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Milking the
benefits of
canola meal
The results will boost
demand for Canadian
canola, says the Canola
Council of Canada
By Allan Dawson
CO-OPERATOR STAFF
T
he Chinese have 7.2 million reasons to switch their
dairy cows to canola meal
from other protein rations.
That’s how many more litres of
milk their 12 million cows would
produce every day based on a
year-long joint Sino-Canadian
study conducted by Chinese
academics, in co-operation
with China’s five largest dairy
companies.
“Canola meal has now proven
its value as a feed product in
Chinese dairies, opening the
door for China’s milk industry
to enhance quality and increase
production without significantly
increasing cost,” Canola Council
of Canada president Patti Miller
said in a news release from
Beijing June 14.
The results are timely given
the growing demand for dairy
products in the world’s most
populated country and concerns
about milk quality.
The study, which compared
Canadian canola meal against
the dairies’ usual protein rations
of either soymeal or cottonseed
meal, showed the cows fed canola meal produced, on average,
0.6 more litres of milk per cow,
per day, Bruce Jowett, the canSee CANOLA on page 6 »
What was once pasture for cattle is now home to a flock of pelicans at East Shoal Lake.
SHOAL LAKE:
Flooded landowners slam
province’s buyout tactics
Shoal Lakes farmers say they weren’t allowed to examine or make
a copy of their assessment and pressured to take it or leave it
By Shannon VanRaes
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he paperwork is spread across
the kitchen of the new home
Brian McCulley purchased after
flooding forced him off his land near
the shore of West Shoal Lake — including a scorned buyout offer from the
province.
“It wasn’t fair market value and I
didn’t consider what was on that piece
of paper to be an offer at all,” said the
retired rancher. “It was insulting.”
The offer violated the terms of the
Shoal Lakes Agricultural Flooding
Assistance Program because it wasn’t
based on the fair market value of his
property, said McCulley. Instead officials used Farm Use Assessment value,
which has traditionally been used
when assessing taxes on farmed land
located close to urban centres, he said.
The property assessment he
received from the GO office in Teulon
during buyout negotiations shows
there were two assessments done —
one at market value and one using the
much lower farm-use value.
Offering the lower value showed
“they just had no respect for us,”
McCulley said.
It took months before he finally
received an offer that reflected the
market value of his property and what
he said was an apology from an official
with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and
Rural Initiatives. He accepted both,
but said he wonders how many other
Shoal Lake producers were treated the
way he was.
Orval Proctor is wondering as well.
The cow-calf operator said he
believes he was also offered the farmuse value for his land instead of market value, but is having difficulty proving that because he wasn’t provided
with a copy of his assessment.
“He pushed it across in front of
See SHOAL LAKE on page 6 »
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FEATURE
Caped cowcasaders
welcome Superman
Jersey hosts a unique man of steel premiere at the local cinema
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Two-pronged
water solution
Pilot project
holds water for
later use
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CROSSROADS
ven the namesake local
cows were getting into
the spirit of things
June 13 as actor Henry Cavill
took a premiere of his new
film “Man of Steel” to his
home island of Jersey.
A release from the island’s
tourism board said Cavill,
who plays the leading role of
Superman, made a specific
request to the film company
to give something back to
the island where he was
born and spent most of his
childhood. His family still
lives on the island and were
joined by friends and supporters for a series of special
screenings.
“Island life is gearing up
for Henry’s arrival; from the
Jersey Evening Post turning into the Daily Planet
for a day to local produce
being prepared for the premiere’s after party. Even
our famous cows can’t
wait for Superman to fly in
on Friday,” said David de
Carteret, director at Jersey
Tourism.
As well as cows being
dressed in red capes, a giant
Superman crest was been
drawn in the sand and a
stamp featuring the man
himself was issued.
Jersey is the largest of the
“Channel Islands” between
England and France, and
like neighbouring Guernsey,
is also known for a breed
of dairy cattle of the same
name.
Slow food and
fast water
B & B caters to
canoeists on the
Whitemouth River
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
On-farm reservoirs
good for the environment
and farmers’ pocketbook too
A pilot project near Elm Creek is testing an on-farm reservoir as an economic way
to ease the threat of flooding and reduce nutrient losses into Lake Winnipeg
By Allan Dawson
co-operator staff / culross
L
ike most farmers in the Red
River Valley, Carl Classen
sometimes has too much
water on his fields, then not
enough.
But he has a two-pronged
solution: Improve drainage to
get water off his land faster, but
instead of sending it downstream
to potentially flood someone else,
he’s storing it in a reservoir to irrigate the same fields later.
“Because we have intensive
crop management and because
we have water issues we need to
manage more of it,” said Classen.
“We also need to think about the
dry years when the aquifers get
lower.”
Holding back water also means
holding on to expensive nutrients,
instead of sending them to Lake
Winnipeg, where phosphorus
loading is causing massive bluegreen algae blooms.
“I want to just do my small
part and improve things for people downstream and oceans far
away,” said Classen.
“There’s so much we can do
and there’s so much we don’t
understand that we need to learn.
But we have to start someplace
and so I’m taking a stab at it and
hopefully it’s going to catch on. I
can’t see why it wouldn’t.”
Last spring, Classen hired a
contractor to build a reservoir 306
x 306 x 20-feet deep on the low
end of a half section of his land.
A smaller dugout beside it collects the run-off, which then is
pumped into the larger reservoir.
The LaSalle Redboine
Conservation District contributed
around $40,000 to build the reservoir, said district manager Justin
Reid.
“We were willing to put in a
little more than we normally
would’ve as a per-acre-foot cost
simply because this was a pilot
project,” Reid said. “Our board is
willing to do more similar projects but we’re going to be looking
at different designs and different
construction styles where we can
maybe get the same results with a
less expensive design.”
The district will test the water to
see how many nutrients are collected and then returned to the
land.
“We think it can have a pretty
significant impact on the drainage
network,” Reid said. “If there are
more people holding water on the
land, the less water that needs to
move through the drainage network at any given time.”
There’s also an on-farm drainage benefit. Before the reservoir,
Classen couldn’t drain excess
spring run-off or summer downpours because the Bryson drain
that runs by his farm, and municipal ditches, were full of water.
“If I can drain the water faster I
have a chance for a better crop,”
he said.
While the environmental and
production benefits are clear, the
economics are less so.
“The only way this makes sense
to the farmer is from direct, onfarm benefits,” said David Lobb, a
professor of landscape ecology at
the University of Manitoba and an
expert in watersheds.
“We’re talking about trying to get 20 per cent or maybe
50 per cent of the farmers in the
Red River Valley to do it because
it makes them economically
competitive.”
If they do, it could significantly
reduce the amount of phosphorus
going into Lake Winnipeg.
Although not the only culprit,
farming is a significant contributor of phosphorus heading into
the lake. But farmers are already
about as efficient as they can be
when applying nutrients, Lobb
said.
“Even if nutrient application
to agricultural land was to stop
tomorrow, nutrients would continue to run off the land for many
years,” he said. “If you want to
control the nutrients that get into
the lake, you have to control the
water.”
Part of the economic equation is irrigation. Classen said
the reservoir can hold 6.6 million
imperial gallons, enough to put
one inch of water on 300 acres.
That doesn’t sound like much, but
some years it can make a big difference, Classen said.
“If we start off with adequate
moisture in the spring, one extra
rain in a dry period at the right
time can be beneficial.”
Irrigation, in combination with
improved drainage, also reduces
the risk in growing higher-value
crops. Classen, who already grows
soybeans, wants to try edible
beans, which need to be on welldrained soil.
Farmers in the Red River Valley
can lose five per cent or more
of their crop and inputs due to
delayed seeding or heavy summer
rains, Lobb said.
“If you’ve got 100 per cent
of your area draining well and
don’t have those inundated areas
you’ve gained a lot of crop on
some years,” he said.
Getting rid of water has been a
priority for well over a century.
The region east of Elm Creek
where Classen farms was once
marsh country. It was drained
in the early 20th century and in
recent years, laser-guided scrapers eliminated the remaining
sloughs and potholes that held
water and recharged aquifers.
But attitudes will change if
there’s a prolonged dry spell, said
Classen.
“We’ll be asking the government to supply us with water
from some big dam project miles
and miles away,” he said.
“We shouldn’t be treating water
like waste,” added Lobb. “We just
don’t have enough of it.”
But there are questions which
need to be answered, he said,
including construction and
maintenance costs, safety and
salinity. (He estimates a reservoir
able to store water from a section of land would take up about
Culross farmer Carl Classen has partnered with the LaSalle Redboine Conservation District to build a reservoir to collect and
store run-off from a half section and then put it back on his land later. Classen benefits from improved drainage, nutrient
retention and the potential for small-scale irrigation. If a lot more farmers did the same less phosphorus would end up in
Lake Winnipeg, there’d be less strain on the provincial drainage system and reduced flooding. photos: allan dawson
Joel Classen works at calibrating a tile drainage plow near Culross.
“We shouldn’t be
treating water like
waste. We just don’t
have enough of it.”
David Lobb
six acres.) However, widespread
adoption of on-farm reservoirs
would lower the cost of the provincial drainage system, Lobb
said.
Classen said he hopes his reservoir will be the first of many.
“My point in doing this is to
start the idea that farmers can
store their own water,” he said.
“It’s what we need to do in the
long term.”
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Joel Classen (l) Carl Classen and Simon Knutson stand beside a tile plow. Joel
and Simon are Carl’s son and son-in-law, respectively. All are part of Northern
Plains Drainage Systems in Carman. The company sells plows and teaches
farmers how to install their own drainage tile. 4
The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Please, let’s
not win again
“
T
raceability is a fact of life for almost
every other commodity that consumers buy; yet somehow we have
not embraced traceability’s potential in the
world of food. I cannot buy an iPhone that
does not have complete traceability back
to its basic components; yet what we put
into our bodies is rarely traceable to source.
Why is that?”
That’s a quote (see page 16) from Brian
John Morriss
Sterling, president of SCS Consulting which
Editorial Director
advises food companies.
Anyone care to disagree?
Or how about this, which is a paraphrase from a statement
by a U.S. senator a few years ago?
“The law in this country requires that my underwear has a
label to say where it comes from. Are you going to tell me that
I shouldn’t have the same information about what I put in my
mouth?”
Over the past few weeks we’ve been bombarded by indignant Canadian reaction to the new U.S. rules on countryof-origin labelling (COOL) for Canadian meat. Federal and
provincial agriculture ministers and commodity organizations have issued statements. National newspapers have
run columns from various pundits. Everyone agrees. It’s
unfriendly. It’s unfair. It’s unnecessary. It will cost Canadians
more. It will cost U.S. consumers more. U.S. meat packers
and retailers don’t like it either.
Uh, huh. All true. But so what?
For several years, or at least since that senator’s comparison with underwear labels, it was clear that this thing was a
done deal. There is overwhelming support in the U.S. (as in
Canada) from consumers who want to know where their food
comes from, and knowing where meat comes from would
be at the top of everyone’s list. To think Canada could be an
exception is simply unrealistic. Yes, we know all about the
complications of animals raised in one country and slaughtered in another. Yes, we know there’s a free trade agreement
with the U.S. Yes, we know it’s contrary to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
Yes, but we should also know that we’re dealing with the
U.S. This is the country which refuses to recognize the International Court of Justice, which kidnaps people to be interrogated by the CIA in other countries run by dictators, which
uses drones to execute suspected opponents without trial
and monitors everyone’s phone and Internet traffic.
In comparison, violating the rules by insisting that a package of bacon say “Canada” on it is presumably not something
that President Obama and colleagues are losing much sleep
over.
Though it is a violation of the WTO, as we were proudly
informed by the usual blizzard of government and industry press releases when Canada won its COOL challenge.
Apparently they assumed the U.S. would roll over and
comply.
Which it has, apparently with a set of rules that are even
more complex than the ones already in place. According to
the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, the previous rules cost
the Canadian producer approximately $25 to $40 per head.
The new ones will increase that to $90 to $100.
In other words, we were better off doing nothing. The headline should read: “WTO challenge more than doubles cost to
Canadian producers.”
That doesn’t include the cost of all the legal work and fruitless lobbying by producer organizations.
Meanwhile, the U.S. is eating our lunch in the beef business, or perhaps that should be serving us lunch with beef
from our own cattle. According to last year’s Canadian AgriFood Policy Institute’s report on the Canadian beef industry,
in 2002 Canada had a beef trade surplus of $1.4 billion with
the U.S. By 2011 it had dropped to $42 million. They’re taking
our cattle and shipping us high-end beef cuts that we should
be producing ourselves. CAPI says we are at risk of becoming
a net importer of beef.
The U.S. is also using some of our beef to expand exports
offshore. Since 2005 its exports are up 280 per cent by value.
Since 2002 ours are down by 3.5 per cent. How is it that Canada, with a comprehensive cattle identification system, can
be so outsnookered by the U.S., which has none?
Even more ironic is that we have a better identification
system than the U.S., but Canadian industry representatives
have spent all this time and effort on insisting that a label not
be placed on Canadian product.
Could it be that all the fuss over COOL is just a smokescreen for failure to address bigger issues in the industry?
The latest WTO “victory” will mean the cost to export to
the U.S. will more than double. The Canadian Cattlemen’s
Association and the Canadian government need to look up
the definition of a “Pyrrhic victory” — “one with such a devastating cost that it carries the implication that another such
victory will ultimately lead to defeat.”
Please, let’s not try to win another one.
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U.S. farmers must get ready for climate change
Excerpt from a speech by U.S. Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack to the National Press
Club in Washington, June 5, 2013.
I
’m the secretary of agriculture, and I am not
here today to give a scientific lecture on climate change. I’m here to tell you what we’re
seeing on the ground.
We’re seeing more severe storms. We’re facing
more invasive species. More intense forest fires
threaten communities each year. NOAA (U.S.
weather service) reported that 2012 was the second most intense year in our history for extreme
weather events — droughts, flooding, hurricanes,
severe storms and devastating wildfire. NOAA also
advised that last year was the warmest on record
for the continental United States.
New technologies and advanced practices have
managed to keep production steady even in the
face of these new and more extreme weather patterns.
But the latest science tells us that the threat of a
changing climate is new and different from anything we’ve ever tackled.
Earlier this year USDA released two comprehensive studies — one focused on crops and one
on our forests — detailing the projected effects
of climate change on our agriculture and forestry
production.
These studies found that in the short term we
have the means to manage threats, but over the
next 50 years we will face new and different problems.
We’ll face the need to adapt crop production.
As temperatures increase, crop production may
need to shift based on water availability and
other factors. Where you’re growing water-intense
fruits and vegetables today, you may be growing a
drought-resistant row crop in a generation.
Rising temperatures will also add to our inva-
OUR HISTORY:
sive species issues, bringing with them increased
costs for producers. Right now, weed control
alone costs us more than $11 billion a year in the
U.S. — and those costs are expected to rise with
increasing temperatures. When winters aren’t cold
enough to kill off invasive insects, we’ll face a new
challenge to adapt to those threats. Landowners,
dealing with bark beetles, are already starting to
experience this phenomenon.
We will face more severe weather patterns. We’ll
see more events that could harm crops and livestock, which demand new strategies.
In our forests, the troubling pattern of intense
and destructive wildfires threatens to become
the norm. The fire season is now at least 60 days
longer than it was just 30 years ago. The pine beetle epidemic, which many scientists attribute to
climate change, covers some 40 million acres of
land across the interior West. Fires impact more
acres. A recent Forest Service study forecasts a
doubling of annual acreage subject to wild land
fire by 2050.
In the Northeast, extreme precipitation events
have increased faster than anywhere else in the
nation, reducing yields.
Across the Midwest and Great Plains the growing season has lengthened by almost two weeks
over my lifetime.
In the West and Southwest — home of more
than half of our nation’s high-value specialty crop
production — increased drought poses a particular threat to irrigation-intensive nuts, fruits and
vegetables.
So the fact is, across America, farmers and
ranchers and forest landowners are seeing the
beginning chapter of what will be a long-term
challenge posed by a changing climate. This problem is not going to go away on its own.
That’s why America must take steps now to
adapt.
June 1988
O
n our front page of the June 23, 1988 issue, Allan
Dawson reported that the first-ever wild millet
(green foxtail) resistant to trifluralin (Treflan) had
been found in Manitoba by U of M weed scientist Ian
Morrison. Manitoba Agriculture’s weed section head Barry
Todd attributed it to years of widespread trifluralin use in
south-central and western Manitoba. An Elanco spokesman was “a little skeptical” of the report, but acknowledged that staff were puzzled about eight cases of resistance in the Killarney area.
The effects of the driest year on record were already
becoming apparent, but Manitoba Agriculture Minister Glen
Findlay said grain farmers shouldn’t expect special compensation, since crop insurance was available. However,
assistance was being considered for livestock producers.
The issue contained a special section celebrating 75
years of 4-H in Manitoba. The section included interviews
with several industry leaders about the value of 4-H in
their careers, including brothers Jim, Alex and Doug Stow
of Graysville, MLA Brian Ransom, assistant deputy minister
Tom Pringle and Keystone Agricultural Producers staff Bob
Douglas. This page from that issue featured a photo of the
1950 Boys and Girls Club dance at the St. Regis Hotel in
Winnipeg.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
COMMENT/FEEDBACK
The anti-BPA crusade is back
Get ready for more junk science
By Ronald Doering
food lawyer
T
Letters
he 25-year controversy
involving BPA in food packaging won’t go away. It continues to hang ominously like a
black cloud over the food industry.
Bisphenol A, more commonly
known as BPA, is a chemical used
primarily in the production of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins.
The polycarbonate is used in food
contact materials such as food containers and processing equipment.
Epoxy resins are used in protective
linings for a variety of canned foods
and beverages, including infant formula.
Over the years Health Canada
(HC) conducted periodic reviews
of BPA to determine whether dietary exposure to it could pose a
health risk to consumers. Based
on the overall weight of evidence,
including reaffirmation by other
i n t e r n a t i o n a l re g u l a t o r y a g e ncies (notably the U.S., Europe and
Japan), HC’s Food Directorate has
concluded again unequivocally that
the current dietary exposure to BPA
through food packaging uses is not
expected to pose a health risk to
the general population, including
newborns and infants.
In response to growing consumer
concern, HC hosted a huge expert
meeting in November 2010 in collaboration with several national
regulatory authorities and international bodies such as the World
Health Organization ( WHO) and
the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
to review the current science. The
clear conclusion of this exper t
meeting confirmed that BPA was
safe for food packaging.
Moreover, HC has continued to
do a number of studies, reports
and surveys, all of which are posted
online. HC has made a real effort to
make the science available to the
lay public and to try to interpret it
in ways that the ordinary consumer
can understand. HC’s study of BPA
levels in canned drinks, for example, notes that a person would have
to consume 940 canned drinks in
one day to reach the tolerable daily
intake.
Still, the issue is raging back in
the media and the blogosphere.
France’s recent decision to ban the
manufacture, import, export and
marketing of all food containers
containing BPA (effective in 2015)
has added some scientific “credibility‚” to the anti-BPA movement.
photo: thinkstock
Even if there is little health risk, governments are
forced to waste scarce resources to respond
to the perception of risk.
The controversy among scientists has often been personal and
bitter. Even highly respected Professor Richard Sharpe of the U.K.’s
Medical Research Council was so
angered by the bad science of the
critics of PBA that he wrote an
essay in 2009 in which he documented their consistent violation
of the “fundamental principles of
scientific inquiry.”
Sharpe argued that the “scientific
mess‚” around PBA was caused by
“supposedly fellow scientists‚” who
“literally play loose with the scientific evidence.”
Not to be outdone, BPA alarmist
Dr. Frederick Vom Saal insists that
all the scientific studies that have
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found BPA safe cannot be trusted
because of an industry-funded conspiracy in the United States. For
scientists, that’s serious name-calling.
Even if there is little health risk,
governments are forced to waste
scarce resources to respond to the
perception of risk. According to
Professor Sharpe “repetitive work
on bisphenol A has sucked in tens,
probably hundreds, of millions of
dollars from government bodies
and industry which... looks increasingly like an investment with a nil
return.”
My colleague at Carleton University’s food science and nutrition
program, internationally recog-
New-age homesteaders
a civilized lot
We were two of the 350 people who attended the
DIY Homesteader Festival in Fraserwood two
weekends ago. It was a fine event and our compliments to the organizers and volunteers.
In addition to the intrinsic merit of the various workshops, we were very pleasantly surprised by two unanticipated factors: first, that
the demographic of attendees was heavily
weighted towards people in their 20s and early
30s and second, that even in that young crowd
nized professor of chemistry David
Miller, shares this concern: “The
unsaid danger here is how much
money and effort is being put on
BPA instead of things that might
have a larger health impact.”
The continuing BPA controversy
highlights another important issue
— the problems that scientific
uncertainty pose for government
regulators. Professor Sharpe thinks
that the basic problem is that “politicians — people in decision-making positions — don’t understand
uncertainty.”
Ma y b e. In m y e x p e r i e n c e, i t
is just as problematic that most
scientists don’t understand the
regulatory system. Integrating science-based risk assessment and
policy-based risk management is
diabolical in its complexity, yet one
of the most important public policy
challenges of our time.
Ronald L. Doering, a past president of the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, is counsel
in the Ottawa offices of Gowlings. Contact him
at [email protected].
we saw a cellphone in use only once and never
saw anyone nose down in a smartphone texting
or tweeting or checking their Facebook pages —
not once!
It was like being back in civilized society
again, where people actually look you in the eye,
carry on real and uninterrupted conversations
and thoroughly engage with their neighbours.
If that is homesteading for the 21st century,
bring it on!
Johanna and Jim Rodger
Argyle, Manitoba
204-467-8920
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
FROM PAGE ONE
SHOAL LAKE Continued from page 1
CANOLA Continued from page 1
A canola council study says canola
meal rations improve milk output
over soymeal or cottonseed meal.
Fencing that once marked pasture land now butts up against the shore of East Shoal Lake. Photos: Shannon VanRaes
me with his finger on it, and
I just got to glance at a couple of pages and see that it was
signed by the appraisers,” said
Proctor. “But as far as what it
said, I couldn’t pick it up and
leaf through it and I never got
to take a copy home.”
Other flooded-out landowners also say they weren’t given
the chance to fully examine or
keep copies of their property
appraisals. McCulley said it
was only luck, and some quick
thinking, that allowed him to
photocopy his assessment.
Proctor said he believes
a closer look at his assessment might reveal why he was
offered $99,000 for two half
sections. A private appraisal of
nearby land sales put the market value of his two half sections — prior to flooding — at
$305,000.
“They presented all the
offers as if they were fair market value,” he said. “They
weren’t.”
Proctor has appealed the
p r ov i n c e’s a s s e s s m e n t t o
the Land Values Appraisal
Commission, and expects a
decision soon.
The program uses fair market values, said GO Teams
director Gerald Huebner.
High water near East Shoal Lake
has killed off grasslands and
flooded fencelines.
“I’m not an appraisal professional so I have to be careful
in commenting on that,” he
said. “There was some adjustment made in some files and
this was only a very small part
of a few files where there was
a judgment to what its agricultural value was versus its value
for other purposes.”
When asked why someone
might receive an offer based
on farm-use rather than market value, Huebner said he
couldn’t comment on individual offers, but added the program is a voluntary one.
‘ Vo l u n t a r y ’ i s a w o r d
both Proctor and McCulley
heard many times, including by a Crown lawyer during
Proctor’s Land Values Appraisal
Commission’s appeal hearing.
McCulley said it indicates a
like-it-or-lump-it attitude that
has left many farmers feeling
bullied and without recourse.
He noted his purchase offer
also stated that should an
applicant appeal an assessment and receive a higher
value, the government has the
right to revoke its offer.
But Huebner said regardless of the “legal wording” in
the offers, the province has
publicly stated it will accept
decisions where an appeal garnered a higher value and has
not revoked any offers because
of a successful appeal for a
higher appraisal.
That’s typical of the kind of
confusing information flooded
producers have to deal with,
McCulley said. In addition,
“He pushed it across in front of me with his
finger on it, and I just got to glance at a couple
of pages and see that it was signed by the
appraisers, but as far as what it said, I couldn’t
pick it up and leaf through it and I never got to
take a copy home.”
Orval Proctor
Proctor said staff at the Teulon
GO office, where most offers
were made, warned him not
to share information or discuss his offer with friends and
neighbours.
“It might have been a caution, it’s certainly not an
instruction or prohibition,”
said Huebner.
But Proctor said he wonders
whether the rising costs for
the Shoal Lakes Agricultural
Flooding Assistance Program
prompted officials to push for
settlements below fair market
value. The cost of the 46 buyouts covering 30,599 acres is
approaching $13 million, with
five cases yet to be settled. A
2010 estimate pegged the total
cost of buying flood-prone
land around the Shoal Lakes
at $11.4 million. (An additional
$5.26 million has been paid
out to producers for income
loss and transportation costs.)
A frustrated Proctor said he
doesn’t know what he will do if
the appeal board rules against
him, noting he is too young
for retirement and still has a
young family.
“Right now we just have to
wait and see,” he said.
[email protected]
What was once grazing land on the shore of East Shoal Lake is now home to pelicans and cattails.
ola council’s vice-president of
market development said in an
interview.
“We want to show them if
you’re going to import the seed
not only are you getting great
benefit in the oil that you’re
extracting... but you’ve also got
this meal that has got a lot of
value for your dairy industry,”
Jowett said.
The fact that the study was
done by Chinese dairymen and
a Chinese university with their
own animals, in their own country adds credibility to the study,
which is consistent with ones
done elsewhere, he said.
“Now that they see it my
hope is that they’ll say ‘how do
we ensure that we can get more
Canadian canola meal into our
rations?’”
China is still restricting
Canadian canola imports over
concerns the seed could spread
blackleg, a fungal disease, to
its rapeseed crops. However,
gradually more Chinese crushing plants are being allowed to
import Canadian canola.
“We continue to work through
t h e s c i e n c e,” A g r i c u l t u re
Minister Gerry Ritz told reporters during a teleconference from
China where he was on a trade
mission. “They’ve had a number
of delegations to Canada and
we have also worked with them
here. They are opening up more
for us. The new crush facility that
is available to Canadian canola is
in the rapeseed-growing area at
the Delta of the Yangtze, which is
extremely important to us. It gets
it closer into the area we’re looking to serve. So that’s a big step
for the Chinese government.”
There’s no word for “canola” in
Mandarin so the Chinese refer to
it as rapeseed, which is high in
erucic acid and glucosinolates
and are undesirable in the
oil and meal, respectively. The
council is pushing the distinction between the two.
The council is also promoting
canola oil in China by doing taste
tests.
“They really like the clean,
light taste of it (canola),” Jowett
said.
China has 1.3 billion people,
the most of any country. And its
middle class continues to grow,
which means more disposable
income for an improved diet.
Despite concerns over blackleg, in 2012 China imported a
record $3.1 billion of Canadian
canola seed, meal and oil.
Most of the sales were for
seed — 1.3 million tonnes versus
586,000 tonnes of meal.
However, canola exports to
China swing wildly year to year.
For example, in 2011 China
imported $1.5 billion worth of
Canadian canola products —
half as much as 2012.
