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Researchers Say Bigger Refuges Needed to Delay Pest Resistance to Biotech Corn

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Markets Grains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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

Ag Management Harlan County’s Spring Creek Next Target for Channel Clearing. . . . . . . 16

Livestock News Heartland Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

To slow resistance of western corn rootworm beetles to genetically protected crops, much larger "refuge" acreages of conventional crops have to be planted, two experts warn in a paper published in the Journal of Economic Ecology.

Genetically modified crops that produce insect-killing proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have reduced reliance on insecticide sprays since 1996. These proteins are lethal to some devastating crop pests, but do not harm most other creatures, including humans.

In Nebraska, more than 90 percent of the corn and soybeans planted on nearly 15 million acres are biotech crops.

Yet, according to researchers, just as insects become resistant to conventional insecticides, they also can evolve resistance to the Bt proteins in transgenic crops.

To delay pest resistance to Bt proteins, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, has required farmers to plant "refuges" of crops that do not produce Bt proteins near Bt crops. Refuges are planted with standard, non-Bt crops

that pests can eat without ingesting Bt toxins.

Planting refuges promotes survival of susceptible pests. If susceptible pests greatly outnumber resistant pests, resistant individuals are unlikely to mate with each other and produce resistant offspring.

But how much refuge acreage is enough?

In an article appearing in the June 2012 issue of the Journal of Economic Entomology, authors

Production News Continued Hot, Dry Weather Hurting Pasture, Crop Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Johanns Seeks to Ban EPA Aerial Surveillance

By Robert Pore, The Independent U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., has introduced an amendment to the Farm Bill banning the controversial practice of aerial surveillance by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Johanns introduced the amendment on Wednesday, along with other amendments that are being debate by the full Senate this week. He is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Johanns and the rest of the Nebraska congressional delegation sent a letter to the EPA last month seeking answers about its aerial surveillance of Nebraska feeding operations.

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Johanns said he and the delegation failed to get any "comprehensive answers" to questions they asked about the aerial surveillance.

At the heart of their inquiry was what the EPA wanted to learn from the secret fly-overs and how the images were going to be used.

Kristen Hassebrook, director of natural resources and environmental affairs for the Nebraska Cattlemen, said her organization shares the concerns being raised by the congressional delegation.

When Nebraska Cattlemen learned about the fly-overs, Hassebrook said, they expressed their

concerns to the EPA, but "we didn't get the response that we wanted."

"This is a trust issue, and farmers and ranchers don't trust EPA doing low-level surveillance flights over their operations," Johanns said.

"EPA's surveillance program only adds to the deficit of trust this closed-door agency has earned of late."

Johanns' amendment specifically prohibits the EPA from conducting aerial surveillance to inspect or record images of agricultural operations.

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MARKET GLANCE Livestock and Products, Weekly Average

Crops, Daily Spot Prices Year Ago 4 Wks Ago 6/8/12

Nebraska Slaughter Steer 35-65% Choice, Live Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$107.61 120.70 122.90 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame, 550-600# . . . . . . . . . . . .148.93 181.72 179.39 Med & Large Frame, 750-800 # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120.57 150.35 158.41 Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750# Carcass . . . . . . . . . .174.08 190.37 197.10 Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89.63 78.11 89.20 Feeder Pigs, National Direct, 50#, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . .* * * Pork Carcass Cutout, 185#, 51-52% Lean . . . . . . . . .89.19 79.23 84.68 Slaughter Lambs, Ch. & Pr.,Heavy, SD Dir. . . . . . . . .210.12 * 150.75 Nat. Carcass Lamb Cutout, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408.35 356.09 346.94

Wheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.59 Corn, No. 2, Yellow, Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.67 Soybeans, No. 1 Yellow Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.62 Grain Sorg. No. 2 Yellow, Dorchester, cwt . . . . . . . . .12.54 Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, MN, bu. . . . . . . . . . .4.01

5.30 6.01 13.74 9.66 3.55

5.81 6.24 13.98 10.04 3.17

* 145.00 97.50 225.00 76.13

207.50 135.00 97.50 211.50 70.38

Hay (per ton) Alfalfa, Lrg. Sq. Bales Good to Prem., NE Neb. . . . . .140.00 Alfalfa, Lrg. Rounds, Good, Platte Valley, . . . . . . . . .87.50 Grass Hay, Lrg. Rounds, Premium, Neb., . . . . . . . . . . .* Dried Distillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211.50 Wet Distillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76.00 * No market.

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Heartland Express - Weather

June 21, 2012

Weather Commentary Provided By Al Dutcher—UNL, State Climatologist

Al Dutcher Report Drought conditions continued their expansion across western Nebraska during the past two weeks.

Almost the entire Panhandle has been upgraded to moderate drought conditions, with the central Panhandle upgraded to severe drought conditions.

Allen Dutcher Moderate drought conditions have also expanded to cover most of southwestern Nebraska. Abnormally dry conditions cover most of north central, central, east central, south central, and southeast Nebraska.

Some improvement in drought conditions occurred south and east of a line from Minden to Omaha due to the 2.5-4.0 inches of moisture that fell on the 15th. Unfortunately, heat and high winds returned after the event and renewed degradation of drought conditions is likely in the short term if rainfall is not consistent through the corn

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pollination period.

Unfortunately, current weather models are not advertising widespread rainfall coverage during the next two weeks as a ridging pattern is favored over the southern and central Plains region.

Week One Forecast, 6/23 - 6/29: Weather models indicate that the brief cool down experienced during the past two days will come to an end on 6/23 as the upper air ridge builds back into the central Plains. As the warm air shifts east, models indicate that scattered thunderstorms may develop across central Nebraska early in the day and exit eastern Nebraska by mid-day. No real organized precipitation is currently depicted by the models for the remainder of the forecast period. A cold front is depicted to enter the Panhandle late on 6/27 through the first half of 6/28 with widely scattered thunderstorms possible. Certainly not a drought buster pattern.

Periodic waves will slide down the eastern side of the upper air ridge and provide a chances of isolated thunderstorms across the eastern half of the state, but rain chances will likely be less than 20% on any given day. What is certain is that heat will return to the state early in the period, with western Nebraska possibly enduring hot

temperatures through 6/27. High Temperatures: 6/23-6/24 (low 90's NE - low 100's SW), 6/25-6/26 (upper 80's E - upper 90's W), 6/27 (low 90's N low 100's S), 6/28-6/29 (mid 90's E - low 100's W).

Week Two Forecast, 6/30 - 7/6: Weather models keep the upper air ridge in the vicinity of the central Plains during this period, except they move is slightly westward. By doing this, the models indicate that waves will move down the front side of the ridge and cross Nebraska on a daily basis and generating daily thunderstorm chances during the late afternoon and evening hours. Although confidence that the precipitation chances will materialize is low, at least the models are getting a bit more aggressive with moisture.

The concern in regards to precipitation would be that mid and upper layers of the atmosphere warm sufficiently that it limits the ability for thunderstorms to develop when moisture is available. High Temperatures: 6/30 (mid 90's E low 100's W), 7/1 (mid 90's NE - low 100's W), 7/2 (mid 90's E - upper 90's W), 7/3 (mid 90's E - low 100's SW), 7/4 (low 90's E - upper 90's SW), 7/5-7/6 (upper 80's NE - mid 90's SW).

Nebraska Weather and Crop Report Agricultural Summary: For the week ending June 17, 2012, above normal temperatures coupled with little or no precipitation across northern and western areas continued to stress crops and pastures, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. However, rain across the southeastern quarter of the state brought some relief to that area. Wheat harvest continues in southeastern counties and has spread westward across the southern tier of counties. Irrigation was active. Crop development is ahead of normal, requiring more water to be applied at this time of year. Alfalfa and pastures were showing little growth in many areas.

Weather Summary: Temperatures averaged 2 degrees below normal in the Northeast and East Central Districts while other areas averaged 2 degrees above normal. Highs reached triple digits in portions of the west and mainly 90’s elsewhere. Lows were in the mid to upper 40’s. Significant amounts of rain fell in the South Central, East Central, and Southeast Districts with many areas receiving 1-3 inches. Little to no precipitation was recorded across the remaining areas of the state.

Field Crops Report: Corn conditions rated 7 percent poor, 31 fair, 55 good, and 7 excellent, below last year’s 75 percent good to excellent and 78 average.

Soybeans blooming were 4 percent. Soybean conditions rated 8 percent poor, 31 fair, 55 good, and 6 excellent, below last year’s 77 percent good to excellent and 78 average.

Sorghum emerged was 92 percent, ahead of 78 last year and 74 average. Sorghum conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 5 poor, 34 fair, 59 good, and 1 excellent, below last year’s 81 percent good to excellent and 74 average.

Oats headed was 87 percent, well ahead of 58 last year and 16 days ahead of 62 average. Oats conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 5 poor, 32 fair, 58 good, and 4 excellent, below 87 percent good to excellent last year and 85 average.

Wheat turning color reached 93 percent, well ahead of 23 last year and 18 days ahead of 32 average.

Wheat ripe was 38 percent, compared to 0 last year and average. Wheat harvested was 11 percent, compared to 0 last year and average. Wheat conditions rated 4 percent very poor, 16 poor, 42 fair, 36 good, and 2 excellent, well below 58 percent good to excellent last year and 65 average.

Dry beans planted were 91 percent complete, ahead of 81 last year and 82 average. Dry beans emerged were 61 percent, also ahead of 32 last year and 47 average.

Proso millet planting was 91 percent complete, ahead of 52 last year and two weeks ahead of 43 average.

The first cutting of alfalfa was 96 percent complete, well ahead of 76 last year and 14 days ahead of 71 average. The second cutting of alfalfa was 36 percent complete with re-growth slow in most areas. Alfalfa rated 4 percent very poor, 16 poor, 41 fair, 36 good, and 3 excellent, well below 82 percent good to excellent last year and 74 average.

Wild hay harvest was 29 percent complete. Wild hay conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 13 poor, 28 fair, 56 good, and 0 excellent, below last year’s 75 percent good to excellent.

Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 7 percent very poor, 23 poor, 39 fair, 31 good, and 0 excellent, well below 82 percent good to excellent last year and 80 average.

Panhandle conditions rated very poor to poor in most reporting counties. Culling has begun in some areas due to poor pastures.

June 21, 2012

Heartland Express - Country Living

Walk Nebraska

By Susan Hansen, Extension Educator, Colfax County Walking is an easy, inexpensive way to include physical activity in your daily life. A good pair of walking shoes keeps your feet happy and when our feet are happy, things go much smoother.

To add interest to your walking program, check out the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension website, Walk Nebraska, located at http://walknebraska.org.

This website is designed to help you achieve a healthier lifestyle by making walking an important part of your personal fitness program.

Through this website, you will take a virtual walk across our beautiful state. There are five scenic trails to choose from. Select your own route for your trek around the state. Record the number of actual miles walked from your current walking program and view your progress on the virtual trail. You will see beautiful scenery, notable landmarks and interesting sites in Nebraska.

Messages giving useful health tips automatically appear as you continue on your virtual walk.

Also on the website, you will find a monthly newsletter containing topics relating to a healthier lifestyle. I wrote the June issue of this newsletter so I will include parts of the newsletter here.

Multitude of Windows Improve your walking program by eating healthy, energy-rich foods. Choose foods with complex carbohydrates and fiber to provide energy before, during and after the walk.

Avoid eating a large meal right before starting a walk. Allow time for the food to begin the digestion process. On the other hand, don’t walk on an empty stomach.

Instead, eat a light snack of fresh fruits, vegetables or whole grains. These foods will have complex carbohydrates.

Sugar is a simple carbohydrate and will give you quick energy but little else so stay away from candy, cookies, cakes and soda pop when looking for energy sources.

If you will be walking for over an hour, consider taking a small snack with you. The same is true if you walk to a location (for example, the park or an athletic event) where you may spend one to three hours before walking home.

After your walk, you may need a light snack as well, depending on how long you walked, the intensity of the walk and when the next meal is scheduled.

Remember to include water. While water does not provide energy, it is vital to our body and its functions. Drink water before and after your walk. Taking a bottle of water with you is a good idea. If you walk in the park or the mall, know where the drinking fountains are located.

Snack on Popcorn

By Susan Hansen, Extension Educator, Colfax County Popcorn has been an easy, nutritious snack for centuries. Native American tribes in what is now the United States and the Aztecs in what is now Mexico enjoyed popcorn since the 16th century. The popped kernels were smaller back then and the kernels were blue, red, purple and black. Today, kernels are either white or yellow. The yellow kernels pop bigger.

Popcorn is a whole grain. Since we need at least three servings of whole grains each day, consider including popcorn a few times a week. Three cups of popcorn equal one serving. A word of caution though. Adding salt, butter and sugary glazes to popcorn affects the levels of sodium, fat and sugar. More on that later.

Use fresh kernels for maximum freshness and flavor. Stockpiling popcorn is not cost effective. Popcorn needs moisture inside the kernel. The older the kernels, the less moisture, resulting in partially popped kernels or totally unpopped kernels. If you suspect your popcorn is old, you may be able to salvage it. Fill a one-quart jar three-fourths

full with unpopped kernels. Add one tablespoon of water. Cover the jar and shake frequently until all water is absorbed. Pop the corn two or three days later.

