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n analysis of tempera- CROPS ture data since 1500 all A but rules out the possi- bility that global warming in Protect your the industrial era is just a natu- ral fluctuation in the Earth’s cli- assets mate, according to a new study by McGill University physics Grain in temporary professor, Shaun Lovejoy. storage deteriorates The study, published online rapidly come 17 April 6 in the journal Climate spring thaw Dynamics, represents a new approach to the question of PHOTO : thinkstock whether global warming in the industrial era has been caused this analysis, or simply do not from non-linear geophysics. The largely by man-made emis- apply to it.” climate reconstructions take FEATURE sions from the burning of fossil Lovejoy’s study applies sta- into account a variety of gauges fuels. Rather than using com- tistical methodology to deter- found in nature, such as tree Blending was plex computer models to esti- mine the probability that global rings, ice cores, and lake sedi- mate the effects of greenhouse warming since 1880 is due ments. And the fluctuation-anal- a bad word gas emissions, Lovejoy examines to natural variability. His con- ysis techniques make it possible historical data to assess the com- clusion: the natural-warming to understand the temperature Early governments peting hypothesis: that warm- hypothesis may be ruled out variations over wide ranges took a dim view of ing over the past century is due “with confidence levels greater of time scales. a common industry 33 to natural long-term variations than 99 per cent, and most likely For the industrial era, practice in temperature. greater than 99.9 per cent.” Lovejoy’s analysis uses carbon “This study will be a blow to To assess the natural variabil- dioxide from the burning of fos- any remaining climate change ity before much human inter- sil fuels as a proxy for all man- deniers,” Lovejoy says. “Their ference, the new study uses made climate influences. two most convincing arguments “multi-proxy climate reconstruc- Although Lovejoy used a dif- CROSSROADS — that the warming is natural tions” developed by scientists ferent methodology, he said his in origin, and that the com- in recent years to estimate his- findings effectively complement puter models are wrong — are torical temperatures, as well as those of the International Panel The hub of either directly contradicted by fluctuation-analysis techniques on Climate Change (IPCC). Woodlands

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VanRaes KAP wants open railway running named NAAJ’s rights to spur improved rail service Delegates complain about the historically wide basis on grain prices Agricultural at their spring general council meeting

Journalist By Allan Dawson of the Year CO-OPERATOR STAFF / PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE wo major western farm groups called An investigative on the federal government to increase report about a failed T competition in rail transportation last week by granting running rights on national Waskada hemp- railroads. processing venture The calls from Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) and the Western Canadian won top honours Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) came in the annual as the senior railway officials continued to publicly defend their performance and lobby competition against increased regulation. KAP delegates passed a resolution April 11 Staff at KAP’s general council meeting to lobby the federal government to force CN and CP Rail An employee at the Cargill terminal on the CP near Nesbitt, Man. walks with the aid of a tether along the Manitoba Co-operator to allow competing rail companies to use their top of grain cars being loaded. PHOTO: LAURA RANCE reporter Shannon VanRaes tracks. was named Agricultural In a letter to Prime Minister Stephen provisions the federal government has intro- KAP delegates from across the province Journalist of the Year at the Harper, the Western Canadian Wheat duced in Bill C-30 would lead to U.S. railroads reported mostly poor rail service this winter recent North American Growers Association (WCWGA) is calling for “poaching” business away from CN and CP. and complained about the basis. Agricultural Journalists “expanded” running rights to force railway However, farm organizations say the federal “We’re just getting to see what these devils Association conference in competition. legislation doesn’t go far enough and that the can get away with at this point in time,” said Washington, D.C. Section 138 of the Canada Transportation only way to give the railways what the WCWGA Bill Campbell of Minto. “They (grain and rail The feature that won Act should be amended “to allow railway com- association dubbed an “attitude adjustment” companies) are testing things. They are testing top honours in the annual panies the ability to apply... to solicit business is to open the rail lines up to other railway the government, they are testing the farmers awards competition was from shippers along the lines of another rail- operators. and we’re seeing what they can get away with “Big dreams, big dollars, way,” WCWGA president Levi Wood wrote in a It’s not a new idea. The late, Willard Estey, what they are doing.” lead to big troubles,” a March 14 letter just released to the media. a retired Supreme Court justice who stud- Billie Uruski, a Fisher Branch farmer and collection of articles that “We recommend the (Canadian ied western grain transportation at Ottawa’s a former Manitoba agriculture minister, resulted from a lengthy Transportation) Agency continue to assess behest in 1998, argued running rights are the called the wide basis “obscene.” investigation into the failed each application on a case-by-case basis, how- best way to bring competition to CN and CP, “And if we don’t come out with a strong Waskada-based Farm ever, that the ‘bar be set low’ so that competi- which now operate as monopolies. statement saying ‘this has gone too far’ Genesis hemp-processing tion for grain business is maximized.” There was little debate on the KAP resolu- where Manitoba farmers have lost close venture that published in The WCWGA also recommended looking to tion as discussion over how much this year’s to a billion dollars... in these last number Sept. 2013. short line railways as an important reservoir backlog of almost 70,000 cars or seven million of months we’re not doing our jobs. So Judge Richard Estrada of extra grain-shipping capacity. More than a tonnes of grain is costing farmers who domi- we better make a strong statement to the called the effort “wonderful dozen operate in the West, Wood said. nated the executive council meeting. public, to the grain companies that what reporting work” in chroni- “In our view, having the ability to draw on But some delegates warned obtaining run- they’re doing on basis is unconscionable,” cling how a local commu- this existing reserve capacity means that CN ning rights will be a tough fight to win. he said sparking some applause. nity economic develop- and CP do not run the risk of ‘overbuilding’ “Boy, if you think the railroads are complain- Some southern Manitoba grain is mov- ment idea attracted mil- their capacity. There will be no need for them ing now about being forced to haul grain, you ing by truck to the United States, several lions in federal funds, but to ‘build a church for Easter Sunday’ if this start talking about open running rights, they KAP delegates said. in the end was left with reserve capacity is available right next door,” are going to fight this thing tooth and nail and “There are three- to four-mile lines of only the empty shell of a president Levi Wood’s letter says. do everything they can to slow things down to trucks trying to get through the border building to show for it. The National Farmers Union has had sup- screw up the system,” warned Chuck Fossay, crossings,” said Starbuck farmer Doug “We all know how dif- port for joint running rights as standing policy who farms at Starbuck. Livingston. ficult it can be to produce for years. Reg Dyck, also of Starbuck, countered say- Earlier in the crop year some U.S. eleva- a story when the govern- Both railways have long opposed run- ing: “It’s the threat — that’s where your power tors weren’t buying Canadian grain, while ment wants it silenced, ning rights, saying it would result in poorer lies.” others were discounting it, despite the and I admire the grief service. Speaking to the Winnipeg Chamber Estey recommended the government imple- two countries having a free trade agree- that Shannon must have of Commerce last week CN CEO Claude ment running rights, but the government ment, said KAP president Doug Chorney. endured during her work. Mongeau reiterated his earlier testimony established the maximum revenue entitle- However, the canola-crushing plant Great job with hitting before the parliamentary agriculture commit- ment, or so-called revenue cap instead, Dyck at Velva, North Dakota was paying a me right away with the tee that this year’s transportation performance said. It protects farmers from the railways $1.36-a-bushel premium for Canadian scale of the situation,” he is related to bad weather. He also blamed the charging what the market will bear, while giv- canola, Campbell said. said. “What a great public grain companies for ordering too many cars. ing the railways the freedom to set variable service that is a reminder Mongeau said increased interswitching freight rates. That cap is up for debate as well. [email protected] to folks everywhere that we need to hold govern- ment accountable when it makes foolish decisions. Hopefully, this is the sort of story that will spark change and force regional govern- ments to become more transparent to taxpayers.” After winning in the fea- tures category, the project was judged again against first-place winners in all the NAAJ awards categories before VanRaes was named Agricultural Journalist of the Year. Editor Laura Rance placed second in the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program Editorial category and third in the Columns cat- egory for her work in the Market Volatility. Price Variability. We’ve got you covered. Manitoba Co-operator and the Winnipeg Free Press. Price insurance is now available for finished cattle, feeders, calves and hogs. These category placings To apply, contact your local MASC insurance office today. were based on a collection of three articles demon- Policies are available year-round for finished cattle, feeders and hogs. strating the writer’s work. 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There’s hardship — and there’s disaster

he hardship facing Prairie grain farmers who have been unable to T move grain to market this winter because of a dysfunctional transportation system has been well documented. But there is a disaster in the making related to the same backlog of grain ship- ments that received precious little atten- tion from policy-makers, and it is one that should give everyone in agriculture pause. Laura Rance That is the plight of livestock producers Editor and the feed mills that serve the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. We suspect there are other regions off the export path that rely on timely shipments of feed grains that are similarly affected. The April edition of Country Life in BC chronicles the impact of uncertain supply and now shortages so severe some producers face culling poultry flocks. There they sit a few hundred kilometres from the largest Prairie grain crop in history facing a disruption in service so severe it could permanently cripple the region’s livestock industry. Why? A stronger rail logistics system As Bob Dornan, secretary manager of the B.C. division of the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada told Country Life, “we want something that is inefficient for the for all shippers railways.” As a livestock-intensive area that produces little grain, Federal legislation will ensure a record move grain. Our government believes a well- the Fraser Valley depends on service, admittedly for rela- functioning rail logistics system will serve tively small quantities of grain, but week in and week out volume of grain is moved while not Canada’s economy far better than collecting 52 weeks of the year — not when the railways have room to hampering the flow of other commodities fines. tack on a car or two to a line of container carriers or have Bill C-30 will also increase the interswitch- nothing better to do. By Gerry Ritz ing distances from 30 km to 160 km for all Dornan said the mills in the area require about 80 rail commodities on the Prairies, allowing for cars per week or alternatively, 220 truckloads. Some mills ecognizing the rail logistics challenges practical access to more than one railway to aren’t set up to receive trucks. But even if they were and facing all shippers across the Prai- 150 Prairie grain elevators, compared to just ready to pony up an extra $40 more per tonne to get the R ries, our government took needed and 14 with that access today. grain hauled in that fashion, there is also a shortage of appropriate action. This legislation will amend the Canada trucking capacity this year, surprise surprise. Two weeks ago, our government tabled Grain Act to strengthen delivery contracts There is something wrong with this picture. legislation (Bill C-30) that will improve rail between producers and elevators. The federal government’s response to the grain transpor- logistics for all commodities. This bill will also add greater clar- tation disaster was to order the railways to meet minimum Bill C-30 will expand oversight of grain ity to Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) as targets for hauling grain to export. It failed to consider the movements by requiring additional, more requested by all shippers across Canada. implications of this blunt regulatory edict on domestic and timely and accurate data from the railways Based on feedback at numerous roundta- North American customers such as these producers or oat to increase the transparency of railway, port bles across the Prairies and at parliamentary and flour millers, which are big supporters of Canadian and terminal performance across the supply committee, this bill now includes the ability grain, but which have the audacity to be located in areas chain, corridor by corridor. for the Canadian Transportation Agency to which might have higher car turnaround times. This bill will also mandate grain volume order compensation from railways to ship- Inadequate service by the railways isn’t the only issue. In requirements at a minimum of one million pers for failure to meet service standards as the aftermath of the single desk, which ensured domestic tonnes per week. While some groups have outlined in SLAs. needs were served, the large companies now dominat- arbitrarily called for a higher figure, our gov- We are also expediting the review of the ing the private grain trade have focused on large-volume, ernment is taking the responsible, rational Canada Transportation Act with an early export markets that can deliver the most efficient returns. approach. The one-million-tonnes figure will focus on rail transportation. Smaller companies willing to serve these smaller, more ensure a record volume of grain is moved Our efforts will continue to concentrate on regional markets can’t get rail cars. while not hampering the flow of other com- improving logistics across the supply chain According to the sources quoted in Country Life, even modities. Our government understands that for all commodities. Our economy needs a though grain companies have standing supply contracts a strong Canadian economy relies on timely system that works today and in the future. with Fraser Valley mills, they won’t commit to honouring rail service for all commodities. Our government encourages all MPs to sup- those until their export commitments are caught up. Should the railways not meet this ambi- port farmers and all shippers by passing this That may happen too late for operators who need tious but achievable target, they face fines of important bill as quickly as possible. feed now. up to $100,000 a day. While some have called We submit that while increased trucking may provide for larger fines, the reality is that fines don’t Gerry Ritz is minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada some short-term relief, putting more trucks on highways through the mountains is not the right answer. Keystone Agricultural Producers approved a resolution at its meeting last week in support of open running rights on Canada’s railroads. The Western Canadian Wheat Grow- OUR HISTORY: April 1991 ers Association is proposing something similar, in its latest submission to the federal government calling for a legis- lated “attitude adjustment” for the railways. The WCWGA suggests giving railways the right to solicit his MTS advertisement from the pre-Internet and business from shippers located on another railway as a cellphone days of 1991 promised that you could means of increasing competition. It also recommends turn- T call more neighbouring communities without ing to short line railways as a source of surge capacity. paying long-distance charges by 1996. These ideas have merit and, while they have been consid- Last weekend’s snowfall may not have been greeted ered in the past, they deserve a close review in the context with much enthusiasm, but the mood was different of how the grain industry is configured today. about the previous weekend’s snow in April 1991. “You We have also noticed an increased investment in com- could almost hear the collective sigh of relief as huge mercial grain storage and handling capacity as the sector white flakes of moisture-laden snow silently piled up adjusts to the open-market realities. By our calcula- on the parched fields of southern Manitoba Sunday,” tions, the new and expanded construction on the Prairies began a front-page story by Allan Dawson. The snow announced in the past two weeks alone increases capacity interrupted field work, but no one was complaining. One by about 1.3 per cent. Perhaps some new investment is in farmer welcomed the inch or so of moisture, but added order for railroad capacity too. another 15 were needed. There is no question that rail transportation is the most There was one week left to join the Gross Revenue efficient means of moving bulk commodities to market. Insurance Program (GRIP), but one study for KAP said the However, by the standard definition of efficiency — maxi- program would disadvantage half of Manitoba farmers mizing returns from the most cost-effective use of rolling because coverage was tied to crop insurance yields. stock — serving specific markets might not always be effi- We reported that the Reform Party of Canada opposed cient for the railways. GRIP, and that at its annual meeting in Saskatoon had obscure clause of the free trade agreement to challenge Federal policy-makers need to factor that in when con- endorsed a policy statement calling for the end of all a dispute panel ruling in favour of Canada, which had sidering long-term solutions to Canada’s grain transporta- farm subsidies in Canada — if all other countries did the challenged a 3.6-cent-per-pound import duty on pork. tion woes. same. Manitoba Pork had decided to drop the idea of suing Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has called President other provinces because of the impact of their programs [email protected] George Bush to complain about the U.S. using an on the Manitoba industry. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 5 COMMENT/FEEDBACK The grain market needs a dose of ‘good cholesterol’ More regulation is not the solution to improving grain transportation

By John DePape selves. The next step is to empower farmers to The solutions to fix the market avoid lousy basis levels, opting to earn “storage ust as there is both good cholesterol and bad premiums” available through the carrying charges cholesterol, there are both good and bad regula- include incentives, accountability in the futures markets. J tions. and information. Better farm pricing behaviour won’t get more rail The CWB single desk was an example of a bad cars, but it will help improve the basis. What would regulation — it clogged the arteries of western basis do if farmers deferred sales (to earn “storage Canadian grain commerce by burdening farmers premiums”)? Ian McCreary suggested single-desk with high costs and no evidence of premium prices. control of deliveries — forcing farmers to hold Markets are efficient and effective when they are grain off the market — as a solution. The difference open for participants to react freely to market sig- is that when farmers react to market signals, they nals. But “open” doesn’t mean “unregulated.” The are making an extra $100 a tonne” handling grain get paid to hold grain off the market — plus the futures markets are the most efficient and effective this year, adding “under the former wheat board’s basis improves. With regulated control of deliveries, marketplace that we know of and yet are highly reg- single desk… they (farmers) would be billions of they just wait. ulated, giving structure, confidence and efficiency. dollars richer.” Richard Gray of the University of This kind of “good cholesterol” is what we need in Saskatchewan has used similar bad math. We need good cholesterol western Canadian grain markets. They assume that the grain being delivered to The solutions to fix the market include incentives, However, I am concerned with ideas that suggest elevators or shipped offshore is at current prices. accountability and information. the return of “bad cholesterol.” But it’s not. The vast majority of the grain being The railroads need to commit to a minimum The current problem in western Canadian grain handled was bought and sold months ago — when capacity — never again should we hear that the markets stems from the railroads not fulfilling the spread between country points and the port railroads can’t ship to our demands because they promises. Early in the year, they set 10,000 cars/ was more “normal.” Basis is an open-market signal released locomotives. week as their “plan” — their way of telling the grain used to slow deliveries in times like these. When How about this — if the railroads don’t meet a trade what shipping capacity they should expect. that didn’t work, grain companies simply stopped set minimum capacity, the revenue cap is lowered? Based on data from Quorum Corp. (the grain buying. How can you logically use today’s prices to And if there is demand over the minimum capac- monitor), grain companies’ rail car orders are in estimate a company’s profits (or a farmer’s costs) ity, and they meet it, the revenue cap is increased. line with, if not below, the railroads’ original plan. when they aren’t actively buying (or selling) at Incentives work. However, unloads at our four export ports are those prices? Farmers need to be empowered to employ mar- much lower at 5,909 per week. Add shipments to There may be companies that are in a position to keting tools and techniques to get more from the domestic and U.S. destinations and the railroads buy wheat from farmers at today’s prices or sell at market. With the right approach, farmers can avoid are still well below their plan. This lower-than- the current port prices but the amounts are limited. lousy basis levels and get paid to store — just one of expected capacity means contracts with farmers Liberal Agriculture Critic Ralph Goodale has sug- the benefits that comes with an open market. and export customers can’t be fulfilled on schedule. gested a “cap on basis.” Regulating the amount a And last, data such as export sales commitments, Although some are saying we wouldn’t have this company can pay for grain isn’t the answer. This rail capacity commitments and readily available problem if the CWB single desk was still operating, may increase the nominal price at times like this, price data will improve competition and marketing it’s clear that the CWB could not conjure up more but it won’t stop buyers from pulling their bids and choices. If these market signals had been available, rail cars than the railroads have provided. not buying at all. In other words, it won’t solve the steps could have been taken to mitigate the evolv- As expected, the lack of movement has pressed problem. ing problems. elevator prices lower. The solution is to empower farmers to respond to Collection and publication of this information the market more effectively. A great deal of wheat will need to be regulated. Call it good cholesterol. Bad math has been sold on forward contracts, both before Ex-CWB director Ian McCreary told a transporta- and after harvest, taking advantage of prices and John DePape is president of Farmers Advanced Risk tion conference in Saskatoon that “(C)ompanies delivery opportunities when they present them- Management Co. in Winnipeg

We welcome readers’ comments on that is safe, locally produced and issues that have been covered in the meets their needs. Consumers are Manitoba Co-operator. In most cases educated and actively seeking local, we cannot accept “open” letters or triple bottom-line producers. We copies of letters which have been sent are responding to market demand. to several publications. Letters are For our farm to remain financially subject to editing for length or taste. viable, we rely on our direct market We suggest a maximum of about 300 and our customers’ support. words. Does MAFRD intend on working Please forward letters to with producers? It is hard to imag- Manitoba Co-operator, ine that working against our efforts 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, rather than partnering with us to R3H 0H1 or Fax: 204-954-1422 find solutions would be their pre- or email: [email protected] rogative. All we need are cost-effec- Letters (subject: To the editor) tive, scale-appropriate regulations in recognition of the changing mar- ketplace. MAFRD needs to adapt as we, the farmers have. Market forces indicate that our farming model will succeed in spite of the current punitive regulatory environment. Many farms locally, A road allowance near MacGregor covered with sand after high winds. photo: luc gamache nationally and internationally are succeeding in providing farmers MAFRD must get with viable livelihoods by direct Short-term gain — until plenty of rain, I’m sure were very with the times marketing. There is a future in financially profitable. But how long farming. We are first-generation there’s a drought will this last? farmers. We are under 30 years of A year or two of drought could As young producers and the next age and we are not from farming The article “Deforestation of sandy be disastrous. With climate change generation of Manitoba farmers, backgrounds. soils a greater climate threat” in the comes extreme weather, accom- my partner and I recognized very We have found a way to make this April 10 issue should be taken as a panied by high winds. Many farm- early in our farming careers that work because of the opportunities warning. But will it be? ers are also removing shelterbelts diversification and direct farm mar- that this market has provided. Only Many farmers have recently gone which will certainly increase ero- keting were strategies that would government can complicate some- out of cattle and are now cultivat- sion. enable us to make a living on our thing as simple as a farm-to-patron ing pastures which are very mar- Another concern is the loss of growing-grazing operation. interaction. I can’t imagine that this ginal land, mostly sandy soil. A lot habitats for wildlife. Birds and As rural entrepreneurs, we rec- government would work against of the bushes in pastures are also animals thrive in shelterbelts and ognize that consumer interest in our efforts on technicalities. being removed. I presume a cash small bushes, and these habitats locally sourced food is growing and crop from canola, sunflowers, corn are being lost. not going away. We are farming Lydia Carpenter or cereal crops is very attractive. Luc Gamache because of people’s desire for food Wawanesa, Man. The last two or three years with MacGregor, Man. 6 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 FROM PAGE ONE

COOL Continued from page 1 will try to put a bill in to put it back into effect. I mean, they’re not going to give up,” said Peterson, whose Minnesota dis- trict begins at the Canadian bor- der and stretches almost as far south as the Iowa state line. American organizations such as the U.S. Cattleman’s Association, National Farmers Union, American Sheep Industry Association and the Consumer Federation of America have joined forces to create a COOL defence fund. Many rural and faith-based organizations also actively sup- port country-of-origin labelling.

Compromise Peterson said there are also those who would like to see a legislative resolution to the issues surrounding COOL, rather than one dictated by the courts or through the WTO — although he is unsure what shape that might take. “I don’t know what compro- mise there could be that would settle this or satisfy people, of what could actually pass. I don’t Congressman Collin Peterson speaks to reporters in Washington, D.C. about Bill Tentinger of the Iowa Pork Producers speaks to the Manitoba Pork Council know how anything could pass country-of-origin labelling. Photos: Shannon VanRaes in Winnipeg. in a stand-alone bill,” Peterson said, noting it took two years to again opening the door for an ruling isn’t in Canada’s favour, ing retaliation, to achieve a pass the Agricultural Act of 2014, injunction against COOL filed stakeholders in Manitoba are fair resolution,” he said in an “The last five years better known as the U.S. Farm by a coalition of Canadian live- generally confident that the emailed statement. Bill. Proposed amendments stock organizations, including World Trade Organization will Exactly what retaliation will have been very, very to that bill attempted to alter the Canadian Pork Council. rule against COOL regulations entail is up for debate, with difficult and one of COOL regulations, but were not “I believe this is a new oppor- this summer. some speculating that products the reasons has been passed. tunity, at the end of the day it’s “You know, confident and such as imported maple syrup COOL.” “I think at this point we wait always nice to see that maybe cocky both start with the same will be front and centre. Others to see what the WTO does, and common sense does prevail... it letter, so we want to be really claim that some businesses then there will probably be an gives us a lot of hope and opti- careful, but again we’re very have already been informed attempt to have some kind of a mism,” said Rick Bergmann, a hopeful and I would say moder- that products they export will be Rick Bergmann legislative response,” he said. vice-chairman on the council. ately confident,” Bergmann said. impacted, but no official confir- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture But politics south of the bor- mation has been received. Tom Vilsack had little to say to Not optimistic der mean that a positive ruling “We’re all being used as pawns But for many Canadian hog questions about COOL during a Not everyone is optimistic. for Canada at the WTO won’t in this, and it’s just a game for a producers, the damage may meeting of agricultural journal- Bill Tentinger of the Iowa Pork necessarily resolve the issue, lot of these folks and individuals already be done, Bergmann said. ists in the American capital last Producers doesn’t believe the according to Tentinger. in power,” Tentinger said. “The last five years have been week. court will find in the Canadians’ “In a textbook that sounds All players are still touting very, very difficult and one of “You know our view is favour, however much he wishes great. In my mind, knowing how negotiation as the preferred the reasons has been COOL,” he Congress has directed us to put it would. slow Washington, D.C. works, route to settling the trade dis- said. “I could show you an awful a labelling requirement together, “I’m extremely concerned how long do we have to put up pute, but few are talking directly. lot of empty facilities... because which we did. The WTO has about it, because of the retali- with this? And are they going to “We prefer not to go through of the COOL effect on farms.” instructed us to be more specific ation issue and I guess as a be able to move fast enough? that (WTO) route, because at Estimates put the cost of about the labels that we provide, producer from Iowa, I’m also Look how long it took them to the end of that route — should COOL to Canadian farmers at which we have,” he said. extremely concerned about pass a Farm Bill,” he said. Canada and Mexico win, and $500 million annually, although Back at home, some are tak- Mexico’s retaliation, because we Agriculture Minister Gerry we’re quite confident that in the U.S. that number has ing solace in the news that a send it a lot of what it calls pork Ritz has promised that Canada we will win — that means we been disputed. In any event, U.S. Appeals Court “vacated” leg,” he said. will take retaliatory action can retaliate,” said Jamshed the situation isn’t likely to be a previous ruling in early April, But even if the Appeal Court against the United States if it Merchant, Canada’s consulate resolved quickly. doesn’t comply with a World general in Minneapolis. “I don’t know that either Trade Organization ruling. “We don’t want to do that side is going to give up,” said “Our government remains because it’s in nobody’s interest Peterson. steadfast in taking whatever to retaliate, so we would really steps may be necessary, includ- like to work together.” [email protected]

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NO BULL Continued from page 1 recognized at the sale for his long-standing service to the Anything above or below test station. First established that can be attributed to as the Sire Indexing Centre in genetics, and the spring sale is 1965, its first sale saw 55 bulls arranged to sell the top-gain- sold with prices ranging from ing performers first, then the $515 to $1,600. next best animals in descend- “Back then, Herefords were ing order. On sale day, data the big thing,” said Batho, sheets showing information whose father Everett was one ranging from the animal’s of the Douglas test station’s name, farm of origin, birth founders. weight, average daily gain are The first sales were con- distributed to prospective ducted from bleachers in the buyers at the auction. great outdoors before a sale “We’re looking for superior building and ring was built a genetics for the commercial or few years later, and the sale purebred man,” said Ahntholz. day has seen everything from Prices this spring ranged “dust, snow, rainstorms and from $2,000 to $5,000 with weather of all kinds,” said most sellers setting $2,000 as Batho. the minimum bid. Bulls that What hasn’t changed is don’t meet the minimum price buyer interest in verified bull set by the owners go home. power. Temperament is also impor- “People waited for this tant, and overly aggressive Douglas test station sale. bulls are sorted out. It was the place to buy the To get into the sale, the bulls bulls,” said Batho. Newly purchased bulls loaded for the trip to their new herds. photoS: daniel winters must pass a semen and breed- Over the years, trends have ing soundness test conducted changed. The lean years after by a veterinarian, show ade- the BSE crisis in 2003 saw quate scrotal circumference breeders rein in excessive for its breed, good feet and frame size amid a renewed legs, as well as possess a rea- focus on feed efficiency. sonable temperament. Bulls At this year’s sale, buyers are also ultrasound tested for seemed most interested in rib-eye, lean meat yield, mar- “moderate-framed bulls to use bling and backfat. on moderate-framed cows that Veteran Oak Lake-area pure- are good doers that can rus- bred breeder Ron Batho was tle and hustle and raise a calf without a lot of fuss,” he said. With cattle prices back at firmly profitable levels for “Bulls are a good the foreseeable future, Batho investment. The believes that the time has better the bull, the come for ranchers to reinvest better the calves.” in their operations. “Bulls are a good invest- ment. The better the bull, the better the calves,” he said. Ron Batho Ivan Ahntholz, bull test station manager aims for superior Purebred cattle producer Ron Batho says the better the genetics for theB:10.25” commercial producer. bulls, the better the calves. [email protected] T:10.25” S:10.25”

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MTS offers trade-in option for old cellphones STAFF / MTS has intro- duced My Trade-In, a new program that lets customers swap their used devices for an in- store credit at any MTS Connect store location. MTS representatives will confirm the trade- in value of any device brought into the store and issue a credit on the spot. Customers can then use their in-store credits to offset the cost of upgrading to the lat- From left, Bill Tentinger, Greg Boerboom, Dr. Chris Byra and Dr. Glenn Duizer speak about PED during a meeting in Winnipeg. PHOTO: SHANNON VANRAES est device or switching their service to MTS. “The MTS My Trade- In program means old handsets — even those Immunity is the first step in PEDv fight that have been put through the wringer Heat may prove effective for some producers seeking to eradicate the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus — don’t have to be left sitting in a drawer when By Shannon VanRaes with will, in part, dictate their fuel bills jumped significantly, it’s time to upgrade,” CO-OPERATOR STAFF success. “Getting immunity Tentinger said healthy pigs were said Paul Norris, MTS “Certainly there are herds across the board is being produced in the sow unit vice-president of con- etting barns that have that have gone negative again,” 14 days later. sumer brand and mar- been infected by the por- said Chris Byra of the Cana- step one, but step “He turned it around that keting. “My Trade-In G cine epidemic diarrhea dian Swine Health Intelligence two is you’ve got to quick, but like I say, he was very gives these devices new virus (PEDv) back to normal is Network. “But it’s much more clean the virus out aggressive,” he added. life and keeps them out possible — but not easy, a panel difficult in a farrow-to-fin- He stressed the best defence of landfills.” of industry officials told Mani- ish operation, where you get of your farm too, is to keep the disease from The My Trade-In toba pork producers last week. a continuous flow through and that’s hard to entering your operation in the program demonstrates “We’ve been told it will hap- the system.” do when it’s full of first place. MTS’s commitment to pen over time, but it will take The PED virus appears to be animals.” “I’ve always got those things environmental respon- a lot of time,” said Greg Boer- more difficult to eradicate than on my mind and I’m just trying sibility by decreasing boom of the Minnesota Pork the more familiar transmissible to take care of the little things,” electronic waste. After Producers Association. gastroenteritis that producers CHRIS BYRA Tentinger said. “One thimble- being reset to their fac- Although Boerboom’s own have dealt with in the past, he ful of that virus could infect the tory settings, traded-in farm has escaped the deadly added. whole North American herd.” devices will be recycled swine virus, he spoke to the How long it can live, par- Keeping PEDv off the farm and resold in other mar- Manitoba Pork Council annual ticularly in a moist environ- high temperatures seem to be may become more difficult in kets, or disassembled meeting in Winnipeg about ment like a pit has not yet been effective in killing the virus. Manitoba, however. and sold for parts. experiences in his home state, firmly established. In northwest Iowa, where Bill The Office of the Chief Veteri- MTS is offering the one where hundreds of barns Brya said the first step to Tentinger farms, at least one nary Officer reported last week My Trade-In program in have been infected and millions eradicating the virus on any producer has used heat to fight that a “small number of animals partnership with Pho- of pigs killed. farm, is ensuring immunity in off the virus. being held at a high-traffic site bio, an international The American hog farmer the herd. The next step is to “They got real aggressive... in western Manitoba tested company that facilitates said that about 30 per cent of clean and disinfect. went and bought extra heat- positive.” wireless retailer trade-in the farms affected by the virus “Getting immunity across the ers trying to raise the tem- This in addition to a farm in programs. Certain terms have returned to 100 per cent board is step one, but step two perature in those farrowing southeast Manitoba that tested and conditions apply. normal productivity. Roughly is you’ve got to clean the virus rooms to 135 (°F) plus, and a positive previously, and two For more information go another 40 per cent have out of your farm too, and that’s lot of this work was done in other high-traffic areas where to: mts.ca/mytradein. regained 80 per cent of their hard to do when it’s full of ani- late January,” said the presi- the presence of the virus was pre-virus productivity. mals,” he said. dent of the Iowa Pork Producer’s confirmed earlier this year. But what type of hog opera- Cold weather can also ham- Association. tion a producer is dealing per efforts to disinfect, while And while the producer’s [email protected]

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EXCHANGES: $1 Cdn: $0.9124 U.S. LIVESTOCK MARKETS April 11, 2014 $1 U.S: $1.0978 Cdn.

