the land ~ march 6, 2015 ~ northern edition

NORTHERNEDITION

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March 6, 2015© 2015

Jes Rollins of Pemberton,Angela Guentzel of Kasota,and Chelsea Honnette ofJackson attended a seriesof Annie’s Project sessionsin Mankato, Minn.

Annie’s Project is helping empower farm womenacross Iowa and Minnesota — Stories on Page 9A, 12A

As a mom who used to be the sole gro-cery-getter in a household of five, I haveenjoyed reading the articles on the debatebetween genetically modified and non-genetically modified foods; organic versusconventional farming.

I do not buy organic food myself, but Imade the mistake of telling my friendwho buys organic milk that I can’t affordit for my family. She answered “How canyou not afford it?” At that time, I wasn’tbuying two gallons per shopping trip, butI still knew milk at $6 per gallon wasn’tan option and a dairy inspector had toldme it was a waste of money.

Proofing and reading Lee Mielke’s dairyindustry column, I have noticed that the bright spotin the dairy industry is increased sales in organicdairy products — about 10 percent more in 2014 over2013. That’s a good thing for certified dairies thatcan sell their products at premium prices.

For many families, buying organic isn’t in thebudget. An acquaintance who buys organic is havingher fourth child and will become a stay-at-homemom after this birth. She said she will not be able toafford organic on one income.

She can feed her toddlers Cheerios, since GeneralMills claims it uses non-GMO oats on the back of thecereal box. That’s an easy claim to make since there areno GMO oats. She also can buy Kwik Trip’s hormone-free milk that is usually the lowest price in town.

As a child of the 1970s who grew up on Cocoa Puffs,Lucky Charms, high fructose corn syrup, white bread,bologna, margarine and other taboo foods of the newmillennium, I turned out to be a healthy adult. I wasa teenager before I had real butter for the first timeand I still remember the creamy taste of the butteron the restaurant cracker. I only buy butter now.

My palate has matured. I like hummus, all kinds oflettuce, salmon, broccoli and other whole superfoods.I even eat lower-sugar cereal (mostly) — Cheerios,Chex, non-frosted shredded wheat — but I sprinklegenerously with non-organic berries, which havebeen shipped from warmer climes using gallons offuel and therefore increasing my carbon footprint

and adding to global warming.I do try to eat fruit that’s in season, but I

enjoy oranges from Florida and grapefruitfrom Texas every winter. My family alsobuys and eats bananas weekly, whichagain is not good for our environment.

Now that my husband is doing more gro-cery shopping, meal and snack planning, weare eating more vegetables, fruits and wholegrains. His grandpa Collova had a truckfarm so he grew lots of vegetables andtrucked them into farmer’s markets weekly.

My husband grew up with a freezerstocked with frozen veggies from the farmand shelves of home-grown canned goods.

I can vouch for his mom’s pickled beets.It really is true that fruit, vegetables, whole grains

and lean proteins fill you up and make you feel betteroverall. When I make my own pizza or breads, I evenadd one third wheat flour to white flour.

Yet, sometimes a grilled cheese must be made withKraft American Singles on white bread. As for theall-natural peanut butter that you stir before youcan spread and eat, no thank you. My roommatebought it and when I was stirring the jar all the oilspilled over the top and landed on my new leathershoes. They were ruined.

Now I am a choosy mother who chooses Jif. How-ever, if you’re in the market, the all-natural Skippypeanut butter requires little stirring and can bestored in your pantry. The jar is small though.

I once packed a lunch for my toddlers and met anothermom with her kids at the zoo. When we sat down to eat,I broke out the Fig Newtons, which I said I buy whenI’m on a health kick. Next came the Kraft Easy Cheeseand Ritz crackers. My friend was horrified.

For the record, I no longer buy cheese in a can. AndI prefer the whole wheat Ritz.

The bottom line is Americans want choices —whether it’s organic food, fresh fruits and veggies, orCheetos. Keep growing and raising and we will keepeating, debating and judging.

Marie Wood is associate editor of The Land. Shecan be reached at [email protected]. ❖

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9A — Annie’s Project helping makestrong farm partners in Minnesota13A — Youth learn directly fromfarmers at Ag in the Classroom14A — Q&A with Ag PhD’s Brian Hefty on proper soil testing16A — Bubbling up! Minnesota win-ery numbers double in five years

18A — Smell of money: Turkey litterturned into electricity, fertilizers21A — MCGA’s Adam Birr: Corncheckoff focus on education, research23A — Globe-trotting soybeanbacker retires to the family farm

LAND MINDS

By Marie Wood

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

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We celebrate National Agriculture Day — March 18 — with a cornucopia of storiesexploring agriculture’s abundance across Minnesota and Iowa. More at www.agday.org.

No one in farming or ranching buys abag of seed corn or a couple of young bullshoping for an average corn crop or anaverage calf crop. Both buy what eachbelieves will best fit their farm andranch’s unique circumstances to achievethe best results because average is, well,average.

Moreover, since the make-up — theDNA — of every ranch and every farm isunique, every choice every farmer orrancher makes in their career is equallyunique.

The same is true for you and me.Everything about us, from the top ofour hairy or bald heads right down toour beautiful or ugly toes, makes us different. Anymother, geneticist or bartender can tell you that.

Those differences, programmed into our DNA,make us the exact opposite of average. We are indi-vidually unique and very un-average.

And, yet, every day arrives carrying averages.Average monthly rainfall. Dow Jones IndustrialAverage. Average feeder cattle price. Average caloriesconsumed.

Averages, we quickly learn, are meaningful but rel-ative, more descriptive than definitive. And while

they are meant to be clarifying, they oftenconfuse.

Witness the confusion farmers andranchers say is contained in the newestrecommendations from the government’sDietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.(Links posted athttp://farmandfoodfile.com/in-the-news/)

On average, noted the panel of 14 healthexperts in the cover letter to their 571-page report, “About half of all Americanadults — 117 million individuals — haveone or more preventable chronic diseases

that relate to poor dietary patterns andphysical inactivity… (while) more thantwo-thirds of adults and one-third of

children and youth are overweight or obese.”These “devastating health problems,” the panel

continued, have “…focused the attention of ourhealth care system on disease treatment rather thanon prevention. They call for bold action and sound,innovative solutions.”

Like what?Like the very kind your average American farmer

and rancher, through their farm and commodity

‘Averages’ don’t account for DNA INSIDE THIS ISSUE:24A — Ahead of the curve:Precision planting tool adjusts seedpopulation on the fly25A — Strong prices, demand forlamb meat creating tasty profits26A — Ken Cook: Organic farming‘no longer just a hobby’ in U.S.27A — Removal of antibiotics fromfeed gaining traction28A — Trimmer handles dairy cows’hooves with care31A — Grain storage quickly rebuiltfollowing weather disaster3B — Farm Programs:How county NASS yields in 2014 affect your ARC-CO payments

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See GUEBERT, pg. 4A

GUEBERT, from pg. 3Agroups, have fought against fordecades: A diet, according to the Wash-ington Post, “rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains,low-or non-fat dairy, seafood, legumes, and nuts…moderate in alcohol… lower in red and processedmeat, and low in sugar-sweetened food and drinksand refined grains.”

Some of the past fights have been worthy fights,however, a fact the current dietary panel recognizedwhen it — Holy Macaroni! — “reversed decades ofwarning about dietary cholesterol… that limitedegg consumption for many Americans.”

Farmers and ranchers choose to read this changeas evidence they were right and science was wrong.The report is quick to explain, however, that today’sbetter understanding of cholesterol now “shows noappreciable relationship between consumption ofdietary cholesterol and [blood] cholesterol.”

That confession is the very essence of sciencebecause, as a Michigan-based scientist friend oftenexplains, the best science shows us what we don’tknow, not what we do know.

As such, today’s science shows that we got choles-terol wrong yesterday. Tomorrow’s science, if doneright, will show us what else we got wrong today.

Great, that’s progress. That, in fact, ishow it works on the farm and ranch,

too.Averages work the same way; they don’t underpin

hard-and-fast rules or support specific actions. Theyare suggestive, not prescriptive; they show in-the-ballpark associations, not linked connections.

My scientist friend says it this way: In any averageyear you’ll find corn growing from South Carolina toNorth Dakota. That continental spread, though, doesnot mean the seed planted in South Carolina is thesame seed planted in North Dakota.

Why? Because every component of every farm andranch — its seed, soil, weather, geography, manage-ment: its DNA — contains so many variables insideso many differences that not one resulting crop, be itcorn, calves or cabbage, will be average.

So, too, with diet. While we mostly are what we eat,how we become that way is wired into our DNA.That’s why dietary guidelines are guidelines and notrules. They deal with averages, not individuals.

You know this better than most doctors and nearlyevery scientist. In fact, both groups greatly envyagriculture’s swift move to “precision farming”because each longs to be more precise, more prescrip-tive and less reliant on “average.”

The Farm and Food File is published weeklythrough the United States and Canada. Pastcolumns, events and contact information are postedat www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

Tomorrow’s science corrects today’sOPINION

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Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view ourcomplete calendar & enter your own events,or send an e-mail with your event’s details

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The Land Calendar of Events

March 9 – Third Crop Producer Meeting: Small Fruits – Fairmont,Minn. – Topics include elderberry production, making vinegar, bluefruits, befriending bumblebees, and more; registration at 9:30 a.m.,speakers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., lunch on your own – Contact KylieSaari at (507) 238-5449 or [email protected] 10-11 – Willmar Ag Show – Willmar, Minn. – Crop inputs,material handling, machinery, building, swine and dairy equipmentexhibits and free seminars; sponsored by West Central Ag SalesAssociation; more at http://bit.ly/WillmarAgShow – Contact BonnieLange at [email protected] or (320) 231-1470March 17-19 – Midwest Poultry Federation Convention – St. Paul,Minn. – Largest regional poultry convention – Contact Lara Durbenat [email protected] or (763) 682-2171March 18 – AgStar Women’s Seminar – St. Cloud, Minn. – Insightsyou need to improve your communications and leadership skills tohelp you become your very best self at home and on the farm; free,breakfast & lunch included, register 1 week in advance – ContactAgStar at (866) 577-1831 or visit http://goo.gl/ZmgQawMarch 19 – 2015 Soybean Symposium – Chaska, Minn. – Gatheringof soybean researchers, leaders in soybean production community –Contact Seth Naeve at [email protected] or (612) 625-4298March 28 – Minn. Lamb & Wool Producers 2015 Spring Workshop –Kensington, Minn. – $15 includes lunch, please pre-register –Contact Dan & Kay Persons of Rafter P Ranch at (320) 986-2336

Sometimes columns flow fromthe fingertips. Other times theymove at the speed of sap. Istepped away from this one fora bit. I doubted if it would res-onate or be worthy of your timeor the publisher’s ink.

After a sufficient stretch inmy easy chair, I excused myselfto my office. “I better get backto my column,” I said.

“What’s it about?” Mikeasked.

“Listening.” Then I paused. Andwaited. You can’t make this stuff up.

After a minute or more, he pulled hisattention away from the TV, back tome, and asked, “What did you say?”

“Listening.”I laughed. He groaned. Here we go...During a recent health exam, the

nurse asked Mike a number of back-ground questions. When she said,“How’s your hearing?” He nodded yes.His hearing was just fine, thank youvery much.

I gave a weak smile;she gave a knowing wink.The hearing may be fine,but the listening? Debat-able. To be fair, he couldsay the same about me.

The thing is, just because we canhear, doesn’t mean we really listen. Andeven when we do listen, it doesn’t meanwe really hear what is being said. Beingan active listener takes work. And oneof the many tips toward engaged listen-ing is to provide feedback.

• What I’m hearing you say is...• It sounds like you are saying...• What do you mean when you say?That holds true for our words and our

lives. For those within our sphere of

influence — especiallyspouses and children —think about potentialfeedback when they lis-ten to our actions. Arethey asking aloud or tothemselves:

• When I see you paymore attention to your

phone, device, or the TV than makingeye contact or conversation with me,what I hear you say about our relation-ship is...

• When I see how much energy youpour into work and how lethargic youare at the dinner table, what it soundslike you are saying about our family is...

• When all your free time is about“me” instead of “us,” what it seems likeyou are saying about your prioritiesis...

Jon Bloom writes, “Your actionsspeak. Your works are words. The ques-tion is what are they saying?” Give thatquote time in the think tank. Is theredisconnect between what we thinkwe’re saying and what people are actu-

ally hearing? There’s a simple andstraightforward way to know for sure.

Ask.A young mom who worked from her

home office did just that. When sheasked her kids if they could changeanything about her career, theiranswer surprised her. She thoughtthey would resent her occasionalflights and overnight motel stays.What she discovered was that theydisliked her online Monday morningmeetings while they were gettingready for school. This she couldchange! And small changes can makebig differences in the lives of those welove the most.

So go ahead. Ask and then listen.What do your family and friends hearloudest and most from the way youlive?

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith,family, and farming from her backporch on their Minnesota grain andlivestock farm. She can be reached [email protected] or @LenaeBulthuis. ❖

What do our actions say to friends and family? Ask them

THE BACK PORCH

By Lenae Bulthuis

Even when we do listen, it doesn’t meanwe really hear what isbeing said.

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Award-winning plants for 2015 havebeen announced and are being show-cased in seed displays, garden maga-zines and newspaper articles andnurseries. Just as motion pictureshave their Oscar and Golden GlobeAwards, plants have their own redcarpet with advance publicity notices,too.

The All-America Selections is anorganization that oversees a testingprogram using horticulture profes-

sionals throughout the United States.Each year the judges evaluate entriesat test gardens looking for qualitiessuch as novel flower forms, better dis-ease and pest tolerances, hardiness andlength of flowering. Vegetables arejudged for traits leading to higher totalyield, taste, plant habit and diseaseand pest resistance.

Entries need to have at least two sig-nificantly improved qualities to be con-sidered for an AAS Award.

Pepper Pretty N Sweet F1is a current AAS award win-ner that intrigues me. Thischarming pepper serves adual role as an ornamental,container-friendly plant aswell as a delicious edible andis described as having a fan-tastic sweet flavor.

Planting ornamental pep-pers in containers is commonbut harvesting delicioususable fruits is new. The red,orange and yellow fruits aregreat eaten fresh in salads or forsnacks. The plant size is 18 to 24inches and the small conical fruits are1 to 1.5 inches long. The seeds shouldbe started indoors about five weeksbefore setting out in the garden afterall danger of frost is past. The roots onpepper plants are rather shallow souniform watering is important espe-cially if they are grown in containers.

Other vegetables awarded the AASwinner title for 2015 include BeetAvalanche, Broccoli Basil Persian Art-work F1, Chives-garlic Geisha, SquashBossa Nova, Tomato Chefs Choice,Radish Roxanne, Squash ButterscotchF1, Pepper Hot Sunset, Lettuce Sandy,Pak Choi Bopak F1 and OreganoCleopatra.

The ‘F1’ notation behind some of theplants means it is a hybrid and hadcontrolled pollination to produce veryspecific characteristics and consistenttraits. F1 hybrids cost more because ofthe extra work to produce them. Theyhave what is called “hybrid vigor,” pro-ducing higher yields and growinglarger and stronger than non-hybrids.The disadvantage of hybrids is theseeds cannot be saved from year toyear with consistent results. Offspring

of hybrids tend to showunpredictable mixtures ofcharacteristics that don’tmirror the parent plant.

The red carpet gets rolledout annually from yetanother organization show-casing superior plant char-acteristics.

The Perennial Plant ofthe Year organizationselects one outstandingperennial plant each yearthat satisfies the following

criteria:• Suitability for a wide range of cli-

matic conditions• Low maintenance requirements• Relative pest and disease resist-

ance• Readily available the year of pro-

motion• Multiple seasons of ornamental

interestThe POY 2015 Perennial Plant of the

Year is Geranium X CantabigienseBiokovo. This charming ground coverreaches about eight inches in heightand blooms in late spring. The blos-soms are masses of five-petaled whitewith a tinge of blush pink. The overalleffect is that of a blushing pink gera-nium.

The awards and red carpet advertis-ing for plants from the AAS and POYorganizations are well deserved. Theyhave been test-grown and evaluated byexperts. Look for these 2015 awardwinners in your seed catalogs andplant nurseries this season.

Sharon Quale is a master gardenerfrom central Minnesota. She may bereached at (218) 738-6060 [email protected]. ❖

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The spring time weather will soon beheading our way. From recent phonecalls in the McLeod and MeekerCounty Extension Offices, I can tellpeople in the community are thinkingahead to spring. Many of the commonquestions revolve around tree manage-ment. For example, when should Iprune my apple trees? Well, if youhave not already, there is still sometime. Pruning trees during winter dor-mancy results in vigorous new growthin the spring, and can be used to elim-inate branching problems thetree may have.

Apple trees, including flower-ing crabapples, mountain ash,hawthorns and shrubcotoneasters should be prunedin late winter from February toearly April. Spring or summerpruning increases chances forinfection and spread of the bac-terial disease fireblight.Autumn or early winter pruningis more likely to result in dryingand die-back at pruning sites. Oaktrees, especially red oaks, shouldalso be pruned before April toreduce their chance of developingoak wilt.

Pruning approaches include crownthinning, crown raising, and crownreduction. Crown thinning is primarilyused in hardwoods to increase theamount of room for light and air topenetrate the tree. You still will wantto maintain the trees natural shape,and form. Another form of crown thin-ning is to make sure there is only onedominant leader instead of two ormore co-dominate leaders on the tree.This is the easiest to do while the treeis still young.

Crown raising is cutting off some ofthe bottom branches to permit travelunderneath the tree. This could be forlawn mowers, people, and vehicles. Besure not to raise the crown of the treetoo high to avoid an excessively highcrown. At least 50 percent of the tree’sheight should be living crown.

Crown reduction is another approachto pruning. This method should beused only in a last resort when the tree

has outgrown its permitted space. Thisapproach should not be used on treeswith a pyramidal growth form.

Topping and tipping pruning prac-tices do more harm to trees than theyhelp. Topping is pruning large uprightbranches between the nodes and issometimes done to reduce the height ofthe tree. Tipping is pruning lateralbranches between nodes to reduce thecrown width. These practices result insprouts and dead branches that willreduce the life of the tree. Use thecrown reduction method as a lastresort and avoid topping and tipping.

What about treating the wounds?Most of the time the tree sap, gums,and resins naturally work to decreasepathogens invading the trees. There-fore, there are very few circumstanceswhen wound dressings are needed forpruning cuts. Often, they create moreproblems than they avoid. One sce-nario in which treating wounds is rec-

ommended is for oaks that arewounded between April and October.Remember; do not prune oaks betweenthese months. Fresh wounds duringthat time attract the beetles thatspread oak wilt, and leaves the treesvery susceptible.

The University of Minnesota Exten-sion Website contains a vast amount ofinformation on pruning. Visithttp://www.extension.umn.edu/ formore information.

Following is a great link to learnmore about pruning trees and shrubs:http://z.umn.edu/pruningtrees14.

The Extension website is an excel-lent source of information, but you are

not limited to just that. I am alwayshappy to find information to helpanswer your questions. We also haveMaster Gardeners available to helpout with your questions.

Feel free to call me in McLeodCounty Extension Office at (320) 484-4303 or Meeker County ExtensionOffice at (320) 693-5275 for furtherinformation. You can also reach me bye-mail at [email protected].

My hope is that spring will comesoon, but not before we all get ourpruning done.

This article was submitted Univer-sity of Minnesota Extension EducatorNathan Winter. ❖

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AUCTIONS & CLASSIFIEDS“Where stuff gets sold”

Look in our “B” Section,

Pages 11B-24B

By SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

What, exactly, is “farm cooking?” Is itgarden-fresh produce, eggs newly laid,milk and beef produced a few yardsaway? Is it meat and potatoes, heartybreakfasts, homemade jams and icecream, three meals a day plus pie andcoffee?

These are some stereotypes of farmcooking, but the reality is that the foodon farm family tables is anything butstodgy. Looking at cookbooks writtenfor farm cooks proves that being a“rural chef” doesn’t mean skimping onstyle or flavor.

Just like firefighters have a reputationfor excellent cuisine, prepared simply,with loving care and in hearty quanti-ties, farmers too have long reaped thebenefits of an educated palate and up-to-date nutritional information. In otherwords, farmers have always loved to eat,and they love to eat well.

So with a grateful nod to the inspiring MinnesotaWomen for Agriculture’s “Cook Around the Clock”(date unknown, 1970s?) I discovered while thrifting:Bon appétit!

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Making fresh, homemade breakfast sausage iswonderfully easy, and you don’t need a meat grinderto do it. Just use ground beef or pork sausage andsome simple seasonings and you’ll be ready to createsomething that will garner oohs and aahs. Here’s anovernight recipe featuring beef, as spicy as you like it.Breakfast Sausage

1 1⁄2 teaspoon marjoram1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or more, to taste)1 pound ground beef1 small onion, grated1⁄4 cup cold water1 teaspoon saltMix all together well. Shape into roll about 2 1⁄2

inches in diameter and 7 inches long. Wrap in waxpaper; chill several hours or overnight until firmenough for slicing. Cut sausage roll into 1⁄2-inchslices with sharp knife. Cook slices in skillet untilwell browned.

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For a refreshing frozen treat that’s100 percent fruit, you can’t beat theFrozen Fruit Cup featured below. Icall this kind of food “stealthhealth” because you love it so muchyou don’t even notice how good it isfor you.Frozen Fruit Cup

2 (10-ounce) packages strawber-ries, thawed

2 (13 1⁄2-ounce) cans crushedpineapple with juice

1 (12-ounce) cans frozen orangejuice

1 cup water2 (6-ounce) cans mandarin oranges with juice1 cup sugar1/3 cup lemon juice 5-6 bananas, slicedMix all ingredients together. Freeze in 5-ounce

plastic cups; cover with plastic wrap or foil. Makesabout 24.

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Tired of the same-old-same-old, I found some nicetilapia fillets on sale and fixed up a mess o’ fish forsupper. It was superb, almost too rich for the likes ofme. Make sure you serve this dish with rice or pota-toes to sop up that wonderful sauce. Four out of four“yums” from the Johnson crowd!Dill-icious Fillets of Fish

2 pounds of white fish, any kind1⁄2 cup mayonnaise1 cup plain yogurt1 tablespoon lemon juice1⁄2 teaspoon crushed dill

1⁄2 teaspoon curry powderSauteed mushrooms, optionalArrange fillets in shallow, oiled baking

dish. Mix other ingredients and pourover all. Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes.

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Here’s a microwave recipe for beetsthat’s a little different: Honey is thesweetener/thickener instead of sugar.I’ve been using more and more localhoney these days, both for the taste andthe health benefits, so finding recipes likethis is a real day-brightener.Honeyed Beets

1 tablespoon cornstarch1⁄2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon water2 tablespoons white vinegar1/3 cup honey1 tablespoon butter or margarine2 cups cooked beets, diced or slicedIn a small microwave-safe bowl, com-

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sionally while cooking in microwave until thickened,about 1 minute and 15 seconds. Add sauce to beets ina 1 1⁄2-quart covered casserole. Heat in microwave 11⁄2 minutes. Let stand about 10 minutes to blend fla-vors. Reheat until hot.

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Don’t let the name fool you:Macaroni and Cheese Salad isserved cold, not hot. If you don’thave exactly all the ingredientslisted, go ahead and substitute(or just leave them out). Theimportant thing is the first threeingredients.Macaroni and Cheese Salad

3 ounces macaroni, cooked,drained and cooled

1 (12-ounce) can chopped ham,cut up

1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, cubed1⁄2 cup celery, sliced1/3 cup green pepper, chopped1⁄4 cup green onions, sliced2 tablespoons pimento, chopped1⁄4 cup pickle relish, drained1⁄2 cup mayonnaise1 tablespoon mustard1⁄4 teaspoon saltCombine first eight ingredients. Blend mayon-

naise, mustard and salt. Add to rest of ingredients.Toss lightly. Chill. Serve on greens.

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Looking at cook-books written forfarm cooks provesthat being a ‘ruralchef’ doesn’t meanskimping on styleor flavor.

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

When farm women get together, you can learn a lot— such as “a veterinarian is a farmer’s best friend”and the 12th Commandment (“Thou shalt not com-pare yourself to thy neighbor”). Above all, you learnthat women are strong partners in the family farm.

For six Thursdayevenings in the deadof winter, 19 womengathered at AgStarFinancial Services inMankato, Minn., aspart of Annie’s Pro-ject, a national pro-gram that connectswomen in agricultureand educates them infarm operation.

Annie’s Project isnamed after AnnetteFleck, an Illinoiswoman married to afarmer for 50 years,from 1947 until her death in 1997. Annie spent herlifetime learning how to be an involved businesspartner with her farm husband. Today Annie’s Pro-ject, founded in 2003, educates farm women across34 states.

This was AgStar’s first Annie’s Project session,which was capped at 20 participants. Amy Durand,AgStar product manager, was enthused by the fullclass and the wide cross section of demographics androles on the farm. Of the 19 participants, 11 womenwere under age 30.

“I’m pretty impressed by these young gals who aredoing work on the farm; combining, hauling grain,”said Sharon Speck-Edwards, an Annie’s Project par-ticipant who lives in Good Thunder, Minn.

At the first session, women were quick to introducethemselves and get to know each other. Laughterflowed and friendships formed. For Durand, thoseconnections are the most important aspect of Annie’sProject.

“The relationships that I see have bloomed fromthe first day on,” she said.

Angela Guentzel, Chelsea Honnette and JesRollins, found they had a lot in common as youngwomen on corn and soybean farms. They sat at atable together and settled in to a catered supper, vis-iting and learning.

“It’s good to connect to other women in the area insimilar situations,” said Guentzel, who lives andfarms north of Mankato.

“I’m not alone in this island of farming,” said Hon-nette, who made the trip from Jackson, Minn., everyweek, noting that Annie’s Project was a place whereshe was comfortable asking questions.

The young women found information they couldtake back to their farm. Rollins, of Pemberton,Minn., learned a lot from the session on financialstatements, working capital, crop inputs, liabilities

Annie’s Project helping make strong farm partners

Marie Wood

Annie’s Project participants, including Rice and Le Sueur (Minn.) County farmer Sara Hewitt (center), got acrash course in grain marketing at AgStar in Mankato, Minn.

See ANNIE’S, pg. 10A

I’m prettyimpressed bythese younggals who aredoing work onthe farm; com-bining, haulinggrain.

— Sharon Speck-Edwards

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ANNIE’S, from pg. 9Aand assets.

During one Annie’s Project class,AgStar brought in experts on grainmarketing and using social mediato tell the story of family farms.Grain marketing

Edward Usset, grain marketingspecialist at the University of Min-nesota and columnist for Corn & Soy-bean Digest charmed his way througha presentation on the Five CommonMistakes in Grain Marketing.

“If I can just get people to quit mess-ing up,” he said. “A marketing plan isa proactive plan to price your grain.Reactive is when you move a fewtrucks of beans because you need topay bills.”

After the price spikes of the lastseven years, Usset said that pricesare coming back down to earth andhe’s worried about new farmerswhose only experience is this last

“golden age” of farming.Usset identified five marketing mis-

takes: 1) Reluctance toward pre-har-vest pricing; 2) Failure to understandand track your basis; 3) Lack of an exitstrategy; 4) Holding grain in storagetoo long; 5) Thinking you avoid storagecosts when you sell grain and buy acall.

The takeaway was to create a pre-harvest and post-harvest marketingplan. The pre-harvest plan is from Jan-uary to June and includes contracting

and hedging corn and beans based on aprice that is above your productionprice.

The post-harvest marketing planseeks strategies that balance risk andreward, and places a set number ofbushels in storage to sell the carrywith May futures.

“I can’t guarantee you can beat themarket every year,” said Usset, butadded that over 25 years, with a proac-tive marketing plan based on marketpatterns and selling throughout theyear, you will do well.

Above all, he preached the 11th Com-mandment: “Thou shall not holdunpriced corn or soybeans in the binbeyond July 1.”