There are several ways to make popcorn.

Electric poppers, microwave poppers and stovetop popppers are available. An electric air popper requires no oil so this is the healthiest option. However, popcorn made this way has the blandest taste, tempting us to add salt or butter, resulting in a less healthy snack. Other electric poppers require a little oil with the kernels. Microwave poppers may or may not require oil so read the instruction manual.

Pre-packaged microwave popcorn is easy to use but read the label for suggested popping time. Beware, though, of added salt and fat with this option. Pre-packaged microwave popcorn kernels are more expensive than buying a package of plain kernels.

Popcorn is a healthy snack eaten alone or combined into snack mixes with crackers, nuts or dried fruits.

More adventurous recipes I ran across are popcorn nachos, popcorn sub sandwich, chinese takeout popcorn, bologna & cheese popcorn, and popcorn pizza. I kid you not.

Dress For Safety When Cycling

By Susan Hansen, Extension Educator, Colfax County Every year about 1,000 United States bicyclists are killed. Three-fourths of these deaths are due to head injuries and some 40,000 other bicyclists suffer disabling injuries.

That’s why bicyclists should dress for safety.

Wear a helmet that fits and wear clothes that will be visible to others.

Look for a helmet with a Snell or ANSI certification sticker and a good fit. It is up to the individual whether to buy a soft shell or a hard shell helmet. Both types have thick layers of polystyrene, which is firm enough to cushion the skull in a crash. Soft shell helmets come with a cloth cover.

It is important to leave the cloth cover on, as it is designed to hold the helmet together in case of a crash.

Wear a helmet correctly. It should be worn squarely on the top of the head, so it covers and protects the whole forehead. It should not be worn tipped back. A good-fitting helmet will not move around on the head or slide down over the wearer’s eyes when pulled or pushed.

Adjust the chin strap so the helmet fits the head snugly.

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Color and types of fabric of garments can affect visibility. Since flourescent fabrics and trims glow in the sunlight, they make a bicyclist much more visible. When riding at night, riders should wear clothing made from or trimmed with retro-reflective materials.

Retro-reflective materials or trims are made by impregnating fabric with tiny glass beads, or else by applying a metallic coating on a fabric surface. This material captures light from headlights and directs it back to the source.

Special care may be needed because the glass beads can abrade easily. Some of these materials require hand washing with a mild detergent. Others that are coated with a resin may be machine washed. If resin is heat sensitive, drip dry the fabric or tumble without heat. Be sure to read and carefully follow the garment care label during the cleaning process. Because of this special care, some bicyclists prefer to wear retro-reflective vests or jackets. Look for retro-reflective trims or decals at a fabric store that my be placed on outerwear.

Locate the decals on the most mobile parts of the body, such as arms or legs. They will be more apt to catch and reflect light than trim or decals on stable parts on the body.

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Heartland Express - The Lighter Side

June 21, 2012

• IT’S THE PITTS by Lee Pitts • Decline The Coverage

by Lee Pitts

Thirty years ago everyone in the purebred cattle business wasn’t in it to improve the genetics of range bulls, or even to make a profit! I wondered if some even liked cattle at all! All they were after were the generous tax write-offs. Mostly they traded cattle; I'd buy $500,000 worth of cattle from you and get $50,000 off my taxes and then you'd buy half a million from me and do the same thing. They traded checks and cattle and in the process created $100,000 in tax savings. When Congress changed the tax laws the tax-breeders tripped over each other running for the exits.

Those taking advantage of the tax laws weren't bad people or crooks, they were just good businessmen trying to keep the government from picking their pockets. But some innocent bystanders thought this false cattle economy was for real and they went to the sales and bought expensive cattle expecting that when it came time to have their first production sale these same tax-dodging cattlemen would return the favor and buy their cattle for the same outrageous prices they paid. I remember one greenhorn's sale where less than ten people showed up and that included the caterer. After the auctioneer failed to receive one bid on the first five head he said if anyone had an animal they wanted to buy to just yell out the animal’s lot number and they'd bring that animal into the auction

ring. You could have heard a cow chew her cud.

Times got so tough that when a breeder called to engage the services of an auctioneer or ring man you wondered if there'd be enough proceeds to cover the porta-potty vendor, let alone your fee. So an auctioneer friend of mine invented an ingenious method to get paid: he would buy an animal in the sale. That way if he didn't get paid he wouldn't pay for his purchase and would sell the animal to recoup his fee.

Genius, I say. Pure genius.

I don't know if this "payroll insurance" is legal but he never went to jail.

I remembered this little trick when three of us were hired to work a charity auction for homeless cats. The British fellow in charge was slimier than a garden snail and so I told my friends about “payroll insurance” and we all agreed to buy one lot.

You can imagine our surprise when the minute the auction was over the shyster handed each one of us a check “with a little something extra for our considerable time and talents.” We felt guilty for ever doubting his integrity and went ahead and paid for the auction lot we bought. To make a long story short, the difference between his check and ours was that ours was good and his wasn't. It bounced higher than my Grandma’s pancakes! So we lost not only

our fee, but also the money we spent on the auction lot. We were two time losers!

Making matters worse, we had a hard time dividing up the optional insurance we bought which was a "Luxurious Spa Package". The auctioneer selected the face peel part of the package and after he was done his face looked like it had been attacked by an industrial strength belt sander using 80 grit sandpaper. It still hasn't returned to its normal color now several years later.

My other buddy took the "wrap" part of the spa package and was expecting some sort of bean and meat combination wrapped in a tortilla; not to have his head wrapped in seaweed until he couldn't breathe. To this day he still smells a little fishy.

As for me, I took the large basket of beauty products that were all part of an 18 day makeover to make me and my innerself more beautiful. But after two weeks my wife wasn't seeing any change so I gave the rest of the foul smelling creams to someone we didn’t like for Christmas.

I don’t know what’s worse, not having insurance and needing it, or having insurance and never using it. I suppose it depends on the type of insurance. While I’d never buy auction payroll insurance again, I do buy plenty of life insurance.

And hope I’ll never have to use it.

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Winter Fairies Quilt Pattern by: Sandi, Lone Tree Designs Size: Approx. 56” by 55” 1 yard each: Fairies Green Strip (Also for binding) 1/2 yard each: Red Green Cut (3) 8 inch strips WOF and then cross cut into 8 squares. You need a total of 13 squares Cut (4) 3 inch strips WOF from each of the red dot and the green floral fabrics. Cut the strips into 3 inch sqaures and then sew them together into 9-patches as it shows in the diagram. You need 12 of the 9-patch units.

Cut (1) 2 1/2 inch strip from red dot to make your 4 cornerstones for the first border and cross cut into (4) 2 1/2 inch sqare.

Sew the 9-patches and fairy fabrics, alternating at shown in the diagram putting rows together to make a 5 by 5 block quilt.

Cut (5) 2 1/2 inch strips from the green stripe for the first border. Cut to the correct length for the top and bottom of the quilt. It should be about 37 1/2 inches. Sew one strip onto the top and one to the bottom. Then, measure the two sides, cut green stripe to that length MINUS 5 1/2 inches, and then add a red cornerstone square to each end. Add the side borders to your quilt.

Add one 6 1/2 inch fairy fabric strip to top and bottom of quilt. They are directional, so make sure they are facing the way you want them.

Last, add the side border strips, again being aware of the directional print.

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Heartland Express - Government

June 21, 2012

We Must Avoid the Fiscal Cliff

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

The looming expiration of critical tax provisions on January 1, 2013 is part of what many analysts are calling the “fiscal cliff.” Others have dubbed this economic doomsday scenario “Taxmageddon.”

Recently, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found failing to prevent scheduled tax increases at the end of the year likely would contribute to a recession in early 2013. The stakes for our struggling national economy and Nebraska families could not be any higher.

Among the tax provisions set to expire are the current tax rates for middle-income earners and small businesses, which were enacted in 2001 and 2003 and extended with bipartisan support in 2010. Should these provisions be allowed to expire, we would experience the largest tax increase in American history. It also would be the most illtimed tax increase in American history, with the national unemployment rate increasing to 8.2 percent in May – the 40th consecutive month of joblessness above 8 percent. If Washington wants this post-World War II record to continue, all it has to do is nothing.

Doing nothing is not an option for me or the House Majority. In the weeks ahead, the House

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will act to prevent this devastating tax increase from hitting American families and small businesses. Consumers and businesses alike need the certainty their taxes are not going to be raised if they are going to spend and invest in the economy. Until that certainty is provided, money will continue to sit on the sidelines and fewer people will be able to find work. I look forward to working on the Ways and Means Committee to craft a responsible, bipartisan proposal.

Of particular concern to Nebraska is the Estate Tax, better known as the Death Tax, which is set to jump to 55 percent with the exemption falling from $5 million to $1 million. With land prices being valued so high in Nebraska thanks to a strong agriculture economy, this tax will disproportionately affect small businesses and family farms. Moreover, the additional uncertainty created by this problem puts the next generation of Nebraska business owners, family farms, and entrepreneurs at a further disadvantage.

I’ve met with many Nebraskans across the Third District worried they may have to sell the family farm or business because of this burdensome tax. I cannot begin to imagine how difficult it is to be

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forced to sell your own livelihood just to pay a tax; or to see your job vanish because the IRS drove your employer into bankruptcy. Death should not be a taxable event, and you should not have to sell the family home, business, farm or ranch just in order to foot the bill for Washington’s unsustainable spending.

These dilemmas before us underscore the urgent need for comprehensive tax reform and a permanent repeal of the Death Tax, both top priorities for me on the House Ways and Means Committee. A complete overhaul of our tax system focusing on lower rates, a simpler code with fewer preferences, and a broader base would provide Nebraska families and businesses with the certainty they need and help generate economic growth. Bipartisan consensus is forming around these principles, I am optimistic about accomplishing major reform in the future.

With the nation’s economy still struggling to recover and prosperity in Nebraska in immediate jeopardy, allowing these tax increases to take effect is irresponsible and would be devastating for our state. If we are going to keep living the Good Life, we must act now.

Keystone XL Pipeline Update

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

Over recent months, our state has continued an ongoing conversation and discussion about the Keystone XL Pipeline, currently planned to avoid the environmentally sensitive Nebraska Sandhills. As you can imagine, Nebraskans have important opinions on this issue, and I appreciate Nebraskans willingness to share their opinions with me. Today, I would like to provide you an update on the current evaluation process of the new route.

Nebraska’s evaluation of the Keystone XL Pipeline is under way, and the public’s involvement continues to be a key component in this process. The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has been directed to conduct a review of that portion of the route through Nebraska that TransCanada had changed from its previous application. The reason for this route alteration is to avoid the Sandhills region of the state.

The Department of Environmental Quality has been given statutory direction to conduct an effective and timely evaluation of the route through Nebraska. The agency has formed an internal team of experts and hired a Nebraskabased engineering company to help conduct the review.

Communication is important, and the state is making a sincere effort to both inform the public about what is being planned, and to listen to your thoughts and ideas. An important first step in this

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communication process was made when the Department of Environmental Quality conducted four information sessions last month in O’Neill, Neligh, Albion and Central City.

These information sessions provided an opportunity for Nebraskans to meet with the state, discuss their questions, and view detailed maps showing the proposed location of TransCanada’s proposed route corridor. The public response was exceptional, with over 700 people coming to the meetings to talk with the Department of Environmental Quality staff at the four meetings.

However, this is just the beginning of the process. The public can continue to submit comments throughout the evaluation process by going to the Department of Environmental Quality’s website at www.deq.ne.gov and by going to their pipeline project site, located at https://ecmp.nebraska.gov/deq-seis. At that site, Nebraskans can submit comments, review others’ comments and view documents related to this project. Nebraskans can also view the agency’s “online meeting,” which provides a summary of the materials that were discussed at the May information sessions.

Nebraskans are welcome to submit comments by mail, call the comment line at 1-800-295-8912, or e-mail the agency at NDEQ.SEISpubliccomment@nebraska.gov.

The state's review process will be a thorough assessment that will follow the federal process for

environmental impact statements. In fact, the Department of Environmental Quality has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of State that further defines the state and federal roles in the pipeline review. The federal government indicates they will use Nebraska’s information in their overall pipeline assessment, and will work with the state to avoid duplicating efforts.

After the Department of Environmental Quality drafts an evaluation report, they will announce a public hearing, where there will be an opportunity to comment on the agency’s draft findings.

Following the completion of the environmental impact statement, the Department of Environmental Quality will finalize the report and send it to me to approve or disapprove the route.

This process is likely to take 6 to 10 months to complete.

In order for this project to become a reality, it must meet two Nebraska tests. First, the proposed route should stay out of the Sandhills, as has been defined by state and federal agencies. Second, TransCanada must complete the state’s evaluation process. This evaluation process will be done thoroughly, objectively, and with continued public input and involvement.

The ultimate decision to approve or disapprove the Keystone XL Pipeline will be made by the President of the United States in 2013.