Cattle Prices COLUMN (Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg April 11, 2014 Slaughter Cattle

Steers & Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 97.00 - 104.25 Gap looms between spring D3 Cows 88.00 - 96.00 Bulls 105.00 - 116.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) 140.00 - 165.00 (801-900 lbs.) 155.00 - 177.00 thaw and available grass (701-800 lbs.) 175.00 - 195.00 (601-700 lbs.) 190.00 - 214.00 (501-600 lbs.) 200.00 - 227.00 Producers are now emptying pens before they turn soupy (401-500 lbs.) 207.00 - 240.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 125.00 - 145.00 (801-900 lbs.) 140.00 - 168.00 (701-800 lbs.) 155.00 - 173.00 (601-700 lbs.) 168.00 - 194.00 Terryn Shiells “I think some guys have already (501-600 lbs.) 180.00 - 208.00 (401-500 lbs.) 190.00 - 220.00 CNSC sold ones that would normally be Slaughter Cattle ($/cwt) Alberta South Ontario grass cattle.” Grade A Steers (1,000+ lbs.) $ 146.00 - 148.00 $ 139.52 - 163.07 Grade A Heifers (850+ lbs.) 147.25 118.19 - 153.26 D1, 2 Cows 97.00 - 112.00 73.73 - 105.32 D3 Cows 85.00 - 98.00 73.73 - 105.32 attle volumes continued to be strong at Bulls 106.15 86.64 - 114.78 auction yards across Manitoba during the keith cleaver Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 150.00 - 161.00 $ 156.79 - 180.72 week ended April 11, as producers cleared (801-900 lbs.) 163.00 - 179.00 163.27 - 180.90 C (701-800 lbs.) 184.00 - 200.00 167.36 - 200.42 out their pens ahead of the return of spring (601-700 lbs.) 197.00 - 216.00 171.57 - 214.92 weather. (501-600 lbs.) 205.00 - 228.00 173.74 - 227.21 (401-500 lbs.) 211.00 - 230.00 161.89 - 220.32 “With the warmer weather finally showing, co-operate. There’s still some snow to melt, and Heifers (901+ lbs.) $ 135.00 - 150.00 $ 143.25 - 156.42 pens are starting to get a little mucky, so they warmer temperatures are needed to help move (801-900 lbs.) 150.00 - 167.00 151.87 - 166.52 (farmers) decided to get (cattle) moved,” said things along. After that, the grass needs to grow. (701-800 lbs.) 161.00 - 179.00 151.69 - 174.22 (601-700 lbs.) 175.00 - 194.00 153.60 - 189.15 Keith Cleaver, manager of Heartland Livestock But there may not be as many cattle actually (501-600 lbs.) 185.00 - 205.00 153.10 - 193.95 Services in Brandon. going to grass as usual this spring and summer. (401-500 lbs.) 188.00 - 212.00 162.25 - 196.73 Cleaver said the number of cattle coming to be “I think some guys have already sold ones that sold at auction yards will start to taper off in the would normally be grass cattle,” Cleaver said, Futures (April 11, 2014) in U.S. next couple of weeks, as farmers will start to focus Fed Cattle Close Change Feeder Cattle Close Change adding that producers were taking advantage of April 2014 144.00 -1.15 April 2014 178.28 -0.54 on other things such as spring field work. Some recent record-high prices. June 2014 135.20 -2.17 May 2014 179.68 -0.47 auction marts are also not holding sales due to Because there will likely be fewer cattle put out August 2014 133.13 -1.63 August 2014 181.93 0.11 October 2014 138.03 -1.28 September 2014 181.85 0.13 the Easter holiday weekend (April 18 to 21), which to grass this season, there will also probably be December 2014 140.40 -0.52 October 2014 181.43 -0.24 will keep numbers subdued as well. fewer cash yearlings available this fall, he added. February 2015 141.38 -0.28 November 2014 181.03 0.03 But for now, they are taking advantage of It is still unclear how long the strong prices for strong prices still hovering around record highs. cattle will last, and what kind of returns farmers Cattle Slaughter Cattle Grades (Canada) Continued strong demand amid tight supplies can expect this fall — but they do have a new Week Ending Previous Week Ending Previous April 5, 2014 Year­ April 5, 2014 Year kept prices on the positive side during the week, option to help manage risk. Canada 50,793 53,419 Prime 1,000 950 he added. In February, the provincial government East 12,442 13,440 AAA 27,926 28,846 Canadian demand continues to be steady, announced Manitoba farmers will be able to par- West 38,351 39,979 AA 13,420 15,188 while tight supplies in the U.S. and continued take in the Western Livestock Price Insurance Manitoba — —A 497 693 U.S. 583,000 597,000 B 905 779 weakness in the value of the Canadian dollar Program (WLPIP). D 6,401 6,413 are attracting “lots of U.S. interest, and buying,” On April 9, it was announced the program is E 115 99 Cleaver added. now accepting applications, enabling livestock Good demand also kept prices on the slaughter producers to buy price protection on cattle and side of the market underpinned during the week, hogs in the form of an insurance policy, a news Hog Prices with values staying steady to strong. release from the government said. (Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) Source: Manitoba Agriculture And with barbecue season on the horizon, the Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn said the E - Estimation market should continue to be underpinned going program will be a good tool for Manitoba’s live- MB. ($/hog) Current Week Last Week Last Year (Index 100) forward, Cleaver noted. stock producers. “Now that applications are being MB. (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.) 256.00E 258.54 162.17 Farmers will soon start to focus on spring field accepted, I encourage beef and hog producers MB. (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.) 238.00E 240.33 149.83 work and planting, which will keep them away to learn more about the program and how it can ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.) 254.65 260.44 149.33 from marketing cattle at the auction yards — but provide price protection on their farm,” he said in P.Q. (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.) 261.62 264.38 151.97 it’s still going to be a while before they can put the release. cattle on grass. Futures (April 11, 2014) in U.S. A lot of farmers don’t put their grass cattle out Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, Hogs Close Change until the third week of May, Cleaver said, but it a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity April 2014 125.18 -0.30 may take longer this year if the weather doesn’t market reporting. May 2014 120.63 -4.68 June 2014 121.15 -8.15 July 2014 117.30 -8.90 August 2014 116.50 -9.30 briefs Other Market Prices That’s some bonus — transaction — which is part of their job,” said Sheep and Lambs David Webb, a Hong Kong-based corporate Winnipeg (00 head) SunGold $/cwt (wooled fats) Toronto Specialty Meats $600 million for closing the governance advocate. Ewes Choice 70.91 - 97.87 40.00 The rewards were disclosed in the IPO Lambs (110+ lb.) 152.66 - 183.97 Smithfield Foods deal prospectus. (95 - 109 lb.) Next sale 180.14 - 199.72 (80 - 94 lb.) is 182.23 - 216.65 Stock-based payments are often used to (Under 80 lb.) April 16th 203.22 - 288.12 By Elzio Barreto retain top talent and reward senior employees (New crop) — ho ng kong / reuters for executing large and complicated mergers or purchases. Chickens E ggs Two senior executives of China’s biggest pork Minimum broiler prices as of April 13, 2010 Minimum prices to producers for ungraded producer WH Group Ltd. received a com- Rewarding the ‘chief butcher’ Under 1.2 kg...... $1.5130 eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the bined $600-million payout for helping the The filing shows that WH Group issued its 1.2 - 1.65 kg...... $1.3230 Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board Chinese company seal last year’s record chief executive and an executive in charge of 1.65 - 2.1 kg...... $1.3830 effective June 12, 2011. 2.1 - 2.6 kg...... $1.3230 New Previous $4.9-billion takeover of U.S.-based Smithfield its mergers and acquisitions a combined 818.7 A Extra Large $1.8500 $1.8200 Foods Inc., an unusually high incentive for an million shares worth $597 million. A Large 1.8500 1.8200 acquisition. Wan Long, the company’s 73-year-old chief Turkeys A Medium 1.6700 1.6400 The bonus, disclosed in a public filing, executive and chairman who is also known as Minimum prices as of March 30, 2014 A Small 1.2500 1.2200 is equivalent to just over 12 per cent of the China’s “Chief Butcher,” was issued 573.1 mil- A Pee Wee 0.3675 0.3675 Broiler Turkeys amount WH Group paid for Smithfield, a pur- lion new ordinary shares in October 2013, the (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Nest Run 24 + 1.7490 1.7210 Grade A ...... $1.955 B 0.45 0.45 chase that was key to turning it into the world’s filing shows. Undergrade ...... $1.865 C 0.15 0.15 largest pork company. Yang Zhijun, an executive director in charge “This is very unusual — normally you would of investment, mergers and acquisitions and Hen Turkeys Goats (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) incentivize management for overall long-term financing for WH Group, was issued another Grade A ...... $1.940 Winnipeg (0head) Toronto performance and not simply for executing a 245.6 million ordinary shares. Undergrade ...... $1.840 (Fats) ($/cwt) L ight Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys Kids — 44.93 - 293.82 (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Billys — — Grade A ...... $1.940 Mature — 52.83 - 253.02 Undergrade ...... $1.840 Tom Turkeys H orses (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Winnipeg Toronto Grade A...... $1.845 Looking for results? Check out the market reports Undergrade...... $1.760 ($/cwt) ($/cwt) Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm. <1,000 lbs. — 27.97 - 43.52 from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 14 1,000 lbs.+ — 26.33 - 54.67 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 11 GRAIN MARKETS column Export and International Prices

All prices close of business April 11, 2014 Last Week Week Ago Year Ago Chicago wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne) 242.60 248.39 256.35 Chicago soy gains spur fund Minneapolis wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne) 257.85 268.41 290.06 Coarse Grains buying in ICE canola Chicago corn (nearby future) ($US/tonne) 196.25 196.84 256.40 Chicago oats (nearby future) ($US/tonne) 261.64 268.93 242.35 Uncertainty over exports from Ukraine is supporting wheat oilseeds Chicago soybeans (nearby future) ($US/tonne) 537.56 542.07 515.09 Corn futures held rangebound during Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne) 928.31 918.82 1097.43 Phil Franz-Warkentin the week, although the bias was lower as CNSC an initial bounce in response to updated USDA supply/demand data proved short lived. USDA lowered its ending stocks estimate for corn to 1.331 billion bushels, from 1.456 billion the previous month. Winnipeg Futures CE Futures Canada canola contracts While the tightening stocks are support- moved higher during the week ended ive, the numbers were relatively in line ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business April 11, 2014 April 11, hitting their strongest levels with trade guesses. I barley Last Week Week Ago in four months as gains in the CBOT soy Wheat, meanwhile, was pressured by complex triggered a round of fund buying upward revisions to world supply esti- May 2014 137.50 130.50 in the Canadian oilseed. mates from USDA, with global wheat end- July 2014 135.50 128.50 That speculative buying took both old- ing stocks for the current marketing year and new-crop canola contracts to their coming in at 186.7 million tonnes, which October 2014 135.50 128.50 highest levels since mid-December. While was above most trade guesses. Canola Last Week Week Ago signs that the persistent logistics issues However, there are a number of other May 2014 461.00 454.20 across Western Canada were starting to market factors keeping some support show some improvement were a bit sup- under the wheat market. Rising tensions July 2014 470.10 464.40 portive as well, overall supply/demand in Ukraine are one potentially bullish fac- November 2014 484.60 480.20 fundamentals remain bearish for can- tor for wheat, as exports are starting to ola. The possibility of record-large end- be disrupted from the region and ques- ing stocks and the likelihood of another tions over this year’s crops are starting to big crop in 2014 kept some pressure be raised. The political unrest is causing on values. difficulties for some farmers looking for The supply/demand situation is differ- financing for the spring. Special Crops ent in the U.S. soybean market, where Weather problems in the southern U.S. old-crop supplies are incredibly tight to Plains are also at the forefront of the Report for April 14, 2014 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan the point that the country is now import- wheat market, with very poor crop ratings Spot Market Spot Market ing Brazilian beans to meet its own needs. for winter wheat in Kansas, Oklahoma Old-crop supply tightness is keeping and Texas. Other (Cdn. cents per pound unless Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound) otherwise specified) nearby soybean contracts at a premium In Canada, fields are beginning to dry to the new-crop months, although that out and attention in the markets is turn- Large Green 15/64 20.50 - 21.50 Canaryseed 19.00 - 20.50 spread did narrow somewhat during ing to spring seeding ideas. Record-large Laird No. 1 18.50 - 20.50 Oil Sunflower Seed — the week. yields in 2013 are limiting the need for Eston No. 2 15.00 - 19.00 Desi Chickpeas 17.10 - 18.00 China announced cancellations of both increased area of anything this year, U.S. and Brazilian soybean purchases dur- although early indications are pointing to Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel) Beans (Cdn. cents per pound) ing the week, which weighed on the front increased canola plantings at the expense Green No. 1 12.80 - 13.00 Fababeans, large — months and could result in ending stocks of wheat and barley. Statistics Canada Medium Yellow No. 1 6.25 - 6.75 Feed beans — not being as tight as some anticipate. The releases its first acreage report of the year U.S. Department of Agriculture pegged on April 24. Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel) No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans 36.00 - 36.00 U.S. soybean supplies at the end of the Feed Pea (Rail) 4.25 - 4.35 No. 1 Great Northern 55.00 - 55.00 current marketing year at 135 million Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service bushels — “next to nothing” as far as the Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound) No. 1 Cranberry Beans 39.00 - 39.00 crop is concerned. commodity market reporting. Yellow No. 1 35.75 - 36.00 No. 1 Light Red Kidney 54.00 - 54.00 Brown No. 1 32.30 - 34.00 No. 1 Dark Red Kidney 57.00 - 57.00 Oriental No. 1 24.70 - 26.00 No. 1 Black Beans 37.00 - 37.00 No. 1 Pinto Beans 31.00 - 32.00 No. 1 Small Red 40.00 - 40.00 For three-times-daily market reports from Source: Stat Publishing No. 1 Pink 40.00 - 40.00

Commodity News Service Canada, visit SUNFLOWERS Fargo, ND Goodlands, KS “Today in Markets” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. Report for April 11, 2014 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed) 21.25 19.25

32.00* Call for Confection — details Source: National Sunflower Association

Russian farmers buy grain back from state stocks Market prices have risen nine per cent since the start of the year

moc s ow / reuters the start of the year mainly due to for replenishing stocks, has already grain. These are used to supplement concerns over grain supplies from agreed to sell 62,000 tonnes of grain domestic supply in years of poor ussian farmers who sold grain the Black Sea, triggered by Russia’s back to its owners for a total of 438 harvests and to support prices when into government stocks earlier decision to annex the Ukrainian million rubles (US$12 million), it there are large crops. R in the current 2013-14 mar- region of Crimea. said in a statement. The ministry bought 610,065 keting year are using their right to “Current market conditions allow The bulk of this grain was bought tonnes of grain in its tenders in buy it back at the same price, then farmers to earn (money) thanks to back during the last two weeks as Siberia since the July 1 start of the selling on the market to profit from grain repurchases and sales at a during the last 10 days of March UGC 2013-14 year, although the program domestic price growth, state trader higher price,” Aram Gukasyan, act- had requests for only 10,000 tonnes. was frozen in mid-February. UGC said. ing chief executive of United Grain The Russian government main- Farmers sold grain with a right to Russian wheat prices have added Company (UGC), said April 9. tains “intervention stocks” that cur- buy it back at the same price plus nine per cent in dollar terms since UGC, the government trading arm rently total 1.8 million tonnes of taxes and other costs. 12 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014

Search Canada’s top agriculture LIVESTOCK publications… Network SEARCH husbandry — the science, S K I L L O R A r t O F F A R M I N G with just a click. Stretching feed supplies to make it to grass season Current feed grain prices make supplementing rations with grain feasible

By Jenelle Hamblin also improve digestibility and Farm production extension specialist, intake. Liquid molasses costs MAFRD about $9 per 455-kilogram bale (1,000-pound bale). If it’s he past winter has left a distributed evenly through- dent in most cattle pro- out the bale, adding molasses T ducers’ feed inventories. may increase protein by 1.6 per When feed supplies are low, cent on a 455-kilogram (1,000- different options for wintering pound) straw bale, from five to cows need to be considered. 6.6 per cent. It can increase the Lower-quality forages and/or energy by 49 to 51.3 per cent. a combination of straw is usu- Other options for supple- ally the first option, but they menting feed include hemp don’t have sufficient levels of screenings, pea flour and oat nutrients. If they are combined hulls. These will all work in beef with grains, byproducts, pro- cow rations, but they need to be photo: texas a&m tein supplements and mineral/ formulated correctly. Contact vitamin premixes, they can your local MAFRD GO office for FEED NUTRITION & WINTER RATIONING meet the nutrient needs. Ani- help with this and ensure nutri- mals need all the basic nutri- tional needs are being met. TABLE 1. Nutritional requirements of the breeding herd 1 ents to maintain good health, These options for feed rations body condition, high reproduc- are based on a 635- to 660-kilo- Class Total Digestible Crude Protein% Calcium% Phosphorus% tive rates and desirable wean- gram (1,400- to 1,450-pound) Nutrients% ing weights. The nutritional cow with a body condition Mature Cows requirements of beef herds score (BCS) of three out of five. change as the animals move The table lists the approximate Mid-Gestation 50-53 7 0.20 0.20 through different physical feed required pre/post lactation Late Gestation 58 9 0.28 0.23 stages. The general nutritional calving in March. Lactating 60-65 11-12 0.30 0.26 requirements of the breeding herd are listed here: How MAFRD can help Replacement Heifers 60-65 8-10 0.30 0.22 I f you are short of roughage this Breeding Bulls 48-50 7-8 0.26 0.20 Meeting nutrition needs spring, MAFRD staff can help Feeding higher quanti- you formulate and develop Yearling Bulls 55-60 7-8 0.23 0.23 ties of low-quality forage can cow rations with lower-quality 1 Nutritional requirement varies with body weight, frame size, predicted average daily gain (ADG) and stage of pro- cause problems. The intake of roughage and grains (pelleted or duction. Contact your local Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) office for ration formulation lower-quality roughage will be raw). Table 2 gives you an idea services. All rations must be balanced for protein, energy, vitamins and minerals. restricted by the fibrous tex- of the amount of cow feed you ture of the feed. This can be a will need on hand for the rest problem, particularly when beef of the winter feeding period – Tble a 2. Differing wintering ration options for gestating beef cows 635 to 660 kilograms (1,400 to 1,450 pounds)* cows increase their intake in before grass pasture is available. response to cold temperatures. It’s important to err on the side Option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rumen compaction may occur, of caution because the rations 7 kg 6 kg 4 kg Grass-legume hay ----- if the livestock is only fed straw listed are for a cow in average (16 lbs) (14 lbs) (9 lbs) and no readily available energy body condition with a score of 10.5 kg 10.5 kg 10.5 kg 10 kg 10.5 kg 10.5 kg and/or protein supply for the three out of five. The extreme Barley straw - - (23 lbs) (23 lbs) (23 lbs) (22 lbs) (23 lbs) (23 lbs) rumen microbes. cold has left many cow herds During cold periods, the across the province in poorer Ammoniated 13.5 kg ------energy component of the ration condition, between two and 2.5 barley straw (30 lbs) needs to increase by about 15 out of five. Some are even lower. 0.7 kg 4.5 kg 4.5 kg (10 3.4 kg Barley grain - - - - to 20 per cent, as the tempera- It will take higher energy (1.5 lb) (10 lbs) lbs) (7.5 lb) ture goes to -20 C or lower. In feeds just to maintain and/or 32-10 Feedlot 0.2 kg 0.7 kg 0.2 kg 0.45 kg the last trimester of pregnancy, increase the condition of these - -- - the cows’ nutrient needs also cows as the pre/post calving supplement (0.5 lb) (1.5 lb) (0.5 lb) (1 lb) rise significantly. It’s important season begins and the grass 20.5 kg Barley silage ------to provide higher-quality feed, season is delayed. Animals (45 lbs) either in the form of good-qual- with a body condition of two 14.5kg ity alfalfa hay or more protein out of five or lower need special Corn silage ------and energy supplements. attention. This includes bet- (32lb) ter-quality feeds and a lack of 1.3 kg Liquid supplement ------Using supplements competition for feed from other (2.9 lb) A dding additional protein animals in better condition. 0.07kg 0.05 kg and/or energy to feed is a via- If you are having trou- 2:1 mineral ------(0.15lb) (0.1 lb) ble option, to increase intake ble maintaining BCS or if you 20% Screening 6.4 kg and digestibility of poor-qual- need to move to alternative ------ity feeds. Current feed grain feeds, you must provide plenty pellets (14 lb) prices make grain supplements of fresh water. It reduces the 8.6 kg Greenfeed ------affordable. This year’s rations chronic dehydration cattle (19 lb) of barley and oats are averag- face in the winter and can help ing $165 and $160 per tonne stimulate higher feed intakes. Cost ($)/head/day 1.37 1.19 1.62 1.78 1.63 1.49 1.71 1.46 respectively ($3 and $2.50 per Using snow for animal hydra- *Add five to 10 per cent for waste, depending on feeding method. bushel respectively). When tion is only acceptable under you’re sourcing cheaper feed perfect conditions (loose snow, grains, note the test weight of high-quality feed and accept- the sample and the presence of able BCS). This time of year, weed seeds and/or toxins such snow has a crust which will not in the actual feed you have. help with that. You must know information on animal condi- as ergot. allow adequate intake and ani- Book values are helpful as gen- what is in your feed and water tion and health. For details on Another option is to include mals need supplemental water eral guidelines, but if there’s a to ensure correct, economical feed testing, ration formula- ammonization of straw and it sources. Providing water is a lack of feed or poor BCS, actual supplements for your animals. tion, feeding and availability of will cost about $20 to $25 per basic management change that numbers are needed to balance A more common 2:1 beef min- hay, talk to your local MAFRD 455-kilogram bale (1,000-pound can greatly improve your herd. feed rations. Trace minerals eral from your local dealer is GO office staff; or go to: www. bale). This can increase protein Occasional feed testing will are an issue in Manitoba and not always the best choice. manitoba.ca/agriculture and to seven or eight per cent and give you a baseline of what is a simple supplement can also Talk to a veterinarian for click on livestock. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 13 Old hog barns need replacing A new hog licensing proposal has been floated in hopes of gaining the trust of the provincial government — along with a loan guarantee

By Shannon VanRaes of cash producers had on hand to cover antor, only this time for costs related to the In practical terms, that means licens- CO-OPERATOR STAFF operational expense in the face of falling construction of new hog barns. ing hog producers to ensure that swine hog prices and climbing feed costs. The “And again, we’re not right close to get- production does not exceed processing hings are looking up for Mani- program would have seen a mandatory $5 ting this program. We are working with capacity, Kynoch said. But he acknowl- toba’s hog industry, but after five levy applied to all hogs sold in the prov- the feds, but we’ve got a long ways to go,” edged some producers are unsure about T years of low prices and high feed ince, although those who opted out of the Kynoch said. the idea. costs producers say they will still need program would have had the levy returned If approved, the development plan could “When producers hear that type of thing, government backing to secure capital to them. leverage $400 million in capital, he said, licensing and regulating, they get very nerv- and shore up infrastructure as debt is But the proposal required government adding that industry isn’t looking for a ous about that... if we do get down to that paid down. backing in the form of a loan guarantee and handout. However, government would be point, we’re going to have to explain that “There are piles of barn repairs, as you the province wasn’t biting, according to the on the hook for a portion of the producer and reassure the producers that it’s not all know, everybody has just put that off pork council. Finally, Premier Greg Selinger loans if defaults occurred. going to be as burdensome as they thought as long as they can,” said Manitoba Pork agreed to meet with industry representa- Greater stability could prevent that from and it’s not going to restrict them from Council chairman Karl Kynoch, speaking tives on the matter, Kynoch said. happening though, so at the behest of the expanding, provided we have capacity to during the organization’s annual general “And the premier left the door open a provincial government, the council is now expand,” he said, stressing that the council meeting in Winnipeg last week. crack, it’s a pretty small crack, but he did looking to better manage the supply of is not looking at supply management. “We had a lot of barns built in the 1990s, hint that you know what, if we could con- hogs in Manitoba. Details on how a licensing system would now those barns are getting to be 20 years vince the federal government to maybe “When you’re asking the government for work are still scant, but it would apply to old and we haven’t been replacing them,” work with this program that he would this kind of stuff you’ve got to give some- all hogs raised in the province regardless of he said, adding that AgriStability has been be interested in relooking at it,” the thing back,” the chairman told producers. if they were destined for processors in the “gutted” in recent years, leaving producers chairman said. “Over the years the provincial government United States or Manitoba. in a bind. To that end, Kynoch said the council has got very nervous about the speed that indus- “A lot of those details are still to work out, “I don’t think the government realized been working with federal government and try was expanding in the ’90s, and in the but right now we have the capacity for an the damage they’re going to do to industry has now expanded its proposal to include a 2000s and they felt they had to control it, so extra 1.5 million here in Manitoba, so it’s going forward,” Kynoch said. Pork Chain Development Plan. basically what we’re showing them there, is going to take a long time to fill that up,” In late 2012, the council put forward the This plan aims to address the issue of that you know what, industry will take con- Kynoch said. Manitoba Hog Stabilization Program to aging barns and other infrastructure, but trol of this in their own hands and we will try address a growing decline in the amount again requires government to act as guar- to match our production to the capacity.” [email protected]

PED traces found again Source of PED on Manitoba farm not identified

By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF

second set of envi- r o n m e n t a l s a m p l e s A collected from a high- traffic pig site in Manitoba has tested positive for porcine epi- demic diarrhea (PED) virus. The samples were taken as part of an ongoing rapid- detection monitoring pro- gram for facilities that move or handle large numbers of pigs, the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) reported in its latest bulletin. Since February, over 600 environmental samples have been submitted for testing. The first environmental posi- tive result was reported on March 14. The CVO’s investiga- tion into how the PED virus arrived on Manitoba’s single infected farm is complete. While the source could not be determined, infected feed and the movement of an infected pig onto the farm were ruled out. To contain the virus on the premises, all ani- mal movement on and off the affected farm continues to be restricted. Animals on the farm are no longer showing symptoms and mortalities are within the normal range for this type of operation. Samples from Meridian Manufacturing Inc. is all about solving industry issues with technology and a commitment to the highest quality. We’ve 60 premises that had con- tact with the infected farm spent decades manufacturing industry-leading storage solutions that set the standard in product excellence. Our products are have been tested and all were designed to make your job easier and safer, while saving you time and allowing you to capture valuable market opportunities. confirmed negative for PED, which is a reportable disease VISIT OUR DEALER LOCATOR AT WWW.MERIDIANMFG.COM in Manitoba. There are now 46 farm premises that have tested positive for PED across Can- ada, including one in Mani- toba, one in Prince Edward Island, one in Quebec and 43 in Ontario. © 2014 Meridian Manufacturing Inc. Registered Trademarks Used Under License. [email protected] 14 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS

Weight Category Ashern Gladstone Grunthal Heartland Heartland Killarney Ste. Rose Winnipeg Brandon Virden Feeder Steers Apr-09 Apr-08 Apr-08 Apr-11 Apr-09 Apr-07 Apr-10 Apr-11 No. on offer 1,643 732* 896 1,181 1,886* 366* 1,883* 1,225 Over 1,000 lbs. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 135.00-155.00 900-1,000 120.00-165.00 150.00-159.00 n/a 145.00-169.00 151.00-163.00 n/a 150.00-165.00 (161.00) 140.00-163.00 800-900 135.00-169.00 140.00-169.00 155.00-171.00 168.00-186.00 159.00-177.00 (181.00) 145.00-159.00 155.00-175.00 (183.00) 155.00-178.50 700-800 150.00-180.00 160.00-185.00 165.00-195.00 185.00-206.00 180.00-200.00 (204.00) 158.00-171.00 (178.00) 175.00-188.00 (205.00) 170.00-198.50 600-700 160.00-194.00 185.00-220.00 180.00-217.00 195.00-223.00 190.00-213.00 (218.00) 175.00-188.00 190.00-212.00 (224.00) 185.00-218.00 500-600 175.00-209.00 190.00-229.00 195.00-240.00 200.00-235.00 206.00-226.00 (230.00) 182.00-197.00 (203.00) 195.00-220.00 (229.00) 190.00-234.00 400-500 195.00-214.00 200.00-235.00 210.00-247.50 230.00-255.00 220.00-248.00 185.00-204.00 (211.00) 200.00-225.00 (236.00) 200.00-235.00 300-400 180.00-200.00 200.00-227.00 210.00-245.00 235.00-258.00 n/a n/a 190.00-210.00 (235.00) 200.00-242.00 Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs. n/a 128.00-150.00 n/a 135.00-152.00 138.00-151.00 n/a 130.00-145.00 (156.00) 120.00-139.00 (few) 800-900 141.00-180.00 130.00-151.00 140.00-152.00 148.00-164.00 148.00-159.00 (166.00) n/a 145.00-150.00 (155.00) 140.00-166.00 700-800 160.00-199.00 150.00-171.50 148.00-171.00 164.00-180.00 160.00-173.00 (177.00) n/a 160.00-176.00 (178.00) 152.00-175.00 600-700 170.00-217.00 175.00-200.00 165.00-193.00 180.00-197.00 174.00-196.00 195.00-210.00 175.00-187.00 (195.00) 170.00-195.00 500-600 180.00-228.00 170.00-206.00 185.00-214.00 185.00-211.00 188.00-214.00 200.00-225.00 (232.00) 180.00-198.00 (203.00) 182.00-213.00 400-500 106.00-229.00 180.00-210.50 190.00-218.00 190.00-220.00 188.00-218.00 200.00-231.00 185.00-205.00 (213.00) 190.00-216.00 300-400 n/a 180.00-207.00 195.00-230.00 195.00-224.00 n/a n/a 180.00-194.00 (220.00) 190.00-212.00 Slaughter Market No. on offer 300 n/a 124 158 n/a n/a n/a 325 D1-D2 Cows 85.00-97.00 82.00-105.00 n/a 93.00-103.75 93.00-101.00 85.00-95.00 90.00-101.00 93.00-100.00 D3-D5 Cows 72.00-84.00 n/a 75.00-85.00 80.00-92.00 70.00-92.00 n/a 75.00-95.00 85.00-95.00 Age Verified 95.00-104.00 n/a n/a n/a 94.00-102.00 (104.00) 90.00-104.00 106.00-125.00 n/a Good Bulls 100.00-118.00 97.00-108.50 95.00-107.25 98.00-113.00 102.00-111.00 (113.25) 100.00-108.00 93.00-110.00 (113.00) 105.00-114.00 Butcher Steers n/a n/a n/a 115.00-127.00 117.00-127.00 n/a n/a n/a Butcher Heifers n/a n/a n/a 114.00-126.00 115.00-126.00 n/a n/a n/a Feeder Cows n/a n/a 95.00-107.00 n/a 94.00-110.00 95.00-114.00 n/a 102.00-120.00 Fleshy Export Cows n/a n/a 92.00-104.50 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Lean Export Cows n/a n/a 80.00-90.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Heiferettes n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 110.00-121.00 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.)