July represents the transition fromold crop to new crop economics andthere are many historic examples ofJuly being the ugliest month to sell,said Usset.

Participants were quick with ques-tions on saving grain for livestock, for-eign exports and accelerated contracts.Blogging

With only 1-2 percent of Americansinvolved in farming, a disconnectexists between family farmers andconsumers.

Wanda Patsche, a corn, soybean andpork producer and “rural grand-mother” from Welcome, Minn., is theblogger behind Minnesota Farm Liv-ing. Her goal is to connect consumerswith the people who grow and raisetheir food.

“That disconnect is really gonna hurtus,” she said. “We need lots more peo-ple telling their story.”

Combining her passion for ag withher experience in information technol-ogy, Patsche has made social media herplatform to bridge the gap.

“I find there’s a lot of questions andconfusion out there when it comes tofood. I really wanted to show what domodern farms look like,” she said.

Patsche blogs about hot topics suchas factory farms, genetically-modifiedorganisms, animal rights, hormonesand antibiotics. Readers will also findher sharing about rural farm living —the lighter side of things that happenon the farm.

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Theresa Appel,who works on herfamily’s dairy farmin rural Blue EarthCounty, was atAnnie’s Projectbecause she hasthe drive andknowledge to starther own farm. Asecond option is working for an auntwho is ready to retire.

“Dairy farming is a lot of work.Milking cows twice a day is the easypart,” said the 31-year-old Appel,who found good information in themarketing and blogging presenta-tion.

As a dairy farmer, Appel said sheis well aware of the online negativity

regarding dairy farming so it’s likelythat social media will play a role inher operation.

“It’s a way to get yourself outthere,” she said.

For Appel, Annie’s Project is onetool to help her be successful afterstart-up, and she plans to completethe next two phases in the Annie’sProject curriculum.

—Marie Wood

Social media can dispel negativity

Theresa Appel

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It’s a way to getyourself out there.

— Theresa Appel

ANNIE’S, from pg. 10AShe will call out an organization

spreading lies, but said she is respect-ful and takes the high road. Patschetells her readers why it is safe to feedyour family GMOs, reminds them that96 percent of farms are family-owned,and explains why hog farmers givesick pigs antibiotics.

“If you read my blogs it’s like me sit-ting down at the table and having aconversation,” she said.

Patsche puts a face on the familyfarm and encouraged the women atAnnie’s Project to do the same. Shesaid it’s important for the public tohear the ag story from farm women,not agribusiness or the media. In fact,

she accepts no advertising on her blogto ensure credibility.

“Tell your story,” she said. “Whathappens on your farm and why you doit. Be authentic.”

Due to biosecurity issues, Patschecan’t invite folks out to the farm so shebrings her farm to them. She showsher readers how she cares for her ani-

mals.“Between writing, pictures or

videos, I want them to see what wesee, hear what we hear, feel what wefeel,” she said.

While many of the women atAnnie’s Project weren’t ready to blog,AgStar senior communications spe-cialist Jessica Fenske offered tips tobecome more active on social media.

She said Pinterest is the place toreach females, which makes theonline bulletin board a good place forfarm women to post info-graphics orphotos from their farm.

Fenske also advised becoming anadvocate for organizations, followingbloggers like Patsche, sharing postson Facebook and Twitter, and tellingyour friends why you are sharing.

“That’s a way to drive home thosemessages without doing quite asmuch work,” she said. “Stay engagedin the conversation. Don’t just postand walk away.”

To learn more about Annie’s Project,visit www.anniesproject.org. ❖

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Farmers are invited to share theirthoughts on cover crops — whether ornot they use cover crops themselves —in a national survey, now in its thirdyear of collecting valuable data on theincreasingly popular management prac-tice. The results, which will be releasedthis summer, will help growers,researchers, agricultural advisors, agretailers and policymakers more effec-tively address questions about covercrops and learn about best practices.

The online survey takes a few min-utes to complete. Farmers who com-plete the questionnaire — visithttp://bit.ly/covercropsurvey — are eli-

gible for a drawing for one of two $100Visa gift cards.

The survey is being conducted by theConservation Technology InformationCenter and sponsored by USDA’s Sus-tainable Agriculture Research & Edu-cation program, the American SeedTrade Association and Corn+SoybeanDigest.

Data from this year’s survey will becompared to information from the twoprevious years in an effort to identifytrends in cover crop practices or atti-tudes toward cover crops. Other ques-tions will help conservation leaders

zero in on details of cover crop prac-tices. SARE, ASTA and scientists fromPurdue University helped develop thequestionnaire and will also help ana-lyze the results. The editors ofCorn+Soybean Digest are distributingthe release to their subscribers, invitinga broad base of farmers to participate.

All answers are anonymous; respon-dents will be directed to another web-site at the end of the survey to enterthe $100 Visa gift card drawing.

This article was submitted by theConservation Technology InformationCenter. ❖

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

Annie’s Project, thenational program thatempowers farm women tosolve problems and makedecisions, has taken root inIowa.

One Annie’s Project partici-pant started growing pump-kins and painting them after attend-ing an Annie’s Project session a fewyears ago. She now hosts a pumpkinfestival each year and returned to anAnnie’s Project course in Ames, Iowa,that combined the core curriculumwith the writing of a business plan.She wanted to take her business tothe next level.

Madeline Schultz, Iowa statecoordinator of Annie’s Project,loves to hear these stories fromher Annie’s Project partici-pants.

After reviewing the new farmbill in the fall, another partici-pant went to her county FarmService Agency to reallocateher base acres — with all the

necessary paperwork in hand.Iowa State University Extension and

Outreach offers Annie’s Project in mul-tiple counties. Six educational sessionscover five key farm managementareas: financial, legal, humanresources, production and marketing.Annie’s Project Phase II: Managing for

Today and Tomor-row also is availablein several Iowacounties.

You can even likethe Annie’s Project-Iowa Facebookpage. And Iowafarm women areshowing their pridewith the ISU Exten-sion T-shirt —“Farm like a Girl.”Results

The results ofAnnie’s Project aretwo-fold: education and networking.

“Women see the big picture of thefarm business,” said Schultz. “Theyreally appreciate building a local net-work of other farm women who sharesimilar concerns, passions and joys.”

Participants also meet local ag pro-fessionals from lenders to the FSAexecutive director, she said.

“We know this program is makinghuge differences,” said Schultz. “Theygain confidence to take on new chal-lenges with the farm business andattend othercourses or pro-grams on the farmbusiness.”

In 2014, 321women attend 20programs in Iowa,which includedAnnie’s Project andfour other curricu-lums developed bythe ISU Extensionteam.

One of these pro-grams was Moving Beyond the Basics.Annie’s Project participants wantedmore in-depth information on farmfinances.

So Kristen Schulte, ISU farm and agmanagement specialist, teamed upwith colleagues in Iowa and Ohio andreceived a grant for a four-class ses-sion on money attitudes and goal set-

ting; balancesheets and incomestatements; finan-cial record keepingin a computerizedsystem; and cashflow and financialratios.

Like Annie’s Pro-ject, the programwas designedspecifically forwomen with thegoal of building anetwork amongwomen and creat-ing a safe learning

environment.“We developed this program because

we know they have a different learningstyle and learning needs than the typi-cal male or large educational audi-ence,” said Schulte. “Women typicallylearn better in smaller groups wherethey can socialize and be comfortableasking questions.”

After conducting two pilot programs,she offered the program free of chargein Floyd County last November. Theparticipants gained a better under-

standing of finan-cial statementsand using onlinetools to projectprices and assesstheir financialposition.

“Women gener-ally have positivefeedback from thecourse,” saidSchulte.

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ISU Extension also hosts the Womenin Ag learning network, a website thatconnects women farmers and ranchersnationwide with each other and landgrant university educators. Visithttp://www.extension.org/womeninagfor more information.

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — YellowMedicine, Lyon and Lac Qui ParleCounty farmers come together everyspring to teach 4th and 5th gradersabout agriculture for Minnesota Ag inthe Classroom. Last year the eventconvened at Minnesota West Technicaland Community College in GraniteFalls; students and farmers will returnto the campus March 10 for their 2015edition of Ag in the Classroom.

Nobody tells the story of Americanagriculture better than farmers them-selves, which is why in 2014, 18 farm-ers, a rural electric technician, and twoconservation specialists took over awing of the campus to talk agricultureto 470 students from 11 area schoolsacross the three counties.

“We’ve been doing this program sincethe late 1980s,” said Roger Dale, co-chairperson of Minnesota Ag in theClassroom and longtime Yellow Medi-cine County Farm Bureau activist.

Last year marked the first year theevent was held at the Minnesota Westcampus, which proved to be an idealfacility to accommodate students alongwith displays on farm safety equip-ment and electrical safety.

“This is definitely the most schoolsand the most kids we’ve ever had par-ticipating,” said Dale.

Feedback from teachers, some ofwhom accompany their students, wasterrific.

“Teachers see real quickly how greata learning session this is for their stu-dents, and our farmer teachers lovedoing this,” Dale said. “Nothing better

than a farmer telling his students howthey go about milking 80 cows everymorning and night; or how they putseed into a corn planter and sixmonths later that seed is producingbushels and bushels of corn. Farmers

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An Ag PhD soils clinic hosted by HeftySeed Company is a short course on how togrow crops and generate revenue. On Feb. 17roughly 800 farmers filled the ExpositionCenter at Jackpot Junction Casino, in Mor-ton, Minn. A 50-page booklet was the take-home dictionary that included:

• Do’s and don’ts of how to pull soil sam-ples

• How to read a soil test• What does each test mean• How to make your own fertilizer recom-

mendations• How to make your own variable rate fertilizer

application maps• Soil test and fertility recommendation quiz.The Land interviewed Brian Hefty, who with

brother Darren delivered the soil clinic. Here aresome excerpts:

Q: With a skeptical corn/soybean profit out-look ahead, how do you advise farmers oncrop inputs?

Hefty: That’s exactly what we’re talking abouttoday, essentially where to best invest your dollarsfor the upcoming crop season. That includes cropprotection programs, seed choices, and today we’retalking fertility. Fertility is very misunderstood.There’s a lot of bad information out there, or simplyno information. Today that’s what we’re trying todo. Sharing information so that individual produc-

ers can make good choices on fertility, both majornutrients and micronutrients. Once you understandthis input, then you know where best to invest thosedollars to get maximum return this year.

Q: And that really starts with proper soiltests?

Hefty: We see a lot of inaccurate or incomplete soiltests. It starts with properly pulling that soil sample.Today at our clinic farmers had to actually pull a soilsample. After seeing results, producers could seewhat they are actually dealing with. With incom-plete soil tests it’s like only getting half the equation.We need the full equation to make proper solutions.

Q: Today you even suggested once in a whilepulling soil samples to 14 inches deep.

Hefty: The key words are once in a while. We real-ize it costs money to test soils and we also under-stand that you don’t need to do soil tests that deepevery year in every soil. But do a little so you do havesome idea of what’s in your soils at these greaterdepths.

We looked at the history of soil testing of HermanWarsaw, the first guy to raise 300 bushels per acre;and Francis Childs, the first to grow 400-bushelcorn. They both had fertility deeper into the ground.The point being corn roots grow deep. But if all thoseroots are extracting is water, that won’t generateyields like if that plant is also extracting nutrients atthese 18-24 inch depths.

Q: Is there a best time to add fertil-izer?

Hefty: It completely depends upon yoursituation. Let’s say I have heavy ground andam in a low-rainfall environment, much likearound our Baltic, S.D., area where we farm.I can get by quite well with fall fertilization.I’m almost never going to lose anything inthe spring because we just don’t haveenough rain and our ground stays frozenalmost up to early spring.

I don’t get much mid-summer rain so sidedressing is challenging. We often can go amonth without rain in the summer so sidedressing a week or two early is a better

choice. If you don’t have rain, the nutrients don’t getinto the plant. Here today in south central Min-nesota, you get 5 to 6 inches more rain than we do atBaltic so applying nutrients closer to when the plantis going to use them is good practice.

The environment just won’t support a blanketstatement of putting on your nutrients right whenthe crop is going to need them.

Q: Is there getting to be a wider window forfoliar feeding?

Hefty: We’ve had difficulty making foliar feedingwork in non-irrigated ground. We do a little bit offoliar feeding but making your soils richer throughother means is a better revenue generator.

Q: Should I try to save $100 on seed costs bygoing non-GMO?

Hefty: We look at that much like other input deci-sions. The traits are tools. If you need the tools, thenit’s just a cost benefit analyses. If you have only usedtrait hybrids for 15 years you really have no compar-ison. That’s why we say, ‘Hey, if there’s somethingyou haven’t tried for a long time, you might want tostart out a little slower. Just do a few acres this year.’

All we’re trying to do is kill the weeds, kill thebugs, kill the diseases and get the soil in good shapeso we can raise a good crop.

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Fertility is very misunderstood.There’s a lot of bad infomationout there, or simply no informa-tion. ... Once you understand thisinput, then you know where bestto invest those dollars to getmaximum return this year.

— Brian Hefty

Brian Hefty

YOUTH, from pg. 13Aare the best teachers because they arespeaking from the heart, and it shows.”

Students were asked to score eachlearning session.

“I liked to listen to farmers tell aboutwhat they are doing, and how they doit, and why they do it,” said EmilyOtto, 5th grader from Canby. “I think itmade all of us better understandwhere our food comes from. They cer-tainly know what they are talkingabout. And they’re good at answeringour questions, too. We kids ask lots ofquestions.

“I enjoyed the guy talking about elec-tricity. He showed us lots of interestingstuff, even electricity jumping from poleto pole. And we learned how importantelectricity is in our lives every minutewhether we’re awake or asleep.”

Students were even introduced tothe life of a turkey farm. The youngpeople expressed amazement that onefarm could raise about 200,000turkeys each year. They now have abetter understanding of where theirturkey sandwiches come from.Agricultural literacy

Al Withers, director of MinnesotaDepartment of Agriculture’s Ag in theClassroom program since its inception,visited the 2014 Granite Falls event.

“This is an incredible example of vol-unteer power,” he said. “We are a two-person staff directing our Ag in theClassroom program statewide so weneed ambassadors. Here we have 20farmers doing the educating. This is aremarkable demonstration of Min-nesota farmers being ambassadors forMinnesota agriculture.”

Bringing farmers and kids togetherfor this mission on agricultural liter-acy makes a tremendous impact onyoung minds, Withers said.

As part of Ag in the Classroom, the

Minnesota Department of Agriculturemails Ag Mag regularly to Minnesotaschools. These updates on Minnesotaagriculture were mailed to 500 partic-ipating schools in Minnesota with38,000 students on the receiving list.Ag Mag Junior, a special magazinejust for 1st graders, was mailed toabout 18,000 Minnesota kids inMarch.

Minnesota stands alone with itsown publication designed to enrichthe agricultural literacy of studentsand their teachers, said Withers.

Minnesota Ag in the Classroomimpressed Linda DeGriselles, formerdean of the Minnesota West campus.

“This is truly a wonderful event,”she said at the 2014 event. “It’s somuch fun to see these kids enjoyingevery class, every topic, and especiallythose breaks with fresh chocolate chipcookies and milk. ... These farmersare good teachers.” ❖

‘It made us better understand where our food comes from’

HEFTY, from pg. 14AQ: Continuous corn demands

more inputs. Is it still cost effec-tive?

Hefty: Absolutely. I can build a goodcase for almost anything I want to doin crop production. I can build a goodcase for no-till; for tillage; for traits; forno traits; again they’re all tools witheach requiring specific managementconsiderations. If I’m in a continuouscorn situation, I’m looking for differenthybrids. I’m looking for different fertil-ity programs. I’m doing a differenttillage program. I might even combinedifferently.

There are a lot of things to look at.Once you’ve stepped through all thoseissues, everything should be fine. Butif you’re going to farm continuous cornthe same as you farm corn and soy-beans, it’s not going to work so well.

Q: If the forecast of a dryerspring prevails, should I cut backon planting populations?

Hefty: The odds makers say it’s a 50-50 bet. I believe it’s a better choice touse the technology that’s already onour modern planters and tractors andvary the population as we go acrossthe field. Variable rate technology issimply smarter than betting on theweather. I may have some sandy areason some of our fields where we’re cut-ting back to 16,000-18,000. But on myhighly productive ground, the last

thing I want to do is sacrifice yield bycutting back on population. Doing cut-backs on all my inputs and likely allI’ve done is cut my profitability.

Every field across the Corn Beltcould use some variable rate applica-tions of both fertility and plant popula-tions. But you need to know the fac-tors: soil type, soil test, moistureholding capacity, etc. Often you need towork your way into this by trial anderror. Do some tests on a smaller scaleand go from there. That’s how westarted and now we are variable ratingeverything: fertilizer apps, plantingrates, even some tillage. We do it onsoybeans too. And we love it. It boilsdown to the most efficient allocation ofresources.

Q: Because of uncertainty downthe road, is forward pricing a bet-ter strategy?

Hefty: Our advice is if you can lockin a profit, do it. But when we talkabout locking in a profit, it’s not justabout selling a crop; it’s also aboutlocking in your input costs. If you’regoing to sell a bunch of crop two yearsin advance, it might be wise to lock inyour inputs also. If crop prices take offwhat’s going to happen to seed, fertil-izer, maybe even fuel costs. But nobodyreally knows. Sometimes it’s just gutfeeling.

Visit Brian and Darren Hefty’s AgPhD website at www.agphd.com tolearn more. ❖

Hefty: Bet on variable ratetech rather than weather

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I liked to listen to farmers tell about what they are doing,and how they do it, and why they do it. ... They certainlyknow what they are talking about. And they’re good atanswering questions, too. We kids ask lots of questions.

— Emily Otto


Ronald Barnes, a grapegrower with 1,800 vines in histhree-acre vineyard in Lons-dale, Minn., will be pruninghis vines in March. For manyhobby growers like Barnes,pruning is a manual taskinvolving good help and sharppruning shears.

“There’s some romance in theprocess of developing your own vine-yard,” he said, “but that goes awayvery quickly because establishingyour own vineyard is a lot of work.”

Barnes is optimistic about the 2015season as the winter weather hasbeen favorable and, barring anotherpolar vortex, this season should getoff to a good start. Unfortunately,some of 2014’s growth didn’t harden

off properly last fall.“It might diminish the fruiting wood

available for the 2015 season so that’sa concern,” said Barnes.

Before pruning season, Barnes, pastpresident of the Minnesota GrapeGrower Association, attended the ColdClimate Conference in Minneapolis inFebruary.

“In the last five years, we’ve doubled

the number of wineries inthe state,” he said. “We’renow close to 50 licensedwineries. And we’re nowbetween 2,500 and 3,000acres of grapes.”

The four cold-hardyvines developed by theUniversity of Minnesotacontinue to dominate totalgrape acres in Minnesotaand are largely responsiblefor the ongoing expansion ofvineyard acres in North Dakota,South Dakota, even Iowa and Wiscon-sin, said Barnes.

Those varieties are: Frontenac, intro-duced in 1996; La Crescent, a 2002release; Frontenac gris, 2003; andMarquette, a 2006 variety which maybe the single most popular grape cur-rently producing in Minnesota.

“Frontenac is still perhaps the mostwidely grown vine in Minnesota and isalso widely planted throughout theMidwest, New England, even Quebec,”said Barnes.

Good rosé and port wines express theversatility of this grape, he added.

Marquette, a cousin of Frontenac

and grandson of Pinot noir, hasbecome a favorite of new grow-ers partly because its open,orderly growth habit makes vinecanopy management more effi-cient.Wine industry growth

Wine isn’t just for middle-agefolks.

“I think wine had spread toall age populations, includ-

ing the younger genera-tion,” said Barnes.“They’re even morereceptive to differentkinds of closures, likethe screw cap. The wineindustry perhaps is notso romantic in theirimage. They seem to be

more acceptable andaccessible to these new

ideas of wine presentation.”One reason the wine indus-

try continues to expand is peopleenjoy the opportunity of adding winesto their dining experiences, he said.

As for the expansion in Minnesota,Barnes credits the University of Min-nesota for the development of cold-cli-mate grape varieties.

At the University of Minnesota’sHorticulture Research Center inChanhassen, over 12,000 experimentalvines on 12 acres of research vineyardsencompass the University’s wine grapebreeding program, which was formallyinitiated in 1978.

Over 3,000 vines are planted each

Minnesota winery numbers double in five years

Frontenac is still perhaps the most widely grown vinein Minnesota and is also widely planted throughoutthe Midwest, New England, even Quebec.

— Ronald Barnes

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By the numbers: U.S. wine industryIn 1940, there were just over 1,000 wineries in the United States; in 2010 there

were more than 7,400. According to Wine Business Monthly data, as of April 2013, thenumber was 8,582. Since 1998, there has been a 384 percent increase in U.S.wineries.

Wine consumption increased steadily in the 1970s and 1980s, but decreased in the1990s. From 1989 to 1995, per capita consumption dropped from 2.3 gallons to 1.7gallons. By 2012, U.S. wine consumption was 2.7 gallons per person and totalconsumption was 856 million gallons.

In 2012, the United States produced 752.4 million gallons of wine with 88 percentbeing produced in California. The European Union is the world’s dominant wineproducer. The United States imports 32 percent of total wines consumed in America.Imports totaled $5.9 billion in 2012, according to the Wine Institute.

Wineries exist in all 50 states however California accounts for 47 percent of all U.S.wineries. Based on February 2013 listing in Wine Business Monthly, the Top 10 statesin number of wineries are: California with 3,532; Washington, 670; Oregon, 543; NewYork, 306; Virginia, 222; Texas, 204; Pennsylvania, 166; Ohio, 142, Michigan, 131and North Carolina, 129.

— Dick Hagen

WINERIES, from pg. 16Ayear and over 100 advanced selections are beingtested, as well as over 400 cultivars and selectionfrom other breeding programs. In addition to coldhardiness and disease resistance, viticultural traitssuch as productivity, cluster size, growth habit, budbreak and ripening times are evaluated.

Barnes said this center is recognized as one of thetop wine grape programs in the United States.

So could the Minnesota grape industry eventuallybecome self supporting?

A few Minnesota wineries may be self-sustainingusing only Minnesota grown grapes, but early bud-ding and late frosts occurrences of the 2014 springseason caused most wineries to bring in juice fromoutside sources, notably California, said Barnes.

“The polar vortex last season really decimated thecrop for many of us. Some vineyards north of theTwin Cities were virtually totally wiped out. My

vineyard was half of what it was the year before andthat happened throughout much of southern Min-nesota,” he said.

In addition, as wineries become more sophisti-cated in their offerings, special blends with othergrape sources provide a more diversified selection,he added.

Barnes is optimistic about the of the Minnesotagrape industry.

“We’ll continue to put the emphasis on best prac-tices within each vineyard for better quality,” hesaid. “We’re also lobbying for some extension serv-ice; ideally a full-time University of MinnesotaExtension viticulturist and enologist who can pro-vide information and assistance for every grower.We’re talking to the Legislature. We’re confident itwill happen.”

Iowa State University has provided a full-timeextension staff member to help grow their state’sindustry. They have almost 100 wineries withtourism and community economic development partof the criteria for enthusiastically promoting thisnew industry.

As for the proposed legislation to legalize Sundayliquor sales, Barnes said it’s not an issue for Min-nesota wineries since they can be open Sundays asthe present law exists.

“This issue comes up every year it seems,” he said.“If it doesn’t pass this year it likely will pass nextyear, or sometime soon.” ❖

Barnes: 2014 polar vortex decimated many vineyards

Harvesting sustainable natural resources is inte-gral to the heritage of many Minnesotans. For agrowing number of others, though, interest in tap-ping into our state’s abundant buffet of resources isreaching new levels. How to harvest wisely?

Developed by the University of Minnesota Exten-sion, the newly released “Minnesota Harvester Hand-book” has answers. Contributions come from a broadbase of experts in this 118-page guide covering a widearray, including mushrooms, maple syrup and berries,as well as non-edibles such as wood for crafting.

“This guide isn’t just for people who own woods. It’sfor those who have an interest in learning how to con-nect with nature through harvesting non-timber nat-ural resources and doing so responsibly,” said MikeReichenbach, Extension natural resources educator.

Resources are divided by the season of their har-vest; its chapters delve into details such as whereresources grow and how-to tips on harvesting. Pho-tos throughout the guide help readers correctly iden-tify items.

In addition, the handbook offers exhaustive infor-mation on resources and their cultural importance,marketing, regulations regarding public and privateland and more.

The guide sells for $24.95. Visithttp://z.umn.edu/rnd to learn more or order. Orderswill be received in seven to 10 days or less. Visitwww.myminnesotawoods.umn.edu for details.

This article was submitted by the University ofMinnesota Extension. Visit www.extension.umn.eduto learn more. ❖

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We’re lobbying for some exten-sion service; ideally a full-timeUniversity of Minnesota Extensionviticulturist and enologist whocan provide information andassistance for every grower.

— Ronald Barnes

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BENSON, Minn. — In the early 1990s a Min-nesota legislative mandate permitted Xcel Energy tocontinue the use of its two nuclear plants at Monti-cello and Red Wing in exchange for agreeing to gener-ate 110 megawatts of power annually from biomass.

Eventually this led to the 2007 birth ofFibrominn, the first poultry litter-fired power plantin the United States, located on the northwest edgeof Benson. As theNew York Timesreported at the time,“It sits at the inter-section of twonational obsessions:an appetite for leanmeat and a demandfor alternative fuels.”

Eight years later,Fibrominn continuesits mission as a majorprovider to Xcel, pro-ducing 55 megawattsof electric power. Butthe story doesn’t endthere.

This new energysource also promptedthe creation of theNorth American Fer-tilizer Company, sittingnext door to Fibrominn.It’s the job of NAFC to take the constant flow of rawash from the broilers at Fibrominn, condition it forbetter storage and handling, and then move it intothe agricultural market as a commercial fertilizerproduct.

And the product is going great — every ton getsmarketed.

“We’re sold out every year,” said Steve Miller, CEOof NAFC, noting that other than during times ofheavy snow, field applications have been going onall winter-long. “Ground is frozen so they don’t needbe concerned about compaction either.”

Field rigs do a 40-foot pattern. Nutrient content ofthe fertilizer can change because of changingsources of biomass Fibrominn is burning. Wastewood and other paper products get used because theavailability of turkey litter has been a challenge inrecent years simply because farmers are bidding upthe price of locally available turkey litter. But nutri-ent content is always a known.

“Every day, seven days a week, we send in ashsamples to test the nutrient analysis,” said Miller.They spend about $40,000 a year on daily nutrientanalyses, alternating between AgVise labs in Ben-son or A & L Great Lakes of Fort Wayne, Ind.

“We check data every day against each lab tomake certain we are always delivering a guaran-teed analysis,” he said.

Miller mentioned phosphate content of turkey lit-ter changes day by day. When wood biomass is a bigportion of the total feedstock going into the broilers

there is little impact because potash, microbes andsulfur aren’t an issue with wood stock.

“But the phosphate could change,” he said, “so wehave a system that continuously monitors the phos-phate levels of the ash as it enters our warehouses.Every six minutes it blends inthe amount of triple superphosphate needed to maintainour label.”

He added that consistencyand quality are an absolutemust when you’re selling aproduct for crop land applica-tions.

NAFmicro is the trade nameof their product. Because it issold as a guaranteed analysis ofreadily available, soluble plantnutrients, Miller said they oftenlabel to the lowest analysis.

“This often results in a fertilizer that exceeds labelby 10 percent to 25 percent or more,” he said, notingthat the feed originally supplies to turkeys containeda balance of nutrients, thus the litter produced isalso balanced. “NAFmicro is simply returning to thesoil some of what the previous crop removed, minus

the nitrogen which is consumed by broiler heat.”On the day of The Land’s interview with Miller, the

system was adding 6.23 lbs./minute of triple P. Thisconditioning process includes adding a meteredamount of water to minimize dust and improve han-

dling characteristics.Despite crashing corn prices

this season, Miller said hedoesn’t see much, if any drop inpricing of their fertilizer.

