Grain is grown worldwide Principal food for humans Principal food for domesticated animals (cattle, hogs, poultry) 7 Million modern grain farmers worldwide

Oil Seed Crops Cereal Crops Wheat Oats Barley Rye Corn Rice Many others Canola Soybeans Flax Many others

World Harvesting Methods WHOLE CROP HARVESTING Removes grain, chaff and stalk from field Requires less herbicides Biomass used for feed and animal bedding Huge volume of material removed creates material handling problems

World Harvesting Methods COMBINE Replaced whole crop harvesting - less labour Removes only the grain kernel from field Spreads weeds - increased herbicide use Wasteful - valuable biomass left in field

The McLeod Harvest System Removes grain kernel and chaff from the field Leaves straw in field Grain kernels and chaff separated by a mill

The McLeod Harvest System Produces two products: (1) Grain (2) Valuable animal feed Removes weed seeds from the field

The McLeod Harvest System NO MORE LABOUR NO MORE TIME NO MORE RISK THAN COMBINING GREATER FIELD VALUE INCREASED EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY NO MORE LABOUR NO MORE TIME NO MORE RISK THAN COMBINING GREATER FIELD VALUE INCREASED EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY

McLeod Harvest System

Farm Economics Millings can be used by farmer or sold – significant revenue increase Reduces input costs – herbicides Reduces labour – saves baling and bale handling

Research 10 years – $12 million invested Engineering involved: hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, electronics Science: weed science, feed science, crop science

The World’s Premier Harvesting System More equipment value More economics Greater efficiencies

Potential North America 8,000 combines sold per year 1 million farmers harvest grain World 70% of the world’s grain supply is harvested outside North America

The McLeod Harvest System A revolutionary harvest system with world implications The system works The system is efficient Economics are superior to the combine The system’s integrity is established The system is on the market Margins are obtainable A viable business is readily foreseeable Experienced, committed management and staff

Don and Ken Armitage farm 1200 acres and have 130 beef cows in Miniota, Manitoba. The millings from the harvested crop is equivalent to about 700 round bales of hay. They no longer bale hay for winter rations.

Hacault Family, Bruxelles, Manitoba Alex Bickley, Sylvan Lake, Alberta Clay Cory (bottom rt.), Wawanesa, Manitoba Murray Mulllin, Cartwright, Manitoba Lorne and Linda Hayward, Virden, Manitoba Lynn and Dean Grant, Val Marie, Saskatchewan Richard Seatter, Dapp, Alberta Rod and Graham Pusch Windthorst, Saskatchewan Randy Radau, Bowden, Alberta Cy and Patrick Skinner, Provost, Alberta Harold Solick, Lacombe, Alberta Alan Whitrow Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan