September 2018

General Manager’s MessageThe end of September will mark the end of our current fiscal year and the beginning of our 75th year of operations. Plans are underway to celebrate this milestone, so stay tuned for details! Our Annual Meeting will be held on November 29th at the Mount Forest & District

Sports Complex. With this in mind, now is a good time to bring your account to a current position, so that we might present our members with the best possible results.

We have had a very busy year at the Co-op and have worked hard on several capital projects. The new Propane Service Shop is now complete and awaits final inspections. The new Fertilizer Plant is also nearing completion and we plan to commission and calibrate the new blend system this month. Fall is a busy time here at the Co-op and we know you are busy as well. We are ready to help with all of your fall projects! Let’s get your winter wheat in the ground, plan fall plow down and forage fertilizer applications as well as getting preharvest and burndown herbicide application orders on the books. Remember as harvest progresses, to line up soil testing. Regular soil testing will help us work together on your 4R nutrient management program, the right source, rate, time and place. We are committed to helping you manage your soil nutrient levels for optimal crop performance, profitability and environmental stewardship.

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Our garden centres are gearing up for fall as well! Fall bulbs are in stock, mums, seed garlic, mulches and grass seed, everything you need to get your yard and gardens in shape. Great fall decorating ideas await you, along with power equipment, like leaf-blowers, chainsaws, snow blowers and warm outerwear, we’ve got your stuff.

Your Energy Division is gearing up to serve you as the home heat season approaches. Price Guard, equal billing and automatic delivery programs are in place to help us keep your home, business, farm and equipment fueled! Do you have a NWC fuel card? Our cards work at more than 50 locations across the province. Our Cardlocks in Harriston and Hanover, are open 24-7 and are on back-up generator power, so you can even get fuel during a power failure. When you pick up fuel cards for use on your approved account, we’ll give you a $5 Tim card so you can have a coffee on us!

Thank you for allowing us to serve you this year. We look forward to being your “partner for success” as we enter our 75th year of operation.

Regards,Kelly Boyle, General Manager

Bounty Paper Towel136051914 rolls of 83 sheets. Twice as absorbent.

799

Sale price in effect until September 30, 2018 or while stock lasts. First come, first served. No rainchecks.

FS Finance ProgramJust a reminder that North Wellington Co-op offers Crop Input & Farm Fuel Financing in conjunction with Farm Credit Canada. This program offers flexibility in terms of payment and gives you more opportunity to pre-pay your crop input needs. The interest rate is also much more attractive than our 26.81% per annum!

If you are looking at Fall inputs and/or pre-buying your Spring inputs this Fall/Winter….give us a call or speak to your NWC crop specialist and find out how this program could be of benefit to your operation.

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Hanover Clearance3 Bin Grass baggerGTT354Fits a 54” deck lawn tractorOnly one leftRegular $399.99Sale $150.00

2 bin Grass baggerQCT42Fits a 42” deck lawn tractorOnly one leftReg $ 399.99Sale $150.00

Ritchie Watermaster 54 Waterbowl WM54, 1706143Only one leftReg $1332.00 Sale $700.00

Winter is coming FAST!Snowblower 208cc 24” cutCode # 80495130Reg. $ 879.99Sale $ 779.99

Rubber mat3 ft. x 4ft. x 1/2 thickOnly 9 left393734Reg. $ 24.99 eachSale $16.70 each

Bostich Tool and Compressor ComboPortable, 6 GallonOnly 1 left1334043Reg. $ 289.00Sale $230.00

Multi Way Aluminum LadderOnly 1 left3083163Reg. $ 139.00Sale $89.00

Bursary Winners North Wellington Co-op in partnership with Partners IndemnityInsurance Brokers is happy to announce the recipients of$500 bursaries in memory of Gerald Raby, formerGeneral Manager of North Wellington Co-op.

