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armers are accustomed to
seeing commodity prices
rise and fall, while operating costs rarely go anywhere but
up.
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learned last week the cost of
insuring their 2015 crops under
AgriInsurance will drop by an
average of 11 per cent — all
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Advocating for agriculture
through social media
Young farmer, Greg Peterson has become a YouTube sensation
after creating a video about his life on the family farm
By Jennifer Paige
Co-operator Staff with files from Laura Rance
A
fter creating an agriculturefocused music video parody,
Greg Peterson and his brothers found themselves in the world’s
spotlight.
The Peterson brothers, who farm
together on their fifth-generation family farm in Kansas, transformed the
LMAFO song, “I’m Sexy and I Know
It,” into their own, “I’m Farming and I
Grow It.”
Shortly after its release in 2012, their
YouTube video went viral, receiving
over six million views from over 200
countries.
“Apparently, we’re good at being terrible dancers,” Peterson told a packed
seminar Jan. 21 during Ag Days in
Brandon.
Peterson, 24, said the whole thing
started as a joke. He convinced his
younger brothers Nathan, 21 and
Kendall, 18 to help him produce a
video that he could show some of his
college friends to help explain what he
did back home on their Assaria, Kansas
farm. “I wanted to show my friends
farming is cool,” he said.
So he purposely picked a song that
was popular in urban circles. The
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chocolate chip cookies
don’t score well
Hazy horizon
Demand remains high
and supplies tight,
but the beef price
outlook is unclear
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Researchers find that Canadian and U.S. labelling systems
make little difference
CROPS
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Chess or
checkers?
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different game plan
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FEATURE
The dirt on
land values
Whether you are
buying or renting,
it’s all relative
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CROSSROADS
anadian and U.S. nutrition labelling systems
aren’t helpful in helping consumers make wise
food choices, say McGill
University researchers.
In a study published in the
December issue of the Annals
of the New York Academy
of Sciences, the researchers compared four different
labelling systems and found
that the Nutrition Facts label
currently required on most
food products in the U.S. and
Canada was least usable. That
label, which lists the percentage daily value of several
nutrients, took more time to
understand and led to nutrition choices hardly different
from chance, the researchers
said in a release.
The researchers said the
best system was NuVal, a
shelf sticker used in some
American food markets. It
indicates the overall nutritional value of each food item
with a number from 1-100.
NuVal scores are calculated by nutrition experts
The NuVal system used in some U.S. stores rates foods with a single
number, and doesn’t require reading glasses.
at several U.S. universities,
including Yale, Harvard, and
Northwestern, and emphasize both the positive and
negative aspects of each food.
For example, several fruits
and vegetables rate 100.
The NuVal number can also
be used to compare products.
For example, Cap’n Crunch
cereal rates only a 4, while
Post Frosted Shredded Wheat
earns a 31.
At the bottom of the sample list on the NuVal website?
Nabisco Chips Ahoy Chewy
Real Chocolate Chip Cookies,
which rate a 1.
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New app launched to assist
farmers in combating stress
The new tool helps farmers understand stress and offers strategies for increasing resiliency
By Jennifer Paige
Co-operator staff
C
iting repeated floods in
some parts of the province, Farm and Rural
Support Services of Manitoba
h a s l a u n c h e d a new webb a s e d a p p l i c ation to help
farmers manage stress.
“Working with the Manitoba
Fa r m a n d R u r a l S u p p o r t
Ser vices Manitoba, I have
seen a definite need for this
ser vice,” said Janet Smith,
program manager with Farm
and Rural Support Services
o f M a n i t o b a . “ Fo l l o w i n g
a few years of severe flooding, producers in Manitoba
have certainly been under an
immense amount of stress.
This offers them a quick, confidential resource that they
can access any time they are
feeling overwhelmed.”
Representatives from
We s t e r n F i n a n c i a l G r o u p
presented the agency with
a $10,000 donation from
i t s We s t e r n C o m m u n i t i e s
Foundation to support the new
app called “Calm in the Storm.”
“The Western Communities
Foundation cer tainly sees
value in this project and as
such, we are excited to be able
to make this donation to support the initiative,” said Earl
Martin, account executive with
the Western Financial Group.
The new digital stress management tool promotes resilience, positive mental health
and allows users to better
understand what stress is,
their current level of stress
and how to best manage it.
“Ma n a g i n g s t re s s i s n o t
about avoiding or escaping
daily pressures, but learning
how to calmly weather the
storm,” said Smith. “Stress
has profoundly negative
effects on the body and this
application can allow users
to track the development of
Janet Smith, program manager with Manitoba Farm and Rural Support Services and Leanne Brackenreed, councillor with Manitoba Farm and Rural Support
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their stress over time and
also offers personalized reco m m e n d a t i o n s, se l f - c a l ming practices and clinically
researched methods proven to
help manage stress.”
T h e C a l m i n t h e St o r m
application project has been
a result of the partnership
between the Manitoba Farm
and Rural Support Services,
Winnipeg’s Klinic Community
Health Centre, the Winnipeg
Suicide Prevention Network
and the Canadian Association
for Suicide Prevention.
Along with the Westman
Financial Group, the project
has also seen financial support from the Manitoba government and the Winnipeg
Foundation.
“Following a few years of severe flooding,
producers in Manitoba have certainly been under
an immense amount of stress. This application
offers them a quick and confidential resource
that they can access any time they are feeling
overwhelmed.”
Janet Smith
program manager with Manitoba Farm and
Rural Support Services
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part of life, we know that too
much stress can be harmful,” said Healthy Living and
Seniors Minister Deanne
Crothers. “ We are pleased
to support Klinic in this initiative that focuses on keeping Manitobans of all ages
h e a l t h y a n d s a f e, a f o c u s
that mirrors that of our
government.”
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producers to access help
anywhere at any time and is
completely confidential. The
application is currently available free of charge at www.
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“Many times it is after the
helpline’s operating hours
that people begin to realize
their stress levels and that is
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resource. It is accessible any
time and always anonymous,”
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Farmland — always a
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By Alan Guebert
Country-of-origin labelling, or COOL, for meat,
fruit, vegetables and nuts sold in the U.S. has
been kicked around by the courts, politicians,
international trade panels and special interest
farm groups since it became law in 2008.
The only people who haven’t kicked it are
American consumers. Polls consistently report
that at least 85 per cent of all Americans love
COOL.
The reason is simple: Americans now know
where the food they put in their cupboards,
refrigerators and mouths was born, raised
and processed. It means that decades after we
required country-of-origin labelling on our
bathroom fixtures, we finally have it on our
food.
Livestock groups in Mexico, Canada and the
U.S. maintain it harms Canadian and Mexican
producers, increases costs, and is anti-trade. The
World Trade Organization, the final arbiter on
global trade disputes has repeatedly ruled against
America’s COOL.
A new study on the impacts of labelling on the
North American cattle market, however, demolishes the arguments used by the WTO to claim
COOL anti-trade. The study, by C. Robert Taylor,
the Alfa Eminent Scholar and professor of agricultural economics at Auburn University, shows
that COOL had little to no effect on cattle prices
or markets in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
(The Taylor report is at http://farmandfood
file.com/in-the-news/. His research was partly
funded by several U.S. farm and food groups that
support COOL.)
Two earlier studies the WTO leaned heavily on
to condemn COOL claimed just the opposite.
Those earlier studies, by economists in California and Iowa, says Taylor, were done “for the
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Winnipeg (Reuter) — Members
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on whether or not the 113-year-old
institution, Canada’s only agricultural futures and options trading
floor, should demutualize.
The WCE board of governors
is recommending the exchange
become a federal for-profit
share corporation with all equity
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Monday.
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registered companies, such as
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Green reputation gone
Rapeseed oil fuel a polluter
Stockholm (Reuter) — Rapeseed
oil used as a green alternative to
conventional vehicle fuels can produce 10 times more cancer-causing
emissions and pollutants than
diesel, a Swedish research report
showed last week.
Rapeseed oil or rapeseed methyl
ester (RME) had been considered
one of the best alternatives among
biodiesels.
Its use as a green alternative was
rising in Europe, especially in
Germany, Associate Professor Jim
Olsson at the department of physical
chemistry at Chalmers University of
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Technology in the southwestern city
of Gothenburg told Reuters.
In the study, scientists burned
rapeseed oil at temperatures equivalent to those in a combustion engine
and compared the emissions with
those formed when burning a superior grade of diesel oil, SEC1.
“Rapeseed oil and RME produced factor 10 more 1-alkenes,
dienes and benzene in comparison
with diesel SCE1,” the report said.
“The reactive intermediate organic
compounds produced during oxidation of rapeseed oil and RME have
strong ozone-forming potentials.
Subsequently they can promote formation of organic smog,” it said.
Some of the rapeseed products
such as alkene, 1.3 butadiene and
benzene are also considered to be
carcinogenic, it added.
“When it comes to alternative
fuels, people often advocate the
advantages and overlook the disadvantages. I think this is a disadvantage which has been overlooked,”
Olsson said.
Somewhat lower and less dangerous emissions could be achieved if
engines were optimized for rapeseed oil but this would only reduce,
not eliminate, the disadvantage
compared with diesel, he said,
adding: “People tend to use them
(rapeseed oils) in ordinary diesel
engines and that is a problem.” ❏
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Report urges increased monitoring
Tighter enforcement needed
The public has no
confidence in the
current system
By Ron Friesen
A provincially commissioned
report says the Manitoba government must do a better job of controlling the expanding livestock
industry because the public has no
confidence in the current system.
The report by the Livestock
Stewardship Panel urges the
province to greatly increase its
monitoring of livestock operations
and to enforce regulations more rigorously.
The 72-page report released
Monday also calls for a central data
system to give the public more
information about livestock farms
and their impacts.
In short, the government should
move forcefully to deal with public
fears about intensive livestock oper-
ations and their effect on human
health and the environment, the
report concludes.
Public apprehension is driven by
a sense that the government isn’t
doing enough to manage livestock
production. As a result, many people feel the industry, especially the
rapidly growing hog sector, is out of
control, said panel chairman Ed
Tyrchniewicz.
“There’s an awful lot of emotional outpouring that everybody is
screwing up,” Tyrchniewicz told
reporters at a news conference.
“There’s an unease that maybe
government isn’t on the ball in
terms of monitoring to make sure
things are being done right.”
The report by the three-member
panel follows a series of public
hearings held throughout Manitoba
last fall, which focused mainly on
large hog operations.
Many presenters argued that
intensive hog units pose a clear danger to human health and the environment. They also said authorities
aren’t doing enough to monitor
intensive livestock operations and
punish environmental infractions.
In its report, the panel said there is
no scientific proof that large livestock
operations have a damaging effect on
the environment. But there’s no proof
they don’t because nobody is monitoring them sufficiently.
That’s especially true of water
quality, according to the report.
“Unfortunately, inadequate monitoring of current livestock operations and cutbacks in the 1980s and
1990s to both federal and provincial
government water quality monitoring programs have left us in the situation of not being able to adequately assess the water quality
effects of large livestock operations,” it said.
“The current level of monitoring
and the system for co-ordinating
and reporting monitoring results are
insufficient to give the public confidence that the current intensification of agriculture is environmentally benign.”
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eep renting, or buy that land now
before it gets even more expensive?
Alberta farm management
adviser Merle Good provided some perspective on that for an attentive crowd at
Ag Days last week.
So far, it’s been a truism that farmland
is a good investment. That’s not to say it
is always the right investment or that land
values never go down. They do. But the
Laura Rance
last time that happened was more than 20
Editor
years ago.
Now there is speculation that the meteoric rise in values in recent years has peaked. One indicator is how farmland prices compare if you use the same
price-to-earnings ratio used to assess stock market values.
Good says that over time, they should correlate. Right now,
land prices are at a premium.
Another measure is the cost of land relative to cash rents.
Based on this calculation, the best time to buy land on the
Canadian Prairies was in 1993 when land was 18 times the
cash rent value. “Any time you can buy land at 20 times
cash rent, back up the bus and buy it,” Good told the audience at Ag Days. Today, that ratio is 40 times the value of
cash rent.
All these indicators suggest some sort of adjustment is
in order. But that still doesn’t make land a bad buy. Land
value appreciation over the past three decades has consistently outperformed other investments, especially the stock
market, by a factor of 1.5 to two times. Good noted this is
a point worth highlighting with a significant proportion
of farmland about to pass on to a non-farming generation
over the next few years.
Taxation rules around capital gains tax add to its status
as a favourable investment. “If I transfer land to a child,
that person qualifies for the capital gains deduction
whether they farm or not,” he said.
Another truism has emerged within the past generation, and significantly changed the dynamics of operating
a farm business. Historically, farmers owned their land.
Today, farming is based on “access” to land through a combination of ownership and rental that could well be different for every farm operator. Some may own all of the land
they farm; some may own none of it.
Good and other farm advisers speaking at last week’s Ag
Days stressed neither those extremes or the various combinations in between are a recipe for success or failure. What
matters is whether farmers are paying a fair and reasonable cost for accessing land, and whether the farm business
is capable of supporting that cost.
This is a complex issue, and one that farmers have traditionally done a poor job of analyzing. It’s largely because
they have treated their status as a farm business operator
as one and the same as their status as a real estate investor. This muddies two very different questions: whether a
farmer can afford to buy more land, and whether his or her
farm business can afford it.
Buying land is an investment decision. It isn’t the same
as determining whether buying, or renting, or expanding
acres at all is the best strategy forward for the farm business. For example, has the farmer done everything possible
to maximize returns from the existing land base?
Yet all too often farm management decisions over land
access are driven by the emotionally charged mantra —
“buy now — they aren’t making more of it,” or by its geographical proximity. “It’s the next quarter. How can I not
buy it?”
“The difference between whether I can afford to buy land
versus whether the business can afford to buy it is really,
really, really important,” Good said.
He said farmers can get an idea of whether land investment is a strategy worth considering by calculating their
business’s “land access cost,” which is the sum of current
land payments, future land payments, and land rental
costs divided by the number of acres. Is it higher or lower
than cash rents in the area? If it is higher than area cash
rents, then the farmer needs to be able to demonstrate the
business can support the land purchase through betterthan-average productivity or marketing. If it is lower, the
farm business can probably afford to buy.
The other consideration that has become more complex
in recent times is determining fair and reasonable values
for cash rent. In the old days, there were two models available: crop share and cash rent. More recently, some new
models for calculating fair rent values, sharing risk and
determining what the farm business can afford to pay have
emerged. Farm business adviser Roy Arnott has posted
some examples on the “Business and Economics” section
of MAFRD’s website.
Farmers would do well to review them before signing on
the dotted line. If land values have peaked, rent values may
be in for an adjustment as well.
By Ron Friesen
Brandon — A slick publication
released by a provincial industry
committee earlier this month paints
Manitoba as one of the best places
in Canada to raise beef cattle.
The 70-page publication titled
Manitoba Beef Prospects: A Range of
Opportunities for Growth, says
Manitoba has all the natural advantages
necessary to double its beef cowherd.
Those include: low feed grain
costs, a central location, clean
water, abundant grass, low land
prices and good transportation connections to major processing plants
in North America.
The province intends to use the
document to promote more beef
production in Manitoba, said
Manitoba Agriculture Minister
Rosann Wowchuk.
“This document has been put
together to highlight what some of
the opportunities are,” Wowchuk
said in an interview during Ag Days
last week.
“We are encouraging (producers)
to look at beef production as one of
the options they can add to their
farming operations.”
The document is the product of a
14-person industry committee
charged with developing a strategy
for beef production in the province.
The publication notes that
Manitoba is already a major beef producer, although that fact isn’t always
known because Alberta so dominates
the Canadian cattle industry.
However, according to the statistics:
• With 554,000 head, Manitoba
has the third-largest beef cowherd
in Canada, behind Alberta and
Saskatchewan.
• Manitoba is home to 12,000
beef producers. More than half the
commercial farms in the province
have beef cattle.
• Manitoba producers have a
huge potential to increase the number of cattle they feed to slaughter
weight. Fewer than 30 per cent of
the calves produced in Manitoba are
finished here.
• The number of feedlots in
Manitoba, while small compared to
Alberta, is growing.
• The size of the average cowherd
in Manitoba is 50 head, compared
to 45 head nationally.
• Manitoba could have nearly
four million extra acres in forage if
25 per cent of current crop acres
were converted to grassland.
• Manitoba in 1999 had a feed
barley price advantage over Alberta
of $27 a tonne (59 cents a bushel).
• Between 1985 and 1998,
Manitoba cow/calf producers averaged a 7.2 per cent return on investment. For feedlot production, it was
12 per cent. Backgrounding showed
a 7.7 per cent return.
Peter Blawat, a Manitoba
Agriculture farm management specialist, said the beef initiative hopes
to encourage farmers either to
diversify into beef production or to
expand existing herds.
However, unlike the Manitoba
Pork Advantage, the program will
not focus on attracting investors
from outside the province to build
production facilities.
Rather, it will concentrate first on
working with people who are
already here, said Wowchuk.
“We are very much encouraging
the industry to grow from the
inside.”
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Canadian government with Canadian market
data provided by CCA” even though “much of the
data… is not publicly available, and public use of
the data is controlled by the CCA.”
In short, writes Taylor, the WTO based its decision on reports where “Not only is the data inaccessible but it was supplied… by an industry
group that is adamantly opposed to COOL and is
a plaintiff in COOL lawsuits against USDA.”
Taylor claims neither report used Mandatory
Price Reporting data that U.S. beef packers legally
must file with USDA. That data, is both public
and “highly detailed, including origin, import or
domestic, of cattle slaughtered in the U.S. and
is thus statistically and economically rich and
robust… for analyzing COOL.”
When the Auburn economist dove into the
USDA data, he discovered that the difference
between U.S. cattle prices and the prices for cattle acquired either north or south of the border
“was generally lower, not higher by class, grade
and purchase arrangement after COOL…”
That discovery, “belies the claims that… COOL
compliance would create substantial segregation
costs” for U.S. packers because post-COOL, the
price spread between U.S. and Canadian cattle
actually narrowed.
USDA slaughter data also shows that the percentage of all Canadian cattle killed in the U.S.
prior to COOL was 21.2 per cent and 20.5 per
cent after COOL.
Taylor says that change is far from the market
catastrophe Canada claimed in its WTO case.
Given Taylor’s report — he was scheduled to
present it to both USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative’s office — will U.S. consumers be able
to continue their love affair with COOL? Sure, if
the WTO just follows the COOL facts.
The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the
U.S. and Canada www.farmandfoodfile.com.
January 2001
T
he advice may have been good, but the timing was
wrong. As reported in our Jan. 25, 2001 issue, Agriculture
Minister Rosann Wowchuk speaking at Ag Days unveiled
a 70-page report touting Manitoba’s advantages in beef production, saying the province had all the resources to double its
cow herd. On the other hand, a report by the Livestock Stewardship Panel, more in reference to the hog industry, suggested
the province had to do a better job of controlling its expansion.
In the following Feb. 1 issue we reported on the annual
meetings of KAP and the Western Canadian Wheat Growers.
Delegates at both passed resolutions opposing the introduction of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready wheat, citing concerns over
customer acceptance and herbicide resistance.
We also reported on a proposal that suffered the same fate
as Roundup Ready wheat — CN Rail had signed a memorandum of understanding in which 1,000 miles of branch lines,
mainly in Saskatchewan, would be transferred to a co-operative.
Speaking to the KAP meeting, CFA president Bob Friesen called
on Manitoba farmers to follow Ontario farmers in a phone blitz
targeting Prime Minister Chrétien and other government officials.
The CFA was demanding that Ottawa contribute another $900
million in safety net and income disaster programs for farmers.
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COMMENT/FEEDBACK
The customer is always right... unless
Communicating the message of modern sustainable agriculture should become a part of every farm’s marketing plan
By Cam Dahl
T
he bottom line truth about
marketing anything, from
wheat to widgets, is, “the customer is always right.”
But does that mean that modern
agriculture, and specifically Canada’s
cereals sector, should follow every
breeze that blows out of the foodie
fad factory? The answer is “yes” and
“no.”
There are some long-term consumer trends that the Canadian value
chain, from crop developers through
farmers and exporters, must address.
The broad category of sustainability is
one of these areas.
As incomes around the world rise,
consumers are asking more often
where their food comes from. These
are precisely the consumers that Canada depends upon to pay a bit more
for our high-quality production.
“Sustainability” is not a short-term
fad. It is a consumer trend that food
companies (our customers) have
been experiencing for years. Canada
has a good story to tell when it comes
to sustainability. I am happy to go
onto the world stage and talk about
Canada’s clean air, clean water and
sustainable production practices.
Modern agriculture practices,
including the use of varieties derived
from modern plant biotechnology
and precision farming are improving soil health, conserving water,
reducing erosion, improving nutrient
efficiency and much more. The Canadian grains and oilseed industry will
continue to address this challenge
through the Canadian Roundtable for
sustainable crops.
But addressing consumer trends
should not be confused with trying
to jump on the bandwagon of the latest Internet and celebrity fads such
as gluten free and the Paleo Diet.
These fads will fade to the past like
the Atkins or the South Beach diets,
but until they do, farmers and other
industry leaders must respond.
The first thing we need to do is
weed out the fads from the real consumer trends.
A good starting point comes from
recognizing that a fad is usually a
thinly disguised way for a celebrity
to make a bit more money, usually by
convincing consumers to be afraid of
something. By not responding, agriculture is giving permission for the
fad to become fact.
The low-carbohydrate phase of the
past decade did real damage to the
reputation of cereal grains and the
important role they play in a well-balanced diet. The misinformation at the
heart of the current gluten-free fad is
further weakening public perception
of cereal crops. The Canadian grain
industry needs to continue addressing the misinformation behind diet
fads.
How do we do that? We must
respond with solid scientific fact. For
example, there is no scientific backing to claims that glyphosate causes
autism, and there is no scientific
link between modern biotechnology
and negative health impacts, despite
the many millions of dollars spent
searching.
Unfortunately, technical scientific
journals do not catch on in social
media nearly as well as the latest feardriven fad.
We cannot deviate from a solid
foundation of strong science, but we
can present information in a way that
is much more accessible to the ordinary consumer, such as social media.
Farmers must be part of this communication effort.
Why are modern agricultural practices more sustainable than the ways
of our grandparents? Every farmer
in Canada can tell this story, and it’s
a good story. For starters, clouds of
dust don’t block out the sun from the
Rockies to the Ontario border, better water management practices are
allowing farmers to produce in years
where moisture is scarce and we don’t
see the grasshopper plagues that past
generations recall. On top of that,
farmers are producing more, and
increasing the quality of the product
delivered to world markets.
This is a message that everyone can
understand, even if they do not have
a connection to the farm. But it is not
good enough to hear this story from
people like me who are paid to support Canadian agriculture.
Consumers need to hear this message directly from farmers, through
blogs, social media and in direct
response to the latest fads based on
misinformation. Communicating
the message of modern sustainable
agriculture should become a part of
every farm’s marketing plan. Some
farmers have made the leap and
become social media activists. But
Canadian agriculture should not rely
on only a few to be their “agvocates.”
Many more producers need to participate.
Cam Dahl is president of Cereals Canada
Dark days ahead for supply management
The recent one per cent drop in farm gate milk price presages threat from CETA
By Sylvain Charlebois
Troy Media
D
Letters
ark days are ahead for supply management in Canada.
For the first time in 22 years, the Canadian Dairy Commission has decided to reduce
the price of milk at farm gate by one per cent. The
price reductions will commence in February.
Under its supply management regime, established in 1966, the commission’s mandate has
been to set the price of milk per hectolitre for
dairy farmers owning production quotas. The new
decision to reduce prices, according to commissioners, is to stimulate domestic demand for milk
per capita which has been decreasing for decades
in Canada. As surprising as this decision may be,
such a move from the commission is evidence
that the dairy sector is fully aware of systemic
pressures on supply management.
Big changes are coming. If ratified, the Comprehensive European Trade Agreement would
allow over 17,000 tons of cheese into our country.
Currently in Europe, milk is cheap, and getting
cheaper. In April, Europe ends its quota system,
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and many producers have started to flood the
market.
There is an abundance of supply which has
depressed milk prices at farm gate and retail.
Prices have gone down by more than 40 per cent
in some regions, which makes European cheese
more competitive against our own. In addition to
having concealed subsidies, European cheeses
have a significant competitive advantage.
As such, the commission is giving a chance for
our dairy sector to compete, domestically and
globally. Restaurant owners and processors alike
are applauding the decision, and why wouldn’t
they? This will make them more competitive,
allowing them to increase margins, innovate and
recapitalize some of their infrastructure.
Most importantly, this move from the commission is indicative that it can adapt to change, at
least to a certain degree. Even if many have criticized the virtues of supply management for years,
we should render to Caesar what is owed to him.
Price reductions at farm gate have been uncommon in Canada due to the commission’s lopsided
cost assessment scheme. This is an audacious
decision, but it should not stop there. More should
Stick to the facts when
communicating about
agriculture
In the Jan. 22 opinion article, “How
not to fail at Twitter,” Stefan Signer’s
observation on “… an unwinnable
debate with a fanatic” is bang on.
I also agree with his statement,
“Our job is to be polite, factual and
open.” However, two of his statements are then problematic when
cast in that light.
In regard to the slaughter of cattle,
Mr. Signer states: “Surgery is no less
gory, but we accept it as a positive
part of life.”
Surgery normally involves anes-
be done to promote excellence and productivity
in the dairy sector instead of using averages as a
price-setting benchmark for an entire sector.
Indeed, the commission operates obscurely,
away from any media attention. In fact, more than
90 per cent of Canadians are not even aware of the
commission’s role, let alone its existence, and yet its
influence on our lives is real. Consumers will likely
be affected by this. This could very well impact the
price of dairy products Canadian consumers buy
regularly, like cheese and yogurt. But whether or
not processors and restaurants will pass on their
savings to consumers remains to be seen.
As for our own artisan cheese makers who are
about to face tougher competition from abroad,
they are still waiting for the Harper government to
provide any details on support programs. Even if
Ottawa has been indefinite on this issue, the commission’s decision is likely the help they need, at
least part of it. It will certainly be welcome news
and may ease the burden of increased competition.
Sylvain Charlebois is professor of food distribution and
policy at the University of Guelph’s College of Business and
Economics www.troymedia.com.
thesia and life-saving or enhancing
measures. Consumers will hope that
if they have surgery, the outcome will
be very different from what happens
to livestock during slaughter. Animal
rights activists will argue that such an
analogy is wholly misleading. There is
just no way to effectively — and factually — explain that livestock slaughter is on par with surgery.
Mr. Signer states, “Animals have
needs, not emotions.”
Scientists have not come to a consensus on this. Many people see in
their pets what they believe are emotions. Denigrating others’ beliefs is
not a way to win converts or even
to get them to leave you in peace
with your beliefs. There is no factual
stance one can take on either side of
this issue.
Unfortunately, producers are sometimes forced to deal with shameless
manipulators, but many who spread
misinformation are just poorly
informed and open to suggestions
that support their beliefs.
Producers need to be incredibly
accurate in their own communication
so they are not painted with the same
brush they are using on the animal
rights activists. They need a voice as
unified as the activists, with leaders
who can communicate effectively
and follow Joe Friday’s advice: “Just
the facts, Ma’am.”
Barb Galbraith
Oakville, Man.
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RATE DROP Continued from page 1
brothers have followed suit
with more videos, equally
as popular, parodying songs
such as “Gangnam Style” and
the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”
theme song. Some people have
asked why they didn’t choose
country songs, but Peterson
said that missed the point of
trying to appeal to his urban
friends.
The end product is far from
slick. The videos were shot
with either a home video camera or a smartphone, with their
little sister Laura directing
some of the shots. The lyrics
are creative, albeit a bit corny,
and they suit the down-home
warmth people associate with
farm life — three agile young
men jumping in unison from
round bale to round bale, getting licked in the face by a cow,
bale tossing, family dinners
and kittens.
cent in 2015,” Ron Kostyshyn,
M a n i t o b a’s m i n i s t e r o f
Agriculture, Food and Rural
Development, told farmers
attending Ag Days.
“That year, 1988, was a really
terrible year,” added Craig
Thomson, vice-president of
insurance operations at the
Manitoba Agricultural Services
Corporation, which administers
the program in Manitoba.
Speaking to producers at the
Brandon Keystone Centre during Ag Days, the minister also
noted that with the inclusion
of the whopper 2013 harvest,
probable 10-year averages have
increased, meaning that participating producers will, on average, be paying lower premiums
for higher coverage this year.
Other changes have also been
announced for the long-standing program.
“Every year, Manitoba’s insurance and risk management programs are adjusted based on
feedback from producers and
other stakeholders,” Kostyshyn
said. “These changes help provide a strong risk management
framework for crop and livestock producers, young farmers
and those affected by flooding
and other challenges.”
Those changes include offering higher coverage for pedigreed soybeans in an effort to
reflect the additional cost of producing pedigreed seed.
The escalating deductible for coarse hay has also been
changed to a flat rate of 20 per
cent under the harvest flood
option — one of the new features introduced to forage producers last year.
The grade for which sunflowers — oilseed — can be guaranteed has also been increased
to No. 1. The minister said this
move was taken to reflect the
average grade of Manitoba’s
s u n f l ow e r o i l , w h i c h h a s
improved.
Kostyshyn noted that 8,600
Manitoba farms have enrolled
in AgriInsurance this year, representing more than 90 per cent of
all annual crops in the province
and putting total insured coverage at more than $2.3 billion.
The Peterson brothers on their Kansas farm. Supplied photo.
“There are many
misconceptions
about modern-day
farmers and we
feel it is our calling
to help correct
some of those
misconceptions.
Aside from our
production on social
media, we travel
around the country
to perform and
speak on advocating
for agriculture.”
Greg Peterson
“It’s really cool to see the
p ow e r o f s o c i a l m e d i a ,”
Peterson said, noting the family now maintains a Facebook
page about the farm’s daily
life. They have started hosting tours, amazed at how far
people will travel to see a real
farm.
They have also used their
sudden rise to fame to help
finance their college educations through online marketing of T-shirts, calendars and
autographed posters.
Peterson, who majored in
agricultural communications
in college, said the experience
has reinforced for him that
farmers need to be proactive
about telling their own story.
“Ever since we began producing content, we have con-
tinued to realize a need to
inform people about what we
do in farming and in agriculture as a whole,” Peterson said.
“There are many misconceptions about modern-day
farmers and we feel it is our
calling to help correct some of
those misconceptions. Aside
from our production on social
media, we travel around the
country to perform and speak
on advocating for agriculture.”
But he stressed farmers need
to be respectful in their dialogues with non-farmers, even
when they don’t agree with
them. “Talk to people as you
would a friend. Because if you
get into bickering and fighting,
it’s not going to go anywhere.”
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Canada’s Annual
Ag Outlook Conference
February 23 & 24, 2015
The Fairmont Winnipeg
“Every year,
Manitoba’s
insurance and
risk management
programs are
adjusted based
on feedback from
producers and other
stakeholders.”
Ron Kostyshyn
“AgriInsurance is the first
line of response for producers
dealing with weather-related
damages to their crops,” said
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz,
who was also on hand for the
announcement. “We continue
to work closely with Manitoba
to ensure producers have
access to predictable and bankable programming designed to
meet their needs.”
For most AgriInsurance programs, premiums are shared
40 per cent by participating
producers, 36 per cent by the
Government of Canada and
24 per cent by the Manitoba
government. Administrative
expenses are paid 60 per cent
by Canada and 40 per cent by
Manitoba.
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MCGA’s AGM
Are you interested in submitting a resolution to the
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Farming has become a competitive business once again, as it usually is. One way to do the
best you can on your farm is to grow the crops that the market will want.
Wild Oats Grainworld, Canada’s Annual Ag Outlook Conference, will be held in Winnipeg
on Feb 23 and 24, 2015. Traders of the crops we grow in western Canada will give their
outlooks for crops that they trade.
Grainworld is a rewarding experience. You’ll mix with the Canadian grain trade, other
farmers who understand marketing and businesses that serve our industry. You’ll hear
from marketing experts who make their living trading grain plus specialists from around
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Do yourself a favour. Mark your calendar for two days in February at the Fairmont at the
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Check out the guidelines and worksheets for resolutions
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All resolutions must be submitted to the MCGA office
by February 2 2015 at 4:30 pm. Forms can be faxed to
204-942-1841 or emailed to [email protected].
MCGA’s Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday
February 18, 2015 at 10:05 am during the
CropConnect conference at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 29, 2015
Biofuels important ingredient for
agriculture industry
A recent summit in Abu Dhabi looked at factors influencing global energy policies
By Alex Binkley
co-operator contributor
B
iofuel organizations
have urged the World
Future Energy Summit
in Abu Dhabi to ensure renewable fuels remain an important component in the world’s
power supply.
The summit Jan. 19 to 22
drew 30,000 delegates from
170 countries to examine
the industrial, technological,
financial and government factors influencing global energy
policies, says Bliss Baker of
Toronto.
“The economic, environmental, agricultural and social success story of biofuels is a natural fit for the summit’s series
of panels and presentations,”
said Baker, a former president
of the Canadian Renewable
Fuels Association (CRFA) and
the spokesman for Global
Renewable Fuels Alliance.
Biofuels have to be included
in discussions on energy polic i e s “ b e c a u s e t h e y c re a t e
much-needed rural jobs, significantly curb greenhouse gas
emissions, reduce our reliance
on crude oil, and encourage
energy diversity,” he said.
Baker noted that Jose
G r a z i a n o d a Si l v a , d i re c tor general of the UN’s Food
and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), recognized biofuels as
a key part of the global agriculture complex during the
recent Global Forum for Food
and Agriculture in Berlin.
“Throughout his remarks,
the director general praised
biofuels for their social, agricultural and environmental
benefits and the necessity
for agriculture to accommodate both food and fuel,” he
said. “We applaud the FAO
director general for stating
what over 62 countries with
biofuel-friendly policies have
known for years — that biofuels deliver much-needed rural
jobs, significantly curb greenhouse gas emissions, reduce
our reliance on crude oil, and
encourage energy diversity.”
G r a z i a n o d a Si l v a “a l s o
stressed the need to shift to
sustainable agriculture systems, achieving greater efficiencies in their use of natural
resources, in particular water,
energy and land, to allow
room for both food and fuel,”
Baker pointed out.
Based on 2010 numbers,
biofuels production generates
$277.3 billion worth of economic activity internationally
and supports nearly 1.4 million jobs. By 2020, the global
biofuel industry is forecasted
to grow to support over 2.2
million jobs in all sectors of
the global economy.
Baker also noted that the
International Energy Agency’s
Tr a c k i n g C l e a n E n e r g y
Progress 2013 report stated
that biofuels will have to play
an increased role in order to
reduce greenhouse emissions
by 2020. The estimated 85 billion litres of ethanol produced
in 2014 are estimated to have
reduced GHG emissions by
more than 106 million tonnes,
the equivalent of removing 21
million cars off the road.
The CRFA says independent analysis has shown that
compared to conventional
gasoline and diesel fuels, biofuels have markedly lower
GHG emissions through their
entire production and burning phases.
“We are fortunate that the
federal gover nment – and
many provincial governments
– have r ightly put renewable content regulations into
place that are spurring economic growth and supporting
agribusiness.”
Canada’s renewable fuels
industry generates gross economic benefits in excess of
$3.5 billion to the Canadian
economy every year and has
delivered more than 14,000
direct and indirect jobs —
many of which are in small,
rural communities in need
of good employment opportunities. All told, the federal
government will realize a net
return on investment of more
than $3.7 billion, he said.
Bi o Fu e l Ne t Ca n a d a w a s
formed in 2012 with government funding to promote the
growth of biofuels “through
co-ordinated research, innovation, effective education,
smart policy and strategic
partnerships… BFN brings
together academic researchers, industry professionals and
government representatives in
order to harness the opportunities and address the barriers to sustainable biofuels
production.”
The network brings together
27 post-secondar y institutions, more than 130 leading
researchers, over 140 partner
organizations, including 57
industrial partners and several
international partnerships.
In a backgrounder, the network notes that first-generation biofuels, which are produced from food crops, pose
risks for global food security.
“Many conventional biofuels
offer little improvement over
fossil fuels in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and
there have been concerns of
negative social and economic
impacts.
However, advanced biofuels,
made from non-food materials, such as algae, agricultural
waste, forestry byproducts and
even municipal waste, offer
ethical and social benefits.
Ad v a n c e d b i o f u e l s n e e d
“m o re re s e a rc h a n d c o m mercialization activities are
needed to unlock their full
potential.
Current biofuels are made from
food crops, which raises ethical and
environmental implications. photo: canstock
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 29, 2015
Inventor’s Showcase
front-runners focus
on streamlining
farm operations
Manitoba Ag Day’s Inventor’s Showcase highlighted
emerging technology
By Jennifer Paige
Co-operator Staff
T
wo technology-integrated
farming tools earned the
top spots in the annual
Inventor’s Showcase at the 2015
Manitoba Ag Days.
The Inventor’s Showcase,
which is sponsored by the Manitoba Co-operator, is an annual
feature at the trade show and
is designed to encourage the
development of products that
are geared to assist in farm operations.
A Canadian Internetbased agronomic program,
AgChemExpert was awarded the
first prize out of 10 competing
inventions.
AgChemExpert is an online
crop protection guide that
allows producers to find the
appropriate chemical tailored to
their needs in a timely fashion
with great detail.
“Every farm faces different
challenges requiring different types of information. As a
retailer and an agronomist
myself, I saw a need for a fast,
detailed and accurate chemical
guide and so I created it,” said
Chris Hawkins, managing director of AgChemExpert.
In 2000, a large influx of
agricultural chemicals was
introduced into the Canadian
marketplace, which motivated
Hawkins to streamline the process of determining which
chemicals to use on what crops.
“This tool was designed to
eliminate 13 years’ worth of crop
guides and put all that information in one place for quick and
easy reference in the palm of
your hand. It has been created
for ease-of-use to allow the user
to get in, find the information
and get spraying,” said Hawkins.
AgChemExpert is available
online, does not require downloading any additional software
and is a live program, receiving
daily alterations and updates to
ensure it is accurate to the marketplace.
“All of your new chemicals will
be in there for spring with all
the up-to-date prices, as well as
all of your new packaging. The
whole idea is that every chemi-
cal and all the information that
you need is here in one convenient spot.”
Hawkins notes that the program also offers a number of
additional tools besides the
crop protection guide, including
a resource section with advice
on when to spray, water quality, generic products, resistance management, tank-mixing
guides, conversions and calculations and details on rebate programs.
“We were also lucky enough
to partner with spraying expert
Tom Wolf. All of his research is
available on here, including tips
on how to increase your productivity, nozzle selection and droplets and drift management. This
really rounds off the program
nicely because we can find out
not only what the proper chemicals are but also how to apply
them correctly and with the
most efficiency,” Hawkins said.
Second place in the Inventor’s Showcase was awarded to
Agrimatics for its Libra grain cart
weighing and data management
product.
The Libra device is coupled
with an application that works
congruently to create a fullfeature grain cart weighing and
data management system.
This first-ever tablet and
smartphone-based grain cart
weighing and data management
system automatically detects
how much grain has been harvested and allows remote users
to view grain cart data on any
device.
“The Libra device mounts
directly to the grain cart and connects to any industry-standard
load bars. A smartphone, tablet
or computer running the partnered application then wirelessly
connects to the device, reducing cables between the grain cart
and tractor,” explained Ian Meier,
chairman and CEO of Agrimatics.
“This app simplifies the calibration process and virtually eliminates hand calculations.”
Meier highlights the unload
detection feature on the app that
ensures that every load is accurately tracked.
“This application also eliminates the need for logbooks or
Ian Meier, chairman and CEO of Agrimatics, as well as marketing co-ordinator
Jasmine Brodziak proudly display their Inventor’s Showcase second-place
plaque at the Manitoba Ag Days.
saving data to USB drives as the
data collected from the device
can be shared through email
and opened with any standard spreadsheet software,” said
Meier.
The Libra device is weatherproof, designed to withstand
extreme temperatures, high
vibrations and possesses an
energy-efficient design to guarantee it will outlast harvest season on a single battery.
“We launched the product
about a year and a half ago. It
was used by a number of producers throughout the last
harvest season and we have
received overwhelmingly positive feedback,” added Meier.
[email protected]
Chris Hawkins, managing director of AgChemExpert displays the plaque he
was awarded after earning first place in the 2015 Inventor’s Showcase at the
Manitoba Ag Days. photos: jennifer paige
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 29, 2015
Farmer seeks clarity on Bipole III
It may be close to the 11th hour for farmers faced with Bipole III expropriations,
but some still believe negotiation is an option
By Shannon VanRaes
“If I hit a tower that’s $500,000 in value, what’s
my liability? Why would I sign an agreement
if I don’t know for sure?”
co-operator staff / Brandon
F
armers along the established route for the new
Bipole III transmission
l i n e a re a s k i n g M a n i t o b a
Agriculture, Food and Rural
Development Minister Ron
Ko s t y s h y n t o advocate on
their behalf.
While the massive highvoltage transmission project
wasn’t included in Kostyshyn’s prepared remarks at Ag
Days last week, it was raised
following a speech Jan. 21.
“We’re just asking to negotiate, that’s all,” said Jürgen
Kohler, who farms near Brunkild and represents the Bipole
III Landowner Committee.
To the minister, Kohler said,
“We were wondering if you
would be an advocate for us,
because despite the expropriation, we still think there is
an opportunity to negotiate a
good business agreement.”
Although he was the only
representative of his organization present, Kohler said
that the committee represents about 200 landown-
Jürgen Kohler
Jürgen Kohler puts questions to Minister Ron Kostyshyn during Ag Days. Photo: Shannon VanRaes
e r s. Ro u g h l y 1 2 0 o f t h o s e
landowners have also joined
the Canadian Association of
Energy and Pipeline Landowner Associations in the
hopes of collectively negotiating a deal.
So far, Manitoba Hydro has
not sat down with the association and in November of
last year, an order-in-council was put before Manitoba’s
executive council authorizing
expropriation.
Ko h l e r s a i d h e re c e i v e d
a letter in the mail recently
regarding the expropriation of
his land, but how much was
being expropriated and where
wasn’t clear to him.
“It’s been frustrating,” he
said.
Kostyshyn said he was willing to speak to Kohler about
his concerns with the Manitoba Hydro development, but
added that he couldn’t speak
on behalf of the Crown corporation.
“As I indicated to the landowner, I will talk to Minister Robinson and will get
together with the landowner
and have some further disc u s s i o n ,” s a i d Ko s t y s h y n ,
referring to Minister Eric Robinson, who is responsible for
Manitoba Hydro. “I definitely
will continue to advocate for
farmers and producers.”
