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Government Report Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub KEARNEY — The old-fashioned way of raising hogs is paying dividends for about 500 mostly Midwest farmers who are part of the Niman Ranch Pork Co. Company founder and manager Paul Willis couldn't have imagined when he bought his first sow about 50 years ago that he would lead an enterprise that generates $200 million annually for family farmers by selling value-added pork products to customers that include Ritz

Carlton, Whole Foods Market, Chipotle, Dodger Stadium and the Google campus.

"This is true economic development," Willis said, because farmers generally spend their money locally.

Speaking at the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society's Healthy Farms Conference in Kearney, Willis said that after he came home to Thornton, Iowa, to farm, a neighbor offered to sell him a sow and add her five pigs for free.

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"All of a sudden, I was in the pig business," he said. "Raising field hogs was something I always enjoyed."

In a few years, he was producing 2,500 to 3,000 a year.

"Then we started to see the industrialization of the pork industry rolling in on us," Willis said.

Producers of pasture-raised pigs initially were docked as the market

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MARKET GLANCE Livestock and Products, Weekly Average

Crops, Daily Spot Prices Year Ago 4 Wks Ago 2/7/14

Nebraska Slaughter Steer 35-65% Choice, Live Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$124.27 140.46 140.48 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame, 550-600# . . . . . . . . . . . .169.76 211.23 209.49 Med & Large Frame, 750-800 # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142.93 172.88 169.22 Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750# Carcass . . . . . . . . . .183.31 210.00 216.30 Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84.77 77.18 82.97 Feeder Pigs, National Direct, 50#, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . .* * * Pork Carcass Cutout, 185#, 51-52% Lean . . . . . . . .82.44 83.33 90.15 Slaughter Lambs, Ch. & Pr.,Heavy, SD Dir. . . . . . . . .107.50 159.00 160.25 Nat. Carcass Lamb Cutout, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296.00 368.54 369.43

Wheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.39 Corn, No. 2, Yellow, Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.15 Soybeans, No. 1 Yellow Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.32 Grain Sorg. No. 2 Yellow, Dorchester, cwt . . . . . . . . .12.00 Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, MN, bu. . . . . . . . . . .4.10

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Make Sure It’s Done the Way You Want: Advance Directives Ruth Vonderohe, UNL Extension Educator in Knox County

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Life-Sustaining Treatments An important component of the living will is instructions about life-sustaining treatments (also called life support or lifeprolonging treatments).

Such medical procedures are used to replace or support a failing bodily function necessary for life. They include a ventilator, dialysis, artificial nutrition and hydration, and CPR including artificial respiration, chest compression, electric shock or drugs, and/or fluids or medication given by vein.

To learn more about the beneficial and negative consequences of using lifesustaining treatment, talk with the doctor or other knowledgeable health care professional. In addition, publications online from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization discuss common types of lifesustaining treatment in detail.

What is a Power of Attorney for Health Care?

A power of attorney for health care allows someone (called the “principal”) to authorize another person to act as their agent or attorney-in-fact. The agent will make health care decisions for the principal when that person is unable to do so, not just at the end of life.

What Advance Directives Are Not A living will is not the same as a last will and testament and/or a living trust. A last will and testament and/or living trust defines property distribution at death. The living will provides instruction for end-of-life, health care decision making. A durable power of attorney for health care is not the same as power of attorney for financial issues. A power of attorney for health care names an agent to make health care decisions for the principal. The power of attorney used for financial affairs empowers someone else to make financial decisions for the principal.

Are Both a Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Needed?

While the decision to have either or both is a personal one, each advance directive offers a distinct advantage.

The living will addresses end-of-life situations only. The durable power of attorney for health care appoints someone to make health care decisions in situations beyond just those involving end-of-life. In Nebraska, it is possible to do a living will within the durable power of attorney for health care.

General Requirements for Advance Directives An advance directive should be written, dated, and completed while someone still knows what they want and can express their health care wishes. Two witnesses or a notary public must sign the document. In Nebraska, anyone legally married or divorced or at Continued on page 16

February 20, 2014

Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Country Living

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FARMER’S WIFE

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The Wexler

By Christy Welch

Past, Present, and Future “Opposite Worlds” is a new reality television program on the SyFy network I’ve been watching for the past couple weeks.

The premise pretty simple: two teams battle it out each week in the “present” to see who lives in the luxurious “future” world or who has to try to survive in the “past” cave. Think the real life version of The Jetsons versus The Flintstones.

The only catch is that between the two worlds is a glass wall where the players can see each other.

The show is kind of a neat experiment but it also got me thinking about the past, present, and future of agriculture.

Everytime we talked about combining corn in the fall, my grandparents would call it picking corn.

Since I was not raised on a farm, this term seemed silly to me until I married the farmer and learned that combines are a fairly modern invention. My grandfather had a two-row picker that would gather ears of corn from two rows of corn at a time.

Of course, they did not farm thousands of acres either. Today, farmers can purchase a 12row combine option. Of course, this doesn’t work as well on the hills, or so I’ve been told by my husband.

Not only do they have larger equipment, but it’s a bit more comfortable too.

My grandpa said he climbed into the chair of the open tractor and the two conveyors moved

the corn up on either side of him. Giving someone a hands-on education as to how the picker was run was impossible.

Farming was noisy, dirty, and dangerous.

Now the farmers sit high above the corn crop, in a sometimes air conditioned combine with one or sometimes two comfortable seats, which makes teaching the next generation of farmers a lot easier.

Water systems on the farm are a whole lot easier now as well.

We’ve had some problems with our well pump during the last couple weeks.

Usually this would be an extreme emergency because livestock need to have water. However, because we also have rural water to our home, and a way to pump it to our livestock, this lessens some of the concern when the well breaks down.

I wonder what my grandparents would think about that system.

For that matter, I wonder what the early farmers of this nation who cut the land with horses and hand plows would say about our modern farm systems.

Would they say we have it to easy, or would they marvel in the possibilities that technology has given us?

Either way, I can’t think of a better place to live than in the present.

Makover Your Leftovers Susan Hansen, Extension Educator UNL Extension in Colfax County Using leftovers is a great way to minimize food waste and save time. Larger meals can be prepared when you are less busy and used later in the week or put in the freezer for use at a later time.

Leftovers can spoil quickly. Immediately, place leftovers in a covered container and either refrigerate or freeze. If refrigerated, use within one to two days. If frozen, use within 2 to 3 months.

If your bread, leftover rolls, hamburger or hot dog buns are getting a little dry, consider making bread pudding topped with fresh fruit. Or let them dry out so you can make your own bread crumbs. Use day old bread to make French toast (actually using day old bread makes better French toast than fresh). Use leftover buns to make garlic bread or cheese bread.

Use leftover pasta in a casserole or salad.

Pasta can be frozen for later use in casseroles or soups. Be aware, though, that the pasta can be mushy when used from the freezer, particularly if the pasta was overcooked to begin with.

Leftover canned or fresh fruit can be added to salads or pureed and used as pancake or ice cream topping. It can be mixed with yogurt, cottage cheese or pudding. Leftover fruit can also be used in baked goods such as muffins or quick breads. Overripe bananas can be used to make banana bread or muffins. Or, freeze the leftover and overripe fruit to make your own fruit smoothies. Fruit juice can be frozen in ice cube

trays and used for flavoring and chilling fruit drinks.

Use leftover raw or cooked vegetables in soups, salads, omelets, pasta dishes and casseroles.

Leftover baked potatoes can be cut up and fried in a pan or used to make a quick potato casserole or potato soup. The potato pulp can be scooped out and used to make twice baked potatoes.

Chopped raw onions, celery or green peppers can be frozen in freezer bags and later used in soups, stews or casseroles. Or dry the raw onions, celery and green peppers. Use leftover baked beans in casseroles, chili or sandwich wraps.

Leftover roast meat can be sliced to make sandwiches or shredded to use in tacos, enchiladas, casseroles, or barbequed meat. The leftover roast can also be cubed to make such things as beef and noodles.

Leftover steak or chops could be thinly sliced and used to make fajitas (cook with onions, peppers and fajita seasoning). Top a tossed salad with sliced steak for a quick meal.

Turkey or chicken that is leftover can be used in casseroles, soups, tacos or enchiladas. Cube the meat for turkey/chicken noodle soup.

Make ham and cheese sandwiches out of leftover ham. Or grind the ham to make ham balls or ham loaf with a pineapple glaze.

Rice that is leftover can be used to make rice pudding or fried rice. Or add the rice to meatballs, soups or casseroles. One of my favorite ways to use leftover rice is to top it with leftover barbequed meat, topped with chopped onions, green pepper and cheese.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - The Lighter Side

February 20, 2014

• IT’S THE PITTS by Lee Pitts • B a s e d O n A Tr u e S t o r y ( B e s t O f )

by Lee Pitts

There had been some weird things happening at the ranch. One day I had a perfectly straight hay stack and the next day it had fallen over. I found hay feeders broken to smithereens and the shop door was mysteriously left ajar. All of a sudden water troughs were overflowing and gates were left open. There was only one logical solution to this mystery.

You might suggest that it was just wild animals, the Abominable Snowman, or even perhaps that I may in fact have left the shop door open myself. Or perhaps the water troughs needed repair after 60 years.

But I had another theory.

You’ve no doubt heard of the famous Loch Ness Monster? Well, I just knew I had my own monster running rampant on the ranch. Instead of "Nessie", I called my monster "Messie" because I found little piles of trash left everywhere. From the looks of the cans left behind I assumed that Messie drank Coors. He or she didn't clean up after itself either and left droppings behind, like shotgun shell casings. It couldn’t have been hunters because I had posted “No Tresspassing” signs.

I knew Messie had to be a bigger than King Kong because I would have sworn I put a 50 pound block of white salt by the water trough only to find it 100 yards downhill the very next day. Now how do you

explain that? I don't think a cow could put it between her teeth and move it. At least I knew my cows couldn't because most of them didn't have any teeth.

Judging by the scat left behind I judged Messie to be a frame score 37. “Could be an alien from outer space,” my little nephew wondered as we all shuddered in fear.

I’ll admit that Messie was clearly a life form of higher intelligence. The monster knew every time I put out supplement because it was always gone the next day.

Sometimes at night the dog would howl and I would rush out the door to catch a glimpse, but Messie was way too smart for that. My problem was nobody would believe me because no one had actually seen Messie. The creature was nocturnal and didn't show itself in the daylight. I knew that I had to do something because Messie was doing the Monster Mash on all my fences and was spooking the cattle.

I figured if I could just get a picture of Messie I could convince the government to send out the National Guard. So I invited all my friends over one evening to track the monster down. I wasn't surprised when neither one of them showed up. The cowards! So my wife and I forged on ahead... she and the dog way out in front.

The plan was that we would sneak up on Messie at it's favorite haunting ground and

we wouldn't turn on the flashlight until we got close enough to take a picture. I said to my wife in a hushed whisper as we neared the haystack, "Look at those huge footprints."

"Those are mine you idiot. You are following me," she hissed.

We heard it before we saw it. Sure enough, it was munching on the haystack.

For one brief second my wife turned on the flashlight for me to snap a photo or two and in that short time I caught a glimpse of the most hideous freak I have ever seen in my life. The grotesque gargoyle had one eye in the middle of its forehead, was green, fat and appeared to be clothed in tattered rags.

But my wife insisted I was just seeing a reflection of myself in our antique camera.

After snapping a couple pictures we ran back to the house, me in the lead this time, and dead-bolted the door behind us.

Because we still use an old Kodak camera with real film, the next day we had to take the film down to the photo shop to have it developed. We waited in suspense and needless to say it was a very anxious week.

The mystery of Messie was solved when the man from the photo shop called and said, "The pictures of your horse are ready to pick up."

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American Agri-Women Engages Agri/Washington for Association Management Washington, DC - American Agri-Women announces that Agri/Washington is providing executive staffing support for membership retention, communications, conference planning and development. American AgriWomen is the nation’s largest coalition of farm, ranch and agribusiness women with more than 50 state, commodity and agribusiness affiliate organizations.

Agri/Washington is a full-service public affairs firm with headquarters in Washington, D.C. The firm offers a unique combination of agricultural, communications, government relations, trade association and conference management expertise.

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PASTURE-RAISED PORK REAPS PREMIUM UNDER NIMAN BRAND Continued from page 1 swung toward the lean pork from large-scale operations that was marketed as "the other white meat." Willis said the ads compared pork to chicken "and they were successful in growing pork that was a lot like chicken — tough, dry and tasteless."

He said Friday the alternative is to get fat in the right amount in the right places, which works best with Chester White, Berkshire, some types of Duroc or crosses of those breeds. "It's not at all what a commercial pig would be," Willis said.

The idea that his kind of pork still had a future came to him when he saw premium prices for freerange chicken in grocery stores and wondered if there was a place for free-range pork. He'd been studying the idea for five years when he visited a friend in California who raised lambs marketed by Bill Niman.

Niman told Willis to send him some pork. When Willis called officials at Sioux-Preme Packing in Sioux City, Iowa, to do the processing, they thought he was crazy to think anyone would pay extra when "a pig is a pig."

Niman shared the Willis pork with some California restaurant owners. They liked it, and Niman ordered 30 more hogs.

That was in 1995.

Willis put together a pig production protocol and started contacting other farmers who shared his interests in caring for animals and producing better pork. "I wanted to distance myself as much as possible from the industrial model. ... I want to get it right for the environment and the animals," he said.

When he was a producer, Willis used a five-year rotation of pigs and crops on his 100 acres. That meant there always were pigs on 20 acres of pasture leaving behind natural fertilizer for the grain planted the following years.

Niman Ranch criteria includes no antibiotics, no meat products in feed and no farrowing crates or gestation stalls.

"The cornerstone still is animal welfare," Willis said. "... and starting small is still something you can do."

The company gives smaller farmers an opportunity to be part of a brand that is marketed throughout the country.

Every pig is tattooed with a farm number — Willis has 001— and a pig number.

"Consumers want to know their farmer," Willis said. "If they can't know the farmer, they want to know a brand that represents something."

Niman Ranch Pork uses field agents to ensure producers follow the company's protocol.

Pork samples from each week's processing are tested for eating quality. The top 10 producers identified from those tests receive $100,000 worth of premiums at the company's annual Farmers Appreciation Dinner.

Premiums also are paid to producers who keep their pig numbers up during the winter and other times of lower natural pig production to ensure a steady supply of hogs ready for processing every week year-round.

Most of the company's production of 3,000 finished hogs a week go to Sioux-Preme Packing for special processing runs that preserve the brand identity. Willis said about 10 percent are produced in the eastern United States and go to a plant north of Philadelphia.

He's always looking for more farmers to raise hogs for the company. At the NSAS conference, he distributed copies of a graph showing the higher premium prices paid to Niman Ranch producers compared with commodity pork prices.

Willis said the company has a price floor that's now based on corn and soybeans prices. He noted that when commodity pork prices plunged to 8 cents per pound in 1988, Niman producers were paid 43.5 cents.

"If we had 20 percent more (hogs), we could sell them all," Willis told the Kearney Hub. Niman Ranch Pork Co. still would be a tiny part of a U.S. industry that processes 400,000 hogs a day.

"I think we've made an impact," Willis said, "but we're still small in the big picture."

Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive officer of the Humane Society of the United States, was to be Friday's keynote speaker but was unable to attend because bad weather on the East Coast prevented him from getting a flight to Nebraska.

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Nebraska Water Users Could Have Avoided a Compact Call Year LINCOLN – Nebraska water users could have avoided a Compact Call Year had Kansas and their supporters accepted augmentation projects in 2013.

A February 13, 2014 letter from Brian Dunnigan, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (NDNR) Director, responded to claims made by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the State of Kansas and the other supporters of Kansas in the lawsuit against Nebraska. The letter outlines that had Kansas, and their supporters, accepted the augmentation projects in 2013 there would not have been a Compact Call Year and the Bureau and its customers in Nebraska (Frenchman Cambridge Irrigation District & Bostwick Irrigation District) would have had access to increased water supplies. In 2012, Frenchman Cambridge Irrigation District (FCID) and Nebraska Bostwick Irrigation District (NBID) filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the State of Nebraska and the Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement (N-CORPE) to stop the NCORPE Project. Although the lawsuit was dismissed in 2013, the court action delayed the project for a full year. N-CORPE will be operational in 2014.

The Compact Call Year also adversely impacted all groundwater users and the social and economic wellbeing of the Republican Basin. Groundwater irrigators faced increased regulations reducing pumping by an additional 50,000 acre-feet. All of this could have been avoided if the augmentation projects could have moved forward in 2013.

However, they were delayed by the actions of

the Nebraska surface water irrigation districts in the basin and the State of Kansas.

“It is very clear that had the supporters of LB 1074 (FCID & NBID) not filed action against N-CORPE and the state, and also sided with Kansas in the lawsuit against Nebraska, there would not be a reason to introduce LB 1074,” said Terry Martin, Vice President of the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts, Upper Republican NRD Board Chairman and retired water resources engineer. “The bill would force the reduction of groundwater irrigation state-wide so surface water irrigators might have more water. The bill will not assist Nebraska in the lawsuit or compliance; rather it hinders those goals and threatens the local economy statewide,” said Martin.

Another bill introduced in 2013 would not have been necessary either. Senator Christensen introduced LB 522 to make the State of Nebraska pay $10 million to the Frenchman Cambridge Irrigation District and Nebraska Bostwick Irrigation District for not getting all of the irrigation water they wanted.

The letter from Brain Dunnigan, including the other attached documents, clearly outline that had Kansas, their supporters and others that want LB 1074 worked with Nebraska and the NRDs, more water would have been available for Nebraska surface water irrigation in 2013 and the Compact Call year could have been avoided. The intent of LB 1074 is to declare river basins in the state over-appropriated and shut down groundwater irrigation in the State of Nebraska.

February 20, 2014

Serving on State Task Force Broadens Crofton Man's Perspective Linda Wuebben, The Norfolk Daily News CROFTON — Jeff Steffen of rural Crofton has immersed himself in water and the future conservation.

It came with the territory when he accepted a spot last July as a member of Nebraska's Water Task Force.

The task force was setup with the passage of legislative measure, calling for a study of waterrelated issues, sustainability and conservation in Nebraska.

A group of 34 Nebraska residents was formed, including state senators, members of the state's Natural Resources Commission and appointed members from cities, sportsmen, irrigation and power districts and farm and ranching interests.