Second version of beef database launched New version of database can upload thousands of records with the push of a button

By Alexis Kienlen s taff “We had to make BIXS more user friendly. It had to be compact, IXS 2.0 has been launched and fast and on a different platform, and the Canadian Cattlemen’s is vastly superior to its ill-fated Association needed to own it outright.” B predecessor, says the national co-ordinator with the Beef Info Xchange System. “We had to make BIXS more user LTarry homas friendly,” said Larry Thomas. “It had to be compact, fast and on a different platform, and the Canadian Cattlemen’s The program is free and all of the business relationships,” states the Association needed to own it outright.” old BIXS 1.0 accounts have been BIXS website. A reliable and easy-to-use database moved to the new system, which can “As those business relationships to capture data from pasture to packing be accessed by going to www.bixs. form, premiums may indeed come. The plant is considered by many to be criti- cattle.ca. First-time users should Sourcer Utility query function built into cal to the future success of the Canadian BIXS 2.0 is faster, better and easier to use, email [email protected] for sign-up BIXS will spur the development of these beef sector, and was one of the key rec- says Larry Thomas, national co-ordinator with information. business relationships and may well ommendations of the Straw Man Beef BIXS, created by the Canadian Cattlemen’s There is currently data from about pave the way to premiums being paid Industry Initiative task force. Association. photo: supplied 460,000 animals in the BIXS 2.0 sys- for animals meeting a certain spec BIXS “It is imperative that the common tem submitted by cow-calf producers member feedlots, buyers, packer/pro- repository be operational, efficient and and feedlots, and about 2.8 million cessors and distributors are seeking.” sustainable,” the task force said in its vented many producers who didn’t have detailed carcass records, provided by The system could also connect pro- December report Building a Stronger high-speed Internet access from using Cargill’s High River and Guelph plants ducers with buyers of premium beef, Canadian Beef Industry. the system. as well as the JBS plant in Brooks. said Thomas. The report recommended the creators “That (old) process sometimes would The latter contains data such as “If I’m a boutique retailer and I’m of the system be given “until March 2014 take hours or days,” he said. “In our case rib-eye marbling area, carcass score, looking for something specific, how can to demonstrate that this database and (with BIXS 2.0), we’ve seen 3,000 or 4,000 quality grade, fat thickness, and hot I use BIXS to get in touch with those who service offering will meet the require- head come over in 15 seconds.” carcass weight. produce it?” he said. ments of the industry.” “This is information that a lot of “In other words, there’s never really The launch of BIXS 2.0 was quietly Old system discontinued cow-calf producers have never seen been anything in the industry on a announced March 28, and Thomas said After a lengthy review, the old system on their animal,” said Thomas. national basis anywhere, that I know it is performing well. was put on hiatus in December 2013. That data holds the promise of of, that would enable blind query of a The database logs data linked to “We got it to the point where we were allowing producers to select genetics database in a confidential manner, RFID tags and can include birth dates, getting carcass data to producers linked and make changes in their manage- that would enable me to link up with premise ID (if the producer chooses to to that CCIA tag ID,” said Thomas. “But it ment to produce higher-value cattle suppliers for stuff I actually need,” enter it), weight at arrival of a feedlot wasn’t fulfilling what we hoped it would, — although getting a premium is still said Thomas. and departure, slaughter date, hot car- and we weren’t getting the uptake that uncharted territory. BIXS 2.0 works on most browsers. The cass weight, and grading information. we needed.” “BIXS enables better communica- project team is currently making BIXS In some cases, “tens of thousands of Arcurve, a software company from tion between the cow-calf, feedlot, 2.0 applications for iPhone, iPad and pieces of information” are uploaded at a Calgary, was hired to build the new ver- packing and distribution sectors mobile Android systems. time, said Thomas. BIXS 1.0 had trouble sion and did testing with some produc- on an individual animal basis and handling such volumes. That also pre- ers prior to the March 28 soft launch. offers a way for producers to develop [email protected] The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 15 Ranchers see no promise in premises ID Fearing they are the target, not TB, some ranchers refuse to comply with premises ID

By Daniel Winters Dr. Glenn Duizer, Manitoba’s “Their testing is going to CO-OPERATOR STAFF “I’m not filling out any more crap. They haven’t acting chief veterinary officer, said depend on factors around that that the new program would tie farm. It’s not going to depend on handful of ranchers in the moved one inch when we’ve requested it.” CCIA tag numbers with premises whether they’ve got premises ID Riding Mountain Eradi- ID data so that the results of rou- or not,” said Duizer, who added cation Area are balking at tine, nationwide abattoir carcass that ultimately, the decision A ED MAYDANIUK a provincial bid to use premises inspections could be factored whether to test or not is up to the identification and ear tags to into ongoing surveillance in the CFIA. help with surveillance for bovine RMEA. In a recent press release, Agri- tuberculosis — even if it results in just up the road from Checkowski, “They’re baffled that the lit- “As it stands right now, there are culture, Food and Rural Devel- less on-farm testing. said that after 30 years of govern- tle guy is still out here. The risk hundreds of cattle from the RMEA opment Minister Ron Kostyshyn Rossburn-area rancher Rodney ment “incompetence” in the fight assessment will give them an eye- that go through slaughter inspec- acknowledged that Manitoba’s Checkowski wonders if the actual to stamp out bovine TB he’s ada- ful on how to squeeze him a little tion with no signs of TB, but the status as a TB-free province intent is to drive him and some of mant that he won’t comply with harder,” he said. CFIA can’t tie that back to the area comes at a “significant cost” to a his neighbours out of business. the risk assessment program A spokesperson for MAFRD because the ability doesn’t exist,” relatively small group of produc- The Canadian Food Inspection nor will he apply for premises ID said that there are currently 170 he said. ers who have borne the brunt of Agency is demanding that he test for his 30-head cow herd and 15 producers in the RMEA who have Ranchers who are deemed to testing for 12 years. his herd of eight cows this spring, horses. premises ID, which is a require- be actively taking steps to mitigate With the May deadline loom- but his insistence that they use a “I’ll go to jail, but I won’t do it,” ment for participation in the the risk of TB getting into their ing, if Checkowski can’t hire a modern blood test rather than the he said, adding that he believes newly announced program. herds via a risk assessment con- local vet to do the testing instead, 100-year-old, caudal-fold tuber- the proposed incentives will be “It’s difficult to know how many ducted by MBP staff may be able he’s vowed to sell his cattle, and culin injection method, remains a nothing more than “bait money.” farms are not yet participating in to demonstrate a decreased need possibly the whole farm, too. sticking point. “I’m not filling out any more the premises ID system,” she said. for on-farm testing. “If I’m forced to sell, I’m out of “It’s crazy as hell. I either test crap. They haven’t moved one Apart from the $150,000 in Risk will be based on whether here,” he said. “But I don’t know them by May 1 — or I can sell inch when we’ve requested it,” funding over five years, exact ranchers have adopted preventive who the hell would buy a farm them (before that),” said Check- said Maydaniuk, who estimates details of the program such as measures such as barrier fences that’s been quarantined four owski, who has fought the issue that the caudal-fold test and stress incentives and requirements around hay supplies, guardian times already and had 23 animals for more than two decades and from mustering has caused him under the risk assessment pro- dogs to keep wildlife away, and killed on it.” was twice convicted and fined for to lose 56 cattle and horses. gram are still being negotiated regular compliance with CFIA failing to comply with the CFIA’s After nearly three decades with Manitoba Beef Producers. surveillance testing. [email protected] testing protocol. of TB testing every other year, a Checkowski said that he has confirmed TB positive was never completely lost his trust in the found on his farm. CFIA’s TB surveillance program. Maydaniuk is furious that so As for premises ID, he and other much money has been spent on ranchers in the area suspect that things like wages for CFIA staff We want to hear from you. it’s just a way to pin blame on the and chasing and culling elk with farmer. helicopters, while those who bear “A bunch of us refuse to do it,” the brunt of surveillance testing said Checkowski. “When I sell a receive no mustering fee, and no What do you think of the Manitoba-Minnesota Vita calf, how do they trace it back to compensation or veterinary fol- Tuesday, April 22 me? Maybe it picked (TB) up at lowup for the sick animals and Transmission Project Preferred Border Vita Community Hall the backgrounder, or at the feed- abortions that always seem to Crossing and Alternative Routes? 209 Main St. N. lot, or the auction mart.” appear after each round of TB Ed Maydaniuk, who ranches testing. Manitoba Hydro is proposing to construct a 500-kilovolt transmission Piney line from Winnipeg to Minnesota to sell surplus power and enhance the Wednesday, April 23 reliability of supply in Manitoba in times of drought or emergency. Piney Community Centre Hwy. 89 (Main Street), You are invited to drop by during any open house to review the project Piney and share your comments, feedback and local knowledge. Manitoba FAQs on BIXS 2.0 Hydro will present refined alternative routes and a preferred border La Broquerie crossing for review. Your feedback will help us determine a preferred Thursday, April 24 Is this a mandatory program? route for the project. La Broquerie Arena 35 Normandeau Bay No. BIXS is strictly voluntary. Open houses will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the locations listed here. We will be available to provide project information and answer questions. Dugald Can I participate if my farm Internet connection is dial-up? Refreshments will be served. Tuesday, April 29 Yes... but with a caveat. If your dial-up connection is slow or Dugald Community intermittent, access to BIXS may be problematic. At this time Club it’s felt that a minimum dial-up connection rate of 56.6 baud Preferred border 554 Holland St. crossing uninterrupted will be the baseline. If you are on dial-up and Dorsey Dugald Anola Marchand access is problematic then accessing through a third party may 15 Former potential Winnipeg Wednesday, April 30 be the best approach. Headingley crossing options Marchand Community Converter station Do I need a premise ID to participate in BIXS? Oak Blu Lorette Club Île-des-Chênes Refined alternative Dobson Ave. At present you do not need a premise ID… however, it is strong- 1 Ste. Anne Richer routes ly recommended. Lorette 12 Tuesday, May 6 How can I use the individual animal and carcass data I get back? Steinbach La BrBroquerieoquerie Lorette Community Complex A vast amount of the individual animal/carcass data and infor- 59 MarchMarchandand 1420 Dawson Rd. mation you get back through BIXS can be scrutinized to identify

opportunities or shortcomings in cow-calf and feedlot man- St. Malo St. Labre Headingley agement, performance and profitability... Beef software and IT Wednesday, May 7 companies, some of which are partnered with BIXS, can take Headingley Community the analysis much deeper and evaluate trends and possibilities 75 Centre that may otherwise be missed were the data not captured and Vita 5353 Portage Ave. exchanged via BIXS. Sundown Piney SpragueSprague Tolstoi 89 Canada Winnipeg Why would I choose to upload management, health, genetic and United States of America Thursday, May 8 États-Unis other specific information on my cattle? Holiday Inn Winnipeg South It enables you to add further description of your cattle to poten- 1330 Pembina Hwy. tial buyers, differentiating unique aspects of your animals fea- turing specific information on your cattle, breeding program, animal health protocols, management, feedlot performance Find more project information or to sign up for project email updates: and much more. In time, the negotiated settlement of cattle www.hydro.mb.ca/mmtp trade up and down the chain will be based in large part on data You can also phone 1-877-343-1631 or email [email protected] on performance, health, genetics, carcass quality and more.

Can I age verify my cattle through BIXS? Re-powering Manitoba Yes. When you enter your animal’s birth date information into BIXS, BIXS automatically forwards this information to your CCIA account. After entry of the birth date information into BIXS you can log into your CCIA account and see your animal birth date information and print off a birth certificate.

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lows around the 0 C mark. Com- Daniel Bezte bine this with the strong spring WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA Co-operator sunshine and areas that still have contributor snow should see a lot of melting. Beyond this time period, the weather models are having a heck ast week’s forecast didn’t turn of a time trying to figure things out exactly as predicted. The out and show little run-to-run Ltiming and placement of the consistency, so confidence in different lows and highs ended up this part of the forecast is low. a little off. To begin with, last Fri- The models are trying to develop day’s low was a little slower and a strong storm system by the tracked farther south than antici- middle of next week, but fluctu- pated, which resulted in some ate on the track. If it takes a more regions seeing some significant northern route, temperatures snow on Saturday. What didn’t will remain mild with a chance change was the arctic high build- of some rain next Wednesday. A ing in from the north. It started to more southern route will bring move in on Sunday and will stick cooler conditions with a rain/ around for most of this week. snow mix. Once this system We’ll see mainly sunny skies moves by, we’ll see some cooler from Wednesday to Friday as the air work in as a weak arctic high arctic high moves overhead. It brushes by to our north. This high should be strong enough to keep should be followed up by a sig- away any clouds and precipitation nificant warming trend late next from storm systems to our south, week, but as always, I’ll believe it but temperatures will be cold dur- when I see it! ing this period. Highs will start Usual temperature range for out well below freezing and only this period: Highs, 5 to 18 C; lows, slowly warm to near the freezing -5 to +3 C. mark by Friday or Saturday. Over the weekend we should Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession This week’s image shows the forecasted temperature anomalies across Canada and the northern states see a ridge of high pressure begin with a BA (Hon.) in geography, for the period running from April 14 to 22. As you can see from the map, the coldest weather will be to build across the region and this specializing in climatology, from the centred over much of Manitoba and northern Ontario during this period. should help to boost our tempera- U of W. He operates a computerized tures. Highs on Sunday and Mon- weather station near Birds Hill Park. day should make it into the low Contact him with your questions and teens to mid-teens, with overnight comments at [email protected]. El Niño and our summer weather outlook Many models suggest an El Niño event this summer or fall but are fuzzy on exactly when

By Daniel Bezte El Niño events and see what wet weather looks to continue CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR “Most of the models indicate that ENSO-neutral type of summer weather we into June, but then transitions ended up having. Using Win- into an average July. It then pre- n the last issue we took a will persist through much of the remainder of the nipeg’s weather data I found dicts the warm, wet weather will “fond” look back at the win- Northern Hemisphere spring.” eight of the 22 El Niño years return in August. So, while Envi- I ter of 2013-14, and as we try had a colder-than-average ronment Canada calls for aver- to get through what is hopefully summer, seven had a near- age conditions this summer, the winter’s last push of cold air, I average summer, and seven Canadian Farmers’ Almanac is figured it was about time we had a warmer-than-average warm and wet. look ahead to see what the rest summer. No signs of a trend The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s of spring and summer might Ecuador and Peru that usu- cast skill of the models for fore- there. I then looked at El Niño forecast is a little closer to Envi- have in store for us. ally lasted only a few weeks to casts made in the spring. While years that had a cool to cold ronment Canada’s. It calls for First of all, there seems to a month. Every so often an El ENSO-neutral is favoured for spring and checked to see what average temperatures in May be a lot of talk about El Niño Niño event develops where the Northern Hemisphere spring, type of summer they had, and with below-average amounts developing this summer and area of warmer-than-average the chances of El Niño increase the numbers came out pretty of precipitation. Temperatures that it will have a big impact ocean water becomes very during the remainder of the much the same — as would be will continue to be around aver- on our weather. I have received large and may last for many year, and exceed 50 per cent by expected. There were eight El age in June with precipitation a number of emails regard- months to over a year. These the summer.” Niño years with a cold spring rising to above average. It calls ing this and have also heard events can have significant and for their respective sum- for July to be an average month a number of people talking atmospheric and economic No strong connection mers there were three colder and the summer ending off on a about it. I’m not sure where consequences worldwide. The So, we may or may not have an than average, three average, good note with a warm and dry this information is coming strongest El Niño occurred in El Niño develop sometime this and two warmer than average. August. I think I’m going to vote from. While it is looking more 1997-98. Here is the latest fore- summer, but even if it does, for this forecast! and more probable that an cast that is put out by NOAA’s the timing of the event will A look ahead Finally, here is my forecast. El Niño will develop some- Climate Prediction Center: mean that it will have very lit- OK, enough with El Niño, let’s Just like with the spring fore- time this summer or fall, we “Most of the models indicate tle impact on our region. Why? take a look at the long-range cast I made a few months back, are in El Niño-neutral condi- that ENSO-neutral (Niño-3.4 The correlation between El forecasts. Environment Canada I have two thoughts on this tions right now. The part that index between -0.5 C and 0.5 Niño and our summer weather currently calls for near-average summer. The first is that we’ll has me scratching my head, C) will persist through much of is actually fairly low — that is, temperatures and precipita- see our weather pattern make though, is that this possible El the remainder of the Northern there does not seem to be a tion in May, with temperatures a 180-degree turn sometime in Niño will have a big impact on Hemisphere spring 2014, with strong connection between El warming to above average by the next month or so and will our weather this summer. So, many models predicting the Niño and the type of weather June or July. Temperatures will see well-above-average temper- before we look at what the dif- development of El Niño some- we see in the summer. In then cool back down toward atures this summer. Then there ferent long-range forecasts pre- time during the summer or contrast to this, our winter average as summer progresses is the negative side of me (my dict for summer, I thought we fall. Despite this greater model weather does seem to have a into August and September. gut feeling) suggesting we will should take a moment to look consensus, there remains con- fairly good correlation, with Precipitation looks to be around be pestered by this current cold at El Niño. siderable uncertainty as to warmer winters tending (but average all summer long. pattern on and off all summer El Niño initially referred to when El Niño will develop and not always) to win out. The Canadian Farmers’ Alma- long, making for a colder-than- a weak, warm current appear- how strong it may become. With this in mind I thought nac calls for a cold and wet start average summer. Lately my gut ing annually around Christ- This uncertainty is amplified it might be interesting to look to May, followed by a warm, wet feelings have been way off; I mastime along the coast of by the inherently lower fore- back at the last 22 summer end to the month. That warm, sure hope so this time! 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Manitoba’s first glyphosate Spring forecast resistant weed confirmed calls for Agronomists knew it was only a matter of time before resistant kochia showed up in the province tight By Allan Dawson fertilizer CO-OPERATOR STAFF “The good-news anitoba has its first story is out of 283 supplies official glyphosate- fields it was found But a late spring M resistant weed, and as only at two sites.” expected, it is kochia. means more time to But out of 283 fields sur- find alternatives veyed last fall, only two were found with glyphosate-resist- BRUCE BROLLEY By Allan Dawson ant kochia. Both are in the Red CO-OPERATOR STAFF / River Valley. PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE “I was surprised about where ing glyphosate-resistant kochia it was found,” Bruce Brolley, more complicated to control. ertilizer is in short sup- Manitoba Agriculture, Food Controlling it in Roundup ply in Western Canada and Rural Development’s Ready soybeans, for example, F this spring because of (MAFRD) crops knowledge cen- will be a challenge. Basagran poor rail service and a break- tre manager said in an interview might control young kochia in down at an Alberta nitrogen April 14. soybeans, but the weed is not plant, says Keystone Agricul- Agronomists had predicted on the label, Martens said. tural Producers (KAP) presi- the first cases would be dis- “It is a wake-up call for dent Doug Chorney. covered in western Manitoba changing weed management,” A field in southern Alberta infested with glyphosate-resistant kochia. “The real thing you’ve got because glyphosate-resistant Brolley said. “And because we PHOTO: HUGH BECKIE, AAFC to do here is make sure you kochia was confirmed in Sas- appear to have detected it early, have your fertilizer in place katchewan and Alberta in 2012. we can make farmers aware of it and make arrangements But officials suspect the seeds and prevent its spread.” entist based in Saskatoon who why wouldn’t it be in Manitoba with your dealer as soon as of this infestation came from specializes in herbicide-resist- especially in the southwest possible,” Chorney told KAP North Dakota. Wake-up call ant weeds said in an earlier where kochia is such a prevalent delegates at their spring gen- However, Brolley said the It will be more critical than interview. weed?” Beckie said last year. eral council meeting April 11. small presence is good news. ever for farmers to employ an “Farmers were just using In an online survey last year There are unconfirmed MAFRD is not revealing the integrated weed management glyphosate alone at high rates 281 Manitoba farmers said they reports of some retailers exact location of the glypho- program, he said. and that quickly selected for believed there was glyphosate- returning farmers’ payments sate-resistant kochia. Staff will Weed scientists recom- resistance,” he said. “They resistant kochia on 23,000 for pre-purchased fertilizer closely monitor the fields and mend farmers rotate herbicide should be tank mixing another acres in Manitoba. they haven’t been able to work with the affected farmers groups to switch up the “mode mode of action whenever pos- Beckie oversaw last fall’s provide, he said. and those nearby to contain of action” or the way the her- sible with glyphosate and to survey with funding from the The same poor rail service its spread. bicide kills a weed. Better still only spray glyphosate when it’s Western Grains Research Foun- behind the 70,000-car back- “This is a shot across the is a combination of different really needed...” dation and assistance from log in grain shipments has bow,” said Gary Martens, an modes applied as a tank mix or Crop rotation, including per- MAFRD and the University of also delayed fertilizer ship- agronomy instructor at the Uni- during the same growing sea- ennials, can also help to delay Manitoba. ments. versity of Manitoba. “I am afraid son in separate applications. the onset of herbicide-tolerant Manitoba is no stranger to “We’ve been scrambling there’s so much noise out there That’s especially important weeds. herbicide-resistant weeds, to utilize trucks and I think farmers won’t pay attention to when applying glyphosate Researchers and farmers with Group 3-resistant green we’ve managed to do that this. But they need to because before seeding to “burn down” alike have suspected glypho- foxtail first identified in 1988. to a large extent, except for there is more (herbicide resist- weeds. Failing to do that led sate-resistant kochia has been However, glyphosate-resistant some of the large interna- ance) to come.” to the development of glypho- present in Manitoba for a weeds are relatively new to tional shipments,” Agrium It’s assumed almost all kochia sate-resistant kochia, Hugh while. Canada. The first documented spokesman Richard Downey in Manitoba is already resist- Beckie, an Agriculture and “Since it’s so widespread in case was giant ragweed in said last week. ant to Group 2 herbicides, mak- Agri-Food Canada research sci- Saskatchewan and Alberta now, Ontario in 2009 followed by However, the failure of an Canada fleabane in 2011, also auxilliary boiler at Agrium’s in Ontario. nitrogen-manufacturing plant at Carseland, Alta., [email protected] March 22, will mean 120,000 fewer tonnes of urea on the market. “But just to put it into per- spective... that’s about three Trait Stewardship per cent of western Canadian Responsibilities Notice nitrogen use,” Downey said. to Farmers “But every little bit counts in the spring season. The one Monsanto Company is a member of nice thing about nitrogen is Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are you can top apply a little bit commercialized in accordance with ETS during the growing season.” Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, Chorney said some farm- and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy ers were unable to take deliv- for Commercialization of Biotechnology- ery of their fertilizer because Derived Plant Products in Commodity their storage was full of Crops. This product has been approved for import into key export markets with undelivered grain. They have functioning regulatory systems. Any crop had to pay suppliers to store ® or material produced from this product can the fertilizer. only be exported to, or used, processed Minto farmer Bill Camp- ALPINE foliar fertilizer keeps you or sold in countries where all necessary bell told the meeting ferti- regulatory approvals have been granted. 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By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF / PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE “There are a lot of concerns c C a i n Fo o d s s t i l l in the potato industry.” hasn’t settled on the M volume of potatoes it wants Manitoba process- DAN SAWATZKY ing potato growers to produce this year, even though plant- ing is just weeks away. “We know there will be population and the price of ing grain following a winter of another decrease in volume french fries relative to other poor rail service. though (from last year),” Dan fast-food options, are being Last year there were 70,000 Sawatzky, manager of Key- blamed for the drop. acres of production in Mani- stone Potato Growers Asso- Manitoba potato farm- toba, making Manitoba Cana- ciation Inc., told the Keystone ers harvested a bumper crop da’s second-biggest producer Agricultural Producers’ gen- last year resulting in surplus behind Prince Edward Island. eral council meeting April 11. stocks, which Lamb Weston Fifty-five thousand of those “There are a lot of concerns in is buying for its plant at Park acres were for processing, the potato industry.” Rapid, Minnesota, Sawatzky grown by about 60 farmers — Growers have agreed on said. But growers are hav- half the number there were 10 Dan Sawatzky, manager, Keystone Potato Growers Association Inc., says production volumes with ing trouble getting trucks to years ago, Sawatzky said. McCain Foods and growers haven’t agreed on the volume of potatoes to be Simplot and Cavendish make the 1,000-km round trip produced this year. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON Farms, which have potato- because they are tied up haul- [email protected] T:8.125” processing plants in Portage la Prairie and Jamestown, North Dakota, respectively. McCain Foods has plants in Portage la Prairie and Car- berry. All three processors have cut some growers entirely from their contract list. “With McCain, that number isn’t exactly clear because some growers have multi- ple farms and until we have everything settled we don’t really know what it will come out at,” Sawatzky later told reporters. “The best I can say is probably about a half- dozen farms were affected completely with that com- pany. Simplot has also cut a couple of growers at 100 per cent volume. “Some of those growers will have contracts with other companies. There are two (growers) I believe that will exit the business because of those cuts.” McCain has said at mini- mum it will contract 65 per cent of last year’s volume, Sawatzky said. “We expect them to be quite Look what the cat dragged in. a bit higher (when a settle- T:10” ment is reached),” he added. Puma® Advance isn’t just tough on wild oats, “Sixty-five per cent is not it’s also the #1 performing herbicide on barnyard a good number. We’d like to grass, green foxtail and yellow foxtail making see full contracting similar it the preferred choice of growers who want to last year or even have that dependable grassy weed control in their wheat increased, but right now they and barley. The advanced formulation offers are not playing those cards.” superior crop safety and an affordable solution McCain and the grower that delivers an excellent return on investment. association last met March 27 and are to meet again this A natural grassy weed predator, Puma Advance week. also provides the ability to move between barley “We continue to talk so and wheat without having to clean out your we’re optimistic,” he said, sprayer. Available in convenient 300 and 1,000 noting settlements have been acre BigBoys®. reached recently in Wash- ington and P.E.I., but are still For more information visit outstanding in Manitoba, BayerCropScience.ca/PumaAdvance New Brunswick and Maine. In an interview in March a senior McCain official said Manitoba is one of the high- est-cost areas for potatoes in North America. North American french fry demand peaked in 2006 Instantly Save $1.00/ac. and has fallen 3.5 per cent. on Puma. Ask your retailer for details. Health concerns, an aging

