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Antique Tractor Enthusiasts Making Trek Across Nebraska

Rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Tractor Pulls

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Weather Al Dutcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Country Living House Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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

Markets Grains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Government Report Government Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Ag Management Charlie Case of Ellston, Iowa, (left) shares a story and a laugh with Donelle Moormeier of Cortland, who is sitting in the seat of her 706 Farmall tractor, along with her husband, Ron Moormeier, and Case’s wife, Diane Case, all swapping stories about their ongoing experience participating in the Tractor Relay Across Nebraska, which arrived in Grand Island Monday, June 4. (Independent/Robert Pore)

CNPPID Officials, Water Users Still Waiting for Details of Proposal to End Surface Water Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . 12

Livestock News Heartland Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Production News Gavilon Sale Could Benefit Midlands Farmers Grain Exports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

By Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent A parade of antique tractors celebrating Nebraska's agricultural legacy rolled into Grand Island Monday, June 4.

Nearly 40 antique tractors arrived in Grand Island from York as part of the Tractor Relay Across Nebraska.

The event started in Plattsmouth and will end its nearly 500-mile

journey at Lyman, which is near the Wyoming border, west of Scottsbluff.

Similar in concept to the old Pony Express, on each leg of the relay, members of various antique tractor clubs in Nebraska join the procession. June 5 at about 9 a.m., more than 30 antique tractors took off on the next leg of the relay in Kearney.

Along for the entire journey are Charlie and Diane Case of Ellston,

Iowa. Charlie Case has been driving a 1962 310 John Deere tractor. He said the tractor he is driving has been in his family since the day his father bought it in 1962.

Case said they hope to get to the Wyoming border by Sunday, June 10.

Also participating in the relay from Grand Island to Kearney is

Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-19

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Education is Goal of New Western Nebraska Agri-Women

By Sandra Hansen, The Scottsbluff Star-Herald A group of enthusiastic area women are launching a new chapter in agriculture education.

In the process of forming the Western Nebraska Agri-Women, they hope to spread the true word about agriculture, locally and across the region.

According to Kelly Downer, one of the 20 or so women promoting the new effort, there is a lot of interest in sharing the actual facts of meat and grain production.

Downer said the idea originated earlier this spring during the KNEB spring show, where For daily agriculture news, updates and local happenings, visit the Heartland Express website at www.myfarmandranch.com

public relations professional Jody Lamp sponsored a booth. Discussion on how to educate the public about today’s agriculture industry resulted in Lamp contacting Karen Yost, president of the national organization, American AgriWomen, who lives in Billings, Mont.

Lamp and Yost returned to Scottsbluff May 25 where they held public gatherings to inform local women about the organization, and the idea grew from there.

Downer said a task force of local women formed to lay the groundwork for establishing the Western Nebraska Agri-Women affiliate of the

national organization. It will allow area women to hold their own meetings, and organize their own efforts rather than having to drive to eastern Nebraska to participate in that affiliate, or join an AAW group in Pine Bluffs, Cheyenne, or Casper, Wyo. “This is a wonderful organization, Downer said Wednesday. “Promoting agriculture is so important, especially now, and it important to be part of an organization that is going to grow.”

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MARKET GLANCE Livestock and Products, Weekly Average

Crops, Daily Spot Prices Year Ago 4 Wks Ago 5/18/12

Nebraska Slaughter Steer 35-65% Choice, Live Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$108.07 123.46 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame, 550-600# . . . . . . . . . . . .147.66 180.44 Med & Large Frame, 750-800 # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130.33 * Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750# Carcass . . . . . . . . . .176.83 185.12 Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93.26 80.63 Feeder Pigs, National Direct, 50#, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . .* * Pork Carcass Cutout, 185#, 51-52% Lean . . . . . . . . .97.01 77.34 Slaughter Lambs, Ch. & Pr.,Heavy, SD Dir. . . . . . . . . . .* * Nat. Carcass Lamb Cutout, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401.04 366.57

124.17 175.28 * 191.45 84.63 * 82.06 * 357.08

Wheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.19 Corn, No. 2, Yellow, Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.55 Soybeans, No. 1 Yellow Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.99 Grain Sorg. No. 2 Yellow, Dorchester, cwt . . . . . . . . .12.05 Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, MN, bu. . . . . . . . . . .3.64

5.46 6.10 14.13 10.23 3.51

6.25 6.56 13.79 10.64 3.63

Hay (per ton) Alfalfa, Lrg. Sq. Bales Good to Prem., NE Neb. . . . . .140.00 Alfalfa, Lrg. Rounds, Good, Platte Valley, . . . . . . . . .90.00 Grass Hay, Lrg. Rounds, Premium, Neb., . . . . . . . . . . .* Dried Distillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215.00 Wet Distillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.50 * No market.

225.00 200.00 145.00 145.00 97.50 97.50 236.50 220.00 78.00 79.00

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Heartland Express - Weather

June 7, 2012

Weather Commentary Provided By Al Dutcher—UNL, State Climatologist

Al Dutcher Report An exceptional dry trend has develop across the Panhandle during the past few months, with s i g n i f i c a n t intensification during the month of May with precipitation totals for most locations running well below 50% of normal. In addition, drought conditions have been introduced Allen Dutcher in this weeks Drought Monitor edition for extreme southeastern Nebraska which has received less than 25% of normal for the month of May. The one bright spot has been northeastern Nebraska where a widespread 2-4 inch moisture event occurred during Memorial Day weekend.

Corn is beginning to enter its high water use period and significant and timely rainfall events will be needed to stem further degradation and crop stress. Models point to the possibility of scattered moisture events during the next two weeks, but temperature outlooks continue to favor

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above normal conditions during much of this period.

Week One Forecast, 6/9 - 6/15: Weather models indicate that this period will start out warm and windy with little moisture expected until late on 6/10. Scattered thunderstorms are possible across the Panhandle region, with better moisture chances spreading eastward during the overnight hours. Precipitation chances continue for eastern Nebraska during the first half of 6/12 before shifting eastward into Iowa. Slightly cooler weather is currently forecasted for the 6/12-6/13 period before upper air ridging builds back into the central Plains leading to a return to above normal temperature during the 6/14-6/15.

Although no widespread moisture event is currently projected by the models, there is a chance for scattered thunderstorms across western Nebraska during the 6/12-6/13 period, with eastern Nebraska possibly getting in on the action during the 6/14-6/15 time period.

Presently, models indicate that the highest moisture chances will fall across southeastern Nebraska on 6/15. High Temperatures: 6/9 (low 90's E - upper 90's W), 6/10 (upper 80's W - low 90's E), 6/11 (upper 70's NW - mid 80's SE), 6/12-

6/13 (upper 70's NE - mid 80's SW), 6/14 (low 80's E - low 90's W), 6/15 (upper 80's N - mid 90's SW).

Week Two Forecast, 6/16 - 6/22: Considerable uncertainty exists with this periods forecast as weather models are flip-flopping on the degree of moisture available for thunderstorm development across Nebraska with the frontal boundary interaction remaining just north of the state.

Presently, models indicate the best moisture chances will fall during the 6/16-6/17 period as several pieces of energy eject out of the Pacific Northwest upper air through and cross the northern Plains. With Nebraska on the southern periphery of this system, the best moisture chances lie across the northern half of the state.

Widely scattered showers are possible on 6/18 and 6/19 with the eastern half of the state currently forecasted to have the highest odds (weak at best) of receiving beneficial moisture. Some widely scattered thunderstorms are possible across the Panhandle on 6/11, but nothing that would be considered a drought buster. . High Temperatures: 6/16 (low 80's N - upper 80's S), 6/17 (mid 80's N low 90s S), 6/18-6/19 (upper 80's N - mid 90's S), 6/20 (low 80's NE - upper 80's SW), 621-6/22 (upper 80's NE - mid 80's SW).

Nebraska Weather and Crop Report Agricultural Summary: For the week ending June 3, 2012, showers brought moisture and improved growing conditions to portions of the east while the dry west saw conditions continue to decline, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. However, below normal temperatures and less wind reduced stress on crops. Hail damaged crops and property in areas of the state and producers will have to decide if replanting will take place. Sidedressing fertilizer and spraying herbicides were the main field activities. Half of the wheat crop was turning color and harvest will be early this year. Alfalfa and pastures are showing little growth due to the dry conditions.

Weather Summary: Temperatures averaged slightly below normal in the western third of the state and 4 to 7 degrees below normal in the eastern two-thirds. High temperatures reached the mid 90’s with lows in the mid 30’s. Little to no precipitation fell across the western half of the state. Bands of showers moved across the eastern half with largest rainfall totals accumulating in the Northeast and East Central Districts.

Field Crops Report: Corn conditions rated 4 percent poor, 21 fair, 64 good, and 11 excellent, above last year’s 70 percent good to excellent but below 78 average.

Soybeans emerged were 89 percent, ahead of 59 last year and 11 days ahead of 60 average.

Soybean conditions rated 5 percent poor, 24 fair, 60 good, and 11 excellent.

Sorghum planting was 82 percent complete, 1 week ahead of 65 last year and average. Sorghum emerged was 61 percent, ahead of 30 last year and

32 average. Sorghum conditions rated 2 percent poor, 37 fair, 58 good, and 3 excellent.

Oats headed was 60 percent, well ahead of 9 last year and 18 days ahead of 18 average. Oats conditions rated 4 percent poor, 28 fair, 62 good, and 6 excellent, below 84 percent good to excellent last year and 83 average.

Wheat turning color was 53 percent, 20 days ahead of 1 average. Wheat conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 13 poor, 40 fair, 41 good, and 3 excellent, below 55 percent good to excellent last year and 65 average.

Dry beans planted were 54 percent complete, well ahead of 16 last year and 7 days ahead of 36 average. Dry beans emerged were 5 percent, ahead of 2 last year and 7 average.

Proso millet was 54 percent planted, well ahead of 9 average.

The first cutting of alfalfa was 85 percent complete, well ahead of 22 last year and 20 days ahead of 33 average. The second cutting of alfalfa was 7 percent complete. Alfalfa rated 2 percent very poor, 10 poor, 35 fair, 47 good, and 6 excellent, below 78 percent good to excellent last year and 74 average.

Wild hay harvest was 14 percent complete. Wild hay conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 5 poor, 24 fair, 68 good, and 2 excellent, near last year’s 71 percent good to excellent.

Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 4 percent very poor, 12 poor, 35 fair, 47 good, and 2 excellent, below 76 percent good to excellent last year and 75 average. .

June 7, 2012

Heartland Express - Country Living

Summer Brings Warning for Sun Protection

By Robert Pore, The Independent 2012 has gotten off to a hot start, and summer hasn't even arrived yet. As summer approaches and with school out, the swimming pools open and families enjoy the outdoors, but the sun has its own set of concerns. The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention designated the Friday before Memorial Day "Don't Fry Day" as a way to highlight sun safety.

Jeremy Eschliman, community health supervisor at the Central District Health Department (CDHD), said that sun safe habits should begin in childhood and last a lifetime in order to protect your skin from wrinkles and skin cancer.

"Cancer is the leading cause of death in Nebraska," Eschliman said. "Each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancers."

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has joined the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, Food and Drug Administration and National Park Service to emphasize the dangers of skin cancer and has provided simple steps Americans can take to protect themselves with "Don't Fry Day." Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. and the most common cancer among 20- to 30-year-olds. It's estimated that one American dies every hour from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Approximately 76,000 new cases of melanoma will occur this year.

Only one in five people wear sunscreen on a daily basis, although sunscreen should be used every day, rain or shine, Eschliman said.

"The hours between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. daylight saving time are the most hazardous for UV exposure," he said. "UV rays from sunlight are the greatest during the late spring and early summer in Nebraska."

When possible, Eschliman said, wear loosefitting clothing that protects the arms and legs. He also said to be sure to cover your face and wear a hat with at least a four-inch brim, such as a baseball cap or visor, to provide optimal protection.

He said people should apply a broad spectrum UVA/UVB sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30 when going outside. Apply the cream 30 minutes before sun exposure. For infants, protective clothing and keeping them out of the sun are best, but it is still safe and necessary to apply sunscreen to exposed skin, even for infants less than 6 months old.

"A suntan is your skin's way of showing it is damaged," Eschliman said. "The deeper the tan, the more damage has been caused. Be sure to re-apply sunscreen every two hours when outdoors, and immediately after swimming or excessive sweating."

He said finding the right pair of sunglasses can protect your eyes from serious damage.

"Choose glasses that offer 99 percent UV protection and remember the color of the lens has nothing to do with the strength," he said.

"Select glasses with a big frame that spans your brows and cheekbones for optimal sun blockage and replace worn-out specs."

For more information on skin cancer, call the CDHD at (308) 385-5175 or visit www.cdhd.ne.gov.

Electrical Safety in the Home

By Susan Hansen, Extension Educator, Colfax County Electricity is useful but it can be dangerous.

Used wisely, electricity can make our lives easier and more enjoyable. Used carelessly, electricity can start fires or cause electrical shock, particularly if problems with the electrical system are ignored.

Electrical systems can wear out, just like other parts of the house. A safety inspection by a qualified electrician or licensed electrical inspector can pinpoint electrical hazards.

The homeowner can spot potential hazards in the home. Many of these hazards can be easily corrected.

potential fire hazard. Unused receptacle outlets may also feel hot because the electric power delivered to one receptacle outlet often passes through the connections of one or more other receptacle outlets. Discontinue use of a hot receptacle outlet or switch. Have a qualified electrician check into the situation.

Power Budget Overloaded electrical outlets can blow fuses or trip circuits. Knowing the appliance power budget for the circuit can prevent blown fuses or tripped circuits. A 15-ampere branch circuit can carry 1500 watts; a 20-ampere branch circuit can carry 2000 watts. The wattage of the appliance is listed on the nameplate of the appliance. Check to see if the circuits are being overloaded.

Fuses and circuit breakers are safety devices located on the electrical panel to prevent overloading and fires. They stop the electrical current if it exceeds the safe level for some portion of the home electrical system.

Cords & Plugs An appliance cord connects an appliance to a receptacle outlet. Two-wire cords connect to the “hot” and neutral connections of the power supply. Three-wire cords have an additional conductor to ground the power. This is an added safety measure.

Cords with exposed wires should not be used. A cord can become cut, crushed, melted, hardened, or cracked, resulting in exposed wires.

Do not pull on the cord to remove it from the receptacle outlet; use the plug instead.

Turning the appliance off before unplugging will decrease chances of sparks.

Never wrap the cord tightly around appliances such as hair dryers or electric drills. Wrap loosely and arrange the cord with no sharp bends.

Cords should not be fastened in place with staples or nails. Cords should not be permanently placed on high-traffic floor areas or in doorways. Cords should not be covered by rugs, carpet or furniture.

Lights & Lamps Dim or flickering lights or lights that sizzle or buzz should be inspected. Light bulbs of too high wattage can cause overheating. Lighting fixtures sold today state the wattage of the bulbs to be used. Do not use a higher wattage bulb than is recommended. Older lighting fixtures may not state what the number of watts should be. Sixty watt bulbs or its equivalent are usually used with older fixtures.

Extension Cords Older extension cords should be replaced with new cords that have polarized (one blade larger than the other) plugs and safety closures. Newer extension cords contain heavier wire than older cords. The heavier wire allows for more electrical current to be carried safely.

Be sure that the total number of watts connected to the extension cord is no more than the cord rating.

Receptacle Outlets and Switches Faceplates of switches or receptacle outlets that are hot to the touch may indicate a

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Heartland Express - The Lighter Side

June 7, 2012

• IT’S THE PITTS by Lee Pitts • I n D o g Ye a r s ( B e s t O f )

by Lee Pitts

On the first day of my nephew's annual summer visit I decked him out in his jeans and boots, and put him up on my horse, Gentleman. We had to bring in a cow to send to the auction. "What do you want for your birthday?" I asked as we road along.

"Do you want money or a toy?"

