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SteinbachCarillonCalvingAD.indd 1 2017-02-13 12:05 PM 2D – The Carillon, Thursday, February 16, 2017 Steinbach, Man. www.thecarillon.com Dufresne couple welcomes shift from farm to Ag Days showcase being accepted when they sub- by Wes Keating mitted their resumes to Mani- T is rare to see an occupation toba Ag Days. become a welcome leisure They met the managers who Iactivity and just as rare to see were retiring and it became a leisure activity develop into a evident that co-chairing west- rewarding career option. ern Canada’s largest agricultural But for Jonothon and Chris- trade show and farming at the tine Roskos who farm north of same time would not work. Dufresne, that is exactly what Their applications were ac- happened five years ago. When cepted and then came the hard the opportunity came up to apply part for the Roskos, renting out for management of Manitoba Ag their land, not renewing their Days, the couple sat down to dis- leases on rented land and having cuss seriously the future of their a farm equipment dispersal sale. third generation family farm. Jonothon and Christine were The Roskos had returned to reluctant to give up the family the farm where Jonothon grew farm altogether and kept one- up in 2002 when his parents quarter, “to keep a hand in farm- moved to Winnipeg. The farm ing.” It is currently being cus- had been in the family since tom cropped by a cousin who 1929, when Jonothon’s grandfa- is renting some adjoining land ther emigrated to Canada from from the Roskos. Slovakia. The Roskos job shadowed Jonothon and Christine were retiring co-managers, Pat and married in 2000 and had been Owen Beevers, leading up to living on a nearby farm before and including, the 2012 Manito- the move to the original family ba Ag Days show and then took farm. When they decided to stop over the complete management. farming they kept a quarter sec- The show celebrated its 40th tion there and rented out the rest. year this year, and while it has According to Jonothon, their always been going strong, it is farm was not exactly ideally getting bigger every year. This situated. They seemed to be in year it had well over 500 indoor the cross hairs of Mother Nature exhibits covering acres of dis- and received more than a fair play area. PHOTO BY SANDY BLACK PHOTOGRAPHY A grain bin safety display is a featured exhibit at the Westman Place Arena during Manitoba Ag Days. share of rainfall. That coupled Continued on next page with drainage issues in the lo- cal area often created lake front property instead of farmland. In 2005 they got no crop at When my father farmed, all, and in 2010 the cereals were drowned out, but they managed there was time between seed- to harvest the soybeans. After a decade of being on the ing, spraying and harvesting board of directors of Manitoba Ag Days, Jonothon came home from a meeting five years ago to jok- to have a fairly full-time job ingly suggest to his wife they ap- ply for the co-chair positions that on the side. In winter, trade were about to become available. At first Jonothon dismissed shows and meetings were his own suggestion as being “a‘‘ stupid idea”, but it wasn’t long very much a social event for before the Roskos started con- sidering it more seriously. The decision to get out of farming crop producers and there was not an easy one and it was the final day applications were were a lot of them.”

PHOTO BY SANDY BLACK PHOTOGRAPHY Christine Roskos, administrative assistant, and Kristen Phillips, manager, Manitoba Ag Days.

PHOTO BY WES KEATING Jonothon and Christine Roskos at their farm north of Dufresne. www.thecarillon.com The Carillon, Thursday, February 16, 2017 Steinbach, Man. – 3D thecarillon.com “daily news online that matters”

PHOTO BY CHRISTINE ROSKOS “Agvocates” Chelsea, Chloe and Logan Roskos at the Agriculture More Than Ever Booth during Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon. Continued from previous page attendance mark topped the give the board an opportunity to still continues to act as a con- Jonothon points out that just 50,000 mark, with 550 exhibits review the feedback and ideas sultant as needed on a contract as the family farm has changed, featuring everything from crop in surveys completed after the basis, while Christine is the full so has the off-season schedule inputs and fi nancing to the latest 2017 show. time administrative assistant to for crop producers. technology and the inventor’s Manitoba Ag Days is in the manager Kirsten Phillips. “When my father farmed, showcase featuring the latest process of updating its website, “We are still actively involved there was time between seed- new inventions. which was revamped in the sum- in agriculture and the support ing, spraying and harvesting to This year’s inventor’s show- mer of 2016, and by June every- from our peers has been incred- have a fairly full-time job on case featured 17 exhibits, rang- thing should be online. ible.” the side. In winter, trade shows ing from a Moocall calving sen- For the Roskos, Manitoba Ag When Jonothon said they de- and meetings were very much a sor which sends a notifi cation Days has provided them with cided to leave farming, he was social event for crop producers an hour before the cow is due to a best-of-both-worlds situa- apprehensive that the agricul- and there were a lot of them.” calf, to the Evolution Wheel, a tion. Keeping the home quarter tural community would see him Today, producers are busier serviceable solid tire for a skid and the shop means Christine as a ‘quitter”, but that certainly on the farm and pick and choose steer loader. and Jonothon work from home, was not the case. which trade shows are most The winner this