"I never realized how well off we are here in this area until I started attending these meetings," Steffen said. "There were farmers on the committee from out west which were only allowed six to eight inches of irrigated water besides maybe 18 inches of rain."

Farmers and ranchers in central and western Nebraska have been working on conservation practices for about 20 years already, but in eastern Nebraska the work is just beginning, Steffen said.

Residents in the west have taken time to study the state's underground aquifer, but the issue of the large body of water is not as relevant here in eastern Nebraska. Still the sustainability of water is vital for Nebraska's future.

Steffen said looking south to Texas and Kansas where water sustainability in the future is a huge issue has awakened Nebraska residents to take sustainability here serious while water is still present.

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Improving Pivot Irrigation Efficiency Todd D. Whitney UNL – Hamilton County Extension Educator Center pivot irrigation water use system efficiencies vary from 85% to 90%. Although pivot manufactures and irrigators have dramatically improved water use efficiency (since the first Nebraska irrigation wells were installed in 1938), water losses still occur when irrigation water is applied. Irrigation water losses can occur in six ways: canopy evaporation; wind droplet drift; droplet evaporation; soil evaporation; field runoff; and/or deep percolation below plant rooting zones. Therefore, the key to improving irrigation water use efficiency is to minimize irrigated water losses.

Generally, evaporation and wind droplet drift losses are over estimated by irrigators.

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Derrel Martin, UNL Irrigation & Water specialist, recommends the following practices to further increase irrigation efficiency. First, install adequate water pressure regulation gauges to maintain uniform irrigation patterns. Secondly, locate sprinkler devices above the mature crop canopy. This allows the sprinkler device to take advantage of lowpressure while allowing more uniform water distribution. Third, utilize soil moisture sensors and ET gauges to accurately schedule irrigations. And, finally, check your center pivot nozzles and make sure that they match your pivot sprinkler chart. Proper color-coded nozzles should be installed at the correct location along your pivot.

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Wind, though, can increase evaporation losses. For example, when wind speeds increase from 5 mph to 20 mph, then evaporation losses can increase from 4% to 6% depending on the temperature and humidity. To reduce the wind effects on water application uniformity, stagger irrigation pivot start up times. Seek to not irrigate the same pivot location the same time of day during each irrigation. For example, try not to always irrigate a certain field location at 3:00 pm every time when wind speeds are at their highest speeds. Further consider adjusting pivot application revolution times to 2.5 or 3.5 days between irrigations. This will help stagger the irrigation pivot application times by 12 hours for the time of day applications.

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Modern Rules for Modern Technology

by Senator Deb Fischer Washington D.C. Office 825 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-6551 Fax: (202) 228-1325

Almost forty years ago, few could have imagined how modern technology would change the way we live. Ground-breaking advancements have changed the way we do business, communicate with one another, and feed the world.

One rapidly-growing field is low-risk health information technology (health IT). These products, which pose little threat to human health, range from electronic health records and scheduling software to mobile wellness applications. Yet, they can greatly improve our quality of life.

Pioneers of low-risk health IT are engineering technologies that improve care, empower consumers with information, and save lives. Thanks to a $1.99 mobile app, an American basketball coach was able to download a refresher course on how to properly administer CPR. Thankfully, he was able to perform the procedure on a player who collapsed in practice the very next day.

In 2012, the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs partnered to release a free Apple and Android smartphone app called the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Coach. The app provides useful and reliable information on the disorder and its treatments. Since the app’s launch, it has been downloaded more than 100,000 times in 74 countries.

Yet, many of the current regulations governing these fields haven’t been appropriately updated to

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reflect modern developments. We need updated rules to help foster continued progress and ensure we stay competitive.

The current, overly broad definition of a medical device – written in 1976 – gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate a wide range of health information technologies entering the marketplace. The FDA claims it has discretion to regulate things like mobile wellness apps with the same rules it uses to review complex, invasive medical machines. This defies common sense.

As a result, many of the products posing little risk to human health fall victim to a long, costly regulatory process. This stalls progress and unnecessarily burdens inventors and entrepreneurs.

To address this problem, I teamed up with Senator Angus King (I-Maine) to introduce a bill that provides needed regulatory changes. Our legislation, the PROTECT Act of 2014, provides the industry certainty to promote innovation and encourage job creation all while protecting patient safety.

The PROTECT Act offers a more specific, riskbased framework for the FDA by drawing a line between low-risk and high-risk technologies. Our bill enables the FDA to focus its attention on devices that pose the greatest risk to human health. The agency’s work to protect people is important, and our bill

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makes sure that this oversight continues for dangerous medical devices.

Importantly, our legislation also cuts unnecessary red tape. Whenever I meet with business owners across Nebraska, I hear time and again that uncertainty, partly due to overregulation, remains an ongoing challenge. Lingering uncertainty holds back business expansion and prevents owners from hiring.

Health IT is a thriving sector of our economy. It is full of enormous growth potential, with opportunities for job creation. For example, the mobile health and mobile application market is expected to exceed $26 billion by 2017, and the mobile application economy is responsible for half a million new American jobs.

Congress should be working to help, not hinder, these successful job creators with pro-growth policies. The PROTECT Act provides regulatory certainty and gets government out of the way where it is not needed. Anyone with ambition and a dream should have a shot. Our legislation makes sure they do. We all benefit from more jobs, new technology, and innovative forms of healthcare.

I’m so pleased to work with Senator King and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) – an original cosponsor of our bipartisan bill – to remove bureaucratic hurdles stifling economic growth.

More Work Needed after Farm Bill

by Congressman Adrian Smith Scottsbluff Office 416 Valley View Drive, Suite 600 Scottsbluff, NE 69361 Phone: (308) 633-6333 Fax: (308) 633-6335

After years of work, frustration, and setbacks, a long-term Farm Bill has been passed by both the House and Senate, and signed into law by the President. This is welcome news for producers and consumers. Policy certainty will help our farmers and ranchers remain competitive, and the final legislation includes reforms which will save hardworking taxpayers an estimated $23 billion.

Like any compromise, this legislation is not perfect.

There are several trade and livestock provisions which are not included in the bill. I appreciate the patience of Nebraska producers as we continue to work through these issues. And unfortunately, even after completion of this Farm Bill, Nebraska farmers and ranchers continue to be threatened by unnecessary regulations which make it more difficult to produce food and fiber for the world.

Recently, I heard reports the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had begun enforcement action against small farms. Specifically, OSHA regulators were asserting they had the authority to regulate on-farm grain storage and other

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activities they claimed were not directly related to growing and harvesting. However, Congress has prohibited OSHA from using funds to regulate farms with ten or fewer employees since 1976.

In response, I led a bipartisan effort along with Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD), Jim Costa (DCA), and Mike McIntyre (D-NC) to hold OSHA accountable for this clear overreach of their statutory authority. We organized a letter, which was signed by more than 80 Members of Congress to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez demanding OSHA end regulation of small farms. Senator Johanns led a similar effort in the U.S. Senate.

Our work is paying off. This week, the Department of Labor agreed to change course and issue new guidance after working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and agriculture organizations.

In Nebraska and other regions of the country, the significant rise in the in the cost of propane presents another challenge to producers, as well as individuals and families. Any further reduction in supply threatens to leave many without the fuel

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necessary to heat homes, businesses, and livestock and poultry operations.

Several factors have contributed to the shortages including a large, wet harvest, unseasonably cold weather, and transport disruptions. This week, Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) and I sent a letter to President Obama requesting his attention to this urgent matter, and offering to help him find reasonable solutions. More than 70 Members of Congress joined our effort by signing the bipartisan letter. The federal government has already issued emergency orders to prioritize propane shipments, and companies across the country are making contributions, but there is work to be done to bring relief to families across the country.

Though it seems like such bipartisan efforts are too few and far between, getting a Farm Bill across the finish line was one of my top priorities, and is one of several recent examples of Congress working together to benefit hardworking taxpayers. I remain committed to finding solutions to provide certainty, grow our economy, and move our country forward.

More Delays and More Bad News for Obamacare

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If you needed any more proof that Obamacare is not going to work, the last couple weeks should certainly clear the air.

Last week, the President once again unilaterally delayed Obamacare’s requirements that businesses provide health insurance for their employees, effectively ignoring the very law that he has championed for much of his tenure. This is the second straight year the Administration has put off the employer mandate, and yet another delay in a series of delays, extensions and waivers that have overshadowed Obamacare’s sputtering launch.

This move clearly shows the President recognizes the harm this law is causing for businesses, but many families and individuals are already reeling from increased insurance premiums, higher out-ofpocket expenses and the reality that they may not be able to keep their preferred doctor. Cherry picking which parts of the law to ignore is not fair to the folks who are already coping with its burdens. And delaying the pain for others until after the next election is no solution.

Ignoring the employer mandate has not alleviated other problems on the horizon because of the law. A recent report by the nonpartisan Congressional

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Budget Office (CBO) estimates the nation’s workforce will reduce by the equivalent of 2.5 million full-time workers in just 10 years with Obamacare on the books. That figure is nearly three times greater than CBO’s analysis when the law was passed. It’s hard to believe that in a struggling economy, when unemployment was hovering around 10 percent, enough lawmakers were ready to support a law that would cost hundreds of thousands of jobs. But these revised estimates paint an even bleaker picture.

The report predicts Obamacare subsidies will “reduce incentives to work” at a time when our economy depends on job growth. Additionally, when the employer mandate is fully implemented, the report predicts the cost of the employer penalty will be passed onto workers in the form of lower wages and shrunken benefits. Many workers are already trying to cope with reduced hours as businesses decrease their full-time payrolls to avoid Obamacare requirements.

But what about those who are gaining coverage from Obamacare? Some of my colleagues are reporting that 10 million have coverage today that they wouldn’t have absent Obamacare. Non-partisan fact checkers have debunked that talking point,

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calling the claim “simply ridiculous.” I’ve heard from a few Nebraskans who are benefitting from the law, but many more will be left without coverage.

CBO estimates 31 million Americans will still be without coverage in 2024—a decade into the law’s implementation. That’s roughly one in nine Americans. CBO also predicts between 6 and 7 million fewer Americans will receive coverage through their work than would without the law, even with Obamacare’s employer mandate.

All of this begs the question: Is Obamacare worth the $2 trillion investment?

I appreciate and support goals to help our most vulnerable Americans receive access to health care.

This can be accomplished through proposals that increase competition and lower costs like expanding health savings accounts, having insurers compete across state lines, and allowing small businesses to pool together for lower rates. It’s time to scrap the broken, government-centered Obamacare model and pass these patient-centered reforms that will help us achieve our goal of improving America’s health care system.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Market

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Wheat trade has been able to extend its rally with support from the weather and the softer dollar. The weekly net changes are Chicago 22 higher, KC 16 higher, and Minneapolis 18 higher. US origin wheat has lost some competitiveness on the export market, but logistics issues elsewhere should help to keep things supportive.. World weather has developed concerns about planting dryness in Australia, and winter kill in the US, with another cold snap coming after the snow has melted off. Baseline wheat acres were 57 million acres with production of 2.2 billion bushels, and a carryout of 642 million bushels.

Chicago wheat has resistance at $6.43, the 100-day, with support at the $5.95-$6.00 area. The weekly export inspections slipped towards 12 million bushels. Weekly sales are delayed. The trend has turned higher and a bit overbought but we still have a little upside momentum in the gas tank. Hedgers call with questions.

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Corn trade continues to push higher ahead of the USDA Outlook Conference. Heading into Thursday March futures are 9 higher on the week which has us at the highest level since late October. The Friendly USDA report last Monday, lowering ending stocks to 1.481 billion bushels, and good demand items have allowed corn to continue to move higher along with light upside chart momentum. March moved above the previous $4.49 high moving up near $4.55, the next major moving average to the upside is $4.75, the 200-day. Export business has been quieter this week and weekly sales are postponed to Friday because of President’s Day. The US has lost some competitiveness, but unrest in the Ukraine and elsewhere could offset discounts and spur business. Ethanol production should improve on the week with better weather helping production and usage. Stocks should build a bit more as we come into spring. Producer margins are expected to remain good. The weekly export inspection number jumped to near 35 million bushels on better availability from recent sales. South American weather remains a mixed bag for now. USDA baseline acres were pegged at 93.5 million acres, with production of 14.206 billion bushels, and a carryout of 2.6 billion bushels; this still used a 1.887 carry in, so the actual carryover number with these projections is right around 2.2 billion. Further projections for this year will come out of the USDA conference Thursday or Friday, expectations are for the carryover to stay around 2 billion. That being said these numbers are projections and not based on surveys. We are set up for active trade surrounding the March Planting Intentions report at the end of March.

The March option expiration is Friday which would suggest we want to keep March corn in between $4.40-$4.50.

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Soybean trade hit new highs on strong trade to start the week, before softening again on Wednesday. For the week, March beans are 17 higher through Thursday. Basis has softened a bit with the higher prices moving some bushels into town for exporters and crushers. The weekly export inspections were good coming in around 60 million bushels. Export sales have been quiet with the main weekly sales delayed. Export should begin to drop off more with early Brazilian harvest going fairly well, with 25% or so cut already. We should rather say exports need to drop off because we do not have the beans this crop year without squeezing domestic needs. Weather looks good in South America as a whole, but enough heat and other issues have occurred, that we do not expect production estimates to rise any further, more likely see light declines. A huge South American crop is expected and our current global carryover estimate is a record for soybeans.

On the chart, March has support at $13.38, on the 10-day moving average, then $13.13 which is the 20-day. Chart resistance is at $13.79. March futures did take a crack at our 2013 and 2014 March contract high up at $13.79, moving over $13.70, on Wednesday morning but we finished the day around 20 cents off the high. The acre battle for new crop should pick up this month, with cotton and other crops potentially looking more competitive vs row crops on the fringes of the belt, especially with the recent corn gains. The USDA Outlook conference is expected to clarify some of the questions from the USDA baseline numbers released last week which was 78 million for 2014 beans.

Production was listed at 3.480 billion bushels (versus 3.258 this past year) and a carryout of 203 million bushels. The trade expectations are for acreage to be around 82.5 million and production up nearly another 200 million. Hedgers call with any questions or to discuss working with FuturesOne.

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March 2014 Soybeans (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open . . . .6.196 High . . . .6.206 Low . . . . .6.114 Close . . . .6.150 Change .-0.850

Open . . .4.532 High . . . .4.544 Low . . . .4.510 Close . . .4.536 Change +0.060

Open . . .13.540 High . . .13.610 Low . . . .13.436 Close . . .13.556 Change .+0.110

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The new farm bill restarts disaster assistance for the ag sector. This is a direct need for the cattle producers the Nebraska Panhandle hit hard by the blizzard last October, a calamity that killed more than 2,200 head.

The 900-page, nearly $500 billion legislation is to cover five years and contains significant provisions affecting a wide range of additional issues such as conservation and export promotion.

Among the bill's lesser-known provisions are ideas to promote farmers markets as well as biodegradable-based products (items made from corn-based components, for example).

A disappointing failure was the troubling decision by a HouseSenate conference committee to remove the subsidy limits that both houses of Congress had separately approved.

The conference committee's action spurred strong condemnation from two members of the Midlands' congressional delegation, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. Both had worked hard to end the federal government's open-ended approach to payments, especially to large, high-dollar producers.

On the positive side, the farm bill put new emphasis on food and water research. That littlepublicized aspect of the bill could bring important long-term benefits to the Midlands economy and to the University of Nebraska and Iowa State University, given their wide-ranging involvement in ag-science work.

The need for greater attention to agricultural research is strong. To meet the food needs of a global population of 9 billion by 2050, the world's ag productivity must go up by 70 percent, says U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

Achieving such improvements in agricultural productivity will hinge in large measure on new research discoveries: findings that can boost plant and animal health, make water use stretch, improve plant yields and help plants better withstand drought.

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Traditionally, food and agricultural research has tended to be regarded in the scientific community as something of a second-tier concern, a mere "stepchild," notes Ronnie Green, vice chancellor for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Even the USDA devoted less than 2.5 percent of its budget for such research in recent years.

The mind-set in the scientific community is changing, though, as the importance of agriculture for global food and water needs becomes increasingly obvious.

The University of Nebraska is making impressive investments and organizational changes to raise its food and water studies to the next level. As a result, NU is positioned to step up as one of the leading centers on this research.

The farm bill creates a nonprofit foundation to channel $200 million in federal funds into ag research, with the private sector matching dollar for dollar. In addition, the National Science Foundation will direct a portion of its basic-science grants toward food and water research.

Such steps are part of a impressive long-term strategy by the USDA to boost ag science. The department also is encouraging the creation of six large, multidisciplinary research institutes to focus on high-priority food and water issues. USDA will provide competitive grants to the effort.

Universities such as NU and ISU will be encouraged to join together and make proposals for potential institutes.

Green, the UNL vice chancellor, notes that some smaller items in the new farm bill include funding relevant for NU. The National Drought Mitigation Center at UNL is likely to benefit from the federal government's new funding for drought-related programs. And NU should face good odds in competing for increased federal funds for research into animal health.

Food and water research can no longer be considered a stepchild in the scientific community. On the contrary, it's vital to help the world meet global needs in the coming decades.

A budget of $1 million was set up for the task force, including much of that money to hire an engineering firm to facilitate the study.

Olsson Associates, which has a strong background in water and conservation projects, was hired to conduct the study and monitor the 22 meetings held across the state from July to December. Public comment was taken at each meeting.

"Certainly, quantity of water is important, but also quality is important," Steffen said.

Farming practices in eastern Nebraska will need to be considered.

Timing of certain chemical applications like nitrogen on crops should be carefully considered.

The Natural Resources Commission is responsible for distributing funds for conservation projects.

"It was a very steep learning curve for me," said Steffen with a smile. He had never served on a Natural Resources District board, so he learned "a ton of stuff."

The goal of the task force is sustainability.

Steffen said the NRDs across the state have done a good job but there needs to be a closer look at water, groundwater and future sustainability.

"We need to do groundwater mapping here in our part of the state," Steffen said.

The water task force has made recommendations that will be presented to the Nebraska Legislature yet this month.

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Hartington FFA Has a Busy Winter Season Hartington FFA Reporter Riley McCain Last fall the Hartington FFA harvested their crop plot. The crop plot is where a piece of land is donated and local seed dealers donate seed to plant. We conducted a residue test when we mulched a part of the field. Grossenburg Implement donated a field connect unit and with that students could go on the internet and check the soil moisture at four different levels.

