Spring AGRICULTURE 2017 The new Mazergroup dealership in Moosomin will be similar to this location in Neepawa. New 25,000 square foot building:Mazergroup building in Moosomin this year “Industry numbers tell us there is the same amount of equipment sold out of Moo- BY KEVIN WEEDMARK somin as sold out of Brandon . . . It’s a good place to build a dealership and develop a Mazergroup has big plans for its Mooso- dealership.”min dealership. Bob Mazer says the company will build —Bob Mazera new 25,000 square foot building on asite on the North Service Road facing the some grief in our industry. 2015 was not start building now.” building up and enclosed for freeze up,Trans-Canada Highway. kind to our industry. Our combines went Plans for the building are now being fi- and we’ll complete the interior over the “We just met this morning to finalize the up $100,000 apiece, for instance. It sent winter, and moving sometime over thesize of the building,” Mazer said in an in- shockwaves through our industry. We just nalized. winter before the season starts. We’d liketerview Tuesday afternoon. “Our current wanted to be prudent with our approach “We’ll be finalizing the size of the build- to be in the building and prepared for theproperty is sold to Ron Kaban from Yor- to this development. Selling the property spring of 2018.”kton Hyundai and Whitewood Chrysler. prior to starting the build helps us move ing within the next seven days and it’s go- “We will turn it over to him as soon as forward. ing to be in that vicinity of about 25,000 Mazer says the company will likelythe new facility is ready. The sale of the square feet, so it’s two and a half times the increase staffing to meet an anticipatedother property was a big impetus to move “We were going to start in the spring of size of what we’re living in today. growth in business once the new buildingahead.” ‘16. Now we’re going to start in the spring has been completed. Construction was originally scheduled of ‘17, so it’s back a year. It actually worked “We will be moving the canvas shedto start in 2016, but as we reported at that out very nicely because, as you know, we over to the new property. It’s very easily “Because we’ve got limited space, we re-time, Mazergroup delayed the project. actually put in a massive amount of fill to moved.” ally are limited to what we can do out of “The ag industry hasn’t been real great build the property up. We’ve built up six that facility. We will be increasing our staffthe last couple of years,” Bob Mazer ex- acres of the 15 acres. Construction will start within the next as we increase our business, and we be-plains. “The biggest cause is the drop in few months. lieve we will increase our business whenour dollar, which made the cost of the “That extra year gave it time to settle we have facilities to do so.”equipment go up so much that it did cause and it’s in really good shape to be able to “We’ll be letting the contract for the building probably within the next 60 Continued on page C2 ☞ days,” said Mazer. “It may go a little quick- er, but worst case scenario, we’ll have the NEW FOR #plant17 – SNOWBIRD Faba Beans 23:2eowc Looking for a pulse that can withstand water/disease and leave more N than just about anything? Try Faba Beans in your rotation for 2017. Call us to learn more! Working with you, Working for you! (T) 306.434.7436 For more information on our varieties and trial work please visit our website or give us a call!www.websterseedfarm.ca [email protected]
C2 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017 New 25,000 square foot building:Mazergroup building in Moosomin this year “We think Moosomin is the correct place to be if you’re in the implement business . .+ Continued from front . It is going to be one of our anchor stores, because it’s on Number One Highway and “With the 15 stores we’ve got, because it encompasses that big trade area.”we’ve got our own fleet of trucks, we’ve —Bob Mazeralso started the process of moving equip-ment from location to location, say for same amount of equipment sold out of a significant majority, but we do have a area. We feel that it’s a long, long termscheduled serving for combines for the Moosomin as is sold out of Brandon. number of shareholders in the organiza- investment so we’re going to build prop-winter season. If we go 30 miles one way tion.” erly and we think Moosomin is the corrector another it doesn’t make much differ- “It’s a big territory. You have to go past place to be if you’re in the implement busi-ence. With the facility here, it will supple- Grenfell to start running into the Regina Mazer said the expansion in Moosomin ness.ment our facility in Shoal Lake, and to dealerships, and it’s a long way up to Yor- is a long term investment.some extent Brandon, believe it or not. We kton. “I don’t think there will ever be a timecould potentially be servicing equipment “On an individual basis, it would be when the big three won’t be there. Wesold out of Shoal Lake and Brandon in the “It’s a good place to build a dealership very difficult for us to do what we’re do- want to present ourselves differently thannew facility in Moosomin.” and develop a dealership.” ing in Moosomin. If we were a single store, we have to this point. it would be very difficult to built a 25,000 Mazer feels total staffing in Moosomin Mazergroup has a long history in Mani- square foot facility. But we’re supported “It is going to be one of our anchor stores,could be in the range of 15-17 when the toba. Moosomin is the group’s one Sas- by all of the stores and the whole group. I because it’s on Number One Highway andnew facility is fully up and running. katchewan dealership. think it’s a good thing for Moosomin and it encompasses that big trade area.” “It would be technicians who are added, “I’ve been in the business 49 years Dr. Robert Kitchen, MPpotentially one parts person, and poten- myself,” says Mazer. “I’ve been in thetially one sales person.” business a long time. My father had the Souris-Moose Mountain Massey-Ferguson dealership in Brandon, Why did Mazergroup decide to build and I started in 1968 and got the Versatilethe new store in Moosomin? agency in 1970. We started at Hartney with our first expansion store and then went to “Nobody is going to build a new im- Neepawa and Ste. Rose, and we ended upplement business between Brandon and where we are the only New Holland deal-Moosomin, and nobody is going to build ers in Manitoba, and of course we havea new implement business between Moo- our location in Moosomin, Saskatchewan.somin and Regina,” he says. “Then York- We’re privately owned. My family ownston’s to the north. That’s a big area servedfrom Moosomin. “Industry numbers tell us there is the Moosomin Office: 306-435-2831 Email: [email protected] www.drrobertkitchen.ca Mazergroup will be building its new dealership at this location on theNorth Service Road in Moosomin. 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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C3Sights set on lamb production expansion by Neil Billinger ton required by the domestic market, and the sheep sector The Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board hostedCanada produces less than half of the lamb and mut- wants to change that. It’s focused on attracting new pro- seminars for beginning producers or those looking to ex- ducers to reduce imports from New Zealand and Australia. pand. Statistics Canada reports the sheep population fell 1.4 Growing confidence per cent last year. Two of the three higher producing prov- inces, Quebec and Alberta, saw declines. However, there “Producers are starting to have more confidence that were gains in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. prices are not fluctuating very much,” says Gordon Schro- eder, SSDB executive director. “We are seeing lots of inter- Expansion effort est and hope that translates into increased numbers.” The two Prairie provinces are making concerted efforts Trent and Sandy Larson own L5 Farms Ltd. near South- to grow the sheep population. ey, about 50 kilometres north of Regina. A new venture, Canada Sheep and Lamb Farms, was re- “I think sheep farming is a little easier to get into than cently formed in southeast Manitoba. The two participants other forms of livestock,” Trent says. “Breeding stock is a are locally based Sarto Sheep Farms and Integrated Foods little cheaper to buy and you don’t need the same amount Ltd. of New Zealand. The plan is to grow the existing flock of infrastructure.” from 5,000 breeding ewes to 30,000 within five years. Schroeder says prices are good at $200-plus per market Saskatchewan is setting its sights on encouraging small- lamb. Lambs raised in Saskatchewan are shipped to feder- er operations. About 900 provincial farms have sheep and ally inspected plants in Innisfail, Alta. or Ontario for pro- lambs. Less than 10 per cent are sole-income operations, cessing. A number of provincial abattoirs slaughter lambs but 50 to 60 per cent provide significant income to the farm. for farmgate sales and direct marketing. There is room for additional sheep production LEARN ABOUTon the Prairies. These lambs are at Westwood PRODUCTION COST INSURANCERanch near Elkhorn. Simply put, it’s a multi peril product that insures your three major inputs A salute to - fertilizer, seed and chemicals - Agriculture Producers as well as an additional amount of revenue in excess of those inputs. I would like to express my Ask us why it’s the fastest growing insurance product for producers. appreciation to our agriculture community for the enormous Hebert Grain Ventures contribution you make to our Moosomin, Sk province’s economy. Your local Global Ag Risk Solutions Advisor Phone: 306-739-0028 Email: [email protected] www.hebertgrainventures.com www.agrisksoluƟons.caSteven Bonk, MLA 622 Main St. • Moosomin, SK 23:3cMOOSOMIN CONSTITUENCY Phone: 306-435-4005 E TIRE S NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY THE BODY AT OIL CHANGE SHOP @TH HOP CELEBRATION CELEBRATION FORD –FORD SALES– 65$ONLY 99 306-435-3313 1-800-880-4533 www.celebrationford.com WE SERREVIACED&YREPAIR ALL MAKES & MODELS! WORK!FOR2017 FORD F150 2017 FORD F250 2015 FORD F150 204 FORD F-250 2016 GMC K2500 2013 FORD F150 STOCK# 7T069 STOCK# 7T041 STOCK# 6T249A STOCK# 6T117A STOCK# 7T066A STOCK# 6T134ASuper Crew, 4X4, XLT, 5.0L, V8, Crew Cab, 4X4, XLT, 6.7L, Super Crew, Lariat, Fully Loaded, Crew Cab, 4x4, XLT, 6.7L, Crew Cab, Denali, 6.6L Duramax Super Crew, 4X4, XLT, Trailer Tow Package Power Stroke Diesel Lift Kit, 129,000 kms Powerstrok Diesel, with only 4,000 kms! 3.5L Ecoboost, 125,000 kms Only 99, 000 kms MSRP: $48,774 MSRP: $69,349 SALE PRICE SALE PRICE SALE PRICE - $6,953 DISCOUNTS - $7,538 DISCOUNTS SALE PRICE $36,532 $67,900 $24,900 SALE $ 61,991SALE $ ONLY $259 $41,900 ONLY $499 ONLY $209 ONLY $33941,821PRICE PRICE Bi-Weekly x 84 Months Bi-Weekly x 84 Months Bi-Weekly x 72 Months Bi-Weekly x 72 MonthsFinance at 0.99% $265 Finance at 0.99% $455 for 84 months Bi-Weekly for 72 months Bi-WeeklyEligible COSTCO Members Eligible COSTCO Members receive an additional $1,000 rebatecelebrationford.comreceive an additional $1,000 rebate Check out to keep up with our changing inventory!CELEBRATION 1-800-880-4533 –FORD SALES– www.celebrationford.com 306-435-3313 • MOOSOMIN, SK MONDAY - FRIDAY: 8 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. GUY WALL: BRENT WILSON: SATURDAY: 9 A.M. - 2 P.M. (306) 435-0215 (306) 434-7125Find us on LORNE LANGFORD: (306) 435-6046 RYAN THORN: (306) 435-9508 TYLER THORN: (306) 435-7808Facebook
