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By Allan Dawsonco-operator staff

The search is on for a way to allow higher-yield-ing wheats while pro-tecting Western Canada’s reputation as a premium producer of red spring and amber durum wheat.

“A l l o f t h e s e c t o r s affected by variety registra-tion have come together in a very positive spirit to work towards developing something that will address the concerns and preserve the existing brands,” said Patty Townsend, executive vice-president of the Cana-dian Seed Trade Associa-tion.

The debate over protect-ing the milling and bak-ing quality of the West’s premium wheat classes — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada West-ern Amber durum (CWAD) — versus the desire of farmers to grow what they believe to be higher-yield-ing wheats, including Dark Northern Springs from the

High quality versus high yieldsThe grain industry is working towards both in the wheat registration system

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By Allan Dawsonco-operator Staff

The drama over the demise of the Cana-dian Wheat Board single desk showed no sign of abating

last week as the new era of open grain marketing began.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper told several hundred cheering farmers gathered at a farm near Kindersley, Sask. Aug. 1 farmers who ran the border to challenge the board’s monopoly in the 1990s deserve much of the credit for bringing about the change.

“They held firm, their cour-

age of conviction never fal-tered and it is to them much of this victory is owed because it is to them that the conscious-ness of the country on this issue was really raised,” Harper said as open-market support-ers celebrated their new mar-keting freedom. “And friends by standing with them and by enabling western farmers to freely market their wheat and barley our government has kept a solemn promise that dates back to the earliest days of our movement.”

PardonedHarper used the rarely used “Royal Prerogative of Mercy” to

officially pardon farmers who were charged and convicted of illegally selling grain to the U.S. “For these courageous farmers these convictions will no longer tarnish their good names.”

Harper said an open market will encourage new investment and value added in Western Canada.

“Never, never, ever again will western farmers and only west-ern farmers growing their own wheat on their own land be told how they can and can’t market their products,” Harper declared to cheers and applause.

Back in Winnipeg, the Cana-dian Wheat Board, now known

as CWB, announced it is ready to compete in the first open market for wheat in the West since 1943.

Prime minister celebrates grain-marketing freedomThe new CWB says it’s ready to compete in an open market and buoyed by a good crop, high prices and farmer support

The stage was set in downtown Winnipeg last week as single-desk supporters resorted to street theatre to protest the implementation of an open market in Western Canada. photo: Kathlyn hoSSacK

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For much of the United States, barbecue means grilling outdoors, but

in the South the traditional method is slow roasting a whole hog over wood embers all day or all night.

Only 10 to 15 restaurants in the South still cook hogs the slow way, over wood, accord-ing to John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, a food group that is on a mission to save the tradi-tional barbecue.

“Barbecue is our great American folk food,” he said. “Barbecue at its most intense is more than a food. It’s an event at which people gather. It’s a totem of identity.”

Southerners call the cel-ebratory gathering to eat pork pulled from the carcass a “pig pickin’.” Quicker cooking methods like gas, electric or coal cookers are ignored in favour of slow roasting.

The Oxford, Mississippi-based Alliance, which was founded in 1999, documents the South’s culinary history and traditions.

Food historian Rien Fertel, 32, and photographer Denny Culbert, 27, traversed the southern states in their Barbecue Bus to visit restau-

rants still cooking whole hogs over oak and hickory coals.

“Some are 70 or 80 years old and are still owned by the original families,” said Fertel, adding that their cooking methods and sauce recipes have been handed down orally.

Like the artisanal wines and cheeses of France that vary from region to region, barbe-cue methods and sauces differ from county to county in the South, Edge said.

Barbecue in Texas means beef. In western Kentucky, it’s mutton and in parts of

Mississippi goat is the pre-ferred meat.

“This is a food where much of the expertise resides with African-American cooks,” Edge said.

Edge added their stories are heroic in the truest American form.

“These are men and women who, post-emancipation, found their way into the econ-omy and found a way to sup-port their families by digging a hole in the ground, laying in bed springs, topping those bed springs with roofing tin and calling that a pit,” Edge said.

Dying art of pig pickin’ seeks revivalone food group is on a mission to save traditional barbecue methods

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A group of Interlake farm-ers has purchased a 50-km rail line between Gimli and Selkirk with financial assist-ance from the Manitoba government.

Lake Line Railroad (LLRR) Inc. is launching a new short line freight railway between Gimli and Selkirk, officials announced Aug. 2.

“Lake Line Railroad will ensure the continued rail shipment of grain and other important goods in the area,” said Manitoba Transportation Minister Steve Ashton in a release. “ T h e i r b u s i n e s s m o d e l focuses on community own-ership and specialized serv-ices and makes the short line a permanent asset that can be utilized by farmers and other shippers in the Interlake.”

Lake Line Railroad, owned primarily by farmers in the Interlake, purchased the line from Canadian Pacific Railway. In addition to the province’s contribution, the cost of purchasing the rail line has been funded through producer-raised support and private loans.

Under the terms of agree-ment with the province, LLRR is required to operate the short line railway for at least 10 years or repay the funds. The province also pro-vided Lake Line Railroad with $20,000 in late 2010 to com-plete a feasibility study on the purchase of the rail line.

“The acquisition of the rail assets ensures market-ing options for farmers in the Interlake and opens

up future possibilities for new businesses that are rail dependent to locate in the Gimli area,” said Randy Penner, president, Lake Line Railroad. “We are excited and pleased as we have been working for more than three years to make this goal a reality.”

Lake Line Railroad has started freight rail service to shippers along the rail line and to Hudson Cement in Selkirk. LLRR also has an agreement to provide freight services to Diageo Distillery’s plant in Gimli and expects to attract grain shipments from local farmers.

“ P u r c h a s i n g s m a l l e r branch lines is a viable solu-tion in many regions of Manitoba. It prevents the need for more heavy truck traffic on local and provincial roads, and helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions because rail is more effi-cient than truck transporta-tion,” said Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade Minister Peter Bjornson at an event on behalf of Ashton.

In 2009, the Boundary Trails Railway Company ( B T R C ) e s t a b l i s h e d a short line railway between Manitou and Morden with a contribution from the M a n i t o b a g ov e r n m e n t . BTRC is also an associa-tion of farm producers and business leaders. As well, Keewatin Railway Company, a consortium of three First Nations, set up a short line railway in 2005 with support from the Manitoba govern-ment. This railway operates between Sherritt Junction and Pukatawagan.

New short line railway to serve InterlakeThe line will be a permanent asset that hauls grain as well as other commodities

“The acquisition of the rail assets ensures marketing options for farmers in the Interlake and opens up future possibilities for new businesses that are rail dependent to locate in the Gimli area.”

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By Allan Dawsonco-operator staff

We s t e r n C a n a d i a n farmers were begin-ning to harvest a

bumper, high-quality crop at a time of strong world prices that are expected to remain that way during the 2012-13 crop year, a CWB official said last week.

Widespread drought in the American Corn Belt and the wheat-growing areas of Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, is positive for grain prices, Neil Townsend, the CWB’s direc-tor of market research said at a crop year-end news conference in Winnipeg July 31. He’s fore-casting a 10-million- to 12-mil-lion-tonne shortfall in world wheat supplies, which will see buyers come to North America.

“Generally when the world has to shop in the U.S. prices tend to go up and Canada will benefit from that as well,” he said.

“As I always say price is the blunt instrument of demand destruction,” Townsend said. “So price has to destroy some demand offshore right now and in the United States and I’m not sure the price, even at $8 corn right now, is where it needs to be. So for the next four or five months... until we see significant results from South America I think the prices are going to be in a fairly significant high level and per-haps in an upward level where we haven’t seen the peaks yet.”

The CWB was forecasting American corn yields to aver-age 160 bushels an acre this

fall, but has dropped its esti-mate to 124.5. U.S. corn pro-duction could be down 100 million tonnes this crop year from earlier projections — double all of Western Canada’s average production of all crops, Townsend said.

That means less corn will go into ethanol production. Livestock herds will be culled because of high feed costs and prices for other feed grains will increase — good news if Canadian grain quality declines before the end of harvest due to poor weather.

Drought was also a concern when western Canadian farm-ers were planting this spring following a dry fall and win-ter, said CWB weather and crops specialist Bruce Burnett. However, most parts of the West have received above-nor-mal precipitation, with some areas being too wet. Overall, western crops are looking good, he said. Areas south of Winnipeg and in the Peace River district could’ve used more rain, he added.

The CWB is forecasting more tonnes of wheat and bar-ley will be produced this year and almost the same volume of durum, compared to 2011, Burnett said.

Wheat production has been pegged at 19.96 million tonnes, which would also exceed the five-year average.

Durum and barley produc-tion is estimated at 4.46 and 8.04 million tonnes.

In its last crop year (2011-12) with a monopoly over the sale of western wheat and barley destined for export or domes-

tic human consumption the CWB will pay farmers an esti-mated $6.3 billion based on exports of 18.1 million tonnes of wheat, 3.6 million tonnes of durum and 1.1 million tonnes of barley (745,000 tonnes of malting barley and 390,000 tonnes of feed.)

The wheat board also sold 2.15 million, 225,000 and 1.0 million tonnes of wheat, durum and malting barley domestically.

The highest net return to farmers from the CWB of $7.8 billion was set in 2007-08.

In 2011 75 per cent of Canada Western Red Spring wheat was in the top two grades, com-pared to 65 per cent on average.

Sixty-eight per cent of the Canada Western Amber durum wheat was in the top two grades versus an average of 57 per cent.

The CWB’s top customers in 2011-12 were as follows:

Wheat: Canada, 2.15 mil-lion tonnes, Mexico, 1.1 mil-lion tonnes, Japan, 1.0 million tonnes, Iraq, 1.0 million tonnes, Colombia, 853,000 tonnes.

Durum: Algeria, 716,000 tonnes, United States, 506,000 tonnes, Italy, 500,000 tonnes, Morocco, 414,000 tonnes, Venezuela, 347,000 tonnes.

Malting barley: Canada, 1.0 million tonnes, China, 362,000 tonnes, United States, 194,000 tonnes, Mexico, 21,000 tonnes, South Africa, 57,000 tonnes.

Feed barley: Japan, 236,000 tonnes, Saudi Arabia, 118,000 tonnes, United States, 36,000 tonnes.

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CWB sees good crop, good quality, good prices aheadThe U.S. isn’t the only place where drought is cutting grain production

The value of natural capital

It’s hard to imagine that just one year ago, many areas of the province still had too much moisture.

True, some farmers, such as those along the Assiniboine River downstream of the Shellmouth Dam are still suffering from too much water. But the story for the rest of the province this year is all about the other “D” word: drought.

Until a week or so ago, it looked like the worsening situation sweeping across the U.S. would spare the Northern Great Plains. As of last week, more than half of all coun-

ties in the United States had been designated disaster areas by USDA, mainly due to drought.

With early-seeded crops in the bin in good shape and poised to cash in on the record prices, attention here has now turned to the crops still reaching maturity. It’s becoming apparent that even a good shot of rain won’t be enough to prevent yield losses for soybeans, corn and some of the other specialty, high-value crops farmers here were counting on.

With groundwater reserves becoming scarce in some areas and river levels dropping, even irrigation supplies are looking a little sketchy.

It’s unfortunate, but predictable. Scientists have been forecasting this kind of feast-to-famine moisture scenario in climate change models over the past decade. Those models, repeatedly scoffed at by doubters, have proven to be eerily accurate in identifying how the impacts of global warming would begin to impose on our lives.

Yet we continue to take the attitude, both in policy and in practice, that the only good water is water that’s headed downstream.

A recent study by Chad Lawley from the department of agribusiness and agricultural economics at the university of Manitoba, and Charles Towe, from the department of agri-cultural and resource economics at the University of Mary-land, noted that conversion of wetlands and upland habitat persists despite the fact that more than half of wetlands in the Prairie pothole region of North America have been lost or degraded since European settlement.

“Of the 500,000 wetland acres (five per cent of total wetland area) lost in Western Canada between 1985 and 2001, it is estimated that more than 60 per cent were converted to culti-vated crops,” they say.

The study also said provincial laws designed to slow the loss of wetlands are poorly enforced. “This combination of weak regulatory monitoring and enforcement and wide-spread landowner resistance to such regulation of private property without compensation has led to a positive environ-ment for the use of conservation easements as an important tool for habitat conservation,” the authors say.

But even conservation agreements, voluntary easements some landowners place on their properties in exchange for compensation from the likes of Ducks Unlimited, Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corp. and Nature Conservancy Canada, have come under attack lately from municipalities who fear the restrictions will limit how that land might be developed in the future.

The two researchers looking at the effects of conservation easements on land values found these easements are actually a good deal for the landowner, as well as for society in gen-eral. Their research found that although the market value of parcels partially protected by these easements was lower, the easement payments more than made up the difference.

In fact, when all was said and done, the landowner was ahead to the tune of 25 per cent after agreeing to a perma-nent easement to protect vulnerable lands.

“We found that, on average, the parcels with easements sold for about $41 less per acre over the entire parcel than those without easements,” says Lawley. “However, easement payments more than made up the difference.”

Plus, the easements are doing an effective job at protecting habitat.

“We were also interested in finding out if conservation agencies were actually being successful in conserving habitat that would otherwise be at risk of being converted to culti-vated acreage,” Lawley says. “If they were paying for ease-ments on habitat that would not be at risk anyway because the cost of converting it to cultivation would outweigh the benefit, it would be a waste of money. But we found that the agencies are being successful in preserving at-risk habitat.”

Farmers are quick to point out that they are business peo-ple who need to maximize what they can generate from the lands under their control.

It would appear conservation agreements that keep wild-lands and wetlands on the landscape are good business. And in a year like this one, they might make the rest of the farm a little less parched as well.

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By Ralph Goodale

Sixty-nine years of history came to an end August 1. The single-desk mar-keting system of the Canadian Wheat

Board, which started in 1943, is now offi-cially dead.

Few farmers were ever asked about this change. There was no producer vote, no public hearing, no respectable debate in Parliament. There was no cost-benefit anal-ysis. There’s not even a business plan to guide the process.

An entity called the “CWB” continues to exist. But without single-desk authority, it’s now just one of many wheat and barley sell-ers in a marketplace with no more buy-ers than before. That’s a formula for lower prices. Moreover, with no grain collection facilities of its own, this much-diminished CWB is available to farmers only in a subor-dinate way — through handling agreements with private-sector competitors.

Farmers’ costs will go up, for such things as administering cash advances and financ-ing grain payments on delivery. Farmers will also have to pick up part of the tab for initial payment guarantees.

Logistically, without the wheat board as a watchdog, grain companies and the rail-ways are now in full control of the handling and transportation system. They have no incentive to service farmer-owned termi-

nals, community-based short lines or pro-ducer-loaded rail cars. There’s no one in the system with either the will or the clout to challenge excessive rates or charges.

Internationally, without the board, Cana-da’s distinctive “brand” in world grain mar-kets is slashed. This is compounded by the totally predictable sell-off of domestic firms like Viterra to foreign commodity traders like Glencore.

With the wheat board out of the way, glo-bal grain buyers expect they’ll get Canadian grain at cheaper prices. Value-added pro-cessers expect the same. Railways and grain companies expect to extract higher margins. If that’s all true, you can imagine who gets stuck with the short end of the stick.

For the next two or three years, the impact of killing the single desk will be camou-flaged by droughts and other global produc-tion problems which are cutting supplies and pushing grain prices to record levels.

In the longer term, whether farmers will actually be better off will never be known with hard facts and figures, because the gov-ernment refuses to measure (or even moni-tor) the full consequences of its changes.

Ralph Goodale is the Liberal MP for Wascana. He is a former federal minister of finance and was the minister of agriculture when governance of the Canadian Wheat Board was placed under the control of farmer-elected directors in 1999.

OPINION/EDITORIAL

OUR HISTORY: August 6, 1992

Laura RanceEditor


You can’t manage what you won’t measureThe formula for lower prices is in place, but no one will be monitoring

Our August 6, 1992 issue reported on record grain exports of 30.75 million tonnes, but the price news was not so cheery, with truck dealers offering to trade for wheat at $3.15 per bushel. The low price was thanks to the U.S.-EU trade war, and the previous week the U.S. had awarded a $31.08-per-tonne subsidy under the Export Enhancement Program (EEP).

These prices had Manitoba farmers interested in options to wheat, and lentil coverage of 70 per cent of the Indexed Moving Average Price (IMAP) under the GRIP program prompted them to plant 160,000 acres that year. Alarmed about the financial risk for a questionable crop in Manitoba, the province cut the coverage to 58 per cent on April 29, one day before the program deadline. A group of producers was challenging the decision in court.

Elsewhere in the issue, Allan Dawson reported on pending registration of glufosinate aluminum, a Hoechst herbicide which was to be named Harvest (later to be Liberty). A product manager for Hoechst demonstrated a plot of glufosinate aluminum-tolerant canola at Rosebank, saying that it could be registered by 1995.

Other spokesmen for Hoechst and Monsanto speculated about the potential for H-T canola, one suggesting that it could allow canola acreage to reach 10 million acres in Western Canada (this year it’s 21.1 million). However a Hoechst spokesman said that like Monsanto, it was only inter-ested in selling more herbicide, not getting into the seed business.


Casino marketing headache replaces CWBRitz and Harper want to tell farmers that they have installed a new grain-marketing future after Aug. 1, 2012 when the Canadian Wheat Board’s single-desk selling is eliminated. Wrong! The old private marketing structure that failed our farmers in the past has just been resurrected.

Skilled selling, done through the farmer-controlled CWB single desk and which the majority of farmers support, is being replaced with deliberate confusion through private pricing causing farmers the hardship of knowing when to sell or when to hold.

This old market structure system is run in the interests of the grain buy-ers. Buyers can now bestow cheaper prices upon farmers by fiddling with the delivery time, place and with the quality offers (basis), thus paying a lower overall price for grain. Grain companies are in control of the quality bids and thus expect, gleefully, to capture more profit.

If grain is in short supply then the price would be up. But when there is an abundant supply and even if the farm-ers have not yet sold any grain, the price would be down because the buyers will say there is lots of grain around. Just listen to the trade. They talk as if they own the crop based on what they think is being produced, as if they can say for sure that it will all be harvested.

Already, Canada’s customers are wor-ried about the quality and timely deliv-ery of our grain. But they are happy that they might be able to find lower prices by talking to different suppliers. So what message does this signal to farmers about our farm income?

Farmers are asking themselves, what did I do last election to deserve such an unscientific casino marketing headache from this government?

Farmers are good at reading signals, and they say bring back the value of our CWB either by court order recovery of the CWB or by reinstatement of the CWB.

Ian L. RobsonDeleau, Man.

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The following is an excerpt from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s remarks while at an event in Kinders-ley, Sask., Aug. 1 to celebrate the gov-ernment’s victory in eliminating the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk.

What a great day this is.It’s a great day for western

Canadian farmers — a great day for all who have fought the good fight. Welcome to grain-marketing free-dom day.

Never, never, ever again will western farmers and only western farmers grow-ing their own wheat on their own land be told how they can and can’t market their products…

The fight to end the wheat board’s monopoly was not a fight without cost, without a price being paid by people who had the courage to challenge the injustice of the law by placing themselves in violation of it.

Their acts were purely symbolic of course. They did not riot, they broke no windows, nobody was assaulted, no big profits were collected. No, just a few loads of grain were driven across the border. Sometimes just a token sack of wheat in the back of a pickup truck. In one case, it was the gift of grain to a 4-H club.

But for acts such as these those farm-ers were charged, they were hauled into court literally in chains, convicted,

fined, jailed, threatened, equipment seized, lives were interrupted. But let me be clear about this, these peo-ple were not criminals, they were our fellow citizens, who protested injustice by submitting themselves peacefully to the consequences of challenging that injustice. Those consequences are what was wrong and those wrongs we shall address today.

Friends, to the authority of the Crown falls an ancient power, the royal preroga-tive of mercy. It is a rare and a signifi-cant thing for this power to be exercised. Well ladies and gentlemen, today I am pleased to announce that it will be exer-cised. A group of farmers convicted under the old unjust legislation of the

wheat board monopoly will be pardoned by the government.

For these courageous farmers, these convictions will no longer tarnish their good names. Let me just say this to these Canadians — they held firm, their cour-age of conviction never faltered, and it is to them much of this victory is owed, because it is to them that the con-sciousness of the country on this issue was really raised. And friends by stand-ing with them and by enabling western farmers to freely market their wheat and barley our government has kept a sol-emn promise that dates back to the earli-est days of our movement.

And so we have given justice to west-ern Canadian grain farmers.

By Gord Schroeder

“What’s going on with the lamb prices?” This is a very common question as of late.

Slaughter lamb prices were very high last year, which translates into high lamb prices in stores. This normally creates consumer resistance and consumption declines. A moderation in prices would be required once again to increase consump-tion. This is the cycle.

To add to this, the high cost of feed grains would make feeding lambs less attractive and the price gap between slaughter and feeder lambs would nar-row. The numbers indicated no reason for a significant price decrease; prices and demand should be good. The numbers:• Stocks of frozen and chilled lamb and

mutton down four per cent over the same period last year.

• Meat imports down 19.4 per cent over the same period last year.

• Consumption, seeing a slight decrease in 2011 to 0.9 kg per person down from 1.07 kg per person in 2010, suggests in most part due to higher price of lamb in stores.

• Modest increase in the Canadian flock comparing inventories from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2012. Ewe numbers were up 0.6 per cent, replacement ewe lambs up 4.1 per cent, market lamb numbers up 4.9 per cent. Nothing sub-stantial and there was a shortage of lambs.So what’s happening?There are a number of factors, in my

opinion, putting downward pressure on lamb prices:

There is a backlog of heavy lambs cre-ated by a lack of demand. Consumption is way down due to the extremely hot weather in Canada’s largest lamb-eating market. Who wants hot food when it’s that hot?

The prices paid for lambs last year were not supported by product marketing. Consumers will pay more when there is perceived value for cost. We asked them to pay more, but did consumers perceive more value for the extra cost?

Once burned Lamb prices were driven up to a level which was not good for the industry. Under the current marketing structure, producers did very well. However, buyers and processors did not. This year buyers and processors are being very cautious.

There is a worldwide price correction happening. The price of lamb is down in many countries, not just in Canada.

Lamb slaughter plants are in control and there’s currently a backlog of lambs. It’s simply a supply-and-demand issue.

Auction mart numbers to date are up, created in part by producer panic rather than an actual increase in overall supply. Adding to the panic are weather-related issues. Very dry, hot conditions in the East and through much of the U.S. are creating feed shortages and high feed costs.

Heat is also reducing consumption. The markets in the U.S. have collapsed, mak-ing it very attractive for processors to bring up American lambs and they are coming up by the truckload.

Lamb buyers are very cautious because of the degree and speed of the collapse

in prices. I’ve talked to many buyers who bought lambs they thought were at fair prices, but by the time they got posses-sion of the lambs or sold them the price at the plants had dropped to levels to where buyers were losing money. In one case, the price dropped $40 cwt in one week.

High feed costs such as $8.85-a-bushel corn and $5.75-a-bushel barley, the heat and the price decline makes feeding lambs extremely risky.

Risky You put it all together and the results are what we are seeing. So when will the price rebound?

Going back to the numbers, I have some thoughts. Once we get through this back-log of heavy lambs and the weather starts to cool down in fall, consumers will again start eating lamb. We will eat our way through this.

We are not in an oversupply situation in Canada. Consumers ate lambs last year at very high prices. With prices moderat-ing consumption it should go up again. I encourage producers to hang in there. We are coming off an extremely good year last year which makes this hurt even more.

Long term, I feel we need to make some fundamental changes to the way we mar-ket Canadian lambs. To keep producers in the industry and attract new entrants, producers need to be paid fairly and be profitable. What’s happened recently in the lamb industry will set the industry back once again.

This frustrates me as I’ve seen this cycle over and over again in the years I’ve been in the industry. We’ve all heard the say-

ing, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The history of the lamb industry for the most part is this; it gets rid of its lambs; it does not market them.

Co-operative approach What’s happening to producers right now is exactly why the Canadian Lamb Producers Co-operative is being devel-oped. We’ve travelled across this country talking to producers about their interest and the feasibility of a producer-owned marketing organization.

Many of you were excited about the opportunity and encouraged us to con-tinue the development process; others of you say it will never work. I would ask this; is the current marketing structure for Canadian lamb working?

Many retailers long for access to Cana-dian product. There is no Canadian mar-keting organization; there is no Canadian brand, very limited value adding. Con-sumers are looking for Canadian product. The words “Canadian lamb” alone bring with it perceived value. Consumers will pay for value. How are we currently mar-keting the value of Canadian product?

The Canadian Lamb Producers Co-operative could help address many of the current marketing issues in the Canadian lamb industry. There are some things we can’t change but there are things we can. How we market our Canadian lamb is one of them.

Gord Schroeder is executive director of the Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board.

The prime minister honours CWB protesters for fighting unjust law

The reasons behind the lamb market collapseHot weather is cutting consumption in Canada’s largest market

COMMENT/FEEDBACK


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U.S., has gone on for years. But the demise of the Canadian Wheat Board has prompted more calls for “medium-quality” higher-yielding varieties. Some question the need for variety registration and Western Canada’s system of eight milling wheat classes, plus the general purpose class, saying the marketplace should determine what farmers grow.

“Western Canada is known for some of the best-quality wheat in the world,” Moose Jaw farmer Vaughn Cone said at the recent Farming for Profit conference. “We need to take that badge off and throw it in the bush.”

Saskatoon farmer and former board director Cam Goff acknowledges high-quality Canadian wheat doesn’t always fetch a premium when supplies are high. But he argues you don’t have to chuck the current system as long as lower-quality wheats aren’t sold in the CWRS class.

One example is SeCan’s Pas-teur, a new general purpose wheat aimed at the feed and eth-anol markets. Last year in Mani-toba, it outyielded AC Barrie, a CWRS wheat, by 34 per cent.

