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By Glen Kirby Flood forecasters say the southwest corner of Manitoba faces a “moder-ate to major risk of fl ood-ing” this spring, a predic-tion that has area producers hoping for the best but fearing the worst. “We’ve already been decimated by wet weath-er,” says Gregg Fother-ingham , who farms south of Reston and was unable to seed almost 70% of his acreage in 2014 due to ex-cess moisture. “Image if you lost two-thirds of your income in a given year,” he says. “It really hurts.” The fi rst fl ood fore-cast of the season issued by the Manitoba government and the most recent runoff report for Saskatchewan do not contain encouraging news. The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency suggests spring runoff in areas feeding the Assini-boine, Qu’Appelle, and Souris rivers “is expected to be in the above normal range and could see some fl ows exceed the natural channel capacity in certain areas but should not cause signifi cant issue”. The March 2015 Spring Runoff Forecast blames above av-erage winter precipitation in February. The Manitoba Spring 2015 Flood Report fi nds that “the potential for spring run-off is normal continued on page 2

Spring fl ooding a real possibility, againto above normal in the As-siniboine River basin, the Qu’Appelle River basin and the upstream water-sheds of the Souris River basin”. Above-normal soil moisture content at freeze-up and normal to above-normal winter precipita-tion in western Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan point to an elevated risk of fl ooding. In 2014, excess wa-ter caused nearly one mil-lion unproductive acres in Manitoba - much of it in the southwest corner - ac-cording to Keystone Agri-cultural Producers (KAP). KAP President Dan Mazier, who farms north of Brandon, saw precipi-tation 250% above normal in May and June. He man-aged to seed all his acres but lost some crop to ex-cessive moisture. “It was like driving on a mattress,” he says, remembering the water-logged fi elds of 2014. Despite the ominous tone, Mazier calls the Man-itoba Spring 2015 Flood Report “one of the best forecasts that I’ve seen in years,” because of the quality of the information. “All the data is there,” says Mazier. “The detail helps us to understand what’s coming and properly pre-pare.” Weather in March and April will play a piv-otal role in whether fl ood-

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fl ooding and increasing tributary fl ows. A single precipitation event simi-lar to the rainstorm that occurred in the summer of 2014 could change the

Residents in southwest Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan are hoping not to see a repeat of last year’s fl ooding.

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continued from page 1fl ood outlook signifi cant-ly.” “If we have a March snowstorm, we’ll be in trouble,” says Bill Camp-bell, who farms north of Minto along the Souris River and is a District One Director with KAP. He notes that subsoil moisture in the southwest is even higher than in 2014, so any precipitation greater than normal has the poten-tial of causing trouble. “If we get 2-inches of rain on May 3, we’ll be in trouble,” says Campbell. “We just don’t have any more room for water in the southwest. Our glass is full.” Even with normal spring-time precipitation , Fotheringham doesn’t expect to bring all his water-logged acres back into production. “It really depends on what happens in the next month and a half,” he says, “but even without any rain until July, I will still have unseeded acres this summer.” While controlling the weather is not an option, many are optimistic that the Assiniboine River Ba-sin Initiative (ARBI) will provide a new, coordinat-ed approach to water man-agement in the sub-basins of the Souris, Assiniboine and Qu’Appelle Rivers. The ARBI came together last fall and most recently gathered in Moosomin in late February. ARBI stakeholders include the governments

Spring fl ooding a real possibility, again cont.of Manitoba, Saskatch-ewan and North Dakota, Keystone Agricultural Pro-ducers, Agriculture Pro-ducers Association of Saskatchewan, Prairie Im-provement Network, As-sociation of Manitoba Mu-nicipalities, and Manitoba Conservation Districts As-sociation. “People in Saskatche-wan may not be fully aware of how things upstream are affecting us downstream,” says Campbell. “It’s fur-ther complicated because the Americans are also in-volved.” Mazier, a member of the ARBI, cautions people not to expect immediate answers to historic chal-lenges. “People want us to do a lot, and there’s a great need, but we want expecta-tions to be real. The ARBI is still try-ing to develop governance , secure permanent fund-ing, and fi ll all the seats around the table.” The province also maintains and operates the Portage Diversion, a control structure consist-ing of two separate gates which divert water from the Assiniboine River into Lake Manitoba via a 29 km long diversion channel. But the Diversion`s op-eration came into question in 2014, after landown-ers near the Diversion and around Lake Manitoba lost crop and forage land due to excessive fl ow down the Portage Diversion channel. $1.15 million was paid out in compensation.

Campbell says, “There`s no sense control-ling water levels upstream if there’s a problem at the Lake,” adding this empha-sizes the need for a collab-orative effort at water man-agement. As farmers eye the sky and the ARBI grapples with organization and sus-tainability, Mazier advises town and rural residents alike to start making fl ood preparations. “We don’t want fl ood-

ing but the data suggests that’s what we may get so I suggest we start making those phone calls now to locate sandbags.” The Manitoba gov-ernment is working with municipalities to prepare for spring fl ooding, includ-ing a review of existing emergency response plans with municipal emergen-cy management teams, and sharing information through conference calls and fl ood information sem-

inars in Morris, Brandon and Selkirk. Provincial fl ood-fi ghting equipment in-cludes 2.5 million regular sandbags, six sandbag-making machines, 19,900 super sandbags, and nearly 67 km of water-fi lled barriers. As weather pat-terns become more severe and unpredictable, Maz-ier says it becomes even more important to develop management and contin-

gency plans. “In the past, we’re managed to survive droughts and dry spells,” he points out, “and I know we can get through this current cycle of too much water. We’re a resilient bunch in the southwest but we have to start thinking now about getting pre-pared.” Complete fl ood re-ports and updated fl ood forecasting is available at www.wsask.ca and www.gov.mb.ca/fl ooding.

by Judy WellsMurray Temple is chang-ing gears - from the farm tractor to those on winged sprint cars.Temple has been in the agricultural industry for over 30 years, mostly as a grain farmer. He and wife Shawna decided it was time for a change. They are renting out their land for three years in order to pursue other interests.In the meantime, they are pursuing a new business - custom silage.“We’ve been watching this for some time and re-alized it is needed in our area, there are not enough of them around. At the end of the three years, we’ll see what happens,” said Shawna.Also, in the meantime, the Temple family will continue to pursue their chosen recreation/hobby - racing winged sprint cars.Racing winged sprint cars started as a hobby and has developed into a passion for Murray and his family.

The Temple family of Hartney have taken up a new hobby/recreation in the past few years. They have found much success already as seen above (L-R): Shawna, Justin, Murray, Ashley and Kelly Temple.

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Sprint cars are high pow-ered race cars designed for the purpose of running on short oval dirt tracks. Sprint car racing is very popular in Canada, the US, Australia, New Zea-land and South Africa.The Temple family began racing midway during the 2012 season.“Our interest began fol-lowing the World of Out-law Sprints. We came across the lightning sprints at the racetrack in Devil’s Lake, ND. We spent some time talking with one of the drivers and needless to say, we were the proud own-ers of a lightning sprint the following week,” said Shawna.Actually this sport has been in the back of Mur-ray’s mind for many years. It’s something he’s always wanted to try and the fam-ily spent a lot of time watching before they took the plunge.“I guess you could say it was a bucket list kind of

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Murray Temple is driving their mini winged sprint car.

