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January 15, 2015 Volume 19 Issue 1

Buffalo Bill Farm & Ranch

USDA Gives Latest 2014 Crop Harvest, Storage Estimates

Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Nebraska Farm & Life Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

KNEB Farm & Ranch Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-19

Weather ..............................2

Country Living House Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Quilt Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Lighter Side Lee Pitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Markets Grain/Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Ag Management LRNRD Saving $1.2 Million by Already Meeting 2014 Rep Basin Water Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Kearney Hub LINCOLN — An estimated 1.6 billion bushels of Nebraska corn for grain were harvested in 2014, which is 1 percent less than in 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

The average yield of 179 bushels per acre was up 10 bushels from 2013 and tied the 2009 record. The 8.95

million acres harvested were down 6 percent from last year.

The national 2014 corn estimate is a record 14.2 billion bushels, or 3 percent more than 2013. That’s based on a record high national average yield of 171 bushels per acre from 83.1 million acres.

The NASS also reported Monday that current Nebraska corn stocks total 1.29 billion bushels, which is 3 percent more than at the end of 2013.

That includes 780 million bushels

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stored on farms and a record high Livestock News 510 million bushels stored off farm.

Nebraska’s overall grain storage Heartland Cattleman . . . . . . . . . . . 10 capacity of 2.08 billion bushels is up 41.8 million bushels from Dec. 1, Production News 2013. The total includes 1.18 billion bushes on farms, up 30 million Soybean Seed Treatments . . . . . . .19 bushels, and 897 million bushels of off-farm storage, up 11.8 million bushels.

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MARKET GLANCE Livestock and Products, Weekly Average

Crops, Daily Spot Prices Year Ago 4 Wks Ago 1/2/15

Nebraska Slaughter Steers, 35-65% Choice, Live Weight . .138.86 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame, 550-600 lb .205.20 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame 750-800 lb . .172.30 Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750 lb. Carcass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200.83 Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price Carcass, Negotiated . . . .78.67 Pork Carcass Cutout, 185 lb. Carcass 51-52% Lean . . . . . . .83.05 Slaughter Lambs, Ch. & Pr., Heavy, Wooled, South Dakota, Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* National Carcass Lamb Cutout FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364.03

172.38 303.83 256.64 256.78 85.91 92.58

168.21 278.53 228.67 247.40 75.82 85.28

* 384.05

* 376.27

Wheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu.` . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.10 Corn, No. 2, Yellow Nebraska City, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.11 Soybeans, No. 1, Yellow Nebraska City, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.51 Grain Sorghum, No.2, Yellow Dorchester, cwt. . . . . . . . . . . . .7.18 Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, Mn, bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.79

6.00 3.52 9.62 6.73 3.21

5.67 3.81 9.85 7.43 3.35

* * * 125.00 45.50

* * * 184.00 57.50

Hay (per ton) Alfalfa, Large Square Bales, Good to Premium, RFV 160-185 Northeast Nebraska, ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220.00 Alfalfa, Large Rounds, Good Platte Valley, ton . . . . . . . . . . .130.00 Grass Hay, Large Rounds, Good Nebraska, ton . . . . . . . . . . .95.00 Dried Distillers Grains, 10% Moisture Nebraska Average . . .190.00 Wet Distillers Grains, 65-70% Moisture Nebraska Average . . .61.50 * No market.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Weather

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LINCOLN — Nebraska corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2014 totaled 1.29 billion bushels, up 3 percent from 2013, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total, 780 million bushels are stored on farms, up 3 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at a record high 510 million bushels, are up 4 percent from last year.

Soybeans stored in all positions totaled 209 million bushels, up 27 percent from last year. On-farm stocks of 65.0 million bushels are up 67 percent from a year ago, and off-farm stocks, at 144 million bushels, are up 15 percent from 2013.

Wheat stored in all positions totaled 44.6 million bushels, up 23 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks of 3.60 million bushels are up 24 percent from 2013 and off-farm stocks of 41.0 million bushels are up 23 percent from last year.

Sorghum stored in all positions totaled 9.45 million bushels, up 36 percent from 2013. On-farm stocks of 2.20 million are up 91 percent and off farm holdings of 7.25 million are up 25 percent from last year.

Hay stocks on Nebraska farms totaled 4.60 million tons on December 1, 2014, up 21 percent from a year earlier.

Grain storage capacity in Nebraska totaled 2.08 billion bushels, up 41.8 million bushels from December 1, 2013. Total grain storage capacity is comprised of 1.18 billion bushels of on-farm storage, up 30.0 million bushels from last year, and 897 million bushels of off-farm storage, up 11.8 million bushels from 2013.

Access the National publication for this release at: http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/nass/GraiStoc//2010s/2015/GraiStoc01-12-2015.pdf

NDA Sponsors 12th Annual Poster Contest

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LINCOLN — Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Greg Ibach today announced the beginning of the 12th annual NDA Agriculture Week in Nebraska Poster Contest. The contest is open to all Nebraska youth currently in first through sixth grades. This year’s theme is “A Day on the Farm.”

“Agriculture is Nebraska’s number one industry. It is important for young students to understand the key role farmers and ranchers play in our everyday lives,” said Ibach. “Through the years, we’ve heard from numerous teachers that this contest opens the door for conversations with students about food, fiber and fuel production.”

The contest entry deadline is March 2, 2015. The winners will be announced during National Ag Week (the week of March 16).

The contest is divided into three age categories: · First and second grade students; · Third and fourth grade students, and · Fifth and sixth grade students.

Winning entries will be featured on the NDA website and potentially in promotional materials and other publications.

Contest rules and official entry forms are available online at www.nda.nebraska.gov/kids. Contest questions can be directed to Christin Kamm at (402) 471-6856 or by e-mail at christin.kamm@nebraska.gov.

New In 2015 — 4-H Members MUST Be Enrolled Online by Jan. 31 Nebraska 4-H is introducing a new 4-H online enrollment system, called “4H Online” that will be operative January 1, 2015 for Lancaster County. 4-H families MUST enroll online by Jan. 31 — paper enrollment is no longer an option. The website to enroll is https://ne.4honline.com. The process is easy and only takes a few minutes per member.

NOTE: only parents/guardians may enroll 4-H members. Each 4-H household will need to set up a profile in which the 4-H youth for the household will be added.

A step-by-step instruction guide with pictures is at http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/StepstoEnroll.pdf. If you have questions about the process or need access to a computer, call Karen Evasco at 402-441-7180.

Current 4-H members who are not enrolled online by Jan. 31 will no longer be officially enrolled members. New members and fair projects may be updated through June 15.

For now, volunteers and leaders must still enroll using the form at http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/club/4henrollformleader.pdf by June 15.

January 15, 2015

Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Country Living

Extension Master Gardener Classes Are you yearning for spring and the growing season? Beat the winter doldrums by attending the Nebraska Extension Master Gardener classes, starting Tuesday, January 27, at the Lincoln-Logan-McPherson Extension Office at 348 W. State Farm Road in North Platte.

Gardening enthusiasts can participate by attending individual classes at $10 per class.

Participants can enjoy attending the classes of their choice to increase their personal horticultural knowledge. Here is a list of the class dates and topics: • January 27 – Home Composting Systems • February 3 – Water Wise Landscapes and Residential Rain Gardens • February 10 – Pruning Deciduous and Evergreen Trees and Shrubs • February 17 – Beneficial Insects in the Garden Landscape and Vegetable Insect Pests • February 24 – Wildlife Damage Management • March 3 – Technology in the Garden Landscape Photography for Beauty or Identification • March 10 – Preparing for Emerald Ash Borer: Identification, Management, Treatment Options and Tree Planting Selections Now and Post-EAB • March 17 – No Class • March 24 – Selecting and Caring for Landscape Trees • April 1 – Sustainable Landscape Design • April 7 - Watering Landscapes Please register at the Lincoln-LoganMcPherson Extension Office by calling (308) 5322683, indicating which classes each participant

will attend by Monday, January 26. Please arrive at 6:15 p.m., Central Standard Time. All classes will start promptly at 6:30 p.m.

Individuals who would like to participate in the entire workshop series and become a Nebraska Extension Master Gardener may register for the entire series for $175. This fee includes the Extension Master Gardener Handbooks, state dues, an official Extension Master Gardener shirt, and name badge.

Along with training, new Extension Master Gardener trainees participate in group volunteer projects established by the local Extension Master Gardener program. Twenty hours of education and volunteer service each will need to be completed in 2015. Another 20 hours of education and volunteer service each will be required to be completed in 2016 to receive certification. This requirement is easily reached by participating in the group’s activities, and as well as approved individual activities that a Master Gardener may want to carry out on their own.

Returning and lapsed Extension Gardeners who have completed the initial first-year training may attend all of the 2015 programs for an individual one-time fee of $15. Twenty hours of volunteer service and 10 hours of education is required to retain Extension Master Gardener certification.

If you have any questions about the Extension Master Gardener program, please contact me by sending an e-mail message to david.lott@unl.edu, by calling (308) 532-2683, or by contacting your local Nebraska Extension Office.

How to Use Positive Language to Improve Your Child’s Behavior “Stop it.” “No.” “Don’t do that!” As a parent, you might find yourself using these words and phrases more often when your child begins to make his own choices. Now, stop for a moment and consider how the conversation might feel if you couldn’t use these words? What if, rather than telling your child what he can’t do, you instead chose words to tell him what he can do?

While this shift in language might seem small, it actually provides a powerful positive change to the tone of the conversation. When you focus on using positive language with your child, you will likely find that he has fewer tantrums, whines less and overall experiences fewer challenging behaviors.

How can such a small change make such a big difference? While it is obvious to adults, young children are not able to make the logical connection that when they are told not to do something, what they actually should do is the opposite. For example, the directions, “Don’t climb on the counter” can be very confusing to a child. However, “Please keep your feet on the floor” tells the child exactly what the expectation is and how he can change what he is doing. Using positive language also empowers a child to make an appropriate choice on his own, which can boost his selfesteem. When you are specific in your directions by telling your child exactly what he can do and when, it is easier for him to comply and he is more likely to cooperate with the request.

Try This at Home Replace “don’t” with “do.” Tell your child what she can do! If you saw her cutting the leaves of a plant, rather than saying “Don’t cut that!” you could say, “Scissors are for cutting paper or play dough. Which one do you want to cut?” It is more likely that your child will make an appropriate choice when you help her to understand exactly what appropriate options are available.

Offer a choice. When you provide your child with a choice of things that he can do, wear or go, he is more likely to select one of the options you have offered because it makes him feel like he is in control. This strategy also works for you as a parent because you approve of either choice.

Tell your child “when.” When your child asks to do something, rather than saying no, acknowledge her wish and tell her when she might be able to do it. This answer feels more like a “yes” to a child. For example, if your child asks to go to the park, but you are on the computer finishing up a work project, you could say, “The park sounds like a great idea! I need to finish this letter for work right now. Would you like to go after your nap today or tomorrow morning after breakfast?”

Use “first-then” language. Another way to tell a child when he can do something in a positive way is to use a “first-then” statement.

For example, if he wants to watch TV but you would like for him to pick up his toys, you could say “First, pick up your toys and then you may watch a TV show.”

Give your child time to think. Sometimes, you may feel frustrated when your child does not respond quickly to requests and feel tempted to use demands and raise your voice. When that happens, remember that your child is learning language and how to use it. She needs time to think about what you said and how she is going to respond. It can take her several seconds, or even minutes, longer than you to process the information. If you remain calm and patiently repeat the statement again, you will see fewer challenging behaviors and enjoy more quality time with your child.

Help your child to remember. Children are easily distracted. Sometimes your child may need you to help him remember what you asked him to do in order to do it. “I remember” statements are very useful in these situations. For example, imagine you have asked your child to put on his shoes so that he can go outside, and he comes over to you without his shoes on and is trying to go outside. You can say, “I remember you need to put your shoes on before you can go outside.” Stating the information as a simple fact, rather than a command, gives him the information he needs to make the right choice on his own without blaming him or making him feel like he has failed.

Practice at School Teachers use positive language at school to help children become more confident and independent.

When teachers tell children what they can do, children begin to manage themselves, classroom routines and interactions with peers by themselves. For example, a child who is throwing sand on the playground can be shown that, instead, she can use a shovel to put the sand in a bucket. The teacher might say, “If you want to play with the sand, you can fill this bucket. Would you like a blue bucket or this red one?” In this way, the teacher honors the child’s interest, but directs it to a more appropriate play choice.

The Bottom Line Positive relationships with parents, teacher and other caregivers provide the foundation for a successful and happy child, are the building blocks for your child’s self-esteem and ability to empathize and predict future positive behavior choices. The manner in which you talk to your child has a significant impact on his behavior.

Making positive changes to your communication style can be hard work, but with a little practice, you will see a big difference in your relationship with your child. Your child will feel more encouraged, positive and independent and, as a result, you will enjoy better overall cooperation.