Ryan Thede, Kincardine District S.S.Caleb Petersen, F.E. Madill S.S.Jeffrey Koehler, Wellington Heights S.S.Ashley Koehler, Wellington Heights S.S.Cindy Ammerlaan, Wellington Heights S.S.Colton Tilker, Norwell District S.S.Hannah DeVries, Norwell District S.S.Jessica Scholten, Norwell District S.S

Congratulations to all of the recipients.

Fall Fair season has arrived - visit one today! North Wellington Co-op is proud to sponsor the local fall fairs and 4-H shows.

ARTHUR - September 7-9 - Blue Jeans & Country Scenes HARRISTON - September 14-16 - Autumn Treasures NEUSTADT - September 14-15 - Family Ties & Homemade Pies HOWICK - September 28-30 - We’ve Got a Good Thing Growing WALKERTON - October 12-14 - Little Royal

For information about fall fairs, visit the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies website at www.ontarioagsocieties.com.

Fall Fair Season

Directors WantedDo you have an interest in agriculture? Are you interested in your community? Are you interested in learning more about business, administration and policy development?

If so, North Wellington Co-op has openings for directors on our 10 person board for the 2018/2019 fiscal year.

If you are interested, or are looking for more information, please contact Kelly Boyle in Harriston at 1-800-667-3056 or by e-mail at kboyle@northwellington.ca.

For SaleOne 5 ton Tyler Fertilizer Spreader with a Roll TarpOne set of forklift forks with brackets to hook onto loader mount. For more information contact Kelly Boyle or Corrie Noble in Harriston.

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Janny Simmons, Harriston Garden Centre

It’s that time of year again; summer is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner! Are you ready? People will be busy getting ready for the shorter, cooler days that will soon be here by cleaning up the flower beds and yards.

Jobs that need done will include pruning trees and shrubs, thinning and planting perennials, sowing grass seed or simply cleaning up branches and dead-heading plants. We’ve got lots of items on hand to help with those projects!

We also have our fall mums in stock to help prepare your yard and home for the upcoming holidays. Come on in and let us help you with your tasks at hand!

Paper Leaf Bags5 bags per package. 97736446Reg. $2.99Sale $2.67

Poly Leaf Rake26”3661621Reg. $15.59Sale $12.97

Bypass Pruner3662097Reg. $12.99Sale $9.97

Garden Corner

GARDENCENTRE

Thanksgiving HoursIn observance of Thanksgiving, North WellingtonCo-operative offices, bulk deliveries and stores will be closed Monday, October 8, 2018.

Have a happy and safe long weekend!

Member LoansMEMBER LOANS INTEREST RATESFor new investments & renewal of member loans at North Wellington Co-operative Services Inc.

TERM $100-$4900 $5000+1 year 4.20% 4.70%3 year 5.45% 5.95%5 year 5.95% 6.45%Rates subject to change based on Royal Bank prime rate.

Woodstove Pellets PALLET EARLY TAKE PROGRAMBefore the weather gets cool and nasty, save up to $1 per bagfor buying your woodstove pellets early and in quantity.Delivery available.Softwood Pellets:Individual bags - $6.79 per bag1 or 2 skids - $5.99 per bag (reg. $6.79)3 or more skids - $5.79 per bag (reg. $5.99)60 bags per skid.

This is an early order, early take special offering. All product sold at this price must be gone by Saturday October 6, 2018.

Inventory ClosureIn order to complete our annual inventory, North WellingtonCo-op stores and offices will be closed Monday, October 1st, 2018.

Please have arrangements made to ensure you have adequate supplies for that day. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018.

New Product AlertNorth Wellington Co-op now carries Capri Ella Goat Cheese. Capri Ella’s natural mild earthy flavour and is decidedly different from fresh goat cheese, Capri Ella is sure to please even those who are not goat cheese lovers, making it the perfect cheese for serving to friends and family.

This cheese uses goat milk from one of our local producers, Nico and Petra Blankers!