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continued from page 2thing,” said Shawna. Temple Racing is part of The Northern Lightning Sprint Associa-tion (NLSA) - which is a Manitoba, North Dakota and Minnesota based 1000 cc mini-sprint club. This group competes in winged events at the Winnipeg, Morden, Devil’s Lake, ND, Grand Forks, ND and Greenbush, MN dirt ovals.The lightning sprints weigh 950 pounds and are run on 1000 cc gas motor-cycle engines putting out 200 hp and reach speeds in excess of 100 mph.“It’s a thrill, there’s no doubt about it,” admits Murray who holds the record at the Morden track for a 14 second lap.And it’s actually really safe - drivers are fastened with a 5 point harness like fi ghter pilots - his hands are also tied to that harness with straps. The harness is so snug drivers only have about four inches of lee-way for their hands in ei-ther direction of the steer-ing wheel. “You have to trust the other drivers - you get to know who you can go all out against and who to steer clear of (the newer drivers). You have to have a little faith in the other guy but when you tumble you tumble,” said Murray. Fortunately, Murray hasn’t had a tumble but his racing family assures him it’s only a matter of time. “I’m not worried about it. The worst thing that could happen is fi re but there are fi re engines and fi refi ghters ready at all four corners of the track, as well as ambulance and medical personnel,” adds Temple. Temple wears a three layer fi re suit as a precau-tion as well. Temple Rac-ing has been very success-ful with the mini sprint car fi nishing as the points leader in the NLSA and received the trophy for the Overall Points Champion. They also placed 1st at Red River Coop Speed-way in Winnipeg; 2nd at Morden’s ALH Speedway and 1st in Grand Forks at River Cities Speedway. This coming season Temple Racing is focusing on the Outlaw sprint. Last season they purchased a 410 Outlaw sprint car. The difference is the mini sprint is about 75% of the size, weighs 950 lbs and is

run by a 1000 cc motorcy-cle engine putting out 200 hp. The Outlaw sprint car is larger, weighs 1685 lbs and runs on a Chevy 410 engine which puts out 850 hp which is run on alcohol.That’s a lot more car! And a huge learning curve says Murray. “We spend a lot of time studying the track and setting the car according to the track conditions,” said Shawna. The whole family par-ticipates one way or an-other. The team consists of their ‘fearless driver’ Mur-ray and pit crew - Shawna, Kelly 15, Ashley 9 and Justin 5. Ashley and Justin enjoy washing the car and Kelly is actually very inter-ested in driving.“She spends a lot of time with her dad and learning about the car and setting it according to track condi-tions. She has driven the car on the track but isn’t able to race with the NLSA until she’s 16.” Anytime you can get a teenager to spend time with family is a positive step. “We always travel as a family and have found that socializing with fans and other racing teams as much a part of the experience as racing the car. It’s a ton of fun. The racing family are good people and it really does feel like being a part of a family.” Race winners are rewarded with mon-etary prizes. Murray has won a couple of $1,000 to win nights and often places 1st, 2nd or 3rd.The small cars cost about $15,000 initially which roughly compares with a side-by-side purchase. A season costs about $5,000 to run. “That’s if you don’t have a tumble,” said Tem-ple. “If you have some trouble, the season might cost more like $10,000.” Temple Racing was fortunate to be sponsored last season by Cameron Agencies, Melita; Nyko-laishen Farm Equipment, Swan River and Kamsack; Corner Equipment, Car-roll; OK Tire, Carroll and Double Diamond Farm Supply, Elgin. Whatever recreation-al activity a family par-ticipates in there will be a cost, the bottom line is you might as well choose something everyone en-joys.

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the second year that Food Ethos Farm, owned and operated by Curtis Brown and Ashley Cote, has been up and running on Curtis’s family farm in Melita, MB. Though they have been back in Melita for two years, the two have been working with their brand Food Ethos Farm since 2012 when they had the opportunity to “house sit” on 40 acres of land located between Teulon, MB and Winnipeg Beach, MB. A couple of years later, Curtis and Ashley discussed the option of moving back to the Brown family farm to

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Curtis and Ashley said that last year, and this year, have been big learning years for them to be able to see what works on the farm and what doesn’t work. They continue to grow many fruits and vegetables at the farm and also offer beef, chicken, eggs and pork. During the summer months, a lot of time is spent at the Farmer’s Markets in Winnipeg, Melita and Waskada and planning the CSA packages that they offer. CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is when customers pay a predetermined fee in advance of the growing season in return they receive a weekly share of products. This year, they will continue to offer CSA’s (about 20 locally) but are downsizing a little bit to allow more time for other projects within the farm. Food Ethos Farm has four different options for CSA. They include: 1. Fruit and Veggie CAS for 12 weeks (full share or half share); 2. Garden and Pasture CSA - where you choose one of the veggie shares along with either a small package (9 lbs of meat a week for 12 months) or large package (18 lbs of meat a week for 12 months). The meat included is a variety of any meat produced on the farm 3. Freezer and Pantry CSA - a veggie share and one meat packages plus at least two packages out of: Small egg share, large egg share, preserves share, small store share (variety of veggies that are stored throughout winter); 4. Market Cards - this offers those who can’t fully commit to weekly deliveries of baskets, so you can go to the market whenever it works for you and grab exactly what you want. You will get a card that has a balance on it, kind of like a gift card.

During this time of the year, along with the regular farm chores, the two start a large portion of their fruits and vegetables inside before they are transplanted to the ground in the spring. This year, they are planning to have more fruits available and may even plant some fruit trees. Some of the other changes that Food

Pictured are some of the animals that one can fi nd on Food Ethos Farm in Melita, MB.

Ethos Farm will be going through this year, and in the future, will be selling more wholesale to places like restaurants, increasing the amount of acres that they are using, trying out a geese weeding system with the strawberries and more intensive rotational grazing among other things. Although Curtis and Ashley are looking to expand and change some things about the farm, they said that what they are really looking to do this year is “nail down what we already have, and make things more effi cient”.

The practices that Curtis and Ashley use on their farm is what really sets them apart from the rest. Although the farm is not certifi ed organic, when it comes to practices on the farm Curtis said that the standards for being organic are our minimum. There is no spraying of chemicals or synthetic fertilizers and their animals are fed GMO free feed and are seasonally free ranged. Restoration agriculture is a theme that is used on the farm a lot, with this, Curtis stressed the importance of restoring the health of the soil. In the past, the soil has been depleted so much that they are trying to restore the soil to its original state. An ultimate goal for Food Ethos Farm is to have a diverse amount of animals and vegetation and ultimately return the land to the savanna type of ecosystem that would have existed hundreds of years ago, but still being able to use it to their benefi t.

Another area that Ashley and Curtis are expanding into this year, is the opportunity to have an apprentice. The apprentice would start out as an intern and would up to a farm labourer all while getting the opportunity to work with Curtis and Ashley to learn the in’s and out’s of the farm and how they run things. The goal with the apprentice is to be able to offer someone with enough experience to start their own farm venture on the farm while having access to tools and support from Curtis and Ashley to help make it a success. Curtis said that this would “create as much diversity on the farm as possible and we would know that their quality and standards are as high as ours so we can offer as much as we can to the customers”.