year came while enjoying the amenities of Today, Jonothon’s time is valuable to them. from Arnold Innovations and nearby Lorette, where their three spent in his shop, working on There are two or three in Man- was a combine cylinder revers- children, Chelsea 14, Logan 11 projects for the metal fabrica- itoba that have lasted more than er which uses hydraulics and and Chloe 8, attend school. tion business, which has become three decades and each of those a custom engineered wrench, Jonothon says there is a bit his latest venture. Most of the is getting bigger every year. And which when not in use conve- of irony in that while working work is custom fabrication and the Brandon Manitoba Ag Days niently stores in its own harness from home they still rack up has included things such as spi- is the biggest. In fact, Manitoba attached to the combine. over 30,000 km a year on their ral stairs, tables and metal fi re Ag Days has grown to become Three days of seminars and vehicles. pits, to name a few. He also does Canada’s largest, most diverse workshops, and more than half a “Lorette is not that far away, a fair bit of farm equipment re- indoor agriculturally focused dozen keynote speakers, round- but we certainly support Ford pairs. trade show. ed out a full program as Manito- and Co-op.” “There are not many people in During Jonothon’s tenure ba Ag Days celebrated “40 Years Although Jonothon has the area doing that type of repair with the board and manage- of Success.” stepped back for a very active and my knowledge of farm ma- ment team, Manitoba Ag Days “It is a one-stop shop for ev- role with Manitoba Ag Days he chinery certainly has helped.” has grown from 350 exhibits. A erything farm related and the major expansion at the Keystone show is 100 percent pure farm. Centre in 2011 allowed for the There is nothing there that is not show to grow to the size it is to- geared to the needs of the agri- day. cultural producers of the world.” And next year’s show is And next year that one-stop bound to be every bit as large, will be January 16, 17 and 18, and perhaps larger, if Kristen and work has already begun put- Phillips and Christine Roskos ting together the lineup of ex- and their team can fi nd space for hibitors for that one. a few more exhibits. The board meets fi ve times And there is no doubt the a year as plans are formulated, popularity of the show has been but things get really busy from growing along with the interest October to December, Christine of the exhibitors. said. ChristineAccent says this year theon The AgricultureFebruary meeting will by Jim Rae Accent on

Agriculture by Jim Rae

T is no secret that weeds are becoming a bigger problem Accenton farms across on Manitoba and, in deed, all across North IAmerica. When I was a boy, my father didn’t use weed killing chemi- cals.Agriculture He used a variety of methods, including cultivation, fallowing,By Jim Rae crop rotation, hand roguing and burning to keep the weed population from taking over the crops. Chemicals only came into popular use to control weeds in the 1950s. When their use become general, it changed the operations on farms forever. Farmers no longer had to rely on that list of ways of controlling weeds, since spraying did it all. Twenty years later, glyphosates were developed. These chemicals were selective and the list of crops they could be used on became broader. Weeds almost became a thing of the past. That’s how good the new chemicals were. But it has now been 35 or 40 years since the introduction of the glyphosate chemicals and the weeds are making a come- back. Weeds have started to become resistant to the chemicals. It has actually been building for some time, and by now, there is a lot of resistant weeds out in the fi elds of North America. At the present time, there is no easy answer to the problem. Normally, the easiest and quickest would be to switch chemi- cals. But in this case, it’s not appropriate. Glyphosate was so effective that it discouraged research into alternative chemicals. You can bet that all farm chemical manufactures are pull- ing out all the stops now, trying to fi nd the new chemical that will solve weed problems. But until that new one comes along, farmers are left on their own. They have gone back to that list of ways of controlling weeds used by their grandfathers and even are employing a few varia- tions. Fire is the fi rst choice, since it is relatively cheap. Farmers collect the weeds, or the seeds after the harvest, and burn the windrows. Another method that is easy to return to is rotating the fi elds between a series of crops. That is different than the back-to-back-to back canola or which ever crop which has led them into the current problems. The cost of controlling these resistant weeds has risen dramatically, and there are still problems. The other ways of control are less expensive, but take a lot of time., which is also an expense. Farmers are hoping for the quick development of new chemi- cals, but they may have to rely on more time and a variety of strategies instead. Jim Rae is the former host of Information Radio on CBC Radio. 