[email protected]
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WHAT’S UP
Please forward your agricultural
events to daveb@fbcpublish
ing.com or call 204-944-5762.
June 19-21: Canada’s Farm
Progress Show, Evraz Place,
Regina. For more info visit www.
myfarmshow.com or call 306-7819200.
July 9-12, 15-19: Manitoba Crop
Diagnostic School daily workshops, Ian N. Morrison Research
Farm, Carman. For more info visit
www.cropdiagnostic.ca or call
204-745-5663.
July 20: Springfield Country Fair,
Springfield Agricultural Society
Fairgrounds, Hwys. 15 and 206,
Dugald. For more info visit www.
springfieldagsociety.com or email
[email protected].
July 22: Organic and Ecological
Farming Research Tour, 5:30 to
8:30 p.m., University of Manitoba
Research Farm, Carman. For more
info email m_entz@umanitoba.
ca or call 204-474-6077.
July 23-24: Dairy Farmers of
Canada annual general meeting,
Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front
St. W., Toronto. For more info call
613-236-9997 or visit www.dairyfarmers.ca.
Amalgamation tops agenda
at municipal meetings
The Association of Manitoba Municipalities is urging members to submit
amalgamation plans — even if their plan is to do nothing
By Lorraine Stevenson
co-operator staff / grosse isle
M
unicipal leaders are vowing to keep
resisting mandatory amalgamations, supporting five resolutions
at last week’s district meetings calling on
the province to stop forcing the issue.
But the Association of Manitoba
Municipalities is urging those affected to be
ready with some sort of plan — even if it’s a
plan to maintain the status quo — in time
for a Dec. 1 deadline requiring rural municipalities with populations under 1,000 to
submit amalgamation plans.
Some are taking a ‘wait-and-see’
approach because Bill 33, the Municipal
Modernization Act, hasn’t passed yet.
“It’s not law yet but there is a Dec. 1
deadline to get your plan in and we think
it’s important that they get that plan in,
whether it’s for or against, or they’re not
doing anything,” said association president
Doug Dobrowolski.
Affected municipalities also need to
get the public involved in the process,
he added, saying many Manitobans
aren’t aware of the province’s bid to force
amalgamations.
“I know right now a lot of municipalities don’t have all the answers but still
they need to involve their public,” said
Dobrowolski. “They need to know what’s
going on.”
As of last week, passage of the bill was
still held up by procedural delays being
employed by the provincial Tories to hold
up the passage of a number of pieces of
“I know right now a lot of
municipalities don’t have all
the answers but still they
need to involve their public.”
Doug Dobrowolski
AMM president
legislation, including Bill 20, the bill to raise
the provincial sales tax to eight per cent.
But the delay is only temporary, said Ron
Lemieux, minister of local government.
“It (Bill 33) is going to be passed sooner
or later,” he said.
“We’ve been very, very clear as to where
we’re going with amalgamation. If the legislation is held up by a day, a week or a
month, it doesn’t change anything whatsoever. It doesn’t stop the process.”
That process includes a series of deadlines to submit intentions for amalgamating. March 31 was when municipalities
were supposed to submit the names of their
potential amalgamation partners, and to
have passed resolutions signalling their
intentions. It’s not clear how many actually
have done so.
As of June 12, 69 people had registered to
speak to the standing committee reviewing
Bill 33. As of press time, no date had been
set for the hearings.
[email protected]
July 29: Glenlea Long-Term
Organic Study Research Tour, 6:30
to 8 p.m., Glenlea. For more info
email [email protected] or
call 204-474-6077.
FESTIVALS
Contact us with your event,
dates, location and contact info
at [email protected].
June 14-23: Red River Exhibition,
3977 Portage Ave., Winnipeg.
Call 204-888-6990 or visit www.
redriverex.com.
June 22: Manitoba Highland
Gathering, Selkirk Park, Selkirk. Visit
www.manitobahighlandgather
ing.org.
June 22: Rapid City Fair. Call 204826-2273.
June 22-23: Turtle Mountain Fair,
Boissevain. Call 204-534-0857 or
email [email protected].
June 22-23: Miami Fair and
Rodeo. Call 204-435-2288 or
email [email protected].
June 27-29: Dauphin Agricultural
Fair. Call 204-638-4428 or visit
www.dauphinagsociety.com.
June 27-30: Dauphin’s
Countryfest. Visit www.countryfest.
ca or call 1-800-361-7300.
June 29: MacGregor/North Norfolk
Fair. Call 204-274-2273 or email
[email protected].
June 29-30: Treherne Fair. Call
204-723-2275.
June 30-July 1: Glenboro Fair. Call
204-827-2661.
July 2-3: Rivers Fair. Call 204-3287512 or 204-826-2810.
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July 5-7: Carberry Fair and Races.
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The only time you shouldn’t spray is when
you have a poor looking crop and you are
not in a fusarium head blight (FHB) area.
L
G
A
EAF TIM
I
NG
FL
TO SPRAY
No visible
disease present
No visible
disease present
If your crop doesn’t look good, but you
are in an FHB area, a fungicide application
can still pay for itself and safeguard
the yield and quality of your grain.
Do some calculations and if your
potential disease risk and ROI exceed the
cost of application – you should protect
your crop with a fungicide.
If your crop looks good, you will definitely
want to protect your investment with a
fungicide application. Which product will
provide the most bang for your buck?
It depends on crop staging, current
disease pressure and potential disease
risks. Here is a quick chart to help make
your fungicide decision easier.
No visible
disease present
–
Leaf disease on upper
leaves and/or flag leaf
–
Leaf disease only
(lower to mid leaves)
To see how It Pays to Spray in your area
visit BayerCropScience.ca/ItPaystoSpray
BayerCropScience.ca/ItPaystoSpray or 1 888-283-6847 or contact your Bayer CropScience representative.
Always read and follow label directions. Folicur® and Prosaro® are registered trademarks of the Bayer Group. Bayer CropScience is a member of CropLife Canada.
F:10.8”
No visible
disease present
Leaf disease on upper
leaves and/or flag leaf
Leaf disease only
(lower to mid leaves)
FS:10.55”
AD TIMING
E
H
Leaf disease only
Leaf disease only
T:21.6”
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NOT TO SPRAY
FHB AREA
NO
YES
WHAT SHOULD YOU SPRAY?
Even when you can’t see disease symptoms, there is no such thing as a disease-free
crop. A good crop is worth protecting – consider spraying an application of Folicur® EW
or Prosaro® applied at head timing to help ensure top grade, quality and yield.
There is no such thing as a disease-free crop. Even in the absence of disease
symptoms, the mere fact that you are in an FHB area means you need to protect
your crop. Apply Prosaro at head timing.
YES
Spray Folicur EW and re-assess at head timing to determine whether a second
fungicide application is required.
+ 4.6 bu./ac.
Folicur EW 3/4 rate, flag leaf
OR
+ 9.4 bu./ac.
Prosaro, head
+ 1.8 bu./ac.
Folicur EW full rate, head
OR
+ 3.1 bu./ac.
Prosaro, head
+ 9.8 bu./ac.
Folicur EW 3/4 rate, flag leaf
+ 4.4 bu./ac.
Folicur EW 3/4 rate, flag leaf
OR
+ 8.5 bu./ac.
Prosaro, head
+ 7 bu./ac.
NO
When leaf disease is limited to lower/mid leaves at flag leaf timing, the damage
is negligible. Re-assess at head timing and if you still only see leaf disease you
can spray either Folicur EW or Prosaro.
Folicur EW 3/4 rate, flag leaf
OR
+ 7 bu./ac.
Folicur EW full rate, head
OR
+ 10 bu./ac.
Prosaro full rate, head
YES
Whenever you are in an FHB area, you should spray Prosaro. However, if leaf
disease is limited to the lower/mid leaves you have the ability to make your Prosaro
application at head timing to cover both leaf disease and FHB.
+ 5.8 bu./ac.
Folicur EW full rate, head
OR
+ 8.5 bu./ac.
Prosaro, head
C-51-05/13-BCS13012-E
F:10.8”
T:15.5”
NO
Leaf disease damage to upper leaves or the flag leaf can cause irreparable injury to
your crop and immediate action is required. Spray Folicur EW and re-assess at head
timing to determine whether a second fungicide application is required.
GAIN IN YIELD*
*Gain in yield based on multi-year wheat Demonstration Strip Trial (DST) results in Western Canada, 2008-2012. Results compared to yield of untreated check.
T:21.6”
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
Cattle Prices
Winnipeg
June 7, 2013
Larger volumes of slaughter
cattle pressure prices
Steers & Heifers
—
D1, 2 Cows
62.00 - 70.00
D3 Cows
58.00 - 65.00
Bulls
82.00 - 89.00
Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only)
Steers
(901+ lbs.)
107.00 - 115.00
(801-900 lbs.)
114.00 - 117.00
(701-800 lbs.)
124.00 - 137.00
(601-700 lbs.)
133.00 - 141.00
(501-600 lbs.)
130.00 - 145.00
(401-500 lbs.)
135.00 - 145.00
Heifers
(901+ lbs.)
105.00 - 108.00
(801-900 lbs.)
105.00 - 113.00
(701-800 lbs.)
105.00 - 117.00
(601-700 lbs.)
110.00 - 125.00
(501-600 lbs.)
118.00 - 135.00
(401-500 lbs.)
120.00 - 135.00
Heifers
Alberta South
$ 122.00 - 123.75
—
72.00 - 84.00
60.00 - 74.00
87.31 - 87.31
$ 112.00 - 121.00
120.00 - 129.00
127.00 - 142.00
138.00 - 153.00
144.00 - 163.00
145.00 - 160.00
$ 102.00 - 115.00
111.00 - 122.00
115.00 - 126.00
119.00 - 132.00
126.00 - 140.00
128.00 - 145.00
($/cwt)
(1,000+ lbs.)
(850+ lbs.)
(901+ lbs.)
(801-900 lbs.)
(701-800 lbs.)
(601-700 lbs.)
(501-600 lbs.)
(401-500 lbs.)
(901+ lbs.)
(801-900 lbs.)
(701-800 lbs.)
(601-700 lbs.)
(501-600 lbs.)
(401-500 lbs.)
Futures (June 7, 2013) in U.S.
Fed Cattle
Close
Change Feeder Cattle
June 2013
120.45
0.10
August 2013
August 2013
120.03
0.98
September 2013
October 2013
123.08
0.01
October 2013
December 2013
125.30
0.33
November 2013
February 2014
126.73
0.41
January 2014
April 2014
128.33
0.25
March 2014
Cattle Slaughter
Canada
East
West
Manitoba
U.S.
COOL has also put a chill on feeder cattle values
Previous
Year­
52,368
10,096
40,814
NA
598,000
CNSC
Ontario
$ 113.70 - 134.29
117.68 - 129.25
58.60 - 82.08
58.60 - 82.08
75.82 - 94.60
$ 120.72 - 134.86
115.52 - 131.61
120.39 - 141.43
118.67 - 144.96
113.96 - 152.35
125.25 - 155.45
$ 107.41 - 119.32
110.57 - 123.37
109.69 - 127.16
104.20 - 130.53
111.47 - 137.56
113.65 - 145.04
Close
144.65
146.90
148.75
150.38
150.15
151.25
Week Ending
May 31, 2013
627
20,838
14,308
670
740
3,960
53
Prime
AAA
AA
A
B
D
E
Change
0.48
0.55
0.75
1.03
0.75
0.70
Previous
Year
583
25,585
18,721
966
816
5,502
72
Hog Prices
Source: Manitoba Agriculture
(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg)
E - Estimation
MB. ($/hog)
MB. (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.)
MB. (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.)
ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.)
P.Q. (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)
Futures (June 7, 2013) in U.S.
Hogs
June 2013
July 2013
August 2013
October 2013
December 2013
Current Week
186.00 E
172.00 E
179.02
182.53
Last Week
183.58
169.48
175.82
180.13
Close
97.30
95.83
94.53
84.15
81.00
Table: Auction yard schedules
Terryn Shiells
Cattle Grades (Canada)
Week Ending
May 31, 2013
41,715
10,096
31,619
NA
649,000
$1 Cdn: $ .9794 U.S.
$1 U.S: $1.0210 Cdn.
COLUMN
(Friday to Thursday)
Slaughter Cattle
Slaughter Cattle
Grade A Steers
Grade A Heifers
D1, 2 Cows
D3 Cows
Bulls
Steers
EXCHANGES:
June 7, 2013
Numbers below are reprinted
from June 13 issue.
Last Year (Index 100)
181.54
166.23
162.40
164.56
Change
-97.30
-95.83
-94.53
-84.15
-81.00
Other Market Prices
AshernNow closed until August
T
he number of slaughter cattle that
came onto livestock auction yards
across Manitoba during the week
ended June 14 continued to be unseasonably large.
R o b i n H i l l , m a n a g e r o f He a r t l a n d
Livestock Services at Virden, said more than
300 slaughter cows and bulls came onto the
market on June 12.
The large volumes are most likely due to
farmers cleaning up odds and ends and getting rid of any open cows that weren’t able to
breed this spring, he said.
Because of larger volumes in not only
Manitoba, but Saskatchewan and Alberta
as well, slaughter cattle prices came under
some pressure during the week.
Hill noted slaughter cow prices were as
much as $3 per hundredweight (cwt) lower
compared to the week prior — though good
demand, due to the grilling season, helped
to keep prices from moving further to the
downside.
The feeder market also came under some
pressure as buyers were being cautious with
their spending, Hill said.
“The COOL regulations, or possible regulations, are making the order buyers and
feedlots very cautious on their spending,”
he said. “It’s a big concern to everybody in
the cattle business and what these rules and
regulations become.”
The U.S. government on May 23 proposed
to implement a tougher mandatory countryof-origin labelling (COOL) rule in an effort
to comply with unfavourable rulings and a
deadline from the World Trade Organization.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposal, if realized, is expected to see COOL
cost Canadian cattle producers up to an
additional $90-$100 per head, compared to
the $25-$40 a head it costs them now.
Some weakness in feeder cattle prices
during the week was also linked to the
extremely tight feed situation in the province. Prices probably won’t see much relief
until the fall, when new-crop supplies
become available.
Killarney
Sale June 17, then closed for summer
Gladstone
Biweekly sales until July 9,
then closed until Aug. 19
Grunthal
Weekly sales throughout the summer
Ste. Rose
Sale June 20, then closed for summer
Winnipeg
Sales throughout the summer
Brandon
Sales every Tuesday
throughout summer
Virden
Sales every Wednesday
throughout summer
Numbers were normal for this time of
year, slowing down as most of the cattle
have already been marketed and farmers
focus on field work.
The number of feeder cattle coming onto
the market during the summer in Manitoba
is expected to continue to be small until the
fall, when more cattle will be ready to be
sold.
Because of the lack of volumes during the
summer months, many of the province’s
auction yards reduce sales or close down
during the season (see table).
Hill noted the lack of cattle was also hurting the market, as it had some buyers backing off.
“The big guy wants lots (of cattle) or he
doesn’t want any, so we’re seeing that the
demand is there for the grass cattle still but
because of the small volume, it’s really hard
for the prices to be stronger,” he said.
“You could go to sales in Gladstone,
Bra n d o n a n d V i rd e n o n Tu e s d a y a n d
Wednesday, for example, and probably
never buy a full load of black steers weighing
700 pounds, or red steers, et cetera.”
Thus there was very little demand from
Canada’s East, because it’s expensive to haul
cattle from Manitoba to Ontario, Hill said.
There was still some routine demand from
the West — and local buyers were active in
purchasing grass cattle to put out to pasture.
Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada,
a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity
market reporting.
Sheep and Lambs
$/cwt
Ewes Choice
Lambs (110+ lb.)
(95 - 109 lb.)
(80 - 94 lb.)
(Under 80 lb.)
(New crop)
Winnipeg (head)
(wooled fats)
60.00 - 80.00
70.00 - 90.00
115.00 - 125.00
115.00 - 125.00
120.00 - 139.00
—
Chickens
Minimum broiler prices as of May 23, 2010
Under 1.2 kg................................... $1.5130
1.2 - 1.65 kg.................................... $1.3230
1.65 - 2.1 kg.................................... $1.3830
2.1 - 2.6 kg...................................... $1.3230
Turkeys
Minimum prices as of June 16, 2013
Broiler Turkeys
(6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $2.020
Undergrade .............................. $1.930
Hen Turkeys
(between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $2.005
Undergrade .............................. $1.905
Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys
(between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $2.005
Undergrade .............................. $1.905
Tom Turkeys
(10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average)
Grade A..................................... $1.910
Undergrade............................... $1.825
Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.
Toronto
36.51 - 66.73
94.38 - 134.60
120.10 - 138.90
121.10 - 139.16
120.45 - 148.79
—
SunGold
Specialty Meats
20.00
Eggs
Minimum 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
Previous
A Extra Large
$1.8500
$1.8200
A Large
1.8500
1.8200
A Medium
1.6700
1.6400
A Small
1.2500
1.2200
A Pee Wee
0.3675
0.3675
Nest Run 24 +
1.7490
1.7210
B
0.45
0.45
C
0.15
0.15
Goats
Winnipeg (head)
Toronto
(Fats)
($/cwt)
Kids
110.00 - 140.00
125.00 - 260.00
Billys
—
—
Mature
—
59.51 - 207.45
Horses
<1,000 lbs.
1,000 lbs.+
Winnipeg
($/cwt)
—
—
Toronto
($/cwt)
19.00 - 29.00
28.00 - 50.00
news
Trader assets
frozen by
U.S. court
By Sarah N. Lynch
washington / reuters
U
.S. regulators have
obtained a court
order freezing the
assets of a Thailand-based
trader, saying he reaped
$3.2 million in illegal profits after getting a tip ahead
of the announcement that a
Chinese meat company was
buying Smithfield Foods Inc.
The Securities and
Exchange Commission said
Badin Rungruangnavarat,
30, may have received the tip
from a Facebook friend.
Shuanghui International
Holdings, China’s largest
meat processor, said last
week it was buying U.S. pork
producer Smithfield for $4.7
billion.
The agency said the friend
is an associate director at a
Thai investment bank that
was advising a Shuanghui
rival, Charoen Pokphand
Foods Plc, which was also
exploring a bid for Smithfield.
The
SEC
said
Rungruangnavarat reaped
$3.2 million in profits by
trading Smithfield “out of
the money” call options
and single-stock futures in
an account at Interactive
Brokers LLC shortly before
the announcement.
“Rungruangnavarat essentially cornered the market in
Smithfield call options and
futures contracts,” the SEC
said in the complaint.
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GRAIN MARKETS
Export and International Prices
column
Last Week
All prices close of business June 13, 2013
Farmers unlock old-crop canola
bins for delivery
CBOT soy slipped on a bearish USDA supply/demand report
CNSC
T
he path of least resistance for canola
futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform remained to the downside
during the week ended June 14. Declines were
influenced by the perception that canola seeding was now complete and that the crop was
off to a generally good start, development-wise.
Downward price action was augmented by a
generally weaker tone in outside oilseed markets during the week, including Malaysian palm
oil, European rapeseed futures and Chicago
Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean values.
Farmers, also now confident of harvesting a
canola crop in the fall, have begun to unlock
their bins of old-crop canola and to deliver to
country elevators. Many farmers who have
started to move their canola may have had
that $700-a-tonne price target in mind, based
on conversations with some oilseed brokers
— but with recent price weakness, those farmers have decided to take advantage of current
values.
There remain opportunities to deliver
against the nearby July future, but a lot of outlets are now accepting deliveries against the
November contract.
The downside in canola was restricted by
scale-down pricing by commercials. A lot of
that price action was said to be covering export
business as well as domestic crusher requirements. The export demand coming forward
was believed to be covering both routine sales
and fresh Chinese demand.
Adding to the support in the canola market
were concerns about wet, cool weather which
has dominated Alberta in particular. The worries were confined to select pockets of the canola-growing regions in that province. However,
similar concerns were also now starting to surface in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
The crop concerns are not likely to send canola significantly higher, but can be viewed as
one of those weather scares that have been
talked about over the past couple of weeks.
There continues to be absolutely no interest
in trading ICE milling wheat, durum or barley
contracts.
CBOT soybean futures were pushed lower
during the week ended Friday with weakening demand and a bearishly construed supply/demand balance sheet from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
USDA left the U.S. soybean supply/demand
table unchanged from its May report, with
total 2013 U.S. production still estimated at
3.39 billion bushels. U.S. ending stocks were
left unchanged, with old crop at 125 million
bu. and new crop at 265 million bu.
Globally, USDA trimmed soybean ending
stocks for 2012-13 by 1.3 million tonnes to 61.2
million. New-crop ending stocks were also
lowered from May estimates by 1.27 million
tonnes, largely due to lower beginning stocks.
Weather also played a role in the soybean
declines, with the return of warm and dry conditions allowing U.S. farmers to finish off seeding. Improved weather was also seen aiding in
the development of the recently planted crop.
The fact U.S. farmers were successful in getting the crop seeded was viewed as bearish for
futures. However, there continue to be a few
individuals who are adamant U.S. soybean
output will be down, given how late the crop
was put into the ground, and are certain yields
will be well below normal.
CBOT corn values also suffered a price
setback during the week with good weather
for crop development and expectations of a
record-large harvest in the fall.
A bearish aspect of USDA’s report on corn
came from its decision to not lower its new-
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crop supply forecast for 2013-14 by as much as
the trade had been anticipating.
USDA now projects new-crop U.S. corn carryout as of Aug. 31, 2014 at 1.949 billion bu. This
would be down from its forecast last month of
2.004 billion, but well above the trade expectations averaging 1.758 billion bu.
USDA made numerous adjustments to the
U.S. corn supply/demand balance sheet. It lowered yield by 1.5 bu./ac., citing delayed planting
in the western Corn Belt that raised the likelihood that seasonally warmer temperatures and
drier conditions in late July will adversely affect
pollination and kernel set in a larger share of
this year’s crop. It reduced the average yield to
156.5 bu./ac. but made no revisions to planted
acreage.
Even with a 135-million-bu. cut, USDA still
sees 2013 U.S. corn production at 14.005 billion
bu., an extremely large crop.
Meanwhile, USDA increased, rather than lowered, its old-crop U.S. corn ending stocks projection. The old-crop ending stocks projection was
raised by 10 million bushels as USDA increased
its U.S. corn import total to 25 million bushels.
The slightly larger old-crop carry-over (769 million bu.), plus USDA’s adjustments to 2013 newcrop production puts new-crop ending stocks at
1.949 billion bu., 55 million lower than USDA’s
May estimate, but well above trade expectations.
The stocks-to-use ratio declined slightly to 15.2
per cent, more than double the old-crop ending
stocks-to-use ratio of 6.9 per cent.
Globally, old-crop corn ending stocks declined
to 124.3 million tonnes from 132.2 million. Newcrop ending stocks were lowered by 2.8 million
tonnes to 151.8 million on lower forecasted production and feed use.
Wheat futures on the CBOT, MGEX and KCBT
generally lost ground during the reporting
period, with most of the bearish news associated
with the adequate global wheat supply situation. Seasonal pressure also added to the KCBT
wheat market given that the harvest of the U.S.
winter wheat crop was now underway in select
locations.
USDA projected U.S. all-wheat production at
2.08 billion bu., up from May estimates just shy of
the highest trade estimate. Of that total, U.S. winter wheat production increased to 1.509 billion
bu., higher than trade estimates.
U.S. hard red winter wheat production, at
781 million bu., is two per cent larger than last
month’s estimate. USDA also boosted its estimate
of U.S. soft red winter wheat production two per
cent higher, to 509 million bu. White wheat production increased slightly from May and came in
higher than the average trade guess.
U.S. old-crop wheat ending stocks for 2012-13
increased by 15 million bu. due on slower export
demand. New-crop 2013-14 ending stocks were
lowered by 11 million bu. from May to 659 million bu., within the range of trade estimates, as
increased production and export forecasts offset
the decline in beginning stocks.
Globally, 2012-13 ending stocks for wheat
declined slightly to 179.9 million tonnes; however, 2013-14 ending stocks came in lower than
trade estimates at 181.3 million, a 5.1-milliontonne decline from USDA’s May estimates,
reflecting lower foreign production.
Dwayne Klassen writes for Commodity News Service
Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and
commodity market reporting.
Year Ago
Wheat
Chicago wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
251.85
256.35
229.07
Minneapolis wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
298.33
301.36
291.81
Chicago corn (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
253.35
261.12
236.81
Chicago oats (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
264.72
258.40
198.25
Coarse Grains
oilseeds
Chicago soybeans (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
Dwayne Klassen
Week Ago
Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)
554.87
561.11
509.22
1,054.87
1,061.93
1,058.40
Winnipeg Futures
ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business June 14, 2013
barley
Last Week
Week Ago
July 2013
244.00
244.00
October 2013
194.00
194.00
December 2013
199.00
199.00
Canola
Last Week
Week Ago
July 2013
598.60
617.40
November 2013
548.50
559.00
January 2014
551.10
560.90
Special Crops
Report for June 17, 2013 — 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
25.50 - 26.50
Canaryseed
Laird No. 1
23.75 - 25.50
Oil Sunflower Seed
Eston No. 2
18.75 - 21.00
25.75 - 27.25
—
Desi Chickpeas
25.70 - 27.00
Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)
Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)
Green No. 1
14.80 - 18.50
Fababeans, large
—
Medium Yellow No. 1
7.40 - 10.00
Feed beans
—
No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans
—
Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)
Feed Pea (Rail)
No. 1 Great Northern
—
Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)
6.25 - 8.60
No. 1 Cranberry Beans
—
Yellow No. 1
38.75 - 40.75
No. 1 Light Red Kidney
—
Brown No. 1
35.75 - 37.75
No. 1 Dark Red Kidney
—
Oriental No. 1
29.20 - 30.75
No. 1 Black Beans
—
No. 1 Pinto Beans
—
Source: Stat Publishing
SUNFLOWERS
No. 1 Small Red
—
No. 1 Pink
—
Fargo, ND
Goodlands, KS
NuSun (oilseed)
FH 23.25/LH 23.05
NQ
Confection
32.00* Call for details
—
Report for June 14, 2013 in US$ cwt
Source: National Sunflower Association
news
Argentine farmers
protest export tax
buenos aires / reuters
The number of grain trucks
entering Argentina’s main
shipping hub of Rosario
dropped sharply on
Monday (June 17) as farmers protested government
policies by refusing to sell
recently harvested corn and
soybeans.
The Argentine government puts a 35 per cent tax
on soybean exports and curbs
overseas shipments of corn
and wheat to ensure ample
domestic food supplies.
Growers say the curbs reduce
profits by cutting competition among the exporters
who bid for the crops.
The protest threatened to
slow the loading of cargo
ships waiting along the
Parana and La Plata rivers
for corn needed to replenish global reserves left thin
by last year’s poor U.S.
harvest.
The Rosario grains
exchange said 553 trucks
entered port by mid-morning on Monday, compared
with 3,561 during the same
time frame a week earlier.
The strike was to continue until Wednesday at
midnight. But growers said
more and longer protests
might be needed to pressure the government into
negotiating policy changes.
Farm sector leaders are set
to meet June 25 to decide
what is next.