Although the past two years in Melita have been hard, and have been a learning process, Curtis and Ashley are looking forward to many more years on the farm and have started planning for their future. Down the road, they would love to make Food Ethos Farm a full-time job for both of them and have multiple employees. For now however, they are happy with what they have accomplished and are always striving to gain as much knowledge as possible to make Food Ethos Farm a success.


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by Darci Semeschuk Since she was three years old, Crystal (Sadler) Page has been cultivating her green thumb. Crystal’s mom, Gerry started the greenhouse on their farm near Elgin thirty-three years ago and over time it has evolved from that small entity into the large and successful Sadler’s Creekside Greenhouse lo-cated in Souris, Manitoba. Over time, the family sold their farm to concentrate on the greenhouse. “I have been running around the greenhouse since I was a kid and I still am doing that,” joked Crystal Page. “I am look-ing forward to a good year this year and can’t wait to

Crystal Page of Sadler’s Creekside Greenhouse in Souris. Manitoba is seen here transplanting seedling in preparation for their spring opening April 13.

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get at it.” It hasn’t always been a cake walk for the green-house which is owned and operated by Gerry and Larry Sadler and Crystal and Chris Page. The fl ood years were diffi cult for the business as it was for many in south western Manitoba but they have recovered and business is good once again. Crystal says that they began planting and re-planting of the seedlings began in earnest on March 9. While they still have the usual plants, herbs and vegetable that customers are looking for, there are some changes. New to the greenhouse are Fairy Gar-dens, little mini evergreen

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By Kelly Running At the age of 12-years-old Pierre Cloutier was given his fi rst horse from his parents and a dream to cross Canada formed. Now, at 40-years-old, Cloutier has spent four months on the road with his two horses, Bobby and Kelly, on his way to the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Cloutier began his journey on Nov. 6 in Saint Barnabé-Sud and he has been winding his way through the country to fulfi ll his lifelong dream. “At 12-years-old when I got my fi rst horse on the dairy farm I decided this was something I wanted to do,” Cloutier explained. “When you get older you have responsibilities and

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a life, so I didn’t focus on travelling across the country.” “Life kind of pushed me to do this, I hadn’t really planned on it, but I was working 20 hours at work and my girlfriend and I parted ways. If I wanted to go this was my time.” Originally Cloutier planned on being on his own. He had stocked up his two wagons with seven days of necessities. His intention was to rough it along the way, expecting to be in the bush; but, as he began travelling he discovered that people along the way are willing to share in his dream and he has found places to stay each night. “The plan is not happening the way I thought it would, I thought

I’d be in the bush by myself, but this is a lot better way of it happening,” Cloutier stated. “When the people first came across the prairies they travelled from East to West and now I’m doing that same thing. And this is the way they often travelled, they would stop along the way at people’s houses and they would be given a bit of bread and stay in the barn for the night.” “I’m doing this the exact way people 200 years ago would have. In those times they were heading out to B.C. to look

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Cloutier also explained that he would like to pick up a second team of horses midway through Saskatchewan as well to continue his journey towards the Rocky Mountains. A true story of making dreams come to life, Cloutier encourages everyone to follow their dreams and most importantly believe in themselves. “I’ve had my dream since I was 12,” Cloutier stated. “I’m now 40 and the hardest part was believing that I could do it. It took years to reach my dream, but most importantly you don’t have to ask yourself which way it will happen just now that it can.” To track where Cloutier is and for more information as he makes his way to B.C., he can be found on Facebook through searching “Pierre Cloutier, Traversée du Canada cheval.”

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by Brittany Walker Drone photography is something that you, and probably many people still have never hear of, but Kara Boettcher, a young entrepreneur based out of Alida, SK has created her business Up Above Aerial Photography using this new technology. Kara started her business only a few months ago, in Janu-ary 2015 wanting to create aerial photos of farmland, yards and crops for clients. Kara said that “I was about 10 years old when my par-ents decided to build a new house 7 miles southwest of Alida. It was amazing to watch the pasture land grow into the beautiful yard that it is now, that was the initial inspiration (to start the business). I thought that it would be neat for people to have aerial photos of their land just to compare the growth and change every year, season or month”. To take aerial pic-tures, Kara uses what is known as a “Quadcopter”, better known as a drone or UAV (unmanned aerial

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vehicle). The drone is a lightweight, multifunction-al integrated aircraft and camera. Kara said that she hadn’t used a drone before she purchased her own, but did a lot of studying with the one that she currently uses. She also stated that “I had read and watched a lot of videos before ac-tually fl ying - I felt very comfortable as soon as the controller was fi rst in my hands and now I am a confi dent drone pilot”. On the camera remote control, Kara is able to take photos in RAW and JPEG format and she is able to set the drone to go on a path and it will fl y itself and take pic-tures or video in the fl ight path or she can manually take pictures herself. Kara prefers to manually control and tell the camera when to take the pictures/video, but says that the fl ight path is a great option so that you can set it to take multiple des-tinations for things such as crop checking, “that way I can send it on the same path and it would be easier to compare pictures”. Along with learning

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Kara Boettcher a young entrepreneur based out of Alida, SK has created her business Up Above Aerial Photography using this new technology.


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Kansas-based meteorologist Drew Lerner discussed the weather forecast for the 2015 growing season, saying that for southeast Saskatchewan, “This year, in this part of Saskatchewan, the problem is not the weather; it’s the moisture already in the ground.”

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year in this area, I didn’t expect it to be as wet as it was. I’m so sorry you guys have been up against this for the past several years.” “This year, the prob-lem won’t be the weather. There will probably be below-average storm sys-tems, but what will bring the moisture profi le back to saturation will be the moisture that is already in the soil.” “We need it to be dry long enough for the soil to fi rm up,” continued Le-rner. “You’re blessed in the sense of not having a lot of deep snow out there right now. There’s a drier bias this year and it won’t be an excessively hot summer. There are short-term wetter biases early in the season, but it will be progressively drying across our region throughout the summer. If you can get over the spring hump and get through the planting season, then I have a lot of hope here for

this particular season.” “You guys have been beat up too many times and you deserve a break.” Lerner, who has 35 years of forecasting experience, specializes in provid-ing short-and long-range forecasts that specialize in how weather infl uences agriculture. He has clients in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and India, and says, “Nature tends to counter-balance herself. We’re getting to the point where we are long overdue for a correction.” To prepare his fore-casts, Lerner refers to a variety of data and more than one method of cal-culation. During his talk, he referred to the Palmer Drought Severity Index, which is an index of the relative wetness or dry-ness of areas with water-sensitive economies, as well as the 18-year cycle,


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which uses the historical jet stream pattern of an area, in addition to map-ping El Nino. “These two weather patterns-the 18-year-cycle and El Nino-will create a certain spring on the prai-ries,” says Lerner. “There will be periods of drier bias conditions and peri-ods of rain over 60 days through the April/May spring season. There will be periods of precipitation, but it will be average peri-odically.” “You’re still going to have rain, but it’s not go-ing to be the large-volume storms that we’ve had. With all this moisture in

Blake Brownridge, owner of Arcola’s Ridgeline Ag Services says having a booth at Moose Mountain Ag Day is, “A good chance to interact and network with our customers.” Brownridge is a Dupont Pio-neer sales agent, and sells seed, including canola, corn, and sunfl ower.