4D – The Carillon, Thursday, February 16, 2017 Steinbach, Man. www.thecarillon.com Bio-fuel increases need for storage tank checks: Co-op with the company for 23 years, by Wes Keating says storage tank concerns were N an era of large agricultural even more rare before bio-fuel was equipment which consumes mandated fi ve years ago. Ithe contents of farm fuel stor- “I saw my fi rst case fi ve years age tanks in a day or so instead of a ago and from there it has been in- week, which was common decades creasing. Our cardlocks are not an ago, there is little chance of fuel be- issue for every time we have tested coming stale. our tanks they have been clean.” But Ste Anne Co-op petroleum Even when there is a problem manager Ben Nickel cautions both with a customer’s swather or com- bulk farm and commercial custom- bine, it is seldom the tank in the ers it is important to deal promptly yard that is the problem, he said. with other storage tank problems When equipment has been sitting that could result in a deterioration for awhile and there is a suspicion of fuel quality. of fuel contamination, an additive Removal of water from storage most often proves to be an effective tanks should be a priority, especial- solution. Nickel stresses that it is ly where ethanol blended fuels are a “bacteria-enemy” fuel treatment stored, Nickel explains. Bio-fuels that is used and not a fuel stabilizer. absorb more water than traditional A recent technical bulletin from fuels and are more susceptible to Co-op Petroleum encourages dili- microbial growth. gent tank manintenance practices to This most common microbial remove biofi lm and prevent micro- contaminant is a fungal or bacterial bial growth. As water is essential growth, most commonly in diesel for microbial growth, removal of fuel and identifi ed as a “dark slime water from tanks by regular drain- with an appearance similar to al- ing or mechanically removing the gae.” This biofi lm in storage tanks water bottoms from storage tanks is may result in a range of problems, a major step. including plugged fuel fi lters, fuel Manual removal involves high fl ow problems, injector malfunc- pressure washing or chemical treat- tions and increased rates of tank ments that can be accomplished corrosion. with the use of biocides or special For the past fi ve years, all diesel detergents. fuel manufactured for Manitoba, If microbial contamination in including fuels distributed by Ste a fuel storage tank is suspected, Anne Co-op, through a retail trade Nickel says fuel samples can be system has been required to have a submitted for testing, but that bio-fuel component. The industry should not necessarily be the fi rst has been regulated to run a three line of defence. There may be one percent bio-fuel component overall, or two cases a year where there is PHOTO BY WES KEATING but because of poor performance in build-up of “gross matter that looks Driver Ed Persowich loads his truck at the new Steinbach bulk plant for an afternoon delivery. winter months, a change was nego- like snot.” advertisement for his own company and a fl eet of six trucks with a ca- tiated, Nickel explains. When a cleaning out of a tank as well. pacity of 140,000 litres per trip, Ste “The industry negotiated to meet is needed, Nickel says he recom- Frequent delivery cycles al- Anne Co-op will have no diffi culty the requirements by running fi ve mends the customer hire a special- low the stored fuel to be regularly with the frequent delivery part of percent bio-fuel in the summer ist like Petroleum Tank Cleaning. replenished with fresh fuel. The the equation. months and no bio-fuel component The southern Manitoba com- Co-op EP-3000 line of premium New bulk tanks have been in- during the winter.” pany provides a mobile service, diesel fuels contains a high concen- stalled in Steinbach over the past Nickel says storage tank prob- washing out tanks to take out all the tration of detergents, antioxidants year and loading fuel out of them lems are by no means major, affect- moisture sludge and provides an and metal deactivators designed to began in July. In the near future the ing less than one percent of a com- on-site equipment cleaning service, minimize fuel degradation and oxi- 16 old 90,000-litre tanks will be mercial and farm bulk customer as well. dation. removed to allow for an expanded base of 3,000. The Ste Anne Co-op But the Co-op petroleum manag- And with a brand new $4 million cardlock area there, Nickel said. petroleum manager who has been er is not hesitant to throw in a quick bulk plant at the Steinbach location The Co-op bulk yard with its 25 new 140,000-litre tanks not only increases the capacity at the Stein- bach location, but deals with envi- ronmental and safety concerns, as well. There is, for example, a high standard of environmental control Upgrade Your Tank with vacuum monitored double bottoms to the tanks. The system is bottom loading PHOTO BY WES KEATING The new $4 million bulk plant at the Steinbach location of Ste Anne to the fuel delivery trucks, mean- Co-op Fuels went into service in July and replaces a 16-tank facility on For Better Protection ing drivers don’t have to stand on the lot east of the cardlock. top of the truck to load anymore, like Nickel did when he started as a driver with the company 23 years ago. The Steinbach facility is just one of a number of new Co-op bulk plants across the country, Nickel said. The decision to expand and rebuild comes at a time when the Steinbach bulk plant was due for Call us for our recertifi cation, which may have re- sulted in a need for a costly upgrade in any event. DISCOUNTED The increased capacity is an ef- fort to balance out the Co-op fuel PRICING! inventory, so as not to run out in peak usage periods across the coun- SAVE try. UP TO $388! The old tanks were taken out of service this winter and a temporary cardlock at the back of the lot will be set up in the next month. This summer, the cardlock at the Clear Springs Road location will be com- pletely rebuilt, Nickel said. “Hopefully the temporary card- lock will be in service by the end of February or early March. There PHOTO BY WES KEATING will never be a time we can’t serve A livestock hauler fuels up at the Ste Anne Co-op cardlock on Clear BE PREPARED our customers.” Springs Road. Now is a good time to review your fuel storage system.