12
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Controversial study finds
pigs hurt by GM feed
Study looked at 168 pigs over six months and found those fed genetically modified
varieties of soy and corn had higher rates of severe stomach inflammation
By Carey Gillam
“The vast weight of
scientific evidence
gathered over hundreds
of independent food and
feed safety studies found
no difference between
animals fed GMO or
non-GMO diets.”
REUTERS WITH FILES FROM CO-OPERATOR
CONTRIBUTOR ALEX BINKLEY
P
igs fed a diet of only genetically
modified grain showed markedly higher stomach inflammation than ones which dined on
conventional feed, according to a
controversial new study.
The study was trumpeted by critics of GM crops, but proponents of
biotechnology were equally quick to
label the study as flawed.
The study by epidemiologist and
biochemist Judy Carman was published in the June issue of the peerreviewed Journal of Organic Systems.
Carman, director of the Institute of
Health and Environmental Research
in Adelaide, and other Australian
researchers worked with two veterinarians and a farmer in Iowa to study
a group of pigs raised in the U.S. The
study was conducted over 22.7 weeks
on 168 newly weaned pigs in a commercial American hog facility.
Half ate a diet that incorporated
genetically modified (GM) soy and
corn, while the other 84 pigs ate an
equivalent non-GM diet. The corn
and soy feed was obtained from
commercial suppliers, the study
said, and the pigs reared under
identical housing and feeding conditions. The pigs were then slaughtered roughly five months later and
autopsied by veterinarians who
were not informed which pigs were
fed on the GM diet and which were
from the control group.
TRISH JORDAN
Monsanto Canada
There were no differences seen between pigs fed the GM and non-GM diets for feed
intake, weight gain, mortality, and routine blood biochemistry measurements. FILE PHOTO
Researchers said there were no
differences seen between pigs fed
the GM and non-GM diets for feed
intake, weight gain, mortality, and
routine blood biochemistry measurements. However, those pigs on
the GM diet had a higher rate of
severe stomach inflammation — 32
per cent of GM-fed pigs compared to
12 per cent of non-GM-fed pigs. The
inflammation was four times more
likely in GM-fed males compared to
non-GM-fed males, and more than
twice as likely in GM-fed females
versus non-GM-fed females. As well,
GM-fed pigs had uteri that were 25
per cent heavier than non-GM-fed
pigs, the study said.
While the researchers said more
long-term animal feeding studies
need to be done, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network said the
research has lent “scientific credibility to anecdotal evidence from farmers and veterinarians, who have for
some years reported reproductive
and digestive problems in pigs fed on
a diet containing GM soy and corn.”
Not so, charged a spokesperson for
Monsanto Canada.
“The vast weight of scientific evidence gathered over hundreds of
independent food and feed safety
studies found no difference between
animals fed GMO or non-GMO
diets,” said Trish Jordan.
“For example, this study lasted
about six months. Animals have been
consuming GM crops and grains for
more than 15 years.”
More than 150 scientific studies have been done on animals fed
biotech crops and to date, there is
no scientific evidence of any detrimental impact, said CropLife
International, a global federation
representing the plant science
industry.
That’s likely to be ignored and the
new study treated as “if it was sound
science,” said Steven Yarrow, vicepresident of CropLife Canada.
“It will be quoted over and over,”
said Yarrow.
CFIA hands over anthrax control to provincial authorities
Vaccination is the first line of defence, says Manitoba’s chief veterinary office
By Daniel Winters
CO-OPERATOR STAFF
M
anitoba’s Office of the
Chief Veterinarian is
moving in as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
pulls out of the anthrax business.
The agency announced last
fall it would be handing over
responsibility to provincial
authorities, saying the endemic
presence of anthrax in some
areas means eradication is not
feasible. It wants its staff to focus
on emerging and foreign animal
diseases such as avian influenza
and foot-and-mouth disease.
“This is where federal involvement is critical and aligns with
current disease realities,” said
CFIA spokesperson Lisa Murphy.
Anthrax is a naturally occurring disease that can have devastating effects on cattle, sheep,
goats, horses, and bison. The
spores causing the disease exist
in the soil across the Canadian
Prairies, and typically surface
when hot, dry weather follows
heavy rains. Although the disease has caused mass human
illness and deaths in countries
where deadstock are commonly
butchered and eaten, it has been
preventable since 1881 when
Louis Pasteur discovered a vaccine.
Ranchers are typically “very
aware” if their operations are at
risk, said Dr. Glen Duizer, a veterinarian with Manitoba’s Office
of the Chief Veterinarian.
“Producers who live in those
areas are going to want to make
sure that their herds are vaccinated. It’s just really good insurance,” said Duizer.
The rule of thumb is “10
and 10” — if an outbreak has
occurred within 10 kilometres
from an operation within that
last 10 years, ranchers should
strongly consider vaccinating all
animals in their herds, he said.
The end of CFIA involvement,
which took effect in April, means
indemnities of up to $500 for
proper disposal of cattle killed
by the disease and free vaccine
for surviving animals in areas
affected by outbreaks, will no
longer be offered, said Duizer.
Re g i o n a l a n i m a l h e a l t h
authorities in the U.S. and
western provinces all regularly
update each other on anthrax
cases, added Duizer.
It’s been known for some time
that anthrax, along with diseases such as rabies and anaplasmosis, were being moved
out of the CFIA’s domain or into
a modified reportable disease
category, said Cam Dahl, general manager of the Manitoba
Beef Producers.
Dahl refused to speculate on
whether cuts to the CFIA are
behind the move, but he said the
beef industry needs to ensure
provincial labs and veterinarians
retain their capacity to monitor
and assist ranchers when such
diseases are found.
“The CFIA has indicated
that their focus needs to be on
emerging diseases and threats.
It’s hard to argue that those
things aren’t important,” said
Dahl.
Duizer noted anthrax remains
a federally reportable disease.
This means producers, practitioners and laboratories will still
be required to report suspect
cases to the CFIA, which will
notify trading partners and the
World Organization for Animal
Health as required by international reporting obligations.
Should a major outbreak
occur, as it did in 2006 when
hundreds of animals died across
the Prairies, Manitoba’s Office of
the Chief Veterinarian will lead
control efforts under its existing
emergency plans with the assistance of commodity groups, private practitioners and ranchers,
as well as whatever resources
the CFIA can offer.
“That’s the honest answer. We
don’t park 25 staff just in case
we have an emergency,” said
Duizer.
But Connie Haugerud, whose
farm near Melfort lost dozens
of cattle and sheep in 2006, said
the end of CFIA involvement
could leave the ranching community in the lurch should a
repeat of that stressful summer
occur.
“I don’t know why they don’t
keep it up because it was a big
help,” said Haugerud.
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COLUMN
Rope burns can be serious and difficult to treat
While rope burns seldom bleed, they can still
be painful and require regular treatment
Carol Shwetz, DVM
Horse Health
R
opes in their various
guises are common in the
horse world. Although
they may differ in length, size
and makeup, they all serve to
connect people to horses or
horses to stationary objects.
As a result of this and due to
their unforgiving nature, a good
working knowledge of ropes is
imperative to the safety of both
horses and people.
Whenever horses, people or
at times both become entangled with a rope(s), burns are
a likely mishap. The friction
created by the rope as it runs
across the skin heats the tissue,
causing a burn injury that can
be very serious, painful and difficult to treat.
Rope burns frequently occur
in locations where the body
flexes such as pasterns, knees,
flanks, hocks and under the tail
head. The pastern is commonly
afflicted and can be problematic to heal because of its tenderness and flexibility.
Unlike an open bleeding
wound which demands immediate attention, rope burns
tend to be more subtle showing very little apparent damage
to the tissues initially. As such
their seriousness is often overlooked. Rope burns seldom
bleed. Bleeding would be an
indication to summon a veterinarian. These injuries cannot be sutured. Consequently
they are managed as open
wounds. Rope burns seep and
weep fluid. Weeping is an indication of tissue injury, as well
as a means of healing for often
fibres from the rope become
embedded in the tissue and
must ‘fester’ out like splinters
for complete healing.
Pain and lameness will be
readily apparent. Even mild
rope burns tend to be quite
painful for the horse. Any person who has experienced a rope
burn can readily attest to its
stinging discomfort. Individual
assessment of the injury will be
necessary to evaluate involvement of deeper tissues such as
muscles, bones, tendons, tendon sheaths and joints.
Keeping a rope burn clean
is important. It is the most
important element in healing
any wound, and rope burns
in particular. They are often
incredibly painful and cleaning them can intensify the
pain, so restraint or sedation
may be necessary to attend
these wounds. Gentle rinsing
with cold water brings welcome
relief, cleaning and soothing the
wound.
While healing, the wound
benefits from daily hydrotherapy. Aloe vera or Dermagel are good choices as initial
healing salves. It may be necessary to cover the wound
to keep it from crusting over
and painfully breaking open
as the horse walks. The benefits to bandaging the wound
are cleanliness, fly control,
improved healing and reduced
scar formation.
Ma n y b u r n s s t u b b o r n l y
form a scaly crust as they heal,
leaving a raised, hairless scar.
Keeping the skin moisturized for months with soothing
ointments containing lanolin,
vitamins A and D or aloe vera
serves to minimize scarring.
At times infection may complicate a rope burn. Horses with
an infection become very lame
with marked swelling and foul
discharge at the injury site. They
may also develop a fever, become
lethargic and lack appetite.
Scarring from deep rope
burns can impede blood circulation distal to the injury site,
temporarily causing the limb to
swell until collateral circulation
becomes established.
Keeping the skin pliable and
soft at the injury site while
encouraging movement can
minimize the effects of super-
Whenever horses,
people or at times
both become
entangled with a
rope(s), burns are a
likely mishap.
ficial and deep wound scarring. These wounds can take
up to two years to strengthen,
remodel and mature, so
patience is valued.
Rope burns are best given
immediate first aid treatment. Proper treatment greatly
reduces the chances of their
complications, ensuring a
favourable cosmetic outcome
and return to function.
Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian
specializing in equine practice at
Westlock, Alberta.
Rope burns frequently occur in locations where the body flexes such as pasterns, knees, flanks, hocks and under the tail head.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
Wet cornfields dampen
U.S. hog farmers’ hopes
for cheap feed
IT’S FAWN SEASON!
There is no end in sight for a nine-month losing streak
in which producers lost more than $30 per hog
By Theopolis Waters
des moines / reuters
U
A newborn deer gets some early practice to use its
eyes and ears to sense danger. photo: shayla ricard
news
Investor wants
breakup, not sale
reuters / Starboard Value
LP, a large shareholder in
Smithfield Foods Inc., urged
the world’s largest pork producer to explore a breakup
rather than go ahead with a
planned $4.7-billion takeover
by Chinese meat company
Shuanghui International.
The activist shareholder,
which disclosed a 5.7 per cent
stake in the company, said
Smithfield might be worth
“well in excess” of the $34 per
share offered by Shuanghui
if it split into hog production,
pork and international units
and shopped the businesses
separately.
Starboard said in a letter to
Smithfield’s board its sumof-the-parts valuation was
between $44 and $55
per share.
Starboard’s call echoed
an earlier one from investor
Continental Grain Co., which
later dropped its demand after
Shuanghui made a deal to buy
the firm.
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.S. hog producers are losing hope for an early harvest of this year’s expected
bumper corn crop, which could
lower feed costs sooner rather
than later, as wet fields continue
to impede planting in parts of the
Midwest, producers and analysts
said at a pork industry meeting
here June 7.
“It’s been a long haul,” said Iowa
hog producer Conley Nelson, who
was counting on a timely Midwest
harvest after last year’s drought
to boost corn supplies and ease
prices in the red-hot corn market.
“You go into a survivability mode
and try to be as efficient as you
can.”
Iowa leads the nation in corn
and hog production, harvesting
1.88 billion bushels in 2012, down
20 per cent from 2.36 billion in
2011. It currently has 20.3 million
hogs, up three per cent from 19.7
million a year earlier.
Demand for corn from last
year’s drought-ravaged crop has
been intense. Purchases by ethanol plants, livestock producers,
corn processors and exporters
have made corn remaining from
last year’s harvest scarce. The
U.S. Department of Agriculture
has forecast supplies will reach a
16-year low by the end of the marketing year on Aug. 31, just before
harvest starts.
The cash market price of corn
in the Midwest ranged from $7.16
to $7.56 per bushel this week,
or 50 to 90 cents above the Chicago Board of Trade July futures
contract. CBOT July corn futures
closed Friday at $6.66-1/4 per
bushel, about 70 cents more than
a year earlier.
The cash corn market has been
on fire all year, with ethanol producers, who use up to 40 per cent
of the annual harvest, paying top
dollar. Cash prices are expected
to go higher this summer as corn
supplies get tighter.
These historically high prices
for corn — the primary feed grain
for livestock — are squeezing hog,
beef, dairy and poultry farmers
photo: reuters
the hardest despite very high
wholesale and retail meat prices.
Iowa State University researchers calculate hog farmers in April,
on average, lost $31.66 for each
hog sold, extending their streak of
losses to nine months.
To stem the flow of red ink,
some producers are feeding hogs
less, marketing them at lighter
weights and using distillers
grains (DDGS), a feed byproduct
of ethanol production, Nelson
said.
Before harvest this autumn
there are places in the Midwest
where corn will be hard to buy at
any price “and it could get ugly,”
Paragon Economics president
Steve Meyer told reporters at this
week’s World Pork Expo.
Rain-delayed U.S. corn planting, which is the slowest in 17
years, means early-harvested supplies are unlikely to be in marketing channels before September,
crop specialists say.
The situation for soybeans,
which are crushed into soyoil and
the feed additive soybean meal, is
not any better.
Several Midwest soy-crushing
plants have shut early to conduct
summer maintenance, citing
scarce soybean supplies. Other
crushers are scheduled to shut
down for maintenance in July and
plan a longer-than-usual break,
Meyer said.
Another Iowa hog producer,
Leon Sheets, said farmers were
accustomed to minor variations
each year in acquiring feed either
because crops were planted too
late or too early. But the extreme
weather and markets in the last
year had made planning for
worst-case scenarios even more
challenging.
“Perhaps the summer will
change and we’ll harvest on
schedule and everything will
be fine,” Sheets said. “But in the
event that it’s not, you really don’t
want to wait until there is nothing in the bin to feed hogs and
wonder where you’re going to go
find it.”
Dairy Farmers want to know what’s on the
table in Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks
Farm groups ask for access to documents with details on negotiations
By Alex Binkley
co-operator contributor / ottawa
T
he federal government
needs to let farm groups
know what’s happening
at the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, says Dairy
Farmers of Canada.
While farm and other
groups are briefed regularly
by the trade negotiators,
they have no access to any
documents about the details
of the talks, said Richard
Doyle, the group’s executive
director.
“The lack of access to the
documentation is a bit of
a concern,” Doyle told the
Commons trade committee.
In previous trade talks, the
government set up sectoral
advisory groups “which functioned fairly well in the sense
that people could decide and
discuss their own situation,”
Doyle said.
“It was all very confidential,
but there was a lot more content
on discussing the text, and the
impact on each of the different
sectors, so everybody around
the table could understand.”
The lack of access to negotiating texts “is what makes most
of the industries, including the
experts, very nervous about a
negotiation where you aren’t
able to do a proper analysis of
what is on the table,” Doyle said.
He added that he’s seen no
waning in the government’s
support for supply management. The supply-managed sector is working at delivering its
message that Canada accepts
more dairy and poultry imports
than Europe or the U.S., he said.
“Between six to eight per
cent of our Canadian dairy
consumption is supplied by
imported dairy products coming in tariff free, which makes
Canada more generous than the
U.S. or EU in terms of access,”
he said.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS
Weight Category
Ashern
Gladstone
Grunthal
Heartland
Heartland
Brandon
Virden
Killarney
Ste. Rose
Winnipeg
Feeder Steers
n/a
Jun-11
Jun-10
Jun-11
Jun-12
n/a
Jun-13
Jun-14
No. on offer
n/a
444*
129
367
746*
n/a
513*
220
Over 1,000 lbs.
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
900-1,000
n/a
100.00-126.25
n/a
100.00-113.00
105.00-115.00
n/a
n/a
114.00-117.00
800-900
n/a
105.00-127.75
n/a
115.00-130.00
111.00-122.00
n/a
118.00-120.25
117.00-123.00
700-800
n/a
105.00-140.00
112.00-123.00
120.00-132.00
120.00-133.00
n/a
125.00-127.00
124.00-130.00
600-700
n/a
110.00-147.25
119.00-129.00
125.00-136.00
127.00-143.00
n/a
130.00-139.00
125.00-137.00
500-600
n/a
115.00-148.00
125.00-134.00
130.00-140.00
130.00-145.00
n/a
135.00-136.00
130.00-140.00
400-500
n/a
120.00-145.00
130.00-138.00
135.00-145.00
133.00-150.00
n/a
140.00-132.00
130.00-140.00
300-400
n/a
n/a
130.00-145.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
900-1,000 lbs.
n/a
85.00-100.75
n/a
93.00-105.00
92.00-104.00
n/a
n/a
105.00-108.00
800-900
n/a
90.00-112.00
n/a
97.00-112.00
97.00-109.00
n/a
105.00-112.00
105.00-114.00
700-800
n/a
99.00-115.00
104.00-111.00
108.00-117.00
104.00-117.00
n/a
110.00-122.00
105.00-117.00
600-700
n/a
100.00-122.50
106.00-113.00
115.00-126.00
110.00-126.00
n/a
118.00-125.00
110.00-122.00
500-600
n/a
105.00-123.75
112.00-129.00
118.00-128.00
115.00-130.00
n/a
120.00-129.00
118.00-128.00
400-500
n/a
110.00-125.00
118.00-131.00
120.00-130.00
117.00-132.00
n/a
120.00-125.00
120.00-135.00
300-400
n/a
n/a
120.00-135.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
No. on offer
n/a
n/a
70
133
n/a
n/a
n/a
180
D1-D2 Cows
n/a
58.00-67.00
n/a
67.00-73.00
62.00-67.00
n/a
70.00-77.00
62.00-74.00
D3-D5 Cows
n/a
35.00-55.00
59.00-64.00
60.00-67.00
40.00-62.00
n/a
40.00-71.00
58.00-65.00
Age Verified
n/a
65.00-72.00
n/a
n/a
64.00-72.00
n/a
n/a
63.00-72.00
Good Bulls
n/a
78.00-81.00
84.00-90.25
78.00-83.50
75.00-82.50
n/a
78.00-91.75
82.00-89.00
Butcher Steers
n/a
n/a
n/a
98.00-106.00
102.00-107.25
n/a
n/a
n/a
Butcher Heifers
n/a
n/a
n/a
97.00-105.00
99.00-105.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
Feeder Cows
n/a
n/a
68.00-75.00
n/a
66.00-77.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
Fleshy Export Cows
n/a
n/a
67.00-71.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Lean Export Cows
n/a
n/a
60.00-64.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Feeder heifers
Slaughter Market
* includes slaughter market
(Note all prices in CDN$ per cwt. These prices also generally represent the top one-third of sales reported by the auction yard.)
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
We’re not worried
Farmers and other local residents may have been worried about flooding along the Souris River when this photo was taken near
Coulter May 29, but for these mares it was just a fine day of green grass and cool wind. Photo: Sharlene Bennie
CFIA beefs up food
safety rules and sets
minimum traceability
standards
Food companies and farms selling products in other provinces
or internationally will need detailed preventive control plans
By Alex Binkley
co-operator contributor / ottawa
T
raceability will gain a more
prominent place on the
menu, and food companies will be required to develop
preventive control plans under
a new regulatory plan proposed
by the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency.
The proposals, which follow
the passage of the Safe Food
for Canadians Act last fall, still
have to be put into the form of
regulations. Draft regulations
will be issued for comment next
spring, with implementation in
January 2015.
The regulations will require
food companies selling products
in other provinces or internationally to detail preventive control
plans, including how they will
deal with “deviations and respond
to unforeseen food safety situations.”
Farms that ship to other provinces or internationally would
also be required to have preventive control plans in place. The
draft plan notes “a food safety
outbreak originating from a single
farm could have devastating economic consequences to the entire
sector and diminish consumer
confidence in fresh fruits and vegetables.”
The traceability will require
food companies to maintain
records on inputs and distribution
one step up and down the food
chain. For example, a processor
would have to know who supplied ingredients and what retailer
or distributor bought the plant’s
product.
photo: istock
That’s the bare minimum in
traceability, and is already happening in many livestock sectors
and food companies, said Brian
Sterling, president of SCS Consulting which advises food companies.
“Traceability is a fact of life for
almost every other commodity
that consumers buy, yet somehow we have not embraced traceability’s potential in the world of
food,” he said. “I cannot buy an
iPhone that does not have complete traceability back to its basic
components. Yet what we put into
our bodies is rarely traceable to
source. Why is that?”
Implementing full traceability is
far cheaper than one major food
recall, he added.
“Most of the information we
need is already being collected,
we just have to use it,” he said.
The new rules would also
require a company to provide
information on their produc-
tion output on request within 24
hours. During last year’s XL Foods
contaminated beef incident, the
meat packer took a long time to
produce records — which were
boxes of paper documents CFIA
staff had to dig through. That
delayed efforts to contain and
round up contaminated products.
Food companies will also be
required to immediately inform
the CFIA if they suspect they may
have a food safety problem.
The agency said it will try to
design rules that won’t bury
small and medium enterprises in
requirements that are overkill for
the size of their operation or range
of products.
The new regulations would
enable the minister of agriculture,
to suspend the operating licence
of any company or importer that
doesn’t comply with food safety
rules, and cancel it if the company provides “false or misleading
information.”
Owner of seized
horses faces charges
Seven horses were being boarded at an
Interlake ranch, but owner still responsible
By Shannon VanRaes
co-operator staff
T
he owner of seven horses
seized by provincial officials earlier this month
has been charged under the Animal Care Act for failing to provide food, water, and medical
care.
“It’s not completely my fault,”
said Nancy Martens, 19. “I tried
as hard as I could to get these
horses out of there and provide
them with food, and none of it
worked.”
She said she planned to
“appeal these charges.”
Martens had been boarding
her horses at the Aesgard Ranch,
located 60 kilometres north of
Winnipeg, since September. A
spokeswoman for the Provincial Veterinarian’s Office said the
matter is still under investigation, and would not comment
on whether the ranch operator
could also face charges.
Staff from the provincial
vet’s office seized one of Marten’s horses from the property
on June 4. The following day,
the remaining six animals were
taken to Papa’s Ranch Equine
Rescue.
“Under the present laws, if
you board your horse at a facility you are still legally responsible for what is deemed the care
and control of the horse,” said
Bonnie Riddell, director of Papa’s
Ranch Equine Rescue.
“So even if you are paying
money to someone at a stable
to look after your horse, if that
animal is not properly cared for
the legal responsibility can still
fall back onto the owner of the
animal itself.”
Two of the seven horses had
previously been seized by the
province after being found without adequate food and water at
another boarding facility. Martens had originally purchased
them from a meat buyer after
being outbid at auction to prevent their slaughter.
Martens, who is unemployed,
said she “kind of bit off more
than I could chew,” but insisted
she was visiting and checking on
the animals weekly. She accused
ranch owner Arrayl Mason of
failing to provide proper care for
her animals, and misleading her
about the food, water and medical attention they were receiving.
Mason disputes those claims.
She said she doesn’t run a boarding facility but took Martens’
horses on as a favour, charging $150 a month per animal in
exchange for assistance around
the ranch.
“People should get all the facts
before they go jumping to conclusions,” Mason said, adding
she was told the seized horse
was underweight due to a virus,
not neglect.
She also said Martens hadn’t
visited the horses since midApril, when they had a dispute
over the monthly boarding fee.
Mason also lashed out at
some of the demonstrators who
gathered outside her property
earlier this month, drawing
media attention and alleging
horses were being starved and
neglected. About 100 horse lovers gathered at the ranch, and
Mason said some of them came
onto her property to take photos.
“I feel very, very violated,” said
Mason, who was not home at
the time.
Among the demonstrators
was Riddell, who confirmed
some individuals entered the
property, but said it was necessary to document the condition
of horses at the ranch.
Meanwhile, Martens said she
is looking for work, and that she
and her boyfriend are hoping
to purchase a farm before year’s
end and to relocate the horses
there. However, Riddell indicated adoptive homes are being
sought for the six horses at her
shelter.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
CROPS
Many fields are in the not-so-ideal situation
of slow-growing canola, seed treatment insecticide component efficacy diminishing and
high populations of flea beetles still in fields.
For more information watch for MAFRI regular
weekly Manitoba insect and disease updates.
Yellowing corn and
corn heat unit (CHU)
accumulation
Posted June 11, 2013
L
Flea beetles — get
out now and look!
Posted June 13, 2013
N
umerous calls have been coming in this
week on flea beetles feeding and damaged canola. If you have not yet, you
should get out to your fields ASAP and see for
yourself.
As you are looking at your plants, run
through this checklist:
• When did you seed the field — has it been
longer than three weeks?
• What is your plant population, is it less than
seven plants/ft2 (make an ‘L’ with your feet,
how many plants are in the ‘L’)?
• What stage is your canola at — is it less than
three leaves?
• What percentage of the leaf has been bitten/
injured — does it look like more than 25 per
cent?
• Are the flea beetles still seen and feeding on
plants?
If you have answered yes to all these questions, you should consider an insecticide application to control the flea beetle population.
The seed treatment has an expected lifespan
of three to four weeks, so once seed is in the
ground the clock is on and as you get closer to
the end of the third week, the flea beetles are
becoming less and less controlled. Flea beetle
feeding stresses the canola and with cool growing conditions, the canola is not growing as
quickly as it could.
ast week yellowing corn was being
reported in the eastern region of Manitoba. It is suspected that the yellowing is
more likely associated with cooler temperatures more than lack of nutrients. The return
to warmer temperatures will go a long way in
allowing those yellowing cornfields to resume
normal growth and to latch on to the starter
fertilizer that’s been applied.
How cool has it been? Mike Wroblewski,
MAFRI ag meteorologist, has generated corn
heat unit (CHU) accumulation maps showing total accumulation and per cent of normal accumulation from May 1 to June 9, 2013.
As the map illustrates, CHU accumulation is
behind compared to the 30-year normal. However, with that being said there is no need to
worry at this early stage. `There remains a lot of
growing season left to come and the return to
warmer temperatures definitely is a good start!
When to worry about
herbicide injury
By Jeanette Gaultier, MAFRI pesticide specialist
Posted June 7, 2013
W
e cautioned last week about herbicide
application in cool temperatures. Since
the 2013 growing season has not been
setting records for heat, you may be stuck trying
to balance optimal temperatures with recommended herbicide application timings.
Crop injury in some situations may be unavoidable since both temperature and incorrect
crop staging affect crop tolerance to herbicides.
The good news is that you may not need to be
concerned if you see symptoms in your crop
post-application since not all injury contributes
to yield loss.
• Growth setback — Stunting of cereal crops
treated with certain Group 2 herbicides (e.g.
Everest, Simplicity) or with Avenge is possible
but generally will not affect yield. Improper timing or cool temperatures during Group 1 herbicide application can also cause setback. Do
not worry about yield penalties though, unless
stunting is severe or other growth setbacks, such
as reduced tillering or stem/head kinking, are
present.