Honoring SAC and STRATCOM

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

Nebraska has a long history of dedicated service to our country's military. U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base outside Omaha, is the nerve center for nuclear response and intelligence coordination.

The Strategic Air Command (SAC), which preceded STRATCOM, stood down in 1992. Last week I introduced two resolutions honoring both of these commands and I applaud them both for their distinguished service to our country.

The Strategic Air Command was formed in 1946 to counter the rising nuclear threat posed by the Soviet Union. Recognizing SAC's vital importance to our national security, President Eisenhower designated it as our country's primary nuclear deterrent in 1952.

Over the next 46 years, from a hardened command post in the heart of the country, SAC figuratively operated on the front lines helping to prevent a catastrophic war which would have thrown the entire globe into chaos. The command maintained continuous airborne alert operations

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from October 1957 until September 1991, which many consider to be the longest continuous military operation in our country's history.

Many of us remember the fear and uncertainty of the Cold War. We can thank the men and women at the Strategic Air Command for helping to ensure those fears never came to fruition.

With the dismantling of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, we adapted new strategies in a postCold War world. This evolution led to the U.S. Strategic Command – STRATCOM. Established on June 1, 1992, STRATCOM combines all strategic planning, targeting and wartime employment of forces under one command.

The security threats we face today are markedly different from the Cold War era. Our enemies today no longer wear a uniform, represent nationstates with discernible borders, or respect the Geneva Convention outlining the rules of war.

They use innocent civilians as targets, weapons, and shields. We've gone to great lengths to adapt to this new type of enemy. The STRATCOM

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mission is essential to confronting this broad array of threats.

STRATCOM not only assists with global missile defense, space operations, and combating weapons of mass destruction, but is indispensable in providing updated information to the President and Department of Defense. STRATCOM carries on Nebraska's proud tradition of military service.

The Strategic Air & Space Museum recently dedicated a memorial to the service and sacrifice by the men and women of the Strategic Air Command. On May 31, 1992 SAC's mission ended after 46 years of vigilance. I introduced a resolution in the Senate honoring this milestone and am pleased to have it as a part of the Congressional Record. I also introduced a resolution recognizing the 20th year of STRATCOM which continues the SAC legacy of watchfulness and readiness. The state of Nebraska should be proud to be the home of these two distinguished commands, and I applaud all who served there and serve to this day.

June 21, 2012

Heartland Express - Market

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By David M. Fiala

Weekly Ag Market Breakdown

Country Grain Prices as of 6/19/12 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

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Corn trade has moved higher this week due to slipping crop conditions and stressful weather forecasts; chart buying has also extended our gains. July futures heading into Thursday are 32 higher, and the December contract is 60 higher. So in only three trading sessions we went from around a nickel away from the yearly low, to within a dime of the 5 month high. Wednesday was one of the highest daily closes on the December contract of the year. July futures on the other hand, have struggled on rallies above $6 this month. This is due to an export sector than never really materialized into anything special this crop year, and horrific ethanol margins. Weekly ethanol numbers showed a decline in production, but crude numbers were higher. So we have crude weak limiting upside in ethanol, while corn prices have soared. Rumors of sharp production cutbacks or shut downs by ethanol facilities have also soared this week. Crop conditions declined 3% on the week to 63%, showing a 14% drop over the last few weeks. Conditions in the central Corn Belt have declined faster adding to worries; but some moisture Wednesday night may cool off the bull move. On the chart December moved above the 200-day and highest major moving average on the Wednesday close. Another daily close above here would trigger a bullish chart scenario. But weather should trump all else in this very important next 4 weeks for corn, which will be the bulk of pollination. Our weather view is friendly, but following this rally, and concern over old crop usage the next few months, our thought is to sell further strength near term. Important USDA numbers are due out next Friday, which are the June 1 Quarterly Stocks and the June Planting Intentions. Informa released a big number last week at 96.8 million acres versus the 95.9 March USDA number. Our thought is the number should be in the 95.5 million acre area due to firm soybean prices and weak corn prices during planting. Stocks should be supportive, but usage is expected to decline the rest of the crop year. The good early planting season and lack of excessive April through early June moisture should have the crop with better legs under it this year versus the past two. Meaning ideal planting dates and more nitrogen. Export sales remained weak at 382,000 metric tons between the two crops years. Hedgers call with questions.

Dec. 12 487 607

July 2012 Corn (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . .6.100 High . . .6.110 Low . . . .6.022 Close . . .6.082 Change .+.024

The information contained herein is gathered from sources we believe to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Opinions expressed are subject to change without notice. There is significant risk in trading futures.

Crop Basis Charts from Reporting Locations as of 6/19/12 Corn Basis

Soybean Basis

Wheat Basis

Sorghum Basis

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Soybeans

Wheat

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Wheat trade has followed the row crops higher despite harvest pressure. The July contract weekly net changes are 55 higher in Chicago, 56 higher in KC and 57 higher in Minneapolis. Winter wheat conditions were unchanged at 53% good to excellent, with harvest 48% complete. Spring wheat conditions rose 1% to 76% good to excellent, and the crop continues to develop well ahead of normal. US harvest yields have remained a mixed bag, but quality remains good, and the worst case scenarios are not being realized.

Russian crop estimates have declined to 50 million metric tons, off sharply from last years’ production. The weather forecast puts better rains out there for some growing areas in the FSU, but there remains a lot of crops in a bad spot.

Chinese production estimates have declined with their harvest approaching 80% complete. Drought and disease were the major factors there. Australian estimates are starting to move lower on the expected shift to El Nino later this year.

Wheat exports were strong at 842,000 metric tons, which indicates that the US is gaining the upper hand in the export arena, with more interest starting to develop from the Mediterrian soon. Hedgers call with questions.

Support: Resistance

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July 2012 Wheat (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . . .6.596 High . . . .6.630 Low . . . .6.550 Close . . .6.616 Change . .-.022

Soybean trade got the weather bug this week as declines in crop conditions and tight supplies pushed new crop beans back to their highs. July beans are 70 higher for the week, and November beans are 81 higher. Meal is $17 higher, and oil is 237 points higher. Crop conditions dropped 4% to 56% good to excellent on Monday which is the lowest rating for this time of year since 1993. Chart buying / short covering kicked in giving us over a 50 cent gain intraday on Tuesday.

As long as beans see some moisture they should hold on well and wait for the important August weather. Weather will be the market driver moving forward, but we question whether or not November back at the contract highs around $14 is pricing-in weather premium for now. The higher prices, and some moisture this week, should prompt double crop acres behind the wheat harvest. The risk reward points toward giving it a shot, even if it is a little dry. This could be the surprise in the acreage report next Friday. The market expectations should range from around a steady number to the 73.9 million acre March USDA number to close to just over 76 million acres. Our thought is soybean acres should end up at 75.5 million. The bear argument will need Midwest Moisture and then big planting intentions for Argentina and Brazil at the end of the year. Exports were mixed with 607,000 metric tons of beans, 291,000 metric tons of meal, and 20,400 metric tons of oil. We need to lean toward a friendly quarterly stocks number for beans next week due to the great soybean export market and the recent good NOPA crush number.

Support: Resistance

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July Meal 400 447

July Oil 4656 5320

July 2012 Soybeans (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . .14.430 High . . .14.440 Low . . .14.310 Close . .14.396 Change .-0.070

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June 21, 2012

Charolais Producers Showing in Grand Island

By Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent Young Charolais cattle producers from throughout the United States have gathered at the Nebraska State Fair grounds in Grand Island for the annual American-International Junior Charolais Association Junior National Charolais Show and Leadership Conference.

Jamie Keep of Scotia, who coordinates the event with Krista Dybdal, said 260 junior exhibitors have come to the show from 24 states, including as far west as California and as far east as Maryland, along with about 300 parents. Keep said she showed from age 8 through 21 at the Junior National Charolais Show, and it was a good

learning experience that prepared her to go into the family Charolais business.

She is also president of the Nebraska Charolais Association.

"The purpose of the show is not only to exhibit and display the best-caliber cattle from across the country that these kids have raised and brought here to present, but it is all about education and fun as well," Keep said.

The show also includes a number of educational conferences for the young exhibitors. Keep said there are also a lot of fun activities planned for the youth.

"This is the one time of the year that these kids see each other from the other states," Keep said.

"It is about promoting the breed, but it is so many

other things. These are the future leaders of our group, and we thought it was a very worthwhile activity to have in Nebraska this year."

Larry Dybdal is a board member of the Nebraska Charolais Association, which is hosting the Junior National Charolais Show. He said it is also a good opportunity to show off the spacious new livestock barn facilities and the Five Points Bank Arena at the Nebraska State Fair grounds.

"It was a major factor for bringing the show here," Larry Dybdal said. "This facility is second to none in the nation. We have had so many compliments on how this complex is set up and everything about this area."

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JOHANNS SEEKS TO BAN EPA AERIAL SURVEILLANCE Continued from page 1 "While the EPA has partially responded to our inquiry, many questions still remain," U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., said. "It is troubling that confidential information could be subject to Freedom of Information requests."

If the issue is not resolved, Smith said, "I will continue to work to ensure the EPA is functioning strictly within its authority while respecting private property rights."

The Nebraska congressional delegation first wrote EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on May 29 requesting information on the fly-overs. The delegation sent a follow-up to Jackson on June 11 and received a response on June 12.

Johanns said the EPA's recent history of "imposing overreaching regulations on our farmers and ranchers" has made many in the agriculture community skeptical of the agency's actions.

Along that line of "overreaching regulations," he has also introduced a Farm Bill amendment dealing with the EPA's regulation of "farm dust."

Johanns offered an amendment last fall to prevent the "farm dust" regulation. With bipartisan support for the resolution, the EPA announced that it had no plans to regulate farm dust in the near term. But, according to Johanns, the EPA has not taken action to finalize this regulation.

His amendment would give states, localities and tribes the flexibility to address rural dust and provides a distinction from urban dust. EPA retains its regulatory authority only if it compiles

findings of substantial adverse health effects caused by dust. The EPA would need to show that the benefits of the additional regulation outweigh the costs.

Johanns has also introduced an amendment to the Farm bill prohibiting the EPA administrator from double regulation in pesticide applications.

The EPA moved forward with new permitting requirements in March after a court in 2009 overturned the normal practice of allowing farmers to apply pesticides as long as they complied with labeling requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. Johanns said the duplicative permitting is "inefficient, unnecessary and inappropriate for agriculture" and presents a challenge to local public health efforts to control mosquitoes and prevent the spread of disease.

Another Johann’s amendment is to the Farm Bill's nutrition title that doubles the state employee and training benefits as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program while eliminating uncapped, federal matching authority in the program.

According to Johanns, that would result in increased employee and training funding in at least 36 states and territories, but a few states

have pushed the limits on the matching portion of the funding. By limiting just the overspending states, he said, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that taxpayers would save nearly $1.9 billion. He said the reform would not impact food benefits for those in need.

Another amendment to the Farm Bill that Johanns introduced would provide an explicit exemption from margin requirements for nonfinancial end-users that qualify for the clearing exemption.

"Farmers, ranchers and businesses using the financial markets to guard against risk is the type of responsible business practice we should encourage," he said. "Instead, they may be subject to far-reaching and unintended consequences of a very flawed law. Our amendment strives for much-needed clarity by allowing businesses to manage their risk and put their capital to good use, often creating more American jobs in the process."

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June 21, 2012

Harlan County's Spring Creek Next Target for Channel Clearing

By Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub Alma - The Twin Valley Weed Management Association soon will start clearing channels of two Republican River tributaries, mirroring the work done last summer to remove trees and open small springs on Turkey Creek.

The Lower Republican Natural Resources District directors were updated at their meeting Thursday on the 2012 projects planned for Sappa Creek southwest of Harlan County Lake and Spring Creek from northern Harlan County to the river.

LRNRD General Manager Mike Clements said there was a meeting earlier this week with landowners along Spring Creek and landowner agreements are being completed. "I expect to get 80 percent participation, but I'd like to get more than that," he said.

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Clements said the response from landowners has been positive, and it has helped to have the successful 2011 project on Turkey Creek, northwest of Naponee, as a selling point.

Spring Creek starts in southern Phelps County in the Tri-Basin NRD and near a Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District canal.

Clements said work will begin a couple of miles south of the Harlan-Phelps county line, which is the "wooliest" part of the creek that will benefit most from the clearing project, and continue to the Republican River. The work could start by the end of July.

Also Thursday, the LRNRD board set a public hearing on changes in the district's groundwater management rules and regulations for 6:30 p.m. July 12, prior to the next regular meeting.

Clements said some changes are required to fit the new integrated water management plan written with the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources.

The draft rules also set groundwater irrigation allocations for the next five years at the current rate: 45 inches over five years with up to 9 inches allowed as carryover.

Clements said the proposed changes are posted on the www.lrnrd.org website and also are available at the office in Alma.

In other business, the board met in closed session for a conference call update on the Kansas v. Nebraska lawsuit from Nebraska Assistant Attorney General Justin Lavene.

