In Brief… – for Nov. 26, 2009

Invasive species site expands: The Invasive Species Council of Manitoba has broadened the scope of its website beyond aquatic species to provide overviews on all invasive species of concern in the province. The site, at www.invasivespeciesmanitoba.com,now includes information on “invaders” such as purple loosestrife, Dutch elm disease, leafy spurge, curly leaf pond-weed and zebra mussels.

Cruising Down Country Roads

He checked the wheat fields and spotted where seeders had missed narrow strips in the fields. There’s something to be said for a drive in the country on a lazy summer afternoon. As a child, a country drive was part of our monthly visit to my grandparents’ home. Inevitably after his afternoon nap, Grandpa would


Monsanto Sweeps Into Curling House

Monsanto Canada has extended its involvement as the presenting sponsor of several premier curling championships in Canada through 2013. This new multiyear agreement makes Monsanto the presenting sponsor of the 2010 Ford world women’s curling championship, March 20 to 28 in Swift Current, Sask., the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Tim Hortons Brier (Canadian men’s curling

Auction Sales Saskatchewan Auctions

UNRESERVED FARM LAND & EQUIPMENT AUCTION, LYNN COPELAND & FROM THE ESTATE OF MERVIN COPELAND, STURGIS, SK. LOCATION: 14.5-km North of Preeceville on Hwy. #9, then 10-km East. DATE: FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2009, at 10:00 a. m. LAND SELLS AT 1:00 p. m. LAND-HOME QUARTER-Hunter’s Paradise, SW 14 36 4 W2. R. M. of Preeceville


Index – for May. 21, 2009

Tributes/Memory ………………………………….0100 Announcements …………………………………..0200 Airplanes ………………………………………………..0400 Alarms & Security Systems ………………….0500 ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale………………………………..0701 Antique Equipment ……………………………0703 Antique Vehicle …………………………………..0705 Antiques Wanted ………………………………..0710 Arenas …………………………………………………….0800 AUCTION SALES BC Auction …………………………………………..0900 AB Auction Peace ……………………………….0905 AB Auction North ……………………………….0906 AB Auction Central …………………………….0907 AB Auction South ……………………………….0908 SK Auction …………………………………………..0915 MB Auction Parkland …………………………0920 MB

Antiques

Parkland North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. Westman South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242. Interlake North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. River South


Auto & Transport Vehicles Various

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers Auto & Transport Trucks 1981 GMC 7000 SERIES, 366 motor, 2×5 trans w/8.5ftx16ft Cancade metal box & hoist, roll tarp, 41,000km, safetied, $16,900 OBO. Phone: (204)834-2167 1985 2500 GMC SIERRA, 4WD transmission, starter, heater, tires & battery new in 2006, good body, needs 6.2 diesel motor. Trade for hay or ?

Spraying EquipmEnt

FARM MACHINERY Snowblowers, Plows Tillage & Seeding FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding Air Drills FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding Seeding FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding Seeding FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding Various TracTors FARM MACHINERY Tractors Allis/Deutz FARM MACHINERY Tractors John Deere FARM MACHINERY Tractors 2 Wheel Drive HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING GOODS USED TRACTOR


The party’s over. The hangover begins

Data from Statistics Canada’s annual Farm Financial Survey suggest the events of the last 18 months will live long in the collective memory of Manitoba farmers – in the form of a pounding financial hangover. The 2007 survey (the 2008 numbers are not yet released) would suggest farmers were quick to respond to the short-lived

Buhler relaunches Versatile tractor brand

A storied brand name in the Canadian farm tractor business is coming out from under other companies’ logos for the first time in about 20 years. Winnipeg’s Buhler Industries, makers of the Buhler Versatile and Genesis tractor lines, announced last Thursday that Versatile will be the only brand associated with Buhler’s tractor division, which until