“There are only so many min-ing companies in the worldthat produce phosphate fertil-izers,” he said. “If it gets to thepoint where they’re not mak-ing money, they likely will justshut down the mines.”

Nor does he see producersbacking off much, if any, on fer-tilizer for their 2015 corn crop.

“It’s still bushels per acre that pays the bills,” saidMiller. “And farmers realize they pulled off recordyields on many fields last year so those soils gotdrained of nutrients too.”

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Steve Miller and Paul Hedberg of North American Fertilizer Company, Benson, Minn.

Every day,seven days aweek, we sendin ash samplesto test the nutri-ent analysis.We check dataevery dayagainst eachlab to makecertain we arealways deliver-ing a guaran-teed analysis.

— Steve Miller

See FERTILIZER, pg. 19A

There are only so manymining companies in theworld that produce phos-phate fertilizers. If it getsto the point where they’renot making money, theylikely will just shut downthe mines.

— Steve Miller

FERTILIZER, from pg. 18ABecause of logistics, virtually all of

NAFC fertilizer is locally used inSwift, Pope and Chippewa countiesplus distribution into the Renville,Redwood and Kandiyohi County areas.When you have a sell out every year,he said, looking for more customersisn’t a problem.

Nearly all NAFC fertilizers are con-tract sold. Current output is 60,000 to70,000 tons a year, which translates toover 100,000 acres of corn getting fer-tilized each year with this product.According to Brad Aaseth, generalmanager of Bird Island Soil Service,the price this year including applica-tion is $64.50 /acre when applying

1,000 lbs. and $125/acre when doing2,000-lb. applications.

Nutrient analyses of product beinghandled Jan. 30 by Bird Island SoilService was zero percent N (getsvolatilized by Fibrominn broilers whenbiomass is burned to generate heat),six percent phosphorous, six percent

potassium, 1.5 percent sulfur, plussome micronutrients of zinc, calciumand magnesium.

“Application rates vary from 1,000lbs. on up to about 2,000 lbs.,” Aasethsaid, “but we like to sell to farmersbased on what the actual agronomicneeds are of a particular field. And wecan and do apply variable rates if wehave the proper data on each field.”

Because Fibrominn is a 24/7 opera-tion, Miller indicated that between 120and 200 tons of ash per day are dis-charged via an enclosed conveyor intoNAFC’s bunker/warehouse system.Typically about two-thirds of theirproduct gets fall applied.

Because he is continually informed

of how much biomass is being burnedeach day, Miller also knows preciselyhow much product needs to be ware-housed each day.

“Typically we empty a bunker everyday,” he said, “but we have enoughcapacity so we can go from Friday toMonday without extra personnelworking the warehouse shift.”

A Cargill Ag Horizon spokesmanindicated that because today’s fertil-izer markets truly are global, this pro-duction center reduces some of therisks of freight and inventory. Hedescribed NAFC as a “win/win” forlocal crop input retailers and farmers.

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We can and do applyvariable rates if wehave the proper data oneach field.

— Brad Aaseth

Soil compaction causes yield loss incrop production by restricting rootgrowth and by reducing air and watermovement in the soil. Soil compactionis caused by soil particles beingpressed together by mechanical ornatural forces. An ideal soil structureconsists of 50 percent soil, 25 percentwater space and 25 percent air space.Impact of soil compaction

The end result of soil compaction isless yield potential from crop production.Yield loss can vary widely depending onthe extent of the compaction of the soiland environmental conditions in whichthe affected crop is grown in. Favorablegrowing conditions, such as timely pre-cipitation and high soil fertility can min-imize compaction effects. Severe com-paction can cause up to 60 percent yieldloss, however, it is estimated that com-paction on average reduces yield poten-tial in the 10-20 percent range.Compaction potential

Soils that are above field capacity inmoisture have the greatest potentialfor compaction. Water acts as a lubri-cant between soil particles thatallows soil to be pushed together. As

more air space is replaced with water,the potential for compaction increases.There is a point however, when mostair space is filled with water (near sat-uration) that compaction potential of asoil decreases. Therefore, a very wetsoil has less compaction potential thana moderately moist soil.

Soil texture (percent of sand, silt andclay in a soil) has, to some degree, aneffect on compaction. Soils that consistof particles of equal size have less com-pactive potential than soils that haveparticles of varying sizes. Smaller par-ticles can fill spaces between largerparticles, thereby increasing soil den-sity. A sandy loam soil is the most sus-ceptible to compaction, while puresands, clays, and silt soils are least.

Soil structure also plays a role incompaction potential. Soil structure isdefined as how well a soil breaks upinto small, cohesive clumps. Organicmatter improves soil structure by cre-ating soil aggregates (easily crumbledsoils). Soils higher in organic mattergenerally have better soil structureand resist compaction better than loworganic matter soils.

Types of soil compactionSurface crusting is a form of soil

compaction that reduces seed emer-gence and water infiltration rates. It iscaused by the impact raindrops on sur-face soil particles. Heavy impactcauses soil particles to sift together.Rapid soil drying increases potential ofsurface crusting. Soils with higherorganic matter or high in sand contenthave less potential for crusts to form.

Sidewall compaction is caused byplanting into wet soils. The action of theplanting disc openers shearing into wetsoils can cause seed furrow sidewalls tobecome hard after planting. The resultcan be poor crop emergence and poorroot development out of seed slice.

Shallow compaction occurs fromthe surface down to the normal tillagezone. This type of compaction is nor-mally caused by light wheel traffic oranimal traffic. Shallow compaction isusually temporary and can be elimi-nated by normal tillage.

Tillage pan is subsoil compactiononly a few inches thick right beneaththe normal tillage zone. This type ofcompaction is caused by types oftillage implements that shear the soil,such as discs, moldboard plows andsweep type tools.

Deep compaction lies beneath thetillage zone and is caused by maxi-mum axle weight load to the soil. Har-vest equipment such as grain cartsand combines have high axle loads,and most often are the biggest contrib-utors to deep compaction. Deep com-paction is the most difficult to elimi-nate, so prevention is important.Symptoms and detection of soil

compaction Since soil compaction affects root

growth, above ground symptoms cantake on many forms. Signs of com-paction may include:

• Visible wheel track patterns acrossfield.

• Malformed root growth, includingstubby, flat, thin, or twisted roots.Roots growing into a tillage pan cangrow horizontal rather than verticaland will have flat, shallow root system.

• Stunted plant growth. Aboveground growth is directly related tobelow ground root growth. If rootgrowth is being impaired, vegetativegrowth above ground will likely bestunted. Look for specific patterns orareas in field, such as wheel track pat-terns. In some cases, a specific patternis not visible. Many times these areasare a result of repeated overlapping ofthe same areas with different tillagepasses that, over time, have an addi-tive affect on areas within the field.

• Nutrient stresses on crops can beanother sign of compaction. Since rootsare the avenues of soil nutrients to thecrop, root restrictions can decreaseroot interception of nutrients in thesoil. Phosphorous, potassium andnitrogen deficiencies can be secondarysymptoms to soil compaction.

• Standing water or excessive watererosion can be caused by soil com-paction. Compaction reduces porespace within soil so water is notabsorbed into soils as readily.

• Wilting of plants in certain areas ofa field can signal compaction. This can

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Adam Birr’s former positionas Minnesota Corn GrowersAssociation research directordefinitely prepared him for his“new” gig as MCGA’s executivedirector and CEO. On the jobsince September, Birr overseesthe administration of the state’scorn checkoff and represents the inter-ests of Minnesota’s 25,000 corn farmers.

With a Ph.D. degree in waterresources science from the University ofMinnesota, Birr has been solidlyentrenched in Minnesota agriculture for17 years. Originally from rural Michi-gan, Birr earned an M.S. degree inwater resources fromCalvin College inMichigan.

From his nearlytwo-year stint asresearch director,Birr puts a nutri-ent managementproject with FabianFernandez at thetop if his list. Fer-nandez’s work cen-ters on nitrogenutilization involv-ing N rates, N timing and N formsincluding stabilizers. Of high priorityis the quality of water being dis-charged into drainage systems.

“Minimizing losses and our environ-mental footprint are included in thisspecial project,” said Birr.

This project is just one of severalresearch projects funded by the Min-nesota corn checkoff program.

Aware of the challenges of the Min-nesota River watershed, Birr said hewas surprised when Gov. Mark Daytondeclared that a 50-foot buffer adjacentto Minnesota rivers, streams anddrainage ditches would be a good start-ing point for restoring habitat for pheas-ants. Birr said that more informationregarding Dayton’s strategy is needed.

“We’ve done some research in certainlandscapes where even wider strips,like 300-foot-wide buffers are neededsimply because of the slope of the land.In other situations, a five-foot stripmight do the job,” said Birr. “Howeverfrom a practical viewpoint, it’s impor-tant to understand a ‘one size fits all’recommendation isn’t the answer toclean water and more pheasants.”

When it comes to tiling, Birr under-stands the negative impact of blackdirt strips dominating newly tiledfields on non-farmers.

“Give that field one season of crop pro-

duction and those pattern tilingswatches pretty much disappear,”he said.“We know this is an ongo-ing issue. Again with checkofffunds we’re working with anextension expert, Brad Carlson,whose focus is on drainage andwater quality issues.”

“In terms of how we spendour checkoff dollars education

is always at the forefront. Farmers arequick learners. They pick up quickly ontechnology that drives better practiceson how to handle their soils.”Corn technology

When it comes to the economic squeezefacing crop farmers today, Birr looks toMCGA board members who have been

through these situa-tions before and saythis isn’t a long-termsituation.

“We’re into discov-eries on more newuses for corn,” hesaid, “like what isthe next significantsource of ethanol.And how can corn bemore involved innew products, suchas bio-based plastics.

Or added value from co-products fromour ethanol industry. So new opportuni-ties are always coming to the table. Sotoo new and expanded exports.”

For instance, furfuran, a plasticpotentially made from corn, is beingresearched by University of Minnesotascientists.

“These 3D printers apparently getthe base for their capabilities from thisfurfuran plastic product. The chem-istry of corn gets beyond my expertisebut stay tuned to this area. It might bevery rewarding,” said Birr.

He is also enthused by the success ofSyngenta geneticists in altering themakeup of a kernel of corn to producean enzyme to make more ethanol perbushel of corn. Less cost would beincurred by ethanol plants that wouldno longer need to purchase the enzyme.

“So as we continue to explore these co-products of the ethanol industry, theremight be other discoveries that helpoptimize the values of these co-prod-ucts,” said Birr. “Our production trendcontinues upward to provide food, feed,fiber and fuel for an increasing worldpopulation so investing in new researchwill continue as a major objective ofMinnesota Corn Growers Association.”Uniting farmers

As organic farming grows, Birr saidthe trend shows a changing consumer

world that wants more nutritionalbackground and value for every fooddollar that goes into the food chain.

“We need it all and it’s all part of theagricultural landscape,” he said. “We needto be careful that we don’t pit one particu-lar farming strategy against another. Wehave enough challenges outside of agricul-ture; the infighting isn’t healthy for us.”

Education must be at the forefront inconsumer backlash against geneticallymodified organisms.

“When they make a decision they’remaking an informed decision based ongood science and the best information.

If this is the route of consumers thenwe need to recognize this and proceedaccordingly,” said Birr.

With livestock being the biggestuser of corn, MCGA will continue tofund research projects.

“We have a very active livestockresearch program involving beef, dairycattle, swine and even turkeys, whichare very big in Minnesota,” he said.

Adam Birr was interviewed at theMinnesota Corn Growers AssociationAnnual Meeting in January. He can bereached at www.mncorn.org or by e-mail at [email protected]. ❖

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— Adam Birr

COMPACTION, from pg. 20Aresult from shallow root systems preventing thecrop from uptake of subsoil moisture.

• Increased power requirements for field opera-tions can be a sign of compaction as well. If field

tillage operations encounter certain areas in a fieldwhere the tractor “pulls down” and soil is uniformacross area, this can signal a compaction area.

Once compaction is suspected, the next step is toverify and isolate compaction areas. Sidewall, sur-

face crusting, and tillage pan compaction are theeasiest forms to detect with a shovel or other type ofdigging device. Deep soil compaction is harder tofind since it occurs deeper in the soil.

Cone tipped penetrometers can be used to locatecompaction. These have limitations however. Penetra-tion resistance is a function of soil density and mois-ture content. Compacted and non-compacted soils ofequal moisture and texture need to be compared.Therefore, there is no specific numerical value ofresistance (psi) that identifies compaction. Compara-tive values need to be evaluated. Constant rates ofpush also must be maintained to give accurate read-ings. Motor drive penetrometers, which penetrate thesoil at a fixed rate, give the most accurate readings.

Soil probes are another useful tool. These are also sub-ject to moisture content and soil density. A drier soil willprobe harder than a wet soil; clays will probe harder thanloam soils for instance. Soil probes can be used effectivelyto monitor differences in the soil moisture profile. If thetop foot of soil is extremely dry, but second foot is verymoist, this suggests that crop’s roots are not penetratinginto the second foot, possibly because of compaction.

The best indicator of compaction is viewing root growthpatterns into the soil profile. This is accomplished byusing a spade or shovel to dig holes or trenches along sidethe existing crop. Holes should be dug along side theexisting crop in suspected compaction areas.Minimizing soil compaction

The best strategy to minimize compaction is toavoid working wet soils, especially in the spring.Elimination of all soil compaction is nearly impossi-ble however. Here are some tips to reduce com-paction when forced onto wetter soils.

• Control wheel traffic. Research shows that 80 per-cent of wheel traffic compaction occurs on the firstpass, so try to limit the number of trips across fieldand use the same traffic pattern whenever possible.

• Increase surface area of tire to soil contact byusing duals, larger diameter tires, radial tires, ordecreasing tire inflation. This may increase potentialfor surface compaction, but will reduce deep soilcompaction, which is the hardest form to deal with.

• Alter tillage depths to avoid additive tillage pan effects.• Avoid excessive tillage. Tilled soils are more eas-

ily compacted than non-tilled soils.Soil compaction remedies

• Freeze/thaw and wet/dry cycles are good naturalremedies to alleviate compaction.

• When subsoiling (deep ripping tillage) is used, firstidentify the depth of compaction and subsoil an inch ortwo below affected area. Be sure soil is dry enough -subsoiling when the field has soil moisture at fieldcapacity or above may create more compaction ratherthan eliminate it. Be careful not to re-compact soil.Ohio research indicates that only two traffic passescan quickly compact soil to the level it once was.

• Use deep rooted perennials, such as alfalfa toalleviate deep compaction. Root channels are excel-lent ways of loosening soil.

• Compensate for decreased nutrient and wateravailability due to compaction by using row applica-tions of fertilizers to improve nutrient availability.Increase irrigation frequencies to compensate fordecreased root availability to the moisture profile.

This article was submitted by DuPont Pioneer. ❖

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Lincoln County, Minn., soybean andcorn producer Bob Worth is a worldtraveler who has promoted U.S. soy-beans from Washington, D.C., toChina. Wherever he goes, this full-timefarmer knows how to sell soy.

Recently retired after 12 years on theAmerican Soybean Association Board,Worth is still an advocate for U.S.beans and knowledgeable about theworld market. Worth remains a strongsupporter of Minnesota’s soybean andcorn growers associations, but he saidit was time for him to step down so hecould spend more time with his family.

“I’ll still be involved with soybeans; Istill want to be a spokesman for agri-culture,” he said. “I believe so much inwhat ASA is doing, especially in inter-national trade. I believe in the manyresearch projects that MSGA is doing;the same for the Corn Growers. We’veall got to work to tell our story betterand that’s what I intend to keep ondoing, for all commodities, for agricul-ture in general.”Globe treker

Last August, Worth traveled toChina.

“China is raising less soybeans andgrowing more corn because they wantto import soybeans from the UnitedStates,” said Worth. China is growingmore corn because the country needscorn for its growing livestock industry.

“That’s the mentality of the Chinesegovernment, I think. Farmers overthere don’t think for themselves,” hesaid. “They’re pretty much told what todo.”

China likes U.S. soybeans becausewe have good quality and supply, saidWorth, who added that some foreigncountries prefer U.S. beans to SouthAmerican beans.

“I don’t know specifically why,” hesaid. “But when in Europe a year ago,they told us U.S. soybeans are betterbecause we have higher protein con-tent and carry more oil, too. The pro-tein and oil have gone down on SouthAmerica soybeans.

“And now we talk about the aminoacids of our soybeans, especially ourMinnesota-grown soybeans. Maybe ourslightly warmer climates are why ourproteins and oils are getting better,too. We’re raising soybeans up into theCanadian provinces now. These longerseasons are making a difference itseems.”

Worth predicted that more soybeanswill be grown this year.

“I think that the additional threemillion more acres getting talkedabout could happen,” he said. “The rea-son mostly being that input costs togrow an acre of soybeans are consider-ably less than growing an acre of corn.Prices are still jockeying around.Weather can be a factor. But prettycertain we’ll see lots more beans thisspring.”

Despite new faces in Washington,D.C., he said there is reason to believethat Congress understands that fairtrade is the keystone to U.S. agricul-ture since it is the largest foodprovider in the world.

Worth relished his many trips toWashington, D.C., but he won’t missthe internal politics or the traveling.

“I loved going to D.C. and talking toour Congress men and women,” hesaid. “They do understand agriculture,at least the ones we visited. So wealways had good dialogue talkingabout issues.”Full-time farmer

Worth still considers himself a full-time farmer, with his son being a greathelp in the business.

“We won’t be bumping up soybeanacres,” he said. “We’ve been on thebasic 50-50 corn/soy program. But if Iwas corn-on-corn I definitely would be

switching to more soybeans.”When it comes to soybean brands,

genetics in the bag and yield on hisown fields determine where he goes forsoybean seed.

“Getting the right bean for my farm,for my soils is how I make choices,”Worth said. “I have two major compa-nies that I buy soybeans from — Pro-ducer Hybrids and Monsanto. I priceother seed choices and even give somea try, but if they don’t work, they don’tget a second chance. If they perform,they get into my rotation. But if they

don’t, they’re gone.”Worth endorses Minnesota soybean

checkoff dollars being used for geneticresearch by the University of Min-nesota. But a fair amount of moneyfrom the national soybean checkoffgoes to private companies especiallygeared to research on high oleic oils,especially Pioneer and Monsanto, hesaid.

Worth remains bullish on soybeansand confident of profits. Why?

“Because my son does our market-ing,” he said. “We have 2015 croppretty well sold out; we have 2016half sold out; and we’ve got a goodstart selling our 2017 crop. If this wasup to me, I’d probably have three-year-old beans still sitting in some ofmy bins waiting for a better price. Iwant that top dollar.”

Bob Worth was interviewed at the2015 MN Ag EXPO in January inMankato, Minn. ❖

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I’ll still be involved with soybeans; I stillwant to be a spokesman for agriculture. ...We’ve all got to work to tell our story better and that’s what I intend to keep ondoing ...

Bob Worth

...When in Europe a year ago, they told us U.S. soybeansare better because we have higher protein content andcarry more oil, too. The protein and oil have gone downon South America soybeans.

— Bob Worth


DES MOINES — A vDrive motorattached to each row of your planterruns each individual row by itself. Youwon’t need clutches on each row; youwon’t need your head shaft. A self-contained electric motor precisely

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ments continuously for proper popula-tions,” said Caleb Bissen, precisionspecialist at the Heuss DistributingInc. display at the Iowa Power Farm-ing Show in February.

“In essence these units make everyrow of your planter a precision plant-ing machine,” he said. “Even whenplanting around acurve, the inside rowswill be slowing down abit to maintain thatsame population as theother rows. On shaftdriven units, that isn’talways so.”

Individual farmerscan attach these vDriveunits or hire a localplanter supply dealer.The unit costs about$1,300 per row and willlast for about 1,000acres per row.

“Time to replace vDrive units iswhen your monitor starts showinguneven planting,” said Bissen. “Whenit’s done simply take off the old andreplace with a new unit. Mud doesn’taffect the vDrive motor. So a planterequipped with these units can do amore accurate planting job regardlessof soil conditions.”

Moving to the front of the planterdisplay, Bissen pointed out a new sys-tem that automatically adjustshydraulic down-pressure in each rowon the go. This is called the Delta ForceHydraulic Down System which workswith each vDrive motor to turn eachrow into its own individual planter.

“The brains of the operation are

what we call our Single Row Module,”he said, “which is taking readings fromits weigh pin five times per second;

then taking those read-ings into the SRMwhich sends data toyour hydraulic cylindermaking downwardpressure adjustmentsfive times per secondfor each row unit.”

This precise systemassures the correctdown pressure on eachkernel as it falls into itsplanting channel.

“For example, if it’sreading 100 pounds, that means 100pounds of excessive down force is beingapplied on your planter. It may triggeruplift to your cylinder just so you arenot compacting the soil,” said Bissen.

These by-the-row hydraulic assistunits are available for any brand ofplanter, be that John Deere, Case,Kinze, New Holland, Bauer, etc. War-ranties currently are one year and oneday. On the market for the 2014 sea-son, the Delta Force system has beenbeta tested two years prior.

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Caleb Bissen displayed precision planting equipment at the Iowa Power FarmingShow in Des Moines.

...These unitsmake everyrow of yourplanter a preci-son plantingmachine.

— Caleb Bissen


Jo Bernard fell in love withthe Border Cheviot breed ofsheep 30 years ago and is stillbreeding and raising the sheeptoday on her New Richland,Minn., farm.

The Border Cheviot is awhite-faced small meat breednative to Scotland. The breed is knownfor the mild flavor of its meat.

“We like them for their small stature.They work well on smaller acreages andthat’s what we have.They’re efficient in feedconversion,” said Bernard,who raises sheep with herhusband, Mark.

The Bernards both workoff-farm jobs so their Bor-der Cheviot operationmight better be describedas a hobby.She grew up ona dairy farm but alwayswanted sheep; her hus-band had sheep growingup so when they boughttheir small acreage, “thesheep were a really nice fit,” she said.

The Bernards sell about 20 percentof their breeding stock nationwide.However with more ethnic markets onthe Minnesota landscape, there hasbecome a growing market for sellingindividual lambs to consumers.

“We process that lamb for them. Con-sumers are pleased about this verydirect approach to providing tastylamb into their food habits,” she said.

Bernard is in the midst of lambingseason, which begins around Feb. 10and continues until the end of March.

“Sheep are very hardy,” she said. “Youget some warm milk into that lamb andthey’re up and going in no time. Youwant to be out there making sure theewe is not having any problem, and dry-ing that newly born lamb quickly. Butthey are every resilient. Twins are verycommon and we expect our ewes to raisetwins on their own, that’s their job,

that’s what they are bred to do.”Because market lamb prices

are strong and feed pricesfavorable, Bernard said thatraising lambs for meat is aprofitable industry.

“I think some will be increas-ing their flock size,” she said.“There’s an ethnic market thatlikes a lighter-weight lamb.Also

delayed marketing of the lamb cropsometimes creates space issues for theewe flock coming in off pasture.”

While grass-fed, organically-pro-duced lambs are part ofthe industry, Bernardhas some issues from ananimal health stand-point.

“If I have a lamb thathas pneumonia, forexample, I’m going totreat that lamb. In myheart if I know I cangive some medicine tothat lamb to save it, I’mgoing to do it,” saidBernard.

Youth mentorshipThe Bernards don’t have children,

but Jo and her husband enjoy workingwith youth.

“We’ve mentored to a lot of 4-H kidsto give them a good exposure and posi-tive influence about animal agricul-ture. Yes, we’ve helped a few getstarted with their own breeding herdstoo,” said Bernard.

Her interests in the sheep industrycover a wide range. Bernard is sheepsuperintendent of the Minnesota StateFair Open Class.

“Our Minnesota State Fair continuesto be the most dominant of all statefairs for the sheep industry. Our StateFair staff is very committed to animalagriculture,” said Bernard.

“We get a lot of purebred producers atour State Fair. Marketing of breedinganimals is a big event. We are blessedin Minnesota to have some of thesoundest genetics and a reputation of

producing quality genetics so sheeppeople from across the Midwest cometo show and see sheep at our State Fair.If they win at the Minnesota State Fairthey know they have won at one of thebest shows in the nation,” she said.

Over 1,000 different sheep breedshave been identified worldwide. Thereare over 50 breeds in the UnitedStates. At the Minnesota State Fair,the Hampshire breed is one of themost common breeds.

Bernard credits the Pipestone Lamband Wool Management Program atMinnesota West Community and Tech-nical College as key to the overallgenetic quality of Minnesota sheep.Minnesota also has several sheep fam-ilies dedicated to the industry. Thisgets passed on from generation to gen-eration so quality improvement is acontinual process amongst these sheepbreeders said Bernard.

In 2014, at the Louisville, Ken., show,the “world series” of the sheep world,Minnesota breeders and other UpperMidwest breeders dominated in sev-eral different breeds.

Bernard serves on the ExecutiveCommittee of the All American JuniorSheep Show.

“It’s become a huge event. It’s an all-vol-unteer organization. It’s for youth 21 andunder held in various parts of America.It’s not just showing sheep. We make it afun-filled weekend for families. We givethe kids a chance to do some livestockjudging of sheep at the show. We havescholarship programs; we have essaycontests; we have photo contests. It’s avery well rounded weekend for the youngperson and his family,” said Bernard.

In 2015, the event will be in Massa-chusetts. Scheduled over the Fourthof July weekend, the event returns tothe Midwest in 2016.

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According to Minnesota Depart-ment of Agriculture, the Jan. 1, 2013inventory of sheep and lambs was135,000 with Minnesota rankingnumber 12 nationwide. Texas is tradi-tionally No. 1, California is No. 2.

Jo Bernard was interviewed at theShepherds Conference and TradeShow in December in Chaska, Minn. ❖

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— Jo Bernard

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Blood samples from 10 people onone collection day contained 413chemicals from toxic and industrialwaste sources and, more alarming,287 of those chemicals showed up inprenatal testing of baby’s blood,according to environmentalist KenCook.

As a speaker at the Minnesota Organic Confer-ence in St. Cloud, Minn., in January, Cook was ral-lying organic farmers. Cook is president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group, apublic interest research and advocacy organizationfocused on spreading information to protect humanhealth and the environment.

Cook offered these four ques-tions to organic farmers:

• Where is the organic foodsindustry today?

• What are the challenges?• What are we trying to

accomplish?• How will we get it done?According to Cook, U.S. organic

product sales in 2014 totaled $35billion, with food representingabout 90 percent of that market.There are 13,000 certified organicgrowers in the United States farm-ing about 5.2 million acres. Minnesota has roughly550 certified organic growers farming 15,000 acres.

Food sales nationally are relatively flat, said

Cook, but growth in organic foodsales are growing rapidly.

“Today 11 percent of the nation’sfood and vegetable sales areorganic,” he said. “Organic dairyproduct sales are ramping up vig-orously; less so for meats and fish.But what you growers here todayneed to realize is that you are nowmainstreaming into the U.S. foodchain. You are no longer just a hobby.”

He said more and more stores, espe-cially in areas California, Texas, onthe East Coast and even some in theTwin Cities, provide preferred shelf space for organicfoods. A growing number of stores only offer organic.

Cook said some food retailers arecalling organic foods the mostexciting, dynamic and desirableportion of the entire food chain.

“We are viewed as a robust, prof-itable and modern food productionsystem that reduces risk to bothhuman health and the environ-ment,” said Cook. “Organic applesare a rising star in all food outlets.Yes, our critics contend we areoverpriced and we can’t verifyhealth benefits. But more and moreconsumers are viewing organicfoods as being simpler and cleaner.”

Cook showed nutritional data comparing the num-ber of ingredients in conventional foods versusorganic foods. Baby foods, for example, average 11.6

ingredients with conventionalsources versus 8.4 ingredientsusing organic sources. Frozenpizza averaged 42.3 ingredientsconventionally versus 29 ingre-dients via organics.

“Our health footprint mustkeep expanding to increase ourrelevance and impact,” he said.

Cook also challenged con-sumers to wake up and realizethe potential gap between whatis sold as “natural” versus “100percent natural.”