Clements said and the Attorney General's office confirmed that the trial will begin on Aug. 13 in Portland, Maine. Maine attorney William Kayatta Jr. was appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court as special master, or judge, in the lawsuit.

In May 2010, the Kansas attorney general asked the court to require Nebraska to meet terms of the 2003 Kansas v. Nebraska settlement decree, which outlines each state's rights to water allocated by the 1943 Republican River Compact. Colorado also is part of the compact and the lawsuit.

Kansas officials say Nebraska used more than its allocations in 2005 and 2006 and said Nebraska failed to take the necessary actions to avoid future violations in dry years.

Kansas seeks damages for those two years and wants a requirement in years designated as water short, based on water in Harlan County Lake, that compact compliance by Nebraska should include shutting down irrigation wells within 21/2 miles of the river and its tributaries.

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UNL Launches Online Plant Breeding & Genetics Certificate Program “The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has launched a new online educational program designed to meet the growing demand for plant breeding and genetics professionals.

The program can be taken by professionals for continuing education units or anyone interested in working in agribusiness, seed production, plant biology or related fields, said Deana Namuth-Covert, distance education director for UNL's Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.

It instills a superior understanding of the cutting-edge technologies and methods used today, she said.

"In 30 years, the world's population will reach 9 billion. The pressure is on to develop smarter, better ways to grow the food needed to feed all those people," Namuth-Covert said. "Currently, there are tremendous career opportunities for plant breeders and geneticists. It's one of those rare fields where both large and small employers, such as local seed industries clear to the world's largest food production companies, cannot find enough talent to fill open positions."

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RESEARCHERS SAY BIGGER REFUGES NEEDED...

Continued from page 1 Bruce Tabashnik from the University of Arizona and Fred Gould from North Carolina State University conclude the EPA should more than double the percentage of corn acres planted to mandated refuges to delay insect resistance, encourage integrated pest management, or IPM, and promote more sustainable crop protection.

To slow resistance in the western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), a beetle that is one of the most economically important crop pests in the U.S., the EPA currently requires 20 percent of the total acreage being set aside as refuges for corn producing one Bt protein (Cry3Bb1), and a 5 percent refuge portion for corn that simultaneously produces two different Bt proteins.

However, the authors note that this adaptable pest has rapidly evolved resistance to Cry3Bb1 in some areas of the U.S. Corn Belt. For Bt corn to remain effective against rootworms, they recommend increasing refuge requirements to 50 percent for corn producing one Bt protein and 20 percent for corn producing two Bt proteins.

"Corn rootworms can cost U.S. farmers close to $1 billion each year. Bt corn has helped to reduce these costs and to decrease insecticide sprays, but evolution of resistance by the pests can diminish or even eliminate these benefits," said Tabashnik, who heads the department of entomology in the UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

"To delay pest resistance and sustain the benefits of Bt corn, we recommend planting more corn that does not produce Bt toxins active against rootworms. This refuge strategy allows the susceptible pests to survive and has worked to slow resistance of other pests to Bt crops."

"Most of the corn seed currently produced in the U.S. is transgenic and includes genes for insect control," said Gould. "Enlarging refuges will require more seed without corn rootworm control genes. This shift in production will take time, so this process should begin immediately."

In addition to increased refuge sizes, the authors write that the best way to postpone resistance is to use IPM, in which Bt corn is combined with other control tactics such as crop rotation and judicious use of insecticide sprays.

"We advocate greater use of integrated pest management, which is a common sense approach based on the best available combination of tactics," Tabashnik said. "The goals are to limit pest damage, maximize farmer profits and preserve environmental quality.

Maintaining the effectiveness of Bt toxins can help us achieve these goals.

"We're seeing the early signs of rootworm resistance to Bt corn, which fit predictions from evolutionary theory and experiments in the lab and greenhouse," he added.

The paper indicates rootworm resistance to Bt corn was first detected in 2009 in Iowa, six years after sales of rootworm-killing Bt corn began in the U.S. and only one year after this type of Bt corn was first planted on more than 25 million acres.

According to Tabashnik, Cry3Bb1 is effective enough to be economically useful, but not effective enough to meet the so-called high dose standard, the ability to kill at least 99.99 percent of susceptible pests and also nearly all of the hybrid pests that are produced when resistant pests mate with susceptible pests.

"When Bt crops meet the high dose standard, resistant individuals are extremely rare, and smaller refuges work fine, because you might have one resistant insect in a million," he said.

"In this case, a 20 percent refuge provides enough susceptible individuals to dilute that rare resistance."

But plants with Cry3Bb1 allow survival of 1 to 6 percent of pests, which is expected to quickly select for resistance.

"A single farm can have millions of these beetles," Tabashnik explained. "If 1 to 6 percent survive on Bt corn, you have tens of thousands of potentially resistant insects and the refuge needs to be much bigger."

His research has shown that in Arizona, Bt cotton meets the high dose standard against pink bollworm and the small refuge strategy has prevented resistance for more than a decade.

On the other hand, Tabashnik pointed to a case in Puerto Rico, where adequate refuges were not planted. Within a few years, the pests evolved resistance and devoured the Bt corn plants. The biotechnology companies voluntarily stopped selling Bt corn seed there, but five years later, the insects remain resistant to the toxin.

Although biotech companies recently starting selling some varieties of Bt corn that produce combinations of Bt toxins, Tabashnik said, the resistance to one toxin still raises concerns.

"You can think of the multi-Bt toxin approach as a pyramid: The base has to be stable. If one of your building blocks, which is susceptibility to Cry3Bb1, is crumbling, you have a problem," he said. "Resistance to any one toxin jeopardizes the effectiveness of the whole system.

"We're at a tipping point where decisive action can provide long-term benefits and avoid loss of an environmentally friendly tool for pest control."

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Heartland Express - Nemaha, Jefferson & Hitchcock County Fairs

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Soldier Beetles

By Noel Mues, Extension Educator, Furnas County Recently, I observed large numbers of brownish colored beetles on my flowering, linden tree that is located in the back yard.

With a little research, I determined that they were one of the many different species of Soldier Beetles that belong to the family, cantharidae.

Soldier beetles are a common outdoor insect that can be abundant, accidental invaders as either larvae or adults. Soldier beetles are nicknamed leatherwings because of their soft, clothlike wing covers, which when brightly colored are reminiscent of uniforms. The beetles are elongate, soft-bodied and about 1/2inch long. Colors vary from yellow to red with brown or black wings or trim.

The family of soldier beetles is closely allied with several families of more familiar beetles, such as blister and click beetles, and fireflies.

Soldier beetles resemble lightning bugs but do not have light-producing organs.

Soldier beetle larvae are long, slender and worm-like. The sides of the body appear rippled or scalloped because of indentations within each body segment. The body is covered with tiny dense bristles and appears velvety. Color is dark brown to gray. The larvae usually spend the winter in damp soil and debris or under loose bark. They are particularly abundant as accidental invaders inside the house in the fall when they are searching for protected locations in which to spend the winter.

Both adults and larvae are predacious and feed on other insects. They demonstrate a voracious appetite for aphids, caterpillars, grasshopper eggs, mites, and other small pests.

They are even reputed to attack cucumber beetles. As they lie in wait for prey on flowers such as goldenrod they may feed on nectar and pollen but they do no damage to the plants.

Since soldier beetles are beneficial and harmless it is unnecessary to control them.

Larvae that enter a house in the fall are only a nuisance. Entry can be prevented by weatherstripping, caulking and other measures that seal likely points of entry. Spraying of either the exterior perimeter or the interior has little if any benefit. Soldier beetles already inside the house need only be swept or picked up and discarded.

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June 21, 2012

Continued Hot, Dry Weather Hurting Pasture, Crop Conditions

By Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent Despite continuing warm and dry weather, Nebraska's corn crop continues to be rated highly among the nation's major corn-growing states.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office, rated the state's corn crop, as 70 percent good or excellent. That compared to last year's 73 percent good or excellent and the five-year average of 78 percent good or excellent.

Among major corn-growing states, only Minnesota and South Dakota rated higher, both at 82 percent good or excellent.

The lack of rain, combined with hotter-thannormal temperatures so far this growing season, has especially stressed the state's dryland corn crop, which makes up nearly 40 percent of Nebraska's corn acres.

Grass is Nebraska's largest crop, and the USDA rated pasture and rangeland conditions at 41

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The USDA reported that subsoil moisture conditions in Nebraska were rated at 33 percent adequate, compared to the five-year average of 80 percent. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated at 28 percent adequate, compared to the five-year average of 78 percent.

The dry, hot weather impacted wild hay conditions, which were rated 60 percent good or excellent, compared to last year's 74 percent.

Alfalfa conditions were rated 45 percent good or excellent, compared to last year's 82 percent good or excellent and the five-year average of 76 percent.

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The nationally averaged temperature of 57.1 degrees during spring was 5.2 degrees above the long-term average. With the warmest March, third-warmest April and second-warmest May, spring 2012 marked the largest temperature departure from average of any season on record for the contiguous United States. Spring was also drier than average for the contiguous United States as a whole, with a national precipitation total of 7.47 inches, 0.24 of an inch below average.

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Official: Oil Industry Attacking Ethanol

By Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent With much of Nebraska's recent prosperity tied directly to the ethanol industry and the subsequent increase in corn prices that resulted from that, Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, recently warned that there are those "that are quite comfortable with our use of oil and want to see cheap corn" mounting a "full assault" on the policies that made ethanol 10 percent of the nation's fuel supply.

Dinneen focused on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the march toward E15 ethanol blends that are under heavy criticism, especially as oil supplies are stocking up, driving prices down because of such factors as the economic recession, better fuel efficiency and the growing use of ethanol as a renewable fuel alternative.

"The RFS is under attack in Washington, D.C., today," Dinneen said in an interview with DomesticFuel.com. "I don't see for a moment that it will be unraveled this year. They will continue to next year and they will continue to fight in the courts. I

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Dinneen was referring to the reported efforts of Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Dela., to "reform" the RFS. Speaking to the National Journal on this issue, Inhofe made his intentions clear, stating, "I've had problems with ethanol for as long as I can remember, and I'm going to be doing what I can to relieve that and do away with the mandate, actually."

Dinneen said he was confident that ethanol could stand up to the scrutiny provided that oil and other fuels are given equal and honest examination as well.

"If you are going to do a seed-to-wheels' analysis of ethanol, that is fair enough. How about the war-towheels analysis of oil? We need to put this debate back into perspective," Dinneen said.

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Scientists Warn of 'Tipping Point' in the Biosphere Scientists from around the world are warning that population growth, widespread destruction of natural ecosystems, and climate change may be driving Earth toward an irreversible change in the biosphere, a planetwide tipping point that would have destructive consequences unless there's adequate preparation and mitigation.

"It really will be a new world, biologically, at that point," warned Anthony Barnosky, professor of integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and lead author of a review paper appearing in the June 7 issue of the journal Nature. "The data suggests that there will be a reduction in biodiversity and severe impacts on much of what we depend on to sustain our quality of life, including, for example, fisheries, agriculture, forest products and clean water.

This could happen within just a few generations."

The Nature paper, in which the scientists compare the biological impact of past incidences of global change with processes under way today and assess evidence for what the future holds, appears in an issue devoted to the environment in advance of the June 20-22 United Nations Rio+20 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

The result of such a major shift in the biosphere would be mixed, Barnosky said, with some plant and animal species disappearing, new mixes of remaining species, and major disruptions in terms of which agricultural crops can grow where.

The paper by 22 internationally known scientists describes an urgent need for better predictive models that are based on a detailed understanding of how the biosphere reacted in the distant past to rapidly changing conditions, including climate and human population growth.

"One key goal of the BiGCB is to understand how plants and animals responded to major

shifts in the atmosphere, oceans, and climate in the past, so that scientists can improve their forecasts and policy makers can take the steps necessary to either mitigate or adapt to changes that may be inevitable," Barnosky said. "Better predictive models will lead to better decisions in terms of protecting the natural resources future generations will rely on for quality of life and prosperity." Climate change could also lead to global political instability, according to a U.S. Department of Defense study referred to in the Nature paper.

How close is a global tipping point?

The authors of the Nature review " biologists, ecologists, complex-systems theoreticians, geologists and paleontologists from the United States, Canada, South America and Europe " argue that, although many warning signs are emerging, no one knows how close Earth is to a global tipping point, or if it is inevitable. The scientists urge focused research to identify early warning signs of a global transition and an acceleration of efforts to address the root causes.

"We really do have to be thinking about these global scale tipping points, because even the parts of Earth we are not messing with directly could be prone to some very major changes," Barnosky said. "And the root cause, ultimately, is human population growth and how many resources each one of us uses."

Co-author Elizabeth Hadly from Stanford University said, "We may already be past these tipping points in particular regions of the world. I just returned from a trip to the high Himalayas in Nepal, where I witnessed families fighting each other with machetes for wood " wood that they would burn to cook their food in one evening. In places where governments are lacking basic infrastructure, people fend for themselves, and biodiversity suffers. We desperately need global leadership for planet Earth."