When it was time to harvest students were able to come to the crop plot and help harvest by driving the combine, grain cart and going to the elevator. Thank you to all of the people who helped on the crop plot, it is greatly appreciated.

Recently the chapter competed at the district livestock judging contest. The junior team placed 5th out of 11 teams. Students who competed on the junior team include Maggie Wiebelhaus 6th out of 84, Noah Noecker 12th, Bryce Lammers 33rd, Isaac Stevens 52nd, Brianna Lammers 58th, Taylor Lammers 65th, Megan Leise 70th, and Ashley Kneifl 72nd.

There was also a senior team that competed and they placed 2nd out of 11 teams. Students who competed on the senior team include Garrett Heine 1st out of 81, Ty Dybdal 3rd, Dustin Weinandt 20th, Austin Koch 24th, Ty Becker 39th, Jacob Dickes 42nd, Alex Fischer 50th, and Dillon Klug 60th. The top four competitors on each team will represent Hartington FFA at State in April.

The chapter will be doing many activities during National FFA Week which is February 18th thru the 21st, 2014. On Tuesday the chapter officers will present “Why I Wear the Blue and Gold Jacket” to the elementary

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The Randolph FFA Begins Year FFA Chapter with Many Activities The Randolph FFA chapter is continuing to have a fantastic year. Contest success, National FFA Week, and hard work for degrees are just some of the things we are busying ourselves with lately. Three chapter members qualified for state and several others are alternates.

Mackenzie Lemmons and Leo Haselhorst will be participating in the Senior Public Speaking event obtaining first and second in the event at districts. Also, Morgan Polenske is the district Extemporaneous Speaking champion. Adam Thompson placed fifteenth in district livestock judging as well. Mackenzie Lemmons, chapter president, applied for her state degree and is far along her path to being a hopeful state officer next year.

National FFA Week is a busy time for every chapter. The Randolph FFA chapter is no exception. Every day there will be a new dress up day including Western Day, Tractor Appreciation Day, Red and Gold Day to represent the theme “Ignite”, and the classic Blue and Gold Day. Also, every day will have a new FFA trivia question. At the end of the week the boy and girl who participated in the week’s activities the most are crowned Corn Cob King and Queen. The elementary students get to participate as well. They get to draw their best farm scene on grocery bags which are then used at the local grocery store. Also, members of the chapter will be taking time to play a trivia game about FFA with the younger kids.

Upcoming events include Career Development Events, or CDEs. The chapter has a fairly large group of students participating.

Study times are being set up and we have a very good outlook for this year’s CDE contest. Also, State Convention is coming up and everyone who is already or will be participating are working hard to get ready for the contests. The Randolph FFA chapter is hard at work and is ready to end the year with a bang.

The Scribner Snyder FFA Chapter has been kept very busy this year so far. The chapter has held a pink out night at a varsity Boys’ and Girls’ basketball game. The goal was to raise funds for a local community member who is dealing with Breast Cancer. “Pink Out Night went very well” said Scribner-Snyder Chapter Advisor Michelle Ryun. People really enjoyed buying baked goods from a bake sale, raffle tickets for baskets that were donated by other schools and local organizations. The chapter raised over 1,000 dollars, and is personally going to donate 300 dollars to make a grand total of 1,300 dollars for the community member! The Scribner-Snyder FFA Chapter President Amber Metschke said “we raised more money than we thought and Pink Out Night was a great success!”

The Chapter has also been collecting donations for the annual FFA Barbecue Auction on March

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - FFA

February 20, 2014

Tekamah-Herman FFA Greer Potadle February is extremely hectic for those of us in FFA. We, like many other chapters, are fundraising, preparing proficiencies and state degrees, and studying hard for District Career Development Events. We all are kept busy under Miss Kobs’ command to better our school and ourselves. She has led us to a very successful year so far, especially for the junior livestock judging team who qualified for state. We are enthusiastic to see what upcoming competitions bring.

At Tekamah-Herman, we are raising money by having pie sales, a pie in the face contest, and the Sweetheart Dance. At the end of January, we held a pie sale and silent auction consisting of various items and pies of many flavors. Many loving, diligent parents helped cook the pies, ranging from original pecan to cherry cheesecake. We had over 37, so many thanks to everyone that participated. Also, this week we are holding a raffle for a specific teacher to get a pie in the face.

One of our lovely choices for teachers is our former FFA leader Don Wallace. In addition, we are holding the school Sweetheart Dance Feb. 28. The

dance committee has been holding morning meetings for a couple weeks now to make sure all of the details are correct. It is going to be quite a night filled with incredible dancing.

We just had our big night for proficiencies. Miss Kobs is still recuperating from the late night, but very excited for our winners and state qualifiers who are Bailey Rasmussen, Madelyn Skinner, Jade Braniff, Derek Method, Zach Gill and I. These kids, just like numerous others, spent countless hours after school and at home perfecting their proficiencies, so Congrats! Next week, is the State Degree Interview night for Derek Method, Alivia Braniff, Zach Gill, Justine Hansen, and I. We have already started studying for the test and practicing answers to questions that we may be asked. We all desire the honor that comes with being awarded a State Degree.

Also, District CDEs are fast approaching. In less than month, the Tekamah-Herman Chapter will be competing in several different categories. All members have been required to start accumulating information and tools related to their area. Morning meetings will begin soon, so that all groups can tie together what they have

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Finally, the Tekamah-Herman FFA is productively improving the school. We are finalizing the plans for a school garden/grow station so students can learn about the stages of flowers and vegetable plants. A select group will study the plants for the entire growing season and record data. This will be a hands on way for students that don’t live on a farm to learn about the techniques of farming. Also, the chapter is still writing letters to their pen pals in California. It is liberating to know that you can change the connotation children have of the agricultural industry with just a few words.

Overall, the members of the Tekamah-Herman FFA cannot wait for what the rest of the year will bring.

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Farmers and ranchers complained the loudest, saying double-digit increases in taxes linked to record-high land prices were pinching their livelihoods. Urban homeowners lodged gripes, too, saying it was getting harder to pay ever-rising tax bills when wages and retirement income weren't keeping pace.

Now it appears the Nebraska Legislature is gearing up for a response.

At least four proposals in the 2014 session aim to increase the annual rebate that property owners get through the state's property tax credit program.

That program, launched in 2007, provides a state-funded discount on the local property tax bill of a homeowner or landowner.

The credit topped out in 2008, when the owner of a $150,000 home received a $129 tax break.

Since then, funding for the credit has stayed at $115 million a year, which hasn't kept pace with rising land prices. As a result, the property tax credit is delivering only $99 in relief to the owner of that $150,000 house this year.

Several senators said the property tax credit program is the best way to deliver property tax relief for the most people this year.

"It gets to all property taxpayers," said State Sen. Galen Hadley of Kearney.

Hadley, who was chairman of last year's tax "modernization" study and heads the Legislature's Revenue Committee, said it's pretty likely that state lawmakers will pass some property tax relief measure this session. He said he favors upping the annual tax credit.

Other property tax relief proposals are problematic, Hadley said.

A plan to reduce the valuation of ag land to 65 percent of market value sounds good but wouldn't provide tax relief to farmers and ranchers who live in rural counties with few homes or businesses, the senator said. The Nebraska Farm Bureau proposed that approach, which is backed

by Gov. Dave Heineman.

Increasing state aid to K-12 schools, he said, would not help all rural school districts. And restoring state aid to cities and counties, although a good idea, would require some deeper consideration, he said.

Even some rural senators say that while they would like to see changes in state aid to schools, the property tax credit program is this year's vehicle for relieving property taxes.

"It's the better way to go," said Hyannis Sen. Al Davis.

The big question facing state lawmakers is how much to put into the credit program and how that might affect spending on other state services or the state's cash reserves.

Three proposals will be the subject of a public hearing Tuesday before the Legislature's Appropriations Committee, which establishes how much money will be put into the property tax credit program: • Legislative Bill 1094, from Davis, would increase the program by $25 million, upping the annual credits to about $140 million.

• LB 669, from Omaha Sen. Beau McCoy, would transfer $85 million from the state's cash reserve, thus boosting the program to $200 million a year.

• LB 1086, from Omaha Sen. Pete Pirsch, would double the fund to about $230 million by withdrawing $115 million from cash reserves.

A fourth measure, LB 721, proposed by Fremont Sen. Charlie Janssen, was heard by the Revenue Committee last week. It calls for several tax changes, including a one-time $35 million transfer into the credit program.

Davis said increasing the program's funds by the $25 million proposal is sustainable, but McCoy, a Republican candidate for governor, said that with record-high cash reserves — they are expected to hit $726 million by midyear — more money is available.

"When we have that level of a cash reserve, we're overtaxing Nebraskans," McCoy said, and some of it should be returned to them.

That's the same argument advanced by the governor. He has said that by tapping the cash reserve and a portion of the $1.2 billion in state checking accounts, the Legislature can provide $300 million to $500 million in tax relief and still increase spending by 4 percent a year.

Heineman recently said that if lawmakers decided to increase the property tax credit instead of decreasing the valuation of ag land, he might be OK with that.

"I'm wide open to the discussion," he said last week.

Hadley said he would support an increase of about $47 million in the property tax credit program, which would restore the tax break to its high point in 2008. The credit, he added, should be increased each year to keep pace with increases in property prices.

Omaha Sen. Heath Mello, who heads the Appropriations Committee, said that, long-term, he would support providing "circuit breakers" for property taxpayers that put a cap on the amount of annual property tax increases.

But for now, Mello said, the property tax credit program is the best option, because it helps both urban and rural taxpayers.

Doubling the credit, as proposed in LB 1086, is probably unrealistic, he said, adding that he supports an increase, and one that can be sustained for several years.

"I'm convinced that the committee will take some kind of action to appropriate money for the property tax credit," Mello said. "But we need to see how it fits in the entire budget picture."

MAKE SURE IT’S DONE THE WAY YOU WANT: ADVANCE DIRECTIVES Continued from page 2 least 19 years of age may do an advance directive.

When do Advance Directives Take Effect?

Advance directives are valid as soon as they are signed and witnessed but they do not go into effect until the signer is no longer able to make health care decisions.

For a living will to go into effect: •the physician determines that someone is in a terminal condition or persistent vegetative state, and that life-sustaining procedures will only prolong death.

•if the physician has a copy of the living will, the physician then notifies the family or guardian of the intent to put the living will into effect.

For a durable power of attorney for health care to go into effect: •the physician determines the patient cannot make health care decisions.

•the agent agrees to start making those decisions. Advance directives continue in effect until they are revoked by the person who made them, or when that person dies or becomes capable of making health care decisions again.

What if a Health Care Provider is Unwilling to Abide by the Terminally Ill Act? Any health care provider who, because of personal belief, is unwilling to abide by the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act is required by law to transfer patient care promptly to another health care provider who will accept the conditions of the advance directive.

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Family, close friends and other appropriate people such as clergy may be consulted. Talk with them about what is important in life and personal wishes about health care procedures.

Gather information about life-sustaining treatments to make informed decisions about care options. While it is not a legal requirement in Nebraska to consult an attorney in order to complete an advance directive, some may choose to do so.

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2014 Bull Sale Calendar Date 02/25/14 02/25/14 02/25/14 02/25/14 02/25/14 02/25/14 02/25/14 02/26/14 02/26/14 02/26/14 02/27/14 02/27/14 02/27/14 02/27/14 02/27/14 02/27/14 02/27/14 02/28/14 02/28/14 02/28/14 02/28/14 02/28/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/01/14 03/02/14 03/02/14 03/02/14 03/02/14 03/03/14 03/03/14 03/03/14 03/03/14 03/03/14 03/04/14 03/04/14 03/04/14 03/04/14 03/04/14 03/04/14 03/05/14 03/05/14 03/05/14 03/05/14 03/05/14 03/05/14 03/06/14 03/06/14 03/06/14 03/06/14 03/07/14 03/07/14 03/07/14 03/07/14 03/07/14 03/07/14 03/07/14 03/07/14 03/07/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/09/14 03/09/14 03/09/14 03/09/14 03/09/14 03/09/14 03/09/14 03/10/14 03/10/14 03/10/14 03/10/14 03/11/14 03/11/14 03/11/14

Ranch (Ranch Location) Conley Angus Online Bull Sale Dew Drop Angus Production Sale Haynes Cattle Co. Bull Sale (Holyoke, CO) Landmark Angus Bull Sale Lonely Valley Limousin, Limflex & Angus Production Sale Deep Creek Angus Ranch/Millar Angus Ranch Geppert's Rock Creek Livestock Parry Angus Bull Sale Grund Beef Genetics TC Ranch Bull Sale C-Bar Ranch Red Angus Production Sale GG&T Cattle Co., Salers & Angus Production Sale Bear Mountain Angus Bull & Female Sale Brown Gelbvieh Bull Sale Foxhoven Angus Production Sale Hart Farms Bull Sale Raven Angus Cow Camp Ranch Simmental & Angus Production Sale Jamison Ranch Hereford Bull Sale Amdahl Angus Beitelspacher Ranches Gant Hereford & Angus Crawford & Crawford Bull Sale Held's Angus Carcass Influence Sale Pinehurst Farms Production Angus Associates Judd Ranch Bull Sale Laflin Ranch Angus Production Sale Loving Farms, Predictable Genetics Proven Performance Bull Sale Mead Angus Farms Flying H Genetics Bull Sale Green Valley Cattle Co. Bull Sale Thorstenson Gelbvieh & Angus Wilde Angus Ranch Lucky 7 Angus Bull Sale Kading Farms Open House Bull Sale Lazy H Ranch Angus & Charolais Bull Sale Carl Dethlefts and Sons Angus Bull Sale Carlson Cattle Co. Lyons Ranch Angus Bull Sale S Diamond Angus Private Treaty Bull Sale Vision Angus (Amherst, CO) Walsh Simmentals Production Sale MLM Gelbrieh Private Treaty Sale Cattlemans Choice Angus & Simmental Bull Sale Gateway Genetics Bull Sale Hooscow Angus Jindra Angus Annual Production Sale Warner Beef Genetics Gelbvieh & Balancer Sale S & S Polled Herefords 41st Annual Production Sale Poland Angus Bull Sale Spring Valley Farms Angus & A+Plus Balancer Production Sale Hall Ranch Bull Sale Lonesome River Ranch Bull Sale Priefert Angus Bruns Angus Kavli Cattle Co. Bull Sale Generic Genetics JMB Angus, Rains Simmental & N Bar Cattle Co. Bull Sale Fuoss Angus Ranch Kansas State University Angus, Hereford & Simmental Production Sale The Legacy Sale Carl Dethlefs & Sons Bull Sale Cline Angus Bull Sale Bullerman Angus/Metzger Angus/Moser Angus Flying E Angus Ranch Grandview Angus/Jessie Lewis Angus JK Angus/Eichacher Simmentals Progressive Performance Breeders' Sale Western Colorado Angus Ass'n Bull Sale Pine View Angus Weeks Angus Mill Brae Ranch Angus Production Sale Rippe Gelbvieh Bull Sale SF Farms Angus Production Sale Jager Farms Open House & Private Treaty Sale Missouri State Sale Galaxy Beef Heart of the Ozarks Angus Ass'n Sale Smith Farms Angus Bull Sale Snyder Bros. Angus Bull Sale Wieseler Angus Rock’n R Ranch Angus & Red Angus Production Sale Woody Ranch Angus & Charolais Bull Sale Shepherd Hills Cattle Co. 4M Angus Bull Sale Lienetics Royale Bull Sale (Princeton, NE) T-Bone Angus/Mark Brookhouser Family Bull Sale RBM Livestock Brad Z Ranch Barstow Angus Ranch Bull Sale Gonsior Simmentals Production Sale Schauer Angus Ranch Lienetics Royale Bull Sale Styles Angus Inc. Trask Angus Ranch/Peterson Angus

Sale Location Clarksdale, MO Parks, NE Ogallala, NE O’Neill, NE Creston, NE Philip, SD Mitchell, SD Sterling, CO Oakley, KS Franklin, NE Brownell, KS Quinter, KS Palisade, NE Paxton, NE Crofton, NE Frederick, SD Colome, SD Lost Springs, KS Quinter, KS Fulton, SD Bowdle, SD Geddes, SD Adair, IA Hinton, IA Earlham, IA New Providence, IA Pomona, KS Olsburg, KS Pawnee Rock, KS Versailles, MO Arapahoe, NE Atkinson, NE Selby, SD Shevlin, SD Riverton, WY Casey, IA Hays, KS Rockville, NE Fullerton, NE Manhattan, KS Henderson, NE North Platte, NE Hubbard, NE Superior, NE Washington, KS Pierce, NE Rushville, NE Clarkson, NE Arapahoe, NE Guide Rock, NE Isabel, KS Agra, KS Bassett, NE Milburn, NE Hebron, NE Madison, SD Wray, CO Ida Grove, IA Wallace, KS Draper, SD Manhattan, KS Manhattan, KS Rockville, NE Valentine, NE Worthing, SD White River, SD Saint Onge, SD Salem, SD Sioux Falls, SD Delta, CO Colesburg, IA Winterset, IA Maple Hill, KS Belleville, KS Garnett, KS Hazard, NE Sedalia, MO Maryville, MO West Plains, MO Hay Springs, NE Ogallala, NE Orient, SD Plainville, KS Barnard, KS Lebanon, MO Blue Hill, NE Beatrice, NE O'Neill, NE Florence, SD Guthrie Center, IA Springview, NE Fullerton, NE Faith, SD Beatrice, NE Brentford, SD Philip, SD

Date 03/12/14 03/12/14 03/13/14 03/13/14 03/13/14 03/14/14 03/14/14 03/14/14 03/14/14 03/14/14 03/14/14 03/14/14 03/15/14 03/15/14 03/15/14 03/15/14 03/15/14 03/15/14 03/15/14 03/15/14 03/15/14 03/16/14 03/16/14 03/16/14 03/16/14 03/17/14 03/17/14 03/17/14 03/17/14 03/17/14 03/17/14 03/18/14 03/18/14 03/18/14 03/18/14 03/18/14 03/19/14 03/19/14 03/19/14 03/19/14 03/19/14 03/19/14 03/20/14 03/20/14 03/20/14 03/21/14 03/21/14 03/21/14 03/21/14 03/21/14 03/21/14 03/22/14 03/22/14 03/22/14 03/22/14 03/22/14 03/22/14 03/22/14 03/22/14 03/22/14 03/22/14 03/22/14 03/23/14 03/23/14 03/23/14 03/23/14 03/24/14 03/24/14 03/24/14 03/24/14 03/24/14 03/24/14 03/25/14 03/25/14 03/25/14 03/25/14 03/26/14 03/26/14 03/26/14 03/26/14 03/27/14 03/27/14 03/27/14 03/27/14 03/27/14 03/27/14 03/28/14 03/28/14 03/28/14 03/28/14 03/28/14 03/28/14 03/29/14 03/29/14 04/10/14

Ranch (Ranch Location) Stucky Ranch Angus Production Sale Vin-Mar Cattle Co. Bull Sale (Gordon, NE) Hall-Pokorny Red Angus Sale McCurry Angus Ranch Bull Sale Mogck Angus Farm Bar S Ranch Angus & Charolais Production Sale Stucky Ranch Angus Production Sale TL Ranch PT Bull Sale Weigand Grain & Livestock Brookhouser T-Bone Angus Sale Southwest Nebraska Angus Ass'n Bull Sale Jankord Angus Farm Molitor Angus Farm Annual Production Sale Brinkley Angus Ranch Circle A Ranch Spring Angus Bull & Heifer Sale Flying H Genetics Bull Sale Kranjec Valley Angus Farm Ozark Classic Sale Gardel's Lazy Four Angus Bull Sale (Wilcox, NE) McCarthy Angus Bull Sale Royal Hoofers Bull Test Sale Vision Quest Angus Ranch Briarwood Farms Breinig Ranch Bull Sale Sullivan Farms & Gana/Nisely Designer Genes Sale Iowa Cattlemen's Ass'n Bull Test Sale B&D Herefords/Beran Brothers Angus Annual Production Sale Beran Bros.