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403 261 7161 403 261 7152 20 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 Deadline Walking on water extended for world conservation agriculture conference Speakers include Howard Buffett, Dwayne Beck and David Montgomery

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rganizers of the 6th World Conference on O Conservation Agricul- ture (WCCA) have extended the early registration deadline to May 1. WCCA will take place June 22-25 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We’ve heard of hard water before, but this is ridiculous. photo: gracie crayston This conference promotes the sharing of knowledge about sustainable agriculture with the intent of catalyzing change in practices and poli- cies throughout the world. Each day of the event fea- tures one of the following key- note speakers:

• David Montgomery is the author of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations. He sees Wondering about the weather? no-till farming as “the hope for a new agricultural rev- olution that might help us avoid the fate of previous civilizations.” • Howard G. Buffett operates a 1,500-acre family farm in central Illinois and oversees three foundation-operated research farms comprised of 14,100 acres. Buffett has travelled to 130 countries All the weather and documented the chal- lenges of preserving bio- tools you’ll need diversity and providing resources for the growing  OVER 1,100 global population. REPORTING STATIONS • Dwayne Beck manages the Ask An extensive, live-updating network that gives you Dakota Lakes Research current and 7 day Farm, a unique co-opera- More stations, more data, forecasted weather tive arrangement between data for your farm or South Dakota State Uni- more forecast tools for farmers surrounding area versity and agricultural producers. Through the  ANALYZE WEATHER research farm’s programs, Weatherfarm gives you the tools to stay constantly informed about FEATURE producers can profitably the weather on your farm – and in your region. Analyze weather feature adopt conservation prac- allows you to compare tices. WeatherFarm is supplied by a growing dedicated network of more than 1,100 temperature, wind speed, professionally maintained monitoring stations, most owned by farmers, with precipitation, humidity, Optional tours extend the pressure and dew point scope of the conference with current conditions updated throughout the day. from nearby stations or a one-day tour in Canada and WeatherFarm gives you a full set of accurate weather-monitoring tools that across a region a 3.5-day tour in the United States. These tours showcase show you detailed forecasts, current conditions and historical comparisons.  RADAR & SATELLITE farms that have used agricul- Detailed local weather maps can show accumulated rain, maximum View current radar tural conservation systems for & satellite images temperature and minimum temperature for a specific day, week or month. 20 or more years. showing precipitation, rain For more information visit WeatherFarm’s exclusive Analyze Weather function allows you to accumulation and more wcca6.org or call 765-494- view a growing set of data points over a wider area to see where  HISTORICAL DATA 9555. the most rain fell, where it’s the hottest and more. Available to the public for five days, and for weather WeatherFarm is dedicated to the Canadian farming community. Our focus is station owners, up to on growing and improving our weather services based on the feedback we get one year

from our network of farmers who own stations... and from you.  MAPS Available by province across Western Canada, showing recent and For more information on WeatherFarm or historical data on purchasing a weather station contact: maximum temperature, minimum temperature and 1-855-999-8858 rainfall The fArMer’S foreCAST Toolbox [email protected]  PHOTO COMMUNITY Submit your weather photos to be included in our Photo of the Week feature. Visit our website Businessman and farmer Howard weatherfarm.com for details. Buffett is among the keynote speakers at the conference to be held in Winnipeg June 22-25. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 21 Rail revenue entitlement panned, praised U.S. railways allocate cars through a bid system, but critics say that’s just a recipe for higher costs

By Allan Dawson to the United States, but serv- “No business in a normally CO-OPERATOR STAFF / SASKATOON ice is just as bad. functioning marketplace gets Some U.S. railways auction 100 per cent utilization of all rain shipments would cars to grain shippers when their assets, all of the time,” he improve if the cap on demand exceeds supply, but said in an interview. G how much the railways Pellerin and Gray said the “bid Gray stressed even with good can charge was lifted, says CN car” system would result in rail movement, since export Rail’s vice-president of govern- farmers paying more without capacity is limited at the West ment affairs. getting better service. Coast big crops will continue to “There’s no question that the The huge basis grain com- result in a wider basis and lower revenue cap does act as a dis- panies are capturing now from prices for farmers. And that will incentive as an investment in farmers would transfer to the discourage farmers from push- car capacity,” David Miller told railways under a bid car sys- ing for higher production, he a University of Saskatchewan tem, Gray said. said. meeting on grain transportation “There would be even less of Opportunities to export to last week. an incentive for them (rail) to and through the United States Canadian railways can charge actually make the system run might also be limited because any rate for individual ship- at full capacity,” he said. “They of capacity constraints there ments, but they are limited to a basically will earn higher basis and push-back from American total amount per year, based on a CN Rail’s David Miller says more deregulation would improve rail service for by backing up stuff on the Prai- grain farmers. formula which includes volume, ries. It’s not a solution at all, or Gray predicted inland grain grain. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON the distance hauled and inflation. at least I don’t see it.” prices will remain depressed for Economist and meeting up to two years. organizer Richard Gray said that “They (railways) are a ers without improved serv- Captive shippers “That’s with normal crop without the cap, railways would monopoly and can decide ice, Perry Pellerin of GNP Wade Sobkowich, executive production,” he added. “With a overcharge captive grain ship- when to move grain so they can Consulting told reporters after director of the Western Grain big crop it gets even worse. As pers without improving serv- avoid shipping in winter,” Gray addressing the meeting. Elevator Association, said the a producer, I don’t want to say ice. However, he added it might said. Pellerin, who works for railways are too streamlined a drought would improve the make sense to allow railways Ending the entitlement inland terminal operators and and can get away with not hav- situation, but it might.” to charge more in winter when would only result in higher short line railways, said there is ing surge capacity because their costs are higher. freight charges for farm- no revenue cap on grain railed grain is captive. [email protected]

KAP seeks improved biosecurity Hit us with your The general farm organization also wants Ottawa to continue research on smaller crops

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF /PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE BEST SHOT! he Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) wants T improved biosecurity on Manitoba farms in recognition of increases in plant an animal disease such as clubroot and porcine epidemic diarrhea. Delegates passed two biosecu- rity-related resolutions at their general council meeting April 11. One calls on government employees to employ approved biosecurity protocols before accessing farmland or farm buildings. The other says KAP should support farmers’ rights to create and enforce biosecurity meas- ures. The activities of oil, gas, energy, communications and transportation employees pose a threat related to the move- ment of soil and plant material from one farm to another, one of the resolutions says in its pre- amble. Delegates also supported a resolution from the Manitoba Flax Growers Association calling on the federal government to maintain research for smaller- acreage crops. We love your photos. You love our calendar. Recently the federal govern- This year’s calendar theme is We Are Farmers. Show us what being a farmer means to you. ment announced it was cut- Pick up your camera, get out there and start shooting. Maybe you have something special in ting its flax-breeding program at Morden and transferring the your photo archives? work to the Crop Development The best photo will take home $500 and the other 17 selected for print will receive $50*. Centre at the University of Sas- katchewan in Saskatoon. Starbuck farmer and flax TO LEARN MORE, GET SOME HELPFUL TIPS AND TO association executive member Brad Rasmussen said grow- ENTER OUR CONTEST, VISIT WWW.CWB.CA/CALENDAR ing conditions are a lot differ- ent in southern Manitoba than *Submission deadline is May 16, 2014. around Saskatoon.

[email protected] 22 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 HELP International granted Indian Head tree nursery lease Weyburn-based aid organization takes over marketing and operations of former PFRA agroforestry centre

By Daniel Winters edly planning to buy the centre and the co-operator staff federal agency in charge of divesting it. Their six-month operating licence he shelterbelt tree nursery at only came into effect on April 10, but Indian Head is back in business his team of volunteers and five former T under new management. employees of the centre are determined After months of negotiations, Wey- to have stock ready for pickup or ship- burn-based aid group HELP Interna- ping to all three Prairie provinces by tional has been granted a temporary May 1. licence to operate from the federal gov- Once the First Nations take over the ernment that will allow it to harvest centre, Sidloski expects HELP’s tempo- and sell trees to Prairie landowners this rary operating licence to be rolled over spring. into a long-term lease that will involve Rodney Sidloski, CEO, and his team of extensive co-operation on a number of seven volunteers are gearing up to start environmental, educational, and work- distributing some two million tree seed- place training initiatives. lings that were left in the ground when Sidloski also intends to heavily pro- operations ceased late last year, as well mote a new fall tree-planting program as 300,000 hybrid poplars and willows using bare root stock converted to con- from their own nursery in Weyburn. tainer-based seedlings that he expects “People can support us by simply will pick up some of the slack caused by buying trees. We don’t want donations. the delayed start this spring. We want to show that this will be viable Critics had accused federal Agriculture despite this late hour,” said Sidloski. Minister Gerry Ritz of trying to “destroy” The full range of trees that were for- the shelterbelt nursery, but Sidloski merly offered for free under the agro- believes that the recent turn of events forestry program will be available for shows that Ritz has kept his pledge to $1.50 per tree for orders over 300, and make sure that it carries on in an intact $2.50 each for smaller orders. In future, manner — but without the roughly $4 Rodney Sidloski, CEO of HELP International, puts hybrid poplar cuttings into trays at the group’s he expects costs to fall due to HELP’s million in annual federal funding. innovative propagation methods and Weyburn tree nursery. HELP has been granted a temporary lease for the former PFRA shelterbelt So far, over 200 orders have come economies of scale with the goal of pro- nursery at Indian Head, Sask. photo: Help International in for trees, both via HELP’s “clogged” ducing the “two-penny tree.” phone line at 306-842-2433, and a new “We want to be down to $1 per tree by Taking over the Indian Head centre, all the costs involved in getting the trees simplified website, www.help-shelter next year. You can call me a liar if we’re which formerly employed about 40 to customers. belts.com, that was set up recently as a not there,” said Sidloski, who adds that workers may appear to be a daunting Sidloski admitted that he and his staff means to distribute order forms to cus- his group’s ultimate goal is to remove task, but he described it as a “dream are “behind the 8-ball” due to delays in tomers via a downloadable PDF file. cost as an obstacle for would-be tree come true.” The deal wasn’t free, he said, hammering out an agreement between planters. adding that his group is responsible forB:10.25” the three First Nations that are report- [email protected] T:10.25” S:10.25”

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AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES AUCTION DISTRICTS Manitoba Auctions – Parkland Manitoba Auctions – Parkland Manitoba Auctions – Parkland Manitoba Auctions – Westman Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba Meyers Auction 10:00am Sat., Apr. 26th 431 Lans- FARM & YARD EQUIPMENT Auction Mon., May The Pas and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. downe Ave, Arden, MB. COLLECTOR SIGNS, AN- 5th, 2014 at 10:30 at Somerset, MB. Directions: On Westman – South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242. TIQUES & COLLECTABLES COLLECTOR SIGNS: Old 23 Hwy 2-mi West of OK Tire in Somerset. Interlake – North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242, Coca Cola; Firestone Farm Tires; Blue Ribbon Bak- Signs will be up Auction Day. We have room for following the west shore of Lake Manitoba ing Powder; Havoline Formula Motor Oil; BF Goo- more Farm Machinery Consignments, Please call and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. drich High Tech Radials; Neon Palm Ice Cream; us now for best advertising. Sale Bill. Farm Trac- Red River – South ofHwy 1; east of PR 242. Seiberling Tires; Sportsman Cigarettes; Black Cat tors: 1986 Case IH #9150 4WD DSL w/L10 Cum-

Birch River Cigarettes; C-I-L Paints; Wynola; General Electric mins, 12-SPD Power Shift, 4 Spool hyd, Plumbed

Swan River Bulbs; Co-op; Fresh Up w/7up; Enjoy a Pepsi; Au- for Air Seeder, 18.4x38 Duals, Serial #17900160, Minitonas Durban rora Tires; Astro Tires; Imperial Dealer- Oval; Gulf; 7,148-hrs showing, trans remanufactured at ADVERTISING DISPLAY STANDS: Trico Wiper 5,600-hrs, Will be sold w/9-ft Dozer Blade; 1972 Winnipegosis Washer Service; Atlas Battery Service- Certified Case #1175 DSL, 451 Turbo engine, Stnd Trans,

Roblin Water; OIL & GREASE PAILS: Anglo; White Rose; 540-1000 PTO, 2 spool Hyd, 18.4x38 Duals, Serial

Grandview Dauphin Ashern Gilbert Plains Fisher Branch Quaker State; Gulf; TIN TOYS: Coca Cola Truck; #8697836; 1956 Case 400 DSL w/8-SPD Trans, Ste. Rose du Lac Riverton Russell Lincoln Construction Company; Team of Horses & 540 PTO, Dual Hyd. Ser #8086694. Hwy Tractor & Eriksdale McCreary Arborg FARM AUCTION for Edwin & Laura Mitchler Fri., Parkland Wagon; Cowboy Joe’s Musical Chuck Wagon; Ton- SAT., APR 26th 9:00AM EISNER AUCTION CEN- PU: 1984 Ford LTL 9000, 13-SPD Fuller, Lundar Gimli May 2nd at 10:00am 4-mi South of Glenella on pth Birtle Shoal Lake TRE, 2-MI EAST SWAN RIVER, MB. MANITOBA’S Erickson ka Trucks; “The Giant Ride” Ferris Wheel; DIE 10,000-kms on rebuilt engine, new 5th Wheel Plate, Langruth LARGEST 44th ANNUAL SPRING EQUIPMENT 462 till Rd 102N & just over 1-mi West. The main Minnedosa Interlake Lac du Bonnet Gladstone CAST TOYS: Coca Cola; Mac Quality Tools; Texa- 1.8 million kms, 24-in bunk, safetied & parked; 2000 Hamiota Neepawa Stonewall CONSIGNMENT SALE. TRACTORS, TRUCKS, equip sells at 1:00pm. Tractors/ Combines & Rapid City Selkirk Beausejour co; Case- 1950 Chevy PU Truck; Greyhound; Pe- Ford F150 Supercab, Red, 4x4, 5.4L V8, Auto OD, Portage Trucks: 1990 7110 Case IH MFWD fact 3-pth PTO Virden HARVEST & HAYING EQUIP, FARM & SPORT- Austin Winnipeg terbilt; Heinz; Canada Post; CIGARETTE PAPER 6.5-ft box, 255,000-kms safetied, oil is synthetic. 1 Brandon Carberry 3 hyds PS, joystick 894 Allied Ldr/grapple Elm Creek ING, CARS, CEMENT ORNAMENTS, TOOLS & Souris Treherne Sanford Ste. Anne TINS: Zig Zag; Vogue; Chantecler; PUSH BARS: Harvesting Equip: 1981 Agco Gleaner L2 DSL Reston Mariapolis Carman Steinbach 1 16.9x20-20.8R42, 12,479-hrs; 1982 4490 Case fact St. Pierre MISC. 100’S OF ITEMS, 1000’S OF BUYERS. Melita Westman Buckingham; Salada Tea; Pepsi; CAST IRON: Combine, model 670T Engine, Hydrostatic Drive, Boissevain 242 Morris 20.8x38 duals 1000-PTO 4 hyds 5,510-hrs; 1982 Killarney Pilot Mound VERS 876 & 875; IHC 3288 4X4; 3 NH ROUND Waskada Winkler Tractors; Trucks; “Trick Dog” Cast Coin Bank; Fire Cab w/AC & Heat, 13-ft header w/10-ft Victory PU, Crystal City Morden Altona Red River 2090 Case w/795 Allied Ldr PS fact duals 2 hyds Engine; Donkey & Cart; Salesman’s Sample Cook BALERS- 780A, 780, 688. BOURGAULT 40-ft. Straw Chopper, 1670 Threshing hrs, 3420 Engine PTO 5,320-hrs; 800 Case-O-matic PTO 1 Hyd Stove; Childs Spring Horse; Pony & Cart; Coca 5710 AIR DRILL 3225 TANK; JD 8820-2005 GMC hrs, Serial #LW22548H81; Vers #400 SP 21-ft 18.4x30; D2 Caterpillar w/hyd blade (may not be Cola & 7up Coolers; Fire Chief Fuel Bowser; Sonic 2500 STARCRAFT 10-ft. CAMPER; LOADED 89 Swather w/Keer Shear, runs good; NH #109 PT ANTIQUES running); 1983 860 MF hydro static combine PU Fuel Bowser; Steam Engine Lantern; Cream Cans; PROWLER 25-ft. CAMPER; 2, 155 BOURGAULT Swather 21-ft.; 6-ft. Swath Roller; Westfield 8- header 4,848 eng hrs; 1980 760 MF combine PU Coal Oil Lanterns; Lunch Pails; Roy Rogers, AIR TANK; 6800 HIGHLINE BALE PRO IMMACU- inx56-ft PTO Auger. Tillage Equip: Hiniker #1540, header 2075 eng hrs; 1983 9024 24-ft. MF Straight ANTIQUES Howdy Doody, Black Beauty; Stone Hammer LATE; 2 MATADOR 7900 HAY INVERTERS; 95 42-ft Field Cultivator, w/3-row Harrows & Liquid Kit; header; MF header w/Sund (pea) PU; 1975 Chev Heads; Steel Traps; Fathers of Confederation FREIGHTLINER SAFTIED; NEW; 2430 12-ft. OFF- Morris 80-ft Tine Harrows; 1968 JD Model AW: 12- Antiques For Sale C65 15-ft. box & hoist RT 366 eng 5+2 SPD, Framed Picture; Collector Games; Mickey & Minnie SET DISC; VEHICLES; QUADS; RIDING MOW- ft Tandem Disc w/cyl & hoses, field ready; Leon 28- 56,585-km; 1979 Ford F700 15-ft. box & hoist 370 Mouse Collectables; Mickey Mouse Phone, Puzzle, ERS, ALL KINDS FARM EQUIP; BOATS; NEW ft Field Cultivator w/3-row Harrows; Degelman 12-FT JOHN DEERE SURFLEX discer Serial#1; 5+2 SPD; 1987 GMC Sierra Classic 1500 4x4 350 Stuffed Toys; Donald Duck; Covered Hens; Hockey CAR HAULERS; NEW STORAGE BUILDINGS; R-570-B Prong-type Stone Picker; Melroe #900 Case 300B tractor. Phone (204)263-5392. auto 124,697-km; truck frame trailer w/13-ft. Box & Cards; Coca Cola & other Serving Trays; Matchbox NEW TOOL CABINETS; TIRE CHANGERS , & 8x16 Auto reset Plow; Melroe #900 7x18 Auto reset hoist; Case IH Guide 250 auto steer unit; Seeding Cars; Feed Rite Wall Clock; Cast Iron Implement WATER PUMPS. YOU NAME IT WE’LL HAVE IT! Plow; Reiten 6x16 Auto reset Plow. Misc Farm MULVEY “FLEA” MARKET. Osborne & Mulvey & Tillage Equip: 26-ft. Wil-Rich Air Seeder 8-in. Seats; Sad Irons; Bakealite Telephone; Coca-Cola CONSIGN YOUR EQUIP TO THIS POPULAR Equip: Bomford Model B-3000 SRH, 3-PTH, 63-in Ave E. Wpg. Sat-Sun-Hol. 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. spacing; 32-ft. Wilrich Cult w/mulchers; 30-ft. CCIL Radio; Wash Basin; Toy Singer Sewing Machine; SALE Updates daily www.eisnerauctions.com Rear Swing Flail Mower; Katolite 25,000-Watt PTO 40+ vendors. A/C. Debit, Visa, M/C. Table/Booth 204 Deep Tiller w/mulchers; 28-ft. Case IH 5500 Advertising Thermometers; #19 Jonathan Toews CALL LAWRENCE EISNER AUCTIONS Generator on a Trailer (very little use); Farm King rental info: (204)478-1217. mulveymarket.ca Chisel Plow w/NH3 kit; 20-ft. Co-op Deep Tiller; 50- Hockey Picture; Stoneware Crocks; Stoneware But- (204)525-2225 3-PTH, 9-ft Snow Blower; Allied 3-PTH, 6-ft Snow ft. Laurier Harrow Packer Bar; 36-ft. fold back Pack- ter Churns; Stoneware Finger Jugs. Meyers Auc- Blower; 4 Gas Bowser Pumps; Westeel 70-gal., ANTIQUES er Bar; 67-ft. Laurier Tine Harrows; 56-ft. Ajax Tine tions & Appraisals Arden, MB. Bradley Meyers Auc- Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the Slip Tank sold w/12V pump; 2 Banjo Pumps, 2-in, Harrow w/hyd Bar; 6, 18-in. Melroe Plow; 96-ft. Antique Equipment tioneer (204)368-2333 or (204)476-6262 cell classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting for your call. 4-HP; Swath Lifters, Farm Hyd Cyl, Electric Motors. Brandt Sprayer 800-gal Poly Tank mixer hopper meyersauctions.com 1-800-782-0794. Livestock Related Equip: Mix Mill Model CX, 5-HP, hyd pump; 24.5-ft. Case IH 8220 PT Swather; 1982 66 OLIVER ROW CROP, running, LPT, VGC; 6 6 Hoppers, Gravity Feed, Sells w/Electric Panel; 4400 Vers 22-ft. swather w/PU Reel Cab/air; 2 bottom Case 3-pt. semi-mount plow; 1969 Sun- Assorted Pencil Augers w/Motors; Concrete Feed- Swath rollers; 26-ft. Doepker Drill carrier; Mel-Cam beam 4 door, 4 cyl, leather upholstery; 44 Massey ers & other assorted Hog Equip; 3-PTH Post Hole 410 Rock Picker; Degalman Rock picker Hyd stnd, Power Takeoff, running, VGC. Free lug house Auger. Shop Equip & Misc: HD Pressure Washer, dump; Forage King 3-PTH Snowblower; TR100 61 & lug barn. (204)324-6101 APRIL 1000-psi, 3-HP Electric Motor; Smaller Pressure Westfield PTO auger w/swing out; HD7 45 Sakundi- Washer; 2-Ton Cherry Picker/Engine Hoist; Cham- ak auger w/13-HP Honda; 7x34-ft. auger w/3-HP pion 4000 W Portable Generator, Brand New; AUGUST 9 &10, 2014 the Eighth Annual IHCC Ch elect motor; Hutch master Grain Screener; Pencil Rockwell-Beaver 10-in Wood Lathe w/motor, Like 38 show will be held on the grounds of the Western AUCTION augers; Haying & Cattle Equip: 1989 20-ft. Kiefer New; Wood turning Tools, 5-pc set; Trade Master Development Museum in North Battleford Sask. DARIN SYMCHYCH ESTATE & BETTY SYMCHYCH Gooseneck stock Trailer; 2005 DCX 131 Case IH 10-in Band Saw; Natico 18-in Tile Cutter; 7.25-in We will be joining WDM to celebrate their annual SWAN RIVER, MB Discbine; 782 NH Forage Harvester; 605F Vermeer Table Saw w/1/2-HP Motor; Mandrel Grinder “Those were the days” & join them on the occasion 21 Rd Baler; 1996 664 NH RD Baler; 3650 Case IH w/1/2-HP Motor; 2 Jack Stands; 2 Propane Tanks, of their 65th birthday. [email protected] All Directions: From Arran, Sk Go North To White Beach, Sk, Then Continue Rd Baler; #12 MF Square Baler; Jiffy HaySaver 100-lbs each; Tanaka 2 cycle 1-in Water Pump; As- IH machinery, trucks, tractors, household, station- North And East On Grid 752 To The Manitoba/Saskatchewan Border, Then trailer type V Rake; 2007 Brandt VSF-X Bale 9:30 AM sorted Hand Tools; 2 Burner Hot Plate, 2, 1500W ary engines, power units, cub cadets & anything Continue East To The First Farm On The North Side Of The Road. Shreader; H-4250 Laurier Rd Bale Mover; 679 NH Portable Heaters; Shelving Units; Assorted Crocks, else marketed by IH are welcome. Membership an- Manure spreader; 400-bu Creep Feeder w/panels; Tins, Jugs, Milk Bottles & other Collectables. Yd nual meeting w/banquet & guest speaker. More in- 1970 JD Mixmill; approx 1,500-gal Glendale Honey Equip, Toy Hauler, Boat: 2008 Agassiz Toy Hauler, formation available from show chairman Gary Algot. PARTIAL LISTING: TRACTORS FORD VERS 9680- wagon; Squeeze Chute; Head Gate; 20 Free 5-ft Wx 8-ft Lx 5-ft H, like new condition; Lone Star (780)741-2115. www.ihc38.com Standing Panels; numerous Corral Panels; 2 live- 18-ft boat w/90-HP Mercury & Trailer, Motor runs 1,708 HRS • JD 8640 • JD 4650 COMBINE 2009 stock water fountains; 3 Rd Bale Feeders; Square 2 but needs repair; White Riding Mower, 20-HP, 50-in FOR SALE: 1730 MM Model B cross motor tractor, rd bale Feeder; Fencing Supplies; 2 elect Fencers; JD 9770 STS SWATHERS 2009 JD 4895SP 30 Ft. Deck; White Riding Tractor, 18-HP, 46-in Deck; in running condition. Call (306)742-4687. 1 Solar Fencer; Misc Equip: 2005 Artic Cat 4x4 4 Craftsman #4000 Riding Mower, 18-HP, 42-in wheeler; Quick attach 3-PTH; 10-ft. Thiessen Ind frt 824 HRS • 2003 JD 4895-30 Ft. 824 HRS • JD Deck; Stiga Front Deck Riding Mower, 16-HP, 40-in mt angle Blade; 1,250-gal Poly Tank; assort of Z STAMP & COIN COLLECTIONS wanted by private Deck; JD #112 Lawn Tractor, 3-PTH, 48-in Deck Beams; 36-in. tow behind Garden Tiller w/5.5-HP collector. Phone (204)831-6004. 2360-30 Ft. TRUCK TRACTORS 2003 KW T800B (engine has no spark); Snapper LT-16 Riding Mow- B&S; Troy Bilt rear Tine Garden Tiller; Radial Arm er, 16-HP, 48-in Deck; Snapper Riding Mower, Saw; 24.5x32-in. Combine tire; 20 pcs of 36-in. by T/A • 1990 MACK CH613 T/A GRAIN TRAILER 14-HP, 33-in Deck; Ariens Riding Mower, 10-HP, 2007 JD 9520 23-ft. low rib Tin; Shop Tools: Conax Migmatic 200 32-in Deck, Cast Sleeve; 3 Older Snapper Riding AUCTION SALES 2009 LODE KING 45 Ft. AIR DRILL 2009 BOURG wire welder; 250/200 LKS AC/DC elect welder; Pro- Mowers, all running; Yd Works 110V Garden pane Cutting torch; Shop bilt 50-Ton Press; Large Shredder; Assorted Garden Tools; Assorted Push 5710-54 Ft. W/AIR CART CULT BOURG 60 Ft. Bolt Bin; 60-gal 6.5-HP upright air compressor; Air AUCTION SALES Mowers, all running; 5 Bicycles. Terms: Cash or Tank; Hyd Floor Jack; Hyd Jacks; Implement Jacks; Manitoba Auctions – Parkland good cheque. Lunch will be avail. This is equip from HH DEGELMAN 70 Ft. HARROWBAR DELMAR Elect Chop Saws; Power Hack Saw; Reddy Heater; the local area. See pictures at Global Auction Drill Press; elect Winch; Shop A Frame; Shop Guide. Sierens Auctions (204)526-5047 or 70 Ft. ROCK PICKER DEGELMAN R570S AUGER Crane; Tire Changer; Parts Washer; Chain Saws; (204)744-2364. Somerset, MB. www.sierensauc- Jumbo Wrench set upto 2-in.; Wrench sets; Socket BRANDT 13x70 GRAIN VACUUM 2006 REM 2500HD tion.com Sets; Power Tools; Tool Boxes; New Roller Chain; V-DITCHER KIRCHNER SNOW BLOWER FARM KING Air Hose Reel; Glass top Coffee table; 2 Glass top end tables. Terms Cash or Cheque w/ID Lunch BINS 9 HOPPER BOTTOM BOAT LUND 1600-50 HP served. Subject to additions & deletions. Not re- 2011 JD 9770 STS 761 HRS sponsible for any errors in description. GST & PST will be charged where applicable Everything sells AS IS where IS All Sales Final. Owners & auction company are not responsible for any accidents on 1-800-667-2075 sale site. Any statements made on sale day will take precedent over all previous advertisements. SK PL # 914507 • AB PL # 180827 hodginsauctioneers.com Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd Dave Nickel auctioneer. Phone (204)637-3393 cell FARM AUCTION FOR TED & ODELIA HOEHN Fri., Apr. (204)856-6900 Owners (204)352-4440. 25th, 2014 12:00 noon 2-mi South of Wal-dersee MB on AUCTION SALES Hwy 260 to Lone Spruce Road, then 5-mi East Till Rd Manitoba Auctions – Interlake 64W& 1.25-mi South equipment starts at 1:00pm. Trac- AUCTION SALES tors: 1997 9370 Case IH 4,300-hrs 4 hyds 24-SPD 24 Manitoba Auctions – Westman suit case weights 24.5x32 duals; 1988 936 Vers Desig- nation 6, 9,300-hrs 20.8R424 4 hyds; 1976 1570 Case McSherry Auction Service Ltd Instant info. BUCKINGHAM BROS., KILLARNEY, MB. Farm 2 hyds PTO 20.8x38 fact duals PS 6,353-hrs; 1965 Retirement Auction Thurs., April 24th, 10:00am. 806 Intl 2 hyds PTO 18.4x34; Combines /Swather & With the Manitoba Co-operator mobile app DST. 3.5-mi East of Killarney. 1987 Deutz-Allis FARM AUCTION Trucks: 1978 Ford F600 15-ft. box & hoist 330 eng 4+2 7145 DSL MFD, 540 & 1000 PTO., good front & Ed & Elsie Rojeski SPD 55,168-km; 1978 Ford F700 16-ft. box & hoist 360 you can stay up to date on all things ag. rear rubber, 3 spool hyd., w/Allied 895 loader eng 5+ 2SPD 98,000-mi; 1963 Ford F700 12-ft. wood w/bucket, grapple & joystick, 7100-hrs., VG. Bale box & hoist 289 eng 5+2-SPD; 1981 860 MF combine Download the free app at agreader.ca/mbc Sat., April 26 @ 10:00 am spear sells separate; 1976 Case 970 DSL w/cab, MF PU chopper 3,177 eng hrs shedded; 2, 24-ft. MF Gimli, MB - Jct 8 & 231 Hwy 3-PTH., 540 & 1000 PTO., 6100-hrs., w/Allied 760 9024 Straight headers; 1998 220 MF 25-ft. swather 1 mile West on RD 231 then North 1 1/4 Mile on Lilac Rd loader w/bucket; Case 680 Back-hoe w/loader & Auction Note: Retirement Auction! Contact: (204) 642-7754 Shoe maker drive PU reel 1,435-hrs; Swath Roller; bucket, cab, 4-spd. trans; Case 400 DSL tractor, Seed-ing & Tillage Equip: model 39, A/O, 39-ft. Maxim Tractors: Ford 7740 MFWA Cab P Shift 3PH 540/1000 Triple hyd 8-spd., engine stuck; Case 1830 Skid-Steer loader, w/ Allied 694 FEL Bucket & Grapple 3,798 hrs * Int 4568 4WD 3PH Morris Air Seeder rubber press wheels 7300 Morris gas; 1994 Dodge Ram 1500, 4X4- 1/2-ton, V-8 au- dual hyd 6510 hrs * Int 966 Cab Torq Amp 540/1000 dual hyd * JD Cart; 41-ft. EZEE-ON Vibra Shank Cult w/mulchers; 35- 5020 Cab 1000 PTO Dual Hyd 9135 hrs * McCormick Farmall 566 to., 337,340-kms., new tires, as is; 1967 GMC 1-ton ft. Friggstad Deep Tiller mulchers & NH3 kit; 35-ft. 8100 FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION SALE 540 PTO hyd * McCormick Farmall 404 Row Crop 540 PTO hyd * truck w/box & hoist; Suzuki J410- 4-cyl., 5-spd., McCormick Farmall 200 Row Crop 540 PTO * Int M Narrow Frt Row Agri Tech Deep Tiller/mulchers; model PL 60-ft. P40 4X4- 1/4 ton; 1990 Case-IH 8460 round baler w/au- Crop 540 PTO hyd w/ FEL * Cockshutt 570 nr Combine, Swathers, Packer Bar; 70-ft. Inland Tine Harrows; 72-ft. Summers for Bert & Bernice Marshall Trucks: NH TR96 Combine 3251 Eng Hrs * NH 1500 Combine 3208 to. tie & bale kicker, 1000-PTO; John Deere 1214- Cat Engine, 1877 hrs * Int 4000 gas Cab 24 1/2” Swather w/ P/U Super Plus Harrows; 25-ft. JD 335 Tandem Disc; 24-ft. 12-ft. hydro-swing mower conditioner; JD 7-ft. sick- Reel * Vers 400 15’ Swather * White Western Star 290 Cummins Glencoe Cult; 6-16 INT Plow; 56 Rock-O-matic Rock Inglis, Manitoba 13 spd Fuller Tandem w/ 20’ B&H 552,000, Sft * 1966 Int 1600 le mower; Wood deck hay trailer- 24-ft. X 10-ft., 4 Picker; 614 Deluxe Walinga Grain Vac (blower replaced); Loadstar Gas 3 Ton w/ 15’ B&H * 1965 Int gas Full Tandem w/ wheel; 16-ft. X 8 1/2-ft; Wood deck trailer w/tandem 13’ Gravel B&H Air Seeder & Tillage: Wilrich Tillage 33’ Cult 7” 2001 MK100-61 Westfield swing-out Auger; 2006 J208- SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2014 - STARTING AT 10:00 AM walking axle; Cockshutt 7-ft. SD rake; 2010 Poulan- Spacing w/ Morris 130 S 2 Comp Cart w/ 20HP Kohler * Int 5500 27’ 41 Westfield auger w/13-HP Honda ES; Misc Equip: Chisel Plow w/ Mulchers * Int 45 38’ Vibra Shank Cult w/ Mulchers Directions: From Inglis - 1 mile South, 1mile West, 1/2 mile South Pro 26-HP ride-on mower, hydrostatic w/54-in * Coop 203 20’ Deep Tiller * Hutchmaster 10’ Offset Disc * MF 520 Labtronics model 919 Grain Tester; Farm King Farm deck, 226-hrs., like new; Case 446 ride-on tractor, 18’ Tandem Disc * Herman 70’ Spring Tine Harrows * Int 620 24’ Wagon; 8 suit case weights; Cult Shovels (some new); TRACTORS, COMBINES, TRUCKS: * 1988 Case IH 7140, MFD, 4688 hours * 1979 MF 2705 tractor Press Drill SAFAGA * HM 38’ 6 Row Vibra Shank Cult * Crown 600 16-HP, w/mower & mulcher; Case 444 ride-on trac- Air Seeder Hose; 11L-15sl implement wheel; 2, 12.4x24- w/ MF # 246 FEL * Deutz 7807 tractor w/ Allied loader, * 1985 MF 860 SP combine w/ 9001 header & hyd 6 yrd Scraper * Rockomatic 57 Tandem Highlift Stone Picker tor, 14-HP, w/mulcher; Roper 18T ride-on tractor * Vers 580 70’ Sprayer * Swath Roller 1) 6’ 1) 7’ Haying & Misc in. Tractor Tires; 18.x38 clamp on Duals; 2, 9.00x20-in. Melroe 388 PU, * 1978 MF 750 SP combine, 6 cyl. diesel Perkins, * 1975 Dodge 600 grain truck, 3 Ton, w/42-in mower; Rally 12-HP ride-on w/38-in mower Equip: NH 489 9’ Haybine * 2) NH 851 RD Balers * NH 456 Trailer 9’ Truck tires; Keer Shear; NH3 Kit; 2, 500-gal Fuel Tanks; w/15 ft Grainmaster box & hoist, roll tarp, * 1972 Chev 1/2 ton w/portable 80 gal fuel tank & 12 v elec. Sickle Mower * NH 56 Side Delivery Rake * AJAX Cable Stack Mover deck; IHC #80- 3-PT snow blower; Allied 7-ft. snow * 4 ton Tandem Fertilizer Spreader * Howard Pull Type 6’ Rotorvator approx 75-lb. Anvil; Grease Tubes; shop misc. www.nick- pump * Gleaner L2 SP Combine w/ Melroe 378 PU, hydo, * IHC 8360, 12 ft haybine blower; Crown prong rock picker; JD 18-ft. discer * Trailer Hyd Wood Splitter * 800 gal Poly Water Tank Trailer * 2) elauctions.com Terms Cash or Cheque Lunch served. 4 Wheel Farm Trailer 1) Steel Hay Rack Augers: Westfield 8” 51’ w/seed box; 2 poly water tanks on trailers- 400 & Subject to additions & Deletions. Not responsible for any SEEDING & TILLAGE: * 1997 Bourgault air seeder w /#8810 - 28 ft seeding tool, 2130 Air Tank single PTO Auger * Westfield 8” 41’ 16HP Elec Start Auger * Westfield 6” 500-gal; 3-PT 6-ft blade; 3-PT wire roller; 500-gal. 36’ 16HP Electric Start Auger * Hopper Gravity Trailer * 2) Fanning errors in de-scription. GST & PST will be charged where chute * JD 610 23 ft Chisel plow * Kello-Built 210 offset Disc 14 ft, * Versatile 3000 field sprayer- 68 ft fuel tank w/stand; Yamaha 3-wheel Tri-moto 175 Mills * Pencil Augers Livestock Equip: Strong Scott PTO Drive appli-cable everything Sells AS IS Where IS All Sales booms, 800 gal tank, * 54 ft Herman Harrows * Leon stone picker * Quantity of Grain Augers Roller Mill * JD 54 Manure Spreader * NH 325 Manure Spreader ATV; 1980 Ski-Doo 4500 snowmobile; 1979 Arctic * Squeeze Chute * 8) RD Bale Feeders * 35 Metal Corral Panels * Fi-nal. Owners & auction company are not responsible Cat snowmobile - both need restoration; Firearm, Norris Cattle Oiler * Rubber Maid Water Trough * Along w/ Tools * for any accidents on sale site Any statements made on SWATHERS & HAYING EQUIPMENT: * 400 Versatile 20 ft SP w/U11 PU reel * 8 ft Smith Rolls steel Misc * Antiques * Equip * Scopes, & Ammunition; Excellent Quality Shop sale day will take precedent over all previous ad-vertis- swath roller * NH 495 12 ft haybine - * Vicon Lily 6 wheel rake * 456 NH 9 ft mower - belt drive Equipment & Tools - Best variety we have sold in (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 ing. Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd Dave Nickel * 2 1/2 ton 4 wheel rubber tire wagon * 20 ft gooseneck flat deck trailer w/ tandem axles * Misc years. Check web site for detailed listing. More www.mcsherryauction.com Auctioneer (204)637-3393 cell (204)856-6900 Owner Livestock Equipment * stock trailer 6 x 12 bumper hitch * treated posts, railway ties & hydro poles * misc. listed. For info Contact: Fred (204)523-0026, (204)352-4369. 1500 gal poly water tank Will (204)523-0455. Web sites www.mrankinauc- McSherry Auction Service Ltd MISC & SHOP: * 1992 Safari LCE Ski-Doo, liq. cooled, elec. start * Electric Halross Grain moisture tions.com www.rosstaylorauction.com Murray Ran- tester w/ scale & charts * assorted wrenches, shop tools, bolts * Large quantity of used tires - tractor kin Auctions Murray (204)534-7401 Killarney, MB. and machinery * some Antiques & collectables * 1956 Chev 1 Ton w/ 10 ft wooden box & hoist, 700-18 Ross Taylor Auction Service (204)522-5356 Res- AUCTION SALE duals, in good running cond. * some misc household and yard items ton, MB. Jim Barr GRAIN BINS AND BUILDING: * Goebel hopper 2600 bushel bin w/ air tube * Friesen hopper 1500 bushel bin w/ air tube & fan * Canvas covered Combine shed - 17 x 36 x 15 ft high Sun., April 27 @ 11:00 am FARMING IS ENOUGH OF Teulon, MB A GAMBLE... Northwest 4 Miles on Hwy #17 then 2 Miles West on Rd Note - All equipment was shedded except tillage and grain augers. Operator manuals available for 97 then South 3/4 Miles on RD 4E most of the equipment - EQUIPMENT WELL CARED FOR AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION Contact: (204) 886-2056 * Terms cash or cheque * Sales tax where applicable * Lunch sold Tractors & Equip: JD 2010 dsl 3PH 540/1000 hyd w/ JD 36A FEL 6440 hrs * 3PH 7’ Blade * 4 Wheel Farm Tools & Misc: Westinghouse AC/DC 235 Welder Miller 225 AC Welder w/ DC Auctioneers are not respon- Convertor * Honda E3500 Watt Generator * Air Comp * Solar SALE CONDUCTED Booster Charger * Silver Growler * Table Saw * Chains Saws * sible for errors, additions, Power Tools * Hand Tools * Guns: CIL 171, BA, 22 * Cooey 600, BY CHESCU AUCTIONS deletions from sale listing BA, 22 * Globe 20,BA, 22 cal * Marlin 55, BA 12 ga * Diana Pellet All items sell as is with no Advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator Gun * Karcher Gas 3000 lb Pressure Washer * Livestock Items: * Home Repair Items * Yard: Toro 8HP 26” Snowblower * Mowers BARRY: 204-564-2509 CELL: 204-937-7180 further guarantee Classifieds, it’s a Sure Thing! * Roto Tiller Antiques: Rocking Chairs * Gateleg Table * Sewing JOEY: 204-821-6022 Auctioneers are licensed and Machine * Clock * RWing Crock * Blue Mt Pottery * bonded in Manitoba and Sask. (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 BERT & BERNICE: 204-564-2549 CELL: 204-821-5550 # 318202 1-800-782-0794 www.mcsherryauction.com The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 25