Source: Brooke Brogle, Alyson Jiron & Jill Giacomini, University of South Florida

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The Coleraine

© 2013 Donald A. Gardner, Inc. #W-1335 The Coleraine www.dongardner.com This traditional charmer welcomes with its country porch and prominent gables with decorative brackets. A cathedral ceiling spans the open great and dining rooms, with bar seating facing the roomy kitchen. A mud room off the garage includes a pantry, closets, and an e-space for looking up recipes. The master suite features two oversized walk-in closets and a linen closet for extra storage.

Detailed Specifications General Information Number of Stories: 1 Dwelling Number: Single Bonus Access: 1st Floor Finished Square Footage 1st Floor: 1,905 Sq. Ft. Unfinished Square Footage Bonus Room: 472 Sq. Ft. Garage/Storage: 616 Sq. Ft. Patio: 408 Sq. Ft. Porch - Screened: 273 Sq. Ft. Porch - Front: 205 Sq. Ft. Porch - Rear: 92 Sq. Ft. Room Information Bedroom #2: 13' 2" x 11' 0" x 9' Flat Bedroom #3: 11' 6" x 13' 0" x 9' Flat Bonus Room: 13' 10" x 25' 0" x 8' Clipped Dining Room: 10' 0" x 16' 0" x 19' 5" Cathedral Foyer: 5' 2" x 11' 0" x 9' Flat Garage: 22' 10" x 25' 0" x Flat Great Room: 17' 4" x 16' 0" x 19' 5" Cathedral Kitchen: 13' 10" x 11' 4" x 9' Flat Master Bedroom: 13' 0" x 16' 0" x 16' 3" Cathedral Porch - Screen: 21' 0" x 12' 0" x 18' 7" Cathedral Utility Room: 11' 6" x 6' 6" x 9' Flat Plan Features Fireplace Foyer Great/Gathering Room Luxurious Master Oversized Garage Patio Porch - Front Porch - Rear Porch - Screened Single Dining Space Skylights Special Ceiling Treatments Split Bedrooms Unfinished Storage Space Outdoor Kitchen Walk-In Closet Bonus Room Corner Lot/Side Load Garage

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - The Lighter Side

January 15, 2015

• IT’S THE PITTS by Lee Pitts • Generation Why

by Lee Pitts I don't understand these people called millennials. They are of a genus and species foreign to me. For those even more in the dark than myself, millennials are people born from 1980 to 2000, They’re also known as Generation Y because they followed Generation X. Another group I've never understood. In fact, the last time I had a grip on things was in 1970 when I just got out of high school and knew everything.

These millennials are not at all like me, a baby boomer. They stare at their phones all day and half the night and type with their thumbs. To the millennials a hot rod is a Honda with a bad muffler. They like soccer, don't read books and are perfectly comfortable in a home without bookshelves, or anything to go on them. I couldn't live like that. What really bothers me is they have no need or desire for any of the things baby boomers spent our lives collecting, like my extensive motel stationery collection that was going to finance our retirement.

It also saddens me that the millennials prefer chicken to beef and like to eat raw fish. Yet they don’t actually like to fish. Or hunt. They don't appear to have a working knowledge of tools like the hammer and the pipe wrench and to them the most important thing in life is the number of Facebook "friends" they've never met.

When I was a kid your 16th birthday was HUGE. It meant you could get your drivers license. Many

16 year old millennials could care less. They'll wait in line for three days to get the latest gadget from Apple but not one hour for a driver’s license.

Some millennial youngsters show rabbits and turkeys at the county fair for gosh sakes. In my day they'd have been laughed out of FFA. And instead of placing last, or even first, they got a participatory ribbon so as to not hurt anyone's feelings. They don't mow lawns or have summer jobs because that might interfere with their summer trip to Borneo to build houses, or to teach English. Or what passes for English these days.

Generation Y in general is extremely liberal, they believe in same sex marriage, want to legalize dope, and are green, green, green. They’re dead broke, aren’t in any rush to get married and still speak with their parents a couple times per day while in college! Heck, I didn't do that when I was eight years old and still living at home. Speaking of home, one half of millennials move back home after graduating from college! To them their childhood bedroom will always be MySpace.

They get real excited about things that leave me cold, like social networking, video games, Tweeting and blogging! The millennials say they want their very own individual identity so they're all getting pierced and tattooed.

I suppose it's natural, these feelings of mine. My Grandpa never understood my generation either and, quite frankly, never did I. Why a bunch of

them wanted to go to Woodstock, roll around in the mud, use filthy outhouses and contract venereal disease just to listen to a drug addict play a guitar with his teeth is beyond me. But at least the music was actually music and people sang, even if the lyrics were goofy and unintelligible.

I feel guilty as a baby boomer because of the country we've left Generation Y. They’ll be paying our debts forever. Polls show they put lifestyle and friends above work, which is a good thing because there aren't many good jobs anyway. At least not any that would pay off the hundred thousand dollars they borrowed for college. That's why they are waiting tables part time at Olive Garden.

The 80 million millennials generally are risk averse, they abuse fewer drugs and alcohol than my generation, and they don't care for dirty politics or politicians. They are not easy to B.S. and are the best educated generation in history.

The IQ of 100 of best of the millennials I'm quite sure is higher than the combined IQ of the 400,000 or so that gathered at Woodstock. They are civic minded and deeply depressed about polar bears and global warming.

Trust me on this millennials, the polar bears will be just fine. You've got bigger problems to worry about.

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Nebraska Agri-Business Association Announces Award Winners OMAHA — Annual Industry Awards were announced Monday, December 1, in conjunction with the 58th Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition and Convention of the Nebraska Agri-Business Association at the Hilton Omaha.

Winning the Education and Research Award of the Year is Dr. Ronnie D. Green, Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of NebraskaLincoln. He also jointly serves as the Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Nebraska system.

Awarded the Industry Person of the year is Tom Kohmetscher, Retail Division Manager for Kugler Company, McCook, Nebraska.

The Government Official of the Year Award Winner is State Senator Ken Schilz. Senator Schilz was elected in November of 2008 to represent Nebraska’s Legislative District 47, which consists of the State’s Southern Panhandle. In the Legislature, Schilz serves on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and the Business and Labor Committees.

Winning the Water Guardian Award is Dan Gillespie. Dan was raised on an integrated crop and livestock farm south of Meadow Grove, NE. Farming since 1974, Dan has been twenty three years continuous no-till in his irrigated and dryland cash grain corn/soybean operation.

Mark Watson is the Media Person of the Year. Watson has worked as the Panhandle No till Education Coordinator for the Nebraska No till Cadre. The Cadre consists of UNL Extension, Natural Resources Districts, and Natural Resource and Soil Conservation personnel. As the Panhandle No till Education Coordinator part of Mark’s efforts includes a weekly article that is distributed to newspapers and magazines throughout the state.

Mike Wiese, Monke Brothers Fertilizer, Waterloo, received the prestigious STEP Award, for going the extra “step” for the Industry in the state and nationally.

A very special award was also given by the Nebraska AgriBusiness Association this year. Charles Starostka was awarded the Association’s Award of Distinction. Charles has served on many committees of the Nebraska Agri-Business Association as well on the Board of Directors and as Finance Chairman, Vice Chairman and Chairman. He has also been very active on the Legislative Committee and the Safety Council for the Association.

Biographies of the award winners are below.

Dr. Ronnie Green was appointed as the Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in July 2010. In this role, he also jointly serves as the Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Nebraska system.

Green was raised on a mixed beef, dairy, and cropping farm in southwestern Virginia. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in animal science from Virginia Tech and Colorado State University, respectively. His Ph.D. program was completed jointly at the University of Nebraska and the USDA-ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in animal breeding and genetics in 1988.

Ronnie has served on the animal science faculties of Texas Tech University and Colorado State University, and as the national program leader for animal production research for the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and executive secretary of the White House’s interagency working group on animal genomics within the National Science and Technology Council where he was one of the principal leaders in the international bovine, porcine, and ovine genome sequencing projects. Prior to returning to NU, Green served as senior global director of technical services for Pfizer Animal Health’s animal genomics business.

Dr. Green has published 130 refereed publications and abstracts, 9 book chapters, and 56 invited symposia papers; and has delivered invited presentations in 43 U.S. states and 21 countries around the world. He is a past-president of both the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and the National Block and Bridle Club, and has served in a number of leadership positions for the U.S. Beef Improvement Federation, National Cattlemens Beef Association, National Pork Board, Federated Animal Science Societies, and the National Research Council. He was named a fellow of ASAS in 2014.

Ronnie and best friend Jane are the proud parents of four children – Justin, a UNL political science grad and political journalist in Washington, DC; Nate, a UNL business administration grad and current UNL law student; Kelli – a UNL student majoring in broadcast journalism; and Regan – a senior at Milford High School.

Tom Kohmetscher is the Retail Division Manager for Kugler Company, McCook, Nebraska. His sales staff and support crew sell quality liquid fertilizers, seed, ag-chemicals, and application to growers in Southwest Nebraska and East Central Colorado. Tom’s past experiences include management roles for Cornbelt Chemical/Van Diest Supply Company in McCook and for Evans Grain Company in Almena, KS and Imperial, NE. The year marked 36 years that he has been in the ag industry.

Tom’s passion is helping growers make informed, profitable decisions on fertilizer applications with respect to products, placement and timing.

Tom graduated with a business degree from Central Community College in Hastings, Nebraska. His hometown is Lawrence, Nebraska where he grew up on the family farm.

Tom served two terms on the Nebraska Ag Business Association Board of Directors and is a past Chairman of the Association. Tom has served on many boards over the years, including acting as a catholic church trustee, fair board president, hospital board representative, and served on two city councils.

Tom married the late Cindy Hoover in 1983 and has two daughters. Laura is a registered dietician at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Betsy is a 7th grade resource teacher in the Park Hill School District in Northland Kansas City.

Senator Ken Schilz, a lifelong resident of Ogallala, Nebraska, is a proven leader, and a strong supporter of family values. He was elected in November of 2008 to represent Nebraska’s Legislative District 47, which consists of the State’s Southern Panhandle.

In the Legislature, Schilz serves on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and the Business and Labor Committees.

Ken graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration in 1992. Ken returned home to Ogallala and began working on the family farm at Brule. Ken was the 3rd generation to come back to the family farm at Brule. During this time, Ken worked on the family farm and became interested in water issues. In 1995, Ken was asked to serve on the Nebraska Water Users Board of Directors. In 1996, Ken was named President of the Water Users and spent the next year working on state wide water issues. Ken continues to sit on the Nebraska Water Users Board of Directors today, and was past Vice President of the board. Ken was appointed by former Governor Johanns as former Platte River Advisory Committee. He served on the Water Policy Task Force as well as the Twin Platte Natural Resources District Integrated Management Plan Taskforce.

In 1996, Ken was transferred to the feed yard side of the family business. He worked his way into managing the yard but not before he performed jobs like cleaning water tanks, scraping and hauling manure, and processing cattle. He learned the importance of getting the details right. By 1997, Ken had been named yard manager for McGinley Schilz feed yard. In 2000, he was named General Manager of the yard. During his tenure as GM, the feed yard grew its natural feeding program and became a Premier Partner with Certified Angus Beef in 2003. That same year, McGinley Schilz Feed yard was awarded the Certified Angus Beef Progressive Partner of the year.

This achievement is awarded to the feed yard or producer that demonstrates progressive leadership in the beef industry. In 2005, McGinley Schilz Feed yard was awarded the Certified Angus Beef Large Feed Yard of the Year Award. This award is presented to the feed yard (15,000 head or more) that demonstrates the ability to gather, organize, and move data through the supply chain. McGinley Schilz Feed yard was chosen from 80 yards vying for the award. Ken is a past member of Nebraska Cattlemen where he serves as past Vice Chair of the Marketing Committee. Ken is a current member of Nebraska Farm Bureau. These organizations work closely together on issues that are important to the State of Nebraska and the states agricultural community.

Ken and Deb have two children, son Jake and daughter Libby.

Deb works as Agency Manager of Western Insurors. Family fun includes hunting, fishing, camping, family sports. Both children are busy with school and extracurricular activities. Ken is also active as a volunteer in many community organizations. He is a lifelong member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He serves as a member of Keith County Area Development. During his tenure as past President, KCAD, Ogallala received the distinction of being a Certified Economic Development Community, one of only ten in the state at the time. He serves on the Keith County Community Foundation Board of Directors. He is a

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Cook pasta according to package directions. Whisk together corn starch and 1 tbsp soy sauce until smooth; stir in 1 tbsp sesame oil. Transfer to a large resealable plastic bag and add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat chicken. Let stand for 10 minutes. Combine the vinegar, sugar, remaining soy sauce and sesame oil; set aside. In skillet or wok, stir-fry the chicken in canola oil until the juices run clear. Remove to a platter and keep warm. In the same skillet, stir-fry the peas and carrots for 5 minutes. Add green onions, ginger, and pepper flakes.

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private-training-dates-/ or contact your local Extension office. Other Private licensing options include: completing the Nebraska Private SelfStudy Manual and written exam; taking the online Private Pesticide Applicator exam; or attending a Nebraska Extension Crop Production Clinic.