The authors note that studies of small-scale ecosystems show that once 50 to 90 percent of an area has been altered, the entire ecosystem tips irreversibly into a state far different from the original, in terms of the mix of plant and animal species and their interactions. This situation typically is accompanied by species extinctions and a loss of biodiversity.

Currently, to support a population of 7 billion people, about 43 percent of Earth's land surface has been converted to agricultural or urban use, with roads cutting through much of the remainder. The population is expected to rise to 9 billion by 2045; at that rate, current trends suggest that half Earth's land surface will be disturbed by 2025.

To Barnosky, this is disturbingly close to a global tipping point.

"Can it really happen? Looking into the past tells us unequivocally that, yes, it can really happen," he said. "It has happened. The last glacial/interglacial transition 11,700 years ago was an example of that," he said, noting that animal diversity still has not recovered from extinctions during that time. "I think that if we want to avoid the most unpleasant surprises, we want to stay away from that 50 percent mark."

Barnosky said humanity is at a "crossroads now, where we have to make an active choice."

"One choice is to acknowledge these issues and potential consequences and try to guide the future (in a way we want to)," he said. "The other choice is just to throw up our hands and say, Let's just go on as usual and see what happens.' My guess is, if we take that latter choice, yes, humanity is going to survive, but we are going to see some effects that will seriously degrade the quality of life for our children and grandchildren."

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Unlikely Cowboy Finds Success In Rodeo Arena, High school Bareback Rider has Unusual Beginning Weeping Water, Neb.- “ What do you get when you pair up an ex-Marine from south Omaha with a school teacher from Maryland?

A son who is a cowboy.

Wyatt Gewinner didn’t grow up in a rodeo family. His mom and dad never rode horses. But after their son saw his first rodeo in Lincoln of January, 2011, he wanted to be a cowboy.

Wyatt Gewinner rides a bareback horse at a Nebraska high school rodeo in spring, 2011. He is currently ranked in first place in the bareback riding event and will compete at the Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo in Hastings June 21-23. Photo by Mariah Utter.

The 16 year old watched the bareback riding, rodeo’s most physically demanding sport, and decided he wanted to try it.

A month after he saw his first rodeo, he tried riding a bucking horse. It didn’t go very well.

But Wyatt didn’t quit. He taught himself, watching YouTube videos and DVDs, and got better. By the fall of 2011, he was making some

qualified rides at high school rodeos and was improving.

Then a rodeo friend connected him with a successful Nebraska cowboy, Steven Dent. Dent, also a bareback rider, has been to rodeo’s world championship, the National Finals Rodeo, four times, and hit it off with Wyatt. He gave him tips and advice, and last year, when he competed at the American Royal in Kansas City, he offered to take Wyatt with him. Wyatt was thrilled. “It was probably one of the best things that ever happened to me,” he said. Wyatt went behind the chutes and pulled Dent’s rigging, and hung out with the bareback stars of the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association. “The first person I talked to was (three time world champion) Will Lowe. I realized he was a lot shorter than I am, and I’m pretty short.”

His friendship with Dent didn’t end. When Dent competed at the National Finals Rodeo in December, he and Wyatt talked via phone after each of the rodeo’s ten performances. They’re friends, talking about everything from bucking horses to the day’s happenings.

Last fall, Wyatt’s bareback riding had improved.

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Wyatt played football at Weeping Water High School his freshman and sophomore years, but will forgo football to concentrate on rodeo now. He will be a junior this fall.

What was so appealing that Wyatt wanted to try a sport he had absolutely no connection to? “oIt just looked like a pure adrenaline rush, something that doesn’t quit,” he remembered. “You keep getting on (bucking horses), and it’s a rush.”

After high school, he plans on obtaining a two year degree, and getting his pro rodeo membership when he turns 18. And till then, he’ll rely on Dent for advice. “He’s going to be my competitor in two years, I hope.”

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Ag Lab Seeks Support for New Headquarters A fundraising effort is under way to build a modern office and laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s High Plains Agricultural Lab (HPAL) north of Sidney.

The new building would replace a 1940s-era structure that was part of the Sioux Army Ordnance Depot when the U.S. government gave the property to the university in 1970.

The High Plains Ag Lab Building Project proposes construction of a new building with an estimated cost of about $500,000, according to Drew Lyon, Extension Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist for UNL and faculty supervisor of the High Plains Ag Lab. Lyon said the building will provide office space for visiting scientists and graduate students and provide a more suitable area for processing samples of grain and forage than now exists.

The campaign is conducted by a local building project committee and the University of Nebraska Foundation. Lyon said gifts can be made in the form of cash, grain, or pledges that can be paid off over three years. It is hoped that money can be raised by this fall so construction can begin this fall or next spring, according to Lyon.

“Private, tax-deductible donations are the sole source of this building project,” said Barb Schlothauer, director of development for the University of Nebraska Foundation in the Panhandle. “All gifts are given to the University of Nebraska Foundation to support the High Plains Ag Lab Building Fund.”

The proposed facility would consist of a 2,400square-foot building with a laboratory and associated space for equipment and receiving; a conference room; and work stations for a farm manager and up to eight other staff, students or visiting scientists. The existing building wasn’t designed as a research facility.

Leon Kriesel of Kriesel Certified Seed of Gurley, president of the Nebraska Seed Trade Association, and past president of Nebraska Crop Improvement Association, said the project is

needed because up-to-date research is vital for agriculture in the Panhandle.

“Small-grain dryland research is vital to our region’s economy,” according to Kriesel. “There are times when we just have to invest in the future. This building project will help keep current research, like the multi-state wheat breeding trial and Nebraska wheat nurseries in our southern Panhandle, as well as position our area as a place for new dryland research.

Agricultural producers realize the importance of having this resource in their back yard. We can’t lose it.”

Chairman of the HPAL Building Project Committee is Keith Rexroth of Sidney, who farms in the area and whose father was one of a local development group instrumental in getting the ag lab started. Rexroth pointed out that it was a forward-looking group of Panhandle agricultural producers who enabled the growth of dryland research at High Plains.

“Forty-five years ago, Panhandle agriculturalists acted on a vision for a dryland research center. This world-class research is growing into the future of dryland agriculture,” he said. “Help is needed to improve the lab building in order for our nationally acclaimed research team to continue the unprecedented progress.”

HPAL, 6 miles northwest of Sidney, is a satellite unit of the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center. One-third of its 2,400 acres are used for dryland crop research and two-thirds is in pasture. The facility’s mission is unique to the High Plains, a high-elevation, semi-arid crop region.

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For years, research at HPAL was performed under the direction of Charlie Fenster, former dryland cropping specialist at UNL who retired in the early 1980s and now is an emeritus faculty member.

Fenster credited the Cheyenne County Rural Development Committee for promoting the project to UNL administrators in Lincoln and Gov. Frank Morrison, whose support sealed the deal. The local development group travelled to Lincoln to lobby for acceptance of the gift of land and facilities and funding to support operations.

HPAL research has made a tremendous impact on increasing wheat yield and stabilizing the soil from erosion, Fenster recalled. Much of the gains came from more efficient use of water, but also from improved varieties of wheat, such as Lancer and Scout, he said.

Fenster also credited support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Division (ARD) for the ag lab’s development. HPAL became the center for dryland agricultural research in western Nebraska and attracted many visitors from throughout the Great Plains and foreign countries with similar climates, such as Morocco and Turkey, Fenster said.

The High Plains Ag Lab has benefited the region’s ag sector in several major ways, including work on different tillage systems; hosting wheat variety trials including hard white wheat; developing management strategies for wheat curl mite/wheat streak mosaic virus; developing alternative crops such as proso millet and sunflowers. (This lab supports the work of the only proso millet breeder in the United States.), and integrated crop and livestock systems.

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In introducing his amendment, Nelson said it would provide $1.2 billion in deficit reduction.

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"Just 2 percent of the nation's livestock producers receive substantial taxpayer-paid subsidies for grazing on public land," Nelson said. "Given our huge federal debt and deficit, we can no longer afford to subsidize an elite group of ranchers to graze their cattle on public lands at the taxpayers' expense."

Nelson's amendment would require fees for grazing private livestock on public rangelands within the National Forest System to be set at a rate comparable to private grazing land rates within the region. Nelson said his amendment was motivated by fairness for all ranchers and taxpayers, as well as fiscal responsibility.

In addressing fellow senators, Nelson, who is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said the committee was focused on cutting excessive government spending from unproductive ag programs. He said this led to the elimination of direct farm payments " federal subsidies going to farmers, regardless of market prices. Looking for further taxpayer savings, Nelson said he was drawn to federal subsidies that "go to only 2 percent of livestock producers," which prompted his amendment.

"In the interest of fairness to all ranchers and taxpayers, we need to reform federal grazing subsidies." Nelson said. "My amendment would require that ranchers pay grazing fees based on their region's market value, rather than the much lower price that they currently pay."

According to Nelson, the 2 percent of ranchers his amendment focuses on currently pay prices nearly 95 percent under market value. According to the University of Nebraska's Agricultural Economics Department, the 2 percent of ranchers pay around $1.35 per cow to graze on public land.

Other producers pay an average of $30 per cow to graze on private land in northwest Nebraska.

"This amendment is in the interest of fairness to all livestock producers and the taxpayers," Nelson said. "The 2 percent of livestock producers grazing on public lands pay far below the market value that other producers are paying."

He said "most ranchers can't get this deal, and taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill for the elite ranchers that can."

A 2005 Government Accountability Office (GAO) study cites that the 2 percent of ranchers affected by Nelson's amendment have grazing rights on public lands that cost the federal government $144 million a year to manage. The federal government collects nearly $21 million each year in grazing fees from ranchers. That leaves a net cost to American taxpayers of over $120 million each year. The same GAO report also found that from 1980 to 2004, the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service (the two agencies managing most federal grazing lands) reduced grazing fees on federal lands by 40 percent, while market fees rose by almost 80 percent.

"It's a matter of fairness to level this playing field, and it will help balance the budget." he said. "Given today's critical need to get our nation's fiscal house in order, it's time to bring grazing costs on public lands more in line with what it costs producers to graze on private lands.

Doing so would bring fairness to all livestock producers and have the added benefit of saving taxpayers billions."

If adopted, his amendment would save taxpayers more than $1.2 billion over the next decade, Nelson said.

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The AIJCA Junior National Charolais Show and Leadership Conference is the first of three straight weeks of national livestock shows that will take place at the State Fair livestock complex. Next week, the National Junior Shorthorn Show and Youth Conference will be at the livestock complex, followed by Junior National Hereford Expo, starting on July 2.

With the temperatures soaring into the 90s this week, the design of the livestock barns with their good air flow keeps the facility cool and comfortable for both the livestock and exhibitors, Dybdal said.

"A lot of our exhibitors from across the country are very impressed by these facilities," Keep said.

"We have a lot of new people this year, especially from Nebraska, who had heard about this facility but had not seen it yet. It really has been an asset to this whole event, and the State Fair and Fonner Park get all the credit for that. We are grateful to have such a facility here to use to our advantage in this situation."

Dybdal said introducing people from out of state to the facility may draw them back to the Nebraska State Fair to compete in its open-class cattle competitions.

Dybdal said 434 of the nation's best Charolais cattle are entered into this year's show.

He said both the number of cattle and young exhibitors are up from last year.

Two of those young exhibitors are Dylan Bonacker, 16, and Rachael Bonacker, 17, brother and sister from of Cedar Hill, Mo. This is Dylan's ninth year of showing Charolais and Rachael's eighth year.

Dylan said he likes the Charolais breed because it has "tons of muscle."

Both Dylan and Rachael like the cattle barn where they are keeping their cattle for the show.

"They have the big fans going, and it is a nice, cool barn," Dylan said.

Rachael said she likes exhibiting at the national show.

"It is a great experience showing cattle at a larger level, and you get to meet people from all across the United States," Rachael said. "It is a great learning experience."

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Nebraska Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report Week Ending: 6/16/2012

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NEBRASKA HAY SUMMARY Week Ending 6/15/2012 Eastern Nebraska: Compared to last week alfalfa, grass hay, ground/delivered alfalfa sold steady to firm. Dehy pellets sold steady. Buyers continue to look into buying any class of hay that is available but most producers haven’t priced a lot of hay. Most hay producers are putting up less tonnage than previous years and are “sitting” on this year’s hay for now.

Grass hay producers are in the same boat with less than expected tonnage and pellet producers are in short supply too. Dry weather continues across most of the reporting area with very little relief in sight.

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: Premium large squares 200.00-215.00. Good large rounds 135.00150.00. Grass Hay: Good large rounds 95.00-100.00, small square bales 145.00-160.00. Corn stalks: Large rounds 75.00. Alfalfa ground and delivered: local hauls 175.00-180.00. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent protein: 290.00.

Platte Valley of Nebraska: Alfalfa: Good large rounds 130.00-150.00; Fair to good large rounds 120.00-135.00. Grass: Good large rounds 90.00100.00, Fair to good 70.00-85.00. Corn Stalks: Large rounds 65.00. Alfalfa ground and delivered to feedlots: local hauls 180.00-185.00. Dehydrated alfalfa

Detailed Quotations Mixed Grass 0.