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CONTACT US FOR PUMPS PHOTO BY WES KEATING AND CLEANING SUPPLIES Winter trade shows like Prairie Livestock Expo in Winnipeg and Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon give Ben Nickel an opportunity to meet his customers away from farm or office. www.thecarillon.com The Carillon, Thursday, February 16, 2017 Steinbach, Man. – 5D New members named to marketing council NEW chair and direc- The new chair of the board is Ed been appointed vice-chair. She is a member of Manitoba’s business and a leader. Robert Muir, Garry Draper and tors have been appointed, Helwer, who is a retired farmer, rancher and bookkeeper. She pre- community, she is a director on the Wytinck has been the general John Sandborn had their terms Aand one existing direc- owner of a successful farm sup- viously served on the board of the boards of the Winnipeg Chamber manager of NorthStar Genetics expire and Erin Crampton has tor appointed to vice-chair, to ply business, and public servant at Manitoba Agricultural Services of Commerce and Food & Bever- since 2009, which supplies trait- resigned from her appointment. the board of the Manitoba Farm both the municipal and provincial Corporation. Dohan has many years age Manitoba. ed soybean seed to operations in The appointments of directors Products Marketing Council in an level. He held positions of council- of experience as a volunteer with Janzen shares in the operation Western Canada. He previously Ken Caldwell and Rick Wiens, the announcement by Manitoba Agri- lor and mayor for the Town of Teu- local sporting organizations and the of her family’s grain farm, while worked for Cargill for 13 years in a province noted in its release, have culture Minister Ralph Eichler on lon over separate periods of time 4-H club in the Ethelbert area. also devoting significant time to variety of management capacities. been revoked. Tuesday. from 1969 to 1988, then served as Newly appointed directors community volunteerism and farm The board of directors for the a member of the legislative assem- are Lisa Dyck, Ronalee Janzen, organizations. Manitoba Farm Products Mar- bly for the constituency of Gimli Louise Lachance and Raymond Lachance is secretary and trea- keting Council is responsible for from 1988 to 2003. He farmed in Wytinck. surer for the family’s farm and overseeing the promotion, regula- the Netley area and sold the farm Dyck is owner of Cornell Crème corporation, Lachance Bros. Ltd. tion and management of the pro- in 2012. Ltd., Manitoba’s first dairy pro- She and her husband have oper- duction and marketing of farm Norine Dohan is an existing ducer/processor founded in 2012, ated their farm for 40 years. La- products in Manitoba, as set out in director who has served on the and co-owner of Cornell Dairy chance remained involved in 4-H The Farm Products Marketing Act. board since June of 2011 and has Ltd. A recognized and active for many years as both a member Excess feed wheat, barley could last until summer by Dave Sims “That’s likely feed grade as and summer, that’s when things to lift prices, but Beusekom says well,” said Beusekom. could change. That’s when you that isn’t very likely this year. UPPLIES of feed wheat Unless something drastic hap- start to look at what 2017 crop “There’s nothing on the radar and barley in Western Can- pens, markets will likely continue production will be,” he explained. to give the farmer much hope for Sada continue to compete for to idle for the remainder of the In other years the possibility of higher feed prices.” a home in Lethbridge’s feedlot current marketing year, he said. a drought was something farm- Dave Sims is a writer for Com- alley. “When you get into the spring ers could maybe look to as a way modity News Service Canada. For the past few months mar- kets have been grinding lower due to the large volumes of low- quality feed and other grains that are being unloaded by farmers. At least one industry expert be- lieves it will be a considerable pe- riod of time before those supplies run out. “I think there’s still a ton out there,” said Jim Beusekom of Mar- ket Place Commodities in Leth- bridge, Alberta. “Saskatchewan, in particular, has so much low-grade wheat out there. I don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel.” He says feed wheat seems to be holding steady in the C$150- $155 per tonne level, but barley appears to be weakening slightly. As of Jan. 25, he pegged barley at C$155-$162 a tonne. What’s more, Beusekom says there is still a significant amount of wheat that has been left unhar- vested. He expects that to come off the field in a few months’ time. 6D – The Carillon, Thursday, February 16, 2017 Steinbach, Man. www.thecarillon.com Music and work perfect mix for Clearspring veterinarian