Many producers have also
expressed concerns about liability issues around the transmission line and the towers
that will support it.
“From a liability perspective
it’s huge,” said Kohler. “Right
now when I hit one of those
skinny hydro poles, I’m being
charged $10,000… Well if I
hit a tower that’s $500,000 in
value, what’s my liability? Why
would I sign an agreement if I
don’t know for sure?”
Producers affected by the
transmission line have also
cited worries about crop contamination and the spread of
pathogens, via inadequately
cleaned Hydro vehicles.
But while expropriation has
begun, Kohler felt the minister’s willingness to talk was a
good sign.
“That’s why I’m interested
in tr ying to salvage something… we can still sit down,”
he said.
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Almost half the shortfall in car demand is
for orders at least a month old
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rail cars they say they need
and what they say they’re getting.
The Ag Transport Coalition,
which so far includes eight
Canadian grain-handling and
crop commodity groups with
backing from the federal/provincial Growing Forward 2
funding framework, released
data Jan. 26 shows an 11
per cent shortfall in shipper
demand for cars.
Overall, the railways “have at
no point this year been able to
meet shipper demand for rail
cars,” Greg Cherewyk, chief
operating officer for coalition
member Pulse Canada, said on
a Jan. 26 conference call.
The coalition’s report, covering the first 21 weeks of this
crop year, said railways through
that period have “failed to supply 11,461 hopper cars ordered.
Of that shortfall, the coalition
said, over 5,500 orders have
been outstanding for four
weeks or longer.”
Boxcar shippers — mainly
handling bagged commodities such as pulses, to be transferred to intermodal containers
— have seen an average weekly
fulfilment rate of about 60 per
cent during the crop year to
date, and just 50 per cent for
Week 21, the report said.
The shortfall for both Canadian National and Canadian
Pacific railways “has continued
to grow weekly since the beginning of the crop year,” the coalition said in the report, prepared
by Edmonton-based QGI Consulting.
Timeliness of supply in
response to orders has “consistently declined throughout the
course of the crop year for both
railways,” the report said. “To
date, the railways have supplied
only 50 per cent of customer
orders in the week for which
cars were ordered.”
The QGI report also shows
traffic destined to Western Canada’s bulk port terminals getting 30 per cent more cars than
other corridors, while “nonbulk” traffic corridors such as to
the U.S. and Mexico, Vancouver
transloading sites and domestic Canadian buyers are seeing
“significantly lower” fulfilment
rates.
In Week 21, non-bulk corridors got just 15 per cent of cars
ordered for delivery. CN that
week fulfilled about 30 per cent
of its orders in non-bulk corridors and CP supplied no cars.
Wade Sobkowich of the Western Grain Elevator Association,
another coalition member, said
WGEA members have found the
railways put on only enough
resources for “100 per cent asset
utilization,” a level below what
shippers demand.
“We believe the railways have
the ability to bring on more
capacity; they just choose not
to,” he said.
Given the number and scope
of the coalition shippers providing data so far, QGI’s Milt
Poirier said the report’s figures
represent about 65 to 70 per
cent of grain industry participation.
Future reports will fold in
data from more shippers as the
crop year goes on, bringing the
representation figure to about
90 per cent, he added.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 29, 2015
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
Cattle Prices
Heifers
Alberta South
—
—
124.00 - 142.00
110.00 - 125.00
—
$ 223.00 - 235.00
231.00 - 244.00
242.00 - 260.00
262.00 - 284.00
290.00 - 315.00
315.00 - 346.00
$ 209.00 - 221.00
216.00 - 229.00
227.00 - 239.00
240.00 - 259.00
262.00 - 287.00
285.00 - 309.00
($/cwt)
(1,000+ lbs.)
(850+ lbs.)
Futures (January 23, 2015) in U.S.
Fed Cattle
Close
Change
February 2015
153.35
-0.85
April 2015
151.80
-1.00
June 2015
145.77
-0.68
August 2015
144.77
-0.78
October 2015
147.25
-0.72
December 2015
148.27
-0.03
Feeder Cattle
January 2015
March 2015
April 2015
May 2015
August 2015
September 2015
Cattle Slaughter
Canada
East
West
Manitoba
U.S.
Ontario
$ 174.48 - 195.30
166.88 - 192.42
97.28 - 130.50
97.28 - 130.50
128.71 - 161.21
$ 217.58 - 249.36
213.57 - 246.20
212.88 - 272.79
223.06 - 295.74
238.36 - 319.96
271.87 - 331.63
$ 180.64 - 213.97
191.16 - 217.09
195.16 - 234.15
199.25 - 242.10
208.68 - 268.62
220.23 - 282.89
$
(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.)
Close
215.97
206.32
207.05
207.92
209.52
209.20
Change
0.32
0.72
0.70
0.77
0.47
1.15
Cattle Grades (Canada)
Week Ending
January 10, 2015
47,674
11,072
36,602
N/A
538,000
Previous
Year­
37,137
9,015
28,122
N/A
573,000
Week Ending
January 10, 2015
1,151
23,902
12,794
407
489
8,389
31
Prime
AAA
AA
A
B
D
E
Previous
Year
466
21,264
15,796
589
484
10,184
30
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.)
PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)
Current Week
177.00 E
164.00 E
164.23
166.80
Futures (January 23, 2015) in U.S.
Hogs
February 2015
April 2015
May 2015
June 2015
July 2015
Last Week
176.90
165.42
164.10
168.05
Close
71.60
72.87
79.52
83.15
83.15
Last Year (Index 100)
169.19
158.21
160.05
161.55
Change
-4.02
-5.48
-5.43
-4.77
-3.90
Other Market Prices
Sheep and Lambs
$/cwt
Ewes Choice
Lambs (110+ lb.)
(95 - 109 lb.)
(80 - 94 lb.)
(Under 80 lb.)
(New crop)
$1 Cdn: $0.8063 U.S.
$1 U.S: $1.2403 Cdn.
COLUMN
(Friday to Thursday)
January 23, 2015
Winnipeg
Slaughter Cattle
Steers
170.00 - 173.00
Heifers
168.00 - 172.00
D1, 2 Cows
117.00 - 124.00
D3 Cows
107.00 - 116.00
Bulls
135.00 - 144.00
Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only)
Steers
(901+ lbs.)
$ 180.00 - 228.00
(801-900 lbs.)
215.00 - 237.00
(701-800 lbs.)
220.00 - 248.00
(601-700 lbs.)
235.00 - 280.00
(501-600 lbs.)
260.00 - 307.00
(401-500 lbs.)
275.00 - 325.00
Heifers
(901+ lbs.)
180.00 - 217.00
(801-900 lbs.)
200.00 - 227.00
(701-800 lbs.)
210.00 - 235.00
(601-700 lbs.)
220.00 - 248.00
(501-600 lbs.)
230.00 - 265.00
(401-500 lbs.)
245.00 - 278.00
Slaughter Cattle
Grade A Steers
Grade A Heifers
D1, 2 Cows
D3 Cows
Bulls
Steers
EXCHANGES:
January 16, 2015
Winnipeg (355 Hd)
Wooled Fats
110.00 - 126.00
170.00 - 186.00
180.00 - 190.00
180.00 - 205.00
180.00 - 205.00
—
Chickens
Minimum broiler prices as of April 13, 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 January 11, 2015
Broiler Turkeys
(6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $1.965
Undergrade .............................. $1.875
Hen Turkeys
(between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $1.945
Undergrade .............................. $1.845
Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys
(between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average)
Grade A .................................... $1.945
Undergrade .............................. $1.845
Tom Turkeys
(10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average)
Grade A..................................... $1.900
Undergrade............................... $1.815
Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.
Toronto
95.37 - 125.48
194.92 - 223.94
224.77 - 239.15
229.05 - 262.14
243.37 - 301.43
—
SunGold
Specialty Meats
—
Eggs
Minimum prices to producers for ungraded
eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the
Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board
effective November 10, 2013.
New
Previous
A Extra Large
$2.00
$2.05
A Large
2.00
2.05
A Medium
1.82
1.87
A Small
1.40
1.45
A Pee Wee
0.3775
0.3775
Nest Run 24 +
1.8910
1.9390
B
0.45
0.45
C
0.15
0.15
Volatile cattle futures
add anxiety in markets
Milder weather allows producers to hang on to feed stocks
Dave Sims
“The dollar was dropping
steadily, which offset some of
the losses we saw.”
CNSC
T
here was a restless and slightly volatile tilt to the Manitoba cattle market
for the week ended Jan. 26, according to an industry watcher. Values weren’t
abnormally out of place, but the see-saw
movement caught the eye of Rick Wright of
Heartland Order Buying Co.
“Futures this past week have been very
volatile; we’ve had huge losses, huge gains
this past week, and that certainly puts anxiety into the market,” he said.
According to one analyst in Chicago, large
spec traders and managed funds moved
out of the market, leading to some of the
uncertainty.
The recent plunge of the Canadian dollar was another aspect that moved values
around, Wright said. The loonie’s descent
was largely caused by plunging oil prices,
which have lost 40 per cent of their value
since November.
“The dollar was dropping steadily, which
offset some of the losses we saw,” he said.
Approximately 11,350 animals made
their way through the rings at the province’s major auction marts last week, over
twice the number recorded from the week
previous.
“We’ve seen good volumes, back to normal,” Wright said, noting interest was particularly strong from the U.S.
Prices were steady to slightly lower on the
heavy (750-plus pounds) cattle, and light
cattle remained strong.
Steers (400-500 lbs.) typically attracted
rick wright
bids within the C$300 range, while slaughter cows and bulls were down roughly three
to eight cents/lb. One yard reported twoto five-cent pressure on heavy cattle, even
while prices softened across the board.
“Light cattle were very aggressive on
feeder cattle markets, as some back grounders and grass operators are starting
to put inventories together,” Wright noted,
adding that a lot of the heavier cattle tended
to head east or west, not to the U.S.
Finding trucks is still a challenge, particularly for shipments headed east. Fortunately,
temperatures stayed mild, which helped
producers.
“The weather was good in moving cattle around, which helped deliveries,” said
Wright, adding that the balmy weather also
helped producers extend feed piles beyond
their normal range.
All of the backgrounding lots to which
Wright spoke had enough feed to get
through the winter.
“We’ve seen some movement in grain lots;
haven’t heard of anyone who had to sell
their cows ’cause they’re short of feed,” he
concluded.
Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a
Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity
market reporting.
briefs
U.S. cattle
placements
slowed more
than anticipated
By Theopolis Waters
chicago / reuters
The number of cattle
placed in U.S. feedlots in
December 2014 fell versus
last year, a government
report showed Jan. 23, but
more than was expected,
said analysts.
They said feed yards
bought fewer calves for
fattening, noting that
expensive feed and pricey
calves wore down margins.
Ranchers held back heifers to rebuild the U.S. cat-
tle herd, now at a 63-year
low after several years of
drought hurt crops, analysts said.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture report showed
December placements at
1.544 million head. It was
down eight per cent from
1.679 million last year.
Analysts, on average,
had expected a 4.1 per
cent December placement
decrease.
USDA put the feedlot cattle supply as of
Jan. 1 at 10.690 million
head, or up one per cent
from 10.590 million a year
ago. Analysts, on average, forecast a 1.6 per cent
increase.
The government said
the number of cattle sold
to packers, or marketings,
was down five per cent
in December from a year
ago, to 1.655 million head.
Analysts projected a
drop of 4.9 per cent from
1.736 million last year
because of one more
day to market cattle last
month than a year ago.
In December, ranchers
placed more cattle than
expected and the feedlot supply declined more
than anticipated.
But the recent liquidation of positions by
funds out of live cattle
futures may continue to
have more influence on
the market than the latest cattle report, said Dan
Vaught, an economist with
Doane Advisory Services.
Goats
Kids
Billys
Mature
Winnipeg
(130 h Fats)
100.00 - 148.00
230.00 - 275.00
—
Toronto
($/cwt)
97.63 - 314.54
—
113.27 - 302.52
Horses
<1,000 lbs.
1,000 lbs.+
Winnipeg
($/cwt)
—
—
Toronto
($/cwt)
15.00 - 67.50
32.00 - 51.00
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GRAIN MARKETS
Export and International Prices
column
Canola values rising in
theory, cheaper in practice
South America’s crop prospects are dragging on corn and soy
Phil Franz-Warkentin
CNSC
I
CE Futures Canada canola contracts
moved higher during the week ended
Jan. 23, but the strength had little to do
with anything fundamental for the commodity. Rather, the story of the week was
focused solely on the Canadian dollar.
The currency fell by three cents alone
during the week, and has lost six cents
relative to its U.S. counterpart over the
past month. At about US80.5 cents, the
Canadian dollar is at its weakest levels
since 2009. In addition to the continued
weakness in crude oil, a surprising move
by the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates
contributed to the drop in the currency.
March canola ended the week at
C$461.50 per tonne, up by $10.90 compared to the previous week. However, on
a U.S. dollar basis, canola actually lost
ground. On Jan. 16, when canola closed
at C$450.60, the currency was still worth
US83.5 cents, which translates out to a
tonne of canola at about US$376. Doing
the same calculation a week later, with
canola at C$461.50 and the dollar at
US80.5 cents, it works out to about US$371
per tonne. As a result, canola may be up in
theory, but is actually cheaper for international buyers pricing in U.S. dollars.
Another interesting development in the
canola market during the week was the
narrowing in of the March/May spread.
The front month has been trading at a premium to the more deferred positions, but
that inverted relationship is starting to
erode. Line companies were shifting their
basis contracts over to May, partially in an
effort to ensure delivery moving into the
spring.
In the U.S., soybeans and wheat futures
were down during the week, but corn managed to finish steady to a bit higher in
many months.
Major technical and fundamental trends
are pointing lower in both corn and beans,
especially as South American crop prospects remain relatively favourable. While
reports of some dryness emerged from
parts of Brazil, the continent overall is still
expected to have large crops, which are
already starting to displace higher-priced
U.S. stocks in the export market.
For wheat, global economic uncertainty
is a key factor in the background, with
renewed Ukraine/Russia tensions also
important to keep in mind. U.S. wheat
does remain overpriced in the international market, but if there are logistics
problems, or export restrictions elsewhere,
the buying interest will come back.
North American weather conditions also
have the potential to provide some direction for wheat, as mild temperatures across
many winter wheat-growing regions are
raising some concerns over early emergence and possible damage, if/when the
mercury drops.
Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service
Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and
commodity market reporting.
For three-times-daily market reports from
Commodity News Service Canada, visit
“Today in Markets” at www.manitobacooperator.ca.
All prices close of business January 23, 2015
Last Week
Week Ago
Year Ago
Chicago wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
196.12
195.75
207.70
Minneapolis wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
211.46
213.48
225.24
Chicago corn (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
151.07
149.60
169.09
Chicago oats (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
188.69
182.69
256.94
Chicago soybeans (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
358.90
364.13
472.07
Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)
704.94
727.43
827.76
Coarse Grains
oilseeds
Winnipeg Futures
ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business January 23, 2015
barley
Last Week
Week Ago
March 2015
195.00
195.00
May 2015
197.00
197.00
July 2015
199.00
199.00
Canola
Last Week
Week Ago
March 2015
461.50
450.60
May 2015
455.60
446.40
July 2015
448.90
440.60
Special Crops
Report for January 26, 2015 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan
Spot Market
Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)
Spot Market
Other (Cdn. cents per pound unless
otherwise specified)
Large Green 15/64
40.50 - 41.00
Canaryseed
Laird No. 1
37.50 - 41.00
Oil Sunflower Seed
Eston No. 2
24.00 - 30.00
Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)
23.00 - 24.50
—
Desi Chickpeas
15.20 - 16.00
Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)
Green No. 1
8.30 - 9.50
Fababeans, large
—
Medium Yellow No. 1
7.90 - 8.00
Feed beans
—
Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)
No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans
26.00 - 26.00
Feed Pea (Rail)
No. 1 Great Northern
42.00 - 42.00
4.10 - 4.10
Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)
No. 1 Cranberry Beans
42.00 - 42.00
Yellow No. 1
No. 1 Light Red Kidney
54.00 - 54.00
31.40 - 33.00
Brown No. 1
23.80 - 25.00
No. 1 Dark Red Kidney
70.00 - 70.00
Oriental No. 1
29.50 - 31.00
No. 1 Black Beans
30.00 - 30.00
Source: Stat Publishing
SUNFLOWERS
No. 1 Pinto Beans
24.00 - 32.00
No. 1 Small Red
44.00 - 44.00
No. 1 Pink
44.00 - 44.00
Fargo, ND
Goodlands, KS
19.05
NQ
Ask
—
Report for January 16, 2015 in US$ cwt
NuSun (oilseed)
Confection
Source: National Sunflower Association
Russia adds new informal grain export curbs in 2015
Quality checks are becoming tougher as ports delay providing documents to shippers
moscow / reuters
R
ussia has strengthened informal curbs on
grain exports since the start of the year,
further complicating trading before the
introduction of an export tax, a Russian grain
exporters’ lobby said Jan. 13 in a letter to
officials.
Russia, expected to be the world’s fourth-largest exporter this year, hopes export curbs will
cool domestic grain prices and constrain food
inflation as it tackles a financial crisis linked to
plunging oil prices and western sanctions.
T h e s e c u r b s “c o m p l i c a t e t ra d i n g o p e ra tions and completely stop them from time to
time,” the National Association of Exporters of
Agricultural Products said in a letter to Deputy
Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich and other
officials.
Moscow imposed tougher quality monitoring
in December and later decided to impose a tax on
grain exports from Feb. 1.
The grain exporters’ group listed a new set of
curbs, including more and longer quality monitoring by food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor and
delays on getting the final documents needed from
ports for loaded ships to set sail.
The association, which accounts for more than
75 per cent of the country’s grain exports, asked
the government to ease the curbs so traders
could meet their contracts before the export tax is
imposed.
The tax, or a duty on wheat exports, will amount
to 15 per cent of the customs price plus 7.5 euros
and will be no less than 35 euros ($41) per tonne
until June 30, 2015.
“Problems are becoming more complicated in
two ways — through technical and economic mea-
sures,” said Dmitry Rylko, head of IKAR agriculture
consultancy. “They make Russia’s grain less competitive on the global market.”
Russia, which has imposed grain export curbs
for the third time since 2008, had been exporting
record volumes from a large grain crop of 105 million tonnes before the limits.
Its main wheat buyers are Turkey, Iran and, vulnerable to supply disruption, Egypt.
Russian officials also hope the curbs will make it
cheaper for the Agriculture Ministry to replenish its
stocks, and, according to traders, domestic prices
are declining.
However, the ministry is still far from its goal
of buying up to 3.5 million tonnes of grain this
2014-15 marketing year, which started on July 1,
as its prices are lower than the market price. It has
bought 308,860 tonnes of grains so far, including
8,505 tonnes acquired during a tender on Tuesday.
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LIVESTOCK
h u s b a n d r y — t h e s c i e n c e , S K I L L O R ART O F F AR M IN G
Expect volatility in 2015 beef
business, says Ag Days speaker
Will 2015 be a repeat of 2014’s amazing ride? Unlikely, says beef industry analyst
By Lorraine Stevenson
co-operator staff / Brandon
C
anadian cattle and beef
prices reached all-time
highs in 2014 but 2015
will be a different story, market
analyst Anne Wasko of Gateway
Livestock told an Ag Days seminar last week.
Retail prices will remain
high and are expected to go
even higher, while export and
domestic demand should stay
strong. But there are changes
coming to supply and more
volatility coming to the market,
Wasko said.
Last year the market headed
straight up week after week during what she dubbed “the perfect storm” of high retail prices
protein-hungr y customers
were willing to pay and a North
American inventory of tight
supply.
“This year will be very different than last year. It’s not
straight up from here,” she said.
“I do think we’ve moved into
a price plateau as far as where
prices can trade.”
The Canadian cow numbers
are down, which comes as no
surprise to anyone, said Wasko.
“I think when we do see the
StatsCan release with the numbers for this year (which will
be the third week of February)
they’re going to show it down
again, and we did not move
into any kind of expansion
phase,” Wasko said. She noted
producers did sell fewer cows
last year, but the cull rate, as a
“This year will be
very different than
last year. It’s not
straight up from
here.”
Anne Wasko
Gateway Livestock market
analyst
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percentage of the size of Canada’s cow herd, remains high.
“It’s likely up around 13 per
cent. We’re going to need to
see that number drop down
into that 10 per cent or below
bracket before we can say we’re
in expansion,” she said. And
watch what producers are
doing with 2014 heifers, she
added, because that, plus what
does or doesn’t happen at the
slaughter plant, will tell that
tale.
“The only way we’re going
to grow a herd is seeing more
heifers and slowing the cow kill
down.”
However, we are past the big
liquidation years post-2005,
Wasko added. “In the last four
or five years, we’ve been in a
kind of consolidation phase,
where we’ve been just kind of
dropping numbers a per cent
a year.”
But it’s a different story south
of the border. There have been
significant improvements in
moisture conditions in the U.S.
this past year, leading analysts
to anticipate the soon-to-be
released U.S. cattle inventory
to show Americans are now in
an expansion phase.
The rains have returned,
and the cows are coming back
with them, said Wasko, noting
that 20-year data kept on U.S.
pasture conditions showed at
November 1, 2014 pastures
were the best they’ve been in
two decades. That’s the exact
opposite of 2012, when they
were at their worst.
“Three-quarters of the U.S.
cow herd saw great moisture
conditions in 2014,” she said.
“That’s why they have already
moved into what we believe is
expansion phase.”