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HAROLD & ROSE YESKE AUCTION Sat., Apr. RETIREMENT 26th, 2014 11:00am. 6-MI SOUTH OF LANGEN- BURG ON GRID RD (WEST SIDE OF TOWN) UNRESERVED CLOSE-OUT FARM AUCTION LANGENBURG, SK. CONTACT: (306)743-5117. CLARE & SANDRA MACHINERY– TRACTORS: 1978 Case 970 Trac- tor P shift, hyd, air, good tires, (motor powershift HALSTEAD has been redone), 7,400-hrs, real nice; MF 2705 AUCTION SALE Tractor DSL, cab, air, factory duals, p shift, 3-PTH, FRIDAY, APRIL 25 11 AM front weights, 16.9x38 rubber, 80-hrs on rebuilt OF E & R Industries Ltd. Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 FARM IS 5 MILES SOUTH OF power shift, recent hyd system & recent motor Door # 22 - 305 McKay Ave., Winnipeg STARBUCK ON PR #332 & 1/4 MILE 6,200-hrs, nice; MH 33 Tractor hyd, good tires; WEST ON RD #47N COMBINE: MF 550 Western Special Combine grey (Corner of Roch & McKay) cab, PU, chopper, 2,100 engine hrs, shedded, new Tractors Harvesting Equipment clutch, rebuilt trans, new concave, looks good. Saturday, April 19th at 11:00 am • 1978 Case e 2670 4 wheel drive, 20.8 x 34 • 1986 Case IH 1680 combine, 1015 pickup TRUCK: 1976 GMC 6000 Truck 350 V8, 5x2, grain duals, 4 remote hyd, power shift and engine head, 30.5 x 32 tires, hopper extension, master 14-ft. box, hoist, tarp; 1970 Ford 3/4-Ton (Viewing Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Only) both redone at 4090 hrs., now 7380 hrs., fine cut chopper, new aux., hyd pump, Truck 360 4-SPD w/hoist; Plus haying & cattle (SIGN’S POSTED) SERIAL #8795128, Oil and Filters changed non ajustable air Foil chaffer, Oil and equip, seeding, tillage, misc equip, antiques, shop filters changed main bearings replaced Trucks & household. NOTE: Harold & Rose sold the farm. at 2600 hrs., total hrs. 4090 serial #019084 AUCTIONEER’S NOTE After 28 years, the business is closing & all equipment is in well kept condition • 1979 IHC 4200 load star, full tandem, 19 ft Machinery shedded & used on small acreage. Trac- • Concord 3310 seeder, 4 rank, 10’’ steel box hoist rolltrap, 8V71 Detroit 13 speed tors look good. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for spacing, dual spring trip, 4’’ knock on updated listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrai- FORKLIFT WELDERS Road ranger, drill fill out let, 11R22.5 tires Cat 5,000 lbs. forklift propane, solid tires w/extension forks* TRW 5000 model100 Stud welder w/2-guns* Miller MP shovels, extra 10’’ shovels sells complete netz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License spring suspension, local truck only 66,700 45-E welder w/double head, electric* Lincoln electric with concord 1502 air cart powered by #915851. EQUIPMENT & TOOLS square Wave tig 275* Hobart Beta-Mig II* SIP model original miles, serial #D2157GB13373. DATE lombardini diesel fan Uni-Hydro Iron worker SLS 42-ton w/dies* Microcut 3-HP PP.20 spot welder* Grob Brothers band saw blade spot OF MFG. 10.10.79 And so much more...... milling machine w/vise (Like New)* Precimax 3ft. Metal AUCTION SALES welder* lathe w/ dies, 3ft. Bed* Tennsmith 4ft. Air shear* Brown See our Spring Catalog for more detailed listing. Owners 204-735-2474 Auctions Various Boggs 373-C, 14 gauge shear* Chicago 8ft. Box & pan MISCELLANEOUS brake* Brown Boggs 4ft. Hand brake* Big Brute pipe & 3-steel welder benches (3/4” & 1/2” thicknesses)* floor See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 BE AN AUCTIONEER. (507)995-7803 www.auctio- tube bending machine 2” w/dies* Metalex 4ft. Electric scale w/weights* 3-bins of new nuts & bolts* 3-floor neerschool.com roller* Milwaukee horizontal mill* Cosen model MH- grinders* Darex drill bit sharpener* strapping machine* 1016 jam band saw w/45° angle cut* 5” swivel band 2-floor fans* cabinet w/drills, cutters, etc.* Specialty BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS saw* Sander on stand* Delta band saw (variable speed)* tools,Hitachi hammer drill, calipers, dial gauges, lots of AUTO & TRANSPORT Campbell upright air compressor* De-Vilbiss older air tools, etc. compressor* 50-ton press* 2-floor drill presses* lock AUTO & TRANSPORT former* Slitter machine* Arber press* Milwaukee portable STEEL RETIREMENT FARM Large pile of angle iron, pipe, tubing, etc. (Sold with band saw* Rotabest magnetic drill* hyd. Stinger 9107A Auto & Truck Parts rack - 1-LOT) AUCTION single speed body shop ram* etc. DERKSEN WILLIAM GREAT PRICES ON NEW, used & remanufactured TERMS: Cash, Visa, Mastercard or Debit paid in Full Same Day of Sale. engines, parts & accessories for diesel pickups. MONDAY, APRIL 28, 10 AM Large inventory, engines can be shipped or in- SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS FROM CARMAN LIGHTS, 1 MILE stalled. Give us a call or check us out at www.thick- “Everything Sold As Is, Where Is” with no warranties implied or expressed. SOUTH ON HWY #3 AND 1/2 MILE ettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding. Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 EAST ON ROAD #33 Ph (204)532-2187, Russell MB. Tractors KAYE’S AUCTIONS • 991 Case IH Maxxum 5130, cummins diesel, left AUTO & TRANSPORT (204) 668-0183 (WPG.) hand reverser shuttle shift, 3pth, dual hyd, dual Trucks pto, band duals, only 3720 one owner hrs., serial Go to www.kayesauctions.com for complete listings & pictures #000689 2004 FORD 350 DUALLY, 11-ft flat deck, diesel, • 1981 IH 1086, improved doors on cab, see photo, 6spd, 4x4, one owner, $8,000 OBO; 7x22 GN stock www.kayesauctions.com triple hyd, dual pto, 5322 one owner hrs., 18,4x 38 trailer, $3,300. 7x24 Stock Trailer, $3,000. Phone:1 band duals (204)857-8403. • Allis 919 garden tractor with mower and tiller 2010 FORD F150 XLT Supercrew, 4WD, Silver, AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES • John Deere 345 Hydrosatic Tractor, power steering with 54’’ mower, 1683 hours Box liner, box cover, 96,788-km, beautiful shape, Manitoba Auctions – Red River Manitoba Auctions – Red River • 48 in pup mower pull behind powered by 11 hp Safetied, SN 1FTFW1EV7A00840, Asking $21,900. honda • Complete cylinders etc., sheddedComplete cylinders etc., shedded Open to offers. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 • 1985 John Deere 7721 pto combine 212 head • Allis 24 ft tandem disc N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com LARGE FARM with 6 belt pickup, chopper, hyd transport folding • John Deere 14 ft #100 deep tiller solid mount drawbar, immaculate condition, serial #600259 shanks FUEL TRUCK 1992 FREIGHTLINER S/A 8.3 Cum- AUCTION Trucks • 3 x 8’ coil pakers with draw bar mins 310 K, 13,000-Litre tank, 5-yr PVIR ot/2013. • 1975 Chev C-60 v8 4 x 2’, 900 x 20 tires 14 ft steel • One 8’ coil packer R A DYCK FARMS LTD. (204)534-6891, Mel Maynes, Boissevain MB. box and hoist roll tarp, only 24400, one owner miles, • Ajax 17 section 36’’ sections diamond harrows • Massey Ferguson 880 kick back plow 6x16 THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 10 AM saftied AUTO & TRANSPORT • 1995 Buick 4 door car, 3800 engine, 170,000 one • Wilrich 24 ft field cultivator, with spray kit 1 MILE SOUTH OF STARBUCK, MB Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 owner kms., very dependable transportation • 8 ft 3pth border cultivator deep tiller shanks Semi Trucks & Trailers Seed and Tillage • John Deere 580 pto swather 21 ft 48-FT TRIDEM HIBOY ALUMINUM steel combo, • 1995 Case IH Steiger, 9270 IHC B-275 diesel utility • John Deere 7000 maximerge planter, 4 row 36’’, w/ • Allis 4 row rolling 3pth cultivator bale extensions to 53-ft; 53-ft Tin Scow for hauling tractor, allis dry fertilizer, shedded • MF 6 ft 3pth rotary mower scrap. (204)827-2629 (204)526-7139. • 7045, Case DC Antique, 2006 CIH 8010 combine, • CASE IH model 6200 Press drills, 2 x 8’ rubber press, • IHC Model 80 3pth snow blower single auger dry fertilzer, but never used Owners 204-745-3158 8820 swather TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 • 2006 model 2062 Macdon 36 ft Flex head. 200 See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 2005 IHC 9900I Cummins ISX 475 HP, 13 SP, 3:73 • 4 Freightliner tandem grain Truck 425 hp, 1938 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5- Maple Leaf truck in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 72-in • Concord air Seeder 37 ft, 3 twister 6000 bu, BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS Mid-Rise Bunk, 1,409,137-kms. $19,000.00 hopper bins w/ air See www.billklassen.com for complete listing TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 AUCTION SALES 2005 IHC 9900I Cummins ISX 500 HP, 18 SP, 3:73 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5- See our website: www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 Saskatchewan Auctions in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 72-in Mid-Rise Bunk, Four-Way Differential Locks, ELDON & DENISE SEBASTIAN AUCTION Sun., 1,428,989-kms. $29,000.00 BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS Apr. 27th, 2014. 10:00am. 15-MI SOUTH, 8 EAST, 4 SOUTH OF RAYMORE OR 13 SOUTH, 1/2 WEST, TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 4 SOUTH OF QUINTON RAYMORE, SK. CON- 2005 Peterbilt 379 Cat C15 475 HP, 13 SP, 3:55 TACT: (306)835-2557. MACHINERY– TRAC-TORS: Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5- FARM AUCTION JD 4555 Tractor 2WD, DSL, Front weights, 20.8x38 in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 70-in SELLING AT duals, 8,000-hrs, p shift, 4 hyd, complete engine at Bunk, 2,013,769-kms. $30,000.00 VIC & LINDA GIESBRECHT FARM 6,200-hrs, real nice; 1971 JD 4020 Trac-tor cab, p GIESBRECHT shift, complete hyd system, rear end at 6,000-hrs, TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 AUCTION showing 8,900-hrs w/JD 148 Loader, real nice; JD 60 2006 Freightliner Cabover Detroit 515 HP, 13 SP, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 11 AM Gas Hyd, excellent tin & paint, shedded, w/ or w/o 4:11 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, mandrill; SEEDING: IH 27-ft. Vi-brachisel air seeder OAKVILLE, MB HWY. #1 AND FORTIER, 1.5 SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 11 AM 22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 154-in Wheel Base, OAKVILLE, MB HWY. #1 AND FORTIER, knives, packers, air package w/#1400 blanchard 876,810-kms. $20,000.00 Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 MILES SOUTH AND 1/2 MILE WEST ON #62N tank (w/ or w/o extra blanchard tank); Morris 25-ft. 1.5 MILES SOUTH AND 1/2 MILE seed rite; JD LLA 24-ft. press drills; HARVEST: 1982 TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 • Tractor Ford Versatile WEST ON #62N JD 7720 Turbo SP Combine 3,000-hrs, chopper, 3 2006 IHC 9400I Cummins ISX 450 HP, 13 SP, • 9680, IHC 1086 only 4427 hrs. roller PU, $8,000 green light, real nice; JD 224 24- 12000-lbs Front, 40000 lbs Rear, 22.5-in Aluminum • CIH 1688 Combine, 2600 E, hrs. ft. straight cut header; JD 7701 PTO combine, good Wheels, 236-in Wheel Base, 72-in Mid-Rise Bunk, • 1998 MacDon 2930 swather 22 ft. belts; JD 6601 PTO Combine, parts; TRUCKS: 1982 3 X 4 Way Differential Locks, 1,231,432-kms. Ford Grain Truck 370V8, 5x2, 14-ft. box, hoist, tar, • 1997 Bourgault 8810 seeder, 40 ft w/ 2320 tank. $25,000.00 box extensions, Nice; 1972 GMC 5500 427 V8, 4x2, 12-ft. steel box hoist & tarp; 1966 IHC 3-Ton rebuilt See www.billklassen.com TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 trans (not running); ANTIQUE EQUIPMENT: 1929 for complete listing 2006 Peterbilt 379X Cat C15 475 HP, 18 SP, 3:55 JD D Tractor on steel, painted, shedded, running, Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5- real nice; JD Bind-er, working; JD #4 Horse mower; in Aluminum Wheels, 275-in Wheel Base, 70-in See our website: www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 2 furrow plow; Horse rake; Horse cart. Plus tillage, 1982 Chev C70 Safetied All New 10-20 tires, Bunk, 1,657,883-kms. $65,000.00 swathers, sprayer, misc equipment, lawn & recre- 366 eng. 5+2 trans,16ft box with roll tarp, ation equip & household. Visit www.ukrainetzauction. TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS 80,000 km. Sells April 19th at com for up-dated listing & pictures. Sale conducted 2007 Freightliner Columbia Mercedes Vic Giesbrecht Farm Auction by Ukrai-netz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. MBE4000 450 HP, 13 SP Ultrashift, 3:58 Gear Ra- Oakville, MB - Owners 204-871-0706 License #915851 tio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5-in Alumi- ESTATE OF See our website: www.billklassen.com GARTON’S AUCTION SERVICE WILL be conduct- num Wheels, 228-in Wheel Base, 919,524-kms. DEAN SIMONSON for complete listing or call ing a Vintage Tractor & Equip Auction for Dave & $22,000.00 204-325-4433 cell 6230 Angie Sawkey at Saltcoats, SK on Apr 26th, 2014 FARM AUCTION @ 10:30am. From the Yellowhead Hwy (#16) at TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 BILL KLASSEN Saltcoats, SK (Jct 725) 6-mi E on 725, 1 N, 1 E. 2007 IHC 9400I Cummins ISX 455 HP, 13 SP, 4:11 THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 10 AM Auction will include: 1967 CAT D7E Dozer (VGC); 2 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5- in Aluminum Wheels, 222-in Wheel Base, 72-in FROM FANNYSTELLE, MB, 5 MILES SOUTH AUCTIONEERS TD9 Intl crawler/dozers; Approx 30 vintage tractors Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 including JD-AR; MH; Fordson; MM; Case; McCor- Mid-Rise Bunk, 1,210,399-kms. $22,000.00 ON #248 AND 1 MILE EAST ON #247 mick; IH; Farmall; Oliver; AC; Vintage snowmobiles • 2002 CIH & automobiles. Almost all tractors & snowmobiles TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 • Steiger, STX375, standard shift 3590 hrs. Call our toll-free number to take advantage of our Pre- are in running order. For more info please call 2007 Peterbilt 379 Cat C15 470 HP, 13 SP, 3:36 • 2003 CIH MX 210 payment Bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and we’ll run your (306)744-2208. For complete details & photos Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5- in Alloy Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 70-in Bunk, • FWA, 4270 Hrs. w/ CIH LX192 loader, ad 2 more weeks for free. That’s 5 weeks for the price please visit www.gartonsauction.com or call 1,536,191-kms. $49,000.00 trimble Auto steer of 3. Call 1-800-782-0794 today! (204)648-4541. • 2011 Kubota B2630, 194 hrs., FWA, LA403 loader, TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 3pth, diesel 26hp, 2007 Peterbilt 379L 379L Legacy, Cat C15 475 • 2005 CIH 2388 Combine, 880 sep. hrs., HP, 18 SP, 3:55 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, two 30 ft, flexheaders 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in • Two MacDon 9200 and 2920 Swathers, 30 ft. Wheel Base, 70-in Bunk, 1,373,064-kms. • Good trucks 05 Ford F-150, TWO Frieghtliners, $70,000.00 2000 and 96 W/ newer grain bodies, sprayer tender tender Ford 9000, 66 Mercury 1 ton, 4710 Concord air TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 seeder with 2300 tank 2009 Peterbilt 388 Cummins ISX 450 HP, 18 SP, 3:55 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, See www.billklassen.com for complete listing 22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 63- in Mid-Rise Bunk, Three-Way Differential Locks, See our website: www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 1,145,366-kms. $49,000.00 BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS Buy and Sell anything you need through the TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222 2010 Peterbilt 388 Cummins ISX 550 HP, 18 SP, 4:10 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, Super 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 63-in Mid-Rise Bunk, Three-Way Differential Locks, 739,252-kms. $65,000.00