C4 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017Farm-to-fork connection is changing the face of dairy BY BRITTANY STEVENS benefits of feeding cows a control diet and those fed di- said Moats. “Implementing extruded flaxseed into the The first in her immediate family to obtain an agricul- ets supplemented with unprocessed or extruded flaxseed diets of dairy cattle could benefit all levels of the supplyture degree at the University of Saskatchewan, Moats’ in- products. chain by creating new markets and increasing the avail-terest in animal nutrition was sparked by her experience ability of essential nutrients for consumers.”working on a variety of dairy farms. Seeing the direct con- Having seen an increase in omega-3 fatty acid contentnection between what animals eat and the human benefit, in milk when cows were fed the extruded diet, Moats is Last July, Moats presented her research at the Ameri-she knew she wanted to learn more. encouraged by the initial results and is hopeful the final can Dairy Science Association’s joint annual meeting in After completing her undergraduate degree (BSA) in outcome will lead to development of value-added dairy Orlando, Fla. Her presentation earned her first place inanimal science in 2012, Moats accepted a research posi- products in Saskatchewan. the three-minute thesis competition and second place intion with the feed manufacturing company O&T Farms the graduate student research poster competition. Thein Regina. “I truly believe our province has the potential to be- opportunity granted her invaluable exposure and helped In this role, Moats provided technical support to cus- come a leader in the omega-3 dairy product production,” showcase Saskatchewan’s agricultural presence on an in-tomers and helped co-ordinate research initiatives. In- ternational scale.spired to use her skills to build on her own passions andinterests, she returned to the U of S in 2013 to pursue “Having our research receive that kind of internationalgraduate studies in ruminant nutrition. recognition was such an exciting and humbling experi- Moats’ research is a collaboration between the College ence,” she said.of Agriculture and Bioresources and O&T Farms, withadditional funding from SaskMilk and the National Re- Moats is the recipient of many awards and scholar-search Council. Under the supervision of David Chris- ships. Notably, she received the Saskatchewan Innovationtensen and Timothy Mutsvangwa, professor emeritus and Opportunities Scholarship, awarded to graduate stu-and professor, respectively, in the Department of Animal dents whose research topics are thought to enhance theand Poultry Science, Moats examines how the nutritional province’s agriculture industry.value of milk is affected when dairy cows are fed a sup-plemented flaxseed diet. Building on the relevance of the farm-to-fork mental- Canada is the world’s largest producer of flaxseed, pro- ity, Moats hopes to apply her knowledge to developingducing nearly 40 per cent of the global yield. Flaxseed innovative animal feed programs to improve animal per-contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are formance as well as the nutritional value of food productsknown to benefit both animal and human health. for consumers. Using Holsteins from the U of S herd, Moats compares “The impact animal nutrition can have on the quality of the food we produce has always been an area of interest for me,” she said. “Combine this with the importance of consumer nutrition, and it’s easy to see that this research opportunity was a natural fit.” COME SEE US ON THE TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY IN BRANDON, MB! 2016 LOADTRAIL 2 x 10,000 lb axles, 2016 TITAN 3 Horse Trailer 30’ GOOSENECK Multi Purpose Dove AVALANCHE II $16,400 $14,900 2017 24’ Rough Stock Trailer Tri-Axle SUNDOWNER $27,900 $ 21,9002017 28’ TITAN STANDARD STOCK HAIL SPECIAL! 29 BKS 7,000 lb Axles 2015 KEYSTONE $25,500 $ 10,9002016 LOAD TRAIL HIDEOUT 14’ DUMP TRAILER 204-726-8199 www.aats.ca 3:1c 2017 RAM 2500 POWER WAGON 2017 RAM 1500 REBEL 204-748-3396 Stock # 5139 MSRP $69,495 Stock # 5147 MSRP $62,749300 Frontage Road West, Virden, MB • Crew Cab - $5,000 • Crew Cab - $7,750 www.virdenchrysler.ca • 4X4 REBATE • 4X4 REBATE • Blue Streak • Granite Crystal $6VA0LUE,P6RIC0E 9 $5VA0LUE,P9RIC9E 9 $189 Weekly $157 Weekly Tax Included Tax Included 3.49% Financing 2.99% Financing For 96 Months For 96 Months
Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C5 Above: On January 6 the 4-H Club sold calendars to help support STARS. Top Left: The 4-H Club Public Speaking Competition took place on February 10. Bottom Left: January 14 the 4-H Club participated in District 4-H Curling in Whitewood. The Senior team was Ashton Reid, Ty Woods, Cheyenne Jamieson, and Cutter Reid (Spare: Levi Jamieson). Fairmede 4-H Beef Club by Levi Jamieson & Katelyn Garvey Jamieson. Intermediate: 1st-Cheyenne Jamieson, Fairmede 4-H Beef Club held it’s orga- December 3/2016 we had a Weigh Day Our 4-H Club Public Speaking Compe- 2nd-Katelyn Garvey, 3rd-Cutter Reidnizational meeting on November 4/2016with our election of officers. Our Club Ex- and meeting at Woods. tition took place on February 10/2017. A Senior: 1st-Ty Woods, 2nd-Trae Reid,ecutive this year is: On January 6/2017 we sold calenders to huge thank you goes out to our judges for 3rd-Rhett Woods, 4th-Ashton Reid General Leader: Darren Fisk the evening: Lana McCormac, Karly Fre- Assistant Leader: Diane Jamieson help support STARS. gin and Tamala Jones. They gave us lots Thanks to the Turpie and Jamieson Fam- President: Ty Woods January 14/2017 we participated in of helpful comments, advice and encour- ilies for donating plaques for the Angus Vice President: Katelyn Garvey agement. Turpie Memorial Public Speaking Awards Treasurer: Cheyenne Jamieson District 4-H Curling in Whitewood. Our and to the Woods Family for donating the Secretary: Chloe Woods Senior team was Ashton Reid, Ty Woods, Results of the evening: Judges gifts. Phoners: Marti & Joel Fisk Cheyenne Jamieson, Cutter Reid(Spare: CloverBud: 1st-Callie Reid, 2nd-Joel Reporter: Levi Jamieson Levi Jamieson) and our fun curlers were Fisk, 3rd-Marti Fisk District 4-H Public Speaking will be District Delegates: Cheyenne Jamieson Callie Reid, Marti Fisk, Joel Fisk and Levi Junior: 1st-Chloe Woods, 2nd-Levi Ja- held on March 19/2017 at Wawota, hosted mieson by Wawota Multi Club. The top 2 placings in each category will attend. 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C6 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017Pulses in Western Canadian crop rotations Farmers in Western Canada know the benefits of well One paper, published in 2011, showed that diversifying A portion of the fixed nitrogen remains in the crop roots,thought-out crop rotations. These can reduce the impact cropping systems with oilseeds and biological nitrogen nodules and soil, which contributes to nitrogen pools thatof harmful insects, reduce the amount of fertilizer needed, fixers such as pulses lowered the carbon footprint of du- benefit subsequent crops.improve soil health and lengthen the period that specially rum wheat by an average of 22% over cereal-based mono-bred crops remain resistant to disease. With the increased culture systems. These two studies clearly show that the use of pulses tointerest in growing pulse crops in recent years, research- diversify rotation systems is key to increasing total grainers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) have Another paper, published in 2014, showed that in a 25- production while reducing carbon footprint in agricul-quantified some of the benefits of adding these crops to year field study, wheat in a lentil-wheat rotation system ture.rotations. produced a similar amount of grain as in the continuous wheat system, but the former did so with 29% less nitro- Too much of a good thing? To help commemorate the International Year of the gen fertilizer. Consequently, fertilizer-nitrogen-use effi- Lentils have increasingly become a crop of choice forPulses, we are revisiting some important research find- ciency for wheat in the lentil-wheat system averaged 80% farmers, especially in southwest Saskatchewan, as pulsesings on how pulses contribute to sustainable crop produc- greater than for continuous wheat system in dry years, have a lot of benefit for crop rotations. However, is short-tion. 97% greater in normal years, and 36% greater in wet years. ening the rotation to include more lentil plantings a good idea? Considering potential risks of pathogen building up Enhanced system productivity How does this happen? Rhizobia, a particular kind of in the soil with intensified pulse rotation over time, it is AAFC researcher Dr. Yantai Gan, located in the semi- soil bacteria associated with legume root systems, fix ni- advised that in wetter areas or on clay soils, or on thosearid growing region of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, has trogen from the atmosphere in a solar driven process that farms where root rot diseases have been a growing con-recently published a paper that shows that, when com- transforms the nitrogen into ammonia. This provides a cern, a longer rotation of pulses or more diversified crop-pared to summer fallowing (leaving the land idle during large portion of the nitrogen required for plant growth. ping system should be adopted.the growing year), diversifying cropping systems withpulses: Checking on field peas in a Saskatchewan field. Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan photo Improves soil water use; Improves soil nitrogen availability; Increases crop production. The 2005–2011 trial was done in three-year cropping se-quences involving pulses (dry pea, lentil and chickpea),cereals (wheat, barley and durum) and summer fallow.The cereal-pulse system increased total grain produc-tion by more than 35%, improved protein yield by nearly60%and enhanced fertilizer-nitrogen-use efficiency by33% over the cereal-summer fallow system. Enhanced soil biodiversity and improved soil health In another study, Dr. Gan and his team found that croprotations have a large effect on microbial communitiesin the soil. These microbes, including fungi and bacteria,can have a beneficial relationship with the plants. Farm-ers benefit from microbial-crop rotation relationshipsthrough increased crop profitability and input efficiency.For example, the team found that durum does better fol-lowing a crop of peas than it does following chickpeas,due to the pea roots having beneficial interaction with mi-crobial communities in the soil. Research into the effects of crop rotations on microbialcommunities and soil health is ongoing. Improving cropping systems may help mitigategreenhouse gas emissions Dr. Gan’s research shows adoption of diversified croprotations with pulses can substantially lower a crop’s car-bon footprint. Pump It, Move It, Store It, Haul It! flaman.com Water and Storage Tanks, Chemical Handlers, Water Pumps, Hoses and Fittings. • Pumps from 1” to 12” • Fittings from 1” to 6” • Suction and Discharge Hoses up to 6” • Water & Fertilizer Tanks up to 10,000 gallons • Chemical Handlers up to 230 US gallons Moosomin 306.435.4143 | 1.888.592.2347