Registration system support-ers say farmers benefit because new wheats meet specific dis-ease resistance and agronomic standards — and setting end-use quality standards has made Canada famous for consistency, which boosts sales and usually generates premiums.

The Canadian Seed Trade Association is trying to bridge the gap — starting with an April meeting attended by a cross-sec-tion of industry representatives from the private and public sec-tors, as well as farmers.

“It was a very good meeting,” Townsend said. “A number of working groups were struck.”

The goal isn’t just finding a way to accommodate farm-ers wanting to grow American wheats, it’s also about attracting beneficial germplasm for Cana-dian plant breeders to work with, she added.

Since the process is ongoing, she declined to comment further.

But an industry source, who asked not to be named, said there was unanimous support to keep the wheat class system and pro-tect the CWRS and CWAD classes.

Grain handlers like the class system because it allows them to

commingle different varieties so long as they are in the same class.

“Handlers don’t want to seg-regate 47 different varieties of wheat,” the source said.

The system also works well for end-users who get a consist-ent product cargo to cargo, year to year.

A Dark Northern Spring wheat class is also being dis-cussed, although the industry generally isn’t keen as it would tie up more elevator space. One alternative would be to broaden the quality standards for an existing class, such as Canada Prairie Spring (CPS) red, to accommodate American wheats.

But for critics such as Cone, it comes down to revenue per acre — not price per bushel.

“It’s simple math,” he said. “I really don’t care if they take my bushel of wheat and make fence posts out of it.”

According to one industry source, Pasteur has the poten-tial to yield 100 bushels an acre. It can fetch as much as $6 a bushel at ethanol plants, gener-ating a gross $600 an acre.

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HIGHER YIELDS Continued from page 1

“We begin the new era in a position of strength and a cli-mate of optimism,” president and CEO Ian White said as he unveiled the CWB’s new logo July 31.

“We have a brand new look, a strong business model and the support of thousands of farm-ers who have told us they intend to market grain with the CWB and that makes the future very bright.”

The CWB also has the support of the federal government, he added, noting it has contributed $349 million to provide a “clean balance sheet.”

The government is also guar-anteeing the CWB’s borrowings and most of the CWB’s initial payments. “We have an expert sales team comprised of almost the same people as before con-tinuing to sell as much grain as they possibly can,” White said. “And very soon we will be offi-cially launching canola pools that can be entered into by farm-ers.”

Up for sale?The CWB has added handling deals with Louis Dreyfus Can-ada and Richardson Interna-tional, joining other major handlers, including Viterra and Cargill.

Ottawa’s support for the CWB is only temporary. Within five years the CWB must be priva-tized, sold or wound down.

“We’ve already had a couple of entities come forward say-ing they’d love to buy the CWB,” Ritz said during a separate news conference July 31 in Saskatoon. “They have a tremendous Rolo-dex of marketing around the world and they (potential buy-ers) want to capture that. We’re not prepared to entertain that takeover that quickly. I think there are some great roles for the CWB to play in the next two to three years and we’ll analyze at that point. There’s no rush.”

White declined comment on how many farmers have signed CWB contracts, but did say it expects to handle 30 to

40 per cent of this year’s wheat crop.

The CWB is also optimistic because western farmers have begun harvesting what’s shap-ing up to be a bigger-than-aver-age crop, with above-average quality. World grain prices are at near-record levels with wheat trading in futures markets for $9 to $10 a bushel due to the drought in the United States’ Midwest.

Not to be outdone, single desk supporters used street theatre outside the board’s offices to protest the monopoly’s elimina-tion and predict doom for small farmers.

Former board farmer-elected director Kyle Korneychuk said an open market will force west-ern farmers to compete with each other, driving their prices and margins lower.

No going back Anders Bruun, the lawyer rep-resenting the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board, which has asked the Supreme Court

of Canada to rule on whether Ritz broke the law when he introduced the grain-marketing freedom bill in Parliament last October concedes there is no going back.

“Things may have changed so much that the monopoly couldn’t possibly be restored,” Bruun said, adding that is why farmers are working on a $17.5-billion class-action suit for damages.

“We’re already seeing the NDP and the Liberals start to cam-paign saying as soon as they become government, God for-bid, they’ll bring back the single desk,” Ritz said. “That’ll prob-ably keep them out of West-ern Canada for the foreseeable future and I welcome that.”

Pro-open-market farmers on both sides of the border have set up a website (http://canada-usgrainandseedtrade.info) to answer questions about selling in each other’s markets.

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NEW ERA Continued from page 1

“We begin the new era in a position of strength and a climate of optimism.”

Ian WhIte

While CWB president Ian White was inside presenting an optimistic outlook for the voluntary board, protesters outside were using theatre to portray a gloomy forecast for farmers in an open market. Photos: Kathlyn hossaCK


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Q: What are my options now? Q: How can this new open market for wheat benefit me? Q: Where do I find information about pricing? Q: How will premiums and discounts be applied to my wheat? Q: How do I upgrade my wheat marketing skills and knowledge? Q: Who can I call if I have questions? Q: Who will do the best job of marketing my wheat? Q: Who can I go to for advice? Q: Who can I trust? Q: Is there a lot of high protein wheat in the world? Q: How do I figure out what the CWB is offering? Q: Is the pool a safe place? Q: How do I know what quality of wheat I have? Q: How do I maintain the quality of my wheat in storage? Q: Are there times when the market will want my grain? Q: How will the sale of Viterra impact the market? Q: How is rail transportation going to work? Q: What should I plan for next year?

Hayden grew up on the family farm near Otter-burne West in Manitoba,

with his parents, Roy and Eliza-beth, and three older brothers, Clayton, Garnet and Wallace. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a BSA in 1949. His “aggie” classmates nicknamed him “Doc Tolton,” as he always had thoughtful and concise answers to questions in class.

Hayden’s natural ability to mentor served him well in his first professional job as agricul-tural representative in Holland, Manitoba. It was there that he met his wife Joan Sundell. Their two children, Tom and Aileen, both chose to follow in their father’s footsteps, obtaining their degrees in agricultural science. The family also includes four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Always committed to soil con-servation and good crop man-agement, Hayden accepted a position as soil specialist with the

Manitoba Department of Agri-culture in Winnipeg. During this period, his interest in the subject led him to obtain his M.Sc. in soil fertility and statistics from the University of Manitoba in 1957.

In 1962, Hayden was hired as research director with the newly formed Manitoba Crop Insur-ance Corporation (MCIC). As Manitoba was the first province in Canada to offer crop insur-ance, Hayden consulted with his

American counterparts to learn from their experience.

Hayden’s major contribution during this period was his work on soil productivity mapping and geographic risk areas utiliz-ing soil-type data, precipitation statistics, and a farmer’s cropping and yield history. His main focus was to improve the accuracy and dependability of crop produc-tion and management records as the base for establishing insur-ance premiums. Through the years, this data bank became the main source of reliable, multi-year crop production and man-agement data available in the province. His methodology is still being used today.

Later as manager of MCIC, Hayden generously shared his expertise with other provincial crop insurance corporations. A special highlight was his return to the U.S., not as a student, but in a “teaching” role, where he shared the Canadian experience with crop insurance with the Agricul-

ture Committee of Congress in Washington.

His mentoring extended inter-nationally in the later stages of his career to work with countries such as Indonesia and Trinidad through his contracts with the United Nations Food and Agri-culture Organization.

From grain farmers in Mani-toba to vegetable growers in Trinidad, there is a large debt of gratitude owed to Hayden Tolton for his groundbreaking work with crop insurance. It has provided Manitoba farmers and thousands of others with risk protection insurance options vital in today’s high-tech agriculture.

Hayden also contributed to his community. He served as leader of the Boy Scouts, a board mem-ber of both the Portage Industrial Exhibition and Rotary Club Inter-national. He was a canvasser for United Way and Cancer Care, and was active in his church.

Nominated by Otterburne West Tolton families.

Agriculture Hall of FameFive Manitobans were honoured for their contribution to agriculture and their community at an induction ceremony for the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame July 12. The Co-operator is featuring each in consecutive weekly editions

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No need for ad hoc Ontario drought aid, says Ritz Existing supports should be enoughBy Allan DawsonCO-OPERATOR STAFF

The federal government doesn’t expect to announce any ad hoc aid programs for Ontario farmers suffering from drought, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told reporters in Saskatoon July 31.

“I think we have fullness in our programming that allows us the latitude to address this,” Ritz said.

Earlier in the day Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty asked Ottawa to join his government is assessing support options for livestock producers affected by dry weather under the AgriRecovery program, designed to provide farmers with disaster relief.

The request triggered a 45-day assessment period, Ritz said. In the meantime drought-affected farmers can expect support through AgriInsurance and pos-sibly AgriStability, he said.

“We will work as judiciously and as quickly as we can in get-ting those assessments done so farmers have access to the cash they need to continue moving,” Ritz said. “We’re more concerned at this point about the livestock sector, which is going to need access to feed because pastures just aren’t there.”

Ritz said he hopes in the future Ontario livestock producers will protect themselves by purchasing forage insurance. Only about 10 per cent of Ontario’s forage acres are insured, compared to 75 to 80 per cent of annual crop acres.

Farmers should get cash for lost crops through AgriInsurance relatively quickly and eligible farmers can also apply for advances against pending AgriStability payments, Ritz said.

Recently two inches of rain in some parts of agri-Ontario brought some relief, Ritz said. It should help the soybean crop, but it’s too late for the corn, he added.

While touring farms in eastern Ontario, Ted McMeekin, minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, also called on the federal government to accelerate tax relief for livestock producers in affected regions through the identification of Prescribed Drought Regions.

Ontario is committing that farmers in Prescribed Drought Regions will be protected from reductions in their AgriStability coverage if they are:

• Experiencing challenges from the lack of rain and dry conditions

• Forced to sell breeding stock due to hay and pasture shortages

Once an area has been identi-fied as a Prescribed Drought Region farmers are allowed to defer a portion of the sale pro-ceeds to a future tax year, accord-ing to an Ontario government news release.

Primary agriculture contributes $4.7 billion to Ontario’s economy.

About 15,000 Ontario farmers are enrolled in production insur-ance, 10,000 in the risk manage-ment programs and 18,000 in AgriStability.

Ontario has 74,840 farmers in total.

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By Allan DawsonCO-OPERATOR STAFF

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to par-don some of the western

farmers convicted of contra-vening Customs Act regulations in the 1990s is raising eye-brows.

“Where does that stop?” Bob Roehle, a former CWB employee and member of Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board asked. “In a democracy, do I get to choose which laws I support?

“What about these freedom fighters who don’t like Medi-care?”

A g o v e r n m e n t o f f i c i a l declined to release the names of the farmers pardoned, citing privacy laws. However, the offi-cial confirmed the convictions were under the Customs Act, not the CWB Act.

In some cases farmers failed to show custom officials an export permit, some were

charged after they illegally removed trucks seized by cus-tom officials and others were convicted with contempt of court.

“ ( T ) h o s e f a r m e r s w e re charged, they were hauled into court literally in chains, con-victed, fined, jailed, threatened, equipment seized, lives were interrupted,” Harper said. “But let me be clear about this, these people were not criminals, they were our fellow citizens — citi-zens who protested injustice by submitting themselves peace-fully to the consequences of challenging that injustice.”

Harper said he was using the ancient power of the Royal Pre-rogative of Mercy to pardon the farmers.

“For these courageous farm-ers these convictions will no longer tarnish their good names,” he said.

However, the Appeal Courts at the time saw it differently. “The appellants were properly charged for violating Section

114 of the Customs Act. The trial judge found that customs offic-ers, acting in the scope of their duties, did seize the vehicles, and that the appellants did wil-fully evade the customs officers’ attempts to place those vehicles into custody,” Madam Justice C.L. Kenny wrote in upholding their convictions.”

The Parole Board of Canada

website says such pardons can only be granted in clear cases of injustice and only “in very exceptional and truly deserving cases.” The injustice should not have been foreseen at the time of sentencing. But in many of the cases farmers deliberately sought to be arrested and chose to go to jail rather than pay a fine.

“Fur ther more, the Royal Prerogative of Mercy is not a mechanism to review the mer its of exist ing legis la-tion, or those of the justice system in general,” the site says.

PostMedia quotes interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae as say-ing the pardons are partisan. “They’re corrupting the proc-ess,” he wrote in a Tweet.

B u t Ha r p e r s p o k e s m a n Andrew MacDougall said the pardons were just because the law was not.

“The Liberals have always supported jailing farmers who resisted the old and unjust wheat board monopoly, so it’s no surprise they don’t approve of doing the decent and just thing now that the wheat board monopoly has been abolished,” he said in an email.

Kevin Bender, president of the pro-open market West-ern Canadian Wheat Growers Association, said in an inter-view that he supported the pardons because he was told regulations were changed ret-roactively.

On May 17, 1996 the Liberal government quickly passed an order-in-council amending Canadian Wheat Board Act reg-ulations after a legal loophole made it impossible to enforce the existing legislation. A pro-vincial court judge had acquit-ted Manitoba farmer David Sawatzky on charges of failing to provide an export certifi-cate when he exported wheat and barley to the United States between November 1993 and August 1994.

Arnold Conner ruled that while the Canadian Wheat Board Act requires an exporter to obtain an export license, neither the Customs Act nor the wheat board legislation required an exporter to show it at the border. The change made it compulsory for wheat and barley exporters to show customs officers a wheat board export licence at the time of export.

Then agriculture minister Ralph Goodale justified the amendment arguing Parlia-ment intended the wheat board to have a monopoly on wheat and barley exports.

While Harper said many of the convicted farmers exported only token volumes of wheat, Sawatzky was accused of truck-ing 810 loads of wheat and 50 loads of barley into the U.S. and selling it for just under $2.22 million U.S.

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Pardons for border runners raise questionsNow that the CWB is changed, Stephen Harper says farmers who broke the law in the 1990s deserve to be pardoned

“But let me be clear about this, these people were not criminals, they were our fellow citizens — citizens who protested injustice by submitting themselves peacefully to the consequences of challenging that injustice.”

STEPHEN HARPER

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Cattle Prices(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg August 3, 2012Slaughter Cattle

Steers & Heifers 90.00 - 98.00D1, 2 Cows 68.00 - 76.00D3 Cows 62.00 - 71.00Bulls 82.00 - 91.50Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only)Steers (901+ lbs.) 95.00 - 122.00

(801-900 lbs.) 115.00 - 129.00(701-800 lbs.) 120.00 - 140.00(601-700 lbs.) 125.00 - 142.00(501-600 lbs.) 125.00 - 154.00(401-500 lbs.) 130.00 - 158.00

Heifers (901+ lbs.) 95.00 - 108.00(801-900 lbs.) 100.00 - 112.00(701-800 lbs.) 105.00 - 125.25(601-700 lbs.) 110.00 - 136.00(501-600 lbs.) 115.00 - 140.00(401-500 lbs.) 120.00 - 135.00

Slaughter Cattle ($/cwt) alberta South OntarioGrade A Steers (1,000+ lbs.) $ 108.00 - 111.00 $ 95.43 - 118.78Grade A Heifers (850+ lbs.) 110.00 - 112.00 82.25 - 106.35D1, 2 Cows 73.00 - 84.00 50.44 - 68.46D3 Cows 65.00 - 75.00 50.44 - 68.46Bulls — 70.70 - 91.09Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 120.00 - 132.00 $ 115.72 - 135.13

(801-900 lbs.) 125.00 - 138.00 119.39 - 138.42(701-800 lbs.) 135.00 - 150.00 116.19 - 140.37(601-700 lbs.) 141.00 - 155.00 110.89 - 144.54(501-600 lbs.) 145.00 - 165.00 124.63 - 160.02(401-500 lbs.) 150.00 - 170.00 124.17 - 177.69

Heifers (901+ lbs.) $ 109.00 - 122.00 $ 103.04 - 116.07(801-900 lbs.) 120.00 - 132.00 110.03 - 122.11(701-800 lbs.) 124.00 - 138.00 114.83 - 131.75(601-700 lbs.) 131.00 - 148.00 119.73 - 134.32(501-600 lbs.) 140.00 - 152.00 119.89 - 139.26(401-500 lbs.) 140.00 - 160.00 116.22 - 143.45

Futures (August 3, 2012) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change Feeder Cattle Close ChangeAugust 2012 120.00 1.83 August 2012 139.75 3.75October 2012 125.10 1.93 September 2012 140.55 1.73December 2012 127.70 1.33 October 2012 142.02 1.02February 2013 131.02 1.20 November 2012 144.37 0.82April 2013 134.45 1.75 January 2013 148.15 1.90June 2013 131.70 1.65 March 2013 150.90 2.30

Cattle Slaughter Cattle grades (Canada)Week ending July 28, 2012

Previous Year

Week ending July 28, 2012

Previous Year

Canada 53,755 56,318 Prime 393 310East 12,008 14,051 AAA 23,154 22,666West 41,747 42,267 AA 21,944 23,474Manitoba N/A N/A A 1,173 1,658

U.S. 637,000 665,000 B 987 826D 5,073 2,821E 453 427

Other Market PricesSheep and lambs

$/cwt Winnipeg torontoSungold

Specialty MeatsEwes 80.00 - 95.00 69.84 - 104.34 40.00 - 60.00Lambs (110+ lb.) 108.00 - 115.00 136.80 - 144.24

(95 - 109 lb.) 110.00 - 120.00 134.55 - 155.85(80 - 94 lb.) 115.00 - 127.00 135.18 - 155.21(Under 80 lb.) 115.00 - 130.00 148.27 - 206.49(New crop) — —

ChickensMinimum broiler prices as of May 23, 2010

Under 1.2 kg. ................................. $1.51301.2 - 1.65 kg ................................... $1.32301.65 - 2.1 kg ................................... $1.38302.1 - 2.6 kg ..................................... $1.3230

turkeysMinimum prices as of August 5, 2012

Broiler turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average)

Grade A ................................... $2.035Undergrade ............................. $1.945

hen turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average)


light tom/heavy hen turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average)


tom turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average)

Grade A .................................... $1.985Undergrade .............................. $1.900

Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

eggsMinimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective June 12, 2011.

New PreviousA Extra Large $1.8500 $1.8200A Large 1.8500 1.8200A Medium 1.6700 1.6400A Small 1.2500 1.2200A Pee Wee 0.3675 0.3675Nest Run 24 + 1.7490 1.7210B 0.45 0.45C 0.15 0.15

goatsWinnipeg toronto

($/cwt) ($/cwt)Kids 85.00 - 140.00 83.08 - 239.79Billys 150.00 - 225.00 —Mature — 109.41 - 220.43

horsesWinnipeg toronto($/cwt) ($/cwt)

<1,000 lbs. — 12.43 - 20.821,000 lbs.+ — 39.00 - 28.16

Hog Prices(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) Source: Manitoba agriculture

MB. ($/hog) Current Week Last Week Last Year (Index 100)MB. (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.) — 189.00E 189.59MB. (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.) — 174.00E 175.57ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.) 173.67 176.07 183.92P.Q. (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.) 179.16 180.37 183.05

Futures (August 3, 2012) in U.S.hOgS Close ChangeAugust 2012 139.75 -4.20October 2012 140.55 -3.20December 2012 142.02 -3.15February 2013 144.37 -0.58April 2013 148.15 1.45

$1 Cdn: $1.00620 U.S. $1 U.S: $.9938 wCdn.

EXCHANGES: August 2, 2012LIVESTOCK MARKETS

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A ctivity was light at auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended Aug. 3, as markets continued to operate

in full holiday mode, with many sale yards remaining closed until the fall.

Cam Dahl, general manager of Manitoba Beef Producers, said activity at auction marts in Manitoba probably won’t pick up again until the fall, when most yards across the province will be open again.

“A pickup in volume in the fall is just the usual production cycle,” he said. “Calves are maturing and are getting ready to go to sale.”

Volume during the week was on the lighter side because some farmers were busy har-vesting their field crops, industry officials said.

Once again, only Winnipeg Livestock Sales and Heartland Livestock Services in Brandon were able to provide market reports for the week ended Aug. 3.

Winnipeg only had a total head count of 125, down from 252 last week. Brandon’s vol-ume remained fairly steady with a total head count of 235, down from 254 the week prior.

Prices were steady to lower at both auction marts over the week on both the slaughter and feeder cattle markets.

Good demand for the time of year, despite low numbers making it hard to assemble full loads, also helped keep the market in Manitoba steady during the week, industry officials said.

However, there was some downward pres-sure put on prices by buyers who were low-ering their bids to accommodate higher feed prices, officials said.

Feed prices in Canada have soared lately following a rally in U.S. feed prices. The upward price climb was sparked by drought conditions that put a lot of stress on crops in the U.S. Corn Belt.

The surging prices probably won’t affect Manitoba producers who run cow-calf oper-ations right away because their cattle are generally out to pasture at this time of year, Dahl said, but added that those prices will affect the feeding sector.

“The feedlot sector, which buys calves

and then sells them into the slaughter facili-ties, are definitely facing squeezed margins because the calf price is high, the supply of calves isn’t great and the feed prices are high,” he said.

The only foreseeable way livestock pro-ducers in the feed sector may be able to make a better profit is if Canada’s feed crop harvest results in a large supply, he said, but added it’s too early to tell whether that will happen or not.

High feed prices probably won’t influence when producers send their cattle to auction, but the situation will be different for each individual operation, Dahl said.

“I don’t think the high feed price is going to have a big impact on when cattle are going to come into market,” he said. “But calf prices are still pretty strong and that’s definitely an encouragement to bring cat-tle into market.” What prices will be when activity picks up again in the fall is hard to predict because there are many factors that could move the market to either side of unchanged, he said.

“Things are really volatile right now because of drought conditions in much of the U.S., and that’s going to have an impact on prices and how much feedlots can pay,” he said. “So there’s a lot of uncertainty.”

Dahl was sure farmers in Manitoba con-tracted some of their cattle during the week, because it is a good business practice. It’s a good idea for cattle farmers to forward con-tract in order to hedge their risk, he said.

Demand remains steady amid light cattle trafficRising feed prices in the U.S. spur a surge in Canada

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Ontario farmer continues dairy fight

An Ontario dairy farmer is appealing his conviction of producing, selling and dis-tributing raw milk to the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Michael Schmidt, who farms northwest of Toronto, was charged in 2006 follow-ing an undercover police sting operation into his dairy business, which supplied 150 families with raw milk. Each family had paid $300 for partial shares in his 26 cows.

A ruling by a lower court acquitting him in 2010 was overturned and he was convicted and sentenced to one year pro-bation and fined $9,150 for operating an illegal cow-share business.

The Canadian Press is reporting the Ontario Court of Appeal granted him leave to appeal July 26 after hearing arguments.

Health Canada says milk that hasn’t been pasteurized contains harmful bacteria that can cause vomiting, diarrhea, kidney failure and even death. Supporters of unpasteurized milk say it contains many health benefits.

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Ashern Weekly sales resume Aug. 22

Brandon sales continue throughout summer

gladstone Next sale Aug. 21 (receiving cattle Aug. 20)

grunthal sales continue throughout summer

Killarney Biweekly sales throughout summer

Melita (taylor) Closed until Aug. 21

ste. Rose Closed until fall

Virden Biweekly sales in July and August; no

butcher sales on Mondays until fall

Winnipeg sales continue throughout summer

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Export and International PricesAll prices close of business August 2, 2012 Last Week Week Ago Year Ago

WheAt

Chicago wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne) 317.80 324.78 250.47

Minneapolis wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne) 340.40 355.55 302.46

CoArse GrAins

US corn Gulf ($US) — 343.88 310.22

US barley (PNW) ($US) — 280.00 290.00

Chicago corn (nearby future) ($US/tonne) 312.60 307.58 273.13

Chicago oats (nearby future) ($US/tonne) 241.05 239.59 214.95

oiLseeds

Chicago soybeans (nearby future) ($US/tonne) 607.31 608.32 492.04

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne) 1,136.46 1,139.54 1,216.72

Special CropsReport for August 7, 2012 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan

spot MArket spot MArket

LentiLs (Cdn. cents per pound)other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless

otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64 21.00 - 22.75 Canaryseed 21.75 - 23.50

Laird No. 1 20.00 - 22.75 Oil Sunflower Seed —

Eston No. 2 20.00 - 22.50 Desi Chickpeas 24.20 - 25.50

FieLd peAs (Cdn. $ per bushel) BeAns (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1 9.25 - 12.00 Fababeans, large —

Medium Yellow No. 1 7.25 - 9.05 Feed beans —

Feed peAs (Cdn. $ per bushel) No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans —

Feed Pea (Rail) 4.80 - 5.00 No. 1 Great Northern —

MustArdseed (Cdn. cents per pound) No. 1 Cranberry Beans —

Yellow No. 1 34.90 - 36.75 No. 1 Light Red Kidney —

Brown No. 1 30.75 - 31.75 No. 1 Dark Red Kidney —

Oriental No. 1 24.75 - 26.75 No. 1 Black Beans —

No. 1 Pinto Beans —

No. 1 Small Red —

Source: StAt Publishing No. 1 Pink —

sunFLoWers Fargo, nd Goodlands, ks

Report for August 6, 2012 in US$ cwt

NuSun (oilseed) 24.80 25.60

Confection — —

Source: National Sunflower Association

Winnipeg FuturesICE Futures Canada prices at close of business August 3, 2012

Western BArLeY Last Week Week Ago

October 2012 265.00 257.00

December 2012 270.00 262.00

March 2013 275.00 267.00

CAnoLA Last Week Week Ago

November 2012 618.00 607.90

January 2013 621.10 610.20

March 2013 621.90 612.00

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The canola market saw another week of ups and downs during the period ended Aug. 3, but managed to finish on the plus

side overall. U.S. weather concerns and uncer-tainty over the size of the canola crop itself pro-vided underlying support.