"I want a stuffed animal," replied Scott.

"Wouldn't you really rather have some money?"

Scott replied, "Old people sleep with money, kids sleep with teddy bears."

Did I mention that Scott is a pretty bright child?

Against the wishes of his parents, I am trying to make a cowboy out of Scott. I asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"I want to be twelve," answered Scott.

Kids worry a lot about how old they are.

In that respect they are like women, always fudging when asked about their age. Kids exaggerate on the upside and women on the downside. Ask a three year old how old he is and he will hold up four fingers. Ask a woman how old she is and she’ll hold up five fingers, and then slap you with them.

As we struggled up a steep hill Scott asked how old Gentleman was.

"He's eleven," I replied.

"Will I have to work this hard when I am eleven?"

"You will if you don't have any money."

After much effort we finally got the cow in the chute. I opened her mouth and explained. "This cow is very old. She's about ten years old. She is losing her teeth and will not be able to eat."

Scott got a scared look on his face, wiggled one of his loose baby teeth and asked, "Will I be able to eat when I am ten?"

"Only if you have money," I replied.

Scott was deep in thought. "How old is Studly the ram?"

"Studly is 8 years old."

"Will I have thirty girl friends like he has when I am eight?"

"You will if you have money," I answered, trying to drive home my point.

"Uncle Lee," said Scott, "maybe you just better give me money for my birthday. I’m not getting any younger, you know."

"Seven isn't all that old Scott. It is different with animals," I tried to explain.

"A cow at ten years is the same as a human at seventy. A dog at two is really fourteen. A dog only lives one seventh as long as a human so you have to multiply their age by seven. You have to convert everything to dog years."

"How old is Aussie, the dog, then?"

"She's only 5."

"I didn't think a dog could get that stupid in just 5 years," said my observant nephew.

Then he dropped the bombshell I never saw coming. "How old is my mother?" he asked.

Now it was time for a much more thorough, well thought out and delicate explanation. I stumbled and stuttered and said, "Scott, it’s a well known fact, if not a biological one, that girls age slower than men. A women, you see, never lives past the age of 39. But when she is 39 she could actually be the same age as a man might be at 60."

Scott digested all of this information, got a pensive look on his face and then deduced, "With women it’s sort of like dog years."

Did I mention how smart my nephew is?

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Fried Treats Fried Ice Cream 4 scoop well frozen ice cream 2 eggs, beaten 2/3 cup crushed corn flakes oil Give the ice-cream scoops a perfect round.

Put the 4 scoops in the deep freezer for 15 minutes. Give it an egg wash once you remove it from the deep freezer. Roll on the crushed corn flakes and give it a nice coating.

Put it in the freezer for 20 minutes. Repeat the process twice. Heat the oil. Make sure it is burning hot. Deep fry the ice-cream quickly for 58 seconds. Make sure that the oil is very hot or the corn flakes won't get its color.

Fried Apple Rings 1 egg 1/4 cup milk 1/2 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 pinch salt 4 -5 apples, cut into 15 rings about 1/4 inch thick 5 teaspoons cinnamon 2 teaspoons powdered sugar oil Beat together egg and milk. Add flour, salt and baking powder mix well. Heat oil in deep skillet until a drop of water spatters. Sprinkle the apple rings with cinnamon. Dip each ring in batter. Fry in oil until golden brown and crisp on both sides.

Remove with a fork and drain on paper towel. Sift powdered sugar over the top. Serve warm with jelly or jam and cold whipped cream.

Fried Shrimp Bites 2 slices white bread, thickly cut, crusts removed 3 tablespoons chicken broth 1 lb shrimp, tiny, raw, peeled, headless 4 water chestnuts, very finely chopped 1 tablespoon ginger, fresh and very finely chopped.

1 pinch salt 3 -4 drops hot sauce 2 egg yolks 2 egg whites, beaten until stiff, not dry oil Defrost and drain shrimp well, and pat with kitchen paper to remove excess liquid. Tear the bread into a small bowl with the chicken and let bread absorb the liquid. Lift the soaked bread into a bowl, leaving excess liquid behind but do not squeeze out the broth. Break up the wet bread as much as possible, and add to the shrimps. Mix in all the ingredients except the beaten egg white.

The ginger and chestnuts should be chopped really fine. Heat oil to a depth of about 4 inches: when a cube of bread is dropped in and sizzles, the oil is ready. Stir the beaten egg whites into the shrimp mixture. Drop spoons of the mixture into the oil in batches. Fry until the bites are golden brown and rise to the surface, turn them very carefully in the hot oil. Keep warm until serving, and serve with sweet chilli sauce as a dip. Recipe makes roughly 20 little "cakes" or bites.

Fried Zucchini Strips 1 medium zucchini, 8 inches long 2 large eggs, beaten 2 tablespoons milk 3/4 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt 3/4 cup cracker crumb 2 cups vegetable oil 1 (2 ounce) package bearnaise sauce mix Wash and trim zucchini, (DO NOT PEEL). Cut zucchini into about 2 1/2" long by 1/2" thick strips.

In a medium-size mixing bowl, beat eggs and milk until fluffy.

In a plastic bag, add flour, seasoning salt and shake well. In a separate plastic bag, add finely crushed saltine crackers.

Dip zucchini strips in egg mixture. Drop into flour mixture and shake well to coat. Dip again into egg mixture. Drop into crushed crackers and shake well to coat. Heat oil to 325°F to 350°F in a medium-size frying pan or use a deep fryer. Drop coated zucchini in the hot oil and cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes, turning once. Zucchini should be crunchy. Serve immediately with Bearnaise Sauce as a dip.

Deep Fried Stuffed French Toast 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 3 tablespoons powdered sugar 10 slices Texas toast thick bread 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 2 eggs oil powdered sugar (optional, for garnish) Combine cream cheese, almond extract and powdered sugar until fluffy. Fit a cake decorating bag with a large tip and fill with cream cheese mixture. Set aside. Using a serrated bread knife, slice each piece of Texas Toast into half on the diagonal. Along the newly cut diagonal edge, use the tip of the knife to gently make a one inch slice into the center of the bread, making sure the slice runs parallel to the top and bottom of the bread.

Insert the decorator tip into the opening & squeeze out about a teaspoon or so of filling. With a thumb & finger, gently pinch the opening to close it back up & cover the filling. Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and salt. Beat in milk and eggs until batter is smooth. Pre-heat deep fryer or griddle (about 350°F) and when ready dip filled slices of bread into batter, turn once and place into fryer basket. Fry 2 minutes or until lightly browned & crispy looking then turn each slice over with a pair of tongs and fry the other side for 2 minutes or until done. Remove with tongs to paper towel lined plate to drain.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Serve immediately with your choice of syrups, jams or jellies.

Fried Oreos 1 (20 ounce) package Oreo cookies 2 cups Bisquick 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 3 teaspoons oil vegetable oil Blend Bisquick, eggs, milk, and 3 tsp oil until smooth. Preheat your deep fryer to about 375°F. Dip the cookies in the batter mixture until totally covered and then place in the hot oil. Keep checking and turn over the cookie when bottom side of Oreo is brown. Keep a close watch because it only takes a short time to brown. Remove cookies and eat warm.

Fried Cauliflower 1 head cauliflower, washed cut into bite-size 2 eggs, beaten 1 tablespoon milk 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups flour 2 tablespoons shredded parmesan cheese 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/8 teaspoon paprika 1 dash cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon black pepper oil Preheat fryer oil to 375°F. Place the beaten eggs, milk and salt in a shallow bowl (or a large baggie). In a seperate shallow bowl (or another large baggie), mix together flour, cheese, garlic powder, thyme, oregano, paprika, cayenne, and pepper. Place flowerets into egg mixture and toss to coat well. Remove and place into flour mixture and toss to coat well. Fry in batches for 4 - 6 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and lightly salt. Serve w/ dipping sauces such as marinara, ranch or blue cheese.

Fried Mars Bars 1 Mars bars or Milky Way bar 1 cup plain flour 1/2 cup cornflour 1 pinch baking soda milk or beer oil Chill the chocolate bar by keeping it in the fridge, but don't freeze it. Mix the flours and baking soda together. Add milk or beer until you get a batter with the consistency of thin cream.

Heat the oil until a small piece of bread will brown in a few seconds, but don't allow to smoke. Remove wrapper from chilled chocolate bar. Coat completely in batter. Carefully lower into hot oil and fry until golden brown.

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Heartland Express - Government

June 7, 2012

How Is Overregulation Impacting You?

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

While Nebraska continues to see a strong job market, the national economy remains weak with unemployment above 8 percent for 39 consecutive months. The tepid pace of growth is due in large part to the overregulation coming out of Washington, paralyzing employers with uncertainty. And just as a rising tide lifts all boats, the opposite is also true. Failure to rein in out-of-control regulations will result in lasting damage to our country, and all Americans will pay the price.

The reality is federal rules and red tape disproportionately affect small businesses, the very entrepreneurs responsible for our economic dynamism.

The current Administration has proposed 3,118 regulations, with 167 considered “economically significant” – meaning they will cost our economy $100 million or more each! In fact, since President Obama took office, there has been a 52 percent increase in final regulations deemed economically significant. We can’t create a fair system for job creators by continually changing the rules, and we can’t help job seekers by subjecting their would be employers to even more red tape.

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A recent Kearney Hub editorial pointed out “it took 15 years, from 1983 to 1998, and cost Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District in Holdrege $16.3 million to federally relicense its four power plants.” In recent months, this tidal wave of regulations has threatened Nebraska’s vibrant agriculture economy. We’ve already seen the EPA attempt to regulate farm dust and the Labor Department try to restrict youth involvement in agriculture.

Passing major regulatory reform has been a top priority for me during the 112th Congress. I have voted to pass dozens of bipartisan jobs bills which would provide relief from record amounts of red tape, including the REINS Act, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, and the Regulatory Accountability Act. The Wall Street Journal called these efforts, “the largest overhaul of the rule-making process and larger administrative state since Ronald Reagan, and perhaps longer.” Unfortunately, the vast majority of these commonsense reforms remain stalled in the Senate, where the President’s party is blocking them from being taken up for a vote.

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In an effort to better educate my colleagues in Congress on both sides of the aisle – and in both chambers – about the overregulation hurting our economy, I want to share your perspective.

If you are a small business owner trying to create jobs in the Third District, I want to hear your experiences and what steps you feel Congress should take to lessen the heavy hand of government. You can share your stories by going to my website, http://adriansmith.house.gov/Regulations. They will not be for public dissemination, and your story only will be shared publicly if I receive permission from you to do so.

Over the past five years, I have had the opportunity to hear from literally hundreds of thousands of Nebraskans - through in-person meetings, mobile offices, community events and telephone town halls. Hearing from you helps me do my job better. I’ll take your experiences and advice to Washington and work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to fight against excessive regulation. For the sake of our farm families and Nebraska’s economy, this is a fight we cannot afford to lose.

Advances in Technology

By Governor Dave Heineman Lincoln Office/State Capitol P.O. Box 94848 Lincoln, NE 68509-4848 Phone: 402-471-2244 Fax: 402-471-6031

As we continue to make state government more efficient and available to our citizens, I want to highlight several successful projects launched in the past year and provide updates on other online services. Our goal is to provide access to government services outside of regular business hours, while providing increased efficiency at a lower cost.

During the first three months of 2012, there were more license plate renewals performed online than in all of 2009. More than 35,000 individuals have performed a transaction on the Department of Motor Vehicles website so far this year.

Nebraska is the only state that allows filing in all county and district courts through a single process. In its first full year of availability, Court eFiling saved over 12,000 hours of staff time. Additionally, over 60 percent of new civil cases in the County Courts were initiated electronically.

Over 90 percent of our individual income tax returns this year were e-filed. In addition to being quicker and more efficient, filing tax

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returns online reduces the risk of errors, provides confirmation that a return has been received, and allows tax refunds to be received much sooner.

The Nebraska Game and Parks site continues to see increased usage. The busiest day last year was November 11th with 5.9 million hits selling over 12,000 permits. Last year more than 1,250,000 original and replacement permits and stamps were sold on the permit system.

Most Nebraskans are familiar with the statewide 511 system for road conditions. This system continues to have high usage both on our website and by dialing 511 from your telephone. In the first four months of 2012, the 511 system received over 98,900 calls and the website logged over 376,900 visits. In 2011, we launched the new Mobile Traveler Site that features selected views from highway cams around the State, links to current weather, radar and forecasts, and many other features.

Over 44,000 visitors have logged on to this mobile site in 2012.

Nebraska’s new online liquor license renewal service unites state and local government.

Liquor license renewals require interactions at both a state and a city or county office. License holders can now have a seamless renewal process, at both the state and local level in one transaction.

On an average day in Nebraska, it is common to process 60 birth certificates, 200 corporate documents, 350 driver records, and 600 motor vehicle records electronically. Some state agencies offer many services electronically. For example, the Department of Agriculture, the State Fire Marshal and the State Electrical Division offer approximately a dozen services online.

These are just a few examples of how state government is becoming more efficient and customer friendly. If you have ideas for additional online services, please visit www.Nebraska.gov and click on the idea box at the bottom of the screen. Some of our best ideas have come from our citizens.

Hire Our Heroes at Home

by Senator Mike Johanns Kearney Office: 4111 Fourth Avenue, Suite 26 Kearney, NE 68845 Tel: (308) 236-7602 Fax: (308) 236-7473

Lincoln Office: 294 Federal Building 100 Centennial Mall North Lincoln, NE 68508 Tel: (402) 476-1400 Fax: (402) 476-0605

Our observance of Memorial Day provided us an opportunity to reflect upon the sacrifices made by so many Americans in service to our great country. It is because of their service that I was proud to introduce legislation last week to help express the appreciation we all feel. The Helping Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Return to Employment (HIRE) at Home Act, which I introduced with Sen. Mark Pryor, a Democrat from Arkansas, is a small gesture of thanks compared to what our service members do for us every day, but still an important proposal that would help many of our returning veterans.

The military is not all guns and bullets. Many men and women perform technical jobs as part of their service: driving a large truck, enlisting as a nursing assistant, helping the wounded as a paramedic. They are trained to perform their jobs with great skill in a demanding environment in service to our country. Yet when their tour of duty is complete, many of them, when seeking similar jobs as a civilian, find

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they don't meet the certification requirements outlined by state licensing agencies. The HIRE at Home Act seeks to do away with this common yet unnecessary hurdle that often stands between veterans and civilian employment.

The problem lies in a lack of communication between the Department of Defense (DoD), which does the training, and the state licensing agencies, which in many cases lacks access to the information about the scope of military training courses. Our veterans are often qualified for civilian jobs, but the proof is getting lost in the shuffle.

That's where the HIRE at Home Act comes in.

The bill would amend the eligibility requirements for two veterans' employment programs: the Disabled Veterans' Outreach program and Local Veterans' Employment Representative program. These programs utilize veterans' specialists to help returning service members, including disabled veterans, find employment as civilians.

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The bill would require state licensing agencies to share the eligibility criteria applicants must meet for a state certification, as well as the manner in which they evaluate a veteran's prior training when applying for these grants. This way, DoD can train service members to ensure they are not only skilled, but also meet the certification requirements for similar civilian jobs upon completion of active duty.

If someone is qualified to drive a truck or care for the injured while serving his or her country, that person should be qualified to do so here at home. The Hire at Home Act is a great step toward making that a reality.

We can never fully repay our veterans for the sacrifices they have made in uniform. But the Hire at Home Act is a way of showing our gratitude and ensuring the country they've fought to protect helps them clear hurdles to civilian jobs after their service.