sometimes that one person is by Wes Keating me.” OUNTRY music is a pas- But while country music is sion for Dr. Trevor John- very much a part of his life, the Cson and more than a few veterinarian has no plans to give side trips to Nashville are part up his practice any time soon. and parcel of a busy career for He launched his veterinary the Steinbach area veterinarian. career at the South Centre Vet Dr. Johnson even took a year- Clinic at Notre Dame near Mor- long break from his Manitoba den and a year later moved to practice to move his family to Ste. Rose where he owned and Tennessee in order to experi- operated a clinic until heading ence the Nashville country mu- for Nashville in 2009. sic scene fi rst hand. He was in his 20s when Trev- It was in 2009, Dr. Johnson or got more and more involved says, he and his wife Jennifer in his music. Teaching himself decided to take a “sabbatical” a few chords on an old acoustic from their busy professional guitar that belonged to his fa- lives and packed up the kids and ther, Trevor would strum his fa- moved to the country music cap- vorite country tunes so he could ital of the world. Their daugh- sing along. ters had not started school yet, He fi nally overcame his stage so the timing was perfect. fright to perform at a small town While song-writing, perform- charity event. And as they say, ing and recording in Nashville, the rest is history. Dr. Johnson paid the bills by Over the years Johnson has working at the All Animals Hos- spent a lot of time working on pital in nearby Dickson, Tennes- his craft, performing his original see. songs and popular covers when- The family moved back to ever he is asked, whether a char- Trevor’s hometown of Langruth ity event, a wedding, a social or after the Nashville experience an evening gig in a local pub. where Dr. Johnson ran a mobile Johnson purchased a copy veterinarian practice out of his of Jason Blume’s “Six Steps to truck, serving farms in the area Song Writing Success” at the while waiting for an opportunity Nashville airport after travelling to establish a clinic closer to there on a whim in 2005, and Winnipeg. after that there was no looking That opportunity presented back. itself when Dr. Millar’s Cle- In 2010, Johnson won a song arspring Animal Hospital was writing contest on a local ra- offered for sale. The Baptist dio station with fi rst prize be- PHOTO BY JEREMY DUECK pastor was planning to leave his ing a trip to the Country Music Footsteps, released in 2013, was country music artist Trevor Johnson’s first major recording project. veterinarian practice, in part to Awards in Nashville. devote more of his time to his His fi rst major recording proj- Trevor Johnson and Band play church in Steinbach. ect was the EP “Footsteps” with a couple of gigs a month and While it isn’t Nashville, the Nashville producer Dick McVey their next show locally will be Southeast has its share of coun- in 2013. He returned to the re- at the Steinbach Curling Club in try music fans and a rural Mani- cording studio, this time in Cal- the Granite House Lounge. toba small animals clinic close gary, Alberta in 2014 to record They also have shows lined to the province’s third-largest “Moonshine” and “Dandelions”. up in March for Selkirk and Ste. city looked like a good fi t to Dr. The country songs Johnson Rose. Johnson. has written and recorded are But as much as he enjoys Growing up on a mixed farm very much part of the music singing and country music is a of cattle and grain certainly he performs at socials, char- part of his life, the Clearspring shaped the future for Dr. John- ity fundraisers and club venues Animal Hospital veterinarian is son, particularly his enthusiasm these days. not about to make music his full for country music. Trevor Johnson often per- time career. Driving the farm tractor and forms by himself as was the Both large and small animals singing along with country mu- case when he entertained the are part of Dr. Johnson’s practice sic artists on AM radio proved crowd at the opening of the while the other vets at the clinic to be only one small step away Grunthal Auction Mart last Sep- specialize in treating small ani- from driving the lawn trac- tember. And sometimes, it is mals only. Dr. Johnson calls on tor, cutting three acres of grass these bookings that lead to other area farms to deal with the large while composing a catchy bal- opportunities, like sharing the animals part of his practice. lad of his own called “Dandeli- stage with a hypnotist at the 60th The clinic has been renovated ons.” birthday party of Auction Mart and expanded since Dr. Johnson But the singing veterinarian owner Bobby Krentz. took over and is now a 4,000 sq- is not quite as quick to attribute On occasions that call for ft. facility with a small animal personal experiences to the lyr- “Trevor Johnson and Band” surgery. ics of another Johnson original, there are a number of veteran Joining Dr. Johnson at the “Moonshine.” musicians he calls