Wasko said there continues to be tight supplies on
the beef side of the equation,
and demand for beef is also
expected to stay strong. But the
question arising through 2015
will be how it will hold up as
more pork and poultry eventually come on the market.
Right now, the USDA is forecasting U.S. pork production
up four and five per cent in
2015 as the declines from the
PED virus are made up. There
is a similar percentage increase
in annual broiler production
too.
“Retail pork prices are under
lots of pressure. Even though
pork supplies aren’t really
larger today, the industry is
pretty confident they’ll be
larger by summertime and possibly larger after that,” she said.
“Those things are making the
big differences as we go forward into 2015.”
Overall, the year ahead for
cattle producers looks to be
one of trading ups and downs,
and more volatility, she said.
Last year was all about moving from one price range to
another.
“2015 is going to be about
finding our range,” Wasko said,
adding producers should be
prepared for some big swings.
“2014 was moving us up out
of one price range to another.
Now we’ve got there. Now I
think we find a bit of trading
range within this area.”
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COLUMN
A vet’s guide to the proper use of calf pullers
The goal is to deliver a lively calf, not just one that’s alive, and have the cow in good shape to rebreed
Roy Lewis, DVM
Beef 911
A
lthough calf pullers are
not used today near as
much as past years they
still have an important place
in the calving barn if used
properly.
To me, every cow-calf producer, and some feedlot owners, need one — especially
if they are often alone when
calving. By using common
guidelines when pulling, a calf
puller can be a very valuable
piece of equipment and save
calves’ lives.
There are several makes on
the market, each with their
ow n u n i q u e f e a t u re s. T h e
most important features are
being able to release pressure
easily and allowing the operator to work close to the back
end of the cow when first jacking. Older block-and-tackle
types necessitated having two
people — one by the cow and
one running the pulling mechanism. These are archaic and
should be discarded or used
for wire stretching and a new
or new/used puller purchased.
The cost is about $200, so it’s
cheap insurance.
The puller should be well
cleaned and disinfected after
usage so infectious organisms
are not transmitted between
calvings. A lot of the pullers I see are rather grungy
with fetal fluids, placenta
or manure allowed to freeze
or dry onto the puller. Keep
them like you would a kitchen
utensil and clean often. That
i n c l u d e s t h e b re e c h ( p a r t
that goes over the cow) and
strap. Often they are hung up
in the calving shed and these
days collect dust but before
use hose them off and always
know where they are in case
you need them suddenly. Take
a few minutes and go over
them at the start of every calving season. There is no time to
do a calf jack overhaul when
the calf is stuck at the pelvis
and bellowing for his life.
Any time I am going to use
the pullers I ensure I have two
wraps of the chains on each
leg (above and below the fetlock joint). This will spread
out the force to minimize
damage to the legs and avoid
the disastrous broken leg if
the pull gets tighter than you
would like.
It is easy for me being the
veterinarian as I have the
farmer to help pull. In this circumstance I will not put the
pullers on unless two people
can pull the front shoulders
through in a front presenta-
tion. That is the rule of thumb
that the rest of the calf should
follow even with the help of
pullers. By yourself you may
put a puller on sooner to avoid
fatigue from trying to pull by
hand. Be wary — good pullers
can put on forces approaching
2,000 pounds, so in inexperienced hands or when adrenaline kicks in, they can do
considerable damage to calf
and mother cow when care
is not taken. I will periodically check the tension on the
chains, always be patient, and
try to time pulling with the
cow’s contractions. Pulling too
fast does damage and I believe
results in the odd prolapsed
uterus as the suction seems to
have the uterus directly follow
the calf.
If we absolutely know the
calf is dead we can pull a bit
harder, but remember it is
now the cow we are concerned
about. Use lots of lube as a
dead calf is drier and the vaginal vault is dry as well and
again, pull slowly. If still too
tight know your limits and
when to stop. A skilled veterinarian with using different techniques or a one-cut
fetotomy can save the cow and
many times have her breed
back. A downer cow from too
hard a pull is never a good
thing. Some do get over obturator paralysis but many are
gimped for life from the calving experience.
Where the puller is a lifesaver is when the calf appears
stuck at the hips (farmers refer
to this as hiplock) although
seldom is this true as usually it is just tight, or in rare
occasions it is the stifle that is
locked. Relaxing and rotating
the calf slightly may alleviate
this issue.
By pulling by hand, all you
Plan
Assign
Track
hopefully she will start contracting.
Always be methodically slow
and steady when pulling. We
want to save the calf by delivering a lively calf, not just an
alive calf, and have the cow
in good shape to rebreed. Use
a calving suit and obstetrical
gloves when assisting, keep
the cow clean, and have a
happy calving season. Hopefully you don’t have to use
the puller too often — and if
that happens, evaluate both
your breeding and feeding
programs. Overly fat, out-ofshape cattle also have more
difficulty calving. Know your
limits and phone your veterinarian for help if not making
progress after 20 minutes.
Roy Lewis is a Westlock, Alberta-based
veterinarian specializing in large-animal
practice. He is also a part-time technical
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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS
Weight Category
Feeder Steers
Ashern
Gladstone
Grunthal
Heartland
Heartland
Brandon
Virden
Killarney
Ste. Rose
Winnipeg
Jan-15
Jan-20
Jan-20
Jan-22
Jan-21
Jan-19
Jan-15
Jan-16
800*
589
374*
1,157*
3431*
1,112
1,832
750*
Over 1,000 lbs.
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
180.00-207.00
900-1,000
n/a
n/a
n/a
200.00-220.00
217.00-228.50
215.00-229.00
210.00-225.00 (231.00)
200.00-228.00
800-900
216.00-235.00
190.00-229.00
190.00-214.00
225.00-238.00
225.00-238.50
220.00-235.00 (242.00)
225.00-245.00 (248.50)
215.00-237.00
700-800
220.00-257.00
220.00-251.50
200.00-225.00
240.00-255.00
233.00-248.00
235.00-260.00 (265.00)
225.00-250.00 (255.50)
220.00-248.00
600-700
240.00-286.00
240.00-271.50
220.00-247.00
265.00-283.00
247.00-274.00 (280.00)
260.00-290.00 (298.00)
260.00-295.00 (308.00)
235.00-280.00
500-600
286.00-333.00
280.00-314.00
240.00-282.00
275.00-312.00
265.00-296.00 (302.00)
275.00-300.00 (313.00)
275.00-318.00 (326.00)
260.00-307.00
400-500
n/a
300.00-334.00
270.00-320.00
315.00-340.00
290.00-330.00
300.00-331.00
275.00-330.00
275.00-325.00
300-400
n/a
290.00-321.00
324.00-425.00
320.00-355.00
n/a
320.00-345.00
295.00-315.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
185.00-205.00
180.00-205.00
n/a
n/a
200.00-195.00
800-900
n/a
180.00-204.50
190.00-210.00
200.00-223.00
195.00-213.00
n/a
200.00-217.00
200.00-227.00
700-800
200.00-220.00
190.00-218.00
210.00-228.00
210.00-225.00
210.00-229.00
208.00-224.00
200.00-232.00 (238.00)
210.00-235.00
600-700
222.00-254.00
240.00-261.00
220.00-245.00
235.00-254.00
224.00-252.00
225.00-245.00
225.00-245.00 (250.00)
220.00-248.00
500-600
244.00-277.00
260.00-285.00
245.00-310.00
255.00-280.00
255.00-282.00
245.00-265.00 (272.00)
260.00-280.00 (287.00)
230.00-265.00
400-500
n/a
280.00-304.00
275.00-320.00
275.00-315.00
270.00-300.00
265.00-298.00
270.00-315.00 (323.00)
225.00-278.00
300-400
n/a
280.00-298.50
285.00-380.00
300.00-325.00
n/a
n/a
285.00-300.00
245.00-300.00
No. on offer
300
n/a
111
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
250
D1-D2 Cows
118.00-129.00
n/a
118.00-128.50
124.00-135.00
117.00-130.00
110.00-120.00
117.00-129.00 (131.00)
117.00-124.00
D3-D5 Cows
100.00-118.00
n/a
100.00-115.00
108.00-122.00
110.00-117.00
n/a
105.00-118.00
107.00-116.00
Age Verified
130.00-145.50
90.00-135.00
120.00-130.00
n/a
122.00-134.00
116.00-128.00
n/a
n/a
Good Bulls
140.00-156.00
n/a
130.00-145.50
140.00-158.00
140.00-154.00
135.00-147.00
130.00-148.00 (155.00)
135.00-144.00
Butcher Steers
n/a
n/a
n/a
160.00-173.00
158.00-165.00
n/a
n/a
170.00-173.00
Butcher Heifers
n/a
n/a
n/a
160.00-172.00
156.00-164.00
n/a
n/a
168.00-172.00
Feeder Cows
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
125.00-139.00
116.00-128.00
n/a
120.00-130.00
No. on offer
Feeder heifers
900-1,000 lbs.
Slaughter Market
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
Heiferettes
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
125.00-149.00
125.00-140.00
* includes slaughter market
(Note all prices in CDN$ per cwt. These prices also generally represent the top one-third of sales reported by the auction yard.)
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SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN
High prices for
lightweight lambs
GOAT DOES
$ / lb.
meat
1.02
animal weight
112 lbs.
1.00
114 lbs.
0.98 / 0.97
116 lbs.
The Winnipeg Livestock Auction had 539 sheep and goats
delivered to the January 21 sale
1.00
118 lbs.
1.12
122 lbs.
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124 lbs.
By Mark Elliot
0.95
129 lbs.
0.88
60 lbs.
Co-operator contributor
T
here was a limited supply of ewes. Buyers were
interested in these ewes,
with a price range from $1.01 to
$1.15 per pound. The heavierweight ewes of 153 lbs. brought
$175.95 ($1.15 per pound).
There appeared to be no price
differences between wool and
haired ewes.
The heavier-weight rams drew
lower bids. A 215-pound Katahdin-cross ram brought $1.10 per
pound. A 215-pound Suffolk-cross
ram brought $1.07 per pound. A
160-pound Katahdin-cross ram
brought $1.23 per pound.
There appeared to be no price
differences between wool and
haired lambs. However, there
seemed to be no pattern or reason for the bidding on some of
the lambs. The lower biddingpriced lambs were not truly
considered as cull lambs. These
lower bids ranged from $1.225 to
$1.39 per pound. Those lambs of
greater interest received a price
range from $1.60 to $1.80 per
pound.
The market lambs were in big
demand. The price ranged from
$1.90 to $1.96 per pound. A group
of seven 99-pound Katahdincross lambs brought $1.85 per
pound.
Feeder lambs kept this strong
bidding from the buyers. The
price ranged from $1.89 to $1.96
per pound.
The lightweight lambs also
moved into a higher price range.
This price ranged from $1.95 to
$2.07 per pound. A group of four
free-spirited 76-pound Barbadoscross lambs brought $1.89 per
pound.
A group of 31 67-pound lambs
brought $133.33 ($1.99 per
pound). A 65-pound Suffolk-cross
lamb brought $130.65 ($2.01 per
pound).
Lambs in the 50-plus weight
range continued this strong bidding. The price ranged from $1.89
to $2 for lambs in the weight
range from 56 to 59 pounds.
A 35-pound lamb brought $1.50
per pound.
A 25-pound Dorper-cross lamb
brought $1.40 per pound.
There was more interest in
the meat does. The quality of the
does on offer was good for either
increasing or improving a producer’s herd. The dairy does were
represented by Alpine-cross goat
does, and the bidding was fairly
constant. A 100-pound Boer-cross
doeling brought $137.50 ($1.38
per pound).
A 165-pound Boer-cross goat
buck brought $210 ($1.27 per
pound). An 80-pound Boer-cross
goat buck brought $165 ($2.06 per
pound). An 85-pound Boer-cross
goat buck brought $70 ($0.82 per
pound).
Bidding on goat kids remained
strong compared to the last sale.
The demand of the goat kids was
constant. A group of 27 78-pound
Boer-cross goat kids brought
$137.50 ($1.76 per pound). Quality goats determined the price
bidding excitement with the buyers.
dairy
$143.10 - $175.95
$177.10 - $180.80
$80.80 - $85
$140.40
Lambs (lbs.)
$195 - $212.40
95 - 110
$176.40 - $192
n/a
80 - 94
$151.20 - $166.60
$175.74 - $184
70 - 70
$138.45 - $163.53
$105 / $143.50 / $135.19
(70/71 lbs.)
65 / 67
$130.65 / $133.33
$124.20 (69 lbs.)
$105.84 / $114 / $116.23
$79.75 (55 lbs.)
Under 80
56 / 57 / 59
35
$52.50
25
$35
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to June, with ranchers in the
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culling fewer cows as heavy rains
revive pastures scorched by a
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for key consumers such as the
United States, which is battling
tight supply at home, while forcing others such as China to opt
for Brazilian beef.
But it will also ease concerns
about long-term global shortages as the rains in Queensland
— Australia’s largest cattle-producing state and home to about
half the national herd — will
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which accounts for over a third
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M a r k Tw a i n , 18 9 7
Weather models having trouble agreeing
Issued: Monday, January 26, 2015 · Covering: January 28 – February 4, 2015
Daniel Bezte
Co-operator
contributor
L
ast week’s weather pattern played out pretty
much as expected. As
anticipated, the timing and
exact paths of the lows coming out of the northwest were a
little off, with the first low that
moved through late last week
taking a much more westerly
route.
Weather models have done a
pretty good job with the general forecast out to about four
or five days, but beyond that
period, they’re having a bit of
a hard time trying to figure
things out. Initially, the models had been trying to bring
much colder weather back into
our area later this week, then
switched to only a brief cold
snap followed by more mild
weather. Now the models again
show a generally colder pattern developing later this week,
lasting through to about the
middle of next week, as a cross
polar flow develops. Due to the
inconsistency of the weather
models, confidence in this
forecast is fairly low.
This forecast period will start
off with a weak low crossing
southern and central regions
on Wednesday, bringing clouds
and some light snow or flurries. A small area of arctic high
pressure will drop southeastward behind this low. This will
start to cool our temperatures
back down toward the middle
to lower end of the usual range
on Thursday, with the coldest
air moving in over the weekend as a reinforcing arctic high
builds in.
The weather models then
show an area of low pressure
sliding down from the northwest on Monday or Tuesday,
which could bring the chance
of some snow along with a
brief warm-up. This system will
move through quickly as arctic high pressure builds southward, again bringing with it
more cold weather for Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Usual temperature range for
this period: Highs, -22 to -4 C;
lows, -33 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 24, 2014 to January 22, 2015
< 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 © 2015 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: 01/23/15
www.agr.gc.ca/drought
This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during the 30 days from Dec. 24 through to Jan. 22
compared to the average. A good portion of agricultural Manitoba and Saskatchewan and eastern parts of Alberta saw 60 per cent or
less, than average amounts, with some areas seeing less than 40 per cent. The only really “wet” area was in Alberta, around Slave Lake,
where 150 to over 200 per cent of average was reported.
Western ridge responsible for mild conditions
The ridge of high pressure that parked on California last year has made a comeback
By Daniel Bezte
co-operator contributor
A
fter a bitterly cold start
to 2015 across the Prairies, a fairly long-lasting
winter “heat wave” moved into
our region, bringing a fairly
long period of well-aboveaverage temperatures, with a
few record highs thrown in for
good measure.
T h e w a r m t e m p e ra t u re s
moved in on Jan. 13 over
Alberta and then quickly
spread eastward, arriving in
both Saskatchewan and Manitoba on the 14th. The warm
temperatures, with the exception of the odd day here and
there, stuck around until at
least the time when I wrote this
( Jan. 26), and when I checked
out the medium-range forecast, temperatures should
have stayed mild right up until
the last couple of days of the
month.
The warmest temperatures
during this winter heat wave
were found over Alberta, as this
region was closest to the ridge
of high pressure responsible for
the winter heat. The daily high
temperatures in the Calgary
region went above 0 C starting
on Jan. 13 and there is a good
chance that the daily highs will
remain above 0 C until almost
the end of the month. While
So far this month, all three Prairie provinces are
reporting above-average temperatures, but only
by a degree or two.
this is certainly an impressive
stretch of above-0 C highs for
January in Calgary, it is not
unheard of in this region. Farther north, Edmonton also saw
the same stretch of above-0 C
highs, with the exception of
Jan. 18 when it only made it to
-2.8 C; now that is impressive!
As we go farther east into
Saskatchewan the number
of days with highs above 0
C drops, but it is still a fairly
impressive period of mild
weather, with most days seeing
highs between -2 and +3 C. In
Manitoba, the length of warm
weather lasted just as long
as that of our western neighbours, but being farther from
the ridge of high pressure, and
closest to the cold trough of
low pressure to the east, meant
the colder weather won out for
a few extra days during this
warm snap.
If we l o o k a t t h e m e a n
monthly temperatures so far
this month, all three provinces
are reporting above-average
temperatures, but only by a
degree or two. The reason for
this is due to the very cold start
to the month — something
the warm weather has pushed
to the backs of many people’s minds. The cold weather
moved in right after New Year’s
Day and by Jan. 4 all three Prairie provinces saw the coldest
temperatures of the month.
Edmonton and Regina bottomed out at a very cold -35.8
C, with Brandon and Winnipeg
only slightly warmer at -34.5 C
and -34.3 C respectively. Saskatoon was the cold spot with
a bone-chilling -37.6 C, while
at the same time Calgary pretty
much missed out on the cold
weather, with an overnight low
of a measly -21.7 C.
An eastward shift
Just what brought our spell of
warm winter weather? Well, in
the words of Christopher C.
Burt, weather historian from
the Weather Underground, it
has to do with the RRR: the
“Ridiculously Resilient Ridge.”
This is in reference to the
upper ridge of high pressure
that has been dominating the
weather over the West Coast
of the U.S., and in particular
California, over the last year
or so. After disappearing in
December and allowing some
much-needed rain to make its
way into California, this ridge
has redeveloped. This time the
ridge shifted a little more to the
east and northeast, allowing
mild Pacific air to flood across
the Prairies, bringing the nice
mild temperatures.
At the same time, over the
eastern half of North America,
there has been a fairly persistent trough of low pressure
bringing colder-than-average
conditions to this region. Now,
picture in your mind’s eye
the jet stream, riding up and
over the ridge of high pressure
over the West, lifting up and
over B.C and most of Alberta,
then diving to the southeast
across northern Saskatchewan,
through central Manitoba, and
into the eastern U.S. before
curving back to the northeast
along the East Coast. Warm air
will be found on the south side
of this jet, with cold air to the
north. Understandably, over
the course of days, the strength
and position of the western ridge and eastern trough
change, resulting in the jet
stream pushing a little farther
north (warmer temperatures)
or a little farther south (colder
temperatures). Now, on top of
this, you need to add areas of
low pressure that ripple along
this jet stream, and you have a
complete picture of our current
weather pattern.
What is the long-term forecast for this pattern? Will it
break down, eventually allowing for a different pattern to
take hold? Will it remain the
same? Or will the pattern simply shift positions a little bit?
None of the long-range forecasts I’ve seen are leaning
toward any of these three outcomes. If we go with “persistence” forecasting, then the
current weather pattern will
remain the dominant one. If
we go with “gut” forecasting,
then my gut says the western
ridge will continue to dominate
but will also continue to slowly
drift eastward. If this should
happen, it would mean milder
and milder weather across the
Prairies along with dry conditions. My worry is that it might
last into the summer and bring
very hot and dry conditions.
But as they say, if you could
predict long-term weather
accurately, you would be rich…
and I am far from rich. Until
next time.
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Will it be chess
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A researcher explores different ways of sustainably playing the farming game
By Julianne Isaacs
Co-operator contributor
I
t was standing room only in the
University of Manitoba’s Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre Jan.
21 for a seminar entitled “Conservation agriculture, organic farming
and agro-ecology: the three musketeers of a sustainable food system.”
“I try to do this every year
because I want to give the graduate students permission to ask
tough questions and to think about
things differently,” said Martin
Entz, a researcher and professor
with the plant science department.
Although conservation agriculture, organic farming and
agro-ecology were named in the
presentation as the “three musketeers” of a sustainable food system, Entz says “agro-ecology” is
really an umbrella term for any
approaches to food production
that bring ecological principles to
bear in agro-ecosystems, including
conservation farming and organic
farming.
Soil health is at the heart of conservation agriculture, which emphasizes soil management practices
that minimize disruption to soil
structure and biodiversity.
No-till (or zero-till) farming
aims to increase the soil’s moisture
retention and minimize run-off.
According to Entz, no-till farming
“It’s like designing
a farming system
using the approach
of chess, which is
upstream thinking,
planning several moves
ahead, versus our
current agricultural
science paradigm,
which is reactive, like
checkers.”
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Entz has spent 25 years studying organic farming. His ongoing
study at Glenlea, Man., is Canada’s
longest-running organic/conventional cropping comparison study.
The Glenlea study has produced a
host of research papers comparing the productivity and health of
conventional and organic systems.
“Glenlea has brought a lot of interesting collaborators together, and
we’ve learned to respect the science,” he said.
In his presentation, he identified
two reasons for moving to organic
farming: it’s a market-driven,
accredited production system; and
it provides the advantage of avoiding synthetic inputs, GMOs or animal growth hormones.
There are many challenges
ahead for organic farming, but
Entz sees these as opportunities
for creative research. He points
to a recent study that looks at the
contributions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to wheat production
and nutrient uptake in conventional and organic systems. The
Martin Entz discussing crop rotation studies at the Glenlea Research Farm in August
2014. Entz has been studying agro-ecological approaches to farming for the past 25
years. Photo: Laura Rance
paper argues, in brief, that conventional systems create environments more conducive to healthy
AM symbiosis for wheat than
organic systems.
