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Be d ar a d t or.c a 2 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 INE SID Di d you know? L IVESTOCK Uplifting events Cattle headed down for horses A downturn is coming A new collaborative invention from a multidisciplinary research team at when the building U.S. herd comes to market 12 the University of Saskatchewan promises new hope for injured horses

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CROPS research team from the University of Saskatchewan is hoping to improve the A outcome for horses suffering from frac- tures or other musculoskeletal problems. Digital ag Hundreds of horses are fatally injured and coming fast euthanized every year in North America due to racetrack injuries. But even horses that are used A Monsanto executive for pleasure riding can break a leg. expects quick adoption After a horse undergoes surgery to fix a frac- for digital farming 20 ture, it’s normally confined to a stall and given medication to alleviate the pain. However, due to a horse’s heavy weight and its strong flight response, recovery from musculoskeletal problems is uncertain. A multidisciplinary research team at FEATURE the University of Saskatchewan is hop- ing to change that, by partnering with RMD Engineering, a local firm, to design and Glyphosate build a robotic lift system, a University of Saskatchewan release says. The lift will help shootout rehabilitate horses suffering from acute inju- The EU and the UN are ries and other musculoskeletal problems by providing mobility, weight distribution and A horse lift designed at the University of Saskatchewan in a war of words over support. is giving injured horses a second chance. PHOTO: WCVM the weed killer 29 The team’s leader is Dr. Julia Montgomery, a large-animal internal medicine specialist at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine “If we want to, we can allow the horse to and the team includes engineering profes- move around so we don’t have these issues sors, an equine biomechanics specialist and a with muscle wasting,” says Montgomery. She CROSSROADS radiologist. adds that this function of the lift will also allow The lift can reduce and redistribute the for more controlled rehabilitation of horses. weight the horse is carrying, Montgomery RMD Engineering has been involved with Little barns said. The system allows the animal to be many other veterinary-related innovations at mobile with its weight partially or fully sup- the university revolving around large-animal a big deal ported by the lift. handling, including a “bovine tilt table.” A retired dairy equipment salesman builds model barns 32 these days READER’S PHOTO

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BY ALLAN DAWSON “From my point of Co-operator staff view it looks like new proposal to license it could be fairly producer car loading facili- burdensome. It could A ties could shut some down. potentially remove The move comes as part of a Canadian Grain Commission some facilities from licensing review and it’s already the system.” causing concern, says Manitou- area farmer Don McLean. He is also a director with the Boundary Trails Railway Don McLean Company, which operates a short line between Manitou and Morden, and is one of eight delivering to a licensed eleva- then chief commissioner Barry farmer-shareholders in Boundary tor. The CGC, which has a statu- Senft. Loading Group, which fills 120 tory mandate to protect grain There is however, lots of sup- to 130 producer cars a year at farmers and ensure grain qual- port among farmers, includ- Darlingford. ity, has no oversight of producer ing the Keystone Agricultural “From my point of view it “The Canadian Grain Commission is consulting with the grain industry about car loading facilities, including Producers, for licensing feed mills. looks like it could be fairly bur- licensing producer car loading facilities. This one at Darlingford owned by their scales. “If there’s a rock-solid argu- densome,” he said in an inter- Boundary Loading Group loads 120 to 130 cars a year. There are several other But McLean noted the CGC has ment for licensing, it’s feed mills,” view April 21. “It could potentially producer car loading facilities on the Boundary Trails Railway — a short line that no oversight of farmer-loaded Gosselin said. remove some facilities from the runs from Manitou to Morden. PHOTOs: ALLAN DAWSON cars. Scales used at loading facili- “Since 2006 eight feed mills system. They’ll just say ‘it’s not ties give farmers an idea of what have restructured their opera- worth the hassle.’ I think that Remi Gosselin, the CGC’s man- However, what the paper they loaded. The official weight is tions, filed for creditor protec- would be detrimental to the pro- ager of corporate information doesn’t say is that the CGC used taken at unload. tion, receivership or bankruptcy, ducer car system itself.” services says the grain-handling to capture producer grain data The CGC says if producer car in Canada. So when a feed mill In March CGC commissioner landscape has changed signifi- before it abolished mandatory loaders were licensed they would defaults, unable to pay grain Murdoch MacKay said the CGC cantly over the past four years. inward inspection at Canadian not have to do what primarily farmers, producers are left with would consult about licensing “We want to have a better handle grain terminals. elevators must do, such as post virtually no recourse for the lost producer loading facilities. The on what’s happening out there in Producer car loading facilities security, submit monthly reports, revenue.” CGC posted a consultation paper the country,” he said. are also moving more grain in so- issue receipts for delivered grain, Two of them, Puratone and Big online last week (https://www. “We are just conducting a rou- called dealer or lease cars, sup- agree to binding CGC grading Sky Farms, went under in 2012 grainscanada.gc.ca/consulta tine review, and based on our plied by grain companies, further and dockage upon farmer request leaving many grain farmers with- tions/2016/licensing-review-en. early assessments there may be adding to gap in the data. and submit an annual financial out payment. htm). some activities out there that The CGC’s interest in licens- statement. Agents — companies that Citizens have until June 6 to merit licensing. But we are keep- ing producer car loaders as a However, the CGC proposes work for licensed grain compa- comment on the proposals, which ing an open mind to this and we subclass under primary eleva- producer car loaders be com- nies by taking in grain for them also include licensing feed mills just want to find out what’s going tors might have been sparked by pelled to document and report — are becoming more common, that buy more than 5,000 tonnes on and see how stakeholders react the purchase of a short line rail- the type and weight of grain they Gosselin said. of grain a year and agents (com- to this potential. way with producer car facilities, take in, only handle grain that’s “What we know about agents panies that work on behalf of “If we get feedback that says McLean said. (Saskatchewan’s loaded in cars and not deal in, or is they have the capacity to incur licensed grain companies). this is not appropriate we would West Central Road and Rail was purchase grain from farmers. producer liabilities,” he said. “We Producer cars are one of the certainly listen to that. It’s not a recently purchased by AGT Food The CGC has not determined feel by regulating these compa- few historic Prairie institutions done deal.” and Ingredients.) the cost of licences for producer nies the CGC would be better able remaining after the removal of “Let’s not paint the entire indus- car loaders. But McLean fears the to monitor their purchases and the Crow Rate and the single-desk Review needed try with one brush,” McLean said. bigger expense will be maintain- better assess the risk of payment marketing system. But loading The CGC paper says the review “If there are companies that have ing “legal” scales and the addi- failure. them has evolved from individual is needed because more grain is sold out and are purchasing grain tional paperwork. “If they are paying for grain farmers filling cars with an auger being delivered through producer from farmers... then let’s treat we would like to license them and truck to permanent handling cars and it “could adversely affect them like primary elevators.” Resistance either as primary or processing facilities with track-side storage the grain quality assurance sys- The CGC’s proposal to license elevators. We want to get a bet- and, in some cases, employees. tem and producer protection.” Inconsistent producer car loaders in 2001-02 ter idea of how they are operating Some offer their services for a Moreover, the CGC is not cap- The CGC says producer car met with fierce resistance from currently.” fee, making car loading safer and turing the amount of grain being shippers receive “inconsistent farmers. Many lobbied the agri- more efficient. moved through this method. treatment” compared to those culture minister not to reappoint [email protected]

Security The CGC already licenses primary country elevators, whose owners are required to post security to cover what is owed to farmers for their grain. There are other CGC farmer protections, including the option for the CGC to deter- mine the grade and dockage and checks to ensure weigh scales are WHERE accurate. Producer cars, enshrined through an amendment in 1902 to the Manitoba Grain Act, which FARM BUSINESS later became the Canada Grain Act, were a hard-won right, allow- ing farmers to bypass elevators and their fees. Then, as now, farmers can order DOES BUSINESS. their own “producer” car, but to qualify, they must fill it with just their grain and ship it to a buyer. The grain is weighed and graded at unload and then the farmer is paid. That’s key. If grain is weighed, We are the largest agricultural credit union in Manitoba and no one has more respect for the agriculture industry than we do. graded, commingled with other The special agricultural products and services we offer lead to exceptional opportunities in all areas of farming. grain and ownership changes before being loaded in a car, the CALL OR VISIT US TODAY. buyer is deemed an elevator and 333 Main St, Steinbach 204.326.3495 | 1575 Lagimodiere Blvd 204.661.1575 must be licensed as such. 2100 McGillivray Blvd 204.222.2100 | Toll-free 1 800 728.6440 | scu.mb.ca McLean agrees with that, but doesn’t see the need to create a Taking care of the world’s most important business... yours.® subclass to license producer car loaders. 4 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 OPINION/EDITORIAL

Balancing research

o Prairie farmer worth his or her salt would admit to not being good at N growing wheat. Farmers have been growing wheat in these parts for more than 200 years and they’ve earned quite a reputation for themselves sell- ing it to the world. But a former senior federal research scien- tist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada hinted at a recent Canadian Global Crops Laura Rance Symposium that perhaps farmers here could Editor be growing it better — with a little help. In outlining his concerns with the current wheat research agenda, Stephen Morgan Jones noted wheat yields increase by about 1.3 per cent per year, half of which is due to genetics and half of which is due to improved agronomy. Yet when it comes to research, agronomy gets about 10 per cent of the total research funding. Morgan Jones asked his audience to consider whether the 266 active public research projects investing about $45 million annually in Marketing boards are failing Canadians improving the crop are hitting the mark. And while we’re at it, what is the mark? In recent years, however, the market has “We talk about increasing wheat yield, but do we really have any idea BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS changed. Today’s consumers want more prod- of where we want to get to over the next 15 years?” he asked. ucts with higher butterfat content, such as but- While the numbers would suggest Canada has a robust wheat devel- anada’s agriculture marketing boards are ter and yogurt. At the same time they are drink- opment program, many of the projects are small and underfunded — showing signs of obsolescence, forcing ing less milk and that has created a shortage of especially in the area of improved agronomy. C commodity groups to consider desperate butterfat in Canada. He also pointed to the ongoing research into fusarium head blight. measures. So dairy processors have to look outside the There are 30 projects dedicated to it, but after 25 years and millions of Certainly, given the economic conditions system, importing more than $200 million a dollars invested, little progress has been made. of the last century, forming marketing boards year in U.S. high-protein milk ingredients. The three provincial wheat commissions were quick to respond. In made perfect sense. Marketing boards and The rising demand for butterfat has cre- a letter to the editor on the opposite page they cite several examples of agencies were designed to sell agricultural com- ated excessive increases in Canadian farm gate where they are co-operating to better understand the wheat genome modities throughout Canada and to the world. prices, almost three times as high as the world and improve wheat varieties available to farmers. They were also intended to protect farmers from average increase. So dairy processors have little But even their response is focused on varietal development. cutthroat purchasers and from market failures. or no chance to compete without imports. There’s no denying continuous varietal improvement is important to And they did their job — until recently. The dairy and maple syrup situations are the the future of any crop. Among Canada’s 120 marketing boards, the result of a very narrow-minded view of world However, Plant Breeders Rights and other forms of intellectual prop- signs of strain are showing. Two in particular markets. Even though marketing boards try to erty protection have made it easier for researchers to capture a return face catastrophic conditions: maple syrup and convince Canadians that they adapt quickly to on investment from new varieties and crop protection products. There dairy. market swings, they simply do not. has been no way found — as yet — to do the same with techniques. Let’s start with maple syrup. Why? Because marketing boards are simply That relegates agronomic research to the purview of publicly funded Ontario and the United States report a record not hard-wired to deal with massive production researchers, provincial extension services — both of which are chroni- harvest this year. This “sap tsunami” has meant and market condition changes. cally underfunded — and projects paid for by producer checkoffs. millions of litres of maple syrup are ready to be And many farmers remain set in their ways. A seed that yields more for the same amount of inputs is an easy sold and producers are enthusiastic. Today’s conditions mean farmers must cope benchmark to target. Those incremental gains — the one per cent here, Quebec, too, has an abundant crop this year with systemic shifts generated by climate the five per cent there — that come from the combined efforts of thou- — the April weather was ideal. Yet in Quebec, change, abrupt macroeconomic shifts and mar- sands of farmers are not so easily measured or achieved. where a marketing board exists, the sentiment is ket demand fluctuations. When the Canola Council of Canada began looking into how to con- quite different. Marketing boards, faced with these dramatic sistently increase production a few years ago, it soon became clear that This year’s maple syrup harvest is expected changes in the world marketplace, are slowly the focus had to be on the ‘how’ of growing as well as better varieties. to exceed 150 million pounds, which would failing farmers and the Canadian public. In fact, four out of the five pillars in the council’s strategy to increase break the old record by more than 30 per cent. Many of the boards that served the Canadian average yields from 34 bushels per acre to 52 by 2025 are about Many are worried that a significant surplus will agricultural economy for decades are now agronomy. Only eight bushels of the 18-bushel target gain comes from end up on the black market, and deflate quota- passed their due dates. genetic improvements. produced syrup prices. Each commodity deserves its own strategies It’s fair to ask whether a similar approach is needed for wheat. The aim of the maple syrup board is to arti- and approaches, based on demand. ficially inflate prices at the farm gate, no mat- More broadly, it’s time for a more proactive ter what happens. In the current quota-based Canadian plan to develop markets around the regime, excess inventories end up being sold world. And in the face of recent international outside the system. That leaves the Quebec fed- trade deals involving Canada, this needs to hap- eration scrambling to address the issue. pen quickly, before commodity groups take fur- A call for collaboration The situation in the dairy industry is even ther desperate measures. more critical. Farmers have quotas to produce team of scientists in the The stakes are high. Wheat is milk, based on domestic demand. As well, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is a professor at the Food Institute United Kingdom and the second major food source Canada has excessive tariffs on imports. at the University of Guelph. A Bangladesh has taken an in Bangladesh after rice. unusual step in their bid to get The researchers are hoping ahead of a deadly cereal fungus that the website, together with that has recently surfaced in an accompanying Facebook Bangladesh. page, will provide a hub for OUR HISTORY: May 1980 They have posted raw genetic information, collaboration and data for the wheat blast pathogen comment. on a new website — http://www. In publicizing their move, f you’re looking for retirement income today, you’ll look fondly at wheatblast.net. And they are Sophien Kamoun, project the 13.5 per cent on 10-year certificates offered by Manitoba Pool inviting others to do the same. leader with the Sainsbury I Elevators in May of 1980. At the end of 10 years, they’d be worth While not unheard of, Laboratory in Norwich, said it $3,548. If you invested at today’s GIC rates of around 2.5 per cent, research collaborations have is time to change the research $1,000 would become only $1,280 in 10 years. become far less common in culture in the name of global However, there is another side to interest rates and a front-page recent times. Threats such as food security. story in our May 6, 1980 issue said that Agriculture Minister Eugene wheat blast however, create a “I have a beef with the Whelan was offering little hope of general emergency assistance to certain urgency. way that research is typically farmers hard hit by inflationary input costs and high interest rates. The pathogen that causes done. We need a fundamen- Hog producers were an exception — Whelan had announced a wheat blast fungus surfaced in tally new approach to sharing $46-million payment of $2.46 per hundredweight for market hogs. He Bangladesh in February, mak- genetic data for emerging blamed overproduction for low prices and called for supply manage- ing it the first sighting of the plant diseases,” he said. “We ment to control hog supply. dreaded disease in Asia. need to generate and make Another story offered a premonition of bad news to come — a PFRA According to a release by data public more rapidly survey said Prairie soil moisture reserves were very low. Manitoba the John Innes Centre, the and seek input from a larger turned out to be especially dry that year, with average wheat yields wheat blast disease has so far crowd because, collectively, falling to 21 bushels compared to a previous five-year average of 28. caused up to 90 per cent yield we are better able to answer That probably meant higher protein, so there was some slight off- losses in more than 15,000 ha. questions. setting good news in another story, which said the wheat board would begin offering protein premiums for Researchers fear it could spread We couldn’t agree more. the new crop year. to other wheat-growing areas in Another story began with “Have you ever heard of an air seeder?” and went on to explain the benefits South Asia. [email protected] of this new technology. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 5 COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Rail cars the weakest link in supply chain A public-private partnership could solve this problem but political will is needed

a rail car can last up to 50 years, Replacing the aging Government government promised the shipping BY BRUCE R. BURROWS but this rarely occurs in prac- of Canada fleet with modern grain community that grain would be tice. Just like an automobile, the rail cars would result in an imme- given priority policy attention and hile oil and gas, mining repairs required to maintain a rail diate improvement in the pro- hinted that a “full review” of the and other commodity sec- car increase over time, until it is ductivity of the Canadian export grain transportation system would W tors struggle, the grain no longer economic to fix. Most grain-handling system. In fact, CP follow. and agri-food industries are going rail cars are usually scrapped well has estimated that a more mod- These promises have thrown the strong. This is a good thing, since before their 50th year, and hopper ern fleet of rail cars could increase cold water of uncertainty onto the it accounts for 6.7 per cent of GDP rail cars typically last between 35 the capacity of their grain unit grain transportation market, just and supports one job in eight, and 45 years. As these types of rail trains by over 23 per cent, adding as the railways are tightening their employing over 2.2 million people. cars age, they become increasingly 3.8 million tonnes of additional belts due to the precipitous decline Globally, Canada is the fifth-largest prone to defects, such as jammed capacity. If this same approach is in the commodity markets. exporter of agriculture and food top hatches and leaking outlet gates. extrapolated over the entire fleet A third option is worth consider- products. The recent review of the Canada of remaining government hop- ing. A private-public partnership However, there is a problem — Transportation Act (CTA) also con- per cars, the increase in system with one or more private sector that pipeline relies on a 40-year- cluded that the existing grain car capacity would be over 5.6 million partners would permit the govern- old fleet of railway cars. A supply fleet is nearing the end of its use- tonnes. ment and the railways to facilitate chain, like any chain, is only as ful life and must be expanded and Doing nothing is not an option. the renewal of the Canadian grain strong as its weakest link, in this renewed. The report suggested the So, should the federal government fleet without an undue burden case an aging fleet of Government federal government can play an make an investment? on the public purse, and without of Canada hopper cars. important role in the development On the surface, a federal invest- needing to wait for resolution of Commencing in the early 1970s, of a “strategic plan on how best this ment in grain rail cars would seem the review of the CTA and any pro- the federal government purchased can be achieved and under what to be consistent with the new gov- posed alterations. Suitable part- roughly 13,500 covered hopper rail timelines.” ernment’s desire to invest in infra- ners exist with rail car expertise cars for grain service, and assigned structure to improve the competi- and capital to invest, but before the cars to CN and CPR. At the Modern cars larger tiveness of the Canadian economy, this model can proceed, the gov- time, CN was still a money-losing More importantly, the Government and enhance exports. However, the ernment must first recognize that Crown corporation, and export of Canada rail cars are smaller financial performance of Canada’s there is a problem and commit to grain rates were frozen at the same and longer than the rail car type railways has improved dramati- address it. level established in 1927 under the that is typically used by compet- cally since the early 1970s, and a Canada’s grain producers deserve Crowsnest Pass Agreement. The ing producers in the United States. “corporate handout” of this scale a better, more modern supply railways claimed that their earn- At 4,550 cubic feet, the Canadian is unlikely to be politically popular. chain and it is possible to achieve ings from grain traffic did not government rail cars have 13 per A second option is that the rail- just that through a creative effort justify the investment in modern cent less carrying capacity than ways themselves should replace the between the government and the rail cars, and so the government the 5,200-cubic-foot rail cars government rail cars. For their part, private sector. purchased the rail cars instead of used south of the border. And the CP has taken a firm position that allowing the railways to raise their Canadian rail cars are longer than it will not be making large invest- Bruce Burrows is a 30-year veteran of the rates to farmers. the contemporary design. This ments in grain cars as long as its Canadian transportation and infrastructure Today, about 8,000 of these cars limits the number of rail cars that pricing freedom is constrained by sector and an Ottawa-based consultant remain in service, and they are an can be carried by a unit train, and the maximum revenue entitlement and lobbyist who has worked in the past for average of 37 years old. In theory, stresses track capacity at port. (MRE) formula. Plus, the federal railways.

