no
systems built in to deal
with this parasite,” he said.
“As beekeepers, we couldn’t
afford to wait years for our
bees to develop systems (to
fight the parasite).”
Although producers were
in a hurry to defeat the
problem, during those early
years, people didn’t know
how to properly control
the parasite, and ended up
harming the bees.
“We (at Hannigan Honey)
were very cautions through
those years,” said Murray.
“Even our science community wasn’t sure to what
would work, and they would
advise things sometimes
that would turn out to be a
disaster.”
Murray said that the
honeybee population in
Saskatchewan
brought
from south Europe, had
challenges enough being
stressed out with the harsh
winters of the province.
“We didn’t need any more
challenges.”
Murray said he has been
fortunate enough to stum-
According to Statistics Canada,
Details
Geography
Estimates
2009
3
2010
2011
2012
r
2013
7,028
7,403 7,713
8,312 8,483
Beekeepers
r
3
592,120 620,291 637,920 690,037 672,094
Colonies
Canada
Production of honey, total (pounds x
70,362 81,672r 79,824r 90,759 75,488
1,000)4
r
r
Value of honey, total (dollars x 1,000)5 126,253 144,197 150,691 176,206 176,153
971
965
850
748
715
Beekeepers3
85,000 86,000 90,000 110,000 100,000
Colonies3
Saskatchewan Production of honey, total (pounds x
17,000 18,404 15,930 23,125 18,200
1,000)4
5
25,500 28,526 24,692 38,156 37,310
Value of honey, total (dollars x 1,000)
ble onto some ideas to treat
these parasites.
“If we treat this parasite
at a crazy early time, much
earlier than we ever used to
go into our beehives, now
we do our treatment for the
parasite in March.
“We are catching the
parasite before there is any
significant damage,” said
Murray. “That allows us to
kill this parasite while it’s
living on the outer shell of
the bees instead of having
this parasites reproducing
under the brood.
Murray said that what
might explain the honeybees making headlines
across Canada is that some
areas of the country have
had more trouble than
others. In Ontario, for example, producers have had
huge problems with neonicotinoids or neonics, a type
of insecticide that’s chemically reminiscent of nicotine.
In the prairies, every
canola seed has a coating
of this product, the intent is
the systemic will come up to
the plant and kill anything
that tries to eat the leaves.
With canola, this diminishes, and we are not getting
any neonicotinoids into the
honey. In Ontario, however, corn farmers tend to
use vacuum style air seeders instead of punch style,
compressed air style. When
they are seeing into the
ground, particularly corn,
they are using products
like talc powder to prevent
the corn seeds from sticking together. What happens
is talc powder becomes
laced with neonicotinoid,
and because of the style of
their seeder, it’s actually exhausting this dust into the
air behind the seeder. All it
takes is a slight breeze and
this dust is going over fields
of blossoming plants. Forging off of those plants and
killing beehives.
“In the prairies, we don’t
have that style of seeding
and we don’t grow a lot of
corn,” said Murray.
Other managerial decisions might be helping
Hannigan Honey thrive.
At Hannigan Honey, they
don’t usually bring bees in.
They are able to allow all
their reproduction in the
house. This year however,
they did it differently.” We
thought that the spring was
going to be so late, that the
queen bees we normally
raise would not have time
to get mated and be productive enough to go through
the winter of 14/15.” So they
brought in outside stock,
but they are still keeping
the Saskatchewan genetics
from another producer.
When importing bees,
there is always a risk of
those bees passing on parasites. Since different species of bees can pass on
parasites, it’s a question if
the parasites would have
resistant to the treatments
used.
“That one of the concerns,
that we don’t bring in parasites that tag along or that
the parasites would have resistance to our treatments,”
he said. “We may not even
know that we brought in
parasites because they are
too small to see, and we
could cause destruction.”
Murray said he realized
the risks, but it was a decision he had to make due to
the lateness of spring this
year.
“Because of help of good
science and very good people in our operation, we
have been able to stay in
course and our operation
continues to flourish,” said
Murray.
Hannigan Honey is one of
the biggest honey producers in Saskatchewan. His
dad started the business in
1940 when sugar was being
rationed. My grandmother
needed more sweetener
for producing food for the
helpers and she asked her
husband for it. He loved it.
Murray took over the business, and still displays passion and excitement for the
business, reflecting in many
of his managerial decisions.
Continued on page 31
September 26, 2014
Agriculture Edition
The unpredictable world of Beekeeping
Continued from page 30
Hanningan Honey currently employs 35 people, out of
which 14 are foreign workers.
Seven of these employees are
from Nicaragua, and seven
are from Mexico. They move
out here for the six months of
production, and go back their
country during the winter. He
provides accommodation for
his staff.
Murray said he always tries
to hire people that worked for
him in the past, strengthening
relations between him and the
employees.
“We try to keep them as
much as we can before they
move on to something else.
The more on-job experience
people gain; it also benefits
the company and its productivity.”
“Understanding what is going on in a beehive is critical,
and that comes with experience.”
Murray said he has not only
taken courses to improve himself as a manager, but he has
taken his staff to attend Dale
Carnegie classes “It has helped
our staff improve themselves,”
he said. “If your staff are doing
well both mentally, physically
and financially, chances are
they will good a job for you.”
Murray tries to empower
his employees by encouraging them to have “ownership
of their actions” and create a
mutual understanding.
“You have to create the atmosphere for good work,” he
said.
The results speak for themselves. “Sometimes my staff
is even more disappointed
than I am when we don’t
Murray has no qualms about working around the bees. The smoke helps to keep the bees calm.
have a good production.” He
sees the disappointment as
positive.”Everybody is invested in what we do here.”
We produce 700 and 800
pounds of honey in a year. Because they produce so much
honey, and Saskatchewan
does not have many residents,
they depend on outside markets. Last year one third of
honey produced went to Japan. In the past 10 years several million pounds have gone
to U.S. markets
“U.S. has been a big market
for us.”
“We are constantly exploring new markets, we have sold
to Europe, Japan,” Right now
they are in conversation with a
Chinese company. Constantly
striving to increase production, “We would like to produce 1 million pounds- right
now we are stuck around 700
to 800 thousand.”
The closest was in 2009,
producing 850 thousand
pounds.
“We keep looking for a
big year.” This year could
be possibly less than 700
pounds.”That’s disappoint-
ing.”
The feeling is that they will
be about 10 per down cent this
year.”There are factors that
we can’t put our fingers on” It
was a difficult start. Instead
of 3300 production colonies,
they are down to 3000 colonies.
Every year we keep look-
ing for the big production,”
We thought that might be this
year because of all the hard
work.” And now they are going
to be down about 10 per cent.
“I think about having people
to make my life easier”. Even
though he does not plan on retiring completely, he has taken
a business partner, Dave Philip.
He has been working for
Hannigan Honey since 1996
and has been a partner since
January 1, 2013.
Dave enjoyed his years
working at Hannigan’s when
he was a teenager and although he left for a brief time
to pursue other interests,
he returned to the business
knowing that beekeeping was
what he wanted to do. He
thoroughly enjoys the challenging science of beekeeping,
his partnership with Murray
and Ruby, and his daily interactions with the staff. “He is
a wonderful young man and
treats our staff exceptionally.”
“There is still a lot of mystery behind the behavior of
colonies. One year with apparently the same conditions we
will produce a lot more than
the previous year. There are
factors there we can speculate
on, but we don’t completely
understand. “
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such a large scale in any
other industry or workplace. It raises unique challenges that other business
operators don’t have to consider.
Farm owners and operators should take time to
look around the farm and
identify the hazards, particularly those that pose the
greatest risk to children.
Get the kids involved, a sort
of safety ‘eye spy’.
The hazards children face
•All animals can be unpredictable, especially if
startled or protecting their
young. Children can also
be infected by a number
of animal diseases such as
leptosporis, ringworm and
diarrhoea.
•Children lack the judgement, body weight and
strength to operate full
sized farm vehicles like
ATVs.
•Children need to understand why tractors can
be so dangerous. Younger
children are most likely to
be injured while playing
on or near tractors. Older
children are most likely to
be injured as passengers
or while carrying out farm
tasks.
•All farm machinery has
the potential to cause harm
and should only be operated by adults. Guards could
have perforations small
enough for children’s hands
to get through. Workshops
need to be kept locked and
all machinery should have
appropriate safety guards.
•Farms need to have a
map of all the water hazards on the property – rivers creeks, troughs, dips,
tanks, dams and ponds.
Agriculture Edition
Keeping children safe on farms
33
Let’s keep our children out of harms way.
Water also poses the risk
of burns, especially in the
dairy shed where hot water
is used at scalding temperatures.
•It is the responsibility of
adults to ensure all dangerous chemicals used on the
farm are stored safely, out
of the reach of children.
•Road safety on private
roads as well as public
roads is vital. It is important to have children in car
seats and seat belts when in
cars, utes and trucks.
Tips for child safety on
farms
This image shows a child
in high-visibility overalls
walking past a tractor. The
child is walking, hand-inhand with an adult, around
the farm identifying hazards. •Walk around the
farm with children and
identify the hazards together.
•Adult supervision is the
key, for young children it
needs to be close and active.
•Lead by example. For example, always wear an approved helmet on an ATV.
•Think about whether
it’s practical to have safety
fences around play areas,
animal enclosures, work areas and water spots.
•Keep doors shut or
locked so little ones can’t
get anywhere they’re not
supposed to.
•Remove keys from doors
and vehicles, and never
leave vehicles unattended
with the motor running.