“In the paper, they suggest we
reduce the abundance of mycorrhizal species in the soil. But
reducing biodiversity should not
be our first step — we’re already
doing that with glyphosate,” argues
Entz. “What are the other ways of
doing that?”
Entz sees organic farming as a
puzzle the scientific community
is trying to put together. “In many
cases we’re coming up with solutions to problems that are both
more creative, which makes the
scientist happy, and also more
durable, because they’re based in
ecology,” he says. “It’s like designing a farming system using the
approach of chess, which is
upstream thinking, planning several moves ahead, versus our cur-
rent agricultural science paradigm,
which is reactive, like checkers.”
Agro-ecological farming
Entz defined agro-ecology as the
science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design
and management of sustainable
food systems, and as a “scientific
discipline.”
He cited a meta-analysis of
agro-ecological innovations in the
developing world by Jules Pretty
that argues that application of
these systems would result in a
79 per cent increase in yields and
food supply.
“This kind of thinking goes
against current dogma. Canadians
and Americans want to sell technology. Agro-ecology is a new discipline and we need to develop the
art and social science around it,”
he said. “It will allow us to move
forward both in conservation agriculture and organic agriculture.”
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Conservation agriculture
is a system of “organized complexity” that increases soil microbial
levels, and increases the soil formation rate, while reducing soil
loss.
“Soil biology is the newest of the
soil science disciplines but it’s very
important — it has helped farmers
and watersheds and made a difference,” Entz said.
He went on to argue that conventional systems of agriculture
are herbicide dependent, with
Roundup still the world’s mostused chemical input, and this
puts too much pressure on the
soil. “Glyphosate is implicated in
having an influence on soil microbiology and gut microbiology of
ruminant animals,” he said. “Can
we imagine a no-till system without herbicides?”
Entz and his team have worked
in various sites around the world
studying mulch-based systems
that require no weeding or synthetic herbicides. Cover cropping
and crop-livestock integration
studies are underway that analyze
the effects of such approaches on
long-term soil stability.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 29, 2015
Panel wants India to get
nimble on grain exports
Monsanto plans first
seed plant in Russia
The country sits on mounds of rice and wheat thanks to bumper
harvests since 2007
The falling ruble has made
local production more attractive
By Mayank Bhardwaj and
Ratnajyoti Dutta
paris / reuters
Reuters
I
ndia needs to become more
nimble in allowing wheat
and rice exports from overstocked government silos if it
wants to cut waste and get the
best price for its grains, a panel
appointed by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi recommended.
Despite stocks that are often
more than double the government’s target, India exports only
about 10 per cent of its wheat
and rice output of 195 million
tonnes.
The Food Corporation of
India (FCI), a government behemoth set up 60 years ago after
acute food shortages forced
India to import, sits on mounds
of rice and wheat thanks to
bumper harvests since 2007.
“Because of bureaucracy, we
take a long time to agree on
exports and market dynamics change by then, thwarting
our efforts to make the best out
of attractive prices abroad,”
Shanta Kumar, chief of the
panel, said after unveiling the
report Jan. 22.
Currently the government
takes a call on exports and local
sales after a lengthy consultation process.
The panel would like the FCI
to abolish regional offices, focus
on key states for procurement,
invest in computerization and
bring in technical and managerial expertise from the private
sector.
“A nimble-footed FCI will
help us earn precious foreign
exchange and save a lot of money
that is blocked in terms of extra
grains stocks that is prone to pest
attack and wastage,” said Ashok
Gulati, a noted economist and a
member of the panel.
Modi, who formed the panel
in August to suggest an overhaul of India’s theft-prone food
distribution network, has asked
the Food Ministry to examine
the recommendations before
acting on the report.
I n d i a , t h e w o r l d’s b i g gest rice and wheat producer
after China, runs a mammoth
$18.64-billion food welfare
program. But nearly half of the
ultra-cheap rice and wheat
meant for the poor is either
wasted or stolen, according to
various experts.
A farmer eats an ice cream as he waits outside a wholesale grain market in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh last
April. In 2013 India saw monsoon rains of 106 per cent of the long-term average, resulting in a record grain harvest for
the 2013-14 crop year. Photo: REUTERS/Ajay Verma
Wetland restoration
is a worthwhile venture
Wetlands moderate the effects of floods and droughts,
provide water for livestock, filter nutrients and more.
Funding is currently available for landowners for wetland
restoration projects. If wetlands have been drained or
altered on your land, contact DUC to learn more about
restoration and other programs that help maximize the
benefits to you and your land.
By Sybille de La Hamaide
M
onsanto, the world’s
largest seed company, plans to open
its first plant in Russia in
coming years, stepping up its
activities in the world’s fourthlargest grain producer as it
seeks to counter the effects of
a plunging ruble.
The ruble has almost halved
in value against the dollar in
the past year, hit by falling oil
prices, a crumbling economy
and political tensions, making
local production more attractive.
“We have plans to increase
local-produced seeds in
Russia and to have a facility
there,” Leticia Goncalves, who
heads Monsanto’s operations
in Europe and the Middle
East, told Reuters in an interview Jan. 22.
Monsanto currently operates in Russia through a network of local partners and
distributors.
Goncalves declined to name
them or give financial details
of the firm’s ongoing or future
business in the country.
Last year the company
said it would launch a corn
seed plant in neighbouring
Ukraine, whose currency has
also dived, with initial investments of about $140 million
possibly rising to $300 million
over several years.
Ukraine is the world’s sixthlargest grain grower this season, and Goncalves said the
region remained a priority for
Monsanto.
“ We still believe that
Ukraine and Russia both are
long-term opportunities for
our business and we want to
make sure we are in a position to accelerate our business
growth despite the short-term
geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges,” she said.
Genetically modified organ-
isms (GMOs) are not used in
seed production in Ukraine
and Russia, as is generally the
case in the European Union,
which has been historically
hostile to biotech crops.
No comeback on EU
GMO market
Despite a recent EU policy
shift that some anti-GMO
activists said might usher in
GMO crops, Goncalves said
Monsanto did not plan to try
to reintroduce biotech products in the bloc.
Monsanto, whose MON 810
maize (corn) is the sole GMO
crop allowed for cultivation
in the EU, withdrew all pending approval requests to grow
other GMO crops in the EU in
2013 due to a lack of commercial prospects there.
The EU reached a compromise last week giving member states the possibility to
ban cultivation of a GMO,
while opening the way for EU
authorities to review pending
approvals.
But Goncalves said it would
be very difficult to operate in a
non-unified market.
“You can imagine movement of illegal seeds between
a country that has GM and
a country that is not favourable,” she said.
Past experiences showed
GMO seeds stolen in Argentina were being illegally
planted in Brazil, she said.
Growth in the EU could
instead come from the firm’s
core business of fruit and vegetables seeds, conventional
row crops and crop protection products, as well as future
technologies.
The company plans to
invest at least 500 million
euros (US$574 million) over 10
years to expand seed production in Europe.
It had already injected
$150 million into two French
plants, Goncalves said.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 29, 2015
Canola
council
launches
new online
database
The Canola Council
of Canada says the
database offers
‘top science for your
bottom line’
Canola Council of Canada release
T
he Canola Council of
Canada has launched an
online database, called the
Canola Research Hub, to provide
growers with the latest research
findings to increase both productivity and profitability.
“This is a first-of-its-kind technology transfer tool,” said Curtis
Rempel, the council’s vice-president of crop production and
innovation. “It will allow growers to access canola research
behind particular recommendations and quickly zero in on the
findings most relevant to their
region and concern.”
The database, which can be
found at www.canolaresearch.
ca, was developed to illustrate
the science behind best management practices of Canadian
canola production, provide
practical tools to evaluate agronomic performance, and to
inform production management decisions. Users can
navigate through a library of
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 29, 2015
China to raise
local grain reserves
Supplies are expected to be tight over the long term
Beijing / Reuters
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hina will ask local governments to increase
their grain reserves
and give more responsibility to local governments in
maintaining supplies as it
bids to head off “long-term”
food security problems, the
country’s cabinet said Jan.
22.
The State Council said in
a notice that the governor of
each province will be held
responsible for increasing
local grain production and
reserves and maintaining
stable regional prices.
According to the notice,
grain supplies in the world’s
most populous nation are
expected to remain “tight in
the long term” due to water
and land constraints, and it
faces growing food security
challenges.
“Local governments and
departments should fully
realize the extreme importance and complexity of
ensuring grain security,” said
the notice, which was posted
on China’s official government website.
Big cities should hold
enough grains and edible
oil reserves to cover half a
month of consumption, it
said.
Besides production and
management of reserves,
local authorities should also
take responsibility for food
safety and introduce measures to reduce the use of
fertilizer and pesticides and
treat heavy-metal-polluted
farmland, it said.
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Ontario student
develops bioherbicide
Garlic mustard properties prevent seeds from
germinating; they might treat malaria too
By Lilian Schaer
AgInnovation Ontario
W
hen Jessie MacAlpine
was in Grade 10, she
learned that garlic
mustard is considered a problem weed in Canada because it
produces a chemical that keeps
seeds from germinating.
Intrigued by the possibilities,
she spent the next two years
researching and developing a
herbicide based on an aqueous
extract of that invasive species
— and won the gold medal at the
Canada-wide science fair two
years in a row for her efforts.
“The bioherbicide is broad
spectrum, extremely effective
but non-toxic, and inexpensive
to produce,” said MacAlpine,
who is originally from Woodstock
and is now in her second year of
microbiology and computer science studies at the University of
Toronto.
Because it inhibits germination of all seeds, not just weeds, it
could be ideally suited for farmers who transplant seedlings
propagated in greenhouses or
who are in the turf business, for
example.
The product has been effective
on everything she’s tested it on,
including during small-scale field
trials using corn and soybeans.
It’s something that needs further research, though, and she’s
hoping to find a commercial
partner to help her with that.
A project in Grade 11 that
involved sending mosquito nets
overseas to help combat malaria
made her wonder if her bioherbicide research couldn’t have
human health applications too
— as a treatment against a disease
that killed 627,000 people worldwide in 2012, according to World
Health Organization statistics.
She found a possible solution
in mustard oil, which contains the
most highly concentrated form of
the natural chemical she found
in the garlic mustard, and is produced and used as cooking oil in
many malaria-endemic countries.
Student inventor Jessie MacAlpine.
Heat disrupts the oil’s chemical
composition, which makes it less
effective at treating malaria when
it’s been cooked, but ingesting
the raw oil could treat the disease, she says.
“The raw form is where the
anti-malaria properties are, and
why we haven’t seen this in the
past. Because they use the oil
to cook, they’re not seeing that
effect,” she explains.
The oil could be taken in liquid
or pill form, and early research
results are showing that a dose of
10 mg per person might be a sufficient treatment.
Canadian farmers shouldn’t
rush out to plant a lot of mustard
acreage just yet, though.
Mustard oil is cheap to produce in countries like China,
India and Brazil, so $30 could
buy about 10 million doses and
producing it locally where it is
needed to combat malaria would
be more cost effective than producing it in higher-cost countries
like Canada and then exporting
it, MacAlpine says.
So far, her malaria research is
still very preliminary, but it has
garnered her some prestigious
awards, including the International Co-operation Prize at the
European Union Contest for
Young Scientists, Best in Category at the Intel International
Science and Engineering Fair,
and Canada’s Top 20 under 20
in 2014.
Locust eradication efforts in
Madagascar face cash crunch
The pests have caused massive crop losses since
they invaded in 2012
By Chris Arsenault
Thomson Reuters Foundation / Rome
M
adagascar could lose its
fight against a plague of
locusts, potentially causing hunger for 13 million people,
unless international agencies
can find an extra $10.6 million
for eradication efforts, a United
Nations agency said Jan. 21.
The money is needed to complete a monitoring and spraying
program targeting the pests on
the island in order to prevent a
future hunger crisis, the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO)
said.
A locust plague started spreading across Madagascar in 2012,
prompting the FAO to initiate its
program, which involved surveying more than 30 million hectares,
an area almost the size of Japan,
and spraying which has kept
the insects at bay in much of the
country.
Locusts remain active in some
regions, however, and could reemerge if the spraying and monitoring efforts stop.
Money is needed to pay for pesticides, aerial surveillance and salaries for local workers on the front
lines of the fight, said FAO team
leader on locusts Annie Monard.
Even a brief interruption in the
program because of a funding
shortfall could erase the progress
that has been made, she told the
Thomson Reuters Foundation.
“I don’t know where the money
will come from.” The United
Nations has appealed to member states, large foundations and
other financial institutions to no
avail, she said.
As much as 40 per cent of crops
in southern Madagascar, including staples like maize and cassava,
are at risk from the locust crises in
combination with the droughts
and cyclones to which the island
nation is prone, the FAO said.
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D’oh(a)
round —
time to talk
farm trade
some more
We’ll drop our subsidies
if you’ll drop yours, says
U.S. trade representative
Reuters
N
Fossil fuel reserves must remain unused to limit climate change
By Kate Kelland
ize that their instincts to
completely use the fossil
third of the world’s oil fuels within their countries
reser ves, half of gas are wholly incompatible with
reser ves and 80 per their commitments to the
cent of current coal reserves 2 C goal,” said Christophe
should not be used in the McGlade, who led the study
coming decades if global at University College Lonwarming is to stay below an don’s Institute for Sustainable
agreed 2 C target, scientists Resources.
He said policy-makers and
said Jan. 14.
In a study published in the the public should be made
journal Nature, researchers aware of the discrepancy
said the vast majority of coal between what they are doing
reserves in China, Russia and and what they are saying —
the United States should stay particularly ahead of United
in the ground, as well as more Nations talks on a deal to
than 260,000 million barrels combat global warming due
of oil reserves in the Middle in Paris in December 2015.
For the study, McGlade
East, equivalent to all of Saudi
and his co-researcher ProArabia’s oil reserves.
The Middle East should fessor Paul Ekins, director of
also leave more than 60 per the UCL Institute, first used
cent of its gas reserves in the various published studies to
ground, the study found.10/28/14estimate
SEC_BRANDON14_T_AFE.qxd
5:48 PMquantities,
Page 1 locations
“Policy-makers must real- and nature of the world’s oil,
london/reuters
A
gas and coal reserves and
resources.
They then used an integrated assessment model to
explore which of these, as
well as low-carbon energy
sources such as nuclear and
renewable energy sources,
should be used up until 2050
to meet the world’s energy
needs.
Ekins, a UCL professor of
resources and environmental policy, said investors in
energy companies should
take note of the study’s findings, and question whether
they might want to hedge
their bets.
“Greater global attention
to climate policy... means
that fossil fuel companies
are becoming increasingly
risky for investors in terms
of the delivery of long-term
returns,” he said. “I would
expect prudent investors in
energy to shift increasingly
towards low-carbon energy
sources.”
He said energy companies
spent more than $670 billion
last year searching for and
developing new fossil fuel
resources, which may never
be extracted or used if politicians stick to their word on
limiting global warming.
The scientists compared
their findings with a wide
variety of alternative modelling approaches from groups
across the world, and said
their results were consistent.
Almost 200 countries have
set a 2 C global average temp e r a t u re r i s e a b ov e p re industrial times as a ceiling to
limit climate change, which
scientists say will bring more
droughts, floods, heat waves
and rising sea levels.
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had to level the playing
field between developed and developing economies on farm support and
avoid being held hostage by
countries unwilling to open
markets, U.S. Trade Repres e n t a t i ve Mi chael Froman
said in an opinion piece published Jan. 22.
As a group of World Trade
Organization members prepared to meet in the Swiss
resort of Davos to discuss the
2015 agenda, Froman called
for “soul-searching” about the
next steps for the 20-year-old
institution, which late last
year clinched the first global
deal in its history.
In an opinion piece to be
published on Reuters, Froman said success in cutting
customs red tape, which was
hard won after strong opposition from India, could be
a “brief blip” unless countries could start afresh on the
broader Doha round agenda,
which seeks to lower trade
barriers and set common
rules in a range of areas.
Officials had to consider the
“tectonic shifts” in the global
economy as emerging markets gained economic muscle, while avoiding double
standards in giving emerging
markets easier treatment on
agricultural subsidies, and
ask whether a small group of
trade laggards should dictate
the agenda, he said.
“Put simply, many of the
Doha round’s primary goals
w i l l re m a i n i n c o n c e i va b l e
as long as a subgroup of
countries are dogmatically
opposed to the whole concept
of liberalization,” he said.
The Doha Development
Ro u n d , l a u n c h e d i n 2 0 0 1 ,
was originally meant to help
developing economies and
was strongly supported by
India, Brazil and China. A deal
to cut tariffs on information
technology products has been
held up because of opposition
by China and South Korea.
Doha negotiations have
effectively been on hold since
2008, giving way to smaller,
piecemeal deals and discussions of “plurilateral” agreements forging coalitions of
the willing rather than those
that include all WTO members.
Fro m a n s a i d t h e Un i t e d
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production and exports, but
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the same.
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U.S. to
debate
fast-track
trade bill
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22 he wanted to introduce
a bill by the end of January
that grants the White House
authority to fast track trade
deals.
Senate Finance Committee
chairman Orrin Hatch said
talks with Democrats on the
final form of the bill, seen as
key to sealing major trade
deals, had come a long way.
“We want to do it before the
end of this month if we can
get everything put together,”
he told reporters. He said the
aim was to move the bill out
of the committee stage by the
end of February, which could
suggest a vote in March.
Fast track limits Congress to
a yes or no vote on trade deals
in exchange for setting negotiating objectives, although
U . S . Tra d e Re p re s e n t a t i ve
Michael Froman said on
Wednesday any deal would
still take several months to
pass through Congress.
Critics of fast track, who
include conservative Republicans and many of President
Barack Obama’s own Democrats, say the legislation does
not allow lawmakers to properly scrutinize trade deals
which could hurt jobs and
wages.
Ukraine
traders to
curb wheat
sales
Wheat exports
should not exceed
12.8 million tonnes
kiev / reuters
U
kraine’s Agriculture Ministry
and traders have
reached a preliminar y
agreement to limit milling wheat exports to 1.2
million tonnes in the
period from January to
June, traders said Jan. 22.
They said the memorandum, which was
likely to be signed in
coming days, states
that exports of milling
wheat should not exceed
900,000 tonnes in the
first quarter of this year
and 300,000 tonnes in
the second quarter.
Traders said according
to the deal, Ukraine-origin overall wheat exports
should not exceed 12.8
million tonnes this season, which r uns from
July to June.
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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
AUCTION SALES
Auctions Various
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Doors & Windows
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Doors & Windows
NICKEL AUCTIONS LTD
The Auction Sale for Schimmel’s
Olde Style Bakery in Minnedosa, MB
has been CANCELED
Birch River
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Swan River
Minitonas
Durban
AUTO & TRANSPORT
Trucks
Winnipegosis
Roblin
Dauphin
Grandview
Ashern
Gilbert Plains
Fisher Branch
Ste. Rose du Lac
Russell
Parkland
Birtle
Shoal Lake
Reston
Melita
1
Langruth
Neepawa
Gladstone
Carberry
Brandon
Treherne
Westman
Boissevain
Stonewall
Selkirk
Portage
Killarney
Elm Creek
Sanford
Ste. Anne
Carman
Mariapolis
Pilot Mound
Crystal City
Lac du Bonnet
St. Pierre
242
Morris
Winkler
Morden
Altona
06 GMC DURAMAX DSL 4x4, extended cab, runs
very nice, 310,000-km, good rubber, $9,000 w/new
safety. (204)871-0925
• Quality Commercial/Agricultural/Residential
Overhead Doors & Operators.
• Aluminum Polycarbonate Doors Available.
• Non-Insulated and Insulated Sectional Doors Available.
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• Your washbay door specialists. • Quality Installation & Service.
• 24 Hour Service. • Replacement Springs & Cables.
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AUCTION SALES
Manitoba Auctions – Interlake
95 F800 CAB & Chassis, 5.9 Cummins DSL,
$5,500. F800 tandem water truck w/hoist, 3208
CAT engine, $6,500. (204)871-2708.
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
BUILDING & RENOVATIONS
Roofing
PRICE TO CLEAR!!
75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard
100,000PSI high tensile roofing &
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BUILDINGS
AUCTION SALE
Estate & Moving
Sat., Jan 31 @ 10:00 am
Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Drive
08 Dodge 3500 dsl 4x4 Crew Cab, 111,000
km, Sft * New Bldg Supplies * Windows *
Tire Machine * Gas Power Air Comp * Along
w/ Tools * Yard * Antiques * Household *
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AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post
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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
06 D6R CAT LGP 6 way dozer, double tilt, A/C cab
& heat, 1-bbl MS ripper, system 1 U-C, top con
GPS system, $97,500. (204)871-0925
1998 JD 270 LC hyd excavator, quick attach, hyd
thumb, 12-ft. stick, A/C, $40,000. Phone:
(204)871-0925, MacGregor.
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Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013
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www.reimeroverheaddoors.com
email: [email protected]
FARM MACHINERY
Fertilizer Equipment
FARM MACHINERY
FARM MACHINERY
Fertilizer Equipment
USED FERTILIZER SPREADERS, 4-8 ton, large
selection. Portage La Prairie. (204)857-8403
www.zettlerfarmequipment.com
TIMED ONLINE
1991 LOREAL FLOATER: 466 dsl engine, Trimble
auto-steer w/mapping. Shedded all winter. 60-ft booms,
Allison auto. trans. Motor & trans. in excellent shape.