We welcome readers’ comments on issues that cheese, from Europe. It would appear strange if Crop commissions also collaborate with groups have been covered in the Manitoba Co-operator. our local hospitals and educational institutions, such as the Western Grains Research Foundation In most cases we cannot accept “open” letters or for example, must source their cheese from (WGRF) and the Canadian Field Crop Research copies of letters which have been sent to several Europe instead of from Manitoba farms. Alliance (CFCRA) to co-ordinate research fund- publications. Letters are subject to editing for Supply management is a concern but its ing on a national basis. length or taste. We suggest a maximum of about impact may be less than that from farmers’ Since their inception, the provincial wheat 300 words. markets and other ways Manitoba producers commissions have made it a priority to plan and provide healthy foods to our province. Hopefully fund research together, most recently co-invest- Please forward letters to the trade agreements allow for this local pro- ing in projects through the Canadian Wheat Manitoba Co-operator, duction of food. Alliance and the Canadian Triticum Applied 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Genomics (CTAG2) project involving advances R3H 0H1 or Fax: 204-954-1422 Barry Hammond in mapping the wheat genome. or email: [email protected] Winnipeg, Man. Provincial commissions have also been (subject: To the editor) active in seeking partnerships with both pub-

Letters lic and private entities to allow for greater producer involvement in research and variety development. Incomplete snapshot of Additionally, the western wheat and bar- wheat research ley development commissions have created a “Wheat and Barley Variety Development The article “Former scientist puts Canadian Working Group.” By collaborating across pro- Local effects of trade deals wheat research under the microscope,” pub- vincial boundaries, this working group intends lished April 21 profiles a study that provides an to strengthen and emphasize the importance of outdated and incomplete snapshot of wheat continued and increased public, producer and Sylvain Charlebois had many wise things to research projects underway in Canada. private investment in variety development and say in his column “Blank cheque economics no While the number of ongoing research its effect on increased farm profitability. answer” in the April 21 Manitoba Co-operator. projects is important, the quality of this Focus should not be placed on the number of However, his focus on dysfunctional trade research and the collaborative initiatives that current wheat-related projects, but rather the deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the are underway will have a greater impact on quality of the projects funded by the provin- Comprehensive European Trade Agreement, Canadian wheat farmers and industry progress. cial crop commissions and we will continue to often negotiated behind closed doors, did not Many of the projects referenced in the article invest funds responsibly, allowing producers to mention the potential impact of such agree- were initiated prior to the establishment of reap the benefits. ments on local farmers in Manitoba. producer commissions, which are now working Providing food to local markets is perhaps the together on several projects. Fred Greig, chair best hope Manitoba farmers have for the future. The Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association Researchers at the University of Manitoba indi- Association, Saskatchewan Wheat Development cate that this possibility rates high with some Commission and Alberta Wheat Commission Bill Gehl, chair institutions and farmers. It will be unfortunate have targeted priorities and oversight from Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission if this hope is dashed by the intervention of a farmer-directed boards that ensure research trade agreement, which in the details suggests funding is invested responsibly and is directed Kevin Auch, chairman that Manitoba must get food products, such as toward projects that benefit Canadian growers. Alberta Wheat Commission 6 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 FROM PAGE ONE

PREMIER Continued from page 1 innovation has plunged to $10.1 million from $24.6 mil- was Winnipeg-centric, it was lion over the past eight years, a common refrain in the hall- Mazier said. ways wherever farmers met. “That’s only 0.18 per cent of Whether it was the almost Manitoba farm cash receipts,” 10-year ban on new hog barns, he said. “We would like to see calendar restrictions on when an investment equivalent to a fertilizer and manure could be full one per cent of farm cash spread, or Bipole III, rightly receipts in research, innova- or wrongly many farmers felt tion, and policy development.” Greg Selinger’s government KAP will also be asking for didn’t understand their sector’s programming to support farm- needs. ers doing field trials and those Pallister didn’t make a lot experimenting with new crops of promises, but Mazier said and production methods, he’s optimistic ALUS (Alternate Mazier said. Land Use Services), which “This will share the produc- compensates farmers for con- tion risk associated with driv- servation practices, will move ing the industry forward,” he ahead. Not only was it part of said. the PC’s platform, former KAP KAP will push the govern- president and now Progressive ment to fill vacant specialist Conservative MLA Ian Wishart positions within Manitoba was one of the program’s Agriculture, Food and Rural architects. Development. “It’s pretty impressive having To help young farmers KAP Ian part of that,” Mazier said. wants a “kick-start deposit” “It was born here at KAP.” KAP president Dan Mazier said it doesn’t hurt that Manitoba’s premier-elect Brian Pallister has rural roots. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON into new AgriInvest accounts, Mazier noted other prov- spread over the first five years. inces are on board with the It also wants the AgriStability concept and it’s an already fee waived for the same period. field-tested program that KAP wants premium cred- doesn’t require endless devel- “Brian Pallister, our its for beginning farmers opment before it can be imple- premier-elect, is during the first five years in mented. But he also added from rural Manitoba. AgriInsurance. providing the dollars is going I think that really “KAP will also be asking the to be the key. province to assist young farm- “They will have to fund it,” helps us out. His ers who want to diversify their he said. “Now, we’ll stress the roots are there. I crop operations into livestock need for increased funding think that will bode production,” Mazier said. “We for conservation districts so want the government to pro- they can carry out important well for anybody in vide incentives, as well as sup- projects that provide ecological rural Manitoba.” port to navigate the regulatory benefit to all Manitobans.” hurdles. Finally, we’ll be asking for increased funding for post- Wish list Dan Mazier secondary agriculture students Before voting day, KAP pre- to help offset the costs asso- sented a long list of priorities ciated with moving to urban and Mazier said the general areas to attend school.” farm organization intends to and we’ll continue to stress As for infrastructure, KAP advance them with the new this.” wants a system so the public government. One is removing The former government can report dangerous roads education taxes from farmland introduced a rebate program and bridges so there’s transpar- and buildings and funding but then slapped a $5,000 limit ency around which repairs are schools through general rev- on it. Mazier said KAP will push done first. enue. That has been KAP policy to lift the cap in the interim. The new government has for years, but for good measure KAP also wants the new promised to cut red tape and delegates passed another reso- government to invest in agri- KAP wants its members to help lution last week. cultural innovation, research, in the process. Farmers can “We will ask for this to be infrastructure repairs, trans- list the regulations they want done as soon as possible,” parency, environmental pro- streamlined or eliminated on Mazier said. “Farmers have grams and assistance for young KAP’s website. been paying a disproportion- farmers. ate share of taxes long enough Manitoba’s investment in [email protected] PHOTO: dave bedard You can’t tell by looking…looking... CELEBRATE MOTHERS’ DAY IN brief AT THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN Grain Growers of Mothers’ Day Brunch: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. • Adults $14.95 Children $6.95 Canada announces – Discounted Season Pass new head – Fiddler Ryan Keplin & Friends: 11:30 – 1:00 Entertainment courtesy of the Ryan Keplin Summer Fest STAFF / The Grain (July 8-10 at the Maple Sugar Ranch) Growers of Canada will – Greenhouse Tour and Plant for Mother have a new executive – Gift Shop Open with Great Gift Ideas director, effective May 9. 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TRANSPORT Continued from page 1 extended interswitching provides that the group felt the critical Canadian grain producers with issue that needs to be addressed appropriate time to reassess the alternative options for rail serv- through any future solutions was bill, while a long-term solution ices. The rule has already made the lack of any true commercial for improving Canada’s rail trans- for more competitive freight rates accountability for performance. portation system is developed.” and service, and has directly ben- Chris Warkentin, Conservative Cereals Canada added its voice efited farmers, he said. agriculture critic, blasted the gov- to the chorus of approvals, with “Not only have farmers noted ernment for failing to indicate president Cam Dahl noting the reduced costs, they have also which provisions the Liberals ability to reliably move grain to gained more leverage in getting intended to support, if any. market is a key part of Canada’s rail car capacity where needed,” “This may be more of the same reputation as a supplier. said Stanford. “Bill C-30 also Liberal record on Canadian agri- “The interswitching provisions ensures producers will be reim- culture: all talk, but no action,” he have proven to be an effective bursed for any expenses incurred said in a release. tool for shippers,” Dahl said. “The as a result of the railway com- He added, if the Liberals wish provisions were brought into pany’s failure to comply with its only to extend C-30, they could place on an urgent basis during level-of-service obligations, giv- do so simply through an order- the transportation crisis of the ing Canadian grain farmers a in-council rather than take a 2013-14 crop year. It is appropri- more predictable and stable new resolution through months ate that these measures remain source of revenue.” of discussion and debate in “The provisions were brought into place on an in place until we have a perma- Henry Vos, director with the Parliament addressing specific urgent basis during the transportation crisis nent solution to the conditions Alberta Wheat Commission, said aspects of the bill. of the 2013-14 crop year. It is appropriate that that led to that crisis.” “long-term solutions to Canada’s The question, he said in an these measures remain in place until we have a C-30 had extended interswitch- grain transportation system con- interview, is “what specifically do ing rights up to 160 km for grain tinue to be important for farm- (the Liberals) intend to change permanent solution.” and all other commodities moved ers.” The Emerson report “fails (from C-30) and are the changes by shippers in the three Prairie to provide specific recommen- they envision going to address provinces. dations that farmers feel will the needs of farmers and farm Interswitching rules commit improve Canada’s transportation families?” CAM DAHL Cereals Canada one rail carrier to pick up cars system.” from a shipper, then deliver them Cereals Canada’s Dahl added (With files from Dave Bedard) to another railway for the line haul. The CTA otherwise allows shippers to use interswitching for only up to a 30-km radius. Pulse Canada, which repre- sents Canada’s pulse producers and processors, had recently said the “most common” freight rate cut, in areas where expanded interswitching is available, has so far been around 20 per cent. About 150 grain elevators on the Prairies are able to make use of interswitching with the 160- km radius, up from just 14 under the 30-km limit, the previous government said after introduc- ing C-30 in 2014. The government will have to pass a motion through the Commons and the Senate before the summer recess in June to make the postponement official. The provisions were enacted in 2014, after a record-breaking crop followed by a brutal winter threw the Prairie grain transportation system in chaos. The one-year delay will also give Garneau badly needed time to study how to respond to the sweeping recommendations in the report from David Emerson on the Canada Transportation Act review. 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49888 CPS CoPromo_DAS_8-125x10_a6.indd 1 2016-04-13 11:36 AM 8 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 WHAT’S UP Timing of reservoir release means Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762. no flood compensation for farmers April 29: Invasive Species Council Producers along the river say if the province had moved just a few weeks earlier of Manitoba annual general meet- ing, Living Prairie Museum, 2795 there would have been no problem Ness Ave., Winnipeg. More details TBA. For more information call 204- “Ife w had let water out three 232-6021 or email invasivespecies- BY ALLAN DAWSON “I guess what I am weeks ago, when there was [email protected]. Co-operator staff/Portage la Prairie asking today is that 1,200 cubic feet per second April 30: Last day to register as coming into the dam and we host farm for Open Farm Day, which armers along the KAP supports some let out 2,500, then it would have runs Sept. 18. For more info or to Assiniboine River from kind of program to been an artificial flood and the register visit www.openfarmday.ca. F the Shellmouth Dam to St. pay these people.” government would have had to April 30: Manitoba/Saskatchewan Lazare are calling for compen- pay those people,” Cochrane Auctioneers Championship, sation as the province begins said. “Today there’s 10,000 CFS to increase water flow from the coming into the dam and we 10 a.m., Cowtown Livestock Stan Cochrane Exchange, Hwy. 724, Maple Creek, Shellmouth Reservoir. are going to let out 3,000 and Sask. For more info call 1-800-239- Stan Cochrane, who farms those people aren’t qualified to 5933. near Griswold, told the Keystone get one cent.” July 5-7, 12-14: Crop Diagnostic Agricultural Producers advi- think it’s fair that these people Earlier in the year they were urg- The Manitoba government School, Carman. For more info or to sory meeting here April 21 that thought two weeks ago they ing provincial officials to lower issued a press release April 21 register call 204-745-5663 or email affected farmers won’t be reim- were going to seed a crop and the water level of the reservoir, announcing that as of April 22 [email protected]. bursed for damages from the they bought the seed and ferti- because they feared the spring the outflow of 1,900 CFS from province’s actions which will lizer and they can’t use it now.” melt would see a surge of water the Shellmouth Reservoir would July 10-12: Canadian Seed Trade Association annual meeting, flood tens of thousands of acres. The Manitoba government come from Saskatchewan. be increased to 3,000 in two Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard St., “What I am asking today is decided to release more water Cochrane says the timing of stages. Vancouver. For more info or to that KAP supports some kind of because with rising levels it provincial actions resulted in “This will result in a water register visit cdnseed.org/meeting- program to pay these people,” would soon run over the dam’s the problem producers are fac- level increase of about two registration/. said Cochrane, who is presi- spillway, he said. He and other ing and also just happened to to three feet between the dent of the Assiniboine Valley producers in the area feel the negate the possibility of provin- Shellmouth Dam and St. FBC-JuniorAds-REVISED.pdf 1 07/04/2016 P 3:03:28roducers PM Association. “I don’t province has waited too long. cial compensation. Lazare,” the release said. “This may be affected by other streams that flow into the Assiniboine River downstream of the dam. The higher out- flows will result in some over- bank flooding along the upper Assiniboine River and will result in some flooding of agricultural land between the reservoir and St. Lazare.” Had the dam not been there the flooding would be worse, according to the release, with flows of around 10,300 CFS. Cochrane said he expects high water between the dam and St. Lazare for three to four weeks and doubts the flooded farmers will be able to seed. “You can’t start flooding the land May 1 and expect they are going to do much seeding unless it’s mid-June or some- thing,” he said. There have been previ- ous efforts to compensate Assiniboine Valley farmers for lost production due to flood- ing, but any compensation paid fell short of covering the losses,

C Cochrane said. One proposal was to provide M spot-loss crop insurance cover- Y age. Crop insurance payouts are triggered when a farmer’s aver- CM age yield for a crop falls below MY coverage. If a farmer lost a field

CY of wheat due to flooding but harvested a bumper crop from CMY other fields a payment might

K not be triggered. The current system seems to be designed not to compensate flooded farmers, Cochrane said. More water is coming from Saskatchewan than there used to be and Cochrane suspects it’s due to unregulated drainage. “I’ve heard, but I don’t know how accurate it is, they drained another 80,000 acres this win- ter,” he said. The Shellmouth Reservoir needs to be better operated, he said. “I think we’ve finally got con- sensus in the group — maybe it’s because we have a change of government — that everybody is prepared to work together to try and lobby government to do something because we can’t operate the dam the way it is,” Cochrane said. “It doesn’t just jeopardize the farmland, it jeopardizes Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg and everyone else.”

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Amazing Agriculture Adventure seeking volunteers The annual event teaches Grade 4 and 5 students about agriculture

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he Amazing Agriculture Adventure (AAA) is looking for a few helping hands for its upcoming event in Brandon T June 7 and 8. Held annually at the Keystone Centre, AAA is organized by Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba, and provides a hands- on, interactive event that complements the science curricu- lum for Grade 4 and 5 students. Students move through 16-18 interactive stations covering a variety of agricultural topics, such as healthy habitats, soil erosion, weather, simple machines and maintaining a healthy body. AITC needs volunteers to help out both at the event and with setup on June 6. More than 550 students are anticipated this year, and volun- teers can sign up for full or half days. Class hosts will work with teachers and students and lead them to their stations, ensuring they’re in the right place at the right time. Volunteer station hosts will perform a short presentation on their topic, using a provided script. Both posi- tions will receive training on the day of the event. Nearly 40 volunteer positions must be filled both days for the event to take place. More information and a volunteer application form is avail- able at http://aitc.mb.ca/get-involved/volunteers/registration The annual event at the Keystone Centre is organized by Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba. FILE PHOTO or by calling 204-471-9698.

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column Cattle Prices (Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg April 22, 2016 Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows — Spring field work cuts into D3 Cows 84.00 - 93.00 Bulls 120.00 - 125.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) 150.00 - 177.00 cattle market action (801-900 lbs.) 164.00 - 185.00 (701-800 lbs.) 177.00 - 211.00 (601-700 lbs.) 190.00 - 224.00 U.S. feeder cattle futures fall to contract lows (501-600 lbs.) 200.00 - 230.00 (401-500 lbs.) 200.00 - 235.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) — (801-900 lbs.) 150.00 - 164.00 (701-800 lbs.) 160.00 - 175.00 Phil-Franz Warkentin “… right now, there are very few (601-700 lbs.) 165.00 - 188.00 CNSC (501-600 lbs.) 170.00 - 205.00 contracts available, and if they (401-500 lbs.) 185.00 - 208.00 are out there — the basis is so Slaughter Cattle ($/cwt) Alberta South Ontario Grade A Steers (1,000+ lbs.) $ — $ 137.43 - 158.89 wide, they won’t work.” Grade A Heifers (850+ lbs.) — 133.70 - 159.29 D1, 2 Cows — 73.42 - 98.11 olumes and prices were both down at D3 Cows — 73.42 - 98.11 rick wright Bulls — 108.01 - 126.59 Manitoba’s cattle auction yards over the Heartland Order Buying Steers (901+ lbs.) $ — $ 154.85 - 182.57 week ending April 22, as activity slows (801-900 lbs.) — 172.02 - 191.15 V for the spring and outside market forces take (701-800 lbs.) Not Available 168.76 - 199.97 (601-700 lbs.) this week 175.39 - 222.28 precedence. busy with spring field work contributed to low (501-600 lbs.) — 186.77 - 242.23 “The sharp decrease in the futures and volumes running through the auction yards, (401-500 lbs.) — 190.04 - 241.85 Heifers (901+ lbs.) $ — $ 143.07 - 167.30 sharp rise in the Canadian dollar both nega- according to Wright. He described the week as (801-900 lbs.) — 154.18 - 178.96 tively affected cattle prices,” said Rick Wright of “one of the lightest runs we’ve seen all spring,” (701-800 lbs.) — 153.87 - 189.68 Heartland Order Buying. and noted it was getting harder to put a load of (601-700 lbs.) — 153.01 - 202.24 (501-600 lbs.) — 164.32 - 212.37 Feeder cattle futures in the U.S. fell to con- cattle together. (401-500 lbs.) — 171.40 - 234.24 tract lows during the week, hitting their soft- However, there were still opportunities to be est levels in over a year. The Canadian dollar, found, especially local demand propping up Futures (April 22, 2016) in U.S. meanwhile, traded back above 79 U.S. cents, lighter feeder cattle on a few occasions. Fed Cattle Close Change Feeder Cattle Close Change April 2016 126.50 -5.18 April 2016 149.45 -5.48 hitting its best levels in nine months. On the butcher side, cows are still seeing steady June 2016 116.90 -4.85 May 2016 145.45 -4.48 “Last year, at this time, everybody in the demand from both Canadian and U.S. buyers, August 2016 113.93 -3.48 August 2016 146.05 -4.92 October 2016 113.90 -3.30 September 2016 145.03 -4.82 world was trying to contract cattle for future Wright said, with the U.S. not importing as much December 2016 114.13 -3.05 October 2016 143.60 -4.90 delivery right through until early fall,” said ground beef from Australia as it had been.

February 2017 113.05 -2.23 November 2016 139.05 -5.22 Wright, adding that the situation was the exact “We’ve some interest in breeding heifers Cattle Slaughter Cattle Grades (Canada) opposite this year. While buyers were worried at the market,” he said. Bred cows and cow- about tightening cattle supplies a year ago, calf pairs are also still seeing demand, despite Week Ending Previous Week Ending Previous April 16, 2016 Year­ April 16, 2016 Year “right now, there are very few contracts avail- expectations for lower prices for calves this fall Canada 48,020 46,826 Prime 1,478 1,008 able, and if they are out there — the basis is so compared to last year. East 12,241 10,394 AAA 29,869 26,711 wide, they won’t work.” Looking at pasture conditions, “we’re in a West 35,779 36,432 AA 8,596 11,361 Manitoba N/A N/A A 241 518 There’s a general sense of nervousness in the good starting position compared to recent U.S. 548,000 537,000 B 504 664 market, he added, with buyers showing reluc- years,” Wright said — though he added timely D 6,381 5,865 tance to take on any inventory. Very few year- rains will be needed through the summer, with E 201 151 lings have been contracted for the fall, which some parts of the province already on the dry means they will be available for cash sale at side. the time. As a result, buyers know there will be Hog Prices available inventory and are not in a big rush to Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service (Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) Source: Manitoba Agriculture commit at this time. Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and E - Estimation Wet weather and the fact that farmers are commodity market reporting. MB. ($/hog) Current Week Last Week Last Year (Index 100) MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.) 173 E 171.47 163.23 MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.) 161 E 158.46 151.27 ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.) 153.82 154.59 143.40 PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.) 157.21 158.94 145.09 briefs Futures (April 22 2016) in U.S. Hogs Close Change May 2016 77.03 3.60 U.S. March cattle placements in up five per cent from 1.809 million last June 2016 79.53 2.40 year, and below analysts’ average fore- July 2016 80.08 2.30 feedlots hit five-year low cast of 1.925 million. It was the lowest August 2016 79.73 2.35 March placement since the 1.904 million October 2016 69.15 1.93 BY THEOPOLIS WATERS reported in 2011. Chicago / Reuters The USDA put the feedlot cattle supply as of April 1 at 10.853 million head, above Other Market Prices Cattle placements into U.S. feedlots last the 10.797 million a year ago and nearly month rose five per cent from March 2015 matching analysts’ average forecast. Sheep and Lambs but were the smallest for the month in The government said the number of Winnipeg SunGold five years and less than average industry cattle sold to packers, or marketings, was $/cwt Wooled Fats T oronto Specialty Meats 1.747 million head in March, up seven per Ewes Choice — — — forecasts. Lambs (110+ lb.) — — Analysts attributed the unexpectedly cent from a year ago. (95 - 109 lb.) Next Sale 160.00 - 180.00 slower placement pace to an improve- Problematic feedlot margins and the (80 - 94 lb.) April 22nd 170.00 - 215.00 ment in feed yard margins, which have lingering impact of historic losses in (Under 80 lb.) — 180.00 - 245.00 (New crop) — — been negative since December 2014. the cattle industry resulted in the mod- The U.S. Department of Agriculture est placement shortfall relative to trade confirmed the uptrend in March place- expectations, said Rich Nelson, chief Chickens E ggs ments of cattle weighing over 800 lbs., strategist for Allendale Inc. Minimum broiler prices as of April 13, 2010 Minimum prices to producers for ungraded many of which were left out on healthy Live cattle futures tumbled more than Under 1.2 kg...... $1.5130 eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the 1.2 - 1.65 kg...... $1.3230 Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board grazing pastures as feedlots and ranchers five per cent this week in anticipation of 1.65 - 2.1 kg...... $1.3830 effective November 10, 2013. struggled with reduced livestock prices. increased cattle supplies later this year. 2.1 - 2.6 kg...... $1.3230 New Previous Cattle that entered feedlots in March The USDA report included the number A Extra Large $2.00 $2.05 A Large 2.00 2.05 will begin arriving at packing plants of heifers on feed as of April 1 at 3.5 mil- A Medium 1.82 1.87 around August, analysts said. lion head, up 150,000 head from a year T urkeys A Small 1.40 1.45 The April 22 USDA report showed ago, which partly reflects the rate of herd Minimum prices as of April 24, 2016 A Pee Wee 0.3775 0.3775 March placements at 1.892 million head, expansion. Broiler Turkeys Nest Run 24 + 1.8910 1.9390 (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15 Grade A ...... $1.885 Undergrade ...... $1.795 Goats Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Winnipeg Toronto Grade A ...... $1.875 (Hd Fats) ($/cwt) Undergrade ...... $1.775 Kids — 84.97 - 380.63 L ight Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys Billys — — (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Mature — 137.18 - 312.92 Grade A ...... $1.875 Undergrade ...... $1.775 H orses Looking for results? Check out the market reports Tom Turkeys Winnipeg Toronto (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) ($/cwt) ($/cwt) from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 14 Grade A...... $1.825 <1,000 lbs. — 11.40 - 85.00 Undergrade...... $1.740 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise. 1,000 lbs.+ — 46.63 - 74.63 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 11 GRAIN MARKETS column Manitoba Elevator Prices