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All of these effects will have a nega- sive than copper sulfate products that are Grease Gun Seeder Hosetive impact on the producer’s bottom line. known to be effective at treating dugouts One common mineral issue in Saskatch- for cyanobacteria. 2 Batteries 100 Foot Rollsewan water sources is sulphates. Elevated Chargersulphates typically do not present a visu- In many cases, changing management 75¢al change or produce an odor. High sul- can help to reduce the impact of poor $35000phates cause a variety of effects that are quality water. You can’t manage what you PER FOOToften difficult to identify. Typically surface don’t measure, so testing is the first stepwater evaporates as the summer progress- in determining water quality. Both sur-es, which results in concentration of the face and ground water can and often willsulphates. Another common issue in Sas- change quality over time, therefore rou-katchewan dugouts is cyanobacteria, also tine testing is recommended.known as blue-green algae. Some strainsof cyanobacteria are potentially danger- Feed testing is also recommended soous and in the right conditions will pro- that the complete diet can be examinedduce deadly toxins that act on the nervous and to ensure the correct mineral packagesystem and/or liver. There are multiple is being supplemented.water treatment products available to Sas-katchewan producers to try and mitigate For more information you can contactthe deleterious effects of poor quality wa- your local Regional Livestock Specialist,ter however, there is limited research sur- or call the Agriculture Knowledge Centrerounding the efficacy of these products. at 1-866-457-2377. During the 2016 grazing season, Re-gional Livestock Specialists in Moose Jaw,Outlook and Watrous conducted a projectthrough the Agriculture Demonstrationof Practices and Technologies (ADOPT)program to study water quality and theefficacy of four treatment products thatare available to producers. Four dugoutsin each area were treated with one of thefour treatment products and monitoredfor quality throughout the grazing season.Time to revisitcrop rotations by Cory Jacob which cannot survive without a suscep- 2½” AirRegional Crops Specialist, Watrous, SK tible host or plant tissue. Crop rotations Group 31 will not eliminate these pathogens, but Seeder Hose Battery Ministry of Agriculture will reduce their population size so that The concept of crop rotations has fallen there is less crop damage and control op- 100 Foot Rolls $9995out of favor lately, whether it’s due to eco- tions will become more effective. Rotationnomics, lovely Mother Nature, or logistics of fungicide groups and modes of action $199 EXCHANGEin the busy season. I think that it is time will ensure fungicide efficacy. Using one,to revisit this concept and to understand single mode of action fungicide year after PER FOOTwhy it has been promoted in the past. year will select for organisms that have re- Crop rotations are designed for improv- sistance to the fungicide or mode of action * Excludes all coolants. ** Qualifying lubricant purchases are not cumulative and must appear on a single invoice. *** Price and avail-ing crop and soil health over the long term and soon the fungicide will not be effec- abily may vary by location. While supplies last. Pricing subject to change. Pricing does not include applicable core charges.and some would argue economics too, all tive against the disease. Selecting a varietyto ensure sustainability. I really want to with disease resistance will also help, but 306-435-3866emphasize sustainability, as many pro- do not only depend on that as resistanceducers seem to not be considering this. If will break down and new strains, with no 1604 PARK AVE | MOOSOMIN, SKyou have a son that will be taking over the known resistance are discovered. ROCKYMTN.COMfarm or are a young producer, think aboutthe issues and consequences of less crop Crops have different rooting depths todiversification and tight crop rotations 10, capture nutrients and water. Peas, lentils,20, 30, and 40 years down the road. Crop and flax have shallow root systems, whilerotations are a great way to lessen these cereals crops have a deep rooted fibrousrisks and consequences as they keep pests root system, followed by canola and mus-off balance, while maintaining soil nutri- tard with a deep rooted taproot, and alfalfaent levels and using water and nutrients with a very deep rooted taproot. The deepefficiently. rooted taproot allows the plants to obtain Herbicide resistant weeds and weed nutrients such as nitrogen and sulfur thatmanagement are issues associated with leach down in the soil profile, especiallytight crop rotations, where the same crop in these wet years. Shallow roots and theis grown and a similar herbicide is used fibrous roots system of cereal crops allowsyear after year. Plants are smarter than we to capture phosphorus and potassium,give them credit and adapt to our farm- which from seeding are higher up in theing practice and eventually the weed soil profile and move only a few mm in thepopulation shifts to weed species that are soil every year.resistant to that herbicide or mode of ac-tion. Herbicide resistance develops from As well, including pulse crops in cropa genetic mutation or natural tolerance in rotations is a way to get free nitrogen froma weed population and if the same herbi- the crop when it is inoculated. Pulse cropscide or mode of action is continually used, fix 50-90 percent of their nitrogen. Fabathat weed does not die and goes to seed bean fixes 90 percent, 80 percent for peaand spreads, then you have more and and lentil, 70 percent for chick pea andmore herbicide resistant weeds to deal 50 percent for soybean and dry bean andwith. Once they are present, they are a these crops leave residual nitrogen for thelong-term tenant on farmland. following crop as pulse stubble is broken Minimizing disease levels is also an down relatively quickly.important aspect of crop rotations; whichreduce the growth, reproduction and At the end of the day, I understand thatsurvival of soil stubble borne pathogens, economics and Mother Nature play a big role is choosing crop rotations. I wanted to provide some food for thought.
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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C9 Left: checking barley for fungal disease. Right: Barley at harvest Barley’s primary use is ani- mal feed, more than 60% of the world production goes into the feed market. Sec- ondly, Barley has been used for thousands of years in the production of alcoholic bever- ages, such as beer and whis- key. Only a small portion of Saskatchewan’s production goes into the food market. There may be expanded op- portunities for barley in food because of its benefits for heart health Barley is ‘in’ when it comes to heart health As cereal grains go, barley is a winner ings to obtain the minimum daily intake3 Years MULLETT’S MONDAY-FRIDAY when it comes to good nutrition. This for lowering cholesterol. of 8:30 AM - 6 PM centuries-old grain is packed with fibre, is Business naturally low in fat, and contains impor- Barley grain products include dehu-Mullett’s Hardware SATURDAY tant vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. lled or hulless barley, pearl barley, bar- Doing it right 9 AM - 5 PM ley flakes, grits, meal, flour, and bran, 1987 - 2017 Canadians looking to lower their blood as well as beta-glucan enriched milling cholesterol may soon be choosing food fractions. NEEDDoing • Hand Tools & Power Tools products that contain barley. right•• Hardware Dr. Ames believes that the barley health it Work & Mud Boots Health Canada officials accepted an ap- claim gives credibility to barley as aSOMETHING • Jackets plication submitted by the Alberta Barley healthy food option. There is real potential • Gloves Commission for a health claim linking the to increase consumer demand for barley consumption of barley beta-glucan to low- food products, giving farmers incentive to IN THE • Workwear: CARHARTT, ering blood cholesterol. grow more food-grade barley and open- • Overalls ing up new market opportunities for both Dr. Nancy Ames and her team at Agri- producers and processors.FIELD THIS • Socks TOUGH DUCK, RED WING, BAFFIN culture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, contributed to the This success shows how governmentSPRING? • Electric & Gas scientific work backing up this claim and and industry work together for the benefit Pressure Washers summarized all evidence for the petition of the agricultural sector and all Canadi- to Health Canada. ans. • Special Orders Available The barley health claim is based on sci- “One of the benefits of the new healthMoosomin, SK • 306-435-3919 • www.rona.ca entific data showing that the consumption claim is to educate consumers about the of at least three grams of beta-glucan per link between diet and health,” says Dr. day helps reduce cholesterol, which is a Ames, “and help them include barley in risk factor for heart disease. Beta-glucan is their daily food choices.” a type of soluble fibre found in barley. Dr. Ames’ research team analyzed many Suitable barley food products can now barley samples from Canadian processors include labels with statements regarding to validate beta-glucan levels and check the recognized health benefit. To use this potential levels in various recipes and claim, the food must contain at least one serving sizes. AAFC barley breeders and gram of beta-glucan from barley grain others have developed several barley va- products per serving and consumers rieties with a focus on maximizing beta- would need to choose three of such serv- glucan content for food use. GRAIN HANDLING/ PRAIRIE LIVESTOCK CROP INPUTS FACILITY LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND ORDER BUYERS• Helping you grow, protect and market your crops• Expanding to serve your better. Partnering to bring PUTTING MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET! technology to your farm • One of the biggest licensed and bonded order buyers in Canada• Dry and Liquid Fertilizers as well as micro nutrients • Respected and trusted for nearly 40 years• Canola Seed, Corn Seed, Soybean Seed and • Customers across Canada and the U.S. giving us the ability to pay Innoculants top dollar for all qualities and classes of cattle• Bulk Seed, Forage Seed • Never charge selling fees, which means more profit per head• Crop Protection Products• Grain Marketing (up to $25/head over selling at Auction) • Can pay more for cattle delivered direct to Prairie Livestock Please contact our staff for any questions • Same day payment regarding Grain Marketing or Crop Inputs To find out what your cattle are worth Services at (306) 435-4905 and to book them in for our next weigh-up day call Interest free in-house credit as well as FCC and Scotia lines available. 306-435-3327 or 1-800-847-5833 Agri Card accepted. 1 Mile West of Moosomin, SK on Hwy #1 306-435-3327 • www.prairielivestock.ca Box 964 Moosomin, SK S0G 3N0
C10 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017Farm asset values, debt expected to increase BY JP GERVAIS We project it to increase between 1% and In 2016, both commodity prices and Saskatchewan Farm and Food Care photo 3% in 2017.farm input prices declined because sup-ply climbed faster than demand in global Farm asset values and debt are expected to continue to increase in Farm cash receipts, once again highermarkets. Those price declines and their 2017. than the five-year average, are expected toimpacts to revenues, expenses and profit- drive these land value increases.ability are reflected in Agriculture and Ag- of CA$6.7 billion in 2017 as measured by OVERALL ASSET VALUES, DEBTri-Food Canada (AAFC)’s 2017 Canadian total realized net income. EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN 2017 That anticipated growth in farm as-agricultural outlook. Land typically accounts for a majority of set values in 2016 and 2017 helped push AAFC estimates Canadian farm cash WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU all farm assets. That was true in 2015 (see FCC’s debt projections of September 2016receipts to have totaled CA$59.1 billion Overall, Canadian agriculture’s total net our 2015 Farmland Values Report), when slightly upward for both years. We expectin 2016, a 1% decline from 2015 revenues. income is projected to hold up in the face land values totaled two-thirds of Canadi- soon-to-be-released data will show farmTotal farm operating expenses in 2016 are of some pressure throughout 2017. ns and an farm asset values. debt outstanding grew around 7% in 2016estimated to have been CA$44.2 billion. oilseeds PDF (944 KB). Our analysis suggests that the value of and that it will grow further in 2017, be-The sector’s total net realized income (rev- Knowing this can help anticipate chang- land and buildings climbed around 4% in tween 3% and 5%.enues – operating expenses and deprecia- es you could see in your income statement 2016.tion) was CA$7.7 billion in 2016, or 7% be- in 2017. It can also identify efficiency gains This continued land values’ upward Debt likely grew faster than asset valueslow the record-high profitability of CA$8.3 needed to face revenues levelling out in trend, albeit at a slower pace than in previ- in 2016 – and it should continue to do sobillion reached in 2015. 