June 7, 2012

Heartland Express - Market

Page 7

By David M. Fiala

Weekly Ag Market Breakdown

Country Grain Prices as of 6/5/12 Location

Corn

Aurora Bloomfield Bruning Chappell Columbus Franklin Fremont Funk Gordon *** Grand Island Grant Hastings Hemingford Holdrege Imperial *** Kearney Kimball Lexington Lincoln Maywood McCook Merna Nebraska City Norfolk North Platte Ogallala Ord Overton Sidney St.Paul Superior Waco Wahoo Wayne Alliance Imperial Gordon Hemingford

New Corn

$5.96 $5.74 $5.97 $5.77 $5.83 $5.83 $6.00 $5.96 $5.46 $5.91 $5.76 $5.96 $5.72 $5.92 $5.76 $6.00 $5.80 $5.98 $5.93 $5.91 $5.81 $5.85 $5.93 $5.94 $5.94 $5.75 $5.98 $5.96 $5.70 $5.89 $5.97 $5.77 $5.90 $5.93 671 Above Above Above

$4.87 $4.56 $4.63 $4.64 $4.63 $4.66 $4.77 $4.73 $4.48 $4.87 $4.65 $4.73 $4.74 $4.70 $4.63 $4.73 $4.68 $4.74 $4.71 $4.72 $4.67 $4.74 $4.72 $4.71 $4.77 $4.63 $4.65 $4.70 $4.63 $4.69 $4.77 $4.62 $4.96 $4.63

Beans

New Beans

$12.80 $12.81 $12.89 $12.47 $12.90 $12.78 $13.30 $12.91

$11.97 $11.99 $11.97 $11.62 $12.05 $11.93 $12.26 $12.07

$12.80 $12.46 $12.98

$11.94 $11.62 $12.08

$12.85 $12.46 $12.90

$11.97 $11.62 $12.02

$12.68 $13.38 $12.68 $12.52 $12.84 $13.28 $12.86 $12.80

$11.86 $12.47 $11.82 $11.67 $11.87 $12.14 $12.05 $11.94

$12.85 $12.90

$12.07 $12.02

$12.67 $12.52 $12.74 $13.06

$11.94 $12.12 $11.93 $12.16

Northern $42.00 Oil Flowers Spring Wheat $6.45 Spring Wheat $6.55

Wheat

New Wheat

$6.12

$6.18

$5.48

$5.48

$5.80 $6.64 $5.80 $5.69

$5.80 $6.54 $5.80 $5.56

$5.58 $5.98 $5.93 $5.81 $5.58

$5.58 $5.98 $5.80 $5.81 $5.58

$5.48 $5.68 $6.18 $5.68 $5.62 $5.78

$5.48 $5.68 $6.18 $5.68 $5.62

$5.78 $5.59

$5.78 $5.43

$5.81 $5.58

$5.81 $5.43

$6.13 $5.80

$6.13 $5.80

Corn trade has bounced this week, as the bull spreads resurfaced on cash strength, in addition to concerning weather and better outside markets.

The weekly net change on July corn so far 33 higher on July and December is 8 higher. The July and December contracts have moved back to key resistance levels at $5.89 and $5.19. The calmer outside markets have limited liquidation by funds as they have approached a flat position, and strong basis bids have led the trade higher again. Ethanol production stated pretty strong on the week, and inventories declined slightly. The weekly export sales were disappointing at 395,000 metric tons combined. The weekly crop ratings at the beginning of the week were neutral with good to excellent unchanged at 72%. The poor to very poor ratings stayed at 5%, and areas that caught rain did not improve as much as expected, and areas that didn’t held together better than expected. The weather forecast has remained dry in the near term, and the wetter forecast afterwards has fluctuated. The domestic corn processor has really stepped up their basis bids this week, as they are having a hard time originating corn. Importers have shown intermittent interest, with Canada and South Korea the most active so far. Brazil and China are nearing an export deal which should elevate the prices there. China has seen dryness through their corn growing areas, raising concerns.

The dollar has softened so far this week which should help export competitiveness. Hedgers call with questions, this is a good time to look at some call options to re-own old crop.

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New Milo

$5.23

$4.67

$5.14

$4.23

$5.14

$4.23

$5.34

$4.43

$5.23

$4.23

$5.09 $5.24

$4.07 $4.12

$5.03 $5.17

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Crop Basis Charts from Reporting Locations as of 6/5/12 Corn Basis

Soybean Basis

Wheat Basis

Sorghum Basis

$4.38 $4.42

$50.00 Pinto Oil Flowers (new) Spring Wheat(new) $4 Spring Wheat(new)

Corn

Support: Resistance

Milo

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July 2012 Corn (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . .5.856 High . . .5.932 Low . . . .5.844 Close . . .5.916 Change .+.054

Wheat

Soybeans

Wheat trade has been actively mixed this week as harvest pressure and weather concerns battle.

The July contract weekly net changes are 12 higher in Chicago, 18 higher in KC and 5 higher in Minneapolis. Wheat will need to move above $6.41 on the Chicago contract to start to turn the charts back positive. The market still has valid concerns that the warm May has hurt yield and sped up the maturation of the crop, and early yield reports out of Kansas are mixed, albeit with strong test weights. Russia has moved back to a warmer and dryer trend, and they have been dumping intervention stocks into the domestic market. Winter wheat lost 2% points of condition to 52% good to excellent, and harvest was pegged at 20% complete. Spring wheat was rated at 78% good to excellent. Kansas harvest is now in full swing. Egypt has added Poland to the approved exporters list, and is expected to float a tender soon. The weekly sales number was disappointing at 195,000 metric tons combined. Otherwise we will need to see some poor yield results to help wheat revisit the upside near term. Hedgers call with questions.

Soybean trade has rebounded this week as China has stepped up purchases again, and funds have reentered the fray with better outside markets pointing to a risk on mentality. The weekly net change to date is 42 higher on July beans and 41 higher on November. Soymeal is $20 higher, and soyoil is 66 higher. So far this week the USDA has confirmed 165,000 metric tons of new beans, and 120,000 metric tons of old beans to China. Initial crop conditions came in at 65% good to excellent, which is the lowest starting number since 2005.

Planting was 94% and 79% emerged. The early dryness has lead to a lot of chatter about poor stands, and some replanting. Further moisture will be needed to secure double crop acres. November futures have moved back above the 10 and 20 day moving averages, and a move above $13 should accelerate the rally. On the July chart, trade is just below the 20-day average at $13.89, a move above here would position the contract to make a little move into the $14 range. Brazil lowered crop production slightly again, and Argentina’s farmers are looking at striking to protest government tax rates.

Weather remains concerning, but exports disappointed on the week with 495,000 metric tons combined of old and new crop beans sold. Product exports were 80,000 metric tons of meal, and 12,500 metric tons of oil. Hedgers call with questions.

Support: Resistance

Chicago 587 672

K City 617 697

Minneapolis 707 783

July 2012 Wheat (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . . .6.220 High . . . .6.294 Low . . . .6.202 Close . . .6.280 Change . .+.042

Support: Resistance

July 1291 1440

July Meal 378 435

July Oil 4698 5090

July 2012 Soybeans (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . .13.860 High . . .14.094 Low . . .13.832 Close . .14.074 Change .+0.214

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Heartland Express - Rodeo

June 7, 2012

Families That Practice Together, Stay Together Halsey, NE – Most kids practice for their high school sports at school, away from home and their parents.

But when it comes to rodeo kids, mom and dad - -and even grandma and grandpa – act as coaches, stat keepers, and even bus drivers.

That’s how it is for the Haun family.

The four kids: daughters Kaylie, 17, Murphy, 15, Madi, 14, and son Pake, 11, all get together nearly every evening at the family’s outdoor arena and practice their rodeo.

Kaylie and Murphy, both competitors in the Nebraska State High School Rodeo Association, practice barrel racing, goat tying, breakaway roping, and pole bending. And their younger siblings join them.

But it’s not just the four Haun kids in the arena. Oftentimes their younger cousins, ages 11 and 9, also join in.

Coaching from the sidelines are mom Cody Haun, and her parents, Gene and Carol Murphy. “My dad (Gene) helps them a lot,” Cody says. “Sometimes they listen better to him than me.”

Kaylie, the oldest of the kids in the practice pen, also offers advice occasionally. “My little sister doesn’t like to listen to me, but the cousins, they’re interested in stuff, and they’ll listen.” Practice with three siblings plus cousins can be fun, too. “Sometimes (practice) is kind of interesting, because sometimes nobody gets along, but other times, it’s fun.”

The Hauns moved from Mitchell, Neb. to Torrington, Wyo. last year, but the girls decided

to continue competition in Nebraska high school rodeo. As students at Torrington High, they are both involved in FBLA, FFA, are honor roll students, and play sports in addition to their rodeo. Kaylie, a senior this fall, plays basketball and runs track and cross country.

Murphy, a junior this fall, plays basketball and volleyball.

Both girls are headed to the high school finals rodeo in Hastings in June, where the top 30 high school rodeo contestants in each event compete for the state title, and quite a few Hauns and Murphys (their mom’s side of the family) will also attend. Dad Matt and Cody, plus the four kids will be there, as will Cody’s parents and Matt’s parents. It’s almost like a vacation, Murphy said. “We don’t usually have time for a vacation. Rodeo is our vacation.”

This won’t be Kaylie’s first trip to the finals in Hastings. She qualified last year, and finished in the top four in the barrel racing, goat tying, and pole bending, qualifying her to go on to the National High School Finals Rodeo.

This year, she’ll enter the state finals in Hastings in even better position. She’s currently number one in both the barrel racing and pole bending, sixth in the goat tying, and tenth in the breakaway roping.

And till they head to Hastings in June, they’ll continue their evening practice sessions with the family in their arena.

The Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo will take place in Hastings June 20-23, with five rodeo performances over the four day

Wisner Rodeo

Murphy Haun competes in the breakaway roping at the Stapleton, Neb. high school rodeo June 2-3.

Photo by Carol Murphy.

June 29-30 • Wisner, NE

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period. Over 200 high school rodeo athletes from across the state will compete in ten events, with the top four in each event going on to the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyo. in July. For more information on the state finals, visit the Adams County Fairgrounds’ website at www.adamscountyfairgrounds.com.

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Heartland Express - Tractor Pulls

Reducing Ragweed in Pastures

Part of the local AAW’s early efforts will be to begin educating area people about the source of their food. “The sad part is that even in Scottsbluff, some people have no idea of where their food comes from. So many Americans are out of touch with what is right outside their door.

“I’m very excited about it,” Downer said. “There’s an opportunity for tremendous growth for this organization throughout the Panhandle and beyond. We want to reach as far as we can get, and touch as many people as we can.”

According to Downer, the WNAAW’s early outreach efforts might include a float in the Oregon Trail Day parade and a booth at the Scotts Bluff County Fair.

For more information on the local WNAAW, contact Downer at 308-631-1456 During her recent visit to the Panhandle, American Agri-Women president, Karen Yost of Billings, Mont., applauded the women and said that it takes a core group like theirs with passion about their industry to help promote agriculture and to address the issues that threaten the production of food and fiber.

“Agriculture is at a critical time when people have lost the context and understanding of how their food is produced and where it comes from,” Yost said. “It’s our mission and duty to represent and protect those who produce our food, feed, fiber and fuel for the world.”

She reminded western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming women of the AAW “Fly-In,” June 4-7 in Washington, D.C., to deliver ag policy positions and resolutions to elected officials, and the American Agri-Women 2012 Convention, Denver, Colo., Nov. 8 - 10. with featured speaker, Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan. The convention will be held at the Denver Marriott and reservations are required by Aug. 8.

AAW is a national coalition of more than 50,000 farm, ranch and agribusiness women, representing state and commodity affiliates.

Resource Links Website: http://americanagriwomen.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/Women4Ag Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgriWomen YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanAgriWomen

By Noel Mues, Extension Educator, Furnas County Ragweed growth has exploded in many of our pastures during recent years. This major source of hay fever can reach 1'- 6' in height, depending on the taxonomy. There are three different kinds of ragweed: common ragweed, western ragweed and giant ragweed and all are responsible for ragweed allergy.

Under the right conditions, there's one characteristic of giant ragweed that you can't miss: namely, its height. It is not uncommon for giant ragweed to stand 6 feet tall or more. The stalk on such a plant will be thicker than a broom handle and may bear many large branches.

However, giant ragweed is otherwise unremarkable, even as weeds go. It bears inconspicuous yellow flowers; nor does its foliage offer much interest.

Common ragweed is indigenous to North America. It can be found in every state in the U.S. except for Alaska, and it is widespread in Canada, too. The plant thrives in disturbed soils and is frequently found along roadsides.

Timely spring rains have encouraged germination and seedling growth. Dry conditions during the fall contribute to seed development; and drought conditions during previous years weakened competition from desirable grasses.

Both, common ragweed, which is an annual, and western ragweed, which is a perennial, can be held in check by using similar methods of

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control. However, common ragweed is controlled more easily with grazing management or herbicides than western ragweed. Western ragweed has the ability to reproduce by rhizomes (underground stems) or seeds.

Research and observation both show that ragweed problems are greater in pastures that fail to maintain competition from a full leaf canopy of grass during late May through late June. If you experienced ragweed problems the past couple of years, look for tiny plants or seedlings underneath the grass during the next couple of weeks. Heavy grazing or haying during this time opens up the grass sward, letting seedlings and small plants grow rapidly.

Any management that develops and maintains a dense leaf canopy at this time helps reduce problems with ragweed. This includes increasing grass growth with fertilizer and thickening stands by seeding, but most important of all is to avoid grazing heavily in areas with ragweed problems. If you do graze heavily or cut hay, treating with herbicides like 2,4-D or Grazon or Milestone or Weedmaster after grazing or cutting gives good control of ragweed seedlings and small plants. And if ragweed gets away, shredding in September can reduce seed production.

It takes time, and a well-planned approach, to control ragweed. With proper grazing, appropriate use of herbicides and timely shredding it can be done.

Source: Bruce Anderson, UNL Extension Forage Specialist

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Gavilon Sale Could Benefit Midlands Farmers Grain Exports

By Ross Boettcher, Omaha World-Herald Grain exports now will have a direct connection to Japan and other countries.

Midlands grain and soybean farmers stand to gain from a deal to combine a grain handling company from the Corn Belt with a Japanese commodity trading house.

Omaha’s Gavilon Group LLC announced Tuesday that it had been acquired for $3.6 billion

by Marubeni Corp. of Japan, potentially creating a global grain and commodity supply chain that could eventually rival such giants as Cargill.

The purchase by Marubeni will double its graintrading capacity as the company eyes expansion in developing nations, the company said. In 2012, Marubeni expects to handle about 25 million tons of grain around the world, with Gavilon handling an additional 30Â million tons. Cargill alone handles about 150 million tons annually.

The acquisition, a person familiar with the situation said, will have little impact on Gavilon’s operations in Omaha, where it employs 350 people and has a 40,000-square-foot trading floor that it leases from ConAgra at the company’s downtown Omaha campus.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni, the Gavilon headquarters will remain in Omaha.

Overall, the company has about 2,000 employees in 300 locations.

The acquisition, valued at a total of $5.6 billion when including Marubeni’s assumption of $2 billion in Gavilon debt, will give the Japanese company access to operations in the United States, including 140 grain loading sites, 40 feed and grain storage facilities, and 74 fertilizer mixing and storage operations. In the Midlands, Gavilon has 31 Nebraska locations, including grain elevators and storage facilities, and 21 in Iowa.

Additionally, the deal allows Marubeni to expand into regions with blossoming economies, including Brazil, Ukraine and especially China, the globe’s largest importer of soybeans.

The deal might spell big changes for farmers, too, with the United States, a global hub for grain exports, now connected through Gavilon directly to Japan and additional developing countries in Asia and South America.

With Gavilonï’s distribution chain expanding to additional international markets, farmers could have an opportunity to grow and harvest specialty crops and sell them at higher premiums than typical commodities, said Mike Zuzolo, the president of Global Commodity Analytics in Lafayette, Ind. An example, Zuzolo he said, would be soybeans.