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the ground, it’s already sat-urated. With one big storm, there could be standing water, but overall, it’s en-couraging.” “For the summer sea-son-from June through Au-gust-the temperature bias will be slightly warmer, but there will defi nitely be some shots of cool air. The cool air will go back and forth with warmer air all through the planting sea-son,” Lerner added. “But there will be below-aver-age precipitation.” Worldwide, Lerner stat-ed that Russia is currently facing “the potential of los-ing a lot of crop. They’re worried about a winterkill issue and within the next

four weeks, we should know. If there’s potential for winterkill, commodity prices rise.” “It’s also a potential is-sue in parts of the U.S, but it’s far less signifi cant,” added Lerner. “The poten-tial damage in Russia will be signifi cant, if it occurs.” Lerner also said that three provinces in north-eastern China experienced drought during the summer of 2014. “These areas grow corn, soybeans, spring wheat, and sugar beets. If the dryness expands, this could have the most poten-tial to infl uence world mar-kets and prices.” “I think things are cool-ing to he extent, that we’re looking at a shorter grow-ing season, because of a cool atmosphere in gen-eral,” he added. “Just keep that in the back of your minds.” “Bottom line for you guys this year, is that it will be a better year. There are still potential prob-

lems with the possibil-ity of pooling water here, but once you’re over that hump, things will be much better than they’ve been.” David Pattyson of the Upper Souris Watershed Association (USWA) Wet-land Restoration Program also addressed the issue of water and the importance of working with nature, rather than against it, tell-ing attendees, “There are several benefi ts of wetlands restoration. Wetlands act as a natural fi lter against pes-ticides, fertlizers, and natu-ral fertilizers, among other benefi ts. Wetland is simply land restored to its natural state.” Citing a personal ex-ample, Pattyson recalled the removal of a few trees from his acreage last year. “By just removing a few trees from my yard changed how snow piles in my yard.” “Just a few small chang-es in the landscape can ac-tually make an impact,” he

added. “Through the wet-lands restoration, produc-ers can put (land) back to where it once was. There are benefi ts to the reclama-tion process, and funding is available.” “We also work to ensure that neighbours are unaf-fected.” Etienne Soulodre and Neil Hodges from the Wa-ter Security Agency also cited the importance of water-related issues for the agriculture industry. “This is all part of a long conversation,” said Sou-lodre. “But it’s ultimately about the people side of stuff. Generally, when sloughs are drained, grain farmers gain money, and cattle farmers lose money. Taking current realities into account, we have to think about the economics of this stuff.” Souloudre and Hodg-es have worked together on reclamation projects throughout the province and their presentation con-

tained several slides of suc-cessful wetland recoveries. “There are benefi ts,” said Souludre. “But we have touse a reasonable, win-win approach and rememberthat there’s a people side inthis and recognize there’s amiddle road.” Dr. Jeff Schoenau of the University of Saskatche-wan discussed phosphorusmanagement, calling the mineral “the energy cur-rency of life.” “If you can’t replace it fast enough, you need fer-tilizer.” Schoenau offered alter-natives to fertilizer, includ-ing crop rotations, the useof perennial legumes, andlong-term no-till. “Generally, phospho-rus increased when a cropwas grown on a legumestubble, rather than a non-legume stubble.” “But soil health is not easy to measure,” he add-ed. “It’s a benefi t, folks, but not an easy thing to



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continued from page 13measure.” Kevin Elmy of Friendly Acres Seed Farm in Salt-coats also discussed the benefi ts of crop rotation, specifi cally referring to ranch land. “When you’re decid-ing which cover crop to use, you need to know why you’re doing it,” said Elmy. “You need to have goals and whether you’re using it for green feed, si-lage or grazing, that will affect what you should use as a cover crop.” Calling radishes “ The rock star of the cover crops in the U.S.,” Elmy’s

Arcola’s Moose Mountain Ag Day cont.presentation also featured slides demonstrating the effectiveness of other cover crops, such as kale, sugar beets, and crimson clover. Jodie Griffi n, program coordinator for Saskatch-ewan Crop Insurance pre-sented an overview of the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WL-PIP) and focused on 2015’s calf program. “It’s all about managing risk,” she said. “Long-term planning is critical, even though prices are good right now.” Sandy Russell of Spring Creek Consulting called 2014 “a phenomenal year”

for cattle producers. “We had record highs and it was a perfect storm for produc-ers.” “However, although the good news story for the cattle market in 2014 and 2015 is demand,” said Russell, “We have to re-member that this business is a cyclical one and as Ca-nadian producers, we have to keep in mind that over-all, the cattle markets are driven by what happens in the U.S., and we just have to accept that.” Due to the size of the much larger U.S. cattle in-dustry and its effect on Ca-nadian producers, Russell urged local cattle produc-

ers to try non-traditional ways of marketing their products, in addition to the “traditional trip to the auc-tion mart .” “We’re now in the in-formation age,” she said. “We’ve shifted from an in-dustrial age to an informa-tion age.” “That includes the cattle industry. Information is at our fi ngertips-yours, mine, and the consumers’. So in addition to marketing, we can use social media as a tool to address issues within our industry and to communicate with our cus-tomers.” Blake Brownridge of Arcola’s Ridgeline Ag Ser-

vices echoed that sentiment from his booth at the trade show, saying, “(Moose Mountain Ag Day) is a good chance to interact and network with our custom-ers so we can learn more about what they need from us and we can also let them know what we have to of-fer.” One of the event’s or-ganizers, Lorne Klein from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture summed up the day by saying, “We’re certainly encouraged by today’s attendance. This event has been consistently well-attended and we’re encouraged to put it on again next year.”

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The job was done last fall and Strath is excited to see what this year will bring. “I am looking forward to seeing just what the crops will look like this year,” remarked Strath. “If it does what they say it will, and I hope it does, then we can say it was a good decision.”

According to Strath, he has thirty to forty acres in the one hundred eighty acres that he has had tiled that are unpro-ductive. Land tiling will bring those acres back into production and that alone will be a big plus “Every year I put the same input costs into those acres as I do for the rest of the fi eld and it gets wet, the land is sour and I harvest almost nothing from them,” he explained. “This is going to make all the acres us-able. Or it’s supposed to! If it does that will be a big plus. It’s what we want to see.”

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Land tiling, or Tile Drainage, explained Walker is a Êsubsurface system of perforated pipes that effectively lowers the water table. Generally, many small pipes feeding into a larger main line,

which feeds into a natural watercourse or ditch. The lowered water table will help fi elds dry up quicker in the spring preventing signifi cant yield loss. Tile drainage will lower the salinity level in the soil, allowing for deeper root penetration. Peak fl ows in surface runoff are reduced by 20-40%.