Lindell Angus Annual Production Sale Hinkle's Prime Cut Angus Van Beek Ranch Marshall Cattle Co. Hinkson Angus Bull Sale Quirk Land & Cattle Co. Sullivan Farms & Gana/Nisely No Bull Sale Moore Angus Iowa Angus Ass'n Bull Test Sale Mid Kansas Angus Breeders Annual Production Sale Mid-Kansas Angus Breeders' Sale Mid-Way Farms/Woodbury Farms Annual Angus Production Sale Woodbury Farms/May-Way Farms Wagonhammer Angus Ranches (Albion, NE) DBL Inc. Video Bull Sale Benoit Angus Annual Production Sale Tegtmeier Production Sale Chisholm Trail Angus Sale Double Feature Angus Sale Sunflower Genetics Simmental, SimAngus & Angus Production Sale Wildcat Creek Ranch Production Sale Marshall & Fenner Angus & Friends Gengenbach Cattle Co. Simmental, SimAngus & Angus Bull & Female Sale Kenny/Morris/Weiderstein Mass Farms Bull Sale Herbster Angus Annual Production Sale Janssen Red Angus Annual Bull Sale New Haven Angus Annual Production Sale Professional Beef Genetics Connealy Angus Ranch Bull Sale Bunker Cattle Co. Mount Rushmore Angus Ranch Muldoon Angus Sinclair Cattle Co. Bull Sale Poss Angus Bull and Female Sale C/S Cattle Co. E.D. Angus Private Treaty Bull Sale TK Angus Leachman Cattle Co. of Colorado Bull Sale Myron Runft Charolais Bull Sale Oleen Brothers Angus & Hereford Production Sale Kasselder-Freouff Rishel Angus Bull Sale Iron Mtn. Cattle Co. Black Velvet Cattle Annual Angus Production Sale GeneTrust Brangus Bull Sale Frenzen Angus Bull Sale Littau Angus Ranch Larson Angus Ranch Production Sale Pelton Simmental/Red Angus/SimAngus Annual Production Sale Nebraska Bull Test Sale Rossow Angus Ranch McCabe Genetics Mushrush Red Angus Annual Production Sale Sweiger Bros.

L Bar L Angus Bull Sale Lau Angus Wardensville Bull Evaluation Center PT Bull Sale Iowa Cattlemen's Ass'n PT Bull Sale Poss Angus Bull Sale Schurrtop Angus & Charolais Bull Sale (Maywood, NE) Roth Angus Varilek CT Angus Lisco/M Diamond Angus Bull Sale Larson Angus Private Treaty Bull Sale Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull Sale Sonderup Charolais Ranch 32nd Annual Sale

Sale Location Kingman, KS Rushville, NE North Platte, NE Burrton, KS Tripp, SD Paradise, KS Kingman, KS Monticello, MO Warrensburg, MO Brunswick, NE McCook, NE Castlewood, SD Zenda, KS Milan, MO Iberia, MO Lowry City, MO Farmington, MO Springfield, MO Kearney, NE Naper, NE Beatrice, NE Yates Center, KS Butler, MO Arapahoe, NE Martell, NE Bloomfield, IA Odin, KS Odin, KS Leonardville, KS Nevada, MO Pollock, SD Burlington, CO Cottonwood Falls, KS Hastings, NE Martell, NE Artesian, SD Lamoni, IA LaCrosse, KS La Crosse, KS Overrook, KS Overbrook, KS O'Neill, NE Fullerton, NE Esbon, KS Burchard, NE Winfield, KS Washington, KS Maple Hill, KS Peabody, KS Marshall, MO Imperial, NE Dunlap, IA Malvern, IA Marysville, KS Geneseo, KS Leavenworth, KS Clinton, MO Whitman, NE Arlington, SD Hermosa, SD Aberdeen, SD Buffalo, WY Lacrosse, KS Pomona, MO Ashby, NE Valentine, NE Fort Collins, CO Belleville, KS Dwight, KS Ericson, NE North Platte, NE Belle Fourche, SD Mankato, KS Eureka, KS Fullerton, NE Carter, SD Wallace, KS LaCrosse, KS Broken Bow, NE Herreid, SD Elk City, KS Strong City, KS Weatherby, MO Wallace, NE Armour, SD Wardensville, WV Dunlap, IA Scotia, NE McCook, NE Freeman, SD Platte, SD Casper, WY Sioux Rapids, IA Carthage, MO Fullerton, NE

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The Importance of Colostrum and Use of Colostrum Replacements in Newborn Calves It is crucial that newborn calves get off to a good start and one of the most important things that needs to happen at birth is the adequate consumption of high-quality colostrum by the newborn calf.

Ideally, we like to see vigorous calves stand and nurse within 2 hours of birth and repeatedly nurse by the time it is 12 hours old. However, there are situations that could impact the quality and quantity of colostrum available to newborn calves. In these situations, colostrum replacement products may need to be considered. Such situations include the following.

Difficult calving Calves that experience difficult births often are slow to stand and nurse. Research has shown that calves born with no assistance stood and nursed within 40 minutes after birth and had a higher immunoglobulin concentration at 24 hours while calves that required assistance took more than an hour to stand and had a significantly lower immunoglobulin concentration.

Severe weather conditions Harsh winter weather conditions can cause cold stress. Calves that experience cold stress may be less likely to get up and nurse. Also, cold-stressed cows have reduced potential of providing highquality colostrum.

Thin Cows Nutrition plays a direct role in the production of colostrum. Undernourished cows may not have received enough energy, protein, minerals and vitamins during the gestation period and, therefore, the ability to produce quality colostrum is reduced. As body condition decreases so does the amount and concentration of immunoglobulins in colostrum.

First-calf heifers Colostrum quality and quantity is usually lower in first-calf heifers. There is also a higher likelihood that first-calf heifers may lack good "mothering instinct" and will not allow the calf to immediately suckle, or, may reject the calf altogether.

Colostrum replacement products There are a number of colostrum replacement products commercially available today. Care should be taken in selection of the product to ensure you are getting a replacement and not a supplement. Although similar, replacements have higher concentrations of immunoglobulins(Ig), specifically IgG, than supplements and are intended to serve as the sole source when fresh colostrum is not available.

There are other nutrients such as sugars, fats, vitamins and minerals in replacements, but there can be variability in the quality and digestibility of products based on the source of these nutrients and the method of processing. Be sure to carefully read and follow the manufacturer's instructions since products may vary in how they are mixed and the number of recommended feedings.

You should consult your veterinarian to help you make a more informed purchasing decision for the colostrum replacement product that is suited best for your operation. This decision is an important one because you only get one chance to start a calf off right.

Grazing Improvement Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives WASHINGTON - The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association applaud passage of the Grazing Improvement Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Grazing Improvement Act was passed with a vote of 220 to 194 earlier today as part of a larger package, the Public Access and Land Improvement Act, H.R. 2954. Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) should be commended for leading the effort on behalf of the livestock industry in the west for moving this important legislation through the House.

The bill would improve the livestock grazing permitting process on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service. The bill was debated during the last session of Congress in both the House and Senate; it passed the House with bipartisan support as part of the Conservation and Economic Growth Act (H.R. 2578).

PLC President Brice Lee, rancher from Hesperus, Colo., expressed PLC’s strong support for the bill, adding that the uncertainty surrounding grazing permit renewals is threatening the ability of federal lands ranchers to keep their businesses operating.

“This legislation will contribute greatly to providing a stable business environment to

federal lands ranchers, who face ever-increasing uncertainty as to the future of our livestock grazing permits,” said Lee. “By increasing the term of grazing permits from 10 to 20 years, ranchers will have certainty that their operations will remain in business and continue to operate without the fear of losing their permits on processbased grounds.”

The bill includes two amendments passed by the House today and supported by PLC and NCBA. The first, offered by Rep. Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Labrador, added language which would allow the Secretary to consolidate environmental reviews, while clarifying the definition of current grazing management, and ensuring a timely response for temporary trailing and crossing applications. The second amendment, offered by Rep. Labrador, requires the non-prevailing, not directly-affected party in a challenge to the Secretary’s final grazing decision to pay the directly-affected prevailing party incurred fees and expenses and clarifies the definition of a directly-affected party.

NCBA President Scott George, a dairy and beef producer from Wyoming, said that the bill is commonsense legislation which will provide security for livestock producers that operate on public lands while the BLM and USFS work

through the backlog of permits renewals and environmental analysis.

“Cattlemen face growing uncertainty regarding grazing permits,” George said. “Many are at risk of losing their operations because of a backlog in the regulatory process, which is largely caused by extremist environmental groups, who frequently file lawsuits on minor paperwork issues in an attempt to put ranchers out of business. The language added today regarding payment of legal fees would go a long way in reducing the endless stream of lawsuits aimed at removing livestock from federal lands.”

Lee and George stated that the Grazing Improvement Act is important for our western ranchers and said as a way of life in rural America, ranching is a vital contributor of jobs and economic stability in many communities.

“Our ranchers are the original stewards of the land," said Lee. "Their continued success holds great implications for the landscapes and rural economies of the West. Communities that depend on the continued presence of federal lands ranchers are already experiencing the hardships that accompany the loss of grazing permits. This legislation is of great importance America’s agricultural economy and we urge the Senate to take up this bill and pass it without delay.”

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By David M. Fiala

FuturesOne President and Chief Analyst/Advisor David M. Fiala’s company, FuturesOne, is a full service risk management and futures brokerage firm. A primary focus of Weekly Ag Market Breakdown FuturesOne is to provide useful agricultural marketing advice via daily, weekly, and monthly analysis of the domestic and global markets. FuturesOne designs and services individualized risk management solutions and will also actively manage pricing decisions for ag producers. FuturesOne also provides advice and Lean hog trade moved to new highs, with support from dis- management services for speculative accounts. David ease concerns, fund buying, and tighter numbers. April trade is and his staff at FuturesOne draw on decades of

Hogs

110 higher on the week, and the summer months were 100 to 120 higher. Fresh PEDv reports continue to float around the market. Nearby April futures have chart resistance at 9800, and support at 9530; the chart remains in a higher trend. Trade is getting fairly overbought in the near term. The light gap higher last Friday on the June futures from $106.17 to $106.35 could be viewed as an exhaustion gap, so view that as key support in the week ahead. The pork cutout gained strength with slower kill rates narrowing supply. Cash trade has been a little mixed though. Carcass weights have stayed higher but the next cold blast should hamper performance. Export business should stabilize with emerging markets calming down. Margins for 2014 remain attractive for locking up some forward production, which is why we are concerned about larger production in 2014 depending on disease impacts. Cheaper feed costs should help lead to greater hog expansion domestically and globally in 2014 if disease issues can be overcome. But that is a bigger if versus about any other time in our recent history in this industry.

Hedgers call with questions, and focus on margins looking forward.

Support: Resistance:

Feb. 14 9307 9997

Apr. 14 10352 11012

February 2014 Hogs (CBOT) - Daily Chart

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April. 14 14015 14375

Support: Resistance

Mar. 14 Feeder 16712 17397

Live Cattle futures tested the high end of the range again this week before softening a bit on Wednesday.

Feeders have printed some new contract highs before seeing some selling pressure from the higher corn trade.

For the week, live cattle are 60 higher, and feeders are 80 higher. Trade is overbought but we are holding the higher trends. Seasonally the argument would be toward seeing some pressure in the near term time frame ahead of lent. The cutout activity has been firmer with choice and select bouncing $4-5 into the $210-12 range this week. Packers remain short bought with significant cash trade developing slowly as the weaker beef demand and poor margins have the packers bidding fairly slowly. Beef remains at a price disadvantage in the grocery store, but competiveness should be improving and a stretch of warmer weather should help demand.

Trade has been looking for deliveries against the February contract, and those have been lacking with feeders wanting a positive basis trade. Expect active trade to continue near term in the futures market with prices at these advanced high prices. Longer term concerns remain about grazing conditions in the Plains as we work to rebuild herd numbers, and moisture levels in hard red winter wheat country and west. The Cattle on Feed report is due out Friday afternoon, total numbers are expected to be around 96% of a year ago. January placements should be up 3%, and marketings down 5%.

February placements have been good as well due to the high cash fat cattle prices. This has obviously been driving the feeder cattle market. Hedgers call with questions and keep your eyes on the margin with a lot of risk at the higher prices.

March 2014 Feeder Cattle (CBOT)

April 2014 Live Cattle (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open .172.200 High . .172.625 Low . .172.025 Close .172.225 Change .-0.120

Open . . .97.325 High . . .97.350 Low . . . .96.500 Close . . .96.950 Change .-0.260

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Nebraska Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report Week Ending: 2/15/2014 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; Loup City Commission Co. – Loup City; Ogallala Livestock Auction Market – Ogallala; Valentine Livestock Auction – Valentine (Cow) Receipts: 29,500 Last Week 14,850 Last Year 19,821 Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good.

Quite a lot of heifers continue to go back the county to get developed into breeding heifers. Most offerings sold in light to medium plus flesh. Temperatures a lot more favorable this week with daytime highs in the 50’s and most of the snow has melted. Nebraska slaughter cattle trade was slow to get started, packers held off until Friday where dressed sales sold steady at 225.00 and live sales traded 1.00-2.00 higher from 142.00-143.00. This week’s feeder supply included 52 percent steers with near 79 percent of the run over 600 lbs.

Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1

Head . . . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . . .Price 51 . . . . . . . .332-339 . . . . . . .337 . . . . . .257.00-305.00 . . . . . . .286.93 68 . . . . . . . .357-395 . . . . . . .385 . . . . . .248.00-282.50 . . . . . . .270.39 136 . . . . . . .402-446 . . . . . . .433 . . . . . .227.00-265.00 . . . . . . .248.99 393 . . . . . . .453-498 . . . . . . .481 . . . . . .219.00-241.00 . . . . . . .231.00 625 . . . . . . .500-543 . . . . . . .529 . . . . . .211.00-232.00 . . . . . . .223.58 853 . . . . . . .550-599 . . . . . . .578 . . . . . .201.00-226.00 . . . . . . .213.01 12 . . . . . . . . . .564 . . . . . . . . .564 . . . . . . . . .222.00 . . . . . . . . . .222.00 1575 . . . . . .600-649 . . . . . . .623 . . . . . .188.00-208.50 . . . . . . .200.27 197 . . . . . . .608-620 . . . . . . .614 . . . . . . . . .210.00 . . . . . . . . . .210.00 2238 . . . . . .650-697 . . . . . . .677 . . . . . .179.75-196.50 . . . . . . .186.94 83 . . . . . . . . . .690 . . . . . . . . .690 . . . . . . . . .203.50 . . . . . . . . . .203.50 7 . . . . . . . . . . .675 . . . . . . . . .675 . . . . . . . . .170.00 . . . . . . . . . .170.00 1887 . . . . . .700-747 . . . . . . .719 . . . . . .171.50-191.00 . . . . . . .181.42 118 . . . . . . . . .709 . . . . . . . . .709 . . . . . . . . .192.85 . . . . . . . . . .192.85 1844 . . . . . . .50-794 . . . . . . .770 . . . . . .165.25-183.00 . . . . . . .173.81 70 . . . . . . . . . .755 . . . . . . . . .755 . . . . . . . . .183.00 . . . . . . . . . .183.00 14 . . . . . . . . . .795 . . . . . . . . .795 . . . . . . . . .160.00 . . . . . . . . . .160.00 1498 . . . . . .800-849 . . . . . . .818 . . . . . .160.00-172.50 . . . . . . .167.57 63 . . . . . . . . . .849 . . . . . . . . .849 . . . . . . . . .181.00 . . . . . . . . . .181.00 11 . . . . . . . . . .841 . . . . . . . . .841 . . . . . . . . .156.00 . . . . . . . . . .156.00 986 . . . . . . .852-897 . . . . . . .876 . . . . . .156.50-169.25 . . . . . . .164.36 374 . . . . . . .900-948 . . . . . . .921 . . . . . .156.00-167.25 . . . . . . .162.06 302 . . . . . . .950-973 . . . . . . .962 . . . . . .154.50-159.75 . . . . . . .157.54 95 . . . . . . . . .1038 . . . . . . . .1038 . . . . . . . .153.10 . . . . . . . . . .153.10 10 . . . . . . . . .1073 . . . . . . . .1073 . . . . . . . .150.25 . . . . . . . . . .150.25