There are numerous varieties of soybeans with varying levels of oils, fats, carbohydrates and protein that have different uses in elements of Asian cuisine and nutrition, including tofu, edamame and soy-based dairy alternatives. And if the pipeline between the United States and Japan becomes wider, there could be greater demand and higher prices paid for those specialty types of beans.

Chad Hart, an agricultural economist at Iowa State University, likened the potential for soybeans and their prices to apples. Since each variety of apple has different qualities and various uses, they’re priced differently.

The same thing could happen with soybeans in Iowa and Nebraska, Hart said.

“Think about a market where those specialty type of beans have been popular, and Japan definitely rises to the top,” Hart said. “this acquisition creates a direct pipeline to those consumers.”

Zuzolo also said rising food Mike Zuzolo, the president of Global Commodity Analytics in Lafayette, Ind. prices and a need for food security is forcing companies in countries that import a significant amount of their food, like Japan, to lock up business agreements that provide a steady supply chain.

“This is confirmation of the trend that instead of just buying commodities on the world markets, these companies want to secure the supply chain

more than in the past,” Zuzolo said. “They have to, because of their inability to produce food.”

Gavilon had been seeking a buyer, with Morgan Stanley acting as the company’s financial adviser.

Shortly after the deal was announced, Gavilonï’s president and chief executive, Greg Heckman, said in a statement that the company is encouraged by the development.

“We are pleased that our strategic review process has resulted in an agreement to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni,” Heckman said.

In the statement, he said the company is expecting “minimal changes to our organization and operations.”

In January, during a meeting of Omaha’s Association for Corporate Growth, Heckman said that if the company was acquired, a core group of employees would remain in Omaha. “As part of a larger trading organization, Gavilon will be wellpositioned to more efficiently connect supply with growing global demand,” he said at the time.

Gavilon, which is one of the largest privately owned companies in the United States -- Forbes ranks it 19th-largest based on revenue of $12.6 billion in 2011 -- has deep ties to Omaha. The company traces its roots to Peavey Co., which was acquired by ConAgra in 1982.

So far this year, there have been 515 purchases worth $51.3 billion in the agriculture and food industries globally, with Japanese companies the third-most acquisitive after those in Switzerland and the U.S., according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. Japan’s companies didn’t feature in the top five for last year’s $133 billion worth of deals, the data show.

It would be the biggest takeover abroad by a Japanese company in a year, according to Bloomberg. Companies including Glencore International, Bunge Ltd., Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi reportedly had also shown interest in Gavilon.

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ANTIQUE TRACTOR ENTHUSIASTS MAKING TREK ACROSS NE Continued from page 1 Skip Meyer of Worms, who is driving a 1968 Minneapolis-Moline G900.

Meyer said one of the reasons for doing the relay is, "We like to promote our tractors and our hobby."

"The car clubs have their car shows and this is a good chance to show off our collections and a chance for us to do something to promote that spirit of the Pony Express," he said.

The route is divided into nine one-day segments.

The relay started from Plattsmouth on June 2.

The Nebraska Antique Farming Association is sponsoring the event. Meyer said more than 180 tractors are expected to participate.

Back in the 1860s, before the advent of the railroad and telegraph, Pony Express riders took a similar route across Nebraska on the way to California in delivering the mail. Along the route, fresh horses and riders were part of the relay across the state.

For Case, the relay is not only about promoting their hobby and agriculture's mechanized legacy, but also a chance to "meet a lot of nice people."

"You get to like them all," Case said. "They are all friends."

Once in Grand Island, they gathered in the parking lot of Orscheln Farm and Home. There, new friendships were made as they discussed the relay and shared stories about the tractors they drive.

From Cortland, driving a 706 Farmall tractor, Donelle Moormeier and her husband, Ron, who is

driving a 806 Farmall tractor, plan to make the entire journey, "If we don't break down," she said.

With temperatures in the 90s, these old tractors don't have air-conditioned cabs and only have the breeze of going 30 mph and an umbrella to protect the driver from the sun.

For many of these antique tractor enthusiasts, that was how they farmed anyway, "back in the day."

"It is not too bad," Donelle Moormeier said. "You get a little sun."

She said the 806 Farmall tractor her husband is driving was a Christmas gift from his dad in 1966.

"We farmed with this tractor up to three years ago," she said. "We retired it then and now we drive it in the memory of his dad."

These tractor enthusiasts are proud of their tractors after all of these years of faithful service.

"These are still running and those (today's modern behemoths) won't last near that many years," said Case, whose tractor has been steadily on the job for 50 years.

Moormeier said it has been a wonderful experience so far.

"This has been really neat because you get to meet all the tractor clubs across Nebraska and you get to meet a lot of neat people," she said. "It is all about the camaraderie and knowledge they have."

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CNPPID Officials, Water Users Still Waiting for Details of Proposal to End Surface Water Irrigation

By Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub HOLDREGE - Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District officials and water users are anxious to learn more about a proposal made last month to convert most of Central's irrigated acres from surface water to groundwater use.

At his board's meeting, CNPPID General Manager Don Kraus said all he has is a press release describing the plan proposed by the Twin Platte and Central Platte natural resources districts.

Those NRDs run along the north side of the Platte River. Twin Platte is based in North Platte and Central Platte is based in Grand Island.

Central Platte NRD General Manager Ron Bishop has said the idea is to use the canal system for groundwater recharge. The existing canals would hold water in off seasons, with seepage providing recharge to cover the additional groundwater irrigation use by CNPPID irrigators.

CNPPID and its irrigation customers would be offered incentives, not yet defined, to make the change.

Bishop said the benefits would be less water loss from evaporation than occurs when irrigation water is diverted in the heat of summer, more water in Central-owned and -operated reservoirs, and enhanced Platte River flows from groundwater hydrologically connected to the river and/or its tributaries.

He has said CNPPID still would own and manage the project.

A presentation by Bishop is on the agenda for the June 22 committee meeting of the CNPPID Board of Directors at the Super 8 motel in Holdrege.

Central water users have been invited, and John Thorburn, general manager of the Holdrege-based Tri-Bain NRD, said that a majority of his board will attend.

Central District Water Users President Dave Dahlgren of Holdrege asked the CNPPID board Monday what he should say at today's water users meeting. He wondered about how "activist" they should be on the issue.

"It seems to me at this time everyone is slowplaying it," Dahlgren said about the response to what seems to him an attempt to steal the district's water. "... Or do we want to meet Mr. Bishop with a bucket of tar and feathers."

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"If you want me to get on the phone and call out the horses and fill up The Tassel, I'll get the people," Dahlgren added, referring to Holdrege's performing arts center that would be a bigger meeting venue.

The Twin Platte-Central Platte press release issued May 9 said an analysis the NRDs commissioned from the Denver office of Brown and Caldwell indicates that 100,000 of CNPPIDirrigated acres could be converted to groundwater irrigation. The engineers also said that increased river flows resulting from the plan could return the Platte Basin west of Elm Creek from overappropiated to fully appropriated status.

CNPPID delivers irrigation water to 112,000 acres, and 105,000 of those acres are in the primary service area in Gosper, Phelps and Kearney counties.

Kraus said Monday that CNPPID officials haven't seen the engineering report on which the proposal to retire the district's irrigated acres is based. Referring to the press release, he told Dahlgren, "You hate to have a big gathering when that's all you've got."

Director Robert Garrett of Minden advised Dahlgren to "leave your tar and feathers at home until we find out what we need to know."

Several other board members said they'd like to see as many people at the June 22 meeting as want to hear Bishop's report. "I would pack the Super 8 if you can," said Director Robert Dahlgren of Bertrand.

"Maybe a big crowd in a small place makes an impression," Dave Dahlgren replied.

In other water supply business, CNPPID civil engineer Cory Steinke said Lake McConaughy is dropping 0.4 to 0.7 of a foot every seven days, a trend that should continue through the third week of June. Currently, inflows are at 770 cubic feet per second, and releases are 1,350 cfs.

"We'll release only for irrigation this year. ... We'll see what that translates to after irrigation season," Steinke said.

On Monday, June 4, the lake contained 1,411,500 acre-feet of water, which was 81 percent of capacity.

That compares with more than 1.67 million a-f on June 4, 2011, which was 96 percent full.

Steinke said that after two wet years, he has returned to the routine he followed during the drought years. "This is what we did, save every drop" because of low water supplies, he said

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By Joe Duggan, Omaha World-Herald LINCOLN -- Snapping photos of livestock farms from an airplane is a legal and costeffective way to help protect Nebraska and Iowa streams from runoff contamination, say officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The agency’s aerial surveillance program came under scrutiny last week when Nebraska’s congressional delegation sent a joint letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

The elected officials asked Jackson to reply by June 10 to a list of 25 questions, including whether federal law allows such surveillance.

On Friday, EPA officials in the agency’s Region 7 office in Kansas City provided written responses to questions emailed earlier in the week by The World-Herald. “Courts, including the Supreme Court, have found similar types of flights to be legal (for example to take aerial photographs of a chemical manufacturing facility) and EPA would use such flights in appropriate instances to protect people and the environment from violations of the Clean Water Act,� the agency said in response to a question about legality.

Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., a former U.S. agriculture secretary, said Friday he remains highly doubtful the agency has congressional authority to act as an eye in the sky. “They are just way on the outer limits of any authority they’ve been granted,� he said.

Nebraska’s two senators and three representatives signed the letter at the urging of livestock producers who consider the flyovers an invasion of privacy and heavy-handed government intimidation.

The producers also worry that a greater EPA presence in the state will lead to more costly manure-control modifications on their farms, dairies and feedlots, said Chuck Folken, owner of a 7,500-head cattle feed yard near Leigh and former president of the Nebraska Cattlemen.

Folken said he and many other producers find it easier to work with the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality than with federal environmental enforcers. “The state comes out and inspects us and watches us,� he said. “They (EPA officials) are overstepping what the state is doing and I think it’s unnecessary.�

The flyovers are no more welcomed by livestock producers in Iowa, said Dal Grooms, spokeswoman for the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association in Ames. The most common complaint she hears involves producers who have to spend money meeting one set of state regulations only to have the feds come in with a different set. “We all want clean water,� she said, “but if you fine us these exorbitant amounts, suddenly you’re putting people out of business.�

Livestock producers and their elected representatives also say they object to the EPA keeping the flyover program quiet until recent months. Johanns said the letter from the delegation is largely an effort to learn more about the program.

The EPA declined The World-Herald’s request to interview a staff member knowledgeable about the flyover program. Instead, the agency provided written responses, parts of which are summarized below: Surveillance flights began in 2010 in Iowa and 2011 in Nebraska. The EPA has conducted seven flights in Iowa and nine in Nebraska.

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Though aerial surveillance is used by the agency in other parts of the country, the EPA has not flown over livestock operations in Kansas or Missouri, the two other states in Region 7.

It has focused on Iowa and Nebraska because those states have a greater number of what are called concentrated livestock feeding operations situated in watersheds with histories of contamination.

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MARKET: Huss Livestock Market LLC – Kearney; Loup City Commission Co. – Loup City; Valentine Livestock Auction – Valentine Receipts: 4,653 Last Week: 4,240 Last Year: 5,730 Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Demand was good for all offerings. Fairly large numbers of slaughter cows have been coming to town in recent weeks with some of the “older” pairs being split; these fresh bawlers were sold this week by the head. Slaughter steers and heifers on a live basis sold steady to mostly 1.00 lower from 121.00-122.00 with the bulk at 122.00 and dressed sales sold steady to 2.00 higher at 195.00. Supply this week included 61 percent heifers, 37 percent steers with the balance on bull calves with near 88 percent over 600 lbs.

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10 . . . . . . . .517 . . . . . . . 517 . . . . . . .186.00 . . . . . . . .186.00

144 . . . . . .851-883 . . . . . .882 . . . .135.50-139.70 . . . . .139.56

15 . . . . . . . .633 . . . . . . . .633 . . . . . . .169.25 . . . . . . . .169.25

75 . . . . . . .966-969 . . . . . .966 . . . .124.00-130.00 . . . . .129.52

15 . . . . . . .678-680 . . . . . .679 . . . .151.00-156.00 . . . . .152.66

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1-2

12 . . . . . . .711-736 . . . . . .728 . . . .157.75-160.00 . . . . .158.48

Head . . . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . . .Price

48 . . . . . . .771-795 . . . . . .780 . . . .141.00-157.10 . . . . .146.82

21 . . . . . . .560-596 . . . . . .580 . . . .160.00-163.00 . . . . .161.31 27 . . . . . . .613-632 . . . . . .626 . . . .152.50-153.00 . . . . .152.64

Week Ending 6/1/2012 Eastern Nebraska: Compared to last week alfalfa, grass hay, ground/delivered alfalfa sold steady.

Dehy pellets sold steady. Grass hay sales are slow but steady. Dehy operators are busy with good demand on pellets. Light to heavy rain has been reported in several areas of the state. Also, many areas have received hail, with some reports of golf to baseball size. Potato leafhoppers have arrived in parts of Nebraska. An early symptom of leafhopper damage is a triangular or V-shaped yellow or purple area at the tip of alfalfa leaves, caused by toxins that leafhoppers inject as they suck out plant juices. Check fields at least weekly for leafhoppers. If detected early, insecticides can control leafhoppers. Prices are dollars per ton FOB stack in medium to large square bales and rounds, unless otherwise noted. Prices from the most recent reported sales. Nebraska Department of Agriculture has a hay and forage directory available at www.agr.state.ne.us click on Hay Information.

Northeast Nebraska: Alfalfa: New crop Premium end Supreme large squares 200.00-215.00. Premium large rounds 180.00 delivered. Old crop: Good large rounds 135.00-150.00. Grass Hay: Good large rounds 95.00-100.00; fair large rounds 70.00-80.00; small square bales 145.00-160.00. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent protein: 280.00.

Platte Valley of Nebraska: ANew crop Good large rounds 130.00-150.00. Old crop Fair to good large rounds 120.00-135.00. Grass: Good large rounds 90.00-100.00, Fair to good 70.00-85.00. Alfalfa

ground and delivered to feedlots: local hauls 180.00185.00. Ground and delivered corn stalks 110.00.

Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent protein: 300.00.

Western Nebraska: Compared to last week: All classes trading steady. Most areas are reporting dry to very dry conditions with irrigation water in tight supply this year due to limited snow pack. A few producers have begun to cut hay with western South Dakota about 7-10 days away from the first cutting of alfalfa. The hay market is slow to start this year as producers are making sure that their own hay needs are covered before offering anything up for sale.

Demand moderate and trade activity is at a standstill. 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.

Detailed Quotations Western Nebraska Alfalfa Premium Lg. Sqs Premium Lg. Rd. Fair-Good Lg. Sqs. 169.00 Wheat Lg. Round Ground & Deliv. New Crop 70.00-85.00 170.00

Mixed Grass 165.0090.

Wheat Straw Corn Stalks

• St. Joseph Sheep - Week Ending Monday, May 28, 2012 • Prior Week Slaughtered Lamb Head Count -- Formula : Domestic - 11,201; Imported - 0 Slaughtered Owned Sheep: Domestic: 4,716 Head; Carcass Wt: 42-117 Lbs.; Wtd Avg Wt: 94.5; Wtd avg. Dressing: 50.6; choice or better; 96.2% YG 52.6% Domestic Formula Purchases: . . . .Head . . .Weight (lbs) . . .Avg Weight . . . . . .Price Range . . . . . . . . .Wtd Avg 358 . . . .under 55 lbs . . . . . .49.2 . . . . . . .290.00 - 450.00 . . . . . . . .319.80 371 . . . . .55-65 lbs . . . . . . .59.2 . . . . . . .280.00 - 316.80 . . . . . . . .301.52 1,009 . . . .65-75 lbs . . . . . .72.2 . . . . . . .258.36 - 322.00 . . . . . . . .313.11 2,170 . . . .75-85 lbs . . . . . . .80.2 . . . . . . . .281.88 - 322.00 . . . . . . . .294.32 6,632 . . .over 85 lbs . . . . . .104.1 . . . . . . .233.50 - 309.66 . . . . . . . .285.01

Lean hog trade has continued to work higher this week, trading 90 higher on the week. The July contract is at two month highs. There is a chance for a bigger upside move near term, but we view that as a selling opportunity for now.