Phone:(204)466-2822 or (204)856-9176
If you want to sell it fast, call 1-800-782-0794.
LOCATION: 19026 391st Ave, Hitchcock, SD
Reduction
CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish
of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design.
References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.
BUSINESS SERVICES
BUSINESS SERVICES
Crop Consulting
OPENS: Tuesday, Feb. 3 / CLOSES: Tuesday, Feb. 10
FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS
AUCTION SALES
Manitoba Auctions – Red River
We also specialize in: Crop Insurance appeals;
Chemical drift; Residual herbicide; Custom operator
issues; Equipment malfunction; Yield comparisons,
Plus Private Investigations of any nature. With our
assistance the majority of our clients have received
compensation previously denied. Back-Track
Investigations investigates, documents your loss and
assists in settling your claim.
Licensed Agrologist on Staff.
For more information
Please call 1-866-882-4779
AUCTION
BANK REPO FARM & CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14th 10:00 AM
Location: 218 Brandt St. Steinbach, MB
NEW SKID STEER
ATTACHMENTS
• Stout Brush Grapple 66-9 w/ skid Steer
quick attach
• Stout Brush Grapple HD72-4 close tine w/
skid steer quick attach
• Stout Brush Grapple XHD84-6 w/ skid steer
quick attach
• Stout Rock Bucket Grapple HD72-3 w/ skid
steer quick attach
• Stout 96” Snow Bucket w/ skid steer
quick attach
• Stout Receiver Hitch Plate
• Stout Regular Weld-On Skid Steer Plate
• Stout Solid Weld-On Skid Steer Plate
• Stout Walk-Thru Pallet Forks 48in w/ skid
steer quick attach
• Stout Full Back Pallet Forks 48in w/ skid steer
quick attach
• New 12-16.5/F Forerunner SKS-1 SKid Steer
Tire 12 ply w/ rim guard, super traction,
high stability
• 2-84in Hydraulic Skid Steer Snow Plow Dozers
VEHICLES & ATV
• 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie SLT Quad
Cab, 4x4, 285K
• 2001 Ford F250 Super Cab, 4x4 Powerstroke
Diesel, 228K
• 2006 Chevrolet Uplander, Safety Certified, 179K
• 2002 Buick La Sabre, 179K, 3800 Engine,
Safetied
• 2011 Honda Foreman TRX500 4X4 ATV
• 2003 Chevrolet G3500 14ft Cube Van, Gas,
Safety Certified, 454K
FARM EQUIPMENT
& TRAILERS
• 2008 Highline Bale Pro 8000 w/ EZ Feed &
Twine Cutter
• 2010 Load Trail 18ft Car Hauler, Tandem Axle
Trailer w/ 3000lb axles
• 2008 Load Max 18ft Tandem Axle Bumper
Hitch Trailer w/ 5200lb axles
• 16ft Tandem Axle Bumper Hitch Trailer
CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES
& INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
• King Power Portable Light Tower w/ 14ft
Mast Powered by Diesel Generator New
• Tyre Changer Machine 110V New
• New 110V Wheel Balancer Machine
• K-Line 15 HP 40 Gal Gas Powered 3 Stage
Horizontal Air Compressor New
• New 20 gal Vertical Air Compressor w/
wheel Kit
• Industrial Air Hose Reel w/ 50ft 1200 PSI
Soft Rubber Air Hose
• 300 PSI 50ft 3/8” Rubber Air Hose
• Battery Chargers/Boosters w/ 300 amp
Engine Start
• New Chain Saws
• 2 New 10ft Heavy Duty 20 Drawer Work
Benches w/ Stainless Steel Drawers &
4” Rise
• 3 Ton Hydraulic Floor Jacks
• 2 Ton Hydraulic Floor Jacks
• 3”X30ft 27,000lb Tow Straps
• 12 Ton 20ft Round Tow Sling
• 10 Ton Hydraulic Ram Body Frame Repair Kits
• 14” Cutting Wheels
• 10” Carbide Saw Blades
• 10” Concrete/Stone Cutting Blades
• 4 1/2” Angle Grinder Blades
• Battery Load Testers
• New Submersible Sewage & Water Pumps
• 100ft Snow Fence & Construction Barrier
• Cement Forms
• Misc Lumber
• Pallet Lots Of Tools & Misc Goods Sold
by the Pallet
BUILDINGS & POP UP TENTS
• 30ftX85ftX15ft High Ceiling Storage Building
w/ 12ftX12ft Drive Thru Door & 6ft Side Door
at 2 ends
• 30ftX40ftX15ft High Ceiling Storage Building
w/ 12ftX12ft Drive Thru Door & 6ft Side Door
at 2 ends
• 10ftX20ft Commercial Instant Pop Up Tents
Full Listing At www.pennerauctions.com
PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD.
218 Brandt Street Steinbach, MB Ph: 204.326.3061 Fax: 204.326.3061
Toll Free: 1-866-512-8992
www.pennerauctions.com
Sale Conducted by:
PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD.
Complete terms, lot listings & photos at SteffesGroup.com
PREVIEW & LOADOUT: By appointment
TRACTORS
2013 JD 9510R, 4WD,
premium pkg., leather trim,
18 spd. powershift, 5 hyd.,
high flow pump, 1000 PTO,
7” color touch display,
command arm, right & left
hand elec. adj. mirrors, HID
lights, front axle supports,
wide rear fenders,
800/70R38 Michelin duals,
330 hrs. (tractor and dozer
blade sell separately as
listed)
JD 7520, 4WD, CAH, 16
spd. syncro, 3 hyd., 1000
PTO, 23.1-30 duals, motor
& transmission problems,
S/N2975R
DOZER BLADE
FOR TRACTOR
2013 Grouser Ag Pro 18
dozer blade, hyd., 18’,
6-way, silage ext., JD
mounts, S/N62S181135P
(Note: If dozer blade and
tractor sell to separate
buyers the owner will
remove the dozer blade
at his expense)
hookup,
S/N1H00635FLA0737899
J&M HT874 tandem axle
header trailer, front dolly
wheels, automotive steer
Maurer tandem axle
header trailer, front
dolly wheels
35 ton, 10’ top deck, 30’ well,
13’ rear deck, aluminum
outriggers, aluminum outside
& steel inside rims, bought
new, used very little
PICKUPS
2011 Dodge Ram 2500HD,
crew cab, short box,
Cummins turbo diesel,
GRAVITY WAGONS
automatic, 4WD, power
Parker 4800 gravity
wagon, hopper ext., Demco windows, locks, & seats,
sunroof, LT285/70R17
4-wheel running gear
tires, shows 119,406 miles
Nu-Bilt gravity wagon,
1991 Dodge Ram 350 van,
automotive steer
gas, automatic, shows
OFF ROAD
116,208 miles
DUMP TRUCK
1985 Chevrolet Custom
JD 300C tandem axle offDeluxe 30, 3x3 crew cab,
road dump truck, ROPS, 454 gas, 4WD, steel flatbed,
6x6, 6 spd. powershift,
rear hitch, rear duals,
articulated, Bell electronic
S/N1GCHK33M2FS170659
distribution system,
PLANTER
23.5R25 tires, 9,145 hrs.
JD 1700 MaxEmerge
FUEL TRUCK
Plus rigid frame planter,
1980 GMC Sierra Grande
8x30”, vacumeter, 3 bu.
fuel truck, 8.2 liter diesel,
boxes, guidance wheels,
5&2 spd., hyd. brakes,
rubber closing wheels,
(3) 500 gal. & (1) 300 gal.
4” gauge wheels, markers,
compartments, 12 gpm
always shedded,
pump, 10:00R20 dual tires S/NH01700R675771
FORAGE, HAY, &
LIVESTOCK EQUIP.
Richardton 700 dump
wagon, 4-wheel,
automotive steer, top ext.,
11:00-20 tires, S/N1577
2007 Haybuster B1100
tub grinder, tilt tub,
1000 PTO, nice condition,
S/NGJ13573
Brandt VSF bale
processor, 1000 PTO,
rear load, nice condition,
S/N60038
Bearcat 950 grinder mixer,
No PTO shaft
Kuhn Knight 2054 Pro
Bush tandem axle
manure spreader, vertical
rotors, hyd. gate, 540 PTO,
21.5-16.1 tires, S/NC0042
GRAIN HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
Westfield MK130-91 auger,
91’x13”, hyd. swing hopper,
hyd. drive, 540 PTO,
S/N44367
Westfield MK130-91 Plus
auger, hyd. ground drive,
hyd. lift, 540 PTO,
S/N175538
FLEX HEADS &
TRAILERS
TILLAGE EQUIPMENT Batco PS2500 Pit Stop
HEADER TRAILERS
2012 Wilson PSGNSummers rolling chopper, conveyor, hyd., S/N19620
2010 JD 635F flex head,
5724T tandem axle
REM 3700 grain vac,
51’, 5-fold, rock flex,
hyd. fore/aft, pickup reel,
aluminum gooseneck
vacuum tubes, 540 PTO,
walking tandems, wing
poly dividers, single pt.
livestock trailer, 24’x7’,
439 hrs.
gauge wheels, Summers
hookup, nice condition,
ST235/85R16 tires
3-bar harrow, S/NJ0103
S/N1H00635FLA0737900
SCRAPER & MOWER
2001 Merritt tri-axle
Case-IH ripper, 7 shank,
2010 JD 635F flex head,
Caterpillar 80 pull-type
aluminum livestock
auto reset, dual gauge
hyd. fore/aft, pickup reel,
scraper, 8 yd., all hyd.
trailer,
52’x102”,
spring
wheels,
1
shank
missing
poly dividers, single pt.
conversion, 23.5-25 tires,
ride, 11R24.5 tires, Trailer part of the auto reset
S/N5W700
Model: 53X192X116X14
components,
Plainsman Land Pride
XCX18X019XC0SDS
S/NJAG0362063
2013 Jet hyd. detachable ROW CROP CULTIVATOR RCRF3515 batwing
mower, 15’, No PTO shaft,
tri-axle trailer, 53’x102”,
Hiniker 6000 row crop
S/N502796
cultivator, 12x30”, spring
shanks, rigid frame, 3 pt.
Danny Peterson 605.350.4717
PETERSON
FARMS
Or Chris Bair of Steffes, 605.271.7730
IQBID is a division of Steffes Group, Inc.
2000 Main Avenue East, West Fargo, ND 58078
Scott Steffes ND81
701.237.9173 | SteffesGroup.com
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FARM MACHINERY
Grain Bins
FARM MACHINERY
Parts & Accessories
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks.
Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103
or E-mail Requests [email protected]
NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS
NEW COMBINE PARTS
FARM MACHINERY
Grain Vacuums
Large Inventory of
new and remanufactured parts
TRACTORS
Case/IH
CURT’S GRAIN VAC SERVICES, parts & repair for
all makes & models. Craik SK, (306)734-2228.
FARM MACHINERY
Parts & Accessories
Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd.
1-866-729-9876
5150 Richmond Ave. East
BRANDON, MB.
www.harvestsalvage.ca
New, Used & Re-man. Parts
Tractors Combines Swathers
GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528
or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.
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.
FYFE PARTS
1-800-667-9871 • Regina
1-800-667-3095 • Saskatoon
1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg
1-800-222-6594 • Edmonton
“For All Your Farm Parts”
www.fyfeparts.com
We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you
want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Cooperator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free
number today. We have friendly staff ready to help.
1-800-782-0794.
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.
STEINBACH, MB.
Ph. 326-2443
Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727
Fax (204) 326-5878
Web site: farmparts.ca
E-mail: [email protected]
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Miscellaneous
1999 REM 1026B GRAIN vac, $7800; 930 JD Rigid
header, 60 series hookup w/trailer, $7000; Sunflower pans for JD header, $1250. Call (204)712-0377.
42-FT 960 JD FIELD cultivator, w/brand new shovels & good mulchers, $8000; 40-ft Blanchard packer bar, $4000; 30-ft JD 9350 press drill w/factory
transport, always shedded, $7500; 7x41 Westfield
auger w/13-hp Honda engine w/electric start,
$1800; 10x60 Westfield swing auger, $3000. All
equipment
well
maintained
&
in
VGC.
(204)825-2799 or (204)825-8340.
BREAKING DISCS. KEWANEE 12, 15, 16-ft;
Towner 18-ft, Wishek 14, 26, 30-ft. Feeder wagons,
Roorda 300-bu, $2000; Kelly Ryan, $2000; Gehl
130, $900; Auger feeder, $750; Phoenix harrows,
35, 42, 53-ft; Flexi-Coil 50-ft winged packer, $9500;
Oval 340 loader, $2000; Allied # 2795, $4500; Gehl
400-bu spreader, $7500; Knight slinger spreader,
$3500; JD Double auger snowblower, $1250; Single auger, $1000. Call (204)857-8403.
SMALL HYSTER FORK LIFT, solid rubber wheels,
propane, asking $1,850; New large natural gas
Ford generator unit, can be converted to gas, asking $2,000; Lifter diesel generator, asking $1,500;
Natural
gas
boiler
unit,
asking
$700.
Phone:(204)728-1861
WATROUS SALVAGE
AUCTION SALES
U.S. Auctions
Will Haul/Tow any items
Capability –30,000 lbs
Call for details
1-204-483-2113 or
1-204-724-0274
[email protected]
FARM MACHINERY
Machinery Wanted
SMALL GARDENER LOOKING FOR a corn planter. Call (204)268-2392 ask for Gordon.
Combines
AUCTION SALES
U.S. Auctions
Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519
AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING
FOR SALE: JD 1840- Hi/Low Shift, 3PT; JD 2130- Hi/
Low Shift, 3PT, w/FEL; JD 2750- 2WD, O.S., 3PT, Hi/
Low Shift, w/146 FEL; JD 2750- MFWD, CAH, 3PT,
w/24 FEL; JD 2955- MFWD, 3PT, CAH, w/265 FEL; JD
4020- PS, 3PT; JD 4055- MFWD, PS, 3PT; JD 4240Quad Shift; JD 4440- (2) Quad Shifts; JD 4450- MFWD,
3PT, PS; JD 4640- Quad, add on 3PT, w/FEL; JD 6400MFWD, CAH, 3PT, PQ, w/640 FEL; JD 6420- MFWD,
3PT, 24-SPD w/LHR, loader; JD 7710- MFWD, PS, 3PT,
w/740 FEL; JD 7810- MFWD, PS, 3PT, fact duals; JD
8650- 4WD, PTO, quad. All tractors can be sold with new
or used loaders. Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. St. Claude,
MB. Cell:(204)750-2459. www.mitchstractorsales.com
TRACTORS
Massey Ferguson
1994 3660 MF, front wheel assist, 140-hwp, loader &
grapple, good rubber. Asking $23,000 OBO. Also, triple
axle 48-ft flat deck trailer, $5,000. Phone: (204)325-5264.
USED MF 255 TRACTOR w/4cyl Perkins dsl motor,
dual hydraulic couplers, 3PTH, 6.5x16 front tires,
16.9x30 rear tires. New: starter, battery, seat cushions,
brake job & PTO clutch. Only 1,295-hrs. $11,900 OBO.
Phone Evenings:(204)683-2479.
TRACTORS
Versatile
875 VERS W/ATOM JET kit; 895 Vers w/Atom Jet
kit. (204)325-2416.
2008 CIH 8010 4WD combine.(it will drive as far as
a track machine in mud), 30-ft flex draper, very low
hrs 800-hrs, $200,000 OBO. (204)871-0925
COCKSHUTT 1850 W/DUALS 2 hyds, good tires, $2,500.
1200 Case 4WD, good tires, $6,000. (204)871-2708.
Big Tractor Parts,
Inc.
Geared For
The Future
STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST
Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. It’s a sure thing.
1-800-782-0794.
15363 Cty Rd. 15, Minto, ND 58261
RED OR GREEN
1. 10-25% savings on new replacement
parts for your Steiger drive train.
2. We rebuild axles, transmissions
and dropboxes with ONE YEAR
WARRANTY.
3. 50% savings on used parts.
1-800-982-1769
www.bigtractorparts.com
TRACTORS
2-Wheel Drive
FARM INVENTORY REDUCTION
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.
HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING
The Icynene Insulation
System®
OPENS: Monday, February 2 / CLOSES: Tuesday, February 10 | 1PM
• Sprayed foam insulation
• Ideal for shops, barns or homes
• Healthier, Quieter, More
Energy Efficient®
TRACTORS
2013 JD 8310R, MFWD, deluxe
cab, IVT, ILS, implement power
management, 6 hyd., 60 gpm
pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000
PTO, integrated auto steer, 7”
touch display, JDLink, radar,
Cat 4 heavy duty drawbar,
HID lights, cold weather pkg.,
premium radio, (12) front
weights, 1,400 lb. rear weight,
front fenders, 380/80R38
front duals, full coverage rear
fenders, 380/90R54 rear press
steel duals, 1,465 hrs., basic
warranty until Feb. 22, 2015
or 2,000 hrs., ext. power train
warranty until Feb. 21, 2017 or
3,000 hrs., emissions warranty
until Feb. 22, 2018 or 3,000
hrs., S/NRW8310RADD069442
2013 JD 8285R, MFWD,
deluxe cab, leather trim, ILS,
IVT, 5 hyd., 60 gpm pump,
3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO,
integrated auto steer, 7”
touch display, JDLink, radar,
Cat 4 drawbar, HID lights,
cold weather pkg., premium
radio, (8) front weights, front
fenders, 380/80R38 front duals,
full coverage rear fenders,
380/90R54 rear press steel
duals, 746 hrs., ext. powertrain
warranty until Feb. 5th, 2017 or
3,000 hrs., emissions warranty
until Feb. 6, 2018 or 3,000 hrs.,
S/N1RW8285RPDD069020
PLANTERS
2013 JD DB88, eSet, CCS,
48x22”, ProShaft variable rate
drive, RowCommand, active
pneumatic down force, screw
adj. row cleaners, 5-section,
corn plates eSet, 1,000 gal.
GPS EQUIPMENT
liquid fertilizer cap., JD rate
JD Starfire 3000 SF1 globe,
controller w/hyd. fertilizer
2,287.2 hrs.,
pump, Hypro Totally Tubular
S/NPCGT3TA344156
liquid system, Precision
JD Starfire 3000 SF1 globe,
bullseye seed tubes, 216.3
3,087.9 hrs.,
hrs., 5,214.9 acres,
S/NPCGT3TA345368
S/NA0DB88XTCG750107
JD GreenStar 3 2630 SF2
2013 JD DB88, CCS, 48x22”,
swath control, I guide, 1,674.2 ProShaft variable rate drive,
hrs., S/NPCGU2UA345129
RowCommand, active
JD GreenStar 3 2630 SF2
pneumatic down force,
swath control, I guide, 2,009.6 5-section, soybean plates,
hrs., S/NPCGU2UA341473
JD XP units, 1,000 gal. liquid
fertilizer cap., JD rate controller
CHOPPING CORN HEAD
with hyd. fertilizer pump, Hypro
& HEADER TRAILER
Totally Tubular liquid system,
2013 JD 618C chopping
Precision bullseye seed tubes,
corn head, 18x22”, opposed 171.8 hrs., 3,472.6 acres,
knife rolls, hyd. deck plates,
S/NA0DB88XTCG750110
stubble lights, outer gathering
TILLAGE EQUIPMENT
ext., 70 Series hookup,
2013 JD 2410 chisel plow,
S/N1H00618CJDC755266
39’, single pt. depth, 28”
Shop-built header trailer,
TruPosition shanks, 550 lbs.
fits 30’ & 35’ heads
trip force, 12” spacing, full
JAY & LEE GUDAJTES FAMILY FARM
floating hitch w/caster wheels,
tandems across, JD 240HD
coil-tine harrow, DOES NOT
sell with wave coulters, will
sell separately, will have 4”
New beavertail points,
S/N1N02410XKD0750203
IHC 800 auto reset plow,
12x18”, on land
2007 McFarlane HDL 1060-16
harrow, 60’, 16-bar, rear fold,
S/N10466
Farm King spike tooth
harrow, 70’, hyd. fold
SEED TENDERS ON TRAILERS
1984 Southwest tandem
axle flatbed, 30’, with 2008
Convey-All BTS 405 with
scale, roll tarp, 18’ tube, 405
units (338 bu.), twin 50/50
compartments, control on
spout w/switch, 2,000 gal.
fertilizer tank, 2” pump, 30
gal. mix cone, 11:00-20 tires
1984 Southwest tandem
axle flatbed, 30’, with 2008
Convey-All BTS 405 with
scale, roll tarp, 18’ tube, 405
units (338 bu.), twin 50/50
compartments, control on
SUGARBEET EQUIPMENT
2012 Artsway 6812 harvester, spout w/switch, 2,000 gal.
fertilizer tank, 2” pump, 30
12x22”, fully equipped, all
updates installed, field ready, gal. mix cone, 11:00-20 tires
S/NAWH262A003169
TIRES & PARTS
Keller mechanical beet
(2) sets of 380/90R54, with
thinner, 70’
extensions
(39) 8-wave coulter
TRAILER
attachments for chisel plow
2012 Trinity Eagle Bridge
(4) lots (24) JD sorghum/beet
live bottom trailer,
plates, used, part #A43066
36’x96”x72” sides, 48” belt, (4) lots (24) JD soybean
stainless, spring ride, fully
plates, New, part #A42586
poly-lined, hyd. endgate with (4) lots (24) JD edible bean
vertical sliding grain door,
plates (small), used, part
roll tarp, 455/55R22.5 Super #A52903
Single tires
(2) lots (24) JD Pro Max
plates, New, part #A52391
Lee Gudajtes, 701.520.1703 | or Dave Krostue of Steffes, 218.779.6865
IQBID is a division of Steffes Group, Inc., 2000 Main Avenue
East, West Fargo, ND 58078 Scott Steffes ND81
701.237.9173 | SteffesGroup.com
Complete terms, lot listings & photos at SteffesGroup.com
GRUNTHAL, MB.