With early harvest operations expected to pick up steam over the next few weeks, the inevitable selling off the combine has the potential to limit the nearby upside potential in canola. However, many analysts these days, and farmers for that matter, seem to be of the opinion that a retest of the highs set only a couple of weeks ago is still possible. On the bullish side for canola prices are persistent U.S. drought conditions, the solid fall export program already on the books, and ideas that the Canadian crop may not be as big as earlier expectations.

Chicago (CBOT) soybeans, corn, and wheat experienced some volatility of their own dur-ing the week, as the futures reacted to the latest weather reports and outside economic news. Parts of the U.S. Midwest finally saw some much needed rain, and the resulting profit-taking weighed on the agricultural markets at one point. However, corn is past the point of no return at this stage, while soybeans will still need more moisture in order to salvage the yields. Both commodities moved higher and the near-term focus should remain squarely on yield prospects out of the Midwest.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture releases a key production report on Aug. 10, and pre-report analyst estimates call for sizable reduc-tions in the crop prospects compared to earlier reports. The interesting development in the U.S. grain market over the past few weeks is the lacklustre performance in oats. Oats bids in Chicago were down during the week, despite the gains in corn, as the spread between the two commodities continues to widen. At the beginning of June new-crop corn futures were about US$2.25 per bushel over oats, but that spread has since widened out to over US$4.25.

Given the current situation, the downside for Canadian oats bids is virtually non-exist-

ent, with the bias to the upside as long as the spread between corn and oats is so wide. If the market finds itself in a scenario of declining U.S. corn supplies, a firmer domestic barley market and tighter feed wheat supplies, oats that would typically go to the milling market will all of a sudden be competitive in the feed market. If more oats start finding their way into feed channels, the millers would be forced to pay up to bring in supplies.

CWB 2.0Turning to the wheat markets, Minneapolis

and Chicago were both mostly lower on the week, while Kansas City managed to post some small advances. It was a historic week for the grain markets in Western Canada, as the turning of the clock on the new crop year marked the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s long-standing single desk and the beginning of the new open market for wheat and barley. Gerry Ritz, Stephen Harper and supporters of the government’s move were out celebrating their newfound “freedom” at a barbecue in Saskatchewan, while those on the other side were vowing to appeal and dressing up in cos-tume in downtown Winnipeg.

The newly rebranded CWB, to its credit, was diplomatic as it unveiled its new social-media inspired logo and expressed confidence in its ability to remain an effective marketer in the new reality.

Right, wrong or indifferent as far as the mar-keting system is concerned, the fact remains that aside from the rhetoric there should be a good-size spring wheat crop to deal with this year. Whether or not any of that wheat is priced through ICE Futures Canada, however, remains to be seen. Open interest in the Canadian con-tracts is very light, while the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) is reporting record volumes and appears to be the favoured choice so far. Milling wheat futures in Winnipeg saw a grand total of three contracts trade hands during the week. Durum and barley were both untraded.

ICE Futures Canada officials remain optimis-tic that their exchange will eventually be the exchange of choice for pricing Canadian wheat, but that remains to be seen and will take some initiative from participants.

Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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CBOT, MGEX wheat mostly lower on the weekMilling-grade oats may catch livestock feeders’ eye

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Wetter outlook for drought-struck MidwestCHICAGO / REUTERS Forecasts were for wetter weather in the U.S. Midwest this week, which will help the late-planted soybean crop but arrive too late to be of benefit to the drought-stressed corn crop, an agricultural meteor-ologist said.

The region was expected

to get half to one inch of rain Aug. 8 and 9.

“Previously we were expect-ing 0.20 inch to 0.75 inch,” said Andy Karst, meteorolo-gist for World Weather Inc.

Karst also said there were now outlooks for one to two inches of rain Aug. 9 and 10 for northern Indiana, southern Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky.

U.S. soybean inventories could fall to their lowest level in 32 years as the drought

continues to trim U.S. soy-bean production prospects.

Slow EU approvals seen as growing threat to soy tradeSTOKE POGES, EnGlAnD / REUTERS Europe’s slow ap-proval process for GM soy-beans is disrupting markets elsewhere, says the president of the American Soybean As-

sociation.U.S. growers generally

avoid planting GM soybeans that had not yet received EU approval because they fear trace amounts might be found in shipments of approved varieties, causing them to be rejected, said Steve Wellman.

But sometimes farmers aren’t willing to wait.

One potential source of trouble is soybeans modified to have a high oleic con-tent. High-oleic oils enable

food companies to produce products with a longer shelf life without using trans fats, which have been linked to coronary heart disease. Seed companies have been seeking EU approval for this variety for five years but still haven’t received it. The high-oleic va-rieties are now in their second growing season in the U.S.

“The potential for market disruption is going to in-crease,” said Wellman.

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Intensive livestock operations are tremendously efficient at converting grain into meat.

But all those animals gorg-ing themselves under one roof

generate a lot of odoriferous byprod-ucts.

Shelterbelts, known in academic circles as vegetative environmental buffers (VEB), can help such opera-tions stay on friendly terms with neighbours downwind by trapping and dispersing odours.

What’s more, beautifying the pro-duction site with greenery somehow makes it smell better, said John Tyn-dall, a professor at Iowa State Uni-versity.

“Studies have shown that as farms are viewed as being more attrac-tive, perceptions of odour and other impacts from that facility tend to be reduced,” said Tyndall, who gave a presentation on shelterbelt designs for odour control at the recent joint U.S.-Canada Great Plains Windbreak conference.

Apart from keeping massive barns “out of sight, out of mind” and pro-viding “visual screening,” shelterbelts provide more than just subjective benefits at a cost of around one to three cents per pig, he added.

Odour from intensive livestock operations happens because anaero-bically decomposing manure gives off volatile organic compounds com-posed of 400 different chemicals.

Ammonia is lighter than air, and quickly dissipates into the atmos-phere. Hydrogen sulphide is heav-ier than air, moves very slowly, and rarely makes its way far from the barn.

What really ruins barbecues and pool parties downstream, however, are the particulates. Volatile organic compounds cling to dust particles as they drift away from the facility on

gentle currents of air.“So, if you can control the move-

ment of particulates, to a large degree you are going to be managing the movement of odours,” said Tyndall.

Odours can be controlled to some degree by adjusting feed rations. However, preventing particulate movements with shelterbelts or VEBs is the most effective, “last line of defence” tactic.

Temperature inversions during the hot summer months can trap odour “plumes” near the ground level and prevent them from being diluted. Landscape features such as hills and ravines can also funnel noxious odours in different ways.

Mechanical turbulence from VEBs mixes and dilutes the plume, slows its release, and the branches and leaves trap particulates and their stinky cargo. Particulate buildup over time leads to even more captured dust, because “dust grabs dust.”

One row of trees can make a differ-ence, and three to five more rows is generally better, but at some point, the law of diminishing returns takes hold.

All that gunk clinging to the leaves and branches isn’t great for tree health, he said, but periodic rains help to keep them clean.

How effective are shelterbelts for odour mitigation?

There’s no definitive answer for that, said Tyndall. Topography, pre-vailing wind direction and strength, ambient weather, distance from the “sensory receptor,” as well as a multi-tude of other factors mean that effec-tiveness is largely site specific.

Also, the fact that trees grow very slowly and research funding is typi-cally short term, means that collect-ing hard data is “incredibly difficult,” he added.

“However, most ag engineers are comfortable with a five to 50 per cent reduction in odour concentration moving downwind because of the VEB,” said Tyndall, adding that incre-

mental improvements in frequency, intensity, and offensiveness of odours are well documented.

Obviously, people like to see trees on the landscape, and VEBs around intensive livestock operations help to soften the visual impact of indus-trial agriculture. Focus group surveys of pork consumers have also found that there is a strong appreciation for farmers who make an effort to be a good steward and a good neighbour by managing odours.

“You can’t see feed additives or a diet change,” he said. “And some of the things you can see, like chemical scrubbers outside of buildings, are more intimidating than anything.”

While mechanical solutions depre-ciate and add costs over time, trees — if well maintained and healthy — only get taller and more effective throughout their lifespan, he added.

Design is critical, however, because poor placement of shelterbelts can create back pressure and impact tun-nel ventilation and airflows in hot weather, as well as snow accumula-tion in winter.

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The pivotal day in getting action on a ruling by the World Trade Organization that U.S. American country-of-ori-gin labelling (COOL) program discriminates against Cana-dian livestock is shaping up to be Oct. 2.

That’s the day when the WTO will impose a deadline for the U.S. to amend the offensive provisions in COOL, says John Masswohl, direc-tor of government and inter-national relations with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Asso-ciation. However, it could be well into next year before the matter is completely settled.

It’s possible the U.S., Can-ada and Mexico could agree in talks by Sept. 6 on how the issue wi l l be sett led, but Masswohl thinks that’s unlikely to happen.

T h e W TO r u l e d i n l a t e June that the U.S. measure was inconsistent with inter-national trade rules. Under WTO notification procedures, the decision became official July 23. By Aug. 22, the U.S. must officially tell the WTO whether it will comply.

It would be highly unusual if Washington didn’t, espe-cially in light of how often i t ini t iates act ions under the rules of the world trade body, he says. Failure to com-ply would expose the U.S. to retaliation, likely in the form of duties on American imports, from Canada and Mexico.

COOL is part of the U.S. Farm Bill, which is the sub-ject of considerable debate in Washington these days. Mass-wohl says the current bill will expire at the end of Septem-ber. If the House and Senate can’t agree on a new bill, they will likely pass an extension to the current one rather than let farm supports lapse in an election year.

Since the WTO ruling was released, Canadian officials have discussed the handling of the issue with the CCA, the Canadian Pork Council, the Canadian Meat Council and other interested industry groups. There has also been a lot of discussion among the three governments as well.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says Canada wants an end to the discrimination against its livestock and meat products as soon as possible.

Since the start of COOL’s labelling and tracking sys-tem in 2008, Canadian live-stock and meat sales to the U.S. have dropped by about 50 per cent. Canada tried con-sultations with the U.S. in 2009 and when that failed to resolve the impasse, took the issue to the WTO.

COOL has cost hog produc-ers at least $1.4 billion during the last five years while the CCA says beef producers are losing about $150 million a year because of it.

Still waiting for the U.S. to respond to COOL rulingOct. 2 is when the U.S. gets a deadline

By Karl Plume / Reuters

the worst u.S. drought in 56 years intensified over the past week as above-normal tem-peratures and scant rainfall parched corn and soybean crops across the Midwest and central plains, a report from climate experts said aug. 2.

the drought became more severe in the southern united States as well, just a year removed from a record-breaking dry spell that ruined crops and wilted grazing pastures across texas and oklahoma enough to force an unprec-edented northward migration of cattle.

nearly two-thirds of the contiguous united States was under some level of drought as of July 31, more than a fifth of it classified as extreme drought or worse, according to the Drought Monitor, a weekly report compiled by u.S. climate experts.

the drought intensified in most major farm states, including illinois, nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and iowa, the top u.S. corn and soy-bean producer, as temperatures were 5 F to 10 F above normal and rains were largely scattered and light.

crop condition ratings for corn and soybeans have fallen to the lowest since the major drought of 1988, propelling prices of both crops

to all-time highs last month.extreme drought covered about 32 per cent of

the nine-state Midwest and about five per cent of the region was under exceptional drought, the most dire classification which results in wide-spread crop and pasture losses and shortages of water in reservoirs, streams and wells.

about 31 per cent of iowa was under extreme drought as of July 31, up from 28 per cent the prior week.

exceptional drought covered much of south-west indiana, portions of southern illinois and southeast Missouri, far west Kentucky and a wide swath of northern and central arkansas.

“the region continues to be impacted not only by oppressive heat, but also by depleted soil moisture, desiccated pastures and widespread crop damages, livestock culling and elevated fire risk,” said Mark Svoboda of the national Drought Mitigation center.

about 48 per cent of the six-state High plains region was suffering under extreme drought, including 88 per cent of Kansas, up from 73 per cent a week ago, and 83 per cent of nebraska, up from 64 per cent, the Drought Monitor showed.

the six-state u.S. south region, which includes major cattle and wheat producers texas and

oklahoma and top rice producer arkansas, was about 24 per cent under extreme drought, up from 21 per cent the prior week.

a portion of the texas and oklahoma pan-handle region was classified under excep-tional drought along with nearly 45 per cent of arkansas.

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In my last article, I talked about the importance of stimulat-ing feed intake very soon after

weaning in order to get nursery pigs off to a good start. This has implications for growth perform-ance, but it also impacts health, especially gut health. The pig faces two digestive challenges at this time. First, the change of diet from milk, which requires gut enzymes to digest lactose and fat, to a dry starter diet which requires different enzymes for digestion. Second, its maternal immunity has declined considerably, reduc-ing its resistance to disease.

Low feed intake after weaning results in an increase in gut pH and pathogenic E. coli bacteria proliferate in the small intestine. These bacteria attach themselves to the villi — the minute finger-like projections in the gut which absorb nutrients — and produce toxins which erode the villi and surface of the gut. Once the gut is damaged in this way its absorptive capacity is greatly reduced, result-ing in poor growth or diarrhea.

Modern pre-starter diets attempt to overcome this problem by including processed cereals, milk products such as lactose, and animal proteins, making the diet highly digestible and very palat-able. Assuming the pig adapts to solid feed quickly, which stimu-lates production of hydrochlo-ric acid in its stomach, gut pH is maintained and harmful bacteria kept at bay.

These complex pre-starter diets are very expensive and cannot be fed for long. Also, the pig’s enzyme system develops rapidly after weaning, making it increasingly capable of digesting unprocessed cereals and conventional protein sources such as soybean meal.

Therefore nutritionists design a series of diets — typically about four depending on exit weight — with increasing amounts of “conventional” raw materials and

decreasing cost. In order to ensure the diets are fed over the correct weight ranges, the nutritionist will also develop a feed budget that can be applied on the farm. The objective of this is to define the amount of each diet fed according to weight and to help ensure that expensive diets are not overused.

It will make assumptions about growth rate and feed efficiency over each stage.

In order to get any value out of this, actual feed consumption of each diet for every nursery batch must be measured and recorded. This allows deviations from bud-get to be identified and adjusted.

If entry and exit weights are avail-able, growth rate can be calculated. Diet costs are also a key part of the feed budget and must be updated regularly so that overall nursery feed cost can be monitored.

There is always a tendency to overfeed the better — and more expensive — diets. Implement-

ing a good feed budget program can not only identify where this is taking place, but illustrate the cost implications. After all, an extra kilo of a $1,000/tonne starter diet increases cost per pig by $1 and may be an unnecessary waste. Not only that, but applying the feed budget correctly according to weight will result in the highest performance.

Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple. Notice that I have referred to applying the budget according to weight, not age. That’s where the difficulty creeps in. As individ-ual weaning weights vary consid-erably, so does the development of the pigs’ digestive enzyme sys-tems and their ability to cope with “simpler” diets. Therefore, to get the best out of the feed budget-ing process, it is necessary to feed according to the pigs’ weight cat-egory and define intake of each diet accordingly. This is done through a feed allocation program (Table 1).

In this example, the amount of pre-starter fed is dependent upon the weight at weaning and then Starter 1 and Starter 2 diets are fed strictly according to the budgeted amount. Starter 3 is fed until the pigs are transferred to finishing. The performance fig-ures are an estimate calculated from expected weight at transfer and FCE.

Varying the amount of pre-starter diet fed according to weight allows the smaller pigs to receive the better diet for longer, giving their digestive system more time to adjust. It also helps to improve their feed intake and get them off to a faster start than they would if fed according to age. While the management of both the feed budget and feed allocation pro-gram takes time and effort, it will help to maximize the growth of all pigs in the nursery. And, with feed costs at an historic high, effective feed budgeting has the potential to shave a worthwhile amount off total feed cost per pig.

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal.

Accurate feed budgeting can boost nursery growth

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There is always a tendency to overfeed the better — and more expensive — diets

Bernie PeetPeet on Pigs

Category of pig V small Small Medium Large% of pigs 2.5% 12.5% 70% 15%Av. wean wt. - kg 3.86 4.66 5.49 6.52

Diet Budget Amount fed per pig (kg) amount/pig (kg)Pre-starter 1.00 3.00 1.75 0.90 0.51Starter 1 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00Starter 2 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75Starter 3 20.45 14.23 17.70 20.66 22.60 Expected performanceWeight out (kg) 25.00 20.00 22.57 25.05 27.51Total feed/pig (kg) 29.20 24.98 27.20 29.31 30.86Gain/pig (kg) 19.50 16.14 17.91 18.56 20.99 FCE 1.50 1.55 1.52 1.50 1.47Assumes average weaning weight is 5.5 kg at an 18-day weaning age and pigs leave the nursery at an average of 25 kg.

TABLE 1: EXAMPLE OF A FEED ALLOCATION PROGRAM

Feeding newly weaned pigs according to weight category can boost performance and reduce feed costs.

There is always a tendency to overfeed the better — and more expensive — diets. Implementing a good feed budget program can not only identify where this is taking place, but illustrate the cost implications.

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Food prices to riseREUTERS Drought in key crop-growing regions of the United States is “highly likely” to usher in several years of food price infla-tion, as companies pass on to consumers the cost of skyrocketing grain prices, Michael McCain, the chief executive of Canada’s Maple Leaf Foods said Aug. 1.

Hot, dry conditions in the U.S. Midwest have scorched this summer’s corn and soybean crops, and also driven up prices of wheat and other grains. Those higher prices have in turn pushed up the costs of producing a vari-ety of foods, including Maple Leaf’s pork, poultry and baked goods.

“It affects the entire food chain for sure,” he said.

By Lorraine StevensonCO-OPERATOR STAFF

Just what is it like being hauled across the Prairies in a semi-trailer packed with

cattle?Unpleasant is the obvious

answer, but Canadian research-ers want to get some hard num-bers on cattle hauling and the impact that various factors have on carcass quality.

“This is to see how transport affects the cattle in all aspects,” said Carollyne Kehler, a masters student at University of Mani-toba’s department of animal sci-ence.

In one of her studies, trailers will be fitted with special sen-sors that detect the vibrations that result when a cattle truck speeds up or brakes, and then relate that data to the body con-dition of the cattle being hauled, Kehler told attendees at Mani-toba Forage Council’s pasture tour last month.

Her research will involve about 100 commercial transport trucks travelling from Brandon to Cargill’s slaughter plant in High River, Alta. A second trial will measure temperature and humidity levels and see how that affects cattle. In both tri-als, which involve both fat and cull cows, animals will be weighed and scored according to body condition and tempera-ment pre-transit, in transit and at destination. And lots of other data will be collected — includ-ing number of head per truck and loading practices, as well as things such as driver records, GPS data, and use of prods.

It’s part of a much larger cat-tle transport study that aims to both lessen things such as shrink and grade loss, but also to reassure consumers that best practices are being employed.

”People are really looking for and wanting answers to these things,” said study leader Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientist in Lethbridge. “Consumers of the products are. The industry wants to know. It’s really come into its own, for sure.”

The Manitoba portion of the study will be closely scrutinized because the province ships a lot of cull cows — which, along with calves, are more likely to die or become lame during transport.

The study follows up on a 2007-09 survey of animal trans-port carriers that looked at eve-rything from travelling time and animal densities to how many years truckers had been hauling cattle.

That survey was massive — 6,000 trips involving about 290,000 animals — but keeping a close watch on livestock haul-

ing will soon be the norm, said Schwartzkopf-Genswein.

“We see, as time goes on, that it won’t be only at the plant that these audits get done but as part of transport and then back on to the farm,” she said.

“Those obviously aren’t man-datory in any way, shape or form yet. But I think some of these larger companies and suppli-ers may have to adhere to these audits starting on the farm. I don’t think it’s a matter of if, but when.”

Among other items being looked at in the new study is how the punchhole patterns on the sides of trailers affect ven-tilation, and whether cows are being given enough rest, feed and water at the Thunder Bay rest stop.

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The attraction is seed “singula-tion” — the ability to precisely place individual seeds and provide even spacing within the field. A group of producers involved in control-led-traffic farming has been experi-menting with the vacuum planters, with assistance from researchers from Alberta Agriculture, Agricul-ture Canada, and the Canola Coun-cil of Canada.

The initiative started a few years ago when Steve Larocque, a farmer interested in controlled-traffic farming, began looking at vac-uum planters for seeding canola. Then last fall, a group of producers approached a Monosem dealer in Lethbridge and asked for a small planter for trials to test different row spacing and seeding rates.

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CGC warns to watch for storage pestsThe warm summer is setting the stage for infestations in stored grains

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By Daniel Wintersco-operator staff / InternatIonal peace Gardens

Shelterbelts don’t just keep top-soil from blowing way.

They also provide homes for pollinator species, a group that includes butterflies, beetles, birds, wasps, flies – and even monkeys in some countries.

But far and away the most effective of all are the bees, said Mark Wonneck, an ecologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

“They are designed to do pol-lination. About half of all agri-cultural crops depend to some extent on bees,” said Wonneck, in a presentation on enhanc-ing pollinator habitat with windbreaks at the recent joint U.S.-Canadian Great Plains Windbreak Renovation and Innovation Conference.

To make habitat for bees, it’s necessary to understand what they need to survive and thrive.

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Second, they need adequate pollen and nectar from flowers that is available throughout the spring, summer and fall.

Wild bees are “nest-centric foragers,” which means that they tend to tap food sources close to the nest, unlike honey-bees, which can travel up to 14 km from their hive.

Bumblebees, the ultimate pollinator due to their fuzzy hair coat and “buzz pollination” method, live in quasi-colonies numbering 50-400 individu-als, and cover a “trapline” of potentially productive flowers stretching about one kilometre from their nest.

Smaller bee species may

range only 200 metres from the nest, which means that suit-able habitats must have a wide variety of plant species to cover their needs during the frost-free period.

Canola provides a lot of flow-ers, but its short bloom window isn’t long enough to sustain bee populations on its own. Saska-toon, wild rose, pin cherry and other shrubs can extend the buffet season.

Shelterbelts also provide protection from pesticides by offering an alternative foraging location during spraying so that a portion of the population can survive.

“They are like bankers. They only work from 10 to 3,” said Wonneck.

Besides pollination, shelter-belts also provide habitat for natural pest control agents.

“There are guesses from the literature that natural pest sup-pression is in the range of 90 per cent. If that’s true, then you might want to pay attention and not lose too much of that,” said Wonneck.

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Shelterbelts provide habitat for a range of pollinator and pest control species. photo: danIel WInters

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Canadian farmers are urg-ing American horse own-ers to ask feed makers,

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Over the last 15 years, Cana-dian oat exports have dropped by 70 per cent as U.S. feed manufacturers substituted oats with corn and other lower-cost ingredients such as dried distill-ers grains. But POGA is fighting back with an initiative called the Equine Feed Oat Project. The project was launched in 2009 to conduct research on feed oats and talk about their benefits to the equine industry. Recently, it held focus groups with horse owners to ask them about their animals’ diet and their prefer-ences for feed.

“We’ve sat horse owners down and said, ‘Tell us about what you feed your horse... and what’s your opinion of oats’ feed value,’” Wilton said.

“And we’re getting some terrific responses.”

Horse owners consistently view oats as a safe, nutritious and healthy feed, he said.

The challenge now is con-vince feed makers to bring oats back into their formulations, he added.

That job will be easier now that oat prices — which shot up in the early 2000s — are lower than corn.

“Corn is not $2 anymore — it’s closer to $7 and our oats have not kept pace, so we think that there’s a real opportunity for oats,” said Wilton. “We think that there’s a big opportunity to get most of the business back that we lost.”

The oat growers have also enlisted the help of several experts, including equine nutri-

tionist Laurie Lawrence of the University of Kentucky, who reviewed more than 260 pub-lished research papers on the nutritional value of oats in the equine diet. He concluded oats are a superior feed due to their more digestible starch and higher palatability, as well as being a grain less likely to contain myco-toxins that threaten horse health.

The oat growers have also put together a high-profile advisory board — which includes Brian Rossnagel, Canada’s top oat breeder, and several American researchers. In June, it put out a call for additional research, including how oats may contrib-ute to the animal’s performance and protect it against health dis-orders.

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Canadian oat growers up efforts to retake U.S. horse feed marketOver the last 15 years, Canadian oat exports have dropped by 70 per cent as U.S. feed manufacturers switched to cheaper ingredients

“What we have to do is convince the people who put the feed formula together to put the oats back into the formulation.”

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POGA vice-president Bill Wilton says findings of focus groups of the Equine Feed Oat Project show it may be possible to regain some of the valuable equine feed market in the U.S. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON


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Men examine a meadow fescue field belonging to Robert Nolting near Dakotah during the Manitoba Forage Seed Association’s summer crop tour. PHOTO: SHANNON VANRAES

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Alberta’s wheat and oat pro-ducers now have commissions established under the Market-ing of Agricultural Products Act. The commissions can now col-lect refundable checkoffs to fund research, marketing and promo-tion. They began operations on Aug. 1.

The Alberta Wheat Commis-sion will represent the interests of 11,000 wheat producers of all seven classes of wheat grown in Alberta, and is the first all-wheat commission in Canada.

“The end of Canadian Wheat Board monopoly has left a lot of gaps that industry is scrambling to fill. We need this new commis-sion now more than ever before, so that Alberta wheat can stay competitive in the world market,” Kent Erickson, co-chair of the Alberta Wheat Commission Steer-ing Committee said in a release. The committee has been consult-ing with producers and grain buy-ers over the past two years.

Erickson gave credit to the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers and Alberta Soft Wheat Produc-ers commissions for leading the project. They conducted a survey which indicated that 58 per cent of producers favoured a commis-sion for all classes of wheat.

The commission’s revenue will be generated by a manda-tory but refundable checkoff of $0.70/tonne on commercial wheat sales in Alberta. The esti-mated $3.5 million annual rev-enue raised through the service charge will fund research, mar-ket development activities, policy and advocacy initiatives, as well as educational opportunities. Opera-tions officially began on Aug. 1 under an interim appointed board until director elections can be held this fall in each of the commission’s five regions.