Average quotes as of April 21, 2016 ($/tonne)

Future Basis Cash E. Manitoba wheat 193.09 39.86 232.95 Canola prices get support W. Manitoba wheat 193.09 32.47 225.56 E. Manitoba canola 489.40 -11.05 478.35 W. Manitoba canola 489.40 -16.66 472.74 from StatsCan’s projections Source: pdqinfo.ca U.S. soybean markets gain on untimely rains in Argentina Port Prices

acres. That’s below what most analysts had As of Monday April 21, 2016 ($/tonne) DAVE SIMS been anticipating and also below last year’s Last Week Weekly Change figure of 20.1 million acres. The expectation CNSC U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston 202.18 -17.45 that Canadian farmers will seed less canola this year helped underpin the market. U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland 229.83 -0.18 The rise happened despite slightly bear- Canola Thunder Bay 504.70 14.60 ish action in the Canadian dollar, which rose Canola Vancouver 524.70 13.60 from a point below 78 U.S. cents to start the CE Futures Canada canola contracts rode week, reaching above 79 U.S. cents by the a heavy wave of vegetable oil purchases end of the week. Closing Futures Prices I all the way above the $500-per-tonne Farmer selling was a key feature while por- mark. By the end of the week, values had tions of Western Canada are considered too As of Monday, April 21, 2016 ($/tonne) sunk below that magical mark but were still dry ahead of seeding. Crushing activity was Last Week Weekly Change $12 higher over the previous week. The May brisk, alongside steady commercial demand. contract gave way to the July value as the In the U.S., soybeans posted strong gains ICE canola 499.00 18.90 dominant one as traders adjusted positions as rain in Argentina stalled the harvest and ICE milling wheat 242.00 6.00 ahead of its expiry. put crops at risk. Most analysts said losses ICE barley 174.00 2.00 Malaysian palm oil continued to climb were unavoidable as many fields lay under while CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soy- water. Mpls. HRS wheat 202.55 10.56 beans enjoyed large gains, which buoyed Corn prices were firm for much of the Chicago SRW wheat 185.01 16.08 canola. week but tumbled April 22 due to profit- There are concerns that heavy rains in taking and heavy farmer selling. Dry weather Kansas City HRW wheat 183.72 16.53 Argentina could be threatening that coun- in Brazil tempered the gains. Corn 153.44 6.20 try’s soybean crop, while a strengthening Wheat prices advanced due to investor Oats 137.63 12.48 real has made Brazilian soybeans too expen- short-covering and weakness in the U.S. dol- sive for some buyers, which boosted the lar. Rain in major wheat-growing areas of Soybeans 377.54 29.21 market. the U.S. Southern Plains was also bullish for Soymeal 361.46 41.77 As well, Statistics Canada released its values. Soyoil 760.73 17.86 planting intentions report on April 21, which featured a bullish outlook for the canola Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a market. StatsCan pegged canola area for Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity Cash Prices Winnipeg the current planting season at 19.3 million market reporting. As of Monday, April 21, 2016 ($/tonne)

Last Week Weekly Change Feed wheat 211.26 12.12 For three-times-daily market reports and more from Feed barley 176.83 3.22 Rye Commodity News Service Canada, visit the Markets section at n/a n/a Flaxseed 438.56 -0.79 www.manitobacooperator.ca. Feed peas n/a n/a Oats 175,07 5.84 Soybeans 386.91 7.35 Sunflower (NuSun) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT) 16.25 -0.05 Sunflower (Confection) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT) Ask Ask

Spring wheat bids mixed amid opposing outside factors A rising Canadian dollar offsets gains seen from U.S. wheat futures

by $2-$3 per tonne during the week, BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN with bids in Saskatchewan ranging CNS Canada The July spring wheat contract in Minneapolis was up 5.25 from roughly $278-$281 per tonne. U.S. cents from the previous week. The July spring wheat con- ash spring wheat bids across tract in Minneapolis, off of which Western Canada were nar- most CWRS contracts in Canada C rowly mixed during the week are based, was quoted April 22 at ended April 22, with prices up US$5.3325 per bushel, up 5.25 U.S. slightly in some locations and down cents from the previous week. in others. Spillover from gains in Kansas City hard red winter wheat U.S. futures was offset by the bear- Quoted basis levels varied from basis levels at about US$5-$16 futures, traded in Chicago, are more ish influence of the rising Canadian location to location, ranging from below the futures. closely linked to CPSR in Canada. dollar. $31 to $45 per tonne above the Looking at it the other way The July K.C. wheat contract was Depending on the location, aver- futures when using the grain com- around, if the Minneapolis futures quoted April 22 at US$4.735 per age Canada Western Red Spring pany methodology of quoting the are converted to Canadian dollars, bushel, up 5.25 U.S. cents compared (CWRS) wheat prices were up by $2 basis as the difference between U.S. CWRS basis levels across Western to the previous week. to down by $2 per tonne over the dollar-denominated futures and the Canada range from $6 to $20 below The July Chicago Board of Trade course of the week, according to Canadian dollar cash bids. the futures. soft wheat contract settled April 22 price quotes from a cross-section When accounting for cur- Average Canada Prairie Spring at US$4.74, up by 6.5 U.S. cents on of delivery points across the Prairie rency exchange rates by adjusting Red (CPSR) bids were also narrowly the week. provinces compiled by PDQ (Price Canadian prices to U.S. dollars, mixed on the week. Average CPSR The Canadian dollar closed at and Data Quotes). Average prices CWRS bids ranged from US$177 to prices came in at about $183-$206 78.92 U.S. cents on April 22, up by ranged from about $224 per tonne $188 per tonne, down by US$2-$5 per tonne in Saskatchewan, and a penny relative to its U.S. coun- in southeastern Saskatchewan to as compared to the previous week. $196-$211 per tonne in Alberta. terpart compared to the previous high as $238 in northern Alberta. That would put currency-adjusted Average durum prices were down week. 12 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 LIVESTOCK h u s b a n d r y — the science, S K I L L O R A r t O F F A R M I N G The cattle market is heading into a downturn Canadians will have lower inventories and lower prices

The cattle cycle is headed for a downturn in prices, an industry official says. photo: barb alston

tle industry has been stuck in a 2015 was up eight per cent, biotics in livestock feed is rais- report in March and will con- BY RON FRIESEN consolidation phase for the last even though actual domestic ing public concerns about anti- sult with industry stakeholders Co-operator contributor five to six years, due in part to consumption fell by five per microbial-resistant bacteria on how to proceed, said Leech. international trade issues and the cent. being transferred from animals Bruce Grewar, producer significant drop in aftermath of BSE. Canada lost an However, beef faces stiff to humans through the food relations manager for Dairy North American cattle estimated 33 per cent of its cows competition from other meat chain. Farmers of Manitoba, said a A prices is coming within and 25 per cent of its produc- protein. Wasko said retail beef Leech said CFC is focusing lack of drying capacity for skim the next two years, market ers in the 10 years after BSE was prices rose 15 per cent in 2015, on restricting the use of antibi- milk powder is preventing the analyst Anne Wasko told an detected in Alberta in 2003. compared to only five per cent otics in three of the four antibi- province’s producers from April 20 livestock producer The recent price spike has for both pork and chicken. otic categories. using their full quota. seminar in Winnipeg. been a boon to the remain- The meeting also heard from The industry has already Grewar said 4.1 per cent of Wasko said the cattle price ing Canadian producers. industry officials about cur- eliminated the preventive use Manitoba’s allowable dairy cycle peaked in 2014-15 after Unfortunately, low cat- rent issues in other agricultural (feeding antibiotics to chickens quota goes unissued because the U.S. beef herd underwent tle inventories won’t help sectors. that are not sick) of Category processors lack the capacity a major liquidation follow- them when the price correc- 1 antibiotics, effective May 15, to dry excess skim milk. The ing a severe drought in 2012. tion comes because U.S. herd 2014. Most of the products in existing equipment is old and, The resulting shortage of cat- numbers drive the market, this category were injected into in one case, goes back to the tle drove prices to record highs said Wasko, an analyst with “It’s frustrating.” hatching eggs. 1940s. and encouraged American pro- Gateway Livestock in Taber, Leech said the CFC commit- Meanwhile, the surplus of ducers to add over a million Alberta. tee recommends eliminating skim milk powder is growing cows to their herds when the As a result, Canadian pro- Anne Wasko preventive use of antibiotics in because of a lack of markets for rains returned. ducers in the coming years will Category 2 by the end of 2018. it. Much of it is sold for animal But aggressive herd expan- experience a market turned A date for eliminating preven- feed. sion in the U.S. will mean on its head. Even though their tive use for Category 3 antibiot- DFM this fall will implement a price correction when all inventories are down, they will Steve Leech, Chicken ics has yet to be determined. a program based on an Ontario these animals start coming to see lower prices, not the cur- Farmers of Canada’s national Products in these categories model creating a new dairy slaughter in 2018, Wasko said. rent high ones. program manager for food may still be used for therapeu- class for skim milk to stimulate While U.S. herds are expand- “It’s frustrating,” Wasko told safety, animal care and tic use (treating specific flock the production of milk protein ing, Canadian cattle numbers the meeting sponsored by research, said a CFC working diseases). products. remain static. As of July 1, 2015, Hi-Pro Feeds. group recently presented pro- Category 4 will be left alone. It’s hoped the move will there were 13 million cattle on One positive sign is that posals for limiting the use of Leech said 60 per cent of anti- encourage processors to Canadian farms, down 2.1 per Canadians continue to buy antibiotics in broiler chickens biotics given to chickens are expand their drying capac- cent from 2014, according to beef despite record-high prices to guard against antimicrobial not used in human medicine. ity and help stem the growing Statistics Canada. at the meat counter. Wasko resistance. Most are in this category. tide of milk protein imports, Wasko said the Canadian cat- said retail demand for beef in The widespread use of anti- The CFC board received the Grewar said. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 13 Lack of processing capacity leaves Manitoba milk producers short More butterfat means more skim milk, which means Manitoba dairy farmers need access to more processing capacity

to create a new ingredient solve our own problems,” said BY SHANNON VANRAES class. Wiens. Co-operator staff “This would encourage fur- “Our quotas are based on butterfat, so the more Some producers at the ther processing investment in we produce to fill the butterfat market, the more Steinbach producer meeting n i m b a l a n c e i n Canada, particularly in terms milk we have, and that is where we run into raised the spectre of a World processing capac- of making protein ingredi- Trade Organization challenge A ity has left Manitoba ents,” he said. “I expect that problems.” for the new milk class, but dairy farmers unable to fully it will level the playing field Dairy Farmers of Manitoba is use the province’s quota and that it would be more reasonably confident the new allocation. balanced in terms of milk class will hold up to scrutiny. Speaking at a recent pro- produced for butterfat and of David Wiens “There is a risk of a chal- ducer meeting in Steinbach, course the resulting skim por- lenge, yes, but many people Dairy Farmers of Manitoba tion of the milk.” outside of government have chairman David Wiens said The creation of a new milk Dairy Farmers of Ontario way, but Manitoba hopes to examined the issue and we’ve the organization is working class may also help to stymie has already implemented implement the same ingredi- contemplated it fully,” he with processors and creating the flow of non-milk protein this new class of milk. On ent strategy as Ontario this said. “Ultimately what we a new class of milk designed products currently coming April 1, “Class 6” came into summer. Wiens said Dairy want this to do is increase to increase investment in the in from the United States, effect in Ontario, providing Farmers of Manitoba had the markets for our milk, so province, while also deal- although that is not the strat- processors in that province been clear in stating that if we can respond to market ing with non-fat milk solids egy’s stated purpose. These another option for purchas- national negotiations could demands in Canada and grow generated by an increased protein isolates are not sub- ing competitively priced milk not be resolved by March 4, the markets more than we demand for butterfat. ject to tariffs and close to proteins. Manitoba would adopt the have in the past.” “Manitoba cannot accept $130 million worth of them National negotiations for a Ontario strategy. status quo any longer,” said entered Canada last year. new milk class are also under- “We realized that we had to [email protected] Wiens. “There has to be a sig- nificant change, this is not about getting into another political dogfight, this is about the fact that produc- ers in Manitoba are currently under issue by five per cent and there is no home for the milk.” IT BELTS THE COMPETITION. Quota Each province is allocated a Brandt’s new 15LP+ Field GrainBelt is the industry’s fastest 15" field belt delivering up to 9,000 bu/hr. certain amount of production quota by the Canadian Dairy This revolutionary new design is capable of moving 2,500 bu/hr more than our standard 15LP model using the Commission, based on the same engine. With a reduced-friction intake design and numerous other performance enhancements like larger market demand for industrial rollers and bearings, double lip seal intake with EZTRAK, increased reach, hopper capacity and fuel capacity, the milk. “Our problem in Manitoba 15LP+ GrainBelts give you the ultimate in performance and efficiency.That’s Powerful Value. Delivered. is that although we receive it from the Canadian Dairy Commission, we can’t roll it forward to producers because we physically can’t get it processed anywhere,” said 03 Wiens. “So if you can’t get it processed anywhere there is 04 IMPROVED TRACTION no point in producing it.” RUN LONGER The results have created The larger 6" drive roller The new 43 litre tank has eliminates belt slippage. inequity in the Canadian dairy 72% more capacity than the community, he added, noting 15LP GrainBelts. that there have been attempts to cascade milk to other, more 01 western processors. However, EXTENDED increased production in HOPPER Alberta and British Columbia Brandt’s new slender hopper is 10" longer to easily has left no room for Manitoba reach under grain bins. milk to be processed in those locations. Attempts to cascade milk to Quebec processors was similarly thwarted. But the absence of process- ing capacity doesn’t trans- late to an absence of market demand. The organization’s general manager, Brent Achtemichuk, noted that Manitoba pro- duced 927,334 litres daily in the month of January, the market, when butterfat is included, is actually 981,000 05 litres. EASY “So there is a difference 04 there,” he told producers. MAINTENANCE MOVING MADE EASY Easily change the drive roller The 15LP+ is available with EZMOVE without removing the belt. Driving force featuring joystick controlled hydraulic Growing consumer demand steering to do the heavy lifting for you. for butterfat is the driv- ing force behind the need to process so much non-fat milk solids. “Our quotas are based on butterfat, so the more we pro- duce to fill the butterfat mar- ket, the more milk we have, and that is where we run into problems,” said Wiens. brandt.ca 1-866-427-2638 To solve that, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba is launching an ingredient strategy, designed 14 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 Stacking enterprises makes farms more profitable and efficient North Dakota’s Gabe Brown says they’ve found some surprising revenue streams on their operation

BY JENNIFER PAIGE “You’ve always got to be thinking of ways to Co-operator staff/Brandon generate dollars and we found on our operation uppies from the stock the way to really generate profit is to take the dogs and flower arrange- waste stream from one enterprise to fuel the P ments from cover crops profit in another.” — those are just a couple of the unconventional revenue sources Gabe Brown has found on his operation. Gabe Brown You might think there’s no North Dakota producer way that could add up to real dollars, but when he told attendees at a recent grazing club meeting in Lenore just waste stream from one enter- Labour requirements how much it was, there were prise to fuel the profit in If you are looking to bring new more than a few surprised another,” Brown said. family members into your oper- chuckles. Brown says having multiple ation, stacking enterprises can “Last year we made $14,000 enterprises on the go is lever- give you the ability to expand from selling pups,” Brown aging and has relieved him operations on the same land said. “There is a real demand from keeping such a close eye base. That needn’t just stop with for them so why not?” on commodity prices. family either. Brown says stacking enter- “Now, it doesn’t matter that “We really need our genera- prises that build off of each one commodity is up, one is tion to help the next generation other’s production systems down, one species of livestock get started,” Brown said. “Form and provide independent is up, one is down,” he said. partnerships with those young but complementary income “It just doesn’t matter because people in your communities streams has transformed his we have so much diversity in and get them out onto your operation near Bismarck, our operation, we are going to land. It will benefit the both of North Dakota. make money regardless.” you.” “Everything on our opera- A number of Brown’s enter- If you’re looking outside the tion has to have the abil- prises have come as trial and family for help, Brown says not ity to generate a profit,” he North Dakota farmer, Gabe Brown, says stacking complementary farm enterprises error but he also watches to discount any of your options, said. “For every acre, we have has changed his operation and now he is always on the hunt for ways to add trends and a big part of his even if applicants may not be added an extra $220 in value value. Photo: Courtesy Gabe Brown success comes from being from rural roots. by stacking enterprises.” unafraid to create a market. “Have an open mind. We had “My son, Paul, uses egg He has also established “Sometimes you’ve got to 80 applicants for interns. The Same overhead, more income mobiles and right now he has a 600-tree nut orchard, sells make your own market,” he vast majority was from urban The idea is to seek out new about 750 layers,” said Brown. cover crop seed mixes and said. “Right now the grass-fed areas. In fact, four of the five ways to add new ventures to “We pull those around about animal feed and has a busi- beef, lamb and the all-natu- interns we hired were from existing operations with mini- three days after the grass-fin- ness arrangement with ral, no GMOs is really trend- urban areas. Their minds are mal added cost, land require- ished cattle.” local apiaries for the use of ing. Do you want to be at the open, they are willing to learn ment or labour. Brown says for every one of his cover crop pastures for forefront of that or do you and they are eager. Don’t shut For example, adding lay- the 5,000 acres of his ranch pollination. want to wait until everyone them out just because they ing hens to a beef operation. he produces 84 pounds of “You’ve always got to be else is doing it? Of course, didn’t grow up on a farm. I Hens don’t necessarily require beef, 12 pounds of lamb, thinking of ways to generate guys need to follow what they didn’t grow up on a farm,” said extra space, as they are able to nine pounds of pork and nine dollars and we found on our are interested in. Think about Brown. http://brownsranch.us follow cattle through existing pounds of honey as well as operation the way to really if it makes sense in your oper- grazing rotations. broilers and eggs. generate profit is to take the ation and then why not?” [email protected]

Dairy initiative seeks to reassure consumers The program aims to meet consumer concerns in a farmer-friendly fashion

Recognition by the CFIA acknowl- intend to move forward, building BY ALEX BINKLEY “It will enable farmers edges a food safety program has been on our strengths, to be sustainable Co-operator contributor developed following hazard analysis tomorrow.” to see how their farm critical control point (HACCP) prin- The development of these anadian dairy farmers have compares to their peers ciples, conforms to applicable fed- processes and programs for dairy and launched a mandatory pro- on a national basis, which eral and provincial legislation and other sectors has been funded in part C gram to document the sector’s helps foster continuous has been implemented in an effective through the federal government over commitment to food safety, environ- and consistent way. the years, with individual farmers mental protection and animal care. improvement.” Smith said proAction is the culmi- absorbing compliance costs, such The proAction Initiative, a Dairy nation of years of development and as testing water quality or annual Farmers of Canada (DFC) undertak- implementation of best practices. It equipment checkup. ing, is designed to show consum- combines the traditional strengths A DFC statement said the single W ally Smith ers how farmers tend to their ani- DFC of the dairy sector combined with national implementation strategy mals and land in a sustainable way new standards that are based on aims to simplify administration and and will allow farmers to bench- research and practised by farmer infrastructure, and keep costs rea- mark their progress against other innovators. sonable for farmers. producers. Meanwhile DFC’s Canadian Quality “It will enable farmers to see how DFC said the program is designed “As dairy farmers, we are very Milk (CQM) program has been rec- their farm compares to their peers on to meet the needs of all the key proud to collectively demonstrate ognized by the Canadian Food a national basis, which helps foster stakeholders. responsible stewardship of our ani- Inspection Agency (CFIA) as part of continuous improvement,” he said. Farmers will find it reason- mals and the environment, sustaina- an ongoing program to document the The food industry and consumers able, designed by and for farmers, bly producing high-quality, safe, and on-farm and post-farm food safety can check on progress under proAc- simple and cost effective, consist- nutritious food for consumers,” Wally systems implemented by national tion through the dairyfarmers.ca ent and with minimal disruption to Smith, DFC’s president, said. industry organizations. CFIA has website. farms. It will also use much of the Canadians will be able to see how noted programs like these are impor- “We have long been sustainable in existing administrative infrastruc- the industry is accomplishing this, tant to enhance food safety, maintain our farming practices and are very ture. Consumers will find it credible measurable standards currently in consumer confidence and facilitate passionate about what we do,” David because it will feature independent place and the dedication of dairy market access. Wiens, DFC vice-president, said. audits. producers to continually improve DFC is the second organization to “Our respect for resources, animals DFC will partner with govern- the sustainability of milk production, qualify under the program, after the and the environment are the reasons ments in the implementation of the Smith said. Chicken Farmers of Canada in 2013. the industry is sustainable today. We programs. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 15 LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS

Weight Category Ashern Gladstone Grunthal Heartland Heartland Killarney Ste. Rose Winnipeg Brandon Virden Feeder Steers Apr-20 Apr-19 Apr-19 Apr-19 Apr-20 n/a Apr-21 Apr-22 No. on offer 790 243* 187 414 938* n/a 520 665 Over 1,000 lbs. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 140.00-153.00 900-1,000 148.00-154.00 140.00-156.00 n/a 155.00-165.00 155.00-165.00 n/a 148.00-159.50 145.00-162.00 800-900 140.00-176.00 158.00-170.00 140.00-165.00 165.00-177.00 169.00-184.00 n/a 160.00-177.00 155.00-168.00 700-800 150.00-192.00 170.00-184.50 160.00-207.00 190.00-208.00 187.00-206.00 n/a 180.00-197.00 165.00-187.00 600-700 170.00-214.00 180.00-200.00 190.00-210.00 200.00-215.00 198.00-218.00 n/a 185.00-211.00 177.00-194.00 500-600 175.00-216.00 200.00-228.50 200.00-230.00 215.00-233.00 204.00-228.00 n/a 200.00-222.00 180.00-205.00 400-500 180.00-220.00 220.00-256.00 210.00-235.00 220.00-240.00 220.00-246.00 n/a 220.00-238.00 180.00-212.00 300-400 n/a 240.00-279.00 220.00-240.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs. n/a 140.00-149.25 n/a 135.00-145.00 148.00-159.00 n/a n/a 130.00-143.00 800-900 n/a 145.00-158.00 140.00-152.00 150.00-160.00 157.00-167.00 (172.00) n/a 148.00-175.00 137.00-148.00 700-800 120.00-175.00 140.00-166.00 150.00-182.00 155.00-170.00 165.00-181.00 (188.00) n/a 155.00-182.00 150.00-175.00 600-700 130.00-185.50 154.00-168.50 170.00-187.00 165.00-177.00 177.00-195.00 n/a 165.00-185.00 155.00-178.00 500-600 140.00-197.25 160.00-188.00 170.00-190.00 180.00-195.00 188.00-209.00 n/a 175.00-200.00 160.00-190.00 400-500 150.00-205.00 165.00-197.00 175.00-195.00 200.00-215.00 195.00-228.00 n/a 175.00-215.00 170.00-210.00 300-400 n/a 180.00-210.00 180.00-200.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Slaughter Market No. on offer 80 n/a 59 60 n/a n/a 109 110 D1-D2 Cows 82.00-91.00 n/a n/a 93.00-100.00 91.00-96.00 n/a 89.00-99.00 (103.00) 85.00-93.00 (96.00) D3-D5 Cows 75.00-81.00 n/a n/a 82.00-92.00 75.00-90.00 n/a 81.00-90.00 78.00-87.00 Age Verified 92.00-106.50 75.00-99.00 n/a n/a 93.00-99.50 n/a n/a n/a Good Bulls 94.00-132.00 n/a 117.00-122.25 118.00-130.00 120.00-131.00 n/a 110.00-130.00 (132.00) 116.00-124.00 Butcher Steers n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Butcher Heifers n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Feeder Cows n/a n/a 100.00-114.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a 100.00-126.00 Fleshy Export Cows n/a n/a 87.00-94.50 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Lean Export Cows n/a n/a 75.00-85.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Heiferettes n/a n/a n/a n/a 95.00-140.00 n/a 110.00-139.00 n/a * includes slaughter market (Note all prices in CDN$ per cwt. These prices also generally represent the top one-third of sales reported by the auction yard.) 16 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 WEATHER VANE “Ev eryone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” Mark Twain, 1897

Building ridge to bring warm, dry weather Issued: Monday, April 25, 2016 · Covering: April 27 – May 2, 2016

expected to slowly weaken, WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA Daniel Bezte which will allow an upper ridge Weather Vane to strengthen to our west. The flow between these two systems will allow mild air to build in across much of Western Canada over the weekend and into next 14 Day Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) fter being stuck in a fairly week. Confidence in this play- April 8, 2016 to April 21, 2016 cool weather pattern for ing out as forecasted is not A almost a month now, it that high yet, but if it does, we looks like things are going to could see temperatures push- slowly start to transition into a ing the 20 C mark by Monday or new pattern. Tuesday next week, with mid- 0 - 4 mm This forecast period is going 20s possible by the second half 4 - 7 mm to begin a little cool but dry, of next week. 7 - 11 mm 11 - 14 mm and it looks more and more like This will be an interesting 14 - 18 mm it will finish off warm and dry. weather pattern to watch, as 18 - 21 mm Before you get really annoyed we’ve seen a rather persistent 21 - 25 mm 25 - 28 mm with the cool northerly flow ridge of high pressure develop 28 - 32 mm we’ve seen for the last little to our west over the last couple 32 - 35 mm while, it’s been that flow keep- of summers, bringing record- 35 - 39 mm 39 - 42 mm ing several large and wet storm breaking temperatures and 42 - 46 mm systems to the south of our drought to those regions. This 46 - 49 mm region. We’ll still be under the ridge is forecast to develop a 49 - 53 mm 53 - 56 mm influence of cool high pressure little farther east and north 56 - 60 mm to our north on Wednesday and than the previous ones, which 60 - 63 mm Thursday, but under strong means it will likely have a much Extent of Agricultural Land spring sunshine we should greater impact on our region. Lakes and Rivers see highs make it into the low Usual temperature range for Produced using near real-time data that has teens, with overnight lows this period: Highs, +7 to +22 C; undergone initial quality control. The map may not be accurate for all regions due to data around the 0 C mark. lows, -4 to +6 C. availability and data errors. By the end of the week Copyright © 2016 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada we’ll start to see a shift in our Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Created: 04/22/16 Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies. www.agr.gc.ca/drought weather pattern. The area of with a BA (Hon.) in geography, high pressure to our north is specializing in climatology, from the This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during the two weeks ending April 21, which covers the wet forecasted to strengthen and U of W. He operates a computerized period that brought significant rains to much of eastern and central Manitoba. The wettest areas were found around Morden, where over 50 mm shift eastward. At the same weather station near Birds Hill Park. of rain were recorded. Farther west, warm, dry weather was reported; a large part of Saskatchewan and Alberta recorded little to no rainfall. time the upper low sitting Contact him with your questions and over the south-central U.S. is comments at [email protected].

Record heat and carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide levels measured at Mauna Loa have risen by 120 ppm since the 1880s

measures global temperatures fuels, CO2 levels increase over BY DANIEL BEZTE Even though the current El Niño event is in the lower eight kilometres the previous year and we have Co-operator contributor of the atmosphere using sat- seen an increase of about 100 weakening, the effects on global temperatures ellite data — also reported ppm since measurements h i l e w e’ve b e e n usually lag the event by several months. this March was the warmest began at Mauna Loa in 1958. patiently waiting for on record and the third warm- Looking back even further W spring/summer-like est compared to average of all (about 800,000 years) using temperatures to arrive across months. ice-core data, we have seen Manitoba, a good chunk of a CO2 increase of 120 ppm the world has been swelter- We’ve levelled up since the 1880s and a 230- ing under warm tempera- A nother global atmospheric ppm increase since the last tures. Locally, it looks like story hit the news last week glacial period. At no time in April will end the streak of Atmospheric Administration global temperatures. Part of which is also tied into global the 800,000-year ice-core data between seven and 10 consec- (NOAA). the impressive heat can be temperatures. Carbon diox- have CO2 levels been higher utive months of above-aver- In fact, March turned out to attributed to an enhanced ide levels measured at Mauna than about 300 ppm, which age temperatures across our be the warmest month rela- greenhouse effect due to Loa in Hawaii hit 409 parts includes the mild interglacial region. While we haven’t been tive to average of any month human activities, with the per million (ppm) on April periods. extremely cold, we haven’t ever recorded. According other part due to extra heat 9. This value is almost four What does this all mean been that warm either. I will to NOAA, March was 1.22 C being released by the strong ppm higher than any value for us? It simply means the have a full breakdown of above average, which abso- El Niño event that is now ever recorded at this site and planet will continue to warm, April’s weather next issue, lutely shattered the previous weakening across the eastern was the largest year-to-year and unless we take dramatic but my early guess is that we record of 0.32 C above aver- Pacific. Even though the cur- increase in CO2 levels ever action this warming will con- will end up coming in a little age set just last year. Usually, rent El Niño event is weak- measured. It was only back tinue for the rest of our lives below average for the month. these global temperature ening, the effects on global in 2013 when weekly CO2 val- and probably the lives of our Besides last December, records are broken by a few temperatures usually lag the ues at Mauna Loa surpassed children and grandchildren. which saw temperatures that hundredths of a degree, so to event by several months. This 400 ppm, and we are now We will still see cold weather, were as much as 7 C above break the record by nearly a means there is a good chance approaching the 410-ppm but the deck is getting stacked average, March 2016 was the full degree is, well, unheard we’ll see record to near-record threshold. As you may already more and more in favour of second-warmest month in the of! March’s 1.22 C record global temperatures over the know, CO2 levels peak dur- warmer conditions. I know prolonged warm spell, with just edged out the previous next month or two. ing the Northern Hemisphere I have written about this a average temperatures 4 to 5 monthly record of 1.21 C With the first three months spring as warming soils number of times in the past, C above average. These warm above average, set in February of 2016 all breaking global release CO2, but plant growth but I think it will take a dev- temperatures in our region of this year. NASA’s value for heat records, it is not surpris- has not begun in earnest astating summer heat wave combined with very warm March was 1.28 C above aver- ing that 2016 is running nearly yet. CO2 levels then decline across North America/Canada temperatures around the age, which was a record for 0.3 C warmer than the previ- during the summer as plant before some people wake up globe to make March 2016 the the month, but it was a little ous warmest year on record growth kicks into high gear, to what is happening to our warmest March ever, globally, cooler than its February 2016 (2015). For those of you who absorbing large amounts of atmosphere. Will it be this since record-keeping began, value, which was 1.34 C above don’t trust either NOAA or CO2. Levels then rise again summer? Who knows, but I according to both NASA and average. We have now seen six NASA data, the University of over the winter. Each year, do know it will happen some- the U.S. National Oceanic and months in a row with record Alabama-Huntsville — which thanks to the burning of fossil time soon. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 17 CROPS h u s b a n d r y — the science, S K I L L O R A r t O F F A R M I N G

Use only local seed to slow Dickeya and other pathogens Europe has been grappling with a similar problem for years and we should learn from its experience

BY JULIENNE ISAACS Co-operator contributor

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1517 Acapela Sponsorship Ad_MBCoop.indd 1 4/7/16 4:49 PM 18 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 Farm groups oppose release of genetically modified alfalfa Farm groups say the release will begin a ‘spiral of uncertainty’ for producers and their customers

targeted launch” of less than 5,000 acres fer strips but as a key part of their rota- also says they have no confidence in BY LORRAINE STEVENSON of hay, and that its decision is “confined tion for soil fertility, said Garry Johnson, the coexistence plan developed by the Co-operator staff to the sale of seed for hay production” president of Sask Organics and a Swift Canadian Seed Trade Association for and not for alfalfa seed production. Current-area organic farmer. Eastern Canada in 2013, and also points ifteen Canadian farm groups have The farm groups’ letter states that “even Johnson said his greatest concern lies out that a plan for Western Canada is not called on the federal agriculture this limited release will lead to a meas- with accidental contamination and the yet finalized. F minister to stop the sale of geneti- ure of contamination and begin a spiral harm that would bring to the organic “Importantly, no authority is actually cally modified (GM) alfalfa seed in this of uncertainty for eastern and western sector. responsible for the implementation of country. farmers and their customers.” “There are other risks associated with the coexistence plans and no one stands In a signed letter to Minister of “Any commercial release of GM alfalfa organic farming. There’s the risk of spray behind them,” the letter states, add- Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence seeds will result in unavoidable con- drift to organic operations. But those ing “the plans rely on farmers, includ- MacAulay, the groups state they also tamination, with a range of devastating are just instances, and most of our con- ing those who want to avoid contamina- want variety registration removed for all impacts on a wide range of farmers, com- ventional farming neighbours are very tion, to voluntarily implement unrealis- GM alfalfa until a full economic impact modity sectors and food production busi- careful. tic and/or ineffective “Best Management assessment is conducted. nesses in Canada, both conventional and “But this (risk) is defined. I think this Practices” at their own cost. ” They are also calling for protocols for organic,” it says. is probably one of the major ones that testing all imports of alfalfa seed grown in “It’s imperative that the government affects our livelihoods.” The letter is signed by the following the U.S. take urgent action to stop the commer- The letter asks the minister to inter- organizations: “These measures would stop the sale cial introduction of GM alfalfa, to pre- vene and remove variety registration of GM alfalfa seed in Canada and pre- vent irreversible contamination,” stated for all GM alfalfa until a full economic Atlantic Canada Organic Regional vent the inadvertent importation of GM Marcel Groleau, president of the Union of impact assessment of its introduction is Network alfalfa via contaminated seed from the Agricultural Producers in Quebec, in the done. The farm groups also want a pro- Canada Organic Trade Association U.S. where it has already been intro- COTA release. tocol established for testing all imports of Certified Organic Associations of duced,” an April 20 Canadian Organic It is not overstating things to call this alfalfa seed grown in the U.S. British Columbia Trade Association press release stated. the single greatest threat Canada’s grow- Forage Seed Canada, representing for- Ecological Farmers Association The letter is in response to a March ing organic sector has ever faced, said age seed growers across the country has of Ontario 29 announcement by Forage Genetics Kate Storey, president of the Manitoba also signed the letter. Canada exports Forage Seed Canada International (FGI) of its plans for a lim- Organic Alliance (MOA). The Canadian $280 million worth of forage seed annu- Growers of Organic Food Yukon ited release of commercial HarvXtra Organic Standard prohibits the use of any ally, plus another $100 million worth of Manitoba Organic Alliance alfalfa “in time for spring 2016 planting” GM seeds and their fear as organic grow- alfalfa and timothy hay meal and pellets. National Farmers Union in Eastern Canada. HarvXtra alfalfa has ers is they will be unable to guarantee Most Canadian export markets have zero- Organic Alberta Monsanto’s glyphosate-tolerant Roundup their production is GM free, she said. tolerance policies for GM forage seed and Organic Council of Ontario Ready genetics plus a trait for lower lev- “This puts the organic standard at risk,” hay and test on a parts-per-million basis. Organic Federation of Canada els of lignin, a structural component of Storey said. “If I were a conspiracy theo- “The introduction of GM alfalfa could Peace Region Forage Seed Association alfalfa plants that holds them upright but rist, which I’m not, I would say someone mean we lose some valuable export mar- Les Producteurs de lait du Québec makes them less digestible for dairy and has put together a pretty good plan to get kets,” stated Heather Kerschbaumer of SaskOrganics beef cattle. rid of organics.” FSC in the COTA release. “The risks and L’Union des producteurs agricoles FGI said seed quantities are expected to Alfalfa is a critical crop for organic costs are just too high for our industry.” be enough for growers to plant a “small, growers who use it not only in buf- The farm groups’ letter to MacAulay [email protected]

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Ontario court rejects grower appeal on neonic rules Grain Farmers of Ontario plans to audit the rules’ effects over the next three years

stay was dismissed at Ontario Superior nomic consequences of these regu- 12-treated seed on more than 50 per STAFF Court in October last year. lations, including the cost to farmers cent of his or her acres must complete a Writing for the Appeal Court, Justice operating under this new regime and soil inspection pest assessment report. he group representing Ontario’s Bradley Miller rejected GFO’s claim the cost to the future of food and fibre Past August, a corn and/or soy corn and soybean growers, that the province’s regulation was production in Canada.” grower wanting to use any Class T seeking a stay on the province’s “ambiguous.” GFO, he wrote, “has not “To ensure the government truly 12-treated seed at all must complete new restrictions for use of neonico- identified a genuine dispute about the understands how decisions like this a pest assessment report and present tinoid seed treatments, won’t get its farmers’ rights and obligations.” impact our businesses, and with the his or her certificate in integrated pest wish from the provincial Court of Granting GFO’s request, he added, goal of improving how agricultural pol- management (IPM) training. Appeal. “would be tantamount to amending icy is formed in the future, we are com- Pest assessments beyond August The Appeal Court on April 20 dis- a regulation through interpretation, missioning this audit and we will regu- must be done either via a soil inspec- missed a March 9 application from a remedy well outside the court’s dis- larly inform the government of findings tion by an IPM-certified grower or Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) seek- cretionary power to order declaratory throughout this study,” Brock said. professional pest adviser, or via a crop ing an interpretation of the province’s relief.” inspection by a professional adviser. new rules and a stay of those rules, Miller granted that the new regu- Pest assessments Ontario set up its neonic regs citing pending the outcome. lation “narrows the farmers’ range of Ontario’s neonic regulations were put evidence that the Class 12 pesticides GFO chairman Mark Brock, in a legally permitted options” for pesticide in place last summer to meet a govern- are “highly toxic to honeybees and release April 20, described the ruling use, but added that “limitation of a ment target to cut use of neonic-treated other beneficial insects,” and could as “frustrating and disheartening for right does not, standing alone, create a corn and soybean seed by 80 per cent also harm aquatic insects if they run myself, our farmer-members and the justiciable issue.” by 2017, to be used “only when there is off soils into nearby watercourses. grain industry.” GFO said April 20 its board will dis- a demonstrated pest problem.” The GFO on April 20 cited a However, he said, the ruling at least cuss its options for further appeals, but The regulations put the neonic Conference Board of Canada study, con- “acknowledged that farmer rights have will also “immediately” hire accounting insecticides — imidacloprid, thiam- ducted before the regulations took effect, been negatively affected by this regu- and consulting firm BDO to conduct ethoxam and clothianidin — in a new estimating a loss of over $600 million if lation and that it does create legiti- an audit of the impact of the provincial pesticide class, Class 12. farmers were unable to access neonics. mate hardships on grain farmers in regulations on Ontario grain farmers. Between now and the end of The Appeal Court, in its dismissal this province.” Over the next three years, GFO said, August this year, any Ontario corn April 20, made no order as to the costs The group’s previous request for a BDO will “investigate the socio-eco- or soy grower wanting to plant Class of the appeal.