Deferred futures, which should experience the cut back in summer farrowings, should have bigger upside potential long term. On the chart, the nearby July futures are $2 to $3 above the 10-day and 20-day moving averages, with resistance at 95.05 on the 200-day. Packers are having work harder for numbers which continues to support firming cash trade. The relatively low price of pork versus beef this year has helped pork find support. The cutout has benefited from summer grilling demand improvement. The dollar has moderated its advance which should help exports to non-Asian destinations in the near term, but Asian demand is expected to restrained by growing herds. Above normal heat will also weigh on carcass weights. Hedgers call with questions.

June 12 8732 9432

July 12 8797 9507

June 2012 Hogs (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open . . .91.900 High . . .92.000 Low . . .91.475 Close . .91.950 Change .+0.850

Look for more news @ www.myfarmandranch.com 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle Week Ending: 6/3/12

Confirmed: 113,746 Week Ago: 102,615 Year Ago: 147,505

Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,313 . . . . . . . . .1,250-1,500 . . . . . . . . . . .121.00-124.25 1,374 . . . . . . . . . . .122.32 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,537 . . . . . . . . .1,170-1,465 . . . . . . . . . . .119.00-123.00 1,353 . . . . . . . . . . .121.68 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,435 . . . . . . . .1,100-1,430 . . . . . . . . . . .118.00-122.00 1,295 . . . . . . . . . . .121.02 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 . . . . . . . . . .1,300-1,400 . . . . . . . . . . .120.00-121.00 1,376 . . . . . . . . . . .120.81 Weighted Averages Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,934 . . . . . . . . .1,175-1,350 . . . . . . . . . . .121.00-123.00 1,243 . . . . . . . . . . .122.05 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,893 . . . . . . . . .1,075-1,350 . . . . . . . . . . .120.00-123.00 1,199 . . . . . . . . . . .121.47 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,910 . . . . . . . .1,035-1,335 . . . . . . . . . . .118.00-122.50 1,164 . . . . . . . . . . .121.12 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 . . . . . . . . . .1,180-1,180 . . . . . . . . . . .121.00-121.00 1,180 . . . . . . . . . . .121.00 ============================================================================================================== Weighted Averages Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) (Paid on Hot Weights) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,466 . . . . . . . . . .762-951 . . . . . . . . . . . . .192.00-195.00 882 . . . . . . . . . . . .194.67 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,273 . . . . . . . . . .756-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .189.00-195.00 872 . . . . . . . . . . . .194.74 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,603 . . . . . . . . . .749-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .191.50-195.00 912 . . . . . . . . . . . .194.77 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Weighted Averages Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,000 . . . . . . . . . .693-896 . . . . . . . . . . . . .192.00-195.00 792 . . . . . . . . . . . .194.92 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,077 . . . . . . . . . .720-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .189.00-195.00 776 . . . . . . . . . . . .194.65 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,969 . . . . . . . . . .639-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .191.50-195.00 758 . . . . . . . . . . . .192.68 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-

Weekly Weighted Averages (Beef Brands): Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .31,473 . . . . . . .1,326 . . . . . . .121.44 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .25,810 . . . . . . .1,182 . . . . . . .121.32 Dressed Del Steer . . .17,342 . . . . . . .880 . . . . . . . .194.73 Dressed Del Heifer . . .13,046 . . . . . . .776 . . . . . . . .194.26

Sales fob feedlots and delivered.

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

Week Ago Averages:

Year Ago Averages:

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .28,849 . . . . . . .1,311 . . . . . . .121.23 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .22,764 . . . . . . .1,195 . . . . . . .121.46 Dressed Del Steer . . .19,797 . . . . . . .885 . . . . . . .193.51 Dressed Del Heifer . . .9,795 . . . . . . . .801 . . . . . . .193.21

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .42,140 . . . . . . .1,301 . . . . . . .104.92 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .34,821 . . . . . . .1,168 . . . . . . .104.51 Dressed Del Steer . . .25,477 . . . . . . .859 . . . . . . . .170.22 Dressed Del Heifer . .17,968 . . . . . . .779 . . . . . . . .169.49

Cattle

Hogs

Support: Resistance

17 . . . . . . . .762 . . . . . . . .762 . . . . . . .137.50 . . . . . . . .137.50

Support: Resistance

Aug. 12 11705 12135

Aug. 12 Feeder 15497 16077

Live cattle trade has maintained a sideways pattern as seasonal factors start to work against the trade, but better outside markets and good packer margins support the trade. The weekly net changes are 35 lower on August Live Cattle and September Feeder Cattle are up 90. Cash trade held steady last week, and feeders are looking to work that a couple dollars higher to $123 this week. Packer margins are at multi-month highs.

The cutout has been mixed this week but has held near the upper end of the range. The cutout finished Wednesday with choice down .12 at 197.13 and select down .59 at 184.77, but these still pretty good levels. The funds have stayed on the side-

lines for the moment, with trade chopping sideways; fundamentally numbers seem to remain on the cattleman’s side. On the August contract we are trading right around the 10-day and 20-day level in the near term. The fund roll to the deferred months is underway, and will be shifting the focus to the late summer trade coming forward.

The sag in the dollar trade this week should help exports a bit. Grass conditions remain under the gun. Hedgers call with questions.

August 2012 Feeder Cattle (CBOT)

August 2012 Live Cattle (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open .158.425 High .158.800 Low . .158.200 Close .158.475 Change +0.525

Open .119.350 High .119.875 Low . .119.325 Close .119.675 Change +0.450

AG NEWS COMMODITIES myfarmandranch.com

June 7, 2012

Heartland Express

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Watch for Blister Beetles in Alfalfa Gray, black, and three-striped blister beetles (shown magnified), all of which are toxic to horses and some other animals to varying degrees.

Increased numbers of blister beetles in the second and third cuttings of alfalfa could pose problems for horses and livestock.

Alfalfa producers should be on the alert for blister beetles (Epicauta spp.) as they prepare for the next cutting. The increase in blister beetles is likely because immature blister beetles feed on grasshopper eggs, which have been plentiful for the past couple of years. Blister beetles feed on a plant’s flowers and leaves, but usually cause little damage. They can create a serious problem, however, for the animals that consume them.

Blister beetles contain a lipid (fat) soluble blistering agent called cantharidin, which causes blisters on skin tissue upon contact and can severely irritate an animal’s digestive tract, especially horses.

Adult blister beetles vary in size and color but can be recognized by elongated, narrow, cylindrical, and soft bodies. When viewed from above, they have a constriction behind the head where it attaches to the narrowed anterior end of the thorax. Several species of blister beetles are common to Nebraska and pose varying degrees of problems. In Nebraska, the gray, black, and threestriped blister beetles are most common. The three-striped is long, slender, brown, and yellowish-gray with yellowish stripes. The gray is a larger beetle 9/16-inch to 11/16- inch long. The gray coloring is due to a thick covering of hair. The black blister beetle is the largest of the three

species. It is more robust and is 5/8-inch to 7/8inch long.

Adult blister beetles can generally be found in alfalfa through the second and third cuttings, and some years, into the fourth cutting. Horses are particularly susceptible to blister beetle poisoning. Part or all of a horse’s digestive tract can be severely irritated, leading to secondary infections and bleeding. Cantharidin is absorbed and excreted through the kidneys, thus irritation of the kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra could be followed by secondary infections and bleeding. The substance also lowers serum calcium levels and causes damage to heart muscle tissue.

Researchers estimate the minimum lethal dose of cantharidin is about one milligram per kilogram body weight of a horse. The lethal dose for cattle may be as low as 0.5 milligram per kilogram body weight. Consequently, a few beetles with a high cantharidin level would kill a small horse, but quite a few with a low level would be required to kill a larger horse. About 1,700 black blister beetles would be needed to kill an 825pound horse, but only 120 three-striped blister beetles. However, only 40 three-striped blister beetles would kill a 275-pound colt. As little as four to six grams of dried beetles can be fatal to a horse.

Management Toxicosis by blister beetles is related to simultaneous cutting and crimping of hay when beetles are present. If hay is cut with a sickle bar or rotary mower and not crimped, the beetle can leave the hay after it is cut. If the beetles are not allowed to escape, the trapped beetles die and are incorporated into the hay.

Scout fields, particularly in border areas, for the presence of blister beetles, and if found, treat with a short residual insecticide before cutting.

Insecticides approved for use on alfalfa can be found online at http://entomology.unl.edu/ extension/crops/alfalfa.shtml.

When selecting a pesticide, read the label to determine harvest restriction intervals. Kansas State University doesn’t recommend blister beetle treatment because the dead beetles, which are still toxic, remain in the field. Other recommendations include not using crimpers on hay intended for horses and cutting alfalfa in the bud stage because blooms attract blister beetles.

It is difficult to eliminate the possibility of blister beetles in alfalfa, but carefully examining the hay being fed to horses may help detect their presence.

Source: Jack Campbell, retired UNL extension entomologist, West Central REC and Keith Jarvi, UNL extension educator

Schedule of Events June 9-23 - North Platte (Lincoln County) NEBRASKAland Days; City-wide & Buffalo Bill Arena Explore the lure of the West including PRCA rodeos, top name concerts, parades, athletic contests, food events, art shows and many more.

(308) 532-7939 www.nebraskalanddays.com June 13-14 - Bassett (Rock County) Sandhills Ranch Expo; Rock County Fairgrounds State-ofthe-art ranching equipment, cattle and more.

Wed, 10am-7pm; Thu, 10am-5pm, Free Keith Cosgrove (402) 684-2320 www.sandhillsranch expo.com June 13-17 - Norfolk (Madison County) Viero Great American Comedy Festival; Johnny Carson Theatre, 801 Riverside Blvd and Divots Conference Center on Hwy 275. In honor of Johnny Carson, the king of late-night television.

Showcasing some of the best amateur and professional comedians from across the nation. $10$25/ticket (877) 371-1020 www.greatamerican comedyfestival.com June 14-15 - Clarkson (Colfax County) Annual Mid-States Rodeo; City park From broncs to bulls, roping to wrestling - it's great family entertainment. 7:30pm Chuck Hamernik (402) 892-3457 www.ci.clarkson.ne.us June 14-17 - Ravenna (Buffalo County) Annevar; City-wide DC Lynch midway, demo derby, tractor pull, parade, sand volleyball, fun run and more.

(308) 452-3344 www.ci.ravenna.ne.us June 15-16 - Alliance (Box Butte County) Treasure Trek, Communities in western Nebraska from I-80 to Hwy 20 Find your favorite treasure including antiques, collectibles, community events, specialty shops and more. (308) 7621520 June 15-16 - Ashland (Saunders County) 19th Annual Testicle Festival; Round the Bend Steakhouse, 30801 E. Park Hwy - 2 mi. E. of I-80 Exit 426. Enjoy 2 nights of live bands! Rocky mountain oysters, burgers, hot dogs, funnel cakes and all your favorite beverages available. Daily, 5pm-12:30am, $5 Ron Olson (402) 944-9974 www.roundthebendsteakhouse.com

June 15-16 - Holdrege (Phelps County) Swedish Days; Downtown between 4th & 6th. A fun street festival with vendors, Heartland Cruisers Car Show, ribfest, street dance, live music, parade, 10K and 5K races and more. 9ammidnight, Free Michele Ehresman (308) 995-4444 www.holdregechamber.com

June 16-17 - Norfolk (Madison County) Nebraska Airfest and 2012 State Fly-In; Norfolk Regional Airport, 4100 S. 13th St. Air show and aviation gathering including airplanes, helicopters, balloons, gliders, food, entertainment and more. $8-$12 Christopher Amundson (800) 777-6159 www.nebraskaairfest.com

June 15-16 - Humboldt (Richardson County) Humboldt Area Motor Sports Garden Tractor Pull & Tractor Pull. (402) 862-2171

June 17-23 - Grand Island (Hall County) National 4-H Shooting Competition; Fonner Park and Heartland Events Center, 700 E. Stolley Park Rd. (402) 395-2158 www.4hshootingsports.org

June 15-16 - Kearney (Buffalo County) Dancers of the Plains; Great Platte River Road Archway. The 4th annual event welcomes the southern Ponca of Oklahoma and the northern Ponca of Nebraska. 9am-4pm, Donation (308) 2371000 www.archway.org June 15-17 - Clarkson (Colfax County) 50th Annual Czech Festival; City-wide.

Entertainment for all ages including ethnic foods, music and dancing. Martin Kluthe (402) 892-3556 www.ci.clarkson.ne.us June 15-17 - Stromsburg (Polk County) 160th Swedish Midsommar Festival; City-wide in the Swede Capital of Nebraska. Carnival, food, parade, car show and free entertainment. (402) 764-5265 www.theswedishfestival.com June 16 - Fairbury (Jefferson County) Run, Row, Rock & Roll Adventure Race; Burkley Wellness Center, 2200 H St. Take part in the multi-event adventure race including running, trekking, navigating, canoeing, mountain biking and mystery events. 8am-6pm, $45-$65 particpants, free for spectators Craig Bontrager (402) 729-6139 www.angrycowadventures.com June 16 - Louisville (Cass County) Outdoor Skills Workshop for Men; Platte River State Park, 14421 346th St. Designed for men and boys 11 years old and up. Increase your outdoor skills including survival, fishing from a kayak, jerky making, archery and more. 8am-5pm, $25 Christy Christiansen (402) 471-5547 www.outdoornebraska.org/education

June 18-July 7 - Grand Island (Hall County) Jr. National Charolais, Shorthorn & Hereford Shows; Fonner Park and Heartland Events Center, 700 E. Stolley Park Rd. Charolais show June 18-23, shorthorn show June 24-30, hereford show June 24-July 7. (308) 385-8021 www.heartlandeventscenter.com June 21-23 - Wahoo (Saunders County) Antique Show; Saunders County Museum, 240 N. Walnut. Thu-Fri, 8am-5pm; Sat, 8am-3pm (402) 443-3090 www.visitsaunderscounty.org June 21-24 - Wisner (Cuming County) Lions Club Rodeo and Junior Livestock Show; River Park. Full rodeo with bull riding, concessions, livestock shows and activities for all ages. Rodeo Fri-Sat, 7:30pm, Rodeo: $5-$8 (402) 529-3212 www.wisnerareachamberofcommerce.com June 23 - Kearney (Buffalo County) 27th Annual Wagons West Celebration and Fiddle Contest; Trails & Rails Museum, 710 W. 11th St. Celebrate the pioneers' trek through Buffalo County. Listen to some talented fiddle players and enjoy this familyfriendly event. 10am-2pm, Free Jennifer Murrish (308) 234-3041 www.bchs.us June 25-July 2 - Omaha (Douglas County) 2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials; CenturyLink Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St. Swimmers compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team going to London. (866) 937-6624 www.usaswimming.org

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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.

Help Wanted, Custom Work and Services, etc.

Your home away from home

7000 - Special Events

1300 - Grain Harvest Equip

2000 - Swine

2600 - Transportation

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

Feeders, Sows, Boars, etc.

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

1400 - Other Equipment

2100 - Sheep

2800 - Construction

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

Feeder Lambs, Ewes, Bred Ewes

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

Guide Hunts, Fishing Trips, Singles

Deadline for next issue: THURSDAY, June 14th. The next Heartland Express will be printed on THURSDAY, June 21st.