Credit Notes

Year End PaymentsSeptember 30th is our year end! Please make arrangements to have your North Wellington Co-op account balance paid in full by the due date September 20th.

Payments on account can be made by Cash, Interac, Online/Telephone or ATM Banking, or by personal cheque for accounts in good standing. Or, sign up today at your local branch for our Pre-authorized Payment option!

Online Account AccessWith the possibility of a Postal Strike in the near future, our online account access will ensure you receive your account information without interruption!

Go to www.northwellington.ca under the Credit/Finance tab at the top, click on Account Access. Apply for online access to your account information, invoices, statements and more.

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Voice from the Field

Winter Wheat - 2019 VarietiesWith the winter wheat harvest complete, it’s time to start thinking about what variety you are planting this fall. At NWC, we pride ourselves in carrying top yielding varieties from C&M Seeds and Bramhill Seeds. See below for an outline of varieties.

Soft Red Winter WheatC&M Drew - Top ending yielding soft red, stands extremely well. Small seed makes for lower cost per acre.C&M 614 - This workhorse winter wheat provides consistent yield along with lots of straw.Marker - This winter wheat does well on a variety of soil types and will provide top end grain and straw yield on high performing soils.

Hard Red Winter WheatGallus - High end yield, combined with superior standability makes this hard red winter wheat one of the best in its class. Lexington - A NEW hard red variety from C&M. If you liked Princeton, you’ll love Lexington!Priesley - This is top yielding hard red winter wheat, it can be planted on a variety of soil types and still yields exceptionally well. Needs to be managed to achieve protein. Requires a contract from C&M.

Silage Inoculant- Help Preserve your Silage Crop!The fall season is just around the corner and corn harvest will be getting underway before we know it. North Wellington Co-op is a dealer for Nutri-lock and it can be used when making haylage, corn silage or even high moisture corn. It is available in either a dry granular or a concentrate form to be mixed with water. If you are using an inoculant in your ensiling process, discuss the benefits of adding Nutri-lock with your local NWC field man for further information. NWC keeps a good supply on hand at each of our branches for your convenience.

Fall Fertilizer For all the forage growers, don’t forget to feed those alfalfa stands this fall. Providing your forage crop with an application of Phosphorus and Potassium in the fall will help protect your stand through the winter and get the alfalfa off to a quality start in the spring.

One issue growers have in the spring is trying to get everything done in a timely manner. Broadcasting your potash in the fall will help to reduce the work load come spring. Applying your potash in the fall will give more time for nutrients to become available for your spring crops and help to increase your soil fertility.

Soil Sampling This time of year presents an excellent opportunity to get some soil sampling done on your fields. It is recommended to soil sample your fields every three years, often matching well to our three crop rotation of corn, soybeans, and wheat. Keeping track of soil samples allows us to monitor our fertilizer plan and work on increasing soil fertility to improve yields.

Fall BurndownFall burndowns are an important tool we can use in the control of perennial and bi-annual weeds. Fall burndown is very effective for the termination of hay/alfalfa stands, cover crops as well as termination of soybean crops. Soybean burndowns facilitate a smooth harvest, and at the same time set up your fields for winter wheat. Burndowns ahead of winter wheat, whether it be pre-harvest of soybeans or post, make weed control in the spring much easier to time in with your fungicide application.

CardlockSafe, Secure & Convenient With your North Wellington Co-op FS Fuel Card, it’s easy to fuel up. Simply drive to one of the convenient locations, insert your North Wellington Co-op FS Fuel Card and follow the instructions at the pump any time of the day or night. The 24/7 system accurately records each fill-up that gets billed to your North Wellington Co-op account each month.

Our Harriston Cardlock carries ethanol gasoline, clear diesel, dyed diesel and bulk DEF. In Hanover, our Cardlock carries ethanol gasoline & clear diesel.

Sign up for your fuel card before October 31st and receive a $5 Tim Card.

To get started, contact our Harriston or Hanover branches or fill out a credit application today! Based on approved credit.