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Doug Chorney. “We’ve had our
biggest year-over-year resurgence in our membership,
and that’s something to celebrate — especially on our 30th
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Making
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The research is changing how scientists view the effect of climate
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any species of
insects, including a wasp commonly used for biocontrol
in Canada, are at risk due to
increasing dramatic temperature changes related to global
warming.
Increasingly extreme
swings in temperature may
put some insects at higher
risk than previously thought,
according to a new study
published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society
of London.
An international team of
scientists tested the impact
of temperature patterns on
38 species of insects and analyzed the results along with
historic climate data and
projections for 2050 to 2059.
They found that when only
the mean temperature rise is
considered, insects flourished
in the warmer environments.
However, when accounting for
the variation in highest and
lowest temperatures, insects
were negatively impacted.
“This study changes the
way we think about climate
change vulnerability of plants
and animals,” says study coauthor Mary O’Connor, an
Muscidifurax zaraptor, a wasp commonly used for biocontrol in
Canada, are among the species that would not benefit from warming, a
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assistant professor in the University of British Columbia’s
dept. of zoology.
“Until recently, we believed
that tropical species were
more at risk of extinction
because generally they cannot tolerate increasing temperatures. We also thought
that many plants and animals in colder climates like
in Canada could better tolerate warming,” says O’Connor,
who is also associate director of UBC’s Biodiversity
Research Centre.
“But when we add changes
in daily and annual temperature swings to the mix, species in colder climates are in
no better shape to weather
climate change.”
O’Connor adds that species such as the stable fly
St o m ox y s c a l c i t r a n a n d
Muscidifurax zaraptor, a
wasp commonly used for
biocontrol in Canada, are
among the species that
would not benefit from
warming, contrary to previous predictions.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
NEWS
Dairy farmers
optimistic that
losses will be
covered
By Shannon VanRaes
co-operator staff
Manitoba Dairy Farmers is
working with TransCanada
Pipelines to ensure there
won’t be any tears over last
week’s spilt milk.
Approximately 300,000
litres had to be discarded
after a portion of a natural
gas pipeline near Otterburne exploded on Jan. 25,
leaving 4,000 homes and
nearly 200 barns without
heat.
The disruption also
closed two dairy processors
— Parmalat in Grunthal
and New Bothwell — leading to a backlog of milk that
couldn’t be processed.
“Discarding milk was
the last resort,” said David
Wiens, chairman of Dairy
Farmers of Manitoba.
“That first day we were filling everybody’s milk silos...
then we were also making
arrangements with some of
the plants in Saskatchewan
and Alberta to receive our
milk, and of course trying
to organize equipment to
haul it.”
In total, roughly 600,000
litres were shipped out of
province.
Wiens said the discarded
milk represents about
$240,000 for dairy producers in the province. Dairy
Farmers is still calculating
the cost of hauling milk out
of province, but the chairman estimated transportation costs to be about
$3,000 per trip.
So far, talks with TransCanada have been positive,
he said.
“ We’v e b e e n q u i t e
pleased with TransCanada’s
openness to discussing the
financial losses and compensation... at this point
everything looks promising
in terms of being compensated,” Wiens said.
TransCanada spokesman
Davis Sheremata said they
are working toward settling
all reasonable direct costs.
“I can’t give you a timeline but we are working as
quickly as possible to get all
expense claims settled with
impacted individuals and
businesses,” he said.
Roughly 70 dairy operations were directly affected
by the outage, but because
dairy is a supply-managed
commodity, producers
across Manitoba share the
brunt of any loses, Wiens
added.
But the set of circumstances that led to the milk
losses is unlikely to be
repeated.
“ We’v e e x p e r i e n c e d
all kinds of things in the
past, nothing ever to this
extent… what we experienced here was really a perfect storm.”
The recent closure of a
Saputo processing facility in Winkler also compounded the problem,
leaving dairy farmers short
a processing facility to
begin with, he added.
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New Carman beef slaughter
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Rising cost of trucking means the future belongs to small regional slaughter plants, says owner
By Daniel Winters
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C
onstruction of Manitoba’s first new federally
inspected slaughter plant
in decades is steaming along,
and its owner expects 50-75
head of cattle per week to start
coming down the ramp early
this spring.
“The engineers tell me we’re
going to be killing cattle by
the end of March,” said Calvin
Vaags, owner of the slaughter
plant being built just north of
Carman.
“I’m a bit of a pessimist, so I’ll
say April, and then we’ll have
a federal stamp in there by the
end of May or June.”
Formerly known as Plains
Processors, the new facility will
be renamed True North Foods.
Ethnic markets looking for halal
and possibly kosher-slaughtered meat will be a major
driver for the plant that is aiming for 1,000 head per week at
full capacity. Vaags also believes
that organic and grass-fed
products could be dovetailed
into similar niches.
In an update at Ag Days,
Vaags invoked the dark days
of the BSE border closure that
began in 2003.
As a rancher running cattle
and a feedlot on 2,800 acres, that
crisis showed a “definite need”
for a local, federally inspected
plant that would be able to get
commodity beef, elk, bison and
small ruminants not just in a
box, but out to markets, at least
outside of the province and
“hopefully” around the world.
Vaags’ foray into the beef
retail and wholesale market
started with a venture called
The Carver’s Knife in Winnipeg
at the same time, and led to him
becoming Plains Processors’
biggest customer by 2008.
“They wanted me to buy the
plant. At first, I said, ‘Absolutely
not.’ But then they made me
an offer I couldn’t refuse, so I
Plains Processors will be renamed True North Foods, and will be able to slaughter 1,000 head a week at full capacity. Photo: Laura Rance
“We will be
providing a service.
We will slaughter the
animals, package it
to your specs, then
put a box around it
with your label on
it and then it’s your
baby again.”
‘Sweet spot’
Calvin Vaags
ended up owning a slaughter
plant as well,” said Vaags.
But six months later, he realized that owning a provincially
inspected plant offered a dismal
future, and began investigating
the possibility of gaining a federal stamp from the Canadian
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Now, plans are in the works
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equipment being moved in,
Vaags has taken pains to make
sure that it will accommodate
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His goal was to hit the “engineering sweet spot” for the
Manitoba market. Not too
big and expensive, but small
enough to be built on a budget
that makes it viable.
The plant’s killing floor and
processing line will be able to
process even the largest bulls,
because Vaags recalls how during
the depths of the BSE crisis such
animals had to be shipped to
Montreal — the only facility that
could, or would — handle them.
The design is based on Vaags’
own cattle-handling experience
as well as the animal welfare
principles espoused by animal
behaviourist Temple Grandin.
The plant’s traceability system will be able to track all pro-
duction right from the CCIA ear
tag to the individual packages
of meat heading out the door,
he added. That way, if a food
safety issue arises, it can be
quickly pinpointed and specific
products recalled in a timely
fashion without wasting large
volumes of production.
Shipping raw commodities
away to be processed by others
has long been the default strategy of Manitoba’s agricultural
economy, but Vaags believes
that the Carman plant with
80 workers is a necessary step
towards keeping more valueadded profits at home.
“I’m a big believer in small
regional plants. Times have
changed. The cost of moving
animals around is way higher
than it used to be. That’s the key
that makes everything different,” said Vaags.
He noted that trucking costs
to Nebraska, for example, have
risen from just over two cents
per pound 15 years ago to “a full
10 cents” today.
“Big plants trying to draw 5,000
head per day from a 1,000-mile
radius — that’s not sustainable.”
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OPINION/EDITORIAL
Celebrating 30 years
A
t the banquet for Keystone Agricultural Producers 30th anniversary
annual meeting last week, former
president Earl Geddes and former vicepresident Robert McLean were trading stories about the organization’s formation. That
involved driving around the country, knocking on doors, hoping to be invited in and
then leaving with a cheque.
Some of those doors were knocked on
John Morriss
with some trepidation, knowing the person
Editorial Director
on the other side to have strong opinions,
and not necessarily in favour of a general
farm organization. But even some of those prospects provided
not only a cheque, but words of encouragement.
Thirty years later, KAP is still going strong, and even had
an increase in membership last year. That support is well
deserved, and congratulations are in order to the many who
have put so much time and effort into the organization over
the years.
Getting KAP started was not a slam dunk. The Manitoba
Farm Bureau had blown apart with a long history of infighting, especially over the Crow rate. The same happened to the
Saskatchewan Federation of Agriculture and to Unifarm in
Alberta. Though farmers in those provinces have managed to
revive general farm organizations, the depth and breadth of
support is nothing like that in Manitoba.
That’s been partly due to the debate over the wheat board,
over which KAP might also have blown itself apart. But it didn’t,
partly because it never lost sight of the fact that there is more
than one issue in farming. It’s one thing to get all riled up over
a single hot-button issue. It’s another to grind away at the less
sexy but equally important ones — nutrient management,
fuel prices, education taxes — the list goes on. Those issues
are where KAP has done some of its most important work, and
work which benefits all farmers. That’s a point to remember
when it comes time to renewing your membership, or requesting a checkoff refund. You might not agree with KAP’s policy on
a certain issue, but there’s more than one issue in agriculture.
And if you don’t like a policy, you can attend a local meeting
and say so, or even run for district representative yourself.
That democratic process in itself is a benefit for the farm
community. The end of the Pools left a vacuum, which was the
educational process of attending and participating in meetings under Robert’s Rules of Order. That’s not only important
for internal farm policy discussions, but also for training good
farm representatives to the broader community.
There’s one area for improvement — it would be nice to see
more women involved. We’ll watch for more of them at next
year’s annual meeting, as KAP moves into a well-deserved
fourth decade.
All for one, one for all
T
he change to the Canadian Wheat Board represented one of the biggest
changes ever in Prairie agriculture, and the fallout will continue for some time yet. That
includes determining who will
represent the wheat and barley
growers and their industries,
and how they will do it.
You can be excused for being
confused about the number of
old and new organizations that
are now in the mixture. There
are wheat and barley commissions in the three Prairie
provinces. There’s the Grain
Growers of Canada, which
represents several commodity organizations. There’s the
Canada Grains Council, which
represents the grain trade as
well as some of the same commodity organizations.
Then there are the organizations with technical or research
capability — the Western Grain
Research Foundation and the
Canadian International Grains
Institute. Their future will
partly depend on the provincial wheat and barley commission checkoffs.
It’s one thing to have a provincial organization with a
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focus on agronomic issues.
Marketing and promotion are
another matter. Customers
don’t buy Alberta wheat or Saskatchewan wheat or Manitoba
wheat. Grain from all three is
blended at terminals. Nor can
any of the provincial organizations actually sell anything
— that’s up to the grain companies.
So as the provincial wheat
and barley commissions get
underway, let’s hope that they
work together. There’s no point
in duplicating agronomic
research. And when it comes
to marketing and promotion,
it should be an “all for one and
one for all” approach. There
is no point in promoting one
province’s grain over another,
and the customer contacts
should be left to the grain companies, the Canadian Grain
Commission and the Canadian
International Grains Institute
(Cigi). And since the grain
companies now selling Canadian grain sell for the competition as well, it will be especially
important to support the CGC
and Cigi as “honest brokers”
of information on customers’
requirements.
Let’s get the facts right on CWB
By Jeff Nielsen
T
he Friends of the CWB (FCWB) is
attempting to redefine history, court decisions and the various acts of Canadian
parliaments.
The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) Act of 1998
outlined a corporation with farmers making
up the majority of the board of directors. Several lawyers paid by the CWB, clearly defined
to these directors, “the CWB and its assets and
liabilities belong to the Government of Canada.”
Some ideologically driven individuals have blatantly misrepresented this to western Canadian
producers.
The FCWB continues to deny the Supreme
Court of Canada ruling refusing to hear an
appeal of Justice Perlmutter’s decision.
Concerning the democratic voting argument
in the CWB Act, Perlmutter states, “The wording
of s. 47.1 refers to the addition or subtraction
of particular grains or types of grains from the
marketing regime.”
Justice Daniele Tremblay-Lamer’s Nov. 29,
2013 ruling striking down FCWB’s $17-billion
class-action suit states “the government cannot
be said to have acted wrongfully by enacting the
(Marketing Freedom) Act and there has been no
deprivation of property. Losing the single desk
to changes in the CWB regulatory scheme is
not enough in itself to claim a loss of a property
interest.”
In terms of CWB property or assets, funds for
renovations of the building and refurbishment
of the rail cars (which extended the life of these
depreciating assets) came from remortgaging
these assets. Any value would simply be the difference between market value and the amount
of the mortgage, which is most likely, very little.
Purchase of the lakers was a decision of the
board of directors. The federal government
refused to approve financial support. Even
when lawyers defined clearly that the CWB, its
OUR HISTORY:
liabilities and assets were owned by the Crown,
the majority of elected directors decided to use
the pool account to purchase these ships.
The contingency fund allowed the CWB to
build a reserve to backstop programs. The CWB
earned more from Producer Payment Options
after payments to farmers, which was deposited
into the contingency fund, according to the act.
These retained earnings were not pool account
funds. These assets were not taken from farmers; farmers who signed on to the programs
were paid in full.
The Government of Canada invested close
to $350 million to allow the new CWB to fulfil
its obligations including staff changes, pension funding and contractual agreements. This
ensured that no monies were taken from farmers during the transition to a voluntary corporation.
Any suggestion of misappropriation of farmers’ money lies squarely on some directors who
abandoned their legal responsibilities like the
duty of care and duty of loyalty owed to the
CWB and its marketing of grain.
This is the real scandal. These directors are
responsible for the millions of dollars of farmers’ money wasted attempting to prove their
superiority over the Government of Canada
which created the CWB Act. I did not want to
be associated with what I viewed as a misappropriation of farmers’ money. These decisions
were at the heart of why I resigned. Some might
like to recoup costs from those who held back
change, but most, including myself, want the
new CWB part of a competitive grain industry.
The real justice is the people challenging
change have to use their own money now. They
do not have access to farmers’ money to fund
their political battle.
Jeff Nielsen farms near Olds, Alta. He was formerly an
elected member to the Canadian Wheat Board’s board of
directors.
March 1984
T
his ad for Fusilade grass herbicide was in our March 8, 1984
issue — Fusilade was manufactured by Chipman, which
was later absorbed into Zeneca and in turn into Syngenta.
In that issue we reported a special committee had been formed
to determine whether a new general farm organization could be
formed to replace the embattled Manitoba Farm Bureau. Interim
MFB head Bert Hall had met with Agriculture Minister Bill Uruski to
discuss the possibility of legislation to allow an organization based
on regional elections as well as representation from commodity
groups.
The MFB was on life support following the withdrawal of
Manitoba Pool Elevators and United Grain Growers over the contentious issue of the Crow rate, and that week we also reported that
Federated Co-operatives had withdrawn from provincial farm federations in Western Canada.
Among the questions was whether membership in the new organization should be compulsory, with the option of designating fees
to a charity instead. We reported that he National Farmers Union
was opposed to compulsory membership.
The efforts to build a new organization resulted in the formation
of Keystone Agricultural Producers, which held its 30th annual meeting last week.
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COMMENT/FEEDBACK
Food Freedom Day — celebrate and
support the Canadian value chain
Forty per cent of consumers put their money where their mouth is paying for local food
By Ron Bonnett
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Letters
very year the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) calculates the calendar date when the
average Canadian has earned enough
income to pay for his or her annual grocery bill, coined ‘Food Freedom Day.’
This year, Food Freedom Day falls on
February 7.
As Canadians, we enjoy a safe and
abundant food supply thanks to all the
players along the value chain. For this
year’s FFD, we chose to focus on celebrating the Canadian value chain and
Canadian products, as we feel supporting the Canadian brand is important
now more than ever.
We continue to see that a strong
portion of the population places great
value in buying local, Canadian products. A survey sponsored by Farm
Credit Canada demonstrated that 95
per cent of respondents agreed that
buying locally grown food is a priority or preference; however, only 43
per cent are willing to pay more for
local products.
A study done by the George Morris
Centre shows that while it has been
documented that 80 per cent of consumers will choose local food over
alternatives, recent research suggests
that 40 is a more realistic percentage
of consumers who prefer local food.
From these reports, we see that the
concept of buying local Canadian
products is important to Canadians,
Consumers are seeing more imported
processed foods on supermarket shelves
than ever, a trend that hurts Canadian
processors and producers. photo: thinkstock
but when it comes to making the decision at the grocery store, other priorities come into play.
Cost factor
Cost is often noted as a factor. While
this can certainly be appreciated as
budgets for many are tight, it’s important to consider the larger picture.
Canadian consumers enjoy a domestic food industry providing some of
the lowest food costs in the world. In
a 2012 comparison of food-at-home
budget shares conducted by the USDA,
Canada was found to spend the thirdlowest share of its total expenditures
on food in the world, behind only the
U.S. and Britain. According to Statistics Canada, Canadians are expected
to have spent 10.6 per cent of their disposable income on food in 2013.
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Maintaining such low costs alongside
the high labour, environmental and
food safety standards Canadians value
is a challenge for Canada’s farmers, and
they certainly welcome it when Canadians recognize these high standards,
quality and the economic benefits of
buying Canadian products.
Decisions at the grocery store have a
significant ripple effect. As an example,
in 2008, every dollar spent at Ontario’s
farmers’ markets, created an average of
$3.24 worth of economic activity in the
provincial economy. Whether you’re
buying from your community, your
province or from elsewhere in Canada,
you are supporting and strengthening
the Canadian value chain.
It’s encouraging that research continues to find that Canadians are
increasingly loyal to buying local food
products, particularly fruits and vegetables, cheese, beef, and poultry. What
about packaged, processed and valueadded Canadian goods?
Processors challenged
Canadian food processors continue to
innovate, providing a wealth of new
products that meet the dietary and
lifestyle needs of Canada’s increasingly
health-conscious shopper.
However, 2012 research by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute has
found that Canada is importing more
and more processed foods. Since 2004,
Canadian food-processing imports
have increased by approximately 60 per
Farmers can certainly relate to Larry Weber’s frustration with the current grain-marketing and transportation situation, but it is confusing, (Manitoba
Co-operator Jan. 30, 2014).
He states, “Everything changed Aug. 1, 2012 when the
Canadian Wheat Board’s sales monopoly ended.” Based
on his anti-single-desk rhetoric, prior to its loss, one would
think he’d be living his dream, extolling the efficiencies and
transparency of the open market. And best of all, farmers
have marketing freedom. Interestingly, in his Ag Days presentation, he strongly urged farmers to work together to
create some balance in the grain industry. “It doesn’t matter if you’re on the left side or the right side, come together
at least once for God’s sake,” he states.
Based on his complaints about grain buyer greed, lack
of competition in transportation, obscene basis levels,
lack of transparency in shipping information, and the
poorly functioning futures markets, he might soon be
urging farmers, with the assistance of federal government
legislation, to form an institutional marketing organization which could address many of the issues he raises.
He may even recommend that it be directed by
elected farmers and called the ‘One Desk.’ This, he might
advance, would give farmers clout in dealing with the
railways, grain companies and international marketing
forces instead of competing with each other for price and
access. What a novel idea.
Bill Toews
Kane, Man.
Ron Bonnett is president of the Canadian
Federation of Agriculture and a cow-calf
producer near Bruce Mines, Ont.
The Agricultural Growth Act
— growth for whom?
Plant breeders have ‘rights,’ but farmers only have the
‘privilege’ to save seed
By Jan Slomp
president, national farmers union
What next? A farmer-owned
marketing agency?
cent, while exports have stagnated. The
result is less room on the shelves for
Canadian options.
Not only that, but the Canadian foodmanufacturing industry is facing real
challenges, with plants closing across
the country. Since 2007, more than 80
food-processing plants have closed in
Canada, with Heinz and Kellogg’s being
the most recent examples.
When you realize that these companies purchase approximately 35
per cent of the market that Canada’s
farmers produce and as an industry,
employ approximately 290,000 Canadians, you begin to see how interlinked the Canadian value chain is.
It also perhaps becomes clearer as
to why we need a plan, a long-term
vision, for our food supply and food
system. This is something the CFA
strongly believes in and has developed
with stakeholders along the value
chain, a National Food Strategy.
In observing Food Freedom Day, we
celebrate a Canadian value chain that
continues to offer us high-quality products produced to the highest standards.
It’s also an opportunity to draw attention to what’s needed to keep our food
and agriculture sectors strong. Let’s
make a commitment this year to buy
Canadian when we can, and to stay
informed about our food system.
O
n December 9, 2013,
Omnibus Bill C-18, the
Agricultural Growth
Act went to Parliament for
first reading. Passing Bill C-18
would make Canada compliant with UPOV ’91, a much
more restrictive form of Plant
Breeders’ Rights than we currently have. The second part
of the act will prepare Canada’s regulatory regime for
fast-track approval of feed or
food additives, drugs or other
inventions that are already
approved in jurisdictions
we trade with. Bill C-18 also
opens the door for farmers to
tap into multi-year advance
payments secured by crops in
storage or grown in the future.
After a groundswell of
farmer-led opposition to
adopting UPOV ’91 in 2005,
the Liberal government of
the day let it quietly die, as
it became clear that farmers would be drastically
restricted in their ability to
save, reuse, exchange and sell
seed. The Canadian public
clearly demanded that genetic
resources remain a public
good.
Before reintroducing UPOV
’91 through Bill C-18, Agriculture Minister Ritz has been
actively spreading the myth
and managing to convince
many farm organizations and
commodity groups that saving seed is enshrined in this
bill. It is obvious that UPOV
’91 gives plant breeders significantly more “rights” and tools
for royalty collection, while
farmers’ seed-saving right is
reduced merely to “privilege.”
A privilege was typically given
to peasants by feudal lords,
and could be arbitrarily and
unpredictably retracted.
A closer look at the text of
Bill C-18 reveals that indeed,
it talks about a farmer’s ability to save seed. When storing that saved seed however,
the farmer needs the permission of the holder of the
Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR)
— which may or may not be
given. Of course the breeder
has the right to charge royalties as well.
Bill C-18 in fact also empowers government to remove,
restrict or limit the farmer’s
seed-saving privilege by passing regulations, a process that
can happen quickly and without public debate.
UPOV ’91 has many provisions for royalty collection
after a crop has been harvested, when seed is cleaned
in seed-cleaning plants or
when a crop is moved off the
farm for sale at elevators and
other points of transaction,
in the year the crop was harvested or any year after that.
Canada should reject UPOV
’91 and defeat Bill C-18.
Instead, we should reinforce
our public plant-breeding
programs. With the continued
allocation of farmer checkoff
dollars, there will be ample
funding for essential variety
development. There is absolutely no need to grant transnational plant breeders more
tools to extract excessive
funds from farmers. Adopting UPOV ’91 may result in
some genetic improvements
of crops, but at significantly
higher costs than a public
breeding system — which
benefits the whole Canadian
economy. UPOV ’91 would
result in significantly higher
costs for farmers and growth
in profits for Bayer, Monsanto, Dow and Syngenta
and other seed and chemical companies headquartered
outside of our country.
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RAIL DATA Continued from page 1
week basis.
Where a Jan. 21 announcement of a new working group
to turn up new efficiencies in
the grain supply chain was
meant to look at grain logistics
in the longer term, “what we’re
addressing today are some
of the problems we’re facing
today,” Ritz said at a press
conference.
The new reporting requirements call for weekly “order
f u l f i l m e n t i n f o r m a t i o n”
including car orders placed
by all grain companies; car
orders accepted by railways;
car orders “actually placed” by
railways and cancellations of
orders.
The tightened program also
calls for reporting of weekly
loads on wheels by carrier; the
covered hopper car fleet size
in grain service for both main
line carriers by class of service, also weekly; weekly port
terminal unloading performance, such as unloads at each
port, details on arrival and
unloading time at terminals,
and “constructive placement
dwell.”
It further calls for data on
railway grain traffic to Eastern
Canada, the U.S. and Mexico,
such as volumes, loaded transit times and cycle times, as
well as on U.S. grain traffic
to Prairie destinations and
Prairie grain traffic shipped to
port via containers.
More detailed reporting “will
facilitate better communication between supply chain
participants, improve predictability through a better understanding of supply chain variability, and support improved
planning, thereby reducing
overall costs to the supply
chain,” the government said.
Meeting with railways
The changes call for information from “all aspects” of the
supply chain, not just the railways, Ritz said.