New 2015 Private Applicator Training topics include: “Water Quality Testing for Pesticide Performance;� “Driftwatch website updates;� “Nozzle Drift Prevention Technology;� and “Safe Pesticide Disposal and Storage.�

Commercial applicator pesticide applicator licensing & certification is required for anyone applying restricted use pesticides on a contractual or “for hire� basis. This licensing is also required for any person applying a restricted or general use pesticide for lawn care or structural pest control to the land for another person “for hire� or compensation. A complete list of commercial testing dates, time, and locations is available at: http://pested.unl.edu/commercialschedule . Those seeking to recertify can also attend Nebraska Extension Crop Production Clinics to qualify for renewal.

Nebraska pesticide safety educational training and certification is required for restricted use pesticide product applications using label recommendations. Therefore, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Nebraska Extension educators are providing certification sessions across the state.

Certification requirements vary based on licensing classification.

For example, the Nebraska Pesticide Act allows anyone producing agricultural commodities on their own property or rented acres to purchase and apply restricted use pesticides on their managed acres through Private Applicator Pesticide Certification. Exceptions for Private Use licensing would be: “for hire� pesticide applications; controlling fish for recreation; termite control; mosquito control; residential lawn care; and weed control in aquatic sites or irrigation canals.

Private pesticide safety certification (group) training dates, times, and locations are listed at: https://edmedia.wufoo.com/reports/2015-pesp-

Commercial certification requires passing a written General Standards exam plus each needed category. Based upon the applicator’s certification needs, possible categories include: Agricultural Pest Control-Plant; Fumigation of Soil; Agricultural Pest Control-Animal; Forest Pest Control; Ornamental and Turf Pest Control; Aquatic Pest Control; Sewer use of Metam Sodium; Seed Treatment; Right-of-Way Pest Control; Structural and Health Related Pest Control; Wood Destroying Organisms; Public Health Pest Control; Wood Preservation; Fumigation; Aerial Pest Control; Wildlife Damage Control; Regulatory; and Demonstration/Research. For specific categories details, contact the Nebraska Department of Agriculture as 402-471-2351 or tollfree at 877-800-4080.

More Nebraska Extension educational meetings and clinic information is available at: http://cropwatch.unl.edu; through our Nebraska Extension

USDA Gives Latest 2014 Crop Harvest, Storage Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continued from Page 1 An estimated 1.7 million acres of winter wheat has been seeded for harvest in 2015, which compares with 1.55 million acres last year.

Sorghum Sorghum harvested for grain in 2014 is estimated at 13.1 million bushels, up 35 percent.

The average yield of 82 bushels per acre was up 15 bushels from 2013, while the 160,000 acres harvested was up 10 percent.

The 9.45 million bushels of sorghum in storage is up 36 percent and includes 2.2 million bushels on farms and 7.25 million in off-farm holdings.

Alfalfa The production of 3.4 million tons of alfalfa in 2014 was up 41 percent. There was a record average yield of 4.1 tons per acre, up 0.65 of a ton, and the 830,000 acres harvested were up 19 percent.

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Other hay Non-alfalfa hay production of 2.63 million tons were up 4 percent. The record average yield of 1.5 tons per acre was 0.10 of a ton more than in 2013, while the 1.75 million acres harvested were down 3 percent.

Overall hay stocks on Nebraska farms, at 4.6 million tons on Dec. 1, were up 24 percent from 2013.

Potatoes Nebraska’s 2014 potato production of 6.44 million hundredweight was down 24 percent from 2013.

The yield, averaging 435 hundredweight per acre, was down 25 hundredweight, and the 14,800 acres harvested were down 19 percent.

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Soybeans stored in all positions totaled 209 million bushels, an increase of 27 percent from a year ago. The total includes on-farm stocks of 65 million bushels, up 67 percent, and off-farm stocks of 144 million bushels, up 15 percent.

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Nebraska Agri-Business Association Announces Award Winners ........................................................Continued from Page 5 past member of the Ogallala/Keith County Chamber of Commerce and Ogallala Planning and Zoning Board.

Ken has long believed in serving his community and being a proactive leader. Ken enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and backpacking as well as hunting and fishing. Like any good life-long Nebraskan, he is a Husker fan through and through.

Dan Gillespie was born in 1954, Dan was raised with six siblings on an integrated crop and livestock farm south of Meadow Grove, NE. After graduating from Battle Creek High School and attending UNL he has been farming since 1974.

Dan has been twenty three years continuous notill in his irrigated and dryland cash grain corn/soybean operation. He first tried No-till corn into soybeans in 1986, and evolved to a continuous no-till system (CNT) on all acres in 1991. Dan’s 413 acres of cropland are predominantly highly erodible Nora Crofton silty clay loam soils on 4 to 16% slopes and have served as his personal research farm.

Long term CNT increased biological activity in the soil to the point where the residue produced by soybeans alone was readily biodegraded and failed to provide sufficient protection to the soils from intense rainfall events in late May to mid-June prior to crop canopy.

In 2005 Dan began experimenting with cover crops following the soybean crop to increase erosion control and build soil organic matter.

The rye cover crop after soybeans put an immediate stop to the runoff and erosion problems.

Cereal rye has proved to be the best above and below ground biomass producer but “cocktail” or multiple species cover crop mixes are showing that diversity in the cover crop mix is very beneficial to soil health. One of the first recognizable benefits of the increased erosion control gained from the cover crops was the decrease in ephemeral gully problems in HEL fields. Lower organic matter sandy soils and degraded silty clay loam soils exhibited the quickest yield response to the soil quality improvements that CNT and cover crops provide.

Dan has been soil testing by soil type in the 0-2” and 0-8” horizons since 1999 to monitor how his farms have responded to the twenty three years of no-tillage and eight years of cover crops. After ten years of continuous no-till the soil organic matter improvement had reached a plateau.

The addition of cover crops in 2006 reignited the soil health improvement and soil organic matter is on the rise once again. The rate of soil organic matter increase has doubled to .2% annually and soils are reaching the 3.5 to 4% range.

Water use efficiency has also increased with the soil health improvements. In 2008 Dan installed flow meters on the irrigation wells and started monitoring soil moisture electronically with dataloggers and Watermark sensors.

Since 2008, including the high volume year of 2012 the average yearly irrigation applied has been 5.7 acre inches per acre. Crop year 2014 water use was 4.1 acre inches on soybeans and 4.8 acre inches on corn.

Implementing continuous no-till and cover crops has maximized the capture and usage of free rainfall. Measuring irrigation application with meters has limited expensive irrigation to what is actually needed while leaving room to harvest off season precipitation.

Dan also serves as a USDA NRCS No-till Specialist in the Norfolk Field Office. Travelling across the state participating in no-till workshops and field days, Dan can be seen presenting the Rainfall

Simulator Demonstration to kick off the events. The Rainfall Simulator is a graphic demonstration of the benefits of retaining residue cover and preventing the damaging impact of raindrops or irrigation water falling on bare soils. Farmers often experience an “ah ha” moment when they see how little rainfall actually infiltrates soil profiles with the bare surface sealed up by pounding water droplets.

Combining personal experiences and on farm results of no-till farming, cover crops, and soil moisture monitoring with irrigation water management, Dan reaches out to touch close to 3,000 people’s lives yearly.

With 80% of groundwater use being attributed to agricultural use globally, these efficiencies gained will allow farmers to continue to feed the growing population and preserve precious groundwater for future generations.

Mark Watson graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1977 with degrees in Agronomy and Agricultural Economics. He returned to the family farm near Alliance, Nebraska following graduation and has worked the family farm with his brother, Bruce, ever since. Mark’s family is the fourth generation in his family to farm this same land.

The farm was awarded the 2007 Master Conservationist Award in Production Agriculture from the Omaha World Herald and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Mark married his lovely bride, Denise McAvoy, in 1985 and they have 2 wonderful children, Jacob who has joined Mark and Bruce in the family farming operation, and daughter, Hannah Blumenthal, who returned to Alliance as a school teacher with her husband Ben, a machinist at Parker Industries.

Watson has also work as the Panhandle No till Education Coordinator for the Nebraska No till Cadre. The Cadre consists of UNL Extension, Natural Resources Districts, and Natural Resource and Soil Conservation personnel.

The Nebraska No till Cadre’s mission is to educate producers across the state on the many benefits of no till crop production. Their education efforts are funded through a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust.

As the Panhandle No till Education Coordinator part of Mark’s efforts includes a weekly article that is distributed to newspapers and magazines throughout the state.

Mr. Watson is also Chairman of the Panhandle No till Partnership which consists of UNL Extension, North Platte, South Platte, and Upper Niobrara White NRDs, and local NRCS offices. Their PNTP hosts an annual 2 day No till Winter Conference along with field days and bus tours throughout the growing season.

Mark also served on the Nebraska Dry Bean Commission from 2002-2011, serving as chairman from 2005-2007. He was the Nebraska representative for the U.S. Pea and Lentil Council from 1998-2002. Mark currently serves on the board of directors for Stateline Producers, a grower owned cooperative processing dry edible beans and yellow field peas.

Mike Wiese grew up in Northeast Nebraska on the family farm. His family raised corn and soybeans, a little alfalfa, and also had a herd of cattle and raised pigs farrow to finish. Mike was actively involved in a local 4-H club through his childhood.

Mike graduated from Lindsay Holy Family high school in 1990 and then attended the University of

Nebraska Lincoln, where he graduated in 1995 with a BS in Agronomy.

Mike began his agronomy career working for Preister Ag Supply near Monroe, NE. This first job allowed him to gain invaluable experience, as well as work close to the family farm. While working at this job, Mike became a Certified Crop Advisor in 1997.

In 1999, Mike met his future wife and started plans to move to the Omaha area. As luck would have it, Jim Mahoney, who was a close friend of many, knew of the perfect fit. In 2000 Mike started his current employment with Monke Bros. Fertilizer.

Mike was hired on as a sales agronomist, and was primarily focused on agronomic production. His position has expanded over the years to include many other areas. He is now the Agronomy Manager for the company, and while agronomy is still the main focus, he is also heavily involved in the company’s future plans.

Mike currently resides in Omaha with his wife of 13 years, Sandra, and his two children, Jackson, 10, and Marissa, 8. He keeps busy coaching his kids sport’s teams and taking his kids to the golf course.

When Mike started with Monke Bros, he was encouraged to get involved with the Agri-Business Association by his employer, Tom Monke, a former Chairman. Mike has found this organization very easy to work with and support over the years, and looks forward to staying involved for many years to come.

Charles Starostka was born in Washington, DC to Dr. Ray and Kathleen Starostka. The family then moved to Silver Creek, where Ray and Kathleen started Agroservice, Inc. Charles has been the President of the business for twenty eight years, then, in 2009 Charles and his wife Chris purchased the company.

Charles graduated from Silver Creek High School and also was a graduate of the Lead Program. He is the Chief of the Silver Creek Fire & Rescue Department, a member of the Silver Creek Agri-Business Club and a member of the Merrick Polk Cattlemens Association. He was the Dekalb Dealer of the year in 1993, served as President of the Silver Creek Alumni Association and on the Silver Creek School Board. He was an original graduate of Nebraska’s N.C.C.P.A. Program is a Certified Crop Adviser. Charles was the only US Independent Dealer to ever participate in the I.F.M.S Seminar sponsored by IMC Global.

He was a participant in the 26th seminar in 2004.

Charles has served on the Association’s Awards Committee, served as Finance Chairman, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Association. He has also been very active on the Legislative Committee and the Safety Council for the Association.

Charles has been more than a member on any committee or board for the Association. He has been the one who travels to Lincoln for any meeting, hearing or negotiating session on legislation, regulations and issues. He has been an active participant in the Association’s national legislative program, going to Washington, DC at his own expense for several years. He was instrumental in negotiating fair and reasonable regulations for the storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia in Nebraska. He also has attended several national meetings with state and national associations, at his own expense. Charles is a continuous financial contributor to projects for the Association.

Charles and his wife, Chris, have been constant proxies for many Association functions, when a current officer or committee chairman have been unable to attend a meeting or function. They reside in Silver Creek and have four children and three grandchildren.

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USDA Announces More Than $18 Million to Support Training and Development for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced the availability of more than $18 million in funding to help educate, mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. This support is available through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), administered by USDA's National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Winning awards from last year's application cycle will be announced in the near future.

"The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program is critical for cultivating the next generation of farmers and ranchers, who will be integral to sustaining America's agricultural future," said Harden. "Leading community and service organizations are on the front lines when it comes to identifying and training new farmers and ranchers. Strong partnerships with these groups are the key to our success."

The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program awards grants to organizations implementing programs to train beginning farmers and ranchers, including workshops, educational teams, training, and technical assistance throughout the United States.

Fiscal Year 2015 applications for BFRDP are due March 13, 2015. Eligible applicants are collaborative, state, tribal, local, or regionallybased network or partnership of public or private entities, including state cooperative extension service; community-based and nongovernmental organization; colleges or

universities (including institutions awarding associate degrees); or any other appropriate organization providing services to beginning farmers and ranchers.