Head . . . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . . .Price 21 . . . . . . . .317-324 . . . . . . .319 . . . . . .211.00-230.00 . . . . . . .225.40 93 . . . . . . . .354-398 . . . . . . .391 . . . . . .218.00-250.00 . . . . . . .228.80 193 . . . . . . .400-447 . . . . . . .431 . . . . . .197.00-231.00 . . . . . . .217.49 344 . . . . . .450-498 . . . . . . .481 . . . . . .190.00-220.00 . . . . . . .205.54 628 . . . . . . .502-546 . . . . . . .518 . . . . . .190.00-208.00 . . . . . . .201.00 1811 . . . . . .550-599 . . . . . . .576 . . . . . .175.00-199.50 . . . . . . .189.50 9 . . . . . . . . . . .574 . . . . . . . . .574 . . . . . . . . .197.00 . . . . . . . . . .197.00 1299 . . . . . .600-649 . . . . . . .625 . . . . . .171.00-189.75 . . . . . . .180.82 233 . . . . . . .614-616 . . . . . . .615 . . . . . .191.50-195.00 . . . . . . .193.21 115 . . . . . . .605-630 . . . . . . .618 . . . . . .186.50-196.00 . . . . . . .190.02 2281 . . . . . .650-695 . . . . . . .677 . . . . . .160.00-189.00 . . . . . . .170.49 22 . . . . . . . . . .667 . . . . . . . . .667 . . . . . . . . .163.25 . . . . . . . . . .163.25 235 . . . . . . .653-699 . . . . . . .683 . . . . . .170.00-189.00 . . . . . . .176.84 1360 . . . . . .700-749 . . . . . . .721 . . . . . .156.00-176.00 . . . . . . .164.63 157 . . . . . . .714-745 . . . . . . .734 . . . . . .181.00-183.00 . . . . . . .182.36 254 . . . . . . .700-732 . . . . . . .709 . . . . . .164.50-192.00 . . . . . . .174.17 1377 . . . . . .750-795 . . . . . . .768 . . . . . .150.00-176.75 . . . . . . .160.80 146 . . . . . . .780-791 . . . . . . .781 . . . . . .157.00-157.75 . . . . . . .157.68 202 . . . . . . .751-776 . . . . . . .762 . . . . . .163.00-186.25 . . . . . . .172.18 576 . . . . . . .802-840 . . . . . . .821 . . . . . .152.50-162.75 . . . . . . .156.50 36 . . . . . . . .816-844 . . . . . . .824 . . . . . .162.50-173.00 . . . . . . .165.49 728 . . . . . . .850-894 . . . . . . .864 . . . . . .142.00-159.85 . . . . . . .155.18 13 . . . . . . . . . .863 . . . . . . . . .863 . . . . . . . . .167.00 . . . . . . . . . .167.00 56 . . . . . . . . . .903 . . . . . . . . .903 . . . . . . . . .154.00 . . . . . . . . . .154.00 149 . . . . . . .961-986 . . . . . . .975 . . . . . .148.00-149.10 . . . . . . .148.64

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Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1-2

Head . . . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . . .Price 7 . . . . . . . . . . .311 . . . . . . . .311 . . . . . . . .285.00 . . . . . . . . . . .285.00 29 . . . . . . . .435-449 . . . . . .442 . . . . .209.00-222.50 . . . . . . . .216.71 6 . . . . . . . . . . .412 . . . . . . . .412 . . . . . . . .222.00 . . . . . . . . . . .222.00 39 . . . . . . . .501-545 . . . . . .519 . . . . .200.50-209.00 . . . . . . . .204.45 147 . . . . . . .550-596 . . . . . .579 . . . . .187.00-210.00 . . . . . . . .196.13 90 . . . . . . . .604-647 . . . . . .625 . . . . .182.50-189.00 . . . . . . . .185.86 63 . . . . . . . .662-693 . . . . . .679 . . . . .177.25-179.50 . . . . . . . .178.48 157 . . . . . . .704-746 . . . . . .732 . . . . .166.50-174.00 . . . . . . . .170.29 56 . . . . . . . .755-784 . . . . . .777 . . . . .163.00-168.25 . . . . . . . .165.13 17 . . . . . . . . . .882 . . . . . . . .882 . . . . . . . .155.00 . . . . . . . . . . .155.00 5 . . . . . . . . . . .935 . . . . . . . .935 . . . . . . . .151.50 . . . . . . . . . . .151.50

Head . . . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . . .Price 6 . . . . . . . . . . .430 . . . . . . . . .430 . . . . . . . . .195.00 . . . . . . . . . .195.00 8 . . . . . . . . . . .417 . . . . . . . . .417 . . . . . . . . .209.00 . . . . . . . . . .209.00 10 . . . . . . . . . .492 . . . . . . . . .492 . . . . . . . . .188.00 . . . . . . . . . .188.00 95 . . . . . . . .518-539 . . . . . . .531 . . . . . .172.50-192.50 . . . . . . .179.14 154 . . . . . . .557-596 . . . . . . .583 . . . . . .170.00-179.00 . . . . . . .174.46 157 . . . . . . .604-645 . . . . . . .632 . . . . . .161.00-178.75 . . . . . . .169.59 82 . . . . . . . .671-696 . . . . . . .687 . . . . . .150.00-167.50 . . . . . . .159.26 197 . . . . . . .701-747 . . . . . . .733 . . . . . .152.50-162.50 . . . . . . .159.17 53 . . . . . . . .788-797 . . . . . . .795 . . . . . .147.50-152.50 . . . . . . .148.81

Open .141.725 High . .142.150 Low . .141.500 Close .141.675 Change .-0.110

5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle Week Ending: 2/17/14 Confirmed: 42,175 Week Ago: 45,994 Year Ago: 58,387 Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,906 . . . . . . . . .1,250-1,580 . . . . . . . . . . .139.00-143.00 1,460 . . . . . . . . . . .141.31 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,677 . . . . . . . . .1,270-1,525 . . . . . . . . . . .141.00-144.00 1,413 . . . . . . . . . . .142.33 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,022 . . . . . . . . .1,135-1,485 . . . . . . . . . . .137.50-143.00 1,323 . . . . . . . . . . .141.96 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 . . . . . . . . . .1,200-1,250 . . . . . . . . . . .142.00-142.00 1,226 . . . . . . . . . . .142.00 Weighted Averages Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,151 . . . . . . . . .1,175-1,575 . . . . . . . . . . .138.00-143.00 1,372 . . . . . . . . . . .141.99 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,791 . . . . . . . . .1,000-1,425 . . . . . . . . . . .141.00-144.00 1,305 . . . . . . . . . . .142.63 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,459 . . . . . . . . . .950-1,400 . . . . . . . . . . . .141.00-144.00 1,232 . . . . . . . . . . .142.22 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .981 . . . . . . . . . . .825-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .223.00-225.00 916 . . . . . . . . . . . .224.92 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,005 . . . . . . . . . .812-968 . . . . . . . . . . . . .224.00-225.00 899 . . . . . . . . . . . .224.89 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) OOver 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,207 . . . . . . . . . .750-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .223.00-225.00 836 . . . . . . . . . . . .224.86 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .591 . . . . . . . . . . .756-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .225.00-225.00 873 . . . . . . . . . . . .225.00 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 . . . . . . . . . . .803-803 . . . . . . . . . . . . .225.00-225.00 803 . . . . . . . . . . . .225.00 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-

Weekly Weighted Averages (Beef Brands): Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .16,771 . . . . . . .1,374 . . . . . . .141.89 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .11,401 . . . . . . .1,289 . . . . . .142.35 Dressed Del Steer . . . .2,986 . . . . . . . .905 . . . . . . . .224.90 Dressed Del Heifer . . .1,938 . . . . . . . .845 . . . . . . . .224.92

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 . . . . . .11,711 . . . . . . .1,446 . . . . . . .140.62 Live FOB Heifer . . . . . .7,262 . . . . . . .1,334 . . . . . . .140.51 Dressed Del Steer . . .11,878 . . . . . . .910 . . . . . . . .224.96 Dressed Del Heifer . . .4,717 . . . . . . . .820 . . . . . . . .224.96

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .17,562 . . . . . . .1,390 . . . . . . .122.81 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .15,621 . . . . . . .1,281 . . . . . . .122.59 Dressed Del Steer . . . .8,848 . . . . . . . .892 . . . . . . . .195.76 Dressed Del Heifer . . .7,343 . . . . . . . .791 . . . . . . . .195.54

• St. Joseph Sheep - Week Ending Monday, February 17, 2014 • Prior Week Slaughtered Lamb Head Count -- Formula : Domestic - 7,894; Imported - 0 Slaughtered Owned Sheep: Domestic: 9,258 Head; Carcass Wt: 35-104 Lbs.; Wtd Avg Wt: 75.9; Wtd avg. Dressing: 49.8; choice or better; 99.6% YG 85.0% Domestic Formula Purchases: . . . .Head . . .Weight (lbs) . . .Avg Weight . . . . . .Price Range . . . . . . . . .Wtd Avg 40 . . .under 55 lbs . . . . . .32.1 . . . . . . . .308.97 - 380.00 . . . . . . . .349.79 161 . . . . .55-65 lbs . . . . . . .57.8 . . . . . . . .298.10 - 302.51 . . . . . . . . .299.17 2,599 . . . .65-75 lbs . . . . . . .71.5 . . . . . . . .289.82 - 320.00 . . . . . . . .307.53 5,187 . . . .75-85 lbs . . . . . . .79.9 . . . . . . . .280.00 - 318.19 . . . . . . . .300.35 577 . . . . .85-95 lbs . . . . . . .88.9 . . . . . . .289.64 - 291.46 . . . . . . . .290.57 over 95 lbs . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-

NEBRASKA HAY SUMMARY Week Ending 2/20/2014 Eastern Nebraska: Compared to last week, alfalfa bales, grass hay, cornstalk bales, and ground/delivered alfalfa sold steady. Ground/delivered cornstalks steady to 10.00 lower.

Dehy pellets in Northeast part of the state sold steady to 5.00 lower; Platte Valley area steady. Buyers out looking a little more this week as there is a possibility of a weather change late in the week. Prices are dollars per ton FOB (freight on buyer) stack in medium to large square bales and rounds, unless otherwise noted. Prices from the most recent reported sales.

Northeast/Central Nebraska: Alfalfa: Good large squares 160.00-165.00; fair large squares 140.00-150.00. Good large rounds 130.00; fair large rounds 100.00-115.00. Alfalfa mix hay:

Good large squares 135.00. Good large rounds 115.00. Grass: Good large rounds 90.00-125.00; small squares of grass hay 170.00-175.00. Sudan bales 90.00. Cornstalk bales 50.00-65.00 per ton. Dehydrated alfalfa 17 percent protein pellets 310.00; meal 315.00.

Platte Valley area of Nebraska: Alfalfa: Good large squares 250.00; fair large squares 150.00. Good large rounds 120.00-130.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa on local hauls 160.00, blended alfalfa product 130.00-140.00. Ground and delivered corn stalks 90.00-110.00. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent protein: 315.00; alfalfa meal 322.00. Sun-cured Alfalfa pellets: 15 pct 280.00.

Western Nebraska: Compared to last week: All classes traded mostly steady to weak on slow to moderate trading activity. All prices dollars per ton FOB stack in large square bales and rounds, unless otherwise noted. Most horse hay sold in small squares. Prices are from the most recent reported sales.

Alfalfa: Large Squares: Premium 190.00-205.00; Good 150.00; Fair 125.00-150.00. Large Rounds: Fair 150.00-170.00.

Ground and delivered 170.00. Grass/Alfalfa: Large Rounds: Fair 150.00 DEL Grass. Large Rounds: Fair to Good 80.00.

Wheat Straw: Large Squares: 72.50-95.00. Cornstalks: Large Squares: 70.00. No reported quotes for other classes of hay.

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Norris FFA Chapter Competes in Leadership Skills Events Renae Mitchell

Bornschlegl, and Autumne Berndt. The Norris FFA Chapter had three Parliamentary Procedure teams compete. Team Norris #1 received a purple ribbon, second place, and qualified for state. Team members include Spencer Peters, Dylan Hafer, Parker Williams, Brody Zabel, Aaron Deunk, Alex Lefferdink, and Renae Mitchell. Team Norris #3 is alternate for state and received a blue ribbon.

Team members include Keaton Plautz, Jacob Ronnau, Iyleigh Boden, Marcus Thimm, Jordan Wilkinson, Dylan Osterhaus, and Kaeden Schlake. Team Norris #2 received a blue ribbon.

Team members include Michael Anderson, Reid Pretzer, Kaili Jorgens, Lauren Robertson, Austin Barber, Makayla Rice, and Adam Oldemeyer. Lauren Robertson competed in creed speaking, receiving a blue ribbon and alternate for state. Dylan Hafer also competed in creed speaking, receiving a blue ribbon. In

the Job Interview competition, Michelle Rohman and Mary Kate Ganow both received blue ribbons, with Rohman being an alternate for state. Sydni Lienemann competed in the Junior Public Speaking competition, where she received first purple and qualified for state. The State FFA Convention will be held in Lincoln, NE, April 9-11, 2014.

The Junior Parliamentary Procedure Team 3 Individual speakers for Norris included Front Row--Dylan Hafer, Ben Rice, and Haley Zabel. members include Front Row--Keaton Plautz, Back Row--Mary Kate Ganow, Michelle Rohman, Jordan Wilkinson, and Iyleigh Boden. Back Row-Jacob Ronnau, Dylan Osterhaus, Marcus Thimm, Sydni Lienemann, and Lauren Robertson. and Kaeden Schlake.

The Senior Parliamentary Procedure Team members included Front Row Brenna Doeschot, Ashley Anderson, and Jacob Bornschlegl. Back row--Michelle Rohman, Haley Zabel, and Autumne Berndt.

The Norris FFA Chapter participated in District Leadership Skills Events on January 28, 2014, held at Southeast Community College in Beatrice. Norris competed in many different competitions. The competitions they entered included Extemporaneous, Cooperative, Senior Parliamentary Procedure, Junior Parliamentary Procedure, Junior Public, Job Interview, and Creed Speaking. In the Extemporaneous competition, Ben Rice received a second place purple ribbon and qualified for state. Hayley Zabel entered in the Cooperative competition, where she received first purple and qualified for state. The Norris Senior Parliamentary Procedure team received first purple and will also compete at state. Team members included Brenna Doeschot, Michelle Rohman, Haley Zabel, Ashley Anderson, Jacob

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Aksarben Community Great Question Challenge Creates College Scholarship Local Solutions to Food Insecurity LINCOLN — University of Nebraska-Lincoln insecurity and the opportunity to network with Application now Available Extension, the Engler Agribusiness students from across the state. Students will walk Omaha – The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation is now accepting applications for the Ak-Sar-Ben Community College Scholarship.

The scholarships are funded by Ak-Sar-Ben Friends, a membership base who promote and support the goals and mission of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation.

Ten $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to individuals attending community colleges in Nebraska and Western Iowa. The scholarships are intended to reward outstanding students who need financial assistance to realize their full potential.

Applications can be obtained on the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben website at http://aksarben.org and must be submitted to the Ak-Sar-Ben Offices no later than April 1, 2014.

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The Great Question Challenge is designed to empower high school students to create local solutions to issues of national and global importance. For 2014, the Great Question Challenge focuses on solutions to food insecurity.

About 15 percent of all U.S. households are food insecure, and in Nebraska nearly 100,000 children are insecure as to their next meal. Creating locally appropriate solutions to this challenge will mobilize student community leaders to identify how to alleviate hunger and increase nutrition in their hometowns.

An April 5 workshop at UNL will educate students about food insecurity and the role they play in becoming a catalyst to change.

This day-long workshop will include interaction with industry leaders, discussion about food

away from this experience with improved or new ideas of how to address food insecurity in their local communities.

Registration for the spring workshop is open until March 28.

Following the workshop, student teams from across the state are invited to submit proposals that address food insecurity in their local community. Project proposals are due April 18.

Up to eight teams will receive funding to help implement and execute their community project.

Teams will be mentored throughout their projects and a final event will be held in the fall to celebrate the success of the teams.

For more information about The Great Question Challenge, visit http://4h.unl.edu/great questionchallenge or contact Shane Potter at spotter3@unl.edu.

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The training provides in-depth and detailed information from university specialists.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the workshop is from 9 a.m-5 p.m at the university's Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead.

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Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic Ranch Horses Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub KEARNEY — Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic ranch horses stepped over obstacles in the arena dirt, cut in front of horned calves separated from a herd and raced down the Buffalo County Exposition Center arena in roping demonstrations during Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic events designed to showcase their skills.

The goal for owners of the 31 horses was to get the attention of buyers.

Horse owners Randy Ryan of Overton and David Ruether of Broken Bow said Saturday afternoon they would judge the success of the new NCC kickoff weekend to showcase horses based on Sunday afternoon's sale results.

"It's gonna show what our horses can do," Ruether said about the various events. His 10year-old gelding won top honors in the conformation competition.

"We just want more buyers," Ryan said. He hoped that gathering a lot of good horses at the Classic would attract buyers willing to come a distance to see them.

The sale grossed $105,400 and set a record of $9,500 for the supreme horse consigned by the Hanging H Ranch at Sutherland.

All of the NCC horse trainers had one thing in common: Many hours in the saddle. Ryan said good horses are the result of lots of riding time.

"I broke my first horse in junior high," he said.

"You've gotta love it because you don't get rich.

You start a horse that don't know anything, then get him to ride and work cattle and rope. ... It's a good feeling when you get into the house at night knowing that you've made that connection with them."

Ryan has about 30 horses of all ages on his ranch at any one time, so he always has some trained and ready to work his cattle or be sold to someone else. Training starts when the horses are age 3.

"We raise our own horses," he said, using six brood mares. "So we like the mares, and we like the studs. So, hopefully, you get a good colt out of the two. You hope it's something you're gonna like later."

Ruether said he watched as a child when his folks trained ranch horses. Now, he works for Custer Public Power District and buys, trains and sells horses — usually having about seven at a time with three or four sold a year — as a side business. He also competes in a lot of team roping events.

Ryan said most horses are mature and ready to work at ages 5 or 6.

David Ruether of Broken Bow shows off the cattle-sorting skills of his 10-year-old quarter horse gelding Pretty High Roller Saturday in the versatility competition for Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic ranch horses. His horse won top honors in the conformation evaluation event. This was the first year for a weekend NCC kickoff to showcase the ranch horses. Rick Tucker, Kearney Hub. When asked about his older horse in the classic, Ruether said, "No horse is ever done learning.