2017. ous years. in 2017. However, net worth (owners’ eq- AAFC projects Canadian agriculture uity, or assets - liabilities) across Canadianwill see stable revenues overall in 2017, agriculture as a whole is still expected towith a decrease of less than 0.5% over the climb. AAFC estimates a 4% increase inestimated 2016 level. Driving those rev- both 2016 and 2017. That’s generally goodenues will be continued strength in global news and speaks to the sector’s resiliencydemand for Canadian exports and contin- and optimism. Canadian farm equity hasued weakness in the Canadian dollar, ex- continued to grow despite softer commod-pected to remain throughout 2017 at about ity prices, thanks in part to the bufferingUS$0.75. AAFC projects total operating ex- effect of the dollar on overall revenues.penses at CA$45.0 billion in 2017. 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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C11Foodgrains Bank Responding to Somali Hunger Crisis With $1 million of assistance Canadian Foodgrains Bank is responding to the hunger Overseas (ERDO), the Foodgrains Bank is providing 850 In particular, the project, which totals $500,000, is pro-crisis in Somalia, where immediate emergency assistance of the most vulnerable households (about 6,000 people) viding assistance to people who have come to this regionis needed to help prevent a hunger catastrophe. across six villages in northern Somalia with five monthly in search of food after losing all their livestock, as well as cash transfers they can use to purchase locally available widowed and child-headed households, and others who The Foodgrains Bank is a Canadian charity with strong food. The project is being implemented through ERDO’s are extremely vulnerable.support in southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Mani- partner World Concern, and totals $500,000.toba. Successful growing projects are held each year at • Screw PilesMoosomin and Kola, where local farmers, implement In the South West state of Somalia, Foodgrains Bankdealers and farm input dealers work together to grow member ADRA Canada is providing 1,000 households • Excavationcrops destined to help the neediest in the world. (about 6,000 people) with four monthly emergency vouch- ers redeemable at approved local shops for a set amount • Septic Tanks “At the back of our minds is the 2011 Somalia famine, of rice, beans, sorghum, and other household staples. Partwhere a quarter of a million people died of hunger,” says of the voucher is also redeemable for food items chosen atBarbara Macdonald, Foodgrains Bank International Pro- the recipient’s discretion to allow families to better choosegrams Director. “There is no way that should be allowed products that suit their needs.to happen again.” 1,000 Gallon Septic Tank The current hunger emergency is the result of two con- Pump Out Systemsecutive seasons of drought. Installed Many Somalis are pastoralists, who depend on being STARTING ATable to buy and sell livestock for their livelihoods. Thedrought has resulted in a lack of water and food for the $6,50000animals. Many have died, and those left are in such poorcondition they are beyond selling. 6,500Screw Pile $ 00 In some areas, including communities where the Setup for an RTMFoodgrains Bank is responding, water is at a premium,and being trucked in and sold at great expense. “While a famine in Somalia has yet to be declared,there are still over six million people in Somalia in needof humanitarian assistance,” says Macdonald, noting thatmany of those who are most affected by the hunger crisisare children. “The declaration of a famine means that we’re toolate—people are already dying. And the situation rightnow in Somalia—on the verge of a famine—is still a ter-rible place for people to be,” she adds. Through its member Emergency Relief & Development 23:3:C SIDING • METAL ROOFING • SOFFIT We sell our septic tanks directly to the end user or we would be pleased to install it for you! FASCIA • EAVESTROUGHS • CLADDING Buying a Mobile Home or RTM? Call us to save money on your setup! 306-434-6886 Tony Huggard • Fleming, SK • [email protected] 500 Maple St • Esterhazy, SK 306.532.4496 RENEGADE WAPELLA 306-745-3952 204.725.2294 SPECIALIZING INLynnette Bock BRANDON CONCRETE FLATWORK B.A., J.D. [email protected] WITH EQUIPMENT Rocanville Peaceful AND MANPOWER Branch Valley FOR ANY JOB BIG OR SMALL Friday Afternoons Pet Crematorium INCLUDING: COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, FARM SHOPS, BASEMENT FLOORS, GARAGE FLOORS 306-645-4552 “A Treasured Memorial for & ICF GRADE BEAMS. Andrew Agencies Your Cherished Pet” Building CALL NOW FOR BOOKINGS Proud to serve the Box 1325 · Virden, MB · R0M 2C0 JIM VAN MEER local agricultural OVER 25 YEARS OF CONCRETE EXPERIENCE (204) 748-3101 community! www.peacefulvalleypetcrematorium.com BUSINESS CELL 306-435-2261 306-435-9145 SPRING IS HERE! We have a great selection of car, light truck, semi, and ag tires. Before You Hit The Road or The Field . . . Come and See Us For All Your Tire Needs.“Let Our Family Help Your Family” 24 Hour Service • 1004 North Front St. • Moosomin, SK • 306-435-2949
C12 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017Lower Qu’Appelle hosting watersheds conference The Lower Qu’Appelle Wa- Cmdr Chris Hadfield photo affect nutrient loading and/tershed Stewards Inc. (LQWS) is or concentration. Lastly, LQWSpleased be hosting the Saskatch- A portion of the Qu’Appelle Valley in snowy Saskatchewan, as seen from the Inter- sampled macroinvertebrate atewan Watersheds Association national Space Station. six monitoring sites within ourAnnual Conference from April watershed. The science behind5-7 at the S.N. Boreen Centre in and economic development within provide several workshops every determine what nutrient sources aquatic bugs tells a story aboutEsterhazy. The Saskatchewan As- the ecological limits of the system. year in the east and west of the must be managed effectively in the quality of water.sociation of Watersheds (SAW) watershed on topics that vary order to better protect our lakeprovides a unified voice of the We have undertaken many from carcass disposal planning, quality. Projects being undertak- This year’s conference focuses11 watersheds in Saskatchewan. projects working towards our forage, winter feeding strategies, en include: 1) Municipal Effluent on water quality and providesTogether we work towards their vision. Our recent projects have decommissioning water wells, Discharge. This project will give an opportunity for members andvision for the natural resource of included a door to door survey solar powered water systems us an estimate of the loading of stakeholders to share informa-water to be protected and con- on private sewage storage, deliv- and educating producers on pro- municipal sewage effluent sourc- tion and learn from each other’sserved, their mission to provide a ering the Love your Lakes pro- grams that are available to them. es and potential abatement. We success and challenges! The con-unified voice to influence decision gram to the District of Katepwa. Last year, producers applied for will use existing data to under- ference is open to anyone with in-making and policy development The Love your Lakes program is over $700,000 in projects with stand the relative importance of terest in water management.and to balance the economic, en- a shoreline assessment and edu- $361,000 back to producers! This municipal sewage effluent to oth-vironmental and social aspects of cational stewardship program. winter we have been working er nutrient sources. 2) Evaluating Topics include:the watershed members. The goal The assessment will generate a with producers to implement a nutrient contributions from agri- Wednesday, April 5 - 5:00 p.m.of SAW is to ensure there will be picture of the current state and multi drainage permit similar to culture and estimating the poten- – 7:00 p.m. Registrationa healthy source water supply of health of their lakeshore. We our neighboring watersheds. tial for Beneficial Management 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Water onground and surface water for fu- have monitored for Aquatic Inva- Practices (BMP), we have part- the Rocks Mixer & Trade Showture generations, right here in our sive Species at the six recreation- Our Research and Monitoring nered with the Global Institute Viewingprovince. al lakes within our watershed Committee has partnered with of Water to estimate the footprint Thursday, April 6 - 8:00 a.m. - as well held demonstrations on Water Security Agency, Moose of agricultural practices in each 10:30 a.m. Registration and Trade The Lower Qu’Appelle wa- how to clean, drain and dry your Jaw River Watershed and the of the tributary sub basins of the Show Viewing.tershed is located in southeast- boat. We have offered cash incen- Wascana Upper Qu’Appelle. The Qu’Appelle System which could Conference kicks off at 10:30ern Saskatchewan and cov- tives for wetland restorations, we priority of the committee is to with updates from Water Secu-ers an approximate area of rity Agency, topics for Thursday17,800 kilometres. Forming the include Mosaic Potash, Reginalower downstream half of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Up-Qu’Appelle River Basin, the grades and Operations, LowerLower Qu’Appelle Watershed Qu’Appelle Watersheds, Ducksbegins near the town of Craven Unlimited and tours of the Ester-and ends at the Manitoba bor- hazy Four Mill and the Mosaicder. Even though our watershed Potash Museum. To top off theends at the Manitoba border, evening there is a dinner theatreit does not mean it stops there, featuring the Kapsovar Valleywe continue to participate in the Kapors.Assinboine River Basin Initiative Friday, April 7 – 7:30 - 8:30(ARBI). 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C16 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017 Kevin Weedmark photo While winter seems to have hung around a bit too long this year, the growing season is justaround the corner. This aerial photo of farmland near Moosomin was taken last July. Forages as a toolto rescue saline and erodible soils by: Nadia Mori, PAg, can be established, alfalfa is a great ment Practice (BMP) is offered as a Regional Forage Specialist legume to include in forage mix- rebate, meaning that, after the for- tures for saline areas. age establishment work has been Saskatchewan Ministry completed, cost-share funding is of Agriculture Perennial forages are overall provided to qualifying applicants. great soil builders. The extensive Because certain restrictions apply, it Protecting soil health and increas- root systems of forage grasses can is best to discuss the project with aing crop production can go hand access nutrients deep in the soil Regional Forage Specialist prior toin hand. Perennial forages are not layers beyond the reach of annual purchasing any forage seed.just a good source of livestock feed, crops.they are also an invaluable tool in Forage seed should be orderedstabilizing saline soils and soils at As roots die and are replaced, early, as certain forage varieties canrisk of erosion. they leave behind fine soil channels sell out. If you plan on taking ad- which increase soil aeration and vantage of this BMP funding, 2017 Perennial forages can reduce water infiltration, essentially giving is the year to do so.soil salinity. It’s not magic, just sci- the soil a sponge-like absorptiveence. Salinity is caused by exces- quality. The year-round vegetative Rebate applications have to besive evaporation of water contain- cover provided by forages holds submitted by January 31, 2018,ing dissolved salts. When the water the soil in place, captures snow and which only leaves the 2017 grow-evaporates at the soil surface, the slows spring runoff. Any soil at risk ing season to get those seeds in thesalt crystals are left behind and of erosion can benefit from peren- ground.can increase soil salinity over time. nial forage cover.Salt-tolerant forages help lower the For more information, please con-water table and reduce the amount The Farm Stewardship program, tact:of salt crystals deposited on the funded under the federal-provin-soil surface. Alfalfa in particular cial territorial Growing Forward 2 • Your Regional Forage Specialist,is a thirsty forage legume, and its initiative, helps producers protect • Agriculture Knowledge Centre attaproot can access moisture deep in high-risk erodible and saline soils 1-866-457-2377 orthe soil. So long as salt concentra- through the establishment of pe- • The Program Design and Deliverytions are low enough that seedlings rennial forages. This Best Manage- Branch at 1-877-874-5365