For more information visit www.albertawheat.com.

Oat growers commissionAn interim board will also lead the new Alberta Oat Growers Com-mission until director elections expected to be complete by spring 2013.

“Until now, an organization dedicated to the specific needs of Alberta’s oat growers didn’t exist. The new commission will work with our partners in Sas-katchewan and Manitoba on initiatives that will benefit the western Canadian oat industry as a whole,” Gordon Pope, director of the Alberta Oat Growers Com-mission Steering Committee, said in a release.

A refundable service charge of $0.50/tonne for oats, raising an estimated $140,000 per year, will allow the commission to fund oat research, market development and advocacy initiatives for oat-related issues.

It is expected that the newly formed Alberta Oat Growers Commission will join the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA), which had successfully organized oat grower associations in Sas-katchewan (2006) and Manitoba (2008). For more information, visit www.poga.ca.

Two new provincial commissions underwayCheckoffs will be $0.70 per tonne on wheat and $0.50 on oats


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I think the key weather phrase for this summer has been “a building ridge

of high pressure” and it looks like this will once again be the theme for this forecast period. After seeing the first strong area of low pressure in quite a while move through last week-end, it looks like high pressure will move in once again to dominate our weather.

This ridge of high pressure is a little different than the ones we’ve experienced so far this summer. This ridge is build-ing farther to our west and as a result we will not see the really intense heat with this ridge. We should see plenty of sunshine during the week, along with high temperatures in the mid- to upper 20s. The models show a few weak systems running along the edge of this ridge, and this could bring a few short periods of clouds and the odd chance of a shower or thunder-shower during the week; the best chance for this looks to be Friday.

The ridge looks like it will flatten out and push east over the weekend. This should bump the high temperatures up a couple of degrees each day, with highs by Monday expected to be around 30 C. For next week an upper low is forecast to track across the northern Prairies, trailing a cold front with it. Confidence in this system is not that high, but should it materialize, we will have a good chance of seeing some thunderstorms sometime between late Tues-day and Thursday of next week.

Looking further ahead, the weather models continue to show a ridge of high pressure dominating the central part of North America. This would mean continued relatively dry weather, along with above-aver-age temperatures.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 20 to 31 C; lows, 8 to 16 C.

Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at [email protected].

High pressure ridge dominatesIssued: Monday, August 5, 2012 · Covering: August 8 – August 15, 2012

This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during the 30-day period ending Aug. 2. This is an interesting map as you can really see the effects of the ridge of high pressure that has dominated the central part of North America. Southern regions, with few exceptions, were dominated by this high and received fairly little rain, while northern regions saw large amounts of rain as thunderstorms fired along the edge of the high.

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA Daniel BezteExclusive to the Co-operator

By Daniel BezteCO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

In my last article I did a short rundown on just how warm July was across agricultural

Manitoba. The last time we experienced a July this warm was back in 1989, but this July’s heat is nothing compared to what is going on in the central U.S.

The U.S. heat wave, centred over Oklahoma has been slowly erasing the historic heat records set back in the dust bowl of 1936. To get a bit of a feel for just how hot it has been down there, here are just a few examples. Oklahoma City broke its all-time record high on Aug. 3, hitting a high of 45 C. The overnight low also broke the record for the warmest low temperature when the thermometer only dropped to 28.9 C. Oklahoma City has now recorded three days in a row with high temperatures greater than 44 C (112 F), which has never occurred before. To make matters worse, imagine 45 C temperatures, 12 per cent humidity, and winds gusting to 40 km/h; can you say “fire haz-ard?” If we take a wider view, there are parts of Oklahoma that have now seen 18 consecutive days with high temperatures

equal to or greater than 37.8 C (100 F).

Overall, the drought in the U.S. has remained about the same during July, with about 62 per cent of the country covered by moderate or greater drought (second only to July 1934 at 80 per cent) and 41 per cent of the U.S. is covered by severe or greater drought. The bad news for this region is that the drought is expected to extend until at least October.

To quote the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) climate prediction centre: “Unfortu-nately, the self-perpetuation of regional drought conditions, with very dry soils and very lim-ited evapotranspiration, tends to inhibit widespread devel-opment of or weaken exist-ing thunderstorm complexes. It would require a dramatic

shift in the weather pattern to provide significant relief to this drought, and most tools and models do not forecast this. Unfortunately, all indica-tors (short and medium term, August, and August-October) favour above-normal tempera-tures. With much of the Plains already in drought and getting worse, above-normal tempera-tures expected into the fall, and a dry short-term and 30-day forecast, the drought should persist, with some possible development in the northern Plains.”

How warm was it?OK, now back to our region.

Looking back at the weather over the last year or so we have now experienced 13 months in a row with above-average tem-peratures. With this in mind I decided to see just how warm

the 12-month period from last July through to this June has been, along with the 12-month period from last August through to the end of this July. Using the values for Winnipeg, I came up with the numbers in the table shown here.

As you can see, this past year has been a historic period of warm weather! The two periods in question easily beat the previ-ous record for all three values. If you’re wondering why there aren’t two different record val-ues, 1877 had the same exact values for both the July-to-June and the August-to-July time period — I checked it several times just to be sure! So it’s pretty safe to say not one per-son alive in Manitoba has expe-rienced a warmer 12-month period; we are living history here, folks!

Globally, the July numbers are not out yet, but it looks very much like the Earth as a whole will have experienced the 329th consecutive month with glo-bal temperatures warmer than the 20th-century average. The last time Earth experienced a cooler-than-average month was back in February 1985. Now that is one long warm streak!

For those of you who are still skeptical about global warm-

ing, a new study has just come out, led by global warming skep-tic scientist Dr. Richard Muller and funded by the Charles Koch Foundation (mostly funded by the oil industry). This study, known as BEST (Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature), exam-ined the last 250 years of global temperature data. The group made it clear it will present its findings with “full transparency” and the funding sources will not impact their results. What they found was that the earth has warmed 2.5 F over the past 250 years, with 1.5 F coming in the last 50 years. The group also reported that pretty much all of this increase is the result of the human emission of greenhouse gases.

In an excerpt from an article in the New York Times, Muller states: “Call me a converted skeptic. Three years ago I iden-tified problems in previous cli-mate studies that, in my mind, threw doubt on the very exist-ence of global warming. Last year, following an intensive research effort involving a dozen scientists, I concluded that glo-bal warming was real and that the prior estimates of the rate of warming were correct. I’m now going a step further: Humans are almost entirely the cause.”

It’s been a historic 12-month periodThis July’s heat is nothing compared to what is going on in the central U.S.

TABLE: HISTORIC HEAT IN WINNIPEG

July to June August to July Record (and year set)

Average high 12.0 12.1 11.5 (1877)

Average low -0.2 -0.1 -0.5 (1877)

Overall average 5.9 6.0 5.5 (1877)

All temperatures in degrees Celsius.

COUNTRY CROSSROADSc o n n e c t i n g r u r a l c o m m u n i t i e s

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By Shannon VanRaesCO-OPERATOR STAFF

Deb Versluis and her family aren’t just digging in — they’re digging deeper.

the tyndall-area family of four is taking part in Food matters manitoba’s Dig in manitoba challenge. the goal is to have participants spend $10 of their weekly food budget on locally produced food, while taking part in new activities.“eating well and just generally eating locally, and

eating good food has always been important to us,” said Versluis. “and i think (the challenge) has given us a bit of a boost. it’s probably renewed our interest and made us a little more excited about it.”

the challenge began in may and runs until september. it can accommodate 500 participants, with 432 families registered so far.

sagan morrow, co-ordinator of Dig in manitoba, said many of the program’s participants are families with small children, but that retired couples and students have also shown interest.“it’s quite nice to see the broad range of interest,

and that there are so many different people who want to get involved in eating local and supporting their local farmer,” she said.

one participant even hails from ontario, but because they live near the Whiteshell and buy their food in manitoba, they were able to participate.

Signs of progressmorrow said there have been signs of progress and enthusiasm for local food over the first three months of the challenge, with workshops on every-thing from canning and gardening, to composting and food labels being offered to participants.“the challenge is a really great opportunity for

people to actually take the steps to learn about the foods that are available locally,” said the co-ordinator.

Versluis and her kids, ages eight and 13, have enjoyed the workshops, and she said the challenge’s website has helped them connect with new people as well.

Built around a comprehensive online compo-nent, Dig in manitoba’s website also allows any-

one to take advantage of the program’s workshops through video presentations, as well as blogs, and online dialogue.

the challenge also inspired Versluis to start her own blog dedicated to the program.

“rather than put it into a little journal for our-selves, i thought maybe we could share it and that maybe some other people could take something away from it,” she said. “also, it was a way to get my kids involved in a way that was visual, where they could actually see the fruits of their labours.”

Getting involved and it doesn’t take a lot to get involved, Versluis added. With a few raised garden beds, and a coun-tertop grain grinder, her family was able to switch to organic homemade bread, fresh herbs and in-house canned goods.

the urban-based food think-tank hopes the five-month challenge helps manitobans, urban and rural alike, reconnect with where their food comes from and build relationships between con-sumers, producers and the community.

of particular concern is the disconnect between today’s youth and agriculture, said the co-ordinator.“it’s very important to get kids involved at an

early age,” said morrow. “so that they can take this knowledge and these resources with them as they are growing up, and so they know that food doesn't come from a box, it comes from the ground.”

and for those interested in taking things to the next level, Dig in manitoba participants have the option of signing up for Dig Deeper, which Versluis is taking part in.“Dig Deeper is for people who want to take the

challenge a step further and basically participate in extra workshops and activities and sort of push themselves,” said morrow.

the Dig Deeper program also provides garden-ing kits to low-income families.“it’s a really great program and we’re really

encouraging as many people as possible to get involved,” she said.

For more information on the Dig in manitoba challenge, and Dig Deeper, visit www.diginmani toba.ca. Versluis’s blog can be found at manitob aprairiefamilydigsin.blogspot.ca.

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Growing local gains new groundDigging up knowledge: Manitobans sign up to eat local and reap the rewards of local know-how along the way

Deb Versluis with childern Rebecca and Riley, travelled into Winnipeg to take part in Dig In Manitoba workshops at the University of Winnipeg. PhOTO: ShAnnOn VAnRAES

“It’s very important to get kids involved at an early age, so that they can take this knowledge with them as they grow up, and so they know that food doesn’t come from a box, it comes from the ground.”

Sagan Morrow

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Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794,Carman, Man. ROG OJO

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New rules for labelling help those with allergies

Reading the label on food products just got easier for those living with allergies or celiac disease — and squinting at the fine

print. Last week Health Canada unveiled new rules

for what must be declared on food labels so you can tell at a glance if a product contains any-thing you must avoid.

You no longer have to guess whether there’s something hidden in the ingredients listed as seasoning or modified food starch or flavourings.

“If there’s wheat, rye, barley or oats in a prod-uct, or any of the major allergens like eggs, nuts or soy, or peanuts or milk, they will have to be declared on the food label,” says Regina-based registered dietitian Shelley Case, a leading expert on celiac disease and the gluten-free diet.

“For celiacs and people who have allergies, the good news is all the major allergens and glu-ten sources and added sulphites will have to be declared on the food label.”

All labelling is now expected to comply with the new regulations. The rule came into effect August 4.

Canadians have been waiting for this a very long time — years actually.

Food regulations have required that labels accurately list ingredients, of course. But some “components of ingredients,” or “ingredient of an ingredient” until now, have been exempt, meaning some pre-packaged foods didn’t have to declare food allergens or gluten sources.

That’s made it pretty tricky for those with aller-gies being certain they were avoiding undeclared ingredients. Those with celiac disease didn’t have it any easier either. The only way they stay healthy is maintaining a strict gluten-free diet.

Between five to six per cent of young children and three to four per cent of adults suffer from food allergies. An estimated one in 133 persons in Canada are affected by celiac disease.

Priority food allergens in Canada include pea-nuts, eggs, milk, tree nuts like almonds, pecans, walnuts and others, soy, sesame seeds and sea-food (including fish, crustaceans and shellfish.) Wheat is a priority allergen. So are sulphites, which are additives used as preservatives to maintain food colour and prolong shelf life. Mustard is also a priority allergen in Canada. All mustard sources must now be declared on labels too.

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Want to know more? Log on to www.hc-sc.gc.ca

Here’s a few recipes from a variety of sources this week, including one for a really great potato dish as summer’s new

ones come in (and a new mustard crop too) plus a breakfast casserole, a fast supper for the busy harvest season upon us — and my sister-in-law MaryAnn’s favourite salad.

Bombay Potatoes2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed, about 1-1/2 c. 1/2 small head cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets2 tbsp. canola oil 2 tbsp. whole brown mustard seed1 onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 ripe tomato, diced1 to 2 tbsp. mild curry paste1/2 tsp. salt 2 c. firmly packed fresh spinach, stems removed

Parboil potato and cauliflower together in slightly salted water for 10 minutes. Reserve 1/3 cup of the cooking liquid. Drain vegetables and set aside. Over medium-high heat, heat oil in skillet and add mustard seed. When seeds start to pop, add onion and garlic, and cook until onion starts to brown. Stir in tomato and cook two minutes longer. Add curry paste and salt, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook two minutes. Add potatoes, cauliflower, spinach and reserved cooking liquid. Stir well. Cover and sim-mer 12 minutes or until potato is tender. Serves 4 people.

Source: Inspired by Mustard a recipe book of the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission (SMDC)

Black Bean and Mango Salad1 can black beans1 can whole kernel corn1 large mango, peeled and diced1 c. grapes (cut in half)1 c. red pepper1/2 c. green onions (chopped)2 tbsp. lime juice1 tbsp. olive oil1/2 tsp. salt and pepper1 tsp. ground cumin and chili powder mixed together1 c. diced avocado

Combine all ingredients. Chill and serve.

I’m always happy to hear from readers with your recipes and suggestions for columns! Write to:

Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. ROG OJO

Or email: [email protected]

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Speedy Turkey StroganoffThis recipe comes from the Turkey Producers of Canada’s “Half Hour Until Devour” collection.

2 tsp. canola oil1 onion, finely chopped8 fresh mushrooms, sliced1/2 lb. cooked turkey breast, cut into bite-size pieces1/2 c. fat-free sour cream2 tbsp. sherry1/4 tsp. pepperGround nutmeg for garnish

In a wok or large skillet heat canola oil. Add onion and mushrooms and sauté until soft. Add turkey and heat through, about two to three min-utes. In a small bowl, mix together sour cream and sherry until smooth. Stir into turkey mix-ture. Heat but do not allow to boil. Add pepper. Garnish with nutmeg. Serve over whole wheat pasta.

Good Morning CasseroleHere’s another good reason to dash out of bed early on these beautiful summer mornings. This makes a great late-night supper too.

Cooking spray4 slices bread, crusts trimmed, cut into quarters6 eggs1-1/2 c. milk4 slices turkey bacon, diced and cooked1/2 c. shredded fat-reduced cheddar cheese, divided1/3 c. sliced white mushrooms1/4 tsp. salt1/2 c. frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Arrange bread slices in pan, overlapping slightly; set aside. Beat together eggs, milk, turkey bacon and 1/4 cup cheese in a large bowl. Add mushrooms and salt. Pour mixture over bread slices. Sprinkle potatoes and remaining cheese over egg mixture. Bake until lightly browned and knife inserted near cen-tre comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Serve immediately.

Source: Turkey Farmers of Canada

• What should I look for on a food label to find out if the food product has a food allergen, gluten source or sulphites added to it?

• You should always read the list of ingredients first. Under the new regulations manufactur-ers will have the option of declaring an added food allergen or gluten source either in the list of ingredients or in a statement immediately after the list of ingredients called “Contains.” If you don’t see the allergen or gluten source in the list of ingredients, look for the “Contains” statement. As always, you should also look for and respect any allergen precautionary state-ment present on the label.

Source: Health Canada website

Andrew Jackson opened his eyes slowly and gazed out across the lake. The brim of his hat was pulled down almost to his nose for shade but still the sun shone so brightly he couldn’t

help but squint. A dragonfly hovered overhead for a second, then landed and perched on the straw brim just inches from his eyes. Andrew didn’t move.

“Rose, darling?” he said.“Yes dear?” Rose didn’t even open her eyes,

and remained motionless on her beach lounger a foot to Andrew’s right.

“Rose darling,” said Andrew, “I’m afraid a drag-onfly has landed on the brim of my hat.”

Rose opened her eyes at this, and managed to glance over Andrew’s way without moving her head. “So it has,” she said, and closed her eyes again. “Is it a problem honey?”

“Only insofar as it makes me cross-eyed to look at it,” was Andrew’s reply. “I was wondering,” he added, “if you would consider flicking it off for me.”

There was a lengthy silence. Andrew wondered momentarily whether Rose had fallen asleep.

“Flick it yourself,” she said finally.Andrew sighed. “The truth is,” he said, “I ain’t

in a dragonfly-flickin’ mood.”“In that case,” said Rose, “I suggest you stop

looking at it. Distract yourself with something else. Study the cloud formations. See what kinds of animals they look like, then give them names. Cloud pets. You don’t have to feed them or walk them or try to make them shut up. And they don’t die, they just fade away. Perfect holiday pets.”

“I could do that,” said Andrew. “Or I could distract myself by studying the very lovely lady in the very fetching and quite sexy bathing suit, lying on the lounger next to mine,” said Andrew. “But that would require turning my head, and I ain’t in a head-turning mood.” He paused. “Is that glow I detect coming from your direction just sunburn, or are you blushing?”

“Definitely sunburn,” said Rose. “I am far too relaxed to blush. Later after the sun goes down, when we’re back in the RV, you can make me blush.”

“It’s very likely that I will,” said Andrew, “once the sun is down and the heat is less… hot.” He

closed his eyes and let the sun do what it wanted, which at the moment seemed to be to try to set fire to his hat. Another silence ensued.

“What are you thinking my dear?” said Rose eventually. “If you are thinking, that is.”

“I was thinking of going for a swim,” said Andrew. “I am sweating like a racehorse.”

“Me too,” said Rose. “Although I’m perspir-ing, not sweating. I’ll race you to the water,” she added.

“Ha,” said Andrew, “I will leave you so far behind you will be picking the sand from my fly-ing feet out of your teeth for a week.”

“Last one in is a rotten egg,” said Rose then lapsed back into silence.

“Gosh I love holidays,” said Andrew.“Me too,” said Rose. “And your swimming

idea was a good one, except for the one major drawback.”

“I know,” said Andrew. “It would require moving.”

“I will do it though,” said Rose, “because I’m crazy hot. Count us down darling, and when you say go, I will seriously beat you to the water.”

“Count us down?” said Andrew. “How high should I start? Three? Ten?”

“Say… 300,” said Rose. “That’ll give me time to psych myself up.”

“OK,” said Andrew. “Starting now. I’ll let you know when I get down to 10.” He fell silent but his lips indicated that he was indeed counting down. Rose watched him with a smile, for a long minute.

“Ten,” said Andrew, and Rose leaped from her lounger and raced for the water, flinging her hat and her sarong off as she ran.

Andrew was caught flat footed for a second but in a moment he was on his feet and dashing after her. For a moment he thought he would catch her but her head start was too much for him and all he could do was to follow her lead and fling himself bodily into the cool, if not entirely clear, water. He surfaced beside her as she shook the water from her eyes, giggling like a teenager.

“I beat the pants off you old man,” she laughed.

“You cheated,” said Andrew throwing his arms around her and lifting her easily in the water. “And you didn’t entirely beat the pants off me. They are still hanging on around my ankles.”

Rose giggled again. “Oh my,” she said. “Now you’re cheating. It’s too early for that.”

“Too early for making me blush,” said Rose.Andrew grinned as he tipped her head back

and kissed her neck. “Never,” he said. “It’s never too early for that.”

JacksonsThe

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By Julie Garden-RobinsonNDSU EXTENSION SERVICE

Many of us have fond memories of family picnics and outdoor

cooking from childhood. All you needed was a blanket and some food and you could set up a pic-nic on your lawn, at a park or even in the living room in the winter.

Today, grills are prominent features on most patios and decks. If you haven’t shopped for grills recently, you might be amazed at all the types of grills and grilling accessories.

We didn’t have a charcoal grill until I was in high school, but we had an old campsite stove that my dad kept tuning up, so it lasted for decades. Although we were engaged in “outdoor frying” in heavy cast iron pans instead of grilling, that worked for us. We all enjoyed the aro-mas of burgers, steaks and other foods wafting around our yard. I think our neighbours did, too.

I especially liked the fried

potatoes, which were crispy and well browned. For some reason, all the foods tasted better when they were cooked outdoors. We certainly didn’t require a lot of enticement to take our places at the picnic table. However, we did have to battle a bit with pesky flies and mosquitoes.

When the weather is warm, people enjoy bringing their meal preparation outdoors. Not only does it make memories, but it keeps the kitchen cool and provides a more economi-cal dining experience than eat-ing at a restaurant.

As with any food prepara-tion, keeping your eye on safe food handling is impor-tant. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, foodborne illness cases peak during the summer months for a couple of reasons.

Although pests, such as flies and mosquitoes, can be visible invaders at our picnics, the bugs we can’t see are more problem-atic. Micro-organisms thrive during the warm, humid sum-

mer months. Unlike humans who suffer when the thermom-eter rises, bacteria and other germs thrive. In fact, the tem-perature range of 32.2 C to 43.3 C is where foodborne bacteria grow the fastest.

Some homes feature “out-door kitchens,” but most people lack the safety controls that a kitchen offers when they move their food preparation outdoors. When at picnic sites, we usu-ally lack running water, ther-mostat-controlled appliances and refrigeration. So, we need to take steps to make up for the shortcomings in our environ-ment to keep our food safe at picnics and barbecues.• Always wash your hands

before you handle food or eat. If there is no running water at the picnic area, bring some hand sanitizer or wet wipes to clean hands. Or bring extra water for the pur-pose of washing hands and utensils.

• Use separate cutting boards when cutting up meat and

cutting up vegetables for a salad (or thoroughly wash the cutting board with hot, soapy water between uses). Even better, sanitize the cut-ting board by immersing it in a solution of one tablespoon of unscented chlorine bleach in one gallon of water. Allow the board to soak a couple minutes, and then air-dry.

• Rinse the outside of whole fruit (including melons) with cold running water, using a produce brush if necessary. Consider doing this step at home, then cut up the fruit and place in a covered bowl in a cooler to stay cold.

• Use insulated coolers filled with ice or frozen gel packs to pack perishable foods such as salads and cut-up fruits and vegetables.

• Keep raw meat separate from ready-to-eat foods, including canned beverages. Use sepa-rate coolers to prevent meat juices from getting on salads and beverage containers.

• On hot days (32.2 C plus),

keep perishable food outside of a cooler no more than one hour.

• Transport perishable foods in the passenger compart-ment of your vehicle (not a hot trunk).

• When cooking at the site, use a food thermometer to check doneness of meat. Cook steaks and pork chops to an internal temperature of at least 62.7 C (145 F). Cook chicken and other poultry to 73.8 C (165 F) and burgers to at least 71.1 C (160 F). Be sure to clean the thermometer thoroughly between types of meat.

• Cover food with plastic wrap or foil to protect it from insects (which carry bacteria on their bodies). Be sure not to spray pesticides near food.

Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.

Annual food safety reminderDon’t let invisible “bugs” spoil your picnic fun

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The beauty of nature. photo: tekla vandersteen photo: cindy murray

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By Debbie ChikouskyFreelance contributor

Most of us instinctively despise the feeling of flies walking around on us with

their sticky little feet. I know I do. There is mounting evidence in the scientific community that flies are not only a pest but also certain flies such as deer flies and horse-flies could act as a carrier of Lyme disease, along with ticks and mos-quitoes, which can harm humans. Luckily there are some measures that can help reduce the popula-tions without resorting to harsh chemicals that could injure people, livestock and pets.

Controlling fly populations is twofold. First remove their breed-ing areas then decrease the adult population. Check your environ-ment for decomposing matter; a fly needs this to lay its eggs. This could be a compost pail in the kitchen or a manure pile too close to the buildings. Even an innocent pile of weeds that is damp and slowly rot-ting in the sun could be a breeding area. Flies need the area that they lay their eggs in to be decompos-

ing because the material should be sufficiently liquefied to allow the larvae (maggots) to feed when they hatch.

Areas that cannot be eliminated, such as pens in a barn, benefit when diatomaceous earth is sprin-kled on the ground before adding bedding. Lime can also be spread but caution has to be exercised that animals cannot get it in their eyes.

To control the adult population the best thing I have found has been homemade flytraps. These traps are capable of trapping wasps and hornets as well as flies.

Supplies:· Two-litre pop bottles· Sugary drink (ice tea seems to be a good choice)

Instructions:Cut the pop bottle off at the shoul-ders. Insert the top piece into the bottom piece forming a funnel. Pour about one-third cup of pop into the trap. Place in a high fly traffic area like next to garbage cans, on a deck table, by the door or since it con-tains no poison these traps can be used in kitchens too. When there is more flies than liquid, fill the bottle with water, remove the inserted top third and dispose of contents.

The first day I placed a trap on the deck it had to be dumped within four hours. After a few days I started to notice a decrease in the popula-tion on house screens as well as in the barn. Next year I’ll start the sea-son with them in place before the flies can become a nuisance.

Using these low-cost flytraps will increase the pleasure of enjoying the summer sun while making you a bit more secure that you are taking pre-cautions to protect your family, pets and livestock.

Debbie Chikousky farms at Narcisse, Manitoba

Bothered by flies?Make a few of these effective traps that use no chemicals

The trap on the left had been on the deck for about four hours. The one on the right is brand new. photo: keith chikousky

By Cindy MurrayFreelance contributor

On Tuesday, July 17, there was a lit-tle more than just the usual horses, cows and chickens in the barnyard of Marian and Ray Ogibowski.