Some people think they are."

So, what makes a good ranch horse?

Ruether said it starts with a good mind and good legs. "Horses are just like people. Some learn quicker, and some take a little bit longer," he said.

"It's like a blue heeler dog. Some (horses) will just naturally take to cattle," Ryan said. "It makes your job a lot easier."

"Some could care less," Ruether added.

When asked to describe his Classic horse, Ruether said, "He's gentle for anybody, still real athletic. He's a team-roping horse. Just a good allround ‘using' horse."

About his 6-year-old mare, Ryan said, "She likes to watch cattle really good. She's quiet. Nothing much scares her ... gentle, quiet and athletic."

Sage Haythorn of Arthur, a judge for the Classic Ranch Horse competitions, said he was looking for horses that were broke for every task.

"For a ranch horse at home, it wouldn't matter as much if he was as gentle as these. But he could go (work) all day. ... He has to have a lot of ‘cow' in him," Haythorn said, meaning a horse that always keeps an eye on the cows. "Plus enough speed if you need to rope something."

He said it's "exceptional" to find all of those qualities at a high level in one horse.

Haythorn added that he was sure NCC buyers would see from the showcase events what they needed to know about the horses before buying.

With so much time in the saddle, Ruether and Ryan said it can be difficult to part with their horses.

"Especially when you're trying to get them ready for something and they get to doing things really well. You think, man, I'd like to keep this horse around," Ryan said with a laugh.

"If you have too many, you pick one to sell. ...

Certain ones are hard to part with, but you do it because the plan is to sell them. So you're ready for that," Ruether said.

Ryan said the connections run both ways. "You walk out of the barn, and they'll nicker at you," he said, and some will follow him around as he works outside. "So they get attached to you, too."

On sale days, he hopes someone else likes his horses as much as he does. "You hope they (new owners) are good to them," Ryan added.

Schedule of Events Mar 1-Apr 6 - Gibbon (Buffalo County) 2014 Crane Spring Migration Season; Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary. Learn about the migration along the Platte River and find out the best locations to view them as well as waterfowl, prairie chickens, eagles and more. Daily, 8am-5:30pm, $2 per person donation Kent Skaggs (308) 468-5282 rowe.audubon.org Mar 9 - Geneva (Fillmore County) Paddywack. City auditorium Performances by the Irish music group. 2pm, $12 (402) 759-4910 www.fillmorecountydevelopment.org Mar 9 - Lincoln (Lancaster County) Lincoln Irish Dancers Annual Ceili; Auld Rec Center in Antelope Park, 1650 Memorial Dr. A public dance where everyone can learn to Irish folk dance. Live music by Miles from Dublin, refreshments and more. 6-9pm, $5-$10 www.lincolnirishdancers.org Mar 12-13 - Omaha (Douglas County) Triumph of Agriculture Expo; CenturyLink Center. The latest agricultural innovations, equipment and supplies. More than 900 exhibits. Wed, 9am-4pm; Thu, 9am-3pm (402) 3468003 www.showofficeonline.com Mar 13 - David City (Butler County) Butler County Chamber of Commerce 2014 Ag Expo; Municipal Auditorium, 699 Kansas St. Exhibit booths and ag-related presentations. 9:30am-3pm, Free. (402) 367-4238 www.buildbutlercounty.com Mar 14-15 - Lincoln (Lancaster County) 2014 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships; Bob Devaney Sports Center. Top track and field athletes from across the country compete for individual and team national championships. (402) 465-2360 www.nwusports.com

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Don Kaiser 308-750-2785 or John Buhl 402-649-3750 160 Acres Webster Co. Cropland and developable Pasture Ground, Northwest of Red Cloud, NE 80 Acres Boone Co. Dryland Farm Ground, Southwest corner of Petersburg, NE 80 Acres Nance Co. Dryland Crop Ground, Northeast of Fullerton, NE

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Rex Mahoney 402-649-1816 80 Acres Platte Co. Dryland Crop Ground, North of Humphrey, NE 43 Acres Wayne Co. Dry Cropland Southeast of Hoskins, NE 40 Acres Colfax Co. Dry Cropland w/Hog Confinement, Southeast of Howells, NE

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The Heartland Express Category Index 1000 - Hay & Forage Equip

1500 - Hay and Grain

2200 - Horses

3000 - Other Equipment

Mower, Windrowers, Swathers, Rakes, Balers, etc.

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

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

Antique Items, Fencing, Buildings, Catchall, etc.

1100 - Tillage Equip

1800 - Livestock Equip

2300 - Other Animals

5000 - Real Estate

Tractors, Implements, Sprayers, Cultivators, etc.

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

Dogs, Poultry, Goats, Fish, etc.

Farm Real Estate, Non Farm Real Estate

1200 - Irrigation Equip

1900 - Cattle

2500 - Services

6000 - Bed and Breakfast

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

Feeder Cattle, Heifers, Bulls, Services, etc.

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Combines, Heads, Augers, Dryers, Carts, etc.

Feeders, Sows, Boars, etc.

Cars, Pickups, Truck, Trailers, ATV, Planes, etc.

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Snowblowers, Blades, Shop Tools, Washers, Heaters etc.

Feeder Lambs, Ewes, Bred Ewes

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

Guide Hunts, Fishing Trips, Singles

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Call Jim 402-340-8609 1102 - LOADERS FOR SALE IA - JD #30, 45, 46, 48, 148. SEVERAL LOADERS $250 TO $3650, (712) 299-6608 NE - 40” MANURE BUCKET OR 80” DIRT/SNOW BUCKET FOR AC MODEL 170 LOADER. $75 OR $125, (308) 624-2177 1103 - LOADER ATTACHMENTS WANTED TO BUY NE - DIRT OR MANURE BUCKET HEAD FOR F10 LOADER, NEEDS TO HAVE ORANGE FRAMEWORK W/GRAPPLE, (308) 587-2344 1105 - DISKS FOR SALE NE - DISK BLADES AND BEARINGS, (308) 587-2344 1106 - PLOWS AND SWEEP PLOWS FOR SALE NE - NEW FLEX KING PICKER WHEELS, (308) 995-5515

120 OWS 6P PL E E GEA F W O S R RH D N EP NE - SALE EAD SA E ADS W W O 1101 - TRACTORS S L S ON(3, 0 150 P E HE ' N I 5 6 I 8 H B X 0 T ) P I N M 4 PER 11 FOR SALE - CO ALE KING COND 1 E - 995-55 GEAR TRIP 8712 S S 0 ' R H 3 1 R 1 EAD 1 20 ) NE - 5010 JD HANCOCK SELF FO FLE X OOD 5-2541 5P0IC0KHEP 4 AMAR 5 , 6 OR SALE OURNE 0, (785 G ) 86 ING HP :3 $ ILL R B 0 F .

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1106 - PLOWS AND SWEEP PLOWS FOR SALE - CONT’D KS - FLEX-KING 5X5 SWEEP PLOW, (785) 871-0711 IA - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 2 OR 3 PT. AND PULL TYPE, (712) 299-6608 1108 - HARROWS FOR SALE IA - SEVERAL HARROW SECTIONS, (712) 299-6608 1109 - PLANTERS FOR SALE IA - NEW & USED KINZES, SORENSEN EQUIPMENT, HARLAN, IA, (712) 755-2455 NE - C-IH 12R36” VERTICAL FOLD 3 PT, ALWAYS SHEDDED, (308) 995-5515 1111 - DRILLS FOR SALE NE - !! ROUND CAPS !! THE ULTIMATE GRAIN DRILL PRESS WHEEL CAP! COVERS COMPLETE FACE OF WHEEL. CONVERTS V FACED WHEELS TO ROUND FACE FOR BETTER FLOTATION & DEPTH CONTROL. PERFECT FIT! EASY TO INSTALL! DON YUNG DISTRIBUTING, KIMBALL, NE., (308) 2352718 NE - 150 & 7100 DRILLS, FERT. BOXES, BLACK HEAVY DUTY WHEELS, DBL HITCH, TRANSPORTS & PARTS, (308) 995-5515 IA - JD 10’ GRAIN DRILL, 3 BOXES ON RUBBER, $875.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - GREAT PLAINS DRILL PRESS WHEELS, (712) 299-6608 1112 - ROTARY HOE FOR SALE NE - 30’ JD ROTARY HOE CALL FOR DETAILS, (308) 882-4588 1114 - SPRAYERS FOR SALE NE - CENTURY 500 GALLON PULL BETWEEN, $400.00, (402) 787-2244 1117 - FIELD CULTIVATORS FOR SALE NE - J. D. CULTIVATOR UNIT. 8X30”, 5X7 BAR, HEAVY DUTY HITCH & GAUGE WHEELS., (402) 364-2592 1120 - FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - 500 GALLON PROPANE TANK, (402) 726-2488 KS - APPLY PRE-PLANT, DUAL, AT PLANTING SIDE-DRESS, FOLIAR OR IRRIGATION. SURE CROP QUALITY LIQUID FERTILIZERS. BALANCED FORMULATIONS BLENDED TO YOUR SPECS. “ASSURING CROP SUCCESS FOR YOU”. DELIVERY DIRECT TO YOUR FARM. SURECROPFERTILIZERS. COM, (800) 6354743 1130 - TRACTORS,TILL. OTHER FOR SALE NE - HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS, HOSES & PTO PUMPS, (308) 587-2344 IA - 3PT SNOWBLOWERS, $850 - $2850, (712) 299-6608 IA - LARGE JD RUBBER FRONT FENDERS, (712) 299-6608 1201 - ENGINES/MOTORS FOR SALE NE - USED VEE BELTS: 3-IHC C176” $15 EA; 4 GATES C240” $20 EA; 3 DAYCO C240” $15 EA; 4 DAYCO C270” $15 EA 1 DAYCO C116 $10 EA; 1 DAYCO 94” X 1 1/4” WIDE $10, (308) 624-2177 DIESEL SPECIALTIES of OMAHA INC. is your one stop shop for your diesel fuel injection needs. We carry a large exchange stock of diesel fuel injection pumps, nozzle assembles, & turbochargers on hand, ready for immediate exchange. We are factory authorized. Let us help you keep downtime to a minimum.

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NE - GOOD USED 30 HP & 40 HP HORIZONTAL SHAFT ELECTRIC MOTORS, BOTH HAVE PULLEYS., (308) 624-2177

1202 - PUMPS FOR SALE NE - C. C. W. 3X4 BERKELEY PUMP, (402) 364-2592 1203 - PIPE WANTED TO BUY NE - WANTED TO BUY: USED ALUMINUM PIPE. PAYING TOP CASH PRICES. WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. MINIMUM PURCHASE 1000’ PIPE. CALL FOR A QUOTE, (308) 380-4549 FOR SALE NE - 8”-20” & 30” GATED, PLAIN 6”, PIPE TRAILERS, (402) 726-2488 1205 - GENERATOR FOR SALE IA - WINCO PTO GENERATORS, CALL US FOR PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY! HARVEY AT EDEN SUPPLY 8AM - 10PM., (515) 679-4081 KS - PTO GENERATOR, $975.00, (785) 8710711 1206 - GEAR HEADS FOR SALE NE - US MOTORS GEARHEADS-50HP 1:1 $850, 30HP 4:3 $300, & REBUILT 60HP 6:5 $1100., (308) 624-2177 NE - DERAN/RANDOLPH GEARHEAD 80HP 6:5 $700, PEERLESS GEARHEAD 2:3 $300, (308) 624-2177 1207 - PIVOTS FOR SALE NE - PIVOT TRACK CLOSER, (402) 726-2488 1208 - TRAVELER SYSTEMS FOR SALE

SOUTHWEST RAAFT CO. Rotating auto-Aligning Flotation Track • Reduces center-pivot irrg rut problems • No tire slippage & digging • Works on all brands of sprinklers Bob Gruner - 806-678-0268 Bob_gruner@hotmail.com www.nostuckpivots.com

1209 - PUMPS WITH MOTORS FOR SALE NE - 3/4 BERKELEY PUMP W/PRIMING VALVE ATTACHED TO 262 ALLIS W/RADIATOR ON CART., (402) 364-2592 1230 - IRRIGATION MISC. FOR SALE WI - SERVING THE MIDWEST WITH COMPLETE IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, ALL TYPES, NEW & USED. CONTACT ROBERTS IRRIGATION COMPANY AT 1500 POST ROAD, PLOVER, WI 54467, (800) 434-5224 NE - IN STOCK UNDERGROUND PIPE, WIRE, FITTINGS, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS. AERATION AND UNLOADING ELECTRICAL MOTORS., (402) 678-2765 1301 - COMBINES AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE OK - REBUILT COMBINE SIEVES. NEW REEL BATS, GALVANIZED AND BLACK CELL 580525-1265 OR, (580) 361-2265 OK - ‘82 GLEANER N6, 24’ HEADER CELL 580-525-1265, $4,500.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - C-IH 1480, 810 24’ HEAD CELL 580525-1265, $10,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - TR85 NEW HOLLAND, 3208 CAT, 24’ HEADER CELL 580- 525-1265, $4,000.00, (580) 361-2265 NE - PARTS FOR 1680 CLEANING SYSTEM, CALL FOR LIST, (308) 269-2586 NE - 1986 CASE IH 1680, 3, 093 HRS. NEW STYLE UNLOAD GEAR BOX, NEW STYLE FAN, TSR LONG SIEVE CHOPPER NEW ROTO CAGE AND SPECIALTY ROTOR, (308) 2692586

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February 20, 2014 1301 - COMBINES AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - 30 INCH STRADDLE DUALS FOR 2388 WITH AXLE EXTENSION, 18. 4 X 38 RADIALS, (308) 269-2586 NE - 1978 IH 1440, 3300 HOURS, 20’ 820 FLEX PLATFORM, OFFSET 964 CORNHEAD, $15,000.00, (308) 269-2586 1302 - COMBINE HEADS FOR SALE SD - WE REBUILD COMBINE & WINDROWER HEADER AUGERS TO LIKE NEW CONDITION. PONCELET’S WELDING, RAMONA, SD. (605) 480-4860 OR, (605) 482-8405 OK - 1998 MACDON 960 30’, JD ADAPTOR, $11,000.00, (580) 361-2265 TX - COMBINE PICKUP BELTS. ALL MODELS. STRONGEST & BEST QUALITY, USA MADE. GUARANTEED., (800) 337-9826 TX - DRAPER HARVEST HEADER CANVAS. ALL MODELS. STRONGEST & BEST QUALITY. USA MADE. GUARANTEED., (800) 3379826 1305 - WAGONS/GRAVITY WAGONS FOR SALE IA - DEMCO 550 OR 650 GRAVITY WAGONS. CALL, (712) 210-6587 IA - 6 OR 7 X 12 BARGE & GRAVITY WAGONS, (712) 299-6608 1310 - AUGERS FOR SALE TX - CONVEYOR BELTS FOR ALL MODELS. STRONGEST & BEST QUALITY, USA MADE. GUARANTEED., (800) 337-9826 SD - CONVEYOR. 52’ LONG BELT, 22” WIDE. HAS HOPPER, IS ON WHEELS, BELT IS LIKE NEW. BELT COST $2500. WILL SELL FOR THIS., (605) 386-2131 1312 - HARVESTORS & SILOS FOR SALE WI - SILO DOORS: WOOD OR STEEL! SHIPPED PROMPLY TO YOUR FARM. HARDWARE AVAILABLE WITH STAINLESS STEEL STAPLES. PLEASE CALL:, (800) 222-5726 1313 - GRAIN STORAGE UNITS FOR SALE NE - 6000, 4000, 1000, 500 BUSHEL BINS TO BE MOVED, (402) 726-2488 1330 - GRAIN HARVEST OTHER FOR SALE NE - NEW ORTHMAN DRY BEAN CUTTERS, (308) 995-5515 OK - ROTEX GRAIN CLEANER, HAS CORN SCREENS RIGHT NOW, CELL 580-525-1265 OR, $4,000.00, (580) 361-2265 IA - 24’ TO 42’ COMBINE HEAD MOVERS., (712) 210-6587

Forage Harvesting

MANURE SPREADING 4 Class Choppers, Pack Tractors Bagging, Support Trucks, Vertical Spreaders, Loader w/Scale ZBI Inc., Jake, 308-379-6109 1401 - 3 POINT BLADES FOR SALE IA - 2 OR 3 PT BLADES: 6’, 7’, 8’, 9’., (712) 299-6608 1402 - LOG SPLITTERS & STUMP GRINDERS FOR SALE SD - VERMEER WOOD CHIPPER, 3 PT, WILL TAKE 6” DIAMETER LOG. LIKE NEW. REALLY WORKS, $5,000.00, (605) 386-2131 1408 - DAIRY EQUIPMENT WANTED TO BUY WI - USED BULK MILK TANKS, ALL SIZES, (800) 558-0112 FOR SALE

BULK TANKS-USED DAIRY EQUIPMENT Buy-Sell-Trade

800-844-5427 1412 - SHOP TOOLS,WELDERS, ETC WANTED TO BUY NE - 110V WELDING ROD DRYING OVEN, (308) 587-2344 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 1430 - OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - ELSTON GOPHER MACHINE, (308) 5872344 IA - WWW. WHEELRAKE. COM, (712) 3662114 IA - 6 ROW 30 BUFFALO CULTIVATOR WITH GUIDANCE SYSTEM. CALL, (712) 210-6587 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

Nebraska Farm & Ranch 1501 - ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE NE - 2ND, 3RD, & 4TH CUTTING SMALL SQUARES. GOOD QUALITY HAY, (308) 882-4588

FOR SALE Grass or Alfalfa!

Delivery by semi-loads Call Steve for more information

308-325-5964 MO - ZIMMERMAN’S HAY. BIG SQUARE BALES OF PREMIUM ALFALFA HAY. DELIVERY AVAILABLE., (660) 216-0938

HAY FOR SALE BY DELIVERY ONLY!!

Alfalfa & Grass Hay ROUND BALES Cow-Horse Quality.

Call for Delivered Price in WY, CO, NE Areas and More!