Monday, March 20, 2017 (TXLSPHQW/RDThe World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C17 A trip into the unknown BY GLENN CHEATER bial cells in or on you than The 39-year-old devel- Ever since the invention constitute you. People joke oped his twin-track pas-of the microscope, we’ve about whether you are the sion for computer pro-known they’re out there— entity or whether microbes gramming and life sciencescongregating in the mil- are the entity and you’re (specifically genomics) inlions and billions on (or in) their slave.” his teens and is now an ex-just about anything on the pert in bioinformatics (aplanet, including us. Regardless, we need mash-up that also includes But despite intense scru- each other. While there are statistics, mathematics, andtiny, microbes—bacteria, certainly a lot of bad bac- engineering). Those skillsfungi, viruses, and their teria, fungi, and viruses, have been increasingly infellow microscopic crit- there are many good ones, demand since the sequenc-ters—remain one of sci- too. Some play a role inence’s great mysteries. making us healthy by, for $J0RUWJDJHingofthehumangenome Take, for example, the example, boosting our im- in 2002 (“Our equivalentsimple task of eating. We mune system or combating of the moon landing”), butknow microbes in our di- pathogens. But before we his hybrid science is stillgestive tracts break down can figure out which ones something quite new andfood into nutrients that our do what and how, we need different.bodies can use. But even to get a handle on how “The department is re-the most basic questions— many. ally being visionary in say-How many participate in ing, ‘We need to go in thisthat everyday act? Which “Most of the microbes direction, even though wedoes what?—are, as yet, we know are the ones we don’t entirely know yetlargely unanswerable. can grow on petri dishes,” where it’s going to lead “Life is way more com- says Links. “But when you us,” he says.plicated than we give it think about the number of And it truly will be a tripcredit for,” says Matthew possible conditions that into the unknown. Scien-Links, who became an as- exist on our body or in a tists like Links are explor-sistant professor of animal stomach or in a rumen, ing collections of hundreds Matthew Links, associate professor of animal science at the Univer-science at the University there is huge diversity. And or thousands of different sity of Saskatchewanof Saskatchewan in No- we’re blind in even being microbes called microbi-vember. “There are a lot of able to know who is there.” omes. Their populations of microbes, how do you things—some of which researchers. Links is also atbugs. Some estimate there and interactions are in make sense of what they’re are good for us and some the forefront of that effort.are 10 times more micro- It’s a challenge that re- constant flux, and even the doing? of which could be bad for He’s led the development quires a new breed of sci- number of species is a big us if they’re in the wrong of a software program entist—and that’s exactly question mark because of “My work is different place.” that “brings the concept of what Links is. the petri dish problem—if because instead of study- FaceTime to the analysis of you can’t culture a spe- ing one organism at a time, It’s a sensible enough data” and allows anyone Trent MacMillan cies in the lab, how do you it’s focused on what organ- view, until you think how with an interest in the field (306) 434-9399 study it? isms matter most. We’re re- much data there is. Al- to participate in group col- ally letting the data speak though most genomes of laboration. Jarvis Olsen Well, you can track it by first.” bacteria consist of a single (306) 645-4299 using DNA biomarkers, chromosome, each one has “It’s always seemed nor- which act as a sort of ge- In some ways, that’s the several million base pairs mal to me to have a com- Water/Sewer, Sand/Dirt/Gravel Products, Demolition netic radio collar. opposite of a traditional in- governing many, many dif- puter geek, a math nerd, a& Concrete Work, Land Clearing, Prep. and Landscaping vestigation. ferent biological functions. plant breeder, a statistician, “So even if we don’t And again, there are huge and even an English major Office: (306)645-4299 know what to call it yet, “We don’t want to come numbers in every microbi- all in the same room just Rhinodirtworks.com we can track its abun- to an experiment with a ome. talking and collaborating,” dance and we can see if pre-conceived notion of he says. “This program re- RHINO the population goes up or what bugs are bad and It’s an unimaginably creates that using technol- down when we do some- which ones are good, but complex task but one with ogy, so you can have all DIRTWORKS thing to the system,” says rather let the data tell us great promise. types of people in the same Links. “Is it susceptible to which ones are behaving virtual room.” LTD this antibiotic? 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C18 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017 Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C19Not the lesser of two weevils Prevent the buildup of herbicide resistant weedsby Wendy Schatz Leeds, PAG, CCA curs in June at bud to early flowering stage. Adults by Lyndon Hicks, here). As well, roughly 8 of these modesLead Agronomist, Sharpes Soil Services mate and females lay eggs in developing pods. Lar-This coming summer you might want to dust vae develop over 6 weeks and during this time con- Regional Crop Specialist, Yorkton of action dominate the majority of appli- The 2017 planting season will soon be cations made by Saskatchewan crop pro-off the insect sweep net buried in the back of your sume five to six canola seeds. Mature larvae exit out upon us. Producers ducers. Breakthroughsshop. According to Saskatchewan Agriculture and and pupate in the ground, emerging as new genera-Food forcast map, Cabbage Seed Pod Weevils are tion adults 14 days later. Majority of the damage are making final deci- with new modes of sions about the types action have been fewcreeping closer to our geography. occurs from larvae in the seed pod but adults also of crops to be grown and far between inLike many of the can blast flowers. Larvae exit-pests that bug us, the ing seed pods leave a hole in the this year. Although recent decades due to spraying season is a the lack of additionalCabbage Seed Pod pod. These holes can provide little further away, this metabolic pathwaysweevil was introduced an entry point for fungal infec-from Europe 70 years tions and make the pod prone to is also a good time to that can be interrupt- think about the weed ed in a plant to resultago. It lived happily shattering at harvest time. control measures that in its death. Because ofon the west coast until Your dusty sweep net is the1995 when it was dis- key to determining threshold can be used to prevent this, producers have the build up of herbi- few options other thancovered in SouthernAl- of the weevil. Chemical control cide resistant weeds. to deal with herbicideberta. I was fortunate/ is recommended when three-unfortunate enough four adults are collected per one For some time now resistance through producers have been preventative practices.to be a crop special- sweep at 10-20 percent flower- aware of the potential There are a number ofist there at the heat of ing. This number is an average March 30 - April 2its infestation. Since of 10 sites across the field where for weeds to develop practices that can be resistance to specific used to prevent thethis time the weevil 10 - 180 degree sweeps have herbicide groups/ development of resis- Whitewood Community Centrehas been spreading in been counted.its geography both in Options for control can be modes of action. The tant populations. For 64 Teams on 9 Sheets of Ice first documented cas- example; increasingAlberta and Southern chemical and cultural – for in- es in western Canada crop diversity by ro- Come out and watch! No charge for spectators!Saskatchewan. stance trap cropping aroundAdult weevils are field edges. There is also a small were wild oat and green foxtail that ex- tating 3 or more types of crops (such as: hibited resistance to Group 1 herbicides. cereals, oilseeds and pulses) will reducean ash grey color about 3-4 mm long. They have effect from predation from five families of Hyme- More recently we have seen the develop- the risk of developing herbicide resis- Thursday, March 30 Saturday, April 1a prominent curved snout indicative to the weevil noptera ( wasp ) species. Environment can alsofamily. They also have the weevil characteristic of play a factor in Cabbage Seed Pod weevil survival. ment of many more resistant weeds to tance over less diversified rotations. Draws at 6 p.m. & 8:15 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - First Draw“playing dead” when disturbed. The Cabbage Seed Cold winter soil temperatures do not support sur- other herbicide groups such as wild oat, As well, tank mixes of different groups Friday, March 31 3:30 p.m. - Draw to kochia and wild mustard with Group 2 for control of the same weeds can reduce the Button ShootoutPod weevil host plants are Brassica species - plants vival. Survival will decrease from 5 °C to -5 °C with herbicides. herbicide resistance risks. While rota- 3:00 p.m. - First Drawthat belong to the mustard family insect death at -7 °C soil temps. 7:15 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies 6:30 p.m. - Final Drawing forAdults overwinter under soil surface and emerge If you have a concern you may have collected a Resistance develops as a result of repeat- tion through various modes of action or Las Vegas Trip ed use of the same herbicide groups over groups of herbicides has been promoted Wings being servedwhen soil temps reach 15°C. When they emerge, Cabbage Seed Pod Weevil, stop in and we will help extended periods. There may only be one as a way to slow resistance from devel-they will seek out flowering Brassica weeds and you with a solution. Happy sweeping! 8:00 p.m. - Farm Services Auction 9 p.m. - DJ Music & Cabaretvolunteer canola. Movement to the canola crop oc- plant in the initial population that has oping, recent research has found that resistance. This plant will increase with resistance evolution will continue under Featuring: Dealer Donated use of repeated use of herbicides of the same rotation strategies, just at a much slower combines, sprayers, fertilizer, corn and group and after several years show up as pace. canola seed, custom work, commission Sunday, April 2 a small patch of plants that were not con- If you suspect that you have some patch- credits and a signed Steve Laycock jersey, 2018 Brier playoff package 10:00 a.m. - First Draw trolled by herbicide application. By the es that are resistant you should ensure AND MORE! 4:45 p.m. - Championship Draws time it is visible as a patch in the field, it that you prevent those plants from set- could be a little as three years before the ting seed by either herbicide or mechani- 8:30 p.m. - Calcutta whole field is infested. cal means. Mark these patches since All funds raised from the weekend go towards It is important to recognize that, of all weed seed dormancy will mean that they capital projects for the rink! the herbicides available, there are only will be back in the future. You may also 30 groups or modes of action and only wish to collect some seeds from those ar- 18 of these are available in Saskatchewan eas and have them tested to confirm your (many are used on crops we don’t grow suspicions. 