on. While Clearspring Animal Hospital But whatever his inspiration, Johnson is hesitant to call his at the corner of Clear Springs the graduate of Saskatoon’s band “old”, he suggests that at Road and Old Tom Road are Dr. Tim Gurnell, Dr. Tara Macsymic Western College of Veterinary 40 he is usually the youngest PHOTO BY WES KEATING Medicine in 2000 is happiest musician on stage. and Dr. Ali Koby. Guitar in hand, Dr. Johnson enjoys an afternoon away from his clinic, entertaining a crowd at the Grunthal when he is singing for an audi- His current group includes Auction Mart. ence. An audience of any size, guitar player Dean Smith, Dan he points out. Deurbrouck on drums, fi ddle “It could be 500 or it could be player Garnet Knight and base small crowd, or it could be one players Ben Loutit or Grant Mil- person I’ll be singing for. And liner. ...THAT WILL ENDURE THE TEST OF TIME AND LABOR

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PHOTO BY WES KEATING Dr. Trevor Johnson is enjoying a busy practice as a country veterinar- WWW.MCTAVISHSTEELWORKS.COM ian at his clinic on Clear Springs Road. www.thecarillon.com The Carillon, Thursday, February 16, 2017 Steinbach, Man. – 7D Century-old Giroux Hall needs new revenue source next to the Canadian National parents and grandparents. Alex by Wes Keating Railway tracks near the commu- and Mary Burns were part of the T has been more than two de- nity’s two elevators came only original Giroux UFM group and cades since one of the oldest after years of discussion. The Gi- her parents were hall directors, as Icommunity halls in Manitoba roux UFM’s list of 56 prospective well. Broesky remembers helping underwent a $160,000 facelift. At shareholders promised to contrib- at bingos with former secretary the time, the Giroux UFM Hall ute $20 each for 52 shares, if and Jennie Sproule, who left the po- could seat everyone in town, even when a hall was built at an esti- sition in 1988. Broesky took over if they brought along a friend. mated cost of $1,500. the secretary’s position in 1991. The hall has been a mainstay of The Co-Operative Society at “It just seemed natural to be the community on the CNR line that time was involved in agricul- involved with community hall ac- between La Broquerie and Ste. tural activities, selling farm com- tivities.” Anne for three generations, but modities like baling twine, oils But as Hornan points out, the unfortunately, although it com- and lubricants that came in by oldtimers are all gone and the new fortably seats 200, it is no longer train. The hall was to be a meet- Giroux community these days seen as being large enough to ing place and an opportunity for does not have the same connec- host today’s weddings and so- farmers to rest their horses when tion or interest in the hall. cials. The hall is not attracting as delivering produce to the train. The RM of Ste. Anne has for many rentals as it used to, and is The hall was to become the years enjoyed the support of the facing a real cash crunch to meet place where community residents hall committee which cuts the expenses. and farmers from miles around grass not only at the hall site, but The small rural community of met socially when farm tasks at the park and ball diamonds, and Giroux has gone the way of many were done. For many a second- playground on the other side of small farming communities and generation Burns, Glover, Gorrie the tracks. Over the years, the Gi- now most of the oldtimers, who Sproule and Keating, hall dances roux UFM has also built a picnic played such a major role in the sparked courtships and the whole shelter with washroom facilities activities of the Giroux United community attended the wedding and has provided a lighted skat- Farmers Mutual Co-Operative, receptions that followed. ing rink for free community use are gone. Card parties every two or three during the winter months. The community hall can no weeks, and Friday night dances Hornan is hoping some way PHOTO BY WES KEATING longer count on the family gath- with orchestras from as far away can be found to keep the hall open Giroux UFM president Mike Hornan looks over blueprints of the original community hall, built in 1921. erings, wedding socials and baby as Winnipeg, were always high on in the long run, but at present it showers to keep the hall busy and the Giroux UFM social calendar. just is not sustainable. Hall rent- viable. First of July picnics packed the als and bingo revenues no longer The rural farm community has tiny hall, as ball players from all meet increasing expenses. Community based shrunk with the expansion of over the region gathered after the The hall, with a fair-sized dance farms, the expansion of livestock day’s games were completed. floor, seats 200, but most people since 1971. barns, and technology all playing The success of the hall is of- are looking for larger facilities, a role in decreasing the