•Make sure it is safe to
reverse farm vehicles. The
best way to do this is to
walk around the vehicle and
ensure children are a safe
distance away before starting the engine.
•Children do not ride on
tractors, or ATVs.
•Ensure children wear
high visibility clothing
when out and about on the
farm.
•Teach children to wash
their hands after touching
animals.
•Cover tanks and wells
with child restraint covers
or fill-in any that are unused.
•Spare tractor wheels
should be tied to a wall or
left lying flat so they can’t
topple over and crush a
child.
•If children are riding a
smaller model farm bike
they should be properly
equipped with an approved
helmet and closed in shoes.
An adult should always supervise.
•Older children should
not ride farm bikes until
they can place both feet
firmly on the ground on
either side when seated
on the bike. They should
also be taught the dangers
of speeding and uneven
ground.
•Make sure children know
what to do in an emergency.
What to do, where to go and
who to call. Teach children
basic first aid.
•Make it a rule for older children to always say
where they are going.
Children do listen, understand, remember and apply
rules over time. But things
change - seasonal work,
new hazards, environmental changes, getting older,
having friends over - farm
safety needs to be constantly reviewed and updated.
Government reduces 2015 SaskPower rate increase
The Government of Saskatchewan today announced its
decision concerning SaskPower’s multi-year rate application: •Approval of the
system-wide average rate
increase of 5.5 per cent that
was effective January 1, 2014.
This will not affect current
billing as it has been in effect
since January 1, 2014, on an
interim basis.
•Reduce SaskPower’s systemwide average rate increase of
5.0 per cent, previously conditionally approved, to 3.0 per
cent effective January 1, 2015.
“Saskatchewan’s power infrastructure is aging and needs
to be replaced,” Minister responsible for SaskPower Bill
Boyd said. “Our province’s
economy and population is
growing, creating greater
demand for power. This increase is necessary to ensure
every resident and business in
Saskatchewan has a reliable
and secure source of power.
“SaskPower is forecasting an
improved financial outlook
for 2015 and is therefore able
to reduce the 2015 rate increase percentage from what
was originally requested. The
company is always looking for
ways to reduce operational
costs and find business efficiencies, at the same time balancing the need to invest for
Saskatchewan’s future power
needs.”
SaskPower submitted its application in October 2013 to
the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel (SRRP) to fund
ongoing major investments in
the province’s electrical sys-
tem and keep pace with the
growing economy and population base.
After a thorough review of
the application, the SRRP
recommended government
approve the requested 2014
rate increase and conditionally approve the requested
system-wide average 5.0 per
cent increase for 2015. After careful consideration, the
Government of Saskatchewan
has approved the 2014 increase request as submitted,
but due to an improved financial outlook for 2015, a 3.0 per
cent system-wide average rate
increase instead of the conditionally-approved 5.0 per cent
has been approved.
The 2014 rate increase took
effect on January 1, 2014,
on an interim basis and re-
sulted in an average monthly
increase of $5 per urban residential customer. The newly
recommended system-wide
average 3.0 per cent increase
for 2015 will mean an addi-
tional $3 per month on average for urban residential customers.
SaskPower’s rate strategy is
to maintain competitive and
affordable rates while bal-
ancing the need to fund an
estimated $1 billion per year
investment in Saskatchewan’s
electrical infrastructure into
the future.
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raise food
and care
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Agriculture Edition
All about the volumes
Heading past the halfway point of September,
the pace of the North
American harvest picked
up with excellent weather
allowing crops to dry out
from late growing season
rains. That being said, the
quality of the crop coming off is quite variable
with reports of fields next
to each other swaying a
few grades one way or
the other! As such, we’ve
seen prices for higher
quality crops spreading
higher against their lower
grade counterparts. For
example, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture said recently that 79
per cent of the provincial
durum crop will fall into
the bottom two grades!
Thus, from what we’ve
seen, prices have already
adjusted to the variable
quality so further increases may limited based on
the fact that there’s record
crops coming off across
the world, especially (and
obviously by now) in corn,
wheat, soybeans.
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its forecast of wheat and
canola exports to five-and
four-year lows respectively, on expectations that a
smaller crop will be taken
off. A.B.A.R.E.S. downsized its forecast for total wheat production last
week by 360,000 to 24.23
million tonnes (U.S.D.A.’s
at 25.5 million tonnes)
and, from that, 18.1 million tonnes of that will
get exported this year
(U.S.D.A.’s at 19 million
tonnes). As for canola,
exports are forecasted to
fall by 28 per cent yearover-year to 2.3 million
tonnes, mostly because 10
per cent less crop is coming off than last year with
only 3.39 million tonnes
in 2014/15. All of this in
mind, some chilly weather
(read: frost) in Southern
and Eastern Australia
aren’t helping much a few
weeks before their earliest-seeded stuff gets harvested.