At least five percent of the funds must go to projects that serve military veteran beginning farmers and ranchers, and at least five percent to projects that serve socially-disadvantaged, limited-resource, or farmworker audiences. All applicants are required to provide funds or inkind support from non-federal sources in an amount that is at least equal to 25 percent of the federal funds requested.

Priority topics are: Basic livestock, forest management, and crop farming practices; Innovative farm, ranch, and private, nonindustrial forest land transfer strategies; Entrepreneurship and business training; Financial and risk management training (including the acquisition and management of agricultural credit); Natural resource management and planning; Diversification and marketing strategies; Curriculum development; Mentoring, apprenticeships, and internships; Resources and referral; Farm financial benchmarking; Assisting beginning farmers or ranchers in acquiring land from retiring farmers and ranchers; Agricultural rehabilitation and vocational training for veterans; Farm safety and awareness; and Other similar subject areas of use to beginning farmers or ranchers.

NIFA will host a webinar for interested applicants on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. EST. No password or advance reservation is required. A recording will

be posted on the NIFA website shortly after the event.

From 2009-2012, 145 awards have been made for more than $71 million through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. Additional information about USDA support for new farmers and ranchers is available at www.usda.gov/newfarmers.

Funding for BFRDP program is authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past five years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America.

For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill.

Through federal funding and leadership for research, education and extension programs, NIFA focuses on investing in science and solving critical issues impacting people's daily lives and the nation's future. More information is at: www.nifa.usda.gov.

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Ice Slows Lake McConaughy Inflows, but Downstream Diversions Continue into Phelps Canal, Elwood Reservoir Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub HOLDREGE — North Platte River water continues to flow into Lake McConaughy despite ice problems that have slowed inflows from 1,200 cubic feet per second a week ago to 500 cfs now. “This happens every year,� Civil Engineer Cory Steinke said Thursday at the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District Board of Directors meeting in Holdrege. “The inflows are less because of ice ... At least we’re getting flows through and aren’t locked up.�

He said lake releases of 500 cfs are being made to keep water flowing through the Nebraska Public Power District system.

Steinke said Lake McConaughy now holds about 1.26 million acre-feet of water, which is nearly 73 percent of maximum. That compares with 943,200 a-f and 54 percent full a year ago.

The flows remain high enough to allow diversions into Central’s Phelps Canal for groundwater recharge. So far, this fall and early winter, 2,346 a-f of high Platte River flows have been diverted into the canal, Steinke said.

He told the board the diversions could continue to the end of January, when target flows in the Central Platte River for wildlife benefits will increase.

Meanwhile, about 8,900 a-f of water has gone into Elwood Reservoir and the E65 Canal for

recharge benefits in the Platte and Republican basins. An agreement between CNPPID, the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources and Tri-Basin Natural Resources District is for up to 10,000 a-f of diversions.

CNPPID Irrigation Division Manager Dave Ford said pumping into Elwood Reservoir was curtailed on Dec. 29 to await better weather. Two to three more days probably are needed to reach the 10,000 a-f limit, he added.

Steinke said $425,000 in recharge fees as of the end of December will be billed to the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program, Tri-Basin and DNR for the water diverted into the two Central canals and Elwood Reservoir.

Also Thursday, updates were presented on the J2 regulating reservoirs project planned on about 1,000 acres of land on the south side of the Platte River between Overton and Lexington.

Steinke said negotiations with landowners within the project footprint that began Dec. 8 and paused during the holidays are restarting.

One of the landowners, Jim Stubbendieck, asked about the project schedule. He specifically wanted to know when land purchase negotiations must be completed.

CNPPID General Manager Don Kraus said there is no “hard deadline.�

Also attending the board meeting, but not speaking, were two other landowners and Julie

Booker, the Kearney-based central Nebraska office director for U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer.

CNPPID Natural Resources Manager Mike Drain said staff and Central’s J-2 project consultants will meet next week with officials of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about wetlands, water quality and any other potential issues for rare, threatened or endangered species.

Other meetings will involve officials of the Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office and DNR.

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Bryan Knox 402-305-4870 152 Acres Custer Co. Pivot Irrigated Cropland, Southeast of Westerville, Ne 320 Acres Custer Co. Pivot Irrigated Crop Ground, Southeast of Westerville, NE

Wayne Slingsby 308-870-1594 75 Acres Antelope Co. Pasture Ground, Hunters Paradise, Northwest of Royal, NE 226 Acres Lancaster Co. Dry Crop Ground, Southeast of Lincoln, NE 141 Acres Lancaster Co. Dry Crop Ground, West of Lincoln, NE

Doug Storm 402-741-0477 or Kevin Laska 402-750-3197 396 Acres Madison Co. Dryland Crop Ground, SELLING AT AUCTION, 1-22-15, Madison, NE ***SOLD***40 Acres Cuming Co. Dryland Crop Ground, Northeast of Howells, NE 199 Acres Platte Co. Pivot Irrigated Crop Ground, w/an Acreage, North of Platte Center, NE ***SOLD***233 Acres Platte Co. Dryland Crop Ground, South of Humphrey, NE ***SOLD***244 Acres Madison Co. Pivot Irrigated Crop Ground, Southwest of Battle Creek, NE 1269 Acres Sherman Co. Combination Ranch, North of Ashton, NE

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Burkholder Elected Treasurer of Beef Council Nebraska Cattle on Kevin Zelayam, The Lexington Clipper-Herald Anne Burkholder, a feedlot operator from Cozad, was elected treasurer of the Nebraska Beef Council. She represents producers in District 9 including Dawson, Frontier, Gosper, Phelps, Kearney, Red Willow, Furnas, Harlan and Franklin counties.

The Nebraska Beef Council is a non-profit organization served by a nine-member board of directors. The volunteers oversee Nebraska’s beef checkoff and checkoff-funded programs. Programs for marketing and promotion are funded by the $1 beef checkoff.

Burkholder said the Beef Checkoff exists to further research, promote the beef industry, and to provide education. “I’ve enjoyed being on the beef council, you get to know people. It’s been a learning experience,� she said. “I’m a big advocate of the checkoff. It’s

important (for us as cattlemen) to contribute to sustainability and to reach out to our customers.�

Other elected officers include: William “Buck�

Wehrbein, a feedlot operator from Waterloo, NE, was elected as chairman. Wehrbein represents producers in District 7 including Platte, Colfax, Dodge, Washington, Nance, Merrick, Polk, Butler, Saunders, Douglas, Hamilton, York, Sarpy and Cass counties.

Dawn Caldwell, a cow-calf producer from Edgar, NE, was elected as vice-chair. Caldwell represents producers in District 8 including Seward, Lancaster, Otoe, Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Saline, Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Webster, Nuckolls, Thayer, Jefferson, Pawnee, and Richardson counties.

Patrick Knobbe, a feedlot operator from West Point, NE, was elected as secretary. Knobbe represents producers in District 3 including Cedar, Dixon, Dakota, Pierce, Wayne, Thruston, Madison, Stanton, Cuming and Burt counties.

West Central Cattlemen’s Day Series Offered Last year was one for the record books! Many a sale barn broke record cattle prices. Mother Nature, as usual, was unpredictable. Input prices also continued to creep upward- forage was no exception.

As a cattle producer, you may have questions about what to do next in 2015. A series of meetings in 7 locations across western Nebraska and eastern Colorado will be focusing on the changing beef industry. “To stock or not to stock?�- that is the question.

From buying cows, retaining heifers to breed, or keeping cows longer, can you afford to rebuild your herd?

Robert Tigner, Nebraska Extension Educator, will discuss restocking and replacingthe economics of moving forward on the ranch.

The latest research on fly control for your beef herd will be discussed by Extension Educator Dave Boxler.

Choosing an implant program for your beef herd will be discussed by Dr. Kelly Burns Associate Director West Central Research & Extension Center, UNL. Have you ever wondered how to control weeds with livestock?

Dr. Casey Matney Range Extension Specialist with CSU Extension will be discussing how well it really works. Other topics for the program include:

¡ “Profit Centers for Your Beef Businessâ€? by Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator ¡ “Health and Nutrition for Backgrounding Calvesâ€? by Chris Shelley, CSU Livestock Agent ¡ “Livestock Related provisions of the 2014 Farm Billâ€? by Dr. Brent Young, Ag Business Management Specialist CSU Extension Dates and locations of the programs are as follows: ¡ January 20 – Ogallala, Quality Inn 5:00 to 9:00 pm MST contact 308-284-6051 ¡ January 22 – North Platte, Lincoln County Fairgrounds 5:00 to 9:00 pm contact 308-532-2683 ¡ January 29 – Franklin, Franklin County Fairgrounds 10:00 am to 2:00 pm contact 308-4256277 ¡ January 29 – Oxford, Mulligan’s 4:30 to 8:30 pm contact 308-268-3105 ¡ February 10 – Sterling CO, CSU Northeast Reg. Engagement Ctr. 10:00 to 2:00 pm MST contact 970-345-2287 ¡ February 11 – Burlington CO, Burlington Comm. & Ed. Ctr. 10:00 to 2:00 pm MST contact 970-345-2287 ¡ February 19 – Imperial NE, Cross Roads Wesleyan Church 5:00 to 9:00 pm MST contact 308-882-4731 Register one week prior for a meal count at the local extension office.

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Feed Up 5 Percent LINCOLN, NE December 19, 2014 -- Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.55 million cattle on feed on December 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 5 percent from last year.

Placements during November totaled 485,000 head, up 2 percent from 2013.

Fed cattle marketings for the month of November totaled 370,000 head, down 7 percent from last year.

Other disappearance during November totaled 15,000 head, unchanged from last year.

USDA Announces No Actions in Early 2015 Under the Feedstock Flexibility Program WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program in the first quarter of 2015. CCC is required to announce quarterly estimates of sugar to be purchased for the Feedstock Flexibility Program based on crop and consumption forecasts.

Federal law allows sugar processors to obtain loans from USDA with maturities of up to nine months when the sugarcane or sugar beet harvest begins. Upon loan maturity, the sugar processor may repay the loan in full or forfeit the collateral (sugar) to USDA to satisfy the loan.

The Feedstock Flexibility Program was reauthorized by Congress in the 2014 Farm Bill as an option to avoid sugar forfeitures. USDA’s Dec. 10, 2014, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (http://www.usda.gov /oce/commodity/wasde) projects that domestic fiscal year 2015 ending sugar stocks are unlikely to lead to forfeitures.

USDA closely monitors domestic sugar stocks, consumption, imports and other sugar market variables on an ongoing basis, and will continue to administer the sugar program as transparently as possible using the latest available data. The next quarterly estimate regarding the Feedstock Flexibility Program will occur prior to April 1, 2015.

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Country Grain Prices as of 1/13/15

Grain Market

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Crop Basis Charts from Reporting Locations as of 1/13/15 Corn Basis

Soybean Basis

Wheat Basis

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Livestock Market Nebraska Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report

Week Ending: 1/10/2015 MARKET: Bassett Livestock Auction – Bassett; Burwell Livestock Market – Burwell; Ericson/Spalding Auction Market – Ericson; Huss Livestock Market LLC – Kearney; Imperial Livestock Auction – Imperial; Lexington Livestock Market – Lexington; Ogallala Livestock Auction Market – Ogallala; Tri-State Livestock Auction – McCook; Valentine Livestock Auction – Valentine Receipts: 32,152 Last Week 2,500 Last Year 37,125 Not enough sales last week for a good comparison. In most cases many auctions have not had feeder sales for three weeks. Demand was good to very good for calves suited for summer turn-out. Demand for feeder cattle heading to the feed lot was good early in the week with light to moderate demand by weeks close after sharply lower Live cattle and Feeder futures prevailed on Friday. Demand for replacement type heifers was very good throughout the week. All heifers with “comments” are going back the country for developed into “breeding” females. The “value added” females came out of Registered Red Angus cows. The weighted average price for slaughter steers and heifers in Nebraska should be near record highs. Live sales sold from 170.00-172.00 and dressed sales from 270.00-275.00. Supply this week included 65 percent steers with near 74 percent of the run weighing over 600 lbs.