• Chlorosis — Pale plants and chlorosis are
indicators of reduced photosynthesis, a process necessary for crop growth. However, slight
chlorosis of leaves and growing points will not
lead to decreased yields if plants are able to
‘grow out’ of the stress early in the season.
For example, beans treated with Basagran +
Group 1 herbicide may have both green and
yellow leaves on the same plant without affecting growth. Cool temperature application of
Group 2 herbicides and/or glyphosate may
also cause slight chlorosis, that crops can grow
out, depending on the severity. Do not worry
unless symptoms are severe; plants are more
chlorotic than not or deformed growth tips,
necrosis are also present.
The above are generalizations and yield penalties from herbicide injury in specific crop situations can vary depending on the severity of
injury symptoms, crop growth stage as well as
other factors that may be contributing to crop
stress.
If you are concerned about your crop or want
a second opinion, crop samples can be submitted to your local GO office or the Crop Diagnostic Centre. MAFRI staff are able to provide visual
assessment of crop injury only; you may be
referred to a private lab for herbicide residue or
nutrient testing if assessment of the symptoms
is inconclusive.
proving ground.
Crop Chatter, an online
forum for crop-management issues in Manitoba,
is up and running for
another year at cropchatter.
ca. Farmers can log on to post questions which
will be answered by MAFRI or private agronomists, or view the latest crop, weather and pest
management reports. This is a sample of postings from last week.
The
Website provides online question-and-answer forum related to crop management
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A sample of recent
postings on Crop Chatter
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
Organic growers lose
suit against Monsanto
The company says it will not prosecute if
accidental contamination is slight
By Carey Gillam
REUTERS
M
onsanto Co. has won
another round in a
legal battle with U.S.
organic growers June 10 as an
Appeals Court threw out the
growers’ efforts to stop the
company from suing farmers
if traces of its patented biotech genes are found in crops.
The U.S. Court of Appeals
f o r t h e Fe d e r a l C i rc u i t
affirmed a previous ruling
that found organic growers
had no reason to try to block
Monsanto from suing them as
the company had pledged it
would not take them to court
if biotech crops accidentally
mix in with organics.
Organic farmers and others
have worried for years that
they will be sued by Monsanto for patent infringement
if their crops get contaminated with Monsanto biotech
crops.
In its ruling, the Appellate
Court said the organic growers
must rely on Monsanto assurances on the company’s website that it will not sue them so
long as the mix is very slight.
“Monsanto’s binding representations remove any risk
of suit against the appellants
as users or sellers of trace
amounts (less than one per
cent) of modified seed,” the
court stated in its ruling.
Monsanto officials
applauded the ruling.
“The assertion that Monsanto would pursue patent
infringement against farmers
that have no interest in using
the company’s patented seed
technology was hypothetical
from the outset,” the company
said in a statement.
Mo n s a n t o h a s d e v e l oped a reputation for zealously defending patents on
its genetically altered crops,
which include patented
“Roundup Ready” soybeans,
corn and cotton, genetically
altered to tolerate treatments
of its Roundup weed killer.
The crops are widely used
in the United States and Latin
America. It has proven difficult to keep the genetic alteration from contaminating
non-biotech crops, as recently
occurred in a wheat field in
the U.S. state of Oregon.
The group of more than
50 organic farmers and seed
“Monsanto’s binding
representations
remove any risk
of suit against the
appellants as users
or sellers of trace
amounts (less than
one per cent) of
modified seed.”
THE COURT STATED
dealers sued Monsanto in
March 2011 seeking to prohibit Monsanto from suing
them if their seed and crops
become contaminated.
Monsanto officials specifically refused to sign a covenant
stating it would not sue the
growers, but the court said the
website statement was sufficient and would be binding.
Andrew Kimbrell, a lawyer with the Center for Food
Safety, which joined as a
plaintiff in the lawsuit, said
the decision made no sense.
“It is a very bizarre ruling
that relies on a paragraph on
a website,” he said. “It is a very
real threat to American farmers. This is definitely appealable.”
In its ruling, the court noted
that records indicate a large
majority of conventional seed
samples have become contaminated by Monsanto’s
Roundup resistance trait.
Monsanto filed 144 patentinfringement lawsuits against
farmers between 1997 and
April 2010, and won judgments against farmers it said
made use of its seed without
paying required royalties.
Many U.S. farmers have
said their fields were inadvertently contaminated with
Monsanto’s biotech seeds
without their knowledge. The
issue has been a topic of concern for not only farmers, but
also companies that clean and
handle seed.
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An emu makes its way through a wheat field on a farm near Chinchilla, about
250 km (155 miles) west of Brisbane. PHOTO: REUTERS/TIM WIMBORNE
Australia sees fourthbiggest wheat crop
in 2013-14
Wheat production could be 25.4 million tonnes
SYDNEY / REUTERS
A
u s t ra l i a , t h e w o r l d’s
second-biggest wheat
exporter, is expected to
boost wheat production by 15
per cent this year to its fourthlargest crop on record, with a
bumper harvest set to put further downward pressure on
prices.
Wheat production for the new
marketing year was expected
at 25.4 million tonnes, up two
per cent from a March forecast
and well above last year’s 22.1
million tonnes, the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and
Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) said June 11.
Other wheat-producing
n a t i o n s h a ve f o re c a s t b i g
crops, particularly in the Black
Sea region, and higher Australian output could put more
pressure on Chicago Board of
Trade wheat futures, which
have already fallen more than
10 per cent this year on expectations for a bumper global
crop.
Australia’s commodities forecaster said acreage devoted
to wheat would rise three per
cent in 2013-14 from the previous year as dry weather across
much of Australia’s east coast
prevented farmers from planting canola before the sowing
window closed.
EU states deadlocked
on genetically
modified maize
approvals
The authorization would cover
imports for food and feed
BRUSSELS / REUTERS / European Union governments
failed to agree June 10 whether to approve three genetically modified maize varieties for use in food and feed,
the European Commission said.
The failure of the bloc’s standing committee on food
chain and animal health to reach a majority either for or
against means the decisions will pass to an appeal committee over the coming weeks, a spokesman for the commission said.
If the appeal committee is also unable to reach agreement, the commission will be free to grant EU marketing
approval.
Two of the applications are for maize varieties containing multiple or “stacked” gene traits, designed to protect
the growing plants from multiple insect pests and make
them herbicide tolerant. Both products were developed
jointly by Monsanto Co. and Dow Chemical Co.
Neither variety is approved for cultivation in Europe.
The authorization would cover the use of imports in food
and feed products sold in Europe, although there is little
or no demand for genetically modified food among EU
consumers.
The third approval covers the pollen of Monsanto’s
insect-resistant MON810 maize, the only genetically
modified crop currently grown commercially in Europe.
Five of the 27 European Union member states grew
MON810 maize on 129,000 hectares in 2012, data from
the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) showed.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
CROP REPORT
Seeding nearly complete; flea beetle pressure heavy
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives crop report for June 17, 2013
Weekly provincial summary
• Seeding is wrapping up
for the 2013 season. The only
remaining acres left to be
seeded include greenfeed, millet crops and some isolated
acres of barley and oats.
• Reseeding of spring-seeded
crops occurred due to factors
such as soil crusting, insect
activity and disease.
• Weed control operations
progressed rapidly but were
hampered by wind in some
areas. Weed control will remain
a priority.
• Insect activity increased
over the past week. Control
measures for flea beetles and
cutworms were necessary in
some fields; monitoring will
continue.
• Many areas received precipitation in scattered thundershowers and accumulations
varied from trace amounts up
to 55 mm. Hail was reported in
isolated areas on Monday, June
10 but to date minimal damage
to crops was reported.
• The continuing cooler
weather is slowing development of crop types such as soybeans and grain corn. However,
a return to warmer temperatures
should allow those crop types to
advance quickly.
• Da i r y p ro d u c e r s h a ve
started first cut of hay with average yields reported to date.
Southwest Region
Rainfall ranged from five to 30
mm, with heavier amounts and
pea-sized hail reported in isolated thundershowers. Damage
was negligible due to the early
growth stages. These recent
rains were beneficial to emerg-
ing oilseeds that were damaged
by earlier frost and severe flea
beetle pressure. Seeding in the
extreme southern portions is
now virtually complete.
Flea beetle feeding in canola
is requiring additional control
measures to be taken. There
are some isolated reports of
reseeding due to severe flea beetle feeding. Cutworm damage
increased over this past week
with most reports of activity
coming from northern regions
in the Birtle, Rossburn, Strathclair and Hamiota areas where
control measures were taken.
Winter wheat and fall rye benefited from recent rains.
Pasture and hay growth continues to improve with most
forages now entering the reproductive stages of development.
Initial yield estimates of first-cut
alfalfa stands improved slightly
from last week.
Northwest Region
Precipitation varied widely with
ranges of five to 25 mm with
Winnipegosis and The Pas areas
receiving the highest amounts.
Soil moisture is generally adequate.
In localized sectors, short-season crops and greenfeed cereals planting are completed. Crop
conditions are rated 70 per cent
cereals as excellent and canola
at 70 per cent good.
Weed growth is significant
with several flushes following
previous scattered rainshower.
Herbicide application, while
somewhat hindered by weather
conditions, is at 65 per cent
completed overall.
Some reports of high flea beetle
populations requiring treatment.
Fields impacted tend to be the
earliest-seeded canola. Localized
reports of cutworm activity are
also reported. Canola insect trap
counts continue to be very low.
Condition of forage and pasture are rated as good.
Central Region
A narrow strip of hail went
through the Sewell/Lowe Farm
area on Monday, with a few
areas seeing 15 mm of rain.
Showers and minor hail were
seen over the weekend in Elm
Creek, Fannystelle and Homewood areas. Seeding did continue however, and the wettest
areas in the southwestern part
of the region saw dramatic
advancement in seeded acres.
Broadcast seeding accounts for
some of the progress. All areas
report soil moisture as being
adequate to surplus.
Stands of many crops are
uneven. Crusting is an issue
on some fields following heavy
rains; reseeding is required for
some crops, including soybeans
and canola.
Cooler temperatures resulted
in slow canola growth, and flea
beetle feeding is a concern in
much of the region. Some fields
were sprayed multiple times due
to heavy feeding pressure.
Corn crops are improving in
colour and herbicide applications continue. There are some
reports of cutworm damage.
Soybean development ranges
from just emerging to early-trifoliate stage. Growth is slow, particularly for soybeans.
Winter wheat is entering the
flag leaf stage; fungicide applications may start later this week.
Cutworms are reported in
corn and broadleaf crops.
Some insecticide application is
required. Diamondback moth
monitoring continues. Trap
counts are highest in eastern
parts of the region.
First-cut, high-quality alfalfa
started last week with average
yields expected. Hay fields are
slow to progress with the average to cooler temperatures.
Pastures are growing rapidly;
timely rains will be needed for
maintaining growth in the driest
areas. Dugouts are full.
Eastern Region
Most areas across the region
report soil moisture as adequate
to surplus. There are a few areas
that would welcome some precipitation.
A storm with hail and strong
winds went through parts of the
region on Monday. Fields in a
line from Tyndall/Garson to just
south of Beausejour, through by
Anola/Garven Road area to Elma
were impacted. Most producers are concerned about winter
wheat in the boot stage of development and soybeans.
Seeding is essentially complete. Herbicide applications are
underway.
Fungicide applications are
starting in winter wheat with
further treatments to be applied
in the coming week. Areas
that are wetter are reporting
increased downy mildew and
tan spot pressure.
Insect pressure increased over
the past week. Many sunflowers
acres are sprayed for cutworms;
cutworms are noted in some
canola fields as well. Flea beetle activity in canola resulted in
some isolated spraying.
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Hay conditions in the region
are rated as 60 per cent to 80
per cent good, 20 per cent fair
and 20 per cent poor.
Pasture conditions in the
region are rated as 75 per cent
to 80 per cent good to 20 to
25 per cent fair in the region.
Livestock water supply, including dugouts, is rated at 100 per
cent adequate.
Interlake Region
S c a t t e re d s h ow e r s , a l o n g
w i t h w a r m t e m p e r a t u re s ,
were reported throughout the
Interlake Region. Moosehorn
received the most precipitation
with amounts ranging from 50
to 55 mm. Most other parts of
the region received anywhere
from 10 to 25 mm. With an
increase in temperatures along
with precipitation, crops are
advancing quite well.
Se e d i n g t h r o u g h o u t t h e
region is essentially complete. In some cases, reseeding
is occurring due to cutworm
damage.
In the South Interlake, some
producers will start spraying
fungicide on winter wheat for
flag leaf protection.
Forage grasses started to
head out while alfalfa plants
are in the pre-bloom stage.
Producers are checking their
alfalfa seed production fields
for alfalfa weevil and lygus bug
populations to determine spray
timing along with their leafcutter bee incubation period.
Dairy farmers are working
on completing first cut of hay.
Older stands of hay are coming
off fair to average and newer
hay stands reported aboveaverage yields.
Cigi signs MOU with
Yihai Kerry
(Wilmar International)
By Alan Dawson
CO-OPERATOR STAFF
M
ore Canadian
wheat, durum and
pulses could be
exported to China in coming
years thanks to the efforts of
the Canadian International
Grains Institute (Cigi).
Cigi and Yihai Kerry (Wilmar
International), one of the largest rice and wheat flour millers
in the region, signed a memorandum of understanding
(MOU) June 14 that will see
Cigi provide technical services and expertise in Canadian
crops to the company, Cigi
said in a news release.
Yihai Kerry is a leading
agribusiness and food company with more than 20
years’ experience in China.
The MOU was signed in
Beijing during a trade mission led by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.
When asked if the MOU
would translate into Canadian crop sales right away
Ritz replied: “I think the only
restriction as to what Wilmar
will buy is how much we can
supply. This is an MOU that
takes us back to the drawing
board blending pulses and
durum so we end up with
some protein in the noodles
that are being manufactured
over here.”
Cigi is experienced in the
Chinese market, said Cigi
chief executive officer Earl
Geddes.
“This knowledge enables
us to identify opportunities
to work with Yihai Kerry to
increase the diversity, healthiness and profitability of their
products using Canadian
wheat, durum and pulses,” he
said.
Over the next several
months Cigi and Yihai Kerry
officials will finalize the deal.
Cigi, an independent
market development institute created in 1972 to train
customers how to process
Canadian crops, is funded by
farmers, the federal government (AAFC) and industry
partners.
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wheat trade set
to resume after
short-term halt
The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
Unconventional water sampling
By Nigel Hunt
london / reuters T
he discovery of
unapproved genetically modified wheat
in Oregon is unlikely to hit
long-term U.S. wheat sales
to Japan and could spark
debate about whether
importers should tolerate
very low levels of “foreign
material,” industry sources
said June 11.
News of the unapproved wheat growing in
Oregon, reported on May
29, prompted Tokyo to halt
all imports of U.S. feed
wheat.
“We think there could
be a short interruption
(in U.S. wheat exports to
Japan) and then they will
resume again because
there won’t be a problem,”
Ian White, president and
chief executive officer with
the Canadian Wheat Board
said.
White told an International Grains Council conference that Canada was
not looking at the issue as
an opportunity to boost
sales to Japan.
“The Japanese like to
trade some Australian,
some U.S. and some Canadian. They like that blend
and I think that blend will
probably continue,” he
said.
Japan’s Farm ministry
said on June 11 it was
looking to buy 120,000
tonnes of feed wheat,
excluding U.S. supplies
shipped from the Pacific
Northwest. It did, however,
accept offers of U.S. soft
red winter wheat which
is grown in the southeast
and Midwest regions of
the country.
Alan Tracy, president
of U.S. Wheat Associates,
said so far the market had
reacted to the news calmly,
noting no GM wheat had
been found in commercial
channels.
“I’m obviously hopeful
that we don’t find more
and I would like to see
the source discovered so
it can be traced back and
contained,” he said on the
sidelines of the conference.
CWB’s White said trade
protocols, which were
tolerant of very low levels
of “foreign material,” were
necessary.
“There is a need for
world trade to accommodate a low-level presence
of foreign material and we
do think that is important
for countries to bring in so
the trade won’t be interrupted by a very isolated
event,” he said.
Tracy said that Japan’s
treatment of soybean
imports from the U.S.
could provide a workable
model for future when
eventually GM wheat is
grown commercially.
Japan has a tolerance
level for GMO soybeans in
non-GMO shipments for
human consumption.
Don Cruikshank, manager of the Deerwood Soil and Water Management Association and assistant manager Kelvin Hildebrandt have been busy
this year, first with monitoring the snowmelt, then the run-off from heavy rains on the May long weekend followed by more heavy rain May
30 and 31. Cruikshank says the latest run-off was the highest ever recorded by the Deerwood association. Rainfall amounts in the watershed
varied from three to five inches, but because soils were already saturated much of it ran off. Here Cruikshank is sampling water during the
evening of June 1 on Dale Steppler’s farm west of Miami, where beneficial management practices are being studied. photo: kelvin hildebrandt
Lack of data could reduce
funding: AMM president
So few filled out the voluntary census form in 2011, the data in one-third of
Manitoba municipalities is so limited it is not being released
By Lorraine Stevenson
co-operator staff
O
ne in three Manitoba
municipalities learned
recently they won’t be
getting data from the new voluntary National Household
Survey because too few local
residents participated.
This is the first release of the
new survey introduced in 2011
to replace the former mandatory
long-form census. At the time, the
federal government said the mandatory census was an invasion of
privacy.
Canadians saw the first report
based on voluntary data from
this initial National Household
Survey May 8. That’s when many
communities across the country
found out the data from the voluntary form was so limited it is
“A lot of the grants, whether they’re federal or
provincial, are based on per capita funding. If
you don’t know how many people are there,
municipalities could get shortchanged.”
Doug Dobrowolski
AMM president
too unreliable to be released. If
fewer than 50 per cent responded
to the survey, Statistics Canada
did not publish the results citing
the limitation on the data’s accuracy.
Nationally, one in four communities lacks data. Saskatchewan
has fared the worst, with over 40
per cent of communities lacking
data.
Association of Manitoba
Municipalities president Doug
Dobrowolski said municipalities
feared this outcome when they
learned that the mandatory form
was ending. He predicted a serious long-term financial impact as
it affects how communities access
government grants, he said.
“A lot of the grants, whether
they’re federal or provincial,
are based on per capita funding,” he said. “If you don’t know
how many people are there,
municipalities could get shortchanged.”
It also means less data locally
to do community planning, he
added. The data has helped with
everything from recreation planning to determining housing
needs based on demographics.
“We need those statistics
so when we do our planning,
we know we can see changing
trends in the population,” he
said.
The AMM together with the
national Federation of Canadian Municipalities are vowing
to continue to argue the merits
of returning to the mandatory
long form, he said.
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Rail freight bill rolls closer to final approval
Despite shortcomings, opposition says it will support the legislation
By Alex Binkley
co-operator contributor / ottawa
A
lthough they pointed
out plenty of shortcomings, opposition parties
have supported final approval
of legislation to balance commercial negotiations between
railways and their freight customers.
The Conservatives had
shunted the Fair Rail Freight
Service Act through all stages
of the parliamentary process
over the last six months without accepting any amendments from the opposition
parties, shipper groups, or
railways. Once it is granted
Senate approval, Transport
Canada will begin drafting
and implementing the raft
of regulations required to
implement the bill and lay the
groundwork for mandatory
service commitments for rail
customers. If the latter can’t
be reached voluntarily, then
the Canadian Transportation
Agency will provide mediation and arbitration if needed
to conclude them.
The bill has plenty of flaws
but “is better than nothing,”
said NDP Transport Critic
Olivia Chow. The service
agreements won’t deal with
the cost of service,
she added.
“We need to let the market
dictate pricing, but because
the market is completely
skewed right now, there is no
competition,” she said.
Liberal spokesman Kevin
Lamoureux called it a missed
opportunity.
“We had a wonderful opportunity to deal with the issue
in such a fashion that it could
have made even that much
more of a positive impact,” he
said. “The government really
did nowhere near what it
could have done.”
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COUNTRY CROSSROADS
CON N EC T I NG RU R A L FA M I L I E S
Exotic cuisine and fast-water
canoeing at Elma-area retreat
Whitemouth-area retreat centre a place to ‘disconnect from everyday life,’ say owners
By Lorraine Stevenson
co-operator staff / near Elma
S
hannon Stebelko holds up a
tiny jar of homemade jam,
freshly made from the blueberries growing in abundance
along the Whitemouth River.
It’s a take-home reminder
of the nature and local culture
visitors at Moon Gate Bed &
Breakfast have enjoyed.
Stebelko, a Red Seal certified
chef and co-owner of The Spicy
Radish restaurant in nearby
Elma, puts on “culinary adventure” workshops at the resort,
instructing guests on how to
prepare and enjoy local foods,
including wild edibles.
Moon Gate owners Jenny and
Michel Dupas quit their jobs
four years ago and moved from
The Pas after purchasing their
riverside rural acreage. It used
to be home to an egg-grading
station, but the couple had
another kind of country business in mind when they began
to restore it to create the Moon
Gate Bed & Breakfast and
Wellness Retreat.
Now, where farmers’ eggs
were once delivered for washing
and grading, tourists arrive for
rest and restoration. Both owners have backgrounds in holistic therapy, and say their primary goal was to create a rural
retreat where guests could fully
engage with the quiet, natural
surroundings.
Jenny and Michel Dupas are the smiling hosts of Moon Gate B & B that offers visitors a one-of-a-kind “culinary adventure” on the banks of the Whitemouth River.
“People have
forgotten how to
actually disconnect
from everyday life.
Going to the lake is
just swapping your
home in the city for
your home at the
lake.”
Jenny Dupas
co-owner of Moon
Gate B & B
“We saw a need for it from
our combined experiences with
providing holistic services,” says
Jenny Dupas, a certified reflexologist and specialist in other
holistic therapies.
“People have forgotten how to
actually disconnect from everyday life. Going to the lake is just
swapping your home in the city
for your home at the lake.”
The airy, cosily decorated fivebedroom B and B also includes
the fully equipped kitchen that
Stebelko regularly drops by to
work in.
Moon Gate now offers a
‘Foraging and Fast Water’ adventure, a two-day package created
in partnership with Stebelko and
another local company, Wild
Harmony Canoe Adventures.
Patricia Ryan and Adrian Storimans are the guides and instructors with Wild Harmony Canoe Adventures, a Seven Sisters
Falls-based wilderness canoe adventure company. photos: lorraine stevenson
Visitors are welcomed with
cups of dandelion root iced tea,
enjoy meals that include other
wild edibles, learn about food
preservation with Stebelko, and
take a canoe trip.
“You absolutely need to get
out on the river and see what
you’ve been missing,” says
Adrian Storimans, owner of Wild
Harmony.
He started the business after
reflecting on how few people
get to enjoy the quintessential
Canadian experience.
“I s a w a n i c h e t h e re,”
Storimans said. “The reality is
most Canadians don’t canoe
because they don’t have the
skills or the comfort level.”
Regardless of their canoeing experience, participants in
‘Foraging and Fast Water’ can
enjoy a full three hours guided
canoeing on the Whitemouth
River with Storimans. The com-
pany also books longer trips on
other Manitoba rivers.
Moon Gate is part of a ‘Foodie
Adventure’ network supported
by E a s t m a n To u r i s m a n d
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and
Rural Initiatives and promoting
venues in eastern Manitoba that
offer Manitobans opportunities
vacation in the countryside and
learn about local food.
[email protected]
Chef Shannon Stebelko is the
co-owner of The Spicy Radish, a
restaurant at nearby Elma, in its
second season offering “classic diner
food with a fresh flare.” Stebelko
works with the Dupases to offer
their ‘Foraging and Fast Water’ food
and canoe weekend packages.
To learn more:
Moon Gate Bed & Breakfast —
www.moongatebedandbreakfast.ca/
The Spicy Radish Cafe —
www.spicyradish.ca
Wild Harmony Canoe Adventures —
www.wildharmony.ca
Next week: Learn to bake at
Thistle Lane Guest House.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
COUNTRY CROSSROADS
RecipeSwap
Send your recipes or recipe request to:
Manitoba Co-operator
Recipe Swap
Box 1794,
Carman, Man. ROG OJO
or email: [email protected]
MANITOBANS Dig In
Lorraine Stevenson
Crossroads Recipe Swap
I
n 1943, there were more than 200,000
‘Victory Gardens’ as patriotic Canadians
responded to the call to help the war
effort by growing their own food.
Slogans such as “Grow Your Own Vitamins”
and “Can All You Can” encouraged people to
help ease pressure on the food supply by gardening, notes the Reading and Remembrance
Project website.
There’s no tally of how many gardens there
are in backyards and community spaces
today, but surely it is a growing number.
Seventy years later, gardening is entirely a
grassroots movement, with the grandchildren
and great-grandchildren of victory gardeners
wanting to become a little more self-reliant.
They also want to push back against some of
the “ills” that came with peace and prosperity
— too much processed food, too much time
spent indoors, and a disconnection from
both neighbours in an urbanized society, and
the farms where food is produced.
Today, small gardens are again found on
school properties and in backyards (and
front yards!) and are once more putting home
grown vegetables on people’s tables. This
time around, there’s also an emphasis on
learning or reviving gardening skills.
One group helping spur interest in gardening in Manitoba is the Dig In Challenge, an
initiative of Food Matters Manitoba. The
two-year-old project encourages people to
do something good for themselves and their
communities by learning how to cook and
garden. Interest has been nothing short of
phenomenal. Nearly 100 schools, about 20
organizations, and more than 300 individuals have signed the 2013 Dig In pledge, which
challenges participants to switch at least 10
to 25 per cent of their food budget over to
locally grown foods.
The challenge also involves a promise to
cook and eat family meals more often, support local grocery stores and farmers’ markets, and buy direct from farmers whenever
possible. Dig In also challenges people to
learn, and it organizes workshops on a host
of topics, including seed saving; fruit tree
planting and care; raising chickens; canning
and preserving food; and cooking with homegrown produce.
My mom used to say, “Dig in” when everything was ready on the dinner table. It was
our version of ‘Bon Appetit.’
Dig In!
Sagan Morrow, the Dig In Challenge coordinator, recently sent me a link to a large
number of recipes her “Dig In’ers” are sharing. Here’s a couple that are a nice start for
the lighter eating of summer. You can find
more recipes and learn more about the Dig
In Challenge at www.diginmanitoba.ca/
challenge.
PHOTO: THINKSTOCK
Greek Oregano
Inspired Salad
This salad was inspired by some of the early
spring produce that can be found at farmers’
markets as well as fresh garden herbs. This
recipe doesn’t specify amounts so use the
herbs at your own discretion.
Mixed greens
Romaine lettuce
5 radishes
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese
1/3 c. feta cheese
Oregano to taste
Garlic greens
2 medium tomatoes
1/2 c. raspberries
Parsley to taste
2/3 c. extra virgin olive oil
1/3 c. balsamic vinegar
Rosemary
Lemon thyme
Ground pepper
Lemon juice
Tear apart lettuce. Chop garlic greens, parsley and radishes. Crumble feta and grate
Parmesan. Chop oregano. Combine in large
bowl with raspberries sprinkled on top. In a
separate bowl, whisk or blend olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Add rosemary, thyme, oregano
and black pepper to taste. Squeeze in a bit of
lemon juice. Whisk again and pour over salad
to taste.