The Stanley Cup visited for a couple of hours on the Ogibowski farm which is approximately five miles northeast of Basswood, Manitoba.

Now this may seem like an odd event to occur in rural Manitoba, but there is a connection between the LA Kings, who won the Stanley Cup last season and the farm that hosted the cup.

Ron Hextal who is the assist-ant general manager of the Kings brought “Lord Stanley” along with two other fellows who appeared to be the cup’s “keepers.” Marian is Ron’s mother-in-law, and Ray is his brother-in-law. Ron’s wife Diane was raised on this farm, and they

both own land in the area, and have a deep connection with it.

The cup was greeted with a great deal of enthusiasm by fam-ily, friends and neighbours of the Ogibowskis. Even the horses were in on the act, with one trying to have a nibble on the shiny goblet!

Cindy Murray writes from Erickson, Man.

“Lord Stanley” visits the farm

Diane and Ron Hextal and Marian Ogibowski proudly display the Stanley Cup. photo: cindy murray

By Eva KrawchukFreelance contributor

this little container can be at your elbow whenever you’re sewing. thread ends and bits of fabric inevitably land on the floor no matter how carefully you aim for the larger garbage container. the weighted pillow allows you to place it anywhere on your sewing surface. sizes can vary to suit your preference.

Supplies:• two 5-1/2 x 3-1/2-inch pieces of fabric for the pillow• two 4 x 2-1/2-inch pieces for the straps• For the body — two 6 x 8-inch pieces and a

strip of same fabric — 12 x 1-3/4 inches for the facing

• stiffener for facing• strip of plastic for the circle — about 1/2

inch in width and 12 inches long. (i used a “retired” plastic belt and it worked well.)

Instructions:sew long edges of straps, turn. on one pillow piece, position straps to pillow, right sides facing — 1 inch from outer edges. sew the two pieces together catching in straps, leave opening for turning. turn. sew bag pieces together; mitre corners. mark centre of one bag section. right

sides facing, place free end of straps to bag 1-1/2 inches each side of centre. sew facing strip, right sides together, to bag. turn to inside of bag, press and stitch leaving an opening for inserting whatever stiffening you will use. Work stiffening piece into facing until edges meet. hand stitch opening. Fill pillow with grain or dried beans and there you have it!

Eva Krawchuk writes from Winnipeg

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DuPont Pioneer is currently recruiting for a sales representative for Manitou North/Somerset area.

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relocate.

Remuneration: • This is a fully commissioned sales position.

Excellent supplemental income opportunity for a local farm operator.

Submit your resume online at: www.pioneer.com/careers. Click on “Search for a Job”, then “Independent Sales Rep” and submit your resume. Refer to the Independent Sales Representative – Manitou/Somerset area posting. Application Deadline: Aug. 14, 2012

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Combine, 6 cyl, Standard * 850 MF Combine, 6 cyl Stnd, 354 Perkins Engine * 7721 JD Combine * 750 Massey Combine, s/n 18842, 2993 hrs showing, hyd pickup drive, rebuilt fuel pump, chaff spreader, always shedded * Lockwood Potato Digger, * Honey Bee ST36 Straight Cut (fi ts 9600 JD) * NH 30’ 994 Header (Honey Bee) , * 30’ 971 NH Straight cut Header w/Batt Reels, 4 WH Trailer * 30’ MF 930 Straight Cut Header w/ carrier * MacDon 960 Header w/ 3 pt hitch Attachment for Swathing, Carrier * JD 930 30’ Straight Cut Header Batt Reel * 30’ JD 930 Flex Head Straight Cut Header w/ batt Reels * 25’ JD 925 Pea Header, * 960 NH PU Header w/9’ Melroe 361 PU, * 24’ Massey 9024 Straight cut Header * 24’ 9024 MF Straight Cut Header Batt Reel, * Victory Pick Up, s/n 3170 * 1989 Case IH 6000 25’ Swather w/MacDon PU Reel * 25’ Case IH 4400 SP Swather, PU Reels * 25’ Case PT Swather * 25’ Prairie Star PT Swather (1995) Model 14600, * 24’ 4400 Swather, Diesel, Canola Roller, New Canvasses, Honey Bee Knife , 00524 hrs showing * 25’ Case IH PT Swather * 1981, 20’ #10 Versatile PT Swather, * 109 NH PT Swather, * (2) 8’ Swath Roller * Swath Roller * Swath roller – Swather Mount * Grain Loss Monitor & Sensors * Top sieve for IH 1460 Combine * IH (Combine) Pick Up * Chaff Spreader for NH TR96 HAYING: * 3960 JD Forage Harvester, 2 row 36” corn head, PU * 16’ Hesston 1170 Haybine, Hydro Swing * Hesston 5585 Rd Baler, Hay treater * Matthew Co 9’ Rotory Sythe * 500 JD Rd Baler * New Idea 484 Rd Baler * PU for Forage Harvester NH, * NH 404 Hay Crimper * (4) Bale Tarps SEED & TILLAGE: * 60’ Morris 660 Deep Tiller, 15 or 16 Spacing for applying NH3 * 41’ JD 1600 Deep Tiller w/ harrows * 6’ 3” JD Deep Tiller * IH 5000 Vibra Chisel * 5500 Int 22’ Chisel Plow * 35’ Honey Bee Rod Weeder, 2 -5’, 2 -6’, 2 - 6’6” = 35’ Total * NH3 Tank & Trailer LOADERS & ATTACHMENT: * Hay Basket TRUCKS: * 1988 Ford Tandem Grain Truck, 20’ Box, * 1991 Dodge D350 Turbo Diesel, Light Pickup, White, 452546 kms showing VEHICLES: * 1997 International, 444 Diesel Eng, 5 Speed, Thomas body, 54 Passenger, Good Eng, 334751 kms showing * 1997 GMC 1500 Reg Cab, runs & drives * 1997 Dodge Ext Cab SLT, V8, 333331 kms showing * 1996 Dodge Ram 1500, Club Cab, Ext Cab, Red, 311577 kms showing * 1996 GMC 4 x 4 1500 PU Truck,8 cyl, Black, Approx 260,000 kms showing, Safety * 1996 Chev 3500, 4 Door w/topper, 6.5 diesel, Automatic, New Reserver Hitch, 626452 kms showing, (Transmission Seal Leaking) * 1997 Dodge Caravan SE, 6 cyl, 190,359 kms showing PARTS ONLY -NO TOD * 1995 GMC Cargo Van * 1989 Lincoln Town Car Limo (9 Passenger) Signed by Jerry Lee Lewis, Color white w/ vinyl white Roof, Wine Color interior, 5.0 Litre, AT, Air, Cruise, Pwr Windows & locks, Aerial Drivers Seat, Aluminum Wheels, FEATURES: Rear Stereo, Bar, Privacy Glass w/ Sliding Cabin Door - Window, Stereo w/ 2 AMPS & Sub & 6 Speakers, Limo Lights - Interior & Exterior, air-Ride controlled from drivers seat, Rear Heat & air controls, Rear exhaust fan, TV-VCR Player, VHF Cable & Aerial, Rear phone to drivers cabin * 1996 Pontiac Bonneville, 4 Door, Dark Green, 3.8 Litre * 1985 Lincoln Town Car, White w/ vinyl roof, wine color interior, AT, Air, Cruise, Tilt, Pwr windows & locks, Seat, Aerial, Aluminum Wheels, 5.0L * (2) Exhaust Systems(2000 Chevy – 1500 & 2001 Ford – F150) * Tonneau Cab cover, fi ts 1997 - 2001 Chev 8” Box, Good Condition TRAILERS: * 1995 42’ Wilson Tandem Axle Grain Trailer, Alum., Air Ride, Roll Tarp, SAFETIED * 1986 Loadline Semi-Trailer Unknown, Safetied * 1978 Arnes Semi Trailer Unknown, * 7’ x 11’ Homemade Flat Deck Trailer, Hoist, (FARM USE - NO TOD) * 45’ Storage Trailer - NO TOD FARM WAGONS * Farm Trailer (enclosed) 6’ x 8’, tilting hitch * Farm Trailer - NO TOD RECREATIONAL VEHICLES & MOTORCYCLES: * 14’ Fiberglass Boat (Johnson) and 40 HP Johnson Outboard RV’s & TENT TRAILERS: * 1964 Vintage Airstream, Sleeps 4, Newer Appliances, New Power Inverter & toilet, Some Wiring required, s/n 5024410255 TENTS & CANOPY: * (2) NEW 20FT X 30FT X 12FT Commercial Storage Canopy C/W: Commercial fabric, roll up door * (2) NEW 20 ft x 40 ft 4-Sided Commercial Party Tent, C/W: doors, windows, 4 side walls * (2) NEW 16 ft x 22 ft Marquee Event Tent, C/W: 320 sq.ft, one zipper door, 7 windows, heavy duty frames and fabrics LAWN & GARDEN: * Yamaha Quad 250 * Tow behind Finishing Mower for Quad or Lawn tractor * LS25 NH Ford Lawn Tractor, Not running * JD 210 Riding Lawn Mower w/ tiller * White 42” Deck LT 18HP Riding Lawn Mower, Motor - Not Working * (2) Push Lawn Mowers * Push Mowers * Ride on Mower * 2 Chain Saws * Grass Whip * (5) Shovels * (2) Rakes * Hoe * Lawn Mower – Gas * Hedge Trimmer * (2) Garden Seeders * (2) Chain Saws, Gas & Oil * Antique Grass Whip * Yazoo 20 HP Lawn Mower, 72” Deck * JD Front Blade, Hyd, Angle, s/n M02780X555417 Chain Saw ASSORTMENT OF TREES & SHRUBS: * Shrubs * Shade Trees * Roses * Evergreens * Fruit Trees INDUSTRIAL: * Cat Motor Grader 120 w/14’ Blade, Overhauled, Drive chain NEW, Good Working Order * 1980, 450 Case Crawler, New undercarriage, approx 2000 hrs on new motor * 10’ Land Leveller (NEW) * 8” Land Leveller (NEW) * 6’ Degelman Bucket & Grapple (for Skid Steer)tire * 2006 Agromac Industries Manure Grapple, Rebuilt in 2009, Used very little * Pallet Fork * Linde Welder, Model 536C17, 3PH, volt 115, s/n TF104-178 * Hobart Arc Welder, Model R-400, 3 PH, Volts 230 * Lincoln AC Motor, 75 HP, 3 PH * Pamper, 7 1/2 HP, 3 PH Motor, s/n 7894405 * Lincoln Mig Welder, New 2011, Runs * Commercial Air Compressor * Air Compressor * Portable Air Compressor (Ingesoll-Rand), s/n 128104 U82 934 3 PT EQUIPMENT: * 6’ Howse Finishing Mower (NEW) * 5’ Howse fi nishing Mower (NEW) * (2) 6’ Howse Rotory Mowers (NEW) * (2) 5’ Howse Rotory Mowers (NEW) * 3 pt 70” Howse Roto Tiller (NEW) * Mower AGF140, PTO, s/n 12872 * 3 PH Hyd Cement Mixer * 5’ Farm King 510 Rotory Mower, 3 PT, New Universial * 5’ Lilliston 3 PH Mower 540 PTO, s/n 524780 * Deerborne 7’ 3 PH Cultivator * Deerborne 2. Bottom 3 PH Plow, Model 10-1, s/n 34483 * 3PH Ditch Filler (Disk) * (2) 6’ 3 PH Land Levelers * 6’ Woods Cadet 72 Mower, s/n 37242 * 6’ King Kutter Mower, s/n n/a GRAIN HANDLING: * 13” x 71’ 2009 Wheatheart Flex Auger, SAF, Like New * 13” x 71’ 2009 Wheatheart Flex Auger, SAF, Like New S/N4562 * 10 x 60 Sakundiak Side Arm Auger w/ full Sensor * 10” 34’ Trough Auger * 8” X 46’ Farm King Auger, w/18 HP, S/N - N/A * Wheatheart 8” Hyd - Discharge Auger (NEW) * Farms King 7 x 51 Auger * 7 x 42 Allied Grain Auger * Drag auger 6” x 15’ * 5500 Bushel Metal Grain Storage Ring w/ tarp * Tunnel Box Divider – grain * 10” 19’ Sweep * 10” 22’ Sweep * (6) Pallets of 300 pce Aeration Floor Stand * 100’ 18” Aeration Pipe * (2) Aeration Fans * Grain Screener HiCap (Dual Screen)s/n4088190 * Carter Indent Grain cleaner, 22SG Unifl ow * Indent shell * Sataka Patty Table Cleaner LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: * 195 NH Manure Spreader, Tandem Axle * JD Manure Spreader 680, Hyd Apron * Farm King Roller Mix and Auger (newer cond) * (6) Weanling Boxes * (3) Hog Feeders * Pallet - Tenderfoot Flooring * (1) lift of Tenderfoot fl ooring * (2) Pallets - Hog Feeders (5) CATTLE HANDLING EQUIPMENT: * (4) Tomb Stone Rd Bale Feeders * (4) Rd Bale Feeders - Bale Savors * Mister Squeeze Chute (newer cond) * Cattle Chute * Lewis Cattle Oiler * (2) Cattle Oilers * Bull Clippers * Cow Chains * Bull Leader * Calf Puller * Dehorner & Weights * Chain & Hook for Pulling Calf * Budeezer * Horse Hoff Trimmer * Lasso * Cow Bells * Lasso * (2) Calf Pullers * (2) Dehorner BUILDING MATERIAL: * (2) 18’ Bi-Parting Ornamental Driveway Gate c/w: 80” height * (53) Patio Blocks * (3) Pallets of Laminate Flooring & a few tiles * metal Sheet * (5) lifts of tin * Pallet – Pipes * Pallet - windows (12) PUMPS & GENERATORS :* (5) NEW 2’’ GAS ENGINE WATER PUMP c/w 5 hp engine * (5) NEW 3’’ GAS ENGINE WATER PUMP c/w 6.5hp engine * (3) Pressure Pumps * Fuel Pump * Barrel Pump * Lge Pressure Pump w/Tank & Motor * Sump Pump SHOP ITEMS & TOOLS * (1) NEW 3 Piece Industrial Gauge Tool Cabinet Set c/w: 16 drawers, 72’’ (W) X 68’’ (H), tool chest, tool cabinet, and tool side cabinet, 6’’ casters, CDI coating, * (2) 1” Air Impact Wrench (NEW) * Ratchet Wrench Set (17 pc Imperial) NEW * Ratchet Wrench Set (17 pc Metric) NEW * 8’ Beaver Table Saw * Table Vise * Air Wrench w/sockets * Ratchet Air Wrench * Torque Wrench * NEW 5 pce Reversible Ratcheting box Wrench Set * NEW 3/8” air Ratchet Wrench * 3 Planes * Pipe Wrench - Large * NEW 4Pce Heel & Pry Bar Set (6,12,16,20) * socket Set * 2 Oil Cans * Tiger Torch * Jackall * NEW 30 Pce Ratchet Socket Set * 21 Pce Ratchet Socket Set * 40 Pce Combination Socket Set * Pulley * 100’ Cord * Electric hand Saw Blades * Electric Brush * Sander Blades * Big Square Key * Wood Files + Others * Air compressor * Earmuffs & Grinder Glasses * Assortment of Bolts, Washers, Cutter Keys, nipples, electrical Supplies etc. * Grinders * (3) Propane Tanks * (3) Propane Heaters * Nail Puller * Floor Scraper w/knives * Crescent Wrench * Crown Bar * Sledge Hammer (2) * Shop Vac * Tork Wrench * Workmate Bench * Car Creeper * Ext Ladder * HD Bar * Tiger Torch & Tank * Filter Wrench * (2) Pipe Wrench * Set of Wrenches * Tire Wrench * (2) Sodering Irons * Butterfi eld 20 Pce Tap & die Set * 40 Pce 3/4” & 1/4 “ Drive Socket set * Tiger Torch (24” long) w/ hose * (50) Boxes of Welding Rods * Sickle Sharpener * (3) Implement Jacks * Sun Wheel Balance Machine, 3PH * (7) Wrenches 1 5/16 - 2 ½ * Small Hand (blue) Sand blaster * Grease Gun * Antique Wrenches * Air Wrench * (3) Saws - Wood or Ice Saw * Antique Blow Torch * Antique Beam Scale * 4 Bars or Goose Necks * Old Blow Torch * Handsaw * (4) Circulator Saw Blades * Vise * (2) Oil Cans * 14” Metal Chop Saw * Mastercraft 3/8 Drill * B & D 3/8 Drill * Jepson Elect 1/2” Impact Gun * 48” Jack All * 36” Jack All * Pallet Jack * Purox Cutting & Welding OXY - Accetalene Torch Set * 4 Ton, hyd Motor lift * (26) Rolls - Wedling Mig Wire * Pallet - Welding Mig wire * Box - Heat Lamps * (4) Fire Ext * Fire Ext Parts * (2) Welding Helmets * (2) Boxes of Cut Off wheels * (1) Box Sanding disks * (15) boxes - Wire Cup Brushes * Toledo Scale * Metal Break * Ingersoil-Rand air Tank * HD Parts Washer * Kleenfl o Cleanmaster Model 70 Parts Washer, s/n 70-1598 * Sperry-Vickers Oil Transfer Pump w/ electric Mtr * Pallet Jack * Electrical Panel * (2)Ryobi Cordless Tool Kit with Bag * Screw Driver Bit Set * Air Nailer * Drill Bit Set * Nail Puller * Saw * Finishing Nail Set * Shop Vac air Cleaner * B & D Sander * (2) Vise Grip Clamps * (2) Pipe Clamps * Lge Bar * Creeper * Work apron Set * Air Gun * Pick Up Tool * B & D Angle Grinder * Funnel * Small Motor * 5 Gallon Greaser * Skil Saw * 3/8 Drill * Dynamo Welder Farmcrest MacLeods * Grinder * 50’ - 3000 PSI Pressure Washes Hose * Lincoln 150 Motor Welder * Carbon Tester * Iron Worker, TIRES & WHEELS: * (2) 600 x 16 Drive Tires (NEW) * (2) 40.5 x 32 Combine Tire * (1) Float Tire 66 x 25 * (3) Truck Tires - 10.00 x 22 - 2 w/Grips, 1 smooth * Tires * Assortment of Tires * 11 x 16” Implement Tire * (4) LT 245 75R16, good Tread * (4) P265 - 75R16, good Tread * (2) LT 285-75R16, good tread * (1) LT245/75R16 on chev 6 Bolt Rim * 30.5 x 32 - 12 ply Combine Tire * (2) 800/65 R32 Tires PARTS: * (7) Value Packs * Hydraulic Metering Value * (9) Hyd Gear Boxes * (3) Hyd Motors * Gear Box * (3) Boxes - Tarps (Parts) * (2) Boxes - Misc Bearings & Gears * (4) Boxes - Air Bag Bases * Box - Air Bag Parts * (5) Boxes - Break Adjustors * Box – covers * Box – Springs * Box - Hyd Hoses * (2) Boxes - Weather Stripping * Box - rubber Spacers * Box - Plastic Ends * (5) Hyd Motors Brackets * (2) Banding Tools * Spring Loaded Bracket * Auger Control Cable * Hoist Cable * Bundle - Misc Cables * Gauge w/ hose * Box - Misc elec Controls * Box - Misc fi ttings & Gears * Box - Misc Latches * (5) Boxes Misc Roller Chain * (7) Boxes Misc fi ttings * Box – Couplers * Box - Muffl er Clamps * (5) Filter Canisters * Box - Tarp Straps * Box - Drain Pan Plugs * Box - Misc Cable Parts * (2) Boxes – Flangs * (6) Boxes - Wheel Studs * (3) Cases Wheel Studs * (3) Universal Joint Kits * Box – Gauges * Box – Levers * Box – Value * (8) Boxes - Light Parts * Trailer Latch * (4) Gear Box Parts * (8) Gear Boxes * Box - Tire Parts * Box - Gear Box Parts * Box – Brackets * (5) Support rods * Pallet - Frame Cross Members * (2) Pallets - Tire Chains * Pallet - Frame Steps, grab Handles, tie Down Bars, Door Track, Muffl er Pipe * Strobe Light MANUALS * Repair Manual – 750-760 Combine Series * Collecting Model Farm Toys of the World * Early Farm Machine New Zealand * John Deere Tractors & Equipment Vol I (1837-1959) * Looking Back - American Society of Agricultural Engineers * John Deere Tractors & Equipment Vol I (1837-1959) * John Deere No650 Series Tractor - Drawn Tool Carrier with Tool Equipment Operating Manual * John Deere No 65 Pull-Type Combine Parts List * John Deere 88-Inch Belt Pickup for John Deer No’s 55, 65, 9, 5-AM, 35, 36 and 36B Combines Operating Manual * John Deere Combine No 65 Pull Type 12 Foot Cut Operating Manual * John Deere No 65 Pull-Type Combine 12-Foot (Parts List) * John Deere Three or Four Bottom Tractor Plow No 555H Operating Manual * John Deere Surfl ex Disk Tillers 2200A Series Operating Manual * John Deere 12 Series Surfl ex Disk Tiller Operating Manual * John Deere Windrowers Power-Driven with V-Belt Drive (12 and 16 Foot) Operating Manual * John Deere 37, 38 and 39 Mowers * John Deere No 65 Twelve-Foot, Pull Type Combine * Case 730 and 830 Series Diesel Wheel Tractors Dual Range Drive Operating Manual * 730 - 830 Comfort King Draft-o-matic Wheel Tractors Operating Manual * 1959 Chevrolet Truck * 1950 Studebaker Champion * McCormick-Deering Enclosed Gear Tractor binder No 4-E Operating Manual * McCormick-Deering Fluted Feed Grain Drills Instruction Manual * McCormick No 45 Pickup baler Owner Manual * McCormick-Deering Farmall Mower No 12 Owner Manual * McCormick Enclosed Gear Tractor Side Delivery Rake (4-Bar) Instruction Manual * McCormick-Deering Tractor Mower Nos - 16-A, 16-B, 16-BN and 16-HM Instruction Manual * McCormick Deering W-4 Owners Manual * Farmhand Heavy Duty Loader * Farmall A AV B BN Owners Manual * Le Farmall A McCormick-Deering Owners Manual * McCormick No 15 Side Deliver Rake (Operation Manual) * McCormick No 15 Side Deliver Rake (Set Up) * International 100 Press Drill Operating Manual * McCormick No 45 Baler * The Farmall system of Farming Farmalls H and M * International 100 Press Drill Operating Manual * MM Model “PK” Power Take Off used on Model “J”, “Z”, “UTS”, “UTU” Tractors Instruction & Repair Manual * MM Operating and Maintenance Manual “U” Tractors * MM Repair Catalog Seeder Attachment for Wheatland Plows * MM Repair Catalogue “U” Tractors * MM Wheatland Disc Plow SetUp & Repair Manual * Oliver Operators Manual Agricultural & Industrial “88” Tractors * Operating Instructions for Cockshutt “30” Tractor Gasoline, Diesel and Distillate

ANNUAL PRE HAYING CONSIGNMENT AUCTION

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BRANDON, MB. - SATURDAY AUGUST 18, 2012 9:00 AM

Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 www.fraserauction.com

DIRECTIONS: Sale will be held at Fraser Auction Service Ltd. sales yard ¼ mile north of the junction of highways #1 & #10 on Wheatbelt Road. Brandon, MB.

THIS SALE WILL FEATURE: *Farm Equipment *Industrial Equipment *Trucks & Trailers *Livestock Handling Equipment *Vehicles *Lawn & Leisure *Shop Equipment & Tools *3pt hitch & Acreage Equipment *Government Surplus *Plus misc. Pallet Lots & more *Note: Collector Toys

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Souris

Virden

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Minnedosa

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Mariapolis

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StonewallBeausejour

Steinbach

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Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba

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following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.

Red River – South ofHwy 1; east of PR 242.