Wheat Straw Corn Stalks

• St. Joseph Sheep - Week Ending Monday, June 11, 2012 • Prior Week Slaughtered Lamb Head Count -- Formula : Domestic - 10,924; Imported - 0 Slaughtered Owned Sheep: Domestic: 5,143 Head; Carcass Wt: 43-127 Lbs.; Wtd Avg Wt: 91.1; Wtd avg. Dressing: 50.7; choice or better; 91.8% YG 52.5% Domestic Formula Purchases: . . . .Head . . .Weight (lbs) . . .Avg Weight . . . . . .Price Range . . . . . . . . .Wtd Avg 150 . . . .under 55 lbs . . . . .48.8 . . . . . . .262.38 - 460.00 . . . . . . . .306.75 379 . . . . .55-65 lbs . . . . . . .60.2 . . . . . . . .262.00 - 314.69 . . . . . . . .293.15 1,465 . . . .65-75 lbs . . . . . . .70.6 . . . . . . .262.00 - 323.40 . . . . . . . .304.79 2,458 . . . .75-85 lbs . . . . . . .80.1 . . . . . . . .269.17 - 359.11 . . . . . . . . .316.10 5,775 . . .over 85 lbs . . . . . .101.9 . . . . . . . .251.74 - 293.96 . . . . . . . .280.22

Lean hog trade has chopped around near the upper end of the range as outside markets limit the gains seen from shrinking numbers of available hogs. The August contract is 125 higher on the week. Cash strength has been evident as hogs have been harder to source in the countryside, and cutouts have continued to surge giving packer’s incentive to spend. Warm weather should continue to limit carcass weights. Asian demand is expected to remain limited in the near term as they develop bigger herds. The dollar has fallen off its highs but remains elevated further limiting export potential.

The rebound in grain prices may get producers to rethink their expansion plans. Hedgers call with questions.

June 12 9162 9742

July 12 8992 9462

July 2012 Hogs (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open . . .95.450 High . . .95.600 Low . . .94.550 Close . .94.750 Change .-0.350

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1

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

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

17 . . . . . . .214-237 . . . . .218 . . .575.00-610.00 . . . . . .581.71

8 . . . . . . . . .206 . . . . . . . .206 . . . . . . .500.00 . . . . . . . .500.00

17 . . . . . . . .275 . . . . . . .275 . . . . . .650.00 . . . . . . . . .650.00

4 . . . . . . . . .226 . . . . . . . .226 . . . . . . .585.00 . . . . . . . .585.00

4 . . . . . . . . .351 . . . . . . .351 . . . . . .735.00 . . . . . . . . .735.00

11 . . . . . . .263-271 . . . . . .267 . . . .600.00-610.00 . . . . .605.53

16 . . . . . . .453-490 . . . . .462 . . .184.00-191.00 . . . . . .189.14

14 . . . . . . . .356 . . . . . . . .356 . . . . . . .186.00 . . . . . . . .186.00

20 . . . . . . .524-544 . . . . .535 . . .184.00-185.50 . . . . . .184.30

12 . . . . . . . .441 . . . . . . . .441 . . . . . . .175.50 . . . . . . . .175.50

88 . . . . . . .550-598 . . . . .577 . . .170.00-185.00 . . . . . .176.20

7 . . . . . . . . .490 . . . . . . . .490 . . . . . . .175.00 . . . . . . . .175.00

55 . . . . . . .602-647 . . . . .629 . . .166.00-179.00 . . . . . .169.13

59 . . . . . . .521-547 . . . . . .530 . . . .165.50-172.50 . . . . .170.34

134 . . . . . .652-694 . . . . .671 . . .161.00-170.50 . . . . . .164.45

139 . . . . . .553-598 . . . . . .585 . . . .151.50-167.50 . . . . .162.34

144 . . . . . .702-733 . . . . .722 . . .155.00-170.25 . . . . . .164.08

168 . . . . . .608-640 . . . . . .630 . . . .152.00-165.75 . . . . .159.88

262 . . . . . .757-794 . . . . .782 . . .151.00-161.00 . . . . . .155.19

209 . . . . . .651-694 . . . . . .672 . . . .142.00-161.50 . . . . .152.95

390 . . . . . .803-838 . . . . .820 . . .146.00-155.75 . . . . . .153.78

196 . . . . . .701-743 . . . . . .726 . . . .141.00-151.25 . . . . .146.95

475 . . . . . .858-888 . . . . .871 . . .135.00-155.75 . . . . . .151.51

205 . . . . . .754-776 . . . . . .763 . . . .138.00-148.00 . . . . .145.65

1276 . . . . .900-937 . . . . .921 . . .140.00-154.25 . . . . . .148.81

343 . . . . . .815-831 . . . . . .822 . . . .138.25-147.25 . . . . .142.78

534 . . . . . .964-999 . . . . .984 . . .134.50-143.00 . . . . . .138.15 467 . . . . .1007-1040 . . . .1025 . . .130.85-137.50 . . . . . .133.03

112 . . . . . .851-883 . . . . . .876 . . . .131.85-140.00 . . . . .137.52 134 . . . . . .907-920 . . . . . .913 . . . .129.75-137.25 . . . . .134.66

Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1-2

17 . . . . . . .957-960 . . . . . .958 . . . .135.00-135.50 . . . . .135.32

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

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1-2

19 . . . . . . .415-444 . . . . . .432 . . . .172.00-177.00 . . . . .174.98

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

6 . . . . . . . . .649 . . . . . . . .649 . . . . . . .155.50 . . . . . . . .155.50

8 . . . . . . . . .534 . . . . . . . .534 . . . . . . .150.00 . . . . . . . .150.00

6 . . . . . . . . .793 . . . . . . .793 . . . . . . .148.50 . . . . . . . .148.50

7 . . . . . . . . .502 . . . . . . . .502 . . . . . . .169.00 . . . . . . . .169.00

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Confirmed: 97,212 Week Ago: 113,746 Year Ago: 139,253

Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,127 . . . . . . . . .1,250-1,625 . . . . . . . . . . .120.00-126.00 1,387 . . . . . . . . . . .123.37 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,342 . . . . . . . . .1,265-1,460 . . . . . . . . . . .121.00-124.00 1,375 . . . . . . . . . . .123.15 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,573 . . . . . . . .1,035-1,450 . . . . . . . . . . .119.00-123.50 1,301 . . . . . . . . . . .122.23 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Weighted Averages Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,481 . . . . . . . . .1,135-1,445 . . . . . . . . . . .122.00-124.00 1,261 . . . . . . . . . . .122.92 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,204 . . . . . . . . .1,080-1,340 . . . . . . . . . . .121.00-124.00 1,210 . . . . . . . . . . .122.60 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,335 . . . . . . . . .1,035-1,300 . . . . . . . . . . .119.00-123.00 1,159 . . . . . . . . . . .121.93 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .============================================================================================================== Weighted Averages Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) (Paid on Hot Weights) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,869 . . . . . . . . . .794-956 . . . . . . . . . . . . .193.00-197.00 893 . . . . . . . . . . . .195.90 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,947 . . . . . . . . . .740-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .194.00-197.00 863 . . . . . . . . . . . .195.50 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,926 . . . . . . . . . .800-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .193.00-196.00 891 . . . . . . . . . . . .194.96 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Weighted Averages Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,460 . . . . . . . . . .734-897 . . . . . . . . . . . . .192.00-197.00 808 . . . . . . . . . . . .195.68 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,007 . . . . . . . . . .719-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .193.00-196.00 786 . . . . . . . . . . . .195.16 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,396 . . . . . . . . . .678-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .193.00-196.00 762 . . . . . . . . . . . .194.14 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-

Weekly Weighted Averages (Beef Brands): Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .28,042 . . . . . . .1,345 . . . . . . .122.79 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .19,020 . . . . . . .1,192 . . . . . . .122.31 Dressed Del Steer . . .16,742 . . . . . . .878 . . . . . . . .195.55 Dressed Del Heifer . . .12,863 . . . . . . .784 . . . . . . . .194.99

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 . . . . . .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

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .40,874 . . . . . . .1,313 . . . . . . .106.21 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .28,703 . . . . . . .1,174 . . . . . . .105.77 Dressed Del Steer . . .22,825 . . . . . . .864 . . . . . . . .173.52 Dressed Del Heifer . . .16,441 . . . . . . .779 . . . . . . . .171.83

Cattle

Hogs

Support: Resistance

Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1

54 . . . . . . .815-837 . . . . . .831 . . . .141.00-145.00 . . . . .143.91

pellets, 17 percent protein: 300.00.

Western Nebraska: Compared to last week: All classes trading mostly steady as new crop pricing is just now beginning to establish. Most classes of alfalfa are starting the year in the 1.05 to 1.10 dollars per RFV point. Demand moderate and trade activity is slow. 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.

Western Nebraska Alfalfa Premium Lg. Sqs Premium Lg. Rd. Fair-Good Lg. Sqs. 165.00 Wheat Lg. Round Ground & Deliv. New Crop 70.00-85.00 170.00

MARKET: Burwell Livestock Market- - Burwell; Ericson/Spalding Auction Market – Ericson; Huss Livestock Market LLC – Kearney; Tri-State Livestock Auction – McCook; Valentine Livestock Auction – Valentine Receipts: 4,653 Last Week: 4,240 Last Year: 5,730 Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good with light to moderate amount of buyers in attendance. Hot, dry, windy weather is starting to take its toll on area pastures. Compared to last year, this week, Nebraska move near 2,000 head, this week close to 7,000 head of feeders and who knows (beside area brand inspectors) how many cows came to town. Quite a few older cow/calf pairs are being split at local auctions and bawling calves are selling well. Slaughter cattle sold lower this week, live sales traded 4.00-4.50 lower from 119.00-119.50 with dressed sales 4.00-5.00 lower from 190.00-192.00. This week’s offering included 71 percent steers, 29 percent heifers with the balance on bull calves and near 92 percent of the offering weighed over 600 lbs.

Support: Resistance

Aug. 12 11530 11930

Aug. 12 Feeder 14885 16045

Live cattle has chopped sideways this week with higher corn prices and demand uncertainty working against the market, as well as growing supplies in the near term. The August contract was 30 higher through Wednesday, and the September feeder cattle were 270 lower. Cash trade has not developed yet, with token packer bids at $114, and feedlots seeking a return to the $120 to $122 range. Larger showlists might force feedlots into taking steady money from last week at $119.

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 unchanged at 198.00 and

select down .91 at 180.22, but these still pretty good levels. The choice select spread has continued to widen and indicate that feedlots are current.

The Fourth of July is the last big grilling Holiday until Labor Day, which could work to limit retail demand especially with the heat seen in many areas of the country. Pasture conditions are declining so far this month, and could start moving feeder cattle into lots sooner. Hedgers call with questions.

August 2012 Feeder Cattle (CBOT)

August 2012 Live Cattle (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open .153.075 High .153.475 Low . .152.600 Close .152.875 Change +0.125

Open .117.000 High .117.300 Low . .116.800 Close .117.025 Change .-0.075

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Schedule of Events June 29-30 - Hastings (Adams County) Flatwater Music Festival; Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor & Ag Learning, 4705 DLD Rd. A celebration of music, art, culture and funfor all ages.

Live concerts, music jams, art and craft vendors, children's activities and more. Fri, 5-11pm; Sat, 11am-11pm, $10, ages 11 and under free Amy Sandeen (402) 463-0565 www.prairieloft.org June 29-30 - Norfolk (Madison County) Divots Musicfest 2012; Divots DeVent Center, 4200 W. Norfolk Ave. Annual music festival with local, regional and national acts performing daily.

Daily, 4pm-midnight Shawn Severson (402) 8442987 www.divotsconcertseries.com June 29-July 1 - Callaway (Custer County) Pioneer Picnic; City-wide. Enjoy the 7 Valleys Rodeo, dance, fun run, parades, trail rides, vintage photos, historical tours and more. Shirley Trout (402) 310-9070 www.callaway-ne.com June 30 - Winnebago (Thurston County) Woodland Trails Artfest; Woodland Trails Art and Learning Center, 509 Ho Chunk Plaza N. Arts and crafts vendors, flea market, regalia swap meet, food vendors, fashion show and more. 10am4pm (402) 878-4075 www.woodlandtrailsart.com June 30-July 1 - Sparks (Cherry County) Cowboy Fast Draw; Along the Outlaw Trail.

Nebraska State Championship and Independence Day Shootout. (402) 376-1189 July 1-31 - Madison (Madison County) 2012 Rails and Trails Event: Unique Agriculture Exhibit; Madison County Historical Society Museum, 210 W. 3rd St. Display of the Madison County Fur Farm, game farm at Enola, farm machinery and Madison County Fair history.

Mon-Fri, 1-4pm, Free. Carol Robertson (402) 9921221 www.madisoncountyhistory.org July 2-3 - Fairbury (Jefferson County) Open Horse Show; Jefferson County Fairgrounds All breeds of horses welcome.