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Head . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . .Price 20 . . . . . . . .302 . . . . . . .302 . . . .400.00-401.00 . . . .400.50 104 . . . . .358-399 . . . . .379 . . . .340.00-390.00 . . . .371.41 182 . . . . .404-447 . . . . .419 . . . .337.00-401.00 . . . .366.74 412 . . . . .450-499 . . . . .477 . . . .312.00-380.00 . . . .340.40 1404 . . . .500-548 . . . . .528 . . . .269.00-331.00 . . . .320.08 231 . . . . .500-502 . . . . .500 . . . .337.00-340.00 . . . .337.46 1289 . . . .552-598 . . . . .581 . . . .258.00-317.00 . . . .297.23 128 . . . . . . .576 . . . . . . .576 . . . . . . .305.75 . . . . . . .305.75 1831 . . . .600-649 . . . . .626 . . . .258.00-292.00 . . . .279.69 58 . . . . . .628-646 . . . . .638 . . . .251.00-254.50 . . . .252.60 255 . . . . .601-621 . . . . .608 . . . .287.50-310.50 . . . .299.48 44 . . . . . .610-645 . . . . .636 . . . .245.50-248.00 . . . .246.96 2560 . . . .650-696 . . . . .672 . . . .241.00-271.00 . . . .258.21 125 . . . . .656-698 . . . . .682 . . . .230.50-244.00 . . . .235.15 114 . . . . .650-677 . . . . .655 . . . . . . .277.00 . . . . . . .277.00 8 . . . . . . . . .650 . . . . . . .650 . . . . . . .220.00 . . . . . . .220.00 2212 . . . .700-747 . . . . .720 . . . .230.00-257.50 . . . .244.68 513 . . . . .720-745 . . . . .727 . . . .245.50-264.50 . . . .250.08 2139 . . . .750-797 . . . . .775 . . . .217.25-244.25 . . . .233.56 36 . . . . . .775-789 . . . . .785 . . . .209.00-213.50 . . . .210.23 111 . . . . .770-780 . . . . .777 . . . .240.25-245.00 . . . .243.52 31 . . . . . . . .766 . . . . . . .766 . . . . . . .224.25 . . . . . . .224.25 34 . . . . . . . .778 . . . . . . .778 . . . . . . .220.00 . . . . . . .220.00 1482 . . . .800-845 . . . . .824 . . . .210.00-239.00 . . . .225.79 62 . . . . . .836-846 . . . . .843 . . . .214.25-222.00 . . . .216.61 1056 . . . .852-895 . . . . .867 . . . .205.50-237.00 . . . .223.30 109 . . . . .852-857 . . . . .854 . . . .229.00-230.75 . . . .230.15 682 . . . . .900-944 . . . . .921 . . . .213.25-225.75 . . . .218.77 119 . . . . .951-979 . . . . .963 . . . .207.25-216.75 . . . .213.65 31 . . . . . . . .965 . . . . . . .965 . . . . . . .202.50 . . . . . . .202.50 55 . . . . . . .1015 . . . . . .1015 . . . . . .209.75 . . . . . . .209.75

Head . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . .Price 42 . . . . . . . .269 . . . . . . .269 . . . . . . .269.00 . . . . . . .269.00 28 . . . . . .323-324 . . . . .323 . . . .340.00-350.00 . . . .347.85 161 . . . . .350-394 . . . . .378 . . . .301.00-340.00 . . . .321.46 260 . . . . .413-449 . . . . .433 . . . .281.00-336.00 . . . .320.99 544 . . . . .452-495 . . . . .473 . . . .263.00-315.00 . . . .295.81 43 . . . . . . . .483 . . . . . . .483 . . . . . . .352.50 . . . . . . .352.50 46 . . . . . .477-482 . . . . .481 . . . . . . .314.00 . . . . . . .314.00 428 . . . . .500-549 . . . . .523 . . . .252.00-314.00 . . . .279.54 91 . . . . . .511-539 . . . . .529 . . . .291.00-341.00 . . . .322.94 84 . . . . . .544-547 . . . . .546 . . . .350.00-377.50 . . . .363.79 621 . . . . .550-598 . . . . .574 . . . .239.00-290.00 . . . .262.67 113 . . . . .555-570 . . . . .564 . . . .276.50-305.00 . . . .287.17 6 . . . . . . . . .595 . . . . . . .595 . . . . . . .237.00 . . . . . . .237.00 204 . . . . .558-599 . . . . .579 . . . .279.00-343.00 . . . .294.24 1132 . . . .600-649 . . . . .619 . . . .221.50-256.00 . . . .246.62 42 . . . . . .611-622 . . . . .614 . . . .225.00-228.00 . . . .227.13 19 . . . . . . . .612 . . . . . . .612 . . . . . . .255.25 . . . . . . .255.25 437 . . . . .602-642 . . . . .622 . . . .249.00-314.00 . . . .278.66 94 . . . . . .603-630 . . . . .617 . . .350.00-375.00 . . . .361.43 1077 . . . .650-699 . . . . .675 . . . .217.50-242.00 . . . .229.36 41 . . . . . . . .697 . . . . . . .697 . . . . . . .210.50 . . . . . . .210.50 70 . . . . . .658-663 . . . . .661 . . . .244.50-255.00 . . . .250.67 31 . . . . . . . .692 . . . . . . .692 . . . . . . .217.50 . . . . . . .217.50 713 . . . . .650-695 . . . . .669 . . . .226.00-312.50 . . . .269.17 953 . . . . .702-746 . . . . .724 . . . .209.85-235.00 . . . .220.16 42 . . . . . . . .704 . . . . . . .704 . . . . . . .234.00 . . . . . . .234.00 84 . . . . . .731-745 . . . . .738 . . . .203.50-215.75 . . . .211.94 442 . . . . .704-748 . . . . .713 . . . .214.25-280.00 . . . .243.75 414 . . . . .751-799 . . . . .779 . . . .205.50-230.00 . . . .214.83 24 . . . . . .750-778 . . . . .762 . . . .210.00-210.50 . . . .210.17 25 . . . . . . . .760 . . . . . . .760 . . . . . . .221.00 . . . . . . .221.00 1030 . . . .800-848 . . . . .820 . . . .207.60-218.50 . . . .215.19 58 . . . . . .825-843 . . . . .828 . . . .207.25-210.85 . . . .210.28 218 . . . . .856-886 . . . . .873 . . . .209.10-214.00 . . . .211.00 20 . . . . . . . .904 . . . . . . .904 . . . . . . .209.75 . . . . . . .209.75 15 . . . . . . . .910 . . . . . . .910 . . . . . . .203.00 . . . . . . .203.00 12 . . . . . . .1009 . . . . . .1009 . . . . . .207.00 . . . . . . .207.00

Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1-2 Head . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . .Price 5 . . . . . . . .407 . . . . . . .407 . . . . . .317.50 . . . . . . . . .317.50 98 . . . . . .459-493 . . . . .474 . . .286.00-337.50 . . . . .309.02 150 . . . . .512-548 . . . . .536 . . .273.00-308.50 . . . . .295.70 308 . . . . .554-598 . . . . .583 . . .253.50-291.00 . . . . .274.24 360 . . . . .604-646 . . . . .638 . . .244.00-271.00 . . . . .264.33 360 . . . . .663-696 . . . . .682 . . .222.00-257.75 . . . . .244.13 154 . . . . .700-744 . . . . .717 . . .216.00-247.00 . . . . .232.09 48 . . . . . . . .769 . . . . . . .769 . . . . . .205.00 . . . . . . . . .205.00 24 . . . . . . . .881 . . . . . . .881 . . . . . .193.00 . . . . . . . . .193.00 6 . . . . . . . . .902 . . . . . . .902 . . . . . .207.00 . . . . . . . . .207.00

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1-2 Head . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . .Price 35 . . . . . .362-387 . . . . .369 . . . .300.00-311.00 . . . .307.71 165 . . . . .455-496 . . . . .485 . . . .264.00-284.50 . . . .274.19 167 . . . . .511-549 . . . . .530 . . . .253.00-292.00 . . . .278.64 219 . . . . .553-595 . . . . .581 . . . .233.00-262.00 . . . .247.81 80 . . . . . .600-647 . . . . .628 . . . .227.00-238.00 . . . .229.44 51 . . . . . .655-692 . . . . .675 . . . .215.00-226.00 . . . .218.70 36 . . . . . .702-725 . . . . .713 . . . .210.50-218.00 . . . .216.07

5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle Week Ending: 1/11/15

Confirmed: 94,111

Week Ago: 79,100

Year Ago: 92,802

Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,727 . . . . . . . . .1,300-1,650 . . . . . . . . . . .167.00-172.00 1,503 . . . . . . . . . . .169.50 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,775 . . . . . . . .1,200-1,550 . . . . . . . . . . .166.00-172.00 1,448 . . . . . . . . . . .169.62 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,590 . . . . . . . . .1,150-1,475 . . . . . . . . . . .165.00-172.00 1,351 . . . . . . . . . . .169.84 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178 . . . . . . . . . .1,170-1,170 . . . . . . . . . . .172.00-172.00 1,170 . . . . . . . . . . .172.00 Weighted Averages Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,000 . . . . . . . . .1,235-1,450 . . . . . . . . . . .166.00-172.00 1,328 . . . . . . . . . . .169.25 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,684 . . . . . . . . .1,150-1,400 . . . . . . . . . . .166.00-172.00 1,316 . . . . . . . . . . .170.31 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,173 . . . . . . . . .1,085-1,325 . . . . . . . . . . .168.00-172.00 1,196 . . . . . . . . . . .170.08 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .============================================================================================================== Weighted Averages Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) (Paid on Hot Weights) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,126 . . . . . . . . . .824-1,006 . . . . . . . . . . . .265.00-275.00 935 . . . . . . . . . . . .270.76 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,477 . . . . . . . . . .788-974 . . . . . . . . . . . . .265.00-275.00 921 . . . . . . . . . . . .269.82 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .791 . . . . . . . . . . .830-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .270.00-275.00 890 . . . . . . . . . . . .271.16 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Weighted Averages Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,296 . . . . . . . . . .750-928 . . . . . . . . . . . . .264.00-272.00 837 . . . . . . . . . . . .270.25 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,140 . . . . . . . . . .734-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .265.00-275.00 834 . . . . . . . . . . . .270.39 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449 . . . . . . . . . . .788-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .270.00-275.00 917 . . . . . . . . . . . .273.81 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-

Weekly Weighted Averages (Beef Brands): Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .31,270 . . . . . . .1,430 . . . . . . .169.67 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .16,857 . . . . . . .1,305 . . . . . . .169.90 Dressed Del Steer . . .15,394 . . . . . . .925 . . . . . . . .270.26 Dressed Del Heifer . . .9,885 . . . . . . . .838 . . . . . . . .270.50

Sales fob feedlots and delivered.

Estimated net weights after 3-4% shrink. Other: Contract sales; Formula sales; Holsteins; Heiferettes; Cattle sold earlier in the week, but data not collected on day of sale; Etc.

Week Ago Averages:

Year Ago Averages:

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .28,172 . . . . . . .1,448 . . . . . . .165.94 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .11,488 . . . . . . .1,291 . . . . . . .166.54 Dressed Del Steer . . .11,990 . . . . . . .920 . . . . . . . .264.87 Dressed Del Heifer . . .8,414 . . . . . . . .829 . . . . . . . .265.37

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .30,691 . . . . . . .1,398 . . . . . . .139.68 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .19,425 . . . . . . .1,268 . . . . . . .139.72 Dressed Del Steer . . .14,281 . . . . . . .909 . . . . . . . .221.03 Dressed Del Heifer . . .8,798 . . . . . . . .807 . . . . . . . .220.97

• St. Joseph Sheep - Week Ending Monday, January 5, 2015 • Prior Week Slaughtered Lamb Head Count -- Formula : Domestic - 7,259; Imported - 0 Slaughtered Owned Sheep: Domestic: 6,461 Head; Carcass Wt: 41-90 Lbs.; Wtd Avg Wt: 77.4; Wtd avg. Dressing: 50.4; choice or better; 99.6% YG 89.9% Domestic Formula Purchases: . . . .Head . . .Weight (lbs) . . .Avg Weight . . . . . .Price Range . . . . . . . . .Wtd Avg 401 . . . . .55-65 lbs . . . . . . .60.6 . . . . . . . .310.00 - 338.41 . . . . . . . .327.73 284 . . . . .65-75 lbs . . . . . . .71.5 . . . . . . . .310.49 - 335.20 . . . . . . . .320.71 4,062 . . . .75-85 lbs . . . . . . .79.4 . . . . . . . .310.00 - 326.08 . . . . . . . .317.62 2,174 . . . .85-95 lbs . . . . . . .87.3 . . . . . . . .288.52 - 323.62 . . . . . . . .321.35 - . . . . .over 95 lbs . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-

NEBRASKA HAY SUMMARY Week Ending 1/9/2015

95.00-100.00. Good large rounds 75.00-90.00. Small squares

state median was 118% with a low of 78% and a high of

Eastern Nebraska: Compared to last report most offer-

of grass hay 150.00-160.00. Cane hay in large rounds 70.00.

165%. This year the state median is 104% with a low of 86%

ings of hay sold steady with some weakness on large round

Cornstalk bales 50.00-60.00. Dehydrated alfalfa 17 percent

and a high of 140% of median. Snow and wind seem to be

bales of alfalfa. Ground and delivered hay products sold

protein pellets and meal 270.00-280.00.

what’s in store for the beginning of this New Year. All prices

steady. 17 percent dehy pellets sold steady with 15 percent

Platte Valley area of Nebraska: Alfalfa: Premium large

dollars per ton FOB stack in large square bales and rounds,

Buyer

rounds 90.00-100.00; Good large rounds 70.00-80.00.

unless otherwise noted. Most horse hay sold in small

inquiry was good. All sales are dollars per ton FOB (freight

Ground and delivered alfalfa 110.00-120.00, blended alfalfa

squares. Prices are from the most recent reported sales.

on buyer) stack in medium to large square bales and rounds,

100.00-105.00. Ground cornstalks 90.00. Dehydrated alfalfa

Alfalfa: Large Squares: Premium 175.00; Good 130.00;

unless otherwise noted. Prices from the most recent report-

17 percent protein meal 280.00. Sun-Cured Alfalfa pellets 15

Fair 85.00. Ground and delivered: 105.00. Grass: Large

ed sales.

percent protein 230.00.