Cook called out farmer’s markets — there are nowmore than 9,000 of them in the United States — tobe careful in how they market. Some vendors havebeen caught attempting to pass off supermarket pro-duce as their own, he said.

In California’s Los Angeles County, home to morethan 150 certified farmers markets, the county Agri-cultural Commissioner’s Office issued 72 violationnotices to vendors in 2014 for transgressions includ-ing selling products they didn’t grow.

“So we’ve got to keep our noses clean,” Cook said.“Critics out there are looking for every opportunityto throw some challenges. I favor GMO labelingwithin the organic food industry. This is becoming aconsumer-driven issue, and when you’re in the foodbusiness, you make every effort to accommodate thatperson who is buying your product.”

E-mail [email protected] or visit www.ewg.org for moreinformation. ❖

Speaker: Organic farming ‘no longer just a hobby’

Ken Cook

(GMO labeling) isbecoming a consumer-driven issue, and whenyou’re in the food busi-ness, you make everyeffort to accommodatethat person who is buy-ing your product.

— Ken Cook

Today 11 percent of thenation’s food and veg-etable sales are organic.... What you growershere today need to real-ize is that you are nowmainstreaming into theU.S. food chain.

— Ken Cook

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Consumers’ resistance to antibi-otics in livestock feed continues togain momentum, so much so thatfeed manufacturers are scramblingwith new remedies should the U.S.Food and Drug Administrationeventually make a ruling againstantibiotics.

Antibiotics are commonly used to treat sick live-stock, prevent diseases and promote growth.

The FDA has given the feed industry a timeframethat is less than three years away, but not all antibi-otics will be affected, said Gary Asche, director ofnutrition with Form-A-Feed, a 40-year-old Min-nesota firm that provides specialty feeds for theenrichment of a basic diet.

“There are four or five categories of antibiotics thatwon’t be changed; Ionophores and Carbondox arementioned,” said Asche. “On the ruminant side thisis known as Rumensin; in poultry it’s used for coc-cidiostats. Elanco has a product approved for poultrycalled Narasin; for swine usage it’s called Skysis.This is a new growth promotion product. These arethe newer product positioning happening because ofthese pending rule changes.”

According to National Hog Farmer, the FDA esti-mates 32.2 million pounds of antibiotics were sold foranimal use in 2012, more than four times the 7.3 mil-lion pounds of antibiotics sold for human use in 2011.

The extensive use of antibiotics in livestock maycontribute to the increase in drug-resistantpathogens in animals that can potentially be trans-mitted to humans and negatively impact humanhealth. The European Union banned antibiotics forgrowth promotion in 2006.

A struggle for the feed industry is that there is noscientific evidence that continued use of antibiotics inlivestock rations possess any threat to human health.New guidelines from the FDA to voluntarily with-draw medically important antibiotics from growthpromotion is challenging the feed industry to evaluatethe benefits and costs of animal antibiotics to society.

“We’ve been doing research on a variety of essen-tial oils,” Asche said. “They’re quite effective becausethey have anti-microbial activity at low concentra-tions. Plus they are already approved as natural fla-vors. Some are actually spice derivatives used as fla-vor enhancers in human foods — like thyme,oregano and carvocal.

“When used in swine rations we’re seeing reduc-tions in salmonella, clostridium and even E. coli. Wecontinue to look at other products that can be used inplace of animal proteins. We have some products thatuse hyper-immunized egg antibodies in lieu of feedswith animal plasma that reduces the risk of PEDv.”

In view of questions connecting animal plasma tothe Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, Form-A-Feedremoved the product from their feeds. The replace-ment has been all-vegetable oil.

Asche credits Pipestone Clinic of Pipestone, Minn.,as an industry leader on researching PEDv controlmeasures through nutrition.

“Their work on formaldehyde treatments in feedlooks promising in reducing the spread of PEDv fromthe feed,” he said.

Due to stepped-up biosecurity measures through-

out the swine industry, Asche sees less likelihood ofsignificant outbreaks of the disease.

Gary Asche was interviewed at the Minnesota PorkCongress in January. ❖

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Justin Addy, professionalhoof trimmer of Sartell, Minn.,has impacted the comfort of100,000 cows on 500 dairyfarms. About 95 percent of hisclients are Holsteins, but hetrims all dairy breeds and beefcows when requested.

Being young and muscular like Addy,who is 6 feet 2 inches tall and 250pounds, is an asset in this physicaloccupation. Addy deals with yearlingson up to 1,800 pound Holsteins. Get-ting their “toes clipped” isn’t always afavorite occasion. Once the cow is inthe hoof trimming chute and turned onits side so each hoof is readily accessi-ble, the muscle work is mostly over.

At age 37, Addy has been trimmingfor 12 years, and serves as a marketingrepresentative for the National HoofTrimming Association. Addy startedout managing a dairy after studyingdairy farm management at Ridgewa-ter College, Hutchinson, Minn.

“I managed a dairy for about fiveyears but didn’t see that going any-place,” he said. “But in the process ofthose five years working a dairy farm, Iwas always seeing the need for hoof

care. I didn’t know anyone doingthat work. I finally convincedthe dairy farmer I worked for toget a hoof trimmer.

“We got a hoof trimmer whoactually trained people in thebusiness. That triggered someinterest in me. I ran with himfor about three months andthen I went on my own.”

Addy continued his education at theDairyland Hoof Care Institute inBaraboo, Wis. Addy completed both thetechnical and advanced courses twiceto become proficient. Founded byinstructor Karl Burgi, Addy said thatthe training programs also help buildmotivation.

“You always want to keep improvingyour education because these dairyfarms keep changing; even the cows arechanging as part of the genetic and sireselection process. We now provide foothistory on every animal we trim,” he said.

Professional hoof trimmers build adatabase on each animal. Every timeAddy revisits a dairy farm — aboutevery seven weeks with many herds —he punches new or different abnormal-ities on each hoof into his database. Heuses the Hoof Supervisor software to

keep track of the cows he trims. Aftereach farm visit, Addy leaves a printoutof the hoof information for each cow onthe farm.

“Usually before I start trimming onthese repeats, I post up each cow toquickly review her hoof condition frommy previous visit,” he said.“It’s sort of likeyour doctor looking at your health chartswhen you’re back for a health check.”Hoof profession

Hoof trimming has been part of thelivestock industry in America for cen-turies. Worldwide, Addy estimated thatthere may be 3,000 hoof trimmers. Inthe St. Cloud area, he said there areseven guys making a living trimminghooves, and possibly 40 in Minnesota.

“I learned real quick this is a compet-itive business. I thought I’d have thiswork all to myself when I started, but Iquickly learned that was not the case.But competition is good,” said Addy. “Itkeeps us honest, makes us better andteaches us how to thrive regardless theeconomic challenges out there.”

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for hoof trimming.“I’m at $12 to $15 per cow plus if needed

$5 a wrap and $25 a block,” he said.Total hoof care is what Addy is all

about. The $5 wrap is if an animal hasdigital dermatitis which requires a spe-cial treatment and a wrap to keep thetreatment in place. Blocks are appliedif there’s an injured hoof or a white lineabscess. The block takes the weight offthe affected portion of the hoof.

“This helps the healing process andit saves cows like you wouldn’tbelieve,” said Addy.

The blocks are glued on. Sometimeshe uses wood blocks that wear off withtime. In a more serious situation, Addyglues on a plastic block which doesn’twear off and becomes like a permanentimprint for the hoof. Most hoof prob-lems occur on the rear feet.

“The rear feet aren’t connected tomuscle like the front feet,” he said.“Plus the rear feet are more likelystanding in wetter areas of the stall.Also cows use their back feet for bal-ance so there is much more movementof their rear quarters. When cows slipand go down it’s usually the hind endthat crashes.”

Addy averages about 10 cows perhour, but if wraps and blocks areneeded, it can easily be 20 to 25 min-utes for one cow. He also singes theudders to keep udders clean and mini-mize bag rot.

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You always want tokeep improving youreducation becausethese dairy farmskeep changing; eventhe cows are chang-ing as part of thegenetic and sire selection process.

— Justin Addy

See TRIMMER, pg. 29A

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TRIMMER, from pg. 28Ahoof; another to model the hoof; antlergets that hoof super flat; and a powerrasp is needed for a hoof that needs aplastic block.

Each Bosch brand grinder is about$50, but discs are $300-$500 each.Discs contain carbide for extra “cuttingstrength” but hit a small stone andthat disc is history, said Addy. Includ-ing his pickup truck, he estimates hehas $60,000 invested in his profession.

“I wouldn’t give it up for anything. Itcosts a lot of money to make money, butthis can be a very rewarding businessfinancially,” he said. “I’m usually work-ing six days a week; there’s been anoccasional Sunday too if that’s whatbest fits a particular herd.”Hoof health

Along the line, Addy has learned howdairy cow bedding affects hoof care andailments.

“It’s all about consistency, but I’m afan of sand bedding. It just seems togive them a more comfortable base.There’s some give under their hoofs asthey stand up, or when they lie down,”he said. “But every farm is different.Sometimes even every county is differ-ent in terms of what they permit forbedding, especially if your dairy farm isadjacent to a creek or river.”

Setting up a schedule for a 200-cowdairy operation can be a challenge.

“Every farm is different but most pre-fer to trim when cows are dry and at 120days,” Addy said. “That hoof is moreimportant when the cow is dry becauseshe has the added weight of that unborncalf adding to her total weight. Plusthey go through so many changes inbody conformation after they calve.

“As dairy farmers get bigger andmore cows get into that milk line,scheduling is more of a challenge. Onsome of my bigger dairy customers I’mout there even once a week to keepeverything on schedule, sometimeseven twice a week.”

Some dairy farmers have their

heifers trimmed before they are bred.Getting started that young makes adifference in terms of the ongoinghealth of the hooves.

“Nowadays, it’s fairly common forcalves to be on concrete from the daythey are born,” said Addy. “So if youdon’t start trimming until they aremilking, their feet are likely going to befoundered and that’s going to be prettyhard to fix.”

Heifers’ hooves need to be trimmedbecause they need flat toes whenstanding on concrete. Start them outwith good feet and the benefits add upand may mean a couple more lacta-tions, he said.

While calves and cows on pasture dotend to exhibit fewer foot problems,time on concrete is inevitable once theyget into the milking line.

“When a heifer starts uddering up,she starts rocking back and forth andthose toes take a beating on concrete,”said Addy. “It’s good insurance. It costsabout $2,000 to raise a heifer up tothat first lactation so what’s an extra$12 to $15 to make certain she hasgood feet under her?”

Justin Addy was interviewed at theMinnesota Dairy Expo in St. Cloud,Minn. For more information visitwww.addyhooftrimmingmn.com or call(320) 200-1221. ❖

Addy: Proper hoof care‘good insurance’ for cows

Nowadays, it’s fairlycommon for calves tobe on concrete fromthe day they areborn. So if you don’tstart trimming untilthey are milking, theirfeet are likely goingto be foundered andthat’s going to bepretty hard to fix.

— Justin Addy

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BY DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

Between corn prices in the $3 rangeat harvest and summer wind stormsthat destroyed numreous grain bins,the demand for grain storage, han-dling and drying equipment generatednew sales last year for K & S Mill-wrights of Buffalo Lake, Minn.

Jackson County (Minn.) producersJohn and Dustin Post, who harvestabout 3,600 acres of corn and soy-beans, lost five bins, a tower cropdryer, two grain legs and overheadconveyors in a summer wind storm.They knew they needed to get a cornstorage system up and running by har-vest. So they called K & S Millwrights.

“To do the magnitude of the workthat they got done in about 45 dayswas rather amazing,” said John Post. “Iwanted to get some competitive bidsfrom other firms. I figured this wasgoing to be about a $1 million projectso both time and quality of work wasimportant.”

After committing to K & S Mill-wrights, the steel was on the groundwithin two weeks, ready for assembly.

“They’re sticklers for detail,” Postsaid. “The construction spread-sheet was a few pages ofdetails so I knew they weren’tfast-tracking any of the stuffneeded to give us every piece ofsteel needed.”

Three steel bins with a20,000, 80,000 and 160,000bushel capacity, conveyors,grain legs, cat walks, a wetcorn bin and dumping pit made up thesystem. M-C replaced the corn dryer.

The soybean crop went directly tothe local elevator. But with 1,800 acresof corn to harvest, getting the systemin place was high priority.

“Because that K & S crew was on thejob 12 hours per day, six days a week,we didn’t need to be concerned,” saidPost.

He said K & S Millwrights was com-petitive in price and he was impressedby owner Brad Krumrey.

“He knew what to do and how hewas going to do it,” Post said. “You needa comfort level about such a project,especially when you’re investingnearly a million bucks.”Meeting demand

K & S Millwrights designs, suppliesand builds grain handling equipmentand storage in Minnesota Wisconsin,North Dakota, South Dakota, IowaNebraska and Illinois.

“We saw strong demand this fall,”said Krumrey. “Farms were graspingfor ways to hold on to their grainrather than dump it into $3 corn and$9 bean markets.”

Farmers expect to be facingsimilar prices for their 2015corn crop, so demand for on-farm storage should remainsteady.

Krumrey founded K & S in1994 when he decided thatoffering a complete grain han-dling system was better thanbeing one of the “grunt guys”

pouring concrete and bolting metal binwalls. Today K & S employs about 30people.

Over the last 10 years completegrain handling facilities have driventhe business. Commercial elevatorsand grain handlers have been about 30percent of revenue with farm construc-tion generating about 70 percent.Some farmers have upgraded theirsystems while others coming off highprofits invested in new systems.

A grain handling system includesdump pits, vertical elevators, graintemperature sensing electronics,scales, steel ladders and grain binswith 500,000 bushel bins becomingcommon. Krumrey deals in a widevariety of brands.

“All of our concrete and bins are sub-contracted to local crews wherever thejob happens to be. That could be 10-12people in the bin erection stage; maybefour- to six-man crews doing thecement. Local farmers in these sites

generally appreciate seeing localcrews, often including some guys theyknow, doing the job,” said Krumrey.

A 2012 wind storm wiped out a grainsystem for Hector area farmer JeffStamer. Stamer decided to build a newand enlarged system. And 28 daysfrom construction start to finish, K & SMillwrights erected a five-bin, 1.5-mil-lion-bushel setup with wet corn hold-ing bin, 1,400 bushel grain dryer, con-veyers and legs costing just short of $4million.

“When a farmer loses a bin, or partsof his entire grain handling setup, hewants quick action. We make everyeffort to be there just as soon as heneeds us,” said Krumrey.Hometown hero

When the Hardware Hank store in

downtown Buffalo Lake was strug-gling, K & S Millwrights stepped up.

K & S was Hardware Hank’s bestcustomer in Buffalo Lake. So theybuilt a new Hardware Hank store tiedinto the K & S facility and hired KentScharmer, manager of the downtownstore, to run the new store.

“The downtown store was importantto our business,” Krumrey said. “Itwas struggling to maintain inventoryand floor space in its limited down-town location. We got together withthe owner about building a new loca-tion with us and keeping him on staffto run the store. I think a win-win sit-uation. We needed it and our townneeded it.”

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Jamie Wyeth is one of America’smost well-known and lovedartists. Among his favorite sub-

jects is life on Maine’s MonheganIsland. The seagull that wants to leapoff the canvas and fly screaming aboutthe gallery at the Minnesota MarineArt Museum in Winona, Minn., waslikely painted by Wyeth at MonheganIsland.

“Some peoplelove it and othersthink it’s reallyscary,” said a secu-rity guard at themuseum.

Jamie Wyeth iswell known. JackGray is the oppo-site.

“Looking at hiswork too long willmake you seasick,” the guardsaid.

Gray, an artist,fisherman andboat captain bornin Nova Scotia wasalso inspired byislands off Maine. His paintings ofboats, fishermen and water there, andelsewhere, are breathtaking. They areon display at MMAM until March 29.

The Wyeth painting is part of a largepermanent collection at the MMAM.That collection includes painting byartists like Wyeth’s father, Andrew, aswell as Georgia O’Keefe and WinslowHomer. The permanent collection alsoincludes European artists such asPicasso, Renoir and Van Gogh.

The Jack Gray paintings are part ofa series of exhibitions. A two-room col-lection of Ansel Adams photosdeparted MMAM on Jan. 11. Now

there’s an exhibition of paintings byAmericans made during the mid-19thcentury. These artists belonged to theHudson River School. Not surpris-ingly, they painted the Hudson RiverValley.

When we visited we learned aboutboats from Jack Gray, laughed withPicasso at his painting, and discussed

the Hudson Riverschool with secu-rity guards. Mywife and I had adiscussion about acolorful 8-foot-tallpainting of somepretty farm girls.In the backgroundis an old guyapparently dig-ging potatoes.

“He’s a lech. Heshouldn’t be star-ing at those girlsthat way,” I said.

“They’re hisdaughters. He’sworried they willslip and fall in thestream,” she said.

“See, one has an empty basket andthe other has a full basket. Why isthat?” asked the security guard.

“They’d better pay attention or theywill fall in the water,” I said.

A really good painting, like the onethat inspired our conversation, tells astory and creates mysteries. TheMMAM also teaches history. To showMinnesotans that railroad magnateJ.J. Hill also owned a steamship line,the museum commissioned a big can-vas of Hill’s ship, The Minnesota, inSeattle Harbor.

A trip to Winona’s MMAM is fun,educational and unforgettable. ❖

This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondents Tim King (story) and Jan King (photo)Maritime mysteries

Minnesota Marine ArtMuseum, Winona, Minn.

Do you have a Back Roads story suggestion? E-mail [email protected] or write to Editor, The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.

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S E C T I O N BTHE LAND March 6, 2015

Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

Grain AnglesDollar influencesexports, prices

The U.S. dollar index tells us the value of our cur-rency versus the currency of our major trading part-ners. Recently the U.S. dollar index rose to a decadehigh of 95.43. This strength has numerous impactson both our export volumes andthe competitiveness of our agri-cultural commodities in theglobal marketplace. Lately wehave seen much market volatil-ity, especially in commoditiessuch as soybeans where about 40to 50 percent are exported.

On the other hand, only about10 to 15 percent of the total cornproduction is exported. Addition-ally, with corn ethanol’s expan-sion over the past decade, crudeoil has shown a correlation tocorn prices.

Since the demand for soybeans is heavily depend-ent on exports, currency fluctuation affects the pric-ing of this commodity more directly than a commod-ity that is primarily consumed or used domestically.Aside from an expected record or near-record pro-jected South American soybean crop, prices havebeen negatively affected by the strong dollar.

For example, new crop soybean futures are around$9.50 per bushel right now, and the U.S. dollar hasappreciated approximately 17 percent since last Feb-ruary. If I am a foreign buyer of soybeans I may belooking at buying soybeans from the United Statesversus a South American country, but after a quickcurrency calculation I need to add $1.62 cents perbushel versus last year’s currency valuation to theprice I pay ($9.50 x 117 percent = $11.12). This is

Grain OutlookCorn rallied toerase losses

The following market analysis is for the week end-ing Feb. 27.

CORN — Corn took a roundabout way to post a 3⁄4-cent loss for the week with the March contract clos-ing at $3.84 1⁄2 per bushel. TheDecember contract gained 1 1⁄4cents to settle at $4.17 1⁄2 perbushel.

The first half of the week sawcorn revisit the lower end of thetrading range that we’ve been insince the middle of January on alack of direct corn news, positionsquaring ahead of first notice dayin the March contract and a bigbuild in ethanol stocks.

The second half of the week sawit rally to nearly erase all of theearly week losses as corn followedsoybeans higher. Rain in Brazil has slowed the paceof planting the safrinha corn crop.

Weekly export sales were below estimates at 28.2million bushels, down 23 percent from the previousweek, the lowest in seven weeks and down three per-cent year on year. We need to average 16 millionbushels of sales each week to hit the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s export target. Total sales com-mitments are 1.37 billion bushels. The USDA is fore-casting total sales this year of 1.75 billion bushels,which means we’ve sold 78.3 percent halfwaythrough the marketing year.

Ethanol production fell 17,000 barrels per day to947,000 barrels per day. Ethanol stocks were up510,000 barrels to 21.59 million barrels. This is the

Livestock AnglesDemand for

beef shrinkingThe livestock markets are still at odds going in dif-

ferent directions. However, this time it is just theopposite that has been occurring over the past fewmonths. Cattle are slipping lower while the hog mar-ket is improving.

The cattle market is beginningto feel the effects of a shrinkingdemand for beef despite the factthat cattle numbers are stilltight. For weeks now, the move-ment of beef has been muchslower than previous months andthe fact that the cold storage ofbeef is expanding signifies thechange in consumer attitudes.Cattle numbers are expected toremain lower than a year ago forthe near-term future.

However, that is not the mainfactor any longer in the major determination of pricepaid for live inventory by the packers. It boils downto the simple fact that if you cannot move product outthe back door you decrease what comes in the frontdoor. The recent U.S. Department of Agriculture ColdStorage Report indicated a more than expectedincrease in beef stocks which would support the ideathat demand is shrinking. This could be partly due tothe strong U.S. dollar than has made export businessalso contract.

Now factor in the latest USDA Monthly Cattle onFeed Report that indicated placements were greaterthan anticipated while the numbers of cattle on feedwere slightly greater than a year ago. This gives theindication that demand is now out-trumping supplyat this juncture. This has been foreseen by the

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

Cash Grain Markets

Sauk RapidsMadisonRedwood FallsFergus FallsMorrisTracy

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $3.58 -.04$3.41 -.06$3.50 -.04$3.35 -.03$3.40 -.07$3.53 -.03

$3.46

$4.18

soybeans/change*$8.88 +.23$9.49 +.23$9.64 +.24$9.33 +.27$9.33 +.13$9.61 +.19

$9.41

$13.32

Grain prices are effective cash close on March 2. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago.*Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

PHYLLIS NYSTROMCHS Hedging Inc.

St. Paul

Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.

See NYSTROM, pg. 2B See TEALE, pg. 2B See LENSING, pg. 2B

KURT LENSINGAgStar Assistant VP

and Industry SpecialistWaite Park, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 1Bhighest stocks number since April 2012.

The USDA announced a one-time extension of thedeadline to decide whether to update yields or real-locate base acres for farm program payments fromFeb. 27 to March 31. March 31 is also the deadlinefor growers to elect between the Agriculture RiskCoverage and Price Loss Coverage. This decisionwill be in effect for the 2014 through 2018 cropyears. The crop insurance rate is expected to comein at $4.15 per bushel, down from last year’s $4.62per bushel.

South Africa released their first official 2015 cornestimate at 9.66 million metric tons, down 32 per-cent from last year due to drought conditions.According to China’s State Administration of Grain,they are planning to increase grain storage in thecountry by 50 mmt this year. China is estimated tocurrently hold 40 percent of global corn stocks and32 percent of world wheat stocks.

OUTLOOK: Corn continues in the same tradingrange we’ve been trapped in since mid-January. Thestrong dollar was a negative influence this week withthe dollar index up a full point. The March 31 GrainStocks and Prospective Planting reports are the next

major USDA reports. Until then,downside and upside may be lim-

ited by uncertainty over corn acresfor the coming year, but ample current supplies mayrelegate corn prices to the recent range. The downsidein December corn may be limited as not to lose toomany acres to soybeans this spring. The short-termcorn outlook is fairly flat and rangebound from $3.75to $4 per bushel in the May contract.

Beginning May 1, the Chicago MercantileExchange will make the initial daily trading limitsfor soft red winter wheat and hard red winter wheatfutures the same to avoid any possible disruptions inspread trades. When the limits are reset every sixmonths, whichever commodity has the higher limitwill be used for both. The current daily limit for SRWis 35 cents and 40 cents for HRW wheat.

SOYBEANS — The trucker strike in Brazil was astrong catalyst in the soybean rally this week.Truckers are protesting a 20-cent hike in dieseltaxes with road blocks, as well as parking trucksalong the side of highway BR 163 to disrupt thegrain flow. Another result of the protest is a reduc-tion of fuel deliveries to farmers in the throes of har-vest. The grain supply interruption may maketraders nervous about delays in delivery of soybeansto ports and push some soybean sales back to theUnited States.

In an attempt to stop the protest, the Braziliangovernment offered truckers a year of free financingfor vehicles from the state development bank, tokeep diesel prices steady for the next six months,and to help them set freight rates. A portion of thetruckers did quit the protest and cleared the high-way, but others did not. As we ended the week, thestrike was ongoing and Brazil’s Justice Ministerstated that any truck blocking the highway could befined $1,700 to $3,400 per hour. However, by the endof the week the scope of the strike had shrunk for 11states down to six states, which still included MatoGrosso, Parana and Rio Grande do Sul.

There have been reports of processing plantingshutting down due to a lack of beans. Adding to aconfusing situation, the Brazilian real dropped to anew low versus the U.S. dollar as the week ended.

From Argentina, their Ag Ministry is forecasting abean crop of 58 mmt, notably higher than the USDA56 mmt estimate. There are rumors that truckers in

Argentina may strike in the last half of March.Weekly soybean export sales were on the low end of

expectations at 16.9 million bushels. Total sales com-mitments are 1.731 billion bushels, up 9 percent yearon year. The USDA is projecting export sales of 1.79billion bushels this year, meaning we need to averagefour million bushels of sales per week to achieve theUSDA forecast. Last year from March to August weaverage 2.5 million bushels of sales per week.

The revenue insurance program price for Novem-ber soybeans is $9.73, down $1.63 from last year’slevel.

OUTLOOK: This week’s rally was inspired byevents that don’t alter the bearish balance sheet; itjust delays the effect. Ending stocks are significantlyincreasing on a year-on-year basis and South Amer-ica is still harvesting a record soybean crop. This isexpected to eventually catch up to prices and limitfurther upside potential. This week’s direction maycontinue to be dominated by strike news.

China thus far has been quiet after they returnedfrom holiday in the middle of last week. Unlessswitching of soybean sales from South America tothe United States actually occur, it may be difficultfor the rally to extend much higher. Assuming nor-mal planting weather, the expectation is for soybeanprices to ease lower. March soybeans rallied 31 1⁄2cents last week to close at $10.30 3⁄4 per bushel.November soybeans closed 17 1⁄2 cents higher at$9.97 1⁄2 per bushel. The next price direction will bedetermined by what happens with the Braziliantrucker strike. If the strike is extended and salesbegin to be switched from Brazil to the UnitedStates, a 60-cent to $1 rally wouldn’t be unheard of;if it gets settled or we don’t see any switching, aswift, sharp decline would be expected.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week end-ing Feb. 27: Chicago wheat rallied 7 1⁄4 cents, Min-neapolis dropped 10 3⁄4 cents and Kansas City man-aged a 1 1⁄4 cent gain. April crude oil fell $1.05 to$49.76 per barrel, ultra-low-sulfur diesel jumpednearly 6 1⁄2 cents, reformulated blendstock for oxy-genate blending surged over 13 1⁄2 cents higher andnatural gas plunged 23 3⁄4 cents. The U.S. dollarindex was a full point higher. Egypt bought 290 tmt(10.7 million bushels) of U.S. HRW wheat last weekfor April delivery. They used 80 percent of their creditdollars to make the purchase. ❖

Brazil trucker strike catalyst for soybean rally

TEALE, from pg. 1Bfutures market over the past several months by thefact that futures have been such a discount to thecash sales. While it would seem that cash andfutures will narrow over the next few months, thehow they come together is the question at hand.Therefore, producers are urged to keep an eye onthe trends in both cash and futures and protectinventories as needed.

For the first time in weeks, the cash hog prices actu-ally showed signs of stabilizing as they finishedhigher for the week ending Feb. 20. Hog prices havebeen on the decline since last July mainly due toincreased numbers of available hogs for market. Sosupply has been a major factor affecting hog prices forquite some time. It does not appear that the supply ofhogs will make any significant changes in the monthsahead which could limit any price appreciation. How-ever, as compared to competitive meats, pork is a fairvalue which could help stabilize the demand.