307-575-1008 1502 - PRAIRIE HAY FOR SALE IA - LARGE RD & BIG SQ BALES GOOD QUALITY GRASS HAY, DELIVERED IN SEMI LOADS ONLY, (641) 658-2738 NE - 2013 BIG ROUND MEADOW HAY - SOME TOP NOTCH, SOME WITH A FEW SUNFLOWERS, SOME GRINDING HAY, TAKE YOUR PICK. ALL CERTIFIED NOXIOUS WEED FREE., (308) 587-2344 1504 - OAT/WHEAT/RYE HAY FOR SALE

All Types Hay For Sale: Grass, Alfalfa, Mix, CRP Hay, small squares for horse hay, Etc. Trucking is available.

717-377-9994

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IA - 1000 TON BIG ROUNDS NET WRAPPED WHEAT HAY, (641) 658-2738 1506 - CORN WANTED TO BUY IA - WANTED DAMAGED CORN, WHEAT, & ALPHA TOX CORN! PAY PREMIUM DOLLAR WITH VACS IN TRUCKS. CALL WES AT 402250-4185 OR CODY AT, (402) 350-8187 1507 - OATS FOR SALE

Have seed oats and rye.

Manning Agriculture Center Inc. 712-210-6587 1512 - SEED WANTED TO BUY KS - TRITICALE SEED OFF THE FARM, (316) 249-1907 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

ALFALFA SEEDS FOR SALE! Clean and state tested. 50 LBS bags.

Call for variety and price.

Some delivery available.

Rihanek Seed’s

402-569-3265 • 605-999-1477 KS - HIGH QUALITY TRITICALE SEED. CLEANED, 54 LB TEST WEIGHT, 90% GERMINATION. REASONABLE DELIVERY FEE. DELIVER ANYWHERE BULK OR BAGGED. CALL BROCK BAKER AT 316-249-1907 OR, (620) 983-2144 KS - BEAUTIFUL TRITICALE SEED. 62+ GERMINATION. 10 SEMI LOADS AVAILABLE. CALL FOR DELIVERED PRICE., (316) 249-1907

SEED FOR SALE

SOYBEANS: RR 1, R2Y, LL, Conventional SEED CORN starting at $130

660-565-2353

1519 - CORNSTALK BALES FOR SALE NE - HAVE CORN STALKS AND GRASS HAY. ROUND BALES. DELIVERY AVAILABLE. CALL JEFF, (308) 627-3082 1530 - HAY & GRAIN OTHER WANTED TO BUY

WANTED Irrigated or dry land acres wanted to plant Alfalfa or forage crop cash, shares or custom.

Call Jeff 308-627-3082

Page 25 1815 - WATERERS FOR SALE

LAKE OR POND? XP-180 Air Diffusion POND AERATOR / De-Icing System!

Includes: Outdoor pump, 100ft tubing, Diffuser & Hardware Kit! 1 YEAR WARRANTY! Just $369.95 + $24 s/h

(608) 254-2735 Open 7 days /week!

Website: www.fishpondaerator.com Fish people since 1955

MN - JUG LIVESTOCK WATERERS. THEJUGWATERER. COM, (320) 808-0471

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

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED ANYWHERE

Sizes from 6 to 13 foot.

With or without steel bottoms.

Full loads can be delivered anywhere in the United States.

WE BUY DAMAGED GRAIN & FEED PRODUCTS IN ANY CONDITION

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

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 IA - WWW. REPLACEMENTRAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-2114

BIG ROUNDS Brome; Also Prairie hay; Grinding hay, $50-$100/Ton.

620-382-6786 KS - PREMIUM RANGE CUBES. CALL FOR MY DELIVERED PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY. BROCK BAKER, (316) 249-1907

Net Wrap, Twine, Covers, Hay Preservative, Silage Wrap Preseason Sale 48” X 9,840’ $185, 64” X 7,000’ $178, 20,000’ 110 twine $18.95, 4,000’ 350 knot $23.95, 50’ X 100’ Cover $179, Silage Wrap $71.50, Ask About Free Delivery Jordan Ag Supply (800) 726-0401 1804 - FEEDING WAGONS FOR SALE TX - FEED WAGON BELTS. ALL MODELS. STRONGEST & BEST QUALITY, USA MADE. WILL BEAT ALL MFG’S PRICES., (800) 3379826 1805 - FEEDING TRUCKS FOR SALE NE - 1000 LB HYDRAULIC CUBER, (402) 461-9336 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 TX - TUB GRINDER BELTS FOR ALL MODELS. STRONGEST & BEST QUALITY. 18”-30” WIDTHS. MADE IN THE USA., (800) 3379826 1811 - GATES FOR SALE NE - 12’ & 16’ USED GATES., (402) 4619336 1813 - FEEDERS FOR SALE NE - BULK CAKE & GRAIN FEEDERS, (308) 587-2344 IA - 24’ HAY FEEDERS MEALS ON WHEELS. SAVES HAY, SAVES TIME & SAVES MONEY! CALL, (712) 210-6587 NE - 3 PORTABLE CREEP FEEDERS, (402) 461-9336 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

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1819 - WINDMILLS FOR SALE NE - REBUILT AIR MOTORS OR REPAIRS, (308) 587-2344 1830 - LIVESTOCK OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - 20’ BULL WHIP, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - WE ARE YOUR ARROW FARMQUIP DEALER. EMERSON EQUIPMENT. WHITMAN, NE, (308) 544-6421 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 1904 - BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE

1909 - BULLS FOR SALE - CONT’D

SHORTHORN

* BULLS *

Bulls are quiet, but very aggressive breeders. Reds or Roans.

2013 Heifers also available.

Pick One or Trailer Load.

Delivery available!!!

Millvale Shorthorns Robert Miller Family Breeding program stresses sound feet, legs, teats, udders, growth & calving ease.

Call for a DVD!!!

800-807-6944

Cell: 701-331-1153 Berta: 701-331-2403

REGISTERED

YEARLING & 2 YO Hereford, Salers, and Optimizer

BULLS FOR SALE Thick made bulls with gentle dispositions. Moderately priced.

Clark Anvil Ranch -Karval, COClinton Clark

719-446-5223 719-892-0160 FOR SALE AT PRIVATE TREATY BLACK SIM/ANGUS ARE YOU LOOKING FOR MORE POUNDS IN YOUR NEXT CALF CROP?

Our bulls have length, depth, moderate frame, calving ease & good disposition.

Sires include: Basic Instinct • RLS17 • Justice • Blazon • 50/50 Incentive • TNT ON STAR • Dupont • Manifest

These bulls are structurally sound with the commercial cattlemen in mind. Performance sheets & Ultrasound data available.

Call Rod or Laramie Strand Platte, SD H-605.337.2328 • Rod’s Cell- 605.680.7628 Laramie’s Cell-605-682-9016 PREMIUM PUREBRED CHAROLAIS BULLS & COWS FOR SALE!

www.Josephsonangus.com Rost Farms 507-530-5578

Top bloodlines w/excellent selection @ affordable prices. Accurate BW, WW, YW, pelvic measure, ultrasound & semen tested. Test results available on 9 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 45-years of progressive breeding success in the Sonderup Charolais program. Also have bred females & cow/calf pairs

1909 - BULLS FOR SALE NE - REG. ANGUS BULLS, 2 YEAR OLDS & COMING YEARLINGS., (308) 569-2458

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

Black Angus Bred Cows & Bred Heifers.

TOP QUALITY! Calving easy, maternal, growth & carcass genetics. Cows avg.

1400#, Heifers ave. #1100. Mostly A.I. Sired.

CROOKED CREEK ANGUS REGISTERED 2 YR. OLD BULLS

www.crookedcreekangus.com.

Many will be suitable for heifers.

Crooked Creek Angus 785-332-6206, Saint Francis, KS 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

1912 - BACKROUNDING/FEEDING FOR SALE

CANNONBALL CATTLE Co., Custom Preconditioning and growing. 20+ year experience.

Great facilities. High stress calves or seed stock cattle.

Consulting vet and nutritionist.

Darren at PH-620-214-2060.

Scott City, Kansas.

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Offering Prospective Club Calf Producers 10 Head of first calf heifers bread to Great Great Grandson of Heat Wave.

30 Young Maine Anjou, Angus spring calving cows bred to Great Great Grandsons of Heat Wave Bulls. Two Great Grandsons of Heat Wave Bulls, One coming 2 yr. old and 1 yearling.

From Holter Cattle Co. Fort Collins, Colo. 970-566-5438

Page 26 1919 - FEBRUARY PRODUCTION SALES FOR SALE KS - GG&T CALVING EASE & PERFORMANCE SALE 2/27/14. 12 NOON AT THE RANCH, QUINTER, KS. PB SALERS, REG ANGUS, AND ANGUS-SALERS OPTIMIZERS. 180 BULLSPOLLED, BLACKS & REDS. 100 ELITE FEMALES! 80 BRED & 20 OPEN. GGTCATTLE. COM, (785) 769-5325

DeJong Ranch 46th Annual Bull Sale Online Auction Thursday 2-27-2014 Closing time 6:00 p.m. CST with extended bidding 75 Performance/Heifer bulls & 8-18 month old bulls

www.dejongranch.com 605-869-2329 or 605-869-2362 NE - LANDMARK ANGUS ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE, 2/25/14. 1PM, SHAMROCK LVST MKT, O’NEILL, NE. ALL BULLS HAVE BEEN 50K TESTED & FREE OF ANY GENETIC DEFECT. FREE WINTERING UNTIL APRIL. VOLUME DISCOUNTS, FREE DELIVERY, RH OBJECTIVE T199 SEMEN FOR SALE, (402) 360-1028 CO - HAYNES CATTLE CO. 6TH ANNUAL “WORKING BULL” ANGUS SALE. 2/25/14. 1 PM. OGALLALA LIVESTOCK MARKET. SELLING 100 REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS. WWW. HAYNESCATTLECO. COM, (970) 854-3310 NE - OSTRAND ANGUS 13TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE. 1 PM,, (308) 732-3201 1920 - MARCH PRODUCTION SALES FOR SALE NE - MLM GELBVIEH OPEN HOUSE & PRIVATE TREATY KICK OFF SALE: MARCH 3, 2014. BRED & FED WITH THE COMMERCIAL MAN IN MIND! GELBVIEHBULLS. COM, (402) 879-4976 KS - CATTLEMAN’S CHOICE BULL SALE. 3/4/14. 1 PM. WASHINGTON LVK MKT, WASHINGTON, KS. SELLING 80 BULLS: 65 ANGUS, 15 SIMANGUS. 55 18 MONTH OLDS, 25 SPRING YEARLINGS. BEST GENETIC VALUE ANYWHERE!, (785) 325-2926 NE - JAGER FARMS SIMMENTALS 29TH ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE & PRIVATE TREATY SALE. SAT, MARCH 8TH, 2014 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 KS - ROCK’N R ANGUS RANCH 26TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE. 1 PM. 3/09/14. 7 MI E, 3. 5 N OF PLAINVILLE, KS. 400 HD: 150 ANGUS 18 MO BULLS, 60 RED ANGUS 18 MO BULLS, 20 SPR YRLG BLK & RED ANG BULLS, 70 ANG & 50 RED ANG FALL BRED HFRS, 30 ANG & RED ANG OPEN HFRS, (785) 434-2663 NE - JINDRA ANGUS 14TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE. 3/4/14. 1 PM, CREIGHTON, NE LIVESTOCK MKT. SELLING 125 REG. ANGUS BULLS, 40 REG. ANGUS HEIFERS. PRESERVING THE POWER OF SCOTCH CAP GENETICS. JINDRAANGUS. COM, (402) 920-3171

Nebraska Farm & Ranch 1920 - MARCH PRODUCTION SALES FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - HALL-POKORNY RED ANGUS 38TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE. 3/13/14. 1:30 PM. LINCOLN CO. FAIRGROUNDS, NORTH PLATTE, NE. SELLING 130 YEARLING RED ANGUS BULLS. MODERATE FRAMED, LOW MAINTENANCE, MUSCULAR, CALVING EASE. HALLREDANGUS. COM, (308) 6543220 KS - MYRON RUNFT CHAROLAIS BULL SALE. SELLING 40 BULLS MARCH 24, 2014.

12:30 PM. BELLEVILLE 81 LIVESTOCK AUCTION. BELLEVILLE, KS. EXCELLENT BULLS, EXCELLENT DATA, EXCELLENT GUARANTEE., (785) 527-5047 KS - LAFLIN RANCH. A TRADITION YOU CAN HANG YOUR HAT ON!, (785) 468-3529 NE - DBL INC. 3RD ANNUAL VIDEO BULL SALE. 3/20/14. SELLING 110 SPRING & FALL ANGUS & LIMFLEX BULLS. DBLBULLSALE. COM, (308) 536-2414 NE - SMITH ANGUS 25TH ANNUAL BULL SALE. AT THE RANCH, 25 MILES SE OF BASSETT, NE. FRIDAY, 3/28/14. 1 PM. OFFERING 70 YRLNG & FALL YRLING ANGUS BULLS & 10 SIM/ANGUS BULLS. 100% GUARANTEE THE FIRST BREEDING SEASON! SMITHANGUSRANCH. NET, (402) 2445440 1921 - APRIL PRODUCTION SALES FOR SALE NE - SONDERUP CHAROLAIS RANCH 32ND ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE. AT THE RANCH WEST OF FULLERTON, NE. NOON ON 4/10/14. SELLING 110 BULLS., (308) 536-2050 1930 - CATTLE OTHER FOR SALE MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT & BREEDING CATTLE LOCATORS, (816) 688-7887 CO - IT’S SIMPLE. . . YOU NEED SALERS. ACCORDING TO U. S. MARC, SALERS HAVE OPTIMUM BIRTH WEIGHT & GROWTH PERFORMANCE FOR CROSSING WITH ANGUS. SUPERIOR TO COMPETING CONTINENTAL BREEDS FOR MARBLING, SALERS ARE RELATIVELY EQUAL FOR YIELD. SALERSUSA. ORG, (303) 770-9292

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Dale Angus Ranch Annual Bull Sale Thursday March 20, 2014 @ 1:00 PM High Plains Livestock Exchange, Brush, CO Bidding online available at www.cattleUSA.com

2010 - FARROWING EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Stainless Steel dry, wet/dry pig feeders.

Wean/finish, 50”, 60”, 70” pig crates.

G/Stalls, Double LL 250HD Portable Nursery, Cast-Iron Center floors. 5x7’ TriBar Floors SS Nursery gates, feeders.

Call Mike at 605-251-1133 2202 - STUD SERVICE FOR SALE NE - MORGAN STALLION STANDING AT STUD, (308) 587-2344 2501 - HELP WANTED/NEED WORK

NEEDING CDL DRIVERS

KS - CORN, MILO, WHEAT HARVESTING WANTED. TWO JD MACHINES & SUPPORTING TRUCKS., (785) 567-8515 Backgrounding and finishing Available for Feeder Calves, Butcher Cows, Bred Cattle, & Cow/Calf Pairs.

Calving and AI services. References Available & Reasonable Rate.

Call 605-520-3182

DAN ZIEMBA WELDING

Cell 308-883-0672 308-882-6724

Combine & Grain Cart Operators Needed for harvest 2014 Cell 308-883-0672 308-882-6724

- WANTED Diesel Mechanic Truck & trailer experience.

Clean class A CDL. Opportunity for leadership abilities.

Benefits package. Wages B.O.E.

308-340-8401 •308-340-8389

Beef Cattle Feeders Has an immediate opening for experienced Pen Riders.

We offer competitive wages, 401K, dental, medical, life insurance, retirement, & paid vacation.

Contact: Andrea Prise at (970) 848-5331 ex. 2 Apply in person at: 12998 County Rd. 42, Yuma, CO 80759 A PRIVATE RANCH RESORT NEAR WHEATLAND, WY HAS FULL AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. Seasonal ranch hand/wrangler position.

Motivated, friendly. Primary duties include: guiding trail rides for beginner to advance riders, wrangling and general maintenance of horse herd (including grooming and tacking).

Secondary duties include: fencing, irrigation, construction and grounds keeping. Housing and utilities provided. Weekends and holidays mandatory. Positions available from May thru Sept. with possible weekends in April and Oct. For details and job applications, go to our website www.myfxr.com/jobs.

Or contact gina@myfxr.com or 307-322-9626

on a family-owned and operated farm/ranch in the Panhandle of Western Nebraska OPENS IMMEDIATELY

For Information or Catalog Call Leland Dale or Eric Simmons 970-345-6397 970-768-6372 E-mail: daleangus1@gmail.com Website: www.daleangus.com

2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES

with good records for the 2014 harvest, full or part-time available.

Full-Time Position

Selling 35 Yearling Angus Bulls

February 20, 2014

Searching for a farm/ranch assistant that has general farm/ranch experience and is able to take directions, follow a plan and dependable. Duties include, but not limited to: tractor work for crops raised - corn, wheat, soybeans and hay. A cow-calf operation that requires help with calving, weaning, and fencing..

Housing is available and furnished.

