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Editor’s Notes

Celebrating Over 30 YearsVolume 36, Number 4

May 2010Publisher Dana Lantz

Editor in Chief Katherine Dornath CookSales Manager Brooke Hendrickson

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Greetings from Farmers Hotline I was five when my father died; my sister was nine, and my brother was eleven. It happened in an

instant. My father and my uncle were unloading bags of seed corn one April morning when my father

suffered a massive heart attack and died. That is pretty much the day my memory started in earnest. The

first memory being a brand spanking new, 4-wheel drive tractor, which had been delivered less than 24

hours before, sitting in the yard like a red beacon, reminding everyone of how unexpected the death of a

forty-three year old successful farmer and family man really is. Life on the farm changed dramatically after

that. My mother made due that year, and my uncle and a family friend got the crop in and out, but it was

only a temporary solution.

With the next spring, came the farm sale. It was so bizarre seeing the equipment, in its red glory, gleam-

ing in the yard all at once. Then people came and kept coming; there had never been so many people,

before or since, on the place. It was surreal to watch strangers driving off with the equipment that I had

spent so many hours of my young life playing on.

I remember the first time that green machinery showed up on the farm. I was in kindergarten that year

and only went half days to school, so I came home on the bus without my siblings. I walked up the lane

looking at that tractor sitting in the yard like a giant green monster. This one shone like a green beacon,

formally announcing life would never be the same. This was also the first memory I have of Kenny, the

owner of that green tractor, who would be the man that would farm for my mother for the rest of my

childhood.

Kenny and Doris Presler lived on the other side of the small town we lived near and had three children,

with the youngest being the same age as my brother. After that day, it was quite often Kenny who would

be the first person to greet me when I got off the bus, even if it was only a wave from the field; and every

once in awhile I would ride with Kenny a round or two. Kenny was my first employer; at a very young age

I started walking beans for him. The first year or two I didn’t put in quite the same amount of hours as the

other five kids, but that first paycheck of something like $14.00 seemed like a fortune to me. The following

years from elementary school through high school, I spent a lot of hours in a bean field; and with those

paychecks, I bought two stereos and grew my savings account. Sometimes, after a day of bean walking, we

would load up and go to the lake. To this day I associate water skiing with walking beans.

Kenny was so much more than a renter. He moved the snow in the winter, helped to plant trees in

the spring, and there were always Christmas presents under the tree from Doris and Kenny. I must admit

my mother could not have chosen a finer man or family to have aligned us with. Not that when you read

this months story, Cash Rent on page 14, should you consider any of the above as requirements for your

renter because I’m afraid you will be sorely disappointed. But, if you are on the other end of that agree-

ment, I would encourage you to remember that going the extra mile and being a good friend sometimes

means as much or more than the almighty dollar. It might even gain you a six-year old’s forgiveness for

driving the wrong colored tractor.

Thanks for reading and we will see you again next month.

Katherine Dornath CookEditor-In-Chief

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Want to reduce drying time and improve hay qualilty? The ReCon

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half the time. You beat the weather and get a top quality product. If

you sell hay to dairies or the horse market, customers will pay you for

the higher quality hay you make with a ReCon. Hay buyers and their

animals love the softer hay so there's less waste. Use behind a swather

and don't buy that mower-conditioner. If there's a shower, ReCon can

fluff the hay and get the baler back in the field fast. Combine 2 swaths

(up to 13ft.) and eliminate a rake pass. ReCons have worked well in 29

different forage crops from coast to coast, as well as in Australia, New

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One of the available options is the hydraulic drive spreader. Now you

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Put a ReCon to work for you - then make top quality hay and improve

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Opening its doors in 1990, Pro-Tainer’s objective was to serve the refuse disposal and recycling industry with products that were affordable,

well-made, and versatile. Within two years, Pro-Tainer had become a viable force in the industry. By consistently establishing high quality standards and ex-panding the product line, they have maintained their lead. Pro-Tainer products are all federally approved and available on DOD and GSA contracts.

On October 15, 1996, the sixth year of business, Pro-Tainer, Inc. was honored statewide as one of Minnesota’s leading new industries. By maintaining our commitment to product quality and customer service, Pro-Tainer, Inc. promises to be a leader for many years to come.

On October 1, 2001, Pro-Tainer, Inc. moved its manufactur-ing facility to a new location in the Alexandria Industrial Park providing employees with a state of the art working environ-ment along with new sandblasting and paint booths. Shane and Shaynen Schmidt, the company’s owners, are dedicated to employee team structures and values, and is committed to the company’s vision: “Helping the world conserve our natural

resources.” This guarantees customer satisfaction and quality product lines.

In July 2005, Pro-Tainer Inc. added an exciting new addition at the ownership level with Shaynen Schmidt (son of Shane) joining Shane as Vice-President. This father-son team has many new ideas to add to Pro-Tainer equipment for yet another generation. Pro-Tainer Inc. still values customer satisfaction and quality product lines as it says: At Pro-Tainer, it’s not what you haul... It’s How You Haul It!

On January 6, 2009 Pro-Tainer Inc. acquires Geneva Recy-cling Products expanding it’s market and product line. Along with refuse and recycling equipment Pro-Tainer will offer a line of Tow-A-Toilets.

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Clean-running Grasshopper Max-Torque™ diesel power units are Tier 4-I compliant and B5-ready, with reserve torque for superior perfor-mance in the toughest mowing condi-tions.

MaxTorque™ diesel engines are fuel-efficient — save up to 700 gallons of fuel over 1,000 hours of use (com-

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New product signals more efficiency in agriculture

Last year, Lundell Plastics introduced their FreeFlo Telescoping Tubes: flexible seed distribution tools which have helped farmers shave hours off of the planting season. Now Lundell is increasing productivity again with the FreeFlo Wireless Remote. The product is a breakthrough in planting efficiency because it makes the distribution of seed between equipment almost seam-

less. In combination with Lundell’s complete line of planting products, crop producers are able to load planter boxes in a fraction of time it previously required to complete the same job, while spilling lesser amounts of valuable seed.

The remote snaps into place in the new FreeFlo Telescoping Tubes’ ergonomic handle, giving crop

producers a comfortable way to control the flow of seed at their fingertips. This allows movement from container to container without interruptions and without the hassle of snagging electrical wires. The FreeFlo Wireless Remote is waterproof and wheath-

erproof to withstand the elements. Another helpful feature of the remote is that it can be

detached from the handle so the auger or conveyor can be controlled remotely during maintenance such as greasing, or in bulk filling applications which may take a while to complete.

The FreeFlo remote is versatile, designed to work with various 12v applications (up to 5 amps) such as

actuators, solenoid valves, and throttle control motors. The FreeFlo remote is available direct from Lundell Plastics at a price

of $199 US. This is just one of a few new products Lundell has introduced for 2010. The company is perhaps best known for pioneering plastic in the auger market, replacing traditional steel flighting with hi-tech poly flighting which is very durable and handles seed more gently. From their headquarters in Odebolt, Iowa they manufacture and ship products internationally.

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New EnergizersFrom Gallagher USAGallagher announces the release of three new additions to the line of reliable, dependable Gallagher Energizers.

These new Energizers are 110-volt with improved, modular electronic circuitry. They are perfect for cattle or other selected livestock on smaller pastures.

All Gallagher Energizers carry a 2 Year warranty (including lightning damage when used with Gallagher lightning protec-tion) in addition to a 30-day money-back customer satisfaction guarantee.

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