The major problem will be the amount of porkproduced as reflected in the recent USDA Cold Stor-age Report. This indicated more pork in storagethan anticipated, which will continue to be a burdenon any price appreciation. As mentioned above, thestrong U.S. dollar has been a negative on exportbusiness and with the ample supply of pork andreduced export demand, this is not a formula for asustained rally in hog prices.

All things considered, producers should be cog-nizant of market conditions and protect inventorieson strength in the market. ❖

Hogs show signsof stabilizing

LENSING, from pg. 1Bpart of the reason why we are seeing optional origincontacts switch from U.S. origins to South Americanorigins (sometimes referred to cancellations). Ironi-cally, last year’s 2014 crop insurance projected price,set in the month of February, was $11.36 per bushel.

Although currency is only part of the many reasonswhy we are seeing lower prices today, it will be animportant factor to watch going forward. As otherdeveloped countries’ economies struggle and intro-duce new stimulus packages, investors seem to favorthe U.S. dollar over other currencies, which in turnhelps support a strong dollar. With the agriculturaleconomy heavily influenced by exports and energy, it

may be wise to look at these economic indicators andtheir influence on commodity markets. As agricul-tural trade becomes more globalized, energy and cur-rency markets will be important markets to follow,just like considerations given to global supply anddemand numbers.

Visit www.agstar.com/edge for more industryexpertise.

AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative ownedby client stockholders. As part of the Farm Credit Sys-tem, AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesota andnorthwest Wisconsin with a wide range of financialproducts and services for more than 95 years. ❖

Look at export, energy indicators

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The U.S. Department ofAgriculture’s NationalAgricultural Statistics Ser-vice released the 2014 esti-mated average countyyields for corn, soybeansand other crops on Feb. 19.These yields will offer apretty good estimate ofwhere final Ag Risk Cover-age-County farm programpayments are likely to endup for the 2014 crop year.

ARC-CO paymentsfor 2014 will not be

finalized until after Sept.30, 2015, and paymentswill occur in October.

The 2014 NASS countyyields for corn, soybeans,and other crops are availableon the NASS website. Onceon the website, click on thedesired state, find the appro-priate crop and county, andlook for the 2014 yield.

The attached Charts No. 1,2 and 3 list 2014 countybenchmark yields and2014 county NASS yields

for The Land’s entire coverage area.ARC-CO payments for 2014 for a given

crop will be paid when the actual 2014county revenue for that crop falls belowthe 2014 county revenue guarantee forthat crop. The actual county revenue isthe 2014 NASS county yield times thefinal market year average price for 2014.The 2014 MYA price is the national aver-age corn or soybean price from Sept. 1,2014 to Aug. 31, 2015. The MYA prices

are finalized on Sept. 30, 2015.Refer to Table A for steps to cal-culate estimated 2014 ARC-COpayments for corn and soybeans.

The estimated 2014 MYAprices range from $3.60-$3.90per bushel for corn, and $9.70-$10.25/bu. for soybeans. As ofmid-February, the USDA was

estimating the 2014 MYA prices at$3.65/bu. for corn, and $10.20/bu. forsoybeans. By comparison, KansasState University is estimating the2014 MYA prices at $3.77/bu. for corn,and $9.74/bu. for soybeans.

As the 2014 estimated MYA price forcorn or soybeans increases, the likeli-hood of a 2014 ARC-CO paymentdecreases, and vice versa. The MYAprice estimate also influences the poten-tial ARC-CO payment amount for cornor soybeans. Refer to Tables B and C forthe likelihood of 2014 ARC-CO pay-ments for corn and soybeans at variousMYA price levels.

The relationship between the 2014NASS county yields and the 2014county benchmark — denoted as “BM”— yields is extremely important in cal-culating potential 2014 ARC-CO pay-ments for corn and soybeans. Express-ing the 2014 NASS county yield as a

County NASS yields in 2014 affect ARC-CO payments

Chart No. 1: County benchmark yields and 2014 NASS yields for Northern & Central Minnesota

————— Corn ————— ———— Soybeans ————County BM 2014 % of BM BM 2014 % of BM

yield NASS yield yield NASS yieldBecker 126 116.2 92 33 32.6 99 Benton 131 90.3 69 37 27.3 74 Big Stone 156 155.0 99 39 43.0 110 Carver 171 123.4 72 45 34.7 77 Chippewa 177 164.4 93 46 50.3 109 Chisago 136 113.7 84 33 28.1 85 Clay 137 131.4 96 35 35.6 102 Douglas 43 137.0 96 36 37.6 104 Grant 164 144.9 88 39 43.0 110 Isanti 130 98.2 76 30 21.8 73 Kanabec 123 118.2 96 31 34.0 110 Kandiyohi 175 150.3 86 45 41.7 93 Lac Qui Parle 164 167.3 102 43 49.3 115 Mahnomen 135 122.4 91 32 33.2 104 Marshall 123 119.2 97 32 29.2 91 McLeod 172 128.6 75 44 33.0 75 Meeker 164 145.4 89 43 39.4 92 Mille Lacs 125 113.7 91 34 26.9 79 Morrison 138 117.3 85 37 36.2 98 Norman 119 125.2 105 32 36.1 113 Otter Tail East 131 128.3 98 36 34.0 94 Otter Tail West 137 128.3 94 36 34.0 94 Pine 129 97.3 75 35 32.4 93 Polk 120 127.0 106 34 36.7 108 Pope 157 157.8 100 38 45.0 118 Sherburne N/A 128.8 N/A N/A N/A N/AStearns 151 133.9 89 41 36.1 88 Stevens 162 164.3 101 41 47.6 116 Swift 171 157.8 92 41 44.3 108 Todd 123 100.4 82 33 32.6 99 Traverse 156 146.3 94 37 39.1 106 Wadena N/A 126.0 N/A N/A N/A N/AWilken 136 136.2 100 33 37.4 113 Wright 158 129.4 82 41 35.1 86

Table A: Calculating estimated 2014 ARC-CO payments

Following are the “steps” to calculate estimated 2014 ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans:

Step No. 1: Determine the county benchmark (BM) yield for corn or soybeans

• Use attached Chart No. 1, 2 or 3 to find the 2014 BM County corn or soybean yield.° Chart No. 1: Northern & Central Minnesota° Chart No. 2: Southern Minnesota° Chart No. 3: Northern Iowa

• Determine the 2014 County corn or soybean BM yield, by going to the following website:www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc

° Go to “County Yields” for ARC-CO Program; Find the appropriate State and County.° Find corn or soybean County yields for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.° County BM Yield = Drop the high yield and low yield, and average the other three yields.

Step No. 2: Determine the ARC-CO county BM revenue for corn or soybeans• County Corn BM Revenue = County BM Yield x $5.29/bushel• County Soybean BM Revenue = County BM Yield x $11.27/bushel

Step No. 3: Determine the ARC-CO county revenue guarantee• County Revenue Guarantee = County BM Revenue x 86 percent (0.86)

Step No. 4: Determine the maximum ARC-CO payment per acre• Max. ARC-CO Payment/Acre = County BM Revenue x 10 percent (0.10)

Step No. 5: Determine the maximum ARC-CO payment per base acre• Max. ARC-CO Payment/Base Acre = Max. ARC-CO Payment/Acre x 85 percent (0.85)

Step No. 6: Determine the 2014 NASS County yield for corn or soybeans• Use attached Chart No. 1, 2 or 3 to find the 2014 NASS County corn or soybean yield.• Determine the 2014 County corn or soybean BM yield, by going to the following website:http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/

° Find the appropriate State, Crop, County, and Yield (corn or soybeans).

Step No. 7: Determine the estimated 2014 Actual County Revenue for corn andsoybeans• 2014 County ACR per Acre = 2014 NASS County yield x Est. MYA Price

° Likely 2014 MYA Prices: Corn = $3.60-$3.90/bu.; Soybeans = $9.70-$10.25/bu.° 2014 MYA price for corn & soybeans is the national ave. price from Sept. 1, 2014 to Aug. 31, 2015.

Step No. 8: Determine the estimated 2014 ARC-CO payment per base acre• Est. 2014 ARC-CO Payment/Base Acre = County BM Revenue - County ACR x 0.85

° If the above calculation is equal to, or above, the Max. ARC-CO payment per base acre, the maximum2014 ARC-CO payment would be paid.

Step No. 9: Determine the likelihood of 2014 ARC-CO payments (refer to Table B or C)• Use attached Chart No. 1, 2 or 3 to find the 2014 “% of BM yield” for a County.• Go to Table B or C and find the likelihood of ARC-CO payments at various MYA prices.

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By Kent Thiesse

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NASS county yield websitehttp://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/

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Chart No. 2: County benchmark yields and 2014 NASS yields for Southern Minnesota


yield NASS yield yield NASS yieldBlue Earth 177 158.2 89 47 43.7 93 Brown 170 168.2 99 44 49.1 112 Cottonwood 170 175.7 103 45 51 113 Dakota 174 168.5 97 44 46.8 106 Dodge 187 185.3 99 49 52.1 106 Faribault 177 164.4 93 48 45.7 95 Fillmore 174 176.1 101 48 52.7 110 Freeborn 176 167.3 95 45 49.8 111 Goodhue 183 182.0 100 49 54.8 112 Houston 171 169.4 99 48 48.0 100 Jackson 179 167.7 94 47 47.5 101 Le Sueur 168 148.1 88 45 44.4 99 Lincoln 154 154.1 100 41 47.5 116 Lyon 155 152.4 98 42 44.9 107 Martin 184 168.4 92 49 46.5 95 Mower 173 175.9 102 45 47.5 106 Murray 174 158.7 91 47 45.6 97 Nicollet 168 154.3 92 45 46.4 103 Nobles 172 157.2 91 47 44.7 95 Olmsted 182 185 102 48 53.7 112 Pipestone 160 145.8 91 44 42.9 98 Redwood 170 165.8 98 46 46.9 102 Renville 176 150.9 86 46 42.7 93 Rice 179 157.1 88 46 47.3 103 Rock 176 155.0 88 50 47.4 95 Scott 161 137.9 86 45 40.7 90 Sibley 173 135.7 78 44 41.0 93 Steele 177 168.5 95 45 48.7 108 Wabasha 182 178.3 98 49 52.2 107 Waseca 181 160.2 89 48 43.7 91 Washington 168 155.7 93 42 43.2 103 Watonwan 182 186.3 102 48 52.8 110 Winona 176 175.6 100 50 53.9 108 Yellow Medicine 166 153.6 93 42 44.9 107

Chart No. 3: County benchmark yields and 2014 NASS yields for Northern Iowa


yield NASS yield yield NASS yieldAllamakee 167 175.6 105 51 51.0 100 Bremer 179 159.0 89 50 48.6 97 Buena Vista 172 172.1 100 48 49.6 103 Butler 181 167.7 93 50 46.8 94 Cerro Gordo 167 168.3 101 45 50.8 113 Cherokee 181 183.6 101 53 56.3 106 Chickasaw 171 157.6 92 48 47.0 98 Clay 177 !66.3 94 50 48.2 96 Clayton 174 176.7 102 55 52.0 95 Dickinson 169 157.9 93 48 44.4 93 Emmett 172 165.0 96 48 42.9 89 Fayette 165 170.9 104 50 50.0 100 Floyd 173 162.8 94 49 48.1 98 Franklin 172 165.8 96 48 47.8 100 Hancock 175 173.9 99 48 48.1 100 Howard 169 164.4 97 47 49.2 105 Humboldt 165 176.9 107 46 46.9 102 Kossuth 177 176.6 100 49 47.0 96 Lyon 186 172.9 93 54 54.2 100 Mitchell 172 175.1 102 46 49.8 108 O’Brien 188 180.3 96 54 56.2 104 Osceola 184 175.4 95 50 52.7 105 Palo Alto 173 164.6 95 49 46.2 94 Plymouth 177 187.3 106 53 57.2 108 Pocahontas 173 174.2 101 47 48.2 103 Sioux 182 187.4 103 55 60.9 111 Winnebago 173 172.7 100 48 48.2 100 Winneshiek 173 174.0 101 48 50.6 105 Worth 168 181.5 108 45 50.0 111 Wright 167 169.4 101 46 43.1 94

Thiesse: Benchmark yields ‘extremely important’Table B: 2014 ARC-CO payment likelihood for corn

Assumptions• 2014 Benchmark (BM) MYA Corn Price = $5.29/bu.• Likely 2014 Corn MYA Price = $3.60 - $3.90 per bushel• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 ARC-CO County BM Yields• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 NASS County Yields• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 County NASS Yields as a % of BM Yields• 2014 ARC-CO payments paid on 85% (0.85) of Corn Base Acres

County Corn Benchmark (BM) Yields190 175 160 145 130

Est. Revenue Guar./Acre $864.39 $796.15 $727.90 $659.66 $591.42Max. ARC-CO Payment $ 85.43 $ 78.69 $ 71.94 $ 65.20 $ 58.45(Per Base Acre)

Actual 2014 Corn NASS Yields (% of BM Yield)Final 2014 MYA Price 100% 90% 95% 105% 110%(Price/Bu.) Est. 2014 ARC-CO Payment (% of Max. Paymt./Base Acre)$3.60 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%$3.70 100% 100% 100% 100% 91%$3.80 100% 100% 100% 100% 70%$3.90 100% 100% 100% 86% 49%

Table C: 2014 ARC-CO payment likelihood for soybeansAssumptions

• 2014 Benchmark (BM) MYA Soybean Price = $12.27/bu.• Likely 2014 Soybean MYA Price = $9.80 - $10.25 per bushel• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 ARC-CO County BM Yields• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 NASS County Yields• See Charts No. 1, 2 & 3 for 2014 County NASS Yields as a % of BM Yields• 2014 ARC-CO payments paid on 85% (0.85) of Soybean Base Acres

County Soybean Benchmark (BM) Yields55 50 45 40 35

Est. Revenue Guar./Acre $580.87 $527.61 $474.85 $422.09 $369.33Max. ARC-CO Payment $ 57.37 $ 51.15 $ 46.94 $ 41.72 $ 36.51(Per Base Acre)

Actual 2014 Soybean NASS Yields (% of BM Yield)Final 2014 MYA Price 100% 90% 95% 105% 110%(Price/Bu.) Est. 2014 ARC-CO Payment (% of Max. Paymt./Base Acre)

$9.80 62% 100% 100% 22% 0%$9.95 50% 100% 90% 9% 0%

$10.10 38% 100% 79% 0% 0%$10.25 25% 100% 67% 0% 0%

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THIESSE, from pg. 3B“percent of BM yield” is actually moreimportant than the final county yieldin determining estimated ARC-CO payments.

If the 2014 NASS county yield, expressed as a“percent of BM yield” is below 100 percent, itincreases the likelihood of a 2014 ARC-CO pay-ments for corn or soybeans. However, if the “percent

of BM yield” is above 100 percent, itdecreases the likelihood of a ARC-CO

payment for corn or soybeans. Theattached Charts No. 1, 2 and 3 list the 2014 county“percent of BM yield” for corn and soybeans.

The likelihood of 2014 ARC-CO payments for cornor soybeans, and the 2014 ARC-CO payment esti-mates, are based on the relationship between the

estimated 2014 MYA price and the county NASSyield expressed as a “percentage of BM yield.” Pleaserefer to Tables B and C for the likelihood of 2014ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans at variousMYA price levels and “percentage of BM yield.”

Observations on the likelihood of 2014 ARC-COpayments for corn and soybeans:

• Corn: Any county that has a “percent of BMyield” of 105 percent or less will likely realize themaximum (100 percent) estimated 2014 ARC-COpayment for that county.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” of106-110 percent will likely see an estimated ARC-COpayment that is 50-100 percent of the maximumARC-CO payment.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” of111-115 percent will likely see a partial ARC-COpayment, depending on the final MYA price.

• Corn: Counties with a “percent of BM yield” above120 percent will likely see either a very small ARC-CO payment, or possibly no 2014 ARC-CO payment.

• Soybeans: Any county that has a “percent of BMyield” of 95 percent or less will likely see the maxi-mum 2014 ARC-CO payment, or a very high percent-age of the maximum.

• Soybeans: Counties with a “percent of BM yield”of 96-100 percent will likely see an estimated ARC-CO payment of 40-90 percent of the maximum pay-ment.

• Soybeans: Counties with a “percent of BM yield”above 105 percent will likely see either a very smallARC-CO payment, or possibly no 2014 ARC-CO pay-ment.

There can be a significant difference in the esti-mated 2014 ARC-CO payments from county tocounty, depending on the 2014 county NASS yield,expressed as a “percent of BM yield.” It appears thatmost Minnesota and northern Iowa counties arelikely to receive the maximum 2014 ARC-CO pay-ment for corn, or very close to the maximum pay-ment. The ARC-CO estimates for corn may be differ-ent in states such as Illinois and Indiana that hadmuch higher county NASS corn yields in 2014, andprobably a much higher 2014 “percent of BM yield.”

The estimated 2014 ARC-CO payments for soybeansin Minnesota and northern Iowa is significantly differ-ent than corn, and will be totally dependent on the2014 “percent of BM yield” for a given county. Therecan even be a wide variation in neighboring counties.For example, Renville County in Southwest Min-nesota is likely to receive close to the maximum 2014ARC-CO payment for soybeans, due to having a 2014“percent of BM yield” of only 93 percent. However,neighboring Redwood County had a 2014 “percent ofBM yield” of 102 percent, and will likely receive a verysmall 2014 ARC-CO payment for soybeans, if any atall. Be sure to check out the 2014 soybean “percent ofBM yield” for a county before making assumptions onpotential 2014 ARC-CO payments for soybeans.

Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs ana-lyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in LakeCrystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137or [email protected]. ❖

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This column was written for the market-ing week ending Feb. 27.

U.S. milk production continued to topyear-ago levels for the 13th consecutivemonth, according to preliminary data inthe December Milk Production report.The U.S. Department of Agriculture esti-mates January output in the top 23 pro-ducing states at 16.5 billion pounds, up2.1 percent from January 2014. The 50-state total, at 17.6 billion pounds, wasalso up 2.1 percent from a year ago. Revi-sions raised the original December 23-state estimate by 14 million pounds,now reported at 16.3 billion pounds,up 3.4 percent from a year ago.

January cow numbers in the 23 states, at 8.62million head, were up 8,000 head from Decemberand 103,000 more than a year ago. The 50-statecount, at 9.3 million head, is up 51,000 from Decem-ber and 96,000 more than a year ago.

January output per cow in the 23 states averaged1,918 pounds, up 17 pounds from January 2013, andthe highest production per cow for the month ofJanuary since the 23-state series began in 2003.

Continued increasing cow numbers and higheroutput per cow fueled the gains in January thoughCalifornia was down 2.6 percent on a drop of 2,000cows from a year ago and output per cow was down50 pounds. Wisconsin was up 2.1 percent, thanks toa 55-pound gain per cow and 5,000 more cows.Idaho was up 1.4 percent on 14,000 more cows butoutput per cow was down 20 pounds. New Yorkposted a 3.7 percent increase on 65 pounds more percow and 1,000 more cows. Pennsylvania was up 3.0percent on a 55-pound-per-cow gain but cow num-bers were down 1,000. Minnesota registered a 3.0percent increase on a 50-pound gain per cow but

cow numbers were unchanged.The biggest gain was in Michigan, up

9.6 percent, thanks to 22,000 more cowsand 75 pounds more per cow. SouthDakota was next, up 8.7 percent, followedby Utah up 6.9 percent, and Colorado andIndiana both up 6.2 percent. Two statesshowed declines, California and New Mex-ico where a 40-pound drop per cow putless milk in the tank even though cownumbers were unchanged.

Arizona was up 3.0 percent on a 25-pound gain per cow and 3,000 morecows. Texas was up 4.4 percentdespite a 20-pound drop per cow but

cow numbers were up 25,000 head.Washington State was up two percent, thanks to9,000 more cows, but output per cow was down 25pounds.

The USDA also reports annual milk production for2014 in the United States hit 206 billion pounds, up2.4 percent from 2013. Revisions to 2013 outputincreased the annual total by 13 million pounds and2014 output was revised up 52 million from lastmonth’s projection.

Output per cow in 2014 averaged 22,258 pounds,up 442 pounds from 2013. The USDA says the aver-age annual rate of milk production per cow hasincreased 13.9 percent from 2005.

The average number of milk cows on U.S. dairyfarms totaled 9.26 million head, up 0.4 percent from2013. The average number was revised up 2,000head for 2014, according to the USDA.

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Meanwhile; Jan. 31 butter stocks totaled 148.1 mil-lion pounds, according to preliminary data from theAg Department’s latest Cold Storage report, up awhopping 43.4 million pounds or 41 percent fromDecember and 4.2 million pounds or 3 percent aboveJanuary 2014. It’s been some time since butterstocks exceeded month ago and year ago levels.

American-type cheese, at 632.5 million pounds, wasup 4.7 million pounds or one percent from Decemberand 1.7 million or virtually unchanged from a yearago. The total cheese inventory stood at 1.04 billionpounds, up 24.6 million pounds or two percent fromDecember and 27.5 million or three percent above ayear ago. Revisions added 6.1 million pounds of but-ter to the original December estimate and four mil-lion pounds of American cheese.

The block Cheddar cheese price closed the lastweek of February at $1.5450 per pound, unchangedon the week but 67.75 cents below a year ago and1.25 cents higher on the month. The Cheddar barrelsfinished at $1.4925, up three-quarter cents on theweek, 70.75 cents below a year ago, and down 1.25cents on the month. Seven cars of block and 10 ofbarrel traded hands on the week. The National DairyProducts Sales Report-surveyed U.S. average blockprice inched up 0.9 cent, to $1.5325 per pound, whilethe barrels averaged $1.5282, up 0.3 cent.

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Midwest cheese markets are in a “curious calmposition,” according to USDA’s Dairy Market News.Even with more milk going into cheese than wouldbe typical in past years, discounted milk being avail-able, and expectations of more milk arriving soonduring the Spring flush, cheese markets have beenquite stable. The potential impact of uncertaintyinvolving near future cheese production is minimizedfor the present as markets seem to reflect a comfort-able balance between demand and supply of cheese.

Manufacturers have strong cheese productionschedules but cheese buyers are stepping up andadding to inventory levels. Buying interest is spreadbetween retail buyers, brokers and resellers, as wellas cut and wrap operations. Cheese is going intoinventories for retail sale as well as aging programs.Market prices are remaining quite stable as thisbuying process continues.

Whatever impact the likely spring milk flush willhave on cheese prices is not something that is cur-tailing cheese buying this week. Plants with varieddairy manufacturing options tend to continue favordirecting milk into cheese vats over other productproduction. In the Midwest, if you want cheese youcan find it and if you make cheese you can sell it,Dairy Market News concluded.

Cash butter started heading south this week butrallied Thursday and Friday and closed Friday at$1.6950, still down 2.75 cents on the week, 18.5 centsbelow a year ago, and 5.5 cents lower on the month.Twenty three cars were sold on the week, up from 12the previous week. NDPSR butter averaged $1.7119,up a penny and a half.

Butter sales are increasing, according to DairyMarket News. Inventory levels are average andincreasing. Demand is moving up as the spring holi-days near. Cream levels are mixed as some reportsindicate a tight market, while others are showingsurplus.

Western print butter demand remains good asstaging for Easter/Passover retail needs are pro-gressing. Bulk butter interest is uneven. Some buy-ers are cautious at current pricing levels, especiallywith the recent declines in pricing. Export demand isgenerally light. Pricing points and the level of theU.S. dollar are working against export opportunities,according to USDA.

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Speaking of exports; Cooperatives WorkingTogether accepted 11 requests for export assistancethis week to sell 2.59 million pounds of Cheddar,

January milk production hits record 1,918 pounds per cow

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MIELKE, from pg. 8BGouda, and Monterey Jack cheese to customers inAsia, Central America, the Middle East, and NorthAfrica. The product will be delivered through Augustand raises CWT’s 2015 cheese exports to 7.231 mil-lion pounds plus 18.453 million pounds of butter tosixteen countries on four continents.

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Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk con-tinued the slide that began last Thurs-day but rallied some on Wednesday,slipped Thursday, and then rebounded Friday, clos-ing at $1.155 per pound, up seven cents on the day,4.5 cents on the week, 8.5 cents higher on the month,and the highest it has been since Nov. 19, 2014.Thirty-five cars were sold this week, 19 on Friday, upfrom 24 last week and 44 the week before that.NDPSR powder averaged $1.0189 per pound, down0.4 cent, and dry whey averaged 51.06 cents perpound, down 1.6 cents, and the lowest level in threeyears.

Dry dairy product markets are mixed. Nonfat drymilk markets are firm, despite building inventories,and prices moved up. Production is trending higherin most regions. The dry whey market is weak asproduction is active, stocks are building and theusual outlet of exporting to the Far East is currentlyat a standstill. Although work has resumed at West-ern ports, the backlog of ships to be unloaded andreloaded translates to further delays in serving off-shore customers.

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Farm milk production across the southern tier ofstates is increasing from week to week as warmerweather patterns settle into those areas, according toUSDA’s weekly update. Northwest states are alsoshowing upward trends. Producers in the North Cen-tral and Northeast areas report steady milk produc-tion, unfazed by recent subzero temperatures.

Bottler demand is very strong in the Northeast andMid-Atlantic areas, spurred by consumer demandahead of recent winter storms. Most other areas alsoreport a decent uptick in fluid milk demand for theweek, especially where stores are offering gallon orhalf-gallon weekly feature items.

Fieldwork has begun in many Southern states.Weather is determining progress toward planting.Northern states are a few weeks away from turningany soil.

Seasonal increases in milk production are weakerin some of the major milk producing regions of West-ern Europe, according to Dairy Market News. Thelikelihood of levee payments for exceeding quota lev-els is the cause for the weaker trend. The weakereuro exchange rate continues to be a plus for exports.Eastern European production is increasing, but at aslower rate in some countries.

Australian milk production is near the seasonallow point. Some estimates of production are justabove year ago levels. A number of cooperativesupdated their farmgate milk prices with most coop-eratives holding steady, while a few shifted margin-ally lower. Cooler weather conditions across South-ern Australia has extended pasture utilization and

delayed forage purchases for someproducers. A small but increasing

number of Australian dairy companies are seizingthe opportunity to export fresh pasteurized milk toChina.

Dairy Market News says the expectation of reduceddairy commodity supplies out of New Zealand is thepredominate force supporting higher prices in thedairy markets this reporting period. The NewZealand government has officially declared theSouth Island as being in a state of drought. Decem-ber milk production as reported by Dairy CompaniesAssociation of New Zealand was 2.809 million metrictons, up 3.3 percent from December 2013 and 8.2percent higher than the level two years ago. Decem-ber milksolids reflected a 4.6 percent increase com-pared to December 2013.

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Back home, a federal judge in Washington State,Thomas Rice, has handed down a ruling that willhave ramifications for agriculture across the country.The case involves several Yakima Valley Washingtondairy operations sued under the Resource Conserva-tion and Recovery Act with charges that any poten-tial over-application of manure is illegal dumping.

Dan Wood, Executive Director of the WashingtonState Dairy Federation, talked about it in Friday’s

DairyLine and stated that this decision is the firstone ever that applying the RCRA to agriculture,despite explicit language in the law exempting agri-culture. The judge ruled that, if you apply manurethat is not taken up by the plants, the excess consti-tutes as a dumping, Wood reported, and the judgeheld that “theoretic leakage of lagoons is actualleakage and also constitutes as dumping.”

He has yet to rule whether composting or havinglivestock on dirt pens constitutes as dumping but heemphasized that the judge has ruled that the RCRAdoes apply to agriculture despite its language to thecontrary, and “applies to manure and its constituentnitrate when it is stored in NRCS-compliantlagoons, “over-applied” to growing crops as fertilizerand composted on native, unlined soil.”

The remaining issues go to trial in May and Woodreported that discussions are ongoing with the fami-lies involved to “potentially settle those out of courtbut right now it is an active lawsuit.”