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1007 - BALE MOVERS/FEEDERS FOR SALE NE - NEW EMERSON BALE MOVER-FEEDERS, (308) 544-6421 KS - E-Z HAUL INLINE SELF DUMPING HAY TRAILER, 32’ 6 BALE, GOOSENECK, BUMPER HITCH. CALL 785-817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, WWW. BALEWAGON. COM. ALL MODELS/PARTS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE., (208) 8802889 1009 - STACKERS/STACK MOVERS FOR SALE NE - JD 200 STACKMAKER, $900.00, (308) 876-2515 ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, WWW. BALEWAGON. COM. ALL MODELS/PARTS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE., (208) 880-2889 NE - EMERSON 13X24 STACK MOVER, ELECTRONIC SCALES, W/ OR WITHOUT HYDRAFORK, (308) 544-6421 1010 - FORAGE HARVESTORS WANTED TO BUY KS - JOHN DEERE CHOPPERS & HEADS, ROEDER IMP, SENECA, KS, (785) 336-6103 FOR SALE NE - KNIFE BAR & RECUT SCREEN FOR JD 35, (308) 995-5515 NE - RECUT SCREEN & AXLE EXTENSION FOR IHC 730, (308) 995-5515 1013 - DUMP WAGON WANTED TO BUY KS - RICHARDTON HIGH DUMP WAGONS, ROEDER IMPLEMENT, (785) 336-6103 1014 - BALE WAGONS WANTED TO BUY KS - NH SELF PROPELLED & PULL-TYPE, ROEDER IMP, SENECA, (785) 336-6103 ID - NEW HOLLAND 2 & 3-WIDE, SELF-PROPELLED, PULL-TYPE MODELS/PARTS. JIM,, (208) 880-2889 FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND’S-ALL MODELS/PARTS. CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE. WWW. BALEWAGON. COM, (208) 880-2889 1030 - OTHER- HAY & FORAGE WANTED TO BUY NE - HAYBUSTER GEAR BOX FOR 1600 STACKER, BEDROLLERS, PUSH OFF ASSEMBLY, A FEW OTHER PARTS, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - HAY PROBE FOR TESTING, (308) 5872344 IA - DRY HAY PRESERVATIVE—1/3 PRICE OF ACID. WATER SOLUBLE. 1. 5 GRAMS PER TON, NON-CORROSIVE. 26% MOISTURE AND UNDER. FROMMELT AG SERVICE. EMAIL TERRY AT FROMMELTAG@IOWATELECOM. NET OR CALL, (563) 925-2270

1101 - TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY NE - BUYING TRACTORS FOR SALVAGE MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (308) 5824303 NE - MF 35, 50, 65, 135, 235, 245, OR 255 TRACTOR, (402) 678-2277 MO - AC D17’S & UP, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - IH 560 TO 1566, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 NE - OLDER TRACTOR WITH LOADER - PREFER AC WD-45 OR M FARMALL BUT WILL CONSIDER OTHERS., (308) 624-2177 FOR SALE NE - IH DISGUSTED? HAVE SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES W/YOUR IH 706, 806, 1206, 4106, 756, 856, 1256, 1456, 766, 966, 1066, 1466, 1566, 786, 886, 986, 1086, 1486, 1586, 3288, 3388, 3488, 3588, 3688, 3788, 6788?FOR A PERMANENT FIX, CALL WENZ SERVICE TO PRICE THE KIT FOR YOUR MODEL, (800) 808-7885 NE - NEW, USED AND REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS, MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (308) 582-4303 NE - 8 HOLE 15” TRACTOR FRONT WHEELS, FITS IHC, (308) 587-2344 NE - 5010 JD HANCOCK SELF LOADING SCRAPER, OLDER UNIT, (308) 436-4369 KS - FORD 2N WITH 5’ WOODS BELLY MOWER, $2,900.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - IHC 706 FOR SALVAGE, (308) 269-2586 NE - 90% TREAD 24. 5 X 32 DIAMOND TREAD 12 PLY ON 10 HOLE RIM, (308) 2692586 IL - LARGE SELECTION OF NEW, USED & REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS, IH, JD, MM, MH, AC, OLIVER & OTHERS. WE SHIP DAILY. PLEASE CALL, (217) 370-1149

1101 - TRACTORS FOR SALE - CONT’D IA - ‘82 A-C 7020, CAT 3116, LOW ENGINE HOURS, WESTENDORF WL64 LOADER, 8’ BUCKET, $15,000.00, (712) 254-2408 NE - CAT MT 765C, 1100 HOURS, EXCELLENT CONDITION, (308) 991-2148 NE - 1976 CASE 1270, 600 HRS ON OH, FRONT WEIGHTS, DUALS, A/C, $8,500.00, (308) 874-4562 1102 - LOADERS FOR SALE NE - DUAL LOADER MOUNTS TO FIT JD 4520 OR 4620. CUSTOM BUILT, VERY HEAVY, VERY NEAT, WITH CUSTOM GRILL GUARD BUILT IN. DUAL LOADER 325 OR 345, (402) 482-5491 NE - 7. 5’ GNUSE BUCKET, HEAVY 3 PT, (402) 726-2488 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 WANTED TO BUY NE - JD 235, 20’-25’, (402) 726-2488 FOR SALE NE - DISK BLADES AND BEARINGS, (308) 587-2344

New Rear Tractor Tires

Now grinding both sides for maximum effectiveness and longer blade life. Will travel to your farm within 200 mile radius of Craig, NE

Goodyear • Titan • Firestone Limited Quantities 2 - 184x26 GDY .............$475 each 2 - 169 R30 GDY..........$1000 each 1 - 305x32 GDY ...........$1600 each 1 - 208 R38 GDY ....................$900 1 - 169x26 GDY......................$500 2 - 169X28 GDY.............$500 each 2 - 149X28 GDY.............$400 each 2 - 149X26 GDY.............$400 each 1 - 136 R24 GDY ....................$400 2 - 420/90 R30 Titan....$1250 each 1 - 169x34 Titan .....................$550 1 - 320/85 R34 Firestone........$850

F & F Tire Service 823 Ave. E • Box 309 • Wisner, NE 68791

402-529-3538

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 .

LOADING SCRAPER, OLDER UNIT, KS L O A 0 0 TIOSHE P W, (62 LE X K 51N5E - R4O:W ,50 5 , 700 G DR A (308) 436-4369 PLO 00.00, F 95-5 90H HARUS 74$-600 , 70 H E ARH KS - , ER, $5 36' ER, B W 1 8 0 D , , E 9 H P P E 1 151 N 96 DAPT 0 50ITH 048:3) MOT (308 5:4 ADHSEA KS - FORD 2N WITH 5' WOODS $ W - N 308) CD9O - CJOD A ELL 58 NE EELS, ( , 6-16'S3.00H0, P(130:1 $45O0 NORS ) 624- $650 0:711 M BELLY MOWER, $2,900.00, (620) A F O I G , 0 2 0 1 $SH , 7-0 E A P ES R C H R 6 5 1 7 5 9 4 W K :3 ,$CU 700874 HP RH 7 865-2541 O NE0 SERSIA5LE00 NST-A2265 U IH W, $ E S E , ' 3 5 ) E A 2 N 08 5 361 LK NO 12, L/ N 18 : D IL - LARGE SELECTION OF NEW, 8 4- 00, (300, (3080HP 5: 3 $40 S IAWEEWEELL, $3X,4(X5880) POLY S BAOLR IKE 0 L 3 R .

L 0 4 R , 6" USED & REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS, E ) 62 2 0 7 , OE 456 - JI CAS , $1,00 4-21 $600, (712 1L2A6R5GE2N0," N&E.3 N36E0A-R037 IH, JD, MM, MH, AC, OLIVER & , S 7 ) E 8 R M ( R 7 N 8 3 0 E N E 2 R IND 08 N70 . O3U 200 E LT EN OTHERS. DAILY. GPLEASE THE WE YSHIP COIULE2RS H1A9Y09- C- OBRHUEL-1AL1DS24 30NDS, M ) 832- E - RE U 260 WIND RGER F 0 - O (217) B370-1149 A 3 N 6 O 1 R G O A 5 03CALL, T S R T A IST 4 T KE O 156 WFROR SBAALLE28T2AL H OL 3 S, ERE APP ES K B R AINE - 2 SALE TED KSS 32FOVR W-INTCR & '40' I- - GRAIN FFE G N F D A R A S A E L W LES CELL: D. HOR NE& G- REGISTERED FOR ANGUS, PPE INDOWION, 003 B COBB& A-L'S59O SEAL'E30'SUCKSCOND2604 LE O A S A H R J & S HAESR AS LS(308) O SA SAL GR A 6' 2 , W L2E0A04SE - MOR L ACK SD TOERT,C HI,N2G TCHHEDING T ES. S TO O WA 732-3356 999308-870-1119, 199 525BL A G AN MO FOR 11 GSI 3 L TARP SS . OLD N R VY 1 NE (25) COMING 2 EYR C 3 T P 5 U ERSA KDS -DU, R$9A9CCNOEW L 0 R C 6 2 O 73 LE AS T FO ED A NET 136 OR L 55807 MO K M BRO GAN CHAROLAIS BULLS(308)L 567 OK - ER R USIES P19AY 9 86-2 0

To place your classified ad call Lesli @ 800-658-3191

DISC ROLLING STEEL BLADES ..........AND..........

GRINDING HARD BORON BLADES Installed after 2005

Call Roy’s Cell: 402-660-8298 Or Leave Message: 402-377-2437 1106 - PLOWS AND SWEEP PLOWS FOR SALE KS - FLEX KING 4X5’ SWEEP PLOW, GOOD CONDITION, $1,100.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - NEW FLEX KING PICKER WHEELS, (308) 995-5515 1109 - PLANTERS FOR SALE NE - NEW #92 IHC COVERING DISK ASSEMBLY, (308) 995-5515 NE - IHC SEED DRUMS, (308) 995-5515 NE - LIFT ASSIST AND/OR TRANSPORT KIT FOR IHC LISTER/ PLANTER, ALSO GAUGE STRIPE WHEELS, (308) 995-5515 KS - 1990 JD 7200, 16R30”, 250 MONITOR, MARKERS, IN-ROW FERT. GOOD CONDITION., $23,000.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - C-IH 12R36” VERTICAL FOLD 3 PT, ALWAYS SHEDDED, (308) 995-5515 1110 - SEEDERS FOR SALE NE - 4010 CONCORD AIR SEEDER. 308-3600377 OR, (308) 282-1330 1111 - DRILLS WANTED TO BUY NE - TYE DRILL FOR PARTS, (402) 482-5491 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 KS - 30” HOE AIR SEEDER DRILL $3500. 40’ DISC AIR SEEDER DRILL, $14,000, (785) 871-0711 NE - 150 & 7100 DRILLS, FERT. BOXES, BLACK HEAVY DUTY WHEELS, DBL HITCH, TRANSPORTS & PARTS, (308) 995-5515 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

1113 - CULTIVATORS FOR SALE SD - 3-PT 8R FLAT FOLD, $1,500.00, (605) 386-2131 NE - IHC GO-DIG PARTS, (308) 995-5515 1114 - SPRAYERS FOR SALE NE - JD 25A, 3 PT. HITCH, 150 GAL, 20” BOOM, (308) 587-2344 NE - CENTURY 500 GALLON PULL BETWEEN, $400.00, (402) 787-2244

Speidel Weed Wiper

#1 Herbicide applicator for weed control.

Uses very little chemical. Kill rye in winter wheat, and weeds in pastures, all sizes available. Recovers in stock ATV mounting brackets & Quality Carts.

580-886-2396 • 800-544-1546 www.acrsales.com

KS - ‘07 MILLER MD 1000, 90’ BOOM, CUMMINS & ALLISON, RAVEN GPS, 1500 HRS, $98,000.00, (620) 865-2541 1120 - FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT WANTED TO BUY NE - YETTER 2995 COULTERS, (308) 2821330 FOR SALE NE - NEW SLURRY EQUIPMENT, (800) 2847066 KS - SURE CROP QUALITY LIQUID FERTILIZERS. FOLIAR FEED YOUR HUNGRY GROWING ROW CROPS AND HAYLAGE. FLEXIBLE FINANCING OPTIONS. “ASSURING CROP SUCCESS FOR YOU”. DELIVERY DIRECT TO YOUR FARM. ASSURE CROP. SENECA, KS., (800) 635-4743 1130 - TRACTORS,TILL. OTHER FOR SALE NE - FRONT WEIGHTS FOR CASE IH MAGNUM, (308) 995-5515 NE - HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS, HOSES & PTO PUMPS, (308) 587-2344 NE - ORTHMAN FLAT FOLD 8R30” TOOLBAR, $3,500.00, (308) 485-4486 TX - NEW & USED FARM EQUIPMENT. NEW & USED PARTS. TRACTORS, COMBINES, HAY & FARM EQUIPMENT. KADDATZ AUCTIONEERING & FARM EQUIPMENT SALES. ORDER PARTS ONLINE AT: KADDATZEQUIPMENT. COM, (254) 582-3000 1201 - ENGINES/MOTORS FOR SALE NE - 413 CHRYSLER FOR SALVAGE, (308) 995-5515 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 NE - USED 350 CHEVY, OIL & WATER SHUT OFFS, SURGE TANK, CENTURY WELDER, AC/DC, (402) 726-2488 NE - MOLINE ENGINES: HD504 W/4206 HEADS, RUNS GOOD, (2) 336’S W/4232 HEADS, ONE HAS BEEN OVERHAULED, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 874-4562 1202 - PUMPS FOR SALE NE - 10” WLR BOWLS, (308) 995-5515 NE - SEVERAL USED PTO PUMPS, (800) 284-7066 NE - 3X4 BERKELEY PUMPS, PRIMING VALVES AVAILABLE, (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” TEXFLO 20” GATES, ALL KINDS OF FITTINGS, (308) 995-5515 NE - 6” BAND & LATCH MAIN LINE, (308) 995-5515 NE - 8” MAIN LINE HASTINGS, (308) 9955515 NE - 28, 000 FT. 8”-9”-10” GATED PIPE, (800) 284-7066 www.myfarmandranch.com

June 7, 2012 1203 - PIPE FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - LOOKING TO SWAP 1, 050’ 20” PLASTIC DOUBLE GATED PIPE FOR 20” SINGLE GATED PLASTIC PIPE. PLEASE CALL, (308) 390-6336 NE - IN STOCK UNDERGROUND PIPE, WIRE AND FITTINGS. TRENCHING AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL, (402) 678-2765 1205 - GENERATOR FOR SALE IA - WINCO PTO GENERATORS, CALL US FOR PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY! HARVEY AT EDEN SUPPLY 8AM - 10PM., (515) 679-4081 IA - WINCO GENERATORS, NEW & USED, 1PH 50KW $4,170. KATO LIGHT NEW 1PH AND 3PH WINPOWER USED 1PH $1,000.