Round: Good 100.00. No reported quotes for other classes of

sun-cured pellets trading 15.00 per ton higher.

Northeast/Central Nebraska: Alfalfa: Premium large

Western Nebraska: Compared to last week: All classes

squares 225.00. Good large squares 200.00. Good large

traded steady on very light demand.

rounds 85.00-100.00. Grass hay: Premium large rounds

Wyoming NRCS Snow Surveys, Last year at this time the

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That includes an estimated $1.2 million saved in pumping costs alone for the Alma-based Lower Republican Natural Resources District in 2015.

Republican River Compact Administration officials from Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska approved agreements last fall that give 100 percent credit for augmentation water from the Nebraska projects.

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The Imperial-based Upper Republican NRD also has a negative balance to make up in 2015, which can be done through NCORPE or its similar Rock Creek augmentation project in Dundy County.

NCORPE Manager Kyle Shepherd of North Platte introduced himself to the Lower Republican directors at Thursday’s meeting. He started his new job on Monday.

Shepherd, who as a master’s degree in business administration from Chadron State College, previously was disaster manager for the Western Nebraska American Red Cross.

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The goal is to hire a lobbyist who could help educate state legislators and others about coalition interests.

Clements said that if all nine NRDs approve the interlocal agreement and coalition bylaws, each would pay $5,000 initially. Ongoing annual payments would not to exceed $5,000.

In other business, the board: • Set a public hearing for 1:30 p.m. Feb. 12, prior to the regular board meeting, on proposed new chemigation permit fees of $50 for a new or special permit and $15 for a renewal. • Set another Feb. 12 public hearing on a groundwater management rule change required by a new state law. People under cease-and-desist orders would have three days instead of 10 to accept a compliance plan or offer a different one. • Elected the following officers for 2015: Marlin Murdoch of Orleans, chairman; Bill Bose of Orleans, vice chairman; Dave Bartels of Riverton, secretary; and Toby tenBensel of Holbrook, treasurer. • Was told that the Twin Valley Weed Management group finished clearing large trees downed in a June windstorm from Turkey and Center creeks west of Franklin, The next big project will be initial clearing on Prairie Dog Creek from Harlan County Dam to the Kansas state line.

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Breeding hog inventory, at 405,000 head, was up 4 percent from December 1, 2013, and up 4 percent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 2.70 million head, was up 1 percent from last year, and up 1 percent from last quarter.

The September – November 2014 Nebraska pig crop, at 1.93 million head, was up 9 percent from 2013. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 175,000 head, up 6 percent from last year. The average pigs saved per litter was a record high of 11.00 for the September – November period, compared to 10.75 last year.

Nebraska hog producers intend to farrow 180,000 sows during the December 2014 – February 2015 quarter, up 9 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for March – May 2015 are 180,000 sows, up 6 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period the previous year.

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TransCanada Says Focus on Cleanup After Operations End is Misleading, Irresponsible Joe Duggan, The Omaha World-Herald LINCOLN — Nebraska has a law dictating how oil pipeline routes are approved, but not regulating how they are abandoned.

Omaha attorney Dave Domina, who argued the unsuccessful legal challenge to the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska, called on state lawmakers Monday to protect landowners for the day the project stops operations.

“Why should we in Nebraska have to clean up when some foreign company’s for-profit run comes to an end across the state?” Domina said in a video statement released after last week’s State Supreme Court decision that allowed the routing law to stand.

A spokesman for TransCanada Corp., the company that wants to build the project, called Domina’s statement misleading. When pipeline operations cease, all oil is removed, said spokesman Shawn Howard.

“So the notion that there is something left behind for landowners or Nebraskans to clean up is false and irresponsible,” he said.

State senators on both sides of the pipeline debate said Monday that they had no plans to propose new pipeline regulations this session.

The final day for bill introductions is Jan. 21.

Meanwhile, the legal team for the three landowners who brought the pipeline challenge said the court’s ruling has left a “cloud of uncertainty” over the routing law.

While four Supreme Court judges ruled Friday that the pipeline law is unconstitutional, three others refused to weigh in on the question. Because a supermajority of five judicial votes is necessary to overturn a

state law, the current 275-mile route through Nebraska stands by default.

The dissenting judges refused to consider the constitutional issues because they said the plaintiffs failed to prove they had been damaged by the pipeline route.

Legal observers have speculated that when the pipeline company files a claim to obtain right of way, it could trigger another landowner lawsuit intended to force the Supreme Court to squarely decide the law’s constitutionality.

Domina and his law partner, Brian Jorde, did not disclose what course they will take.

TransCanada, saying it has a legally valid route, will now proceed to obtain the 16 percent of the right of way in Nebraska it has not yet secured through permanent easement agreements. Most likely that means the company will have to condemn some private property through the legal process called eminent domain.

Under the route approved by former Gov. Dave Heineman, the two-year deadline for the company to begin condemnation proceedings arrives Jan. 22.

The routing law gives the company authority to use eminent domain, which is one of the fundamental issues behind the lawsuit. The landowners argued that the Legislature illegally allowed the governor to grant eminent domain power to a foreign corporation.

The proposed pipeline would move heavy crude from western Canada 1,187 miles south through Nebraska, where it would connect to pipelines running to refineries on the Gulf Coast. The 36-inch-diameter underground pipeline could move up to 830,000 barrels of crude daily.

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Supporters, now calling upon President Barack Obama to quickly approve the $8 billion project, say it would provide good-paying construction jobs, tax benefits and energy from a reliable trade partner. The House last week passed legislation to approve Keystone XL, and the Senate began debating a similar bill Monday.

Opponents say building the project would ramp up environmental destruction in Canada while increasing the amount of climatewarming carbon released into the atmosphere.

In Nebraska, they say, potential pipeline leaks present a threat to underground water supplies and property values.

The state has regulations on the books controlling the abandonment of natural gas pipelines, but not liquid pipelines, said Clark Conklin, pipeline division chief with the Nebraska Fire Marshal’s Office. He said federal regulations do apply to abandonment of liquid pipelines.

Although the pipeline is predicted to remain in service about 50 years, it could last longer, said Bill Sydow, director of the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. He pointed to the state’s 20-inch-diameter Platte Pipeline, which has been carrying oil across the state since 1953.

Sydow said he was not aware of any abandoned major oil pipelines in the state except one that ran from western Nebraska to Denver. The company that operated the pipeline dug it up in the mid-1990s to salvage the steel.

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USDA Report Shows Dominance of Corn, Soybeans in Nebraska Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent It was a good year for both corn and soybeans in Nebraska in 2014, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

According to the 2014 Crop Production Summary, the amount of principal cropland planted in Nebraska last year was 19.5 million acres, of which corn and soybeans comprised 14.7 million. Of that 19.5 million acres, 19.1 million was harvested.

Last year, Nebraska corn farmers harvested 8.95 million acres for a total production of 1.6 billion bushels. Yields averaged 179 bushels per acre. Corn production was down last year compared to 2013, as farmers harvested 600,000 acres less, but a record yield helped close the production gap from 2013 by 11 million bushels.

Nationwide, corn for grain production is estimated at a record 14.2 billion bushels. The average yield in the United States is estimated at a record high of 171 bushels per acre. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 83.1 million acres, down 5 percent from 2013 acreage.

Nebraska was the nation's third-largest corn producer behind Iowa and Illinois, which produced 2.37 billion bushels and 2.35 billion bushels respectively.

It was also a good year for soybeans in Nebraska as farmers harvested 5.35 million acres, which produced an average yield of 54 bushels per acre for a record production of 288.9 million bushels.

Nationwide, soybean production in 2014 totaled a record 3.97 billion bushels, up 18 percent from 2013. The average yield per acre is estimated at a record high 47.8 bushels, 3.8 bushels above the 2013 yield. Harvested area is

up 9 percent from 2013 to 83.1 million acres and is the highest on record.

Nebraska was the nation's fifth-largest soybean producer behind Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Minnesota.

It was also a good year for hay, sorghum and wheat production in Nebraska, which were all up from the previous year, according to the USDA. Last year, state farmers planted 210,000 acres of sorghum and harvested 160,000 acres with an average yield of 82 bushels per acre, which was up 15 bushels from 2013. Total Nebraska sorghum production last year was 13.12 million bushels, which was an increase of 3.3 million bushels.

Nationwide, sorghum grain production in 2014 is estimated at 433 million bushels, up 11 percent from the revised 2013 grain production total. Planted area is estimated at 7.14 million acres, down 11 percent from last year. Area harvested for grain, at 6.4 million acres, was down 2 percent. Average grain yield, at 67.6 bushels per acre, was up 8 bushels from last year.

Hay production in Nebraska in 2014 was 6.03 million tons, which was up 1.19 million tons from 2013. State farmers harvested 2.58 million acres, which averaged 2.34 tons per acre, which was up from 1.97 tons per acre in 2013.

Wheat production in Nebraska last year was 71 million bushels, which was up 36 million bushels from 2013. State farmers seeded 1.55 million acres in the fall of 2013 for harvest in 2014 with an average yield of 49 bushels per acre, which was up 14 bushels per acre from the previous year.

During the fall of last year, the USDA reported that state farmers seeded 1.7 million acres for winter wheat, which was up 150,000 acres from the previous year.

The USDA also reported on Monday that Nebraska corn stocks in all positions on Dec. 1 totaled 1.29 billion bushels, up 3 percent from 2013. Of the total, 780 million bushels are stored on farms, up 3 percent from a year ago.

Off-farm stocks, at a record high 510 million bushels, are up 4 percent from last year.

Soybeans stored in all positions in Nebraska totaled 209 million bushels, up 27 percent from last year. On-farm stocks of 65 million bushels are up 67 percent from a year ago, and off-farm stocks, at 144 million bushels, are up 15 percent from 2013.

Nebraska wheat stored in all positions totaled 44.6 million bushels, up 23 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks of 3.6 million bushels are up 24 percent from 2013, and off-farm stocks of 41 million bushels are up 23 percent from last year.

Sorghum stored in all positions totaled 9.45 million bushels, up 36 percent from 2013. Onfarm stocks of 2.2 million are up 91 percent and off-farm holdings of 7.25 million are up 25 percent from last year.

Hay stocks on Nebraska farms totaled 4.6 million tons on Dec. 1, up 21 percent from a year earlier.

Grain storage capacity in Nebraska totaled 2.08 billion bushels, up 41.8 million bushels from Dec. 1, 2013. Total grain storage capacity comprised 1.18 billion bushels of on-farm storage, up 30 million bushels from last year, and 897 million bushels of off-farm storage, up 11.8 million bushels from 2013.

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Todd D. Whitney UNL – Hamilton County Extension Educator Soybean growers will likely be cutting production costs in 2015 due to lower commodity prices.

However, cutting costs is usually not easy and may result in further reduced profitability if not carefully considered. Some crop expenses such as crop insurance may naturally decline in 2015; since premium costs may be linked to lower commodity prices. Fertilizer costs too may be less; if energy prices trend lower. However, variable costs such as using soybean seed treatment as “cheap insurance” may be less accepted now with lower commodity prices and narrow profit margins.

For soybean growers, many seed treatments are available including: inoculates fungicides, insecticides, and combination products. Where growers have not grown soybeans for the past four years or more, inoculant (Brady rhizobium japonica) seed treatment will likely be a good investment; since the Brady rhizobium bacteria are needed to form nitrogen fixing nodules on soybean roots. Since neither soybeans nor Brady rhizobium japonica are native to United States soils, the bacteria must be added to the fields through inoculated soybean seeds or carried over with formerly nodulated soybean roots. These bacteria cause the soybean nodules to produce 4080% of the soybean’s nitrogen needs for the growing season; and since soybeans need 3-4 pounds of nitrogen per bushel of soybean seeds producers, inoculate treatments are very beneficial when needed.

During the 2014 Soybean Management Field Days, University soybean seed treatment trials revealed that while seed treatments can be effective in managing fields with stand problems, seed treatments do not consistently reward significant yield increase. In UNL trials, the highest potential response occurred when a combination fungicide + insecticide was applied at the reproductive (R3-R4) soybean growth stage resulting in a 2 to 4 bushels per acre yield increase.

However, many treatments did not provide a yield advantage. Further, risks such as insecticide & fungicide resistances; environmental contamination; and wasted production expense (even when the cost was only a few dollars per acre) occur without justification on adding seed treatments.

Therefore Extension specialists advise using the following guidelines for seed treatments usage.

First, early planted fields may be require fungicide and insecticidal soybean seed treatments. Cool, wet soils associated with early planting may cause increased seedling root rots. Also, fields with a history of soybean insect pests such as bean leaf beetles may justify seed insecticide treatments.

Finally, consider using a fungicide seed treatment for fields with Phytophthora rot and stem rot disease history. This soil borne fungus “rests” as spores in many Nebraska fields and may be a problem especially in years where fields with soil temperatures are consistently above 60°F combined with high soil moisture. Also, this disease is most common in low areas and poorly drained field zones.

More soybean production and seed treatment guidelines are available at http://cropwatch.unl.edu; through our Nebraska Extension – Hamilton County office (402-6946174); or through your local Nebraska Extension office.

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Northeast Agriculture Instructor Receives Grant from Beef Industry Endowment NORFOLK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A member of the Northeast Community College faculty has received funding from a statewide organization to be used for educational research, continuing education or conferences.

Mike Roeber, agriculture instructor/livestock judging coach, is one of three educators in the state to receive grants from the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beef Industry Endowment. Roeber, a native of Ashland, will receive $2,500 to be used toward continuing education initiatives.

The Nebraska Beef Industry Endowment was established in 2009 to provide grants to beef industryrelated research and/or teaching positions at Nebraska postsecondary institutions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The grant funding serves as a thank you and an incentive to

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Since 1968, the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation has supported the beef industry by financially supporting research and educational programs and projects.

Now in his 17th year as agriculture instructor and livestock judging team coach at Northeast Community College, Roeberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main teaching area falls within the Animal Science degree program. As part of his

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Earlier this year, the Association for Career and Technical Education of Nebraska (ACTEN) and Nebraska Agriculture Educators Association (NAEA) honored Roeber during the Nebraska Career Education Conference in Kearney. He was selected as the ACTENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outstanding Postsecondary Teacher. His award application will now go on to the Region V Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) competition this spring. Also at the conference, the NAEA honored Roeber for 25 years of teaching agriculture education courses.

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1500 - Hay and Grain

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Alfalfa, Prairie Hay, Straw, Seed, Corn, Bean, etc.

Registered, Grade, Studs, Tack, Mares, etc.

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1800 - Livestock Equip

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5000 - Real Estate

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Chutes, Gates, Panels, Feeder Wagons, Bunks, etc.

Dogs, Poultry, Goats, Fish, etc.

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1900 - Cattle

2500 - Services

6000 - Bed and Breakfast

Engines, Motors, Pumps, Pipe, Pivots, Gear Heads, etc.

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2000 - Swine

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2100 - Sheep

2800 - Construction

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Feeder Lambs, Ewes, Bred Ewes

Dozers, Scrapers, Loaders, Crawlers, Heavy Trucks, etc.

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800-844-5427 1412 - SHOP TOOLS,WELDERS, ETC FOR SALE

Air Compressors • Heavy duty cast iron, no alum., 3-5 & 10 h.p. elec. Disc valves, not Reed valves, rod inserts, 2 stage, 60-80-120 & 200 gal.

All compressors priced delivered.

North Central Air 619 S. Morgan, Downs, KS

785-454-3409 1415 - FURNACES AND HEATERS FOR SALE NE - NEW VAL6 PORTABLE DIESEL RADIANT HEATERS. DAYSTAR RADIANT HEATERS. NEW WASTE OIL HEATERS W/TANKS. AG & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, (402) 893-4745 ELIMINATE • RISING • FUEL COSTS: Clean, safe and efficient wood heat.

Central Boiler Classic and E-Classic Outdoor Wood Furnace; heats multiple buildings with only one furnace. 25 year warranty available.

Heat with wood, so splitting! Available in dual fuel ready models. www.CentralBoiler.com. WE ALSO HAVE whole house pellet/corn/biomass furnaces. Load once per month with hopper. www.Maximheat.com.

A-1 Heating Systems Instant rebates may apply! Call today! 307-742-4442.

1501 - ALFALFA HAY WANTED TO BUY IA - GOOD QUALITY IN BIG SQUARES, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE NE - 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD CUTTING LARGE ROUNDS, (308) 882-4588 NE - HYDRAFORK CUSTOM GRINDING, GROUND HAY DELIVERIES, BUYING & SELLING HAY. NILSEN HAY CO. HAZARD, NE, (308) 452-4400 MO - ZIMMERMAN’S HAY. BIG SQUARE BALES OF PREMIUM ALFALFA HAY. DELIVERY AVAILABLE., (660) 216-0938

Page 22 1502 - PRAIRIE HAY FOR SALE IA - LARGE RD & BIG SQ BALES GOOD QUALITY GRASS HAY, DELIVERED IN SEMI LOADS ONLY, (641) 658-2738 1512 - SEED WANTED TO BUY KS - TRITICALE SEED OFF THE FARM, (316) 249-1907 IA - NOW BUYING MILKWEED SEED, OSENBAUGH SEEDS, LUCAS, IA, (800) 582-2788 FOR SALE IA - BUYER & SELLER OF PRAIRIE GRASS & WILDFLOWER SEED, OSENBAUGH SEEDS, LUCAS, IA., (800) 582-2788 NE - NATIVE GRASS SEED, WILDFLOWER, LEAD PLANT, SMART WEED, WOOLY VERBENA & OTHERS. SOUTH FORK SEED CO. 402336-7351 OR, (402) 482-5491

We Buy Damaged Grain.

Grain Vac’s Available.

Also damaged grain from ground piles.

Call Greg at 316-640-3203 KS - BEAUTIFUL TRITICALE SEED. 92% GERMINATION. 10 SEMI LOADS AVAILABLE. CALL FOR DELIVERED PRICE., (316) 2491907

SEED FOR SALE

SOYBEANS: R2Y, LL, RR1, Conventional SEED CORN starting at $110

660-565-2353 1519 - CORNSTALK BALES FOR SALE NE - CORNSTALK BALES, ROUND & SQUARE, $55/TON. LARRY JOHANSEN, MINDEN, NE. CELL: 308-832-7241 OR, (308) 832-1563 1530 - HAY & GRAIN OTHER WANTED TO BUY

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED ANYWHERE WE BUY DAMAGED GRAIN & FEED PRODUCTS IN ANY CONDITION WET OR DRY INCLUDING DAMAGED SILO CORN AT TOP DOLLAR WE HAVE VACS & TRUCKS CALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE, INC. 800-205-5751 FOR SALE

Net Wrap, Twine, Covers, Hay Preservative, Silage Bags & Wrap 48” X 9,840’ $192, 64” X 7,000’ $187, 20,000’ 110 twine $19.95, 4,000’ 350 knot $25.95, 50’ X 100’ Cover $187, Silage Wrap $75.95, Ask About Free Delivery Jordan Ag Supply (800) 726-0401 KS - PREMIUM RANGE CUBES. CALL FOR MY DELIVERED PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY. BROCK BAKER, (316) 249-1907 1806 - GRINDER MIXERS FOR SALE

ROLLER MILLS & MILLING EQUIPMENT • Crackers, milling & mixing • Customization to fit • Grain handling equipment your needs • New, used or reconditioned • We Buy & Sell!

Call G&G Equipment Sales Today!

712-229-6162 or 712-299-6051 G & G Equipment Sales • Milford, IA

1807 - HAY GRINDERS/PROCESSORS FOR SALE MN - HAYBUSTER 1150 TRUCK MOUNT GRINDERS, ENGINE GRINDERS, NEW/USED. PARTS SHIPPED DIRECT. BAKKOBROS. COM. (320) 278-3560, OR CELL, (320) 808-0471 1810 - MANURE SPREADERS FOR SALE IA - OLDER, SMALL, PTO OR GROUND DRIVEN, (712) 299-6608 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

Nebraska Farm & Ranch 1815 - WATERERS FOR SALE NE - BULL TOUGH BOTTOMLESS HEAVY GAUGE STOCK TANKS, (402) 387-0347 MN - JUG LIVESTOCK WATERERS. THEJUGWATERER. COM, (320) 808-0471

GIANT RUBBER WATER TANKS Tanks made from used earth moving tires.

Sizes from 6 to 13 foot.

With or without steel bottoms.

Full loads can be delivered anywhere in the United States.

Guaranteed best quality & lowest price.

Call 605/473-5356 or email randy@zhvalley.com

1820 - LIVESTOCK BEDDING FOR SALE NE - CORRUGATED WINDBREAK STEEL, 8 THROUGH 20 GAUGE, (402) 387-0347 1830 - LIVESTOCK OTHER FOR SALE KS - TIRE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS: WATER TANKS, MINERAL FEEDERS, SILAGE COVER WEIGHTS. WWW. GEETIRE. COM, (785) 231-8397 TX - TANK COATINGS, ROOF COATINGS. AVAILABLE FOR METAL COMPOSITION SHINGLES OR TAR ROOFS. LONG LASTING & EASY TO APPLY. WE ALSO MFG. TANK COATINGS FOR CONCRETE, ROCK, STEEL, GALVANIZED OR MOBILE TANKS. VIRDEN PERMABILT CO. WWW. VIRDENPRODUCTS. COM, (806) 352-2761 TANK COATINGS • ROOF COATINGS Available for METAL, composition shingles or tar roofs. Long lasting and easy to apply. We also manufacture tank coatings for concrete, rock, steel, galvanized or mobile tanks.

VIRDEN PERMA-BILT CO. 806-352-2761 • www.virdenproducts.com

1901 - FEEDER STEERS FOR SALE MO - WE SPECIALIZE IN LOCATING “QUALITY” FEEDER CATTLE, (816) 688-7887 1903 - OPEN HEIFERS FOR SALE MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT CATTLE LOCATORS - MAX HARGROVE, (816) 6887887

Registered Angus Yearling Heifers

785-332-6206 1909 - BULLS FOR SALE NE - REG. ANGUS BULLS, 2 YEAR OLDS & COMING YEARLINGS., (308) 569-2458 NE - PUREBRED ANGUS BULLS, YEARLINGS & 2 YR OLDS. TC TOTAL, GAR INGENUITY, WMR TIMELESS, & CONNEALY CONFIDENCE BLOODLINES. SCHULTE ANGUS RANCH, KEARNEY, NE CALL 308-708-1839 OR, (308) 236-0761 NE - BLACK SIMMENTAL, ANGUS & CHAROLAIS BULLS FOR SALE! 2 YRS, 18 MONTHS, AND YEARLINGS. RECORDS AVAILABLE, TOP QUALITY, REASONABLE. CALL RICK WETOVICK, FULLERTON, NE. 308-5500628,, (308) 536-2901

CROOKED CREEK ANGUS REGISTERED YEARLING BULLS

www.crookedcreekangus.com.

Many will be suitable for heifers.

Excellent dispositions.

785-332-6206, Saint Francis, KS PREMIUM PUREBRED CHAROLAIS BULLS & COWS FOR SALE! Top bloodlines w/excellent selection @ affordable prices. Accurate BW, WW, YW, pelvic measure, ultrasound & semen tested. Test results available on 10 years of Gene Star DNA testing for marbling, tenderness & feed efficiency, as well as performance test results. Great disposition & halter broke. These bulls are the homeraised product of 46-years of progressive breeding success in the Sonderup Charolais program. Also have bred females & cow/calf pairs.

www.scrcharolais.com Sonderup Charolais Ranch c/o Mark & Ryan Sonderup Fullerton, Nebraska 308-550-0486/cell

1919 - FEBRUARY PRODUCTION SALES KS - GG&T CATTLE 40TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE 2/26/15. NOON AT THE RANCH, QUINTER, KS. PB SALERS, REG ANGUS, AND ANGUS-SALERS OPTIMIZERS. 190 BULLSPOLLED, BLACKS & REDS. 65 ELITE FEMALES! 60 BRED & 5 OPEN SHOW PROSPECTS. GGTCATTLE. COM, (785) 7695325

40th

Annual Production Sa le

Saturday, February 7, 2015 Private Treaty Auction • 1 p.m. CST Sharp Heated Building At the Farm Corning, Iowa SELLING 125 YEARLING BULLS AND 80 OPEN HEIFERS RED ANGUS • RED SIMMENTIAL • RED SIMANGUSTM

January 15, 2015 2602 - PICKUPS FOR SALE NE - THIRD SEAT FOR 95-99 SUBURBAN, TAUPE LEATHER, $100.00, (308) 624-2177 2603 - TRUCKS FOR SALE SD - 1952 IH L160 TRUCK, 16’ COMBINATION GRAIN & STOCK BOX & HOIST, GOOD CONDITION. $1000, (605) 386-2131 2604 - GRAIN TRAILERS FOR SALE OK - 2015 SHOP BUILT 32’ ONE HOPPER, 2 COMPARTMENTS, REFURBISHED RUNNING GEAR, CELL 580-525-1265 OR, $19,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - 1990 TIMPTE 48’ X 96”, CELL 580-5251265 OR, (580) 361-2265 2605 - STOCK TRAILERS FOR SALE

Dale Ade Trailer Sales Lindsborg KS • 785-227-4220

Titan Trailers Aluminum & Steel livestock & flatbeds Lowest Prices!