The outcome of this case will affect every dairyand livestock operation in the country, Woodwarned, as well as non-livestock farms “because it’snot just about dairy nutrients, it’s about any kind ofnutrients so even if you’re using conventional fertil-izer, if you put on more than the plant uses, thisjudge would say that you have illegally dumped.”

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who residesin Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured innewspapers across the country and he may bereached at [email protected]. ❖

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Nominations are being sought for the 2015 Out-standing Agricultural Mentor Award. The Out-standing Agricultural Mentor Award is in its 12thyear and recognizes people in agriculture who havebeen positive mentors and role models for people inagricultural fields, especially women.

Mentors play an integral role in the developmentof our agricultural leaders and they often go unher-alded. Minnesota District 11 Agri-Women formallyrecognizes the excellent work of these mentors dur-ing their annual Women’s Agricultural LeadershipConference. Please assist us in recognizing theseoutstanding mentors by nominating a mentor thathas made an impact for agriculturalists.

The Outstanding Agricultural Mentor Awardswill be presented during the luncheon at the 17thAnnual Women’s Agricultural Leadership Confer-ence on April 8 at the Minnesota Landscape Arbore-tum in Chaska, Minn.

Anyone may nominate a mentor to receive thisaward. You do not have to be in a formal mentoringprogram to make a nomination. Mentors can be ofany age or gender and need to have influencedsomebody in the field of agriculture. Although thisaward is coordinated by Minnesota District 11 Agri-Women, mentors or their nominators need not beaffiliated with the Agri-Women organization, nor isaffiliation considered criteria for evaluation.

Applications are due March 9 and may be foundon the “Women’s Agricultural Leadership Confer-ence 2015: Planting Our Future” conference websiteat www.womensagleadership.org or by e-mailingEmily Wilmes at [email protected].

Past Mentoring Award winners include: Carol Abra-

hamzon, Minnesota CattleWomen; Leah Addington,Minnesota FFA Association; Susan Anderson, Univer-sity of Minnesota; Jim Boerboom, Minnesota Depart-ment of Agriculture; Mary Buschette, University ofMinnesota-College of Food, Agricultural and NaturalResource Sciences; Tim Claus, John Deere; Dale Dahl,University of Minnesota; Steve Dille, Minnesota StateSenator; Shirley Doering, University of MinnesotaExtension Service; Sarah Dornink, Minnesota Agricul-tural Leadership Council; Yvonne Erickson, Producerand American/Minnesota Agri-Women; Annette & KayFernholz, Producers; Amy Gales, CoBank; ClaudineGoodrich, Producer; Margaret Hart, Minnesota Depart-ment of Agriculture; Gene Hugoson, Minnesota Depart-ment of Agriculture; Jerry & Linda Jennissen, Produc-

ers; Robin Kinney, Minnesota Farm Bureau; MarieLeFebvre, Minnesota State Fair; Kim Lippert, Ridge-water College; Will Marsh, Farm Wise Systems; RobertMarzolf, Forest Lake Area High School; Sheryl Meshke,Associated Milk Producers Incorporated; Becky Meyer,Academy for Sciences and Agriculture; Michael Miron,Forest Lake Area High School; Former Lieutenant Gov-ernor Carol Molnau, State of Minnesota; Doris Mold,Agricultural Consultant, Producer, American and Min-nesota Agri-Women; Natasha Mortenson, Morris AreaHigh School, Sherry Newell-Opitz, Midwest DairyAssociation; Melissa Norby, Lacek Group; and MaryEllen Otremba, Minnesota State.

This article was submitted by the Minnesota AgLeadership Conference. ❖

Nominations sought for agricultural mentor award

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture SecretaryTom Vilsack announced last week that a one-timeextension will be provided to producers for the newsafety-net programs established by the 2014 farmbill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage and PriceLoss Coverage. The final day to update yield historyor reallocate base acres has been extended one addi-tional month, from Feb. 27 until March 31. The finalday for farm owners and producers to choose ARC orPLC coverage also remains March 31.

“This is an important decision for producers,because these programs provide financial protectionagainst unexpected changes in the marketplace. Pro-ducers are working to make the best decision theycan. And we’re working to ensure that they’ve got

the time, the information, and the opportunities tohave those final conversations, review their data,and to visit the Farm Service Agency to make thosedecisions,” said Vilsack.

If no changes are made to yield history or baseacres by March 31, the farm's current yield and basewill be used. A program choice of ARC or PLC cover-age also must be made by March 31 or there will beno 2014 payments for the farm and the farm willdefault to PLC coverage through the 2018 crop year.

Nationwide, more than 2.9 million educationalpostcards, in English and Spanish, have been sent toproducers, and over 4,100 training sessions havebeen conducted on the new safety-net programs. Theonline tools — available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc— allow producers to explore projections on howARC or PLC coverage will affect their operationunder possible future scenarios.

Covered commodities include barley, canola, largeand small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grainsorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, drypeas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice(which includes short grain rice), safflower seed,sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat.Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity.

This article was submitted by U.S. Department ofAgriculture. ❖

Deadline now March 31 to updateyields, reallocate base acres

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36' 43,000 bu Brock bin;(2) 36' 40,000 bu bins; 36'20,000 bu bin w/ floor; 33'18,000 bu bin; 30' 13,000bu bin; 30' 12,000 bu binw/ floor; (2) 30' 12,000 buMFS bins; 27' 10,000 bubin w/ floor; (3) 21' 6,000bu bins; 4,000 bu hopperbin; 1600 bu hopper bin;power sweep for 42' bin;DMC 3 auger stirator for42' bin; 10” power sweepfor 54' bin; (8) new Supe-rior 15HP sgl phase cen-trifugal fans (6) new Su-perior 30HP 3 phase cen-trifugal fans; 70' of 12”drag; 100' of 8” U-Trough. Let us knowwhat you are looking for.Other inventory comingin weekly. 507-697-6133www.usedbinsales.com

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Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Re-pair Repair-Troubleshoot-ing Sales-Design Customhydraulic hose-making upto 2” Service calls made.STOEN'S Hydrostatic Ser-vice 16084 State Hwy 29 NGlenwood, MN 56334 320-634-4360

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2014 Kelly Ryan 9' bagger,self contained hydraulics,250' of cable, filled 9 bags,$29,500. (608)214-1859

CLEARANCE SALESHEEP & GOAT EQUIP

Our TURNING CRADLESpecial Price $945 (FewLeft). Run/Corral & CreepPanels, Slide Gates, 2 & 3Way Sorting Gates, SaltFeeders Etc. Also All TheJigs 319-347-6282 Can DelAll To Be Discontinued.

FOR SALE: 40' Case IH fieldcultivator #4900, very goodshape, field ready; 20'gooseneck livestock trailer.507-427-3561

FOR SALE: CIH 183 8RN30” cultivator, FF, RS,very good condition, shed-ded, $2,500; Feterl 7”x41'auger on transport, goodcondition, $700. 320-328-5794

Grain Handling Equip 034

FOR SALE: Feterl auger10x60 w/ swing auger hop-per, gear drive,$3,000/OBO; ALSO, TruckHopper 10” hyd drive,made by JET, $700/OBO.507-227-1490

FOR SALE:Used grain bins,floors unload systems, sti-rators, fans & heaters, aer-ation fans, buying or sell-ing, try me first and alsocall for very competitivecontract rates! Officehours 8am-5pm Monday –Friday Saturday 9am - 12noon or call 507-697-6133

Ask for Gary

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'05 NH BR780 baler, twine &net wrap, hyd pickup,$7,750; Case IH 900 12x303pt planter, lift assist & in-sect, $3,450; JD 328 baler w/40 bale thrower, elec con-trols, $5,900, Will sellthrower separate; Rapet30' belt conveyor on trans-port, 5hp elec, like new,$2,900; 18.4x38 & 18.4x42 10bolt duals, $950/pr; 18.4x389 bolt duals, $250/pr. 320-769-2756

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6 miles East of

CAMBRIDGE, MN763-689-1179

We Ship DailyVisa and MasterCard Accepted

Good selection oftractor parts

- New & Used -All kinds of

hay equipment, haybines, balers,

choppersparted out.

New combine beltsfor all makes.

Swather canvases,round baler belting,used & new tires.

WANTED

DAMAGED GRAINSTATE-WIDE

We pay top dollar for yourdamaged grain.

We are experienced handlersof your wet, dry, burnt

and mixed grains.Trucks and Vacs available.

Immediate response anywhere.

CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY

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DX110, 4WD, Dietz BuhlerLoader. Ed Schultz, 715-257-7275

NEW AND USED TRACTORPARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50,55, 50 Series & newer trac-tors, AC-all models, LargeInventory, We ship! MarkHeitman Tractor Salvage715-673-4829

Harvesting Equip 037

FOR SALE: 30' JD 630Fgrain head (2006) fieldready, $17,900/OBO; 2014 30'grain head trailer, $3,500.507-327-6430

Planting Equip 038

'11 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”,liquid fert, manual popula-tion, pneumatic down pres-sure, row command, screwadj trash whippers, newopening disks spring 2014,will sell w/ 2600 screen ifneed be, $85,000/OBO. Call507-456-3927

Deutz-Allis corn planter notill, dry fertilizer, insecti-cide, trash whippers, 6R30"4 sets of plates, $5,000/OBO.651-380-3734

FOR SALE: Case IH 5400minimum till drill w/ mark-ers, 20', 7 1/2” spacing, w/cart, $8,000/OBO. 320-905-9441

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FOR SALE: JD 7420,MFWD, 2000 hrs, PQ trans;JD 7710, 2900 hrs, MFWD,PS trans; JD 7810, 3300 hrs,MFWD, PS. All in excellentcondition. 651-338-6861

FOR SALE: JD 7730 MFD,IVT trans, 177hp, 4300 hrs,sharp & dependable,$89,500. 715-572-1234

FOR SALE: JD 9520T, '07model, 36" tracks 50-60%,18spd powershift, 26 frontwgts, 4 hyds, auto trackready. Less than 2500 hrs.clean tractor, $135,000. 320-583-9793

FOR SALE: JD 9620 2005,3666 hrs, 4 SCVs, front/rearwheel weights, Greenstarready, active seat, veryclean. $140,000 OBO (orbest offer) (320) 212-7882

FOR SALE: JD 9630 2011,1666 hrs, case drain, deluxeinterior, 4 SCVs, front/backwheel weights, suitcaseweights, Cat 5 drawbar,Michelin tires, like new!$225,000 OBO (or bestoffer) (320) 212-7882

FOR SALE: Quick Hitch,category 2, came off of JD4440, made by Sturdy Built,$250/OBO. 507-227-1490

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‘13 CIH Magnum 340, front susp., cab susp.,19-spd., 480/80R50 rear duals, 380/80R38front duals, wgts., 1850 hrs. - can change to380/90R54 tires if needed ..........................$137,500

‘11 NH T8.390, Luxury cab, 520/85R46 duals,480/70R34 front duals, HID lights, 2070 hrs.....................................................................$119,000

‘13 NH T8.300, Luxury cab, cab susp., hi-flowhyd., 5 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 480/80R50 duals,480/70R34 single fronts, complete auto steersystem, front wgts., 315 hrs., Warranty,Low Rate Financing ....................................$134,000

‘11 JD 8285R, powershift, 1500 front axle,380/90R54 rear duals, 380/80R38 front duals,60 GPM hyd. pump, 5 remotes, front wgts.,3250 hrs., Powertrain Warranty till November2015 or 4000 hrs. ........................................$134,000

‘09 JD 8430T, narrow stance, 24” tracks,4 remotes, wgts., excellent tracks, 3780 hrs.$97,500

‘98 JD 8400, 480/80R46 duals, wgts., 4 remotes,11,000 hrs., just through service program ....$55,000

‘00 JD 8410, 420/80R46 duals, 4 remotes,wgts., 9900 hrs. ............................................$64,000

‘01 JD 8110, 380/90R50 duals, wgts., 12,000 hrs.......................................................................$47,500

‘11 JD 637, 26.5’ rock flex folding disk,Very Nice ........................................................$32,500

‘15 JD 825i Gator, green & yellow, power steering,bed lift, alum. wheels, bench seat, 5 hrs. ......$12,500

‘13 JD 825i Gator, camo, power steering, bed lift,alum. wheels, bench seat, 58 hrs. ................$10,900

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Keith BodeFairfax, MN 55332507-381-1291

1409 Silver Street E.Mapleton, MN 56065

507-524-3726massopelectric.com

We carry a full line of Behlen& Delux dryer parts;

Mayrath and Hutch auger parts.Large inventory of Welda sprockets, hubs,

bearings, chains & pulleys

USED DELUX DRYERSDELUX 10’ MODEL 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 BPHDELUX 15’ MODEL 7040, LP/NG, 3 PH, 700 BPHDELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPHDELUX 20’ MODEL 10060, LP/NG, 3 PH, 1000 BPH

USED DRYERSKANSUN 1025 215, LP, 1 PHBEHLEN 380, 1 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIMBEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM

See www.billklassen.comfor more listings and pictures

204-325-4433 or cell: 204-325-6230

– 1938 FARGO –2-Ton - Real Nice!

Sells with a lot of collectables– July 18, 2015 –

at Vermillion Bay, Ontario, Canada

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FOR SALE: JD 455 16' offsetdisc, 24” blades, good con-dition, $6,500. 507-523-3305or 507-450-6115

FOR SALE: Wishek Disk 30ft., Gates spike tooth har-row, new 30" disks/bearings2 seasons ago, nice. $35,000OBO (or best offer) (320)212-7882

Kewanee Model 1200 heavyduty disc, 23' 9" wide;22"-23" blades; 9 1/2" spac-ing; 1 1/2" arbor bolts; ver-tical fold, walking tandemson base, $3,500. 715-577-0082

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All kinds of New & Usedfarm equipment – disc chis-els, field cults, planters,soil finishers, cornheads,feed mills, discs, balers,haybines, etc. 507-438-9782

Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712,Glencoe 7400; Field Cultsunder 30': JD 980, smallgrain carts & gravity boxes300-400 bu. Finishers under20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chop-pers; Nice JD 215 & 216flex heads; JD 643 corn-heads Must be clean; JDcorn planters, 4-6-8 row.715-299-4338

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FOR SALE: JD 7000 8R30”planter, updated trans, in-secticide, immaculate con-dition. Asking $7,000. 507-227-2602

JD 7100 Soybean Special,13R20" skip row, can con-vert to 12R22", lift assistwheels, flat fold markers, 3bu. boxes, tw, Radial BeanMeters, monitor, many re-cent updates, excellent con-dition, $8,500. 612-760-2546or 320-221-0786

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C-IH 41 ½ Ft DMI Tiger-mate Field Cult w/ NewStyle Drag Very Good.Brent #540 Wagon (550 Bu)w/ Truck Tires (GoodTires) Shedded Real Nice.319-347-6138 Can Deliver

FOR SALE: 38 ½' JD 2210field cultivator, heavyshanks, always shedded,excellent condition. 507-364-7970

FOR SALE: JD 9630 2011,1666 hrs, case drain, deluxeinterior, 4 SCVs, front/backwheel weights, suitcaseweights, Cat 5 drawbar,Michelin tires, like new!$225,000 OBO (or bestoffer). (320) 212-7882

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FOR SALE: CIH 24' 6200press drill, always shed-ded, $5,500. 320-293-8086

FOR SALE: CIH 6200 24'grain drill, 6” spacing,$5,500. 320-293-8086

FOR SALE: IH 5400 20' soy-bean special, SI belts, w/Elk Creek cart, $10,800. 612-390-2643

FOR SALE: JD 1750, 6R30”,vacuum conservationplanter, w/ Unverferth striptill attachment, in-furrowliq, trash cleaners, 250monitor, exc cond, fieldready, $19,000. 612-210-3685

FOR SALE: JD 7000 6R30”planter, finger p/u, dry fertw/ ext, trash whips, insect,DJ monitor, exc cond, lowacres, always shedded, re-cently thru shop, $9,800.507-213-0600 or 507-451-9614

FOR SALE: White 850016R30" planter, AgcoSM4000 monitor, 3 bu. box-es, front fold, liquid fert., 2-300 gal. mounted tanks,ground driven pump, float-ing Martin row cleaners.Precision planting seedtubes w/ wave vision sen-sors. Keeton seed firmers,w/ fert splitters. RetiringJan. 2015. 320-226-3324

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Information - Education- Insighthas it all for YOU!

EXCELLENT LINE OF FARM MACHINERY: Shedded and Expertly Maintained. The machinery has gonethrough the shop and is field ready. Bill is an excellent manager. You can buy with confidence!

SHARP TRACTORS: JD 8420 MFWD Tractor (serial # P035086), Green Star and Auto Track ready, only3924 hours, power shift, power beyond hydraulics, hub mt duals, front weights, 4 remotes, quick hitch,buddy seat, 710/70 R42 rears (70%), 600/70R30 fronts, JD warranty (until 11/30/15 or 4840 hours,transferrable, $500 deductible), EX UNIT; JD 4960 MFWD Tractor (serial # P009577), 9011 hours,power shift, 3 remotes, quick hitch, 20.8-42 rears (60%); Ford NH 8770 2WD Tractor (serial # 406417),only 3882 hours, hub mt duals, power shift, 3 remotes, 18.4-42 rears (70%); JD Suitcase Weights &bracket for 4440.MINT SKID STEER: 2012 JD 320 D Skid Steer, only 1303 actual hours, full cab, 2 speed, new rubber,1-owner, MINT; Pallet Fork for skid steer.EXCELLENT SPREADER: 2011 Meyer 7500 Tandem Spreader, V-Force, implement floats, 1-owner,EX.COMBINE & HEADS: Case IH 2388 AFS Combine (serial # JJC0268832), 3064 engine hours, 2098separator hours, straddle duals, standard rotor (updated rotor cage, rasp bars, elephant ears andtransition); JD 843 Corn Head; JD 925 Flex Head, pipe reel; Unverferth Head Hauler.GRAIN TRUCK: 2000 Freightliner FLD120 Grain Truck (654,699 miles), N-14 Cummins, 10 speed trans,steerable lift axle, new ReCap tires w/Midland 22’ Combo Silage Box, silage end gate and roll tarp.SPRING EQUIPMENT: JD 1770 12R Corn Planter, no-till coulters, XP units, d. fert, 3 bu boxes, proshaft drive, cross auger, numatic down pressure, 1⁄2 shut off, EX UNIT; JD 714 11-Shank Disk Chisel,adjustable hyd front gangs, tandems; JD 2700 Semi Mt Trip Plow, 6 bottom, variable width; CIH 496261⁄2’ Disk w/harrow; 2010 JD 115 Stalk Chopper; Sunflower 5331 30’ Field Cultivator w/harrow; Hiniker6000 3 pt 6RN No-Till Cultivator; Century 750 gal Sprayer, tandems, 45’ booms, foam markers; 1300gal Nurse Tank w/transfer pump, on HD transports, LIKE NEW.SILAGE & HAYING EQUIPMENT: 2011 JD 568 Round Baler, done only 2481 bales, net wrap andtwine, big floats, mega-wide pickup, 1-owner, EX; (4) Rolls 9000’ JD Net Wrap w/cover edge; NHFP240 Chopper, processor, metal alert, tandems, new knives and cutter bar; NH PN 3RN Corn Head;NH 29P Hay Head; JD 343 Corn Head w/adapter to do earlage; Meyer 4516 Self Unloading Box, frontand rear unload w/Meyer tandem RG; Meyer 3216 Self Unloading Box w/Gehl tandem RG; Hesston1170 16’ Hydro-Swing Haybine.FARM MACHINERY: Killbros 387 Gravity Box w/Killbros 13T RG, truck tires, LIKE NEW; Killbros 1055Gravity Box w/HD RG, truck tires, brakes, 1-owner; Killbros 590 Grain Cart; Unverferth 16’ HydraulicFertilizer Auger, SS auger, LIKE NEW; Assortment of Hoppers.GATOR & 4-WHEELER: JD Gator, diesel, 6-wheel, elec dump; 2004 JD Buck 4-Wheeler, 500cc, 2800miles.

TERMS: Cash or good check.SEE PICTURES ON THE INTERNET: www.hagerauction.com

DUNN-WEST FARMS INC.BILL AND CHERYL TIFFANY - Owners

ELMWOOD, WISCONSIN 715-495-4534SALE CONDUCTED BY: HAGER AUCTION SERVICE • 715-273-4638

BARRY HAGER & TIM PRUSAK, Reg WI Auctioneers #105 & 479

LOCATED: E737 330th Avenue, Elmwood, Wisconsin.(11⁄2 miles north of Elmwood, Wisconsin on County P to330th Avenue (Asher Road), then east on dead end.)

THURSDAY, MARCH 12EXCELLENT MACHINERY DISPERSAL

Sale Starts at 11:00 AM - LIVE AUCTION - Lunch on Grounds • Very Few Small Items - Be on Time

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• Sunflower Tillage• Hardi Sprayers • REM Grain Vac• Woods Mowers• J&M Grain Carts• Westfield Augers• Summers Equipment• White Planters• Wilrich Tillage

• White 8524-22 planter• Friesen 240 seed tender• Pickett thinner, 24-22• Alloway 22’ shredder• Alloway 20’ shredder• J&M 1131 grain cart• J&M 1151 grain cart• Killbros 1810 cart, tracks• Killbros 890 cart• Mandako 45’ land roller• Sheyenne G520, 10x50, EMD• Sheyenne 1410, 10x66 hopper• Sheyenne 1410,

10x70/hopper• Westfield MK 13x71• Hutch 13x71, swing• Westfield 8x31, EMD• CIH 870, 13x24, deep till• Wilrich 957, 9-24 w/harrow• Wilshek 862, 26’ disk• EZ-On 4600, 30’ disk

• JD 2410, 41’ chisel• Wilrich 5856, 39’ chisel• DMI crumbler, 50’• Wilrich QX2, 50’, rolling

basket• Wilrich QX, 60’, rolling basket• Wilrich Quad X, 55’, rolling

basket• Wilrich Quad X, 50’ F.C.• JD 2210, 581⁄2’ F.C.• CIH 200, 55’, rolling basket• CIH 200, 50’, rolling basket• Hardi 4400, 132’• Hardi 4400, 120’• Hardi Comm. 1500, 132’• Hardi Comm. 1200, 88’• Hardi Nav. 1100, 90’• Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’• ‘13 Amity 12-22• ‘12 Amity 12-22• Amity 8-22, (3)• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘10 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 8-22• ‘06 Artsway 6812, 8-22• Artsway 898, 8-22• Artsway 692, 8-22• Amity 12-22 topper, St. Ft.• Alloway 12-22 folding topper• (2) Alloway 12-22 topper,

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Dairy 055

FOR SALE: 1 registeredJersey fresh 2-year old, & 2registered Jersey bredheifers. Many generationsof excellent & very good be-hind these heifers, havebeen shown as heifers.(715)305-0814

FOR SALE: 10 Jersey and 10Jersey cross bred springingheifers. Will trade for openheifers, feeder cattle orbeef cows. 608-792-9423 or608-788-6258

Reg. Holstein bulls, red andwhite available, Good ma-ternal lines and good sires.Merritt's Elm-Chris Farm(715)235-9272

Feed Seed Hay 050

SEED CORN SALE! Yieldleading national geneticsjust $139 paid March. Getall the yield potential of the$300 seed. Grain & silotypes. Bio-tech hybridsavailable. Volume dis-counts & free area deliv-ery. Call 320-237-7667KLEENACRES for afford-able seed & herbicide.

WANTED AND FOR SALEALL TYPES of hay &straw. Also buying corn,wheat & oats. Western Hayavailable Fox Valley Alfal-fa Mill. 920-853-3554

Wheat straw for sale from2014 harvest 450 sq bales3x3x8 size located in theRice Lake area. Deliverynot available. 507-993-1804

Feed Seed Hay 050

FOR SALE: Mixed grasshay, big round bales, plas-tic twine. WANTED:Wheatland diesel tractors.605-237-0433 Hay in MN

FOR SALE: North Dakotarotary wheat straw,3'x4'x8' bales, stored inside,bales weigh 1,050 lbs. - 1,150lbs. Priced by bale or ton.Delivery available. FOB.Glenwood, MN 320-808-4866

Open pollinated seed corn.Outproduces hybrids forsilage, $65/bu. Plus ship-ping. Sweet, leafy stalks.217-857-3377

Premium tested, high pro-tein, high RFV alfalfasquare, wrapped baleage.Delivered by truckload.Call Wes at Red River For-age. 866-575-7562

Feed Seed Hay 050

Alfalfa, mixed hay, grasshay and straw, mediumsquares or round bales. De-livered. LeRoy Ose, call ortext. 218-689-6675

Dairy Quality AlfalfaTested big squares & roundbales, delivered from SouthDakota John Haensel (605)351-5760

Dairy quality western alfal-fa, big squares or smallsquares, delivered in semiloads. Clint Haensel(605) 310-6653

FOR SALE: Large quantityof round bales and bigsquare bales of grass hay.Also wrapped wet bales.Delivery available by semi.507-210-1183

Machinery Wanted 040

WANTED TO BUY: Graindrill w/ 6” or 7 1/2” spacing,20, 25 or 30' w/ foldabletransport. 320-293-5607

WANTED TO BUY: JD 530,running or not. Also, Spar-row trap that works. 507-831-1308

WANTED Tractors: Run-ning, non-running, parts &salvage tractors, 1960-1980's, prefer JD, will con-sider other brands and oth-er years. 507-317-6760 Callanytime.

WANTED: 30' pull typerolling basket. 320-587-3572

WANTED: 8R30” ediblebean knifer & windrower ingood condition. 320-360-6487

WANTED: Blacksmithtriphammer, anvils, cones,swage block. 260-724-7554 or260-413-0626

WANTED: Case IH 7220 or8920 or MX135 or 5250 MSDor New Idea 803C Uni. (715)673-4970

WANTED: JD 1240 or 1250corn planter; JD 14-T 24-TBaler in good condition orparts. 608-606-6405

WANTED: JD 235 31' Duracushion disk; 2 or 4 Fire-stone 710x38 tires, at least50%; also WANTED cheap25' header trailer; 2 JD15x38” beveled rims. 218-756-2220 or cell 218-371-7050

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L & D 60', 450 Raven, 1000gal, 13-38 tires, nice shape,$5,500. 507-995-9676

Spray Trailers: 28' to 53'Semi water trailers,tanks, cones, pumps,hose reels, etc. Plenty ofroom for chemicals all inan enclosed trailer.www.rydelltrailers.com(701) 474-5780

Sprayer: 1000 galBlumhart sprayer 90 ftboom. Micro-Trak 3000control system, manynew hoses, $4,650. (507)530-3850

Wanted 042

LOOKING TO BUY: Collec-tions of cast iron seats;Also, old gas engines, horsemachinery & threshing ma-chines. Call 218-493-4696 oremail [email protected]

Feed Seed Hay 050

4x5 packed net round bales,no rain, grass, $70/ea;Leafy soybean stubble, $45;great feed or beddingstalks, $35. Delivery &quantity discounts. 320-905-6195

Alfalfa baleage first, second,& third crop. Also,Japanese millet baleage,first & second crop; Also,wheat straw in 5x5 roundbales w/ plastic twine. 218-639-0315

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And our April 24-May 1 issues highlight GARDENING!