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Coming back to North
America, recent applicable crop insurance
acreage data out from
the U.S.D.A.’s Farm Service Agency suggests
more acres than previous thought, but also
more acres were lost to
prevented plantings. It
comes as no surprise really that the biggest prevent plant states for corn
and soybeans were in the
northern U.S. regions,
specially North Dakota &
Minnesota, which saw a
combined 834,000 acres
of prevented plant corn
(or 53 per cent of the total) and 517,000 acres
of soybeans prevented
plantings (or 61.5 per cent
of the total). One thing to
remember though is that
the data from the F.S.A. is
still incomplete and while
the trade reacted strongly to the report, the real
numbers to focus on will
be out in October.
Finally, In an interesting move, C.P. Rail filed
a lawsuit against the Canadian
Transportation
Agency & the Attorney
General of Canada, stating that the new interswitching rules aren’t
legitimate as the government “abused its discretion” and exceeded its
jurisdiction” in changing
things. Ag Minister Gerry
Ritz balked at the lawsuit,
saying that by extending
the interswitching limit to
160km from the previous
September 26, 2014
30km, shippers have better access to rail competition. C.P. is claiming the
new rules will cost them
$13 million in additional
admin & operations and
that it will actually make
moving grain harder, not
easier. On top of this, C.N.
Rail is getting a financial
slap on the wrist for not
meeting the weekly grain
movement mandate. It
seems that with most big
elevators (read: easy-to
reach grain) now serviced, the hard-to-reach
business (i.e. producer
cars and shortlines) isn’t
generating the same volumes!
Brennan Turner
President, FarmLead.
com
Brennan
Turner
is
originally from Foam
Lake, SK, where his family started farming the
land in the 1920s. After
completing his degree
in economics from Yale
University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr.
Turner spent some time
working in finance before
starting FarmLead.com,
a risk-free, transparent
online and mobile grain
marketplace (app available for iOS & Android).
His weekly column is a
summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He
can be reached via email
( b.t ur ner@ far mlead.
com) or phone (1-855332-7653).
Ag Industry
walks the talk
when it comes
to recycling
Did you know that in Canada, an industry
funded organization called CleanFARMS
runs an empty pesticide container recycling
program? More than 100 million containers
have been recycled since 1989. These containers are recycled into new products that
can be safely used back on the farm.
In addition, the plant science industry has
collected and responsibly disposed of more
than 1.9 million kilograms of obsolete pesticides from farms with the help of government and other stakeholders.
September 26, 2014
Agriculture Edition
Rental agreements - put it in writing
Karen Smith, BSA, PAg
Regional Farm Business Management Specialist,
Tisdale
Regional Services Branch
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
Rental and lease agreements are a fundamental part of most
farming and production operations in Saskatchewan. Whether it
is land, pasture, machinery, livestock or virtually anything that
takes place on the farm, there is potential for some type of contractual agreement. These agreements are often informal and
sealed with a simple word or handshake, generally with friends,
neighbors or even family. However, sometimes the parties involved will have a difference of opinion and values. These differences become an issue when assumptions are made on behalf of
the other party and can cause complications with the informal
agreement. Laying everything out clearly and efficiently in a
written agreement can help avoid these types of situations.
A well-written agreement should lay out all of the impor-
tant aspects and terms, as determined by both parties. General aspects of the written agreement may include the length
of agreement, payment schedules, each party’s responsibilities
and termination conditions. There will also be specific criteria
and questions that need to be answered depending on what the
agreement is for. For example, a crop share lease may include
the method of calculating the share while a pasture lease may
specify the allowable grazing time on the land.
Expectations and how they are to be achieved by both parties
should also be identified. Ultimately, both parties need to agree
on the contract, this may mean taking the time to discuss the
specifics of the agreement to determine what they consider to
be reasonable.
Upon reaching an agreeable written document, both parties
should take the time to carefully review it. If either party has
concerns over what is written, it is important to discuss these
issues before signing takes place. Obtaining outside legal advice
is recommended to ensure the agreement is fair to everyone who
35
is involved. Time has a way of changing values and opinions so
it is important that any written agreements be flexible. Once the
agreement is in place it needs to be reviewed periodically and
any changes that are made need to be reviewed and signed by
both parties.
The Ministry of Agriculture has several publications available
to help create successful rental and lease agreements. These
include publications such as the Crop Share Lease Agreement,
Cash Lease Agreement and the Pasture Lease Agreement. These
publications discuss some of the key concepts that should to
be considered when creating an agreement. There are sample
agreements in some of these publications; however these templates should act as guidelines only and each producer will need
to tailor them for their specific needs.
For more information on this, or other farm business management related topics, please contact Karen Smith, at 306-8738841, or call the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-4572377, or visit our websiteat www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca.
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