The railways, he said, “have
to be transparent in why, when
they’re asked for 150 cars (at
an elevator), they only deliver
100… (When they say) ‘That’s
“(Railways) “have
to be transparent in
why, when they’re
asked for 150 cars
(at an elevator), they
only deliver 100…”
Outbreak in Ontario heightens risk that virus deadly to piglets
could spread to Western Canada
By Daniel Winters
CO-OPERATOR STAFF
GERRY RITZ
what we’ve always done,’ that’s
not good enough.”
Ritz said he would be meeting with representatives
of Canadian National and
Canadian Pacific Railway (CN,
CP) later Monday, and noted
both companies “have alluded
they can do better.”
On top of the CLWG’s early
recommendations, Ritz said
the department “look(s) forward to seeing its comprehensive report in the near future.”
Dennis Thiessen, a
Steinbach-area farmer and
director with Grain Growers
of Canada, said in a release
that the CLWG’s early recommendations “make sense and
they are needed at this time.
Improving the frequency of
reporting and better communications with industry, railways, government and farmers
at the table is what is needed
to get the grain moving.”
Noting last year’s record
crop and higher yields, GGC
president Gary Stanford of
Magrath, Alta. said in the same
release that with “new technologies and better and more
sustainable farming practices,
there is no doubt that farmers’ yields will continue to
increase.”
While recognizing a severe
winter and increased competition for track space from other
commodities such as oil, “we
need to highlight the reality
of larger grain volumes to the
railways going forward as this
will have an impact on future
movement by rail,” he said.
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Manitoba pork industry
to step up PEDv fight
A
ll sectors of Manitoba’s pork industry are being urged to step up their
vigilance and biosecurity measures
especially regarding transportation, now
that porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv)
has been detected in Ontario.
Last Friday the Manitoba Pork Council
held a town hall-style conference call aimed
at keeping the industry abreast of the situation. Chairman Karl Kynoch said that it’s
important to keep the perception of heightened risk in perspective.
“Since the virus has broken out in
Ontario, it has really come to the attention
of producers,” he said. “But Ontario is a
24-hour drive away, we’ve got to remember
that this virus is only five hours away in
Minnesota.”
Kynoch urged the industr y to work
together to fight the virus, adding that if a
neighbour’s farm does get infected, “they
are not the enemy.”
Dr. Glenn Duizer, Manitoba’s acting chief
veterinarian, said that although PEDv is
not a provincially reportable disease, its
resemblance to transmissible gastro enteritis (TGE), which is, means that any suspicious cases should be reported.
“If you see something on your farms that
is suspicious, such as a sudden change in
diarrhea in feeders or nursing pigs, please
contact your veterinarian right away,” said
Duizer, adding that to encourage early
reporting, the province will pay for 100 per
cent of the lab testing costs.
Starting Feb. 3, the OCV will be working
with slaughter plants, assembly yards and
truck wash stations to establish an effective
surveillance program.
Creating zones
If a positive case is discovered in Manitoba,
the authorities will notify all stakeholders
and take steps to contain the outbreak on
the infected farm by creating a zone within
which all other producers will be advised to
immediately ramp up their biosecurity, said
Duizer.
“You have the right to turn away a truck
from your farm if it is not cleaned to your
satisfaction,” he said, adding that the trucking industry has agreed to segregate trucks
running pigs across the U.S. border.
All nearby herds or those that have had
contact with the infected site will be tested
to prevent its spread.
If multiple farms are infected, efforts will
focus on maintaining the flow of feed to the
farm and pigs to slaughter in an efficient,
biosecure manner while helping the farms
recover.
Duizer added that the province will not
release private details about infected sites
to the public, and he emphasized that PEDv
is not a food safety issue, poses no risk to
human health, and presents no threat to
other species.
Dr. Doug McDougald, chair of the Ontario
Swine Health Advisory Board, said that
PEDv was first confirmed in his province on
Jan. 23.
The number has since risen to four
infected sites that include a trucking yard,
an assembly yard, and one positive sample
taken from a killing plant.
On Friday, he noted that “no new cases”
had been found in the past two days despite
aggressive tracking and investigations.
“For the producers who are going through
this, we have to give them our understanding and support because this is a pretty brutal situation that they are going through,”
he said.
“Western Canada is in a unique position
to prevent PEDv from infecting your herds,
and if it does you have the opportunity to
contain and eliminate it.”
Trucks greatest risk
Research has shown that the estimated
5,000 potentially cross-contaminated trucks
entering the region from U.S — and now
Ontario — packing plants present the greatest risk.
Despite “fabulous participation” from
the industry that began in November, he
believes that delays in implementing a surveillance and detection program is to blame
for the failure to keep the disease out.
“In my estimation we were three weeks
too late,” said McDougald.
South of the border, the outbreak is “rapidly escalating” due to the difficulty of
washing trucks in sub-zero temperatures
and the widespread use of recycled water.
“Estimates are that as much as 30-40 per
cent of the sow herd inventory in the U.S.
is infected, with four million pigs lost and
counting,” said McDougald, who added
that losses amount to $300 million to $500
million.
The virus is not believed to be airborne,
and he cited as proof that out of 118 nursery
and finisher groups in a three-mile block in
northwest Iowa containing a total of up to
150,000 pigs, only eight groups have come
down with PEDv in the herd since June.
Despite being located in the most concentrated area of hog production in North
America, McDougald quoted the owners of
the facilities as crediting their biosecurity
protocols covering everything from foot
traffic, to pig transport and feed deliveries
for minimizing the spread despite having
repeated outbreaks “all around them.”
“That’s clear proof that good biosecurity measures can keep this out,” said
McDougald.
Clinical signs
Early clinical signs in growing pigs and finishers range from mild diarrhea to watery,
explosive emissions.
“It can be non-explosive, lower-prevalence diarrhea, which may make it slower to
detect early cases. It’s easy to walk by, but if
we walk by it we reduce the early detection
time,” said McDougald.
As of Jan. 30, a vaccine import protocol
has been created to allow Canadian producers access to a new vaccine that produces a
more consistent immune response in naive
and endemic herds.
Although an estimated 800,000 doses
have been used, field data is still being
gathered, and early signs show that in naive
herds, it can only reduce losses, not eliminate infection.
“It will not be useful in an outbreak,” said
McDougald.
In response to a producer’s question
about whether border officials could do
more to ensure that all trucks returning
from the U.S. are not just cleaned, but also
disinfected, he said that it will be up to the
industry to close that possible “biosecurity
gap.”
PEDv can survive for up to 48 hours on
a dry surface, but so far, there are no signs
that the disease can be spread by wildlife,
nor have there been any reported mutations, said McDougald.
Kynoch said that producers must remember that they are “the strongest defence”
against the virus.
“It is up to you to take charge and enforce
a strong biosecurity protocol on your farm.
It’s up to you to stop those truckers and
demand to know if they have been washed
and disinfected properly,” said Kynoch, who
noted that some truckers in the U.S. have
balked at disinfecting their trailers over the
extra $12-$14 cost.
Producers, truckers and other concerned
parties with questions are being urged to
call Mark Fynn, animal care specialist with
MPC at (204) 235-2302.
[email protected]
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Mechanical processing
arm receives award
KAP Continued from page 1
Zhoda barn manager honoured at Banff Pork Seminar
Banff Pork Seminar release
“We’re really great at
communicating to all
the people who are
already members,
now we are going
to broaden our
distribution to people
who are potentially
not members.”
Doug Chorney
WHAT’S UP
Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected]
or call 204-944-5762.
Feb. 11: Webinar: Growing Hemp
on the Prairies. To register, visit
www2.gotomeeting.com/regis
ter/409671562.
Feb. 24: FCC workshop: How to
benefit from agricultural cycles and
economic trends, 10:30 a.m. to 3
p.m., Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave.,
Brandon. For more info or to register visit http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/
LearningCentre/workshops_mb_e.
asp.
Feb. 24-25: Wild Oats Grainworld
2014 conference, Fairmont Winnipeg,
2 Lombard Pl., Winnipeg. For more
info visit wildoatsgrainworld.com.
Feb. 25: Seminar: Growing Hemp on
the Prairies, 10 a.m. to noon, Carberry.
Lunch provided. To register, email
[email protected].
Feb. 25: FCC workshop: Minimize
taxes and maximize purchasing power, 1-4 p.m., War Veterans
Community Hall, 119 Sixth Ave. N.,
Swan River. For more info or to register visit http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/
LearningCentre/workshops_mb_e.
asp.
Feb. 25-27: Canola Council of
Canada annual convention, San
Antonio, Texas. For more info visit
www.canolacouncil.org.
Feb. 26: Seminar: Growing Hemp
on the Prairies, 10 a.m. to noon,
Food Development Centre, Portage
la Prairie. Lunch provided. To register,
email [email protected].
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he stresses that the organization will remain editorially
independent.
“That’s part of our strategy,
reaching out to the non-members,” he said. “We’re really great
at communicating to all the people who are already members,
now we are going to broaden our
distribution to people who are
potentially not members.”
He added that once people are
aware of the work KAP does, and
the benefits of having a general
farm organization, more people
may be drawn to it.
“We think that will be the next
step in growing our membership
base,” Chorney said.
Feb. 26-27: Manitoba Young Farmers
Conference, Canad Inns, 2401
Saskatchewan Ave., Portage la Prairie.
For more info call 204-825-4245 or
email [email protected].
March 4-6: Canadian Horticultural
Council annual general meeting,
Delta Grand Okanagan Resort, 1310
Water St., Kelowna, B.C. For more
info call 613-226-4880 or visit www.
hortcouncil.ca.
March 4-7: Canadian Cattlemen’s
Association annual general meeting, Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By
Dr., Ottawa. For more info visit www.
cattle.ca.
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anniversary.”
Membership in the general
farm policy organization has
reached 4,095, up from 3,368
one year ago, he said.
“That’s an increase of 727
members, we’re really proud of
that,” said Chorney.
He said there’s no one reason
for the increase in membership, but noted that producers
are recognizing the value of the
work done by the organization.
“It’s a combination of things,”
said the KAP representative.
“We’ve done a lot to work with
our checkoff collectors, and
we’ve done a lot to work with our
members — who are maybe disenchanted with the organization
— to make sure they understand
the value of the organization
and what we do.”
And last, but far from least,
Chorney said the large crop
and excellent yields have also
brought more producers back to
the organization.
“We grew a crop everywhere
last year, as opposed to 2011
when 25 per cent wasn’t planted
or was flooded out,” he said.
“When farmers are successful,
usually farm organizations reap
benefits from that and I think
that’s part of it as well.”
Chorney doesn’t believe the
same leap in numbers will occur
next year, but he doesn’t believe
that membership has plateaued
either.
“Our plan is to keep growing,”
he said.
And to reach new audiences
KAP’s publication, the Manitoba
Farmer’s Voice, will soon be
distributed as in insert in the
Manitoba Co-operator, although
The developer of a tool that improves handling for baby pigs at processing and improves
the health and well-being of farm workers has
been awarded the 2014 F.X. Aherne Prize for
Innovative Pork Production by the Banff Pork
Seminar. Helmut Janz, a barn manager for Maple
Leaf in Zhoda, Manitoba, received the award for
his invention called the “piglet processing arm.”
As a hog barn manager, Helmut Janz recognized the need for a better way to process baby
piglets when he saw employees suffer repetitive
stress injuries as a result of performing piglet processing tasks. His piglet processing arm
gently and safely holds the animal and allows it
to be pivoted and rotated during the handling
process. This makes the processing of piglets
safer by eliminating the potential for repetitive
stress and strain injuries on the employees.
The beauty of the design lies in its simplicity. It is
constructed out of six simple, standardized, easyto-source, low-cost parts. A universal joint similar
to what is used on power takeoff shafts on tractors
serves as the basis for the device. A holding plate
for the piglets is attached to that and mounted
on the processing cart. Various trial designs led to
improvements in the final product. Foam inserts
were added to cradle the piglet and a Velcro strap
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Helmut Janz (l) Aherne Award winner and Dr. Michael
Dyck, chair of the F.X. Aherne prize committee.
The processing arm is designed to attach to a
processing cart. It can be adjusted for height of
employee and can be used easily by both rightand left-handed people.
The arm is now used by 40 people in 20 barns
across the Maple Leaf system. This means the
processing arm will be used on approximately
1.5 million piglets annually.
The award is named after the late Dr. Frank
Aherne, a professor of swine nutrition and
production at the University of Alberta in
Edmonton and a major force for sciencebased progress in the western Canadian pork
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS
Cattle Prices
Winnipeg
January 31, 2014
Cattle sector enjoys some
long-awaited price strength
Steers & Heifers
125.00 - 131.75
D1, 2 Cows
75.00 - 82.00
D3 Cows
70.00 - 76.00
Bulls
84.00 - 90.00
Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only)
Steers
(901+ lbs.)
125.00 - 157.00
(801-900 lbs.)
150.00 - 167.50
(701-800 lbs.)
160.00 - 185.00
(601-700 lbs.)
175.00 - 198.00
(501-600 lbs.)
185.00 - 224.00
(401-500 lbs.)
200.00 - 230.00
Heifers
(901+ lbs.)
110.00 - 125.00
(801-900 lbs.)
130.00 - 148.00
(701-800 lbs.)
140.00 - 158.00
(601-700 lbs.)
150.00 - 170.00
(501-600 lbs.)
155.00 - 189.00
(401-500 lbs.)
170.00 - 190.00
Heifers
Alberta South
$ 140.00 - 140.00
–
75.00 - 90.00
65.00 - 79.00
88.95 - 88.95
$ 148.00 - 162.00
154.00 - 170.00
165.00 - 180.00
175.00 - 196.00
187.00 - 208.00
195.00 - 220.00
$ 128.00 - 145.00
140.00 - 159.00
149.00 - 167.00
158.00 - 176.00
164.00 - 186.00
170.00 - 195.00
($/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 (January 31, 2014) in U.S.
Fed Cattle
Close
Change
February 2014
142.15
-1.77
April 2014
140.53
-0.07
June 2014
132.23
0.00
August 2014
130.28
-0.07
October 2014
133.20
0.00
December 2014
134.35
0.23
Cattle Slaughter
Canada
East
West
Manitoba
U.S.
Feeder Cattle
January 2014
March 2014
April 2014
May 2014
August 2014
September 2014
Local and U.S. buyers are buying cows for herd expansion
Phil Franz-Warkentin
Ontario
$ 113.35 - 157.13
124.95 - 151.12
78.19 - 78.19
78.19 - 78.19
105.14 - 105.14
$ 145.84 - 168.09
140.75 - 172.17
150.65 - 184.14
153.42 - 199.25
160.97 - 206.73
157.61 - 210.34
$ 142.48 - 1479.70
132.81 - 152.73
123.72 - 167.13
132.12 - 168.57
140.67 - 177.47
144.65 - 181.36
Close
171.68
168.70
169.10
169.43
170.68
170.09
Change
1.31
-1.17
-1.25
-1.39
-1.29
-0.67
Cattle Grades (Canada)
Week Ending
January 25, 2014
54,085
12,511
41,574
NA
597,000
$1 Cdn: $0.8994 U.S.
$1 U.S: $1.1119 Cdn.
COLUMN
(Friday to Thursday)
Slaughter Cattle
Slaughter Cattle
Grade A Steers
Grade A Heifers
D1, 2 Cows
D3 Cows
Bulls
Steers
EXCHANGES:
January 31, 2014
Previous
Year­
46,352
10,529
35,823
NA
625,000
Week Ending
January 25, 2014
589
23,139
17,455
683
595
10,795
47
Prime
AAA
AA
A
B
D
E
Previous
Year
604
19,160
14,040
478
599
10,724
18
CNSC
W
inter weather and a natural gas
pipeline explosion limited activity
at some Manitoba cattle auction
yards during the last week of January, but
prices for what did move remained strong.
The Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart lost
its heat due to the pipeline explosion in
nearby Otterburne, and had to cancel the
Jan. 28 sale. The heat is back on, and activity
will be back to normal at the southeastern
auction yard the first week of February.
Over in the southwestern corner of the
province, the show still went on at the
weekly sale in Killarney, but cold temperatures kept the numbers on the smaller side
during the week, said Allan Munroe of the
Killarney Auction Mart.
For what was moving, “it’s absolutely
incredible,” said Munroe on the prices
being offered. “Every week you think ‘it can’t
get any higher,’ and then it gets steadily
higher… This thing has legs under it.”
He was unsure how long the strength
would last, but for now “everything has lined
up” for the cattle sector. Munroe said the
weaker Canadian dollar, continued weak-
ness in feed grain prices, and strength in the
U.S. cattle futures market were all supportive for the Canadian sector.
The good prices were leading to an
increased demand for bred cows, as both
local and U.S. buyers were looking to
expand their herds, said Munroe. “It’s not
guys just looking for five or six, they’re looking for 40,” he added.
The logistical issues that continue to
plague the grain sector by slowing movement out of the Prairies are also being felt
in cattle. Munroe said some mixed farmers
with grain stuck in their bins are choosing
to keep their cattle and put some pounds on
at home, rather than sell for the time being.
Meanwhile, there are other people running
into cash flow issues who are moving more
cattle “because they can sell cattle, but they
can’t sell grain,” said Munroe adding “the
mixed guys are struggling right now with
what to do.”
Looking ahead, Munroe expected numbers to remain really strong through
February, but thought activity would slow
down by March. “Why would they keep cattle until the mud comes, when they don’t
have to?” he asked.
Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service
Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and
commodity market reporting.
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.)
Current Week
173 E
162 E
164.95
165.90
Futures (January 24, 2014) in U.S.
Hogs
February 2014
April 2014
May 2014
June 2014
July 2014
Last Week
169.19
158.21
160.05
161.55
Close
86.38
93.63
101.73
103.35
102.15
Last Year (Index 100)
168.39
155.77
157.04
159.70
Change
0.81
0.67
1.43
1.25
1.60
Other Market Prices
Sheep and Lambs
$/cwt
Ewes Choice
Lambs (110+ lb.)
(95 - 109 lb.)
(80 - 94 lb.)
(Under 80 lb.)
(New crop)
Winnipeg (00 head)
(wooled fats)
—
Next
Sale is
Feb. 5
—
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 February 9, 2014
Broiler Turkeys
(6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $1.910
Undergrade .............................. $1.820
Hen Turkeys
(between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $1.890
Undergrade .............................. $1.790
Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys
(between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $1.890
Undergrade .............................. $1.790
Tom Turkeys
(10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average)
Grade A..................................... $1.795
Undergrade............................... $1.710
Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.
Toronto
73.85 - 103.17
171.55 - 177.12
178.78 - 187.43
174.08 - 205.70
177.50 - 218.08
—
SunGold
Specialty Meats
35.00
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
briefs
Fed cattle prices
continue to
support
feeder market
By Jerry Klassen
Read Jerry Klassen’s cattle
market commentary
every Monday on the
Co-operator’s website
Strength in fed cattle
prices in Alberta reached up
to an astonishing $148.50
per hundredweight (cwt)
last week, which spilt over
into the feeder complex.
Larger volumes of heavier
feeder cattle are coming
on the market, with backgrounders liquidating fallplaced calves, but this did
little to stem the upward
momentum.
Overall, feeder cattle
were extremely volatile,
selling $5-$15/cwt higher
depending on location relative to seven days earlier.
Non-feature 850-pound
mixed steers sold for $164/
cwt off the backgrounding
lot in southern Alberta. By
the end of the week, black
Angus-based steers weighing just over 750 lbs. were
quoted at $180/cwt landed
in a Lethbridge-area
feedlot.
Alber ta pen closeout
prices for fed cattle are
a p p rox i m a t e l y $ 2 5 / c w t
above break-even prices
with margins nearing
record highs. Most cattle feeders have been in
the business long enough
to know this will not last
and coffee shop chatter
suggests larger operations
are pulling in the reins on
replacement cattle purchases. I watch the smart
money (which is not me)
— and when these gentlemen say prices are too high,
the prices are too high. A
little jump in cash barley,
from $152 to $156 delivered Lethbr idge, along
with weaker beef wholesale
prices, causes a defensive
tone amongst large operators. These feeders don’t
want to be squeezed during the summer with June
live cattle futures trading at
a $9 discount to the April
contract.
The weaker loonie continues to underpin all sectors of the Canadian cattle
market with the interest rate
spread widening between
Canada and the U.S. The
Canadian dollar will correct over time by trading
sideways or correct with a
small bounce; however, I’m
looking for steady selling of
the Canadian dollar against
the greenback over the next
couple of months.
I’ve actually received a
few calls from grain farmers
(who have never fed cattle)
asking if this is the time to
place feeders in a custom
feedlot. I guess it has been
a long, cold winter and
with limited grain movement, farmers are looking
for opportunities. This is a
sure sign that the highs are
near for feeder cattle. Don’t
get caught up in the hype
that the industry is running
out of cattle, for the average consumer doesn’t care
about inventory reports but
rather switches to another
protein product.
Goats
Kids
Billys
Mature
Winnipeg (head)
(Fats)
—
—
—
Toronto
($/cwt)
70.59 - 280.63
—
102.96 - 211.31
Horses
<1,000 lbs.
1,000 lbs.+
Winnipeg
($/cwt)
—
—
Toronto
($/cwt)
10.00 - 36.00
23.16 - 37.32
Looking for results? Check out the market reports
from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 14
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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
GRAIN MARKETS
Export and International Prices
column
Crop backlog on Prairies a
turnoff for canola buyers
The soybean outlook may also prove bearish for canola
Terryn Shiells
CNSC
I
CE Futures Canada canola contracts were
higher during the week ended Jan. 31,
lifted by sentiment that the market was
oversold and due for a corrective bounce.
The sharp downswing in the value of the
Canadian dollar helped to encourage some
buying during the week, and may prevent
canola futures from dropping significantly
lower — but the bias is still pointed lower in
the market as long as Canada’s grain-handling
system continues to be backlogged.
Day after day, canola futures continue to be
undermined by logistics issues, because they
are slowing usage of the crop and increasing
ending stocks.
The size of the 2014-15 canola crop will
be a big determining factor in how long the
logistics problems remain, but many people
believe it won’t sort itself out until at least
2015.
Canola is looking undervalued compared
to other oilseeds — but it doesn’t seem to
matter because buyers are put off by the
long amount of time it’s going to take to
receive their orders because of the logistical
problems.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released
its first outlooks for 2014-15 during the week,
pegging canola area at 21.62 million acres, up
from 19.94 million acres in 2013-14.
Assuming an average yield, AAFC estimated
2014-15 canola production would total 16
million tonnes, which is below the 18 million
tonnes grown in 2013-14, but still very large
historically.
Total production of all principal field crops
is expected to be lower than 2013-14, at 82.28
million tonnes, but above the 76.72 million
grown in 2012-13.
If the crop is large next year as well, it may
take even longer to sort out the Canadian
grain-handling system, and keep prices low
for an extended period of time.
Soybean futures in Chicago were starting to
look like they’ll break lower soon, which may
also be bearish for canola going forward.
The futures were only slightly weaker during the week, but as South America’s crop
comes off, prices are expected to start to fall.
The harvest in Brazil has started in some of
the earliest-planted areas, with yields being
reported as excellent. Weather in Brazil and
Argentina was mostly favourable during the
week.
Once large supplies are available from
South America, the fear is that China will start
to cancel some of its previously made U.S.
soybean orders, resulting in increased U.S.
supplies.
The large U.S. supply situation for corn
continues to overhang Chicago corn futures,
but strong export demand helped to push
prices higher during the week.
The trend going forward seems to be sideways for corn, as the market is waiting for
fresh news. How large South America’s corn
crop actually ends up being will help move
the market going forward.
Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis
wheat futures were all weaker, but managed
to rebound after hitting fresh contract lows
earlier in the week.
The large global supply situation continues
to be bearish for wheat futures, and will likely
overhang prices for the rest of the crop year.
But the bright spot is that export demand
for U.S. wheat seems to be picking up due to
the low prices, with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture confirming better-than-expected
export sales for the week ended Jan. 23.
Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service
Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and
commodity market reporting.