CALL WES SEBETKA AT, (641) 990-1094 1206 - GEAR HEADS FOR SALE NE - 150 HP GEARHEAD, 6 RATIO, (308) 995-5515 NE - AMARILLO GEARHEADS: 110HP 4:3 $700, 70 HP 4:5 $650, 50 HP 4:5 $600, (308) 624-2177 NE - US MOTORS GEARHEADS 90HP 4:3 $450, 50HP 5:6 $650, 50HP 10:11 $700, 50HP 5:4 $600, 30HP 4:3 $300, (308) 6242177 NE - DERAN/RANDOLPH GEARHEAD 100HP 4:3 $500, PEERLESS GEARHEAD 2:3 $300, (308) 624-2177 1208 - TRAVELER SYSTEMS FOR SALE NE - NEW GREENFIELD HARD HOSE, (800) 284-7066 NE - NEW CADMAN 4” X 1250’ HOSE, (800) 284-7066 NE - 3 HEINZMAN SOFT HOSE TRAVELERS, (800) 284-7066 NE - BOSS SOFT HOSE TRAVELER, (800) 284-7066 1209 - PUMPS WITH MOTORS FOR SALE NE - 3/4 BERKELEY PUMPS WITH PRIMING VALVES, ATTACHED TO YOUR CHOICE OF INDUSTRIAL 300 FORD OR 262 ALLIS W/RADIATORS, AND CARTS, (402) 3642592 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 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, $7,500.00, (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, $5,000.00, (580) 361-2265 NE - PARTS FOR 1680 CLEANING SYSTEM, CALL FOR LIST, (308) 269-2586 OK - R70 GLEANER, 2689 ENGINE HRS, 1904 SEPARATOR HRS, $20,000 CELL 580525-1265 OR, (580) 361-2265 NE - 2 SETS OF JD COMBINE DUALS, 50 THRU 70 SERIES. 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 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 NE - 30 INCH STRADDLE DUALS FOR 2388 WITH AXLE EXTENSION, 18. 4 X 38 RADIALS, (308) 269-2586 KS - ‘99 JD 9610, SHEDDED, DUALS, EXT, CM, 1600 HRS. , NEW PARTS, EXCELLENT, $85,000.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - CASE IH 1990 MODEL 1680, 2, 500 HOURS. SPECIALTY ROTARY, LARGE & SMALL WIRE CONCAVES. $30,000. CALL, (970) 520-5537 1302 - COMBINE HEADS FOR SALE KS - SHELBOURNE 20’ STRIPPER HEADER, $5,500.00, (785) 871-0711 NE - 20” & 36” POLY SNOUTS, JD HEAD. 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 NE - JD 925 & 930 FLEX HEADS. 308-3600377 OR, (308) 282-1330 NE - JD 853A. 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 2821330 SD - WE REBUILD COMBINE & WINDROWER HEADER AUGERS TO LIKE NEW CONDITION. PONCELET’S WELDING, RAMONA, SD. (605) 480-4860 OR, (605) 482-8405 1305 - WAGONS/GRAVITY WAGONS FOR SALE IA - DEMCO 550 OR 650 GRAVITY WAGONS. CALL, (712) 210-6587 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

Heartland Express 1306 - GRAIN CARTS FOR SALE IA - 25’, 30’ & 36’ GRAIN HEADER CARTS. CALL, (712) 210-6587 NE - A&L 425 BUSHEL. ROLLOVER TARP, 540 PTO, (308) 436-4369 1307 - GRAIN DRYERS FOR SALE NE - 2001 DELUX 850 BU/HR. , 1992 MC 970 1 PHASE, 1992 MC 970 3 PHASE, FARM FANS 500H, FARM FANS 420J, MC 2100 1850 BU/HR., (800) 284-7066 NE - USED 4” & 5” AIR SYSTEMS, (800) 284-7066

GRAIN DRYERS

Reliable - Efficient Vacuum Cool Towers NEW Trilogy Low

Call Jeff (515)577-7563 Ask about M-C Trax Remote Monitoring NE - NEW & USED AERATION FANS, (800) 284-7066 1310 - AUGERS FOR SALE NE - HUTCHINSON BIN OR TRUCK FILL AUGER, 8-10”, PORTABLE, WITH SPECIAL ORDER OF 1/4” THICK FLIGHTING ALL THE WAY UP. “BIG WINTER DISCOUNTS” CALL HARLEY AT, (402) 649-6711 1312 - HARVESTORS & SILOS FOR SALE WI - SILO DOORS - WOOD OR STEEL. SHIPPED PROMPTLY TO YOUR FARM. HARDWARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL, (800) 222-5726 1313 - GRAIN STORAGE UNITS FOR SALE NE - 8” AERATION TUBING AND AERATION FANS, (308) 995-5515 NE - BULK HEAD FOR 51’ CURVET, (308) 995-5515 NE - SINGLE PHASE MOTORS, (308) 9955515 NE - BROCK BINS & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT, EPS & BEHLEN BLDG SYSTEMS, BUCKLEY STEEL, AINSWORTH, NE, (402) 387-0347 NE - CONRAD AMERICAN-EATON BINS. GRAIN STORAGE, CONCRETE, & ERECTION. HYNEK CONSTRUCTION. MIKE HYNEK. 402984-1200 CELL,, (402) 257-2200 1315 - COMBINE TRAILERS FOR SALE SK - COMBINE TRAILERS: TRAILTECH OR JANTZ, SINGLE & DOUBLE. HYDRAULIC FOLD HEAD TRANSPORTS. FLAMAN SALES, BOX 280, SOUTHEY, SK, CANADA S0G 4P0, (306) 726-4403 1330 - GRAIN HARVEST OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - CHICAGO FANS, (308) 995-5515 FOR SALE NE - 8” AERATION TUBES, FANS, TUNNELS FOR CONCRETE FLOORS, (308) 995-5515 IA - MIDWEST PNEUMATIC. BRANDT, CONVEYAIR, REM, VACBOSS, HANDLAIR. NEW, RECOND, PTO OR ENG DRIVEN, PUMPS, AIR LOCKS, PIPE, PARTS, SERVICE. 5 YR LOANS W/ GREAT RATES. 40+ UNITS IN STOCK. OUR HIGH VOLUME MEANS YOUR BEST DEAL! WE DELIVER! MACEDONIA, IA, (800) 480-2487 NE - NEW ORTHMAN DRY BEAN CUTTERS, (308) 995-5515 OK - ROTEX GRAIN CLEANER, HAS CORN SCREENS RIGHT NOW, CELL 580-525-1265 OR, (580) 361-2265 1407 - ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR SALE NE - COMPLETE LINE OF SHEAVES, BEARINGS, DRIVES, & MOTORS, (402) 387-0347 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 FOR SALE KS - BRAKE DRUM/ROTOR TURNING LATHE, $80.00, (785) 778-2962 KS - ARMITURE TURNING LATHE, $50.00, (785) 778-2962 www.myfarmandranch.com

1413 - PRESSURE WASHERS FOR SALE

Stop and see us at our new location 1719 Aspen Circle Unit #14, Grand Island, NE. Hotsy Pressure Washer Sales and Service. New and used hot/cold water pressure washer. Parts and detergents. Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 :30 p.m. 308-675-1115 1430 - OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - ELSTON GOPHER MACHINE, (308) 5872344 IA - WWW. WHEELRAKE. COM, (712) 3662114 KS - ORTHMAN & BUCKEYE FRONT 3 PT HITCHES, $1500 EACH., (620) 865-2541 IA - 6 ROW 30 BUFFALO CULTIVATOR WITH GUIDANCE SYSTEM. CALL, (712) 210-6587 1501 - ALFALFA HAY WANTED TO BUY IA - QUALITY SML OR LG SQ ALFALFA OR MIXED IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 KS - WANT TO BUY: ALFALFA/GRASS PICKED UP OR DELIVERED ROUND OR LARGE SQUARE BALES. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL KEVIN MELVIN AT, (620) 5463507

ALFALFA WANTED: Big squares or rounds. Chris, PH-620-253-2661; Toll Free-877-394-0890 NE - HYDRAFORK CUSTOM GRINDING, GROUND HAY DELIVERIES, BUYING & SELLING HAY. NILSEN HAY CO. HAZARD, NE, (308) 452-4400 FOR SALE NE - ALFALFA, 4X4X8 BALES, DAIRY QUALITY, SHEDDED & TARPED, HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-962-6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - GRINDING QUALITY ALFALFA IN LG RD BALES, HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-9626399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - HORSE QUALITY IN SM SQ BALES, SHEDDED & TARPED HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-962-6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 KS - 3X3X8’S, 3X4’S, 4X4X8’S ALFALFA HAY DAIRY & BEEF COW QUALITY. OUR DAIRY ALFALFA IS TOP OF THE LINE & TESTED. WE ARE LOCATED IN CENTRAL KANSAS. CALL FOR QUOTE. JASON DEVINE @ 785766-6501 OR RAE RAE MUNDEN AT, (620) 285-8748 NE - WANTED ALFALFA, GRASS & WHEAT STRAW TO CUT, BALING INCLUDED FOR CASH OR SHARES. ALSO RYE HAY, ALFALFA & GRASS HAY FOR SALE,, (308) 999-3673 KS - ALFALFA: ROUNDS OR SQUARES. PICKED UP OR DELIVERED. CALL ROY AT PLEASANT ACRES., (620) 804-1506 1502 - PRAIRIE HAY FOR SALE IA - LARGE RD & BIG SQ BALES GOOD QUALITY GRASS HAY, DELIVERED IN SEMI LOADS ONLY, (641) 658-2738 KS - TOP QUALITY SM SQ, CAN DELIVER SEMI LOAD LOTS, (785) 528-3779 KS - TOP QUALITY 4X4X8 SQ, CAN DELIVER SEMI LOAD LOTS, (785) 528-3779 KS - 2008 BROME BIG ROUND BALES, (785) 935-2480 1505 - STRAW WANTED TO BUY IA - GOOD CLEAN, BRIGHT SM SQ IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 1506 - CORN WANTED TO BUY KS - DAMAGED GRAIN. HIGHEST PRICES, IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. WE HAVE GRAIN VACS. MINIMUM QUANTITY 800 BUSHEL., (800) 214-7788

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Page 17 1512 - SEED WANTED TO BUY KS - WE BUY DAMAGED GRAIN - GRAIN VACS AVAILABLE. ALSO DAMAGED GRAIN FROM GROUND PILES., (316) 640-3203 KS - TRITICALE SEED OFF THE FARM, (316) 249-1907 FOR SALE TX - FORAGE-TYPE TRITICALE SEED, CALL GAYLAND WARD SEEDS, (800) 299-9273 IA - BUYER & SELLER OF PRAIRIE GRASS & WILDFLOWER SEED, OSENBAUGH SEEDS, LUCAS, IA., (800) 582-2788 NE - NATIVE GRASS SEED, WILDFLOWER, LEAD PLANT, SMART WEED & OTHERS. SOUTH FORK SEED COMPANY, (402) 4825491 WY - CERTIFIED SAINFOIN SEED: CAN OUT PRODUCE ALFALFA. WILL NOT BLOAT LIVESTOCK. VARIETIES INCLUDE: SHOSHONE/BIG HORN REMONT. $1.45/LB. TO ORDER GO TO WWW.SAINFOINSEED.COM OR CALL MARK AT 307-202-0704 OR CARMEN AT, (307) 645-3380 IA - BEAN LADDERS FOR SOYBEAN SEED. SEED OATS & ROUND- UP READY SOYBEAN SEED; APHID RESISTANT., (712) 210-6587 1530 - HAY & GRAIN OTHER WANTED TO BUY

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

NORTHERN AG SERVICE, INC. 800-205-5751 FOR SALE IA - WWW. REPLACEMENTRAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-2114 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 NE - 2 USED KRAMER BALE PROCESSORS, (308) 544-6421 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 - 20 USED BALE RING FEEDERS, (402) 461-9336 1815 - WATERERS FOR SALE NE - BULL TOUGH BOTTOMLESS HEAVY GAUGE STOCK TANKS, (402) 387-0347 MN - JUG LIVESTOCK WATERERS. THEJUGWATERER. COM, (320) 808-0471

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

Sizes from 6 to 13 foot.

Can be open topped or drinker holes cut for frost-free winter use. Full loads can be delivered anywhere in the United States.

Guaranteed best quality & lowest price.

Call

605/473-5356

1819 - WINDMILLS FOR SALE NE - REBUILT AIR MOTORS OR REPAIRS, (308) 587-2344 TX - VIRDEN PERMA-BILT CO. FARM & RANCH PRODUCTS: ROOF & TANK COATINGS, WINDMILL PARTS. SEND OR CALL FOR FREE CATALOG. 2821 MAYS AVE. BOX7160FR AMARILLO, TX 79114-7160 WWW. VIRDENPRODUCTS. COM, (806) 3522761 NE - MONITOR PUMP JACK-CHOICE OF GAS OR ELECTRIC MOTOR, $650.00, (308) 4364369

1820 - LIVESTOCK BEDDING FOR SALE NE - CORRUGATED WINDBREAK STEEL, 8 GAUGE THROUGH 20 GAUGE, (402) 3870347 MN - BEDDING FOR SALE. DRY SAWDUST FOR DAIRY BARNS, DELIVERED ON WALKING FLOOR TRAILERS. WILL DELIVER TO MN, EAST SD, WEST WI, & NORTH IA ONLY. ALSO AVAILABLE SWEET CORN SILAGE IN THE FALL. CALL FOR PRICES, (320) 8642381 1830 - LIVESTOCK OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - 20’ BULL WHIP, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - SUCKER ROD 5/8”, 3/4”, 7/8”, 1”, FOR FENCING CALL MY CELL: 308-870-1119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356 NE - WE ARE YOUR W-W NORTHSTAR 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 KS - USED HOG OR SHEEP PANELS & GATES, (785) 778-2962 NE - 2 1/2 TON CUBER FOR BESLER BALE BED, (402) 461-9336 1901 - FEEDER STEERS FOR SALE MO - WE SPECIALIZE IN LOCATING “QUALITY” FEEDER CATTLE, (816) 688-7887 IL - FARM DIRECT: HOLSTEIN STEERS DOUBLE VACCINATED, RAISED ON THE DAIRIES 250 LBS TO 300 LBS! LOAD LOTS ONLY! CALL US AT, (877) 498-9150 1903 - OPEN HEIFERS FOR SALE MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT CATTLE LOCATORS - MAX HARGROVE, (816) 6887887 1906 - BRED COWS FOR SALE NE - I’M DEALING ON COWS COMING OUT OF DROUGHT AREAS EVERY DAY. WWW. BREDCOWSWRIGHTLIVESTOCK. COM OR CALL, (308) 534-0939

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Fall Calving Cows Available Several Nice Sets of Angus Cows The Simple Way to Buy & Market Cattle The Cattle Shop helps buyers and sellers connect online

Visit www.TheCattleShop.com to learn more If you would like to speak to a Cattle Shop Representative Contact Us at 660-641-9945 or contact@thecattleshop.com

1909 - BULLS FOR SALE NE - REGISTERED ANGUS, CELL: 308-8701119, (308) 732-3356 NE - 25 PB CHAROLAIS BULLS COMING 2S ALL RECORDS 40 YRS, (308) 995-5515 NE - (25) COMING 2 YR OLD CHAROLAIS BULLS(308) 567-2288, (308) 995-5515 NE - PUREBRED ANGUS BULLS, YEARLINGS & 2 YR OLDS. SITZ UPWARD, TC TOTAL, CONNEALY RIGHT ANSWER, WAR PARTY BLOODLINES. SCHULTE ANGUS RANCH. KEARNEY, NE CALL 308-708-1839 OR, (308) 236-0761 NE - SHORTHORN BULLS FOR SALE. CALL, (308) 440-6660 1912 - BACKROUNDING/FEEDING FOR RENT NE - 2013 PASTURE AVAILABLE FOR HEREFORD YEARLINGS, (308) 587-2344 1914 - BISON WANTED TO BUY

BUFFALO WANTED All classes, any quantity

402-694-9353 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

To place your classified ad call Lesli @ 800-658-3191

Page 18 2007 - BOARS FOR SALE

Durocs, Yorks, Hamps & Cross Breed Boars & females available Boar Goats, Show Weathers & Breeding, Does also available

Nelson Bros.