Macedonian Potato Salad
This potato salad pairs perfectly with homemade burgers and is a refreshing side dish
for a hot summer BBQ.
4 to 5 large red potatoes or 10-12 small potatoes
1 tsp. sea salt and black pepper to taste
1 onion or 4-5 spring onions
3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar (recommended)
or juice of 1/2 a lemon
3 tbsp. olive oil or extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. dried or fresh parsley
(you can also add dill if you like)
Boil the potatoes for about 20-25 minutes,
drain and leave to cool. Peel and cut the
potatoes into cubes. In a salad bowl — add
the finely chopped spring onions, potatoes,
salt and pepper to taste, the apple cider vinegar and olive oil, and mix gently. Sprinkle
with parsley (and/or dill).
RECIPE SWAP
If you have a recipe or a column
suggestion please write to:
Manitoba Co-operator
Recipe Swap
Box 1794 Carman, Man. R0G 0J0
or email Lorraine Stevenson at:
[email protected]
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COUNTRY CROSSROADS
“
I
see in the news,” said Andrew Jackson, “that
an enterprising young Russian billionaire is
planning to digitize people’s brain functions
in order to be able to transfer them into computers so that people will be able to have digital versions of themselves which will make it possible
for them to live forever.” He closed his newspaper
as he spoke, laid it on the table beside his coffee
cup and looked around the table at the assembled
members of his family, all of whom were there for
the annual Jackson family Father’s Day brunch.
Jennifer turned from her position at the kitchen
counter where she was busy turning over the
bacon on the electric griddle. “Oh!” she said.
“Brady, you should volunteer for that project!” she
said.
Brady looked surprised. “I should?” he said.
“Why?”
“It would be easier to digitize your brain functions,” said Jennifer, grinning, “because you have
so few.”
Brady’s wife, Amanda, laughed out loud.
“Ziiing,” she said.
“Ha ha ha,” said Brady. “I’d show the guy a picture of you, Jenn, and he’d abandon the whole
project on the spot.”
“No doubt,” said Jennifer, “he’d be distracted by
my awesome beauty.”
“Not exactly,” said Brady. “More like he’d realize
the horror of a world in which you were going to
live forever.”
“Seriously,” said Andrew, “who decided that this
generation is going to be the one that gets to live
forever?” He took another look around the table.
“No offence,” he added, “but if I’m going to live
forever, I don’t want it to be in a world populated
by a race of slack-jawed gamers and computer
nerds.”
“Now honey, dear,” said Rose, setting a huge
plate of french toast in the middle of the table,
“don’t be mean to gamers and computer nerds
and slack-jawed people. They have as much right
to live forever as anyone else.”
“And make no mistake,” said Randy, looking up
from helping Andy Jr. with a glass of orange juice,
“if living forever is going to require digital science,
then those are the people who are going to figure
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Jacksons
BY ROLLIN PENNER
it out. I mean, I could do it, but I have to feed the
cows.”
“No you don’t,” said Jennifer. “The cows are on
the pasture.”
“I don’t mean feed the cows as in literally ‘feed
the cows,’” said Randy. “I mean figuratively, as in
‘all the stuff I have to do so that there will be food
available so that people who want to live forever
don’t die before they figure it out.’”
“Now that,” said Randy’s wife Jackie, “would
have to be the worst time to die ever. What if you
figured out how to put your brain functions in a
computer so you could live forever, and then got
hit by a bus on the way to the computer lab?”
“I don’t think it would be any worse than getting hit by a bus any other time,” said Amanda.
“It would be way worse darling,” said Brady,
“because now you’d be thinking, ‘if only I wasn’t
dead, I could have lived forever.’”
“I’m sure everyone thinks that after they get
hit by a bus,” said Amanda.
There was a momentar y lull in the
conversation.
“I can’t imagine living forever,” said Andrew.
“I’ve only been doing it for 50 years and I’m
already exhausted.”
“Maybe you should have a nap,” said Jennifer.
“Oh, believe me, I will,” said Andrew. “But
not yet. I have a firm policy; no naps before
brunch.”
“Honestly,” said Randy, “if I was a billionaire, I
could find better things to waste money on than
trying to live forever.”
“Like what?” said Jackie.
“Well for one thing,” said Randy, “I’d get us a
bigger trailer.”
“Oh goodie,” said Jackie. “I’d much rather live
for a few short years in a slightly bigger trailer
than live forever in the one we have now.”
“You say that with a hint of sarcasm,” said
Randy, “but what if I told you that in your new
larger trailer, there would also be… wait for it…
a dishwasher!”
“Ooooh,” said Jackie. “Eternal life, or a dishwasher. Tough choice.”
“I know which one I’d choose,” said Rose,
setting a large plate of fresh fruit beside the
french toast, and then finally seating herself
at the table. “Let’s eat.”
Andrew looked at the feast on the table,
french toast, bacon, fresh fruit, coffee and
a jug of freshly squeezed orange juice. “If it
were always like this,” he said, “just my family, around a table heaped with food, then
I have to admit, I think I might like to live
forever.”
“Aw, that’s so sweet Daddy,” said Jennifer.
Rose raised her coffee mug. “Here’s to Randy
and Andrew,” she said. “Happy Father’s Day.”
Andrew raised his own mug. “That it is,” he
said. “That it certainly is.”
HELIOTROPE — perfect for a container
Old-time favourite gives off wonderful aroma, has long-lasting bloom
By Albert Parsons
FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR
F
ragrant plants are often
included in our outdoor
containers to perfume
the air. One plant that is a great
addition is a heliotrope because
it not only has beautiful bloom
all season but it has wonderful
aroma.
Heliotrope is actually a temperate evergreen shrub that
will grow well over a metre
tall in warmer climates. In our
area, however, it is grown as
an annual and will only get 30
to 45 cm tall in one growing
season. It is not frost tolerant
and should not be planted outdoors until the soil is warm and
the temperatures are consistently above 10 C at night.
The name of the plant comes
from the Greek words Helios,
meaning sun, and Tropos,
meaning turn. The name refers
to the plant’s tendency to move
with the sun — the dense clusters of delicate flowers turn during the day to face the sun and
will be facing east each morning to begin their daily ritual.
Although heliotrope likes at
least six hours of sunlight per
day, it prefers afternoon shade
— the leaves will sometimes
burn if exposed to harsh afternoon sun. An eastern exposure
is perfect for this plant.
Although tolerant of drought,
heliotrope performs best if the
soil is kept evenly moist. Using
rich, porous soil will satisfy its
need for good drainage and
lots of nutrients. Fertilize every
two weeks with a fertilizer with
a high second number in its
formula. Regular applications
of fertilizer will keep the oval,
dark-green, and heavily veined
leaves attractive and vigorous.
Heliotrope is not particularly
bothered by pests or disease,
although if the plant is to be
overwintered indoors, a careful watch for insects must be
undertaken. The plant should
be cut back in the fall before
it is moved inside and placed
in a location with a sunny
exposure.
Heliotrope benefits from
pinching when it is young so
if this has not been done by
the greenhouse where you
buy the plant, you might want
to pinch the plant back after
you purchase it. Pinching
back will delay bloom but will
cause the plant to bush out
and produce a lot more bloom.
Deadheading will ensure that
blooming continues right up
until fall frost cuts the plant
down or it is moved indoors.
Although heliotrope comes
in white and pale lavender, the
most common — and in my
opinion the showiest — colour
is rich, dark purple. This colour combines well with plants
that have yellow flowers and/
or foliage. A striking container
would be one that has several
plants with yellow blooms and
perhaps a couple that have
purple blooms. The heliotrope
could act as the focal point at
the base of the container as it
is bushy, not that tall, and will
bloom all summer. Some darkpurple and/or golden foliage
would enhance such a container even more.
If you like a plant that has
beautiful, long-lasting bloom,
is relatively easy to care for,
and gives off wonderful aroma,
look no further than the oldtime favourite, heliotrope. Its
heavenly scent will surround
you every time you relax in
your outdoor living space during the summer.
Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa,
Manitoba
Dark-purple heliotrope combines well with yellow flowers such as marigolds
as shown here. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
COUNTRY CROSSROADS
Feature wall dos and don’ts
Here’s some tips if you are considering this look for your home
Connie Oliver
Around the House
I
recently updated my kitchen with a
fresh paint colour and backsplash. I
have a faux brick feature wall in my
kitchen on the wall opposite the cabinets that has always been a thorn in my
side. The brick “feature” was circa 1970s
(installed by a previous owner) and
wasn’t exactly realistic looking but was
probably popular with the DIY crowd
back then. Happily, the man-made stone
products available on the market today
are more representative of the real thing,
but there are things to consider when
installing a permanent feature wall like
brick or stone.
As with my brick wall, once it’s up it’s a
lot of work to undo. I opted for the least
expensive and simple update of painting
the brick out in a flat white paint. You
can see from the before and after photos that the wall, and subsequently the
kitchen, is much brighter and has an
updated look.
The person who installed my brick
feature wall broke a lot of commonsense rules that made the wall more of
a detriment than a feature. Here’s some
dos and don’ts for those who might be
considering this look:
No. 1 — Choose the right wall. In my
case, the kitchen is long and narrow but
the brick wall was installed on one of
the long walls, which made the space
feel even narrower. If your room is rectangular, consider using the smaller,
end wall for the feature wall.
No. 2 — Be mindful of lighting issues
that may arise. Darker stone and brick
feature walls will suck up a lot of light
in the room. In my case, the dark stone
was on the wall opposite the window
and did make the room a lot darker.
Once I painted the brick white, the
room was much brighter because the
painted brick reflects the natural light
from the window. In a den or family
room, low lighting might be acceptable
and even conducive to watching television or movies, but in a room like
a kitchen, darker tones can make the
room seem glum.
No. 3 — Consider the impediments on
the wall you choose. Again, the person
who installed the brick wall in my home
chose a wall with a recessed niche, light
switches and electrical outlets. They
did not do a great job of cutting the
brick around the light switch. I was
able to rectify this once I painted out
the brick. Had they chosen the smaller,
end wall of the room, the installation
would have been much easier because
that wall had no such obstacles to work
around.
No. 4 — Think about the use of the
room in question and whether brick
or stone is a good option. The brick
wall in my kitchen runs beside the
kitchen table making it a backsplash
for errant ketchup splatter and spaghetti sauce spatter. This makes for
difficult cleanup. A textured wall might
not be the best choice for a kitchen, a
bathroom or a child’s room.
Undoing what was done incorrectly
can be a challenging task. I would
have loved to remove all of those
bricks to get a smooth wall surface
back, but the walls underneath are
plaster so I thought it best to leave the
bricks intact. One could, I suppose,
drywall over a similar wall but the wall
would have to be strapped and the
end result would have brought the
walls in closer, in an already narrow
room. Also, the electrical would have
to be moved and the trim on the doorway reworked. So, in the end I chose
to paint the bricks with a flat ceiling
paint. I let some of the brick colour
show through and left the grout lines,
so that it looks like an old, brick wall
from a warehouse. It’s much brighter
in the kitchen now and the room feels
much larger. I also pared down the
accessories and opted for a simple display in the recessed niche.
My kitchen is now fresh, bright, less
cluttered and feels much larger. If you’re
going to install a feature wall, keep these
tips in mind so that the wall can be
enjoyed for years to come.
Connie Oliver is an interior designer from Winnipeg
Before. PHOTOS: CONNIE OLIVER
After. Favourite month of June
Reader’s Photo
By Marilyn Goertzen
Freelance contributor
G
rowing up on the farm, June was always
a favourite month with its colourful
calves and baby chicks. No heavy jackets were needed as June meant no more frosty
nights and warmer days. The fireflies flicked
along the raspberry rows, June bugs could be
found whenever I dug around in the garden,
wild roses were blooming and wild strawberries were ripe for picking.
Regular school classes were interrupted in
June as sports were practised for competition
among ourselves and then with other schools.
A school picnic was held where races were run
and the crowning game of softball was played
— children against adults. This was also the
month for provincial exams and end-of-year
classroom cleanup.
Now that I am a grandmother, I still enjoy
the month of June. Perhaps it’s the nostalgia or
the grandchildren’s excitement as I greet them
with, “Come see my row of corn!” or, “We’ve
got baby chicks!”
Marilyn Goertzen writes from Grunthal, Manitoba
A first-grade Marilyn Goertzen holds a jar of
strawberries that the girls had freshly picked for a
teacher. photo: SUPPLIED
Our farmyard echoed with a drumming sound from the male ruffed
grouse as his accelerating wings beat the spring air to impress females
and proclaim his territory from rival males. The male’s display of courtship and rivalry takes place within his four-hectare claim with up to six
or more favourite elevated spots such as fallen logs amid the poplar
trees. The male stands tall on the drumming log to warn his intruders;
droops his wings, and then slowly whips his wings in the air to make
a noise similar to a balky motor before it begins to idle smoothly.
Suddenly, his wings hasten the tempo into a quick rhythm. This is his
territory. PHOTO: LILLIAN DEEDMAN
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AUCTION DISTRICTS
Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242,
following the west shore of Lake Manitoba
and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.
Westman – South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242.
Interlake – North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242,
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ACREAGE AUCTION
Rem & Valerie Weiss
BANKRUPTCY AUCTION SALE ON Sat., June 29th
9:30am in the Legion Hall in Rapid City. Total-ly Non
Reserved Sale for BDO Ltd., Brandon. Fea-turing a
large quantity of foreign paper money, large quantity
of Canadian coinage, plus a stamp collec-tion. This will
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For more info phone Prairie Lane Auctions (204)7247510 or Hyndman’s Auc-tion (204)826-2092.
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MEYERS AUCTION 10:00am Sun., June 23rd. 431
Lansdowne Ave, Arden, MB. Coins & Paper Money Sell
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Park Ave; Minneapolis- Moline M670 Tractor w/Allied
Loader; 2001 Club Car & 2007 EZ Go Electric Golf
Carts; 2007 Dodge Ram ST 1500- Subject to; Prowler
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FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD: GARDEN. Meyers
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ANTIQUES
Antique Equipment
FOR SALE: 1946 JD AR starter & lights, partly restored, need room in shop. Phone (204)435-2103.
FOR SALE: 1 NICE buggy tongue w/complete eaveners & neck yoke; 1 good set of single harness
w/collar & bridle; 1 double set of frayed harness,
spread rings, scotch tops; Several antique neck
yokes for buggy or cutter. Good horse machinery.
(204)242-2809.
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COLLECTORS
CHAPTER 38, 2013 show will be held at Olds college grounds July 19th & 20th in conjunction w/the
60th World Plowing Championship. An IH collector
will be offering many project units at the Olds College Antique Machinery Auction July 18th,
10:00am. ihc38.com Derald Marin (306)869-2262.
AUCTION SALES
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LARRY & LYNNE
DOUGLAS
EVENING AUCTION
Tues., June 25 @ 5:00 pm
Teulon, MB - 132 3rd Ave NE
Well Kept Late Model Quality Items
Contact: (204) 886-2952 | Email: [email protected]
Utility Tractor: 05 Simplicity Legacy 3 cyl Dsl 4x4 hyd
3PH FCR PTO New Cond, only 170 hrs, Sold as a Package
60” Belly Mt Mower, 3PH 50” Roto Vator, Frt Mt 46” 2 Stag
Snowblower * F11 500 FEL w/ Bucket * 3PH Rear Counter
Weights * Removable Cab Yard & Rec: 08 rugged Cut 44”
Pull Type Mower w/ 14 1/2 HP B&S * Stihl FS 45cc Wick *
Trailer Sprayer * Agri Fab 17 cu ft Metal Tilt Trailer * Brindly
Trailer Broadcaster * Brindy 42” Lawn Sweep * Agri Fab
38” Lawn Sweep * Air Thatcher * Hoffco 2HP Mini Tiller *
Echo HC 156 * Chain Saws * B&D Edge Hog Elec Edger *
Backpack & Bottle Sprayers * Manual 24” Packer * Hand
Yard Tools * 06 Yamaha 350 Bruin 4x4 Quad Rev 1800 km
* 98 Yamaha Gas 4 Wheel Golf Cart Canopy * SnowBear BH
8’ Utility Trailer w/ Removable Sides * BH 4’ Utility Trailer
w/ Cover * 6.75 HP 2450 lb Pressure Washer * Yamaha
1000 watt Generator * Blue Ox Trailer Hitch & Elec Breaking
System * Yard Furniture Tools: Crafts Prof Table Saw *
Crafts Scroll Saw * Crafts Disc/Belt Sander * Crafts Counter
Drill Press * Bench Grinder * Crafts 3/4 hp Dust Collector
* Laser Kit * Air Nailer * Various Power Tools * Hand Tools
Yard: 2) Sets Patio Table & Chairs * Cabinet * Swing Bench
w/ Canopy * Wood Bench * Mosquito Magnet Household: 5
pc Wicker Sunroom * Oak Double Pedestal DR Table * Deep
Freeze 1) Upright * Oak Desk w/ Hutch * Some K Items *
Malibu Home Gym * More Items than Listed *
Stuart McSherry
(204) 467-1858 | (204) 886-7027
For full listings visit
www.mcsherryauction.com
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MONDAY, JUNE 24, 5 PM
FROM MORDEN, HWY 3 AND 432, 1
NORTH AND 3/4 WEST ON ROAD 14
Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433
• Ford 8N With eq .1998 Chev pickup truck .
1998 GMC Pickup extendacab 4x4 clean unit .
• 1958 Chev 1ton model 9380, 6 cylinder, box
and hoist, dual wheels, running
• 1984 Olds Omega 4 door, Automatic. Nice
clean car only 186000 km
• Artic Cat Prowler snow machine
• Ford 8n with implements,
• Single axle trailer with dump approx. 5 x 7 ft
• Pool table,
• Antiques etc.
See our website: www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230
BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS
Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds.
Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our
friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free!
1-800-782-0794.
FARM & HEAVY EQUIPMENT
CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Sat., July 6, 2013.
Mitch’s Tractor Sales Lot, in St-Claude MB.
Consign equipment by calling
Mitch Tractor Sales at (204)750-2459 or
Gilbert Gauthier Auctions at (204)379-2826
Advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. It’s a sure thing. 1-800-782-0794.
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Unreserved pUblic farm aUction
russell & Hanna matiowsky
Oakburn, MB | Saturday, June 22, 2013 · 10am
FARM AUCTION
K & L Farms
Leona and the late Ken Bay
Ph: (204)-476-6147 (Darcy)
Saturday, June 22, 2013
at 11:00 AM
Birnie, MB (28 km North of Neepawa)
Directions: From town of Birnie, travel 3 miles east to
Road 83 N (“5 corners junction”), then 1 mile north to
farm on east side. Watch for signs
Please check lamportanddowler.com
for picures and full listing
John Lamport 204-476-2067
Tim Dowler 204-803-6915
www.lamportanddowler.com
2010 Case ih stX435
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2005 BourgauLt 8810 40 Ft W/5350
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SAT.,
JUNE 29 9:00 AM
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2 MILES EAST SWAN RIVER
MANITOBA’S LARGEST 43RD
ANNUAL JUNE EQUIPMENT
CONSIGNMENT SALE
EXCELLENT LINE OF EQUIP –
1993 Case IH 1666 SP diesel
rotary 1124 hrs -1986 Versatile
4700 diesel 18 swather 1124
hrs– 1996 NH 2550 25' SP
swather with 16' haybine – JD
4640 – 4240 – 4230 tractors 2009 Kioti DK90 FWA tractor 3
PTH – White 2-85 diesel
tractor Hyd PTO – Clark forklift – 2012 NH BR7090 as
new - NH 688 – NH 1475 16'
haybine – New Idea 4865
round baler – Inland 12 wheel
v rake – Case IH 8480 round
baler – 40' HIGH CUBE ONE
WAY SHIPPING CONTAINER – 2006 Ford F150
Lariat 4x4 – Sokal 24' tandem
axle cattle trailer 5th wheel –
Southland 16' bumper hitch
horse trailer – Flexicoil 43’ cult
CAMPERS – NEW CAR
HAULERS, TENTS, BIOTECKS, TOOL BENCHES,
LAWN & GARDEN, TREES &
SHRUBS MUCH MUCH
MORE
LARGEST VARIETY EVER
PANCAKE BREAKFAST 8-9
LAWRENCE (204) 525-2225
RYAN (204) 734-0191
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LAWRENCE EISNER AUCTIONS
MINITONAS, MB
www.eisnerauctions.com
….
2003 invader 800
2006 John deere 9860sts
2007 John deere 4895 30 Ft
1997 Western star 5864ss
& 1996 Lode King 40 Ft
directions: From OAKBURN, MB, go 4.8 km (3 miles) South on Hwy 21. Yard on West side OR from Shoal Lake, MB go 9.6 km (6 miles) North on Hwy 21.
Yard on West side. GPS: 50.51483. -100.57727
TRACTORS
2010 Case IH STX435 4WD, s/n Z9F117088,
powershift, diff lock, 4 hyd outlets, 2 aux hyd, Case IH
FM 750 GPS, auto steer, mapping, 800/70R38 duals,
1068 hrs showing.
1984 Versatile 895 Series III 4WD, s/n 093314,
standard, 5 hyd outlets, 1 aux hyd, 20.8x38, duals, 5896
hrs showing.
Case IH 7120 2WD, s/n JJA0004818, 18 spd powershift, 3 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, frt weights, 20.8R38
R, duals, 7430 hrs showing (Consigned by David Hyde:
204.759.2283).
1975 John Deere 4430 2WD, s/n 4430W040649R,
quad shift, 2 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x38 duals,
8330 hrs showing.
Case 930 2WD, Allied 600 ldr, bkt, 6 spd, 2 hyd outlets,
540 PTO, 18.4x34 R.
International 806 2WD, std, cab, 2 hyd outlets,
540/1000 PTO, 18.4x38 R, 7199 hrs showing.
Case 430 2WD, s/n 6170181, std, 540 PTO.
2007 John Deere 2305 4x4 Utility, s/n
LV2305H321375, 200Cx Q/C ldr, bkt, joystick, diesel,
540 PTO, 3 pt hitch, 62 in. belly mower, 214 hrs showing.
Massey Ferguson 35 Utility, s/n SGM172828,
std, 540 PTO, 3 pt hitch.
COMBINE & HEAdER
2006 John Deere 9860STS, s/n H09860S715912,
615 hdr, s/n H00615W715553, long auger, grain tank exts,
rol tarp, fine cut chopper, yield & moisture, 18.4R28 duals,
1106 sep hrs showing.
2002 John Deere 930D 30 Ft Draper, s/n
H00930D696241, P/U reel, hyd F&A.
2007 Fabtec 4 Wheel Header Transport, s/n TRAIlERS
0706, to fit 30 ft hdr.
1996 Lode King 40 Ft T/A Grain, s/n 2LDLSWATHERS
H4023TV027242, spring susp, roll tarp.
2007 John Deere 4895 30 Ft, s/n E04895X330114, 1990 Real 16 Ft T/A Gooseneck Stock, s/n
Honey Bee draper hdr, s/n 30WS075347, P/U reel, hyd 2R9G7LB21L1020028.
F&A, dbl knife drive, 2 Roto Shears, transport, 18.4R26 F, 1996 24 Ft T/A Gooseneck, s/n 3624696, (2)
14Lx16.1SL R, 481 mach hrs showing.
7000 lb axles.
1996 Westward 3000 30 Ft, s/n 107973, P/U reel, 2008 Tarnel 18 Ft T/A, s/n 5PYAT172981007997,
540 PTO, transport.
(2) 7000 lb axles.
INduSTRIAl EquIpMENT
1995 Custombuilt 14 Ft T/A Gooseneck, s/n
Case 780 Loader Backhoe, bkt, extendahoe.
2345263.
Takeuchi L120CR Skid Steer Loader, s/n 2001 Karavan Trailblazer 2 Place Snowmobile.
21200309, bkt, A/C cab, rubber tracks, 1028 hrs showing.
SEEdINg, TIllAgE & BREAKINg
Caterpillar 70 13 Cy Pull Scraper, converted to hyd.
2005 Bourgault 8810 40 Ft Air Seeder, s/n
TRuCKS
38343MB-04, 10 in. spacing, sgl shoot, mid-row banding,
1997 Western Star 5864SS T/A Sleeper, s/n NH3 pkg, 2.25 in. poly packers, 5350 tow-behind tank, s/n
2WKLDD2G6VK947571, Caterpillar 430, 13 spd, 36679AS-04, dbl fan, 8 in. load auger.
A/R cab, A/R susp, 48 in. sleeper, 684,419 km showing.
Bourgault 9800 42 Ft Cultivator.
1986 Ford 9000 T/A Grain, s/n 1FDU90W6GVA21346, Cummins 350, 10 spd, A/R susp, 20 ft Bush Hog 10 Ft Disc.
Bush Hog 20 Ft Disc.
steel box, hoist, roll tarp.
1975 Ford 8000 Tag/A Grain, s/n R808WV87009, Degelman SM7000 70 Ft Heavy Harrows.
Caterpillar 3208, 5x2, spring susp, 20 ft steel box, hoist, Flexi-Coil 82 100 Ft Harrows.
roll tarp.
Flexi-Coil 95 70 Ft Harrow Packer.
1967 Chevrolet C60 S/A Grain, s/n CE6371122543, Degelman 570 Rock Picker.
366, 5x2, 16 ft box, hoist.
Crown Rock Picker.
2008 GMC 2500HD Z71 Crew Cab 4x4 Pickup,
s/n 1GTHK23628F214005, Duramax, A/T, 117, 629 SpRAYER
2000 Spra-Coupe 4640 80 Ft, s/n 4640JL8A136,
km showing.
1986 Ford F150 XL Explorer Pickup, s/n 2FTE- Perkins, A/T, 400 US gallon poly tank, foam markers,
Ez-Steer, mapping, 981 hrs showing.
F15Y4GCA16522, 4 spd, 139,066 km showing.
gRAIN HANdlINg EquIpMENT
Grain Max 4200± Bushel Hopper Bin.
(2) Goebel 4200± Bushel Hopper Bin.
2011 Westfield MK130-61 Plus 13 In. x 61 Ft
Mechanical Swing Grain Auger.
2011 Farm King FK841 8 In. x 40 Ft Grain Auger.
2011 Brandt 840 8 In. x 40 Ft Grain Auger.
2011 Brandt HP1391 13 In. x 90 Ft Mechanical
Swing Grain Auger.
Westfield 8 In. x 51 Ft Grain Auger.
Westfield J208-46 8 In. x 46 Ft Grain Auger.
Westfield 7 In. x 41 Ft Grain Auger.
Kendon 120± Bushel Grain Wagon.
lANdSCApE EquIpMENT
2007 John Deere LA140 48 In. Riding Lawn Mower.
2007 John Deere 647 47 In. 3 Pt Hitch Tiller.
68 In. 3 Pt Hitch Rotary Tiller.
Bush Hog 60 In. 3 Pt Hitch Bush Mower.
Fimco 10 Ft Estate Sprayer.
RECREATIONAl VEHIClES
2003 Invader 180 17.5 Ft Fish & Ski Boat.
1986 Rustler 20 Ft T/A Travel Trailer.
2008 Yamaha Apex LTX 1000cc Snowmobile.
Honda Fourtrax 250 250 cc Quad.