Compensation and benefits will be discussed during interview. Serious and experienced applicants can contact us with your information, resume and references:

308-489-5536 • 308-279-0415 Fax: 308-489-0116

On site or in the shop welding services Call Anytime 402-366-0160 1076 130 Rd. Osceola, NE 68651 ziembadan@yahoo.com 2601 - CARS FOR SALE IA - 1985 BUICK PARK AVENUE, VERY NICE, $1,550.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - NICE 1992 CHEV SUBURBAN, 4WD, $3,650.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - VERY NICE 2000 CAMARO CONVERTIBLE, RED & BLACK, $8,650.00, (712) 2996608 2602 - PICKUPS WANTED TO BUY NE - BOX FOR A 1996 CHEVY EXT CAB SHORTBOX, (402) 482-5491 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. $1500, (605) 386-2131 2006 IH 9400, red, day cab, Cat 435hp, 10spd ..........$19,500 2007 Freightliner daycab detroit, ultrashift .................$29,500 2005 Pete 378 daycab, Cat, 13 spd ............................$32,500 2005 Pet 379 daycab, Cat, 13 spd ..............................$37,500 2005 IH 9400 daycab, cummins, 10 spd, low miles...$24,500 2007 Freightliner Columbia daycab, detroit, 10 spd ...$29,000 (3) 2007 IH 9400 51” slpr, cummins, 10 spd.............$25,000 2007 Kenworth 900, day cab, cummins, 10 spd ........$49,500 2000 IH 9400 70” slpr, detroit, 10 spd .......................$12,500 2004 Pete 378 63” slpr, cat (turbo), 13 spd ...............$24,500 2005 IH 9400 51” slpr, slpr, cummins, 10 spd ..........$19,500 2013 Precision side dump, triple axle, loaded 2014 Wilson Ag Hoppers, 43’ FOR RENT 43’ Wilson w/Ag Hoppers, 53’ dry vans for storage, 53’ step deck by the year, month or week

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2607 - UTILITY TRAILERS FOR SALE KS - INTERSTATE 6’ X 12’ ENCLOSED CARGO TRAILER, HAS INTERIOR CABINETS & SHELVING, $2,750.00, (785) 871-0711 2608 - ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR SALE NE - 2012 POLARIS RANGER XP800, 3113 MILES, (402) 726-2488 2613 - MOBILE HOMES & RV’S FOR SALE KS - 1977 CHEVY MOTOR HOME, $2,750.00, (785) 871-0711 2615 - AIRPLANES FOR SALE NE - MONI MOTOR GLIDER AND TRAILER, LOW HOURS, (402) 364-2592 2616 - TIRES WANTED TO BUY NE - HOT PATCH VULCANIZING PATCHES, (308) 587-2344 NE - 11. 2 X 36 OR 12. 4 X 36 TIRES, (308) 587-2344 MO - 20. 4 X 34 REAR TIRES, (816) 3782015 NE - 12. 4 X 38 TRACTOR REARS, NEW OR USED, DECENT SHAPE, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - 15” SPLIT RIMS, 8 HOLE, 750 MUD/SNOW, (308) 587-2344 NE - RIM-GARD, NON CORROSIVE, TIRE BALLAST, TUBE OR TUBELESS TIRES, (308) 587-2344 NE - 90% TREAD 24. 5 X 32 DIAMOND TREAD 12 PLY ON 10 HOLE RIM, (308) 2692586 NE - 3 NEW, NEVER BEEN MOUNTED, 9. 5L X 15 IMPLEMENT TIRES. 2 8PLY & 1 12 PLY., (308) 587-2344 IA - 18. 4 X 26”, 34”, 38” TIRES, (712) 2996608 2617 - VANS FOR SALE NE - 1990 DODGE VAN, V6, 75K MILES, HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE W/WHEEL CHAIR RAMP OR AS REGULAR VAN WITH 4 CAPTAIN’S CHAIRS, 7 PASSENGER, $1800 OBO., (308) 624-2177 2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS FOR SALE OK - 2014 BOURBON 36’, DOUBLE HOPPER BOTTOM, (580) 361-2265 MO - 2000 FREIGHTLINER FLD120, 60” FLAT TOP SLEEPER, DETROIT 12. 7 AT 430500 HP, 10 SP, AIR RIDE, AIR SLIDE 5TH WHEEL, 704K MILES., (660) 548-3804 2630 - TRANSPORTATION OTHER FOR SALE

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selling truck beds in your area.

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February 20, 2014 2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS FOR SALE - CONTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D NE - PULL BEHIND BOX SCRAPERS, 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; & 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;; 3PTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; & 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, (402) 678-2277 MO - NEW TOREQ BY STEIGER & LEON SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 MO - TOREQ 40â&#x20AC;? PTO DITCHER, $7,800.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - BUFFALO 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; BOX BLADES IN STOCK, (660) 548-3804 MO - LEON HYDRAULIC EJECT 1450 WITH EXTENSIONS, NEW TIRES & PAINT, (660) 548-3804 ND - SCRAPER: BUY & SELL OLD CABLE SCRAPERS, CAT 60, 70, 80; LETOURNEAU LS, LP, FP; A/C; ALL MAKES AND SIZES, WILL CONVERT OVER TO HYDRAULICS, VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE, TIRES & PARTS. CONTACT STEVE, WWW. STEVEVOIGHTMAN. COM. CELL 701-6808015 OR BUS., (701) 742-2182 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 OK - PETTIBONE, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; LIFT CELL 580-5251265, $3,500.00, (580) 361-2265 2827 - BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR SALE MN - THE BEST RADIANT FLOOR HEAT WATER TUBING. CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE ON A COMPLETE SYSTEM. VOLUME DISCOUNTS, FACTORY OUTLET PRICES. COMPARE & SAVE! GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES. WWW. MIKESHEATING. COM & CALL, (800) 446-4043

Nebraska Farm & Ranch 3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY SD - MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE ANY OLDER MM, (605) 386-2131 FOR SALE MN - ANTIQUE TRACTOR COLLECTORS! BIEWERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. CLASSIC AG, AINSWORTH, NE., (800) 286-2171 IA - IH TRACTORS: A, SUP A, B, C, SUP C, H, SUP H, M, SUP M, SMTA, 300, 350, 400, 450, 460, 560, 606, 504, 706G, 240, 340, 574 UTILITIES, (712) 299-6608 3003 - ANTIQUE VEHICLES WANTED TO BUY SD - IH 6 SPEED SPECIAL TRUCK, (605) 386-2131 SD - OLDER JEEPS, CJ 2A, 1948 OR OLDER, ALSO MILITARY, (605) 386-2131 NE - TEENS, 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S, EARLY 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S IHC TRUCKS, PARTS, LITERATURE, (308) 894-6965 3004 - ANTIQUE MACHINERY FOR SALE IA - LARGE NUMBER OF ANTIQUE MACHINERY ITEMS, INCLUDING STEEL WHEEL PLOWS, POTATO DIGGERS, & GEARS FOR IH & JD STEEL WHEELS, STEEL WHEEL ROAD GRADERS & HAY LOADERS. PULL TYPE CORN PICKERS AND CORN SHELLERS. 2, 4, 6 ROW OLDER JD PLANTERS., (712) 2996608 IA - IH 715 G, 4-30, 13â&#x20AC;&#x2122; BH, $2,850.00, (712) 299-6608 3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE

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3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE - CONTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D NE - FIBERGLASS FENCE POSTS, SOLID, 1 1/4â&#x20AC;? DIAMETER, FOR HIGH TENSILE BARBED WIRE, FOR QUESTIONS & PRICING, CALL, (402) 643-6978 NE - SEVERAL MILES OF USED BARB WIRE. T-POSTS 5 1/2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 6 1/2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. 4X8 & 5X8 CREOSOTE CORNER POSTS. 200 6. 5 X 3 CREOSOTE POSTS. ALL ON PALLETS AND READY TO LOAD., (402) 461-9336 NE - 70 LENGTHS OF 7/8â&#x20AC;? SUCKER ROD, (402) 461-9336 3010 - BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALE

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The Area’s Largest Agriculture Exposition is Coming Back to the CenturyLink Center - Omaha One of the Midwest's premier indoor farm events, the TRIUMPH OF AGRICULTURE EXPOSITION will be held March 12-13, 2014 at the CenturyLink Center-Omaha, 10th and Capitol Avenue, just off I-480. The 48th Annual Farm and Ranch Machinery Show will once again be filled with the latest agricultural innovations, equipment and supplies with more than 900 exhibits for farmers, ranchers, and their wives to visit all on one level of over 200,000 square feet in the state-of-the-art CenturyLink Center-Omaha.

"It's an excellent opportunity to see all types of Short-Line farm equipment, new products, labor and time saving ideas all under one roof," says Bob Mancuso, Sr., the Show's Producer. "The Triumph of Ag Expo is the best place for farmers to find answers for what they do control while taking advantage of the new technologies at the Expo - ranging from machinery to new plant varieties that are available." The Farm Show is open 9 AM to 4 PM on Wed and 9 AM to 3 PM on Thurs. Advance free admission tickets can be

obtained from Exhibitors, County Extension agents, farm machinery and equipment dealers or at the CenturyLink Center-Omaha door. This is an ideal time for area Farm Operators to find ways to improve productivity and increase profits, before spring field work begins.

Brien McCready from John Deere and A & M Green Power and Show Councilman says he's looking for a great Show at the CenturyLink Center Omaha and says, "The Triumph of Ag Expo is always packed with lots of new improvements and helpful information." At no other time this spring will area Farm Operators be able to see this much farm equipment and technology on display. The Triumph of Ag Expo offers visitors a hands-on experience with continuous demonstrations so those attending will be able to compare and evaluate quickly and conveniently, all under one roof, in one location and on one level with over 4,500 on-site parking available.

Regarded as one of the largest indoor diversified short-line farm machinery shows, Ben Hellbusch,

from Busch Equipment of Columbus, Nebraska and Council Board Member said, "The Expo has something for every kind of farm operation," including tillage equipment, planters, monitor and control systems, soil testing equipment, mowers, cattle chutes, augers, fertilizers, various seed hybrids, feeders, tanks and pumps, hay moving and handling equipment, plows, combines, computers and software, tractors, and many more agricultural products and services for today's farmers and ranchers.

Bob Mancuso, Jr., Show Director, said if you are interested in agriculture and farming, this year’s Expo is the place to be on March 12-13, 2014 . In addition to all of the latest equipment, products, and services - there will be seminars throughout the Show, craft items and displays, antique farm tractors and equipment, and special programs.

The Triumph of Ag Expo is a charter member of the North American Farm Show Council – the Top 25 shows in North America!

Information on Nebraska Wheat The Nebraska Wheat Growers Association and the Nebraska Wheat Board, collectively known as Nebraska Wheat, are bringing the Mobile Baking Lab to the Triumph of Ag Expo in Omaha March 12-13, 2014. Nebraska Wheat will serve free, fresh-baked cinnamon rolls while discussing the advantages of using wheat in the rotation.

During the Triumph of Ag Expo, the Mobile Baking Lab will be run by Nebraska wheat farmers and their spouses as well as Nebraska Wheat staff. Visitors to the booth are welcome to ask questions about wheat production in Nebraska, the benefits of using wheat in a rotation with corn and soybeans, where the wheat check-off is going, and why wheat nutrition and

education should matter to farmers. Seed guides, pocket wheat production handbooks with disease and pest information, and membership information for the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association will also be available in the booth.

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Triumph of Ag Expo – Schedule Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM – Grain Storage – Natural Air Drying. Presented by Doug Maier from Northern Agri Services. SR #1.

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM – Waterjet Cutting Technology for the Farm Machine Shop.

Presented by Ben Callahan and Nancy Lausing from Jet Edge. SR # 2.

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM – “Planting the Seed” Maximize Your Variable Rate Planter Investment. Presented by Jade Gross and Denny Gross from Horizon Equipment. SR #3.

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM – Market Outlook for 2014. Are the Good Times Really Over for Good? Presented by Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst from DTN. SR #1.

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM – Economics of Grain Drying. Presented by Lee Goldhorn from Nebraska Engineering Company. SR#2.

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM – The Facts and Fiction Behind Biotechnology in Agriculture.

Presented by Caroline Brauer from Nebraska Wheat. SR #3.

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM – Estate Planning Solutions for Farmers. Presented by Darren Carlson from Carlson Burnett. SR #3.

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM – What’s New in Insurance and Planning. Presented by Jim Phillips from Phillips Insurance. SR#2.

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM – Saving the Family Farm: Succession & Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers. Presented by Dana Troske from Mutual of Omaha and Farm Saver Estate Planning, James Blazek and Jerrod Gregg – Estate and Business Planning Attorney’s. SR #1.

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM – Benefits of Liquid Fertilizer – Presented by Kelli Barnett from Nutra Flo. SR #2.

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM – Building A New Home: Getting Started. Presented by Jeff Hicks from Nordaas American Homes. SR#3.

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM – What is in Store for the Weather for 2014! Presented by Al Dutcher – State Climatologist from the University of Nebraska. SR #1.

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM – Controlling Flies on Pastured Cattle. Presented by Dave Boxler from the University of Nebraska and Steve Nelson from A-1 Mist Sprayers. SR #2.

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM – Unique and Innovative Use of Corn Residue (bio-fiber) for Healthy and Profitable Livestock Feeding. Presented

by Donald Cordes from Iowa Agricultural Biofibers. SR # 3.

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM – Wind Energy – Connecting to the Grid with Bergey Wind Power. Presented by Todd Nelson from Energy Grid Solutions. SR #1.

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM – Land Auctions & Technology – Understanding a Multi-Parcel Bidding System. Presented by Eric Geiger with Mid-Continent Properties, Inc. SR#2.

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM – Maximize the Doors On Your Farm Building. Presented by John Minor from Power Track Siding Door Systems. SR #3.

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM – “Planting the Seed” Maximize Your Variable Rate Planter Investment. Presented by Jade Gross and Denny Gross from Horizon Equipment. SR #3.

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM – Profizone: An MRI for your Soil. The Next Wave of Soil Sampling.

Presented by Patty Kienast from AgVenture Western Cornbelt. SR #1.

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM – What is in Store for the Weather for 2014! Presented by Al Dutcher – State Climatologist from the University of Nebraska. SR #2.

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM – Wind Energy – Connecting to the Grid with Bergey Wind Power. Presented by Todd Nelson from Energy Grid Solutions. SR #1.

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM – Grain Storage – Natural Air Drying. Presented by Doug Maier from Northern Agri Services. SR #2.

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM – Saving the Family Farm: Succession & Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers. Presented by Dana Troske from Mutual of Omaha and Farm Saver Estate Planning, James Blazek and Jerrod Gregg – Estate and Business Planning Attorney’s. SR #1.

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM – Land Auctions & Technology – Understanding a Multi-Parcel Bidding System. Presented by Eric Geiger with Mid-Continent Properties, Inc. SR#2.

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM – Building A New Home: Getting Started. Presented by Jeff Hicks from Nordaas American Homes. SR#3.

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM – Estate Planning Solutions for Farmers. Presented by Darren Carlson from Carlson Burnett. SR #1.

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM – Benefits of Liquid Fertilizer – Presented by Kelli Barnett from Nutra Flo. SR #2.

Thursday, March 13, 2014 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM – Time to Diversify?

Boosting Farm returns by Walking it off the Farm. Presented Willow Holoubek from AFAN (Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska). SR #1.

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Pioneer Farm Report Reveals and Heritage Sharp Drop in Statewide Farm Award Groundwater Levels Application Now Being Accepted The Norfolk Daily News

Omaha – The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation and the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers are now accepting applications for the 59th annual Pioneer Farm Awards, sponsored by Nebraska Farm Bureau. This award is presented to farm families in Nebraska and western Iowa who have held ownership of land within the same family for at least 100 consecutive years.

Since its inception, the Pioneer Farm Award has recognized more than 9,000 families in over 90 counties.

The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation and Nebraska Farm Bureau are also proud to announce its newest award celebrating western heritage. The Heritage Farm Award will recognize farm families who have held ownership of land consecutively within the same family for 150 years.

Applications for the awards can be found at all County Fair offices or online at www.aksarben.org. All applications must be returned to the County Fair office in which the land is located no later than May 1, 2014.

Families receiving either award will be presented with one (1) engraved plaque and a gatepost marker.

This program is one of many supported by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation which was founded in 1895 “to leverage collective business leadership to build a more prosperous Heartland.”

LINCOLN — The recently released 2013 Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report reveals significant groundwater level declines throughout Nebraska.

"Almost the entire state — with the exception of a small area in the Sandhills — saw declines last year," said Aaron Young, groundwater resources coordinator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "And even then, I would suspect that in the next year or two, we're going to see some substantial groundwater level declines in the Sandhills as well."

From spring 2012 to spring 2013, every county in Nebraska experienced a water-level decline greater than one foot with the exception of Grant, Hooker and Thomas counties. Some parts of Nebraska saw one-year water level changes of almost 25 feet.

"That is unprecedented since we have been keeping records for water-level changes," Young said.

Young said some of the steeper water table drops caused domestic and irrigation wells to run dry, forcing some wells to be drilled deeper.

The drops also affected municipal wells in many smaller communities.

Between 100 and 150 domestic wells stopped producing in the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District, headquartered in Norfolk.

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Dean Edson, director of the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts, cautioned that one year of data does not signal a water crisis. Groundwater levels typically decline in dry periods and rebound in wet years.

"I would say the findings probably mirror the unprecedented drought we had," Edson said.

Groundwater-level monitoring began in Nebraska in 1930. The annual reports and maps have been produced by the Conservation and Survey Division in the School of Natural Resources at UNL since the 1950s. The latest report was released Jan. 30.

On average, groundwater levels in Nebraska declined 2.54 feet from spring 2012 to spring 2013 as the result of increased groundwater pumping, and decreased recharge from precipitation.

"An average one-year decline of this magnitude has never been recorded before in the state," Young said.

Drought conditions in Nebraska during 2012 — the worst ever recorded in the state — created a heavy demand for irrigation water to keep crops alive.

According to the High Plains Regional Climate Center, precipitation values for the state were 12-16 inches below normal for Nebraska, with the highest average temperatures ever recorded.

"The extreme drought resulted in dry wells, municipal water shortages and water restrictions throughout the state," Young said.

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Nebraska 2013 Crop Values

Sorghum Board Seeks Applicants to Fill Vancancy

LINCOLN – The total value of the 2013 crop production in Nebraska is estimated at $11.9 billion, a decrease of 11 percent from the 2012 total of $13.3 billion, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Value of production for each crop is computed by multiplying the marketing year average price by the production.

The total value of corn for grain is $7.39 billion, down 17 percent from $8.85 billion in 2012. The total value of soybeans, at $3.15 billion, is up 8 percent from $2.92 billion last year. The total value of all wheat production is $271 million, down 35 percent from $419 million in 2012.

Access the National publication for this release at: http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/nass/Cro pValuSu//2010s/2014/CropValuSu-02-14-2014.pdf

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board announces a vacancy that exists on the Board to fill an at-large seat. A sorghum producer will be elected by the Board to fill the vacancy at their next public meeting to be held March 20, 2014.

Sorghum growers interested in appointment to fill the open seat may place their name on a candidacy list by submitting to the Board a letter or statement of interest in serving on the Board, two letters of endorsement from grain sorghum growers, and documentation substantiating qualification to serve as a member of the Board (sales receipts, warehouse receipts, government loan documentation, or acreage certification).

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Qualified candidates include those who are citizens of Nebraska, are at least 21 years of age, and derive a portion of their income from growing grain sorghum.

Letters or statements of interest must be received by the Board by Wednesday, March 12, 2014 and may be submitted by email at sorghum.board@nebraska.gov or by writing to the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board, P.O. Box 94982, Lincoln, NE 68509.

Interested candidates will be provided an opportunity to interview with the Board prior to the election.

The Board reserves the right to make nominations from the floor to fill the vacancy.

For more information contact the office of the Sorghum Board at 402/471-4276.

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