THE LAND ~ Something for everyone!(800) 657-4665(507) 345-4523

[email protected] • www.TheLandOnline.com

DAMAGED GRAINWANTEDANYWHERE

We buy damaged corn andgrain any condition

- wet or dry -TOP DOLLAR

We have vacs and trucksCALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC800-205-5751

TRACTORS‘10 CIH 435 Quad, 600 hrs.- $255,000

‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2600 hrs.,PTO, 36” tracks - $219,500

‘11 CIH 315 w/Soucey tracks,610 hrs. - $224,500

‘11 CIH 885, 2WD, cab,New TA28 loader - $19,900

COMBINES‘95 CIH 2166 - $42,900‘08 CIH 7010 - $159,500‘10 CIH 7088 - $197,500

‘04 CIH 2388, RWA - $89,500

TILLAGECIH Tigermate II, 44’ - $28,500CIH 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill- $69,500JD 1760, 12-30, insect - $34,500Used Liq. fert. attach for Kinze3200, Complete - $2,950

MISCELLANEOUS‘14 CIH 550 Quad, 475 hrs.,Rental Return - $319,500

New Bush Hog 2815 rotarycutter - Invoice: $16,500

LOCAL TRADES LOCAL TRADES

RABE INTERNATIONAL, INC.1205 Bixby Road (across from fairgrounds), Fairmont, MN507-235-3358 or 800-813-8300 • Get the Rabe Advantage

Case IH and CNH Capital are registered trademarks of CNH America LLC Visit our Web Site at http://www.caseih.com

– SPECIAL OF THE WEEK –New Aluma 8218 tilt w/4800# axle - $6,395, plus tax & license‘14 CIH 870 w/reel, Demo - 50 Acres, Full Warranty - $79,500

AVOCA SPRAY SERVICEGREAT – EASY TO FIND NEW LOCATION

HWY. 59 N • Slayton, MNWe are dealers for Top Air, Sprayer Specialties, Gregson Sprayers, new & used on hand Wheathart,

Westfield, FarmKing, Brandt Vacs & Balzer Equipment • We have NEW Balzer stalk choppers on hand• Truckload prices on NEW Westfield augers, Brandt grain vacs, Batch belts.

Planter Kits On Hand!Ph. 800-653-2676 or 507-335-7830

Fax: 507-335-7808 • Mobile: 507-227-6728

NEW SPRAYERSGregson 1000 gal., 60’ boom, Target Boom, Raven 440,12.4x38 tires ..................................................................$20,000

USED SPRAYERSTop Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, inductor, Raven 450,380x46 tires, hyd. pump, adj. axle ..............................$60,000

Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, 380x46 duals, Raven 450,Ht control ......................................................................$55,000

Top Air 1600 gal., 132’ boom, 22” duals, Raven 450,hyd. pump ....................................................................$53,000

Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, Raven 450, hyd. pump,rinse tank, 14.9x46 tires................................................$33,000

Broyhill 1500 gal., 80’ boom ..........................................$30,000Broyhill 1500 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450 ......................$29,500Brandt 1600 gal., 90’ boom, adj. axle, 46” tires ..........$29,000Schaben 1600 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450, inductor,rinse tank ......................................................................$22,000

Sprayer Specialties 1250 gal., 80’ boom, 12.4x46 tires,Raven 440......................................................................$20,000

Sprayer Specialties 1250 gal., 80’ boom, Raven 450,hyd. pump ....................................................................$20,000

Sprayer Specialties 1000 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450,foamer............................................................................$19,000

Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450,hyd. pump ....................................................................$19,000

Gregson 1000 gal., 90’ boom, 20” plumbing, Raven 440,hyd. pump, rinse tank, 72-120” adj. axle, 13.6x38 tires......................................................................................$18,000

Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom, Raven 440 ............$17,000Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom ................................$17,000Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom, Raven 440,hyd pump ......................................................................$16,000

Spraymaster 1000 gal., 80’ boom,, hyd. pump, rinse tank,Raven 440, 88-120” adj. axle, 13.6x38 tires ................$14,000

Red Ball 680, 1000 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 440, hyd. pump,380x90x46 tires - (Choice of 2) ....................................$13,000

Great Plains 1000 gal., 80’ Top Air X-fold boom, Teejetcontrol, hyd. pump, 120” axle, 13.6x38 tires ..............$12,500

USED AUGERS(3) Westfield MK13x111 GLP (Choice) ..........................$21,000Westfield MK FLex 13x71 GLP......................................$20,900Wheatheart 13x19 LP ....................................................$15,000Westfield MK13x71 GLP ................................................$14,650(3) Westfield MK13x91 GLP (Choice) ............................$12,300Westfield MK13x71 GLP ................................................$12,000Westfield MK10x91 GL ..................................................$10,000Farm King 13x85 ..............................................................$9,500Westfield MK13x91 GLP ..................................................$9,500Westfield MK10x81 GLP ..................................................$9,000Farm King 13x70 LP ........................................................$9,000Westfield MK13x81 GLP ..................................................$8,500(8) Westfield MK13x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$8,000Sudenga 12x72 w/hopper................................................$7,000Sudenga 10x72 ................................................................$7,000Westfield MK10x61 GLP ..................................................$6,500Westfield MK10x61 GLP ..................................................$6,500(2) Westfield MK10x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$6,500Westfield W13x51 SD ......................................................$6,500

(2) White Feterl 10x76 w/swing hopper (Choice)............$6,200White Feterl 10x76 ..........................................................$6,000Feterl 12x72 ......................................................................$6,000Sudenga 12x66 SD ..........................................................$5,900(2) Westfield MK10x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$5,800Peck 10x71 LP..................................................................$5,500White Feterl 10x66 ..........................................................$5,500Farm King 10x70 ..............................................................$5,500Hutchinson 10x70 LP w/mover ......................................$5,500Westfield MK10x71 GLP ..................................................$5,500White Feterl 10x88 w/mover............................................$5,500

SNOWBLOWERSNew Hitchdoc 10’ triple auger ......................................$13,500New Hitchdoc 9’ triple auger ........................................$12,100Used Hitchdoc 9’............................................................$10,500New SB Select 9’..............................................................$7,920New HItchdoc 8’ ..............................................................$7,350Used Inland 9’ ..................................................................$6,500Used Farm King 9’............................................................$6,500Used Farm King 9’............................................................$6,000Used Schweiss 9’ ............................................................$5,500New Farm King 8’ ............................................................$4,200Used Lorenz 8’ ................................................................$3,800Used Schweiss 8’ ............................................................$2,200Used Schweiss 8’ ............................................................$1,500Used Schulte 8’ ................................................................$1,500Used Lundell 8’....................................................................$800

USED WAGONSJ&M 760 gravity wagon ................................................$17,000New Parker 605 gravity wagon......................................$16,700Used Parker 605 gravity wagon ....................................$14,500(2) Used Parker 6250 gravity wagons (Choice) ............$11,200Used Parker 505 gravity wagon ....................................$11,000(2) Used Parker 4800 gravity wagons (Choice) ..............$8,000Used Westendorf gravity wagon ....................................$4,500Kory 220 gravity wagon w/drill-fill ..................................$2,500Dakon gravity wagon ......................................................$2,500Used Gehl 910 silage wagon ..........................................$2,500Used J&M 250 gravity wagon..........................................$1,400

USED MISCELLANEOUSUsed Top Air 1600 gal., 40’ 16-row, 15-coulter, liq.......$39,500Fertilizer Attachment, Raven 440, hyd. pump ..................CALLDemco 650 grain cart w/scale ......................................$21,000Big-A Terragator, 3-wheel ..............................................$17,000New Hitchdoc 990 fuel cart ..........................................$16,500New Brandt drive-over grain decks ..............................$14,300Convey-All grain vac, Ultima 6 ......................................$11,000(3) Brandt 4500 grain vacs (Choice) ..............................$11,000New 42’ Head Hunter header trailers..............................$8,500JD 330 disc ......................................................................$7,500Grainmaster drive-over ....................................................$4,500Lely 8’ disc mower ..........................................................$3,500Batco 1314 transfer hoppper ..........................................$3,000Used 1500 gal. water wagon ..........................................$1,500JD 800 swather ................................................................$1,500Used 600 gal. water wagon ............................................$1,000Used Sudenga brush drill-fill, 32” hopper ......................$1,000

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WANTED TO BUY: Dairyheifers and cows. 320-235-2664

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Bulls (2) coming 2 yr oldsshiny black Polled Simmen-tal or Sim-Angus cross, bythe lb. Also, 10 yearlings,exc quality, good disposi-tion, Sires used: Upgrade600u Dream On. 40+ yrs ofbreeding. Gerald Polzin(320) 286-5805

FOR SALE OR LEASEREGISTERED BLACKANGUS Bulls, 2 year old &yearlings; bred heifers,calving ease, club calves &balance performance. Alsired. In herd improvementprogram. J.W. RiverviewAngus Farm Glencoe, MN55336 Conklin Dealer 320-864-4625

FOR SALE OR LEASE:Purebred RegisteredCharolais bulls, heifers, &cows. Great bloodlines, ex-cellent performance, bal-anced EPD's, low birthweights. Delivery avail-able.

Laumann Charolais Mayer, MN 612-490-2254

FOR SALE: Purebred BlackAngus bulls, calf ease &good disposition. 320-598-3790

Limousin & Red AngusBulls. Delivery avail. Ham-mond, WI. 715-821-3516

Registered Texas Longhornbreeding stock, cows,heifers or roping stock, topblood lines. 507-235-3467

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USED TRACTORSNEW NH T9.565, 4WD..................................CALLNEW NH T9.505, 4WD..................................CALLNEW NH T7.200, FWA..................................CALLNEW NH 65 Workmaster, w/loader ............CALLNEW Massey 7620, FWA ............................CALLNEW Massey 6615, FWA ............................CALLNEW Massey 4610, FWA, w/loader ............CALLNEW Versatile 450, 4WD..............................CALLNEW Versatile 310, FWA ..............................CALLNEW Versatile 305, FWA ..............................CALLNH TD80 w/loader ........................................CALLNH TV6070 bi-directional ............................CALLVersatile 895, 4WDV ....................................CALL

TILLAGESunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..............CALLSunflower 4412-07, 7-shank........................CALLSunflower 4412-05, 5-shank........................CALLWilrich 957, 7-shank ....................................CALLWilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo ........................CALL‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/bskt. ....................CALL‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom................................CALL‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom................................CALLCIH 4900, 46.5’ ............................................CALL‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..........................CALL

SKIDSTEERSNEW NH Skidsteers – On Hand ..................CALL‘11 NH 225 h/a, loadedV..............................CALLNH LS170......................................................CALL

PLANTERSNEW White Planters ....................................CALL‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ......................CALL‘10 White 8186, 16-30 w/3 bu. ....................CALLWhite 6122, 12-30 ........................................CALLWhite 6108, 8-30 ..........................................CALLWhite 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ....................CALL

‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 ......CALLJD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20 ..............CALL

COMBINESNEW Fantini Chopping CH ..........................CALLFantini Pre-Owned 8-30 Chopping CH ......CALL‘10 Gleaner R66, Loaded ............................CALL‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ............................CALL‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop ................CALL‘03 Gleaner R65............................................CALL‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals..............................CALL‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor exc. ..............CALL

HAY TOOLSNew Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUSNEW Salford RTS Units................................CALLNEW Salford Plows ......................................CALLNEW Unverferth Seed Tenders....................CALLNEW Westfield Augers ................................CALLNEW Rem 2700 Vac ....................................CALLNEW Hardi Sprayers ....................................CALLNEW Riteway Rollers ..................................CALLNEW Lorenz Snowblowers ..........................CALLNEW Batco Conveyors ................................CALLNEW Brent Wagons & Grain Carts ..............CALLNEW E-Z Trail Seed Wagons ......................CALLNEW Rock Buckets & Pallet Forks..............CALLREM 2700, Rental ........................................CALLUnverferth 8000 Grain Cart..........................CALLKinze 1050 w/duals ......................................CALLPre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ..................CALLPre-owned Sprayers ....................................CALL

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENTHwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MNPhone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noonwww.smithsmillimp.com

and “Low Rate Financing Available”

NEW YEAR SPECIALS– On All Equipment –

TRACTORS• ‘14 MF 4610, cab, 99 hp.,

ldr.• (2) ‘14 MF 6616, MFD, cab

w/ldr. • ‘08 MF 6497, 195 hp., duals,

1078 hrs.• ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp.,

400 hrs.• ‘14 MF 1754 Compact,

MFD, w/ldr., hydro• MF 1736 HL, hydro, ldr.• 18.4-38 duals off JD 4440,

75% rubber

CORN HEADS• (3) Geringhoff 1622RD • (9) Geringhoff 1222RD • (5) Geringhoff 1220RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 830NS• (9) Geringhoff 830RD • ‘98 Geringhoff 822RD• (4) Geringhoff 630RD • ‘12 CIH 3412, 12R22”• ‘12 CIH 2608, chopping • ‘04 Gleaner 1222, GVL poly• ‘84 JD 843, LT• ‘96 JD 893, KR, HDP• ‘96 JD 693, reg. rolls• JD 622, GVL poly

COMBINES• ‘13 MF 9540 RWA, duals• ‘07 MF 9790, RWA, duals,

1440/1001 hrs.• ‘98 MF 8780, duals, RWA,

2087 sep. hrs.• ‘91 MF 8570, RWA,

5007 hrs.• ‘86 MF 8560, 4941 hrs.• ‘92 Gleaner R62,

4210/2643 hrs.

• ‘10 Cat Challenger 670B,auto-steer, 1231 eng. hrs.

GRAIN HANDLING• Brandt augers: 8x35, 8x40,

8x47, 8x62, 10x35• ‘02 Brandt 8x62, SC, PTO• Brandt 8x45, 18 hp. Briggs• ‘11 Hutchinson 10x61• (3) Brandt 1070XL swing

hoppers• Brandt 1080XL swing

hopper• ‘13 Buhler 1282 swing

hopper• Brandt 1390 swing hopper

XL & HP• Brandt 20 Series drive over

deck• Brandt, 1515LP 1545LP,

1585 grain belts• ‘03 Brandt 4500 EX, grain

vac.• Parker 839 grain cart• A&L 850S grain cart,

850 bu.• ‘08 Unverferth 5000 • Parker 165-B gravity box• Parker 2620 seed tender• Parker 1020 seed tender,

bulk boxes

HAY & LIVESTOCK• Kodiak SD72 rotary cutter• Everest 5700 finish mower• Sitrex RP2, RP5, 3 pt. rakes• Sitrex 12-wheel rakes on

cart• JD #5, sickle mower• Chandler litter spreaders,

26’ & 22’

MISCELLANEOUS• Degelman 7200 & R570P

rock pickers• Degelman 6000HD rock

picker• Degelman RR1500 rock

picker• Degelman RR320 rock

digger• Degelman LR7645 Land

Roller - Rental Unit• Degelman 5’ skidsteer

buckets• JD 520 stalk chopper,

high speed• Loftness 20’ stalk chopper,

SM• Loftness 240 stalk chopper• Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper• JD 520 press drill, 20’• Maurer HT42, HT38, HT32 &

HT28 header trailers• WRS 30’ header trailers• SB Select 108 snowblowers,

540 & 1000 PTO• Lucke 8’, snowblower• Loftness 96” & 84”

snowblowers

TILLAGE• Sunflower 1550-50,

1435-36 & 1435-21 discs• Sunflower 5035-36,

5056-49 & 5056-63 fieldcultivators

• Sunflower 4311-14,4412-07, 4412-05 discrippers

• Sunflower 4511-15 discchisel

• Sunflower 4212-13 coulterchisel

• WINTER SERVICE PROGRAMS •DISCOUNT OF 5% ON

AGCO OR GERINGHOFF PARTSAnd Choice of FREE TRUCKING

within 100 Mile Radius or

10% DISCOUNT ON LABOR

WILLMAR FARM CENTERWillmar, MN

Phone 320-235-8123

ELITE SERIES ROTA-DISC CORNHEADSGENERATIONS AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION1) Slices stalks vertically with 15 serrated discs. No swing blades2) Ground speed and moister have very little effect on material size.3) Much lower horse power requirements than competition.4) Corn head driven with drive shafts and gear boxes. No chain and sprockets like the competition.5) Aluminum alloy gear boxes to reduce weight and dissipate heat.6) Self-tightening gathering chains.7) Double acting stripper plates with welding on hardened edge.8) Large diameter auger that turn slower, reducing ear loss.9) Corn stalk stubble in field is splintered to reduce tire damage if driven over.10) Optional Integrated Crop Sweeper and End Row Augers for improved crop.

#1 Dealer in the USA

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FOR SALE: Yorkshire,Hampshire, Duroc &Hamp/Duroc boars, alsogilts. Excellent selection.Raised outside. Exc herdhealth. No PRSS. Deliveryavail. 320-568-2225

Show pigs, Sale March 28th.We have pigs for Countiesw/ weigh-in before thatdate. for more info, callRoger Guse 715-983-5763 orJamie Goplin 715-530-0875

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WANTED TO BUY! USEDBULK MILK COOLERALL SIZES 920-867-3048

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'12 Silverado 3500 HD, Dura-max Dsl, 4 Door, 28,000Miles, Blue Granite, Goose-neck Hitch, Back-up Cam-era, Heated Leather Seats,Engine Brake, AluminumRims, Side Steps, $42,000.715-296-2162

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Angus bred cows (38). Verynice set. 651-764-1281

WANT TO BUY: Butchercows, bulls, fats & walkablecripples; also horses,sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

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FOR SALE: Registered FinnRam two yrs old, papersavailable, $500/OBO. Also,yearling Finn Cross Ram,very good size & meatyframe, $250. John Shrock,s983 Cty Rd D, Cashton WI54619.

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Compart's total programfeatures superior boars &open gilts documented byBLUP technology. Duroc,York, Landrace & F1 lines.Terminal boars offer lean-ness, muscle, growth. Ma-ternal gilts & boars areproductive, lean, durable.All are stress free & PRRSfree. Semen also availablethrough Elite Genes A.I.Make 'em Grow! CompartsBoar Store, INC. Toll Free:877-441-2627

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www.ufcmn.com(L) Lafayette 507-228-8224 or 800-642-4104

(G) Gaylord 507-237-4203 • (W) Waconia 952-442-7326

Main Office: Ag Service Center, 840 Pioneer Avenue • PO Box 4 • Lafayette, MN 56054-0004

USED DRYERS & AUGERS ..........Good Selection of Used Dryers-CALL!(L) Feterl 12”x72”, swing hopper auger$8,995(L) Feterl 10”x60”, PTO ........................$3,150(L) Feterl, 10”x34”, electric ..................$2,400(L) Feterl, 8”x34”, electric ....................$2,400(L) Westfield WR, 100”-51’, PTO ............CALL(L) Westfield 10x71, swing dr. ..............$7,400(L) Hutch 10”x72’, swing hopper..........$5,900(L) Sheyenne 13”x70’, swing auger dr.,

w/hanger bearing ..........................$13,900(L) Sudenga 10”x31’, electric................$3,495(L) Sudenga 10”x41’, PTO ....................$4,600(L) Sudenga 10”x56’, electric................$4,995

SKID LOADERS ......................(L) Bobcat S850, heat, A/C ................$47,800(L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd. ............$41,500(L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs.

......................................................$34,800(L) Bobcat S550, heat, 2-spd. ............$29,800(L) ‘13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd ..........$34,800(L) ‘13 Gehl R220, heat, 2-spd ..........$34,800(L) ‘12 Gehl V330, heat, AC, 2400 hrs $34,600(L) Gehl V330, heat, 2-spd. ................$40,900(L) Gehl 4240E (2), heat............From $18,900(L) Gehl 5640E, heat ..........................$22,900(W) ‘05 Gehl 5640 ..............................$18,100(L) Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. ..............$24,900(L) Case 430, 2-spd. ..........................$26,800(L) OMC 320 w/bucket ..........................$4,375

SPREADERS ..........................(W) New Idea 3709 ..............................$3,499(W) New Idea 352, (23035) ..................$1,899(L) H&S 560........................................$13,900(L) H&S 270..........................................$6,450(W) Knight 8124, slinger spreader......$15,500(W) Knight 8114, (A088) ......................$8,400(W) Knight 8132, (B0077) ..................$19,200(W) Knight 8132 ................................$17,500(W) Knight 8018 ................................$10,900(L) JD 370 ............................................$5,950(W) Meyer 3954, (1250) ......................$4,500(W) NH 185 ..........................................$5,650(W) Gehl 329 Scavenger ......................$4,200

TILLAGE ..............................(G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ....................$33,900(L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ....................$16,500(L/G) Wilrich 957 (3), 7-shank ..From $20,600(L) Wilrich 513, Soil Pro, 9-24............$39,600(W) Great Plains, Turbo chisel

7 & 11-shank ....................................CALL(W) Great Plains 24’ Turbomax................CALL(L) Glencoe DR 8600, 7-shank..............$8,500(L) Krause Dominator, 21’ ..................$36,500(L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ..................$34,900(L/G) (2) Krause 18’ Rippers ..............$44,800(L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ..................$33,900(L) DMI Tigermate II (2), 38.5’, 4-bar $29,900(L) DMI Tigermate II, 42.5’, 3 bar ......$20,600(G) DMI 730 (2) Rippers ....................$10,900(L) DMI 530 ..........................................$9,900(L) Wishek 16’ disc w/harrow ............$24,800(L) JD 2700, 9-24 ripper ....................$25,900(G) JD 2700, 7-shank..........................$23,900

(L) JD 2400 chisel plow, 33 shank......$29,950(L) JD 2210, 38.5’, 4-bar ....................$31,900(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 4-Bar ......................$21,600(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar ......................$20,700(L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ......................$17,500(L) JD 960, 3-bar, 36.5’ ........................$5,600(G) JD 3 pt. Plow, 5-bottom..................$2,850(L) CIH 730B ......................................$19,800(L) CIH 54.5, 8 bar Tigermate II..........$39,900(L) CIH 4900, 36.5’, 3-bar ....................$6,975(L) CIH 4800, 36.5’, 3-bar ....................$6,975(L) CIH 4600, 27.5’, 3 bar ....................$4,700(L) CIH 4300, 26.5’, 3 bar ..................$11,950(L) CIH 4300, 34.5’, 3 bar ..................$13,400(L) Wishek disc, 26’ ............................$59,500

TMR’S ................................(W) Knight 5073, tow..........................$17,199(W) Knight 3042 ................................$12,500(W) Knight 3050 ................................$11,499

SPRAYERS ............................(L) Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom ............$14,400(G) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ............$9,500(L) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ............$7,950(L) Demco 700 gal., 66’, front fold ....$14,900(L) Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom $13,800(L) Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom..............$9,350

MISCELLANEOUS ....................(L) Parker 938 Grain Cart....................$24,500(L) Frontier 750 Grain Cart..................$19,900(L) H&S 18’ Power Box ........................$6,950(L) Loftness 20’ Chopper ......................$9,600(G) Minnesota 250, 10-ton gear............$1,900(G) Gehl 1410 Spreader ........................$8,250(L) Gehl 920, 16’ Box............................$1,850(G) Used Grain Legs ................................CALL(L) Woods 20’ Chopper, 3 pt.................$5,950(L) EZ-Flow 300 bu. Box ......................$1,950(L) Unverferth 400 bu. Cart ..................$7,950(W) Unverferth 400 bu. Grain Cart........$7,550(L) Used Snowblowers ............................CALL(L) Tonutti 5’ Disc Mower ....................$4,500(W) Meyers 4618 Forage Box’s

..........................................4 @ 12,900 Ea.(W) Brillion 10’ Seeder..........................$5,500(W) J&M 875 Grain Cart ..........................CALL(W) 74” Grapple, skid steer, universal

attachment ......................................$1,850(W) 72” Box Blade, skid steer, universal

attachment ......................................$2,899(W) 72” Dump Bucket, skid steer, universal

attachment ......................................$3,299(W) Thundercreek 3” Portable Welder ..$4,950(W) Westin 84” Snow Bucket, skid steer,

universal attachment ..........................$975(W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3 pt. Single Auger

Snowblower w/hyd. chute ..............$1,999

STOP IN TOSEE THE KUHN/KUHN KNIGHT/KUHN KRAUSEEQUIPMENT!

LARSON IMPLEMENTS5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95763-689-1179

Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings -www.larsonimplements.com

4WD & TRACK TRACTORS‘12 JD 9560RT, 859 hrs., 1000 PTO,

36” tracks ..........................................$255,000‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., 800/70/38 duals

............................................................$232,000‘12 JD 9510R, 1113 hrs, 5 hyd. valves,

710x42” tires & duals, (4) 1400/6 wheelwgts. ..................................................$205,000

‘13 JD 9460R, 721 hrs., 4 hyd. valves,1000 PTO, 710x42” tires & duals ......$213,000

‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,480x50 tires & duals ..........................$199,000

‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 5 hyds., hi-flow,1000 PTO, 480x50” tires & duals ......$210,000

‘13 JD 8360RT, 414 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch,25” tracks, Power Train Warranty ......$223,000

‘13 CIH 450HD, 535 hrs., Luxury cab,4 hyd., hi-flow, 710x42 tires & duals..$205,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., Luxury cab,6 hyd., hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires& duals ..............................................$195,000

‘02 CIH STX425, 12-spd. manual, 4 valves,710x38 duals, 3465 hrs. ....................$105,000

‘12 CIH 350HD Steiger, 1630 hrs., Luxurycab, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, big pump,520x42” duals ....................................$147,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump,520x46” tires & duals ........................$185,000

‘09 Challenger MT765C, 3363 hrs., 30” tracks,3 pt., 1000 PTO ..................................$127,000

‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 4 hyd., 12-spd.,800x38 tires & duals ..........................$148,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs., powershift,

3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 380x50 tires & duals............................................................$110,000

‘11 JD 8285, 1324 hrs., PS trans., big pump,4 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x46” tires& duals ..............................................$149,000

‘09 JD 7630, MFWD, 4112 hrs., 3 pt.,540/1000 PTO w/JD 746 loader w/5 tinegrapple, 20.8x42 rear single tires ........$95,000

‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals ........$120,000

‘94 NH 6640SLE, MFWD, cab, air, 3 pt.,w/loader & grapple ..............................$27,000

‘11 CIH Magnum 315, 1998 hrs., Lux. cab,4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 620x42” tires &duals ..................................................$119,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs.,3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO, 420x46rear tires w/480x42” duals....................$80,000

‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Luxury cab,4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, 480x50” reartires & duals ......................................$160,000

‘12 CIH 315, 798 hrs., Luxury cab, suspendedfront end, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump,480x50 tires & duals ..........................$160,000

‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Luxury cab,5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front &rear duals, 480x50” rear tires ............$159,000

‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd.valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46”tires & duals ........................................$75,000

‘11 Cat Challenger MT655C, 1176 hrs,MFWD, 3 pt, 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd,480x50” tires & duals ........................$100,000

‘14 CIH 105C, cab, air, 12-spd., 254 hrs.$39,500‘07 JD 6430, Premium IVT, MFWD, cab,

air, 5100 hrs. ........................................$48,000

COMBINES‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs.,

Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper,520x42” tires & duals ........................$140,000

‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., chopper,Contour Master, 20.8x42 duals ..........$135,000

‘09 JD 9570, 1496 eng./904 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, 30.5x32 tires,Very Clean ..........................................$130,000

‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs.,chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals ..........$40,000

‘00 JD 9550, 3508 eng./2425 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, bin ext.,24.5x32 tires ........................................$57,000

‘02 JD 9750STS, 3359 eng./2271 sep. hrs.,updated feederhouse to 60 Series heads,Contour Master, chopper, duals, $29,000repairs in February ................................$65,000

‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs.,well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals $205,000

‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs., Pro 600,well equipped, 520x42 tires & duals ..$180,000

‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., Pro 600,well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals $180,000

‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder,power bin ext., 30.5x32 tires ..............$139,000

‘08 CIH 7010, 1625 eng./1070 sep. hrs.,520x42” duals, Pro 600 moisture ......$109,000

‘08 NH CR9060, 1782 eng./1332 sep. hrs.,4x4, Terrain tracer, chopper, rock trap,620x42 duals ........................................$99,000

‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs.,tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ..........$68,000

COMBINE HEADS‘05 Geringhoff Roto Disc 830, 8R30” ....$28,000‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ....................$12,500‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex head ........................$13,000‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc 600, 6R30” ....$29,500‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ....................$11,000‘95 JD 893, 8R30” w/pixall rolls ............$13,500‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ....................$8,500

TILLAGE‘07 JD 512, 9-shank disc ripper..............$19,500

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'03 Dodge Ram 2500 heavyduty pickup. 4WD, Hemi,200,000 mi, 1 Owner. Wouldmake great plow truck.(608) 289-3634

'99 Wilson 48' spread axleflat trailer 96",w/ 8 alum24:5x24 whls & (2) 2,500 galtanks, no plumbing,$16,000; also single trailerw/ (1) 1,200 gal tank & (1)1,600 w/ chem inductor & 2"pump & motor, $5,750; also48' enclosed dry van trailerw/ (2) 2,500 gallon tanks, noplumbing, $7,500. Call Mike507-383-9631

FOR SALE: '01 East enddump trailer, 39' framelessw/ roll tarp, $15,900/OBO.507-327-6430

FOR SALE: '94 Ford 350 7.3Turbo diesel, 4x4, auto,crew cab, new engine &transmission. 320-583-0881

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DRAINAGE PUMPS Carry submersible pumps.