1920 - MARCH PRODUCTION SALES NE - MLM GELBVIEH OPEN HOUSE & PRIVATE TREATY KICK OFF SALE: MARCH 2, 2015. BRED & FED WITH THE COMMERCIAL MAN IN MIND! GELBVIEHBULLS. COM, (402) 879-4976 NE - JAGER FARMS SIMMENTALS 30TH ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE & PRIVATE TREATY SALE. SAT, MARCH 14TH, 2015 AT THE FARM LOCATED 1. 5 MI. E OF HAZARD, NE ON HWY 2. OVER 50 POLLED, STOUT, GROWTHY, PERFORMANCE TESTED YEARLING BULLS W/PRIORITY ON CALVING EASE & GROWTH, (308) 452-4402 NE - JINDRA ANGUS 15TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE. 3/3/15. 1 PM, CREIGHTON, NE LIVESTOCK MKT. SELLING 125 REG. ANGUS BULLS, 50 REG. ANGUS HEIFERS. PRESERVING THE POWER OF SCOTCH CAP GENETICS. JINDRAANGUS. COM, (402) 920-3171 NE - WAGONHAMMER RANCHES ANNUAL TOTAL PERFORMANCE PROD SALE. 3/18/15. 12:30 SHAMROCK LVSK, O’NEILL, NE. SELLING 190 LOTS. 175 BLACK ANGUS BULLS & 15 REG. ANGUS HEIFERS. MATERNAL STRENGTH AT ITS BEST!, (402) 3952178 KS - JMB ANGUS, RAINS SIMMENTAL, N BAR CATTLE BULL SALE. 3/5/15, 12:30 MST. AT JMB ANGUS RANCH, 9 MI. SE OF SHARON SPRINGS, KS. 50 ANGUS BULLS, 14 ANGUS HFRS, 25 SIMMENTAL/SIMANGUS BULLS, 20 SIM/SIMANGUS HFRS, 30 RED ANG BULLS 18-20 MOS. 5 REG RED ANG BRD HFRS., (785) 852-4229 NE - SMITH ANGUS 26TH ANNUAL BULL SALE. AT THE RANCH, 26 MILES SE OF BASSETT, NE. FRIDAY, 3/27/15. SIRES INCLUDE: MOGCK SURE SHOT, CONNEALY FINAL PRODUCT, SITZ UPWARD 307R, NLC UPGRADE. YOUR BRAND FOR PERFORMANCE. SMITHANGUSRANCH. NET, (402) 244-5440 1930 - CATTLE OTHER FOR SALE MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT & BREEDING CATTLE LOCATORS, (816) 688-7887 KS - COMPLETE DISPERSAL OF SPRING HERD. 800 HEAD - BLACK ANGUS, 3-6 YO. CLOV-LAN FARMS. SEE VIDEOS AT CLOVLANFARMS. COM. FINANCING TERMS AVAILABLE., (785) 418-2983 2011 - HOG EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

2607 - UTILITY TRAILERS FOR SALE KS - INTERSTATE 6’ X 12’ ENCLOSED CARGO TRAILER, HAS INTERIOR CABINETS & SHELVING, $2,750.00, (785) 871-0711 2613 - MOBILE HOMES & RV’S FOR SALE KS - 1977 CHEVY MOTOR HOME, $2,750.00, (785) 871-0711 2614 - BOATS & PWC FOR SALE NE - ‘04 195 GLASTRON, 18’6”, 270 HP VOLVO EFI, HIGH 5 PROP, WAKEBOARD TOWER, RED & WHITE W/MATCHING TRAILER. LOW, LOW HOURS. WOULD TRADE FOR FLATBED GOOSENECK TRAILER OR SMALLER FISHING BOAT., $15,000.00, (402) 4825491 2615 - AIRPLANES FOR SALE NE - MONI MOTOR GLIDER AND TRAILER, LOW HOURS, (402) 364-2592 2616 - TIRES WANTED TO BUY MO - 20. 4 X 34 REAR TIRES, (816) 3782015 FOR SALE NE - 90% TREAD 24. 5 X 32 DIAMOND TREAD 12 PLY ON 10 HOLE RIM, (308) 2692586 2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS FOR SALE OK - 2015 BOURBON 36’, DOUBLE HOPPER BOTTOM, CELL 580-525-1265 OR, $2.00, (580) 361-2265 2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY & TRADE USED HYDRAULIC EJECTION SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 FOR SALE NE - PULL BEHIND BOX SCRAPERS, 10’ & 12’; 3PT’S 6’ & 8’, (402) 678-2277 MO - NEW TOREQ BY STEIGER & LEON SCRAPERS. EJECTION & DUMP., (660) 5483804 MO - TOREQ 40” PTO DITCHER, $7,800.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - BUFFALO 12’ BOX BLADES IN STOCK, (660) 548-3804 MO - SOILMOVERS: 12 YD HYD EJECT, 425 4. 5 YD, 1000 10 YD, (660) 548-3804

2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS FOR SALE - CONT’D MO - HANCOCK 8 YD PADDLE SCRAPER, LOCATED IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA, $3,000.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - EVERSMAN 650, TOREQ 14 YD DIRECT MOUNT, TOREQ 16 YD, TOREQ 13 YD. , TOREQ 11. 5 YD. , TOREQ 9 YD., (660) 5483804 2806 - CRANES & DRAGLINES FOR RENT NE - 28 TON NATIONAL CRANE, 152 FT. REACH, (402) 387-0347 2807 - GENERATORS FOR SALE IA - KATO LITE, WINCO, & WINPOWER. 25 KW ON UP ON TRAILERS. WES SEBETKA,, (641) 990-1094 2822 - SKID STEER LOADERS FOR SALE KS - BOBCAT 963, $20,000.00, (785) 8710711 2824 - MATERIAL HANDLING EQMT FOR SALE NE - 1500-8000# (MOSTLY 4000#), AIR TIRES & NEW FORKS, (402) 678-2277 2828 - LAND LEVELING EQUIPMENT FOR SALE MO - MIDLAND 16X45 LAND LEVELER, (660) 548-3804 3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY SD - ANY OLDER MM, (605) 386-2131 FOR SALE MN - ANTIQUE TRACTOR COLLECTORS! BIEWER’S TRACTOR & MACH. SALV. SPECIALIZES IN 1920-85 TRACTOR PARTS. FREE NATIONWIDE LOCATING. BARNESVILLE, MN. SEARCH PARTS & SEE OVER 300 ANTIQUE TRACTORS PICTURED AT SALVAGETRACTORS. COM, (218) 493-4696 NE - TRACTOR PARTS FOR SALE. NEW AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR MOST MAKES OF TRACTORS. FRONT END PARTS, 3 PT HITCH PARTS, RADIATORS, SEATS, STEERING WHEELS, BATTERY BOXES, PTO PARTS, DRAWBARS, WATER PUMPS, DECALS & MORE. JONES SALVAGE, AINSWORTH, NE., (402) 387-2171 3003 - ANTIQUE VEHICLES WANTED TO BUY SD - OLDER JEEPS- CJ 2A, 1948 OR OLDER. ALSO OTHER MILITARY VEHICLES & IH 6 SPEED SPECIAL TRUCK, (605) 386-2131 NE - TEENS, 20’S, EARLY 30’S IHC TRUCKS, PARTS, LITERATURE, (308) 894-6965 3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE

Solid Plastic Fence Posts for pasture fence. Have 3”, 4” and 5”, with various lengths.

Call Spotanski Plastics at 888-Dig-post or Bill at 308-940-0068 spotanskiplastics.com

(620) 241-2582 • McPherson, KS www.frankblackpipe.com sales@frankblackpipe.com 2-3/8"; 2-7/8"; 3-1/2" oilfield tubing 3/4" thru 42" new & used line pipe square & rectangular tubing plate steel • sucker rods beam, channel & angle iron Call us for all your steel pipe needs.

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Cattle Artificial Insemination Courses

Good, clean used pig & hog equipment. www.mikesgoodusedequipment.com

March 12-15, 2015 in Lamar, CO Registration deadline is February15 March 26-29, 2015 in Ault, CO Registration deadline is March 1 April 23-26, 2015 in Ault, CO Registration deadline is April 1 Contact Us About Refresher Courses Late registration fee: $100 Cost: $475 Classes limited to 15 students For more info or to register: Dallas Schleining (970) 420-0267 www.schleininggenetics.com

605-251-1133 2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES KS - CORN, MILO, WHEAT HARVESTING WANTED. TWO JD MACHINES & SUPPORTING TRUCKS., (785) 567-8515 SD - IMPROVE YOUR YIELDS DURING LOW MARKET TIMES. SPRING OPENINGS AVAILABLE FOR DRAINAGE TILE INSTALLATION. FOR A FREE CONSULTATION, CALL TIM KILMER AT HP DRAINAGE., (402) 594-1909 2601 - CARS FOR SALE NE - 2 15” WHEELS FROM 1951 FORD CAR. $15 EACH., (308) 624-2177 2602 - PICKUPS WANTED TO BUY NE - BOX FOR A 1996 CHEVY EXT CAB SHORTBOX, (402) 482-5491

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Rich’s Ag Service Give us a call for all your Repair needs!

General Diesel Repair, AG, Construction, Irrigation Power Units, Over the Road, Engines, Air Conditioners

308-293-5108

January 15, 2015

Nebraska Farm & Ranch

3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE - CONT’D

3018 - LUMBER FOR SALE

STRUCTURAL PIPE Excellent Condition

Cut post with saddle ALL SIZES AVAILABLE Discounted delivery on full loads Call or E-mail: 970.324.4580

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Oilfield Pipe & Rods All Sizes/Top Quality.

We provide free delivery on full truckloads in Kansas & the surrounding states.

John Seib 785-798-5959 Larry Seib 785-798-5245 S&S Pipe & Steel, Inc. Ness City, KS 3016 - BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES FOR SALE NE - INSULATING CONCRETE FORMS: 16” X 48” X 8” CONCRETE CORE - $17.62 EACH. CALL LITEFORM FOR OTHER SIZES AND THICKNESSES, (800) 551-3313 MO - FARM BUILDING SALE! SAVE THOUSANDS ON BARNS, IMPLEMENT SHEDS, SHOPS AND GARAGES. FACEBOOK: PERKA BUILDINGS OR CALL, (800) 467-3752

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5000 - FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE - CONT’D

WANTED Cedar and Cottonwood Logs

1,000 Head Ranch ...............$2,500,000

MERICAN WOOD FIBERS

Drought Proof Ranch, with irrigation ..........................................… $2,500,000

Clarks, NE Supplier of Wood Shavings Stall & kennel shavings

250 Head Ranch 3200 ac deeded + leases .....................................$1,500,000

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499 acre Organic Farm with pivot ..................................................$850,000

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NE - NEAR NEW 42” ALUMINUM CONCRETE BULL FLOAT WITH 10’ ADJUSTABLE HANDLE, $75.00, (308) 624-2177 3034 - WIND GENERATORS WANTED TO BUY SD - JACOBS 32 VOLT WIND GENERATOR, ALSO WINCHARGER USED DURING THE ‘30’S & ‘40’S, WILL PAY ACCORDING TO CONDITION, (605) 386-2131 5000 - FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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FOR APPLICATION FORM AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: APSCHOOLS.SCHOOLFUSION.US CPS, THE LARGEST DISTRIBUTOR OF AGRICULTURAL INPUTS IN THE UNITED STATES IS SEEKING A CUSTOM APPLICATOR AT THEIR BRIDGEPORT, NE LOCATION. THIS IS A FULL- TIME POSITION WITH A COMPLETE BENEFIT PACKAGE. CUSTOM APPLICATOR LICENSE AND EXPERIENCE IS A PLUS, HOWEVER TRAINING IS AVAILABLE. APPLICANT MUST BE AT LEAST 21, HAVE OR BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A CLASS CDL. PREEMPLOYMENT DRUG TESTING AND BACKGROUND CHECK ARE REQUIRED. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS MAY APPLY IN PERSON AT 9262 S RAILROAD AVE, BY MAIL TO PO BOX 907, BRIDGEPORT, NE 69336, OR CALL 308-262-2946 OR TOLL FREE AT 888211-4415. EOE WALMART DISTRIBUTION IN NORTH PLATTE: NOW HIRING FOR A VARIETY OF FT/PT WAREHOUSING POSITIONS. COMPLETE BENEFITS PACKAGE. STARTING WAGE $15.95 -$18.55. APPLY AT HTTP://WALMARTDCNP.COM. NOW SEEKING MEDICAL IMAGING SR. MANAGER. THIS POSITION PLANS AND PROVIDES OPERATIONAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL AND/OR CLINICAL SUPPORT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THIS POSITION SUPERVISES EMPLOYEES AND PARTICIPATES IN SELECTION, ORIENTATION, COUNSELING, EVALUATION AND STAFF SCHEDULING. THIS POSITION ENSURES OPTIMAL CARE/TREATMENT TO PATIENT POPULATION. BANNER HEALTH OFFERS COMPETITIVE SALARIES, INCENTIVES, EXCELLENT BENEFIT PACKAGE OPTIONS THAT PROVIDE SECURITY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS. COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTIONS APPLY ONLINE WWW.BANNERHEALTH.COM/CAREERS

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