REGULAR
CATTLE SALES
every TUESDAY at 9 am
February 3rd, 10th,
17th & 24th
Monday, February 23rd at Noon
Sheep and Goat with
Small Animals & Holstein Calves
Saturday, February 28th at 10 am
Bred Cow Sale
For on farm appraisal of livestock
or for marketing information please call
Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250
Auction Mart (204) 434-6519
MB. Livestock Dealer #1111
WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Angus
45 RED & BLACK Angus 2-yr old bulls, suitable for heifers & cows, private treaty at the Ranch. Info sheets available. Contact Triple V Ranch. Dan: (204)522-0092 or
(204)665-2448. Matthew: (204)264-0706. vvvranch.com
D.B. MICHIELS RED ANGUS purebred two-year
old bulls for sale. Catalogue information available
by email at [email protected]. Contact
David at (204)723-0288 or Brian at (204)723-0474.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Black Angus
20TH ANNUAL CATTLEMANS’ CONNECTION
Bull Sale, March 6th, 2015, 1:00pm. Heartland Livestock Brandon. Selling 100 Yearling Black Angus
Bulls. For Catalogue or more information call Jack
Hart, Brookmore Angus (204)476-6696 or email
[email protected] Barb Airey manager
HBH Farms (204)566-2134 email [email protected] Sale management Doug Henderson
(403)782-3888 or (403)350-8541.
BULL SALE WED., MAR-25TH. 50 Black Angus
2-yr olds & select yearlings. Bar H Land & Cattle
Co. Langenburg SK. Robin (306)743-2840, cell
(306)743-7490. Sales Manager Chris (306)933-4200.
CRANBERRY CREEK ANGUS REGISTERED bulls for
sale. Sired by Windy 702, Remitall Rachis, Vemilion Yellowstone, Game Day, Cranberry CRKPioneer, HF Kodiak.
Bulls are easy going withgreat 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
OSSAWA ANGUS AT MARQUETTE, MB has for
sale: yearling & 2 yr old bulls. Also 3 yr old & 6 yr
old herdsire. For more info call (204)375-6658, cell
(204)383-0703.
REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS BULLS for sale.
Low birth weights & quiet. Buy now & save, no
disappointments! EPD’s & delivery available. Phone
Amaranth (204)843-2287.
STEWART CATTLE CO & GUESTS BULL SALE
50 Black Angus & Simm/Angus Bulls
View catalogue online: www.stewartcattle.com
Email for catalogue: [email protected]
Phone: (204)773-6392
LIVESTOCK
Cattle – Red Angus
FORSYTH F BAR RANCH have for sale 20, 2 yr
old & 5, 3 yr old PB Red Angus bulls. For more info
& prices contact Roy Forsyth (204)448-2245
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Various
FOR SALE: 3 BLACK white faced cows 3rd calvers,
calving Mar & Apr, are approx 1,500-1,600-lbs, good
milkers. Very good natured. Bred to Char bull (A.I. son
of Blue Grass). Phone(204)748-1024, Virden.
FOR SALE: APPROX 100 beef cows, Char, Black &
Red, start calving Mar 20th. Phone (204)768-2567 or
(204)739-3620.
AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Jay and Lee have changed their farming operation and are no longer raising corn and reducing their sugarbeet
line. The following pieces of equipment, used in support of those operations, will be sold at Absolute Auction to the highest bidder.
These items are late model, some with remaining warranty. This farm operation has an excellent care and maintenance program.
PREVIEW: Mon.-Fri., 9AM-4PM or call for weekend appt. LOADOUT: Thur., February 12, 9AM-4PM or call for appt.
GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK
AUCTION MART. LTD.
TRACTORS
John Deere
TRACTORS
Various
COMBINES
Accessories
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Auctions
08 STX 430 brand new 620-70-42 tires, delux cab,
heated leather seat, just over 3,000-hrs, $150,000.
Phone (204)871-0925, McGregor.
COMBINES
Case/IH
HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES.
Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595
[email protected] www.arcfab.ca
WaTRoUs, sK.
Fax: 306-946-2444
TracTors
www.penta.ca
1-800-587-4711
IRON & STEEL
FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley
ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1
7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing
Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Auctions
SPECIAL HOLSTEIN STEER SALE
(In Conjunction With Regular
Butcher & Feeder Sale)
Fri., Feb. 6, 2015 @ 9:00 a.m.
SHEEP, LAMB & GOAT SALE
Wed., Feb. 4, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m.
BRED COW SALE
Mon., Feb. 9, 2015 @ 11:00 a.m.
Butcher & Feeder @ 9:00 a.m.
ANGUS FEEDER SALE
Fri., Feb. 13, 2015 @ 9:00 a.m.
We Buy Cattle Direct On Farm
“Where Buyers & Sellers Meet”
To Consign or for more information call:
204-694-8328 or call Mike at 204-807-0747
www.winnipeglivestocksales.com
Licence #1122
LIVESTOCK
Cattle Wanted
TIRED OF THE
HIGH COST OF
MARKETING
YOUR CALVES??
300-700 LBS.
Steers & Heifers
Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400
Ben: 721-3400
800-1000 LBS.
Steers & Heifers
Don: 528-3477, 729-7240
Contact:
D.J. (Don) MacDonald
Livestock Ltd.
License #1110
LIVESTOCK
Swine Wanted
WANTED:
BUTCHER
HOGS
SOWS AND BOARS
FOR EXPORT
P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD.
728-7549
Licence No. 1123
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CERTIFIED SEED
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GRANT TWEED:
SANDERS SEED FARM: Certified AAC Brandon,
Carberry, Domain, Glenn wheat; celebration barley &
Cangerra canola varieties. (204)242-4200. Manitou, MB.
Court Seeds
12V. or Hydraulic
Electronic Scale Opt.
1 877 695 2532
www.ezefeeder.ca
MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED
LOOKING FOR INSTANT DEEP freezer for freezing potato chips. Phone (204)638-8415.
PERSONAL
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here to help you. Confidential, Rural, Photos and
Profiles to selected matches, Affordable, Local.
Serving MB, SK, NW Ontario. Call/Write for info:
Box 212, Roland, MB, R0G 1T0, (204)343-2475.
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
Cottages & Lots
RECREATION PROPERTY NEAR RIDING Mountain National Park! Prime hunting! 120-ac. of bush.
40-ac. cult. Log cabin. 24-ft x 24-ft metal storage
shed. 30-ft x 36-ft heated shop. Camper. Power,
water & sewer. Karen Goraluk, Salesperson.
(204)773-6797. NorthStar Ins. & Real Estate.
www.north-star.ca MLS# 1409718
REAL ESTATE
Houses & Lots
READY TO MOVE HOMES- 1520-sq.ft, 3-bdrm,
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homes completely finished including cabinets, inNOTRE
USED
terior
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light fixtures,
bath OIL
fixtures,
200-amp service, painted. Flooring not included.
&
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Will also custom build your plan. Call for quote.
MARVIN HOMES (since 1976) (204)326-1493 or
• Buy Used Oil Steinbach
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• Collect Used Filters • Collect Oil Containers
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RUSSELL: 316.92 TOTAL AC. Approx. 230 cult.
Tel:Eaton’s
204-248-2110
ac. Class B soil.
home, established bed &
breakfast - great revenue property. 2nd house is 3
bdrm bungalow. Various outbuildings. Treed. Landscaped. Includes equipment. Karen Goraluk, Salesperson. (204)773-6797. NorthStar Ins. & Real Estate. MLS#1417127
3 KIPLING LANE
1604 sq. ft. 2 storey
$319,900
in Niverville, 20
min. south of Wpg.
3+1 BR. 3.5 bath.
Modern open concept main floor w.
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Real Estate. www.north-star.ca
EXCELLENT LIVESTOCK FARM EXTENDING to
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for Canadian & Overseas Clients. For a confidential
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Phone: 204-347-5588
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Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0
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Land values may have peaked
Land prices could fall, but the only thing that really matters is if you can afford
to make payments on what you’ve already bought
By Shannon VanRaes
co-operator staff / Brandon
F
or years land prices and rents
have only been doing one thing —
climbing.
But with the drop in commodity prices
and changing markets, it seems that
prices may have peaked.
“I think we’re at the top of the cycle,”
said Merle Good, a former tax specialist
from Alberta Agriculture, and a speaker
at Ag Days in Brandon last week.
“The increase in farming profitability, that’s been the big driver,” he said.
“We’ve also had a successful run of good
prices… it’s very rare in agriculture that
you get six years in a row of substantial
revenue increases, that in my view has
been capitalized into the land value and
I believe we are at the top.”
What happens next remains up for
debate, but farmers who bought land
over the last few years shouldn’t waste
time wringing their hands if prices fall.
“The real question is, based on what
you just paid, can you afford to maintain
your payments?” said Good.
Interest rates
Producers with heavy debt loads could
be seriously impacted when interest
rates rise, but that’s not likely to happen in the near future. Just last week
the Bank of Canada once again lowered
its overnight lending rate to .75 per
cent from an already low rate of one
per cent.
“Yes, always a word of caution on
interest rates,” said Roy Arnott, a business management specialist with
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural
Development. “But I think you’ve got
time before some level of increase, interest rates have been fairly stable, I don’t
think they’re going to go up.”
But he said now is the time to plan
for when interest rates do eventually
increase.
Variable or locked in?
Good advised those with variable-rate
loans to begin thinking about when
might be the best time to lock in a rate,
and ensure they are going to be paying
what their business can afford in the
long run.
“Because right now a lot of young guys
are saying, oh, wow, I’m going to stay on
the variable rate ’cause it’s four per cent
and I can’t afford to pay more than that,”
Good explained. “Which is fine, but you
should, in my view, perhaps look at the
flexibility with some lenders where you
do have it, to actually say, I want to lock
in 30 per cent of that mortgage, and let
70 per cent float.”
Those who rent land are also facing
tough decisions and changing prospects.
“So have prices peaked? Are they on
the decline? Are they going to go down?
I don’t know, but I think they almost
have to. We’re in a situation where land
rental rates are quite significantly high,
and when you look at the commodities
that we can grow… we’re not going to
make as much as we did over the last
two years,” said Lance Stockbrugger, a
farmer and chartered accountant from
Saskatchewan.
“From September 2012 to September 2014, corn has gone down 51 per
cent gross value, canola has gone down
41 per cent, wheat 31 per cent, and
soybeans to a lesser extent have gone
down by 22 per cent,” he said. “That’s
straight out of the profit, that’s the
file photo
“I think our role as
educators of agriculture is
trying to convince a girl in
Calgary or in Brandon that if
she inherits farmland from
her parents, maybe she
should hang on to it, and
not flip it the next day.”
Merle Good
money that you get to take home, that’s
the money you get to use to pay your
bills and your principal/interest payments, that’s gone.”
That means producers with rental
agreements are going to have to look at
renegotiating those agreements. Something that underlines the importance
of having a good working relationship
with the landowner you’re renting from,
Stockbrugger said.
That sentiment was shared by Good,
who said, “you have to get creative, if
you’re going to rent the majority of your
land, you’ve got to really make sure
you’ve got a good relationship with the
landowner.”
In the past, renters had to choose
between a share crop model or paying
straight cash rent, he noted. But today
it’s better to have something in between,
such as “flexible cash rent with a guaranteed floor,” said Good.
Buy or rent?
All this still leaves producers who want
to expand with their biggest decision —
whether to buy or rent.
“Land purchase is a long-term investment decision specific to you farm’s current cash and equity position, long-term
enterprise cash flow, profitability and
your view of land values in the future,”
said Arnott. “Land value planning is not
easy, simple or straightforward, this is
challenging stuff, definitely makes my
head hurt for sure, but I definitely think
it’s worth the work if you’re going to
move your farm forward in a positive
direction.”
The first step is knowing exactly what
your farm is making and what it’s cost-
Merle Good Photos: Shannon VanRaes
ing, making sure margins are known and
gross revenue is understood.
Good suggested producers look at
their operations as two separate businesses.
“The real reason I like the idea of two
separate businesses is primarily for succession, because the transferring of the
farm is not transferring one bundle of
assets, the farm to me is the operating
business, the cattle, machinery, inventory and that structure, the land is a separate issue, because I can be a successful
farmer with not inheriting every acre,”
Good said. “So when we have that separation of land versus the operations, we
can then understand what our business
is making, versus what our real estate
investment is making or costing us.”
But perhaps before producers even
think about acquiring more land they
need to be asking if they can increase
their profit margins using the land base
they already have at their disposal.
First step
Before buying more land, Good suggested farmers look at ways of increasing
their returns from existing land through
improvements such as tile drainage, or
Roy Arnott
increasing productivity through strategies such as variable-rate seeding, or
improving their bottom line through
better marketing.
He also noted that new challenges are
on the way that will impact what farmland becomes available. As existing landholders, many of them retired farmers,
pass on, more farmland is being inherited by children who don’t farm.
“When they get that land, what are
they going to do with it? And I think
our role as educators of agriculture is
trying to convince a girl in Calgary or
in Brandon that if she inherits farmland from her parents, maybe she
should hang on to it, and not flip it the
next day,” Good said, noting that over
the long haul, land still proves to be
profitable regardless of ups and downs
along the way.
“Over the 30-year cycle, land from
1983 has increased approximately twice
as much as the TSX,” Good said. “In
addition the bull run has continued from
1992 which is the last year in Canada
that farmland year over year had a negative change in value.”
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Organic milk is different — sort of
The difference comes down to breed and diet
Staff
N
ew Zealand researchers reviewing studies of conventional and organic milk composition have concluded
that they are different, but not because of strictly
organic production practices.
Writing in the journal Dairy Science, they said that in a
review of almost 200 studies of milk composition, the differences have been “largely ambiguous.”
“The differences in milk composition observed are actually due to the different diets of the cows (i.e. pasture versus
concentrate feeding) rather than organic versus conventional farming systems,” lead investigator Don Otter of
AgResearch Grasslands Research Centre in New Zealand
said in a release.
The researchers said the definition of “organic” varies
from country to country. In most parts of the world, conventional dairying is associated with high levels of grain
feeding, the use of cow breeds which produce high milk
volumes and the application of large amounts of fertilizer, while organic dairying is tied to pasture and forage
feeding.
“The vast majority of differences reported between
organic and conventional milk come from what cows are
fed and their breed, and is not anything unique to being
organic or conventional in itself,” the researchers said.
Salmonella levels have
increased as chickens are
processed into parts
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Reuters
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checks on
chickens
.S. meat inspectors
are set to toughen
their standards for the
nation’s poultry production
in March in a bid to reduce
foodborne illnesses such as
salmonella, according to U.S.
Department of Agriculture
proposals released Jan. 21.
Under new guidelines, the
USDA plans to begin testing
raw chicken parts for salmonella after an 18-month outbreak of the bacteria linked
to Foster Poultry Farms ended
last year. The outbreak sickened more than 600 people.
The USDA estimates
implementation of new
s a f e t y s t a n d a rd s f o r s a m pling poultry for salmonella
and another bacteria called
campylobacter will prevent
an average of 50,000 illnesses
annually.
Oversight of chicken parts,
including breasts, legs and
w i n g s, i s c r i t i c a l f o r f o o d
safety because they represent
80 per cent of the chicken
available for purchase in the
United States, public health
officials said. The gover nment implemented standards to assess food safety for
whole chickens in 1996 but
said it has since found that
salmonella levels increase
as chicken is processed into
parts.
Un d e r U S D A’s p r o p o s e d
measures, inspectors will routinely assess throughout the
year whether companies are
effectively addressing salmonella in poultr y. Currently,
inspectors infrequently test
samples at facilities on consecutive days.
“We are taking specific aim
at making the poultry items
that Americans most often
purchase safer to eat,” USDA
Secretary Tom Vilsack said in
a statement.
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Co-operator barn
series revival
Do you know this barn?
I
f you do, a Manitoba historian wants to hear from you. In early 1981 the Co-operator worked with provincial Manitoba Historic Resources Branch staff to photograph
and publish a series on rural buildings in Manitoba. Each week a photo and a story
were published about why each of the buildings was rare or unusual.
Now Gordon Goldsborough, webmaster and journal editor with the Manitoba
Historical Society (MHS), is looking for Co-operator readers to help him find the
GPS co-ordinates for these barns. He has looked for them during road trips in rural
Manitoba, but because the site’s location details are scant, he has been unable to
find them. He wants to include the buildings, with their GPS co-ordinates on a map
of historic sites being prepared for the MHS.
This photograph was taken by now-retired Co-operator editor Bob Hainstock
who took the photo in the 1980s for the earlier project. Many of the photos
were eventually included in Hainstock’s 1986 book Barns of Western Canada: An
Illustrated Century.
We are including the original “caption” that ran with his photo, hoping a reader can
answer these questions:
1. Does the building still stand?
2. If so, where is it?
3. What are its GPS co-ordinates?
4. What other information can you provide on its state of preservation or
other details about its history since the original story in the 1980s?
Please send your responses to Gordon Goldsborough at:
email: [email protected]
Telephone: (204) 474-7469
Mail: 2021 Loudoun Rd. Winnipeg, Man. R3S 1A3
Cell wall may
provide FHB
resistance
Italian researchers
hope to breed
resistance into
durum varieties
Staff
R
esearchers at
Sapienza Università di Roma in Italy
say they have identified
cell wall characteristics
that provide resistance to
fusarium head blight.
In a paper published
in the journal BMC Plant
Biology, the researchers
compared a disease-resistant variety of common
wheat and a susceptible
variety of durum wheat.
They infected both with
the fungus, and then
compared the detailed
characteristics of their
cell walls.
The cell walls of the
FHB-resistant variety had
a particular composition
of lignin — a structural
component which plays
a crucial role in cell wall
reinforcement — and
showed unique compositions of other structural
components including
pectin and hemicellulose.
FHB has been present in
Italy since 1995.
“Now that we’ve identified the cell wall characteristics that make a
common wheat variety
resistant to FHB, work
can begin on transferring these traits to vulnerable dur um wheat
varieties,” joint author
Agata Gadaleta from Università di Bari Aldo Moro
said. “These could be cultivated in Italy and other
countries to help produce
safer food with reduced
fungal contamination
and reduced amounts of
dangerous toxins in food
stocks.”
It is estimated that several hundred more Manitoba farms will become eligible in 1982 to join the growing
list of Century Farms in this province. The O’Callaghan farm at Arrow River is one of them.
Homesteaded by Donald McKenzie in 1882, the property passed to his daughter and son-in-law Heremiah
O’Callaghan, then to grandson John O’Callaghan, and finally to current owner William O’Callaghan.
The first years of homesteading weren’t easy for the McKenzie family, with sons John and Murdoch lost to
diptheria the first year the family arrived from Ontario.
This fine barn of board-and-batten exterior wasn’t built until 1901. Measuring 80x60 feet, the structure
was located on the banks of the Arrow River. In addition to double dormers on both the east and west
sides of the barn, it also boasted a 12x30-foot basement for storage of garden product. The lumber was
hauled from Riding Mountain sawmills some 30 miles to the north.
The construction was accomplished with two hired carpenters and some neighbourly help. All framing was
fastened with handmade dowelling. During its heydays, the barn was divided into three main use areas
— the middle area for horse stalls, the west side for milk cows, and the east side (right) for young market
cattle. The upper level was used for feed storage. The structure has not been used for several decades.
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COUNTRY CROSSROADS
CON N EC T I NG RU R A L FA M I L I E S
Farm jobs need better profile and
promotion, says Ag Days speaker
Increased competition for labour and decreasing rural populations
mean farmers need to get smarter about their hiring practices
By Lorraine Stevenson
co-operator staff / Brandon
F
armers at Ag Days might have left
the farm in good hands so they
could take a day or two off last
week — but maybe not.
A n e a r- c a p a c i t y c r ow d i n t h e
Keystone Centre amphitheatre listening to a speaker talk about why it’s so
tough hiring help on the farm these
days is one sign there might be a problem out there.
Brandon-based MNP farm management consultant Peter Manness says
he thinks part of the problem may be
how farmers are trying to recruit, or
not trying hard enough. A common
complaint is, ‘we can’t find people
because the oilpatch has taken them
all,’” he said.
“But have we done all we can to find
people and literally can’t find them?
I don’t think that we’ve really done as
much as we can to try to solve our
labour problems.”
Manness said he mostly sees farmers who can’t find employees buying bigger equipment to get the job
done faster with fewer people — a very
expensive way to deal with the problem, he said.
Farm businesses are trying to meet
their labour needs hiring local retired
farmers who possess the required
skills. But when trying to hire mainly
from their own local agricultural community, they’re fishing in a dwindling pool as the rural farm population shrinks. They could improve their
prospects by looking further afield,
Manness said. Just because someone
hasn’t grown up on a farm doesn’t
mean they don’t have transferable
skills, or couldn’t be trained. Farmbased employment is an attractive
prospect to the right person.