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C20 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017Discovering manure’s massive potential by Henrytye Glazebrook creased focus on livestock research, such as what a large the manure that can be recycled and put to work as a soil Schoenau looks beyond manure as a mere byproduct operation like the LFCE will make a reality, could create amendment, but there are still some challenges to be over-of raising livestock. Instead, he sees it having massive better opportunities for the creation and development of come in its handling, application and use.”potential in everything from nutrient recovery through effective manure utilization strategies in our own back-its use as a fertilizer to a prospective new path toward a yard. The LFCE will provide a concentrated hub of researchmore sustainable industry as a whole. that might help to fill the void of manure in the province. “Rather than a waste, in fact it’s a resource—another “I guess you might say here [in Saskatchewan] we’revaluable output from the livestock operation. From the probably in a little bit of a manure deficit in the sense that “It’s a location that provides manure, you might say.standpoint of growers, they have another source of nutri- we certainly have livestock here but a lot of those live- It’s also got infrastructure there in terms of manure appli-ents and organic matter that they can use in land applica- stock are spread out over a large area in cow-calf opera- cation equipment, monitoring instrumentation, and thetion,” he says. tions,” he says. land area. It really provides the basis as a site, a location Schoenau is a professor of soil fertility with the Uni- and an area to do manure management research close toversity of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and “If you talk about establishing confined feeding sys- Saskatoon.”Bioresources as well as the Saskatchewan Ministry of tems like feedlots, certainly then you’ve got that nutrientAgriculture’s Strategic Research Chair in Soil Nutrient that’s contained in the feed basically staying at home here It’s also a chance for Schoenau and his team to conductManagement. He explores a wide variety of subjects in in Saskatchewan because it’s being fed to the cattle. Ul- some unique research. For example, the site chosen forhis work, including soil fertility and fertilizer manage- timately, a lot of it ends up coming out the other end in the LFCE’s feedlot research facility is land to which littlement, soil conservation, cropping systems, nutrient cy- or no manure has ever been applied.cling, soil-herbicide interactions—and, yes, how manureaffects these areas and more. “It’s an opportunity to take a look at the impact of dif- These days, he’s anticipating the creation of the Live- ferent manure management application strategies andstock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE)—a research that includes different approaches to processing and ap-complex that will bring together all aspects of livestock plication of manure,” he says.research—and the changes it will make possible in hisown work. Bringing several operations together under one um- Despite being among the leaders in Canadian cattle brella has the added benefit of creating a more condensedproduction, Saskatchewan imports and applies much of network of researchers and facilities, geographicallythe nutrient used in its crop production as commercial speaking. For Schoenau, this means greater opportunityinorganic fertilizers. One challenge is the lack of sufficient for future agricultural leaders in his own field and beyondquantities of manure produced and its low content of nu- to gain more hands-on experience during their education.trient, which limits the ability to economically move itlong distances and apply it. “Having that facility that close to the university really Since much of the work being done with livestock offers the opportunities to take students … out into theextends throughout the province Schoenau says an in- field very easily and give them a first-hand look at best manure management practices—how you would sample manure, how you sample manured soils, how to apply it, the impact on soils and crops,” he says. “I think it really will add a dimension to the experien- tial learning that we emphasize very much in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources.” $40 MAIL-IN REBATE Dr. Clarke Hill, D.V.M. 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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C21U of S research boosts omega-3 in SAPRVE-SIPNRINGG S eggs with new ingredient for laying hen diets in Canada Funded by by CFIA,” said Breville Stationary Sofathe Saskatch- Sean Thompson, 1159Charcoal Polyesterewan Ministry feed industry li- $ 99of Agriculture’s aison with the WAS: $1299.99Agriculture De- Canadian Feed NOW:velopment Fund Research Cen-(ADF), this multi- tre. “This ap- Can be ordered as a sofa bedyear project was proval requiresco-ordinated by data from several Breville Stationary Love Seat Breville Reclinerthe U of S Canadi- feeding experi- 1049Charcoal Polyesteran Feed Research ments in orderCentre to per- to prove that the WAS: $1149.99form the required ingredient pro- NOW: $ 99 Charcoal Polyester 849NOW: $ 99feeding trials to vides a benefit to WAS: $949.99gain approval of the intended spe-camelina meal cies whilst main- Tango Gasfor broilers and taining both ani- Lift Bar Stoollaying hens. mal and human safety.” “Previous The laying hen aspect of the projectstudies have shown a high omega-3 con- was conducted by researchers at the Uni-tent in eggs from laying hens fed camelina versity of Alberta’s Poultry Research andmeal,” said Rex Newkirk, associate pro- Technology Centre between 2012 andfessor in the Department of Animal and 2014. After a lengthy assessment of safetyPoultry Science at the U of S. “This benefit and performance data, the CFIA recentlymay provide additional incentive for lay- granted approval for use up to 10 per centing hen producers to feed camelina meal in layer diets.now that it is an available feed ingredi- This concludes the overall project whereent.” CFIA approval was previously granted in December of 2014 for broilers up to 12 per Camelina is a drought tolerant oilseed cent through experiments completed atbelonging to the Brassica family and is the University of Saskatchewan’s Poultryclosely related to mustard, canola and Research Centre.rapeseed. The oil extracted from camelina “The recent approval of camelina mealhas shown value as a human food prod- for laying hens adds another market foruct, biofuel and other bio-based industrial camelina co-products in the feed indus-products. However, until recently there try,” said Thompson.had been no market for the byproduct Ongoing feeding studies with cameli-produced during oil processing. The Ca- na meal are also being conducted at thenadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Rayner Dairy Research and Teaching Fa-approval of camelina meal in broiler and cility at the U of S to gather data for dairynow laying hen diets helps to address this cow approval, and is a collaborative proj-issue. ect with Smart Earth Seeds and Soy 20/20. “Before new feed ingredients can enterthe market they must be approved for use 229WAS: Reclining Sofa 1099WAS: $1199.99 $259.99 $ 99 NOW: $ 99 NOW: Craft Chocolate Footwear for the whole family!Workboots including Manual Reclining Sofa Manual Reclining Love Seat Long Night Grey Polyester Long Night Grey Polyester 1369WAS: $1799.99 NOW: $ 99 1189WAS: $1349.99 NOW: $ 99220 Nelson St. West • Virden, MB • 204.748.2382 LIKE US ON FACEBOOK Power Reclining Sofa Manual Reclining Chair Long Night Grey Polyester Long Night Grey Polyester 1579WAS: $1749.99 NOW: $ 99 WAS: $749.99 659NOW: $ 99 Save 20% NEW ACCENT PIECES on all Frigidaire Gallery & Professional series appliances Arriving for Spring & Summer 2017! until March 29, 2017 BUSINESS HOURS: Monday - Wednesday 9 am. to 6 p.m. Thursday & Friday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday: Closed FREE DELIVERY WITHIN 200 KMS • FREE SETUP • FREE DISPOSAL255 Wellington St W, Virden Manitoba Box 668, 21 Railway Ave, Redvers SaskatchewanPhone: 204-748-1200 Phone: 306-452-6016 Fax: 306-452-6459 FINANCING OPTIONS AVAILABLE • LAYAWAY OPTIONS • ASK YOUR SALES ASSOCIATE
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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C25Temple Grandin to speak at 4-H Centennial Gala Temple Grandin to speak at 4-H Saskatchewan Cen- Youngson, executive director of 4-H Saskatchewan.tennial Gala During this exciting milestone celebration, there will Saskatoon, Sask.- 4-H Saskatchewan is excited to be be plenty of entertainment, including special guestcelebrating 100 years with a Centennial Gala on March speaker Temple Grandin, a renowned autism spokes-25, 2017 in Saskatoon. person, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behaviour and a distinguished 4-H alumni. “We’ve themed our Gala ‘Back to Our Roots’ to rec-ognize 4-H’s historic connection to rural communities She will present “An Evening With Temple Gran-and agriculture, since its creation in 1917,” said Cera din,” which will detail her own involvement with the Varieties for 2017 Wheat Peas • AAC Elie • AC Agassiz • AC Cardale • Flax 4-H program, as well as share her thoughts on how the • Faller • Westlin 70 agriculture industry can improve how it is perceived, and on the importance of young people connecting to Barley Soybeans the world of agriculture. • CDC Copeland • Mcleod RR2 “We are so excited to have Temple Grandin present,” • Bentley Youngson said. “She is among the most distinguished 4-H alumni in the world and can share how the pro- Oats gram impacted her own youth.” • CS Camden In addition to the supper program and special guest • Souris speaker, there will be a walkthrough history display, two special draws and a live auction.The Heaman Family – 204.748.7666 – Virden, MB “We will be showcasing information and historical DOUG • BRITTANY • KEN • BOB • WALTER items in our special ‘Walk-through History’ display area,” Youngson said. “We’re pleased to have more than 300 past and present 4-H members and leaders join us for the celebration.” This year is a milestone for 4-H Saskatchewan, marking a century of providing youth opportunities. 3830 Thatcher Avenue, Saskatoon, SK. S7R 1A5 Phone: 306-933-7727 | Fax: 306-933-7730 | Email: [email protected] “In the past century, thousands of young Saskatch- ewan members have taken the 4-H pledge to put their head, heart, hands, and health to work for the better- ment of their club, community, and country,” Young- son said. “Mr. John Rayner’s simple vision that started 4-H has endured the test of time, making 4-H one of our Saskatchewan’s most recognized and valued youth programs where nearly 3,000 members continue to Learn To Do By Doing, today.” VISIT US ATYorkton Parkland Yorkton Spring ExpoApril 1 & 2 Outdoor Show YAorkptonriSlAp7rpinrgi-l E79xp-o9 April 1 & 2 ESTERHAZY’S 7500SpLIr$MinIgTEPDroOmFoFtEioRn NEWEST DEVELOPMENT IN CREDITS! Acreage Lots $119,000STARTING FROM ONLY Call Now! 306-580-4000 RM of Fertile Belt Town Water & Sewer Large Walkouts Private Quiet Cul-de-sacs Approved for Accessory Building up to 2400 sq. ft.SOLD C/S Drop by our booth for an extra show specialWWW.BRYLEEDEVELOPMENTS.COM and a chance to win a $400 raffle item