605-267-2741 or 605-661-7855 2101 - FEEDER LAMBS FOR SALE SD - CUSTOM SHEEP FEEDLOT: LAMBS & EWES TO FEED, FATTEN & GROW!!! SHIPPY SHEEP FEEDLOT. CALL KYLE AT 605-8420935 OR DALE 605-842-3967. WWW. SHEEPFEEDLOT. COM, (605) 842-3967 2202 - STUD SERVICE FOR SALE NE - MORGAN STALLION STANDING AT STUD, (308) 587-2344 2208 - HORSE TRAINING FOR SALE

Colt Started Colt started on cattle Horse breaking and training Problem solved Cutting and reined cow horses Ranch horses Ranch rope work Arena work Thousands acres to ride out on Clinics and lessons

605-430-0529 2230 - HORSE- OTHER FOR SALE NE - SELL-TRADE MORGAN STALLION, TBONE, LAD, CLASSY, 149831;, (308) 5872344 NE - 2007 BLACK MORGAN GELDING, WELL BROKE, GENTLE, RANCH BROKE, NO VICES, (308) 587-2344 2501 - HELP WANTED/NEED WORK NE - FAMILY OWNED AG EQUIPMENT DEALER LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME SALES PERSON. EQUIPMENT INCLUDES MCCOR MICK, VERMEER, TYM, BUSHHOG & SEVERAL SHORT LINES. RESUMES WITH REFERENCES MAY BE SENT TO MILLER REPAIR LLC, PO BOX 89 MAXWELL, NE 69151. CALL, (308) 582-4303

CDL TRUCK DRIVERS 2012 Harvest Season $2,800/month and bonuses, non-smoking environment.

PH-308-928-9013 CELL-308-920-0362 KS - HARVEST HELP NEEDED FROM MAY THROUGH NOVEMBER OF 2012. CDL DRIVERS & MECHANICS. PLEASE CALL, (785) 545-5636 SD - HELP WANTED FOR 2012 HARVEST SEASON, IMMEDIATE OPENINGS, GOOD WAGES PLUS ROOM AND BOARD. SEND RESUME TO VAN BEEK HARVESTING, PO BOX 416, POLLOCK, SD 57648., (605) 8892836

Seeking an Assistant Live Production Supervisor for a dynamic turkey growing operation for Jennie-O Turkey Store in the Faribault MN area. Strong agricultural background, mechanical aptitude. Animal or Poultry Science degree preferred. Great salary and benefits. careers.jennieo.com

2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES

Cattleman’s Livestock Service “All work done by Cattlemen for Cattlemen.” Fence building & repair, livestock care, barn building & repair, corral building. References provided.

Please call 785-214-9532 IA - DISC BLADE SHARPENING. ON-SITE ROLLING, NO TEAR DOWN, NO GRINDING. CALL, (319) 377-0936 SD - WILL BALE LARGE ROUND BALES WITH MF HESSTON 2856A OR LARGE SQUARE BALES WITH NEW MF HESSTON 2170XD (EXTRA DENSITY) BALER. ALL CROPS. WILL TRAVEL CALL DENNIS AT, (605) 430-1496 NE - CUSTOM MANURE HAULING. 3 SPREADERS & A PAYLOADER AVAILABLE. OUR REPUTATION FOLLOWS US. KENT BACKER, (402) 499-8060

Heartland Express 2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES CONT’D SD - SPREAD IT, LLC-CUSTOM FEEDLOT CLEANING & MANURE, (605) 940-3275

SILAGE CHOPPING We Serve: • Northeast Colorado • • Western Nebraska •

BELL FARMS 970-580-0473 2601 - CARS FOR SALE NE - FORD 289 MOTOR 1967, (402) 4825491 2602 - PICKUPS WANTED TO BUY NE - HD COIL SPRINGS FOR 1971 3/4 TON CHEVY PICKUP, END GATE FOR 1980 GMC 3/4 TON, (308) 587-2344 KS - GOOD FACTORY BED FOR ‘73-’79 FORD PICKUP, NO RUST THROUGH, (620) 8652541 FOR SALE KS - 88 CHEVY 1 TON, 4WD, 6. 2 DIESEL, 4 SP, FLATBED, (785) 935-2480 NE - THIRD SEAT FOR 95-99 SUBURBAN, TAUPE LEATHER, $100.00, (308) 624-2177 NE - ‘55 IH 6 CYL TRUCK MOTOR, (402) 482-5491 NE - ‘57 FORD 292 ENGINE, (402) 482-5491 NE - PARTING OUT A DODGE 3/4 TON, CUMMINS, (402) 482-5491 NE - 1984 FORD, IH DIESEL MOTOR, (402) 482-5491 2603 - TRUCKS WANTED TO BUY

2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY IA - LATE MODEL TRLRS & TRUCKS WITH LIGHT DAMAGE OR IN NEED OF ENGINE REPAIRS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE KS - 66 IH 2000, DETROIT, 15 SP W/HENDERSON TWINSCREW, TULSA WINCH. CALL 785-817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 KS - 1974 UTILITY CHASSIS W/2-350 BU. GRAVITY BOXES, HYD AUGERS, ETC., $9,500.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - 05 FTLR CL 120 (WHITE), SA DAY CAB, C13 CAT, 380 HP, 10SP, AR, 176”WB, 754K, ADJ 5TH WHEEL, $24,995. 04 FTLR COLUMBIA CL12064ST (BROWN & TAN), DAY CAB, TANDEM, C12 CAT, 410 HP, 10SP, 500K, DUAL EXHAUST, AC, PS, 3.73 RATIO, SHARP TWO TONE PAINT! $31,995, (308) 529-3325 NE - 04 FRTLNR COLUMBIA FLC12034ST (RED/WHITE), DAY CAB OR CAB & CHASSIS, TANDEM, 12. 7 DET, 470 HP, 10SP AUTO, 234” WB, DAY CAB CONV. $33,995.04 STRLG AT9500 (WHITE), CAT C12, 410 HP, 10SP, 3.73 RATIO, 653K, DUAL 100 GALLON FUEL TANKS, $24,995., (308) 529-3325 NE - 98 FTLR FLD 12064ST (JD GREEN), DDC 60-12. 7 LTR, 430 HP, FULLER TRANS, $16,995. 94 FTLR FLD 12064T (RED), 58” FLAT TOP SLPR, 3176 CAT, 365 HP, 10SP, TANDEM TWIN SCREW, $9995. 93 FTLR FLS112064T DAY CAB (RED), N14 MECH CUMMINS, 330 HP, 10SP, $9995., (308) 529-3325

June 7, 2012 2807 - GENERATORS FOR SALE - CONT’D ND - GENERATORS: 20 KW TO 2000KWDIESEL, PROPANE & NATURAL GAS. ALL LOW-HOUR TAKEOUT GENSETS. CUMMINS /ONAN, KOHLER, CAT, DETROIT DIESEL & MORE. ABRAHAM GENERATOR SALES COOPERSTOWN, ND (INVENTORY ONLINE) WWW. ABRAHAMINDUSTRIAL. COM. WE SHIP NATIONWIDE!, (701) 797-4766 2809 - CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS FOR SALE KS - 1997 LOADKING, 55 TON, 3 AXLE, LAY DOWN NECK, W/BEAVERTAILS. CALL 785817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 2822 - SKID STEER LOADERS WANTED TO BUY NE - PALLET FORK, NEEDS TO BE QUIK TATCH & TINES NEED TO BE 60” FOR SKID STEER, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE KS - COMPLETE SET OF BOOKS (REPAIR MANUALS) T-200 BOBCAT SKID LOADER, $50.00, (785) 778-2962 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, 30’ LIFT CELL 580-5251265, $3,500.00, (580) 361-2265 MO - CAT 8000# 2 STAGE W/PNEUMATIC TIRES, HYDRAULICS ARE EXCELLENT, ENGINE NEEDS WORK. CHEAP!, (660) 5483804 2827 - BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR SALE

COLLECTOR WANTS SALVAGE: Old Pick-ups, Trucks, Cars, Panels, Station Wagons Before 1959, Model A Bodies.

PAYING WAY MORE THAN SALVAGE PRICE! Please let me know what you have! In the Dakotas every week! Call, E-mail, or write

218.639.2809 ddonley@eot.com • David Donley 36961 State HWY 78 • Ottertail, MN 56571

FOR SALE SD - 1952 IH L160 TRUCK, 16’ COMBINATION GRAIN & STOCK BOX & HOIST, GOOD CONDITION. $2000, (605) 386-2131 NE - 1989 IH CONV. DAY CAB, 424 B CAT, 15 SPEED, 255” WB, $20,000 SPENT IN PAST 2 YEARS, GOING TO RETIRE $9,000 FIRM. IMPERIAL, NEBRASKA, (308) 883-1477 2604 - GRAIN TRAILERS FOR SALE NE - 1996 48’ WILSON GRAIN TRAILER, 10’1” SPREAD, LED LIGHTS, 66” SIDES, GOOD TIRES & BRAKES, $18,750.00, (308) 485-4486 KS - GOOSENECK 350 BUSHEL, DUAL HOPPER, TANDEM DUAL, ROLL TARP, EXCELLENT, $6,500.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - NEW 2012 NEVILLE 40’ X 66” H, ALUMINUM AG HOPPER/ GRAIN TRLR, AR, $27,995. 08 NEVILLE 40’ X 66”H, ALUMINUM AG HOPPER, AR, $24,995.92 TIMPTE ALUM HPR BOTTOM, 42’ X 96” ALUM FLOOR, ROLL TARP, SPR SUSP, 24.5 LOW PROFILE TIRES, NEW PAINT!! $14,995, (308) 529-3325 NE - 91 JETCO, 42’ X 66” STEEL HOPPER, 2 TRAPS, 2 SPD OPENERS, $11,500. 79 DORSEY ALUM HOPPER, 2 HOLE, 2 SPD HOPPER DOORS, 42’ X 96” WIDE X 68” SIDES,FRT & RR LADDERS/CAT WALKS, $7995. 79 WILSON VERTICAL RIB, 42’ X 66” X 96” HOPPER BOTTOM, $8995., (308) 529-3325 2605 - STOCK TRAILERS FOR SALE WY - B/P STOCK TRAILERS, HORSE TRAILERS, DELUXE HORSE TRAILERS & GOOSENECK STOCK TRAILERS & MANY MORE TRAILERS AVAILABLE. CONTACT ARLIN HORST AT BIG HORN MACHINERY TO ORDER: ARLINHORST@Q. COM OR CALL, (307) 321-4706 2614 - BOATS & PWC FOR SALE KS - 16’ HOBIECAT, $600.00, (785) 7782962 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 FOR SALE NE - 15” SPLIT RIMS, 8 HOLE, 750 MUD/SNOW, (308) 587-2344 NE - RIM-GARD, NON CORROSIVE, TIRE BALLAST, (308) 587-2344

2008 Peterbilt 386: Ratio 3.36 cummins ISX 525 HP 500 engine brake, 18 sp, virgin rubber, all aluminum, one owner all maintenance records.

Larry Klimek Trucking, Inc 308-384-3313

2630 - TRANSPORTATION OTHER WANTED TO BUY KS - 14. 5” RIM FOR TRAILER HOUSE, 5 HOLE, (785) 778-2962 FOR SALE NE - TRANSMISSION, GENERATOR, STARTER, REAR AXLE REMOVABLE CARRIER DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. FITS 1946 CHEVY 2 TON TRUCK, (308) 587-2344 KS - 1992 6. 2 CHEVY DIESEL COMPLETE ENGINE., $110.00, (785) 778-2962 2802 - DOZERS FOR SALE KS - TEREX 8220A DOZER, PS, TILT, GOOD RUNNING MACHINE, (785) 935-2480 MO - LEON 1040 10’ DOZER BLADE, $2,500.00, (660) 548-3804 2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY & TRADE USED HYDRAULIC EJECTION SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 SK - WANTED: CATERPILLER CABLE SCRAPERS, LEVER HOLDINGS INC. CALL, (306) 682-3332 FOR SALE MO - NEW & USED SCRAPERS- EJECTION & DUMP, ANY SIZE, (660) 548-3804 NE - PULL BEHIND BOX SCRAPERS, 10’ & 12’; 3PT’S 6’ & 8’, (402) 678-2277 MO - NEW TOREQ BY STEIGER & LEON SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 MO - TOREQ 40” PTO DITCHER, $7,800.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - BUFFALO 12’ BOX BLADES IN STOCK, (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 MO - TOREQ 6 YD. HYD EJECT, (660) 5483804 KS - JD 770 BH GRADER, $35,000.00, (785) 871-0711 KS - 6 YD PULL TYPE FORCED EJECTION, $2,950.00, (785) 871-0711 2806 - CRANES & DRAGLINES FOR RENT NE - 28 TON NATIONAL CRANE, 152 FT. REACH, (402) 387-0347 2807 - GENERATORS FOR SALE MN - AUTOMATIC GENERATOR SETS 15KW500KW, NEW & USED, LOW TIME GEN SETS. REMOTE WELL GENERATORS. SERVING FARMERS SINCE 1975. STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS, WINDOM MN, MON-SAT 9-5., (800) 419-9806

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 3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY SD - MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE ANY OLDER MM, (605) 386-2131 FOR SALE MN - ANTIQUE TRACTOR COLLECTORS! BIEWER’S TRACTOR & MACH. SALV. SPECIALIZES IN 1920-85 TRACTOR PARTS. FREE NATIONWIDE LOCATING. BARNESVILLE, MN. SEARCH PARTS & SEE OVER 100 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 MO - ANTIQUE & COLLECTOR TRACTORS, MACHINERY & PARTS. AUSTIN FARMS SALVAGE, BUTLER, MO, (660) 679-4080 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 - 1950 FORD CRESTLINER & 1951 VICTORIA, (308) 876-2515 FOR SALE NE - 1950 GMC 450 WRECKER, GOOD TIRES, GOOD CAB, GOOD GLASS, $2,500.00, (308) 874-4562 NE - ‘67 MERCURY CYCLONE, 289, TO BE RESTORED, (402) 482-5491 3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE NE - SUCKER ROD 5/8”, 3/4”, 7/8”, 1”, CALL MY CELL: 308-870-1119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356

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3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - PIPE 2 3/8”, 2 7/8”, 3 1/2”, 4 1/2”, 5 1/2”, CALL MY CELL: 308-870-1119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356 SD FOREVER POST 4”X6’;4”X7’;4”X8’;PLASTIC FENCE POST CAN BE NAILED, STAPLED, SCREWED, WON’T ROT. MAJOR DISC. W/2 BUNDLES OR MORE. QUALITY HAY TARP W/STRAP STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS 8’X20’ 8’X40’. WE DELIVER HAENSEL DISTRIBUTING. CALL CLINT 605-310-6653 JOHN, (605) 351-5760

12 GAUGE USED GUARDRAIL Hot Dip galvanized. 26’ Please call for delivered quote 423-791-4771 • 721-726-3562 620-546-3507

STRUCTURAL PIPE

 Excellent Condition  Overstock Price 

2 3/8 @ $.95 ALL SIZES AVAILABLE RPJ ENERGY Call or E-mail Ray: 970.405.8866 raypropes@rpjenergy.com • www.rpjenergy.com

NE - 500-5 1/2” STEEL T POSTS, 50-5” X 8’ CREOSOTE CORNER POSTS, (402) 4619336 3010 - BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALE

Legitimate Work-At-Home Opportunity No Sales. No Investments. No Risk.

Training and websites provided.

Weekly/monthly income plus bonus and benefits.

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FOR SALE BY OWNER COUNTRY LIVING! 34 ACRES AND LARGE NEWLY REMODELED HOME. 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRIDGEPORT, MORRILL COUNTY, NEBRASKA. 24 IRRIGATED ACRES, TREES, HUNTING, GUEST OR RENTAL HOUSE, BARN, EXTRA GARAGE, GRAIN BIN AND MORE.

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7000 - TRADE SHOWS FOR SALE IN - PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT YOUR LAND. EARN TOP $$$ FOR HUNTING RIGHTS. CALL FOR A FREE QUOTE & INFO PACKET TOLL FREE 1-866-309-1507 OR WWW.BASECAMPLEASING.COM, (866) 309-1507 7001 - SPECIAL EVENTS FOR SALE NE - MID-AMERICA ALFALFA EXPO, FEATURING THE NEWEST HAY EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS, ALSO AN EXHIBITOR AUCTION. EXPO IS FEB 5 & FEB 6, 2013, 8 AM-5 PM AUCTION IS FEB 5, 3:45PM; ALL OF THIS TAKES PLACE AT BUFFALO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, KEARNEY, NE, (800) 743-1649

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