July 3 - Cozad (Dawson County) Bands, Brews & BBQ; Downtown. Street festival including assorted vendors, live bands, talent show, crafters in the park and children's activities. (308) 784-3930 www.cozadnebraska.net July 3-4 - Crawford (Dawes County) Old West Trail PRCA 66th Rodeo & 4th of July Celebration; Old West Trail Rodeo Grounds Rodeo, fireworks and parade. Kids fun day rodeo and junior princess contest on July 2nd. (308) 4303858 www.oldwesttrailrodeo.com July 3-4 - Gothenburg (Dawson County) Pony Express Rodeo; Rodeo arena, 27th & Lake Ave. Mutton busting, steer wrestling, bronc riding, and calf roping. Fireworks display and BBQ. Rodeo begins at 7pm, $5-$8 Jared Slagle (308) 529-2139 www.gothenburgdelivers.com July 3-4 - Lyons (Burt County) Bluegrass Festival; Brink Park, 100 Main St Enjoy music, parade, children's games, antique tractor show, sports tournaments, fireworks, food and contests.

Free (402) 687-2485 www.cityoflyons.net July 4 - Fairbury (Jefferson County) Shriners Annual July 4th Flea Market; City park, 5th & Maple Sts. Hundreds of vendors fill the park. Food court, parade and fireworks display. (402) 729-3221 www.fairbury.com

July 5-9 - Franklin (Franklin County) Franklin County Fair; Fairgrounds July 6-Oct 28 - Lincoln (Lancaster County) Exhibition: Studio Art Quilt Associate's 20th Anniversary Trunk Show; International Quilt Study Center & Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St Featuring selections by juried artists demonstrating innovation in the contemporary art quilt form.

Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun, 1-4pm, $3-$6, ages 4 and under free (402) 472-7232 www.quiltstudy.org July 7 - Louisville (Cass County) First Shots; Platte River State Park, 14421 346th St. Introduction to rifles and handguns for first time and novice shooters. 9am-noon, Free Christy Christiansen (402) 471-5547 www.outdoornebras ka.org/education July 7 - Ogallala (Keith County) Demolition Derby; Keith County Fairgrounds Troy Malone (308) 289-4991 July 7-11 - Albion (Boone County) Boone County Fair; Fairgrounds July 7-29 - York (York County) Farm Life Activities of the 1920s; Wessels Living History Farm, 1 mi. S. of I-80 Exit 353 on Hwy 81. Enjoy life on the farm with a variety of activities each weekend. Sat, 10am-4:30pm; Sun, 1-4:30pm, $2$5 Dale Clark (402) 710-0682 www.livinghistory farm.org July 7-8 - Syracuse (Otoe County) GermanFest; Downtown on 5th St Celebrate German heritage. German dancers and singers, veiner dog races, ribfest, 2 block beer garden and more.

Rhae Werner (402) 269-7489 www.GoSyracuseNe.com July 8 - Funk (Phelps County) Funk Festival of Cupcakes; Funk School Community Center.

Professionals, amateurs and talented kids showcase their baking skills in the Cupcake Capitol of Nebraska! Cupcake decorating, homemade ice cream, judging and prizes. 2-4pm, Donation Mona Peterson (308) 991-2895 July 10-15 - Madison (Madison County) Madison County Fair and Rodeo; Fairgrounds.

Enjoy 3 nights of rodeo, concerts, carnival, exhibits, food and fun for the entire family. Linda Haack (402) 454-2144 www.madisoncounty fair.com July 11-15 - Grand Island (Hall County) Hall County Fair; Fonner Park, 700 E. Stolley Park Rd Concerts, rides, 4-H events and more. Corby Flagle (308) 379-1653 www.hallcountyfair.com July 11-Aug 1 - Louisville (Cass County) Beyond Bow Shotguns for Women; Platte River State Park, 14421 346th St. Each week features a new skill, open to ages 11 and up. Tuesdays, 69pm, $5/session (402) 471-5547 www.outdoor nebraska.org/education July 12-15 - Auburn (Nemaha County) Nemaha County Fair; Fairgrounds on Hwy 75 (402) 274-3342 www.nebraskafairs.org July 12-15 - Columbus (Platte County) Platte County Fair; Agricultural Park (402) 564-0133

July 12-15 - Comstock (Custer County) Comstock Rock Fest; 46095 Sargent Ord Rd. Nebraska's party in the pasture. Four day music festival with your favorite rock artists. Camping available. Glenn Zacek (308) 225-4843 www.comstockmusicfestivals.com July 12-15 - Gering (Scotts Bluff County) Oregon Trail Days Celebration; City-wide.

Nebraska's oldest continuous celebration featuring parades, entertainment, chili cook-off, international food fair, regional art shows, craft fairs, and a bike race up Scotts Bluff National Monument. Free (308) 631-9976 www.oregontrail days.com July 13-14 - Arnold (Custer County) South Loup River Blues Festival; Old Mill Park Internationally and nationally-known blues artists in a relaxed atmosphere. Free primitive camping available. Fri show, 8pm; Sat, events begin at noon David J Birnie (800) 584-9336 www.southloupbluesfest.com July 13-15 - Chadron (Dawes County) Fur Trade Days; City-wide. A celebration of history, heritage, education, agriculture and more.

Buckskinner's rendezvous, BBQ, contests, classic car show and much more. (308) 432-3149 www.chadron.com July 13-15 - Wayne (Wayne County) 32nd Annual Wayne Chicken Show; City-wide.

"Egg"citing activities for all! National Cluck-Off, World's Largest Chicken Dance, children's games, omelet feed, fireworks and live entertainment.

Irene Fletcher (402) 375-2240 www.chickenshow.com July 14 - Red Cloud (Webster County) Republican River Tank Float; Republican River. Race down 5 miles of river in a steel stock tank. Teams of 4-6 people per tank. Register at 10am, race begins at 1pm, $10 www.redcloudnebraska.com July 14 - Stanton (Stanton County) HerbFest 2012; Red Road Herbs, 57190 Stanton Shortcut (835th Rd). A celebration of health and harmony!

Dining tent, food vendors, crafts, medcine-making workshops, yoga, meditation, children's activities, herb garden tours and more. 9am-6pm, Free Rachel Liester (402) 640-0744 www.redroadherbs.com July 14-15 - Hastings (Adams County) 29th Annual Antique and Collectors Show; Dyer Park, 8 mi. S. of Hastings on US Hwy 281.

Featuring tractor pulls, flea market, concessions, small engines and continuous music. Annual tractor drive will be July 13th in the afternoon. Sat, 7am-9pm; Sun, 7am-5p, $5, ages 10 and under free admission Donna Babcock (402) 469-4455 www.pvama.org July 14-19 - Geneva (Fillmore County) Fillmore County Fair; Fairgrounds. (402) 6133274 www.fillmorefairnebraska.com July 14-19 - Minden (Kearney County) Kearney County Fair; Kearney County Fairgrounds, N. NE Hwy 10. Free (308) 832-0645 www.mindenne.org July 14-21 - Lincoln (Lancaster County) USA Roller Sports Inline Speed Skating Championships; Pershing Center, 226 Centennial Mall S. (402) 483-7551 www.usarollersports.org

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Heartland Express

June 21, 2012

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 28th. The next Heartland Express will be printed on THURSDAY, July 5th.

To run a classified ad in the Farm and Ranch, call 800-658-3191 and ask for Lesli 1001 - MOWERS WANTED TO BUY NE - IHC #24 MOWER & PARTS, (308) 5872344 FOR SALE NE - REBUILT KOSCH HAYVESTOR, (308) 587-2344 NE - IHC H W/WO MOWER, (308) 587-2344 NE - KOSCH SIDE MOUNT MOWER, (308) 587-2344 NE - EMERSON DOUBLE VICON DISC, (308) 544-6421 NE - VICON 3 PT DISC MOWER, (308) 5446421 NE - REBUILT KOSCH TRAILVESTER MOWERS, 14’, WITH WARRANTY, $5,000.00, (308) 544-6421 MO - M & W PC1547 BATWING MOWER, 15’, GOOD CONDITION, $7,500.00, (660) 5483804 NE - NH 456 9’ BAR, $1,650.00, (308) 8744562 NE - 2002 ROWSE DOUBLE BAR MOWER: MODEL T9H, HYDRAULIC DRIVEN, GOOD CONDITION, ELM CREEK NE. 308-293-1465, (308) 856-4396 NE - BRAND NEW ROWSE MOWER, HAS NEVER BEEN USED. 9’ BARS, PTO DRIVEN. INTERNATIONAL HEADS. PLEASE CALL, (308) 533-2332 1002 - WINDROWERS FOR SALE WY - 2010 ARGO HESSTON 9345 WINDROWER: 360 HOURS, EXCELLENT CONDITION! $69,000; 1983 JOHN DEERE 4450 4BY4, 8900 HOURS, WITH NEW KMW LOADER WITH BUCKET & BALE HEAD, $45,500.

VERMEER R23 RAKE, $7,500., (307) 2626669 1003 - SWATHERS FOR SALE NE - 2008 1903 CASE IH ROTARY HEAD SWATHER, (402) 461-9336 1005 - RAKES WANTED TO BUY NE - LH CHANNEL IRON FRAME ON NH56 OVER 56B SIDE RAKE, AND A WHEEL, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE IA - WWW. RAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 3662114 1006 - BALERS FOR SALE AL - ROUND BALER BELTING: LRGST DEALER IN US. ORIGINAL BELTING FOR ALL ROUND BALERS INCLUDING NEW JD IN STOCK! SAVE HUNDRED$! FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE! NO 800#, JUST BEST PRICES. SINCE 1973.

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1006 - BALERS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - BALER BELTS AND CHAINS; BEARINGS & FLANGES, (308) 587-2344 NE - BELTS FOR MOST BALERS & SWATHERS, (308) 587-2344 TX - BALER BELTS- ALL BRANDS. MADE IN THE U. S. A. ! JD WITH GENUINE JD PLATE FASTENERS. FREE SHIPPING ON SETS. WWW. BALERBELTSANDHAYBEDS. COM, (800) 223-1312 NE - KRONE 3 X 3 BIG SQ BALERS, VERY LOW BALES, (402) 461-9336 NE - VERMEER 605 SUPER M ROUND BALER-NET WRAP ONLY, (402) 461-9336 SD - FOR SALE BY OWNER: 9060 NEW HOLLAND BIG SQUARE BALER. EXCELLENT CONDITION! FIELD READY! PRICED REDUCED FROM $65,500 TO $55,000.00/OBO, (605) 499-9726 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) 8802889 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

1014 - BALE WAGONS WANTED TO BUY - CONT’D 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 CO - NEW HOLLAND 1063 BALE WAGON: 160 BALE CAPACITY. EXCELLANT CONDITION & READY TO GO TO WORK! WITH REMOTE CONTROLS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. CALL AND LEAVE MESSAGE., (970) 302-3888 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

1101 - TRACTORS FOR SALE - CONT’D 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 NE - 1976 CASE 1270, 600 HRS ON OH, FRONT WEIGHTS, DUALS, A/C, $8,500.00, (308) 874-4562 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

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PH 785-979-2545 1102 - LOADERS FOR SALE 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

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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 - APPLY PRE-PLANT, DUAL, AT PLANTING SIDE-DRESS, FOLIAR OR IRRIGATION. SURE CROP QUALITY LIQUID FERTILIZERS. BALANCED FORMULAS BLENDED TO YOUR SPECS. FLEXIBLE FINANCING OPTIONS. “ASSURING CROP SUCCESS FOR YOU”.

DELIVERY DIRECT TO YOUR FARM, (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 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

June 21, 2012 1201 - ENGINES/MOTORS WANTED TO BUY KS - WANTED TO BUY: VERTICAL HOLLOW SHAFT ELECTRIC MOTORS. ANY CONDITION., (620) 668-5416 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 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 NE - 1050 FT DOUBLE GATED PLASTIC PIPE, 210 FT SINGLE GATED PLASTIC PIPE. $600 FOR ALL. PLEASE CALL, (308) 390-6336 MILES AND MILES, used aluminum pipe, siderolls, pumps, gaskets, PVC, motors, cooling jackets, hydrants, 10” water transfer pipe.

WATERDOG IRRIGATION CO. Littlefield, Texas Ph-806-385-4620; Fax-806-385-5734 www.waterdogirrigation.com 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 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

Heartland Express 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 KS - 1987 1660 CIH COMBINE. CUMMINS MOTOR, EXCELLENT RUBBER, $11000.00: JD 7100 8R PLANTER, KINZE BEAN AND MILO METERS., (785) 657-1043 KS - 1993 JOHN DEER 9600 COMBINE: WITH 930 HEADER. BEEN THROUGH JD SHOP. LOTS OF REPAIRS. VERY GOOD FIELD READY MACHINE!, (620) 430-2333 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 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 NE - 2006 JOHN DEERE 9660 STS SIDEHILL: 1, 110 SEP, 893CH, BRENT 472 GRAIN CART, EXCELLENT, (402) 806-0133 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

1313 - GRAIN STORAGE UNITS FOR SALE - CONT’D 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 NE - CONE SHAPED, UPRIGHT STEEL BIN, APPROX 12’X36’, AUGER AT THE BOTTOM, (308) 587-2344 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 1415 - FURNACES AND HEATERS FOR SALE ELIMINATE • RISING • FUEL COSTS: Clean, safe and efficient wood heat.