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1983 JOHN DEERE 8850 & 2003 BOURGAULT 750 1978 CAT D7G 2009 TIMPTE 45 FT NEW WOBBLE BOXES for JD, IH, MacDon headers. Made in Europe, factory quality. Get it direct from Western Canada’s sole distributor AUCTION LOCATION: From YORKTON, SK, go 16 km (10 miles) North to Grid 309, then 16 km AUCTION LOCATION: From YORKTON, SK, go 40 km (25 miles) East on Hwy 10 to starting at $1,095. 1-800-667-4515. (10 miles) East, then 0.8 km (0.5 miles) South, West side. GPS: 51.3475139, -102.1939889 Jct 8, then 9.6 km (6 miles) North, then 1.2 km (0.75 miles) West. www.combineworld.com PARTIAL LIST OF EQUIPMENT INCLUDES: Lode King 28 Ft Super B Grain Trailer · 2008 Seed PARTIAL LIST OF EQUIPMENT INCLUDES: 22 Ft T/A Equipment Trailer · 1978 Caterpillar D7G NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS 2011 John Deere 9430 4WD · 1983 John Deere Hawk 6510 65 Ft Air Drill · 1996 Bourgault 8800 2011 Case IH 485 4WD · 1993 Ford Designation 6 Crawler Tractor · 2004 Bourgault 5710 54 Ft Air NEW COMBINE PARTS 8850 4WD · 1983 John Deere 8850 4WD · 1986 58.5 Ft Air Seeder · 2008 Bourgault 6550ST Tow- 976 4WD · 1979 John Deere 4440 2WD · 1968 John Drill · 2004 Bourgault 5440 Tow-Behind Air Tank Large Inventory of John Deere 8450 4WD · 1981 John Deere 4440 Behind Air Tank · 2006 Case IH SPX3310 90 Ft Deere 4020 2WD · 1965 John Deere 4020 2WD · · Degelman P7700 Super Picker II Rock Picker · 2WD · 2012 John Deere S690 Combine · 2010 new and remanufactured parts High Clearance Sprayer · Valley System 80 Ft Field 2007 Case IH 7010 Combine · 2004 Case IH 8010 2008 Case IH 3320 100 Ft High Clearance Sprayer John Deere 635D 35 Ft Draper · 2009 John Deere Combine · 2006 Hesston 9240 30 Ft Swather · · Bourgault Centurion III 100 Ft Field Sprayer · Sprayer · 2009 Wheatheart SA1391 13 In. x 91 Ft 4895 36 Ft Swather · 1994 Case IH 8240 35 Ft 2006 Westward 9352I 30 Ft Swather · 2003 Westfield 130-71 13 In. x 71 Ft Mechanical Swing Mechanical Swing Grain Auger · 2003 Bourgault · 2007 Freightliner Columbia Sleeper T/A Truck Westward 3020 30 Ft Swather · 1993 Freightliner Grain Auger · Grain Chief 450 Bushel Grain Dryer Tractor · 1990 White GMC Volvo 6M Sleeper T/A 750 750± Bushel Grain Cart · Arctic Cat 700 4x4 FL150 T/A Truck Tractor · 2001 Mack Vision T/A · (4) Tridekon Crop Dividers · Yamaha Electric Truck Tractor · 1981 Chevrolet C70 S/A Grain Trailer Quad · 2001 Palomino 25 Ft T/A Travel Trailer · Grain Truck · 1981 Ford 9000 T/A Grain · 2009 Golf Cart · John Deere 9 Ft Hydraulic Dozer · (4) STEINBACH, MB. · 1997 Lode King 28 Ft Super B Grain Trailer · 1990 Qty of GPS Equipment ...AND MUCH MORE! Timpte 45 Ft Tri/A Grain Trailer · Columbia 40 Ton 650/65R38 Tires & Rims ...AND MUCH MORE! Ph. 326-2443 For up-to-date photos & details, please check our website: For up-to-date photos & details, please check our website: rbauction.com/realestate rbauction.com/realestate Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: [email protected] Bernie Austie: 306.641.4350, [email protected] Randy & Linda Napady: 306.742.4254 (h), 306.621.1372 (h) Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494 Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494 FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous (1)16-FT TANDEM BEAVER tail, 3,500-lb trailer, Retail $3,620, Special, $3,140; New 20HWP Honda GX620, loaded, Retail $2,390, Special $1,840; New 13HWP GX390, rope start, Retail $1,359, Special $810; New 24HWP Honda GX690, electric, Retail $2,764, Special $2,175; New Black Equinox liquid tank 1,250-G, Retail $492, Special $410; New Yel- low HD 1,250-G tank, Retail $840, Special $590; New Equinox CSA certified holding septic tanks, 1,150-G, Retail $2,020, Special, $2,680; Can Deliv- er. For sizes & options, please phone. New Saga 50cc scooter for sale, Retail $2,490, Special $1,830; A&T Sales:(204)822-1354 Cell: BUILDING & RENOVATIONS BUSINESS SERVICES CONTRACTING (204)823-1559. BUILDINGS Roofing Crop Consulting 2000 NH TV 140, excellent condition, not re-fur- CONTRACTING bished or re-painted, original condition, very light FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS Custom Work use, 2,700-hrs, loader, 3PT, excellent tires, was PRICE TO CLEAR!! $69,000, now $64,000; 2009 NH disc-bine, 2PT We also specialize in: Crop Insurance appeals; hook-up, flail conditioner, very low acres, was CORRAL CLEANING AVAILABLE W/VERTICAL 75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard $21,500, now $19,000; 2008 Meyers 3954 V-Max Chemical drift; Residual herbicide; Custom operator beater spreaders. Phone (204)827-2629 100,000PSI high tensile roofing & spreader, only used 4 seasons, vertical beater, tan- issues; Equipment malfunction; Yield comparisons, (204)526-7139. siding. 16 colours to choose from. Plus Private Investigations of any nature. With our dem axle, auto-oiler, 580-bu, spreads everything from liquid to solid. Was $14,000, now $9,800. 2 assistance the majority of our clients have received B-Gr. coloured...... 70¢/ft. FARM MACHINERY Phone:(204)425-3518. compensation previously denied. Back-Track Multi-coloured millends...... 49¢/ft.2 Investigations investigates, documents your loss and 2 12-FT IHC 620 press drills, fair shape. $600 FARM MACHINERY Phone:(204)737-2275 between 6-7pm. Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2 assists in settling your claim. Licensed Agrologist on Staff. Fertilizer Equipment 2, 28-FT GRAIN AUGERS; 60-in 3-PTH John Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for For more information Deere mower; 500-bu Grain trailers; 8-ft Hyd dozer FERTILIZER SPREADS 4-8 TON. 4T Tyler stain- archrib buildings • FARM • STORAGE SHEDS Please call 1-866-882-4779 blade; bale wagon; 16-ft land packer. Phone • COMMERCIAL • FOUNDATIONS | FLOORS ers, $4,000; 5T, $5,000; 6T Simousen w/tarp, (204)385-2751. $6,500; 8T Willmar $7,000; Valmar applicator, BEAT THE PRICE BOURGAULT 28-32-FT COIL PACKER w/hyd • WORK SHOPS $1,500. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com Phone: INCREASES CALL NOW wing lift; Farm King 10-ft hyd drill fill auger; Phone (204)857-8403. (204)386-2412, Plumas. FOUILLARD STEEL From The Ground Up FARM MACHINERY BOURGAULT LIQUID CART hyd pump, 2,000-gal, SUPPLIES LTD. Grain Bins Trell tires, front & back, very low hrs; Summers mid ST. LAZARE, MB. harrow 88-ft., VGC; Great Plains 45-ft. hoe drill, Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. 1-800-510-3303 BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000- good condition; 730 PT swather, low hrs. Ron Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOIS- (204)782-2173, Domain. friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepay- TURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details DISCS: JD 335 30-FT, $10,500; JD 300 22-ft ment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662. $9,500; Bushog 21-ft $7,000, 25-ft $7,500; IH #490 BUILDINGS 1-800-782-0794. 25-ft $7,500; Krause 16-ft $5,000; JD 15-ft $5,000; CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks. Rowcrop cultivators 4-12R, Call; Lilliston 6-8R DMI Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post rippers 5 & 7 shank $8,900 up; JD 7000 planter or E-mail Requests [email protected] frame building company. For estimates and infor- 8-30 $5,500; #7100 3PT 8-30 $4,000; Phoenix har- mation call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322). Website: row 42-ft $9,500, 53-ft, as new, $18,000; Summers www.postframebuilding.com FARM MACHINERY heavy harrow 70-ft $12,000; Scrappers Midland Grain Dryers 8.5-yd $8,000; Soilmover 7.5-yd $8,000; Eversman CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & 6.5-yd $6,500; Fieldmaster 4-yd $3,900. finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any FOR SALE: AERATION ROCKET w/duct 14-in. di- Phone:(204)857-8403. ameter, $800. Phone (204)648-7136. floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. FOR SALE: CASH OUT booth/bldg, $4,000; ATCO 204-752-2069. NEW MC DRYERS IN STOCK w/canola screens 33x8-ft. trailer, $3,000; New bedding plant contain- 300-2,000 BPH units. Why buy used, when you get ers, $30/case; New soil less mix bales, $15 each; Hit our readers where it counts… in the classifieds. new fuel efficient & better quality & control w/MC. Garden Centre shopping carts, $100 each; Coat Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifed Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or locker, $100; Harnois shade structure, $2,800; section. 1-800-782-0794. (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662. Portable fence panels (dog run/compound), $100 each; Nursery/garden centre wagon, $500; Fertiliz- FARM MACHINERY er injector (greenhouse use), $1,000. Call/text Grain Elevators (204)898-7868 or email [email protected] 1-800-782-0794 LARGE CAT #27 W/12-FT dozer blade, engine not 80-FT. BUCKET ELEVATING LEG w/3 phase running. For sale or part out or scrap. Stretch your ADVERTISING DOLLAR! 10-HP electric motor. Phone (204)886-3304. (204)646-4226. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 27

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UNRESERVED PUBLIC FARM AUCTION Ross Kadlec Bladworth, SK | April 23, 2014 · 11 am

2004 CASE IH SPX3200 90 FT

QUIT FARMING: 08 8010 4WD Combine, 30-ft. Flex draper, $200,000; 011 Massey Swather 36-ft. COMBINES TILLAGE & SEEDING 9260 Big cab w/swath roller, $65,000; 08 STX 430 Accessories Tillage Equipment 4WD, new tires, $160,000; 05 2, 9900I Semi trac- 2008 CASE IH 2588 2004 CASE IH WDX901 30 FT tor, CAT C15, 13-spd, 4-way locks, 72-in sleeper, JD 635 HYDRAFLEX W/PU reel, $23,500. Brian 12-ROW, 30-IN ALLOWAY 2130 row crop cultiva- $30,000 each; Hyway tractor, 550 Cat, 13-SPD, (204)856-6119 or (204)685-2896, MacGregor, MB. tor, w/tunnel shields. $3500 OBO. Can also be 4-way lock, $30,000 each; 03 Advance SuperB AUCTION LOCATION: Fom KENASTON, SK, go 16.1 km (10 miles) South on Hwy 11, then 7.2 km (4.5 MF 9750 FLEX 30-FT. PU reel, Poly skids, field viewed on Kijiji. Phone(204)632-4390, cell miles) East. 51.38, -106.0629 grain, $28,000; 95 front trailer of the Super B Flat, GPS: ready off MF 8570 Consignment located in Cabri, (204)797-4821. $5000; Farm King Auger 13x85, hyd swing & hyd SK, $12,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, A PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: 1989 Chevrolet 80 School Bus · 1996 Bourgault 8800 48 Ft Air lift on swing, $18,000; 013 Gearinghof corn chop- Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 60-FT. HERMAN HARROW BAR, $1,000. Phone ping head, 8x30, w/row stompers, like new, John Deere 8760 4WD · 1981 Case 4890 4WD · 1980 Case Seeder · International 45 Ft Hoe Seed Drill · Degelman www.reimerfarmequipment.com (204)825-3867 or (204)825-4386, Pilot Mound. 2290 2WD · 2008 Case IH 2588 Combine · 2004 Case R570S Rock Picker · 2004 Case IH SPX3200 90 Ft High $80,000; 2, 105 White rebilt, $7,000; Hutchmaster tandem, $8,000; 10x70 FarmKing, $6,000; Road- LEON 45-FT DEEP TILLAGE cultivator w/mulchers IH WDX901 30 Ft Swather · Case IH 736 36 Ft Swather · Clearance Sprayer ...AND MUCH MORE! WE STOCK MOST SIZES & makes of Flex Plat- runner Header Hauler, $8,000; 30-ft. MacDon Drap forms, some PU platforms, & rigid platforms. We & Nichols knock-on clips. $8500 OBO. Phone: For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com Hd, Tandem w/duals Trailer $20,000; To haul also have adapters in stock to fit a JD Platform onto (204)362-2321. Morden, MB. sprayer, $5,000; IH 4240 tractor w/15-ft mower, CIH, NH, or Agco-MF Combines. In Stock JD 920, $12,000; 16x30 Westco cult, $3,000; 16x30 band 925, 930, 630, 635 flex, JD 843, 893 Corn heads, MODEL 6000-90 BOURGAULT MID-HARROW Ross Kadlec: 306.567.5483 (h) sprayer, $3,000; 06 320 Cat Excavator, has quick- JD 653 all crop, NH 973 w/wo air reel, NH 94 C bar, 18.5-in tines, in excellent shape, $25,000 OBO. 306.567.7355 (c) attach clean out bucket 10,000-hrs, nice, $60,000; Draper 25-ft., CIH 1020, 2020 Flex, 1010 rigid, MF Can also be viewed on Kijiji. Phone (204)632-4390, [email protected] 98 T-800 Kenworth w/N-14 Cummins, 19-spd, 9750 Flex, Cat Lexion & Agco avail. Reimer Farm cell (204)797-4821. 4-way locks, stainless steel paving Box w/30-in. Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reim- Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Live Belt, $33,000; 04 Chev 4x4 4-dr w/8-ft. deck, er (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494 new tire, new safety, $6,500. Call:(204)871-0925, REINVENTING Macgregor, MB. SCREENERS DUAL STAGE HICAP 5-48 $2,500; THE WHEEL DMC 54 $5,000; Hutch 3000 $5,000, Hutch 1500 $2,200; Kwik Kleen 5 tube $4,000, 7 tube $5,000; Small Screener $200; Eversman V-Ditcher $2,000; APRIL UFT 3PH Rotary Ditcher $1,250; Degelman 14-ft rock rake $7,900; Double axle dolly $2,000, Single Axle dolly $2,000; 35.5 x 32 tires w/rims off log AUCTION skidder $4,000 OBO; JD rops canopy $450; Tractor VERN FOWLIE, TRAVIS FOWLIE & cab $600; Pallet fork for skidsteer 48-ft new $850, SHELDON VAN PARYS, RHEIN, SK extensions $475. Phone:(204)857-8403. HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. 24 FARM MACHINERY Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 [email protected] www.arcfab.ca Directions: From The West Side of Rhein Go 5 Miles Machinery Wanted North On Grid Rd. 637 - Yard On West Side. 10:00 AM WANTED TO BUY #6200 International press drill SPRAYING EQUIPMENT patent pending w/factory transport, must be field ready, other Sprayers makes will be considered. Call Cliff:(204)423-2195 (204)269-1481. 2013 Rogator RG1300 Reduce Plugging with Open-Rim Gauge Wheels by Ridgeland Manufacturing HAYING & HARVESTING Sales & Distribution by: Baling Equipment

2004 NEW IDEA 6X5 softcore round baler, w/PU reverse, $5,000. www.waltersequipment.com thunderstrucksales.com (204)525-4521, Minitonas, MB. 855.752.5525

2003 NH TJ425 2010 CASE 7120-462 HRS 2013 Kuhn LSB 1290 square baler TILLAGE & SEEDING Bale count 14000 bales. Auto lube & hydraulic bale Tillage Various eject. Always parked indoors $80,000 OBO. 410-hrs, 132-ft recirculating aluminum boom, Raven (204)299-0977 [email protected] Viper Pro, 7 section autoboom shutoff, autoboom 20-FT OF JD 9350 rubber press drill, w/fert. attach- height control, Smarttrax steering, 800 & 380 series ment, in good condition; 20-ft of Morris steel press FOR SALE: NH 1089 bale wagon w/2130-hrs, tires, 2-yr warranty. $348,000 (204)824-2290 drill w/factory transport, in good conditon. $77,000 OBO; 2 Hesston 4655 small square balers, [email protected] Phone:(306)597-4405. $6000, $9000; 2005 Hesston 4760 medium square baler w/accumulator, ISO updated, $38,000 OBO. Tillage & Seeding CASE IH 900 CYCLO planter, tow behind, rear Phone (204)728-4784, Brandon MB. fold, liquid kit, $8,000; 500 US gal. liquid caddy, 2005 BOURG 5710 SERIES II HAYING & HARVESTING $1,500. Phone (204)791-4573 or (204)268-5629, 54 Ft W/TANK 2012 PREMIER 105-30 Ft TILLAGE & SEEDING Hazelridge, MB. Various Air Drills FOR SALE: 42-FT. OF 7200 Case IH hoe drill rub- PARTIAL LISTING: 2010 NH T8020 1,100 HRS • FOR SALE: MOLE HILL Leveler, 24-ft, fully hy- 36-FT JD 730 270-BU. w/1900 TBT, $28,500; 44-ft. ber press w/field markers, factory slow SPD sprock- TRACTORS draulic, like new. Folds up to 8-ft. Phone JD 730 230-bu., 787 TBT, $15,900; 57-ft. Flexicoil ets for Canola, shedded, field ready. (204)773-3252 (204)564-2540. 5000, no cart, $10,000; JD 787 TBT Carts, 2002 NH TJ375 • CASE 2096 • CASE 970 COMBINE 2008 NH $9,000-11,500; 1900 TBT, $23,500. Can Deliver. HARROW TINES for all makes of Harrows: Mount- Rebuilt Concaves Call Brian (204)856-6119 or (204)685-2896. Mac- ed, Standard Draw Bars & Heavy Harrows. Ex: CR9060-1130 HRS HEADERS 2010 CASE 2142-35 Ft • 2008 NH Rebuild combine table augers Gregor, MB. 9/16x26-in straight (Degelman, Brandt, Bourgault, Flexi-coil, Riteway) 100+ $20.50ea; 5/8-inx27-in 94C-36 Ft SWATHERS TWO 2012 PREMIER 105-30 Ft 196-167 Rebuild hydraulic cylinders FO SAEL 33-FT FLEXCIOIL 5000 air drill, 7.5 in 100+ $34.95ea; 3/8x15-in bent (Riteway, Morris, Roller mills regrooved spacting heavy trips, 1-in carbide tiped hoe open- Herman) 100+ $8.60ea. Fouillard Implement Ltd eers,, steel packers, 1730 pull behind air tank, good (204)683-2221. HRS TRUCK TRACTOR 2004 FREIGHTLINER GRAIN TRUCKS MFWD housings rebuilt condition, (204)867-2087 or 7117. Steel and aluminum welding INDIVIDUAL SHANK MOUNTED PACKERS; New 2001 FREIGHT FL112 T/A • 1990 FREIGHT FL112 T/A • 1997 Machine Shop Service TILLAGE & SEEDING Dutch knives, half-price also Misc used boots & Air Seeders knives. Phone (204)263-5392. DODGE D600 TRUCK 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA GRAIN TRAILER Line boreing and welding Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd. BIRGO FH-32-FT AIR SEEDER, 2115 tank, augern packers, Atom jet openers, low acres; Herman har- 2003 CASTLETON 36 Ft CULT BOURG 9200-50 Ft • BOURG 9200- Eden, MB 204-966-3221 rows, 53-ft, good shape. Phone:(204)867-5363. Minnedosa, MB. 42 Ft • JD 1610-37 Ft SPRAYERS 2006 NH SF115 H/C 90 Ft • Fax: 204-966-3248 Check out A & I online parts store MORRIS MAXIM AIR DRILL, 34-ft, double chute www.pennosmachining.com w/paired row seed openers, 10-in spacing, 4.5-in BOURG 850-84 Ft DOZER BLADES DEGELMAN 14 Ft HH BOURG steel packers, markers, 7180 Morris tow-behind Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 cart w/3 tanks. $33,000 OBO; Flexi-coil 820 air 7200-60 Ft HARROWBAR FLEXICOIL 82-80 Ft ROCK PICKER Combines seeder, 35-ft, double chute w/paired row seed openers, 12-in spacing, knock-on shoes, mulchers, COMING TO VIC LEON A3000 SCRAPER LEON 850 AUGERS BRANDT 10X60 2320 Flexi-coil tow-behind cart. $20,000 OBO; COMBINES 1998 Flexi-coil 5000 air drill, 57-ft, single chute, GIESBRECHT FARM Case/IH stealth boots w/carbide Eagle beak openers, 7.2-in • FARM KING 10X60 • SAKUNDIAK-8X34 GRAIN DRYER spacing, 3.5-in rubber packers, 3450 Flexi-coil tow- AUCTION 1997 CIH 2188 W/RAKE Up PU, 3,499 Sep Hrs., behind cart, 3 tanks, manual meter adj. $50,000 MORIDGE V-DITCHER KIRCHNER GRAIN VAC REM 2700 AFX Rotor Kit, Big Top Hopper Ext., Long unload- OBO; Flexi-coil 5000 air drill, 45-ft, single chute, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 11 AM ing auger, Air foil chaffer. Service check done Nov 9.2-in spacing, 4-in steel packers, factory markers, EAST OF OAKVILLE 1.5 MILES SOUTH 2011, not used in 2013. Consignment Sale Asking mulchers, Flexi-coil 2320 tow-between cart. OF FORTIER EXIT ON ROAD 2 $33,500. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, $25,000 OBO. Phone Joe:(204)641-4478. Gimli, 1-800-667-2075 Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com New 50 ft. Excel Landroller, 42in. drum Jack 204-822-3797 SK PL # 914507 • AB PL # 180827 TILLAGE & SEEDING hodginsauctioneers.com COMBINES Harrows & Packers Ford/New Holland See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call WELD-ON HARROW TEETH, HEAT treated, hard- FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY 1998 NH TR98, 900 Trellborg on front, & 600 Trell- ened to 50 Rockwell hardness. Size 3/8: 7/16: 9/16 204-325-4433 cell 6230 Machinery Miscellaneous Machinery Miscellaneous borg on rear, terrain tracer, long auger, electronic & 5/8. Diameter sample 9/16 $3.00, G.B. Mfg. Ltd. stone trap, dual chaff spreader, 971 PU header, 30- Yorkton SK, (306)273-4235. BILL KLASSEN GRAIN CARTS 450-1080-BU: NEW Gravity wag- QUONSET NEW, 35X52X18; JD 2420 DSL, 25-ft & ft 994 draper header, tunnel covers & H frame, rotor ons 400-bu, $7,100; 600-bu, $12,000; 750-bu, 16-ft hay; JD 7410 FWA, w/loader; MF 860 p/u & gear boxes & Bubble-up auger gear box. Recently TILLAGE & SEEDING AUCTIONEERS $17,750; tarps available. Used 250-750-bu: $2,250 20-ft straight cut; Ford 5000 w/loader; Vac, sewer rebuilt, $65,000 OBO. Can also be viewed on Kijiji. Seeding Various up Grainvacs; Brandt 4000, $7,000; Brandt 4500, tank & pump; Rotex SR7 power parachute for parts; Phone (204)632-4390, cell (204)797-4821. $7,500. Balers: JD 510, $1,250; JD 530, $3,500; JD Chev tandem gravel box & hoist; C7 tree farmer FOR SALE: 24-FT MELROE press drill, always 535, $5,000; Flexheads Case-IH 1020 25-ft, skidder; Bison head squeeze (complete); 2004 COMBINES shedded, field ready; Also, 28-ft all hyd. drill carrier TRACTORS $5,000; 30-ft, $8,000; JD 925, $6,500; JD 930, Rumblebee shortbox; 24-ft dual axle cattle trailer Combines - Various Phone:(204)526-2543. Case/IH $6,500; Case-IH 1015 pick-up head, $3,500; Verm- gooseneck, like new. Cyclone PTO Fert spreader; eer R23 hyd. rake. Phone:(204)857-8403. Skid mount Cummins motor w/transmission; D343 FOR SALE: JD 7000 planter, 12-row 30-in, w/sin- 1976 1066 INTL, $7,500. Phone (204)825-3867 or CAT motor for parts; Bantam C366 w/471 Track gle disc fertilizer openers, trash wipers w/tow be- (204)825-4386, Pilot Mound. STONE-PICKER: 14-FT ROCK-O-MATIC HD5; hoe for parts; 21-ft Carter Hart PU/reel; MH 13-ft 26 hind Concord 1502 air seeder for fertilizer. Price Grain Drill: 9350 JD disc drill. Phone: run seed drill w/fert, like new; 1-tonne truck hoist; $11,000. Phone (204)745-2900, (204)745-8334, 1990 CASE IH 9180, 7900-hrs, 12-spd power shift, (204)437-4641. Ford 6-ft, 3-PT angle blade for 40-HP & bigger trac- Carman MB. VGC, $41,000 OBO. Phone (204)523-7469 cell, tor; (306)236-8023. FOR SALE: VALMAR MODEL 240 truck mount, (204)534-8115. Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help 40-ft wide, excellent for seeding alfalfa, grasses & wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-782-0794. Go public with an ad in the Co-operator classifieds. canola. $4000 OBO. Optional 1980 GMC 3/4 tonne. TRACTORS Phone (204)355-4980, cell (204)371-5744. John Deere

JD 1997 750 15-FT no-till drill. Rebuilt w/new 04 JD 7320 IVT trans., MFWD, 3-pt., JD 741 Load- blades, seed boots, & rubber. All bearings & seals er 8,400-hrs, $64,900 OBO. Reimer Farm Equip- checked over, very nice machine, $24,000 OBO. ment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer Phone (204)822-3005, Morden. (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com COMBINE WORLD located 20 min. E of JD 9350 HOE PRESS drill, w/markers & transport. Saskatoon, SK on Hwy. #16. 1 year warranty on Phone (204)858-2573. 2009 JD 9330 2,102-HRS, 24-SPD high/low trans, all new, used, and rebuilt parts. Canada’s largest diff locks, Goodyear 800/70R38 duals, Greenstar inventory of late model combines & swathers. KINZE 2600, 12/23 ROW, good 15-in bean planter. Ready, 48 GPM, hyd pump, rear wheel weights, 4 1-800-667-4515 www.combineworld.com Phone:(204)437-4641. SCV hyd. Phone (204)841-0258. 28 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014

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1989 MF 3090 TRACTOR, front wheel assist, HERD SIRES FOR SALE, Simmental 2 3-yr olds, 1 Red Factor Charolais Bulls are easy calving & be- 3PTH w/795 Allied loader, 95hwp, 5,674 original 4-yr old, 1 5-yr old; Red Angus 1 3-yr old, semen ing hand-fed an oat/pea ration with free choice hours. Will take cash or wheat for payment, tested, delivery available. More information call grass hay. Semen tested & delivered. 2-yr olds Phone:(306)597-4405. LIVESTOCK MARKETING CENTRE N.O.L. Simmental, (204)345-8492, Lac Du Bonnet. available. Cory Burnside (204)841-0018.