There are many benefi ts to tile which all contribute to an overall increase in yield. “We ex-pect to see a minimum of a 20% increase in yield once the tiling is established,” stated waker. “Over time as the land improves, that could go even higher.” Tiling isn’t new. It’s very common in Ontario

where that province has a Land Tile Loan pro-gram to encourage produc-ers to install tile drainage. In the US, some tiling is as old as 100 years where old clay tiles have been used. More and more producers are coming on board prov-ing that tiling is not only effective in improving crop yield, it also increases

the value of the land and is better for the environment. “In eastern Manitoba tiled land is selling for $6-7000.00 an acres,” said Walker. “Around Souris it’s closer to $3000.00 an acre but when you install the tiling that value will go up.” Proving that tiling in-creases value and produc-

tivity, one only has to look south of the border where land tenants are paying the cost of installing the tiling on the fi eld if the landlord will sign a ten year lease. The thought of proceeding with tiling is daunting. It is not cheap. According to Walker tiling can cost anywhere between $850 - 1200.00 an acre. It’s a long term investment but with the anticipated increase in yields and the rise in land value, it is something that producers are seriously considering. “We have mapped over 15,000 acres in the area and those guys are in the process of mak-ing a decision on moving forward,” stated Walker.Frontier Drainage Sys-tems, leading experts in tile drainage take all the work out of the producers hands. The fi rst step to complet-ing a drainage project in Manitoba is a proper ‘Drainage Assessment.’ Certain information must be collected to design a drainage system that maximizes the fi eld’s po-tential. Some of the steps of the process include: topographical mapping, soil sampling, background research on fi eld and watershed, 3D computer-aided drainage design and

Tile drainage next big thing for producers

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Workers from Frontier Drainage Systems are seem here using specialized heavy equipment to install lengths of tiling on Jim Strath’s land north of Souris, Manitoba. High accuracy grade control is key to a successful drainage project.

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Frontier Drainage System’s Wolfe 540 Drainage Plow uses RTK GPS hydraulic grade control, and can hold accuracy to 1/2” while installing at 240ft/minute. Besides tile drainage systems, they also do surface drainage systems, municipal ditches (clean out & digging), fi eld entrances and custom earth moving & trenching. They are seen here laying out a section of tile on Jim Straths farm north of Souris, Manitoba. PHOTO/SUBMITTED

moves forward with the drainage system, that amount is deducted from the fi nal cost.” Walker doesn’t sugar coat it, tile drainage is a big investment and with spring around the corner, all eyes are going to be on Jim Strath 180 acres newly

tiled land. If the result is good, producers will be beating a trail to Frontier’s door. For more information check out their website www.frontierdrainage.com or call 1(844)744-TILE(8453)

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AIR TANKS 2003 Morris 7180 w/ auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000 2002 Flexi-Coil 3450 w/ auger, VRT . . . . . . . . $29,500 Case 2300 Air Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900

SWATHERS & HEADERS 2012 JD A400 w/36’ HoneyBee 250hrs . . . . $119,500 2012 Case 1203 w/36’ HoneyBee, 150 hrs . $111,000 2009 JD 4995 w/36’ HoneyBee 700 hrs . . . . . $92,500 2009 MacDon D60 w/JD Adapter (40’) . . . . . . $52,500 2004 Macdon 922 Auger Header (16’) . . . . $15,900 2000 Premium 2950 w/30’ 972, 2000 hrs . . . $62,500 1998 Westward 9300 w/30’ 962, 2200 hrs . . $37,500 1996 Premier 2920 2500 hrs w/25’ 972 (2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 1994 Westward 9000 w/(30’) 972, 2600 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,500 1990 John Deere 2360 (25’) 2100 hrs, PUR . . . $14,900 1987 Westward 7000 (30’) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,900 1980 IHC 4000 24 1/2 ft, cab pu reel . . . . . . . . . . $6,500

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farm. He grew Carlisle Liquid into an industry leader with 170 customers across western Canada. In 2011, Carlisle sold the farm and relocated his fertilizer business to the current site near the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 10. Another lo-cal, Dwight Logeot, rented

Corner Equipment continued from page 21offi ce space in Carlisle’s new building to base his fi nancial consultancy business. Logeot was a former manager at Rocky Mountain Equipment and founder of Advanced Growth Group (AGG), offering fi nancial advice on leasing and purchasing equipment and land. After talking, the two formed Corner Equipment. “What was the plan? There was no plan,” laughs Logeot. “We just thought we could build upon what we both had

and offer specialized ser-vices that the bigger deal-ers weren’t providing.” Corner Equipment began supplying the local market with ‘shortlines’- equipment manufactured by suppliers focussing on limited, specialized machinery as opposed to companies like Case IH, John Deere and New Hol-land which seek to provide a ‘full line’ of products covering every need. Liquid fertilizer kits and tanks, applicators, grain augers, tillers,

seeders, and cultivators by shortline companies including Gates Manufac-turing, Smart Till, Blue-Jet Equipment and Ace Roto-Mold are examples of products and machinery carried by Corner Equip-ment. “We bring in the new ideas,” says Logeot. “Ver-tical tillage has become very popular with our customers because of the wet fi eld conditions over



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the past few years. The changing weather patterns are driving producers to try new ways of do-ing business, and we’re providing off-the-shelf solutions.” Last year, Corner Equipment became an OK Tire franchise and Killar-ney native Ron Bridges was hired to manage. Bridges has 18 years ex-perience in the tire service and sales. “In the last few months, we have invested in the right equipment and the right people to offer light auto repair and some heavy truck repairs,” says Carlisle, “in addition to tires and tire service for cars and trucks through our OK Tire affi liation.” Corner Equipment also operates a $250,000 mobile tire repair truck, offering 24-hour a day repair service. Logeot calls the truck, equipped with a hydraulic boom arm, “state-of-the-art”. He says, “As farm equipment gets bigger, it’s important that we can send the right resources to the repair site. Our truck gives one person the ability to handle any job safely and

effi ciently.” A start-up company just a few short years ago, Corner Equipment has captured the market with a unique blend of equip-ment, sales and services. Logeot says sales were about $1 million dollars in 2011. “Last year, we hit $12 million,” he says. Carlisle says staffi ng has ballooned from the two partners and some part timers, to twelve full-time staff in equipment, sales and tires, plus another 10 working the fertilizer side. A second shop has been added to accommo-

date the growing business-es, bringing total heated space in the shops and offi ces to 32,000 sq. ft. “We are working to

dollars on a hoist, tire machines and staff that you won’t fi nd in every shop in southwest Mani-toba.” OK Tire also offers pickup/dropoff and loaner car services. Corner Equipment is the sole distributor in western Canada for RBR Enterprise, based in Mem-phis TN, which manufac-tures a four wheel drive, high clearance, ‘fl oater’ applicator. Logeot says, “We got the fi rst one in November and have been getting calls from across

become provincially certi-fi ed to perform vehicle safety inspections,” says Logeot. “We’ve spent three-quarters of a million

the prairies.” “This spring, Apache Sprayers are the biggest thing in our equipment line,” says Carlisle. “The line is new to us, although not exactly new to the marketplace.” The spray-ers are built by Equipment Technologies, the largest independently owned manufacturer of self-pro-pelled sprayers in North America, headquartered in Mooresville, IN. You can fi nd out more about Corner Equipment at www.cornerequipment.com.

Ron Bridges, Darrell Carlisle and Dwight Logeot from Corner Equipment, Carroll, MB (photo by Glen Kirby)

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PUNCH CARDS: 10 rounds of 9 holes: Junior - $80.00 Adult - $150.00 10 rounds of 18 holes: Adult - $220.00

DRIVING RANGE: Non-members $6.00 per pail

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The Oil Drop Shop Ltd. is located North of Highway 13 in Stoughton.

It is a state of the art facility that was carefully designed to offer you the quickest lube services in the area as well as lter replacements on heavy

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Our business was designed for you, especially those involved in any and all aspects of the trucking and hauling industry that would utilize such

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The doors will be open Monday – Saturday from 8am - 8pm.Come check us out at 614 Maplewind Road, Stoughton.