C26 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017Family business has produced drive thru gates for 30 years A family business in Building. er in a matter of days. The until I ended up in the In- selling at Agribition which too long to fall between theBroadview has been serv- Gary Ecklund says the idea is a gate that swings terlake area in Manitoba. why this last year was 30 tractor and the box, whiching the farming commu- open when a vehicle hits years at Agribition. is where short gates wouldnity for more than three idea came to him when he it, and swings closed again. “I was selling farm to get into trouble.decades. returned to the ranch in the Where the vehicle hits is farm. Guys were looking “I made some improve- 1980s. rubber, so it won’t hurt the for good quality fences ments in the gate to make “It’s a simple design. Ecklund Drive Thru paint job, but it carries a and the gates came around it more than just a feedlot When people see it theyGates produces electri- “You have got to go current, so it keeps the live- at the right time to match gate. I developed the elec- understand it.”fied gates that allow ve- through gates to feed the stock in. with electric fencing. tric rubber which madehicles to pass through and cattle, and that requires it soft so you could bump Over the years, aboutthen close on a spring, someone standing there “The main patent is “I would be going farm it using different types of 30,000 of the gates havewhile keeping livestock in opening and closing the the pressure release that to farm until the news vehicles and I figured out been sold across Canada,through an electric charge. gates for you, or you would pumps the gate open. would start at night. Lots of how to make electric fibre and to Japan, Sweden, Aus- be the guy opening and times the guys would say glass that can carry a cur- tralia, Argentina, Chile, In November, the Eck- closing gates for somebody “I used it at the ranch for ‘you can’t drive all the way rent. Uruguay, U.K., New Zea-lund family was presented else,” he says. “I didn’t find a couple of years and then back to town, stay here eat land, Ireland, Scotland,with the 30-year Agribi- much appealing in that so I took it to the Farm Progress supper. I stayed with lots “What I have got is a sin- Holland, Saudia Arabia,tion Exhibitor Award at the thought I might as well try Show. of great people and stayed gle bar that is adjustable in and the U.S.Saskatchewan Legislative something. It came togeth- at some crazy $12 hotels.” length because people have “At that time if you had a different sizes of gates. it Ecklund believes hisVETERINARY CARE FOR ALL SPECIES new product they allowed He said making the effort will go from 10-17 feet— drive thru gates were the you to come in without a to meet with farmers one- a bit bigger than a corral right idea at the right time.24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE fancy booth or anything, on-one paid off for him, panel. You can ease up to “The way I put it is, It’s not Regular Hours: they gave you free booth but wasn’t always easy. the gate, just touch it with that the good Lord won’tMonday - Friday: Saturday: space in the new inven- the front of your truck, talk to you, but you’ve tions area. 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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C27 The grass can be greener by Glenn Cheater Beijing, which isn’t that far away, dust storms in the spring The collaboration with Hawassa University started in Breeding better forages is Bruce Coulman’s passion and are fairly common. 1997, funded by a series of International Development Re-the veteran U of S scientist knows the vital role they play in search Centre (and other federal government) grants. Initial-healthy ecosystems and feeding the world. Following is an All this has led to restricted spring grazing on some land, ly, it was about capacity building by creating graduate pro-interview with Coulman and other areas have been closed off and the herders reset- grams, but about 10 years ago the focus shifted, specifically Critics contend livestock, especially cattle, use land that tled. This is no small deal. Not only do you ruin the liveli- to pulse production.could produce food. What’s your response? hoods of many small herders, but you have serious ecologi- Beef cattle get about 80 per cent of their nutrients from for- cal consequences from not managing grazing lands properly. Southern Ethiopia has a rainy season in spring, summer,ages, much of it perennial forage grown on land not suited Part of the response has been to plant billions and billions of and fall, and then a dry season in late fall and winter. Thefor crop production. Land planted to a perennial cover in- trees, but in the drier areas there never were trees, so there’s main crops are wheat, corn and a cereal called teff, and aftercreases organic matter in the soil, and prevents both soil and concern the water table may be drawn down and this effort harvest the land is left idle until the next spring. But chick-water erosion. may fail. peas can grow on the residual moisture after the main crop Our natural grasslands here were once grazed by vast is harvested—and because it is a legume, it adds nitrogen toherds of bison and evolved under grazing. You can over- However, there’s also been an effort to manage the re- the soil.graze, but well-managed grazing is actually beneficial to the source better through things like fencing off land and imple-ecosystem. menting rotational grazing. Producers are being encouraged As well, including pulses in people’s diets helps prevent New forage cultivars play a role in that and you have de- to produce hay, partly by using high-yielding species. Hay is the malnutrition and stunting in children we see in that re-veloped more than 20 new cultivars. Please talk about one. important as a feed source in the winter, but especially in the gion. So there have been programs to educate Ethiopians on One is hybrid brome grass, created from two brome spe- spring when native grasses are just starting to grow and can how to cook and use chickpeas and other pulses, and pro-cies. Smooth brome is a good hay species, producing most be really damaged if you graze them then. mote their use.of its growth in spring and early summer. Meadow bromedoesn’t have the high productivity of smooth brome early in Does this play into a larger issue, namely feeding a glob- Now we’re trying to scale this up, with the goal of gettingthe season but regrows well. They’re fairly closely related, so al population heading towards nine billion people? 70,000 farmers to grow pulses. I’ve previously been involvedcan be crossed, but it took many years of selection to produce on the scientific advisory board of this project, but my newproductive hybrids. The first crosses were actually made in Yes. China has a growing economy and greater affluence, role is more focused on project management.the late 1970s. In 2000 we released the first dual-purpose va- and that means there’s more demand for meat and milk. Thisriety of hybrid brome and then a second one in 2003, and demand is going to increase in China and elsewhere, but So you are involved in food security efforts both on thethese have been very popular with producers. They can take there is not going to be any great increase in land for agricul- crops and forage side. Do you think people appreciate thea first cut of hay and then later graze those fields. ture of any sort. So to meet the demand for animal products, importance of the latter, particularly when it comes to for- The gains from new forage varieties are often quite small, we have to get more productivity from agricultural land, and age breeding?but a perennial forage crop lasts many years. If a new vari- that includes improving the quantity and quality of feed.ety gives a 5 per cent productivity increase, you get that 5 The simple answer is no, and this is precisely why we’vepercent increase every year. So over time, the gains become Food security is the goal of another project in Ethiopia seen budgets for forage breeding slashed over the years, notquite significant. you are involved with. just in Canada but elsewhere. We have about 15 forage re- Grasslands cover about 25 per cent of the land on the searchers in Canada now — about 30 per cent of what we hadplanet and 70 per cent of agricultural land. You’ve come in the 1980s. I quite expected that when I retired, I wouldn’tto know one grassland on the other side of the globe very be replaced with another forage breeder.well, haven’t you? I started teaching forage crop production at the Inner But in recent years, we’ve seen more funding. The BeefMongolia Agriculture University in 2002. Since then I’ve Cattle Research Council has increased its funding for foragebeen there every year but one. Inner Mongolia is about the research and so has Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Develop-size of Saskatchewan and Alberta put together, and about 70 ment Fund. And in May 2014, the university hired Bill Bil-per cent is grasslands. igetu as a forage breeder. So I’ll be turning the program over The number of livestock—cattle, sheep, cashmere goats— to him.has increased greatly over the past 25 years. This has led tosome serious overgrazing and degradation and erosion, even Can forage breeding make a difference in the lives ofto the point of desertification. This is a big issue because in people? In an indirect way, yes. Improving the productivity and quality of forage through breeding will lead to more live- stock production. 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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C31 Nathan Muchowski of Odessa got third in the agBot Chal- lenge with this robotic seeder. Prototype seeder is a robotby Christalee Froese systems, but I integrated all cial intelligence, there may USD funds for the third- with the help of technolo- senting Muchowski Farms,Engineer Nathan the components together to not even need to be a farm- place finish did help defray gist Dean Kertai. They split the third-place prize ofMuchowski expects robots make a working unit.” er controlling equipment some of his costs. started with a regular trac- $20,000 with PeeDee Preci-to be seeding for farmers for seeding, swathing and tor and made it capable of sion Ag of South Carolina.within the next five years. Muchowksi sees un- harvest.” The first-place finishing seeding while driving it-In order to test his theo- manned seeders similar to team in the AgBOT Chal- self. The students designed Muchowski said he isry, he built a prototype that the one he designed being Despite a disappoint- lenge was also from Sas- the software which enabled considering entering thewon third place in the 2016 in the field within the next ing third-place finish in katchewan. University of the tractor to be operated 2017 AgBOT Challenge,agBOT Challenge in Rock- decade. He envisions farm- the AgBOT Challenge, Regina students Samuel remotely by a farmer. The which is again focused onville, Indiana. ers using 10 to 20 of them Muchowski’s participation Dietrich, Joshua Friedrick project was done as part seeders. However, he real-The idea for an un- with only one person need- in the competition deliv- and Caleb Friedrick took of the students’ final year izes that going solo on suchmanned seeder had been ed in a central command ered a reward he wasn’t home the $50,000 cash Capstone engineering proj- a complex project is diffi-on the 26-year-old’s mind centre. In the next several expecting. He had several prize for their U of R proj- ect. cult.for several years, so when decades, Muchowksi be- ag-sector job offers follow- ect—a seeder pulled by ahe saw a Twitter message lieves robotic seeders like ing the competition, one of remote-controlled tractor. The second-place prize “I learned that if you’refor the AgBOT Challenge, his will totally revolution- which was in Regina. of $30,000 was awarded going to take on some-he jumped into action. ize farming. The fourth-year students to Purdue/South Newton thing of this scale, you re-“This was a way to test “It got me my dream were supervised by associ- Polytech of Indiana. Na- ally need a large industrymy idea and to make a “With machine learning job,” said Muchowski, ate professor Dr. Mehran than Muchowski, repre- behind you to provide the and the advances in artifi- adding that the $10,000- Mehrandezh, and worked resources.”seeder exactly the wayI wanted to do it,” saidMuchowksi.The U of R graduategrew up on a grain farm 17034LM5in Odessa, Sask. where hewas always drawn to themechanical side of the op-eration. Upon graduatingwith a degree in electron-ics systems engineeringin 2012, Muchowksi tooka high-tech job in Regina,however, it wasn’t in theagricultural sector.The automated seederwas a way for him to workon one of the ag-relatedprojects he’d always beenpassionate about. The de-sign stage took about 10months with the physicalconstruction phase con-suming over 300 hours.