OTHER ITEMS INCludE
International 1150 Mix Mill, 540 PTO · 10,000± Bushel
Temp Steel Grain Bin · 5000± Bushel Temp Wood Grain
Bin · Buhler 10 Ft Steel Swath Roller · Handler I Chem Fill
· (2) 230/95R32 Sprayer Tires · Carolina 55 ton press ·
Carolina crane...AND MUCH MORE!
For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com
Russell Matiowsky: 204.234.5263 (h), 204.365.7690 (c),
[email protected]
Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager –
Daryl Martin: 306.421.5066 800.491.4494
Auction Company License #303043 & 309645
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AGASEA FARM
UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION
for MARION MICHALCZYK
FARM AUCTION
SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 10 AM
Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433
GRISWOLD, MB - THURSDAY JUNE 27TH - 10:00 AM
5 NORTH OF PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE
ON PR 240.
TRACTORS
DIRECTIONS: From Griswold, MB (Jct #1 & #21) Turn north on #21 about 50 yards to service road. Turn West on service road that runs parallel to #1. Go West
2.5 kms to Sale site. Watch for signs.
ORDER OF SALE: 10:00 AM – 1:00PM (parts, tools, lumber, building supplies, steel, tanks, pallets etc.) 1:00 PM – Larger Equipment
TRACTORS: *IH 1066 Hydro Tractor w/New motor, Newer rear 18.4–38 Tires,
Dual PTO, 2 Remote hyd s/n2610163U017892*Case 830 tractor w/Dual Hyd,
540 PTO, 18.4–30 rubber*MF 97 tractor w/cab, single hyd, 540 PTO, 18.434 rubber, s/n2B7B6026*Cockshutt 1850 Tractor w/2 Remote hyd, 540 PTO,
s/n285-42220*MF44 Tractor, Running but needs points, s/n11631*8’ Leon
Blade (Front Mount) HARVEST EQUIPMENT: *30’ MF 9030 Straight Cut Header
w/transport wagon, bat reel, s/nS000383*24’ IH 810 Straight Cut Header w/
Big auger, New wobble box, bat reel, s/nX70246X*24.5’ IH 4000 SP Swather
w/no cab, UII Pickup reel, rubber slat canvass, s/n007633*Shop Built Swather
Transport SEED & TILLAGE: *24’ Morris Rod Weeder*20’ JD 9450 Hoe Press
Drills w/Back on Transport, s/nH002515 & H002508*2 Yard Eversman Hyd
Scraper s/n5314 HAYING EQUIPMENT: *NH 855 Rd Baler w/bale kicker, auto
oilers, 540 PTO, s/n707120*6’ Bushhog 3PT Rotary Mower s/n12-08532*6’
Trail Type Rotary Mower (needs shaft repair) VEHICLES & TRAILERS: *2000
Chevy 3500 1 Ton dually 4x4, Reg Cab w/10’ Flat deck, Tool Boxes, V8 Gas,
Auto Trans, 209,390kms showing, s/n1GBJK34JXYF421093*2012 Big Tex 30’
Tandem Dueled Flat Deck Trailer w/fold down ramps & beaver tails, 22,000
lbs GVW, s/n16VGX2523C2628308*24’ ATCO T/A Flat Deck Fifth Wheel
Trailer*1994 20’ Prairie T/A Stock Trailer s/n1P9TSB3C6RT031926*24’ TB Aluminum Triple Axel Stock Trailer, s/n2C9ED45C8H2044014*22’ Shop Built T/A Horse Trailer GRAIN
HANDLING EQUIPMENT: *Zie-Vac Grain Vac w/540 PTO*Frontier Inc 1000 grain Vac w/540 PTO LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: *Ajax 2 Grinder Mixer Mill s/n1009*Linden Trailer
Type Post Pounder (fully hyd) excellent cond. SHOP EQUIPMENT: *NEW Lincoln 250 AC/DC Welder w/Cables*NEW Simonize 2900 Pressure Washer*NEW Kawasaki 4000 Watt
Generator*NEW 10” Skilsaw Table Saw*30 KVW Generator w/DSL Engine *Shur-Lift 20 Ton Shop Press*Ironsmith Drill Press*Welding Tables*24’ Trailer Load of Farm Tools, Shop
Items Etc. PUMPS & TANKS: *4” Trash Pump w/4Cyl DSL engine on 2 wheel wagon*4” Monarch Water Pump w/4Cyl Wisconsin Eng on 2 Wheel Wagon*4” Allis Chalmers Water
Pump on 2 Wheel Wagon (Shaft on pump is broken)*4” Water Pump*500 Gal Poly Tank on 2 Wheel Wagon*Fiberglass Water Tanks*Fuel Tanks*Skid Tanks BUILDING SUPPLIES:
*Assorted Skids of Lumber (Plywood – 2”x6”- 2”x4”- 4 x6”- truss rafters, etc.*Assorted Building Supplies (Windows, etc)*Quantity of Steel – tubes, pipe, sucker rods etc.
MISCELLANEOUS: *Several Pallets of Misc Farm Related Items & Parts*Trailer Axles (7,000 lbs & 10,000 lbs)*Electric Chain Saw*Chain Link Gates
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT MARION MICHALCZYK @ 1-306-735-7550
Check out full listings & pictures at www.fraserauction.com
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PHONE: (204) 727-2001 FAX: (204) 729-9912 www.fraserauction.com EMAIL: [email protected] Auctioneer: Scott Campbell
Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions and or deletions. Property owners and Fraser Auction Service not responsible for any accidents.
GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: Cash or cheque. NOTE: cheques of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by bank letter of credit.
Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 www.fraserauction.com
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• 2000 Thomas 173 HLS Diesel Skid steer, with
bucket, 2116 Hrs, serial # LKOO2394
• Snow bucket and forks sell separate
• Duetz 9190 Tractor, Cab, FWA, Pto, 3pth, 20.8 x
38 duals, 2336 hrs,
• Duetz 7120 cab, FWA, Dual pto. 3pth, 14.9 x 46
rear, 8884 hrs, serial # 74413620.
• Duetz DX 160, Cab, Dual pto, 3pth.14000 hrs,
14.9 x 46 serial # 6240131
• Duetz DX 120 Cab, creeper gear, pto 3pth, 16.9
x 38 serial # 3105
• Duetz 7120 tractor for parts, cab, 3pth, pto,
• Set of 14.9 x 46 rear tractor tires on John Deere
Rims
HARVESTING
• Case IH model 8820 swather with 15 ft Mower
conditioner head and 21 ft Grain Draper, 3500
hrs, serial # 49572
• Gleaner L3 Diesel, Hydro, rear wheel assist,
Pickup, and chopper, 2780 engine hours
• Gleaner straight cut header 24 ft
POTATO EQUIPMENT
Most shedded all single phase power
• Better built potato seed cutter
• 3 @ Two row potato harvesters Utah and
Hesstons
• Spudnick potato bin piler 220 volt electric
• Spudnick Potato Grader table and rubber
brushes, stinger
• 24’’ x approx 80 ft Telescopic Potato belt
conveyor
• Planter filler belt conveyor
• Other older conveyors
• Chain bottom Gravity loading hopper
TRUCK
• 1993 Frieghtliner Highway tractor, conventional
cab with bunk, Cummins 10 speed, 11 x 22.5
tires, good farm truck
• 1979 Barrmitt Tandem axle 11 x 22.5 tires, 48
ft Double Decker Alummin pot belly live stock
hauler, saftied in 09
• Aprox 1983, IHC 2575 Tandem with 10 sp and
Cummins, 20 ft potato box
• 1978 Ford 9000 Louiville Detroit diesel and 20 ft
live bottom and head lift hoist potato box
• 3 Chevy Mid 70’s single axle v8 and 15 ft gravity
potato boxes, two have automatic trans
• John Deere 7000, 12 Row 22’’ plate Planter,
insecticide, 3pth
• John Deere 12 row 22’’ 3pth bar with #70
planting units, extra plates sprockets etc.
• Chinook 1203 air cart with Lombardini Diesel,
with 40 ft Flexicoil seeding tool
• Chinook 1203 for parts
• Separate Lombardini engine for parts with
good starter
• Flexicoil model 200, 40 ft cultivator with
seeding tool and markers
• CI Model 379 field cultivator
• Sakundiak 7’’ x 1200 cm with motor mount
TILLAGE
• Hutch master 27 ft Tandem disc
• John Deere 5 x16 Plow model 350 ,
• Set of hyd tine harrows melroe 40 ft,
• Set of Diamond harrows 55 ft Ajax
MISC FARM
• Farm King 850 Grinder mixer
• Green Calf creep feeder with panels
• Jiffy 14 ft side dump silage wagon, needs roof
• Some small misc Farm hardware, as well
household merchandise
See our website: www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230
BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS
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Bohden Burak
Sun., June 23 @ 10:00 am Tyndall, MB
ANNUAL SPRING
CONSIGNMENT AUCTION
Hwy #44 North, 7 miles on RD 35 then go East 2 1/2 Miles on RD 80 #37065
Auction Note: Large Auction, 2 Rings | Contact: (204) 265-3256
Sat., June 22 @ 10:00 am Stonewall, MB
BOBCAT: 07 T190, Bobcat T190 dsl,
Enclosed Cab w/ Heat & AC, 18” Tracks,
1350 hrs Exc Cond 35 VINTAGE CARS:
33 Chev Coupe 2D, 3 Window w/ Rumble
Seat * 33 Chev Master Deluxe Restored
* 37 Pontiac 2D * 37 Pontiac Model 224
2D Sedan * 38 Ford Sedan * 49 Ford 2D
Coach * 50 Chev 4D * 52 Ford * 52 Pontiac
* 53 Ford Meteor * 53 Chev Model 210 4D
Sedan, Restored * 57 Dodge Desota * 60
Pontiac Laurentian * 63 Ford Falcon * 64
Ford Falcon 4D * 67 Chev * 67 Dodge * 67
Ford Ltd 2D * 68 Chrysler Newport 2D Hard
Top * 68 Ford Mustang VINTAGE TRUCKS:
49 Ford 3/4 ton * 50 Chev 1 ton * 50 Ford
1 ton * 55 GMC 1/2 ton * 56 GMC 1/2 ton *
56 Chev 1300, Step Side * 57 Chev 3/4 ton
Step Side * 57 Chev 1/2 ton * 2) 67 GMC
1/2 ton * 72 GMC 1/2 ton * 76 Dodge 300
Tow Truck * 78 Dodge 3/4 ton Crew Cab *
80 Chev 1 ton Dually Cube Van * Various
Auto Parts YARD & REC: Al 18’ Truck Frt.
Box (Storage) * 75 Dodge Trivco 25ft Gas Motorhome, A/C, Bath & Awning * Suziki 250cc 4WD
Quad w/ Blade * JD 316 R Mower 42” Mower, 40” Roto Tiller * Troybuilt 8HP Rear Rototiller
* Craft 12hp 32” Snowblower * Craft 8hp Wood Chipper/Shredder * Push Mower * Hand Yard
Tools * * Golf Clubs * 3000 Golf Balls TOOLS & MISC: Chain Saws * Battery Booster/ Charger *
Shop Supplies * Vintage Wheel Balances * Vise * Jackal * Many Power Tools, Hand Tools * Honda
EB2200 Generator * Kal Equip Engine Analyzer * Ford Parts Washer * Van Dorn Valve Grinder * Air
Comp * 75 gal Poly Tank * White Metal Detector * Shelving * Pallet Jack * 6) GUNS - 22 cal, 32
cal, 410, 12 ga * Military Ammo Boxes ADV & COLLECTIBLES: Porc 2 Sided Red Indian Motor
Oil Sign * Gulf * Firestone * Seiberling * 4) Coca Cola Sign * Quaker State * Goodyear Sign * Porc
Pepsi Door Bar * Porc Prestone Thermometer * Porc. 7-Up Thermometer * Early Metal 2-Sided
Manitoba Motor League Sign * Oil Bottles & Cans * Anchor Store Display * Carnival Ring Toss
Game * Labeled Fruit Crate * Banks * 7-up Clock * GM Clock * General Store Die Cabinet * Tire
Ashtray * Eaton’s Tea Tin * Parking Meter * License Plate * Auto Manuals * Pontiac Rad Cap * Gum
Ball Machine ANTIQUE FURNITURE: Oak “S” Curve Roll Top Desk * Side Board w/ Mirrored Hutch
* Painted Hoosier * 2D Painted Pantry * Tri-Mirror Vanity Dresser * Hall Stand * Painted Drop Fit
Desk * Writing Desk * Painted Open Book Case * Walnut Cedar Chest * Oak Store Counter 72” *
Press Back Rocker * Railway Chairs * Piano Stool * Trunks ANTIQUES: Franklin Mint Collectibles
* Pocket Watch * Shaving Items * Coal Oil Lamps * Gramophone * Collector Plates * Crystal *
Wash Board * Torch Lamp * Veedel Oil Pail * Old Books * Chalkware Cat * S&P * Egg Cup * Grp
7 Painting * Spinning Wheel * 2) Oak French Doors * Galv Tubs * Stained Glass Window * Sultan
Short Wave Radio * Violin Uke * Metal Fencing w/ Gate * Little Big Books * Crocks * Stereo *
Scope & Cards * Wind Drive Sawyer * Cabin Mantle Clock * Balloon Tire Bike * Verandah Pillars *
COINS * ANTIQUE TOYS: Pedal Car * Cast Horse & Wagon * Train Set * Buddy L * Tonka’s Strucco
* Die Cast Vehicles, Tractors & Planes * Lincoln Semi * Tractor & Crawler * Meccano * Dolls
HOUSEHOLD: Bed * Mantle Dome Clock * Lamps * VCR Movies * Cassettes * Linen Blankets *
Sewing Material * Crafts * Knitting Materials *
Growing List on Website!!
VINTAGE CAR / ACREAGE AUCTION
Ken & Marilyn Henschel
Stuart McSherry
(204) 467-1858 | (204) 886-7027 | www.mcsherryauction.com
#12 Patterson Dr
Skidsteer & Tractors: Ford NH L785 Skidsteer Enclosed
Cab, Heater, 2 spd w/ Bucket & Forks * Case 1270 Cab
Powershift 3ph Dual Hyd 1000PTO 20.838 Factory Duals
2911hrs * Int 966 Cab, Torque Amp, 540/1000 PTO Dual
Hyd, 7000 hrs * JD 950 dsl 3PH 540 PTO * Kubota B7100
4WD dsl Std Trans, 3PH PTO w/ FEL * Universal 850
dsl MFWA FEL 3PH 540 PTO * Cockshutt 550 gas 540
3PH* McCormicks WD9 Pully PTO Gd Cond * Forn 8N
3PH * Schramm Pneumatractor * Equip: Vers 400 20’
Swather w/Cripper * Graham 10’ Deep Tiller * JD 9350
Press Drill * Eezon 15’ Offset Disc * JD 1209 9’ Haybine
* 09 MF Hesson 2745 Silage Model NBL RD Baler, Exc
Cond * 06 NH BR780 Wide P/U Auto Wrap RD Baler,
Exc Cond * Vermeer 505 Super I Round Baler Dual Tie,
Guide Wheels * StretchMatic Mdl 7500 Bale Wrapper
w/Honda Motor * JD 3PH Model 403, 4’ Brush Mower *
JD 858A Side Delivery Rake * Case Side Delivery Rake *
Westfield 7” 40” Auger * Storage & Trailers: 91 Saturn
20’ Tandem Flat Deck * Gooseneck Trailer 22’ * BH 14’
Flat Deck Trailer * 4 place Snowmobile Trailer * 2) Freight
Truck Box 1) 24’ 1) 18’ * 30’x40’ 15’ high Double Doored
Waterproof, Fire Resistant, Storage Blding * 20’x40’ 4
sided Com Party Tent * 16’x22’ Marquee Event Tent c/w
Zipper Door, 7 Windows, HD Frames & Fabric * Semi &
Vehicles: 03 Int Eagle 9900 Cum 13 spd Air Ride, Sft
* 96 Ford F250 5.7L Auto Crew Cab A/C w/ Fibre Glass
Service Box * 75 GMC 6000 gas 14’ Deck w/ 1000 gal
Poly Tank & Pump * 05 Dodge Caravan, 130,000 km, Sft
* 05 Monta 7 Passenger Van * 84 Dodge Rampage * 8’
Dump Box w/ Elec Motor * 92 Chev 4x4 3/4 ton * Yard &
Rec: 16’ 1/2” Fishing Board w/ Merc 60HP 2 Stroke, Live
Well, Fish Finder,w/ Eezon Loader * 16’ Fibreglass Boat
40HP & Trailer * Al 16’ Boat * Canoe * 93 See Doo GTX w/
Trailer * 09 Polaris 700 Ranger XP 4x4 * 04 Bombarbier
500 4x4 Quad * JD 111 R Mower w/ Bagger * 01 Yamaha
Blaster 200cc Sport Quad * Ferris Model 15 3000 hyd Zero
Twin 27 HP 61” Cut, only 328 hrs * Crafts ZT 7000 44”
Mower * Ariens G17 17HP hyd Mower 48” w/ Snowblower
48” & Rotovator 48” * JD 318 hyd Mower * Inland 3ph
Snowblower * MTD 5hp 20” Snowblower * Ski-Doo 440
Snowmobile * 02 Yamaha Viper 700 * 00 Yamaha Umax
600 * 81 Skidoo Blizzard * Tools & Misc: 2” 5.5 HP Gas
Water Pump * 3” 6.5 Gas Water Pump * Construction
Scaffolding * Job Site Box 1) 36” 1) 48” * Tools Chest *
Many Hand & Power Tools * Beaver Band Saw * Table Saw
* Jointer * Air Tools * Air Comp * Ladders * Wrought Iron
Metal Driveway Gate *
STILL ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS!
Stuart McSherry
AUCTION SALE
Sat., June 29 @ 10:00 am
Lorrette, MB
Directions: 5 Miles East on Hwy #207 then South 2
Miles on Mun 30E
Viewing by Appointment: (204) 253-8769
Email: [email protected]
Tractor & Equip: JD 5010 CAb Dual hyd 1000 PTO Dual
24.5 32, 6400 hrs * Int 706 dsl Cab 540/1000 hyd Gd
Rubber 5700 hrs w/ FEL * Int 503 Gas Combine * Int 403 Gas
Combine * Vers 400 cab 20’ Swather * White 247 20’ Chisel
Plow * Laurier 70’ Spring Tine Harrows * 19 Sec Diamond
Harrows Hyd Lift * Westfield Pony Cart Spring Tine Harrows
* 3) JD Plows 2) 3B 1) 5B) * CCIL 18’ Discer * JD Vanbrunt
28 run Seed drill SAGA * Coop 10’ Chisel Plow, Plus Ext 14’
*Antique 1950s JD Tool Bar Cult 12’ * JD Side Del Rake * JD
#5 7’ Semi Mt Sickle Mower * CCIL 18’ PT Swather * Great
Northern 68’ Sprayer * Vers 580 70’ Sprayer * Tuk-Wick
300 bus Grain Dryer * Tote Tank 14’ w 2 Components * 300
bus Hopper Trailer w/ Auger Vehicles: 65 Dodge 700 gas
Tandem 18’ Grain B&H, Roll Tarp, Kept Inside * 53 Ford F-6
12’ B&H * 50s F47 Ford Panel Van * 62 Merc Montery, Kept
Inside * 63 Pontiac Parisiene Granaries: Westeel 3000 bu
w/ Airation Blower & Bin Sweep * 2) Westeel Appox 1800 bus
Hopper Bins * 5) Westeel 2000 bus Grainery * 10 ton Epoxy
Coated Hopper Bin Misc: 16 HP B&S Engine * Gas Generator
* Blding Jacks Screw & Ratchet * 2) Steel Underground Fuel
Tanks, 2000 gal * 300, 500 gal Fuel Tanks & Stands * 100 gal
Steel Water Tank * 500 gal Steel Water Tank on Skids * 1200
gal Poly Tank * 75 gal Poly Tank * JD 5010 Parts * JD AR parts
* Tracks for Swather * Implement Parts * Hdy Cyl Hoses *
3PH System * 4) Cultverts 4’H , 6’ L * Cement Float * Metal
Fence Posts * Wood Snow Fence * Chain Link Fence * Chain
Link Gates * Roofing Paper * Tar Paper * Telepost Insulation
* Lge Amt Lumber * 2”x10” * 2’’x12” T&G * 2”x6” * 2”x8” *
3500+ Bricks * Cinder Blocks * Ignition Cabinets * Bolt Bins
* Nails * Elec Motors * Chains & Hooks * Cable * Various Tires
Semi * Auto * Implement * 4) 16.9 x 26 * 2) 24.5 x 32 * Leg
Traps * 20) Meat Hooks Tools: Floor Model Drill Press * LKS
180 Amp Welder * Port Air Comp * Power & Hand Tools * Shop
Supplies Yard & Rec: Push Gas Mower * Wheel Barrow * 78
Kawaski km 100 Motor Bike * 70 Skidoo Snowmobile * Pedal
Bikes * Hand Yard Tools * 2500 Golf Balls Antiques: Grader
* Walk Behind Scuffler * Wood Wagon Wheels * “Midget”
Wheel Seeder * Steel Wheels * Sleigh * Quantity of Wrought
Iron Yard Fencing * Cast Bath Tub * Water Pump * 2) Gas
Bowser 1) 6’ 1) 5’ Gibeco * Oil Dispensers * SuperTest Oil
Rack * 4) Cases Coop Oil Cans * Mobiloil * Int * Quaker State
* Radio Letters * Texaxo Letters * Stars * Highway Signs * Pop
Crates * Galv Tubs * Coal Oil Lamps * Stained Glass Windows
* Mantle Clock * This is only a partial list
Stuart McSherry
(204) 467-1858 | (204) 886-7027
For full listings visit
www.mcsherryauction.com
We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you
want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Cooperator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free
number today. We have friendly staff ready to help.
1-800-782-0794.
FARMING IS ENOUGH OF
A GAMBLE...
(204) 467-1858 | (204) 886-7027 | www.mcsherryauction.com
Advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator
Classifieds, it’s a Sure Thing!
1-800-782-0794
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AUCTION SALES
Saskatchewan Auctions
MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a very large
Equipment-Vehicle-RV Auction. Sat., Jun 22nd,
2013 9:00am at the Estevan Motor Speedway,
Estevan, SK. Directions: E of Estevan, SK on the
Shand Access Road. Watch For Signs! 2 Quarters
of Farmland in the Estevan area, Case 4490 w/only 3,665-hrs & has PTO; Belarus 6100 FWA tractor
w/3PTH & FEL; MF 97 2WD tractor; MF 1135 2WD
tractor w/4,982-hrs; Case 1070 2WD tractor; Oliver
88 2WD Row Crop tractor; Oliver 88 2WD Stnd
tractor; 2010 4WD Crew Cab Dodge DSL 2500
Laramie 2500 PU w/only 24,000-km; 2004 GMC
Sierra 1-Ton dually crew cab DSL; 1988 Western
Star gravel truck, Hyster H80C forklift; 2000 Dodge
Ram 2500 Extended Cab 4WD truck; 1995 Ford F
150 regular cab 4WD; 1951 L-160 Series grain
truck; 2011 14-ft. tandem cargo trailer; Kubota RTV
1100 DSL side by side, MT 55 mini Bobcat walk behind skid steer, mini skid steer Bobcat trencher attachment, towable cement mixer, trailer type gas
powered post hole auger; 2010 PJ 36-ft gooseneck
flat deck trailer w/tandem duals; 2008 PJ 36-ft
gooseneck flat deck trailer w/tandem duals & beaver tail; 2007 PJ 26-ft. gooseneck flat deck trailer;
2007 Round Up 20-ft. gooseneck stock trailer; 1971
3-Ton gravel truck w/8,500 original mi; 15 10-ft.
round pen livestock panels; 1989 Fruehauf 53-ft
drop deck hay trailer; 16-ft tandem axle car hauler;
2012 Trailer Tech truck deck w/LED lighting & hidden gooseneck hitch; RV 5th wheel hitch; 300x65ft. fabric storage shed canopy; 20x40-ft. commercial
party tent; 16x22-ft. Marquee event tent w/7 windows; JD LA 125 garden tractor w/48-hrs; Case 44
garden tractor w/attachments; Kingkutter 3-PTH
disc; Kingkutter 3-PTH cultivator; Woods 6140 zero
turn lawn mower; 16-ft. Volero Boat w/115-HP
Merc; 1978 Reinell 190 boat; 1982 Holidaire travel
trailer; 2001 Peak Security 26-ft. 5th wheel w/rear
kitchen & large slide; 1999 Eagle Jayco 28-ft. 5th
Wheel w/rear kitchen & large slide; 1997 Centurion
26-ft. 5th wheel trailer travel trailer; 1995 27.5-ft.
Sandpiper 5th wheel camper w/double slide; 1984
Terry Taurus travel trailer w/bunks; Lincoln 200amp
Silver Bullet portable welder; Baja 250 4x2 ATV
quad; 1983 Honda Shadow 750 motorcycle; 1962
Ford Thunderbird 2 door hardtop w/390 engine
w/25,140-mi showing; various keyhoe & airmaster
aeration fans; quantity of aeration tubes & adaptors;
2, Westeel Rosco bins on hoppers; 1, 1650 Rosco
bin on hopper; 16-ft. homebuilt livestock trailer; 2,
5000 Chief Westland bins on cement, 1-4400 bushel Westeel Rosco on cement; 1, 3,500 Chief Westland bin on cement; 1, 3300 Westeel Rosco bin on
cement; JD 9350 10-ft grass drill; Case IH 1682 PT
combine; Lincoln ARC generator/stick welder
w/9-HP Honda engine; Mastercraft tool cabinet;
new Yard Works log splitter; NH 847 round baler;
tandem grain box trailer w/Kohler engine for lift;
Farm King gravity screen cleaner; poly sprayer
tanks; Bourassa 3-PTH; Wheatheart 8-in transfer
auger; NH 470 manure spreader; heavy duty job
site boxes; 10-ft 20 drawer heavy duty metal work
bench; Toro mower; generators; new building supplies never used 9 Triple Glazed Windows; Mahogany Interior doors; bags of insulation; stairway
spindles & 4x8 sheets of sub flooring! CHECK
THIS AD EVERY WEEK FOR MANY EQUIPMENT
ADDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS!! Visit
www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928
or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962
AUCTION SALES
Saskatchewan Auctions
ANDREWS FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION GARAGE AUCTION Sat., June 29th, 2013. 9:30am
Main St Togo, SK. CONTACT: (306)597-2028.
GARAGE: 25x70 on 3 lots, plus lean, steel shed,
wired, heat, water, cemented, separated into garage at rear & store front. This building includes
compressor & hoist. Excellent opportunity for business or storage building. Owner motivated to sell.