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Cory Jacob, Regional Crops Specialist,Watrous, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture The concept of crop rotations has fallen out of favor lately, whether it’s due to economics, lovely Mother Nature, or logistics in the busy season. I think that it is time to revisit this concept and to understand why it has been promoted in the past. Crop rotations are de-signed for improving crop and soil health over the

Crop Rotationslong term and some would argue economics too, all to ensure sustainability. I really want to emphasize sustainability, as many pro-ducers seem to not be con-sidering this. If you have a son that will be taking over the farm or are a young producer, think about the issues and consequences of less crop diversifi cation and tight crop rotations 10, 20, 30, and 40 years down the road. Crop rotations are a great way to lessen these risks and consequences as

they keep pests off bal-ance, while maintaining soil nutrient levels and us-ing water and nutrients ef-fi ciently. Herbicide resistant weeds and weed manage-ment are issues associated with tight crop rotations, where the same crop is grown and a similar her-bicide is used year after year. Plants are smarter than we give them credit and adapt to our farming practice and eventually the weed population shifts to

weed species that are re-sistant to that herbicide or mode of action. Herbicide resistance develops from a genetic mutation or natural tolerance in a weed popu-lation and if the same her-bicide or mode of action is continually used, that weed does not die and goes to seed and spreads, then you have more and more herbi-cide resistant weeds to deal with. Once they are pres-ent, they are a long-term tenant on farmland. Minimizing disease

levels is also an important aspect of crop rotations; which reduce the growth, reproduction and survival of soil stubble borne patho-gens, which cannot survive without a susceptible host or plant tissue. Crop rota-tions will not eliminate these pathogens, but will reduce their population size so that there is less crop damage and control options will become more effective. Rotation of fun-gicide groups and modes of action will ensure fungi-

cide effi cacy. Using one, single mode of action fungicide year after year will select for organisms that have resistance to the fungicide or mode of ac-tion and soon the fungi-cide will not be effective against the disease. Se-lecting a variety with dis-ease resistance will also help, but do not only de-pend on that as resistance will break down and new strains, with no known re-sistance are discovered.


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by Kristine Buhler, TMCD Resource Techni-cian

Communities are generally based on water sources, rivers, lakes, valleys, any place where water accumulates. Larger communities require larger sources of water, therefore making water storage an important practice. Most useable water comes from surface water, rivers and lakes, and wells that have been dug. Surface water is collected from a catchment area into natural or man-made dams or reservoirs

found at the lower end of a valley. Water is stored up to be used as needed from surrounding rivers and streams. Water storage is necessary and often taken for granted at such a large scale. Importance of small dams, wetlands and tem-porary water storageWater storage is just as important on a small individual scale with the use of small dams, natural wetlands and temporary water storage areas.Small dams are ideally used for individual land-

owner’s water storage and usage needs. Back-fl ood dams are built to relieve downstream pressure, to prevent fl ooding and to increase soil moisture. Small control structures, in general, aid with down-stream fl ooding and heavy rain events. In dry years, where there is a defi cit of ground moisture and/or precipitation, small dams can provide water stor-age for agriculture, such as livestock and irrigation purposes. A wetland is any area

that holds water either temporarily or perma-nently. Some hold water year-round while others may only hold water for one or two months each spring. They may more commonly be known as sloughs, swamps, ponds or marshes. They help to absorb excess moisture during heavy rainfall events and spring runoff to prevent fl ooding; they also act as a fi lter for removing sediment and un-needed nutrients from surface wa-ter. Wetlands supply food

and habitat for fi sh, birds, waterfowl and fur-bearing mammals. A back-fl ood will allow water to be tempo-rarily stored on a property; this is especially important if any area downstream is in need of relief from excess surface water. Holding back any amount of water from an already overburdened area will decrease the effects of erosion and increase fl ood protection further down-stream.It may not seem like

it during years where there is an abundance of moisture, but water storage is important no matter the circumstances whether they be wet or dry. Storing water during a wet cycle of weather, to reduce fl ooding, impacts local residents but also watershed-wide residents in a positive way. Small amounts of water that are kept out of an already full system can alleviate larger issues downstream; it’s a snowball effect in a sense. Benefi ts of individual water storage As indicated in the Pembina River Integrated Watershed Management Plan, water storage pro-vides numerous advan-tages. Drought proofi ng during dry seasons, livestock depend on a water source on a regular basis. If there is no rain for a period of time, or if a river or creek dries up due to warm dry weather, an alternate source of water is required. Dugouts and small dams are used for storing water for long periods of time and may also be used as a source for crop irrigation. Water storage works well for fl ood mitigation especially during wet sea-sons. Dugouts and small dams that retain water for long-term storage help with fl ood mitigation, holding back water that would otherwise end up in swollen creeks and rivers. Back-fl oods and other temporary water storage also help to contain the water, from spring runoff or heavy rains, until it can be handled downstream without causing overland fl ooding. Water quality is improved when it is stored for a period of time. Of course storing water in a cement or clay lined pool is different than a natu-rally lined wetland. The man-made water storage area needs to be aerated in order to keep the water from becoming stale; the wetland allows this to occur naturally. Plants, bacteria and animals in a wetland fi lter the water,

Water retention and temporary water storage

Continued on page 27

Water Storage Project — built northeast of the Turtle Mountain Provincial park at the head waters of the Pembina river.

Photo/Courtesy of Turtle Mountain Conservation


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capturing nutrients like phosphorus, which con-tributes to potentially harmful algae blooms in our lakes. Wetlands also act as car-bon and greenhouse gas sinks, storing a portion of what would otherwise be released into the environ-ment. Within a wetland the plants and vegetation trap sediments, which helps create a rich, fertile habitat for plants and ani-mals. This increases the biodiversity in the area and allows for a larger variety of wildlife to be found. Groundwater recharge; wetlands are often referred to as the kidneys of the landscape. They allow wa-ter to percolate back into the ground while being fi ltered at the same time. Temporary and long-term water storage also re-charges groundwater. Pri-vately used wells depend on groundwater recharge as do crops that require ir-rigation. Other benefi ts of water storageA properly aerated reser-voir or water storage area may be stocked with fi sh, such as trout and walleye. Water Storage basins can become valuable tourist locations and recreational areas providing activities such as hunting, fi shing and bird watching. Wetlands provide food products such as: wild rice, fi sh and wildfowl. They also provide a source of energy found in peat and