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MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Acreage/ Antique Auction Sale Brian & Pat McCulley Sun., Aug 19th 10:00pm Balmoral 7-mi West on 85 N then 1/8-mi South on Rd 322. Auction Note: Retire- ment Auction! The place is sold, so Everything sells to the highest bidder! Tractor & Equip: Case IH 585 Tractor & FEL; MH 444 Tractor, S#75439; NH 846 Auto Wrap RD Baler; NH 273 Square Baler hyd Tension; Vers 400 15-ft. Swather; NEW Idea Side Delivery Rake; Westfield 6-in. 31-ft. PTO Auger; JD 8-ft. One Way; 5 sec Diamond Harrows & Bar; Al- lied 24-ft. Bale Elevator on Rubber; Inland Auto Bale Stooker; FEL Bale Stook Fork; 3PH Bale Forks; 2) 4 Wheel Farm Wagon; Pencil Auger Vehi-cles & Trailers: 86 Chrysler New Yorker, Gd Cond, Sft, 138-km; 88 GMC Safari Van, 238-km; HM Fifth Wheel 18-ft. Tandem Deck & Trailer; Chev 2500 Truck; Rec & Guns: 83 Yamaha 200 Shaft Drive 3 Wheel F&R Racks; Evinrude 4-HP Outboard; Boat Trailer Extends & Tilts; Guns: Lee Enfield, Mark III, BA, Cal 303; Cooey, Model 840, Single Shot, Cal 12 ga 3 Livestock Equip: 91 Duncan MFG Fifth Wheel 14-ft. Tandem Stock Trailer; Stationery Roll- er Mill; Riley McCormick Saddle; Western Saddle; Pony Saddle; Army Saddle; Big Valley Self Locking Head Gate; 24) Metal Corral Panels 8-ft. to 12-ft. 5) Metal Gates; 8 Rd Bale Feeders 3) Tombstone Type; Cattle Oiler; Calf Squeeze Chute; Fencing Equip & Tools Tools: Lincoln 225 Welder; Power Band Saw; Power Hack Saw; Battery Boost- er/Charger; Port Air Comp; Scroll Saw; Disc/ Belt Sander; Router; Bench Grinder; Power Tools; Vari- ous Hand Tools; Plumbing Tools; Shop Vac; Work Mate; Vise & Metal Table; Hyd Jacks; Shop Sup- plies Misc: 1000-sq.ft. White Sheet Metal; Fuel Slip Tank; 200-gal Poly Tank; Hyd Cyl; 3-HP Gas Water Pump; Truck Tool Box; Chains & Hooks; Load Binders; Chain Ratchet; Welding Cable; O/H Hydro- Wire; Electric Heaters; Al Ext Ladders; Port Dog Kennels Yard: 2) Yard Sheds; Crafts 5-HP Roto Til-ler; Elec Chain Saw; Yard Trailer; Garden Cart; Hand Yard Tools Antiques: 9 pc Walnut DR Suite, including China Cabinet; Oak Buffet; Country Drop- leaf Table; Burial Walnut Dresser; Hall Seat; Love Sea; Eastlake Seetee; Acorn Single Bed; Oak Wash Stand; Parlor Stand; Telephone Stand & Chair; Turtleback Duncan Phyfe Stand; Humidor; 2) Mahogany Music Cabinet; Parlor Chairs; Various Chairs; Rocking Chairs; Trunks; Treadle Sewing Machine; Bridge Lamp; 2) Cast Wall Mt & Lamps; Fireplace & Iron; Victorian Bird Cage; Child Reclin- er; Light Shades; Stained Glass Windows; Pics; Convex; Needle Poin; China; Glassware; Orns; Steins; S&P; Beauty Tub; Crocks & Jugs; Cream Bottles; Butter Press; Candle Snuffer; Cup Trophy; Brass Bells; Buggy Wheel; 2) Wood Whiskey Bar- rels; Wood Saws; Various Tools; Implement Seats; Branding Irons; Indian Stone Hammers; Beaded Moccasins; Birch Baskets; Modern Showcase; Household: Deep Freeze; Stove; Washer; Dryer; Various Household Items. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Estate & Moving Auction Wed., Aug 15th 4:00pm Stonewall, MB #12 Patterson Dr. Vehicles & Rec: 88 Chev Blazer, Loaded, Leather Interior, Sft; 87 GMC Impe- rial Class A 29-ft. Motor Home A/C Dash & Roof, 46,503-km; 91 Bayliner Open Bow 17.5-ft. Boat w 90-HP & Trailer; 17-ft. Fiberglass Trihaul Open-Bow Boat w/Inboard & Trailer; 2) Storage Container 1) 40-ft. 1) 20-ft. Tools: Wood Working Tools; Me-chanical Tools; Lots of Shop Supply; Along w/An- tiques & Household. Growing List on WEB Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com


MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Auction Sale Ted Rolfe & Bonnie Griffin Sat., Aug 18th 10:00am Teulon 6-mi South Hwy 7 then 3-mi West on Rd 90 then South 1/8-mi on RD 6 or 5-mi North of Balmoral on Rd 6. Auction Note: Acreage is for Sale! So Everything Sells to the Highest Bidder! Contact: (204)416-2074. Equip: Case 930 Cab Dual hyd 540 PTO 3,952-hrs; MF 750 DSL Com- bine w/351 Melroe PU; NH 495 12-ft. Hay Bine; Deutz Allis HD 490 Square Baler; JD S 7-ft. Semi Mt Sickle Mower; JD Square Bale Toss; AC Side Del Rake; Int 300 18-ft. Dozer Seeder SAFA GA; Int 4B Plow; 11 Sec Hang-up Diamond Harrows; 2 Sec Diamond Harrow & Bar; JD R G Driven Manure Spreader; Coop G Driven Manure Spreader; 7-Ton Farm Wagon w/Deck; Scoop & Sec 6-in. 30-ft. Au- ger Trailer & Vehicles: 03 H & H Fifth Wheel 24-in. Tandem 7000 x2 Flat Deck Trailer w/Beaver; 92 VW Jetta DSL Vintage Tractors & Vehicles: JD 720 DSL P Steering 540 PTO hyd; JD 730 DSL Cab 540 PTO hyd; 53 Dodge Regent 4D Car Solid- Kept Inside; 2) Int LB 1.5-2.5 Stationery Engine; Threshing Machine; Potato Planter Skidsteer, Yard & 3PH: Hydra-Mac Model 18 Gas Skidsteer w/Bucket & Pallet Forks; Int 254 DSL Utility Tractor 3PH 540 PTO hyd 1,321-hrs; Case 446 hyd w/48- in. Frt Mount Snowblower & 48-in. Mower Deck; Buhler/FarmKing Y550 60-in. 3PH Finishing Mower; JD 3PH Post Digger; 2012 Craftsman YT 400 hyd R Mower, 10-hrs; Gas Weed Eater; Mosquito Mag- net; Yard Swings; Yard Trampoline; Patio Table & Chairs; Hand Yard Tools Bldg & Misc: 10-ft.x22-ft. Bunk House on Skids -Wired & Insulated; 6) 10-ft. Metal Corral Panels; RD Bale Feeder; Cattle Oiler; Electric Fencer; Broader Lights; Game Wire; 300- gal Fuel Tank & Stand; Oils & Lubs; B&S Engine; 500-gal Steel Water Tank; Patio Bricks; Lumber; Posts; Al Step Ladder Tools: Acetylene Torches; Drill Press; 4-in. Jointer; Various Tools; Chain Saw; Shop Supply; Hot Tub & Rec: 04 Bull Frog Model 451, 6 Person Hot Tub; 98 Skidoo 670 Snowmobile 3,100-mi; Honda FT 500 Street Bike NR; Pedal Bikes Antiques: Oak Hoosier; China Cabinet; Pine Pie Safe; Oak Filing Cabinet; Oak Cabinet Gramo- phone; 2) Treadle Sewing Machine; Cabinet Stereo; Trunk; Aladdin Lamp; 4) Hummels; China; Delfite; Doulton Baby Dish; Norman Rockwell Col- lector Plates; Old Books; Records; 40s & 50s Popu- lar Science Books; Blow Torche; Post Malt; Hand Cream Separator Household: Fridge; Stove; Stacking Washer & Dryer; Bar Fridge; Straight Shuffle Board Table; Couches; Dressers; Open Book Case; Desk; Child’s Table & Child; Radio; Telescope; K Items; Glassware; Orns; Various Household; Acoustic Guitar; Toys. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

AUCTION SALESManitoba Auctions – Red River

Sale Conducted by:PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD.218 Brandt St, Steinbach, MB

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FARM AUCTION FOR POPLAR LANE LIVESTOCK

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22 11:00 AMLocation: From Mitchell, MB 3 Miles South On Centre St.

Owners Ron & Ray Unger Ph: 204-346-2459

TRACTORS & TRUCKS• 1991 8560 John Deere 4WD, Cab, Duals, 24 Spd Trans, 7437 hrs• 2005 7320 John Deere MFWD, 3 PTH, Cab, 741 Self- leveling loader, 6500 hrs• 555 Versatile 4WD, Cab• 7020 Allis Chalmers Diesel, Duals• 1990 Ford 9000 Diesel, Tandem, 20ft Steel B&H• 1996 Volvo Semi Tractor w/ Sleeper (not running)• 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 Diesel, Reg Cab, 4x4, Leather, Safetied, 320KFEED PROCESSING & HAYING EQUIPMENT• 2005 NDE 804 Tub Grinder• 1991 John Deere 535 Round Baler *1996 John Deere 1600A Mower Conditioner• 12 Row 7000 John Deere Corn Planter• 90ft H&S Highboy Sprayer• 38ft Figgstad Deep Tiller w/ Mulchers• 38ft Case IH Deep Tiller w/ Mulchers• 20ft V Stone Rake, Center Feed• 80ft Farm King Harrows• 1985 Gleener L2 Self-Propelled Combine

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: The Ungers are changing their operation and are selling this short line of equipment.

Please be on time, this will be a short sale.

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TERMS: Cash, Visa, Mastercard or Debit paid in Full Same Day of Sale.

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OF: St. Pierre Lumber & Construction Ltd.

(St. Pierre Jolys, MB, HWY #59 North of St. Pierre Behind Esso Station)

Sat., August 18 at 11:00 AM(Viewing Friday 12:00 Noon until 6:00 pm

Day Before Sale Only)Signs Posted

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE* All Inventory is New & Sold in Pallet LotsLUMBER TRUCK: *2007 GMC C-7500 gas 3-ton w/hoist, 17ft. Grain Master steel deck, single axle (showing 25,900 kms) like new, safetied until Sept. 2012 FORKLIFT: *1989 TELEPORTER MOD. 249TS (SELLICK) 4x4, 4-cyl. diesel forklift extended boom 22’ w/bucket & forks, good shape 4-WHEEL CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS: *10’x20’ insulated trailer w/shelving *8’x16’ 4-wheel trailer *5th wheel single axle flat deck trailer KEYMACHINE: *ILCO automatic key cutting machine & display blanks WOOD WALLS: *2”x6” Building walls for sheds *2”x4” Building walls for sheds LUMBER (SOLD BY THE LIFTS & PALLETS): *Green treated (1”x4”x12’, 2”x6”x14’, 2”x4”x16’, 2”x6”x16’, 2”x8”x14’, & 4”x6”x12’) *Spruce (2”x8”x16’, 2”X8”x20’, 2”x10”x12’, 2”x10”x14’ & 2”x10”x16’) *Cedar Tone (2”x6”x12’ & 2”x6”x16’) *Apprx. 30-sheets 7/16” O.S.B *2-pallets (1”x6”x12’ & 1”x6”x16’) Composite *2”x8” cedar tone * 2”x6” green treated *1”x6” square head knotty pine *1”x6” V-joint knotty pine *4”x4”x8’ cedar tone poles *8’ Landscaping Ties *Pallet Landscaping Ties *2”x10”x10’ lumber *2”x10”x16’ Cedar *4”x6” 16’ Poles *48’ & 64’ beams *2”x10” beams *telephone poles *etc TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS: *B&D radial arm saw *2-Beaver table saws *Strapping machine *540 paint sprayer *re-bar hand cutter & bender *green stone blower *aluminum ladders, extension ladders, etc *H.E.R.O Blendorama w/Dell Computer & sample stand *2-lifts of metal shed skirting *40-sheets 4’x8’x3/8” underlay *ground hogs anchors (8’x6’) *20’ & 24’ shed rafters *building insulation (Styrofoam) *R20-R12 fiberglass insulation *7’x16’ over head garage doors (used) *3-entrance door frames *new garden patio doors *misc. doors & windows *2-used overhead gas heaters *7-pallets of shingles *pallet of cedar shingles *pallet of roofing paper *7-5 gal Pails of Aluminum roof coating *lot of soffit, facia, etc *whirly birds *36”x6”x3’ insulated chimney *all duck work *heating pipes *plastic & metal electric pipe *copper pipe (1”x3/4”) *8-EZ backsplash * pallet of 2’x4’ ceiling tiles * assort. trim M.D.S *Rotary nail bin w/nails *inventory of nails & screws (Sold By Pallets) *Pallet hardware, dowels *All wire (Sold in Lots) *lift of re-bar (20’) *2-22’x12” culverts *weeping tiles *3-sewer line under ground shut-offs *2-pressure tanks (33-44 gal) *40-gal, gas hot water tank *wood melamine shelving *6-pallets of concrete blocks *pallet of cement *weather stain *all paint (Sold by Pallets) *water hoses *3-rolls bubble wrap *pallet concrete hardener *rope rack w/measure meter *rakes & forks *5th wheel hitch *all inventory: pumps, tools, nuts & bolts, shelving, etc *plus new inventory (Sold in Pallet lots) *Plus lots of miscellaneous too numerous to mention. GATE: *New 32’ Entrance steel gate w/pole STEEL: *1-rack w/steel ANTIQUES: *Arctic dog sled *old breaking plows *potato hiller *single plow FISH: *9’+ Blue Marlin Fish

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CHUCK & GRACE EXNER AUCTION Sat., Aug. 18th, 2012. 10:00am 14 SOUTH OF KILLALY TURNOFF OR 1-mi SOUTH OF JUNCTION 47 & 22 KILLALY, SK “ONLINE AUCTION 1:00pm” Con- tact: (306)748-2859. ACREAGE EQUIPMENT: 2002 L3010 Kabota DSL 3-PTH, hyd, roll bar w/LA 482 Loader, 625-hrs, MINT; Buhler 5-ft. Farm King 3-PTH disc notched blades; Kabota B2782 3-PTH snow blower, Mint; JD F525 zero turn mower 19-HP, 826-hrs; SRx95 38-in. Riding lawn mower; L100 JD Riding lawn mower 5-SPD, 42-in., Real nice; Rotor tiller; 1999 Polaris 500 Sportsman 4x4 Quad new clutch, winch, 5,000-mi; 1975 Fold down camper; TRUCKS: 2003 Chev 4x4 Silverado regular cab, 5.3L auto, 8-ft. box, box lines, good tires, 106,000-kms, Excellent; 1981 Chev V8, auto (farm truck); FARM EQUIPMENT: 1988 Case IH 1680 Combine spreaders, chaff spreader, 7 belt PU, shedded, 3,400 engine hrs, separating hrs?; IH 1482 PTO Combine (parts) w/excellent swathmaster PU; Pool 60-ft. sprayer; 800-gal tank; Mixer; Wind cones; Case IH 30-ft. PTO Swather autofold; PLUS MISC, SHOP, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. Chuck & grace sold the farm & are moving to the Philip- pines. Truck & tractor are excellent to mint. Visit www.ukrainezauction.com for updated listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theo- dore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.

DAVE & DARLENE SNOOK AUCTION Sun., Aug. 19th, 2012. 10:00am 4W, 6S, 1W, 1/2 NORTH OF WISHART, SK. CONTACT: (306)576-2205. MA- CHINERY: 1977 JD 4230 cab, air, quad, 11,000-hrs, 20.8x38 rubber, dual hyd; 1966 JD 4020 cab, p shift, dual hyd, 8,900-hrs, major at 4,000-hrs; 2, MH 44 Gas; COMBINE: AC M2 SP Combine cab, air, chopper, PU; SWATHERS: JD 800 21-ft. SP Swather Macdon PU, reel cab; Vers 18, 21, PTO Swathers; AUGERS: Westfield 7x41 PTO Auger; Scoop a second 6x30 Auger; 2, 16-ft. augers; HAYING & CATTLE EQUIPMENT: MF 560 Round Baler; NH SD Rake; New Idea trailer mower; Gehl mix mill; Farm hand manure spreader; Bale feeders; 40-ft. bale elevator; MF #10 baler; Panels, gates, wire, posts; Lewis oiler; Creep feeder; cattle grooming equipment blower (gardener manufacturing), Sunbeam clippers; SPRAYER: Vers Model 580 70-ft. w/Peacock foam markers; PLUS TILL- AGE, TRUCKS, MISC EQUIPMENT, 7 GUNS, 2 SADDLES, HOUSEHOLD. Dave sold the farm & is selling all his equipment by auction. Tractors look good. Lunch served by Stone Church Restoration Club. Visit www.ukrainezauction.com for updated listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auc- tion Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.

AUCTION SALESAuctions Various

MEYERS AUCTIONS UPCOMING AUCTIONS: Aug 11 - Woodside, MB - 2 combined farm auctions; Aug 19 - Arden, MB - Farm Equip, Shop Tools, Household, Patio Blocks; Aug 25 - Well- wood, MB - Farm Retirement for George & Denise Whyte - Farm Equip, Horse Equip, Household; Aug 26 - Carberry, MB - Estate Furniture; Sept 15 - Southport, MB - Restaurant Equip; Oct 7 - Arden, MB - GUNS - accepting consignments. Bradley Meyers - Auctioneer Phone: (204)368-2333 or (204)476-6262. www.meyersauctions.com

AUTO & TRANSPORT

AUTO & TRANSPORTAuto & Truck Parts

REMANUFACTURED DSL ENGINES: GM 6.5L $4,750 installed; Ford/IH 7.3L $4950 installed; GM Duramax/Ford 6.0L, $8,500 installed; new 6.5L engines $6500; 24V 5.9L Cummins, $7,500 installed; other new/used & reman. engines available. Thick- ett Engine Rebuilding, 204-532-2187, Binscarth. 8:00am-5:30pm Mon.-Fri.

AUTO & TRANSPORTTrucks

1969 I.H.C 2010 GRAIN truck, 8x16-ft box, 10.00x20 rubber, 478 engine, 5 & 2 trans. Phone:(204)267-2582.

1975 GMC 366 ENGINE, 5 & 2 transmission, 1020 tires, 16x8 Midland box & hoist; 1994 Kustom Koach camper w/stove, fridge, freezer & air. Mint condition, $6000. Phone:(204)745-2784.

2011 SILVERADO LF 1500, club cab, extras in-clude box liner. 65,000-kms, 1 owner, asking $18,500. Phone:(204)885-5076, Wpg.

FOR SALE DUE TO quit farming: 1989 Freightliner FL112 semi truck, 3406 Cat, 13-spd trans, air ride suspension & air ride cab, sleeper, very good Michelin rubber, Diff lock, very clean truck good for farm or the oil patch. $13,900; 1984 Ford L8000 tandem grain truck, 20-ft Cancade box, roll tarp, diff lock, 3208 Cat, 10-spd trans, 536,799-kms, new PTO pump, mechanically sound, gorgeous truck w/new paint. Prices negotiable, for more information contact Claude (204)744-2501 home or (204)825-0001 cell.

AUTO & TRANSPORTSemi Trucks & Trailers

JOURNEYMAN TRUCK TRANSPORT MECHAN- IC w/service truck is available for work on highway trucks & trailers at your location. Quality work & fair pricing. Estimators are available for jobs if required. Knapper’s Mechanical @ (204)461-0512 or email [email protected]

AUTO & TRANSPORTVehicles Various

OVER 200 VEHICLES LOTS OF DIESELS www.thoens.com Chrysler Dodge (800)667-4414 Wynyard, Sk.

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS BUILDING & RENOVATIONS

BUILDING & RENOVATIONSRoofing

PRICE TO CLEAR!!75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard 100,000PSI high tensile roofing & siding. 16 colours to choose from.

B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2

Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2

Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2

Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for archrib buildings

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FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD.ST. LAZARE, MB.1-800-510-3303

BUILDINGS

AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and information call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322). Website: www.postframebuilding.com

CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

C.S.A CONSTRUCTION, SPECIALIZING IN con-crete, flatwork & foundations. We also postframe & frame buildings. Anywhere in Manitoba.Phone:(204)212-2970 or Email:[email protected].

BUSINESS SERVICES

BUSINESS SERVICESCrop Consulting

FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTSWe also specialize in: Crop Insurance appeals;

Chemical drift; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equipment malfunction; Yield comparisons, Plus Private Investigations of any nature. With our

assistance the majority of our clients have received compensation previously denied. Back-Track

Investigations investigates, documents your loss and assists in settling your claim.Licensed Agrologist on Staff.

For more informationPlease call 1-866-882-4779

CLOTHING Western & Specialty Wear

SEWING & ALTERATIONS, BRIDAL, dance wear, skating & western wear, minor shoe & leather repair. Also sewing machine service, household & industrial machines for sale. Phone Anne or Doug:(204)727-2694.

CONTRACTING

CONTRACTINGCustom Harvest

WILL DO CUSTOM HARVESTING: Peas, cereals, canola, & soybeans. Flex heads, straight heads & PU headers. Professional operation fully insured. Phone:(204)371-9435 or (701)520-4036.

CONTRACTINGCustom Work

ALLAN DAIRY IS TAKING bookings for the 2012 silage season. For more information call (204)371-1367 or (204)371-7302.

C & C DIGGING, ditching, dug outs, clean outs, la-goons, demolition, land clearing, disking, heavy disc rentals, manure stockpiling, verticle beater manure spreading, dirt & gravel hauling w/track hoes, long-reach track hoe, bulldozer, loader, trucks, la- ser & brush cutter. Phone:(204)749-2222 (204)856-3646.

CT CONTRUCTION LTD, FIELD Drainage w/La-ser, Dugouts, Lagoons, Fence Brushing/Land Clearing, Demolition, Driveways, Septic Tanks/Fields, Cartage, Gravel & Fill Strippings. Terry (204)268-5361. Clint (204)205-2031. [email protected] www.ctconstruc- tionmb.com

Custom cleaning grain. Custom cleaning, Cerealand special crops. Wheat, Barley, Canola, etc.$015. (204)312-0725; [email protected]

CUSTOM SWATHING, 3 MACHINES. Phone:(204)362-3107, Norden.

I WILL DO CUSTOM combining straight cut head-ing or PU & also grain hauling. Contact Jack (204)270-0233.

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

CASE 450 CRAWLER DOZER, 6-way blade, $17,500. Cat 931 crawler loader, Powershift trans, pedal steer, good undercarriage, $13,500. www.waltersequipment.com Phone (204)525-4521.

HYD PULL SCRAPERS, 6-40-YDS caterpillar A.C./LePlant, LeTourneau, etc. PT & direct mount available. Bucyrus Erie, 20-yds, cable, $5000. PT motor grater $14,900; tires available. Phone: (204)822-3797. Morden, MB.

All sales are Terms: Cash/Cheque. We do not handle Interac/Credit Cards. Neither the Owner nor Auctioneer is responsible for errors in description or condition. Sale listing is subject to additions or deletions and any comments made the day of the

sale with respect to sale items takes precedence over previously reported listing. We are not responsible for

accidents Items are sold “AS IS - WHERE IS”

ESTATE AUCTION SALEFor the Late Nick Sanduliak

BERGNER AUCTION SERVICE

Fisher Branch, MB, Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.

Sale site: 8 miles West from the corner of Hwy #17 –Fisher Branch, 4 miles South

and 1 mile West. (Follow signs)

INCLUDED IN THE SALE: *J.D. 8820 Turbo Hydrostatic Combine *N.H. 1475 Haybine 2300 series * Case 1270 Agri King turbo 451 Tractor w/Case 85 loader, 8171 hrs * J.D. 9350 Seeder w/grass attach., transporter, 3” tubing, metal framework * D6 Cat (running) * Case Int. 8400 Baler * Degelman 5ft ground driven Stone Picker * N.H. 256 Side delivery Rake * Great Northern Sprayer w/60ft booms * CCIL 550 24ft Swather * Westfield TR80-51 Auger * J.D. Surflex Discer * CCIL Swather 550 model w/cab, 20ft header * Vers. 700 diesel Tractor w/Cummins eng * Meyers M425 Manure Spreader w/horizontal bars) * Int. 45 26ft Vibra Shank w/mulchers * Case 5600 32ft Chisel Plow * 1977 Jeep Gold Eagle 304 (running) * 45ft Hi-boy Trailer * Equipment tilt Trailer * J.D. 12.5 hp Riding mower w/bagger & 38” cut * Shop & tool items * lots of scrap metal and vehicles * antique equipment.

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Grain Bins

3 2000-BU WESTEEL ROSCOE bins w/air, $500 ea. Phone:(204)324-6398.

BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000-bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOIS-TURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.

CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks. Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests [email protected]

NEW HOPPER BOTTOMS FOR grain bins, 16-ft. & 14-ft. in stock. Call for prices & options. Phone:(204)966-3254 or (204)476-6878.

STORE KING HOPPER BINS: 3-5000-bu skid air; 6-3200-bu skids & 3 air; 6-2400-bu, 2 air; 6-4000-bu, air; 5 flat bottom bins, various sizes. 9 Grain guard fans, used very little. Mover available. Phone:(204)658-3537.

Sukup Grain Bins - Heavy Duty, hopper or flat bot-tom, setup available, good pricing. Call for more info.(204) 998-9915

TEMPORARY GRAIN STORAGE RINGS 60-ft. diam-eter including tarps. Phone (204)573-6097, Brandon.

FARM MACHINERYGrain Dryers

NEW MC DRYERS IN STOCK w/canola screens 300-2,000 BPH units. Why buy used, when you get new fuel efficient & better quality & control w/MC. Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.

FARM MACHINERYGrain Elevators

80-FT. BUCKET ELEVATING LEG w/3 phase 10-HP electric motor. Phone (204)886-3304.

FARM MACHINERYGrain Handling

WALINGA GRAIN VACSTired of shovelling out your bins,

unhealthy dust and awkward augers?

Walinga manufactures a complete line of grain vacs to suit your every need.

With no filters to plug and less damage done to your product than an

auger, you’re sure to find the right system to suit you. Call now for a free demonstration or trade in your old vac

towards a new Walinga agri-Vac!

Fergus, On: (519) 787-8227carman, MB: (204) 745-2951

Davidson, SK: (306) 567-3031

FARM MACHINERYGrain Vacuums

REM 1026A GRAIN VAC 1998, good condition, $5000 OBO. Phone:(204)433-7083.

FARM MACHINERYHaying & Harvesting – Baling

IHC 3650 ROUND BALER, working condition, wide belts in good condition, $1,500 OBO. Phone (204)748-2166 Virden, MB.

REEVES 2552 WRAPPER, PERFECT order, 2 safety remotes, hyd wheel brakes, plastic sensors, $20,000 OBO. Phone:(204)522-8514.

SILAGE SPECIAL JD COVEREDGE net wrap or twine, 2007 #582(#854) SS w/14 spring loaded ser-rated knives for dense pack option. Reverser. 4-ft. wide x5-ft. diameter. Shedded & JD inspected. GR (204)534-7843.

FARM MACHINERYHaying & Harvesting – Swathers

1992 WESTWARD 7000 SWATHER 21-ft, 1,750-hrs, Cummins 3.9L DSL engine, Macdon 960 header, pickup reels, tires 12.5X16.1, shedded, ex-cellent condition. Phone:(204)937-2922. Roblin, MB.