Sold w/owner’s approval. RECREATION & VEHICLES: 1989 Honda Goldwing 1500 CC, loaded,
4,300-mi, mint; 1969 54 passenger school bus converted to camper, fully loaded; 1997 Nissan Ultima
fully loaded, 300,000-kms; 1995 Ford F150 4x4 extended cab, loaded, 315,000-kms; TOOLS: FMC
7600 tire changer; May tire changer; Lincoln welder; Westward 16-SPD post drill; Parker hyd hose
crimper; Electric hyd hose cut off saw; *24-in belt
lacer (one of a kind)* 45-Ton hyd press, double cyl;
*Sickel master (repairing & rebuilding mower &
swather knives)* Angle grinders; Hyd flow pressure
tester; Large supply of tools, jacks, cabinets, shelving, counters etc.; NEW PARTS & HARDWARE:
Large assortment of bearings, cabinet of seals, baler pickup bands, sections, rivets, bolts, guards, 3
bolt bins, hubs, spindles, axles, hyd controls, pioneer ends, etc. *$10,000 of drive line, shafts, yokes,
universals, etc* Assortment of new Gel tools; Muffler clamps, clamps, center bearings, sprockets,
pullies; Swather canvas rollers, canvas, canvas repairs; Swather knives, knive heads, straps, etc.;
New swather knives; New swather bat reels; O
rings, draw pins, baler belts; $5,000 of hyd hose
adapters; $10,000 of machinery & auto belts, Plus
more. ANTIQUES: Cockshutt 30; 2 Aladdin lamps;
Radios; 1946 wood crates; Coke cooler; Wall
phone; Hockey game; Desk. Plus more! HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: New homemade lawn furniture, real
nice; GUNS: Remington Model 700 BDL 7 M Magnum, SS barrell, scope, composite stalk; White 50
cal muzzle loader SS, composite stalk; 2, Browning
BL 22 cal lever action; Marlin lever action 30 30;
SKS 7.62x39 semi auto w/scope; Iphaca Model 37
pump 12 gauge shotgun; Remington 12A pump 22
cal rifle; 2, 177 pellet guns; 3 fish spear guns. Plus
office supplies etc. NOTE: Ron is retiring. Business
started in 1948. This is one of the last small town
garages. Excellent supply of parts & tools. Visit
www.ukrainezauction.com for updated listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851
AUTO & TRANSPORT
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Auto & Truck Parts
REMANUFACTURED DIESEL ENGINES: GM
6.5L, $4750 installed; Ford/IH 7.3L, $4950 installed;
New 6.5L engines, $6500; 24v 5.9L Cummins
$7500 installed; G.M. Duramax 6.6L-Ford 6.0L,
$8500 installed; Ford 6.4L $9,500 installed. Other
New/Used/and Reman Diesel engines available,
can
ship
or
install.
Call
(204)532-2187,
8:00am-5:30pm Mon. to Fri. Thickett Engine Rebuilding, Binscarth, MB.
Call Willy: 204-346-4335
email: [email protected]
BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS
2007 621D WHEEL LOADER 3 yd bucket, VGC,
asking $78,000. Phone (204)447-0184.
FULL BIN ALARM
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Building Supplies
FOR SALE: 12-FT H x 16-ft W insulated overhead
door
w/track
&
hardware.
$1,800
OBO.
Phone:(204)648-7136.
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.
BUSINESS SERVICES
BUSINESS SERVICES
Crop Consulting
CONTRACTING
OVER 200 VEHICLES LOTS OF DIESELS
www.thoens.com Chrysler Dodge (800)667-4414
Wynyard, SK.
CONTRACTING
Custom Harvest
CASE 680B LOADER BACKHOE, 2WD, shuttle
shift, great shape, $12,000; 1985 case 450c crawler
Dozer, 6-way blade, 65% undercarriage, $18,500.
www.waltersequipment.com (204)525-4521
HYD PULL SCRAPERS, 6-40 yards, Caterpillar,
AC/LaPlant, LeTourneau, Kokudo, etc. Pull-type &
direct mount available, tires also available. Pull-type
pull grader, $14,900; 2010 53-ft step deck, $24,995;
New Agricart grain cart, 1050-Bu, complete w/tarp,
$27,500. Phone (204)822-3797, Morden MB.
FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Vehicles Various
EQUINE
EQUINE
HORSE BOARDING
PERSON WANTED TO BOARD 4 horses in the St
Lazare area, will pay reasonable fee. Call Richard
(204)837-3108.
FARM MACHINERY
STOP Climbing Bins!
ALARM SOUNDS WHEN BIN IS FULL
THREE IN ONE
1. COMPLETE AUGER SPOUT
with “NO SNAG SPOUT”
2. FULL BIN ALARM
3. NIGHT LIGHT
• Available for 10, 13 and
16” Augers
• No Batteries needed
• Enclosed Sensor
• Proven Design since 2003
Value Priced from $515 to $560+ shipping
3 DAYS DELIVERY TO YOUR FARM
IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT SEND IT BACK AFTER
HARVEST FOR A REFUND
1-866-860-6086
John and Angelika Gehrer
NEVER SPILL SPOUT Inc.
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Bins
www.neverspillspout.com
5 3,300-BU WESTEEL ROSCO bins w/aeration
tubes, best offer. Dan Lovatt: (204)483-2717.
Souris, MB.
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Dryers
CONTRACTING
Custom Work
BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOISTURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details
(204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.
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.
ALLAN DAIRY IS TAKING bookings for the 2013
silage season. For more information call
(204)371-1367 or (204)371-7302.
CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks.
Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103
or E-mail Requests [email protected]
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Handling
CYPRESS INDUSTRY STEEL self feeder bins 10,
20 & 30-ft. Phone (204)436-2571.
Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2
Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2
MANITOBA BASED CUSTOM HARVESTING operation equipped w/Case IH & John Deere combines. Peas, cereals, canola, & soybeans. Flex
heads, straight heads & PU headers. Professional
operation fully insured. Phone:(204)371-9435 or
(701)520-4036.
Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for
archrib buildings
BEAT THE PRICE
INCREASES CALL NOW
PASTURE PIPELINE SYSTEMS, we can do complete instillation of your shallow buried pipeline &
water trough systems. Howard Ganske, Cartwright,
MB.
Email:[email protected] or Phone:
(204)529-2464.
FOUILLARD STEEL
SUPPLIES LTD.
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Roofing
PRICE TO CLEAR!!
B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2
AUCTION SALES
Saskatchewan Auctions
• Plate Heat Exchanger • Radiators
• Boiler Pumps • Glycol • Push-Fit Fittings
• 1/2" Oxygen Barrier Tubing & More
FOR SALE: 04 CHEVY 2500 4x4, 4-dr, gas, new
safety, new steer tires, flat deck w/tool boxes,
$8500. Phone:(204)871-0925.
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Trucks
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Electrical & Plumbing
WHOLESALE PRICES
We 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 information
Please call 1-866-882-4779
75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard
100,000PSI high tensile roofing &
siding. 16 colours to choose from.
SIGN SHOP EQUIPMENT & Supplies Auction,
Stellar Signs. Tues., June 25th, Estevan. Roland
VP 540i Versa Cam Printer, 54-in. laminator, plotter, photo copier, scanner, computers, rolls of vinyl,
tons of sign shop supplies & power tools. Visit
www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928
or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Electrical & Plumbing
WANTED: HARVESTER W/COMBINES & support
equipment for August 2013 to harvest wheat & canola. Phone: (204)769-2417, Fairfax.
ST. LAZARE, MB.
1-800-510-3303
1961 TD62 6 CYL, VGC w/8-ft. angle dozer,
$6,500. Phone (204)736-2619, Oak Bluff.
AUCTION SALES
Saskatchewan Auctions
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Building Supplies
USED MERIDIAN HOPPER BINS, 4000-5000 Bus;
used flat bottom bins. Check out our website
www.valleyagro.com Phone Valley Agro Services
Ltd (204)746-6783.
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Building Supplies
AGRI-VACS
Tired 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-VACS
Fergus, ON: (519) 787-8227
Carman, MB: (204) 745-2951
Davidson, SK: (306) 567-3031
Post Frame Buildings
UNRESERVED PUBLIC FARM AUCTION
FARM MACHINERY
Haying & Harvesting – Baling
Christopherson Farms Ltd.
2007 JD 568 ROUND baler, net wrap, floatation
tires, loaded, 10,000 bales, shedded, $26,800;
1995 JD 930 12-ft discbine, rubber rolls, $6500;
2004 Claas 470T rotary rake, $6500. Phone
(204)625-5225, (204)625-2702, Elphinstone MB.
Weldon, SK | Wednesday, June 26, 2013 · 11 am
Post
Frame
Buildings
Post
Frame
Buildings
HESSTON SMALL SQUARE BALER, #4600 w/hydraulic tension & Silo Guard applicator; NH bale
wagon #1033. Phone:(204)886-2960, Teulon.
NEW IDEA 486 BALER w/monitor or 688 NH baler,
both VGC. Phone (204)767-2062
2008 JOHN DEERE 9530 & 1997 JOHN DEERE
9400 w/ 2008 DEGELMAN 6900 16 FT
Let us build you a
custom package!
For your farm,
residential or
commercial
project.
2009 JOHN DEERE 9770STS
& 2005 JOHN DEERE 9760STS
AUCTION LOCATION: At Weldon Fair Grounds. From KINISTINO, SK, go 9.2 km (5.7 miles) North West on
Hwy 3, then 2.4 km (1.5 miles) North, then 0.8 km (0.5 miles) East on Railway St. GPS: 53.00611, -105.13708
A PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: 2008
John Deere 9530 4WD · 1997 John Deere 9400 4WD ·
2009 John Deere 9770STS · 2005 John Deere 9760STS
· 2– John Deere 936D 36 Ft Draper · 2001 Volvo VNL64T
Sleeper T/A Truck Tractor · 1987 International F2575 T/A
Grain Truck · 2006 Doepker 45 Ft Tri/A Grain Trailer · 1985
Fruehauf 29 Ft End Dump Trailer · 2008 John Deere 544J
Wheel Loader...AND MUCH MORE!
For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com
Lorne Christopherson: 306.887.2103 (h),
306.961.5890 (c) For viewing of equipment
prior to the auction contact Lorne first.
Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager –
Luke Fritshaw: 306.260.2189 800.491.4494
NH
D1000 SQ BALER, 24x32, good condition,
CONTACT:
Asking: $14,500. Phone:(204)770-0040.
RonVERMEER
CookMODEL J BALER, VGC, always stored
Post Frame
Sales
inside. Call:(204)851-5810.
Oaklake, MB.
Representative
FARM MACHINERY
Phone 204-638-5303
Hay & Harvesting – Mower Conditioner
Fax 204-622-7053
2009 956 JD MOCO w/impeller conditioner,
Cell 204-572-5821
[email protected]
$24,500; 21-ft 885 Massey MacDon gas swather,
w/heavy duty wobble box, $4500. No Sunday calls
please (204)427-2074, (204)324-7410.
www.mcmunnandyates.com
CASEEveryday!
IH 8312 13-FT discbine, rubber rollers, exHelping You Build Better… at Great Prices
Ron Cook
CONTACT:
Frame
Sales Representative
Let us build you a Post
Ron
Cook
custom
package! | Fax
Phone
204-638-5303
204-622-7053
| Cell 204-572-5821
Post
Frame Sales
Representative
[email protected]
For your farm,
Phone 204-638-5303
Helping
You Build
at Great Prices Everyday!
residential
or Better...
Fax 204-622-7053
commercial
Cell 204-572-5821
CONTACT:
[email protected]
Letproject.
us build you
a
www.mcmunnandyates.com
custom package!
Ron Cook
Post Frame Sales
Helping You Build Better… at Great Prices Everyday!
cellent condition,
(204)427-3341
$12,000
OBO.
Call
Mel
FARM MACHINERY
Haying & Harvesting – Swathers
1999 MF 220 Series2 25-ft swather w/pick-up reel,
double-saws & lifters, 1,500-hrs. Wilmot Milne,
Gladstone, MB. Phone: (204)385-2486 or Cell:
(204)212-0531.
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FARM MACHINERY
Haying & Harvesting – Swathers
FARM MACHINERY
Parts & Accessories
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – White
2004 972 MACDON HEADER 25-ft. PU reel, 590
cutting
hrs,
immaculate,
$21,500.
Phone
(306)595-2211.
Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd.
2-105 W/COMPLETE ENGINE IN frame 10-hr ago
LPTO plus LMH shift on the go, good rubber,
$9000. (204)871-0925
400 VERS SWATHER 18-FT. good canvasses,
good condition, PU & bat reel, shedded, $1,500
OBO. Phone (204)966-3857 or (204)476-0535.
SWATHER 9260 BIG CAB & Power unit Heston,
same as challenger or Massey, Power unit 15/05
36-ft. Head is 2010 w/PU reel, very nice unit,
$72,000. (204)871-0925
FARM MACHINERY
Haying & Harvesting – Various
1, 36-FT. 10-IN. WESTFIELD grain auger w/Honda
motor. Phone (204)436-2571.
2009 JD 4895 W/895 PWR reverser header, bar
ties, HID lights, variable SPD reel, 488-hrs, premium condition, $85,000 OBO. (204)838-2352 e-mail
[email protected]
CASE IH BALER like new condition, MUST BE
SEEN. Phone (204)436-2571.
CORN HEADER 2009 16X30 Cat Lexion, C15 16row low profile w/littel change or adaptor, it would fit
Case IH or JD w/contour head, HYD deck plates &
knife rolls, $55,000. Nice condition. (204)871-0925,
Macgregor, MB
FOR SALE: 2003 NH 1475 14-ft hay conditioner,
w/540 PTO, excellent condition, $14,500; 52-ft
Fruehauf flatdeck w/bale extension, $5500; 52-ft
Tridem flatdeck w/self unloading bale racks,
$14,500; 970 NH 30-ft straight cut header, clean
unit, needs a wobble box, $1250. Phone
(204)825-7150, Pilot Mound MB.
FOR SALE: IHC 810 24-ft straight cut header w/PU
reel & transport trailer, very nice condition.
(204)535-2453
1-866-729-9876
5150 Richmond Ave. East
BRANDON, MB.
www.harvestsalvage.ca
New, Used & Re-man. Parts
FOR SALE: 2-105 WHITE tractor, complete new
engine & frame 10-hrs ago, rear tires approx 80%,
LPTO, the high-low shift, nice tractor, $9500.
Phone:(204)871-0925.
Tractors Combines Swathers
FYFE PARTS
1-800-667-9871 • Regina
1-800-667-3095 • Saskatoon
1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg
1-800-222-6594 • Edmonton
“For All Your Farm Parts”
www.fyfeparts.com
The Real Used FaRm PaRTs
sUPeRsToRe
Over 2700 Units for Salvage
• TRACTORS • COMBINES
• SWATHERS • DISCERS
Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN
(306) 946-2222
monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
WATROUS SALVAGE
NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS
NEW COMBINE PARTS
Large Inventory of
new and remanufactured parts
Rebuild combine table augers
Rebuild hydraulic cylinders
Roller mills regrooved
MFWD housings rebuilt
Steel and aluminum welding
Machine Shop Service
Line boreing and welding
Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd.
Eden, MB 204-966-3221
Fax: 204-966-3248
Check out A & I online parts store
www.pennosmachining.com
Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727
Fax (204) 326-5878
Web site: farmparts.ca
E-mail: [email protected]
FARM MACHINERY
Salvage
Combines
GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528
or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Case/IH
TRACTORS FOR PARTS: IHC 1486, 1086, 886,
1066, 966, 1256, 656, 844, 806, 706, 660, 650,
560, 460, 624, 606, 504, 434, 340, 275, 240-4, W9,
WD6, W6, W4, H, 340, B-414; CASE 4890, 4690,
2096, 2394, 2390, 2290, 2090, 2470, 1370, 1270,
1175, 1070, 970, 870, 1030, 930, 830, 730, 900,
800, 700, 600, 400, DC4, SC; MF 2745, 1805,
1155, 1135, 1105, 1100, 2675, 1500, 1085, 1080,
65, Super 90, 88, 202, 44, 30; JD 8640, 3140,
6400, 5020, 4020, 3020, 4010, 3010, 710; Cockshutt 1900, 1855, 1850, 1800, 1655, 1650, 560, 80,
40, 30; Oliver 66; White 4-150, 2-105; AC 7060,
7045, 7040, 190XT, 190, 170, WF; Deutz DX130,
DX85, 100-06, 90-06, 80-05, 70-06; Volvo 800,
650; Universal 651, 640; Ford 7600, 6000, 5000,
Super Major, Major; Belarus 5170, 952, 825, 425,
MM 602, U, M5; Vers 700, 555, 145, 118; Steiger
210 Wildcat; Hesston 780. Also have parts for combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage,
press drills, & other misc machinery. MURPHY
SALVAGE
(204)858-2727
or
toll
free
1-877-858-2728 .
FOR SALE: 2005 CASE IH 8010 combine, AWD,
45-32 front tires, means 45-in wide, 28Lx26 rear
tires, approx 1950-separator hrs w/spreader &
chopper, 30-ft draper header, $150,000; 2008 Case
IH 8010, AWD, 45-32 front tires, 28Lx26 rear tires,
spreader & chopper, approx 800-separator hrs,
w/30-ft
flex
draper
header,
$250,000.
Phone:(204)871-0925.
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Ford/New Holland
4630 JD TRACTOR, w/duals front weight; 3140 &
3130 w/low hours; 4030 w/sound guard cab, 3PT,
148 FEL, 7405 MFWA, 740 FEL. Phone:
(204)828-3460.
JD 4020 W/CAB & duals, 148 loader w/6-ft. bucket
& bale fork; 22 Anhydrous Dutch knives. Phone
(204)239-0035.
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – 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.
1995 AERO MAX FORD 9000, nice condition, but
motor has slight knock, Asking $2,800 OBO; 2 18-ft
decks w/hoist & front storage, tie down straps, Asking $2,100/each OBO; 45-ft Morris Deep-tillage,
w/NH3 shanks, Asking $2,550; IHC 7200 hoe
press, built in transport, markers, Asking $1,750
OBO; Antique Oliver Cetrac crawler w/front blade,
runs good, asking $1,800; 2050 IHC tandem DSL
gravel truck, 15-ft box, asking $4,600; 28-ft Fruehauf flat deck semi-trailer, single axle, safetied, asking $3,500. Phone:(204)728-1861.
STEINBACH, MB.
Ph. 326-2443
Spraying EquipmEnt
FARM MACHINERY
Sprayers
1995 JD 930 STRAIGHT cut header, PU reel, reconditioned wobble box 2000-acres ago, w/4-Whl
transport trailer, shedded, $10,000; Small edible
bean kit to fit 9600 or 9610 combine, $500; 9610 or
9600 combine straw chopper in VGC, $750; Hawkes side-arm markers, hardly used, $700. Could
send pictures for all the above. Call John
(204)745-7191, (204)379-2371, St Claude.
504 COCKSHUT SWATHER, SELF-PROPELLED
14-ft, shedded, good cond., $750; Hesston 7145
Forage chopper, 2-row corn & hay header, shedded, good condition, $1500 OBO; 60-ft tine harrow,
6-bar, $1000; Steel 100-bu hog feeders, $300 each;
Honda Big Red 200 3-wheeler, excellent cond.
Phone (204)835-2433
62-FT 3PTH SPRAYER: 1989 Bloomhardt 62-ft
240 US-gal 3PTH sprayer, Raven 440 auto-rate,
from a spray coop, radar speed sensor on sprayer
frame, all you need is one hydraulic to run pump,
12V to run monitor (3 boom section & press adj.) &
3PTH, $3,500. 1999 Flexi-coil 67 XL sprayer, 94-ft,
1,250 Imperial-gal tank, hyd. drive pump, wheeled
booms, wind screens, triple nozzle bodies, factory
auto-rate, 100-gal rinse tank, chemical mixing tank,
disc marker, field ready, $10,500. 1998 CIH 8480 softcore round baler, excellent condition, always shedded,
$2,750. Phone:(306)739-2433 or (306)435-7125.
7700 FORD TRACTOR FRONT end loader; IHC
250 DSL tractor; Vicom 5x6 round baler; 851 NH
round baler; New Idea 14-ft haybine; 70-ft hyd. harrows; 16-ft Wing cultivator; JD 10-ft rake; Horse
trailer, tandem axle; 14-ft Case double disc. Call for
more info (204)322-5614.
BUY THIS COMBINE FOR a fraction of the cost of
renting one. If you can even find one this fall because of the anticipated late harvest..This combine
is in excellent condition, field ready & always shedded when not in use. No reasonable offer refused.
Retired
from
farming.
PH:(204)447-2073,
(204)447-7570.
96-FT CROP SPRAYER, MOUNTED on Ford 700
truck 4x4, 13.6x24 tractor tires, 66,800-kms, 1000US gal tank, microtrac spray controller, Raven guidance, $12,000. Brunkild (204)736-2840.
BALERS 2, JD 535, $5,900; JD 530, $3,500; JD 510,
$1,250; New Idea 485, $3,500; JD 336, $3,000; Richardton Hi-Dumps, $3,000 & up; JD 3970 Harvester,
$8,900; NH 890, $2,500; IH 781 $2,500; Several hay
conditioners, $800 & Up; Hay-bines Gehl 2270, $3,900;
JD 1209, $3,000; NH 116, $3,000; Case IH 8312 discbine, $6,900; Ma-nure Spreaders, JD 780, $7,000;
NH 800, $7,500; Meyers 550, $11,900; New Idea 3634,
$4,000; Dual 340 loader, $2,000. (204)857-8403.
FOR SALE: BRAY AIR valves off of 854 Rogator.
Also Norgren air/electric control valves, offers.
(204)637-2071 or (204)526-5126 cell, Austin.
BOURGAULT COIL PACKER, 28-32 ft. adjustable,
hyd lift; Behlin 1650 & 3750-bu. granaries. Phone
(204)386-2412.
NH TX66 1994, 2400 separtor hours, Lots of recent
work. Shedded, excellent condition w/24-ft straight
cut header. Phone (204)476-6137, Neepawa.
INLAND 68-FT TERMINATOR 1 pull-type sprayer,
800-gal tank w/hyd & electric controls; 16-ft Gooseneck style cattle trailer. Phone (204)776-2063.
DEGALMAN GROUND DRIVE STONE picker $2,000;
28-ft Lylie rotovator $2,500; 4000 Cadman irrigator,
new gun $3,000 OBO; Aluminum Irris hy-drates, T, airvalves ETS, 4-in & 8-in, 25-ft MF Deeptiller cold flow
anhydrous kit, hydraulic shutoff, 6 row MF 3PTH Danishtine cult. & finger weeders, 20-ft Danishtine 3PTH
cult. w/packers, 6 row Lock-wood potato planter, offers.
Phone:(204)834-2750 or (204)476-0367.
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(204)744-2762
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – John Deere
2000 JD 9650W, 2538-SEP hrs, HHS, DAS, Sunnybrook Cyl, Redekop MAV chopper, hopper topper, chaff spreader, HID lights, 914 PU header
complete w/new belts, variable speed FDR house,
32.5x32, 16.9x26 tires. $102,500 OCO; 2003 JD
930F complete w/PU reel, Crary air system, FA,
poly skids, Elmers trailer, $22,500 OCO; 224.5x32
Firestone rice tires, on JD rims, VG cond., $3200
OCO. Phone (204)347-5244.
CORN HEADER 2009 16X30 Cat Lexion, C15 16row low profile w/littel change or adaptor, it would fit
Case IH or JD w/contour head, HYD deck plates &
knife rolls, $60,000. Nice condition. (204)871-0925,
Macgregor, MB
Combine ACCessories
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Accessories
SPRAYER
100-FT.
Phone
Tillage & Seeding
FARM MACHINERY
Tillage & Seeding – Air Seeders
3-170 Murray Park Rd
Winnipeg, MB
204-837-1660
www.edgeequipmentsales.com
Exclusive PowerFold® feature
allows operators to lift
DuraMax® decks with their
fingers not with their backs.
USED GRASSHOPPERS AVAILABLE
FOR SALE: AIR KIT parts for 52-ft. cultivator, offers. Phone (204)743-2145 or (204)526-5298.
LIVESTOCK
FOR SALE: IHC 33-FT 645 cultivator w/harrows &
packer, $3500; 70-ft diamond harrows, $1875; 1975
C65
truck
w/safety,
$6500
OBO. Phone
(204)745-2784.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Auctions
FOR SALE: MACDON MODEL 5000 16-ft mower
conditioner. VGC, $4800; Model 358 NH mixmill
w/power bale feeder, new hammers, $3500; 200-Bu
portable metal creep feeder w/panels, used very little. Phone (204)352-4489 leave message if no answer please.
HAUL-ALL INDUSTRIES LTD MODEL #RE6
w/non plugging fertilizer augers, $1,295; Powermatic harrow bar, 4-ft. harrows, $850; 2 MF 360 seed
discers 15-ft., offers. (204)669-2366
JD 8820 914 PICK-UP header & 930 grain header
& trailer; MF 860 w/pick-up & MF 20-ft grain header; MF 410 combine, PU header; Honeybee 36-ft
draper header, pick-up reel, fits Case 2388 & 2588
combine; D7G, PS, ripper; CAT 235 track hoe;
D760 Champion Grater; Tree farmer skidder, mechanical special, new 18.4x34 tires; Calhoun fertilizer spreader, PTO; Grousen dozer, fits a JD 8970
16-ft; 2004 Dodge RumbleBee short box. Phone:
(306)236-8023.
JD ALL CROP HEADER #653 6 row 30-in. spacing; Farm Fan grain dryer AB 250; Woods brush
mower 5-ft. Phone (204)637-2088, Austin.
NEW HOLLAND 815 MANURE SPREADER in excellent working condition. Floored Apron like new
condition, has single beater. Reason for selling:
Have
no
livestock.
Price
$3200.
Phone
(204)728-9895, Brandon, MB.
REGULAR SALE
Every Friday 9AM
NEXT SHEEP & GOAT SALE
Wednesday, July 3 @ 1:00 pm
Gates Open:
Mon.-Wed. 8AM-4PM
Thurs. 8AM-10PM
Friday 8AM-6PM
Sat. 8AM-4PM
We Will Buy Cattle
Direct On Farm
For more information call: 204-694-8328
Jim Christie 204-771-0753
Scott Anderson 204-782-6222
Mike Nernberg 204-841-0747
www.winnipeglivestocksales.com
Licence #1122
GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK
AUCTION MART. LTD.
RETIRING! 2006 CASE IH MXU130 tractor,
1450-hrs w/Case LX156 loader, VGC, $55,000; IH
310 discers, 2x 12-ft, will sell separate, $1500;
Power-Matic 60-ft hyd. harrows, $1200. Phone
(204)794-5098, (204)334-6885.
Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519
SUPER W6 W/F11 LOADER, older wire & diamond
harrows, 21-ft 100 IHC drill, 70-ft IHC deep tiller cultivator. Phone (204)445-2220 morning or evenings.
REGULAR CATTLE SALES
VALMAR 240 W/HOSE, $1,500; Valmar PT Honda
engine, $5,000; Rotary mowers JD 5-ft., $900; 6-ft.
3PH, $1,100; Woods 6-ft. PT $1,600; 10-ft. Batwing, $3,500; JD 709 PT, $3,000; Sickle Mowers
JD 9-ft., $2,200; NH 9-ft., $2,200; IHC 9-ft., $1,750;
Vermeer R23 Rake, $7,000; NH 144 swath turner,
$3,000; 166 NH, $3,500; 14 Wheel rake, $6,500;
Danuser Post auger, $1,200; New hyd post auger
for skidsteer, $2,250; Bale spear, $400. Phone
(204)857-8403.