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45831_NFC_2016_ValteraWest-ManCoop_8-125x10_a1.indd 1 2016-04-18 11:08 AM 20 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 Digital agriculture the next big thing, says Monsanto official Farmers adopted GM crops faster than the company expected and the same could occur with precision farming

although the advent of resistant weeds That’s also just the start, in Madrazo’s BY ALLAN DAWSON now threatens some of those gains. opinion. Co-operator staff Recently, volunteer glyphosate- “I think the best is to come,” he said. resistant canola has been a problem for “It will accelerate the next green revolu- f you want some idea of how quickly some Manitoba farmers, and glypho- tion in agriculture.” digital agriculture could grow, take sate-resistant weeds are a growing issue Producing more food with fewer I a look at what happened with GM throughout North America. inputs is what it will take to boost global crops. Digital agriculture, also referred to food production 70 per cent by 2050, to Monsanto never expected genetically as big data and precision farming, uses feed an estimated nine billion people — modified crops to catch on as quickly as an array of technology from satellite about two billion more than there are they did and one company insider says imagery and geo-referenced soil test and today — and protect the environment, the same explosive growth could happen yield maps to real-time weather mon- he said. with data-driven farming. itoring and soil sensors and powerful If that weren’t enough, Monsanto’s sci- Instead of a measured and evolution- computer programs to micromanage entists have determined climate change ary adoption, what actually happened crop production. is real. with biotech was more like a revolution, “We are in the process of developing “Our world is getting drier,” Madrazo said Jesus Madrazo, Monsanto’s vice- the products, trying the products on the said. “Our world is getting warmer. The president of global corporate engage- farm, making sure the farmers get famil- weather patterns we are experiencing ment on the sidelines of the Canadian iarized, but the moment farmers start in agriculture are shifting. I would say Global Crops Symposium in Winnipeg using and seeing the benefit it is just agriculture is probably the industry that April 12. going to exponentially grow,” Madrazo is most impacted by this phenomenon.” It surpassed even the most optimistic said. “Then the challenges is how fast we Agriculture, the second-largest emit- expectations of his colleagues. can go to meet that demand.” ter of greenhouse gases, contributes to “In their wildest dreams they never Digital farming could catch on faster global warming, but it can be part of the Jesus Madrazo, Monsanto’s vice-president of expected it to be embraced at such a than biotech crops because there are no solution, he said. global corporate engagement, says “digital” pace by farmers,” Madrazo said. “They regulatory hurdles, he added. Monsanto has pledged to be carbon agriculture could catch on with farmers just as thought it was going to be a gradual “And most everyone in the world neutral by 2021, Madrazo said. And what quickly as GM crops did. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON process. But what really happened was it already has access to a smartphone or the company learns will be shared with just skyrocketed.” iPad,” Madrazo said. “So the vehicle to farmers to make agriculture part of the The company learned through that deliver this is there. know exactly what decisions to make climate change solution. Techniques process new technology adoption is not “This is not going to be limited to one — what to plant, where to plant, what include planting cover crops, higher- a gradual process, and that’s something crop or the other. This is crop agnostic space to use, when to use pesticides, yielding varieties and improved agro- that could happen again as farmers size and brand agnostic.” when to use nutrients, all of that data nomics through digital agriculture. Every up new data-driven farming methodol- Monsanto, which started off as a chem- practically per square metre.” corn plant is like a small tree sucking in ogy, he said. ical company and evolved into a GM seed That can translate into much more and storing carbon dioxide, Madrazo “I think when we look at data science company, is already in digital agricul- precise use of inputs. said, adding that agriculture could be and digital agriculture we are going to ture. Two years ago, it paid $1 billion for “Today advice on nitrogen relies on the sector with the potential of having see exactly the same thing,” he said. Climate Corp., a firm that specializes in proper rotation and soil sampling,” the single largest impact on addressing Monsanto commercialized the first digitizing and aggregating a long list of Madrazo said during his formal remarks climate change. glyphosate-tolerant GM canola in 1998. data collected from farmers’ fields. to the symposium. “Tomorrow our nitro- “But we (Monsanto) need to start in Farmers quickly switched because “Today we can help a farmer track gen advisory tools will optimize applica- our own backyard and set an example in they saw value in the new technology, every field down to the square metre tions with real-time satellite imaging of collaborating with others,” he said. Madrazo said. It made controlling weeds with relative location-specific data,” that field reducing the environmental in canola simpler and less expensive, Madrazo said. “This helps the farmer footprint.” [email protected]

Monsanto talking to consumers, not just farmers why grow winter wheat? environment. They are really open BY ALLAN DAWSON about thinking differently about tech- Co-operator staff nology, if we help them.” Monsanto, long a lightening rod for Monsanto also supports a opponents of genetically modified national GM food labelling program (GM) crops, is reaching out to consum- in the United States rather than a ers to tell its side of the story. hodgepodge of state laws. It’s also encouraging farmers to do “This may surprise you but when it winter wheat the same, Jesus Madrazo, Monsanto’s comes to labelling Monsanto is com- vice-president of global corporate pletely in favour of labelling,” Madrazo engagement told the Canadian Global said later in an interview. “We favour Crops Symposium in Winnipeg April 12. labelling and are pro-consumer choice. “I would be the first to admit that We just don’t think a state-by-state Monsanto was not engaged with con- approach on labelling is the right than sumers,” Madrazo said. “The focus was approach. It will only increase food on farmer customers.” prices, create confusion with consumers spring For years, Monsanto communicated and disruption in trade. We think a fed- with farmers about GM crops, but eral solution that has a consistent, sci- now realizes the public wants to know ence-based approach to labelling, is the ROI wheat about their food, he said. right path forward to protect consumers’ “I believe there is no substitute for interest and give the transparency and engaging and telling our story. I think the information that they need.” 2X we missed the boat with biotechnol- Once the labelling debate is over see the proof at growwinterwheat.ca ogy… and we didn’t do enough to people can focus on real issues such explain. We thought that science would as food security and climate change, speak for itself and whether we like it he added. or not science is just not enough.” The scientific consensus is GM crops Now the company is showing up are safe. Many GM supporters have places nobody thought Monsanto opposed labelling, believing some would go, he said. And the typical reac- consumers would avoid buying food tion when they do is something akin containing GM ingredients. However, to ‘what took you so long?’ he added. many American food companies have While missing the earlier opportunity announced plans to label foods with was a mistake, it would be an even big- GM ingredients. Most North American- ger mistake to not engage now. produced soybeans, canola and sugar “We missed one generation,” he beets are GM, so most North American

Source: Statistics Canada CANSIM Table 001-0017 said. “We want to make sure we don’t foods contain GM ingredients. http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a26?lang=eng&retrLang=eng&id=0010017&tabMode=dataTable&srchLan=-1&p1=-1&p2=9 miss the next generation. The next © Western Winter Wheat Initiative 2014 generation is far more caring of the [email protected] The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 21 Drought scout flags areas on Prairies The western half of the region is at risk for low soil moisture

northern and southwestern Alberta, the Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas BY JADE MARKUS Peace region and other northern areas “Dry regions will probably City. CNS Canada in B.C., he said. Later in spring, those areas will likely Limited precipitation and warm tem- continue being dry regions see beneficial rain, he said, which will arts of the Prairies could see lim- peratures have led to low soil moisture for a while.” continue into the summer. ited soil moisture this growing levels in those areas. “But the question is, how long do we P season, as low precipitation and “But it’s not concerning at this point have to wait for the better rain?” warm temperatures have compounded, because a little bit of spring rain can Drew Lerner Producers will likely have to wait until a government specialist says. switch that situation very quickly,” World Weather Inc. at least the first half of May — or even “We went into the fall in a fairly good Hadwen said. “We’re not in a huge def- June and July. position, but over the first part of the win- icit, we’re just a little cautious at this Peace country and northern Alberta ter we received very low snowfall,” said point.” “If they don’t have enough moisture are not likely to see recovery from low soil Trevor Hadwen, agroclimate specialist In most areas there will be enough going forward through the season, moisture, but there should be enough with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s moisture for seeding to get off to a good there’s not enough deep soil moisture precipitation to support crops, Lerner Drought Watch program in Regina. start, but the bulk of Hadwen’s con- recharge in some areas,” Hadwen said. said. Key areas of concern are in west- cern is for perennial plants, grains and “Dry regions will probably continue “They’ll do OK. But they’ll be depend- ern and southwestern Saskatchewan, oilseeds. being dry regions for a while,” said Drew ent on each little rain that comes along.”

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Flax acres to be down a according to new data from Statistics weaker than they normally are in the At least one market analyst is maintain- Canada. spring, he said. ing some healthy skepticism because third: StatsCan It’s calling for about 1.1 million acres, Delivered elevator flax is about $10.65 small crops can be hard to predict. Neil down from 1.6 million in the 2015 growing per bushel in Saskatchewan, according to Townsend, G3 Canada’s director of market BY JADE MARKUS season, something some say is probably a Prairie Ag Hotwire. research, said from his Winnipeg office Winnipeg/CNS Canada reflection of weak price growth. “I think that probably has influenced a that sometimes smaller-acreage crops “Prices held fairly low, compared to lot of farmers to look another direction, aren’t top of mind when farmers get a call What goes up must come down what farmers expected,” said Michael for at least one year,” Popowich said about their market intentions, meaning and flax acreage appears to be no Popowich, co-owner of Yorkton-based Poor export movement to China and there could be a “reversion to mean” in exception. TA Foods Ltd. Since flax came off fields high acres in 2015 kept pressure on prices final results. After four years of steadily growing last September, price increases have been over the course of the year. “You never know with those smaller plantings, Canada’s flax acres are expected minimal, Popowich said. “That just kind of led to a little bit of ones,” Townsend said. “We’ll see how it all to fall about a third from last year’s levels, Prices are about $2 to $3 per bushel oversupply,” Popowich said. unfolds out here.”

Quinclorac maker FARM fights back Great Northern Growers said there is little risk Keith & Margaret Donohoe of China rejecting shipments Donfield Farms Ltd. Canada (CCC) is advising can- Thursday, May 5th, @ 10:00am (local time) Staff ola producers to forgo quin- The Pas, Manitoba clorac because of the MRL he company that dis- threat. Several companies Owners phOne 204-623-5029 • Keith Cell 204-623-0201 tributes quinclorac says have said they will not accept T industry squeamishness deliveries if the canola has internet BiDDinG stArts @ over accepting canola that has been treated with quinclorac. 12:30 shArp On MAChinerY been treated with the herbi- Skinner said China has no Directions: From The Pas MB go 16 miles (25.6kms) South on Hwy #10 to Bridge Road then ¼ mile cide is unwarranted. policy on MRLs for quinclorac. West to Dead End, then 1 ½ miles South to Dairy Road, then ¼ mile West. watch for signs. “Threats that the ‘sky is fall- “This is an issue that is ing’ and that Canadian can- being advanced domestically, TRACTORS*1992 JD 8960, 7309hrs*1999 JD 8100 MFWD, showing 12835hrs, c/w 840 FEL*1995 JD 7800 MFWD, showing 15061hrs ola will be barred from China not from a foreign buyer,” c/w JD 740 FEL*1986 Duetz 6275 MFWD, Leon 690 FEL Showing 6662hrs*1990 Duetz 9170 MFWD, showing *COMBINE*1992 because of MRLs (maximum Skinner said. JD 9600, JD 4WD kit, 3010 sep hrs, 4195 eng hrs*COMBINE HEADER*JD 930, 30ft,*SWATHER*2006 New Holland HW345, 14ft diskbine, NH HB0025 25ft swather header *HIGHWAY TRUCK*1998 Mack CH613, 20ft Unibody B&H *BALE PROCESSOR*Highline residue levels) of quinclorac The CCC recommends that Bale Pro 6600*LIVESTOCK TRAILER*16ft gooseneck, tandem axle*GRAIN VAC*Conveyair 5005*ROUND BALER*1995 JD 566, have no basis in fact,” said farmers fight cleavers in one of 540 PTO*GRAIN AUGERS*Westfield MK130-61*Sakundiak HD7x1600*Scoop-A-Second 6x30ft**BINS*7, steel grain & fertilizer Ash Skinner, CEO of Great two ways: by incurring signifi- hopper bins*LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT* Hi-Hog loading chute, Ranchers Welding Creep feeder, panels, bale feeders & more.*CATTLE Northern Growers, in a release. cant cost through expansion HANDLING FACILITY*Hi-Hog w/ Double S Chute walkway, crowding tub, palpation cage, squeeze, auto headgate*POST The company distributes of herbicide use with multiple POUNDER*FlexiCoil trailer type post pounder*LIGHT TRUCKS*1990 Ford Super Duty 350 1 ton, gas eng., std trans., 11ft steel Clever, which is a generic products or to take a multi- B & H*TANDEM OFFSET DISK*Ezze On 1700-81, 20ft*TANDEM DISK*Agri-Disk notched & smooth blades*HARROW PACKER BAR*Flexicoil System 95, 40ft*ROUND BALE MOVER*2003 Bourgault 1650 RBM bale picker*SQUARE BALER*1987 NH 316*SQUARE herbicide offering cleavers year approach through their BALE WAGON*NH 1033*MANURE SPREADERS*New Idea 3743*NH S676*NH 679*HAY RAKE*2007 Claas Liner 470T*LAWN & control. crop rotation even though a GARDEN*JD S46, 46*OTHER FARM EQUIPMENT**MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS & MORE* “China has never rejected low-cost generic product that Canadian canola because of can do the job immediately is **pleAse CheCK quinclorac. In fact, quinclorac available, he said. the weBsite FOr is made in China and Chinese “It appears to us that the FUll listinG** producers are the world’s industry wants pesticides to largest users of the product. go the way of seed. Rather Second, China has threat- than allowing low-cost alter- www.schapansky.com ened to reject Canadian can- natives it is looking to advance ola due to dockage. Cleavers red herrings such as MRLs to 100% Family Owned & Operated are difficult to clean out and allow them to pick and choose are becoming more prevalent, what pesticides farmers can Ph: 306-873-5488 making them even more rel- use. The foreseeable result is Toll Free: 1-866-873-5488 Box 2199, Tisdale, SK S0E 1T0 evant of an issue for Prairie growers paying $50-plus per Fax: 306-873-5492 Email: [email protected] canola farmers.” acre for needed pesticides,” he The Canola Council of said. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 23

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Call Claude (204)250-2523 4WD, 4,000-hrs on engine (8th gear issues); JD 4630 cab, air, like new, 21.8x38 duals, quad range; JD 4010 tractor w/JD 148 loader; IHC w/4 gas; Ford **Tree Removal & Acreage Clearing** CROP INPUTS 8n 3-PTH, w/ or w/o 60-in. rough cut mower; COM- AUTO & TRANSPORT BINE: 1993 1688 IHC SP combine cab, air, Farm Sheds 3,000-hrs; PU (new belts), tilt feeder housing, new Garages AN ORGANIC CALCIUM SOURCE: Calcium (Lime feeder chain AJX rotor & cone, nice; 1999 IHC AUTO & TRANSPORT Tool & Garden Sheds for field crops). DRAMM fish fertilizer. OPAM ap- 1010 30-ft. straight cut header, PU reel; SEEDING: proved. Contact Harvey Dann:1-800-665-2494 or Trucks Home Building/Home Renovations Cell:(701)213-8246. Or Email: [email protected] Bourgault 8810 48-ft. 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Place an ad in the good clean auction well maintained equipment- com- ers, Real Nice; Degelman 7000 50-ft. Heavy Tine USED DRY FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-8 Ton classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting for your Large Selection Val-Mar Applicators 16-20, 16-55, plete maintenance records available for the tractors. Bar, Excellent; EXCAVATING: Cat D6C 90b, good call. 1-800-782-0794. Included in this auction: 1994 Ford 6640 FWA c/w power train, wide tracks; 2006 Bobcat 334 mini hoe Call: 204-727-8550 24-20, 32-55; 18-ft. Drill Fill w/brush auger. Leon 700 loader; 1989 TW5 Ford; 1984 Case 2094 c/ DSL, cab, blade, drill head plus drills, 40-in. bucket, BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Toll Free: 1-877-253-7567 (204)857-8403 www.zettlerfarmequipment.com w 780 Allied loader & bucket Pole frame shed & 24-in. dig bucket, 12-in. dig bucket, frost hook, 5-in. Email: [email protected] 1,400-bu grain bin (both to be moved); 2012 Farm trenching bucket, 2,600-hrs, nice; Track hoe Ameri- FARM MACHINERY King 12 wheel Easy Rake; 2005 NH BR780; 2004 can model 25 5-ft. bucket, 36-in. bucket, 24-in. BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Grain Augers Case IH SCX 100 14-ft. haybine; bale trailers; Prairie bucket, (HYD issues); Hyster fork lift; Pallet of new Roofing Pull 6.5x16-ft. goose neck stock trailer; JD LLA 12-ft. CAT Parts filters, blade bolts, fire extinguishers, BUSINESS SERVICES CLASSIC SEED TREATER Straps to your auger. No disk drill; JD 1520 12-ft. tandem disk; Hi-Qual etc.; DISC: Kello 350 10-ft. offset disk, w/new pump or wiring required. Large 35L tank w/6-in. cap squeeze & headgate; 1984 S-15 DSL GMC truck; blades, nice; TRUCKS & TRAILERS: 1996 Mack BUSINESS SERVICES makes it easy to mix inoculants & treat pulses. PRICE TO CLEAR!! (888)545-1228 www.lockhart-industries.com firearms; saddles & equine supplies. Info call 600 tractor 350 Mack engine, 10-SPD trans, nice; Crop Consulting (204)767-2011 or (204)447-0686 Email: 1970 Ford 350 1-Ton w/deck, V8 stnd; Load King 29 gauge full hard 100,000PSI high [email protected] For complete listing & 650-bus pup, needs safety. Plus swathers, augers, tensile roofing & siding. FARM MACHINERY photos visit www.gartonsauction.com (204)767-2011 tillage, stone pickers, misc equip, vehicles & rec, 16 colours to choose from. Grain Dryers [email protected] bins, shop, misc, welding iron etc. NOTE: Louis has FARM CHEMICAL / SEED COMPLAINTS sold the farm. There is enormous amount of misc. B-Gr. coloured...... 70¢/ft.2 Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Co-operator clas- WESTERN GRAIN DRYER manufacturers of grain items & iron. Major equip looks good. Online Bid- 2 We also specialize in: agricultural complaints sifieds. Phone 1-800-782-0794. Multi-coloured millends...... 50¢/ft. dryers w/fully automatic moisture & drying control ding 1:00PM. Visit www.ukranitezauction.com for of any nature; Crop ins. appeals; Spray drift; systems. Updates for IBEC/Vertec & roof, tiers, updated listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrai- B-Gr 30 gu Galv. barn master Chemical failure; Residual herbicide; burners, auto moisture controller. Used dryer is Dowler Au netz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License available in 12ft sheets...... 49¢/ft.2 available. 1-888-288-6857, westerngraindryer.com rt & ctio #91585 Custom operator issues; Equip. malfunctions. o n BEAT THE PRICE Licensed Agrologist on Staff. FARM MACHINERY p S DAVE & AUDREY POPOWICH AUCTION Sat., m v INCREASES CALL NOW For assistance and compensation call Grain Elevators a c May 7th, 2016. 10:00am 1.5 W OF TINY ON #5 S L SIDE OF ROAD OR 9-MI W ON #5 FROM CANO- FOUILLARD STEEL Back-Track InvesTIgaTIons 80-FT. BUCKET ELEVATING LEG w/3 phase RA TINY, SK CONTACT: (306)563-5001. MACHIN- 10-HP electric motor. Phone (204)886-3304. Farm auction ERY- TRACTORS: Vers 555 4WD tractor Cab, air, SUPPLIES LTD. 1-866-882-4779. www.backtrackcanada.com 4 hyd, new inside tires, 18.4x38 duals, 6,100-hrs, ST. LAZARE, MB. FARM MACHINERY for Olive & the late new engine@ 2,500-hrs, plumbed for air seeder, 1-800-510-3303 good; Case 1175 (white) cab, air, stnd, PTO, Grain Vacuums Don Olsufka 6,900-hrs, good rubber, duals, good; Case 970 (yel- CONTRACTING Round up the cash! Advertise your unwanted equip- CURT’S GRAIN VAC SERVICES, parts & repair for low) PS, cab, dual hyd, w/Leons 707 loader, ment in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. Sat., may 14, 2016 6,200-hrs, nice; SEEDING: Bourgault 8800 air CONTRACTING all makes & models. Craik SK, (306)734-2228. Arden, Manitoba at 10:00 AM seeder 36-ft., harrows, air package, w/3195 Bour- FARM MACHINERY gault tank, rear hitch, 2-in. shovels, real nice; Morris BUILDINGS Custom Work Directions: From Hwy #16, North 4 miles on Irrigation Equipment Hwy #352 (just north of Arden), west 1.25 miles on 731 HD cultivator 33-ft., harrows, air package (w/ or w/o Ezee on #135 air tank), good; COMBINE: 1990 STAN’S MOBILE REPAIR & Welding. CWB Certi- Rd 87N. Farm on south side. Watch for signs. AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post fied Welding, Structural Welding, Welding Repairs BRAND NEW 60-IN. ROTARY ditcher w/deflector, JD 9500 SP combine cab, air, long auger, chopper, frame building company. For estimates and infor- chaff spreader, JD PU, 3,900-hrs, hydro, recent to Grain Bins & Mechanical Repairs to Grain Sys- requires 180-HP, large PTO & 3-PTH. Will deliver & Featured Items: 2009 MF 5455 Dyna 4, FWA, mation call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322). Website: tems. Contact Stan Cornelsen (204)612-7191 or demonstrate to interested buyer, $24,500. Call green light, new belts, nice; SWATHERS: 1995 www.postframebuilding.com 3ph, 2600 Hrs • 2003 Challenger RB 56 Round Case IH SP 8820 Swather DSL, 25-ft. shifting table, [email protected] Morris, MB. Claude (204)250-2523. Bale • 1995 Jiffy Bale Processor • New Idea 3732 PU reel, 2,900-hrs, real nice; Case IH 25-ft. PTO Manure Spreader, excellent condition • 1995 Blue Hills CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & FARM MACHINERY Livestock Trailer,16’ (new floor and repainted) Swather, batt reel, auto fold; TRUCKS: *1994 finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT freight liner truck tandem, DSL cat engine, fuller floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. Parts & Accessories 10-SPD, 20-ft. cascade box, hoist, tarp, rear hoist 204-752-2069. PLEASE VIEW OUR WEBSITE GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 control, 305,000-kms, mint* 1972 GMC cab over 6 QUICK ATTACH EXCAVATOR buckets, some www.lamportanddowler.com or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB. 15-ft. steel box & hoist, V8, 2-SPD; AUGERS: BUILDING & RENOVATIONS trenching & clean-up buckets, plus 6 excavator rip- FOR FULL LISTING AND PICTURES! Wheatheart BH 851 auger Flaman auger mover, Roofing pers, some Cat’s & WBM’s. (204)871-0925, Mac- MURPHY SALVAGE New & used parts for tractors, Kohler 27-HP, ES engine, excellent; Brandt 7x35 Gregor MB. combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage, Plan to attend this complete farm auction of well auger electric start engine; Pool 7x50 auger Kohler ROLLWORKS maintained farm and cattle equipment including press drills & other misc machinery. MURPHY SAL- ES engine nice. Plus tillage, crown scraper, har- various shop and misc. items. Hope to see you there! VAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728. rows, misc equip, rec, antiques, plus shop. NOTE: Dave & Audrey are retiring. Machinery off stone WANTED: AN ATOM JET kit to fit a Versatile 895; www.lamportanddowler.com free land. Machinery above average condition. John Lamport 204-383-5711/204-841-4136 Also 20.8x38 tires on JD rims, 16 lug; Also Com- Tandem truck excellent condition. Online Bidding plete engine to fit IH 4186 tractor, must be in good Tim Dowler 204-803-6915 1:00PM. Visit www.ukranitezauction.com for updat- FACTORY DIRECT METAL ROOFING SIDING CLADDING condition; Also Deutz engine to fit 100-06 tractor in ed listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Decker Colony, good condition. (204)655-3458. Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #91585 AUCTION SALES Decker MB CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Manitoba Auctions – Interlake The Manitoba Co-operator. Manitoba’s best-read CALL TODAY 204-412-0234 [email protected] farm publication. FYFE PARTS AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES 1-800-667-98711-800-667-9871 •• ReginaRegina Manitoba Auctions – Interlake Manitoba Auctions – Interlake 1-800-667-30951-800-667-3095 •• SaskatoonSaskatoon McSherry Auction Service Ltd 1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg 1-800-667-30951-800-222-6594 •• EdmontonManitoba ACREAGE/ANTIQUE McSherry Auction Service Ltd “For All Your Farm Parts” AUCTION SALE www.fyfeparts.com AUCTION SALE The Real Used FaRm PaRTs Betty Kondratiuk (Late Adolph) sUPeRsToRe Georgette Roziere (Late Gerry) Over 2700 Units for Salvage • TRACTORS • COMBINES Sunday, May 8th @ 10:00 am • SWATHERS • DISCERS Saturday, May 7th @10:00 am Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN Beausejour, MB (306) 946-2222 North 9 Miles on Hwy 12 Then East 6 Miles on Rd 82 Lac Du Bonnet, MB monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Then 1 Mile North on Rd 48 Then 1 1/4 East on Kondratiuk Rd. #1388 North 1 Mile on Hwy 11 then East on Hwy 313, 6 Miles #3270 WATROUS SALVAGE Contact: (204) 265-3302 Contact (204)-340-6201 WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444 Tractor & Equip: Ford 7600 Dsl H.L. 3 PH Triple Hyd. w FEL 7000 Hrs * Farm King 3 PH 7' Hyd Tractor & Equipment: J D 955 MFWA Hydro Dsl 3PH w JD 70A FEL Frt Mt, 60" Snowblower, Chute Snowblower * Glenco 3PH 12' Cult * MF 205 Manure Spreader * 8'W 3'H Land Roller * 72" Belly Mt Mower 1076 Hrs. * JD 3PH 6" Blade * 3PH Sprayer * 3PH Single Breaking Plow * FARM MACHINERY Case 10' Deeptiller * JD 5 B Plow *Harrows * Farm Wagons Antique Equipment: Case DC4 PTO 3PH 2B Plow Yard: J D GX85 30" R Mower * Husq 155BT Yard Blower * Husq 1330 Snowblower Machinery Miscellaneous Tractor * JD Working Potato Digger * 8' Double Disc * McCormick Binder * JD Vanbrunt Seeder * * Mowers * Troy Built Rear Tine Tiller w Hiller Attach * Mini Roto Tiller * 3) Chain Saws * Husq 2) M. Moline * Intl Breaking Plow * Sulky Plow * Walking Plow Yard & Recreation: 1984 Polaris Weed Eaters * Tools * Mig Welder * Hyd Press * Air Comp * Acetylene Torches * Wood Lathe * 1999 GM T8500 CAT towtruck, $14,500; Allis 6080 Indytrail 400 Snowmobile * STAR 250 CC Quad * 84 Honda 200 3 Wheeler * Cushman Dsl 72" Jointer/Planer * Battery Booster Charger * Power Tools Air Tools: Snap On & MAC Wrenches * MFD loader, 3-PTH, $13,500; Ford Major DSL load- Hyd. Mower 2150 Hrs. * Crafts 20.5 HP 42" R Mower * 5 Ton Electric Log Splitter * Jari Gas A Large Amount Tools * Shop Supply * Recreation * 20 Guns-All Exc Cond Never Fired: 82 er, snow blade, 3-PTH, $5,500; Vac Tank & pump Yamaha EL340 Low Mileage Exc Cond * 2) Evinrude 6 HP Outboards * Merc 7.5 HP Outboard for 1-tonne; Power parachute, Rotex SR7 as is; Sicklemower * Roto Tillers * Lawn Sweep * Trailer Yard Sprayer * Stihl Weed Eater * Chain Saw 1981 GMC 7000 366, 17-ft factory box & hoist, Truck & Misc: 86 GMC Sierra 2500 132,000 km Kept Inside * Cement Mixer * 3600 Watt Dsl * Paddles * Oars * Power Ice Fishing Auger * New Fishing Lures, Hooks * Metal Camp Fire Pits $8,500. Phone (306)236-8023. Generator * Gas Water Pump * Grain Moisture Tester * Various Lumber * Home Repair Items * Misc: BH 6' Float Deck Trailer * BH Utility Trailer * Trailer Road Side Letter Sign * Gas Cement Farm Misc* Tools * Lincoln 225 Amp Welder * Air Comp * Drill Press * Table Saw * Beaver Jointer Mixer * Metal Detector * Welding Material * Chain Link Fencing * Treated Posts * Various Lumber 7200 INTERNATIONAL PRESS HOE drill. 14-ft * Wood Band Saw * Power Tools * Air Tools * Hand Tools * 3/4" Socket Set Farm Antiques: IGA * Home Repair Musical: Gibson Les Paul Custom Twin Pick Up Electric Guitar * Gibson Mdl $1,000 OBO. Also for parts, NH 1400 combine. Zella 22 Cal Rabbit Gun * Steel Wheels * Harness * Horse Items * Stationary Engine *Cream SG Solid body Twin Pick Up Electric Guitar * Harmony Electric Mandolin * Elec Violin * Yamaha Call:(204)837-1553. Separators * Butter Churn * Scale * Snow Shoes * License Plates * Oil Cans * Implement Seat Keyboard * Gibson G-35 Amplifi er * SG Mdl 610 Amplifi er Antiques: Martin Outboard * Scale * BARE TRUCK FRAME W/axles & 6 good tires. * Lantern * Cream Cans * Water Pump * Galv Tubs * Saws Household Antiques: Painted Store Snow Shoes * Water Pump * Cream Cans * Saw* 3) Menu Boards * 3) Cafe Stools Household: Would make into good bale trailer $975. 6-FT buck- Cabinet * Dresser * Trunks * Treadle Sewing Machines * School Desks * Wood Heater * Coal 3) Fridge 1) SS * 5) Chest Deep Freeze * Various Household Restaurant: Glass Door Cooler * et w/teeth for bales, $295. Tumble bug scraper Oil Lamps * Red Wind Butterchurn * Crocks * Wynole Sign * Orange Crush Thermometer * Washer & Dryer - Coin Operated * Bagged Ice Freeser * Bunn Coffee Machine * Toaster * French handy dirt mover to pull behind tractor $450. Roy Household: Deep Freeze * 4 PC LR Suite * Medi Bed * Dressers * Various Household Fry Press * Large Auction -More Than Listed* (204)385-2685. FOR SALE: 37-FT LAURIER land packer; 36-ft Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com IHC #45 cultivator w/harrows; Case 414 plow. All machinery in good shape. Phone:(204)745-2784. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 25