“I was very proud ofwhat we had built andconstructed because whenyou basically scrounge upparts and money the waywe did, and you actuallyhave something to showfor it, it’s very rewarding,”said Muchowski who hadhis grain farming dad, PatMuchowski, help him withthe fabrication of the seed-er’s frame.The agBOT seeder costroughly $20,000 to con-struct, most of which cameout of Muchowski’s pock-et. Some ag-sector spon-sors did donate parts andcash.When the young en-gineer traveled to theIndiana competition inMay under the banner ofMuchowski Farms, theoutcome was bitter-sweetas his seeder was not op-erational enough to be inthe field-test.“The judges told us thatif we would have gotten itout there, we would havehad first place because wewere the only team that hadanswers to all of their ob-jectives,” said Muchowski.Unlike many seeders inthe competition, Muchows-ki’s was built from scratchas he wrote the program,engineered the design andfabricated the entire seeder.The free-standing automat-ed seeder was also fullyelectric, making it a zero-emissions implement.“I just didn’t write thesoftware or do the drive
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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C33 U of S research shows how forest-loving moose have learned to thrive on farmland by Jennifer Thoma U of S researchers tracking moose in south- ticularly in the south central part of Saskatchewan. “Thirty years ago, seeing moose in the farmland of Sas- ern Saskatchewan Moose are also hazardous for drivers, particularly inkatchewan would have been very rare but over time theyhave expanded to these new areas,” said Ryan Brook, a ing on is often crops, particularly cereals but also oilseeds Saskatchewan, which has the largest municipal grid roadwildlife biologist with the Department of Animal and such as canola. Crop damage is becoming a concern, par- network in Canada. The animals’ long legs and high cen-Poultry Science at the U of S. tre of gravity create a high risk of driving the main body “It’s unique to see populations well-established in areas of the animal through the windshield. Since cows canwith less than one per cent forest cover and dominated by weigh up to 360 kg and bulls up to 700 kg, collisions cancrop production.” be catastrophic. Brook, who leads the Saskatchewan Farmland MooseProject, is working with colleagues to discover how the Brook explained that since moose have only recentlymoose are succeeding in what used to be considered started moving south, there has been little informationhighly unsuitable habitat. available to guide management efforts, which makes the The research team used a net gun fired from a helicop- study vitally important.ter to capture 40 adult cow moose and fit them with GPSsatellite collars in 2013 and 2014 to track the animals’ “There has not been any previous research on farmlandmovements for four years. moose, so a first step is to understand the ecology of these The team found that the animals are taking advantage animals to understand habitat selection,” he said.of the area’s “knob and kettle” land forms, that is, roll-ing hills with plentiful tree-ringed sloughs and wetlands. Brook and his colleagues hypothesize that the mooseDuring the heat of the summer days—“hot” for a moose are also doing well because farmland areas have few orbeing above 14 C—the animals retreat to shade and water, no large predators like wolves or bears that keep popula-coming out to feed once it cools off. tions in check in the boreal forest. The team’s finding are published in the Journal of Wild-life Management. Brook explained this is the first paper For now, the province has instituted moose hunting sea-ever published on farmland moose, detailing specific sons in the affected areas. When feasible, farmers can alsoways that moose select habitat. It also maps overall habi- protect their crops by fencing off sloughs and associatedtat quality in both summer and winter, which will help treed areas to deprive moose of their daytime refuges.support management efforts. Unfortunately for farmers, what the moose are feed- Data collection for this study has neared conclusion and more results are expected in 2016. Funding for the work was provided through the Saskatchewan Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, the Cyril Capling Trust at the U of S, and the Natural Sci- ences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Acres of Expertise. 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C34 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. Monday, March 20, 2017 Finding root solutions tionary root imaging tools, along with the lat- demonstrates the strength of our province’s est computer technology, to digitize desired research community,” said Saskatchewan crop traits (phenotypes) and link them to spe- Minister of Agriculture Lyle Stewart. “Leon cific genes in a searchable database. This will Kochian is a skilled, respected researcher enable tailored design and breeding of root whose work, in addition to further establish- systems to specific agro-environments for the ing Saskatchewan as an international leader major crops, including wheat, barley, lentils, in the biosciences, will help feed a growing and canola. global population. On behalf of the entire Government of Saskatchewan, I want to con- “The successful recruitment of such a high- gratulate him on this prestigious appoint- ly cited and influential individual to the U of ment. 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The remaining funding for the facility will be © 2017 KIOTI Tractor Division | Daedong-USA, Inc. “Combined with our $37.2-million Canada sought from public and private sources.First Research Excellence Fund program in Universe Satellite Sales Ltd.food security launched in August and our “The new crop varieties and environmen- 520 Railway Ave. • Rocanville, SKworld-class facilities and agri-food expertise, tally sustainable agricultural practices andwe are poised to provide transformative and technologies that Leon and his CERC team 306.645.2669DEALER INFO AREAsustainable research solutions to the world.” will develop at GIFS will have a significant www.universesatellite.com impact in both the developed and developing Kochian joins the U of S and its Global In- world,” said Maurice Moloney, GIFS execu-stitute for Food Security (GIFS) from Cornell tive director and CEO.University in Ithaca, New York and the U.S.Department of Agriculture. He will serve as “With Leon as a critical part of our growingassociate director of GIFS—founded in 2012 GIFS team, we will work with producers andby PotashCorp, the Government of Saskatch- other partners around the world to promoteewan, and the U of S—and will lead the adoption of these new crops and technologiesinstitute’s research on root, soil and micro- in order to address daunting global food se-bial interactions. He will also hold faculty ap- curity challenges.”pointments in plant sciences and soil scienceat the U of S College of Agriculture and Bio- Kochian and his team aim to improve cropsresources. by unlocking the secrets of the plant’s “hid- den half”—the root system, an unexplored as- In announcing the $10-million federal con- pect of plant research and crop development.tribution, Canada’s Minister of Public Safetyand Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale “We will develop new root-based ap-said, “The arrival of Leon Kochian as CERC proaches to crop improvement that will leadin Food Systems and Security is a coup for the to targeted breeding of superior root traitsU of S and for Canadian research. As we ex- and ultimately new crop varieties with higheramine the social and societal implications of yields and greater capacity to thrive in theclimate change, his work will help strengthen world’s less fertile soils,” Kochian said. 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Monday, March 20, 2017 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. C35Canadian agriculture attracting interest and opportunities There appears to be a growing interest been steady over the past five years. Agriculture 2025: How the Sector’s La- important that this risk is acknowledgedin agriculture education in Canada, along A recent informal Farm Credit Canada bour Challenges Will Shape its Future and mitigated in an intentional and stra-with an increasing number of job opportu- shows the gap between labour demand tegic way.”nities in the industry, according to Statis- (FCC) survey of 33 post-secondary institu- and the domestic workforce in agricul-tics Canada data and a couple of indepen- tions offering agriculture and ag-related ture has doubled from 30,000 to 59,000 in FCC is committed to helping youngdent surveys. programs confirms agriculture has be- the past 10 years and projections indicate people enter the industry by offering vari- come a popular career option, especially that by 2025, the Canadian agri-workforce ous loan products for young farmers and Statistics Canada data reveals there over the past five years as the industry has could be short workers for 114,000 jobs. through its long-standing support for 4-Hwere a total of 12,168 students studying grown. The study also reveals that primary ag- Canada clubs and programs and Agricul-in agriculture or an ag-related program in riculture has the highest industry job va- ture in the Classroom.2014, which is a 2.7-percent increase from “This is a testament to the strength cancy rate at seven per cent.the previous year and a 16.6-percent over- and appeal of Canada’s agriculture in- “Given that one in eight jobs in Canadaall increase from 2009-10. dustry, which is generating more interest “The sustainability and future growth of are tied to the agri-food industry, there are among students than ever before,” said Canada’s agriculture and agri-food indus- a lot of opportunities for young people,” The number of enrollments in agricul- Todd Klink, FCC’s chief marketing officer, try is at risk,” explains Portia MacDonald- Klink said.tural programs grew at a rate double of all who has undertaken projects to get high Dewhirst, CAHRC Executive Director,post-secondary enrollments (2.7 percent schools students interested in careers in said in releasing this study. “It is critically “The growing interest in agriculture ed-and 1.2 percent, respectively), while slow- agriculture . “As the industry grows, so ucation shows we can be optimistic for theing down at about the same level as all does the need for additional talented, en- future of agriculture.”other post-secondary programs over the ergetic and well-educated young people.”past five years. 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