Last Week
All prices close of business January 31, 2014
Week Ago
Year Ago
Chicago wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
203.38
NA
287.03
Minneapolis wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
219.45
NA
319.36
Coarse Grains
Chicago corn (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
170.66
NA
285.24
Chicago oats (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
267.15
NA
230.19
Chicago soybeans (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
468.49
NA
525.47
Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)
817.39
NA
1135.35
oilseeds
Winnipeg Futures
ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business January 31, 2014
barley
Last Week
Week Ago
March 2014
126.50
127.00
May 2014
128.50
129.00
July 2014
128.50
129.00
Canola
Last Week
Week Ago
March 2014
430.20
425.20
May 2014
440.40
435.00
July 2014
449.00
443.80
Special Crops
Report for February 3, 2014 — 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
22.00 - 23.00
Canaryseed
Laird No. 1
19.50 - 22.00
Oil Sunflower Seed
Eston No. 2
16.75 - 19.00
Desi Chickpeas
19.00 - 21.00
—
19.00 - 20.00
Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)
Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)
Green No. 1
9.30 - 11.00
Fababeans, large
—
Medium Yellow No. 1
4.85 - 6.25
Feed beans
—
Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)
Feed Pea (Rail)
5.00 - 5.50
No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans
42.00 - 42.00
No. 1 Great Northern
60.00 - 60.00
Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)
No. 1 Cranberry Beans
64.00 - 64.00
Yellow No. 1
34.00 - 35.75
No. 1 Light Red Kidney
55.00 - 55.00
Brown No. 1
33.00 - 34.75
No. 1 Dark Red Kidney
60.00 - 60.00
Oriental No. 1
27.30 - 28.75
No. 1 Black Beans
40.00 - 40.00
No. 1 Pinto Beans
35.00 - 35.00
No. 1 Small Red
For three-times-daily market reports from
Commodity News Service Canada, visit
“Today in Markets” at www.manitobacooperator.ca.
Source: Stat Publishing
SUNFLOWERS
No. 1 Pink
—
40.00 - 40.00
Fargo, ND
Goodlands, KS
19.15
18.15
32.00* Call for details
—
Report for January 31, 2014 in US$ cwt
NuSun (oilseed)
Confection
Source: National Sunflower Association
Snow should protect U.S. winter wheat
More cold expected, but snow cover should be sufficient to prevent damage
Reuters
F
orecasts for the U.S.
Plains and Midwest
call for frigid temperatures this week and a
mid-week storm that should
bring more snowfall on the
heels of snows that fell this
past weekend, an agricultural meteorologist said
Monday.
The snow should protect
dormant winter wheat crops
from injury as temperatures
drop below 0 F (-18 C) on
Thursday and Friday morn-
ings, said Drew Lerner of
World Weather Inc.
But the cold and snow
will further complicate the
movement of grain and livestock, especially barge traffic
on frozen Midwestern rivers.
“The rivers and streams
will continue to be pretty
much locked up with ice for
a while. We shouldn’t see any
melting for at least a week,”
Lerner said.
A storm system Monday
night through early
Wednesday was expected
to drop two to six inches
of snow across the southern Plains hard red Winter
Wheat belt, with localized amounts of eight to 10
inches, said Drew Lerner of
World Weather Inc.
The same storm should
produce three to 10 inches
of snow in the Midwest, with
the highest amounts in a narrow band across Indiana and
Ohio.
In the storm’s wake, temperatures should fall to the
negative teens F (-25 to -28
C) on Thursday and Friday
in parts of Kansas, north-
ern Missouri and northern
Illinois.
“It’s going to be cold this
week, that’s for sure. But
unlike these other weeks, I
don’t think we’ve got any real
serious issue” with freeze
damage to wheat, Lerner
said.
We e k e n d l ow s d ro p p e d
below 0 F in parts of northwestern Kansas but only in
areas that had snow cover,
Lerner said.
Other regions
In South Amer ica, week-
end rains brought four
inches of rain to southeastern Cordoba in Argentina,
and six inches to Uruguay.
Storms should persist in the
region this week, with less
rain in far southwestern and
northern Argentina, Lerner
said.
Most of Brazil’s corn and
soy areas will see net drying
conditions this week, Lerner
said, stressing some late-season soybeans. Some farmers
might be reluctant to plant
second-season corn behind
soybeans, Lerner said.
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New forage research could
make grazing ‘greener,’
says Nuffield scholar
Nuffield scholar serves up tidbits of cutting-edge cattle research gleaned
from first leg of ‘hair-on-fire’ world tour
PHOTO: ©THINKSTOCK
By Daniel Winters
CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BRANDON
N
uffield scholar Clayton Robins
is a man on a mission.
On his quest to discover
the secrets of dense-energy forages,
which the Rivers-area rancher hopes
will help the beef industry shift its
production model from the feedlot
to the pasture, he’s so far covered
49,000 km and 64 meetings with
academics, ranchers and researchers in eight countries.
“The last seven weeks was a full-on,
Mach-8, hair-on-fire tour. I hardly got
any sleep,” he said, adding in a presentation at Ag Days that his travels are
only half done.
What is a dense-energy forage? Robins describes it as cattle feed that is
highly digestible, well-above-normal
sugar levels, and — a new wrinkle —
higher in fat.
Robins believes that high-sugar
grasses are the key to boosting ranching profits. By grazing richer grass, the
cattle increase their dry matter intake
due to increased palatability and
digestibility, and higher sugar levels
lead to an increase in protein conversion efficiency in the rumen because
bacteria are better enabled to metabolize ammonia.
That in turn translates into a significant drop in methane production, urine nitrogen content, and also
nitrous oxide emissions.
“There’s a big greenhouse gas benefit from a grazing system that we
always seem to get hammered on as
a negative part of the cattle feeding
cycle,” said Robins.
At Aberystwyth University-IBERS
in Wales, he met researchers who are
working on “super-high-sugar” Italian ryegrass varieties that are able to
maintain levels of up to 15 to 20 per
cent sugar well into the fall.
They are also working on “high-fat”
grasses to boost livestock gains based
on the power of fat, which has 2.5
times the “punch” of sugars.
Most prairie grasses offer just two
to 2.6 per cent fat, but the Welsh
researchers have developed conventionally bred varieties with over 4.2
per cent omega-3 fat content.
Increased milk
Feeding trials in Wales have found
that the new high-sugar grasses
offer a six per cent increase in milk
production, 25 per cent increase in
dry matter intake, and a 20 per cent
increase in average daily gains in
both beef and lambs.
Methane production is largely
driven by the interaction between one
type of rumen bacteria and protozoa.
When rumen acidity increases, the
protozoa die off.
That means super-high-sugar
grasses could slash rumen greenhouse
gas emissions by up to 30 per cent.
“It’s almost like they’re eating grain
out there, except it’s grass growing in
a field,” said Robins. “That should lead
to subclinical acidosis, but they’re not
seeing it.”
Even the best rumen microbiologists in the world can’t explain
why, but it is suspected that subtle
changes in the grass fibres as they are
digested are keeping the cattle from
getting sick.
Robins added that cutting-edge
researchers he has met are looking at
not just the cattle genome, but also
interactive relationships with the
Clayton Robins offers a sneak preview of what he’s learned during the first leg of his
Nuffield scholarship at a grass-fed beef seminar at Ag Days. PHOTO: DANIEL WINTERS
genomes of the new grasses as well as
those of rumen “bugs.”
Genetics
Genetics appear to have a stronger
role in rumen efficiency than previously thought. Experiments have
shown that if the rumen contents
from one cow are transferred to
another, the rumen microflora population in recipient quickly reverts back
to its original state.
“That was mind blowing to me. We
can influence those populations with
feed and environmental factors, but if
it’s driven by genetics, there’s a lot to
it,” said Robins.
His head brimming with new
ideas from the Nuffield-sponsored
travels, Robins is ready to try out at
least one of them on his own ranch
this summer.
Because Brix testing shows that
plant sugar levels vary at different times of the day, he believes that
measurable improvements in weight
gain might be achieved by only
allowing the cattle to graze when the
grass is the sweetest, say from noon
until 8 p.m., in a strategy known as
“restricted grazing.”
The next leg of his journey will see
him travel to the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
A former research technician at the
Brandon Research Centre, Robins
believes that the next step forward
for the cattle industry will be taken
by producers who are prepared to
position themselves as “environmental entrepreneurs” who specialize in
raising “greener” and more nutritious
beef and dairy cattle on a foragebased diet.
[email protected]
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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
column
Understanding factors affecting sow longevity
A speaker at the Banff Port Seminar analyzes the differences between two farms with different average longevities
Bernie Peet
Peet on Pigs
H
igh replacement rates
for first- and secondparity sows have
skewed current parity structures on many sow farms
towards younger, less productive females, Dr. Billy Flowers of
North Carolina State University
told the recent Banff Pork Seminar. He said that as a result,
herd productivity is being limited because females are culled
before they reach their peak
periods of reproductive efficiency.
Current research by Flowers
and his team involves comparing conditions and management practices on two similar
farms, one with high and one
with low sow longevity. While
the study is not complete, it has
already revealed several factors
which are thought to be related
to the levels of sow longevity.
The comparison involves two,
2,400-head commercial sow
farms that receive replacement
gilts from the same gilt multiplication system, which eliminates any effect on longevity of
management prior to delivery.
“The definition being used for
sow longevity is the proportion
of sows that produce six litters,”
Flowers said. “The high-longevity farm typically has 26 per
cent of its sows reach their sixth
parity, while only 12 per cent of
sows produce six litters on the
low-longevity farm.”
Although the results are
preliminary, there are some
interesting trends developing
between the high and low sow
longevity herds.
“After sows were rebred after
their first lactation, the highlongevity farm still had 78 per
cent of the gilts in production
while the low-longevity farm
only had 58 per cent,” Flowers
said. “The majority of this difference appears to be related
to the proportion of gilts and
Dr. Billy Flowers speaking at the Banff Pork Seminar.
first-parity sows that were bred
— 98 per cent of the gilts that
were delivered to the highlongevity farm were bred and
entered production compared
with only 83 per cent of their
contemporaries on the low-longevity farm.”
Farrowing rates for first-parity
sows were comparable for both
farms, he said. There was only a
four per cent loss of sows from
weaning to rebreeding on the
high-longevity farm compared
with a 12 per cent loss over the
same time frame on the lowlongevity farm. This trend continued during the rebreeding of
sows after weaning their second
litter.
“It appears that factors
related to breeding in general
and how sows are managed
during lactation play significant
roles in differences between the
two farms in terms of sow longevity,” Flowers suggested.
Age of detection boars
One difference between the two
farms that is likely related to
differences in culling of young
females is the age of boars used
for estrus detection and how
they are managed.
The high-longevity far m
uses 14-month-old boars and
collects them per iodically
after heat checks. In contrast, the low-longevity farm
uses boars that are older than
24 months without ever collecting them,” Flowers said.
“Boars on the high-longevity
farm appear to have increased
libido and both the sows and
gilts show enhanced standing
reflexes compared with the
low-longevity farm. This, in
turn produced higher mating
quality scores.”
Bred females consistently
show more intense initial standing reflexes and accept semen
better on the high-longevity
farm, Flowers said. Examination of the ovaries of gilts culled
because they were never bred
indicated that they did ovulate
at some point but their estrus
was not detected.
“Routine collection of boars
used for detecting estrus
appears to have a positive effect
on behaviours associated with
high levels of libido and stimulation of estrus behaviours in
gilts and sows,” Flowers said.
Another difference between
the two farms is that, on the
high-longevity farm, a single person is responsible for
breeding all the gilts and, after
breeding, moving them to their
The high-longevity farm assists sows to farrow, leading to less incidence of
retained placenta or dead piglets.
gestation stalls. On the lowlongevity farm, these tasks are
performed by different members of the breeding barn staff.
The researchers note that
movement of gilts into gestation stalls takes less time on the
high-longevity farm. A subsequent behavioural test, which
measures a pig’s interaction
with farm staff, showed that
there were fewer, but longer,
interactions between the person managing gilts on the highlongevity farm, indicating less
fear.
“The significance of these
observations remains to be
determined; however, it is
tempting to speculate that if
they are representative of animals that are calm while being
handled by workers, then this
could have benefits not only in
breeding, but during farrowing
and lactation as well,” Flowers
said.
Sow s a re a s s i s t e d f a i r l y
aggressively during farrowing on the high-longevity farm
compared with the low-longevity farm. “It is interesting
to note that the high-longevity farm has fewer sows with a
retained placenta or dead piglets and fewer sows that experience transient decreases in
feed intake during the lactation period,” Flowers said. “It
will be interesting to see if these
trends continue. If they do, then
it would be tempting to speculate that, in this production system, failure to assist sows leads
to increases in retained piglets,
which, in turn, could affect their
feed intake temporarily later in
lactation.”
Decreases in feed intake
between five to seven days have
been shown to change important physiological aspects
associated with resumption of
reproductive activity of sows
after weaning, including their
subsequent fertility, he notes.
As the study continues, and
the sows move into later parities, it is expected that more
differences in management
that can be linked to longevity will emerge between the
two farms.
“Hopefully, this information will provide a blueprint
of sorts that production systems can use to develop their
own management checklists
for improving sow longevity,”
Flowers said.
Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain
Consulting of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor
of Western Hog Journal.
U.S. weekly PEDv reports increase
The outbreak is increasing costs and reducing production
By Meredith Davis
reuters
C
onfirmed cases of a
deadly pig virus spreading across the U.S. Hog
Belt jumped by 215 to its highest weekly increase since it was
discovered in the country in
April 2013, according to USDA’s
National Animal Health Laboratory Network.
NAHLN announced the rise
in cases of porcine epidemic
diarrhea virus (PEDv) on Jan. 28.
Each diagnostic case as defined
by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) could represent
multiple animals at either a single farm site or several locations.
PEDv, which causes diarrhea,
vomiting and severe dehydration, is transmitted orally and
through pig feces, but does not
affect humans. Older pigs have
a chance of survival, but the
virus kills 80 to 100 per cent of
piglets that contract it.
The virus has led to increasing costs for hogs, and at least
one major maker of pork products has said it hurt the company’s bottom line. The chief
financial officer for Hillshire
Brands Co., the Chicago-based
maker of Jimmy Dean sausages
and Ball Park hotdogs, said Jan.
30 during a conference call
on second-quarter earnings
that input costs were higher
than expected partly due to
increased sow prices. Average
prices for live sows rose nearly
28 per cent in the last year,
according to U.S. Department
of Agriculture data.
“We watch very closely the
number of new reported cases
and we’re very hopeful that one
of the vaccines that are being
developed will work,” CFO
Maria Henry said during the call.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
lean hog futures deferred
month contracts have risen on
concerns the virus will decimate summer hog supplies.
Tyson Foods Inc. said Jan. 31
the virus will decrease pork production by two to four per cent.
As of Dec. 1, 2013, USDA data
showed the nation’s hog herd
at 65.9 million head, down one
per cent from the previous year.
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loss to the spread of the fatal
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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS
Weight Category
Ashern
Gladstone
Grunthal
Heartland
Heartland
Brandon
Virden
Killarney
Ste. Rose
Winnipeg
Feeder Steers
Jan-28
Jan-28
Jan-28
Jan-30
Jan-29
Jan-27
Jan-30
Jan-31
No. on offer
1,530
669*
NO SALE
1,320
2,186*
260*
2,126
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Over 1,000 lbs.
900-1,000
800-900
n/a
n/a
n/a
140-152
144-158
n/a
n/a
n/a
140-168.50
148-167.50
n/a
147-166
154-164 (166)
n/a
155-166
n/a
700-800
150-178.50
155-182.25
n/a
160-178
160-174 (178)
165-177
165-183
n/a
600-700
165-197.50
165-189
n/a
173-195
173-196 (202)
180-197
175-203.50
n/a
500-600
170-200
160-216
n/a
180-215
184-203 (208)
185-206
180-217
n/a
400-500
180-223
180-236
n/a
190-229
195-233
190-220 (229)
185-225
n/a
300-400
n/a
175-212
n/a
195-237
n/a
n/a
185-204
n/a
900-1,000 lbs.
n/a
n/a
n/a
120-135
124-138
n/a
n/a
n/a
800-900
n/a
110-150
n/a
135-150
139-149
n/a
130-150
n/a
Feeder heifers
700-800
135-165.75
120-156.25
n/a
145-158
147-160
150-159.50
140-164
n/a
600-700
140-173.50
135-168.50
n/a
158-170
150-170
160-170
150-175
n/a
500-600
148-183.75
150-174.50
n/a
165-180
158-182
165-177 (181)
160-183
n/a
400-500
151-183
150-187
n/a
170-185
163-186
165-185 (191)
160-186.50
n/a
300-400
n/a
145-152
n/a
175-190
n/a
n/a
145-192
n/a
No. on offer
400
n/a
n/a
191
n/a
n/a
259
n/a
D1-D2 Cows
72-80
60-84
n/a
74-86.50
72-78
60-70
55-86.50
n/a
D3-D5 Cows
62+
n/a
n/a
62-72
45-71
n/a
n/a
n/a
Age Verified
80-89
n/a
n/a
n/a
74-80 (82)
72-77
n/a
n/a
Good Bulls
Slaughter Market
80-94
80-87.25
n/a
85-94
87-96
83-94
84-94
n/a
Butcher Steers
n/a
n/a
n/a
110-120
112-119.50
n/a
n/a
n/a
Butcher Heifers
n/a
n/a
n/a
108-118
110-117.50
n/a
n/a
n/a
Feeder Cows
n/a
n/a
n/a
75-85
75-86
75-83
n/a
n/a
Fleshy Export Cows
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Lean Export Cows
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
Patience pays with grass-finished beef
Retail-level profits for 30-month-old beef more than double that of 18-month-old beef
By Daniel Winters
co-operator staff / brandon
“An animal at 18
months is immature,
and has a higher
bone-to-mass ratio.”
I
n the grass-finished beef
business, keeping a yearling
an extra year is worth the
wait.
In fact, one could hardly
afford to do otherwise, because
those extra 12 months can
mean the difference between
profit and loss, Jim Lintott told
a presentation on grass-fed beef
production at Ag Days.
Lintott, a grass-finisher and
marketer from Oakbank, used a
detailed production cost analysis spreadsheet developed by
retired provincial forage specialist Fraser Stewart to show
“actual, not made up” numbers
from his farm. They show the
total cost of finishing, processing, and marketing a forageonly beef animal at 18 months
stands at $1,112 per head.
At 30 months, the number is
only slightly higher at $1,275.
But on the other side of the
ledger, there’s a huge difference when comparing the retail
value of the two because the
extra beef on the older animal
is where the lion’s share of the
profits come from.
Even though the older animal
weighs only 175 pounds more,
carcass yield at 30 months is
67 per cent, compared to 46
per cent at 18 months for an
800- to 1,000-pound animal.
That means cut-out meat for
the older animal amounts to
432 lbs. versus 250 lbs. for the
younger.
Jim Lintott
Jim Lintott produces and markets grass-fed beef at Oakbank. file photo
“An animal at 18 months is
immature, and has a higher
bone-to-mass ratio,” he said.
Lintott pegged the on-therail price for the younger animal at $2.25/lb., mainly due
to the higher chance that it
would grade only AA, while a
3 0 - m o n t h a n i m a l “a l m o s t
always” fetches 10 cents more
per pound at AAA.
At 18 months, the retail margin for the producer comes to
$647, while the 30-month-old
amounts to $1,543 — almost
$900 more — after the $300 cost
of wintering the dam is factored
in for both.
“It’s all about the difference
in the yield on the carcass,” said
Lintott.
Selling 18-month-old grassfinished animals at typical
live weight, wholesale prices
wouldn’t be worth the extra
effort, he said, and if he didn’t
have a retail market available,
he would have to use a separate, lower-cost production system for those animals.
Marketing is key
The difference lies in the marketing. Lintott sells grass-finished strip loins and rib-eyes for
$17.79 per pound and tenderloin for $21.19/lb.
“I can’t keep it in stock,” said
Lintott, who added that the
prices reflect sales of vacuumpacked, frozen individual cuts
sold at the farmers’ market.
Much of the difficulty in finishing animals earlier is due to
the slower pace and higher cost
of fattening animals on forages
in the dead of winter without
high-energy rations such as
barley. On his ranch, commercial fertilizer used to maintain
the energy values and yields
of annual ryegrass is a major
expense, but ranchers with
access to cheaper alternatives
such as lower-cost hog manure
may enjoy an advantage.
“The total is skewed because
a younger animal requires
higher-quality feed all the way
through its life,” he said. “You
can’t just take out the grain.”
Lintott, who often buys
slaughter animals from other
producers, doesn’t hesitate to
buy even older animals up to 36
months, so long as they are well
finished.
Ken Vaags, who admits that
his “designer cow” experiment
in grass-fed beef production
is still a work in progress, is
intrigued by the possibility of
marketing older animals, even
up to 42 months old.
After a lifetime of believing
that in finishing cattle, “younger
is better,” he recalled being
“floored” by an article in the
Ken Vaags photo: daniel winters
Stockman Grass Farmer that
reported that the highest-priced
beef in France comes from a
four-year-old steer.
“That just blew all my categories,” said Vaags. “The next-highest price is for a four-year-old
heifer that has had one calf.”
Besides tasting “beefier,” the
older animals also finish easier
on forage, he added.
He was initially ner vous
about potential eating quality
issues with 3.5-year-old animals, but so far the beef has
been well received by his growing customer base.
“When I give them the choice,
they want the 42-month-old,”
said Vaags.
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M a r k Tw a i n , 18 9 7
Weather pattern beginning to shift
Issued: Monday, February 3, 2014 · Covering: February 5 – February 12, 2014
Daniel Bezte
Co-operator
contributor
L
ast week’s forecast didn’t
play out exactly as
expected as the high pressure expected to dominate our
region, bringing cold weather,
sunshine and light winds, took a
more westerly path. This kept the
coldest air to our west, but it also
allowed wind speeds to remain a
little higher, making it feel pretty
darned cold. We also saw a few
weak disturbances slide through
the area as they rotated around
the large area of low pressure situated over northeastern Canada.
For this forecast period we are
going to see another large area of
arctic high pressure build southwards, following a similar path
as last week’s high. The centre of
the high should be over Alberta
and Saskatchewan by Wednesday.
This places us on the eastern side
of the high which translates into
northwesterly winds in the 15- to
25-km/h range. With highs only
expected to make it to around -20
C we’ll once again be dealing with
cold wind chills.
Winds will become lighter later
in the week as the high slowly
drifts by to our south. We should
see plenty of sunshine and temperatures will begin to moderate
towards the weekend, with highs
by Friday or Saturday pushing the
-12 to -15 C range. Farther to our
west the ridge of high pressure
that has been so dominant this
winter is expected to collapse as a
strong area of low pressure builds
in and takes up residence off the
coast of northern B.C.
This low will then become the
controlling factor for our weather
starting next week, as it spins off
pieces of energy, sending those
eastward across the Prairies
and northern plains. The first
of these systems is expected to
track across central and northern
regions on Tuesday or Wednesday,
bringing milder weather along
with a chance of some snow. With
the main low staying in place off
the coast it doesn’t look like we’ll
see any surges of arctic air as the
pattern switches to a more active,
westerly one.
Usual temperature range for
this period: Highs: -20 to -4 C
Lows: -31 to -13 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) Percent of Average Precipitation (Prairie Region)
December 30, 2013 to January 28, 2014
< 40%
40 - 60%
60 - 85%
85 - 115%
115 - 150%
150 - 200%
> 200%
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 © 2014 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: 01/29/14
www.agr.gc.ca/drought
This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during the month of January compared to the
long-term average. Looking at the map you can see how high pressure situated over far-western North America brought dry conditions
to western and southern regions, with the exception of the foothills region of Alberta. Several lows sliding down the eastern side of the
ridge brought near- to above-average amounts of precipitation to northern and eastern regions of the Prairies.
Cold continues through January
Environment Canada and The Old Farmer’s Almanac both called it right
By Daniel Bezte
CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR
A
fter a brutally cold
December, I think it’s
safe to say that most
of us were looking forward to
warmer January weather, even
though in the back of our
minds we knew that January
is usually the coldest month
of the year. January started
off where December finished,
with brutally cold weather
along with some heavy snow.
Then temperatures warmed
up and we all thought that the
cold weather was over and
we would be treated to mild
weather for the rest of the
winter. Oh, we should have
known better!
Between Jan. 9 and 19 we
saw 11 days of nice winter
weather, well, at least mild
winter weather, before the
c o l d we a t h e r m ove d b a c k
in to finish off the month. I
don’t think it was the intensity of the cold weather that
seemed to wear on us, but
rather the number of days we
had with high winds. I don’t
know about you, but I’ll take a
sunny, cold day with no wind
over a mild, windy winter day
pretty much every time.