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LIVESTOCK 2 YR OLD PB Bulls. Phone (204)371-6404. Cattle Auctions LEN DON EQUIPMENT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Cattle – Charolais SATURDAY, MAY 14, 10 AM 1 PB CHAR 2-yr old bulls for sale, good disposi- WINNIPEG, MB tions, $4,000. Phone (204)843-2917, Amaranth, MB. 20158 NAVIN ROAD, AND MURDOCK Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519 Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 THIS IS APROX 1 MILE INTO THE 2-YEAR OLD & YEARLING bulls sired by Silver PERIMETER FROM EAST SIDE ON Bullet & Specialist. For calving ease & yearling Len Don ltd. have been in cemetery maintenance HWY #1 FERMOR GRUNTHAL, MB. AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING growth, Polled & semen tested. Martens Charolais for many years and are retiring and selling their ne & Seed (204)534-8370. line of well maintained machinery and smaller tools. FOR SALE: COMING 2 yr old Charolais bulls, • 2008 New Holland Model B95B FWA, Back hoe REGULAR grandsons of Bluegrass. Will be easy calving, good extend boom, front mount loader 8 ft bucket CATTLE SALES dispositions & guaranteed. K.E.H Charolais phone Shuttle shift, 2385 one owner hrs, serial #N86HI8571 Keith Hagan (204)748-1024, Virden. • 2007 NEW Holland B95 Extenda hoe, with front end every TUESDAY at 9 am loader, FWA 4193 hrs, Excellent rubber serial PUREBRED CHAROLAIS BULLS, 1 1/2-yr olds & #031064529 May 3rd,10th, 17th, yearlings, White & Red factor, some good for heif- • Other tractors, Ford 4600, Case IH 4230, Kubota 24th & 31st ers, semen tested, guaranteed & delivered. R&G L2850, 3 JD F-925 mowers McDonald Livestock. (204)466-2883, • Kubota F-2560 mower, 4 pickup trucks one box See our website www.billklassen.com Saturday, April 30th at 10:00am (204)724-2811. and hoist, trailers etc. for full listing and pictures. Tack & Horse Sale PUREBRED CHAROLAIS YEARLINGS & three Monday, May 9th at 12:00 Noon 2-yr old bulls for sale by private treaty, White & Red See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves factor. Phone Brad (204)523-0062 www.clinecattle- company.ca For on farm appraisal of livestock BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS or for marketing information please call WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT selection of PB Charo- Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 lais bulls, both Red & white yearling & 2-yr olds. Auction Mart (204) 434-6519 Pictures & info on the net www.defoortstock- FARM MACHINERY COMBINES MB. Livestock Dealer #1111 farm.com. Call Gord or Sue:(204)743-2109. Machinery Miscellaneous Accessories TRACTORS WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM LIVESTOCK CASE IHC BALER 8575, Lites & extended chute; JD FLEX PLATFORMS: 922, 925, 930, sever- al Massey Ferguson Cattle – Dairy Forage harvester NH 892; Grain auger 7-in w/en- newer ones w/full finger augers & air reels; 630-635 LIVESTOCK gine; Trailer 34x8 on 12 truck tires, radial 980; w/wo air bars. Deliver in SK, MB, AB. Gary MF 180 3-PTH row crop, good tires, new clutch, Cattle – Angus X BRED DAIRY COWS from grazing herd Jersey, Swather Vers Hydrostatic 400; Sprayer, Valmar 80- (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 $6,500. Phone (204)685-2124 or (204)871-2708 Fleckvieh, Milking Shorthorn, Dutch Bett. Anything ft, 600-gal, seen working; Baler IHC, working order; N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com 20 RED & BLACK Angus 2 yr old bulls moderate but pure Holstein, various ages, 18 fresh in March, Harrows, 90-ft, tines like new, needs 2 new tires; TRACTORS birth weights. Will semen test & deliver when you NH FLEX PLATFORMS: In stock Models 973 both more due in April, $1350ish. (204)378-2307 Drillfill fert. & seed, mounted on trailer, hose, hyd.; New Holland need them. Phone (204)278-3372, Inwood, Mb. Corn drill 8-row; Auger, 6-in w/engine; Chinook 25-30’; 74C 30-ft. w/air reel; 88C 36-ft. flex draper; LIVESTOCK planter, fitted engine, 16.5x16 tires; MF tractor 94C 25-ft. rigid draper w/trailer. Deliver in SK, MB, Battle Lake Farm has Black & Red yearling PB Angus AB. Gary (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equip, Hwy 2004 TM120 MFD, CAB, air, pwr-shift trans, left Cattle – Dexter w/PTO, no hyd.; JCB 230B loader, 40-ft boom tires, hand reverse, 3-PTH, 4,600-hrs, quick attack load- bulls for sale. Semen tested and EPD’s Available. good; Gravity wagon, tires good. For more info, #12 N, www.reimerfarmequipment.com Steinbach, (204) 834-2202 er, 65-hrs on new engine, $45,000 or trade for hay. 8 MONTH OLD BLACK Dexter Bull, $850. Phone contact Eric: Call (204)878-4446. MB. Phone (204)730-3139. FOR SALE: RED & Black yearling & 2-yr old Angus (204)385-3621. GEHL 500-BU. TMR CART, $10,000; Knight 250 Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in the Mani- bulls, will semen test, delivery available, call Wayne 94 8970 16-SPD, 7,000-HRS, super steer, 3-PTH, CF TMR Cart, $5,000; Artsway Mixmill, $1,500; toba Co-operator classified section. It’s a sure thing. (204)383-5802 or (204)383-0100. LIVESTOCK $50,000 or trade for hay. Phone (204)730-3139 Hewke 30-in. Rollermill, $3,500; JD 780 Manure 1-800-782-0794. Cattle – Hereford HAMCO CATTLE CO. HAS for sale Reg Red & Spreader, $10,000; JD 7000 Planter 8R30, $7,000; TRACTORS Black Angus yearling bulls & 2-yr olds. Good selec- Phoenix Rotary Harrows 30, 40 & 50-ft. Brandt 20 OPEN DE-HORNED YEARLING Hereford heif- tion. Semen tested, performance data & EPD’s 4000 Grain Vac, $8,000; 4500, $8,500; New 10-ft. 2-Wheel Drive ers. Call (306)743-5105, Langenburg SK. See available. Top genetics, Free Delivery. Contact Box Scraper Landleveller, $2,450; Used Fertilizer www.vcherefordfarm.com Glen, Albert, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or Spreaders 4-8 Ton 10-Ton Tender, $5,000; REM STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in David Hamilton (204)325-3635. 1026 Grain Vac, $4,500; JD 535 Baler, $5,000; JD JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD Bulls Yearlings parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or & Long Yearlings, semen tested & performance 510, $1,500; JD 336 Square Baler, $3,000. RIDGE SIDE RED ANGUS has: 6 red yearlings, 1 cell: 204-871-5170, Austin. records avail. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch (204)857-8403 black yearling; 2, 2 yr old Red; 1 Red 3 yr old. Year- (204)873-2430, Clearwater. lings from AI Sires: Toast BC Hobo, Travlin Ex- 5in1 roat- GRAIN CLEANERS GJESDAL MIDSIZE TRACTORS press, New Trend. Pasquale, Imprint; 3 yr old Pro- ery seed cleaner trailer mounted capacity 20-70 PB POLLED HERFORD BULLS coming 2 yr old, Various vin, Bodacious X BC Hobo; 2 yr old are virgin. All bushel per hour $7000 or best offer. Phone even- developed slowly on a mostly forage ration, quiet, HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. bulls tested, long, thick, deep, good disposition. roped to tie, guaranteed, delivery avail. Herefords ings (204)367-8807 FOR SALE: 2- 110 white tractor C.A.H., 60-hrs on Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 Can deliver call Don (204)422-5216 for over 75 years. Catt Brothers (204)723-2831 complete engine overhaul, hyds, PTO & PWR shift GRAVITY WAGONS- NEW 400-BU., $7,400; 600- [email protected] www.arcfab.ca rebuilt, new clutch, injection pump & injectors done. bu. $12,500; 750-bu. $18,250; Large Selection LIVESTOCK POLLED HEREFORD YEARLING BULLS. Vern (204)425-3884 Used Gravity Wagons 250-750 bu $2,000 Up; Used Cattle – Black Angus Kartanson, Phone: (204)867-2627 or Grain Carts 400-1050 bu. PTO & Hyd Drive Gehl Tillage & Seeding (204)867-7315. MF 88 GAS TRACTOR w/easy on 100 front end 2 REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS yearling bulls. 8500 500-bu. Feed Cart w/Scale $10,000; Little loader, new rear tires. PTO Ford industrial tractor LIVESTOCK Auggie Feedmix Cart $5,000; Mohrlang 420 JD 780 TILLAGE & SEEDING Good tempered. Sire gained 4.18-lbs per day at large loader gas new rear tires.16FT heavy duty Douglas Test. Dams have good udders. Working Cattle – Salers Spreader Hydrapush $10,000; Dual Loader $2,000; Air Drills cultivator cockshutt with ram. Offers (780)919-9985 Buhler 2795 Loader $4,500; Grain Screeners $250 stock. Free delivery 75-mi. Birth weights 78 & 73lbs. $3200/each. Les Case (204)428-3625 Port- POLLED PEDIGREED SALERS BULLS on farm. Up. (204)857-8403. 2007 MODEL 1830 JD air drill w/270-bus 2003 age. Red or Black. High performance herd, semen test- Model JD 1900 air cart. Double chute, blockage HUTCHMASTER 24-FT. DOT TANDEM disc, ed & guaranteed. Can arrange delivery. Ken Sweet- monitors & Dutch ind. openers, 4-in steel packers Big Tractor Parts, BLACK ANGUS BULLS YEARLINGS & Long $2,000; Wilrich 28-ft. cultivator, $500; Doall 300-bu. land, Lundar, MB www.sweetlandsalers.com w/34-ft, $70,000. (204)747-4009. manure spreader, $450; JD 4-ft. 105 gyro mower to Yearlings, some Heifer Bulls, semen tested & per- (204)762-5512. fit JD M tractor, $500. (204)385-2877 formance records avail. Call Don Guilford, Hereford TILLAGE & SEEDING Geared For Ranch (204)873-2430, Clearwater. LIVESTOCK ROWCROP CULTIVATORS 4-8R LILLISTON Cul- Seeding Various Inc. The Future tivators 6-12R Discs Wishek 16-ft., $23,000; 30-ft., BLACK HAWK ANGUS HAS several registered Cattle – Shorthorn $33,000; Breaking Discs Kewanee 150ft., $25,000; FOR SALE: 42-FT, MODEL 7200 Case IH hoe drill, Angus yearling bulls for sale as well as a few 2-yr YEARLING & 2-YR OLD Shorthorn bulls, Roan & Tonner 18-ft., $30,000; Vers 36-ft., $20,000; Bu- factory transport & carbides, good condition. olds. We concentrate on calving ease in our bulls & Red. Orville Renwick (204)522-8686, Melita. shog 25-ft., $7,500; IHC 14-ft. 770, $6,500; JD Phone: (204)745-7445. have added herd sires to kick up the performance 1630, $3,500; DMI Disk Ripper 5 Shank, $8,900; 7 STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST as well. Bulls are hand-fed & performance tested, GLY 1 SOYBEAN SEED. Early, mid, long season LIVESTOCK Shank, $10,900; JD 3970 Harvester, $6,000; IH bulls are semen tested & delivery can be arranged available. Top yields. Bulk or bagged. Keep your RED OR GREEN 781, $2,000; 12-ft. Dump Wagon, $3,000; Vermeer when you need them. Birth, weaning, & yearling Cattle – Simmental own seed, with the convenience of glyphosate! No 23 Hyd Rakes, $9,500 & Up; Hay Conditioners, $800 & 1. 10-25% savings on new replacement weights are available on all bulls. Call contracts or TUAs. Dealers wanted. Call or text 3 YR OLD RED Polled Simm herdsire; 2 yr old & Up; JD 9-ft. Sickle Mower, $2,000. (204)857-8403. (204)529-2605 or Call/text (204)245-1110. Nate: (204)280-1202 or Norcan Seeds parts for your Steiger drive train. yearling bulls; Also 4 Fullblood cows/heifer calves. FARM MACHINERY (204)372-6552 FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Virgin Acomb Valley Simmentals (204)867-2203, Minne- 2. We rebuild axles, transmissions 2-yr olds & herd sires available. Genetics w/mater- dosa. Machinery Wanted TILLAGE & SEEDING nal & calving ease traits. (204)564-2540 or Tillage Equipment and dropboxes with ONE YEAR (204)773-6800 www.nerbasbrosangus.com 5W SIMMENTALS HAS FOR SALE: Reg Polled WANTED: FRONT END LOADER to fit 400 John Yearling Simmental Bulls, Red & Blacks, Semen Deere garden tractor or 420 John Deere. Call FOR SALE: BLACK ANGUS replacement heifers, 2008 47-FT ST830 C.P. 5-plex, 650-lb trip, 8-in WARRANTY. Tested, Will Deliver, Keep Until Needed. Purchase 300 to choose from, call (204)937-3719, Roblin. (204) 222-5479 after 6 pm. knock-on shovels, Anhydrous Raven Rate control, 3. 50% savings on used parts. Sired Goldstandard, Mind Games, Skinner & Jus- factory hitch, hyd winch, 9/16th heavy harrows, FOR SALE: REGISTERED BLACK Angus yearling tice. Phone (204)868-5040 For More Info. HAYING & HARVESTING $82,500 OBO. (204)733-2446. bulls, moderate framed, good dispositions, EPD’s RED AND BLACK YEARLING Simmental bulls for TILLAGE & SEEDING available, semen tested & delivered. Bloodlines in- sale. All moderate birth weights. Semen tested. Will HAYING & HARVESTING clude Kodiak, KMK Alliance, Pioneer & Brand deliver. Call Mike (204)745-8750. Baling Equipment Tillage Various 1-800-982-1769 Name. Also Registered open heifers. Phone Colin at Kembar Angus (204)725-3597, Brandon MB. SIMM BULLS FOR SALE: 1, 2 yr old & 3 yearlings. DUPLEX 15-FT. DISCERS LATEST CI model 1001 www.bigtractorparts.com Phone (204)641-0660. HESSTON 4925 ACCUMULATOR MINOR fire good condition, easy transport, large capacity FOR SALE: SPEED EFFICIENCY tested Angus damage; JD 535 round all options rotation tires as seed/fertilizer box, asking $1,000. (204)392-4023 bulls. Only top cut selected from over 400 cows. TOBACCO CREEK CATTLE CO has one Anchor T new; NH 495 High River AB (403)938-3888 HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING Blue Gentian Angus. Norman Bednar (204)380 Legend 7h xLFE Justified 7328x bull for sale birth HAYING & HARVESTING TracTors -2551. weight 93-lbs, weaning 831-lbs, yearling weight 1284-lbs, average daily gains 4-lbs per day N7 STOCK FARM IS once again offering entire Bull Various (204)435-2545 TRACTORS pen by Private Treaty on farm. We have yearling Case/IH The Icynene Insulation Black Angus from some of the leading AI Sires as LIVESTOCK Rebuilt Concaves ® well from our own walking AI Sired bulls. Semen System tested and ready to go. Delivery available. Gerald & Cattle Various Rebuild combine table augers CASE 2096 TRACTOR, CUMMINS engine, new rubber, very good, $13,000 OBO; JD Gator, 6 • Sprayed foam insulation Wendy Nykoliation (204)562-3530 or Allan’s cell Rebuild hydraulic cylinders (204)748-5128 Crandall, MB. 45 RED, BLACK & Red Angus Cows & some Char. wheeler, very good, $3,500 OBO. Jack Pawich • Ideal for shops, barns or homes Calving Apr, May & includes some pairs. Will con- Roller mills regrooved (204)827-2162, Glenboro. • Healthier, Quieter, More OSSAWA ANGUS AT MARQUETTE, MB has for sider calving & feeding to May 30th, 2016. For more MFWD housings rebuilt sale: Yearling & 2-yr old bulls. For more info call details please call evenings (204)436-2060 or cell TRACTORS ® Steel and aluminum welding Energy Efficient (204)375-6658, cell (204)383-0703. (204)750-4300, if no answer please leave msg. John Deere Machine Shop Service TOBACCO CREEK CATTLE CO has 1 Connelly FOR SALE: 10-12 SIMM cows/heifers, Bred Line boreing and welding 2001 JD 9400 4W 425HP 24-Spd difflock 4 HD with Thunder bull for sale birth weight 102-lbs, weaning Simm/Angus to calve July/Aug. Call (204)585-5370, return line auto steer, weight package 710 by 42 weight 823-lbs, yearling weight 1249-lbs, average Sandy Lake, MB. Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd. duals. This is a one owner well maintained tractor daily gain 4.04-lbs. (204)435-2545 with 3820 original hrs. Recent green light Notre- SELLING 45 SIMMENTAL ANGUS & Charolais Eden, MB 204-966-3221 YEARLING & 2-YR OLD Black Angus bulls. Hollo- Angus cross heifers, now 1.5-yrs old, will pasture & dame (204)248-2364 Cell (204)723-5000 $13,900 www.penta.ca Fax: 204-966-3248 OBO 1-800-587-4711 way Angus, Gerry Williams, Souris. Phone: breed to your calving needs. Preg checked Oct 1st. (204)741-0070 or (204)483-3622. Call for details (204)345-8492, Lac Du Bonnet. Check out A & I online parts store 8300 MFWD, DUALS 18.4X46, 3-PTH, quick cou- www.pennosmachining.com pler, 3 hyds. Motor, trans, paint all in VGC! Retiring call for details Jim (204)745-8007 or Combines (204)745-3543. JD 2950 2WD W/LOADER & cab, 3-PTH, very Watch your profits grow! good 18.4x38 tires, 7,200-hrs, 85-HP, c/w quick de- COMBINES tach bucket & bale fork, tractor runs & looks excel- John Deere lent, asking $28,000 OBO. (204)825-8340 or (204)825-2799 Prepayment Bonus 2 JD 9600 COMBINES always shedded, both have 3,500 sep hrs, years ‘90 & ‘92, w/PU heads & chaff JD 4840, FACTORY DUALS, pwr-shift, PTO, Prepay your regular word classified ad for 3 weeks and your ad spreaders, $31,000 OBO each. Also avail 2, 930 $22,500; JD 4240, 3-PT, pwr-shift, good running, will run an additional 2 consecutive weeks for free! straight heads. Call (204)773-0111. $22,500. Phone (204)746-2016, Morris MB. COMBINES Call Our Customer Service Representatives To Place Your Ad Today! Accessories TRACTORS Kubota AGCO MF CAT flex platforms: In stock Models 500 Outside Winnipeg: 1-800-782-0794 Winnipeg: 954-1415 Gleaner 25-ft. & 30-ft.; Model 8000 30-ft. & 8200 FOR SALE: 2014 KUBOTA TRACTOR L3560 35-ft. MF; Cat FD30 flex; FD40 flex. Reconditioned, HST, w/cab, air, radio, block heater, hydrostatic ready to go. Delivery in SK, MB, AB. Gary: transmission & industrial tires. Very low hrs, (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equip, Hwy #12 N, 105-hrs, regularly serviced, asking $30,000; Attach- Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com ments for tractor include: 2014 L4479-GL60 (74-in) front snowblower used 3 last winters to clear farm- CASE/IH FLEX PLATFORMS: MODELS 1020 25- yard, asking $3,000; 2014 FarmKing 6-ft rotary ft. & 30-ft. w/wo sir reel; 2020 30-ft. & 35-ft., 2020 mower w/3-PT model 620, asking $1,500; Bought in Manitoba’s best-read farm publication 30-ft. w/air reel; 2011 3020 35-ft. Can install new 2015, Kubota front loader, model LA555, asking AWS air bar for additional $11,500. Deliver in SK, MB, $3,000; Prefer to sell tractor & 3 attachments to- AB. Gary (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equip, Hwy gether, always shedded, all VGC, must see! Total Pack- 1-800-782-0794 #12 N, www.reimerfarmequipment.com Steinbach, MB. age $37,000. 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LIVESTOCK REAL ESTATE SEED / FEED / GRAIN SEED/FEED/GRAIN Horse Auctions Farms & Ranches – Acreages/Hobby Grain Wanted