1998 MF 220 Swather. 25 foot. 1579 hours.Roto Shears on both sides. New canvas. VGC.Schumacher drive. $34,000 (204)485-4458

2000 PREMIER 2940 SWATHER, 2825-hrs, 30-ft 3 way canvas, PU reel, heater, A/C, Vern swath puller. Phone:(204)776-2047 cell (204)534-7458, Minto MB.

25-FT 960 MAC-DON SWATHER header w/bi-di-rectional adapter, always shedded. Phone: (204)447-3433. St Rose, MB.

25-FT. MACDON PT SWATHER, PU reel, nice shape, $4,000. Call (204)873-2487.

30-FT 1997 WESTWARD 3000 PT swather, bat reel, good canvases, $4000 OBO. Phone:(204)867-7539.

590 JD SWATHER 25-FT. header w/UII PU reel & 1000-acs on new honey bee cutting bar, $5,000 OBO. Phone (204)526-2046, leave msg.

FOR SALE: 1997 8820 swather, 25-ft. header, PU reels; 14-ft. hay header, will sell separately, shed-ded & good shape. Asking $20,000 for the com-plete unit. Call Garth Jackson (204)564-2340

MF#35 - 25-FT PT swather w/UII pickup reel, $2,250. Phone:(204)746-5605 or (204)324-5209.

WESTWARD 9250 SWATHER, 25-FT., 972 head-er, shedded, 1,170-hrs, Canola roller, canvas & knife very good. (204)745-3543 Home (204)745-8007 Cell

FARM MACHINERYHaying & Harvesting – Various

18-FT 4400 VERSATILE SWATHER w/cab, always shedded. Phone:(204)242-2440. Manitou, MB

1988 CCIL 26-FT SWATHER, diesel, PUR lifters, GC, ready to go, $12,500. Phone:(204)343-2002.

2001 NH 648, Silage Special, Ramps, 4x5, Sale $7,750; 2001 NH 688, Tandem Wheels, Ramps, 5x6, Sale $7,750; 2001 JD 567, Std PU, Monitor, Push Bar, 5x6, only 11,000 Bales, Shows Nice- Like New, Sale $15,750; 1996 NH 664, Autotie, Ramp, 5x6, Sale $7,750; Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarme-quipment.com

2002 NEW IDEA 4865 softcore round baler, new floor belt , $8,000; IH 4000 swather, needs wobble-bots, $1,000. Phone:(204)834-2875.

849 NH BALER AUTO twin tie, new chains & bear-ings, $2,900; 5114 New Idea hay bine, 14-ft. knife, hydro swing, field ready; 84 Toyota DSL truck, not safetied. Phone (204)425-3016.

FARM MACHINERYHaying & Harvesting – Various

2009 JD 946 DISCBINE, flail conditioner, 2-pt hookup, like new, only cut 1000-ac.; 2002 NH 688, excellent shape; 2004 RB56 Challenger baler, wide pickup, mesh wrap, fully auto., 9000 bales;Tonuttie 6-wheel V-rake, no broken teeth, ready to rake; 1999 JD 1600 moco, 14-ft cutter. Phone:(204)371-5478.

CASE IH 8480 ROUND baler, shedded, not used since 2009, real good, $4,500; Case IH 19.5-ft. 4000 swather (no cab) 2 Keer Sheers, shedded, not used since 2009, VGC, $3,500; Canola Roller, $200. (204)368-2226.

FORAGE EQUIPMENT, 5830 JD forage harvester w/PU & corn head, plus $50,000 of new parts; 2 tandem Mac silage trucks w/side dump boxes. Phone:(204)352-4306.

FOR SALE: 1985 NH square baler model 3/6; 1978 NH stackliner 160 bale wagon model 1063. Phone (204)842-3626.

FOR SALE QUIT FARMING: Highline bale mover, only hauled 200 bales, asking $27,000; 16 wheel rake, 2 yrs old, never used, asking $12,000; 2008 Vermeer baler, only made 1,100 bales, asking $25,000; Rowse double 9-ft. mower w/Case Intl heads, used 1 yr, asking $17,000; Single Intl 9-ft. mower w/Rowse kit, asking $2,500; All equip like new condition. Phone (204)535-2298 or (204)535-2474.

JIM’S CONCAVE REPAIR: Complete concave re-building & repair. All concaves rebuilt to original manufactures specs. Most older models in stock. Half or less of new price. All workmanship guaran-teed. (204)523-6242, (204)523-8537, Killarney, MB.

NH 1431 DISCBINE, 13.5-FT, in excellent cond; NH BR780A round baler, bale command, wide tires, in good cond. Phone:(204)825-2010.

CombinesFARM MACHINERY

Combine – Case/IH

1983 IHC 1480 COMBINE, 3,360-hrs, shedded. Asking $10,000. Cromer, MB. Phone: (204)556-2622 or (204)748-5520.

1986 CASE IH 1680 3,500-hrs, Hopper top, excel-lor kit, rock trap, newer PU belts, well maintained, retired & moving must sell, $14,000 OBO. (204)523-7469 (204)534-8115.

1986 CASE IH 1680 combine w/2015 PU, 2,600 engine hrs, shedded, chaff spreader, stone trap, additional set of 3 coarse concaves, reverser, good condition, asking $19,500. (204)838-2211

1986 CASE IH 1680 combine w/Melroe PU, 3000 engine hours, shedded, chaff spreader, stone trap, additional set of coarse concaves, reverser, 25-ft flex header, asking $29,500. Phone:(204)824-2196, Wawanesa.

1997 CASE IH 2188, 1590 rotor hrs, yield & mois-ture monitor, rock trap, 1015 PU, always shedded, $58,000 OBO; 2000 Case IH 2388, 1490 rotor hrs, yield & moisture monitor, SwathMaster PU, always shedded, $88,000 OBO. (204)735-2487 (204)612-8379, Starbuck, MB.

2000 2388, 2881-2264-HRS, rake-up pickup, 25-ft 1010 straight cut pickup reel, both $90,000 OBO. Phone:(204)638-9286.

2005 CASE IH 8010 combine, 4-WD, front tire size is 1250-45-32, means they are 45-in wide, rear tires 28L-26, means 28-in wide. Apparently will go as far as a track machine. 4-Spd, hyd trans, straw chop-per & spreaders, pro-600 monitor, bin extentions w/2052-30-ft dripper header, $165,000. Phone:(204)871-0925.

2008 CASE-IH 2588 combine w/2015 PU, 476 sep hrs, 594 engine hrs, Pro 600 monitor, y/m, rice tires, hopper topper, shedded, heavy soil machine, $184,000. (204)735-2886, (204)981-5366.

CASE IH 1480 W/SPECIALTY rotor, axceller kit, chopper, chaff spreader, airfoil, Melroe PU, light pkg. Phone:(204)526-7135 or (204)526-7134.

CASE IH 2188 3,040 engine hrs, Hopper Topper, stone trap, AFX style rotor, always shedded & field ready, $48,000 OBO; 30-ft. straight header available. Phone (204)745-2869, (204)745-8334, Carman.

FOR SALE: TOP SIEVE to fit Case IH 1680 - 2388. Phone:(204)535-2453.

SELLING MY BABIES, 1995 & 1996 2188’s, heavy clay, no stones, no peas, exceptional maintenance, lots of upgrades, low hours, each comes with 3 heads, best you’ll find. Phone Ed (204)299-6465. Starbuck, MB.

FARM MACHINERYCombine – Deutz

R50 DEUTX ALLIS, 1304 engine hours, 200 bushel tank, 190-HP air-cooled diesel engine, rake-up PU, $27,500 OBO; Labtronics model 919 moisture me-tre w/triple beam scale & book, $650. Phone:(204)669-2366.

FARM MACHINERYCombine – Ford/New Holland

1998 TX 66 NH combine, 1600 Sep. hrs. 14ft rake up pu, excellent condition, $55,000 OBO (403)823-9222, 403-854-1044, Rosedale, AB.

‘95 NH TX66 COMBINE, in good condition, shed-ded, 2,500 separator hrs, good rubber, hopper ex-tension, Westward pickup, $42,000 OBO. Phone: (204)966-3887 or (204)476-6098.

NH TR98 COMBINE, SWATHMASTER PU header, hyd windguard. Long auger, straw chopper, chaff spreader, only 1323 separator hrs. $50,000. Fi-nancing available, (204)752-2089.

FARM MACHINERYCombine – John Deere

1980 8820 COMBINE, 2-SPD cyl drive, good condi-tion, $13,000; 2-224 rigid heads w/pickup reels, $3000 each. Phone: cell (204)362-2316, or (204)822-3189.

1982 JD 7720 212 P.U, 3,900-hrs, new chrome rub bars, new concaves, new a/c, many new bearings & belts, air foil sieve, hopper ext., shedded, VGC, 30.5Lx32 tires; 1984 JD 7720 212 P.U, 2,800-hrs, Titan II upgrades, new rub bars, new concaves, air foil sieve, hopper ext., shedded, excellent condition 24.5x32 tires. Phone:(204)937-2922. Roblin, MB.

1982 JD 7720, TURBO, Hydro, 2-SPD cyl, fine cut chopper, new PU belts, new primary counter shaft & bearings, new hyd pump, $14,000 in recent greenlight, 4,600-hrs, field ready, $13,000 OBO. Phone (204)868-5504 or (204)874-2206 evening or email [email protected]

1983 JD 7721 PT combine, Redekop Chaff saver, always shedded, lots of new parts. Phone:(204)529-2375 or (204)825-7804.

1985 JD 7720 Titan II, 2-SPD cyl, air foil sieve, 212 PU, cab fan control & sieve adjust, very nice condi-tion, always shedded. (204)436-2621 (204)436-2552.

1986 8820 TITAN 2 combine, in good condition, 3500-hrs, $14,500. Phone:(204)278-3261.

FARM MACHINERYCombine – John Deere

1986 JD TITAN II 8820 combine, good condition. Phone (204)882-2413.

1987 7720 TITAN II standard W/2700 original hrs, excellent shape, always shedded. Phone:(204)859-2376, Rossburn.

1989 JD 9600 COMBINE, 212 PU, tires 30.5x32 front, mud hog rear wheel drive w/18.4x26 rear. $38,000. Phone:(204)635-2625 or cell (204)268-5539, Stead.

1993 JD 9600, 3700 engine hrs, duals, fine cut chopper, yield monitor, header height, shedded & field ready, $49,000 OBO; JD 30-ft. straight header also available. Phone (204)745-8334, (204)745-2869, Carman.

1998 JOHN DEERE 9610 maximizer, 914 PU chaff spreader, auto-height control, double-knife chopper, 1980 separating hrs, VGC, asking $85,000 OBO. Phone Murray (204)372-6051.

207 JD 9760 COMBINE, hopper topper, big auger , auto-steer ready, duals, yield & moisture monitor, bullet rotor, 820 separator hours, $180,000 OBO; JD 590 25-ft swather, VGC, $1900 OBO; JD 35-ft PU reel, like new, $3500. Phone:(204)822-3868 cell (204)325-6237.

2 1994 9600 JD combines complete w/914 PU & 930 Flex headers, excellent condition (always shed-ded). Call (204)981-9930.

8820 TITAN II 1986 including 925 header 4,300-hrs, chaff spreader, long auger, air foil chaf-fer, $25,000. Phone (204)573-6097, Brandon.

930 FLEX HEAD, 2 available, 1 w/carry air reel. Also have Header trailers, 30-ft & 36-ft in stock. Phone:(204)746-6605 or (204)325-2496.

FOR SALE: 1982 JD 7720 combine, 212 PU, chaff spreader, one man strawchopper, 3900 engine hrs, shedded, heavy axle, 4WD (could be sold separate-ly will fit JD 9600), wheel extensions. Must be seen to be appreciated, 2nd owner, asking $21,000. Call Garth Jackson (204)564-2340

FOR SALE: 1986 TITAN II 7720 JD Combine. Field ready, very good condition. Call Greg (204)825-8311.

JD 1980 7720 COMBINE, in good shape, PU head-er only, good belts all around. (204)876-4798.

JD 930R STRAIGHT HEADER, bat reel, in decent condition, $4000. Phone:(306)482-3858 Carnduff, SK,

FARM MACHINERYCombine – Massey Ferguson

1980 MF 760 COMBINE, V8, hydro. 4207-hrs. Has rodono header reverser. Renn PU. Always shedded & in good condition. 70-hrs since green light. Also have 4-row corn head & 24-ft straight head. Phone:(204)745-2919, Carmen.

77 MF 750 COMBINE, 6 cyl, hydro-static; 78 MF 750 combine, 6 cyl, standard. Both always shed-ded. Phone:(204)242-2440. Manitou, MB.

850 MF 1982 W/24-FT header, always shedded. Phone Harold:(306)739-2646. Wawota,SK.

FARM MACHINERYCombine – Various

JD 220 FLEX HEADER, new knife & guards, large auger, JD PU reel, poly skids, field ready, $3850 OBO; 18-ft U-2 PU reel, $850 OBO. Phone:(204)467-8750.

JD 930 RIGID HEAD w/intersteel sunflower attach-ment, 9-in. pans, good condition, $7,200. Phone (204)324-3647.

FARM MACHINERYCombine – Various

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FARM MACHINERYCombine – Accessories

1997-2002 CIH 1020 Flex Platforms 25-ft., 30-ft., Reconditioned, Sale $9,950-$14,900; 2009 CIH 2020 Flex Platforms, 35-ft. Sale $28,900; 1990-1995 JD 922, 925, 930 Flex Platforms, Steel Pts, Poly Skids, Sale $6,900; 1996-1999 JD 925, 930 Flex Platforms, Poly Pts, Reconditioned, New PU Teeth, Poly Skids, Cutter Bar, Mint, Sale $12,900; 2000-2003 JD 925, 930 Flex Platforms, F.F. Auger, PU Reel, Poly Skids, Sale $13,900-$17,900. 2007 JD 630 Hydra Flex Plat-form, Reconditioned, Like New, Sale $28,900; 2004 JD 635 Hydra Flex Platform, Reconditioned, Sale $24,900; Install a JD Flex Platform on your combine any make. We make adapter kits. Delivery any-where in Western Canada. Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarme-quipment.com

2008 JD 635 FLEXHEADER, nice shape, fully loaded, $25,000 firm. Phone:(204)424-5632, La Broquerie.

FLEX HEADER 20’ Flex Header for Gleanercombine with pick up reel. $2,000.00(204) 381-0802

FOR SALE: 1998 925R straight cut header, PU reels, fore & aft, heavy skid plates, lifters, shedded, excellent condition, $11,000. Carrier available. Call Garth Jackson (204)564-2340

JD 222 RIGID HEADER, shedded nice. Phone:(204)746-6048.

JD 224 STRAIGHT CUT header, 24-ft, PU reel, sold w/trailer, field ready $4,000 OBO. Phone (204)868-5504 or (204)874-2206 evening or email [email protected]

HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 [email protected] www.arcfab.ca

FARM MACHINERYIrrigation Equipment

60-HP DSL IRRIGATION PUMP, Izuzu 4-cyl en-gine, Berkley pump. This unit has less than 20-hrs. Murphy panel, warranty, $7400. Phone (204)792-7471.

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FARM MACHINERY FOR PARTS: COMBINES IHC 1682, 1482, 1480, 1460, 915, 914, 715, 403, 402, 150, MF 860, 760, 850, 751, 750, 550, 510, 410, 405; JD 7701, 7700,6601, 6600, 630, 96, 65; WHITE 8900, 8800, 8600, 8650, 7800, 5542, 545, 542, 431; NH TR95, TR85, TR70, 1500, 990, 980; Coop 9600, 960; Gleaner L2, N6, F, C2; VERS 2000, 42; Case 1600, 1060; FORD 642 BELARUS 1500 Don; SWATHERS VERS 4400, 400, 330, 103, 10; IHC 4000, 230, 210, 175, 201, 75; COOP 550, 500, 601; MF 655, 36, 35; JD 800, 290; NH 1090; WHITE 6200; COCKSHUTT 503 HESSTON 300. We also have parts for tractors, square & round balers, press drills, cultivators, sprayers, hay-bines, & misc machinery. We handle new & rebuilt parts for tractors & combines. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727, toll free 1-877-858-2728.

GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.

Spraying EquipmEnt

FARM MACHINERYSprayers

1990 ALL-CROP SPRAYER, MOUNTED on 1982 Ford 700 4x4 truck, Microtrac spray controller, Ra-ven guidance, good condition, $18,900. Phone:(204)736-2840.

Tillage & Seeding

FARM MACHINERYTillage & Seeding – Air Drills

CASE IH/CONCORD ATX5010, 10-IN, 50-ft, excel-lent condition, w/Case IH/2300 tank, 3 1/2-in Dutch openers, lots of maintenance done. $34,900. Phone:(204)391-1011 or Email: [email protected]

FARM MACHINERYTillage & Seeding – Tillage

26-FT FLEXI-COIL DEEP TILLER complete w/mounted harrows, anhydrous tank hitch & anhy-drous control valve. Very Good Condition, $3500. Phone:(204)428-3625.

31-FT CO-OP DEEP TILLER; front fenders for JD MFWD tractor. Phone (204)386-2412, Plumas, MB.

FOR SALE: VERSATILE EEZE-ON 28.5-FT tan-dem disc, 11-in spacing, 25-in disc, asking $6,500. Phone:(204)758-3943 or (204)746-5844. St. Jean, MB.

IH 5500 39-FT DEEP tiller w/5600 shanks & NH3 kit; 12 row, 30-in S-tine row crop cultivator; Case IH 5600 39-ft deep tiller. Phone:(204)535-2453.

FARM MACHINERYTillage & Seeding – Various

15-FT MORRIS 4-BAR HARROW, $300. Phone:(204)324-6398.

TracTors

FARM MACHINERYTractors – Allis/Deutz

1987 DUETZ 7085 FWA, open-station, 85-HP, 5,900-hrs, Allied 794 FEL $17,000. (204)525-4521 www.waltersequipment.com

FARM MACHINERYTractors – White

1985 4-270 WHITE, 270-300-hp, PTO, 4spd p-shift 4300-hrs, Asking $26,500. Phone:(204)322-5483 or (204)461-0854.

FARM MACHINERYTractors – Case/IH

1086 FACTORY 3-PT W/TILT, 540 & 1000 PTO, duals, air, 7700-hrs, $8750, nice shape. Phone:(204)746-8733, Rosenort MB.

1980 2090 CASE W/FACTORY duals, 4,257-hrs, $12,500 OBO; 16-ft. CCIL 203 deep tiller w/mulch-ers, 1.5-in. thick shanks, $1,500. Phone (204)878-3227.

1984 CASE 2290, 3PTH, power shift, 6,800-hrs, nice shape, $9,500. Laurie Richards Manitou, MB. Phone: (204)242-3350 or (204)242-4568.

FARM MACHINERYTractors – John Deere

1979 JD 2130 W/ALLIED 595 loader, 3-PTH. Ask-ing $9,500. Phone:(204)435-2140. Miami, MB.

FOR SALE: 7810 MFWD, PQ, LHR, 3-pt, new tires, low hrs; 2, 7710 MFWD, PQ, LHR, 3-pt, new tires, low hrs; 7710 MFWD, PQ, RHS, 3-pt, v.g rubber, low hrs; 4650 MFWD, 15-SPD; 4455 MFWD, 3-pt, 15-SPD; 4250 MFWD, 3-pt, 15-SPD; 2, 2950 MFWD, 3-pt; 4240 quad, 3-pt; 2555 MFWD, 3-pt, w/245 FEL; 2555 CAH, 3-pt, 4,600 hrs, w/146 FEL; All tractors can be sold w/new or used loaders. BEN PETERS JD TRACTORS LTD (204)828-3628 shop, (204)750-2459 cell. Roseisle, MB.

FARM MACHINERYTractors – Massey Ferguson

06MF 573MFWD 72-HP W/CAB, air, heat, 3-PTH, 8-spd, hi-low, forward & reverse w/MFN70 quick at-tach loader, excellent cond w/1425-hrs. Will take trades, asking $37,900. Phone:(204)746-6605 or (204)325-2496.

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FARM MACHINERYTractors – New Holland

2008 NH T6040 ELITE CAH, MFWD, LH Rev, 3-PTH, NH 840 TL Ldr, 2,440-hrs, One Owner, Sale $64,750. Call Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com

FARM MACHINERYTractors – Ford

1992 946 FORD VERSATILE tractor w/or w/o auto-steer, VGC. For more info call (204)822-3868, cell (204)325-6237.

FARM MACHINERYTractors – 2 Wheel Drive

STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.

FARM MACHINERYTractors – Various

1980 JD 4440 TRIPLE hyd., 3-pt., extra gas tank in front, $19,400; 1975 GM Tandem, 18-ft box & hoist $5,900; 1980 Chevy, single axle, 3-ton, box & hoist, low mileage, $8,400; 22-ft NH PT swather, $1,500; 18-ft Vers. swather, SP, pick-up reel, $2,500; Track eraser, 3PTH, $750; Heston manure spreader, like new. All equipment in good shape. Phone: (204)325-8602.

1985 CASE 4490 4WD, 175-HP, 5,245-hrs, 20.8x34 duals, 4 hyd w/return line, 1000 PTO, PTH, A/C, $16,000; 1979 IHC 1586, 160-HP, 5,974-hrs, 20.8x38 duals, 3 SCV, 1000 PTO, front weights, A/C, $14,000. (204)744-2521, St Leon.

NEW TRACTOR PARTS and engine rebuild kits, specializing in hard to find parts for older tractors, tractor seats, service and owners manuals, decals and much more, our 38th year! 1 800-481-1353, www.diamondfarmtractorparts.com

FARM MACHINERYMachinery Miscellaneous

1972 FORD 1/2-TON TORINA w/cap Intl drill w/end wheel; farm hand stacker w/hay baskets, steel tines; Massey 44 for parts; gooseneck hay trailer. (204)834-3034.

1984 WHITE MACDON 30-FT. SP gas swather, PU reel, VGC, $9,000 OBO; 730 Case IH PT 30-ft. swather, VGC, $2,000 OBO; Farm King 8-ft. swath roller, VGC, $950 OBO; 30-ft. Bat reel, $600 OBO; Westfield auger J8x41 25-HP Kohler engine, SP & hydra drag, $4,950 OBO; Labrontics 3.5 moisture meter w/scale, $900 OBO. (204)746-8721

1986 FORD PICKUP, low-kms, VGC; 18-ft Wil-rich cultivator, VGC; NH68 small square baler, VGC; old 12-ft JD press drill, works well. Phone:(204)379-2702. St. Claude, MB.

1989 IHC 1660 COMBINE, cummings engine, al-ways shedded, 2400-hrs; 1978 IHC 1700 Loadstar 3-ton grain truck, box, hoist, new roll tarp 74,000-km, safetied; older Sakundiak 41-ft 7-in grain auger, 14-hp Kohler engine; 8-ft plastic swath roller. Phone (204)867-5018 or (204)867-7610.

1990 28-FT. IHC HOE drill built in transport, has new toews folding markers, asking $1,750; AC culti-vator w/anhydrous applicator NH3 35-ft., asking $850; 115 Melrose Spray Coup w/foam marker sys-tem, asking $2,500 OBO. Wanted to Buy good used Dropdeck Trailer at reasonable price. Phone (204)728-1861 or (204)720-3800.

1996 GREAT DANE 53-FT van trailer for storage, insulated, no leaks; 1996 Doepker 50-ft step deck, triple axle air ride, 22 winches, extendable lights, 2 storage compartments, excellent shape; 1995 Wa-bash 48-ft flat deck, triple axle, air ride winches; also all types of new goose necks, car haulers, utility & dump trailers available. Phone:(204)425-3518.

32-FT KELLO BILT TANDEM disc; 13-in x 85-ft Farm King auger; 60-ft Flexi-Coil cultivator com-plete w/air kit. All items VGC. Phone:(204)522-8640, Melita, MB.

56 IHC 1/2-TON PARTLY restored, $1,000; IHC W4 tractor, $1,500; Craftsman lawn mower like new, $1,000; Roper mower as is, $200. 1 (204)855-2212.


2001 NH TS110 MFWD loader w/joystick, CAHR 3-pt, 4500-hrs, very tight, clean tractor; JD 450 hyd. push manure spreader; 1999 NH 1431 discbine, rubber rolls, well maintained, clean machine; JD 3100, 2x6 bottom plows w/coulters; 1996 Case 8465 baler, excellent condition, only 5000 bales; NH 116 MOCO, 14-ft cutter; Bueler 510 brush mower, 3-pt or trail type, like new. Phone:(204)381-9044.

760 MF COMBINE, GREY cab, hopper extensions, new drive tires, reverser, nice shape, $3750; Ford 8000 tractor, runs great, $3500. Phone:(204)378-2974.

AC TRACTOR LOADER & forks; fence posts (6-7); panels; water tank 50-gal. Phone (204)728-6725, cell (204)725-7962.

BALERS JD 535, $5,900; JD 530, $3,500; JD 510, $1,500; JD 336, $3,000; Vermeer Hyd rake, $7,000; 12 wheel rake, $6,000; 10-ft. Landlevellers, $2,150; 12-ft. $2,450; Dics Hutch 25-ft. Rock Cushion, $9,500; JD 230, $3,000; Bushog 21-ft., $7,500; JD Dot 16-ft., $4,000; DMI Ripper 5 Shank, $10,900; 7 Shank, $11,900; Valmar 240 Applicator, $1,000; Woods 15-ft. Batwing Mower HD, $7,000; Woods 10-ft., $4,500; Used Fertilizer Spreaders 4-9T. Phone (204)857-84043

Farm Equipment; NH9682 1998 2775 HRS. EC$90,000; NH TR97 1552 thresher hrs. $40,000 EC.,72 ft. Bourgault heavy harrow 5/8 tines EC $30,000,7x36, 7x46, 10x59 Augers, 40ft Morris air drill EC$30,000 (204)485-4458

FOR SALE: 22-FT. VERS 4400 swather, new knife & guards, will trade for Melroe press drill. Phone Larry (204)373-2452 or leave msg.