Looking back at the daily
reports for January, I counted
23 days in the Winnipeg
region that had wind gust
over 30 km/h, Brandon had at
least 26 days and the Dauphin
region came in at around 24
days. Add to the wind a little
light snow every day or so and
you end up with a cold, snowy
and blowy month.
When we look at the
month’s averages it may surprise some of you to find out
that we were not that cold.
Yes, we were below average,
but not by much. Dauphin
re p o r t e d a m e a n m o n t h l y
temperature of -18.5 C which
was about -1.2 C below avera g e. T h e B r a n d o n re g i o n
re p o r t e d a m e a n m o n t h l y
temperature of -18.8 C which
is only 0.9 C below average.
Finally, Winnipeg came in
around -19.0 C which is about
1.2 C below average. I say that
the Winnipeg region came
in around the -19 C mark
because the main weather
station at the airpor t was
missing several days of data.
After examining the hourly
data for the missing days and
comparing it to the data from
the weather stations located
in downtown Winnipeg at The
Forks, I came up with that
value.
Above average
Precipitation during the
month was above aver-
age over eastern and northern regions, while south and
s o u t h we s t e r n re g i o n s s a w
below-average amounts. With
the exception of the heavy
snow that fell Jan. 3, most of
the snow during the month
came from a long series
of clipper systems ripping
through our region travelling from the northwest to
the southeast. Each of these
systems dumped anywhere
from one to seven or eight
cm of snow. The difficulty in
determining exact amounts
of snow was that the snow
was usually accompanied by
high winds and blowing snow.
Even with the best equipment
and training it is tough to
determine true snow amounts
when so much blowing snow
is occurring.
T h a t s a i d , h e re a re t h e
totals from our three centres.
Winnipeg, using the downt ow n Fo r k s l o c a t i o n , h a d
33.8 mm of water-equivalent
snowfall, which is well above
the average of 20 mm. Brandon reported 24.4 mm which
was five mm above average.
Dauphin also came in slightly
above its average of 17.5 mm
with a January total of 20.6
mm.
If we try to summarize the
month based on the data from
these three locations, January
was colder and wetter than
average.
Were any of the long-range
forecasts correct? Both Environment Canada and the Old
Farmer’s Almanac called for
below-average temperatures
a l o n g w i t h a b ov e - a v e ra g e
amounts of precipitation. The
Canadian Farmers’ Almanac
called for near-average temperatures and precipitation
and I had called for belowaverage temperatures with
near-average amounts of
snow. That means the nod has
to go to EC and the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
What’s coming?
That leaves us with February’s forecast. According to
EC, February is going to be
colder than average across
pretty much all of southern
and Central Canada. On the
precipitation front, it is calling for near-average amounts.
Looking at the Old Farme r ’s Al m a n a c’s f o re c a s t , i t
looks like the cold weather is
going to continue for at least
another month or two. It also
looks like we might be in for
a big storm sometime in February as it is predicting wellabove-average amounts of
snow.
The good folks over at the
Canadian Farmers’ Almanac
are calling for below-average
temperatures in February as
they mention cold or ver y
cold weather all month long.
They do not mention much
about precipitation until the
last couple of days, so I would
have to say below-average
amounts, unless they are also
thinking that a big storm will
hit us late in the month.
Fi n a l l y, h e re a t t h e C o operator, I’m going to call
for near-average temperatures along with near-average
amounts of precipitation. If
you take a look at the forecast you’ll see that it looks
like we might be undergoing
a shift in our weather pattern around the middle of the
month to a milder pattern
that is much more typical for
late winter.
Should this pattern shift
o c c u r, t h e s e c o n d h a l f o f
the month will see near- to
above-average temperatures.
Along with bringing in milder
weather, we’ll also see an
increased chance of storm
systems coming up from the
southwest. These storm systems are often associated with
the potential to bring significant snowfalls. Whether a big
storm system will develop and
then actually affect our region
is anyone’s guess, but the
potential is definitely there.
The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
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Low flax supplies seen
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Oats/corn
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narrows in
as oats rise
Flax might be a good option for Alberta, says council president
The futures price
may be high, but
country bids are not
By Phil Franz-Warkentin
Commodity News Service Canada
Flax council president Will Hill sees a 20 per cent increase in acreage this year. file photo
By Brandon Logan
Commodity News Service Canada
T
he positive sentiment towards
planting flax seems to be growing across the Prairies, according to Will Hill, president of the Flax
Council of Canada, adding that there
is likely to be a big acreage increase
this year.
“From what I heard at CropSphere
in Saskatoon, it sounds like people
are thinking that pricing of flax will
be good relative to the other commodities, so we’re looking forward to
an increase in acreage,” he said. “It’s
really all over the map, but I think
we’ll see it at least 20 per cent up
from last year.”
According to Statistics Canada,
1.035 million acres of flax were
planted in 2013. If area does increase
by roughly 20 per cent, acreage in
2014 would sit at 1.242 million acres.
Ag Canada recently projected flax
seeding at 1.236 million acres.
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“I think growers have
had really good success
with flax the last couple
of years, and I think
people are always
looking at alternatives.”
WILL HILL
Flax Council of
Canada president
Hill said the success seen by recent
flax crops, along with lower input
costs, have farmers looking at it as a
strong alternative crop.
“I think growers have had really
good success with flax the last couple of years, and I think people are
always looking at alternatives,” he
said. “It’s a lower-input crop than
others, so I think the farmers are
quite excited about it. Plus, the
whole crop moved last year. We took
carry-out down fairly low last year,
so that’s a plus.”
Some of the biggest growth came
in Alberta, where acreage and production nearly doubled in 2013-14
from a year earlier.
“Alberta doesn’t have quite the
same alternatives as the Manitoba
farmer does in terms of soybeans,
corn and some of the other crops.
They need an alternative oilseed
in their rotations to canola,” Hill
said, when describing why acreage was up in this year and possibly next year. “Plus, they’re close to
the marketplace in China and they
have a freight advantage there. I
think all those things there are coming together to where the farmer
in Alberta is viewing flax as a good
alternative. I think we’ll see them
grow more next year.”
As of Jan. 27, Johnston’s Daily
grain price report has new-crop flax
bids valued at $10.50 to $10.75 per
bushel.
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Oats futures at the Chicago
Board of Trade are currently at their strongest levels
relative to corn since 2006, as
Canadian logistics issues have
caused nearby oats contracts
to jump higher while corn values hold steady.
The March oats contract
gained 16 U.S. cents per bushel on Tuesday, Jan. 28, to close
at $4.1675 per bushel, only 15
cents below the March corn
contract. At this time a year
ago, corn was trading at closer
to $2 per bushel above oats,
which was more in line with
historical averages.
Oats futures also continue
to trade at an inverse, with
the nearby months above the
more deferred positions.
“It doesn’t mean there are
higher prices in the country,
as there are very few people
actually buying oats,” said
Ryan McKnight of Linear
Grain in Carman, Manitoba on
the relative strength in oats
futures. His company was still
buying oats “as we can get
freight for them,” but he noted
that actual bids were very low
compared to the futures given
the difficulties securing freight.
Fund buying and the fact
that oats stocks in futures
delivery positions are tight
were playing a part in taking
oats futures to “unhealthy
highs,” added McKnight. While
North American oats supplies
are large overall, the “oats
are not in the futures delivery
warehouses, so the threat of
delivery isn’t there... If oats
futures were set up the same
way as canola, we’d have low
oats futures and full carry.”
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NEWS
Cargill buys into Ukraine company
ULF is a major producer of eggs, grain, meat and sugar
KIEV / REUTERS / Ukraine’s leading agriculture group Ukrlandfarming said Jan. 13 that U.S. agriculture giant Cargill
had bought a five per cent stake in the Ukrainian firm.
The deal took place in late 2013, Ukrlandfarming said in
a statement, without disclosing the value of the stake.
Ukrlandfarming (ULF), Ukraine’s major producer of eggs,
grain, meat and sugar, said the two companies wanted to
enhance and develop their relationship in search of significant business opportunities.
“The agreement with Cargill indicates an important step
for Ukrlandfarming in developing our international presence and export potential,” Ukrlandfarming CEO Oleh
Bakhmatyuk said in a statement.
Several other projects, including logistics, are being
discussed between Cargill and Ukrlandfarming, said the
Ukrainian company, which has a London-listed offshoot
called AvangardCo.
It said ULF was working with Cargill’s grain division
to satisfy Cargill’s particular needs for grains in Ukraine,
while Cargill for its part was providing financial terms to
ULF which allowed Cargill to secure supply.
Cargill has been active in Ukraine for over 20 years,
operating two big sunflower oil plants and several silos.
The company is among the largest exporters of Ukrainian
grains and sunflower oil.
TOPLINE
PERFORMANCE
BOTTOM LINE
RESULTS
Many ‘little hammers’
best for organic weed
control, says Maine expert
If tillage kill rate averages only 69 per cent,
that still leaves plenty for next year
By Daniel Winters
CO-OPERATOR STAFF
C
ontrolling weeds in
o rg a n i c s y s t e m s i s a
bit like balancing your
chequebook, except that the
goal is to get the (seed) bank
account as low as possible.
“ When managing annual
weeds, the important thing is
the seed bank,” said Eric Gallandt, a weed ecologist in the
latest webinar of this spring’s
Western Canadian Organic
Webinar series.
Gallandt, who hails from the
heavily forested northeastern state of Maine, said that
aside from some large potato
and dairy operations, most
of the farms in the state are
diversified vegetable growers, of which 380 are certified
organic.
Driving the account down
to lower levels requires “many
tiny hammers” aimed at minimizing “credits” to the bank
that arr ive via weed seed
“rain.” That could include
timely weed control tillage,
s h o r t - s e a s o n c ov e r c r o p s
to pre-empt weed growth,
or using winter cereals to
increase crop competition
with summer annual weeds.
Other tools in the tool box
capitalize on “debits” to the
seed bank through accelerated
weed seed decay, germination,
burial or predation by rodents,
birds or bugs.
Relying solely on tillage is
problematic, because the
results are highly variable, said
Gallandt.
Tests in 70 locations in a
field using condiment mustard
as a “surrogate weed” found
that a four-row, S-tine harrow
killed anywhere from zero to
100 per cent of the weeds.
“In 25 per cent of the locations, the efficacy was below
50 per cent,” he said, adding
that variance might be due to
soil conditions.
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Also, the research showed that
the kill rate average of 69 per
cent per pass was the same
no matter if the weed density
was low or high. That means
areas with a greater weed
problem tend to produce
more survivors, and increasing the intensity of tillage
doesn’t always result in better
weed management over time.
Sa m p l e s t a k e n f r o m h i s
region found that the germinable seed bank ranged
from zero to 30,000 seeds per
square metre. The mid-range
was 3,000-10,000, but many
farms were much higher.
“If you are in this situation,
it means that you are going to
have to cultivate more and kill
70 per cent with 30 per cent
surviving. You just keep doing
that until you get an acceptable density of weeds,” he said.
Seeding rate and size
To speed that process, Gallandt has looked at various
“multiple-stress” approaches
Tests showed tillage took out 69 per cent of the weeds, but the rate was the
same for both high and low densities.
“This white thread
stage is important,
and if you can nail it,
it’s awesome.”
ERIC GALLANDT
that look beyond just killing
weed seedlings by tillage.
Enhancing crop competition via heavier cereal seeding rates is one strategy. When
attempting this, it’s important
to remember that seeding
rates based on seed mass must
take into account the varying
size and weight of individual
seeds. For example, Harvard
cultivar wheat seeds average
45 mg per seed, while Red Fife
is much smaller, at 26 mg/
seed.
To hit a target of 45 seeds/
sq. ft., you need almost 200
pounds per acre of Harvard,
compared to just 112 lbs./acre
for the smaller-seeded Red
Fife.
Most seeders are designed
to place seeds close together
in long, narrow rows that
leave room for weed growth in
between.
But to boost crop competition, a team of equipment
engineers led by Jacob Weiner
at Denmark’s Royal Veterinary
and Agricultural University
developed a precision seeder
that planted seeds in a wide
uniform grid pattern with the
aim of minimizing the empty
spaces that could be taken
over by weeds.
Criss-cross seeding
Comparison trial results were
promising with a significant
reduction in weed pressure,
but the equipment is still
experimental, said Gallandt.
Some farmers have duplicated the seeding arrange-
ment by seeding in a
criss-cross pattern, or using
a broadcast unit on the front
of the tractor that dispersed
one-third of the seed, and the
remaining two-thirds via the
drill behind it.
Both pre- and post-emergent
tine harrowing to control early
flushes of weeds in cereals is a
popular choice, but although
it appears to have 95 per cent
efficiency at the white thread
stage and 75 per cent for those
in the cotyledon stage, being
too aggressive risks injuring the
young crop even at increased
seeding rates.
“This white thread stage is
important, and if you can nail
it, it’s awesome,” said Gallandt.
“But there are occasions
when there doesn’t appear to
be a net benefit to crop yield.
You’ve got to balance the negative effect of damaging crops
with the positive effect of
reducing weed density.”
Soil disturbance that occurs
when seeding fall cover crops
risks burying and protecting
surface weed seeds from critters that might eat them, he
noted.
Howe ve r, s t u d i e s o f t h e
effect of predators on weed
s e e d s h a v e s h ow n m i x e d
results. Test plots that left crop
and weed residue on the surface in fall instead of seeding
a cover crop or doing tillage
in the hope that mice, birds
or bugs might deplete the
seed bank, showed impressive
results only one year out of
three.
Gallandt spoke in the second organic webinar scheduled for the noon hour this
spring. Next up on Feb. 11 is a
one-hour talk entitled “Growing hemp on the Prairies,” followed by, “The plant’s role in
soil fertility management” on
Feb. 18. To sign up, contact
[email protected].
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COLUMN
Soybean oil weighing on canola values
The downturn in soybean oil prices occurred four months prior to the downturn in canola
David Drozd
Market Outlook
SOYBEAN OIL MONTHLY NEARBY
Chart as of January 29, 2014
I
n the past 12 months, soybean oil futures values have
slid 31 per cent, which in
part has contributed to a 36 per
cent decline in canola futures
prices.
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada is estimating Canadian farmers produced a record
18 million tonnes of canola in
2013 and is forecasting a record
three-million-tonne carr yout for the 2013-14 crop year.
Meanwhile, there are private
analysts predicting canola ending stocks could be 20 to 30 per
cent higher than this. Regardless of the final tally, this year’s
bumper crop has created logistical challenges in moving this
record volume of grain to market, which is pressuring basis
levels and weighing on cash
prices.
Global production of wheat,
rice, corn and soybeans is also
forecast to be record high this
year and as a result commodity
prices are trending lower.
Chart patterns provide early
indications of a change in trend.
The monthly nearby soybean oil
futures chart provided not one,
but two reversal patterns that
alerted traders to an impending downturn in prices. The first
occurrence was when a twomonth reversal materialized on
Sept. 30, 2012 and soybean oil
was 52.18 cents per pound. This
was followed by a second twomonth reversal, which developed on Feb. 28, 2013 when
soybean oil was 48.82 cents per
pound.
As illustrated by the downtrending channel in the accompanying chart, soybean oil has
been sliding lower for the past
12 months, with values slipping to a 3-1/2-year low at 36.91
cents per pound.
The downtur n in soybean oil prices occurred four
months prior to the downturn
in the canola market. On June
30, 2013, canola was $609.80
per tonne when a two-month
reversal materialized on the
monthly nearby canola futures
chart, signalling an end to the
bull market rally.
On the first month, the market advances to new highs and
closes very strong. The fol-
lowing month, prices open
unchanged to slightly higher,
but cannot make additional
upside progress. Quantity selling appears and prices begin to
erode. By month’s end, the market drops to around the preceding month’s low and closes at or
near that level.
Market psychology
The two-month reversal is a
sudden change in sentiment.
On the first month the longs
are comfortable and confident
as the strong market reinforces
the expectation of greater profits. The second month’s activity is psychologically damaging.
It is a complete turnaround
from the preceding month and
serves to shake the confidence
of many who are still long the
market. The immediate outlook for prices is abruptly put
in question, so longs respond to
weakening prices by selling in
order to cut their losses.
Following the two-month
reversal, futures prices on the
long-term monthly nearby
soybean oil and canola charts
broke a major line of support
(A) in June 2013, with prices
trending lower ever since. The
canola futures market has lost
$230 per tonne or $5.25 per
bushel in the past eight months.
Farmers who recognized
these reversal patterns, which
occurred at key areas of resistance on the charts, were able to
take advantage of these sell signals by locking in prices before
they collapsed.
Reversal patterns that materialize on the long-term charts
carry more weight than the formations that develop on the
short-term charts. As a producer, it is imperative you have
an understanding of when the
major trend is about to change.
Studying the long-term charts is
one of the best ways to do this.
Canola producers can benefit
from monitoring the soybean
oil market, as reversal patterns
at areas of resistance are a key
component in alerting producers to a change in trend, which
subsequently impacts the price
of canola.
Send your questions or comments about this article and
chart to [email protected].
David Drozd is president and senior
market analyst for Winnipeg-based
Ag-Chieve Corporation. The opinions
expressed are those of the writer and
are solely intended to assist readers
with a better understanding of technical
analysis. Visit Ag-Chieve online atwww.
ag-chieve.ca for information about our
grain-marketing advisory service and to
see our latest grain market analysis. You
can call us toll free at 1-888-274-3138 for
a free consultation.
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Colorado brothers guilty in
2011 listeria outbreak
The court ruled they should be punished even though they did not knowingly
allow contaminated cantaloupes to leave their property
By Robert Boczkiewicz
DENVER / REUTERS
A
Federal Court judge
sentenced two Colorado farmers Jan. 28 to
six months of home detention
and five years probation for
their role in a deadly 2011 listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupes.
Er ic and Ryan Jensen,
brothers who are former owners of Colorado-based Jensen
Farms, pleaded guilty in October to six counts of adulteration of a food and aiding and
abetting linked to one of the
deadliest U.S. outbreaks of
foodborne illness.
“I must deliver both justice
and mercy at the same time,”
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael
Hegarty said during a hearing
in Denver.
Explaining his reason for
not sending the brothers to
jail, Hegarty said he wanted to
preserve their ability to earn
enough income to pay restitution of $150,000 each to
the families of those who died
and other victims in the case.
Prosecutors said they recommended probation in the
case because of the brothers’
demonstration of remorse
and their co-operation with
authorities investigating the
outbreak.
Both will be allowed to leave
their homes for work, to attend
church and for certain educational purposes under the sentence. Each brother had faced
a possible maximum sentence
of six years in prison and $1.5
million in fines.
The Jensens’ cantaloupes
were processed and packed at
a plant in Granada, Colorado,
but equipment there failed to
wash the melons with enough
antibacter ial solution to
remove listeria bacteria, prosecutors said in court papers.
U.S. health officials have
reported that a total of 147
people in 28 states fell ill in
the outbreak, including 33
who died. Assistant U.S.
Attorney Jaime Pena, however, said in court on Tuesday
the death toll was closer to 40.
Pregnant women and
others with compromised
immune systems are particularly vulnerable to listeria
infection, which has a mortality rate of about 20 per cent
and is the third-leading cause
of death from food poisoning,
according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Pena said the magnitude
and scope of the Jensen Farms
outbreak was a key reason
for prosecuting the brothers,
even though he believed they
“did not intentionally and
knowingly allow adulterated
food to leave their premises.”
U.S. Attorney John Walsh
said in a statement the sentence “serves as a powerful
reminder of farmers’ legal and
moral responsibility for ensuring their product is safe.”
Before they were sentenced,
the brothers each addressed
the packed courtroom to
apologize. “This is a huge
tragedy for everyone involved,
and we’re very sorry,” Eric Jensen said.
Although many farmers and
ranchers across the United
States had expressed outrage
that the Jensens were criminally charged for the outbreak, lawyers for both sides
in the case said the prosecution had led to improvements
in food safety controls.
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Kids shouldn’t be left to cover
Mom and Pop’s tax bill
Succession planning is complicated, but with professionalism and respect,
equity can be transferred before anyone needs to actually buy the farm
By Shannon VanRaes
“You are not your farm, you are people who have
wives and husbands and children, and that is
your legacy — not just the farm.”
co-operator staff
Y
oung agriculturists looking to return to the family
farm will face challenges
— high input costs, soaring
land prices, labour shortages
and transportation concerns,
just to name a few.
But the biggest challenge for
many fresh-faced farmers is
how to work with their parents
to establish a succession plan,
said Cedric MacLeod, of the
New Brunswick-based MacLeod
Agronomics.
“There’s profitability in the
industry — the challenge is how
do we get that equity turned
over; how do we get Mom and
Dad to engage in an active
process that allows us to move
Cedric MacLeod photo: shannon vanraes
Cedric MacLeod
these assets,” MacLeod told a
young farmers’ forum at last
week’s Keystone Agricultural
Producers meeting in Winnipeg.
The first step? Good, regular
communication.
“Have business meetings,
have an agenda, keep minutes,
make notes,” he said.
Everyone has heard the horror stories, said MacLeod, regaling the assembled youth with
tales of sons and daughters who
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“If it’s not written down, it
didn’t happen,” he stressed.
If you’re working on the farm,
putting in crops, harvesting,
and making management decisions, MacLeod said that should
be considered sweat equity —
something that should count
towards the long-term transfer of equity and assets. This
should also be a way to reduce
the amount of capital required
to take over an operation when
the time comes, he said.
While many new farmers talk
about having problems accessing capital, the planning specialist said the real problem
may in fact be access to equity.
But gaining access to the family farm still has to be a respectful process, one that recognizes
the hard-won expertise and
years of long hours put in by
previous generations.
And if things don’t go your
way at every business meeting?
“Don’t sulk, don’t drag your
feet on your way out the yard...
hold your head up,” MacLeod
said.
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Not all responsibility falls on
the next generation, however.
MacLeod said that those in the
baby boomer generation need
to prepare as well, and can’t
expect their children to finance
their tax bills or their retirement.
“You are not your farm, you
are people who have wives and
husbands and children, and
that is your legacy — not just
the farm,” he said. “Your farm is
just a vehicle to produce profit,
so treat it that way.”
That means the older generation can’t put every penny
back into the farm either, some
has to be put aside for retirement. Wealth management is as
important as wealth creation,
the business adviser said.
“When all is said and done,
you’re going to want to have
some money in your back
pocket that you don’t have to
drag it out of the farm and pay a
bunch of tax on,” he said.
It’s a message that resonates
with young farmers like Fiona
Jochum, who is enrolled in an
agricultural diploma program at
the University of Manitoba.
“Planning is such a huge
thing now, on lots of farms
there are multiple generations
running the operation, and it
can be really difficult,” said the
19-year-old, whose family operates a 4,000-acre grain farm
near St. Francois Xavier.
Jochum would like to finish
university and then spend some
Desiree
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California eyes turning off the taps
The forecast for a zero allocation in 2014 is unprecedented
By Steve Gorman
los angeles / reuters
A
worsening drought in California
will likely force a first-ever complete
cut-off this year in state-supplied
water sold to 29 irrigation districts, public water agencies and municipalities up
and down the state, officials said Jan. 31.
Although the state Water Resources
Department typically ends up supplying
more water than first projected for the year
ahead, its forecast for a “zero allocation” in
2014 is unprecedented since the agency
began delivering water in 1967.
The announcement came a day after
the agency said that water content in the
snow pack of the Sierra Nevada mountain
range — a key measure of surface water
supplies — stood at just 12 per cent of
average for this time of year.
That marked the lowest level recorded
in more than half a century, despite a latearriving Sierra winter storm.
Barring an unexpected turnaround in
California’s current dry spell, the state
faces its worst-ever water supply outlook,
the agency said.
Governor Jerry Brown, whose drought
emergency declaration two weeks ago
capped the driest year on record for the
state, said the agency’s zero allocation
was a “stark reminder that California’s
drought is real.”
Brown urged residents to redouble
conservation efforts, suggesting they
avoid flushing toilets unnecessarily and
to turn off the tap while soaping up in the
shower or shaving.
Some 25 million people, roughly twothirds of California’s residents, and more
than 750,000 acres (300,000 hectares) of
farmland get some or all of their drinking and irrigation supplies from the state
Water Resources Department.