“Think about the trucking industry
right now,” he said. “I find it hard to
believe that there aren’t people driving a truck right now that wouldn’t
be qualified equipment operators and
whose families would be very interested in having them working in a job
closer to home.”
But looking further afield requires
boosting the farm business’s presence
online, he continued. You are going
to need to create an online presence
to drive people to you, Manness said,
and that’s where he isn’t seeing enough
effort. His own Google searches don’t
turn up many farm job advertisements, he said.
“If I Googled your farm, what would
I find out about you and your farm
business?” he asked the Ag Days
crowd. In an inter view, he added
that the days of putting a two-line ad
out on Kijiji or in the farm press and
expecting a response are over.
A better approach is a combination of Internet advertising and a farm
website, detailing who you are and giving prospective employees a way to
find out about you and learn about the
work opportunity you offer.
“I think we’ve got to be able to sell
ourselves more,” he said. “Because
Farm business adviser Peter Manness says farmers could be doing more to solve their labour shortages. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON
“I think there’s a huge
opportunity to go out and
resell agriculture as an
opportunity that exists for
meaningful employment for
people.”
Peter Manness
Farm business adviser
if I’m looking for full-time employment, I’m more likely to call people
who have an online presence, so I can
learn about them a little bit before I go
to see them.”
Manness says some farms do fine
hiring and retaining staff. They’re the
ones who have not only adopted a
professional approach in recruitment
and hiring practices, but have devoted
time to better understanding what
employees want and need.
Those needs and expectations aren’t
just about money. Surveys show one
in every five workers say they expect
to change jobs in the next five years.
You need to be clear about benefits,
work expectations and what sort of
an opportunity you are offering a prospective employee, said Manness.
And what they want is job stability,
respect in the workplace and work-life
balance in addition to fair compensation. Work-life balance has become a
bigger issue even among the incoming
generation on the farm, he added.
Manness said he’s convinced farm
workplaces have attractive and unique
employment opportunities. What they
need to do is talk up the benefits.
Meals, use of vehicles and certainly
accommodations are all of value to
prospective employees. Farmers are
also able to offer an outdoor worksite,
and opportunities to engage with their
work that enables an employee to see
the progress and purpose of it. Many
farm employees become an integral
part of the farm family too, he said.
“I think there’s a huge opportunity
to go out and resell agriculture as an
opportunity that exists for meaningful
employment for people.”
[email protected]
How far afield have you looked for employees?
Ag Days seminar speaker urges farmers to rethink their recruitment strategies. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK
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COUNTRY CROSSROADS
RecipeSwap
The cure and comfort of soup
Lorraine Stevenson
Crossroads Recipe Swap
C
ough, cough, cough! That’s the sound of January. Sit through
any meeting, classroom or other public gathering and you’ll
hear it.
Maybe we’re the one coughing. We should stay home, say health
authorities, because it’s when we insist on, cough, trying, sneeze,
to go about our regular routines, cough, that we spread our germs
around.
Have you had a winter cold yet? Are you down with one now?
There’s no cure for the common cold. But there is comfort.
It’s called soup. Researchers have even looked at the curative qualities of chicken soup and find it can act as a mild anti-inflammatory
while loosening congestion when we’re sick.
Soup has long been a remedy for illness.
In Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen, author Mary Ann Kirby writes of
maultosche, a name Hutterites have for soup which means “big cheek
soup,” and served to those who are ill, as well as the elderly and new
moms.
Soup is good for us, sick or well. A bowl of low-calorie soup can
help lower overall calorie intake at a meal making it a good weightloss habit. Soup can contain any number of healthy ingredients too,
from always good-for-you vegetables to whole grains such as barley
and quinoa.
Soup, of course, is a healthy choice in other ways too. It provides
much-needed daily fluid, especially for those of us who don’t usually
consume the required nine to 12 cups of fluid per day.
Soup is a great way to use up odds and ends in the fridge, so making it frequently can reduce food waste. There are literally endless
ways to combine ingredients for soup.
Soup feeds us on another level too. We told you awhile back about
a collection of soup recipes Winnipegger Wendy Erlanger had combined into a cookbook she called More Than Soup after realizing the
way she and others were taking care of numerous sick friends and
family members was by making pot after pot of soup.
Soup warms the heart, and there’s good reason why popular selfcare books are about soup and the soul.
Here are two recipes from the website of Manitoba
Chicken Producers sure to please on a cold winter day.
Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
6 c. chicken broth
1 stalk celery, minced
1-1/2 c. chopped cooked chicken
1 c. wide egg noodles
1/8 tsp. ground pepper
2 c. frozen mixed vegetables
1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
photoS: Thinkstock
Hearty Chicken Soup
2 tbsp. butter
1/2 onion, chopped
1-1/2 tsp. curry powder
2 medium potatoes, skin on, cubed
4 carrots, sliced
4 stalks celery, sliced
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
2 c. chopped cooked chicken
3 c. chicken stock
1 can evaporated milk (354 ml — skim or 2 per cent)
2 tbsp. flour
Melt butter in a soup pot. Add onion and
curry powder and stir-cook over medium
heat until onions are softened. Stir in
potatoes, carrots, celery, oregano, parsley,
chicken and chicken stock. Bring to a boil,
then reduce heat and simmer until the
potatoes are tender (about 20 minutes).
Mix evaporated milk and flour until free of
lumps. Pour into soup and stir-cook until
slightly thickened. Add salt and pepper to
taste. Serve with whole wheat soda bread.
Freezes well.
Preparation time: 30 minutes.
Cook time: 45 minutes.
Serves: 4 to 6.
Source: www.chicken.mb.ca
Pour chicken broth into a saucepan. Add
celery and bring to a boil over medium heat.
Stir in chicken, noodles, and pepper; cook
for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add
frozen vegetables and cook for another five
minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve
immediately.
Variation: Bring to a boil six cups chicken
broth, two cloves minced garlic, one tbsp.
minced fresh ginger, one tbsp. soy sauce
and one tbsp. lemon juice. Stir in 1-1/2 cups
cooked chicken and two cups frozen stirfry vegetable mix and simmer five minutes.
Stir in three oz. rice vermicelli and continue
cooking for about two more minutes or until
vermicelli is tender.
Tip: Need cooked chicken but don’t have
time to cook? Bring home a rotisserie
chicken from the deli counter at the grocery
store. It only takes a few minutes to take the
meat off the bones and cut it up. You’ll get
about three cups of cooked chopped chicken
– enough to make this recipe and have 1-1/2
cups left over. Use the extra for tomorrow’s
lunch or wrap it tightly in foil and freeze it for
up to three months.
Preparation time: 10 minutes.
Cook time: 25 minutes.
Serves: 4.
Change coming
W
hen I started writing this column, BSE was still to come,
the term 100-mile diet had not
been coined, and no one knew what love
— and scrutiny — would come farmers’ way during a decade of intensifying
interest in where food comes from.
Suffice it to say, there’s always something to write about in a food column
each week. The challenge of choosing is
little like what to make for supper.
I’ve had help, and appreciate all of it,
especially from the home economists
and dietitians I’ve consulted on various
matters and often quoted here.
It’s been rewarding to select and pair a
few recipes with this column each week
too. ( That’s one of those tough jobs but
someone has to do it!) I’ve appreciated
recipes sent my way from readers, as
well as those from commodity organizations such as Manitoba Canola Growers
Association, Dairy Farmers of Canada,
and many others.
I’ve also appreciated your feedback on
this column, and hope at least some of
the recipes featured have been enjoyed
around your table.
This is my last contribution to The
Re c i p e Sw a p. Ne x t w e e k y o u’ l l s e e
a change to this page. We’re switching
Prairie Fare written by North Dakota
State University professor and food
and nutrition specialist Julie GardenRobinson, who you’ll already be reading
in the Country Crossroads section, to
these pages. I’ll continue writing about
food matters elsewhere in the paper,
and will be contributing short features
to this page on new made-in-Manitoba
food products and the people and stories
behind them.
Thank you for all your interest, feedback and support of The Recipe Swap.
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“
I
keep expecting to hear geese flying overhead.”
Brady Jackson looked up at the sky through the
curved glass walls of his parents’ brand new
sunroom. “It feels absolutely like spring out there.”
“It certainly looks like spring,” said Andrew.
“Early spring. Grey and dreary and mucky.”
“I don’t like it,” said Rose. “It’s too warm. And
you know what’s going to happen. We’ll just be
getting used to it and then one night we’ll go to
bed and the snow will be melting on the roof and
we’ll have the window open a crack because the
bedroom gets too hot if we don’t and then we’ll
wake up at four in the morning and our hair will
be frozen to the headboard because the temperature’s gone down to -65 outside and the north
wind is howling through the trees like a Florida
hurricane.”
There was a moment of silence.
“Or it could just stay warm,” said Andrew.
“My uncle and aunt will be so ticked off if it
stays warm,” Amanda piped up.
“Really?” said Rose. “Why would anyone be
ticked off about that?”
“Because they’re going to Mexico,” said
Amanda. “They’ve never gone south in winter
before but they’ve saved up so they can go this
year to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.
Uncle Bob says if it’s not at least 25 below when
they go to the airport he’s going to cancel the tickets and stay home just to make a statement.”
“Make a statement to who?” asked Andrew.
Amanda shrugged. “Mother Nature I guess,” she
said. “He’s kidding obviously. He knows if he did
that Auntie would just go without him. Uncle Bob
is kind of the epitome of hyperbole anyway,” she
added.
“They should have gone last year,” said Brady.
“They could have gone literally any day between
November 1 and February 28 and the temperature
would have been -25 at the airport.”
“Now who’s being the epitome of hyperbole,”
said Rose.
There was a brief lull in the conversation as the
four of them gazed out into the backyard.
“So, Amanda,” said Andrew at length. “How are
you enjoying life in the country? Not missing the
hustle and bustle of city life that you used to get
The
Jacksons
By Rollin Penner
here?” He looked over at Rose. “Yesterday,” he
said, “a car drove by at 11:30 in the evening, and
Rose said honey, we have to move back to the
country, there’s too much traffic here.”
Amanda laughed. “We lived here for like three
years and I don’t think we ever had a car drive by
after 11 o’clock. Did we Brady?”
“Nope,” said Brady. “But, the times, they are a
changin’.”
“And to answer your question, I love it in
the country,” said Amanda. “I will never get
tired of just standing outside at night look-
ing at the stars! Growing up in the city, as a
kid, I had no idea there were so many stars.
Seriously, I thought there were maybe a couple
of hundred.”
“Yeah, that’s really something, isn’t it?” said
Rose. “Can you imagine? There are people living
in cities like New York who have never seen stars.
I mean, in the movies maybe, but never in their
natural habitat.”
“Oh and I love the coyotes,” said Amanda. “They
get to howling at the moon, it makes me feel like
I’m back in the Wild West, homesteading on the
great open prairie.”
Andrew grimaced. “Ah yes,” he said. “It’s all
very romantic until somebody loses a dozen
sheep.”
“I know,” said Amanda. “I feel like I shouldn’t
like the coyotes, but I can’t help it.”
“It’s OK,” said Andrew. “You’re a city girl. The
harsh realities of frontier life haven’t become real
to you yet.”
Brady snorted. “Ah yes pops,” he said looking
around. “A hot tub and an all-glass sunroom with
padded Adirondack chairs. Those are the harsh
realities of frontier life for you.”
“Well, the realities aren’t as harsh as they used to
be,” said Andrew. “We’ve managed to build a civilization that affords us relative peace and comfort,
despite the depredations of roving bands of coyotes. But it wasn’t always easy.”
“Packs of coyotes,” said Rose. “They’re called
packs.”
“Call them what you will,” said Andrew, “we
have brought them under control. It’s not the
coyotes that are going to threaten the civilization
we love.”
“It’s not?” said Amanda. “Then what will?”
“We will,” said Andrew. “The adolescent human
race. Capable of all kinds of amazing things of
which we have no idea what the consequences
will be. But we’ll do the things anyway, because
like adolescents, we’re not that worried about
consequences.”
There was another brief lull.
“This room is awesome,” said Brady.
“Civilization,” said Andrew. “It’s worth fighting
for.”
What causes brown leaves on houseplants?
There’s many diseases that attack foliage plants so know how to identify and treat
By Albert Parsons
Freelance contributor
T
here is nothing like living plants to add beauty
and warmth to an indoor
space, and because they are
grown for their foliage, it is
important to keep them looking healthy and attractive. There
are certain diseases that attack
foliage plants; some are easily
treated while others can be fatal.
Knowing how to identify these
diseases and then how to treat
them is essential to keeping
your collection looking its best.
The best defence against diseases is prevention. Buy disease-free plants and keep newcomers in isolation until you are
sure that they are disease free.
Examine plants carefully for
any sign of disease before you
buy them. Use sterilized planting medium and clean containers that have been scrubbed
and disinfected. Most diseases
take hold because plants are
under stress, so giving plants
the proper growing conditions
will prevent many problems.
Give plants lots of TLC, provide
them with appropriate light
levels, check them frequently,
water carefully — more plants
are killed by overwatering than
from any other cause, provide
good ventilation, and practise proper hygiene. Remove
dead leaves and spent blooms
that might harbour disease
organisms.
Anthracnose is one disease
that can strike houseplants; leaf
tips that turn yellow and then
brown. The leaves gradually
die. Sometimes this disease is
mistaken for leaf-tip burn from
overfertilizing, but since we do
not usually fertilize our plants
during the winter months, if
these symptoms appear at this
time of year, they are probably
caused by disease.
Root and stem rot usually
occur because of improper
watering. Some plants, such
as Rex begonias, are especially
prone to rot and extreme care
must be taken when watering plants prone to this affliction. Stems become limp and
blacken, then die. These dead
pieces should be removed
promptly and the soil around
the stems of the plants worked
up to aerate it. If the infection
is severe you might want to
dump the whole pot and discard all diseased parts and plant
any that seem healthy. Swishing
these healthy pieces in a fungicide solution and then planting
them in barely moist soil might
result in success.
Watch for brown
leaves on your
houseplants and
if you find some,
determine the cause
and take immediate
action to stop
the disease from
progressing.
Leaf spots are a fungal disease and are evidenced by
small brown spots with yellow
margins. Sometimes the spots
are black; in any case the spots
get bigger until the entire leaf
is dead. Removal of diseased
leaves is the first defence,
along with regular watering.
Infrequent and erratic watering can promote this disease,
as well as poor ventilation.
Pothos is one plant that seems
susceptible to leaf spot but the
disease can be controlled by
the above-mentioned actions.
Botrytis or grey mould is
also a fungus disease, but it is
very hard to treat and it is usu-
Determine what’s causing brown leaves and then take action. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS
ally best to discard the plant
and start fresh if this disease
gets a foothold. Fuzzy grey
mould covers the stems and
foliage of an infected plant,
resulting in death of the plant.
It is sometimes confused with
powdery mildew which results
in the foliage of a plant being
covered with a fine white powder-like coating. The plant will
smell mouldy. Fungicide can
be used to combat powdery
mildew. Overwatering, high
humidity, and poor air circula-
tion encourage the development of both of these diseases.
Wa t c h f o r b r ow n l e a v e s
on your houseplants and
if you find some, determine
the cause and take immediate action to stop the disease from progressing.
Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure, so practise good cultural
practices.
Albert Parsons writes from
Minnedosa, Manitoba
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COUNTRY CROSSROADS
Safe handling of shellfish
Reader’s Photo
Government of Canada release
Shellfish is a nutritious food choice
but it must be stored, handled and
prepared properly to help prevent
food poisoning. Children, pregnant women, seniors and people
with compromised immune systems are particularly at risk and
should avoid eating raw or undercooked shellfish.
Here’s some food safety tips:
• Keep raw shellfish separate from
other foods in the grocery cart
and in the refrigerator to prevent
cross-contamination of food.
• Refrigerate shellfish as soon as
possible after you buy it. Keep
it cold (below 4 C) until you are
ready to cook it.
• Check the packaging on frozen shellfish before you buy it
to make sure that it isn’t torn or
open and that there isn’t a lot of
frost on the package. If there is
a lot of frost, it may mean it has
Enjoying the sun on a cold winter day. PHOTO: VANESSA LEBEAU
Cold winters are hard on birds
Consider some ways to help them out in frigid temperatures
By Donna Gamache
Freelance contributor
PHOTO: THINKSTOCK
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F
or the last eight winters, our backyard has
been home to a mourning dove, a species which
does not normally overwinter
in Manitoba. It appears that
this dove (my husband and I
assume it is the same one) does
not realize that it is supposed
to migrate! One winter a second dove joined the first in late
December and stayed the rest
of the winter, but that has not
been repeated.
I re a d i n Wi n t e r Bi rd
Highlights (sent out to member bird counters by Project
FeederWatch), a report about
mourning doves overwintering in Ontario, with a majority
having lost one or more toes
to frostbite. This prompted us
to check out the feet on “our”
dove, and we were dismayed
to see, using our binoculars,
that it too, has badly damaged
feet. We wondered if this had
happened during last year’s
long, cold winter, but when I
enlarged a photo from 2014, we
could see stubby-looking feet
at that time as well. A photo
from January 2011 also shows
some damage but not as much
as now. Both feet of our dove
are now very chopped-off looking, with all the claws and toes
missing. I’m not sure how the
bird manages to cling to tree
branches, but so far, as of the
beginning of January, it seems
to be doing all right.
Birds that normally overwinter in cold climates have developed methods of protecting
their extremities. Snowy owls
have feathered feet and legs,
been frozen for a long time or
that it was thawed and refrozen.
• Never defrost shellfish at room
temperature! Thaw it in the
refrigerator or in cold water.
Cook shellfish right after you
thaw it.
• Wash your hands before and
after handling raw shellfish.
• Do not use the same plate or
utensils for raw and cooked
shellfish, and wash counters and
utensils with soap and warm
water after preparation.
University of Waterloo release
A sheltered area will help ground-feeding birds. A dove’s damaged feet.
while on other birds the scales
help insulate them. Some have
a unique circulatory system by
which they can constrict the
veins along the outsides of their
legs and feet, or the veins may
lie adjacent to arteries where
the outgoing blood is warmer.
Mourning doves, however,
have not lived for very long in
colder regions, and have not yet
adapted to frigid temperatures.
Some people think that the
increase in non-migrating
doves is because of a greater
supply of waste grain in fields.
Others believe that bird feeding may be a factor or perhaps
global warming. We have modi-
GAMACHE PHOTOS
fied our backyard over the years
to help the dove and the other
birds. A heated bird bath sits
outside the kitchen window,
which in winter is not used very
often as a bath, but frequently
for drinking. Here we see the
dove coming to drink once or
twice each day.
Doves are ground feeders,
and my husband has used old
plywood to create a sheltered
area below our other feeders.
This offers some protection on
snowy days and helps to keep
an area that is easier for us to
put out seeds for them. We feed
our dove a mixture of safflower,
white millet and sunflower
seeds.
If you have ground-feeding
birds at your feeders, such as
juncos, sparrows or a dove,
consider offering some protection for them as they feed. Any
bird tough enough to brave
Manitoba winters deserves a
little extra help.
Donna Gamache writes from
MacGregor, Manitoba
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Despite showing interest in
web or mobile apps to help
m a n a g e t h e i r Ty p e 2 d i a betes, only a small number
of older adults actually
use them, says a new study
f ro m t h e Un i ve r s i t y o f
Waterloo. Approximately 2.2
million Canadians are living
with Type 2 diabetes, two million of whom are age 50 or
older.
The study found that
although more than 90 per
cent of research participants
owned a computer or had
daily Internet access, just 18
per cent used applications
on this technology to help
manage their diabetes. While
almost half owned smar t phones, only five per cent
used them to manage their
disease.
“There was a strong association between age and confidence — confidence about
technology use really dropped
off in the oldest age groups,”
said Professor Peter Hall, of
the faculty of applied health
s c i e n c e s a t Wa t e r l o o a n d
senior author of the paper.
“This drop in confidence was
mirrored by a corresponding drop in intentions to use
the technology in the near
future.”
Earlier research shows that
people who use smartphone
and web apps to manage
chronic diseases follow their
doctors’ recommendations
more closely and make positive changes in their health,
at least among those already
positively inclined toward
such technology. In diabetes
management, technology can
provide platforms for glucose
logs, dietar y and physical
activity journals, and create
opportunities for scheduled
prompting or interventions.
“It may be that older adults
are unaware of apps available, they had low confidence
about using them regularly, or
both,” said Kathleen Dobson,
a graduate student and lead
author on the paper.
Despite the low use of assistive technology among older
adults, the majority of study
participants felt that adopting
Internet or smartphone applications to manage their diabetes was a good idea. More
than two-thirds intended to
adopt assistive technology
moving forward.
“Successful diabetes mana g e m e n t i m p rove s q u a l i t y
of life, reduces risk of complications and generally
extends life expectancy,” said
P r o f e s s o r Ha l l . “My h o p e
is that we can find ways to
encourage adoption of these
new self-management tools,
even among those older
adults who don’t consider
themselves to be especially
tech savvy.”
The development of seni o r- f r i e n d l y a p p s t h a t a re
easier to see and use along
w i t h e n c o u ra g e m e n t f ro m
health-care practitioners to
use assistive technology could
help increase the number of
older adults who use their
phones and computers as
tools to better manage their
diabetes. Raising awareness
about existing applications
and boosting confidence is
also key in increasing the use
of assistive technology among
older adults.
A future phase of this
research will involve sen iors who aren’t tech savvy
t o d e t e r m i n e t h e i r re c e p tivity to different types of
applications.
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