FOR SALE: GRAIN CARTS LARGE SELECTION450-1050 bu hyd & PTO drive. J&M 875-bu., $20,000; EZ 475, $7,900; Brent 670, $12,500; New 400-bu. gravity wagons, $6,700; 600-bu., $12,000; Used gravity wagons 250-750 bu.; Grain Screeners Kwik Kleen 5 tube, $4,500; 7 Tube $6,500; Hutch 1500, $1,750; Sioux Screener w/Auger, $2,500; Westfield 10x70 Auger, $2,900; REM 552 Grain Vac, $3,500; Brandt $4,500-$7,500. Phone (204)857-8403.

FOR SALE: INTERSTEEL sunflower kit for 30-ft header, 9-in pans, was on JD header, $1,000 OBO; Also 30-ft Batt Reel for Versatile 4700 self-pro-pelled swather, comes w/hyd. motor, $300 OBO. Phone:(204)758-3943 or (204)746-5844. St. Jean, MB.


FOR SALE: MF TRACTOR 210 35-HP, 3-PTH, PTO, $5,000 OBO; Westfield TF100-41 PTO auger, $3,500 OBO; Westfield J210-41 PTO Auger, $2,900 OBO; 2008 155 Seadoo 55-hrs w/trailer, $7,500 OBO; Nadeau Rotary Ditcher 42-in. w/de-flector, $5,500 OBO; Honda outboard motor 15-HP, $1,900 OBO; 2, 2911 Behlen bins, offers; 2, 1650 Westeel bins, offers; 1, 3300 Westeel bin, offers; 30-ft. autofold Macdon swather w/new canvass bat reel shaft needs work, offers; 350-gal water poly tank for PU, offers; 100-ft. Bourgault centurion sprayer booms, offers; Bourgault sprayer monitor system w/autorate, offers; New pressure washer 13-HP engine, offers; New DSL generator 60H2 electric start, offers; Kirchner V-Plow, $1,100 OBO; Metal band saw, $150. Phone (204)746-5465.

FOR SALE: SWATHER MOVER, was used to move 400 versatile, asking $375. Phone (204)659-4448.

FORSBERG MODEL 14 GRAVITY table seed cleaner, $10,000; NH bale wagon 1033, $4000; Morris press drill 30-ft w/Valmar, $4000 OBO. Phone:(204)471-3418.

GRAIN AUGUR WESTFIELD PTO, 8x46, $500. Versatile 400, 18-ft swather, $250. GrainVac grain handler 5250, $2,500. Phone:(204)344-5016.

HAYBINES: GEHL 2270, $3900; NH 116, $3000; JD 1209, $3000; NH 144 Swath Turner, $3000; Hay Conditioners $800 up; NH 9-ft mower 2200; IH 9-ft $1650; GEHL 12 wheel rake, $6000; Rotary mow-ers. JD #1518, $8500; Woods 20-ft batwing, $7500; 10-ft batwing, $3500; 6-ft pull type, $1600; JD 5-ft pull type, $1000; Woods ditchbank 3-PTH, $1500; 6-ft finishing mower, $1000; Woods 6-ft 3-PTH, $750; Bush hog 9-ft disc mower, $2000. Phone: (204)857-8403.

HEAVY DUTY BOX SCRAPERS, built with 5/8 steel, 2 hyd. cyl, 1 for lift & 1 for angle, 10-ft. $3,950. 12ft & 14ft superduty for larger tractors also available. All Sizes Available. (204)746-6605 or (204)325-2496.

IH 1460 COMBINE 1984 w/reverser, new feeder chain, rice tires, 810 PU, 810 straight header, ask-ing $12,000; 1978 MF 1105 tractor, rebuilt engine & new rad, asking $5,000. (204)334-6885, (204)794-5098

IHC 730 30-FT SWATHER 25-ft; Universal header 24-ft; MF 760 510 combine; White 8600; Moline G1000; Discer 5 bottom plow; 930 Case & parts; Pasture & hayland for rent & much more. Phone:(204)268-1888.

INTL 986 w/2350 Loader 3-pt & duals, NH 195 ma-nure spreader, like new; IH 784 tractor & 2250 load-er, 3-pt, 65 hp w/6800-hrs; Aloe quickie 790 loader & grapple w/JD mounts, like new; JD 3600, 2x5 bot-tom plows w/ coulters; Schulte rock picker; Vermier H baler, excellent older baler; 1996 Green Valley cattle trailer 6 1/2x24-ft. Phone:(204)425-3466.

JD 925 FLEX HEADER, $6500; 930, $2500; Case IH 25-ft flex, $6000; Case IH 30-ft rigid, $5000; IH 820 flex $2000; Case IH #1015 PU, $3000; #810 PU, $1000; Summers 72-ft heavy harrow, $14,000; Phoenix #17-#14 harrows; 6 yard scraper, $5000; JD 12YD, $12,000; 4 YD, $4500; Manure spread-ers. Meyers #550 horse/poultry manure spreader, $11,900; New Idea 3634, $4000; HS 400-bu, $3000; GEHL scavenger, $3900. Phone:(204)857-8403.

MAYRATH PTO AUGER 60X10, in very good shape, $1180; 10-ft 3-PH D-Tiller $265; 1482 Case IH combine, $2800. W/trade for misc same value. Phone:(204)347-5995, St Malo.

MC 675 CONTINUOUS FLOW grain dryer, single phase, Canola screens, needs some work, $3,500 OBO. Phone (204)324-3647.

RBX 562 CASE BALER; John Deere 4440 w/148 loader; Bale King shredder 3100 Vortex. Phone:(204)564-2667.

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FARM MACHINERYMachinery Wanted

91 OR 93 MCCORMICK Deering IHC combine, parts or whole combine. Phone:(204)737-2275 be-tween 6 & 7 p.m.

WANTED: 7700 7720 COMBINE in decent shape. Call Brain (204)348-7053.

GENERATORS

115 K.W. GENSET, JD model 6068T Powertech, low hours, Leroy Somer gen end, 400amp main breaker, fuel tank, new controller, $13,400; 75 K.W. JD Genset, new rebuilt engine, new pump, rad, tur-bo. Stanford gen end, 4045T Powertech engine, Dynagen 300 controller, warranty, $12,200; 50 K.W. JD Genset, skid mounted, model 6329, 6-cyl, new rad, new panel, 120-240-208-480 volts, $7800. Phone (204)792-7471.

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

The Icynene Insulation System®

• Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®

www.penta.ca 1-800-587-4711

IRON & STEEL

FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.

FULL LINE OF COLORED & galvanized roofing, siding & accessories, structural steel, tubing, plate, angles, flats, rounds etc. Phone:1-800-510-3303,Fouillard Steel Supplies Ltd, St Lazare.

LANDSCAPING

LANDSCAPINGLawn & Garden

FOR SALE: 2006 WHITE riding lawn mower, w/19-hp Briggs & Stratton motor, 46-in deck, full hy-drostat w/cruise control, in mint condition, $1,000. Phone:(204)529-2460 or (204)529-2415.

LIVESTOCK

LIVESTOCKCattle Auctions

FEEDER/SLAUGHTER SALESEvery Friday 9AM

Receiving open until 10PM Thursdays

SUMMER SHEEP & GOAT SALES August 2nd 1PM

Gates OpenMon.-Wed. 8AM-4PM

Thurs. 8AM-10PMFriday 8AM-6PM

Sat. 8AM-4PMStarting in September our Sheep and

Goat sales will be the 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAY of the month

For more information call: 204-694-8328or Jim Christie 204-771-0753

www.winnipeglivestocksales.comLicence #1122

GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART. LTD.

GRUNTHAL, MB.

Sales Agent for HIQUAL INDUSTRIES

Livestock Handling Equipment for info regarding products or

pricing, please call our office.We also have a line of

Agri-blend all natural productsfor your livestock needs.

(protein tubs, blocks, minerals, etc)

Agent for T.E.A.M. Marketing

For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call

Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart

(204) 434-6519MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

Regular cattle sales every Tuesday @ 9 am

Accepting holstein calves every Tuesday throughout the Summer

LIVESTOCKCattle – Black Angus

WANTED: TO LEASE FOR cash: Aberdeen Angus Bull. Only 4 cows to breed. Daily supervision, exc. Grass, water, minerals & shelter from flies provided. Phone:(204)534-6185.

LIVESTOCKCattle – Charolais

MARTENS CHAROLAIS 2-YR OLD & yearling bulls, sired by Specialist, (consistent thickness) Dateline for calving ease & performance. Red-Mist(Red factor). Nobleman 3-yr old bull. For beef bulls Martens Charolais. Phone:(204)534-8370.

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LIVESTOCKCattle – Holstein

FOR SALE: REGISTERED HOLSTEIN (Baxter) Heifer. Due July 28. Will be two in August. Dave Hillis (204)728-7872, Brandon.

LIVESTOCKCattle – Limousin

TRIPLE R LIMOUSIN, OFFERING bulls by private treaty, 30 yearling & 2-yr olds, Limousin & Limousin Angus, black & red, polled, performance or calving ease for heifers, out cross blood lines, your source for quality Limousin genetics. Call Art (204)685-2628 or (204)856-3440.

LIVESTOCKCattle – Simmental

HERD REDUCTION, 35 SIMMENTAL cow/calf pairs, calves are born from Jan-Apr, cows are re-bred on pasture to full Fleckvieh & Red Simmental bulls. Your choice of 35 from 51. Phone:(204)376-2233.

LIVESTOCKCattle Various

10 FALL CALVING HEIFERS; 10 fall calving cows; 2 1/2-yr old Red Angus bull, easy calver. Phone: (204)526-0035.

200 RED SIMMENTAL CROSS cows, w/or w/o calves, bred to Red & Black Simmental; 40 cross bred heifers, bred Black Angus. Phone:(204)352-4306.

3 COW CALF PAIRS; 1 bull; 4 young females for sale. Phone (204)425-3016.

LIVESTOCKCattle Wanted

TIRED OF THE HIGH COST OF MARKETING

YOUR CALVES??

Contact: D.J. (Don) MacDonald

Livestock Ltd.License #1110

300-700 LBS. Steers & Heifers

Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400Ben: 721-3400 800-1000 LBS.

Steers & HeifersDon: 528-3477, 729-7240

HorsesLIVESTOCK

Horse Auctions

26TH ANNUAL Rocking W Fall Horse Sale. Sept 1st, 2012, 12:00pm. Performance Horse Preview August 31st, 10:00am. Keystone Center Brandon, MB. Late entries accepted. For more info (204)325-7237 e-mail [email protected] www.rockingw.com

MPHB LOUD & PROUD ANNUAL Production sale, Sept. 15, 2012 Pierson, MB. Entry deadline Aug 15th. Preview 11 DST, sale 1PM DST. To consign call Karen (204)634-2375. www.mbpainthorse-breeders.com

LIVESTOCKHorses – Draft

WANTED: DRAFT HORSE FOR farm work, 16H-17H, 4-8yrs old. Phone:(807)475-8761 or Email: [email protected]

Swine

LIVESTOCKSwine For Sale

WEANLINGS 50-LBS & UP, $1 per lb. Phone (204)371-6404.

LIVESTOCKSwine Wanted

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS

SOWS AND BOARSFOR EXPORT

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LIVESTOCKLivestock Equipment

FOR SALE: 195 NH manure spreader. Phone:(204)739-3120, evenings.

KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, ex-tends dugout life. St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763.

MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

1000 Litre Plastic Caged Storage Tanks

$74.50 ea.Call Ken 204-794-8383#2 Mountain View Rd

Trux-N-Parts Salvage Inc.

PETS

PETS & SUPPLIES

PURE BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES for sale. Both parents on site, from great working dogs. $120 each. (no Sunday calls please) Phone: (204)656-4430, Winnipegosis.

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REAL ESTATECottages & Lots

3 BDRM COTTAGE at Lake Manitoba Narrows, ful-ly winterized & furnished, new 24x24-ft. garage, walking distance to lake, lot size 145-ft.x175-ft. For more info call (204)646-4047 or cell (204)280-9180.

REAL ESTATEHouses & Lots

1 DISPLAY UNIT AVAILABLE immediately. 30x44, 1,320-sq.ft., 3-BR, 1 full bath, 1 half bath, $75,000. Also will custom build to your plan. Marvin Homes Inc. (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484.

IN BRANDON, LOVELY EXECUTIVE home for rent for the winter months from Nov 1, 2012-April 1, 2013. Completely furnished. Four season sunroom. Unbelievable view overlooking the city. Available for single person or couple only. No pets, no smoking. $1,500/month all inclusive. Phone:(204)761-0296 or (204)724-5717.

LOT IN VILLAGE OF Riding Mountain, 165-ft front-age, well, septic tank & landscaped. On PTH#5, just 20-min North of Neepawa, asking $10,500. Phone:(204)767-2224.

RANCH ALONG PORTAGE BAY on Lake Manito-ba; 1,649-ac deeded: SW 17, SE 19, W1/2 20, W1/2 29, SW 32, E1/2 32, NW 33-31-11W; W1/2 4-32-11W; NW 35-31-12W, SW 02-32-12W. 10,260-ac Crown Land have been approved for transfer as part of ranch unit held by Ruth Zohorod-ny of Homebrook: NW 17, NE 18, N1/2 + SW 19, section 30, section 31, NW 32, NE + W1/2 33-31-11W; E 1/2 4, section 5, SW 9, N1/2 21, W1/2 + SE 22, SW 27-32-11W; section 13, section 23, section 24, section 25, N1/2 + SE 26, NE 34, E1/2 + SW 35, section 26-31-12W; W1/2 01, N1/2 + SE 02, W1/2 11, NW 13, SW 15-32-12W. Sale in-cludes house, garage, out buildings, wells, dugouts, fountains, ranching equipment, tools, etc. if wanted. To purchase private land & apply for unit transfer, call Ruth:(204)659-4412. If you wish to comment or object to unit transfer write direction: MAFRI, Ag Crown Lands, Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0.

Rivers Manitoba Single Family Home 3 BR, 1 BA1450 Sq ft Bungalow. 2 car garage. Built in buffet &island. Well maintained. Must be moved. $25,000.(204)724-4408, (204) 328-7356

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REAL ESTATEFarms & Ranches – Manitoba

159-ACRES NEAR INGLIS & Roblin, Manitoba. This quarter is fenced & has a mix of pasture, water & bush. 1,152-sq-ft bungalow, 5-BR, 1 bath. Used as a hunting cabin. Very private. Great place to get away from it all. Karen Goraluk-Salesperson. (204)773-6797, (204)937-8357. NorthStar Insu-rance & Real Estate. www.north-star.ca

ACREAGE NEAR GRANDVIEW: 1350-SQ-FT. bi-level home with 5-BR , 3 baths, full finished base-ment, attached double car garage, deck. Along Pleasant Valley Creek. Near Riding Mountain Na-tional Park. Well maintained. Workshop optional. Karen Goraluk-Salesperson. (204)773-6797, (204)937-8357. NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate. www.north-star.ca

FARM SPECIALIST: COUNT ON GRANT TWEED, informed, professional assistance for sellers & buy-ers. www.granttweed.com Call (204)761-6884 any-time. Service with integrity.

LOOKING FOR LAKEFRONT AND lakeview lots? Cottages? I have a great selection at Lake of the Prairies, Beautiful Lake & Child’s Lake in the Park-land Region of Manitoba. Call Karen Goraluk-Salesperson. (204)773-6797, (204)937-8357.NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate. www.north-star.ca

ORGANIC FARMLAND W/HOUSE. BEAUTIFULtreed large front yard, 1320-sq-ft house w/attached garage. Farm yard has 2 sheds & 7 granaries, in-cludes all farm equipment, always shedded, hay, grasses, forage, cereals, oil seeds as produced. 240-acres owned, w/rental property is 500-acre op-eration, all land is certified organic. Call Norm, cell (204)990-8752 or home (204)755-3333.

REAL ESTATEFarms & Ranches – Wanted

GOOD QUALITY GRAIN & Cattle Farms wanted for Canadian & Overseas Clients. For a confidential meeting to discuss the possible sale of your farm or to talk about what is involved, telephone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511, www.farmsofcanada.ca or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753, www.homelife-pro.com Home Professional Realty Inc.

REAL ESTATEFarms & Ranches – Acreages/Hobby

80-AC, EASY ACCESS TO Hwy 8 & 229, partly fenced, 1/3 cleared, balance bush, $49,900. Phone Gimli Realty:(204)642-7979.

REAL ESTATELand For Sale

CROWN LAND: REX, NANCY & Kerry Pettyjohn of Rorketon, MB intends to sell private land. N1/2 10-28-15; SE 15-28-15; N1/2 15-28-15; S1/2 22-28-15; NW 16-28-15; NW 28-28-15; SW 29-28-15; SW 9-29-15; W1/2 1-29-15; NW 14-28-15; SW 23-28-15; NE 2-29-15; SW 33-28-15; SW 32-28-15 to Richard & Travis Kichak. Who in-tend to acquire the following Crown Lands NW 22-28-15; E1/2 28-28-15; SW 28-28-15; SW 34-28-15; NW 25-28-15; NE & S1/2 36-28-15; SE 35-28-15; SE 1-29-15; SE 2-29-15; SE 11-29-15; N1/2 19-28-14 all 30-28-14; S1/2 6-28-14; W1/2 31-28-14 by 3 unit transfers. If you wish to com-ment on or object to these transfers write Director, MAFRI, Agriculture Crown Lands PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 or e-mail [email protected]

THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND (SW 13-22-16W) is being offered for sale. The following crown lands have been approved by Manitoba Agri-culture, Food & Rural Initiatives for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by Collin Gamache of Laurier. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the Unit Transfer contact the Lessee or agent at Gilbert & Colleen Soucy of Laurier Manito-ba (204)447-4652. If you wish to comment on or object to this Unit Transfer write director, MAFRI, agricultural crown land, PO Box 1286 Minnedosa MB, R0J 1E0 or email [email protected]

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESAll Terrain Vehicles

BRAND NEW ATVS, DIRTBIKES & go-carts; 110cc $699; 125cc $899; 150cc $1,375; 250cc $1575; 300cc $2495; W/6 mth warranty. Phone:(204)727-1712.

RECYCLING

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Southern and Western ManitobaTel: 204-248-2110

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PEDIGREED SEEDCereal – Wheat

WINTER WHEAT, CERTIFIED FALCON sunrise new generation ptarmigan. For Secan members only foundation & registered flourish. For more in-formation call Fraser Seeds (204)776-2047 or cells (204)534-7458 (204)534-7722, Minto MB.

PEDIGREED SEEDCereal – Various

FOR SALE: CERTIFIED FALCON Winter Wheat. Phone James Farms Ltd, (204)222-8785 or Toll Free 1-866-283-8785.

COMMON SEED

COMMON SEED Forage

ALFALFA, BROME, TIMOTHY, FESCUE, Sweet Clover, Orchard Grass, Pasture & Forage Blends, German Red & Crown Millet, seed. Leonard Frie-sen (204)685-2376 or (204)871-6856, Austin, MB.

SEED / FEED / GRAINSEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS

Feed Grain

JAMES FARMS LTD: good quality feed oats for sale. Phone (204)222-8785 or 1-866-283-8785

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUSFeed Grain

Specializing in: •Corn,wheat,sunflower,canola, soymeal,soybeans,soyoil,barley, rye,flax,oats(feed&milling) •AgentsoftheCWB •Licensed&bonded

“NaturallyBetter!”Soybean Crushing Facility

(204)331-3696

Head Office - Winkler(888)974-7246

Jordan Elevator(204)343-2323

Gladstone Elevator(204)385-2292

Somerset Elevator(204)744-2126

Sperling Elevator(204)626-3261

5 LOCATIONS to serve you!

www.delmarcommodities.com

Toll Free: 888-974-7246

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SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUSHay & Straw

WANTED: DAIRY QUALITY HAY, will pick up. Phone:(204)746-5095.

hay

Hay TarpsAll Tie Downs Included

10 Available Sizes Call Mark @ Haybusters:

(800) 371-7928haybusters.comDealer inquiries welcome

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUSHay & Feed Wanted

WANTED: DAIRY, BEEF, GRASS & Straw bales in large square bales. Phone Mark 1-800-371-7928, Winnipeg.

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUSGrain Wanted

204-373-2328

WE BUY OATSCall us today for pricing

Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0

“ON FARM PICK UP” 1-877-250-5252

BUYING:HEATED & GREEN

CANOLA• Competitive Prices• Prompt Movement• Spring Thrashed

VanderveenCommodity

Services Ltd.Licensed and Bonded Grain Brokers

Andy Vanderveen · Brett VanderveenJesse Vanderveen

A Season to Grow… Only Days to Pay!

37 4th Ave. NE Carman, MB R0G 0J0 Ph. (204) 745-6444


SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUSGrain Wanted

Box 144, Medora, MB. R0M 1K0 Ph: 204-665-2384

RYE GRAIN WANTED Also Buying

Brown & Yellow Flax & Field PeasFarm Pickup Available

CGC Licensed and Bonded Call Cal Vandaele

the “Rye Guy” Today!

We are buyers of farm grains.

• Vomi wheat • Vomi barley • Feed wheat • Feed barley • Feed oats • Corn • Screenings • Peas • Light Weight Barley

You can deliver or we canarrange for farm pickup.

Winnipeg 233-8418Brandon 728-0231Grunthal 434-6881

“Ask for grain buyer.”

Contact Denis or Ben for pricing ~ 204-325-9555

NOW BUYINGConfection and Oil Sunflowers,

Brown & Yellow Flax and Red & White Millet

Licensed & Bonded

P.O. Box 1236 129 Manitoba Rd.

Winkler, MB. R6W 4B3

BUYING ALL FEED GRAINSHeated/Spring Threshed

Lightweight/Green/Tough,Mixed Grain - Barley, Oats, Rye,

Flax, Wheat, Durum, Lentils, Peas, Canola, Chickpeas, Triticale,

Sunflowers, Screenings, Organics and By-Products

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SASKATOON, LLOYDMINSTER, LETHBRIDGE, VANCOUVER,

MINNEDOSA1-204-724-6741

FARMERS, RANCHERS,SEED PROCESSORS

TENDERS

TENDER REQUESTAgriculture & Agri Food Canada Brandon Research Centre requires approximately 235 acres of Canola Custom combined and trucked to designated site. All interested parties please call 204-726-7650 to obtain a bid package. Tenders close August 31st.

DEMANDE D’OFFRESAgriculture et Agri Food Canada Brandon Research Centre nécessite environ 235 acres de Canola Custom combinés et transportée par camion à désigné site. Toutes les parties intéressées veuillez appellent 204 726-7650 afin d’obtenir un package de soumission. Offres fermer 31 aoûtst.

TIRES

FEDERATION TIRE: 1100X12, 2000X20, used air-craft. Toll free 1-888-452-3850

TRAILERSLivestock Trailers

EXISS ALUMINUM LIVESTOCK TRAILERS. NEW STOCK. 10-yr Warranty. Prices starting at $15,100. Leasing available. Available at Sokal Industries Ltd. Phone: (204)334-6596 e-mail: [email protected]

TRAILERSTrailers Miscellaneous

1975 18-FT PROWLER CAMPER, new tires. Ask-ing $1,500. Phone:(204)267-2582

38-FT, 2011 STUDKING HEADER trailer, like new, always shedded, asking $6,600. Phone: (204)436-2364 or (204)750-1019.

BRANDON TRAILER SALES “You will like our prices!” “It’s that Simple!” “Let’s compare quality & price!” “Certainly worth the call!” Phone (204)724-4529. Dealer #4383

CAREERS

CAREERSFarm / Ranch

HELP WANTED: WE HAVE a position available on our dairy farm near Haywood for a motivated per-son who is capable of working independently. Must have a good working knowledge of dairy cows & computers. Competitive wages. If interested, please Call:(204)379-2640 or (204)745-7864.

CAREERSHelp Wanted

DAIRY FARM HAS FULL-TIME & part-time milking positions available. Shift work required. $10-$16 per hour depending on experience, plus bonuses. To apply email resume to [email protected] or fax resume to (204)355-9210 or call(204)355-4133 leave message.

DAIRY FARM LOOKING FOR a full-time mechani-cally inclined person who enjoys operating farm equipment & performing milking & general farm chores. $10-$16 per hour depending on experi-ence, plus bonuses, possible housing accommoda-tions. To apply email resume to [email protected] or fax resume to (204)355-9210 or call(204)355-4133 leave message.

DAIRY FARM NEAR LABROQUERIE is looking for a Herdsman to work in a new robotic barn, has to be A.I. experienced, has to enjoy working with cows & electronics. Please call (204)424-5109 or (204)326-0168.

JODALE PERRY CORP. IS currently accepting ap-plications from energetic and qualified individuals to join our Morden team for the following full time posi-tion: CAD Specialist. The CAD Specialist is respon-sible for the design process in the development of new products at Jodale Perry. The CAD Specialist reports to the Engineering Manager / EIT. The ideal candidate will have experience and abilities in the following: Diploma in Engineering Design & Drafting Technology; CAD Software proficient; Pro Engineer would be preferred but not required; Competent in Microsoft Office programs such as Excel; Compe-tent in BOM maintenance in electronic database software; Manage design responsibilities according to scheduling plan provided by Design Mgr; Devel-op detailed lists of materials as per design; Provide Engineered Mechanical Dwg. Packages for mfg. purposes; Communicate effectively with production staff & CAD Team; Excellent communication skills; Must be able to work independently and within a team. For more information regarding Jodale Perry Corp. visit our website at: www.jodaleperry.com. Please forward your resume along with references in confidence to: Jodale Perry Corp. 300 Route 100 Morden, MB. R6M 1A8, Fax: (204)822-9111 Email: [email protected]. We appre-ciate all applicants for their interest, however only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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