The water originates from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in
northern California, fed by rainfall and
snowmelt run-off from the Sierras.
Besides the 29 local agencies that
purchase water from the State Water
Project, a separate group of Sacramento Valley farm districts whose
rights to delta water predate construction of the State Water Project — and
are thus guaranteed — could see their
deliveries cut in half for the year, the
agency warned.
The other major supplier of water from
the delta — and a more important one for
California farmers producing over half of
the fruit, vegetables and nuts grown in
the United States — is the federal government’s Bureau of Reclamation.
That agency is slated to announce its
initial allocation from the Central Valley
Project next month, and it too is expected
to be dismal.
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time working in and exploring
other aspects of the agriculture
industry before returning to the
family farm.
But she’s confident in her family’s succession plan.
“My dad actually went through
the diploma program I am in,
and as soon as he came out of the
program the farm went through
a whole succession plan and
turned into a corporation and
now he’s the manager,” she said,
adding that although her grandfather has officially retired, he still
enjoys helping out.
T h a t ’s s o m e t h i n g t h a t
MacLeod said is important —
finding new roles for founding
generations, so that succession
isn’t equated with leaving the
farm entirely, or worse yet, death.
“If Dad loves driving the combine, then he should keep driving
the combine,” he said.
Mark Owen has been farming
for three years, along with his
family, on their operation near
Graysville, and agrees that all
generations need to be incorporated in future plans.
“I think that a lot of people
kinda forget about the fairness
factor for the older generation
— having that respect for them
is pretty important,” said the
22-year-old university student.
“They built these farms.”
But fairness can be complicated, especially when there are
siblings involved.
“They come back and they
want their share, when it’s been
you that stuck around and
worked the 20-hour days to
get the crop in and take it off,”
MacLeod said. “You cannot be
responsible for financing the
buyout of your siblings, fair is not
equal.”
However, that doesn’t mean
siblings are cut out of the inheritance, it just means it will take
more planning, more communication and possibly some outside
expertise to make it work.
Owen has one brother, but he
isn’t interested in returning to the
farm and they already have a succession plan in place that takes
that into account.
“I feel fairly confident in our
succession plan that we’ve got
going... it’s going really well,” he
said.
The final message MacLeod
left the young farmers with is that
the time to start looking at succession is now.
“Your challenge is to identify the right process to get that
equity over time,” he said. “And
you want to do it while there is
still time.”
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Coalition seeks Bipole III delay
The PUB has been asked to slow development
Staff
T
he Bipole III Coalition is asking the
Public Utilities Board (PUB) to slow
down Manitoba Hydro’s $34-billion
expansion plan while it reviews the need
for it and whether there are alternatives.
The coalition, which represents landowners, aerial crop protection applicators, and
other opponents for the west-side route, say
the forecast underpinning Hydro’s expansion plan is a vastly overstated predictor of
Manitoba’s future demand for electricity.
“Using Hydro’s own records, the coalit i o n’s s u b m i s s i o n d e m o n s t r a t e s t h a t
Hydro’s load forecast does not properly
reflect the flattening of load growth in Manitoba over the past eight years. It is also out
of line with forecasts of modest load growth
in the U.S. including the northern regions
into which Hydro exports electrical energy,”
a coalition release says.
The coalition says its analysis demonstrates that a new plant won’t have to be
in service until at least 2030, seven years
beyond the date in Hydro’s plan.
staff / Talks for grain
c o m p a n y Pa r r i s h a n d
Heimbecker to take over
the federally operated
Lake Huron Port of Owen
Sound, Ont., where it
already runs a grain terminal, have sunk with no
deal.
T h e p o r t , o n G e o rgian Bay, is one of 34
“regional/local” ports in
Canada now managed
by Transport Canada’s
port programs directorate, which is tasked with
divesting such ports to
other public- or privatesector owner/operators.
John Higham, regional
d i re c t o r o f p r o g r a m s
for Transport Canada’s
Ontario region, wrote in
a Jan. 23 letter to Owen
Sound city manager Ruth
Coursey that “negotiations have ended without
a divestiture being concluded.”
Transport Canada, he
wrote, will continue to
operate the Owen Sound
p o r t , w h i c h “re m a i n s
available for divestiture.”
A representative for
Winnipeg-based P+H
wasn’t immediately available for comment on
any specific reasons why
talks ended without a
deal.
P + H ’s G r e a t L a k e s
Elevator Co. grain terminal at Owen Sound
has 93,000 tonnes of
grain capacity and 11
tr uck loading bins; it
can handle ships up to
750 feet long, including
self-unloading ships and
bulkers. The facility can
also load out to laker vessels and smaller oceangoing “salties.”
As local media have
previously reported, the
harbour bottom is filling with silt and needs
dredging soon for Owen
Sound to remain a viable
commercial port.
Tr a n s p o r t C a n a d a ,
however, has previously
said it plans to deal with
the dredging issue only
once a deal is sealed for
divestiture of the harbour.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
Dog days of winter
Republicans
weigh
immigration
reforms
Their proposal already
faces opposition
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Susan Cornwell
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U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 30 proposed
granting legal status to potentially millions of undocumented
residents and citizenship to
some children brought into the
United States illegally by their
parents.
The move, after months of
preparing rank-and-file lawmakers for a new Republican
Party approach toward immigration, was immediately met
with opposition from conservatives who dominate the House.
The broad principles that
were unveiled for debating
immigration reform in the
Republican-controlled House
were aimed at gauging the party’s willingness to tackle such
a controversial issue during an
election year in which all 435
House seats are at stake.
Republican leaders offered
up the outline during a twoday retreat they were holding
with their House members at a
resort on the eastern shore of
the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, about 85 miles (137 km)
from Washington, D.C.
During a closed-door session,
House Speaker John Boehner
warned, “These standards are
as far as we are willing to go,”
according to a source in the
room.
That was a warning to President Barack Obama and his
fellow Democrats in Congress
that Republicans would not go
along with the “pathway to citizenship” for the approximately
11 million undocumented residents that is a centrepiece of
a bill passed by the Senate last
June.
Instead, just a small fraction
of those 11 million, the children who crossed U.S. borders
illegally, would win citizenship
under the House Republican
initiative.
The House leaders’ plan,
s p e a r h e a d e d by B o e h n e r,
marked a significant shift from
the Republican Party’s 2012
campaign message that focused
squarely on deporting the more
than 11 million people who are
living in the United States illegally.
A congressional aide told
Reuters that the initiative
sparked a heated discussion
among House Republicans,
some of whom strongly disagreed with the principles.
This set of ideas has a long
way to go before being translated into actual legislation
that could be debated on the
House floor as an alternative
to a bipartisan bill that passed
the Democratic-controlled Senate last June. And there were no
guarantees that it would even
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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
Outside investment in farmland
not driving up prices
The emergence of farmland investment funds brings more opportunities than pitfalls
By Alex Binkley
Co-operator contributor
T
he purchase of farmland
by outside investors offers
opportunities for the
agriculture community, which
needs new financial tools to
deal with a surge in farm sales
during the next few years, the
president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture says.
High crop prices and low
interest rates have driven up
land prices as many farmers
reach retirement age, Ron Bonnett told a Canadian Agriculture
Economics Society conference.
At the same time, groups have
formed to buy land as an investment, sparking concerns about
outside buyers making land
unaffordable for younger producers.
Bonnett said so far, investment groups own about 500,000
of Canada’s 160 million acres of
farmland. “These investments
could even be useful for young
farmers who can rent the land.
This is an evolving situation.”
The issue could become
more significant in the future
if investor ownership increases
markedly, he continued. Or if
foreigners started buying up
considerable tracts of land.
briefs
Producers
urged to declare
unlicensed flax
varieties
FCC release
The Flax Council of Canada is reminding producers that unlicensed flax
varieties must be declared
upon delivery into the
commercial system and
can receive only the lowest official grade of No.
3 Canada Western. Unlicensed varieties also have
an increased chance of
testing positive for Triffid.
CDC Mons and CDC
Normandy were deregistered August 1, 2013.
The flax council is asking growers who have
existing stocks of any unlicensed varieties including
CDC Mons and CDC Normandy to contact the Flax
Council of Canada to discuss marketing opportunities and asks that these
varieties not be grown in
the future.
The Flax Council of
Canada is working with
the flax industry and producers to eliminate Triffid
from the Canadian flax
crop through the reconstitution of certain CDC
varieties and the encouragement of the use of
pedigree seed in 2014.
All flax production
should be tested for Triffid
prior to delivery. Funding
for testing under the Farm
Stewardship Program
ends Feb. 28, 2014.
Land prices rose more during the last five years than in
the previous five years. Farmers already carry more debt
for land purchases than for
t h e e q u i p m e n t t h e y ow n ,
he said.
Tom Eisenhauer, president
of Bonnefield Financial, one
of the largest land investment companies in Canada,
said farmers should see outside investors as partners,
not just land buyers. “Our clients will be hurt as much as
farmers if commodity prices
decline investors. If farmers
can’t afford to rent the land,
then their investment won’t
pay off.”
He said the presence of his
company and others in the
market has had a minuscule
impact on land prices. They
have risen steadily since the
1970s even as farm incomes
rose and fell with shifting
commodity prices. “Farmers
were buying land even as the
prices for it fell. With higher
yields and more land, they
could increase their production to push up their income.”
Fa r m l a n d i s a n a t t ra c t i v e
investment because of projected steady demand for
additional food production,
he said.
Brady Deaton, an associate
professor at the University of
Guelph, said fears about nonfarmer ownership of land is
“a red herring. Land ownership has been a controversial
issue for more than a century.” Whether they rent from
an investment company or a
retired producer, farmers will
be accessing the land they
need to prosper.
In 2010, 40 per cent of farmland was rented mostly compared to 22 per cent in 1975.
The trend is similar in the
Un i t e d St a t e s w h e re l a n d
prices have risen faster than
in Canada.
A g r i c u l t u re p o l i c y- m a k ers need to keep the trend
to increased use of rented
land in mind as they develop
or create new programs, he
urged. “Governments should
be cautious about encoura g i n g f a r m l a n d p u rc h a s e s
among producers.”
Bonnett noted with many
p r o d u c e r s n e a r i n g re t i re ment age, there will be a large
number of farm transfers in
the next few years. New tools
are needed to help farmers,
particularly young ones, to
finance the transition.
The federation has been
working on the farm transfer and tax policy issue for
years, including the treatment of off-farm income. “It’s
possible that investors can
be useful for young farmers.
Already there are six different
land ownership companies
and partnerships. They bring
badly needed capital into the
industry and offer both lease
and rental opportunities.”
CFA is working with Farm
Management Canada on a
Risky Business Program to
educate farmers about managing their personal debt load
including options for access
to land, he explained. It is also
working with academics on
studying the implications of
different land tenure regimes.
“ While we can see trends
emerging, not a lot of information is available about them.”
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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
Canada Beef lukewarm on effort
to revamp beef industry
Rob Meijer says straw man report offers an ‘interesting perspective’ but
Canada Beef has its own plan for boosting the fortunes of the beef industry
By Jennifer Blair
STAFF
T
he newly formed Council of Beef
Leaders may be missing a key player
when it meets later this winter.
“The beef industry has enough structures and organizations and committees,”
said Rob Meijer, president of Canada Beef
Inc. “We’re not of the view that we need
yet another one.
“We are nowhere near accepting of an
advisory council.”
The council is one of the key recommendations of the Straw Man Beef Industry Initiative, an effort aimed at finding a
fix for some of the critical issues bedevilling Canada’s beef industry.
But Meijer said the report is just “a set
of recommendations” that industry players could adopt at their own discretion.
“We take this and any other report with
interest,” he said. “Where we are not at is
taking the recommendations and building them into our strategy.”
The recommendations from the report
echo much of the work that is already
underway at Canada Beef, said Meijer.
“I see a lot of us already in the report,”
he said, calling it an “indirect pat on
the back.
“We’re on the right track, and I feel
really good to see that in the report.”
And while the report offers an “interesting perspective” for the Canada Beef
board to consider, the organization will
continue to move forward with its own
strategy, he said.
“At the end of the day, the provinces
fund our organization, and we take our
direction from the provinces,” said Meijer. “We respect the work of the straw
men, but that is not who we take our
direction from.”
Others supportive
The “straw men” — agri-food marketing specialist Kim McConnell and cattlemen David Andrews and John Kolk
— developed the recommendations in
response to a stinging critique by the
Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute,
which slammed the beef industry for
being complacent and lacking a strategy
to succeed. Their report laid out a path
for creating a “results-based” strategy to
grow the national herd and make Canadian beef the “preferred” choice at home
and abroad.
The report’s recommendations have
been well received and have “pretty good
support” from cattle feeders, said Bryan
Walton, chief executive officer of the
Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association.
“We believed in this from the beginning,” said Walton.
Unlike Meijer, Walton said he welcomes
the creation of the leaders’ council as a
forum where “high-level, strategic perspectives” can be discussed.
“When we can come together in
a meeting place and be more efficient
about how we operate our various organizations, I think that’s all positive for the
industry,” he said.
“Overall, I think it’s created some
opportunity for some dialogue around
some important industry issues.”
Alberta Beef Producers’ chair Greg
Bowie calls the process “worthwhile.”
“They’ve got the industry thinking
about what needs to be done to keep
moving forward,” he said.
However, Alberta Beef Producers will
follow the lead of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (one of the other organizations invited to join the leaders’
council), said Bowie.
“The national beef industry plan is
where we’d like to focus our attention,”
he said.
Funding needed
One area where all players seem in agreement is on the need for increased funding.
“It is, in a global context, time that we
go out there and flex our muscles. And
it’s going to take a little bit more money,”
said Meijer.
Funding is also a major concern for
Alberta Beef Producers, which has lost
revenue since the province changed the
checkoff rules to allow producers and
feeders to apply for a refund.
“Our funding has certainly shrunk over
the last number of years,” said Bowie.
“Some type of a structure change needs
to be looked at.”
But the straw men’s call for a national
checkoff of up to $5 per head won’t win
support until producers see more value
for their dollars, said Meijer. His organization does that, he said, and directing a national levy to Canada Beef would
“We respect the work of the
straw men, but that is not
who we take our direction
from.”
ROB MEIJER
Canada Beef Inc.
be better than provincial “clawbacks,”
he said.
“We would rather that stay with us,”
Meijer said. “We have all the resources
and expertise, and we can provide them
the regional or local support.”
Without additional funding, Canada’s
beef industry will continue to struggle on
the global stage.
“What we’re up against in the global
marketplace is literally a David and Goliath,” said Meijer.
“We are David, and there are many
nations, with their brand and marketing
budgets, that are truly Goliath.”
A date for the first meeting of the leaders’ council had not been confirmed at
press time. But it was announced two
well-known figures in the industry had
agreed to assist in a survey of senior
industry leaders. The “one-on-one interviews” will be used to “evaluate alignment
among the sectors” within the industry.
Consultant Jerry Bouma will conduct the
interviews but will be assisted by Steve
Morgan Jones, formerly director general
of science partnerships with Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada, and Allan Preston, a former provincial assistant deputy
minister from Manitoba.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
Study touts Keystone’s value
Work together to sell Manitoba, urges Red River Ex CEO
By Daniel Winters
co-operator staff
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Airport proximity
Attracting major shows that currently bypass Manitoba will be
a key revenue driver for the proposed 200,000-sq.-ft. facility with
an indoor, 5,000-seat arena, Rogerson added.
Besides being newer than
its counterpart in Brandon, the
newly developed Red River Ex
grounds will also benefit from the
nearby Richardson International
Airport, as well as a more central
location in the province.
But competing directly with
the Keystone was never a goal, he
added.
“We would never build something that will set out to harm
Neil Thomson
another facility. We would like
nothing better than to partner
with the Winnipeg Convention
Centre and the Keystone to go
after every show that’s out there,”
said Rogerson.
Some regional events will still
be more appropriately held in
Brandon, but in recent years, having international airport service
nearby has become a prerequisite for attracting many shows, he
added.
As an example, he noted that
if Winnipeg had enough trade
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erhaps sparked by the prospect of competition from a
new Red River Exhibition
facility in Winnipeg, Brandon’s
Keystone Centre has released a
study detailing its value to the
local economy.
Its events generate more
than $62 million annually, says
the study by researchers from
Brandon University, which was
requested by the Keystone Centre’s board and general manager
Neil Thomson.
“It’s a huge number, that’s for
sure. It shows that investments
into the facility can have a huge
economic impact,” said Thomson.
While the economic impacts
of specific events have been conducted in recent years, no overall
study of the financial impact of
the facility on the city of Brandon
had been undertaken.
Thomson hopes that the
number gets the attention of city
and provincial funding partners
for the facility built in 1974. Two
years ago, it received $3.3 million in funding over five years
for repair and maintenance
of the sprawling, 40-year-old,
540,000-square-foot facility,
which also boasts a 5,100-seat
arena.
The timing of the study raises
the question of whether Keystone is feeling the heat from the
proposed development of a new
$140-million facility on the Red
River Exhibition grounds in Winnipeg.
“We are in a competitive marketplace. Events can move
around,” said Thomson, who
noted that the Keystone will still
be the larger of the two.
Garth Rogerson, CEO of the Red
River Exhibition Association, said
that he hopes that Winnipeg’s City
Hall will soon approve infrastructure plans for the 460-acre site so
that construction of a new hotel,
big-box retailers, a “commodity
campus” for farm groups, and
other attractions can proceed this
summer.
The planning document has
been sent back for revision five
times already, he added, and a
special bylaw allowing animals
on the site still needs approval, he
added.
“It’s really been beaten to death
down there,” said Rogerson.
He said funding for the Red
River Ex’s return to its “agricultural
roots” will come entirely from private sources and will be based on
the value of real estate on the city’s
west side as well as the strength
of the association’s business plan.
Memberships in the facility, which
will allow voting rights for board
elections, will be sold for $10 to
allow broad public participation.
“It’s a huge
number, that’s for
sure. It shows that
investments into
the facility can have
a huge economic
impact.”
show space, it could have landed
the International Holstein Show
that was recently hosted by
Toronto.
“The future is going out and
selling Manitoba. Forget about
competing against each other.
Let’s work together and get every
show. Let’s go up against Regina,
Toronto, Saskatoon, and Calgary,”
said Rogerson.
The Brandon University
researchers stated that the
$62-million total is based on
spending only and included the
direct spending multiplier used
by Statistics Canada. When the
data was applied to other spending multipliers the impact ranged
from $53.6 million to $80.7 million.
The study used estimated visitor data from the three provincial
exhibition fairs 2012, Wheat Kings
2011-12 season, 56 Keystone
Centre events 2011-12 (including
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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,
following the west shore of Lake Manitoba
and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.
Red River – South ofHwy 1; east of PR 242.
The Pas
Birch River
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Minitonas
Winnipegosis
Roblin
Dauphin
Grandview
Ashern
Gilbert Plains
Ste. Rose du Lac
Russell
Parkland
Birtle
Riverton
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McCreary
Gimli
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Langruth
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Neepawa
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Reston
Melita
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Carberry
Brandon
Treherne
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Sanford
Ste. Anne
Carman
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Winnipeg
Austin
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Stonewall
Selkirk
Portage
Westman
Waskada
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Erickson
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Virden
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Arborg
Lundar
St. Pierre
242
Morris
Winkler
Morden
Altona
Steinbach
1
Red River
Land For Sale
Bioriginal Food & Science Corp., based
in Saskatoon, are looking to contract
Borage acres for the upcoming 2014
growing season.
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Fisher Branch
REAL ESTATE/RENTALS
Specialty Crops Various
FARM LAND FOR RENT
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Durban
SEED/FEED/CROP INPUTS
Great profit potential based on
yield, prices and low input costs.
Attractive oil premiums and free
seed delivery and on-farm pick-up.
Flexible contracting options
available as well.
For more information,
please contact Carl Lynn P.Ag.
of Bioriginal at:
306-229-9976 (cell)
306-975-9295 (office)
[email protected]
FARM/CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Combines Various
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Land For Sale
COMBINE WORLD located 20 min. E of
Saskatoon, SK on Hwy. #16. 1 year warranty on
all new, used, and rebuilt parts. Canada’s largest
inventory of late model combines & swathers.
1-800-667-4515 www.combineworld.com
FARM/CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Grain Cleaners
FORSBERG MODEL 14 GRAVITY table. Cleans
Wheat @ 250-bu/hr, Canola & Flax @ 140-bu/hr. In
good
condition.
$9,500.00
OBO.
Phone:
(204)471-3418.
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Antiques Wanted
DOWNSIZING, BUYING OLD ADVERTISING sign,
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old cans & gas pumps. Coca-Cola machines. Antique & Collectible Collections. Anything w/Advertising on it. Oak furniture, Silver Coins, Pinball Machines, old toys & Collectible tins. Kelly
(204)981-9616 or [email protected]
AUCTIONS/ANTIQUE SALES
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SUN., MAR. 9TH, 10-4 MB Antique Association
Sale. Browse our many tables to find a treasure.
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Park 1405 St Matthews Ave. Contact Kelly for more
info (204)981-9616. Vendor spaces avail. Antiques
& Collectibles (no crafts)
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Baling Equipment
WANTED: NEW HOLLAND BALE wagons, any
size. Farmhand small bale accumulator or Hoelschler fork or grabber, 8 to 18 bale size. Also, 336 or
346 or newer JD small square baler. Roeder Implement, Seneca, KS (785)336-6103.
SEED/FEED/CROP INPUTS
Pedigreed Cereals Various
DURAND SEEDS: CERT CARDALE, Carberry &
Harvest wheat; Souris & Stride Oats; Conlon Barley; CDC Glas Flax; Mancan, Koma Buckwheat;
Canola, Forage & lawn seed. (204)248-2268,
(204)745-7577, NotreDame, MB.
JAMES FARMS LTD AC Carberry Wheat, Tradition
Barley, Souris & Summit Oats, Hanley Flax, Forage
seeds, various Canola, Sunflower & Soybean seed
varieties. Custom processing, seed treating & delivery avail. Early payment discount. For info call
(204)222-8785 or toll free 1-866-283-8785, Wpg.
LARGE QUANTITY OF CERTIFIED harvest wheat
for sale, wholesale pricing & selling in truckload lots
only. Also certified Newdale 2-Row malt barley. Inland Seed Corp. Binscarth MB. (204)683-2316.
PUGH SEEDS: CERT AC Barrie, Cardale, Kane
Wheat, Conlon Barley, Souris Oats. Phone
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CONTRACTS AVAIL FOR CARAWAY crop production, good return potential. For more info call
Giesbrecht Seed Farm Ltd (204)829-3365.
LORNE & CHRISTINE HAMBLIN are offering for
sale approximately 202-acres of farmland located
on River Lots 257, 259 & 261 East of PTH-75 in the
RM of Montcalm, described as follows: Title
#1698884/1 (Roll #’s 118025, 118150 & 118250)Title #1801487/1 (Roll #118050) Rural water is connected to these properties. CONDITIONS OF OFFER TO PURCHASE. 1) Offers must be received
on or before 4:00pm on February 21, 2014. 2) Offers must be accompanied by a 5% deposit payable
to Bruce Gregory “in trust.” Deposit cheques accompanying unaccepted offers will be returned. 3)
Offers will be reviewed by the Vendors by Feb 24,
2014 & the party whose Offer is accepted will be
contacted within 5 business days. 4) Highest or any
offer not necessarily accepted. 5) The Purchaser
shall be responsible for the payment of GST or
shall self-assess for GST. 6) Possession shall be
March 31, 2014. 7) The date of closing will be
March 31, 2014, at which time the balance of the
purchase price will be paid. 8) Tenders are binding
upon acceptance & not subject to any conditions
precedent. 9) The Vendor will be responsible for the
real property taxes on the property up to December
31, 2013. The Purchaser will be responsible for
2014 real property taxes. 10) Title to the land will be
transferred free & clear of all encumbrances & liens, except for: a) The following registrations: a.