Morriem Drainage Inc. 507-373-1971 or 507-330-1889

Fax [email protected]

FOR SALE: 50 gal steel bar-rels, food grade, w/ covers;50 gal plastic barrels; also,5 gal pails; also, 1R Olivercorn picker Model #5. 507-865-4486

One call does it all!With one phone call, you can

place your classified ad inThe Land, Farm News,AND The Country Today.Call The Land for moreinfo @ 507-345-4523 • 800-657-4665.

PARMA DRAINAGEPUMPS New pumps &parts on hand. Call Min-nesota's largest distributorHJ Olson & Company 320-974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336

RANGER PUMP CO. Custom Manufacturer of

Water Lift Pumps for field drainage Sales & Service

507-984-2025 or 406-314-0334www.rangerpumpco.com

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THINK SPRINGTHINK SPRING!! !! HAYMAKER SPECIALHAYMAKER SPECIAL!!$25,000

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(Baler, Rake& Mower)

*New Holland BR780A Baler,mega-wide pickup, flotation tires, moisture monitor,

net & twine, bale command, low bales*2013 Maschio Wheel Rake,

12-wheel high capacity*Hesston 1170 Mower Conditioner,

swing tongue, one steel one rubber roll,Excellent Condition

CIH 260 Magnum tractor, Loaded,Like New........................................$142,500

‘77 International 1086 tractor, excellenttires, dual PTO, 4300 hrs., 2-owner,local tractor, new T/A ....................$13,500

JD 930, 30’ flex head ........................$4,750JD 510 ripper, 7-shank ......................$9,500IH 720 plow, 7-18” ..............................$5,500CIH 3900, 30’ disk ............................$19,500CIH 4700, 48

1⁄2’ field cult...................$7,250

Melroe 36’ multiweeder......................$1,750Alloway-Woods 20’ stalk shredder,pull type ............................................$7,500

EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red ..............$17,500Unverferth 470 grain cart ..................$6,500J & M 350 bu. wagon ........................$2,700

‘13 SS-400 seed tender, scale ..$21,500‘14 Azland/TruAg 4 box seed tender,programmable scale, remote, talc,Like New........................................$20,500

Westfield 1371 auger w/swing hopperwalker, PTO ......................................$6,500

Hutch 8x60 swing hopper, Nice ........$3,000Hesston 1170 mower conditioner ....$5,700NH BR780A baler, Loaded ..............$12,000‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity rake

..........................................................$8,500White 6700, 18R22” planter ............$16,500Donahue 37’ 4-axle machinery trailer

..........................................................$3,500Woodford Ag bale racks, 10’x23’ ......$2,195

Port-A-Hut Shelters:• All Steel Shelters for Livestock & Other Uses

Notch Equipment:• Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks• Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks• Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’• Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders• Land Levelers

Smidley Equipment:• Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts• Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders• Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scale

Sioux Equipment:• Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders• Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates

• Loading Chute• Hog Feeders • Sqz. Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer

JBM Equipment:• Feeder Wagons - Several Models• Self-locking Head Gates• Self-locking Bunk Feeders• Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders• Skid Feeders • Bunk Feeders • Bale Wagons• Bale Thrower Racks • Flat Racks for big sq. bales• Self-locking Feeder Wagons • Fenceline Feeders• Several Types of Bale Feeders

• Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers• Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers

• Power Graders • Power Wagons• Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. -

EARLY ORDER DISCOUNT• Taylor-Way 7’ rotary cutter• Sheep & Calf Feeders• Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg.• Steel Bale Throw Racks w/ Steel Floors• Peck Grain Augers • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders• Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment• Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’• EZ Trail Wagons Boxes & Bale Baskets• Taylor-way 3 way dump trailer• MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor• Sitrex Wheel Rakes• Bale Baskets• SI Feeders, Wagons & Bunks• (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns• R&C Poly Bale Feeders• Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks• Goat & Sheep Feeders• Fainting goats & min. donkeysLorenz & Walco Snowblowers-PTO &

Skidsteer Models

Lot - Hwy 7 EOffice Location - 305 Adams Street

Hutchinson, MN 55350320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

• Schwarze 150 Bu. 2-Wheel Bunk Feeder Wagon, rebuilt, V.G.• Several Used Manure Spreaders• Tebben 18R22 Single Shank Folding Row Crop Cultivator• Vermeer TS 44A Trailer • Tree Spade, V.G.

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We can also sell your equipment for you on consignment

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AVAILABLE!

‘02 CIH MX200, FWA, 3-PTO, 18.4/50 tires, 2280 hrs., Nice! ............$82,000CIH 8920, 2WD, 1850 hrs. ....................................................................$74,000CIH 8920, 2WD, 3750 hrs. ....................................................................$67,000CIH 7140, FWA, 3975 hrs. ....................................................................$62,000CIH 7140, FWA, 5188 hrs., New Tires, New Paint ..............................$62,000CIH 7120, FWA, 3750 hrs., Sharp! ........................................................$62,000CIH 5240 Max, 2WD, 3138 hrs. ............................................................$38,000CIH 5240 Max, FWA, 6600 hrs. ............................................................$39,500CIH 7130 Magnum, FWA, 5400 hrs. ....................................................$59,000IH 3288, 5100 hrs., New Paint ..............................................................$21,000IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice ................$17,500IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ............................................$17,000CIH 4800, 24’ field cultivator ..................................................................$9,500CIH 4800, 26’ field cultivator ..................................................................$9,500CIH 3900, 24’ cushion gang disk ..........................................................$18,500JD 980, 26’ field cultivator ....................................................................$17,500CIH 527B ripper......................................................................................$20,500CIH 530B, w/lead shank, cushing & disk gang ....................................$23,000DMI 530C, w/lead shank, Nice..............................................................$25,000DMI 530B ................................................................................................$21,000DMI 527B ................................................................................................$17,500CIH 496, 24’............................................................................................$16,500White disk chisel, 14- & 12- & 9-shank ..................................................$9,500CIH 6500 disk chisel, 9-shank................................................................$6,500CIH 6750, 6-shank w/lead shank, w/hyd. lever....................................$16,500‘13 CIH Tigermate 200, 32’ ................................................................$32,500CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ......................................$26,500CIH Tigermate II, 26’ ............................................................................$26,000DMI Tigermate II, 26’ ............................................................................$22,000Artsway 5165 grinder, 1000 PTO..........................................................$21,500CIH 496 w/mulcher, cushion..................................................................$16,500J&M 385 box ............................................................................................$5,500J&M 385 box, New ..................................................................................$8,000(2) Demco 365, New ..............................................................................Coming(6) Demco 365 boxes ......................................................From $4,500-$6,500(4) Demco 450 box, Red & Black, Green & Black..................................$9,500New Demco 365 box ..............................................................................$7,700Demco 550 box......................................................................................$12,500Sitrex QR 12 rake, 1-year old..................................................................$6,500

LARGE SELECTION OF WHEEL RAKES IN-STOCK

New Sitrex Rakes AvailableMany New & Used Rakes

Available

GREENWALD FARM CENTERGreenwald, MN • 320-987-3177

14 miles So. of Sauk Centre

Used Rollers• 40’ Roller - $32,000• 45’ Roller - $34,000

- Both 1 Year Old -

We carry a varietyof USED DemcoGravity Boxes –

New ones are always arriving!

Sitrex Rakes Available

USED EQUIPMENT

Midsota Rock Trailers Available

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REINKE IRRIGATIONSales & ServiceNew & Used

For your irrigation needs 888-830-7757 or 507-766-9590

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SEMI TRUCKS‘98 Freightliner Daycab, Fresh

Cummins M11 10-spd., 180” WB,New Front & Rear Tires, 80%Brakes, 636,000 Mi., Clean........................................$16,500

HOPPERS*‘02 Farm Master, Steel AG

Hopper, 36’, 80% T/B, 24” AgHopper, Clean ..................$12,500

‘97 Wilson Commander, 43/66,AR, 80% T/B, Elec. Roll Tarp,19” Hopper Height ..........$17,500

‘94 Wilson AL Hopper, 41’,66” Sides, 22” Hopper Height,80% T/B ..........................$16,500

FLATBEDS‘97 Wabash, 48/96, All Steel,

SX, AR ..............................$8,500‘97 Wilson, 45/96, AL Floor &

Crossmembers, SX, AR ....$7,500‘98 Fontaine, 48/102, AL Combo,

Closed Tandem HR Slider..$8,250‘95 Transcraft, 48/102, AL

Crossmembers, Wood Floor,Closed Slider Tandem, AR $8,250

‘90 Great Dane, 48/96, ClosedTandem, Steel, 80% T/B....$6,750

‘94 Trail King, 38/102, NEWBrakes/Drums, 80% Tires, NEWFloor, Sandblast/Painted ..$6,750

DROPDECKS/DOUBLEDROP(2) ‘07 Fontaine Lowboy, 48/102,

Air Ride, Steel, Spread Axle,Wood Floor, Drop Deck....$20,000

‘80 Transcraft Double Drop,53’, 33’ Well Non-Detachable,AR, Polished AL Wheels, NewHardwood Decking, 80% T/B,Clean ..............................$11,500

Engineered 5’ Beavertail,Kit includes Paint, LED Lights

& All Electrical..........$3,750 Kit/$5,750 Installed

END DUMPS‘06 Aulick Belted Trailer, 42’,

54” Belt, 68” Sides, Roll Tarp,Painted ............................$28,500Unpainted........................$22,500

‘94 Cobra, 34’, New Rubber, 3/8”Plastic Liner, 2-Way Tailgate,Roll Tarp, AL Polished Wheels,Never Tipped, Clean ........$22,500

‘90 Load King Belly Dump,40’, New Brakes & Drums,80% Tires ........................$12,500

VANS(30) Van & Reefer Trailers,

48/102-53/102 - Great for waterstorage or over the road............................$3,000-$5,500

(15) 53/102 Road Ready,For Seed or Fertilizer TanksClean ....................$5,000-$6,500

MISCELLANEOUSCaterpillar D6C Dozer, 3306 Turbo

Charged After Cooled Eng.,4-Way, 12’ Dozer Blade, 36”Track w/New Rails & Rollers,Perfect for Silage and Dirt........................................$35,000

Custom Haysides:Stationary............................$1,250 Tip In Tip Out ......................$1,750Suspensions: Air/Spring Ride

......$500 SPR/$1,000 AR per axleTandem Axle Off Road Dolly

..........................................$2,000‘04 Dodge Caravan, Anniversary

Edition, 80,000 Miles, Loaded,Very Clean ........................$4,500

‘06 Dodge Caravan, Stow-n-Go,New Tires, State of Iowa vehicle..........................................$4,000

HANCOCK, MNwww.DuncanTrailersInc.comCall: 320-212-5220 or 320-392-5361

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‘14 JD 9460R, 513 Hrs., PTO!, Ext. Warranty ..................$289,900

‘14 JD 8345R, 353 Hrs., IVT, ILS,Leather ............................$279,900

‘14 JD 6150R, 621 Hrs., IVT,Loader Prep Pkg ............$132,900

‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’, rolling basket............................................$65,000

‘14 JD 4940, 387 Hrs., Dry Box,Extended Warranty Was $320,000..............................NOW $299,900

‘07 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30”............................................$92,500

‘12 JD 9560RT, 960 Hrs.,Ext.Power Gard Warranty......$314,900

‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”............................................$89,900

‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs, 120’ boom on20” ..Was $215,000 NOW $199,900

‘12 JD 4730, 694 Hrs., 90’ Boom........Was $215,500 NOW $195,000

‘12 JD 4830, 744 Hrs., 90’ Boom........Was $236,500 NOW $215,000

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0% for 60 Months on Used Self-Propelled Sprayers

TRACTORS4WD Tractors

(N) ‘14 JD 9560R, 250 hrs., Ext. Warranty ............$343,000(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 419 hrs., 800/38’s ....................$339,900(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 180 hrs., Ext. Pt. Warranty ......$334,900(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 456 hrs., Rental Return............$334,900(OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 250 hrs. ..................................$324,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 573 hrs., Ext. Warranty ........$299,900(N) ‘14 JD 9460R, 349 hrs., Ext. Warranty ............$294,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 513 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty$289,900(OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 887 hrs., Ext. Warranty ........$279,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 526 hrs. ................................$279,900(OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s..................$261,500(OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 570 hrs., Ext. PT Warranty ..$259,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630, 2138 hrs.......................................$212,900(OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 2000 hrs...................................$212,900(H) ‘09 JD 9530, 2751 hrs., 800/38’s ....................$199,900(N) ‘09 JD 9330, 2050 hrs., PTO............................$189,900(OW) ‘07 JD 9620 3890 hrs., PS ............................$169,900(OW) ‘04 JD 9320, 2154 hrs., one owner ..............$144,900(B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4722 hrs., 710/38’s........................$94,500(OW) ‘98 JD 9400, 5128 hrs., 710/70R38’s..............$94,900(B) ‘97 JD 9400, 6500 hrs., 710/38’s........................$92,500(OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s..............$79,900(B) ‘82 JD 8650, 3 pt., PTO ......................................$29,900(OS) ‘80 Versatile 935, 330 hp. ..............................$18,900

Track Tractors(N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs. ..................................$379,500(OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 173 hrs., Ext. PT Warranty $354,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460RT, 358 hrs., leather..................$319,900(H) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 950 hrs., PS ............................$314,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 739 hrs., leather..................$294,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs.................................$269,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8335RT, 567 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$269,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$259,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ..$255,900(B) ‘97 JD 9630T, 1431 hrs. ..................................$249,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1907 hrs. ..................................$249,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1157 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ..$245,000(OW) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1737 hrs.................................$239,900(OW) ‘10 CIH Quad Track 535, 4100 hrs. ............$224,900(B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1883 hrs., PS, 25” tracks ......$214,500(N) ‘04 JD 9520T, 3268 hrs. ..................................$157,000(H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3874 hrs. ..................................$149,900(OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 4140 hrs., 25” tracks ..............$99,900

Row Crop Tractors(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ........$292,900(N) ‘14 JD 8360R, 254 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$287,500(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 387 hrs., IVT, ILS ..................$279,900(H) ‘13 JD 8360R, 636 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ....$278,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ........$276,900(B) ‘11 JD 8360R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$269,900(H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 355 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$268,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 371 hrs., IVT, ILS ..................$267,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 377 hrs., PS, ILS ..................$255,900(OS) ‘13 JD 8310R..................................................$255,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ........$253,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$244,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 340 hrs., PS, ILS ..................$234,900(H) ‘14 JD 8295R, MFWD, PS, Rental Return ......$221,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8310R, 916 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$217,900(N) ‘14 JD 8260R, 274 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ....$210,000

(OW) ‘13 JD 8260R, 372 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$202,900(B) ‘14 JD 7230R, 300 hrs., IVT, lease return ........$189,900(OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT ........................$188,500(N) ‘14 JD 8235R, 134 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ....$186,500(OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 371 hrs., IVT, 540/1000 PTO $185,000(OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 949 hrs., PS ..........................$179,900(OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 950 hrs., PS, front duals ......$169,900(B) ‘10 JD 8225R, 445 hrs., PS, AT ready ............$169,900(OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ..........................$169,900(OW) ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 hrs., IVT ..........................$154,900(N) ‘14 JD 6150R, 250 hrs., loader ........................$143,500(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 397 hrs., IVT ............................$138,900(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 621 hrs., IVT, duals ..................$132,900(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 390 hrs., auto quad..................$126,900(N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 50 hrs., IVT ..............................$108,900(N) ‘00 JD 8110, MFWD, 3800 hrs., PS ..................$89,500(OW) ‘03 NH TG255, 4030 hrs., PS ..........................$87,500(N) ‘14 JD 6115M, 93 hrs., PQ ................................$81,000(B) ‘04 JD 7820, 2WD, 4391 hrs., PQ ......................$79,900(OW) ‘11 Kubota M135X, 420 hrs., loader..............$69,000(H) ‘05 CIH MXU135, 1875 hrs., loader ..................$66,950(H) ‘09 JD 5105M, 1600 hrs., loader........................$59,900(N) ‘14 JD 6115D, 115 hrs., p/reverser ....................$54,000(OS) ‘93 JD 6400, 2WD, 3560 hrs., cab ..................$26,000(B) ‘77 JD 4230, cab, quad ......................................$18,900

SPRING TILLAGE“Interest waiver till 11-1-2015 on all used

2210 cultivators, plus a $1,000 in-store credit”(OW) ‘13 JD 2210, 55.5’, R/basket ..........................$74,900(H) ‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’ R/basket ..............................$65,000(OW) ‘07 JD 2210, 55.5’, R/basket ..........................$64,900(OS) ‘08 JD 2210, 64.5’ ............................................$56,900(H) ‘11 Wilrich Quad 5, 60’ ......................................$53,900(OS) ‘06 JD 2210, 58.5’ ............................................$49,000(OS) ‘04 Krause TL6200 M/finisher, 42’..................$46,000(OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 44.5’ ..........................................$44,500(OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..........................................$44,500(H) ‘05 JD 2210, 58.5’ ..............................................$42,500(H) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$42,500(OW) ‘12 JD 2210, 36.5’ ..........................................$39,900(N) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$39,900(N) ‘08 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$39,500(OW) ‘05 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..........................................$38,900(B) ‘02 JD 2200, 44.5’ ..............................................$38,500(H) ‘10 JD 2210, 32.5’, R/basket..............................$35,000(OS) ‘09 JD 2210, 38.5’, harrow ..............................$32,500(H) ‘03 JD 2200, 38.5’ ..............................................$28,900(OW) ‘04 JD 726, M/finisher, 38’ ..............................$26,900(OW) ‘97 DMI, Tigermate II, 47.5’ ............................$24,900(OW) ‘00 Wilrich Quad 5, 45.5’................................$22,900(B) ‘98 JD 980, 36.5’ ................................................$21,900(OW) ‘98 JD 980, 41.5’..............................................$21,500(OW) ‘97 JD 980, 38.5’..............................................$18,900(B) ‘98 JD 985, 53.5’ ................................................$18,500(H) ‘97 JD 980, 44.5’ ................................................$17,900(OW) ‘02 JD 980, 27.5’ ............................................$17,500(OS) Wilrich, 37’ ........................................................$14,900

SPRAYERS“Check out the updated prices on used sprayers”

(N) ‘14 JD 4940, 166 hrs., 120’ boom....................$329,900(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 52 hrs., 120’ boom..................$299,900(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 387 hrs, dry box ......................$299,900

(B) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120 boom ....................$283,750(OW) ‘13 JD 4940, 1067 hrs., 120’ boom..............$269,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120’ boom................$265,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 982 hrs., 120’ boom................$259,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 387 hrs., 120’ boom................$248,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 1393 hrs., dry box ..................$245,900(OW) ‘13 CIH 4530, 568 hrs., dry box ..................$244,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 603 hrs., 120’ boom ................$239,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 413 hrs., 90’ boom..................$239,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., 90’ boom..................$239,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 1680 hrs, 90’ boom ................$229,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs., 90’ boom..................$214,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs., 90’ boom ................$214,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 792 hrs., 90’ boom..................$214,900(N) ‘13 JD 4730, 182 hrs., 80’ boom......................$199,900(N) ‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom..................$199,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 637 hrs., 100’ boom ................$199,900(OW) ‘11 JD 4930, 1720 hrs., 120’ boom..............$199,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 888 hrs., 90’ boom..................$199,900(OS) ‘12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$194,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 1100 hrs., 90’ boom................$194,900(OW) ‘12 Ag-Chem RG1100, 90’ boom ................$189,900(OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom................$179,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 1316 hrs., 100’ boom..............$179,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 100’ boom..............$169,900(OW) ‘09 JD 4930, 2403 hrs., 120’ boom..............$159,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom................$154,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 2050 hrs., 90’ boom................$150,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 950 hrs., 80’ boom ..................$149,900(OW) ‘05 JD 4720, 2400 hrs., 90’ boom ..............$133,900(OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 1074, 100’ boom......................$77,900(OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 854, 3619 hrs., 80’ boom ........$74,900(OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 1254C, 2610 hrs., dry box ......$54,900

PLANTERS/SEEDERS“Interest waiver till 11-1-2015 on 24 row or

larger planters, plus a $2,000 in-store credit”(N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ....................$154,000(B) ‘07 JD DB40, 24R20”, tracks ..........................$139,900(OW) ‘12 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert. ........$126,900(H) ‘13 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ..........................$119,900(H) ‘09 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert.............$119,000(B) ‘12 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert.............$112,900(N) ‘07 White 8524, CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ..........$109,900(N) ‘14 JD 1990, CCS, 40’ @ 15” spacing ............$101,500(OS) ‘05 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30” ..........................$97,900(OS) ‘07 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30” ..........................$92,500(OS) ‘09 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert ............$97,500(N) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................$97,000(OS) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ..........................$92,500(N) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................$89,900(OS) ‘08 JD 1790, CCS, 23R15” ..............................$85,000(B) ‘04 JD DB60, 36R20” ..........................................$66,900(B) ‘05 CIH 1200, 31R15” ........................................$55,900(OS) ‘03 JD 1590, no-till, 20’ 10” spacing ..............$42,000(OS) ‘97 JD 1770, 24R30” ........................................$39,900(OS) ‘98 JD 1760, 12R30”, liq. fert...........................$33,000(OS) JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ................................$24,000(OW) ‘95 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert ..........................$20,900(B) ‘94 JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............................$19,900(OS) ‘93 JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert ..........................$19,500(OS) JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert., WF ........................$17,500(B) ‘89 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..............................$15,900(OW) ‘91 JD 7200, 6R30”, dry fert. ..........................$13,900

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‘14 C-IH Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, PTO ..............................$379,900‘12 C-IH Steiger 600Q, 1155 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd pump, 30" tracks, Full Pro 700 auto guide ....................................$299,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 580Q, 505 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, auto guide ready..............................................................................$339,900‘12 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1245 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 30” tracks, big hyd. pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ......................$269,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 550, 289 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 duals, PTO, high cap. hyd.....................................................$277,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 909 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites..................................................................................$285,000‘12 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 964 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ......................................................$269,900‘13 C-IH Steiger 500, 445 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 tires, PTO, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto steer ......................$249,900‘08 C-IH Steiger 535Q, 2762 hrs., Lux. cab, HD hyd. pump, HID lites................................................................................$179,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 350RCQ, Row Crop Quad, 870 hrs., PTO, 6 remotes, 16” tracks ..........................................................$236,000‘14 C-IH Steiger 450, 244 hrs., Lux. cab, PTO, 710/70R38 tires, Full auto guide ..............................................................$235,000‘08 C-IH Steiger 435, 2100 hrs., 800R38 tires, Full Pro 600 auto steer ..........................................................................COMING IN‘01 JD 9400, 3542 hrs., 710/70R42 tires ..................................................................................................................................$99,900‘83 C-IH Steiger ST450, 3408 Cat., Allison auto. trans., 30.5x32 duals ................................................................................$65,000‘93 Cat 65C, 7717 hrs., 24” track, JD auto steer ....................................................................................................................$39,900

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‘13 C-IH 7230, 380 eng. hrs. ..................................................................................................................................................$239,900‘10 C-IH 8120, 1319 eng./1044 sep. hrs., leather, HID lights ................................................................................................$179,900‘10 C-IH 7120, 1504 eng./1149 sep. hrs., duals, HID lights ..................................................................................................$159,900‘02 C-IH 2388, 2394 sep. hrs., duals, chopper, rock trap........................................................................................................$69,000‘09 C-IH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ..............................................................................................................................$39,900‘11 Geringhoff, 8R chopping cornhead....................................................................................................................................$59,900‘12 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead................................................................................................................................................$44,900‘09 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead................................................................................................................................................$34,900‘04 C-IH 2208, 8R30” ................................................................................................................................................................$24,500‘14 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform....................................................................................................................................$66,900‘14 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform....................................................................................................................................$66,900‘13 C-IH 3020, 35’ w/in-cab cutter bar suspension ................................................................................................................$37,500‘10 C-IH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ............................................................................................................................$32,500‘10 C-IH 2020, 25’ platform w/Crary air reel ............................................................................................................................$26,800‘05 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ..................................................................................................................................$13,900‘04 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ..................................................................................................................................$10,900

USED 2WD TRACTORSInterest Free • Call For Details

USED SPRAYERS‘12 C-IH 3330, 546 hrs., 90’ boom, standard spray, active suspension ..............................................................................$199,500Top Air T1200, 80’ boom, foamer, Ag Leader control..............................................................................................................$25,000

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‘14 C-IH Magnum 340, 1133 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites..$189,500‘14 C-IH Magnum 315, 19-spd., Lux. susp. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lites, dual PTO, 480/50 tires, front duals,

susp. front axle ......................................................................................................................................................................$199,900‘14 C-IH Magnum 290, 23-spd., Lux. susp. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lites, high cap. hyd., dual PTO,

480/50 tires, susp. front axle ................................................................................................................................................$194,500‘12 C-IH Magnum 290, 674 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 360 HID lites, 480/50 tires, front & rear duals, high cap. hyd.,

Full Pro 700 auto steer ..........................................................................................................................................................$178,500‘13 C-IH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites....$156,500‘12 C-IH Magnum 235, 325 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites....$149,900‘11 C-IH Magnum 235, 1163 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, front & rear duals, HID lites, auto steer ready....................................$119,900‘13 C-IH Magnum 235, 1451 hrs., dual PTO, auto steer ready, 4 remotes, rear duals ......................................................$109,900‘14 C-IH Puma 160, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader............................................................................................COMING IN‘14 C-IH Puma 145, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader............................................................................................COMING IN‘12 C-IH Puma 185, 705 hrs., MFD, CVT trans., C-IH loader, duals ....................................................................................$139,900‘08 McCormick MTX120, MFD, cab, loader, 105 PTO hp. ....................................................................................................$55,000‘14 C-IH Farmall 105C, 925 hrs., MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ..................................................$44,900

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‘11 Case IH 1250 Planter, 24R30,Loaded! ..............................$105,000

‘13 Magnum 235, 1463 hrs., 235 hp.,195 PTO hp., 540/1000 PTO, high cap.hyd., 480/80R46 rear tires ....$109,900

‘12 Magnum 290, 679 hrs, lux. cab,Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lights............................................$178,500

‘14 Steiger 450, 244 hrs., 710R42tires, full Pro 700 auto steer............................................$235,000

‘13 Magnum 260, 553 hrs., 260 hp., 215PTO hp., susp. Lux. cab, HD drawbar, highcap. hyd. pump, HID lights ........$156,500

‘15 Steiger 550, 288 hrs., Luxurysusp. cab, PTO ..................$277,900

‘13 CIH 7230, 450 eng. hrs.............................................$239,900

‘14 Steiger 350 RCQ, 870 hrs.,16” tracks, PTO..................$236,000

‘14 Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., 620 hp.,Lux. cab, HID lights, PTO, high cap. hyd.pump, full Pro 700 Auto Guide $379,900

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- These are Three-Year ‘Walk Away’ Leases -‘14 Steiger 580 Quad, 300 hrs./yr. - $82.63/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $50.23/hr.‘14 Steiger 550 Wheel, 300 hrs./yr. - $101.25/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $57.75/hr.‘14 Steiger 500 Quad, 300 hrs./yr. - $92.73/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $54.26/hr.‘14 Steiger 450 Wheel, 300 hrs./yr. - $73.95/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $43.46/hr.‘14 Magnum 315, 300 hrs./yr. - $65.08/hour • 600 hrs./yr. - $37.81/hr.

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