TRACTORS WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT selection of PB Charo- HIGH QUALITY BLACK ANGUS & polled Hereford Versatile Heartland lais bulls, both Red & white. Pictures & info on the 2-yr old bulls for sale. Bar H Land & Cattle Co. Livestock Services Phone:(306)743-2840, cell (306)743-7490. Langen- SWIFT CURRENT, SK net www.defoortstockfarm.com. Call Gord or Sue: FOR SALE:1985 836 Designation 6. Very nice con- (204)743-2109. Celebrating 34 years in Charolais. burg SK. dition, next to new radial tires all around, 15-spd trans, w/PTO. Asking $35,000 OBO. Phone: PAIR DISPERSAL WWW.REDDIAMONDFARM.COM 18 MTH OLD N.O.L. SIMMENTAL DISPERSAL OF winter calv- (204)743-2145 or (204)526-5298. Thursday May 1st PB Polled Charolais bulls for sale. Check out our ing cows & heifers. Approx. 150 Simmental & Sim- bull catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver. We Holland Family, Avonlea, SK. mental/Angus cross cows & 35 heifers. Deposit by TRACTORS also have Purebred Charolais cows to calve May 1, will pasture & breed to your calving needs. (T and C Land & Cattle Co.) Aug/Sep for sale. Phone Michael Becker Preg. check by Oct 1. Phone:(204)345-8492 Nor- 2-Wheel Drive 140 Red & Black Cows with Tan & Silver (204)348-2464, Whitemouth. man Lussier. Lac Du Bonnet, MB. Calves at side. 6 Char. Herd Bulls sell as well. STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in Cow herd features Al Genetics. Herd bulls are outstanding- LIVESTOCK WE SELL ALL OUR purbred fall calving cows & JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for early calves, might be best quality calves you’ve ever Cattle – Galloway heifers, 25 Angus, (20 Red & 5 Black), 18 Charo- parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or seen, sell as pairs. lais. Will sell w/or w/o papers. Phone Michael Beck- cell: 204-871-5170, Austin. FOR SALE: GALLOWAY BULLS. 2-yr olds & year- er at Red Diamond Farm, Whitemouth MB lings. Blacks & Duns. Reg. Also yearling heifers, PAIR DISPERSAL (204)348-2464 Thursday May 29th quiet, easy calving, ideal for forage based Beef Pro- HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING duction. (807)486-3622 [email protected] Susan Howard, Eastend, SK. W + RANCH HAS 2 beef boosters M3 Black bulls: 100 Red Angus Simmental Cross Cows. LIVESTOCK 3 yr old special for breeding heifers, low birth weights from 65-68-lbs. On full herd health pro- Excellent herd. Susan’s heifer calves have always com- Cattle – Gelbvieh gram, will semen test. $2,800 each. Phone Stewart manded premiums. Steer calves in Oct average 630-lbs. The Icynene Insulation POLLED RED & BLACK Gelbvieh bulls also RM of St. Laurent, MB (204)646-2338. System® Glancers (Gelbvieh X Red Angus) for sale, semen PAIR DISPERSAL LIVESTOCK tested & delivered. Maple Grove Gelbvieh LIVESTOCK • Sprayed foam insulation Thursday June 12th Cattle – Black Angus (204)278-3255 email [email protected] Cattle Wanted • Ideal for shops, barns or homes Forsyth Ranch, Herbert, SK. FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS Bulls. Virgin POLLED YEARLING & 2 yr old bulls Selin’s Gelb- • Healthier, Quieter, More 200 Black, Black White Face Cows. 2-yr olds & herd sires available. www.nerbasbro- vieh, Stockholm, SK. (306)793-4568. ® The commercial herd from one of Canada’s Purebred Bull sangus.com (204)564-2540 or (204)773-6800. Energy Efficient Suppliers - Genetics Plus LIVESTOCK TIRED OF THE FOR SALE: 2 1/2-YR old Black Angus bull, sired by LEE CROWLEY - MANAGER Iron Mountain. Asking $2,800 OBO. Phone: Cattle – Hereford HIGH COST OF (306) 741-5701 (204)743-2145 or (204)526-5298. 16 OPEN REPLACEMENT HEREFORD Heifers & MARKETING DON PEACOCK - AUCTIONEER FOR SALE: 2-YR OLD & yearling Black Angus yearling & 2-yr old bulls. Phone:(306)743-5105. (306) 662-8288 bulls, bunk fed, fertility tested, weigh sheets Langenburg, SK. www.vcherefordfarm.com YOUR CALVES?? Canada’s Source For Quality Bred Cattle available, low birth weights, many industry leading www.penta.ca 1-800-587-4711 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: bloodlines, delivery available, Black Meadows An- 2 PB LONG YEARLING bulls sired by Reserve 300-700 LBS. gus. Call Bill (204)567-3782. Senior Champion from Toronto Royal Winter Fair, WWW.HLS.CA or 306-773-3174 very quiet, heavy muscled, from good uddered Steers & Heifers FOR SALE: 5YR OLD herd bull, KLM Everclear, heavy milking dams; 1 Herdsire from Crittenden bought at Douglas test station Apr 2010. very easy Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400 herd from SK. 3 Polled Bull Calves, same sire. 54 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS calver & good gainer. $3,000, Phone Les GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK yrs of Raising Quality Herefords. Francis Poulsen Ben: 721-3400 Case:(204)428-3625. (204)436-2284, cell (204)745-7894, Elm Creek. LOOKING FOR A BLAST freezer for freezing FOR SALE: REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS bulls 800-1000 LBS. AUCTION MART. LTD. FOR SALE: BIG, STOUT PB Polled Hereford Bulls homemade fries instantly. Phone (204)638-6661 low birth weight, very quiet, hand fed, no disap- Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519 for sale. Yearling & 2-yr old bulls available. Good, Steers & Heifers pointments, EPD’s & delivery avail. Amaranth balanced EPD’s. Will semen test, deliver & winter (204)843-2287. Don: 528-3477, 729-7240 WANTED: INSTANT FREEZER FOR freezing GRUNTHAL, MB. until May 1st. Call Allan/Bonnie:(204)764-0364 or homemade fries. Phone:(204)638-8415 AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING KEMBAR ANGUS HAS REGISTERED Black An- Kevin/Holly:(204)764-0331. Hamiota,MB. Can be Contact: gus yearling bulls for sale. Thick w/lots of hair, good viewed online @ www.rocknabh.com disposition & EPD’s available. 70% will work on FOR SALE: REGISTERED HORNED Hereford D.J. (Don) MacDonald IRON & STEEL heifers, Kodiak 5R, FAV Peacemaker & KMK Alli- REGULAR ance bloodlines. Also for sale, a select group of bulls, 2-yr olds & yearlings. Semen tested & deliv- Livestock Ltd. Registered Black Angus open replacement heifers. ered when needed. Also, yearling open Hereford FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & CATTLE SALES Phone Colin (204)725-3597, Brandon. heifers. Phone Morley Wilson:(204)246-2142. License #1110 Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, every TUESDAY at 9 am N7 STOCK FARM HAVE 30 top quality yearling FOR SALE: REG POLLED Hereford bulls, year- 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: Black Angus Bulls for sale by private treaty. Sired lings & 2 yr olds, current Pedigrees, reasonably 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece 22nd & 29th by some of the breed’s leading AI sires, bulls are priced. Phone Martin (204)425-3820 or Lanard LIVESTOCK or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art developed on a homemade oat ration & free choice (204)425-3809, Vita, MB. Sheep For Sale (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440. Saturday April 26th hay. Performance records available, will be semen HORNED HEREFORD 2-YR & yearling bulls for Bred Cow Sale at 10:00am tested, delivery available, contact Gerald & Wendy sale. Performance tested; fertility tested; guaran- 100 GOOD 2-3-YR OLD Arcott, Suffolk’s cross Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Nykoliation (204)562-3530 or Allan’s cell teed & delivered. Raising & selling Horned Here- Ewes, to lamb May 1st, $150 each firm. Call Rick Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our Monday April 28th (204)748-5128. fords since 1973. Call Wendell Reimer: (204)646-2157. friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepay- Sheep & Goat Sale with Small Animals & (204)379-2773. Located at St. Cloud, MB. Holstein Calves at 12:00pm OSSAWA ANGUS AT MARQUETTE, MB. For ment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 80 COMM EWES, (Suffolk Hampshire & Cross) sale: yearling & 2-yr old bulls. Also, a couple of POLLED HEREFORD & BLACK ANGUS bulls for 1-800-782-0794. breds w/lambs; 18 NCC ewes 3 & 4 yr olds Sales Agent for herd sires. Phone: (204) 375-6658 or sale. Yearlings & 2-yr olds available, natural mus- w/lambs; 6 NCC yearling replacement lambs. Rams (204)383-0703. cled bulls developed w/high forage rations. Semen HIQUAL INDUSTRIES NCC Reg 4 yr old & 2 yr old, plus 6 yearlings (not We also have a line of Agri-blend all natural tested, delivery available. Call Don Guilford LIVESTOCK SELLING 2 REGISTERED BLACK Angus bulls, Reg.) 12 Dorset ewes w/lambs & 7 yearling re- products for your livestock needs. (204)873-2430. 23-mo old. Birth weight 83-85-lbs, sired by KLM placements, Dorset ram 7 yrs old. Deal for whole (protein tubs, blocks, minerals, etc) Kryptonite 5R. Also young bulls born Apr & May LIVESTOCK For on farm appraisal of livestock LIVESTOCK flock to include 2 Pyrennes/Akabash guardian 2013 sired by Ossawa Tix41Y, birth weight avg for dogs. (306)967-2202 (306)460-4721. Cattle Auctions or for marketing information please call males 81-lbs, females 80-lbs, all quiet. Semen test Cattle – Limousin Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 & delivery up to 100-mi. Phone: (204)428-3961 or Auction Mart (204) 434-6519 Cell: (204)856-6931 Frank Case, Portage. TRIPLE R LIMOUSIN has 15, 2 yr olds, 21 yearling Horses MB. Livestock Dealer #1111 bulls, Red & Black & Polled, Red bred for perfor- LIVESTOCK mance or calving ease, semen tested, guaranteed WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM Cattle – Red Angus & delivery avail. Call Art (204)856-3440 or LIVESTOCK (204)685-2628. Horse Auctions LIVESTOCK 2 YR OLD BULLS at $2,000 each. Phone LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus (204)371-6404, Ste Anne. Rocking W Spring horse & tack sale CANCELLED. Consignment Sale Cornerstone Red Angus & Charolais Bull Sale Cattle – Maine-Anjou See you in the Fall. Phone (204)325-7237 Thursday May 1 at 11am F BAR & ASSOCIATES Angus bulls for sale. April 19th, 1:30pm, Whitewood (SK) Auction Market. 2 BLACK PUREBRED 4-YR old, proven herd sires, at Whitewood Livestock Sales Choose from a selection of two-yr old & yearling Offering 32 Red Angus & 24 Charolais Yearling Bulls. LIVESTOCK Red & Black Angus bulls. Great genetics, easy- moderate birth weights. CEE Farms Genetics. --- Highway 1 West, Whitewood, SK --- Semen tested, guaranteed with free board & delivery Phone Marcel (204)981-6953, Oak Bluff. Open to consignments of: Farm equipment, cattle handling, semen-tested, delivery available. Call for available. Plus 27 Red Angus heifers. Contact Phil Horses – Haflinger handling equipment, vehicles, trailers, RVs, ATVs, sale list. Inquiries & visitors are welcome. We are Birnie (306)577-7440, Kelly Brimner (306)577-7698, FOR SALE: BLACK & Red Polled Maine-Anjou 2 golf carts, etc. located in Eddystone, about 20 miles east of Ste. or view the catalogue online at www.bylivestock.com yr old & yearling bulls, Moderate birth weights, ex- CAN. REGISTERED HAFLINGER HORSES, well Please call early to consign so we have Rose or 25-mi West of Lake Manitoba Narrows, just cellent performance, semen tested & guaranteed. broke to drive teams of mares & geldings. Also WWW.REDDIAMONDFARM.COM 18 MTH OLD sufficient time to advertise off Hwy #68. Call Allen & Merilyn Staheli at (204)534-8222. young stock. Call or email for info. (519)870-9503 Call 306 735 2822 to book (204)448-2124 or email: [email protected] PB Red Angus bulls for sale. Check out our bull or (519)236-4518 (evenings). [email protected] catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver. We also Horse & Tack Sale LIVESTOCK FOR SALE: 27 M/O Reg Black Angus Bull- A.I. have Purebred Black & Red Angus cows to calve Cattle – Salers Saturday, May 31 sired Net Worth, 95-lb BW; 2-25 m/o Reg Red An- Aug/Sep for sale. Phone Michael Becker Swine Tack 10am Horses 1pm gus Bulls- sires (AI) Makn Waves 39X (90-lb BW) & (204)348-2464, Whitemouth. PEDIGREED POLLED SALERS SEEDSTOCK, As they become available, pictures and a complete Designer 63X (88-lb BW). $2400.00 each firm. Se- LIVESTOCK Black or Red, yearling & 2 yr old bulls, also females LIVESTOCK listing will be at www.whitewoodlivestock.com men tested & Breeding soundness evaluated. available; selected from the strongest performing under “For Sale” tab - updated daily. Swine Wanted Drumhaggart Ltd. Corina (204)266-1616. Cattle – Blonde d’Aquitaine CDN herd (see SLS stock on www.salerscana- da.com). Breeding since 1989 for quality, thick- HAMCO CATTLE CO. HAS for sale Reg Red An- BELLEVUE BLONDES HAS AN excellent group of ness, docility & performance. Records avail. Assis- gus & Black Angus yearling bulls & 2 yr olds. Good performance & semen tested, polled Purebred Reg. tance to match your needs. Bulls semen tested & selection. Semen tested, performance data & Blonde yearling bulls for sale. Reasonably priced. WANTED: guaranteed. Can arrange delivery. Ken at Lundar EPD’s available. Top genetics. Contact Glen, Al- Call Marcel (204)379-2426 or (204)745-7412, Hay- (204)762-5512, [email protected] BUTCHER bert, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or David wood MB. Hamilton (204)325-3635. HOGS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK FARMING RIDGE SIDE RED ANGUS: (3)2-yr old, 15 Reds & Cattle – Charolais Cattle – Shorthorn SOWS AND BOARS 1 Black yearling bulls for sale. From top AI sires, semen tested, guarented, will keep & feed till you CLINE CATTLE CO. has for sale purebred Charo- FOR SALE: PUREBERD YEARLING Shorthorn FOR EXPORT IS ENOUGH OF need & deliver. Call Don:(204)422-5216 or visit our lais yearlings & 2-yr old bulls. Bulls are quiet, hairy bulls. Red & Roan, thick & beefy w/moderate birth P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. website@ ridgesideredangus.com & easy calving, will be semen tested & guaranteed. weights. Get the maternal edge w/Shorthorn sired females. Call Uphill Shorthorns. (204)764-2663 cell, 728-7549 Drop in anytime to have a look. (204)537-2367 or Licence No. 1123 A GAMBLE... TWO YEAR OLD RED & Black Angus Bulls. Con- Brad’s cell (204)523-0062. (204)365-7155, [email protected] tact Triple V Ranch, Dan cell (204)522-0092, home FOR SALE: YEARLING & 2-yr old bulls. Polled, (204)665-2448 or Matt (204)264-0706. Cornerstone Charolais & Red Angus Bull Sale April 19th, 1:30pm, Whitewood (SK) Auction Market. mostly Red. Birthweights starting at 63-lbs. Devel- LIVESTOCK Offering 24 Charolais & 32 Red Angus Yearling Bulls. oped on a growing ration. Out of practical, hard- Specialty Cattle – Black Angus Semen tested, guaranteed with free board & delivery working cows. Phone (204)764-2382. available. Plus 27 Red Angus heifers. Contact Kelly HATFIELD SHORTHORNS HAS NICE thick Red & LIVESTOCK 3 REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS bulls, 3-yrs old, Brimner (306)577-7698, Phil Birnie (306)577-7440 Roan Shorthorn bulls for sale. Yearlings and 2-yr birthweight 80-84-lbs. Bismarck, Alliance, Stout or view the catalogue online at www.bylivestock.com olds. Monty Thomson (204)782-3549 or Specialty – Goats bloodlines. Phone Marcel (204)981-6953, Oak FOR SALE: 2 COMING 2-yr old PB Registered (204)870-0089. MINIATURE SILKY FAINTING GOATS, $500 Bluff. Charolais bulls, also yearlings. Will be easy calving, each. Check us out www.aspenvalleysilkies.com or good hair coats, good feet & good dispositions. LIVESTOCK 5 2-YR OLD/15 YEARLING Registered Black An- call (204)773-7872. Guaranteed. K.E.H. Charolais, Keith Hagan: Cattle – Simmental gus Bulls, semen tested & delivered within 100-mi. (204)748-1024. (204)741-0070, (204)483-3622, Souris. BLACK & RED YEARLING PB Simm bulls. Thick & FOR SALE: 2-YR OLD Charolais Bulls, polled, Solid coloured. Sired by A.I. Sires: Full Throttle, LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT 9 PB BLACK ANGUS yearling bulls, sired by KLM quiet, low birth weights, tested & delivered, 680S, IPU Revolution, Poker Face & Red Force. Everclear, birth weights 78-82-lbs, $19,00- $2,100 $2300-$2500. Wayne Angus (204)764-2737, Heifer bulls also avail. Valleyfield Simmentals, Larry Phone Les Case:(204)428-3625. Hamiota MB. ALTERNATIVE POWER BY SUNDOG SOLAR, Advertise in Dyck (204)822-3657, Morden. portable/remote solar water pumping for win- BLACK ANGUS & POLLED HEREFORD bulls for FOR SALE: PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls, 2-yr FOR SALE: TWO, 2 yr old Black Simm bulls, sired ter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind the Manitoba sale. Yearlings & 2-yr olds available, natural mus- olds & yearlings. Polled, some Red Factor, some by Cut Above, out of Wheatland 680S daughters. generators, aeration. Carl Driedger, (204)556-2346 cled bulls developed w/high forage rations. Semen good for heifers, semen tested in spring, guaran- Also 1 Hereford Simm X Black blazed faced bull, or (204)851-0145, Virden. Co-operator Classifieds, tested, delivery available. Call Don Guilford teed & delivered. R & G McDonald Livestock, Sid- sired by Designer Jeans. Call (204)873-2430. (204)873-2430. ney MB. (204)466-2883, (204)724-2811. KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING POLLED 2 YR OLD & yearling Red factor Simm it’s a Sure Thing! LEG CHAROLAIS HAS 2-YR old & yearling bulls System, provides water in remote areas, improves BOTANY ANGUS FARM & Leaning Spruce Stock bulls from AI sires. Acomb Valley Simmentals for sale. Both White & Red factor, all polled, bred water quality, increases pasture productivity, ex- Farm have for sale yearling Black Angus bulls. (204)867-2203, Minnedosa. Come early, a deposit will hold your purchase until for calving ease & performance, all bulls semen tends dugout life. St. Claude/Portage, Spring. For more info & prices contact Ryan Shear- tested. Check out our consignments to Cattlemen’s RIVERBANK FARMS HAS AN excellent group of 204-379-2763. er (204)824-2151 or Cell:(204)761-5232. Classic Sale in Verdon, April 6th. Phone Red, Red Blaze face & Black Polled Simm bulls for (204)252-3115, (204)856-6357. sale. Semen tested & fully guaranteed. Call Ray Cormier (204)736-2608. CRANBERRY CREEK ANGUS REGISTERED MARTENS CHAROLAIS EXCELLENT YEARLING bulls for sale. Sired by HF Tiger 5T, SAV Pioneer, & 2-yr old bulls for sale. Dateline sons for calving LIVESTOCK Cranberry CRK Dynamite, Cranberry CRK High- ease & performance. Specialist sons for consistent lander, J Square S Tiger. Bulls are easy doing with thickness. Also Pleasant Dawn Marshall sons. Call Cattle Various great dispositions. Hand fed for longevity. Semen Ben (204)534-8370. tested, guaranteed & delivered. Will hold until the BLACK ANGUS COWS, 2nd time calvers, due end of April. All weights & EPD’s available. Call PB CHAROLAIS YEARLING BULLS for sale. Mar-Apr, bred back to Black, very quiet. Also have 1-800-782-0794 (204)534-2380, or [email protected] Sired from easy calving bulls, fed hay ration, excel- 63 fall calvers, Black Angus, bred back to Black. for more info, David & Jeanette Neufeld, Boissevain lent growth. Call Ken (204)824-2115, Wawanesa. Phone (204)745-7917. The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 29

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SHARE YOUR LIFE, as it’s meant to be! A Lasting TENDERS FARMLAND FOR SALE RM of CERTIFIED CARBERRY WHEAT, CERTIFIED Relationship. CANDLELIGHT MATCHMAKERS is Hanover (approx 3-mi South, 1-mi West of Mitchell) Leggett & Summit oats, Certified Tradition barley. Want to buy NEW… here to help you. Confidential, Rural, Photos and Marked & sealed tenders will be received by the un- Wilmot Milne, Gladstone, MB. (204)385-2486, Profiles to selected matches, Affordable, Local. dersigned for the above described land up to (204)212-0531. Serving MB, SK, NW Ontario. Call/Write for info: 4:00pm, Apr. 25th, 2014. Parcel 1) Vacant farmland but need to sell Box 212, Roland, MB, R0G 1T0, (204)343-2475. (manure spreading rights given to parcel 3 below) CERTIFIED SOURIS OATS, CERTIFIED Cardale Ely 1320’ SE 24-6-5E. Parcel 2) Vacant farmland wheat, Certified Registered & Foundation Carberry OLD first? (manure spreading rights given to parcel 3 below) wheat. Shanawan Farms Ltd, (204)736-2951, Do- PETS Wly 1320’ NW 13-6-5E 80-acs. Parcel 3) 3200 main. List your space feeder barn, house & yard site (right to CERTIFIED TRADITION BARLEY SEED for sale. used product spread manure on parcels 1 & 2 above) Ely 1320’ Call:(204)799-7417 or (204)612-1734, Mulligan PETS & SUPPLIES NW 13-6-5E 80-acs. When submitting an offer, Farms, Rosser, MB. for FREE on please note: 1. Your offer should clearly identify the property & any conditions of your offer, if any, must CERTIFIED VESPER VB WHEAT, wheat midge Lakeland Buy EXOTIC BIRD & ANIMAL AUCTION. Apr 27, be clearly stated. 2. The highest, or any, offer will tolerant hard Red Spring, Number 1 yielding wheat & Sell! 2014, Weyburn Livestock Exchange, Weyburn, SK, not necessarily be accepted. 3. You must provide a on our farm in 2013. Very plump w/97% germina- 11:00a.m. To Consign, Call Charlotte: certified cheque or bank draft for 5% of the price tion. Call Ron or Riley Jefferies (204)827-2102, (306) 861-6305. For Info, Call Ken: (306)861-3456. being offered payable to Tapper Cuddy LLP. 4. You Glenboro. must rely on your own research of the property to Visit us for Great Deals and to list determine acreage, condition, improvements & as- GREAT VOLUME DISCOUNTS on truck load Car- berry Wheat & Tradition Barley. Also consider the your used AG products today REAL ESTATE sessment. 5. The vendor will be responsible for tax- es on the property to Apr. 30th, 2014. 6. Title to the solid yield advantages of Pinnacle Oats. Krym land shall be transferred free & clear of all encum- Farms Ltd (204)955-5562, Rosser. BuyAndSellAG.com REAL ESTATE brances & liens except for the following: Parcel 1 JAMES FARMS LTD AC Carberry Wheat, Tradition Houses & Lots Caveat/easement #1642364-Man. Telephone sys- Barley, Souris & Summit Oats, Hanley Flax, Forage tem #2773512-MTS Communications Inc. Parcel 2 seeds, various Canola, Sunflower & Soybean seed & 3 Caveat/easement #1642364-Centra Gas Mani- RTM’s - AVAIL IMMEDIATELY. 3 bdrm homes varieties. Custom processing, seed treating & deliv- toba Inc. 7. Possession of parcel 3 to be no earlier w/beautiful espresso kitchens; Ensuite in Master ery avail. Early payment discount. For info call than June 15th, 2014 w/respect to the barn, but bdrm; Main floor laundry. 1,320-sq.ft. home, (204)222-8785 or toll free 1-866-283-8785, Wpg. possession of crop lands & residence be available $75,000; 1,520-sq.ft. home, $90,000. Also will cus- [email protected] 1-866-443-7444 Apr 30th, 2014. Submit offers to: Tapper Cuddy tom build your RTM plan. Call MARVIN HOMES LLP 1000-330 St Mary Ave Winnipeg, MB Canada LARGE QUANTITY OF CERTIFIED harvest wheat Steinbach, MB. (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484. REAL ESTATE R3C 3Z5 attn: Timothy S. 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“ etermined to Remove Griev- ance of Farmers: Sir Wilfred D Declares Government Has Secured Evidence of Mixing of Wheat and is Pledged to Punish the Guilty Parties” So reads the title of a front-page article in the Manitoba Free Press of Tuesday, July 19, 1910. The body of the news article reports on a meet- ing between the Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier and the Grain Grow- ers Association which occurred at the Brandon City Hall on July 18, 1910. The association presented the prime minister with “memori- als” on the issues of Canadian tariffs, reciprocity with the U.S., govern- ment ownership of port terminal elevators and the export trade in dressed meat. Prime Minister Laurier stated in this meeting that the government had evidence as to the mixing of wheat and pledged to punish the guilty parties. He went on to say that the government recognized that this was an evil and it must provide a remedy. Pretty strong statements! This headline puzzles today’s farmer. Mixing is the term applied 100 years ago to what the current grain industry knows as blending. photo: thinkstock Section 18 of the Manitoba Grain Act of 1900 stated, “In no case, shall grain of different grades be mixed tor and a resulting stamp on the together while in store.” By cur- paperwork. By 1890, the grading of rent standards, the ban on mixing western Canadian grain was largely or blending of grain that was in in the hands of the western grain place 100 years ago comes as quite industry. This issue had demon- a surprise. strated to the western Canadian At the time it was believed that grain trade how important the repu- the interests of the Canadian grain tation for quality of western Cana- grower and Canadian grain trade dian wheat was in making sales. were best served by putting into the The first private grain terminal export trade, when properly cleaned, was built at the Lakehead in 1907. grain of the average quality of Private terminals handled grain the grades. purchased by the terminals’ owners For example, a customer purchas- exclusively. As these terminals were ing No. 2 Manitoba Hard Red Spring private, they were not subject to the wheat received a cargo that was Manitoba Grain Act, which caused made up of various parcels of wheat concerns particularly when produc- that all graded No. 2 Manitoba at the The headline in the Manitoba Free Press July 19, 1910. Photo: Manitoba Agricultural Museum archives ers became aware of the mixing of time each was first graded. It was grades taking place in private termi- illegal to blend into the cargo any nals. Railways by 1910 were begin- other grades of wheat. tificate issued therefore shall have wheat was allowed to be mixed into ning to sell off their port terminals The “no-mixing” rule was sup- written across the face a statement cargoes of western wheat passing and so more terminals were ending ported by the majority of Canadian defining the various grades entering through the east on its way to mar- up in the hands of grain companies. producers who realized blending into the composition.” kets in Europe. By 1910, the profits to be made would result in cargoes grading at There are two contributing fac- As eastern wheat was often softer from blending were so attractive the bottom of the grade, not at the tors to the grain traders holding varieties of wheat with lower gluten that some in the grain trade were average standard of the grade. this view. content, this wheat mixed into the engaged in blending and so the pro- The difference, while subtle, In the early days of the Prairie Red Fife wheat of the West resulted ducers of the day were demanding would be noticeable to the custom- grain industry, the port terminal in poor performance when the blend action. It should be noted that the ers of western Canadian wheat who facilities were largely owned either was milled and baked. Customers no-mixing rule resulted in some sig- would then be less willing to pur- by the railways or by organizations in Europe wanted the high-quality nificant issues to producers and the chase this wheat. As well, producers that did not own country eleva- bread made from western Canadian grain trade. The no-blending rule lacking the ability to blend on farm tors. The best place to blend is at Red Fife wheat and were prepared to also directly contributed to grain would have little to no opportunity port terminals. pay for this quality. elevators being declared as “works to profit from blending. A further contributing factor to the So me customers apparently in the general advantage of Canada.” Grain traders of the day also sup- grain trader’s view on mixing was refused to accept wheat shipments But this and the end of the ported the ban on mixing. In 1899, the struggle through the 1880s to with an eastern Canadian inspec- no-mixing rule are stories for the Winnipeg Grain and Produce obtain more western Canadian input tion stamp. Only a western Canadian another day! Exchange Council passed the reso- into the grading of grain. Eastern inspection stamp was acceptable, as lution, “The Exchange expresses its grain interests had significant input this stamp indicated the shipment 2014 marks the 60th anniversary of the positive conviction that no mixing of into the grading system particularly passed through Eastern Canada Manitoba Agricultural Museum based in Austin, grain should be permitted at termi- as the system was largely based on intact. Man. For more information on the Manitoba nal elevators and also that no mix- the Boards of Trade in the cities of Any “manipulation” in the East Agricultural Museum, see the museum website ing should be permitted in a cargo Montreal and Toronto. The rules would result in an inspection by at http://ag-museum.mb.ca or call the museum shipment unless the inspection cer- were such that eastern Canadian an eastern Canadian grain inspec- office at 204-637-2354. 34 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 Grain transport legislation leaves much unanswered The government is expected to use its majority to push through the legislation

By Alex Binkley ments included giving the ing the committee hearings by Pierre Gratton, president and Co-operator contributor “There is a cost cabinet authority to order both grain and non-grain ship- CEO of the Mining Association to the Canadian the Canadian Transportation pers. The latter account for of Canada, spoke for many of he New Democrats and Agency to extend current inter- about 80 per cent of the ton- the non-grain shippers. His Liberals are promis- economy resulting switching limits on the Prai- nage moved by CN and CP. members “represent the sin- T ing to keep pushing for from poor rail ries to as much as 160 km from There were a variety of pro- gle largest industrial customer improvements to C-30 the Fair service.” the current 30 km. The oppo- posals for a revival of the old group of Canadian railways and Rail for Grain Farmers Act as it sition wanted greater fines Grain Transportation Agency consistently account for over wends its way through the final than $100,000 a day that can or creation of a logistics work- half of the total rail freight rev- steps of approval in the House Pierre Gratton be imposed on the railways for ing group to co-ordinate enue and the largest share of of Commons. president and CEO of the failing to meet delivery targets. shipments. This year’s trans- total volume carried.” Although the bill doesn’t have Mining Association They also want the fines to be portation debacle has certainly In some cases, miners have of Canada an immediate impact on grain distributed to farmers who are brought out the need for bet- received only “50 per cent to 60 shipments, the government will suffering from missed delivery ter communications among the per cent of cars ordered versus use its majority to push the bill late last fall. The railways and opportunities rather than left in railways and customers. Similar cars delivered, resulting in some through. Many of the issues grain companies took potshots the government’s coffers. complaints have been raised in instances in the downscaling of raised by the opposition, farm at each other while farm groups While it isn’t mentioned in the United States. production and operations. groups, grain companies and worried about financial assist- the legislation, the government Richard Phillips, president “There is a cost to the Cana- railways during parliamentary ance for farmers who haven’t plans to move up the start of of the Canada Grains Coun- dian economy resulting from study of the bill will resurface been able to sell much of last the CTA review to this summer cil, told the agriculture com- poor rail service,” he added. when the Canada Transporta- year’s mammoth crop. from its planned beginning next mittee the industry “simply While the miners sympathize tion Act review begins later this After a marathon debate April year. It is supposed to be com- must have better forecasting with the plight of farmers, “we year. 7, the bill returned to the Com- plete in 18 months, and then and planning going forward, are concerned about unin- The Commons agriculture mons for report stage and third its report could become the not just each spring for what tended consequences that will committee held lengthy hear- reading. MPs can debate at both basis for future changes to the the fall movement might look befall other Canadian sectors ings on the bill on March 31 and steps and the NDP and Liber- Canada Transportation Act, the like. Not just in the middle of reliant on rail service, including April 1 and 2. Mostly MPs heard als say they will. The Senate will main transportation law. July as to how the crop looks mining, as a result of the meas- a replay of the bitter debate that also study the bill. The review will consider like and not just weekly or ures contained in Bill C-30,” he has raged across the West since The government amend- many of the issues raised dur- monthly forecasts.” added.