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

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

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

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 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

Page 29 1501 - ALFALFA HAY 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 1504 - OAT/WHEAT/RYE HAY FOR SALE OK - 300+ ROUND BALES OF WHEAT/VETCH HAY: $60.00 WEIGHING AVERAGE OF 1,270 LBS. NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA., (580) 3348498 1505 - STRAW WANTED TO BUY IA - GOOD CLEAN, BRIGHT SM SQ IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE KS - 3, 000 CLEAN WHEAT STRAW: NET WRAPPED, ROUND BALES., (316) 641-7361 1506 - CORN WANTED TO BUY KS - DAMAGED GRAIN. HIGHEST PRICES, IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. WE HAVE GRAIN VACS. MINIMUM QUANTITY 800 BUSHEL., (800) 214-7788 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 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

Cover Crop Strategies for Soil Health Cowpeas, Sunn Hemp, Soybeans Millet, Peas, Sudan, Grazing Corn Radish, Turnips, Vetch and More. www.greencoverseed.com PH-402-469-6784 • Bladen, NE

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 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 1904 - BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE

42 RED ANGUS fall calving 3-4’s safe to Black Angus bulls. 45 ANGUS 3-5 YEAR olds, bred fall calvers, 1 ranch and fancy. PH-918-625-5689 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 www.myfarmandranch.com

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CATTLE SHOP .COM

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

NE - 49 BLACK AND RED 3/4/5 YEAR OLD COWS, CALVING 8/15/12. BRED BLACK, SELL ANY AMOUNT. 402-744-4571, (308) 380-3676 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 - ANGUS, BLACK SIMMENTAL BULLS: 2YEAR OLDS, 18 MONTHS AND YEARLINGS. TOP QUALITY, REASONABLE. RICK WETOVICK, FULLERTON, (308) 536-2901 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 NE - 4 BLACK ANGUS BREEDING AGE BULLS: TOP BLOODLINES. SEMEN TESTED UPON REQUEST. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT., (402) 870-12891912 - BACKROUNDING/FEEDING FOR RENT NE - 2013 PASTURE AVAILABLE FOR HEREFORD YEARLINGS, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE

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 NE - 1 HORSE DOCTOR’S BUGGY. WELL TAKEN CARE OF. HAS A HARNESS. $2,000 OR BEST OFFER. NEWMAN GROVE. 402-7411990 OR, (402) 447-6127 2301 - DOGS FOR SALE WY - GOOD QUALITY BLUE HEELER AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOGS: BRED IN MICHIGAN. BEST DOGS I HAVE EVER HAD! PUPS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. $300.00., (307) 272-1915 CO - BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES: 5 MALES, 1 FEMALE, BORN APRIL 23, WORKING PARENTS! MOST TRI-COLORED. FIRST SHOTS. $250.00. 1 WEEK GUARANTEE. READY TO GO!! FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL, (303) 579-7577 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

Let Us Start Your Grass Cattle.

Doornbos Cattle Co., Preconditioning and growing. We have the experience, background and facilities to handle highly stress calves.

Jerry Doornbos, DVM, Scott City Kansas, Office, PH-620-872-5150; CELL-620-874-0949

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 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

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

NE - TRUCK DRIVERS/OWNER OPERATORS & AUTHORITY HOLDERS!!! WE HAVE NEWER TRACTORS & HOPPER TRAILERS. LOTS OF MILES & GREAT RATES. HOME AT LEAST EVERY OTHER WEEKEND USUALLY MORE OFTEN. WE HAVE TRAILERS AVAILABLE FOR LESSORS & AUTHORITY HOLDERS. CALL 402-369-2324 & ASK FOR JOHN @ SONLITE EXPRESS, LAUREL NEBRASKA., (402) 3692324 TX - 2012 HARVEST CREW: WANTED, COMBINES AND TRUCK DRIVERS. CLEAN MVR., (806) 777-6906 NE - FEEDYARD IN NORTHWEST NEBRASKA LOOKING FOR A CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN. KNOWLEDGE OF WELDING, CONCRETE, AND STEEL BUILDING ERECTION IS A MUST. PAY BASED ON ABILITY., (308) 636-2900 2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES KS - CORN, MILO, WHEAT HARVESTING WANTED. TWO JD MACHINES & SUPPORTING TRUCKS., (785) 567-8515 SD - SPREAD IT, LLC-CUSTOM FEEDLOT CLEANING & MANURE, (605) 940-3275 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 - ALL STEEL FEEDLOT FENCING. STEEL FEED BUNKS. PORTABLE CALVING SHEDS. FREE ESTIMATES AND WE TRAVEL. MEISTER WELDING., (402) 367-2479

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2601 - CARS FOR SALE KS - 1978 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL: 60, 000 ACTUAL MILES! VERY NICE!!! $3,500.00 FIRM OR EQUAL TRADE., (316) 323-2707 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 2603 - TRUCKS WANTED TO BUY

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

June 21, 2012 2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS 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

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FOR SALE SD - 1952 IH L160 TRUCK, 16’ COMBINATION GRAIN & STOCK BOX & HOIST, GOOD CONDITION. $2000, (605) 386-2131 WY - 1976 FORD 1 TON DEULY, V8, AUTO, PS, PB, WITH 7FTX 11FT STAKE BED, WITH 2000LB TAIL LIFT. $2,900.00 1970 KEISER JEEP CJ 4X4. TOTAL RESTORED! V6 3 SPEED WITH 2 SPEED TRANSFER. 52,000 MILES. $8,500 OBO OR TRADE., 2002 GM DURAMAX ENGINE DSL WITH ALISON 1, 000 TRANNY COMPLETE. NEW UPDATED FUEL SYSTEM. $3,500 OBO., (307) 267-1900 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 2612 - CAMPERS FOR SALE IA - 1976 HOLIDAY RAMBLER. 22’ SLEEPS FOUR. EXCELLENT CONDITION. NEW TIRES, NEW PLUMBING, NEW GAS REFRIGERATOR, NEW GAS WATER HEATER, AIR CONDIIONING AND HEAT. PLEASE CALL, (712) 2106587 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 2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY IA - LATE MODEL TRLRS & TRUCKS WITH LIGHT DAMAGE OR IN NEED OF ENGINE REPAIRS, (641) 658-2738 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

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

NE - (2) 1999 VOLVO’S; 12. 7 DETROIT’S. BOTH 10 SPEEDS. 1998 VOLVO, 12. 7 DETROIT. 13 SPEED. $15,000.00/CHOICE., (308) 384-3313 KS - (2) 1999 VOLVO’S 12. 7 DETROITS, BOTH 10 SPEEDS. 1998 VOLVO. 12. 7 DETROIT, 13 SPEED. $15,000.00/ CHOICE., (785) 282-6050 KS - 2004 PETERBUILT 330: C-7 CAT, ALLISON AUTO, 190, 000 MILES, 529 RATIO, WITH NEW 20’ SCOTT BED & HOIST. $68,500.: 2006 PETERBUILT 335, ISC CUMMINS, ALLISON AUTO, TANDEM AXLE W/HAULMAX SUSPENSION, 529 RATIO,160K, W/NEW 20’ SCOTT GRAIN, BED, HARSH HOIST AND TARP. $78,500, (785) 259-6817 2630 - TRANSPORTATION OTHER 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 KS - (2) BOX SCRAPER/SPEED MOVERS: 12’, CONVERTOR/ DOLLY; 1975 IHC TRUCK, TWIN-SCREW. (2) WHO 16’ GRAIN HOPPERS. CALL FOR INFORMATION., (620) 2903997

2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS FOR SALE - CONT’D ACTION HEAVY EQUIPMENT CO. FREE Delivery • See live video’s of equipment www.actionheavyequipment.com

CATERPILLAR 613B Paddle Scraper, nice $38,500.00 Deere 544J Loader with Hay Grapple. $96,500.00 Deere 772D Six Wheel Drive, Motor Grader, Ripper, Loader...Call for price Tesmec 975 Rock Saw Trencher, Ready ...Call for price Ditch Witch 7610, good Trencher $19,500.00 CAT 420D Backhoe, 4x4, Cab, Pilot Controls $44,500.00 CAT 140G, very nice, ripper, new radial tires. $88,500.00 Pictures and video’s at www.actionheavyequipment.com

Call Scott at 605-645-7886 24/7 with questions.

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 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 2813 - WHEEL LOADERS FOR SALE KS - J-SERIES JOHN DEERE LOADERS! KANSAS CALL FOR INFORMATION,, (785) 229-2428 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 - 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

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

June 21, 2012 3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS 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 CO - 1942 JD B, COMPRESSION START. RUNS, EVERYTHING WORKS! VERY RESTORABLE., (719) 660-0739 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 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 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 www.myfarmandranch.com

Heartland Express 3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE - CONT’D 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

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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 3011 - HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS WANTED TO BUY NE - REAR TINE ROTO TILLER, (308) 5872344 3018 - LUMBER FOR SALE NE - CEDAR LUMBER, GREEN OR KILN DRIED, PINE, BLACK WALNUT, COTTONWOOD & OAK AVAILABLE. CEDAR MULCH CHIPS. PEELED TREATED CEDAR FENCE POST. DRY KILN CEDAR OR PINE SHAVINGS. DELIVERY AVAILABLE. SPRINGVIEW, NE. WE ALSO BUY LOGS. CALL, (402) 322-3600 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

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3018 - LUMBER FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - VERTICAL RECLAIMED BARN LUMBER: 1 FOOT X 12 FOOT FROM AN OLD 1890’S BARN! PERFECT FOR PANELING YOUR DEN, PICTURE FRAMES, ETC. OVER 1, 500 SQUARE FEET AVAILABLE FOR SALE., (308) 340-1502 3030 - OTHER FOR SALE NE - REASONABLY PRICE MECHANICS GLOVES, WARM GLOVES, MITTENS & OTHER GLOVES., (308) 587-2344 WY - FOR SALE: NEW AND USED COAL STOKER STOVES. ALSO MAGIC HEAT, RECLAIMERS, PARTS, SERVICE AND ADVICE FOR MOST MAKES. THANK YOU!, (307) 7543757 3032 - GIFT ITEMS FOR SALE MN - GREAT GIFTS FOR YOUNG & OLD! ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS ABOUT FARM FAMILIES. COLLECTOR SERIES OF STORIES ACCURATELY DEPICT FARM FAMILIES, ANIMALS & CHORES WITH IMAGINATION & HUMOR. PRESERVE YOUR FARM HERITAGE WITH THESE KEEPSAKE, BOOKS. SAMPLE PAGES & REVIEWS BY CHILDREN, FARMERS, PARENTS & GRANDPARENTS AT WWW. GORDONFREDRICKSON. COM. ORDER FROM AUTHOR ONLINE, BY EMAIL OR BY PHONE. FOR MORE INFO OR QUESTIONS: TWOGFSC@INTEGRA. NET *, (952) 461-2111 3034 - WIND GENERATORS WANTED TO BUY SD - JACOBS 32 VOLT WIND GENERATOR, ALSO WINCHARGER USED DURING THE ‘30’S & ‘40’S, WILL PAY ACCORDING TO CONDITION, (605) 386-2131

5000 - FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE NE - HALF BLOCK IN FAIRFIELD, NE. 40’ X 25’ BUILDING., (402) 726-2488 NE - NUCKOLLS COUNTY, NE FARM FOR SALE. 160 ACRES. ALL FARM GROUND., (402) 726-2488 MO - 1, 640 ACRE CORN AND CATTLE FARM: LOCATED IN THE GREEN HILLS OF NORTH MISSOURI. APPROX. 1, 300 ACRES CROPLAND, SOME CRP EXPIRING. BALANCE OF FARM IN GRASS & CROPS. 2 HOMES, MACHINE SHED, CATTLE CORRALS & MANY EXTRAS., CALL TERRY DOLAN AT HEARTLAND REALITY. TRENTON MISSOURI, (660) 359-1634

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Crockett Ranch: This is a working ranch located west of Lance Creek Wyoming. It consists of 15,921 deeded acres with 4,349 BLM, 640 State, 320 private lease for a total of 21,230 acres. Scenic draws provide great deer and antelope hunting. The ranch is watered by perennial and seasonal creeks, springs, reservoirs, wind mills and pipe lines.

Price-$4,5000,000. $282 per acre.

NEWMAN REALTY 215 E. 20th Street Torrington, Wy 82240 307-532-7131 land@newmanrealty.net www.newmanrealty.net

5001 - NON-FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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.

PHONE 308-262-1370 LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER.

NE - REAL ESTATE FOR SALE: 176 ACRES FOR SALE. 8 MILES SOUTH OF LINCOLN ON SW 14TH AND WITTSTRUCK ROAD. 1/2 MILE SOUTH., (402) 560-4284 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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