Caveat 195636/1 filed by MTS pursuant to an
Easement Agreement b. Caveat 196155/1 filed by
MTS pursuant to an Easement Agreement. c. Caveat 2801594/1 filed by MTS pursuant to an Easement Agreement. d. Caveat 80-56842/1 filed by
Manitoba Hydro Electric Board pursuant to an
Easement Agreement. e. 81-18197/1 filed by Lorne
& Christine Hamblin pursuant to an Easement
Agreement giving access to title 1801487/1. b) All
movable machinery, scrap metal & portable buildings which shall be removed by the vendor by Aug
31, 2014. 11) The deposit of 5% will be forfeited if
the successful party does not finalize or complete
the terms of the Agreement of Purchase & Sale. 12)
The Purchaser relies entirely upon his/her personal
inspection & knowledge of the land, independent of
the representations made by the Vendor or the Solicitor & Agent of the Vendor. The land will be sold
“as is” & the Purchaser is solely responsible to determine the value & condition of the land, land
quality, land use, environmental condition & any
other information pertaining to the land. Signed &
sealed Offers will be received up to 4:00pm on February 21st, 2014 at: Lorne & Chris Hamblin Box 612
Morris, MB. R0G 1K0. Email offers will be accepted
at [email protected] providing deposit cheque
is also received. For more information: call
(204)746-3330 or email at above address
The following Private Land is being offered for
sale: SE 1-29-17W, NW 31-28-16W. The following
Crown Lands have been approved by Manitoba
Agriculture, Food & Rural Initiatives for transfer to
the purchaser of the private lands listed as these
lands are part of the farm unit held by Steven Sliworsky & Tracy Bartels of Rorketon, MB. NE
19-28-16W, NW 19-28-16W, SE 19-28-16W, SE
30-28-16W, SW 30-28-16W, NE 31-28-16W, SW
31-28-16W, SW 05-29-16W, NW 17-29-16W, SW
17-29-16W. If you wish to purchase the private land
& apply for the Unit Transfer contact the Lessee
Steven Sliworsky or Tracy Bartels at Box 83,
Rorketon, MB R0L 1R0. If you wish to comment on
or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write
the Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands,
PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or fax
(204)867-6578.
THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: N1/2 14-29-15W, E1/2 23-29-15W,
NE 20-28-15W, NW 23-29-15W, S1/2 25-29-15W,
SW 19-29-14W, SW 30-29-14W, SE 19-29-15W.
The following Crown lands have been approved by
Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Initiatives for
transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed
as these lands are part of the farm unit held by
Lorne Bass of Toutes Aides, MB: NW 5-31-14W,
SW 5-31-14W, NE 5-31-14W, SW 8-31-14W,
SE 8-31-14W, NE 8-31-14W, NW 8-31-14W,
SW 18-30-14W, NW 18-30-14W, SE 19-30-14W,
SW 19-30-14W, NE 13-30-15W, SE 13-30-15W,
SE 24-30-15W, NW 19-29-14W, NE 22-29-14W,
SE 22-29-14W, SE 27-29-14W, NE 27-29-14W,
NE 34-29-14W, SE 34-29-14W, NW 35-29-14W,
SW 35-29-14W, SE 13-29-15W, SW 23-29-15W,
NE 18-30-14W, SE 18-30-14W, NW 6-31-14W,
SE 6-31-14W, SW 6-31-14W, NE 6-31-14W,
NW 36-30-15W, NE 36-30-15W, SE 36-30-15W,
NE 24-30-15W, NE 25-30-15W, SE 25-30-15W.
If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for
the Unit Transfer contact the Lessee Lorne Bass,
Box 2, Toutes Aides, MB, R0L 2A0, (204)732-2481.
If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility
of this Unit Transfer write the Director, MAFRI, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa,
MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578.
The following Private Land is being offered for
sale: NE 27-23-08W, SE 16-23-08W, NE
10-23-08W, SE 27-23-08W, NW
23-23-08W,
SE
23-23-08W, W 1/2 26-23-08W, NE 22-23-08W. The
following Crown lands have been approved by
Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development
for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by
William
Lazarowich
of
Mulvihill, MB. SE 10-23-08W
, NE 16-23-08W, NE 22-23-08W, NW 22-23-08W,
SE 22-23-08W, SW 22-23-08W, NE 23-23-08W,
SW 23-23-08W, NW 27-23-08W, SW 27-23-08W,
SE 34-23-08W, SE 35-23-08W, SW 35-23-08W. If
you wish to purchase the private land and apply for
the Unit Transfer contact the Lessee William Lazarowich at PO Box 2, Grp 15 RR 1 in Mulvihill, MB
R0C 2G0. If you wish to comment on or object to
the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director,
MAFRI, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286,
Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578.
in the RM of Lorne
N ½ 20-6-10 WPM & SW ¼ 20-6-10 WPM
approx. 374 cultivated acres,
5,300 bus, grain storage and older bins
Three year lease with terms to be negotiated
AUCTION SALES
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Thank You!
Please Contact
Larry J. Selby at
SELBY LAW OFFICE
351 Main Street
Manitou, MB R0G 1G0
Phone: (204) 242-2801
FARM PROPERTY FOR SALE BY TENDER
Sealed tenders in writing for the purchase of the
property described below will be received by
McCulloch Mooney Johnston LLP as follows:
PROPERTY FOR SALE: (owned by Brian Oleson
& Joanne Gudmundson):
NE 7-10-21WPM approx 136 Cultivated acs
NW 7-10-21WPM approx 111 Cultivated acs
SE 7-10-21WPM approx 130 Cultivated acs
SW 7-10-21WPM approx 156 Cultivated acs
CONDITIONS OF TENDER:
1. Interested parties must rely on their own
inspection & knowledge of the property. Any
specific questions pertaining to the property
should be direct to Brian Oleson (204)474-9782
2. Tenders must be delivered to
McCulloch Mooney Johnston LLP by 2:30pm,
February 25th, 2014. Please mark on front of
envelope “Oleson/Gudmundson Tender.”
3. Tenders must be accompanied by a $10,000
deposit cheque payable to McCulloch Mooney
Johnston LLP. Deposit cheques accompanying
unacceptable bids will be returned
4. The highest or any tender will not
necessarily be accepted.
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE:
1. The bidder(s) whose tender is accepted will be
required to complete an Agreement covering the
terms & conditions of the sale
2. Possession date will be March 15th, 2014
3. The successful bidder will be responsible for
all realty taxes following January 1st, 2014
(the adjustment date)
4. In addition to the deposit, the balance of the
accepted tender must be paid on or before the
date of closing or evidence provided that the
purchase funds will be available under conditions
acceptable to the Vendor. If the balance of the
purchase prices is not paid by the possession
date or under such acceptable conditions, the
deposit paid shall be forfeited as liquidated
damages & not as a penalty
McCulloch Mooney Johnston LLP
PO Box 450 175 Broadway St
Treherne, MB R0G 2V0 (204)723-2777
Attention: Bob McCulloch
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We would like to take this time to thank
Gordon & Rosalie White
Bill & Mary Reimer
April 11, 2014 | Hartney, MB
April 15, 2014 | Plumas, MB
TRI-Field Farms Ltd.
Dean & Genadri Myhre
April 14, 2014 | Teulon, MB
April 17, 2014 | Dauphin, MB
for entrusting us with their upcoming auctions
FARM LAND FOR SALE
INVITATION TO TENDER & BID BY PHONE AUCTION
for 21 FARMS Ltd. IN THE RM OF SOUTH CYPRESS
*SE22-7-16W
TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH - 1:00 PM
*Approx 160 acres * Land is classed G05 by Manitoba Crop Insurance *
Currently there is approx +/- 85 acres in Canola stubble and approx +/1 75 acres in Alfalfa
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Meeting in March of 2016. WCMI
Directors participate in approximately
5 board meetings a year and contribute
time to WCMI. Directors are called on
to represent WCMI at conferences
that impact the winter cereals industry.
Expenses are reimbursed to Directors.
Registered winter cereals growers
interested in joining the Board can
contact the WCMI business office at
1-866-472-4611 for nomination forms.
Nomination forms must be returned to
the WCMI office no later than 12:00 p.m.
(noon) February 26. 2014.
Note: Only registered growers may
vote, nominate or hold office.
A registered grower means any grower
who has had a Winter Cereals Manitoba
Inc check-off deducted since August 1,
2011 . A registered grower is not eligible
to be nominated as a director if he or she
has requested or received a refund of the
check-off since August 1, 2011.
An election (if required) will be held at
the Annual General Meeting in Selkirk,
Manitoba March 12, 2014.
Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc.
P.O. Box 689
Minnedosa, Manitoba R0J 1E0
1-866-472-4611 | [email protected]
Close OUT GUN STORE &
Personal Collection
Sat., Feb. 15 @ 9:30 am
Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Dr
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.
400 GUNS: * All Calibre’s * Modern * Vintage
* Military * Restricted Hand Guns * Ammunition
* Accessories * Mounts
* 90% of Guns are Brand New OR New Old Stock
Go to the Website for 400 Pictures and Information!
Stuart McSherry
(204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027
www.mcsherryauction.com
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Auto & Truck Parts
GREAT PRICES ON NEW, used & remanufactured
engines, parts & accessories for diesel pickups.
Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check us out at www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding.
Ph (204)532-2187, Russell MB.
STEEL SERVICE TOOLBOX FOR 1/2, 3/4 or 1-ton
truck, 6-compartment, 79-in wide, 8-ft long, front of
box to middle of axle 58-59-in, good shape, $750
OBO. Phone:(204)669-9626.
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BUILDINGS
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Accessories
BUILDINGS
FARM MACHINERY
Parts & Accessories
NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS
NEW COMBINE PARTS
Large Inventory of
new and remanufactured parts
HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES.
Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595
[email protected] www.arcfab.ca
STEINBACH, MB.
Ph. 326-2443
FARM MACHINERY
Parts & Accessories
Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727
Fax (204) 326-5878
Web site: farmparts.ca
E-mail: [email protected]
GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528
or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Semi Trucks & Trailers
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2008 Peterbilt 388 Cummins ISX 450 HP, 13 SP,
3:55 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear,
22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 63in Mid-Rise Bunk, Three-Way Differential Locks,
1,005,456-kms. $39,000.00
AUTOS/TRUCKS/TRAILERS
Autos
1980 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, 2-DR, 352 motor,
could be easily restored. $750 OBO Phone:
(204)669-9626.
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
LINKBELT LS98 CRAWLER CRANE 50-ft. boom,
CAT D318 motor, long under carriage c/w all rigging including 1 1/4-yd & 1 1/2-yd buckets for
dredging gravel machine, ready to go to work,
$15,000 OBO. Phone:(204)669-9626.
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Roofing
PRICE TO CLEAR!!
75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard
100,000PSI high tensile roofing &
siding. 16 colours to choose from.
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Semi Trucks & Trailers
B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2
FOR SALE: 1989 MACK truck model R688ST, 350
engine, Eaton 8LL trans, 22.5 tires 60%, wet kit,
A/C, not safetied, $9,000 OBO. (204)648-7136
Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2005 Freightliner Columbia Mercedes 450 HP, 13
SP, 3:90 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs
Rear, 22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel
Base, 1,184,389-kms. $18,000.00
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2005 IHC 9900I Cummins ISX 500 HP, 18 SP, 3:73
Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 72-in
Mid-Rise Bunk, Four-Way Differential Locks,
1,428,989-kms. $29,000.00
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2005 IHC 9900I Cummins ISX 475 HP, 13 SP, 3:73
Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear, 22.5in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 72-in
Mid-Rise Bunk, 1,409,137-kms. $19,000.00
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2006 Volvo 630 D12 465 HP, 18 SP Autoshift, 4:30
Gear Ratio, 14600-lbs Front, 46000-lbs Rear, 22.5in Aluminum Wheels, 240-in Wheel Base,
927,814-kms. $27,000.00
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2006 Western Star 4900 Mercedes 450 HP, 10 SP
Eaton Autoshift, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear,
22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, New 20-ft Cancade
Grain Box, Remote Gate & Hoist, 1,045,311-kms.
$65,000.00
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2007 IHC 9900I Cummins ISX 500 HP, 18 SP, 3:58
Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000 lbs Rear, 22.5in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 72-in
Mid-Rise Bunk, Three-Way Differential Locks,
1,356,565-kms. $37,000.00
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2007 Western Star 4900SA Detroit 515 HP, 18 SP,
3:91 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, Super 40000-lbs
Rear, 22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 209-in Wheel
Base, Four-Way Differential Locks, New Rebuilt Engine, 759,564-kms. $40,000.00
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2009 Kenworth T800 Cummins ISX 525 HP, 18
SP, 4:10 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, Super
40000-lbs Rear, 22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 196-in
Wheel
Base,
Four-Way
Differential
Locks,
866,438-kms. $59,000.00
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2009 Peterbilt 388 Cummins ISX 450 HP, 18 SP,
3:55 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear,
22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel Base, 63in Mid-Rise Bunk, Three-Way Differential Locks,
1,145,366-kms. $49,000.00
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2010 Peterbilt 388 Cummins ISX 550 HP, 18 SP,
4:10 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, Super 40000-lbs
Rear, 22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 244-in Wheel
Base, 63-in Mid-Rise Bunk, Three-Way Differential
Locks, 779,362-kms. $65,000.00
TITAN TRUCK SALES (204)685-2222
2012 Peterbilt 386 Cummins ISX 450 HP, 13 SP,
3:90 Gear Ratio, 12000-lbs Front, 40000-lbs Rear,
22.5-in Aluminum Wheels, 206-in Wheel Base,
Three-Way
Differential
Locks,
Wet
Kit,
168,566-kms. $79,000.00
BEEKEEPING
BEEKEEPING
Bee Equipment
STRONG SINGLE HIVES or Nuke for sale. Call
Andy Loewen (204)326-1500 or email [email protected]
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2
Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for
archrib buildings
BEAT THE PRICE
INCREASES CALL NOW
FOUILLARD STEEL
SUPPLIES LTD.
ST. LAZARE, MB.
1-800-510-3303
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Elevators
80-FT. BUCKET ELEVATING LEG w/3 phase
10-HP electric motor. Phone (204)886-3304.
FARM MACHINERY
Haying & Harvesting – Various
VERMEER
REBEL
BALER
W/GATHERING
wheels & electric tie, made less than 2,500 bales,
$15,000; Also JD 6 wheel hay rake, $1,100. Phone
(204)571-6258, Brandon.
Rebuilt Concaves
Rebuild combine table augers
Rebuild hydraulic cylinders
Roller mills regrooved
MFWD housings rebuilt
Steel and aluminum welding
Machine Shop Service
Line boreing and welding
BUILDINGS
Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd.
AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post
frame building company. For estimates and information
call
1-888-816-AFAB(2322).
Website:
www.postframebuilding.com
Check out A & I online parts store
www.pennosmachining.com
CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place &
finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any
floor design. References available. Alexander, MB.
204-752-2069.
FOR SALE: 1 FUTURE steel building X frame
model, dimension 110-ft. long x 40-ft. wide x 21-ft.
high,
all
steel
building,
asking
$55,000.
(204)867-2436, (204)868-1212.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
AUTO BODY SHOP AND Equipment in Baldur MB.
60-ft x 30-ft, wood frame w/metal roof, built in 1980.
Would
sell
building
only,
Priced
right.
(204)245-0165.
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
D6C CAB LGP, NEED motor work; D7, had fire under seat; 96 EX200 LC Hitachi excavator, Q/C
bucket, will take feed grain in trade. (204)352-4306.
FARM MACHINERY
FARM MACHINERY
Fertilizer Equipment
FERTILIZER SPREADERS: 4-TON $1,500, 5-ton
$4,000, 6-ton $6,000, 8-ton $7,000-8,000; Vicon
3-PH spreader $450; Valmar 240 $1,500; Valmar
PT
$5,500;
Small
Valmar
$700.
Phone:
(204)857-8403.
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Bins
4 TWISTER 5,650-BU HOPPER bins, Rocket Aeration, $11,500 each. Will negotiate for mult bins. To
be moved or would negotiate to be used on site.
Would consider renting as well. Two 5,000-bu
Westeel’s on hoppers, $8,900 each. Have cross
channel for aeration. David (204)746-4779.
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.
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 Dryers
NEW MC DRYERS IN STOCK w/canola screens
300-2,000 BPH units. Why buy used, when you get
new fuel efficient & better quality & control w/MC.
Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or
(306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.
SUKUP Grain Dryers For Sale: 1 or 3 ph, LP/NG,
canola screens. Discount pricing now in effect. Call
for more info (204)998-9915
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
Eden, MB 204-966-3221
Fax: 204-966-3248
Combines
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Case/IH
MURPHY SALVAGE New & used parts for tractors,
combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage,
press drills & other misc machinery. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728.
Tillage & Seeding
WISCONSIN MOTOR PARTS FOR VG4D: crank
shaft, heads, fly wheel, starter, manifold & carb,
$750 OBO. Phone:(204)669-9626.
FARM MACHINERY
Tillage & Seeding – Various
Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd.
BOOKING SPECIALS for all makes of Harrow
Tines: Mounted, Standard Draw Bars & Heavy Harrows. Ex: 9/16x26-in. straight (Degelman, Brandt,
Bourgault, Flexi-coil, Riteway) 100+ $21.95/each.
3/8/x15-in. bent (Riteway, Morris, Herman) 100+
$8.60/each. Special ends Feb 14th 2014. March
2014 delivery. Call Fouillard Implement Ltd.
(204)683-2221.
Tractors Combines Swathers
FOR SALE: KUHN ROTOSPIKE tiller w/crumbler,
9-ft. 6-in. wide, 3-pt., 1000 PTO, 2-SPD gear box,
great for breaking land up, $6,000 OBO.
(204)648-7136
1-866-729-9876
5150 Richmond Ave. East
BRANDON, MB.
www.harvestsalvage.ca
New, Used & Re-man. Parts
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.
JD 1770 16 ROW 30-in. planter, 1 season on discs,
new chain & bearings on drive shaft, liquid fertilizer,
$46,000. (204)746-4555.
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – Case/IH
1981 MODEL 1086 W/DUALS 3-PTH, Ezee On
FEL. Phone (204)797-7049.
WATROUS SALVAGE
1993 7140 MFD 4-SPD reverse w/710 loader &
gravel, 4 new radial tires & 60% duals, new seat,
runs good, $40,000 w/loader. Phone (204)827-2629
or (204)526-7139.
WaTRoUs, sK.
Fax: 306-946-2444
FYFE PARTS
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – John Deere
1-800-667-9871 • Regina
1-800-667-3095 • Saskatoon
1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg
1-800-222-6594 • Edmonton
1976 JD 4430 QUAD Range Trans, 18.4-38 duals,
good running order, $12,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer
(204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com
“For All Your Farm Parts”
2002 JD 9120 P.S., 1,000 PTO, 3-PTH, 900 metric
duals, 6,065-hrs, $119,000. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer
(204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com
www.fyfeparts.com
4630, 3-PTH, FRONT WEIGHTS 20.8x42 w/hob
duals; 4250 w/3-PTH; 4240 w/cab, good tires; 3010
w/48 FEL; 280, 158 & 148 loaders; F11 Farmhand
FEL. (204)828-3460
2011 CASE IH 8120 Combine. 569 Sep Hrs. Field
ready. Lge Tube rotor, long auger. Lux Leather cab,
Pro 600 Display. Fine cut chopper, Bean concaves
avail. Can store & Defer Pay until Aug 1, 2014.
$234,000. David (204)746-4779.
850 JD COMPACT UTILITY tractor, DSL, 3-PTH,
2155-hrs, $4500; 2010 tractor DSL jobber, 3-PTH,
VGC, 4755-original hrs, original paint, $4500.
Phone(204)522-5428.
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Caterpillar Lexion
2008 LEXION 585R COMBINE. 1,121 Sep Hrs. Ag
leader autosteer/Y&M, 35-in tracks, RWA, P516
header, auto contour, HP Fdr, MAV chopper, Cebis,
Sm. Grain & Corn Sieves, 2 sets APS Grates. Elec.
Hopper Fold. Excel shape. Field ready. Full dealer
service
history
available.
$239,000.
David
(204)746-4779.
NEW WOBBLE BOXES for JD, IH, MacDon
headers. Made in Europe, factory quality. Get
it direct from Western Canada’s sole distributor
starting at $1,095. 1-800-667-4515.
www.combineworld.com
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – Versatile
FARM MACHINERY
Combine – Accessories
CIH 820 20-FT., $1,500; 95-99 CIH 1020 25-ft.,
poly skids, nice start $7,900.00; 96-02 CIH 1020
30-ft., poly skids, nice start, $10,900; 010-CIH 2020
30-ft., poly skids, recond., $18,900; 07-010 CIH
2020 35-ft., poly skids, recond., start $18,900.
Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach,
MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com
JD 216 16-FT. $1,950; JD 920 20-ft., poly skids, recond. $6,900; JD 924 24-ft. steel pts., poly skids,
$4,950; JD 925 25-ft., steel pts., poly skids $4,500;
01 JD 925 25-ft., poly pts., poly skids, F/F auger,
recond., $13,950; 3, JD 930 30-ft., steel pts., poly
skids, start at $3,950; 2, 2003 JD 930 poly skids,
F/F auger, recond. $15,900.00; 03 JD 930 air reel,
poly skids, F/F auger, recond. $20,900; 04-06 JD
630 Hydra Flex, poly skids, HD auger, start at
$14,900; 04-011 JD 635 Hydra Flex, poly skids,
mint start at $14,900. Reimer Farm Equipment,
Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer
(204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com
FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – Ford
FORD 7700 W/FEL, 7710 w/cabs & 3-PTH. Good
condition, $14,000- $24,000. Phone (204)322-5614.
Combine ACCessories
93 NH 973 FLEX, PU reel, 30-ft. good working order, $8,900; 98 NH 973 30-ft., crary air reel, poly
skids, $12,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12
N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000
www.reimerfarmequipment.com
NEW JD 741 FEL, frames for 20/30 series.
$13,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N,
Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000
www.reimerfarmequipment.com
FOR SALE:1985 836 Designation 6. Very nice condition, next to new radial tires all around, 15-spd
trans, w/PTO. Asking $35,000 OBO. Phone:
(204)743-2145 or (204)526-5298.
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Handling
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Handling
FOR SPECIAL PRICES
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CALL VALMAR 800-665-0694
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JD 843 8 ROW, 30-in., totally reconditioned, mint
$14,500; JD 893 8 row, 30-in., field ready $19,500.
Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach,
MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com
SRT-2® SPOOL ROLL TARP
Our premium system for grain carts and farm boxes that
works with you, not against you. Spring loaded spools
attached with cable create a tarp guide and hold down
system that offers continuous tension, making opening and
closing in windy conditions a breeze. The telescoping crank
handle adjusts for multiple box applications, so there is no
need to move while maneuvering the tarp and handle.
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
ELECTRIC TARP CONVERSION
SIDE LOCKING TARP
Loading and unloading grain is safer and more efficient than
ever with the ROLTEC® Electric Conversion system from
Agri-Cover, featuring the new COMMAND-10 ® remote with
next-generation Zigbee® technology. It’s smart and easy
to use, keeping you in control. This completely integrated
system uses the same remote to wirelessly operate tarps
and hoppers! Over time, the ROLTEC® Electric Conversion
will pay for itself. It reduces driver fatigue, is lighter by
design, and saves time allowing more trips per day.
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FARM MACHINERY
Tractors – 2 Wheel Drive
LIVESTOCK
STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in
JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for
parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or
cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
24-FT OCEAN STORAGE CONTAINER, excellent
shape, asking $3850, can be delivered; 45-ft extendable Hallin semi rafter trailer, good shape, asking $3900; Case 730 gas tractor, good tires, 3-PTH,
w/7-ft Allied snowblower, asking $3700; 48-ft Fruehauf semi storage trailer, good condition, asking
$4000. (204)728-1861
FOR SALE: 1975 SILAGE truck Chev 366 5-SPD,
2-SPD axle, tilt hood w/attached David batch mixer
(approx 4,000-lbs) w/scale, $4,000 OBO. Phone
(204)672-0061
GRAINVACS BRANDT 4500, $7500; Rem 552,
$3000; Rem 2500HD, $9500; Walinga 510, $950;
8x30 auger, $900; New 9-ft 3-PTH blade, $950; 10ft box scraper, $2250; 12-ft, $2450; 12-ft Leon front
blade, $3500; 10-ft Leon blade, $2000; 150-bu
Snowco feeder cart, $750; Sudenga weigh-wagon
digital scale, $3500; Haybuster bale shredder,
$6000. Phone (204)857-8403.