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eystone Agricultural Producers is seeking changes to a federal pro- K posal to update plant breeders’ rights legislation to comply with UPOV ’91. Rob Brunel, chair of the KAP’s grain, oilseeds and pulse committee told the group’s general council meeting the pro- posed revisions have the potential to both help and harm producers. “The fate of this will hinge on whether we can band together as producers and find some good in this change or we can stick our heads in the sand and all disa- gree and let it go...,” Brunel said April 11. Many commodity groups, including the Canadian Canola Growers Associa- tion, support UPOV ’91 (International Union for the Protection of New Varie- ties of Plants) agreeing with the federal government that stronger protection for intellectual property will encour- age more private companies to invest in developing new crop varieties in Can- ada, as well as bring in new varieties from elsewhere.

Strongly opposed The National Farmers Union is strongly opposed, fearing the change will transfer seed development into corporate hands, PHOTO: THINKSTOCK resulting in multinational corporations controlling the food chain and higher costs for farmers. “The fate of this will hinge To succeed, KAP must find a way to on whether we can band build a unified position with farmers together as producers and across the West, Brunel said. “If we don’t do that then, not to pick find some good in this on the canola model, but that’s easily change or we can stick our what could happen and I don’t think heads in the sand and all most producers want to go there,” he said. disagree and let it go...” The “canola model” is where corpora- tions develop and own the varieties and in some cases exercise control over the harvested crop right through to end- ROB BRUNEL users. Farmers also pay very high prices — around $60 an acre — for canola seed, noted Starbuck farmer Chuck Fossay. “I think that’s specifically what people “Innovation will be stifled, resulting in don’t want to see in the cereal sector,” greater costs to farmers,” he said. Brunel told reporters later. “We see what Although the government wants the bill has happened in the pulse sector. It’s Rob Brunel, chair of KAP’s grain, oilseeds and pulse committee, is leading efforts to develop the to be law by Aug. 1, it will take three years essentially publicly owned. It has been a organization’s position on UPOV ’91 with the goal balancing farmer and corporate in crop variety before the associated regulations are imple- huge driver and producers have invested development. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON mented, giving farmers time to influence a lot of money in variety research. There the process, said Don Dewar of Dauphin. is a model out there.” “I think too many people have got local entrepreneurs develop, if they can’t But Brunel said it’s important to influ- hung up on the royalty,” Brunel said. move it into the system we’re done,” he ence the bill itself. It will be a challenge Losing control “It goes much deeper to the germ- said triggering applause. to get farmers engaged. But momentum KAP is also worried about the public plasm (and) public research dollars Lowe Farm farmer Butch Harder is building. and farmers losing control of publicly that have been invested for a long agreed. “You hear a lot of concern, a lot of developed and owned germplasm and time in this country and where that “It’s all about control,” he said. “It’s chatter in the industry,” he said. “On varieties, given the federal government goes and who maintains control about freedom. I’m really concerned Twitter there’s a lot of, ‘We don’t want is stepping back from variety develop- over that.” about this thing.” this.’ It’s about being engaged and peo- ment. Fisher Branch farmer Billie Uruski ple expressing their views and taking the The potential for higher seed costs for told fellow delegates UPOV ’91 is a very Fewer options time to engage themselves in the discus- farmers through royalties, including, important issue. If germplasm is controlled by only a sion. If people don’t engage how do we end-point royalties or annual fees for “If the same companies that control small number of companies, farmers build a unified voice?” farm-saved seed, is just part of the con- the germplasm and the marketing (of will have fewer options, Uruski said in an cern, he said. grain), I don’t care how many varieties interview later. [email protected]

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10615E_CFC_BNNR_AD_REFRESH_MBCOOP.indd 1 2014-03-27 2:32 PM 36 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 COUNTRY CROSSROADS CONNECTING RURAL FAMILIES Keys to the hall hold secret to vibrant community Serving on the hall board has become a family tradition in these parts

By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff / Woodlands

t’s where newlyweds dance, long-marrieds celebrate anniversaries, and countless gifts have been opened I at bridal and baby showers. It’s where families have reunited and mourners have paid their final respects. Don’t even try to figure out how much beer has been served at all the socials. Now, on the eve of reaching a milestone of its own, the Woodlands Community Hall’s volunteers are get- ting a present of their own — a Volunteer Service Award presented last week by Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger at a gala Volunteer Service Award Dinner. Honourees are recognized for individual, youth, community categories. Woodlands Community Hall volunteers were recipi- ents of a community award for a century of service maintaining this focal point of their municipality. “It’s quite an honour to receive it,” said Bob Brad, a past president and now longest-serving member on a committee of 15.

Hosted fairs Built in 1915, the building is a legacy of the Argyle, Woodlands, Woonona (AWW) Agricultural Society, that began hosting fairs that same year. In its earliest days, Woodlands hall was where farm- ers came for short courses in livestock care and pro- duction and to participate in other farm programs offered by the AWW Agricultural Society. Over 100 years the hall has been the site of countless community gatherings, said Lana Cowling-Mason, the RM of Woodlands community economic development officer. Everyone living in the area has a memory tied to it, whether it’s where they had their bridal shower or went to “one of those wild socials we went to as kids,” she said. “It’s the backdrop to pretty much every milestone in most community members’ lives,” she said. But the modest wooden building might have closed Bob Brad, (centre, holding Volunteer Service Award plaque) is part of the dedicated Woodlands Hall board committee including long ago if not for generation after generation of com- Heather Anderson (back row, l-r), Linda Proctor, Barry Proctor, Margaret Anderson, Howard Proctor, Ray Blowers, Tammy Blowers, and munity caretakers stepping forward to keep it going. Bob Carter, Lisa Lillies (front row, l-r), Bob Brad, Lorelee Proctor, Cindy Procter, and Claudette Carter. Other committee members missing Fittingly, the original foundation of the building still from the photo are Janice Brad and Wendy Proctor. photo: lorraine stevenson supports the well-kept facility that has seen several additions over the years, said Cowling-Mason, noting Theirs is one of the few remaining weekly bingos in preparation and help MC the evening to to make the hall board has done an exceptional job at succes- the area since video lottery terminals became popular. sure all those volunteers “get the night off,” said sion planning. People serving on this board are follow- “When the VLTs came in, it really did change the Cowling-Mason. ing in the footsteps of parents, grandparents and even demand for those things,” noted Cowling-Mason. But Involving local youth this way has been “a phe- great-grandparents. there’s another reason volunteers keep hosting these nomenal way” to link the school to what’s going on “The successful operation of a community hall for weekly bingos. in the rest of the community, she said. And it’s done 100 years is the definition of perseverance,” she said, “They said, ‘We think it’s still important to have wonders to link community groups into the pool of adding that years of service by the current board ranges that gathering time,” she said. volunteer energy and talent among local youth. anywhere from two to 50 years. These are people who “They said, ‘If we were doing it for the money we’d “It has been such a tremendous eye-opener in our have been passionate about this work all their lives, she have stopped years ago.” community to see what the capacity of our kids is said. too,” she said. “That just deserves so much respect.” Community engagement party On the subject of money, they’ve tried to attach a One of three Interested dollar value to what volunteer time contributed in Woodlands Community Hall was one of three com- Bob Brad recalls how they got guys like him involved. their community adds up to, said Cowling-Mason. munity groups receiving the Premier’s Award last He joined the board in 1967 and remembers being told It’s easily $100,000. week. Others were the Churchill Ladies Club and a how pleased the committee was to see a young lad like That valuation is part of an ongoing effort in this volunteer team with Ten Thousand Villages. himself “taking an interest in the hall.” municipality to make sure all community volunteers Other rural Manitobans receiving individual “I wasn’t really all that interested at the time,” he said know how important their contributions are. RM of awards included Bernice Enstrom for her lifelong with a chuckle. “But since then I’ve seen all the differ- Woodlands Community Development Corporation commitment to St. Phillip’s Anglican Church and ent things it gets used for, and I’d like to see it keep on annually organizes a volunteer recognition evening the Women’s Institute in Stonewall. Richard (Dick) going. of its own, said Cowling-Mason. Everyone connected Walker of Swan was also honoured for long-service “And it’s a good bunch to work with.” to a voluntary organization is invited and it’s an volunteering with the Rotary Club of Canada, the Younger members like Lisa Lillies, the committee’s evening when the community honours outstanding Swan River Valley Agricultural Society, and for found- newest member agrees. voluntary contributions. ing the Ducks Unlimited Canada Swan River Valley “I’ve been with it two years,” she said, adding that her “We call it our ‘community engagement party,’” she fundraising banquet. own memories of the hall are of all the weddings, show- said, adding that it both highlights these volunteer National Volunteer Week is held April 6 to 12 to ers, and socials she’s been at over the years. contributions and links people together across the recognize, celebrate and thank Canada’s 13.3 mil- “I felt that a lot of younger members needed to come four small centres within the municipality. lion volunteers. A 2010 National Survey of Giving, out and help support our hall,” she said. “It’s a very Incidentally, no one has to volunteer that night to Volunteering and Participating indicates that close important part of our community.” host the dinner either. to 53 per cent of Manitobans over the age of 15 vol- The volunteer committee members look after all That’s because the CDC co-hosts the event unteer, contributing approximately 74 million hours the hall upkeep themselves, with ongoing rentals, with the Warren Collegiate student body, said annually. plus another long-standing community tradition — a Cowling-Mason. weekly bingo — helping to pay the bills. About 40 to 50 students do all the meal planning, [email protected] The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 37 COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Send your recipes or recipe request to: Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794, RecipeSwap Carman, Man. ROG OJO or email: [email protected] Lamb isn’t just for Easter

Braised Lamb Canadian lamb does have a few other fences to leap before it lands on our 3 lbs. boneless stewing lamb, cubed 1/3 c. olive oil Lorraine Stevenson plates. 1 garlic clove, minced 1/3 c. flour Crossroads Recipe Swap A big one is lack of familiarity with 1 onion, sliced 2 c. apple juice lamb, outside those who already know 1 c. sliced fresh mushrooms 2 tsp. salt the great stew and kebab recipes. 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1/2 tsp. rosemary Consumers need to know more about 1 - 7-1/2-oz. can tomato sauce 1/4 c. sour cream never ate lamb until I was in my early this meat, including the diversity of cuts 2 chicken bouillon cubes 3/4 tsp. pepper 20s and started trying new foods with available, and need recipes for using 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese Cooked rice I new friends from around the world. lamb in everyday meals. That first bite was memorable — in We also tend to see it as a one-time a curry with plenty of red hot chilies! special occasion meat right now too. Preheat oven to 350 F. Heat oil in a large skillet. Add garlic Since that first eye-popping meal, I’ve “I think a lot of the time, when and cook gently for two minutes. Trim excess fat from lamb. learned to love the subtle taste of lamb consumers think of lamb, they think Roll in flour. Add to pan and brown well. Place in a 13x9-inch in stews and not-quite-so-hot curries, of only a leg of lamb or a roast,” says baking dish. Sprinkle with onion and mushrooms. Combine and especially those ultra-delicious tiny, Patterson. “And what you can do with soup, tomato sauce, apple juice, sour cream, bouillon, salt, grilled chops. lamb or mutton goes well beyond that.” pepper and rosemary in a saucepan. Heat and stir to blend. But I admit I don’t buy it nearly as Lamb pizza, anyone? Pour over lamb. Cover tightly and bake for one hour. Uncover often as other types of meats. That’s and sprinkle with cheese. Continue to bake uncovered for typical, say staff with the Canadian Sheep A few things you might not 30 minutes. Serve with rice. Preparation time: 10 minutes. Federation. And it’s not just because know about lamb: Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes. Makes: 4 servings. lamb is still hard to get in many smaller Source: Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency centres. • Just 3 oz. of cooked lamb, with any One might assume, in a country as excess fat removed, provides the multicultural as Canada, we would be average person with 48 per cent of regular eaters of lamb, and increasingly their daily protein requirements. so. But it’s actually the opposite. Grilled Lamb Chops Even those who customarily eat lamb • Compared to other meats, lamb with Cucumber Mint Sauce are eating less of it, according to Corlene contains very little marbling (fat in the Patterson, the executive director of the meat). Only one-third of fat in lamb is Lamb chops have never tasted more spring-like than they do CFS. We hit a five-year low in 2012 for saturated, so the majority of the fat is in this fast and fresh entrée. lamb consumption at just .877 kg per on the edges of the meat. This means person, which is even less than we were that the excess fat is easily trimmed off, 8 loin lamb chops 2 - 3 c. plain yogurt eating in 2008. The slow decline in which means fewer calories. 1 small clove of garlic, minced 2 tsp. concentrated mint sauce consumption is mainly attributable to 1 c. shredded cucumber, squeezed dry and chopped • Lamb is one of the richest sources the higher cost of lamb, says Patterson, Salt and pepper adding that even those who might of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). typically eat it, will choose chicken, beef CLA possesses unique and potent In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, cucumber, garlic and or pork when they balk at the price. antioxidant activity. mint sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and chill at least one hour to blend flavours. Spread thin coating That sounds like bad news for • A recent study also shows that only of the concentrated mint sauce on both sides of lamb chops; Canadian lamb producers. But the good about 36 per cent of the fat in lamb let stand 15 minutes. Grill or broil lamb to desired doneness. news is that Canadians definitely do is saturated. The rest is mono- or Serve with additional cucumber mint sauce. Preparation have an appetite for lamb, and Canadian polyunsaturated, the “good” fat in one’s time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 1 hour. Serves 4. producers are having no trouble selling diet. all they produce. “That slow decrease in per capita When buying lamb Source: Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency consumption doesn’t have a huge impact on us,” said Patterson. “We’ve always If chops or a crown roast are the only cuts been able to market all of what we that come to mind when considering produce.” serving lamb, think again. Your butcher Lamb Pot Pie with Feta Potato Crust Canadians’ appetite for lamb outstrips can provide you with cubes for kebabs our current supply of domestically raised or stewing, or ask for sirloin lamb steaks, 2 lbs. lamb shoulder, ground 5 tbsp. vegetable oil lamb, which is why we’re still importing boneless loins, a neck slice or shoulder 1 large onion, chopped 1 tbsp. minced garlic over half of all we eat. Plus, as more roast, a boneless rolled roast, flank side 1-1/4 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. mint, dried value-added, easy-to-prepare products ribs, and many more of the 35 retail cuts 1-1/4 tsp. oregano 1-1/4 tsp. allspice come on the market, that demand is only available. 2 tbsp. tomato paste 2 tbsp. unsalted butter going to grow. 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese, grated 3 lbs. russet potatoes Farmers, in fact, are gearing up for an And remember — the original shepherd’s 1/3 lb. feta cheese, crumbled Salt and pepper increased appetite for lamb. The new pie was very likely made with ground lamb. 35-oz. can plum tomatoes, diced, save the juice Canadian Lamb Producers Co-operative begins buying finished lambs this spring. In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, stirring “Our plan is to start small and ramp up,” until softened. Add garlic and lamb and cook until brown. Here are three recipes for cooking lamb, said CEO Terry Akerman, in a recent Drain excess fat. Add cinnamon, oregano, mint and allspice article in this paper about the co-op’s including one for a traditional leg of lamb and cook for one minute. Add tomatoes, juice, tomato paste use of new technologies for grading and plus two for quicker meals using chops and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 15 minutes then trans- traceability to help build more value and cubes. All these recipes are found fer to baking dish. and profitability into Canadian lamb on the website of the Ontario Sheep production. That eventually means more Marketing Agency. Check out www. Topping: Peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces. Cover lamb at lower prices too. ontariosheep.org for more ideas. with cold water and bring to a boil. Drain cooked potatoes and mash lightly with hand masher. Add Parmesan cheese, butter, feta cheese and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well. Spoon potato mixture over the lamb mixture and bake in 400 F oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned. If you have a recipe or a column suggestion please write to: Preparation time: 40 minutes. Cooking time: 40 minutes. RECIPE Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap, Serves 8. Box 1794 Carman, Man. R0G 0J0 SWAP or email Lorraine Stevenson at: [email protected] Source: Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency 38 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 COUNTRY CROSSROADS

ust when you think it’s never going to warm “Oh there’s nice places all right,” said Rose, “if up, then sure enough it doesn’t. After suffering The you have the money. You have to remember, we’re Jthrough the coldest winter in over 100 years, farmers. We’re not Wall Street brokers.” you’d think Mother Nature would throw us a bone, “You should look for an old character home,” but no, not really. Well it’s not -30 anymore when Jacksons said Jennifer. “One of those old three-storey BY ROLLIN PENNER you get up in the morning so I guess that’s some- houses built in the early 20th century, with the thing, but it’s still only moderately spring-like. 10-foot-high ceilings and six-inch solid wood The water is running, slowly, in the ditches on the door frames and stuff.” Jackson farm. On the bright side, slowly does mean “Oh yeah,” said Andrew drily. “One of those less chance of flooding. Let’s cross our fingers. After houses that looks beautiful inside and out and the winter we’ve had, we ought to be spared the then one day you wake up and wonder why annual sandbagging ritual. there’s a ceiling six inches from your nose and Rose looked up from her newspaper this morn- you realize that it’s because a semi-truck drove ing when Randy and Andrew and Jennifer came in by and the vibrations caused the foundation to from checking the cattle. crumble and the whole house collapsed around “How’s everything out there?” she asked. you. It’s a nice idea, but no thanks.” “The sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the “You don’t have to buy one right on Main corn,” said Jennifer. Andrew laughed. “Not quite Street,” said Jennifer. yet,” he said. “But things are OK aside from the fact “Those houses are always on Main Street,” said that there’s still way too much snow out there.” Andrew. “It could be worse,” said Randy. “That’s true,” said Randy. “Everything could always be worse I guess,” said “Also,” said Rose, “we want a bungalow. Canada Rose. Andrew headed over to the counter to pour is big enough that we shouldn’t have to stack our himself a cup of coffee. “What’s new in the paper?” Andrew sat down beside Randy and set his coffee houses. Stairs are a pain.” he wanted to know. “I’m shopping,” said Rose. cup on the table. “Come on Randy,” he said. “Talk Randy got up to go. “Boy, you guys are hard to Jennifer sat down in the chair beside her mother. some sense into your mother.” please.” “Ooh, let me help!” she said. “What are you shop- “I definitely think you should get your own house “You know what the real problem is Randy,” ping for? Spring clothing?” Mom,” said Randy. “We can all visit Dad every said Jennifer. “They’re having second thoughts, “Nope,” said Rose. “I’m shopping for houses.” Saturday night at the villa.” that’s what. So they find something wrong with “Even better!” said Jennifer. “Have you found “No way,” said Jennifer. “I am not giving up every every house they see because if they can’t find anything yet?” Saturday night just because Dad doesn’t want to one they like that means they’ll have to stay Rose spread the newspaper out so Jennifer could shovel snow.” here.” see. “There’s a pretty sweet little bungalow on First “Good point,” said Randy. “How about we just Randy paused en route to the door. “That’ll be Street,” she said. “It has a fireplace and a beautifully take turns?” interesting,” he said, “when Jackie and I move in remodelled kitchen. But no jacuzzi. And only two “That would be better,” said Jennifer. with the kids come autumn. Could be just a mite bedrooms.” “OK, OK,” said Andrew defensively. “Obviously I crowded.” “Old people gotta have a jacuzzi,” said Randy, sit- was kidding. Although I have no intention of shov- “Dang,” said Andrew. “I was hoping he’d say, ting down across from Jennifer. elling snow. There’s a reason why God created snow ‘don’t worry, we can always do it next year.’” “I want to move into a retirement villa,” said blowers.” “No chance,” said Jennifer. “He wouldn’t want Andrew. “One of those places where they cook your “I don’t think God created snow blowers,” said to spring that on Jackie now.” meals for you and remind you to take your pills and Jennifer. “I think it was some guy in Quebec.” Andrew sighed. “I guess we’d better get serious make appointments for you and then drive you “Whichever,” said Andrew. “The point is, no snow honey,” he said. there. And also you never have to shovel snow.” shovelling.” Rose folded the newspaper and put it aside. “Ha,” said Rose. “You go right ahead old man. I’ll “Seriously Mom,” said Randy. “Are there any “Tomorrow,” she said. “We’ll get serious join you there in about 20 years.” decent places for sale?” tomorrow.” Caring for an Easter lily Try these tips and you just may be able to get future blooms

By Albert Parsons and display the plant in an door conditions. Take the lily out FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR attractive jardinière if it did of the pot and plant it about 10 not come in a decorative con- cm deep — about five cm deeper What is it? tainer. Add a bow at the base of than the bulb was planted in the The Easter lilies that are avail- the plant if you want a holiday pot. Ensure that the soil is rich able at this time of year are a effect. Keeping the plant out of and has excellent drainage; put a variety of trumpet lily, Lilium direct sun will prolong the life handful of sand in the bottom of longiforum; they have become of the flowers. the planting hole. a favourite lily for the florist/ Choose a location that will be potted plant industry and the After the blooms fade sheltered from winter winds. Easter lily is by far the most After the blooms fade, cut off Water and fertilize the lily dur- popular. One of the main the top of the stem just below ing the summer until its foli- attributes is its fragrance — the lowest flower branch. Keep age yellows and dries off. This you can smell the plants as the plant well watered. If the will occur earlier than usual soon as you enter a shop that soil seems reluctant to absorb because the lily will be out of its sells them. The large, trumpet- water, hold the pot over the natural cycle. Just before freeze- shaped, waxy flowers have sink, and let water run through up, mulch the lily with a good pure-white petals with anthers the soil until it is thoroughly covering of mulch, such as dry that are often darker in col- drenched; alternately, let the leaves. our. The foliage is attractive pot soak in a sink full of water dark green and the plants usu- for a couple of hours. Let all Spring arrives ally have strong stems and are excess water completely drain Leave the mulch in place until self-supporting. There is often before returning the pot to its warm weather arrives. Water as one bulb per pot, but some display location. needed and begin to fertilize it garden centres stock very large You want to encourage the when new growth emerges. The pots that have three bulbs all in bulb to create new flower buds lily may not bloom next sum- bloom at once. for next year, so give it good mer as it may take it a full year light — direct sun if possible. to recover and resume a nor- The purchase Feed the plant with a balanced mal cycle, but when it blooms Choose a plant that has healthy soluble fertilizer in the water. the next year after that, you will foliage and whose soil has not be able to enjoy the beautiful dried out. Pick a plant that has The move outdoors white blooms of your Easter lily buds instead of open flowers. After all danger of frost has in your outdoor garden. You will be rewarded with a passed, plant the lily outside; So don’t discard your pot- longer bloom time. harden it off before you do or it ted Easter lily. Keep it growing may collapse and its leaves will indoors until spring and then Enjoying the blooms get sunburned. Place the pot out- plant it in your outdoor garden. Display the plant where you can doors, gradually increasing the enjoy it. Keep the soil moder- time it is exposed to sun until Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, ately moist. Remove the sleeve the lily is acclimatized to out- Manitoba PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 39 COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Sometimes silence really is golden Announcing your goals could sabotage your success

By Shirley Byers www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ rather than increasing, their FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR pubmed/19389130. c o m m i t m e n t In other words, once you tell was actually Sometimes just telling ana always had a good someone your goal, be it com- r e d u c e d . someone about your story to tell; big plans she mitting to jogging five times a T h e y goal could cause you Lwas eager to share with week, eliminating chocolate put less not to pursue it. others. Maybe it was a clever from your diet or starting your e f f o r t PHOTO: THINKSTOCK invention or it might be a new own home-based business, in i n t o t h e business she was about to your mind, it’s like it already t a s k s launch. She was so animated, happened. In your mind, you that would so engaged, people would already possess the identity of enable them to think, “Wow! What a great idea. that person. achieve their goals. I can’t wait to see that happen!” If you already have it, why In their minds, the But it never did. None of it would you waste time in pur- act of announcing their ever did. And yet, Lana was suing that goal? g o a l , o f s a y i n g i t an intelligent and personable But isn’t telling someone else out loud made it professional. Clearly, she knew our goals a good thing? Doesn’t s e e m m o r e r e a l what she wanted and she had it motivate us to go after the a n d m a d e t h e m the smarts to go out and get it. goal? feel they’d already Why was it that she couldn’t That’s not what Gollwitzer made significant seem to attain her goals? and his team found, and progress towards A s t u d y a t Ne w Yo r k other research going back it. It made them University might provide as far as 1926 has produced l e s s l i k e l y t o the answer. In 2009 Peter similar results. p u r s u e t h e i r Gollwitzer conducted research In three separate experi- g o a l w i t h t h e which showed “… that when ments Gollwitzer tested the same tenacity as the people other people take notice of an link between making goals who had kept their goal to individual’s identity-related public and actively working themselves. behavioural intention, this to achieve those goals. What So if you have a great idea gives the individual a prema- he found, in every study, was for a home-based business — ture sense of possessing the that when participants had maybe keep it to yourself — aspired-to identity,” http:// told someone else their goal, at least till you get it started! Thoughts Manitoba home to on Easter By Addy Oberlin FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

neighbouring athletes very year we find Easter eggs in the stores, many Welcoming fellow competitors from Saskatchewan and Ontario E different colours and shapes. We also see bunnies By Darrell Nesbitt galore, chocolate, sugar and cute FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR little plush ones. It is also the time of year when or a number of Manitoba farmers look forward to new life High School Rodeo in their barns. Calves are born FAssociation athletes, dis- and there are a variety of puppies tance travelled to compete and kittens. The birds are build- may be within the province. ing their nests and the fields are For others, from Ontario and drying up after a harsh winter, to Saskatchewan, cross-border be readied for spring seeding. travel may be necessary. Over What about Easter? Are our the years, welcoming students thoughts on Jesus? He died on from Saskatchewan com- a cross for us, He was buried, munities living close to the but He rose again on the third Manitoba/Saskatchewan bor- day. He is our mediator and der has not been out of the only through Him can we come ordinary, however, expanding to God. Let us celebrate a risen that welcome into Ontario has. Saviour. There are now families from Wishing you all a Happy Easter. Dryden, Red Rock, Shuniah and Waldof, Ontario competing in Addy Oberlin writes from Swan River, either the junior high or high Manitoba school divisions, as it’s closer to attend Manitoba rodeos than Logan Bridgeman of Rivers, shown steer wrestling, leads the All Around High School Boys’ standings heading into events put on by the Ontario Welcome to the spring run. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT High School Rodeo Association. Country Crossroads The same holds true for the Saskatchewan competitors, High School Girls — 1st MHSRA families visited nine and much more. Being an affili- If you have any stories, ideas, many of whom come from Baylee Graham, Carberry, 338; communities for a full-fledged ate of the National High School photos or a comment on what rodeo families, with parents 2nd Cassidy Gardner, Virden, rodeo, and two solely cutting Rodeo Association, based in you’d like to see on these pages, travelling the semi-professional 312; 3rd Hallie McCannell, events. Denver, Colo., besides being a circuit. Carievale, Sask, 255. After a six-year run in lot of fun, scholarships are also send it to: Heading into the spring run Junior High Boys — 1st Hamiota, the provincial finals awarded. Alumni of the NHSRA Country Crossroads, 1666 Dublin or the second half of the 2013- Cooper Millward, Garland, 268; this June will move to the east- have gone on to win champion- Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1 14 season, the top three mem- 2nd Shane McLennan, Argyle; ern city of Selkirk. ships at the university or college bers in All Around Standings 3rd Corbin Fairlie, Warren, 223. High school rodeo has been levels, along with semi- and Phone 1-800-782-0794 are as follows: Junior High Girls — 1st Jenel held in Manitoba since 1995, professional levels, uplifting the Fax 204-944-5562 High School Boys — 1st Boyes, Souris, 484; 2nd Rachelle with the Junior High Division spirit of rodeo and its American Email [email protected] Logan Bridgeman, Rivers, McCannell, Pierson, 459; 3rd starting up in the fall of 2004. history. 215 points; 2nd Trevor Vodon, Hannah McCannell, Carievale, There are events for everyone I’d love to hear from you. Please Virden, 199; 3rd Ethan Fairlie, Sask, 330. including team roping, goat Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, remember we can no longer Warren, 193. From August to October, tying, saddle bronc, bull riding Manitoba return material, articles, poems or pictures. – Sue B:10.25” 40 The Manitoba Co-operator | April 17, 2014 T:10.25” S:9.25” B:15.5” S:14.5” T:15.5”

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