number of ten credited to the hard working or prefer to have socials at hotels people needed to feed urban cen- volunteers like former secretary instead of going to the work of or- tres. Jenny Sproule, current secretary ganizing an event in a rented hall. And the times are not as sim- Debbie Broesky and Mike Hor- At the same time, weekly bingos ple as they were when Debbie nan who has been president since are no longer drawing the crowds Broesky’s grandmother was ac- 1991 and was a board member for needed to bolster rental revenues tivities chair for the Giroux UFM. years before that. and pay the bills. Mary (Lund) Burns married one A common link between Gir- While the board of directors of the earliest directors of the hall oux UFM directors and volunteers decided to wind up bingo activi- which dates back to 1921. over the years is their family’s ties last month and turn in their In fact, the records show that connection with the community. bingo licence, it does not mean the group that built the hall was Generations of Giroux area res- “lights-out” for the venerable old organized half a dozen years be- idents, including the current pres- community hall. fore the hall was constructed. Re- ident and secretary, have grown The lights may well be flick- cords of the Giroux United Farm- up with the activities of the com- ering, but current rentals will be ers Mutual Co-Operative Society munity centred around the hall. honored while the board contem- date back to 1914 when James Broesky says the reason she plates the future. Glover was elected president at a has been the hall secretary for A meeting is planned for June March organizational meeting. the last 25 years is that tradition to review the situation and discuss Strong. Durable. Convenient. The decision to build the hall of family involvement by her options at that time, Hornan said. The Strongest Posts, Industry-Wide.

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PHOTO BY WES KEATING Debbie Broesky, Giroux UFM secretary, has played a major role in organizing and running weekly bingos at the Giroux community hall for decades. Ocean freight rates pointed down of 1,257 hit in mid-November, but by Phil Franz-Warkentin longer term, with China’s five- still comfortably above the record year plan to boost its economy CEAN freight rates are low 290 hit on February 10, 2016. and also invest US$503 billion trending down, but are Seasonal patterns account for in infrastructure over next three Ostill well off the record some of the recent weakness in years supportive for dry bulk lows seen exactly a year ago. ocean freight, according to a re- movement. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is port from the Baltic and Interna- Lower freight rates even the compiled daily by the London- tional Maritime Council (BIM- playing field for Canadian grain based Baltic Exchange and pro- CO). The group “expects supply exports to many destinations, as vides an assessment of the price to outstrip demand and a level of the country is often at a freight of moving major raw materials by loss-making freight rates will fol- disadvantage compared to many sea, including grain. low in its wake,” for the January- of its competitors, such as Austra- It was quoted at 702 points on April period. lia and the Black Sea region. Friday, February 10, which was its However, BIMCO also pointed Phil Franz-Warkentin is a writ- lowest level since August. That’s to a number of factors that may er for Commodity News Service down by 550 from the yearly high pull freight rates higher in the Canada. 8D – The Carillon, Thursday, February 16, 2017 Steinbach, Man. www.thecarillon.com Wheat bids rise with US futures Saskatchewan’s southeast region, That would put the currency ad- tonne. Trade soft wheat contract settled at ter cent relative to its US coun- by Phil Franz-Warkentin to as high as C$248 in northern justed basis levels at about US$21 The May spring wheat con- US$4.6300 on February 10, which terpart compared to the previous PRING wheat bids in Alberta. to US$31 below the futures. tract in Minneapolis, which most was up by about 20.00 US cents on week. Western Canada saw some Quoted basis levels varied from Looking at it the other way CWRS contracts in Canada the week. Phil Franz-Warkentin is a writer Sstrength during the week location to location, but generally around, if the Minneapolis futures are based off of, was quoted at The Canadian dollar settled at for Commodity News Service Can- ended February 10, as a rally in held steady to range from about are converted to Canadian dollars, US$5.7025 per bushel on Febru- 76.42 US cents on February 10, ada. the US futures spilled into the do- $24 to $38 per tonne above the CWRS basis levels across Western ary 10, up about 14.25 US cents which was down by about a quar- mestic market. futures when using the grain com- Canada range from C$27 to C$40 per