VERS HARROW STRETCHER W/16 diamond harrows. Phone (204)386-2775 or (204)476-6631, Plumas.
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Wanted
MORRIS MH 310 HOE drill for parts or whole.
Phone (204)734-2236, Swan River.
Swather Transport Wanted Swather Transport/Carrier for a 3 wheeled swather. (204)388-6161
WANTED: TANDEM HITCH FOR hooking 2 IHC
1100 or New Idea 521 9-ft. sickle mowers together;
also approx 21-24 ft. gooseneck cattle trailer.
(204)768-3312
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
GRUNTHAL, MB.
AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING
with Holstein Calves
every TUESDAY at 9 am
Grunthal Auction Mart will be
closed from July 1 - 7th
NO SALE JULY 2ND
Monday, June 24th
Sheep and Goat Sale
with Small Animals at 12:00 Noon
(Last one until August 12th)
Wednesday, June 26th
Possible Dairy Sale!
at 1:00 pm
Sales Agent for
HIQUAL INDUSTRIES
We also have a line of Agri-blend all natural
products for your livestock needs.
(protein tubs, blocks, minerals, etc)
For on farm appraisal of livestock
or for marketing information please call
Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250
Auction Mart (204) 434-6519
MB. Livestock Dealer #1111
WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Angus
BATTLE LAKE FARM HAS one 2-yr old Red Angus bull and Black & Red yearling bulls for sale. Semen tested & EPD’s. Carberry (204)834-2202.
FOR SALE: REG RED & Black Angus yearling
bulls, semen tested, EPD’s, performance data avail.
Contact Hamco Cattle Glen/ Albert/ Larissa Hamilton
(204)827-2358
or
David
Hamilton
(204)325-3635.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Black Angus
2 YR OLD BULL sired by Ossawa Fortune 10R,
low birth weight, medium framed, ideal for heifers,
$1,800. Phone Bill (204)878-3318, Lorette.
BLACK HAWK ANGUS HAS Registered Yearling
bulls for sale, these bulls have been hand fed to
last. Bulls are semen tested & can be delivered.
Call Kevin (204)529-2605, Mather.
IRON & STEEL
BLACK HAWK ANGUS HAS Registered Yearling
bulls for sale, these bulls have been hand fed to
last. Bulls are semen tested & can be delivered.
Call Kevin (204)529-2605, Mather.
FOR SALE: 3-PTH POST hole auger w/6-in. & 14in. auger, $450 OBO. Phone (204)825-8354 or
(204)825-2784.
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.
BLACK MEADOWS ANGUS OFFERS for sale 40
yearling & 1 2-yr old registered Black Angus bulls.
Top bloodlines, EPD’s available, fertility tested,
bunk
fed.
Call
Bill:(204)567-3782
or
cell:(204)851-1109.
FARM MACHINERY
Tillage & Seeding – Tillage
FOR SALE: 7155 HESTON Forage Harvester,
complete w/2-row corn head & PU head, good condition, field ready, $2,650. Phone:(204)325-7278.
Oil Field Pipe: 2 3/8, 2 7/8 & 3 1/2 inch pipe for sale.
Contact David at (250)308-4106
FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS Bulls. Virgin
2-yr olds & herd sires available. Phone:
(204)564-2540. www.nerbasbrosangus.com
FOR SALE: 12 ROW 30-in S-tine row crop cultivator, w/hydraulic wings. Phone (204)535-2453
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
2012 JD 42-FT. 1890, 7.5-in. Spacing, Semi Pneumatic Gauge Wheels, Blockage & 2012 1910 350
TBT Cart, 12-in. Conveyor, shedded, 5,500-acs,
$153,000. Call (204)825-8121.
BOURGAULT 8800 40-FT. 3 sets of openers, newer: easy flow manifolds, hoses & tires, removable
mulchers and/or packers, 3195 air tank, nice condition, $27,500 OBO. (204)373-2502
FOR SALE: 40-FT. CASE IH 5600 w/NH3 kit, rear
hitch, 3/4-in. carbide openers, 3 bar harrows, asking $5,000 OBO. Phone (204)637-2071 days or
(204)526-5126 cell, Austin.
FARM MACHINERY
Tillage & Seeding – Various
46-FT. WILRICH FIELD CULTIVATOR 5 fold c/w 3
bar Wilrich mulchers includes tow behind 46-ft. coil
packers w/hyd fold, asking $6,800 OBO. Phone
days (204)526-5298, evenings (204)743-2145.
TracTors
HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES.
Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595
[email protected] www.arcfab.ca
EQUIPMENT SALES
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – John Deere
1974 JD 4430, CAB w/heater & A/C, new 18.4 x 38
rear tires w/factory duals, 540 & 1000 PTO.
12,500-hrs on tractor, engine was rebuilt at
9,000-hrs. Comes w/148 JD loader, manure bucket,
dirt bucket & bale prong. W/joystick control. Asking
$24,000. Phone Rob:(204)743-2145 Mornings &
evenings or Days (204)526-5298. Cypress River, MB.
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
EDGE
1982 CASE IH 5288, 160-hp, cab w/heater & A/C.
New 20.8 x 38 rear tires w/factory duals, 1000 PTO.
Tractor’s in very nice condition, w/9,300-hrs, engine
& trans. just recently rebuilt. Asking $18,000. Phone
Rob:(204)743-2145 Mornings & evenings or Days
(204)526-5298. Cypress River, MB.
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
Rebuilt Concaves
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FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – Case/IH
JD 5410 W/540 LOADER, 2 SCVs for loader joystick, MFWD, sync shuttle, new front tires,
6,400-hrs. Phone (204)871-0901, Portage.
WaTRoUs, sK.
Fax: 306-946-2444
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – White
1855 COCKSHUTT row crop tractor, DSL, cab,
A/C, 3-PTH, new clutch. $5500 OBO. Phone
(204)822-3789 or (204)362-6403, Morden, MB.
FOR SALE: 25-FT MORRIS 725 cultivator w/harrows, $1500; 60-ft Flexi-Coil harrow bar, $950; 41-ft
Westfield 6-in grain auger, Kohler magnum 16HP
motor w/starter, $850; 22-ft (28011’s) Morris Seedrite drills, $800; 6-ft swath roller, $175. All the
above are in good shape. (204)748-1024, Virden.
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Cattle – Black Angus
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Charolais
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Various
FOR SALE: 2 REGISTERED Black Angus bulls,
12-13mos old, 83-85-lbs birth weight, quiet, good
mothers, good semen test. Phone Frances
Case:(204)428-3961.
MARTENS CHAROLAIS EXCELLENT YEARLING
& 2-yr old bulls for sale. Dateline sons for calving
ease & performance. Specialist sons for consistent
thickness. 3-yr old Red Mist son. Call Ben
(204)534-8370.
100 OPEN BLACK REPLACEMENT Heifers Pfizer
Gold Vaccine, no horns, $1,050 choice, $1,000
takes all. Phone (204)966-3868 or (204)476-0597.
FOR SALE: POLLED BLACK Angus & Hereford
bulls. Good selection of yearlings & 2-yr olds, semen tested & delivery available. Call Don:
(204)873-2430.
FOR SALE: PUREBRED BLACK Angus yearling
bulls & some 2-yr old bulls. Scott Ranch, McCreary
(204)835-2087.
GOOD SELECTION OF 2 yr old & yearling Black
Angus bulls; Also Black X Simm hybrid bulls. Guaranteed breeders. Semen tested. B/B Duncan
(204)556-2348 (204)556-2342, Cromer.
GREENBUSH ANGUS HAS YOUR next herd sire
ready to go. Top AI sired offspring by SAV density,
SAV Providence, S Chism, Harb Windy, Nichols
Quiet Lad & TC Aberdeen. All bulls are semen tested & ready to go, delivery available. Cal Tim Baker:(204)966-3320 or Cell:(204)476-6040.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Hereford
FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD & Black Angus
bulls. Good selection of yearlings & 2-yr olds, semen tested & delivery available. Call Don:
(204)873-2430.
FOR SALE: YEARLING & 2-yr old Hereford polled
bulls. Good performance tie-broke, quiet, up to date
on vaccinations. Can be viewed online at
www.rocknabh.com
call
Allan/Bonnie
(204)764-0364 or Kevin/Holly at (204)764-0331.
REG POLLED HEREFORD BULLS, good selection of coming 2 yr olds, naturally developed, quiet,
broke to tie, guaranteed, delivery available. Catt
Brothers (204)723-2831 Austin, MB.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Red Angus
2 YR OLD BULLS PB not papered, semen tested,
$1,800 each. Phone (204)371-6404, Ste Anne.
2 YR OLD & yearling bulls for sale, semen tested,
delivery available. Contact Wayne at Northwind
Red Angus (204)383-5802.
REG 2 YR OLD Red Angus bulls, semen tested &
guaranteed to breed, delivery avail & cow calf pairs
for sale. Phone (204)427-3234.
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REG RED ANGUS BULLS for sale. 6, 2 yr olds; 1,
3 yr old; 1, 4 yr old. Proven breeders, 250 heifers
can’t be wrong. Jim Abbott (204)745-3884 or cell
(204)750-1157, Carman.
WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM HAS several good
quality Red Angus yearling bulls still available, for
more info call Sid Wilkinson (204)373-2631.
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performance & semen tested purebred polled
Blonde yearling bulls for sale. Reasonably priced,
Call Marcel:(204)379-2426 or (204)745-7412. Haywood, MB.
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Cattle – Charolais
CHAROLAIS BULLS FOR SALE, will semen test &
deliver. Doug (204)745-3370 or (204)745-7602,
Carman.
CLINE CATTLE COMPANY has for sale purebred
yearling Charolais bulls. Quiet, good feet, will be
semen
tested
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Brad
(204)537-2367 or Cell (204)523-0062.
DEFOORT STOCK FARM HAS an excellent group
of registered Charolais bulls for sale by private treaty. Over 40 bulls on offer, 20 of them are Red.
Choose your bull early for best selection. All bulls
performance tested, semen tested & delivered. Visit
us online at www.defoortstockfarm.com Celebrating
33-yrs in Charolais. Call us at (204)743-2109.
FOR SALE: 2-YR OLD Purebred Charolais bulls.
Polled, colored & white, quiet, $2,250 -$2,500.
Wayne Angus:(204)764-2737.
FOR SALE: 5 YEARLING Charolais bulls,
$2,000/each. 1 2-yr old Charlois bull, $2,500. Thick
bulls off cows with good dispositions. Phone Donald
Toms:(204)843-2917. Amaranth, MB.
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HOLSTEIN HEIFERS DUE TO calve in June & July. Phone (204)526-2810.
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COW/CALF PAIRS FOR SALE, Blacks & Reds,
cows have had 4-7 calves, good quality cattle,
$1600. (204)385-3646.
FOR SALE: 20 BRED heifers, red, blacks & Herefords bred to easy calving Black Angus bull. Start
calving Aug 1st 2013; 10 cross-bred open replacement heifers. (204)379-2408, St Claude.
W + RANCH HAS 4 beef booster M3 Black bulls: 3
2-yr olds & 1 5-yr old. Special for breeding heifers
w/birthweights from 65-68-lbs. On full herd health
program, semen tested. 2-yr olds are $2,800, 5-yr
old is $2,400. Phone Stewart RM of St. Laurent, MB
(204)646-2338.
LIVESTOCK
Sheep – Katahdin
APX. 20 EWES, LAMBS, various colors. Asking
$125. Phone: Ray Shaw 1(800)497-1132.
Horses
FOR SALE: 2 YR old & yearling Limousin bulls, semen tested, will deliver. Contact Diamond T Limousin (204)838-2019 or (204)851-0809.
LIMOUSIN BULLS FOR SALE 2 yr old & yearling
Red & Black & Polled, Bred for calving ease or Performance Ready for breeding season & priced to
sell, guaranteed. Delivery available. Your source for
quality Limousin genetics. Call Art (204)685-2628
or (204)856-3440.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Maine-Anjou
WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM HAS several solid
Red & solid Black Maine-Anjou yearling bulls. Also
2 2-yr olds, bulls are all polled, semen tested &
ready to go. For more info call Sid Wilkinson
(204)373-2631.
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Horse Auctions
27TH ANNUAL ROCKING W Fall Horse Sale. Sat.,
Aug. 31. Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB. Consignment deadline July 26th. For more info, www.rockingw.com or Email: [email protected] or
Phone:(204)325-7237.
LIVESTOCK
Horses – Donkeys
FOR SALE: 2 YEARLING donkeys, 1 2-yr old & 1
5-yr old Jenny. Will trade for other Jenny’s.
Phone:(204)873-2430.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Shorthorn
LIVESTOCK
Horses – Mules
2-YR OLD POLLED SHORTHORN bulls, Roans &
Reds, low birth weights. (204)365-0066.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Simmental
2-YR OLD & YEARLING polled Red bulls, w/A.I.
backgrounds, also 10 older Simmental cows
w/young calves at side. Acomb Valley Simmentals,
Minnedosa (204)867-2203.
CONRAY CATTLE CO. HAS for sale 2-yr old &
yearling polled red factor bulls. These bulls are
quiet, structurally sound & have great hair coats.
They are sired by a proven calving ease sire. They
will be semen tested & delivered. Connor:(204)825-2140 or Gayle:(204)825-0163.
TWO 2-YR OLD SOLID Red simmental bulls from
easy
calving
sire,
semen
tested.
Phone
(204)727-6988.
TEAM OF BELGIUM MULES, 16.2 hands tall, big
boys. Broke to drive, one is broke to ride, 10-yrs
old. Phone (204)752-2185
LIVESTOCK
Horses For Sale
GYPSY VANNER X, 3-YRS old, black & white,
green broke to ride and brown & white yearling.
Quarter horses, geldings, mares, some broke.
Phone Don Ferguson, Moosomin (306)435-3634.
HORSE TRAINING AVAILABLE, STARTERS
through advanced training, $600 + GST/month,
Phone:(204)637-2104.
www.michiequarterhorses.com
LIVESTOCK
Horses Wanted
WANTED: Belgian & Percheron colts/fillies. Contracting now for September delivery. 50 head minimum,
serious inquiries only, please. (360)791-1868
FOR SALE: PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls, 1-1/2
yr olds & yearlings, polled, some red factor, some
good for heifers, semen tested, guaranteed & delivered, R & G McDonald Livestock, Sidney MB.
Phone:(204)466-2883, cell (204)724-2811.
LEJ CHAROLAIS HAS YEARLING Red & White
factor bulls, all tested & gaining up to 6-lbs per day,
delivery available when you want them. Come take
a look! Call Jim or Rae
at (204)252-3115 or
(204)856-6357, Portage.
PUREBRED CHARLOIS BULLS FOR Sale. Yearling & 2-yr old, good selection still available.
Phone:(204)427-2589. Walking Plow Charlois.
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9 COW/CALF PAIRS; 1 Black bull; 851 NH baler,
good condition; 200 Honda 3-wheeler; Portable fuel
tank; 4 heifers. Phone (204)425-3016.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 20, 2013
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Grain Wanted
GOOD QUALITY GRAIN & Cattle Farms wanted
for Canadian & Overseas Clients. For a confidential
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NOTICE: RUTH ZAHORODNY OF Homebrook
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parents on site $125 each. (204)656-4430 Winnipegosis - No Sunday calls please.
CERISE RED PROSO COMMON MILLET seed at
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or silage bale. Very high in protein. Energy &
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Winnipeg.
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LETHBRIDGE, VANCOUVER,
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OTR TROUGHS
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Call Toll Free 1-866-621-5853
FOR SALE BY TENDER
• 140 Round Oat Straw Bales
• 200 Round Wheat Straw Bales
(Bales are approx. 1000lb ea)
To obtain bid packages interested
parties please call 204-578-6546
Brandon Research Centre
Closing Tender Date June 28th, 2013
VENTE par soumission
• 140 avoine paille balles
• 200 ronde blé paille balles rondes
(balles sont approx. ea 1000 lb)
pour obtenir la soumission de
paquets intéressées parties
composez le 204-578-6546
Brandon Research Centre
fermeture tendre date 28 juin 2013
COMMON SEED
Forage
FOR SALE: 1986 250 Honda 3-wheeler w/tow bar.
$1500. Phone (204)822-4382
PETS
Vanderveen
Commodity
Services Ltd.
COMMON SEED
BRAND NEW ATVS, DIRTBIKES , Dune Buggies
& UTV’s: 110cc ATV $729; 125cc $949; 150cc
$1,599; 250cc $1,699; 300cc $2,499; 125cc Dune
buggy $1,499; 150cc Dune Buggy/150cc UTV,
$2,699. Full Warranty, Brandon,MB will add.
Phone:(204)724-4372. www.canadattatv.com
CD’S, GOSPEL, FIDDLING & Bluegrass. Huge guitar sale. 76 note Keyboard, $299; Electric Autoharp,
$500; Lapsteel, $229; Banjo’s, $200-$900; 500
Watt Bass Amp, $500; Student Guitar, $79.95;
Bass Guitar, $99.95; Acoustic Electric Bass, $229;
Deluxe Ibanez Electric Guitar, $250; Drums-Cymbals, $400; Music books 20% off; Electric Florentine
Mandolin, $599; Hildebrand Music, Portage La Prairie Mall (204)857-3172.
• Competitive Prices
• Prompt Movement
• Spring Thrashed
MALT BARLEY
Specialty
TENDERS
BUYING:
*6-Row*
Celebration & Tradition
We buy feed barley, feed wheat,
oats, soybeans, corn & canola
P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD.
728-7549
Licence No. 1123
PEDIGREED SEED
Cereal – Various
COME SEE US AT AG DAYS IN
THE CONVENTION HALL
BOOTH 1309
WANTED:
BUTCHER
HOGS
SOWS AND BOARS
FOR EXPORT
REAL ESTATE
Farms & Ranches – Wanted
2013 Malt Contracts Available
Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0
Phone 204-737-2000
Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434
Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK.
Phone 306-455-2509
LIVESTOCK
Swine Wanted
Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the
classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting for your call.
1-800-782-0794.
TIRES
FEDERATION TIRE: 1100X12, 2000X20, used aircraft. Toll free 1-888-452-3850
TRAILERS
Grain Trailers
NEW EMERALD GRAIN TRAILERS made in MB
36-ft. 2 hopper t/a air ride 24.5 tires on bud
wheels manual tarp. Starting as low as $34,000
or lease to own for as low as $725 per mth.
Side chutes & dual crank hopper openings avail.
Financing avail o.a.c
For more details call Glenn (204)895-8547.
TRAILERS
Livestock Trailers
EXISS ALUMINUM LIVESTOCK TRAILERS. NEW
stock has arrived. All sizes available. 24-ft, 20-ft,
18-ft, & 16-ft lengths. Some 6-ft 6-in high, some 7-ft
high. Remaining two trailers from last year- still
have rebate. SOKAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Phone
(204)334-6596 Email: [email protected]
REELS INDUSTRY GOOSENECK STOCK trailer,
7x16, Torsion bar tandem axle, centered, divided
door, rubber matted floor, no rust. Asking $4,600.
Phone
Days:
(204)526-5298
or
Evenings:
(204)743-2145.
TRAILERS
Trailers Miscellaneous
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
CAREERS
Help Wanted
SILVER WEANLINGS IS LOOKING for a fulltime
swine technician. Silver Weanlings is a 2800 sow
unit located 7-m South West of Arborg, MB. Weekend work will be required. Experience an asset, but
not required. Starting wage $14.25 per hour.
Please forward all resumes to [email protected]
CAREERS
Professional
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Holland, MB
Zeghers Seed Inc. is a fast growing food and feed grains
processing, packaging, and export company. Located in
beautiful rural Holland, MB. has an opening for a
OPERATIONS MANAGER
We are currently looking for the following attributes:
Positive attitude, customer service approach to staff
and customers, high commitment to quality, ability
to plan daily and plan on the go under pressure,
priority management, work well as a team member,
understand machinery and mechanical principles,
computer literate, and awareness to seeking advice
and guidance from others. Other requirements that
would be beneficial; acceptance to change, ability
to problem solve and accept challenges. Experience
in agriculture, and/or other production management
would be definite assets
Phone: 204-526-2145 Toll Free: 1-866-526-2145
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 1-204-526-2524
www.zeghersseed.com
CAREERS
Truck Drivers
MAR-DEE ENTERPRISES REQUIRES A Tandem
Fuel Truck driver to start immediately. Duties include, but not limited to, daily fuel deliveries in our
Melita, Reston & Virden trade areas, daily. Mon-Fri,
every 3rd weekend, on call. Minimum class 3 w/air
brake endorsement required, we will offer a competitive wage & benefits package to the successful
candidate. Please send resumes by mail, e-mail or
fax to our Melita office Box 626 Melita, MB R0M
1L0
e-mail:
[email protected]
or
fax
(204)522-3298.
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M a r k Tw a i n , 18 9 7
Big storms should stay away this week
Issued: Monday, June 17, 2013 · Covering: June 19 – June 26, 2013
Daniel Bezte
Co-operator
contributor
W
hile the weather across
our region was relatively
quiet last week, the
weather pattern as a whole was
not behaving quite like I predicted
it would. Last week I pointed out
that we were now into a summer
pattern with weaker weather systems and more thunderstorms.
We definitely saw more thunderstorms last week, along with hail
and even the odd funnel cloud,
including a weak tornado or two.
Move a little farther west (Saskatchewan) and it experienced,
for the first time this year, a very
strong area of low pressure that
brought several days of showers,
thundershowers, and just plain
rain.
What was summer-like with
this system is that it formed much
farther north and as it pushed
southeastwards across our region
last Sunday it weakened substantially, bringing only scattered
clouds and a few showers.
For this forecast period it looks
to be much of the same. A ridge
of high pressure will be in place
for the middle of the week, bring-
ing sunny skies with highs in the
mid- to upper 20s. Towards the
weekend the weather models are
having a tough time figuring out
just what will happen. Currently,
it looks like the ridge of high pressure will begin to collapse and
move eastward as an area of low
pressure develops to our west.
This will bring increasing humidity into our region by Thursday,
along with warm temperatures.
Friday may be warm and humid
as well, depending on the amount
of sunshine.
Over the weekend the ridge
will totally collapse allowing the
western low to zip through. This
will bring a mix of sun and clouds
with maybe a few showers, along
with high temperatures in the
low 20s. Next week should start
off sunny with seasonable temperatures and then transition into
warmer and more humid conditions as the week progresses.
Usual temperature range for
this period:
Highs: 20 to 29 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].
WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA
1 Month (30 Days) Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region)
May 15, 2013 to June 13, 2013
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> 200 mm
Extent of Agricultural Land
Lakes and Rivers
Produced using near real-time data that has
undergone initial quality control. The map
may not be accurate for all regions due to data
availability and data errors.
Copyright © 2013 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with
Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies.
Created: 06/14/13
www.agr.gc.ca/drought
The 30-day period ending June 13 was fairly wet across the extreme southern part of the Prairies along with the western half of Alberta.
Over these regions 100 to 200 mm of rainfall was recorded, which is two to four times the long-term average. Drier conditions prevailed
over northeastern regions.
The ingredients of a tornado
Early signs point to an active thunderstorm season this summer
By Daniel Bezte
CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR
A
fter a fairly cool spring
with few if any thunderstorms, summer has
started to make headway into
the Prairies over the last few
weeks. In some years summers come and go with only
the odd thundershower and
maybe one big thunderstorm,
but in other years every storm
that comes along seems to
bring severe weather. If the
early part of thunderstorm
season is any indication, it
looks like this could be one of
the more active years.
Every year I revisit the topic
of severe summer weather,
and in particular, thunderstorms and tornadoes. The
reason I do this probably
has to do with my teaching background. Typically it
takes three to five attempts
for people to “learn” a topic
and since we are dealing with
such a potentially deadly
topic I think the extra lessons
to remind us are well worth it.
The biggest question about
thunderstorms and tornadoes
is probably why some thunderstorms produce tornadoes
and others don’t. The answer
to this, and likely why I am
always hesitant to write about
The biggest question about thunderstorms and
tornadoes is probably why some thunderstorms
produce tornadoes and others don’t.
how tornadoes form, is that
we just don’t really know. We
have a pretty good idea of
the conditions necessary for
the formation of tornadoes,
and from this we can make
some good, educated guesses,
but until we can get detailed
measurements of the atmosphere before and during a
tornado-producing thunderstorm, the best we can offer
is just that — an educated
guess.
We know that for tor nadoes to form you need severe
thunderstorms, and not the
garden-variety afternoon
t h u n d e r s h ow e r. T h e r e a son some thunderstorms are
not severe while others do
become severe comes down
to a few factors. The first is
just how much energy is available for the development of
the storm. For thunderstorms,
energy comes in the form of
heat, and heat can be found
in warm air temperatures or
it can be liberated when water
condenses. For most thunderstorms it is a combination of the two, but heat being
released during condensation
is the biggest source of energy
— that’s why most storms
occur on warm, muggy days.
The next factor that helps
to determine whether a storm
will become severe or not is
wind. Now remember, the
atmosphere is three dimensional, so when we talk about
wind we are not just talking
about wind at the surface, but
also at different heights. In a
garden-variety thunderstorm
t h e w i n d d o e s n’t c h a n g e
much as you go up in height.
This means that over time, the
storm’s downdrafts wipe out
or kill off the updrafts.
Separation
When this happens the storm
no longer has an energy
source and it begins to
weaken and die. When wind
speed or direction change
with height, the updrafts and
downdrafts can become separated, and in some cases the
downdrafts will actually help
the updrafts and strengthen
them. When this happens
there is a continuous supply of energy for the storm
and the storm can remain
strong and last for several
hours.
We a t h e r e x p e r t s b e l i e v e
that it is this change in wind
speed or direction with
height, also known as wind
shear, that is responsible for
the development of tornadoes. Here is where it starts
to get a little fuzzy, but this
is how experts believe tornadoes form. If the change in
wind speed and direction is
just right within the storm,
large parcels of air will begin
to rotate. This is the same
idea as when you take a pencil and spin it between your
hands. If one of these rotating
parcels of air gets caught up
in the storm’s updraft, and the
winds remain “just right,” it
will begin to spin faster and
faster, much like a spinning
top. If the winds are not just
right, then the air will not
spin fast enough, and just like
a spinning top, it will fall over
and break apart.
Now, picture the spinning
air becoming vertical within
the updraft. The rapidly rising air within the updraft now
begins to stretch out the spinning air and this will enhance
the rotation, much like a figure skater pulling their arms
in during a spin. As the spin
rate increases it continues to
stretch out, eventually breaking through the bottom of the
storm. At this point we would
see a funnel cloud. If it continues to stretch and increases its
spin rate, the funnel cloud will
reach the ground and become
a tornado. How big the tornado will get then depends
on either how big the area of
rotation that started the tornado was, or how long the
“just right” set of wind speed
and direction remain within
the storm.
While tornadoes can produce the most powerful winds
on Ear th and they can be
truly awe inspiring to see, I
really hope that no one has
to feel the effects of one first
hand. Let’s hope the rest of
the summer brings us a good
c o m b i n a t i o n o f s u n s h i n e,
heat, rainfall, and yes, a few
thunderstorms to add a bit of
excitement.