Water retention continued from page 26fi rewood; building materi-als such as lumber are also a benefi t found in wetlands. Nutrient and sediment holding within a water storage area prevents the discharge of nutrients, such as sewage or fertilizers, from the watershed into a receiving water body (lake, river, wetland). This keeps swimming areas in the lakes clean and enjoyable. A water reservoir can pro-vide a variety of benefi ts at one time; fi ltering the wa-ter and recharging ground-water supplies happens naturally, but the water can also be used to irrigate fi elds to grow food. The water can also be used as a supply for household use, treated properly of course, via the local water treat-ment plant. Reservoirs can also be busy in the sum-mer months with swim-ming and boating. Without water storage, natural and man-made, these services would disappear. Small Projects Add Up to Large ImpactsThe combination of wet-land loss and agricultural drainage, in an upstream portion of a watershed, can contribute to spring and summer fl ood events. High water volumes can damage crops, demolish infrastructure and frustrate landowners downstream. Protecting natural areas that retain water and cre-ating other storage areas with respect to the natural landscape, benefi ts down-stream watershed residents

and reduces the impacts of severe fl ood events.Slowing water down/hold-ing water will increase the quality of water as it moves downstream; it al-lows time for the sediment and nutrients it is carry-ing to be fi ltered or settled out. Holding the water in temporary storage will also allow groundwater sources to be replenished. Many underground aquifers are depended upon for irriga-tion; if these aquifers are not recharged the amount of water they are able to supply will gradually start to decrease.Looking at water as a tool; it can be controlled, man-aged and utilizedAccording to the Water Soft Paths Program, water is viewed as a service ex-cept for a few human uses, such as drinking and wash-ing, a soft path approach does not view water as a fi nal product. Instead, wa-ter is viewed as a means to accomplish specifi c tasks, such as sanitation, attrac-tive yards, or agricultural production. This perspec-tive allows water planners and Conservation Districts to go beyond the idea of only supplying more water and allows them to work with alternatives to exist-ing water-based services within their member mu-nicipalities. Filtration is a very impor-tant tool where water is concerned; promoting a net gain of wetlands as a natural fi ltration system

for groundwater recharge will aid in protecting water quality. Wetland riparian areas around water bod-ies improve water qual-ity; they help to fi lter out anything that runs off the surface before joining the larger body of water.Withdrawing water from a natural source and us-ing it for something other than direct consumption would see water used as a tool. The volume used is controlled, and the specifi c use is managed, by what is produced. Power is gener-ated through steam, parts of a car can be formed and cooled with water, and crop irrigation is needed for food production.Water Withdrawal Uses:1. Thermal Power Genera-tion2. Manufacturing Use3. Municipal Use4. Agricultural Use5. Mining UseUsing water in its natural location without moving it from its source is also considered use as a tool, or a service. Hydro-Dams provide power; ships and boats transport goods from place to place; wildlife use water for habitat, shelter, a source to fi nd food; we also use water for recreation, swimming, boating, fi sh-ing, etc. In-stream Water Uses:

1. Hydroelectric Power Generation2. Water Transport3. Freshwater Fisheries4. Wildlife5. Recreation6. Waste DisposalSeeing water as a tool rather than an issue in-troduces a wide range of ways to reduce water use while maintaining desired services and allows it to be managed with a differ-ent goal in mind. Knowing the importance of water storage can be helpful if it becomes scarce as well as

over abundant. Too much water can be seen as a hin-drance but things will still grow; nothing can live or grow without water.If you would like more in-formation about our Water Storage Program check out our website: www.tmcd.ca/programs or contact our offi ce at 204-747-2530 or by email [email protected]


by Jim Eng, BSc, CIM, FCSI/Wealth Advisor, Scotia McLeod, Toll Free: 1-800-324-0266

Growing up in Reston as a “town kid”, I re-ally didn’t understand the “farming process” until fi rst year university when driving back to Winnipeg one Sunday evening with my two “farm kid” room-mates. This is when Fred Greig and Brad Wilson explained the farming process or business to me. I guess working at Mom and Dad’s cafe, I didn’t have to know the differ-ence between a combine and a baler. But what I did know was that the farm families worked very hard and against some un-known conditions such as weather, etc.

After a quarter of a

century in the wealth man-agement business, I realize that farming and investing have many common fea-tures. In both industries, you are working against unknown conditions that may pop up. It is about forecasting, understand-ing risks and how to make changes to stay ahead of the curve. It comes down to having a proven process which helps you create conditions for a potential successful outcome. As a Wealth Advi-sor, I look at “every angle” and evaluate. This defi ned process is in my DNA. When I look at the agriculture business, I realize it is a business with good fundamentals and long term growth poten-tial. The Global Agricul-ture Index has returned

a 5 year annual rate of 12.01%. So, it is not just important locally but it is a very important business globally. Especially as the world population grows and so does the demands on world food production. Experts estimated food production will need to increase between 60%- 90% by 2050 to meet the expected demand. They think that the world’s pop-ulation will reach 9 billion by 2050. Along with the growing population, there is a dietary shift to higher protein foods such as meat which require signifi cantly more agricultural products.Like with all growth sec-tors, there are some big is-sues facing the agricultural industry. It is a challeng-ing business with slow-ing yield growth rates.

Extreme weather has been creating both droughts and fl oods in key crop areas (something southwest Manitoba and south-east Saskatchewan have recently experienced). In other parts of the world, there is water scarcity - shrinking fresh water supply with increased demand. Also, land loss caused by erosion, pollu-tion, top soil loss and the world has nearly 100% utilization rate of arable land (with an exception of Sub-Saharan Africa). Then there are the every-day worries of rising input costs (fuel, chemicals, fertilizer, new machinery, etc.) and shrinking profi t margins. Many challenges - but each year the farmer solves these because they love their businessand fol-low a process. It’s all about the process! In my industry, over the last few years, investors have experienced among the most chal-lenging equity markets in decades. The confl uence of economic and geopoliti-cal events has reminded us of the risks of investing in the fi nancial markets. It is during such confus-ing times that gaining some perspective may be helpful. This perspective should consider the cause and effect of portfolio per-formance. It should focus us on those actions that we can control so that we can

best position our portfo-lios to take advantage of market rises and weather the market declines. It is timely to revisit the invest-ment process that is the heart of many institutional and pension portfolios and ensure that we adopt those “best practices” for individual portfolios. Having a well thought out and defi ned invest-ment process is critical to investment success. A good investment process is a long-term commit-ment that positions you to benefi t over time. The stock market often seems like a casino where, to the average player, the odds of success are random. How-ever, the casino owner understands that the long-term odds are predictable. Clearly, you want to take the position of the casino and not the player. Casinos make profi ts by being right fractionally more often than they are wrong. They have fi gured out the math so that the odds are stacked in their favour. Over the long term, the casino comes out ahead of the player. Institutional investors, like casinos, have fi gured out the math in order to benefi t from long-term odds. They focus on fac-tors that they can control and try to avoid making any bets on factors that they cannot control. They

evaluate the long-term risks, potential returns and the correlation between investments. These factors underlie their blueprint for creating an optimal portfo-lio. The blueprint estab-lishes carefully determined targets that guide invest-ment decisions through up and down markets. As the markets move around the targets, the portfolio is rebalanced by taking profi ts on positions that have appreciated and reinvesting in positions that have depreciated (i.e. selling high and buying low). Rebalancing reduces exposure in the market sector or style that outper-formed and reinvesting in the market sector or style that underperformed. Market volatility is more manageable and can be benefi cial when you have a disciplined process to follow. During bull markets few of us notice the under-performance of their port-folio. However, in a bear market underperformance rarely goes undetected. Like a house that has not been well designed, the best construction materials may not prevent it from falling apart. Unfortunate-ly the poor design tends to become evident in times of storm or earthquake, and poorly designed portfolios only become evident when markets decline.

The agriculture business & investing have some common features

We know the value of cold weather germination. We have to.

It’s Canada.The best way to help insure

your crops full potential. We offer a

fully licensed commercial seed treating facility

in Melita and offer treating ofcereals and soybeans.

Protect every SEED through seed treatment

AVAILABLE FOR RENT• Degelman Land Roller - 51 ft.