bushel from the previous week. Depending on the location, av- pany methodology of quoting the below the futures. The Kansas City hard red win- erage Canada Western Red Spring basis as the difference between Canada Prairie Red Spring ter wheat futures, which are now (CWRS) wheat prices were up the US dollar denominated futures (CPRS) wheat bids were up by traded in Chicago, are more close- by three to six dollars per tonne and the Canadian dollar cash bids. as much as eight dollars, hitting ly linked to CPRS in Canada. The compared to the previous week, When accounting for cur- C$183 per tonne in northern Al- May Kansas City wheat contract according to price quotes from a rency exchange rates by adjust- berta. was quoted at US$4.7325 per cross-section of delivery points ing Canadian prices to US dollars Average durum prices were bushel on February 10, up about compiled by PDQ (Price and Data (C$1=US$0.7642 as of Febru- down by about two to three dollars, 19.75 US cents compared to the Quotes). Average prices ranged ary 10) CWRS bids ranged from with bids in Saskatchewan coming previous week. from about C$234 per tonne in US$179 to US$189 per tonne. in at about C$267 to C$274 per The May Chicago Board of Sunflowers fight for acres in crowded Manitoba fields by Dave Sims shifted in 2016 with more acres the unrest there those markets are one. going to oilseed varieties. harder to obtain.” “Sunfl owers can handle the ETTER prices have creat- “I would hope that with these Crop insurance deadlines for moisture,” she said. “But we don’t ed some optimism for sun- confection prices being up a little sunfl ower growers in Manitoba want them to be too stressed dur- Bfl ower growers in Western bit from past year that maybe are on June 10 and 15. Graham ing g ermination.” Canada and it’s a feeling that may they’ll be more evenly matched says growers will likely want to Dave Sims is a writer for Com- be needed to help the specialty going into the 2017 growing sea- keep an eye on those dates with modity News Service Canada. crop maintain acreage numbers in son,” said Graham. the spring expected to be a wet the face of so much competition. Contract prices for confections “I think in Manitoba we’re going are in the “30ish cent (per-pound) to be battling for acres compared range,” according to Graham with to some of those competitive oilseeds drawing bids around 24 New grain commissioner appointed crops,” said Darcelle Graham, cents. Both prices are up from last executive director of the National year. GRICULTURE Minister Lawrence MacAulay has ap- Sunfl ower Association of Canada Slightly-better demand is one pointed Lonny McKague as Commissioner of the Cana- in Carman, Manitoba. reason for the increase along with Adian Grain Commission (CGC). The appointment is for a The vast majority of sunfl owers the residual effects of 2015. four-year term effective Monday. are grown in Manitoba with the “There was some carryover from “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Lonny McKague rest divvied up between Saskatch- that year,” she said. “I’m think- to the Canadian Grain Commission. The CGC is responsible for ewan, Alberta and Ontario. ing we’re starting to eat through maintaining a competitive and effi cient grain sector and I know Last year 68,000 acres of sun- some of that carryover and so Mr. McKague will bring his knowledge and experience to ensure fl owers were harvested in Canada, then we’re seeing the increase in the Commission is properly equipped to carry out this important according to Statistics Canada. contract pricing for 2017.” role,” said MacAulay. Graham says it will be a chal- While the Middle East has been McKague has forty years of experience as an owner and op- lenge to maintain or improve a veritable cash-cow for Canada erator of a farm in south central Saskatchewan. He studied Voca- upon that number in 2017. when it comes to sunfl ower ex- tional Agriculture and Agriculture Business Management at the “Soybeans had a good year last ports each year, recent turmoil University of Saskatchewan. year,” she noted. “Corn is another has made the region a dicier prop- Employing approximately 400 full time employees, the CGC is SEED TREATMENTS & INOCULANTS crop that will probably be battling osition than normal. the regulator of Canada’s grain handling industry and the offi cial for some acres.” As a result, many dealers are certifi er of Canadian grain. Traditionally, confections looking for new market opportu- The CGC is responsible for establishing and maintaining Can- make up the majority of the sun- nities, according to Graham. ada’s grain grading system, and is also one of Canada’s scientifi c fl ower varieties that are planted in “The Middle East is a tradition- research organizations on grain quality. Canada each year, but that trend al market but unfortunately with

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