Farm N of Brandon, MB. 121.68-ac: 13-kms from SEED/FEED/GRAIN Gladstone Auction Mart Brandon off Prov. Highway 10. 30-yr old house, 2,040 Feed Grain -sqft. Country/Western style, excellent condition, geo heat. Very modern. Good source of H2O: Mature

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Very suitable for horses. $720,000. & Tack Sale Phone: (204)728-1480 Email: [email protected] Saturday, May 7th at 12:00 noon REAL ESTATE For Pricing ~ 204-325-9555 Order of Sale Farms & Ranches – Manitoba Tack NOW BUYING Performance Horses EXCELLENT LIVESTOCK FARMS: 1) 1000 head feedlot, Hartney. 2) 1732 deeded acs w/4,425-acs Confection and Regular Horses of Crown land, fenced, small bungalow, very good Receiving Horses Friday, May 6th buildings & metal corral system, can carry 450 Oil Sunflowers, from 1:00PM till 7:00PM cow/calf pairs. 3) 1,270 deeded ac cattle farm by WINKLER, MANITOBA Brown & Yellow Flax Have EID forms filled out Lac du Bonnet, 640-acs Crown land, turnkey opera- tion. 4) Cattle ranch, Pine River, 3,300 deeded & and Red & White Millet For more info call Tara Fulton 1,200-acs Crown land. 5) Excellent horse ranch in Manager at the Mart Erickson MB, Riding Arena & Bldgs in Fantastic NOW HANDLING: Edible Beans (204)385-2537 License #1108 condition. Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753, HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc, Brandon, MB, Black Oil Sunfl owers, Striped Licensed & Bonded www.homelifepro.com Winkler, MB. LIVESTOCK Sunfl owers, Canary Seed, REAL ESTATE Horses – Draft Farms & Ranches – Wanted White Millet, Red Millet WANTED: DRAFT TEAM FOR fieldwork chores, - Licensed & Bonded - not over 17-hand, 4-10-yrs old. Phone FARMS WANTED. If you are considering selling (807)475-8761. your farm, contact me. I have eight years experi- ence selling farms and farmed all my life. All discus- Farm Pick-Up Pricing LIVESTOCK sions are confidential. Rick Taylor, Homelife Home Across Western Canada Professional Realty. (204)867-7551, rtaylor@home- NEED TO SELL? Poultry For Sale life.com www.homelifepro.com CLUCK & QUACK POULTRY CLUB Annual Get great exposure Spring Auction. Poultry, small animals & equipment. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES CERTIFIED SEED May 7, 2016 Commencing 12:00 Noon. CPTC Cereal Seeds Grounds off Hwy 302, South of Beausejour. Also at a great price! Call see road signage. Consignment only, limited en- RECREATIONAL VEHICLES tries. Contact:(204)467-8654. All Terrain Vehicles today to place your Contact Marc at LIVESTOCK BEST PRICES IN MANITOBA on Kids/Adults ads by phone. Swine Wanted ATVS, Dirtbikes, Dune Buggies, UTVS! 110 ATV- 204-712-0440 $849.00; 125cc Dirt Bike- $899.00; 125 Dune Bug- gy- $1,799.00 (Check Out Our Ads @ www.kijiji.ca) www.delmarcommodities.com (Go to Manitoba/Brandon/110 ATVS) Phone WANTED: (204)724-4372. BUTCHER Phone: 204-526-2145 | www.zeghersseed.com SEED/FEED/GRAIN Email: [email protected] Hay & Straw HOGS RECYCLING CLASSIFIEDS WORK QUALITY PEDIGREE SEED: 1ST & 2ND CUT Alfalfa, Timothy, 5x6 round bales, SOWS AND BOARS have some w/70% alfalfa & some w/30% alfalfa. No NOTREFOR DAME EXPORT USED OIL NOTRE •• Buy Buy UsedUsed Oil • AAC Brandon Wheat rain, 1,400-lbs. Phone: (204)661-1091 or 1-800-782-0794 & FILTER DEPOT • Buy Batteries • Faller CWIW class Wheat (204)427-2601. P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. • Buy Batteries • Cardale Wheat • Buy Used Oil728-7549 • Buy Batteries DAME •• Collect Collect UsedUsed Filters • Souris Oats 5X5 ROUND SOFT CORE bales. 120 first cut alfal- Licence No. 1123 • Collect Oil Containers • Conlon Barley fa, 100 second cut alfalfa, 200 wild. Phone: • Collect Used Filters • Collect Oil Containers • Collect Oil Containers (204)762-5782. Lundar, MB. FARMERS, RANCHERS, USED • Antifreeze • Lightning Flax Southern and Western Manitoba • Meadow Peas - Sold Out! SEED PROCESSORS Tel: 204-248-2110 OIL & Southern,Southern Eastern, 5X6-FT HARDCORE ALFALFA BROME grass LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT and Western North Star Seed - Forages round bales for sale, 1500-lbs. Good quality & large BUYING ALL FEED GRAINS Western Manitoba Red Proso Millet quantity. First & second-cut. Feed test available. FILTER Price negotiable. Loading available. Phone Heated/Spring Threshed ALTERNATIVE POWER BY SUNDOG SOLAR, Manitoba Zeghers Seed Inc. is also an Exporter! Flax, (204)967-2247 Kelwood, MB or Cell Lightweight/Green/Tough, portable/remote solar water pumping for win- DEPOT Tel: 204-248-2110 Mustard, Damaged Canola, Canary, Rye, Triticale, (204)212-0751. ter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind and other crops. We would be glad to help market Mixed Grain - Barley, Oats, Rye, generators, aeration. Service & repair on all your special crops. FOR SALE 1500 STRAW bales & 500 Hay bales Flax, Wheat, Durum, Lentils, Peas, makes/models. Carl Driedger, (204)556-2346 or (204)246-2096 (204)851-0145, Virden. Canola, Chickpeas, Triticale, Ask about our volume rates. Sunflowers, Screenings, Organics FOR SALE: 1ST CUT alfalfa grass, hard core bale, KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING and By-Products System, provides water in remote areas, improves no rain. Also 2nd cut alfalfa hard core bales, no water quality, increases pasture productivity, ex- rain, feed test available. 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he latest dispute to blow up around the International T Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concerns glypho- sate, an ingredient in one of the world’s most widely used weed kill- ers, Roundup, made by Monsanto. In March 2015, an IARC mono- graph concluded that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic.” Yet seven months later the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), an inde- pendent agency funded by the EU, published a different assessment, saying glyphosate is “unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans.” The EFSA study drew on work by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, which had con- cluded there was “no validated or significant relationship” between exposure to glyphosate and an increased risk of cancer. Some campaign groups have sug- gested EFSA was unduly influenced by studies backed by Roundup’s manufacturer, Monsanto. An EFSA spokesman said its assessment considered hundreds of scientific studies, both independent and industry sponsored. “The status of a study — e.g. The European Union’s food safety agency has drawn on work by Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, which found “no validated or independent or industry sponsored significant relationship” between exposure to glyphosate and an increased risk of cancer. photo: REUTERS/Charles Platiau — is irrelevant to the assessment if the study is designed, carried out and reported well,” he said in an The letter was led by the U.S. sci- emailed response. He said EFSA entist Chris Portier, who has long had published detailed informa- had links to the Environmental “We produce a scientific opinion, we stand for it, but we tion about every study used in its Defense Fund (EDF), a U.S. non- cannot take into account whether it will be liked or not.” glyphosate assessment, including governmental campaign group. regulatory studies submitted by The EDF opposes the use of pesti- companies. cides and describes its mission as The World Health Organization preserving “the natural systems on Bernhard Url — IARC’s parent organization which all life depends.” On IARC’s executive director, European Food Safety Agency — and the U.S. Environmental website Portier was listed in 2013 Protection Agency (EPA), which as affiliated to the EDF as a “senior first assessed glyphosate in 1986 collaborating scientist.” and has reviewed it several times this to be a real conflict of inter- Url also published an 18-page since then, had also previously ‘Appearance of conflict’ est, I would have to be working for response to the letter from the 96 concluded that glyphosate “has low In 2014, Portier chaired an IARC the EDF on pesticide-related issues scientists, explaining how EFSA toxicity for humans.” meeting at which the agency’s pri- and/or specifically on glyphosate- took a different approach to IARC. The differences might seem mod- orities for the coming year were related issues. I am not.” He said In it he invited IARC to a meeting est, but they have potentially huge outlined. They included an evalu- IARC’s decision to include him as to discuss their evidence and meth- implications for farmers, the food ation of glyphosate. The following an invited specialist was “proper odologies. IARC declined, demand- industry and consumers because year, Portier served as an “invited and reasonable.” ing instead that EFSA issue a cor- IARC’s ruling may affect whether specialist” to the working group EFSA defended its finding rection to its letter, which it alleged the European Union continues to which decided that glyphosate was on glyphosate and hit back. In a contained “factual errors.” authorize glyphosate for use in probably carcinogenic. speech to the European parliament Kurt Straif, the head of IARC’s Europe. EU officials are now faced Critics say Portier’s EDF connec- in December 2015, EFSA executive monographs assessing whether with conflicting scientific advice. tions represent a conflict of inter- director Bernhard Url described substances cause cancer, said his Without the herbicide, say some est and argue IARC should not have the letter from 96 scientists as agency had turned down the invi- campaigners, food production may allowed him to be involved in the “Facebook science.” He said it was tation because EFSA had failed suffer. glyphosate evaluation. IARC said his taking an approach where “you “to correct false statements,” and A public war of words between involvement presented no problem, have a scientific assessment, you because “we don’t see a basis for a EFSA and IARC has ensued. It since he took part only as an invited put it on Facebook and you count discussion within closed doors.” began with a letter last November specialist, who does not draft any how many people like it.” An EFSA spokesman said it was from 96 scientists who wrote to text or participate in the evaluation. Url said that was not how EFSA “regrettable that the meeting is not a senior EU official urging him Asked by Reuters whether he had operated: “For us, this is no way going to take place,” and said EFSA to ignore what they said was a a conflict of interest, Portier said: forward. We produce a scientific “restates its commitment to co- “flawed” EFSA assessment of “I agree that this has the appear- opinion, we stand for it, but we operate with IARC and any other glyphosate and to prefer IARC’s ance of being a conflict of inter- cannot take into account whether it scientific organization involved in judgment instead. est. However, in my opinion, for will be liked or not.” the assessment of pesticides.” 30 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 Insect habitat campaigns reaching goals Bees and monarch butterflies depend on disappearing habitat and campaigns to plant more are getting a lot of attention

linators by planting and tend- improving the floral diversity BY ALEX BINKLEY ing pollinator-friendly gardens of the Canadian landscape to Co-operator contributor in their communities.” enhance bee nutrition.” Habitat and food sources The report asked the gov- 4 - H c a m p a i g n t o are among the most important ernment to respond to its nine encourage Canadians to factors contributing to healthy recommendations, which also A plant bee- and butterfly- bee populations, said Paul included an end to conditional friendly flowers has already hit Hoekstra, Syngenta Canada’s pesticides registrations and its 2016 goal. regulatory and science stew- closer monitoring of the health The program, dubbed ‘Proud ardship manager. of bee populations. to Bee a 4-H’er’ has distributed “This initiative provides a The Harper government packets of flower seeds that fun and meaningful way for didn’t get around to respond- provide pollinator habitat to young people to help promote ing before the federal election. 120 registered clubs across the pollinator health while learn- The committee asked the new country, in partnership with ing about the important and government for some answers crop protection and life sci- essential role of pollinators in and they’re due in late June, ence company Syngenta. agriculture and other ecosys- said committee spokesperson 4-H spokesperson Elizabeth tems,” Hoekstra said. Kevin Pittman. The govern- Jarvis said since 2014 the In a report last year on the ment has already said con- campaign has seen more health of Canada’s pollinator ditional registrations will be than 100,000 seed packets population, the Senate agricul- phased out. distributed. ture committee said “bees need The Senate report noted that She said the campaign aims help in the form of a more nur- pollinators “play an impor- A monarch butterfly feeds on yellow perennial milkweed. PHOTO: Creative Commons/ to help 4-H club members “... turing environment.” One of tant role in the environment, William Warby learn about bees and other pol- its recommendations was “for food and seed production, and honey production in Canada. “They provide an impor- tant ecosystem service in the reproduction of plants. About one-third of the human diet comes directly or indirectly from insect-pollinated plants. 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ers made before and during at the topic,” Buy said. “In BY ALEX BINKLEY the conference. By the end the meantime, the institute Co-operator contributor of June, it plans to release will be fanning out across the an overview of the policy country to engage stakehold- new federal govern- following a review by board ers on research issues.” m e n t w i t h a n e w members and of comments Buy added part of the pro- A focus has agriculture “We need to ensure it made during the consultation cess is an ongoing dialogue researchers feeling more keeps evolving.” process. with the politicians and hopeful, but they’re still wait- bureaucrats. ing for clear signs research New policy “We want to make sure that spending will rise. In general terms the 40 organ- what’s in the mandate letter Serge Buy, the Agriculture izations that participate in comes to pass,” Buy said. “We Institute of Canada’s CEO, AIC support the new direc- want to start the discussions.” said the budget promised tion of agriculture research While the minister has been additional funding for agri- Serge Buy policy and AIC’s role in pro- meeting with groups in the culture research and resto- AIC moting Canadian agriculture agriculture sector, there has ration of federal labs that do research. However, Buy says been no public discussion basic science. It also restated AIC wants to keep research about research. a plan to boost investments sumers at home and abroad national agriculture research policy in a state of constant Buy also said the AIC is in agriculture science as part that Canadian food is safe policy the institute developed evolution, to reflect the reality looking at the feasibility of of a review of fundamental and healthy. He provided last year after wide-ranging that research needs are like- hiring a chief scientific officer research. So far those words no details on his plans for a consultations. wise constantly changing. and a director of research to have yet to translate into any transparent process. AIC is also working on ways “We need to ensure it keeps enable it to keep track of all concrete action. The AIC held a two-day to ensure science break- evolving,” Buy said. the public, private and uni- “We’re cautiously optimis- conference in mid-April on throughs in one field of With this in mind, AIC versity research projects. tic about the direction out- how to disseminate to the research are shared with the intends to hold a national Doing so will help elimi- lined in the budget,” Buy said agri-food community, con- rest of the scientific commu- conference on how research nate duplication and make in an interview. However, the sumers and governments the nity to maximize the benefits. can aid agriculture’s role in sure the agri-food sector, its AIC, the national voice of pri- information gained during It will post online the com- environmental protection in stakeholders and customers vate, university and public research projects. That is the ments on its research policy 2017. all receive the full benefit of researchers, hasn’t been able next stage in the evolution of from scientists and research- “We’ll have a year to look these investments. to meet Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay to present its plan for a national agriculture research policy. As well, it’s up to Science Minister Kristy Duncan to set a full-blown review of govern- ment science and research in motion and there are no indi- cations of when or if that will happen.