GRAVITY WAGONS NEW 400-BU, $7100; 600-bu,
$12,000; Double compartment type & tarps
available used. 750-bu Parker, $14,000; JM750,
$14,500; Parker 500, $6000; Parker 616-bu,
$10,500; Kilbros 375, $3000; 250-bu Daicon,
$2500; Grain carts 450-1100-bu large selection
priced to sell. Phoenix Harrow, $9500; Mixmills
Artsway, $1500; Henke 36-in rollermill, $5000;
Champion
rollermill
20-in,
$2000.
Phone
(204)857-8403.
SNOWBLOWERS: LORENTZ HEAVY DUTY 8-ft
$1,700, JD 7-ft $1,500, 8-ft single auger $1,000, 6-ft
V-type $250; Skidsteer NH 865LX $12,900; 6x16
bumper pull stock trailer $3,000, 6x16 GN $3,500;
Powder River squeeze chute $1,600; 10-in skidsteer tracks $750; Tractor cab $600; Balzer forage
wagon front conveyor $3,000; Harsh 350 Auger
feed cart $5,000. Phone:(204)857-8403.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Auctions
SEE AD UNDER CATTLE VARIOUS
FOR CONSIGNMENTS
REGULAR BUTCHER &
FEEDER SALE
Every Friday 9AM
NEXT BRED COW SALE
Monday, February 10
NEXT SHEEP & GOAT SALE
Wednesday, February 19 @ 1:00 pm
Gates Open:
Mon.-Wed. 8AM-4PM
Thurs. 8AM-10PM
Friday 8AM-6PM
Sat. 8AM-4PM
We have 7 to 10 local buyers and
orders and 7 to 8 regular order
buyers on our market.
“Where Buyers & Sellers Meet”
2 SETS 4-FT FLEXI-COIL mounted packers w/12in spacing. Call (204)662-4432, cell (204)264-0693
Sinclair, MB.
WANTED: 20-FT JOHN DEERE or Morris Hoe
Drill. Phone Keith (204)873-2240 or (204)825-7196.
HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING
www.winnipeglivestocksales.com
Licence #1122
GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK
AUCTION MART. LTD.
Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519
GRUNTHAL, MB.
AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING
The Icynene Insulation
System®
• Sprayed foam insulation
• Ideal for shops, barns or homes
• Healthier, Quieter, More
Energy Efficient®
REGULAR
CATTLE SALES
every TUESDAY at 9 am
Feb 11th, 18th
& 25th
Monday, February 24th
Sheep & Goat Sale
with Small Animals
12:00 Noon
www.penta.ca
1-800-587-4711
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)
IRON & STEEL
FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders &
Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3,
1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod:
3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece
or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art
(204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.
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 – Black Angus
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Various
FOR SALE: REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS bulls
low birth weight, very quiet, hand fed, no disappointments, EPD’s & delivery avail. Amaranth
(204)843-2287.
FARMERS & RANCHERS
Plan to attend the bred Cow & Heifer Sale
For Lazy Rainbow Ranch
Saturday, February 15th, 2014 at 1:00pm
Ashern Auction Mart
Herd consists approx 80 Simm X heifers
bred Red or Black Angus
Approx 75 Simm X Cows coming w/2nd calves
bred Black Simm
Approx 50 Simm X Cows coming w/3rd & 4th
calves bred Black Simm
To start calving around February 20th
For more info call:
George at (204)372-6935
Buddy at (204)768-0018
Kirk at (204)768-0019
(License #1128)
For further info/view pictures go to:
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Note: This is a good opportunity to replace your
open & older cows.
For more information call: 204-694-8328
Jim Christie 204-771-0753
Scott Anderson 204-782-6222
Mike Nernberg 204-807-0747
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Wanted
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Cattle Auctions
BRED COW SALE at 10:30 am
OSSAWA ANGUS AT MARQUETTE, MB. For
sale: yearling & 2-yr old bulls. Also, a couple of
herd
sires.
Phone:
(204)
375-6658
or
(204)383-0703.
Denbie Ranch and
Guests Bull Sale
Sat., Feb. 15th, 2014
at 1:00 p.m.
Ste. Rose Auction Mart
Selling:
• 25 Long Yearling Red
Angus and Hybrid Bulls
• 11 Two Year Old Red
Angus and Hybrid Bulls
• 8 Two Year Old
Charolais Bulls
Select Group of Red Angus
and Red Angus, Sim X Heifers
For info. Contact: Denbie Ranch
Denis & Debbie Guillas
Box 610, Ste. Rose, MB R0L 1S0
204-447-2473 or
Cell 204-447-7608
Email: [email protected]
View Bulls at
www.srauction.ca
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Angus
HAMCO CATTLE CO. 16TH Annual Angus Bull
Sale, Sat. March 15th, 2014 (1:00pm) at the farm
South of Glenboro, MB. Selling approx. 60 yearling
& 20, 2-yr old Red Angus & 40 yearling & 2, 2-yr old
Black Angus bulls. Many are AI & some are ET. Semen tested, free delivery, delayed payment plan.
Call for catalogue or view online at: www.hamcocattleco.com. Albert, Glen & Larissa Hamilton
(204)827-2358 or (204)526-0705; Dr David Hamilton (204)822-3054 or (204)325-3635
STEWART CATTLE CO. & GUESTS BULL SALE
40 Black Angus bulls & 8 Simm Cross Angus bulls,
11 PB Angus Heifers, February 27th, 2014 at
1:30pm Neepawa Ag-plex, Neepawa, MB. Contact
Brent Stewart (204)773-2356 home, (204)773-6392
cell. View catalogue online at www.stewartcattle.com [email protected]
WWW.REDDIAMONDFARM.COM 18 MTH OLD
PB Black& Red Angus bulls for sale. Check out our
bull catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver.
Phone Michael Becker:(204)348-2464, Whitemouth.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Black Angus
19TH ANNUAL CATTLEMAN’S CONNECTION
BULL SALE, March 7, 2014, 1:00pm, Heartland
Livestock, Brandon, MB. Selling 100 yearling Black
Angus Bulls. For catalogue or more information call:
Brookmore Angus, Jack Hart (204)476-2607 or
(204)476-6696,
email
at
[email protected]; quest consignor, HBH Farms,
manager
Barb
Airey
(204)566-2134,
(204)761-1851, email [email protected] Sales
Mgmt:
Doug
Henderson
(403)350-8541
or
(403)782-3888.
5 2-YR OLD/15 YEARLING Registered Black Angus Bulls, semen tested & delivered within 100-mi.
(204)741-0070, (204)483-3622, Souris.
BLACK ANGUS & POLLED HEREFORD bulls for
sale. Yearlings & 2-yr olds available, natural muscled bulls developed w/high forage rations. Semen
tested, delivery available. Call Don Guilford
(204)873-2430.
CRANBERRY CREEK ANGUS REGISTERED
bulls for sale. Sired by HF Tiger 5T, SAV Pioneer,
Cranberry CRK Dynamite, Cranberry CRK Highlander, J Square S Tiger. Bulls are easy doing with
great dispositions. Hand fed for longevity. Semen
tested, guaranteed & delivered. Will hold until the
end of April. All weights & EPD’s available. Call
(204)534-2380, or [email protected]
for more info, David & Jeanette Neufeld, Boissevain
FOR SALE: 2 1/2-yr old Black Angus bull, sired by
Iron Mountain. Asking $2,800 OBO. Phone:
(204)743-2145 or (204)526-5298.
Monday, February 10
REGULAR BUTCHER FEEDER
SALE at 9:30 am
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Red Angus
This sale will feature:
• 55 Black and Red Angus Cows Bred Black April, May, June Calving
• 25 Mixed Cows - March, April Calving. Bred
Limousin
*** Balance of Cows Held Back From Last
Sale Due to Storm ***
13 PB RED ANGUS open heifers for sale w/o papers, $1,200 each pick, or $1,075 each take all, can
deliver. Phone (204)641-5725, Arborg.
DB MICHIELS RED ANGUS PB 2-yr old bulls for
sale. Catalogue information available by email.
Yearling bulls & heifers also for sale. Contact
Dale:(204)723-0288 or Brian:(204)526-0942. Holland, MB. Email: [email protected]
For more information or to leave an
order call: 204-694-8328 or 204-807-0747
www.winnipeglivestocksales.com
Licence #1122
WWW.REDDIAMONDFARM.COM 18 MTH OLD
PB Red Angus bulls for sale. Check out our bull
catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver. Phone
Michael Becker (204)348-2464, Whitemouth.
DENBIE RANCH AND GUESTS BULL SALE
Sat., Feb 15th, 2014, 1:00pm
Ste. Rose Auction Mart Selling:
25 Long Yearling Red Angus & Hybrid Bulls,
11 Two-yr Old Red Angus & Hybrid Bulls,
8 Two-yr Old Charolais Bulls, Select Group of
Red Angus & Red Angus, Sim X Heifers.
For info. Contact: Denbie Ranch,
Denis & Debbie Guillas Box 610, Ste.Rose, MB
R0L 1S0 (204)447-2473 or Cell (204)447-7608
Email: [email protected]
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Wanted
WANTED: ALL CLASSES OF feeder cattle, yearlings & calves. Dealer Licence# 1353. Also wanted,
light feed grains: wheat, barley & oats.
Phone:(204)325-2416, Manitou.
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Cattle – Charolais
We come out to your farm and price cattle
towards condition and quality we pay
FOR SALE: PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls, 2-yr
old, 1 1/2-yr old & yearlings. Polled, some Red Factor, some good for heifers, semen tested in spring,
guaranteed & delivered. R & G McDonald Livestock, Sidney MB. (204)466-2883, (204)724-2811.
For more information call: 204-694-8328
Scott Anderson: 204-782-6222
Mike Nernberg: 204-807-0747
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PB BULLS & HEIFER calves born Feb & Mar. Also
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Phone Michael Becker (204)348-2464, Whitemouth.
300-700 LBS.
Steers & Heifers
Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400
Ben: 721-3400
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Hereford
POLLED HEREFORD & BLACK ANGUS bulls for
sale. Yearlings & 2-yr olds available, natural muscled bulls developed w/high forage rations. Semen
tested, delivery available. Call Don Guilford
(204)873-2430.
800-1000 LBS.
Steers & Heifers
Don: 528-3477, 729-7240
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Simmental
Contact:
D.J. (Don) MacDonald
Livestock Ltd.
License #1110
PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL & FEMALE SALE,
MARCH 11/2014 Killarney Auction Mart, 40 low
birth weight, Polled power house meat machines.
Red, Black, Fullblood Fleckvieh. And also a select
group of 20 PB & commercial open hfrs. View bulls
on line at www.bouchardlivestock.com For Info. Or
catalogue call Fraser Redpath (204)529-2560, Gordon Jones (204)535-2273, Brian Bouchard
(403)813-7999, Wilf Davis (204)834-2479. For updates check our NEW website www.SimmentalBreeders.ca
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30 RED ANGUS X Simm heifers bred Red Angus,
exposed May 16th-Aug 9th, closed herd, all vaccinations. Also 3 Red Angus herd sires.
(204)564-2699, Inglis.
BUYING ALL CLASSES OF livestock. Phone
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All the land is fenced & the farm has very good
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HAY LAND 160-ACS OF Alfalfa 1/2-mi off 418
Deer Line average production last few yrs about
350 large bales; Inwood 1,020-acs ranch, only
$550,000; Eriksdale 640-acs right on Hwy 68m
$135,000; Dallas 1,000-acs presently hayland good
for grain; 2,061-acs North of Fisher Branch 600
cult, very reasonable; 1,260-acs Red Rose 500 in
hay only $360,000 offers. See these & others on
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RM of Thompson described below will be received
by Rae Thomson- estate executor for R.H. Thomson. Tenders to be mailed to Rae Thomson- Box
394, Oakville, MB. R0H 0Y0. For the following legally described property: 1.NE 6-5-6W, approx.
156.9-acs w/2 story house & buildings 2.SE
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MLS 1323498 160-ACS FENCED pasture, 1982
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1320867 156-acs Lakeland Clay Loam fenced, outbuildings, older home, mun. water, Gladstone
$350,000; MLS 1400601 716-acs mixed farm,
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1320985 24-15-11 RM Lakeview Section of pastureland in block, fenced, 4 dugouts, $259,000; SW
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FOR SALE: ALFALFA, TIMOTHY, Brome, Clover,
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Glycol recovery services
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WE BUY OATS
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An organization founded by a CBC broadcaster now helps millions of farmers in 38 countries in Africa
By Anne Cote
co-operator contributor /
kampala, uganda
U
ganda has some of the most fertile land on Earth and is home to
thousands of smallholder farmers who feed the country relying on just
two basic tools — a machete and a hoe.
In some ways their situation is similar
to that of Prairie homesteaders early in
the last century, who also relied on hand
tools and animal power. But, thanks to
the work of a Canadian organization,
Ugandan farmers have an advantage over
the Prairie pioneers — an opportunity to
learn better farming techniques through
the medium of radio.
Farm Radio International (FRI) was
founded in 1979 by CBC farm broadcaster George Atkins. While on a tour in
Africa, he discovered broadcasters were
providing information on topics such as
how to replace spark plugs on tractors
— good information if you own a tractor, which most Ugandan farmers don’t.
When Atkins returned to Canada he
started preparing scripts that contained
information relevant to the challenges
and problems faced by African smallholder farmers.
FRI senior consultant David Mowbray
manages communications and training
programs. He said that because Ugandan radio agriculture programming in
the 1970s was so out of touch with smallholder farmers, they stopped listening
and clung to the practices and myths
handed down through the generations.
Atkins developed a “participatory” format — interview local farmers about
the topic, back up their stories with
expert knowledge, then facilitate a dialogue between the on-air people and
the listeners.
Mowbray said the format still
works today.
“We tell real stories... that’s a winning
formula all over the world,” he said. “We
know farmers need to hear from a farmer
they trust.” In Uganda that’s farmers who
work the soil with a hoe and harvest the
crop with a machete, he added.
Training the trainers
Today FRI has 500 radio station partners in 38 African countries, and while it
continues to provide regular scripts on
improved farming practices, it’s working
with African broadcasters to train them
on how to provide relevant radio programming for farmers.
Askebir Gebru, country director at the
FRI Uganda office, explained the approach
over a cup of tea at a Kampala hotel.
“We train trainers, we don’t hire
them,” he said. In Uganda FRI has provided training to 10 radio stations which
broadcast in six languages in 13 districts,
Gebru said.
Women farmers
In a good year, Ugandan farmers can feed
their immediate family and have some
produce left over to sell to middlemen
who travel the main roads buying food
for the city markets. This money goes to
provide clothing, medical care and an
education for the children. The Ugandan government does not supply medical care and public school opportunities
are limited.
Every month each of the 30 women in the Del Agro group put money into a pot. They draw a name and present the winner, who can use it
to invest in an improvement on her own farm, to pay school fees or help another woman start a business of her own. The money is hers to
distribute, or invest, wherever she wants and it’s not repayable. Photos: Anne Cote
Cheap, simple
and effective
Members of the Zibulatudde Katente farmers’ group meet every
Sunday to listen to a farm radio broadcast. A trip to a local farmers’ group demonstrated how the FRI radio programming
format impacts their lives.
It took almost an hour to travel the
washed-out roads to the 10-acre farm
owned by Agness Kalya, chair of the Zibulatudde Katente farmers’ group, about
30 kms from dusty downtown Kampala.
The group is made up mainly of women
working on small farms. Mowbray said
women provide 60 per cent of the agricultural labour in Uganda.
Kalya is responsible for recording the
weekly agriculture broadcast on a portable radio supplied by FRI to share with
the group when they meet on Sunday.
Then she facilitates a group discussion
about the week’s topic.
Paschal Mweruka from the Ugandan
office of FRI, the guide and interpreter
for the day, said the Katente group is
particularly active in promoting crops
that improve family health and increase
farm income.
In October, eight women in the Katente
group were guests on a local radio program. They performed a song they wrote
to promote the health benefits of orangefleshed sweet potatoes (OSP) and how to
grow them.
OSP is rich in vitamin A and grows
well in the local soil. A single vine clipping, something else Kalya and the other
women sell at market, can produce up
to 12 kilograms of OSP. That’s 24 to 36 kg
of nutrition per year in just one hill of
One of FRI’s campaigns
promotes the planting
of orange-fleshed sweet
potato, which is high in
vitamin A. A single vine
clipping can produce up
to 12 kilograms. potatoes. That
goes a long
way towards
feeding the
14 people
that make up
Kalya’s family.
Mweruka said it wasn’t easy to convince local male farmers to grow the
vitamin-rich crop, despite evidence
that vitamin A deficiency causes blindness and contributes to early childhood
deaths. The myth that OSP caused sterility in men was deeply embedded in the
local culture, which reveres large families.
So how did the women, in a male-dominated culture, change the men’s attitude?
Mweruka said radio played an important role. The local station, a recipient of
FRI training, developed a program to dispel the myth. They invited a farmer who
grows and eats OSP and had fathered several children to talk about the financial
success of the crop. They invited a medical doctor to talk about the benefits of
vitamin A and provide scientific evidence
that OSP did not cause sterility or impotence. Then they opened up the phone
lines so listeners could ask questions.
The women in the Katente group
said as they learn more about farming
through the radio broadcasts and gain
peer support, they feel empowered. They
believe they can talk knowledgeably
about the OSP crop and teach other farmers how to grow it.
The brightly coloured wind-up battery
radios FRI provides to farmer groups
have a number of practical features:
• Inexpensive at $54 each;
• Simple to operate;
• Small, lightweight and easy to store;
• Wind-up lever for charging;
• Solar panel for charging;
• A cellphone charging station which
means farmers without electricity
don’t have to travel kilometres to
recharge their phones;
• A recording chip for playback enabling
groups to meet at a convenient time
rather than the live broadcast time
and to replay the information if they
choose to;
• A simple wire antenna long enough to
be strung across a road or to the top
of a tree to pick up radio signals.
Kalya said she’s planning to clear
another part of an acre next year to plant
more OSP. She’s calculated that effort
will provide 500,000 Ugandan shillings
(C$210) in revenue over the year and after
input costs she’ll be left with 250,000 shillings, an amount equal to the salary of a
local preschool teacher.
A visit to a second group, Del Agro Business Enterprises Limited, showed how the
women are embracing farming as a business, not just a means to feed their family.
They’ve developed an agro-tourism site
with a hostel to increase their income and
fund community development.
Anne Cote is a Winnipeg freelance journalist who
last fall took part in the Exposure-4-Development
tour organized by International Federation of
Agriculture Journalists and Dutch-based Agriterra.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
GMO critics protest Monsanto meeting;
shareholder resolutions fail
Pressure comes as more states are
considering mandatory GMO labelling
By Carey Gillam
REUTERS
C
ritics of genetically
modified crops protested at Monsanto Co.’s
annual shareholders’ meeting on Jan. 28, calling for the
w o r l d’s l a rg e s t s e e d c o m pany to provide a report on
contamination in non-GMO
crops and to stop fighting
“There is a
recognition that we
need to do more.”
A woman in Los Angeles holds a sign during one of many worldwide ‘March Against Monsanto’ protests held last
October. PHOTO: REUTERS/LUCY NICHOLSON
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mandator y labels on foods
containing GMO ingredients.
The requests came in the
form of two shareholder resolutions that were backed by
environmental, food safety
and consumer activists
groups. They claimed that
more than 2.6 million members support their efforts.
The resolutions come at a
time of heightened debate
over the spread of genetically
modified crops. Outside the
meeting at Monsanto’s headquarters in suburban St. Louis,
Missouri, about two dozen
protesters waved signs criticizing the $15-billion agrichemical and seed company, and
one man was arrested.
“We are asking for shareholders to vote in favour of
transparency,” said Margot
McMillen, a Missouri farmer
and member of the executive
council of the National Family Farm Coalition who introduced one of the resolutions.
Both shareholder resolutions failed to pass after Monsanto officials recommended
rejection of the proposals.
Company officials said the
global debate over GMO crops
prompted them to rethink
how they communicate about
their products.
Chairman Hugh Grant
acknowledged that the company has not done a good job
winning public trust, and told
shareholders at the meeting
that the company was changing its approach.
“There is a recognition that
we need to do more,” he said.
One of the resolutions put
t o s h a re h o l d e r s s o u g h t a
report on seed contamination
of non-GMO crops, including costs of seed replacement,
and crop and production
losses, including losses associated with market rejections.
That measure gathered 6.51
per cent of the vote.
Critics say many organic
and non-GMO farmers are
dealing with contamination,
and often chemical drift,
from nearby GMO farms and
should be compensated.
Monsanto executives said
that the company already has
stewardship practices that
work to protect the coexistence of non-GMO crops with
GMOs.
A related shareholder resolution called on the company
t o w o r k w i t h g ov e r n m e n t
regulators to set a standard
threshold for foods containi n g G M O i n g re d i e n t s t h a t
should be labelled. That garnered 4.16 per cent of the
vote.
Grant said the company
supports voluntary labell i n g e f f o r t s by i n d i v i d u a l
food companies but added
that mandatory labelling of
GMO foods could confuse and
mislead consumers if there
is no meaningful difference
in nutrition or safety of the
foods.
More than 20 U.S. states
are contemplating mandatory
labelling of GMO foods, and
Congress and the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration are
being pushed to act on this
issue.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 6, 2014
Irish cattle chow down on Canadian corn
Three-quarters of corn exports this year have headed for Ireland
By Rod Nickel and Valerie Parent
winnipeg, manitoba/paris / reuters
C
anada’s bountiful corn
harvest is flowing across
the Atlantic into feed
rations for Ireland’s cattle herd,
even as exporters struggle to
move other crops through the
bottlenecked Canadian transportation system.
Canada, which was a net corn
importer until recent years,
reaped a record 14.2-milliontonne corn crop in 2013. Most of
the crop stays where it is grown
in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba to fuel ethanol
plants run by Husky Energy Inc.,
GreenField Ethanol and Suncor
Energy Inc.
But from August through
December, the first five months
of Canada’s 2013-14 crop marketing year, exporters shipped
about 185,000 tonnes of corn,
with nearly three-quarters of that
headed for Ireland, according to
the Canadian Grain Commission.
“With the (corn)
price increase over
the past few years,
we’ve seen acres go
up in Canada, and
we’ve gone to (being)
an exporter now.”
Mark CumberbatcH
corn trader at private
Canadian grain handler
Parrish & Heimbecker
“With the (corn) price increase
over the past few years, we’ve
seen acres go up in Canada, and
we’ve gone to (being) an exporter
now,” said Mark Cumberbatch,
corn trader at private Canadian
grain handler Parrish & Heimbecker.
Most Canadian corn sales to
Ireland are for feeding cattle
in the world’s fifth-largest beef
exporter, he said.
Canada’s total corn exports
this year are already large compared with volumes in most
years of the past decade. They
could fall short, however, of
2012-13 shipments, which
totalled more than 600,000
tonnes due to brisk sales to the
United States after its severe
drought.
Corn is abundant this year,
with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture forecasting record
global production.
Freight rates for moving crop
across the Atlantic have been
competitive at times with rates
from the Black Sea region, giving Canadian sales to Europe an
extra push, Cumberbatch said.
Greater corn supplies than the
domestic market can handle
have also added fuel to exports,
he said.
While corn, grown largely in
Eastern Canada, is flowing freely,
crops like wheat, canola and
barley grown in Western Canada
have been harder to move.
Re c o rd We s t e r n Ca n a d a
crops and frigid weather have
overwhelmed railways trying
to move them from the Prairies
to Pacific Coast ports, leaving
country elevators and farm bins
full.
Eastern crops generally don’t
travel as far to ports, leaving
them less reliant on railways
than western wheat and canola,
Cumberbatch said. The St. Lawrence Seaway provides access
for eastern crops to the Atlantic
Ocean, although the Great Lakes
are closed for shipping during
winter.
Canadian corn also looks
appealing to European buyers
because of problems in Ukraine.
Freezing weather causing ice
on roads in Ukraine has delayed
deliveries of corn, also called
maize, and prompted many
buyers to turn to rival exporters,
including the United States and
Canada.
“Ukrainian maize prices have
risen a fair bit and French maize
T:8.125”
is nowhere near competitive,”
said a European corn trader,
speaking on condition of anonymity.
“Buyers are going to look at
whatever’s cheapest. It’s possible 300,000 to 400,000 tonnes
of Canadian maize will be
imported by the EU this season, coming in through Ireland, Britain, Scandinavia,
Rotterdam and maybe even
Spain.”