• Willmar Fertilizer Spreader• Valmar - 60 ft., spreader

Call for Availability and Pricing

Paterson Crop InputsMelita: 204-522-3472

Pierson: 204-634-2291Carievale: 306-928-2102Deloraine: 204-747-2333


WADO Activities Include:

WADO has researched over 80 different crops since 2004 WADO has researched over 80 different crops since 2004 For your new copy of the 2014 Annual Report, please contact

Scott Chalmers at WADO • 204-522-3256 • [email protected]

• No-till Seeding Systems

• Manitoba Crop Varieties Trials

• Sustainable Ag-Research

• Hemp Production Research

• Intercropping Peas and Canola Research

• Winter Wheat Research

• Special Crops

• Crop Demonstrations

• Pesticide Research

• Oilseed and Pulse Research

• Small Fruit Orchard

(Cherries, Saskatoons, Haskap)

WADO implements a farmer-directed applied research program in Southwest Manitoba. WADO is one of four Diversification Centres in Manitoba. WADO is based in Melita and also conducts activities throughout Southwest Manitoba.

The Crescent Point Leisure Complex in Carlyle is now accepting resumes for the following positions:

• Pool Manager• Assistant Manager

• Head Guard• Full/Part time Lifeguards

• Instructors• Concession

Email resume to:[email protected]

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

43

166 Dickson Street P.O. Box 464 Souris, MB R0K 2C0

300 Nelson Street W. P.O. Box 1354 Virden, MB R0M 2C0

Office: 204.748.1633 Fax: 204.748.1591 Cell: 204.851.3061 After Hours: 204.483.2110 Email: [email protected]

Doug’s Mobile Service

(204)522-8451 Hwy. #3 East • Melita, MB R0M 1L0

Repair all types of Ag. and Industrial H.D. equipment

*Freightliner Associate Parts Dealer*

• Basements • Landscaping • Dugouts • Topsoil, Sand & Gravel Hauling

Melita, MB • (204)522-3872

D AN C AMERON Trucking & Excavating Trucking & Excavating

Greg Trewin Independent Sales Representative for Pioneer® brand products

Box 2 Waskada, MB R0M 2E0 (204) 522-5044 Tel [email protected]

Elva Farm Service 204-522-3221

84 RAILWAY AVENUE, PIERSON • 634-2521 120 MAIN STREET, MELITA • 522-3285

WWW.CAMERONAGENCIES.CA • EMAIL - [email protected] Hours: Monday to Saturday • 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed at Noon

We salute the industry of agriculture

Say it in

living col

our!

The world isn’t black and white.So, why is your ad?


Leafy Spurge Sprayer: Available for use free of charge to land-owners interested in spraying noxious weeds mainly Leafy Spurge, within the TMCD. Requires a tractor with a min. 50hp. For more info about leafy spurge in Manitoba at www.leafyspurge.ca

Molehill Leveller: To supply landowners with an effective management tool to level out rough pastures and/or hayfields. The Molehill Leveller can be rented out for $1.50/acre.

Solar Watering System: Improves the quality of water provided to livestock through the use of remote watering systems.

1 month trial/ landowner at no cost Self-contained unit mounted on trailer 300 gallon plastic water trough, pump and solar panels in one unit

External Funding Available There is an opportunity for agricultural landowners to receive funding for on-farm Beneficial Management

Practices (BMPs) that improve water quality throughout the Lake Winnipeg watershed included in Agro-Manitoba.

Water Retention Structures Wetland Restoration Constructed Wetlands Riparian Area Enhancement Natural Area Maintenance and Enhancement Buffer and Grassed Waterway Establishment Perennial Cover for Sensitive lands Shelterbelt or Tree Establishment

Eligible applicants must have a valid Environmental Farm Plan Statement of Completion to apply. Contact the

TMCD office for more information.

For more information, contact the Turtle Mountain Conservation District at: 102 Broadway Street South; Box 508 Deloraine, MB R0M 0M0 Online: www.tmcd.ca Phone: 204-747-2530 Fax: 204-747-2956 E-mail: [email protected]

Turtle Mountain Conservation District Area Map

Water Programs:

Water Storage Working with landowners to create water retention structures that promote our Surface Water Management objectives: reducing soil erosion, recharging ground water, and providing wildlife habitat through water storage. Small dams provide water storage; back-flood dams relieve down stream pressure; small control structures increase soil moisture and also aid with downstream flooding and heavy rains. TMCD funds 50% of the construction cost.

Grassed Waterways A natural or constructed channel used to prevent gully erosion in cultivated fields, to protect surface water quality; also to prevent channel and soil erosion on adjacent fields. They are seeded with a salt tolerant grass and/or legume mixture provided by the Turtle Mountain Conservation District. The Ultra-packer or Tye Sod seeders are available to complete these projects. TMCD funds 100% of the construction cost up to a maximum of $1,200 per waterway.

Riparian Enhancement To improve water quality by stabilizing riparian areas and eliminating wastes from entering rivers, streams, wetlands and lakes; also to promote the importance of surface water quality; and to protect natural habitat for fish and wildlife; some examples include:

Remote Watering Systems Riparian Fencing Riparian Area Establishment Willow Planting Bank Stabilization

Equipment Rentals:

New office location:

102 Broadway Street South,Deloraine (the former Town of Deloraine office location)


A.W. Angus Allen and Wanda Henderson

Gainsborough, SK

(306)685-2249

Til-Toba Polled Herefords Ken & Judy Wray

Tilston, MB

(204)686-2289

Mil-Wray Polled Herefords Wanda Wray

Tilston, MB

(204)686-2295

2J Angus James & Josephine Easton

Wawota, SK

(306)739-2903

LOT 15 • AKRS 12B LOT 16 • AKRS 9B

LOT 10 • WRAY 40B

LOT 13 • WRAY 36B

LOT 46 • AWH 63B

LOT 42 • AWH 61 B LOT 38 • AWH 16B LOT 31 • AWH 23B LOT 27 • AWH 24B

LOT 25 • AWH 18B

LOT 20 • AWH 41B

LOT 8 • 2J 1B

LOT 2 • 2J 24 B LOT 1 • 2J 3B

47 BULLS ON OFFER 47 BULLS ON OFFER 47 BULLS ON OFFER 10 Yearling Polled

Herefords 37 Yearling Black Angus

The sale again will be a video sale, so we invite you to come

view this outstanding offering of bulls anytime prior to the sale.

Real Bulls, Real Real Bulls, Real Real Bulls, Real Numbers, Real Value! Numbers, Real Value! Numbers, Real Value!

At the farm 1 mile east

6 1/2 miles south of Gainsborough

13 th Annual 13 th Annual 13 th Annual WRANGLERS BULL SALE WRANGLERS BULL SALE WRANGLERS BULL SALE

Sunday, April 12 3:00 p.m.

(Saskatchewan Time)

4:00 p.m. Manitoba Time


CLEARANCE $32,500

CLEARANCE$29,500

CLEARANCE

$16,900

Lease Me48 of $265 + tax

NOW $28,000

$8,500 $15,900

$19,900 $15,900 $15,900

$11,900

$18,500

$9,500

$7,200 $4,500 $5,300 $19,500

$25,900 $23,900

$28,900 $25,900 $27,900

NOW $32,900 NOW $37,100

Reduced $7,000 $21,400 NOW $29,700

$11,500

JUST IN!

$21,900

$19,900 $20,900

$11,500

$8,500

New Trade!

$26,900 $21,900

$9,900

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Border Connection: March 20, 2015