Mandate When the Liberal cabinet was sworn in Nov. 4, MacAulay received a mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Among his respon- sibilities was developing a policy to “invest in agricul- tural research to support dis- covery science and innova- tion in the sector. To better allocate research funding, you should establish a transpar- ent process that involves food producers.” MacAulay recently told the Commons agriculture com- mittee that the government wants its research fund- ing to ensure “scientists are able to stay on the cutting edge.” That will ensure con-

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Retired East St. Paul businessman John Ness builds replica barns and children’s toy barns as a hobby. The octagonal barn is a replica of a rare eight-sided barn still standing near Bethany, Manitoba. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

A dealer with Westfalia- Ness also turned his atten- rior that the horses standing in He’s not exactly sure what the BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Surge, Ness’s career spanned tion to building a little barn those stalls inside are plastic. appeal of these tiny barns — or Co-operator staff / East St. Paul more than 30 years in for himself too. His first rep- His latest creation is a replica any type of miniature is, only Manitoba selling dairy barn lica was an Ontario bank barn, of a barn he built for himself. that they appeal to many. They ou don’t need to be a equipment to farmers and built from recollections of the The rare octagonal barn, still spark the imagination, says farmer to appreciate a helping some design their barns he worked in as a young standing near Bethany, Man., Ness. Y well-built barn. barns too. lad. has long fascinated him, says “They bring out the boys in Just ask retired East St. Paul It was only after retirement That replica caught the fancy Ness, who’s built a replica, as us,” he says. Girls too, of course. businessman John Ness, or the a few years back, and arrival of of a farmer in the Morden area, close to perfect as he could, Ness is now looking for more curious visitors drawn to his rep- a grandson, that Ness decided and he approached Ness to complete with faux fieldstone unique types of barns to rep- licas on display at farm toy shows. to build a toy barn. It turned build him a miniature of the foundation, and tiny cedar licate. He hopes to eventually Ness’s display includes tiny toy out well and the youngster was barn on his own farm. Ness shingles. It was built entirely recreate some of the barns in barns kids love to play with, and delighted with his new toy — built that replica, a traditional from photos, says Ness. the Co-operator barn photo replicas that the bigger ‘kids’ who complete with working bale- Beatty-style barn with a gothic “I’ve never been in one of series last year, featuring pho- flock to the farm toy shows love to retrieval system. roof, from supplied photos. these barns or I’d have repli- tos supplied by the Manitoba look at. “He still has it,” said Ness. The farmer was happy with it, cated the interior too,” he said. Historical Society (MHS) of Ness didn’t grow up on a farm, Naturally, other grandkids said Ness. All the replicas are built to barns across Manitoba. but worked for farmers as a wanted one too and over the “I asked him why he wanted 1:16 scale which make them He’s just not sure what youngster. course of a few years he’d built it and he said if he ever moves ideal for displays with toy trac- he’ll end up doing with more “I worked on dairy farms from a dozen. That included some away he can take the barn with tors and farm animals. replicas. the time I was 14,” said Ness, built after he got involved with him.” They now travel with Ness to “They’re just for educational who grew up in Ontario but the toy show circuit in Morden, A friend also asked him to the farm toy shows where he purposes,” he said. “They’re not came west as an adult to run a Winkler and Steinbach, where build a replica of a horse barn. enjoys chatting with visitors really toys.” company selling dairy barn a few exhibitors approached That one, complete with stalls about barns of yesteryear and At least not for tiny pairs of equipment. him to build the toy barns for and lit with LED lights is so different styles of barns. hands. “I’ve always had my heart in them too. authentic you can’t tell from “It’s kind of a history lesson,” dairy farming.” Between toy barn building, photos Ness took of the inte- he adds. [email protected] The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 33 COUNTRY CROSSROADS Gate to Plate

Enjoy whole grains more often

vitamins and nutrients that have fast cereal, crackers and breads Make or buy snacks made with BY GETTY STEWART been shown to lower the risk of made with whole grain instead of whole grains. The no-bake granola Co-operator contributor heart disease, stroke, diabetes, refined grain. Look at the ingre- bars below feature whole grains, and some cancers. A big differ- dient list to ensure whole grain as does a bowl of popcorn. Did ence from refined grains which or whole grain flour is one of you know two cups of popcorn are have been linked to increased risk the first ingredients mentioned. considered one serving of whole of obesity, heart disease and Type Ignore claims like “multi-grain,” grains? Just remember to go easy or most of us, getting 2 diabetes. “ancient grains,” “all natural,” on the butter and salt. Canada’s Food Guide’s rec- Making the switch to whole “organic” or “made with whole Prepare double batches of F ommended six to seven grains isn’t difficult, but it does grains” that don’t indicate if a whole grains then freeze extras for servings of grains per day is fairly require a willingness to try new product is actually whole grain. another day. Cooked whole grains easy. It’s making sure that at least things. While some people may Even the term “100 per cent like rice, buckwheat, wheatberries, half of those servings are from initially balk at the chewier tex- whole wheat” does not mean a quinoa and barley can be frozen whole grains that’s challenging. ture and nuttier flavour of whole product is whole grain because with excellent results. Simply cool According to research quoted grains, over time most people in Canada, up to five per cent of the cooked grain, place in freezer by dietitians, the Heart and learn to love them and can’t imag- the kernel (primarily the bran and container, remove as much air as Stroke Foundation, the Diabetes ine going back to the rather bland germ) is removed while making possible, label and freeze for up to Association and the Alzheimer’s taste of refined grains. whole wheat flour. six months. To use, thaw overnight Society, making the switch to If you’re interested in the ben- When baking use whole grain or heat with a little water in the whole grains is worth the effort. efits of whole grains like barley, flour or whole grains like oats microwave. These whole grains Whole grains are those that retain brown rice, buckwheat, bulgur, whenever possible. In most bak- are great in soups, stews, salads, all three components of grain corn, oats, quinoa, rye, wheat and ing, you can substitute half of the rice pilaf, etc. kernels — the bran, germ and wild rice here are a few ideas and white flour with whole grain flour Soup, salad and snack, here are endosperm. This leaves them recipes to get you started. without changing anything else. three whole grain recipes for you with the full complement of fibre, Choose rice, pasta, break- The more whole grain, the better. to enjoy.

Add onions, garlic, celery, carrots and parsnips. Rinse and drain wheatberries. Place in medium Stir well to release browned bits from pot. saucepan and cover with one to two inches of Sauté vegetables for two to three minutes to sof- water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer ten onions and release flavours. covered for 50 minutes until tender. Drain any Add Italian seasoning and sauté for half a minute. remaining water and cool. Add beef broth, tomatoes, two cups water, Dice celery, red, yellow and green peppers. Worcestershire Sauce and vinegar; stir well. In a medium-size salad bowl, toss together Add barley, stir and bring to boil. wheatberries, peppers, parsley and green onions. Reduce heat and simmer for one hour with lid Add dressing and mix well, gently fold in saska- slightly askew so steam can escape. toons and serve and enjoy. If more liquid is needed add additional cup of Makes four servings and you can store leftovers water. in the fridge for up to four days. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed with black Recipe: www.GettyStewart.com Hulled barley is a whole grain because it still has all its pepper and cayenne pepper. germ and bran present, unlike pearl or pot barley. Add half of parsley, saving the other half to gar- PHOTO: GETTY STEWART nish each bowl of soup. Serves: 8 No-bake granola bar Beef ’n Barley Soup Recipe Source: www.GettyStewart.com 1-1/2 cup All Bran Flakes cereal 1-1/2 cup large flake oats Use hulled barley (the whole grain form 1/2 cup chopped walnuts of barley) in this soup. Unlike pot or pearl Saskatoon and 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds barley, the bran and germ have not been 1/2 cup hemp hearts polished away, so it retains all the nutrients wheatberry salad 1 cup dates (about 12 to 15 dates) and it will keep its shape nicely. This saskatoon and wheatberry salad is as 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup for vegan option 1 tbsp. canola oil gorgeous as it is tasty and a great introduc- 1/3 cup almond or peanut butter 1 lb. stewing beef tion to eating whole wheat grain kernels. If 1 onion, diced you’re out of saskatoons, use chopped apples instead. In large non-stick skillet, toast oats, walnuts 3 cloves garlic, minced and pumpkin seeds over medium heat, stirring 2 celery stalks, diced Dressing often for about 8 minutes or until light golden 3 carrots, diced 1/4 cup canola oil and fragrant. Pour oat mixture into a large bowl and let cool 2 parsnips, diced 3 tbsp. lemon juice (juice of 1 lemon) slightly; stir in bran flakes and hemp hearts. 5-6 mushrooms, diced 1 tbsp. honey In bowl of food processor, pulse dates until 1/2 tbsp. Italian seasoning (or 1/4 tsp. thyme & 1/2 tsp. oregano) 1/2 tsp. salt finely chopped and starting to form a ball. 4 cups beef broth 1/8 tsp. pepper In small saucepan, heat together honey and 2 cups (1 can (14.5 oz./428 ml)) diced tomatoes almond butter over medium-low heat until Salad 2 -3 cups water melted and smooth. Add dates and stir to 3/4 cup raw wheatberries combine. 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce Pour into oat mixture and stir together until 2 stalks celery 1 tsp. red wine vinegar dates are distributed evenly and oats are coated 1/4 red pepper 1/2 cup hulled barley well. 1/4 yellow pepper 1/2 tsp. black pepper Press mixture into 9 x 13-inch parchment- or 1/4 green pepper foil-lined baking pan and press to flatten evenly 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional) 1/3 cup chopped parsley (warning: don’t place it on a pan that’s too big — 1/2 cup parsley, chopped you want the mixture to be “tight”). 2 green onions, chopped Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour or In large soup pot, heat oil over medium-high 3/4 cup saskatoons (fresh or previously frozen) until firm. Cut into bars. heat. Wrap individually with plastic wrap and store in Add beef and brown all sides. For best results, In screw-top jar, combine oil, lemon juice, refrigerator for up to one week or in the freezer for do this in two or three batches to ensure beef honey, salt and pepper. Shake vigorously until longer. gets browned not steamed. well mixed. Set aside. Recipe: Nita Sharda at www.carrotsandcake.ca 34 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 COUNTRY CROSSROADS

ose Jackson stared out the window at “What we do every night,” said Rose. the cold, cold wet day. Rain pounded “Try to take over the world?” said Andrew. R on the roof and water gushed out of the “Yes,” said Rose. “And after that, have some downspout at the corner of the sunroom, cre- tea and watch ‘Mad Men’ on Netflix.” ating a river that ran steadily along the edge “That does sound pleasant,” said Andrew. of the flower bed and down to the ditch that “Do you think we can take over the world bordered the backyard. She slouched down in without going outside?” her armchair and heaved a disconsolate sigh. “Of course,” said Rose. “Nobody goes out- “Where’s the Cat in the Hat when you need side to take over the world. They do it from a him?” she said. secret lair hidden deep under a mountain or Andrew looked up from his book. “The Cat something.” in the Hat only shows up when Mother has “Or from a sunroom in the middle of a gone out,” he said. “And you are still here.” rainstorm, when no one’s expecting it,” said “Well I’m not going out in this weather,” Andrew. said Rose. “Cat in the Hat or no, it’s miserable There was a brief pause. out there.” “Didn’t Brian Pallister promise that if “We could make up our own games,” said Manitobans elected the Conservatives there Andrew. “I’ll be Thing One and you be Thing would be sunny days ahead for us?” said Rose. Two. Let’s see what kind of mischief we can “Because so far that’s not a promise he’s doing cook up between us.” a very good job of keeping.” “I want to be Thing One,” said Rose. “I’ve “Ah yes, well that’s just politics,” said always wanted to be Thing One.” Andrew. “Politicians promise nothing but blue “OK, whatever,” said Andrew. “Do we have skies from now on, meanwhile the rain falls any kites?” upon the just and upon the unjust, just as the “I don’t think so,” said Rose. Good Book says.” “How can we be Thing One and Thing Two if “It certainly falls upon everyone here,” said we don’t have any kites?” said Andrew. The Rose. “In buckets.” “It’s all about the kites! Flying them around “We’ll be happy about this in a few weeks the house knocking pictures off the walls and when we’re putting in the crops,” said Andrew. bumping into beds and ruining Mother’s nice “Into each life a little rain must fall.” new dress. Without the kites Thing One and Jacksons “Stop quoting things,” said Rose. “If I want Thing Two would just be... Thing One and By Rollin Penner quotes about rain I’ll type ‘quotes about rain’ Thing Two,” he concluded lamely. into Google and see what comes up.” “You’re taking this very seriously,” “It never rains but it pours,” said Andrew, said Rose. grinning. “Just trying to keep you happy,” said An- always picture the house being reduced to a “Behind every silver lining, there’s a cloud,” drew. “No one can be unhappy if they have a shambles while I was out, but I knew there said Rose. “Are you ready for tea?” kite.” was no cat with a fancy Electrolux robot to “Sure,” said Andrew. “And then we can “That’s actually kind of true,” said Rose. pick everything up before I got home. Oh no, watch Tea Vea. See what I did there?” he “I know,” said Andrew, “but since we don’t the picking up would be done by Mother with added. have kites, would you like to just knock some only the very grudging co-operation of the “Yes,” said Rose getting up out of her chair. pictures off the walls and ruin a few nice little brats who tore the house up in the first “You are so clever. What kind of tea today?” dresses anyway? We can do that without place, instead of sitting quietly and reading “Regular Earl Grey,” said Andrew. “And can I kites.” books as they had been instructed to do.” make a suggestion?” Rose pondered that for a moment. “You There was a long silence while they both “What?” asked Rose. know what?” she said. “Let’s forget the whole stared out the window and watched the con- “Let’s take over the world tomorrow,” said Cat in the Hat thing. Now that I think of it, tinuing downpour. Andrew. “I’m tired.” I remember how reading the Cat in the Hat “So, what do you want to do?” asked “Sure,” said Rose, heading for the kitchen. always just stressed me out. Because I could Andrew. “Sounds good to me.”

Create a hen and chicks pyramid This will make a nice feature piece in the yard

After you have created a suitably sized By Albert Parsons wire pyramid, turn it upside down so If you have only used moss Freelance contributor the wide end is up; this makes filling it or soilless mix, you might with planting medium easier. Although eing permitted to visit other many people recommend filling the want to add some soluble gardens is a gift that keeps on pyramid with damp sphagnum moss, fertilizer to the water but B giving. Not only do we revel in I line the pyramid with the moss and if you have used compost, the moment, perhaps getting to meet then fill the rest of the pyramid with the gardeners, we also glean ideas and either soilless mix or compost. Push then you should not have to take them home with us. Whether it the moss tightly against the wire frame add nutrients. is a new plant, a new way of growing to hide the wire as much as possible. something, or even a unique design Make sure all the planting medium is idea, we think to ourselves, “I like that thoroughly moistened. Before turn- idea; I think I will try it in my garden.” ing the pyramid back onto its base, Such was the case when I visited the cover the bottom with landscape fabric International Peace Garden last sum- or some other material that will hold mer. The gardeners there had created the planting medium in place. Then how many plants you have. They will a few cone-shaped hen and chicks carefully place the filled pyramid, wide take awhile to fill out and produce topiaries. base down, onto a piece of plywood more chicks to cover the pyramid so Many of us have big patches of hen and fasten the frame securely to the the closer together you can plant them and chicks in our gardens so we can wooden base. The wooden base should the sooner the pyramid will be com- simply use the plants we already have. be large enough to make the whole pletely covered with plant material. If If you don’t have enough plants to take arrangement stable so that it is in no you are using more than one kind of on the project, ask a gardening friend if danger of tipping over. hen and chicks, consider whether to This was one of those good ideas that I could try you can “borrow” some! Now your pyramid is ready to plant. create a definite pattern or to let the at home in my own garden. The size of the pyramid will be dic- Select single hen and chicks with a bit pattern appear random. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS tated by how many plants you have of root attached and insert them into It will need to be watered at least and where it will be displayed. It the pyramid by making a small plant- once a week and it is important to soak post, then you should not have to add should be in scale with its surround- ing hole with a sharp instrument of the entire pyramid when you do water nutrients. In the fall, before heavy frost ings. Begin the project by obtaining a some kind such as a pen. Pack plant- it. You might have to tip it in differ- occurs, either take the pyramid indoors piece of sturdy wire fencing; chicken ing medium around the plant so that ent directions to thoroughly soak all of for the winter or dismantle it and plant wire is not sturdy enough to create the it is secured, with the base of the hen the planting medium. If you have only the hen and chicks in the ground for frame by itself unless it is supported in or chicks flush with the moss sur- used moss or soilless mix, you might the winter. some way. A piece of stiff wire fencing face. Plant the hen and chicks as close want to add some soluble fertilizer to lined with chicken wire would be ideal. together as you can, keeping in mind the water but if you have used com- Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016 35 COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Seeds of Empathy shown to promote positive behaviour Organization has two programs with vision to change the world — child by child

By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor Both programs have shown significant hildren attending the effect in reducing Oakburn Caring and levels of aggression C Crayons Nursery School and bullying while participated in the Seeds of Empathy program’s sixth family raising social visit this winter. and emotional While parents, Kristy and competence and Nicolas Duran were present, it was their seven-month-old increasing empathy. daughter, Isabel, who took on the role as teacher, as has been the case since last fall, visiting once every three weeks. “This is the second year in which the Oakburn Nursery School has been involved with this unique program, acknowl- edging social skills, emo- Findings show that Roots of tions and bullying,” said Tracy Empathy children perceive a Holden, Seeds of Empathy fam- more positive classroom envi- ily guide, of Shoal Lake. “Since ronment by the end of the last fall the nursery school chil- program (e.g. increased sense dren have interacted with baby of classroom belonging and Isabel, touching on various peer acceptance). Roots of emotional themes.” Empathy children also exhibit In the Seeds of Empathy pro- Tracy Holden and baby Isabel Duran get acquainted prior to a family visit at the Oakburn Nursery School. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT an increase in pro-social gram, a parent(s) and baby behaviour (e.g. sharing, help- from the community visit a ing and including), a decrease classroom nine times over dren ages three to five in child- tion for more safe and caring ally and consults to organi- in aggression, an increase in the course of a school year. A care settings. classrooms, where children are zations such as the World social and emotional under- trained Seeds of Empathy Both programs have shown ‘changers,’ as they are more Health Organization, the standing, an increase in knowl- instructor facilitates the family significant effect in reducing socially and emotionally com- United Nations and the Nelson edge of parenting, and an visit and guides the children as levels of aggression and bul- petent and much more likely to Mandela Foundation. increase in cognitive and emo- they observe the relationship lying while raising social and challenge cruelty and injustice.” In 2011, she was named tional empathy. between baby and parent(s). emotional competence and Internationally recognized Canada’s Top Social Innovator, Along with being promoted Seeds of Empathy is an increasing empathy. social entrepreneur, educa- honoured with the national at the Oakburn Caring and award-winning charita- “By being involved in the tor, author and child advocate, Manning Innovation Award’s Crayons Nursery School, this ble organization that offers program, children learn to Mary Gordon, founded Roots David E. Mitchell Award of program is also being shared empathy-based programming understand the perspective of of Empathy in 1996, Seeds of Distinction. in a number of elementary for children, with a vision to the baby and label the baby’s Empathy in 2005, and in 1981 Since 2000, the Roots of schools and daycares within change the world — child by feelings, and then are guided she initiated Canada’s first Empathy program borne in the region. child. The organization has two in extending this learning school-based Parenting and Toronto, Ontario has been eval- To date, Roots of Empathy programs — a flagship program outwards so they have a bet- Family Literacy Centres, which uated in both comparative and programs have reached 500,000 of the same name for children ter understanding of their own today serve as a best-practice randomized controlled studies children worldwide. in elementary school (Roots feelings and the feelings of oth- model, and are public policy in designed to measure changes in of Empathy) and Seeds of ers,” said Holden. “This emo- Ontario. the behaviour of participating Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Empathy — a program for chil- tional literacy lays the founda- Gordon speaks internation- students. Manitoba

This Old Elevator

n the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the I legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering informa- tion about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of. MHS Gordon Goldsborough webmaster and Journal editor has developed a website to post your replies to a series of questions about elevators. The MHS is interested in all grain elevators that have served the farm community. Your contributions will help gather historical information such as present status of elevators, names of companies, owners and agents, rail lines, year elevators were built — and dates when they were torn down (if applicable). There is room on the website to post personal recollections and stories related to grain elevators. The MHS presently also has only a partial list of all elevators that have been demolished. You can help by updating that list if you know of one not included on that list. Your contributions are greatly appreciated and will help the MHS develop a comprehensive, searchable database to preserve the farm community’s collective knowledge of what was once a vast network of grain elevators across Manitoba. Please contribute to This Old Grain Elevator website at: A grain elevator in Winnipegosis, on the now-abandoned Winnipegosis line of the Canadian National Railway, has a capacity of http://www.mhs.mb.ca/elevators. You will receive a response, by 85,000 bushels. Once operated by the National Grain Company, the elevator now appears to be unused. email or phone call, confirming that your submission was received. PHOTO: HISTORIC RESOURCES BRANCH (1992) 36 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 28, 2016

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737584 677757 738299 739591 733839 677742 $119,000 $175,000 $169,000 $190,000 $239,900 $344,000 ‘11 New Holland CR9080 ‘11 New Holland CX8080 ‘10 New Holland CX8070 ‘08 New Holland CX8080 ‘13 New Holland CX8090 ‘13 New Holland H8060-36FT Combine, 1135hrs, Good cond., 620 DUALS, Combine, 2260hrs, 360HP, Good cond., 520 Combine, 1160hrs, Excellent cond., Combine, 1785hrs, 360HP, Good cond., Combine, 682hrs, 449HP, Excellent cond., Windrower, 298hrs, 190HP, Excellent cond., S3, SID’S, DSP, DELUX CHOPPER, 790CP-15 DUALS, 600/65R28 STEERS, LARGE TOUCH 900/60R32 TIRES/600/65R28 REARS, HD 900/65R32 Tires, CAST, BLOWERS,76C 520 DUALS, CAST, Y&M, SPREADERS, HIDS, 36FT, DELUXE CAB, CAB SUSPENSION, SCREEN DISPLAY LIFT CYL, 76C Swathmaster 790CP-15FT DELUXE LED LIGHTS, 600/65R

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