If Canadian farmers continue
to grow big corn crops, shipments to Europe may become
more common, Cumberbatch
said. The Canadian transportation system is usually reliable,
unlike systems in some other
countries, he said.
Typically, Canadian corn
exports are lacklustre. The
notable exception was 2010-11,
when Canada shipped 1.3 million tonnes of corn, including
to destinations like Spain, due
to lower European production
of coarse grains that year.
briefs
CN Rail to meet
with union
leaders
toronto / reuters /
Canadian National Railway Co.’s tentative labour
contract with about 3,000
train conductors, yardpersons, and traffic coordinators was rejected in
a vote by union members,
the railroad said Jan. 31.
CN, which negotiated
the deal with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference — Conductors,
Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY) in
October, said it will meet
with union leaders in early
February to review the
results and discuss how to
proceed.
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CON N EC T I NG RU R A L FA M I L I E S
A braille garden
Partially sighted from birth, Karen Gitzel is an avid home gardener who has created beautiful
gardens around her farm home, including one that has a message in braille
Carman-area Karen Gitzel created a formal garden in her farmyard in memory of her parents.
White predominates in the garden because it’s what she sees best. photos: Chelsey Gitzel
By Lorraine Stevenson
co-operator staff / Carman
A
white and wintry landscape
isn’t the most pleasing sight to
all eyes, but Karen Gitzel can
appreciate the view — because she
can see it. When the snow is gone, the
black earth fields around the farm she
and her husband own are also in plain
sight to Gitzel who was born with partial vision.
“I see light and shapes, but only certain colours. I see black and white the
best,” she says, adding that the softer
light of early morning or evening is
when her vision is most acute.
It’s when the sun is blazing and
her surroundings are in full colour
that things get trickier; colours blur
together and focusing on them can
give her headaches. But that hasn’t
kept her from planting brilliantly
coloured flower gardens around the
farm home she shares with her husband and two teenage children.
Gitzel laughs when she recalls her
early days as a farmer’s wife, getting
a sense of her new surroundings and
thinking about landscaping possibilities of her new home and yard.
“I’d cut the lawn and then I’d tell
my husband everything I didn’t like
about the yard, so I changed it,” she
says.
Passion
She plants a large vegetable garden
every year, with lots of sweet corn,
potatoes, lettuce, onions and dozens of tomatoes from which she cans
about 72 quarts a year.
But her flower gardens are her real
passion.
One is devoted entirely to about
50 Asiatic lilies. She loves the variety
because of its soft, waxy petals, and
can see their profuse pinks and yellows
and oranges and reds too.
“They blur and blend together, but
I can see them,” she said. “I just don’t
see them the way you do.”
Gitzel’s pride and joy is a large formal garden planted in memory of her
parents Bert and Shirley Pietras. She
began to create it about a decade ago,
after her husband put in paving stone
and a focal point water feature. White
predominates in the extensive garden, but there is plenty of colour too
— because the garden is there for all
to see.
“My daughter keeps insisting it
should have more colour,” she says. “If
I had my way it would just be strictly
white and silver.”
Braille garden
Her most recent garden is perhaps
her most ambitious. Last June she
planted a ‘braille garden,’ spelling
out the names of each of her children and grandchildren, and her
daughter-in-law. She used dozens of
marigolds, and as each plant filled
out and began to bloom, pruned
each one to maintain a single bloom,
replicating one of the small raised
dots of the language created by Louis
Braille.
Her inspiration, says Gitzel, was the
desk work she’d otherwise have been
stuck indoors doing. She studies braille
with a Canadian National Institute for
the Blind instructor.
“I had a homework assignment,”
she says. “I figured I’d get my teacher
into the garden and make her check
Karen Gitzel meticulously prunes dozens of marigolds to spell out, one bloom per plant, the
names of family members, replicating the system of dots that form braille.
my spelling there. She came out and
checked the garden, touching every
flower.
“There were two mistakes.”
She corrects them by continuously
pruning the marigolds to maintain
their single bloom.
Gitzel credits her family, and the
local horticultural society, the Carman
Garden Club, where she’s been a member for years, for helping her become a
better gardener.
Other senses
“I figured I’d get my
teacher into the garden
and make her check my
spelling there. She came
out and checked the
garden, touching every
flower.”
To g a r d e n w i t h o u t f u l l v i s i o n
requires the engagement of other
senses, and gardens engage all of
them, she says. She knows a weed by
how it feels, and there are so many
other sensory pleasures of scent and
sound to enjoy.
“I feel a lot of peace in the garden,”
she says. “I love it when the phlox
blooms and when the lilacs bloom.
And there’s a little robin in my tree
every year that I can hear. And the
butterflies.”
She works slowly, but methodically.
Where other gardeners might search
for things they misplace absent-mindedly, she’s mindful of where she puts
everything.
“I’m not exactly fast,” she says. “I’m
very slow, and it takes me a very long
time to do something. But everything
is in its place and I have an excellent
memory.”
That’s true for the farm home too,
which she and her husband designed
to ensure every door, light switch and
stairs is a precise number of steps
apart.
Gitzel calls herself very fortunate.
She has a specialized computer which
enables her to see her screen, but
those kinds of things are not affordable by everyone, she says. Many blind
and partially sighted persons struggle
day by day. She regularly joins a small
group meeting in Morden to offer support to others without sight.
“It is only recently that people with
a disability are more mainstreamed,
not put in an institution or put away
as being unable to do anything,” she
said. “Many CNIB clients also feel
reluctant to define themselves as having a disability as it makes them more
vulnerable.”
Gitzel’s daughter has extensively
photographed her mother’s garden and
recently posted a video to YouTube.
Many of the images are taken at dusk
or at night providing the viewer a
glimpse of how Gitzel herself sees her
surroundings. The video was done to
raise awareness about the CNIB. It can
be viewed at: http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=6T8tSEu2WIM.
[email protected]
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RecipeSwap
Send your recipes or recipe request to:
Manitoba Co-operator
Recipe Swap
Box 1794,
Carman, Man. ROG OJO
or email: [email protected]
Just a few more (ahem)
weeks until spring
PHOTO: THINKSTOCK
Raspberry Pudding
o you go out in -35 C? Neither do I.
Even the most winter hardy among
us are finding back-to-back days of
extreme cold and risky roads an endurance
test.
Winter takes its toll, and not just
physically, when we begin to feel cooped up
spending so much time indoors.
There are ways to make the most of
winter. February is bonspiel season, and
many communities host their winter
festivals this month. Our church hosts
TGIF luncheons, which are a much
welcome respite from eating at home alone,
especially for those who can’t get out much
in the cold weather.
If you’re struggling through it all, try to
think of this as being winter’s last hurrah,
and that time is actually running out for all
the indoor winter stuff you like to do, like
finishing that book or house project, or just
enjoying some quiet time around the house
before another busy growing season has us
running in all directions.
A quiet afternoon is a great time to try a
new baking recipe. Here’s a few of my own
favourites this week.
Soft Molasses Spice Cake
Saskatoon Oat Muffins
If you love the taste of molasses, you will
love this deep, dark cake. Dust it with
some confectioner’s sugar just before
serving to make it extra fancy.
This is a recipe found in Fruits of Our Labours, the
Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association’s recipe
booklet. These are really tasty and chewy muffins.
You’ll want to eat more than one.
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. Fancy molasses
1/2 c. light brown sugar
1 egg
2 tart apples peeled, cored and cut into small chunks
1 c. rolled oats
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. lightly packed brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. canola oil
1 c. saskatoon berries, fresh or frozen,
thawed and drained
Lorraine Stevenson
Crossroads Recipe Swap
D
Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a
nine-inch round pan. Mix together flour,
baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and
salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together oil,
molasses, brown sugar, egg and 1/2 cup
boiling water. Add to the flour mixture
and whisk until just combined but don’t
overmix. Add apples. Pour batter into pan
and bake 40 to 45 minutes or until done.
Cool 30 minutes.
Combine oats and buttermilk in a small bowl. Let
stand a few minutes. In another bowl, combine flour,
baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Stir
well to blend. Add egg, vanilla and canola oil to oat
mixture. Mix well. Add oat mixture all at once to dry
ingredients. Stir until all ingredients are just moistened. Gently fold in saskatoons. Fill 12 well-greased
or paper-lined muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake at 400 F for
15 to 20 minutes. Makes 1 dozen muffins.
This is one of my favourite recipes and I
cannot even tell you where I got it years
ago. It’s a great way to use last summer’s
frozen raspberries if you’re lucky enough
to have some in your freezer. I serve this
pudding with a little half and half cream
— rich and fattening, yes, but so good! LS
2 pkgs. 10 oz. frozen raspberries (or about 2 c.), thawed
1/2 c. granulated sugar
Cake topping:
1/2 c. butter, softened
3/4 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1-1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
Pinch salt
1/2 c. milk
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Drain the
raspberries, but keep the juice; add water
to the juice to make one cup and set aside.
In a greased metal pan, toss the drained
raspberries with half the sugar for the
topping. In a large bowl, cream the butter
and add sugar until light and fluffy. Beat
in the eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl
blend flour, baking powder, and salt.
Mix dry and wet ingredients together in
two measures, alternatively with milk.
Scrape the batter over the raspberries.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring the
juice/water mixture to a low boil and add
the other 1/4 c. sugar. Pour this over the
batter and bake until edges are bubbling
and batter is firm and golden, about 50
minutes. Let cool before serving. Serves 8.
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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“
I
would like to call to order,” said Andrew
Jackson, gazing imperiously around the
table, “the inaugural meeting of the Jackson
Agricultural Corporation.”
There was a moment of silence from the others
gathered there.
“Cool,” said Jennifer. “Could you please pass the
ketchup?”
Andrew picked up the ketchup bottle and
handed it to Randy who passed it on to Jennifer.
“I would like to thank the chairman of the
Jackson Agricultural Corporation for passing the
ketchup,” said Jennifer.
“You’re welcome,” said Andrew.
“How can you eat ketchup on eggs Jenn?” said
Randy. “It’s disgusting.”
“Some people would say eggs without ketchup
are disgusting,” said Jennifer. “I’m not one of those
people. Eggs are good no matter what, but they’re
better with ketchup.”
“All I can say,” said Randy, “is that I hope all of
the meetings of the J. A. C. will be catered by the
same chef as this one. This french toast casserole is
the best breakfast dish I’ve ever had.” He raised his
coffee mug. “Compliments to the chef,” he said.
“Well thank you,” said Rose. “It’s a Paula Deen
recipe. It’s mostly butter and cream. And a little
bread and an egg or two.
“Perhaps I should remind the rest of you,” said
Andrew, “what’s supposed to happen when somebody calls a meeting to order.”
“Oh right. Sorry,” said Jennifer. “I just needed
ketchup.”
“Yeah, sorry,” said Randy. “But you have to
admit, this casserole is spectacular.”
“I can’t argue with that,” said Andrew.
“All right then,” said Randy. “What’s on the
agenda?”
Andrew furrowed his brow. “Hm,” he said. “I
guess I should have prepared an agenda.”
“The first item of business,” said Jennifer,
“should be that since we elected you chairman of
the board, you should pay everybody 50 bucks.”
She extended her hand. “Pay up or next time I’ll
vote for Mom.”
“Don’t be silly kiddo,” said Randy. “You don’t
have to vote for Mom. She’s already the power
behind the throne. Vote for me. I’ll throw in a cou-
The
Jacksons
BY ROLLIN PENNER
pon for a McDonald’s Happy Meal and a free popcorn at Silver City.”
“Speaking of McDonald’s,” said Andrew, “that
reminds me of the first order of business, which
is that Jennifer has proposed a change to the plan
we made regarding who’s going to live where and
with whom. In short she has decided that instead
of moving in here with you and your family when
Rose and I move to town, she wants to move
to the city to go to university to study agricultural economics.” He paused and looked directly
at Randy. “What do you think of that idea?” he
asked.
“What does that have to do with McDonald’s?”
asked Randy.
“Nothing,” said Andrew. “I’m just trying to get
down to business.”
Randy thought for a minute and then grinned
at Jennifer. “I would be curious to know,” he said,
“how much your decision is based on wanting to
develop a better knowledge of agricultural economics and how much is based on wanting to
develop a better knowledge of your boyfriend.”
Jennifer looked momentarily surprised but then
just laughed. “Let’s say 50-50,” she said.
“That seems like an honest answer.” Randy
looked at his mom. “What do you think Mom?” he
said.
“Well, I may be the power behind the throne,”
said Rose, “but even I can’t think of a good reason
to tell her not to go to university. Boyfriends come
and boyfriends go, but knowledge lasts forever. Or
at least till you’re in your 60s or 70s, depending on
how much football you play while you’re attaining
it.”
Randy nodded. “I don’t see how having someone around who has an actual education in the
field of agriculture could possibly be a bad thing,”
he said. “Unless that someone is my little sister
and she uses her superior knowledge and education to get herself elected chairman of the board
ahead of me. That would be a bad thing.”
“I’m not little,” said Jennifer.
“You’re little compared to me,” said Randy.
“The important thing, Randy,” said Andrew, “is
that while Jennifer is in school, you and I will have
to take on the responsibilities she would have
been taking on here. Is that cool?”
“It’s cool,” said Randy. “Mostly it’ll mean you
have less time to sit around the café complaining
about the weather and the price of beef with all
the other gentlemen farmers. You sure you’re OK
with that?” he grinned.
“Yeah, whatever,” said Andrew. “Those guys
at the café can get annoying after a few hours.
There’s a few of them who could have benefited
from a year or two of higher education.”
Randy looked at Jennifer. “You excited?” he said.
“Totally,” said Jennifer.
“On that note, meeting adjourned,” said
Andrew.
Painted-leaf begonia
These colourful plants make the extra bit of care they require worthwhile
By Albert Parsons
FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR
W
ith common names like
painted-leaf begonia and
fancy-leaf begonia, it is no surprise that Rex begonias are grown for
their beautiful foliage. The plants do
flower but they are usually not spectacular, consisting of small clusters of pink
or white flowers held above the leaves
on stiff stems. Many gardeners prefer to
snip these off and grow the plants exclusively for foliage.
Rex begonias are native to tropical forests where they grow on the forest floor
amid ferns and other humidity-loving
plants in the moist, rich soil. Indoor gardeners must try to replicate these natural conditions when growing as houseplants. They perform well in the warm
temperatures of the home but the challenge is to regulate the moisture they
receive and to provide them with adequate humidity.
Demanding strong, indirect light,
Rex begonias are also at home under
the fluorescent lights of a light garden
where they will further appreciate the
additional warmth provided by the
light fixtures. Water so that the soil is
kept evenly moist but is not allowed to
become wet or waterlogged. Using an
airy, light, fast-draining soil will assist in
keeping the soil from becoming sodden.
Sitting the pot on a pebble tray also will
These plants are grown for their spectacular foliage.
increase the humidity around the plant.
Do not mist as this will almost certainly
induce mildew, which will be lethal to
the plants.
Besides overwatering, using too much
fertilizer also can spell doom for a Rex
begonia. Use fertilizer sparingly and only
at a quarter of the normal rate. Place the
plants in a well-ventilated location with
good air circulation and do not crowd
them against other plants, although having other plants nearby will help to keep
the humidity up.
Rex begonias come in all sorts of leaf
sizes, shapes and colours. Leaves can be
PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS
green, silver, red or purple and are usually beautiful combinations of several of
these colours in the form of marbling,
contrasting leaf margins and veining.
Some plants have pointed leaves, others roundish ones, while a few varieties even have spiralling leaves that
are quite unique. The colours in the
leaves are deep and rich and are indeed
outstanding.
A single plant (Rex begonias grow in a
mounded form) will make a great specimen plant displayed on a shelf or table,
although larger ones also look good on
pedestal plant stands where one can
serve as a show-stopping specimen
plant. If displaying a plant in a decorative container, be sure to put an inverted
plant saucer or plastic lid in the bottom
to allow the pot to sit above any excess
water that might collect in it.
These plants grow from shallow,
knobby rhizomes. Because they are shallow rooted and prone to rot if overwatered, grow Rex begonias in wide, shallow pots. Repot and divide only after the
rhizomes have spread over the whole
pot and are running into the pot’s edges.
They are easy to propagate by rhizome
division but can also be propagated by
leaf cuttings. Simply cut the top half of
a leaf and insert it into a soilless mix
that has been dampened and tent the
container to maintain humidity and
to control moisture loss from the soil.
Alternately, bend a stem down to the soil
so that a leaf touches the soil surface. Pin
the leaf to the soil after making several
cuts across the veins where it will come
into contact with the soil.
If you want to try an outstanding foliage plant that takes just a bit of extra
care, consider a Rex begonia. The colourful foliage will make the bit of extra
care worthwhile. The problem will be
to make your choice. Will it be the spiral green and silver one, the puckeredleafed one with the burgundy iron cross
on its leaves, or the vibrant red one or…
Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba
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Reena answers questions
Plus, here’s some tips of the week
Dear Reena,
How do I clean road salt stains from my
rubber car mats? I tried vinegar and it
doesn’t clean very well. I can’t find any
information about this in your books.
Many thanks, Cecilia
Reena Nerbas
Household Solutions
Dear Reena,
Hi Cecilia,
I enjoy your books immensely, but I have
an important question. Following a stem
cell transplant, my immune system is
compromised. Are commercial “green”
products sufficiently strong enough to
disinfect thoroughly? Which ingredients
are the most effective and what should I
be looking for? What about “homemade”
products i.e. vinegar solutions?
Thank you, Patty
Begin by beating the mats with a
broom to remove most of the loose dirt
and dust. Next vacuum the mats until no
dirt remains. Using either dish soap or
carpet shampoo and water, create lather
and distribute onto the salt stains and
scrub with a stiff brush. Rinse and let
air-dry.
Dear Reena,
I hope you can help. My oxblood leather
chesterfield has some scratches at the
front of one cushion. The white is showing through. Is there something I can
cover it with? I really enjoy your tips. Keep
up the good work.
Lynn
Hi Patty,
During the past few years there has
definitely been a trend toward manufacturing products with labels that cite
themselves as being, “green,” “nontoxic,” “environmentally friendly” etc.
Unfortunately there are currently no legislated guidelines as to what is allowed
to be considered “green.” In fact if
a manufacturer produces a product
in a green bottle he can then label it
green. Consumers are “Greenwashed”
i n t o t h i n k i n g t h a t t h e y a re m a k ing healthier choices about cleaning products and some (not all) of
the products are actually developed
with more toxic chemicals than ever
before. Your best bet is to look for
genuine independent certification on
products. You can read more about
Greenwashing in my newest book,
H o u s e h o l d S o l u t i o n s w i t h Gre e n
Alternatives.
As for vinegar or “King Vinegar” as
I like to call it, here is some interesting information. In a study by Good
Housekeeping it reported that vinegar kills 99 per cent bacteria and 82
per cent mould, while some common
products claiming to be disinfectants have proven to be ineffective at
cleaning. Now if you take vinegar one
step further and add a few drops of
essential oils such as the ever-popular tea tree oil, your cleaner becomes
an even more powerful antiseptic.
Another product that you can use
to clean is three per cent hydrogen
peroxide. This is a product that has
gained in popularity because it is the
Hello Lynn,
Look for genuine independent certification on products that cite themselves as being “green” or
“non-toxic.” photo: thinkstock
only germicidal agent composed only
of water and oxygen. Like oxygen it
kills disease by oxidation and is considered the world’s safest sanitizer.
Hydrogen peroxide kills micro-organisms by oxidizing them.
In the same study by Good
Housekeeping, Lysol was one of the
products that scored high at killing
germs. The question that you want
to ask yourself is how often you want
to use commercial products in your
home, on your counters and throughout the air. In other words, some
strong commercial cleaners do kill
germs but does that really mean that
they are the healthiest choice?
Baking soda and borax are great as
abrasive cleaners and odour eliminators but not hugely effective at killing
germs. A combination of baking soda
and vinegar is a powerful choice.
The decision as to what you should
use must be yours and remember
that just because we see something
on TV doesn’t make it true. All the
best with your recovery!
Hello Reena,
We have yet to find a phosphate-free,
environmentally friendly dishwasher
product that does the job as well as
regular detergents. Do you have any
suggestions?
Thanks, Ólöf
Hi Ólöf,
When it comes to dishwasher detergent, there are a few recipes that you
can use and some have shown great
results. However, in most cases glasses
tend to etch after several uses. Therefore,
instead of replacing your commercial
dishwasher detergent, pour the regular
detergent from the box into a bucket and
add 1/4 cup borax and 1/4 cup baking
soda. Mix well and use as normal. Baking
soda and borax are inexpensive and
work well to save money. Also, replace
dishwasher rinse agent with white vinegar and a few drops of your favourite essential oil such as lavender or tea
tree oil. Both oils have effective properties that will clean the dishes and the
dishwasher.
Either call in professionals to have a
look at the scratches and repair them,
or purchase a leather renew kit i.e. liquid leather designed specifically to repair
scratches on leather. Or buy one or two
containers of shoe polish and combine the colours to match your furniture. Gently rub the polish in so that the
scratches are less noticeable. Buff.
Fabulous tips of the week:
• Rubber tends to darken silverware, so
never put anything made of rubber in
the silver drawers. Use cord or ribbon
to hold silver together — not rubber
bands.
• A tin muffin pan may be painted with
bright enamel and used for serving
drinks; glasses won’t tip over and serving is much easier.
• Save all leftover pieces of soap, either
hand or laundry soap, and place in a
can. Pour a small amount of water over
them and put on stove. The soap will
melt and form a jelly. This is ideal for
handwashing dishes or clothes.
I enjoy your questions and tips, keep them
coming. Missed a column? Can’t remember a
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Today’s pressure cookers different than Grandma’s
If you’ve been hesitant to use, check out the safer modern models
By Julie Garden-Robinson
NDSU Extension Service
I
have been leery of pressure
cookers most of my life. Like
many people of my generation, I grew up eating lots of
soups and stews prepared in
our family’s pressure cooker.
When I heard the sound of the
jiggling weighted gauge and
the soft hiss of steam escaping,
I knew that dinner was going
to be something with lots of
vegetables or dry beans in it.
Dinner would be on the table
in short order because pressure
cookers cook food in about
one-third of the time.
My fear of pressure cookers didn’t come from direct
experience but from family
lore. Our neighbour, who was
my great-aunt, made bean
soup in her pressure cooker
one day and blew the lid off.
Fortunately, she had left the
kitchen for a few minutes, so
she escaped being scalded and
pelted by boiling-hot beans.
She chuckled when she told
the story of finding beans
stuck to the ceiling and cupboards weeks after the “explosion.” After hearing that story,
I didn’t want to be anywhere
near one of these devices.
Food should not fly out of pots
and attack you.
Later, as a graduate student
in food science, I perused the
manual for the course I was
assigned to teach. I would be
teaching the undergraduates
how to use, of all things, a
pressure cooker.
I carefully followed the
directions and tried to act
fearless as I showed them how
to make corned beef. When
the pressure gauge began jiggling and hissing, I nearly ran
out of the room. The pressure
cooker managed to tenderize
the not-so-tender meat into a
flavourful main course.
Although pressure cookers
may remind us of our mothers or grandmothers, these
cookers have become popular
again. The models are much
safer, compared with the
devices introduced just before
the Second World War. They
have a locking handle, safety
valve and a pressure indicator
that pops up when the correct
pressure has been reached.
Some people use the words
“pressure cooker” and “pressure canner” interchangeably, but they are two different
devices. To be a pressure canner, the device has to be able
to hold four upright, quartsized glass jars.
Today’s pressure cookers
can be made of various sizes
for different needs. You may
find them in four-, five-, six- or
eight-quart sizes. The smallest
ones work well for singles or
couples. Pressure cookers made
of stainless steel will cost a lit-
tle more but provide a durable
cooking pot. Aluminum pressure cookers usually cost less
and weigh less but conduct heat
well. However, they may stain
and “pit.”
When cooking with pressure, be sure that you read the
instructions carefully. Never
overfill pressure cookers, especially when cooking beans.
Maybe this is the year for
you to try something new in
the kitchen!
Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, R.D.,
L.R.D., is a North Dakota State
University Extension Service food and
nutrition specialist and professor in
the department of health, nutrition
and exercise sciences.
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