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Special Features Buffalo County Fair Map . . . . . . . . . 10-12 Rodeo Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 County Fairs . 7-9, 13-14, 16-17, 20, 23-29

Weather AccuWeather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

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

Markets Grains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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

Ag Management Platte Program Progress is Piece by Piece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Livestock News Strong winds Tuesday evening pushed water in the full Pathfinder Reservoir into the spillway. The Wyoming reservoir, the first built on the North Platte River, holds more than 1 million acre-feet of water.

By Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub Water sloshes into the Pathfinder Reservoir spillway on a windy Tuesday evening, forming a stream that flows to the canyon wall and cascades over the side like a waterfall.

It's as if someone is carrying the more than 1 million acre-feet of

water behind the 1909 arched masonry dam in a big bowl. With every step or every gust of wind, the water splashes over the sides.

A month ago, a much larger spill of overflow water by the federal Bureau of Reclamation poured over the entire spillway, down into the canyon below the dam and into the North Platte River. Since then,

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the large inflows from mountain snowmelt in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming have just kept coming.

John Lawson, manager of the bureau's area office in Casper, Wyo., said the last big spill at Pathfinder required solely because

Heartland Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Production News Report Brings Up Questions About Ethanol Incentives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-35

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MARKET GLANCE Livestock and Products, Weekly Average

Crops, Daily Spot Prices Year Ago 4 Wks Ago 7/9/10

Nebraska Slaughter Steer 35-65% Choice, Live Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$81.61 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame, 550-600# . . . . . . . . . . . .116.75 Med & Large Frame, 750-800 # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105.22 Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750# Carcass . . . . . . . . . .137.81 Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57.76 Feeder Pigs, National Direct, 50#, FOB . . . . . . . . . .39.62 Pork Carcass Cutout, 185#, 51-52% Lean . . . . . . . . .56.12 Slaughter Lambs, Ch. & Pr.,Heavy, SD Dir. . . . . . . . .103.00 Nat. Carcass Lamb Cutout, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257.01

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134.25 117.00 156.70 75.01 * 83.72 135.50 318.82

138.28 117.94 155.14 75.51 * 82.40 137.00 311.50

Wheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.52 Corn, No. 2, Yellow, Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.04 Soybeans, No. 1 Yellow Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.35 Grain Sorg. No. 2 Yellow, Dorchester, cwt . . . . . . . . .5.02 Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, MN, bu. . . . . . . . . . .2.15

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Heartland Express - Weather

July 22, 2010

Weather Commentary Provided By Al Dutcher—UNL, State Climatologist

Al Dutcher Report Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, strong winds, and isolated pockets of hail once again rolled through the state on a consistent basis this past two weeks.

Significant pockets of storm damage were reported around Gothenburg, Omaha, and Lincoln. There were also several days Allen Dutcher in the past week where heat stress indices topped out in the 110120 F range, place stress on livestock and humans. With all of the moisture that has fallen the past two months and temperatures projected to consistently be in the upper 80's to mid 90's, heat stress could be a periodic problem for the next few weeks. That said, current temperature forecasts do not indicate long sustained periods of heat stress like those reported from Kansas eastward through the southeastern U.S.

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Week One Forecast: 7/24-7/30: The boundary separating the hot and humid air mass over the southern U.S. from slightly cooler conditions across the northern Plains is projected to push into northern Kansas during the early part of the forecast. This will keep significant rainfall south of the state on 7/24. Models attempt to lift the moisture northward on 7/25, with south central and southeast Nebraska best poised to moisture in the form of scattered thunderstorms with localized heavy rainfall developing during the evening hours and continuing into the first half of 7/26. High pressure will then build into the central U.S. and keep precipitation out of the forecast through the most of 7/27. Weather models indicate that the high pressure system will slide south and allow energy to sweep into the state during the 7/28-7/29 period. Current projections place the best precipitation chances across the northeastern half of the state.

Clearing conditions return to Nebraska on 7/30.

High temperatures are projected to range from the mid 80's to low 90's during the 7/24-7/26 period, warming into the upper 80's to mid 90's for the 7/27-7/28 period, then cooling back into the mid 80's to low 90's on 7/29 and 7/30. Warmest

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readings will remain across southern Nebraska, while the coolest readings are likely across north central and northeast Nebraska.

Week Two Forecast: 7/31-8/5: Considerable uncertainty exist in regards to the forecast this period as weather models can’t come to a consensus on whether the upper air ridge will remain centered over the nations mid section or retrograde west over the central Rockies. Under a retrograding upper air ridge, cooler air would be poised to dominate the state and bring daily chances of thunderstorms to the state as impulses move southeastward along the ridges periphery. High temperatures during the period would primarily be stuck in mid to upper 80's. If the ridge remains centered across the nations mid section, highs would range from the upper 80's to mid 90's. Daily chances of precipitation would exist across the western 1/3 of the state as monsoonal moisture gets transported northeast from the desert southwest. Eastern Nebraska would likely see less frequent rain activity and chances would be determined by how far south thunderstorm activity could build from energy moving eastward across the Dakota’s.

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Agricultural Summary: For the week ending July 18, 2010, wheat harvest was in full swing in southwestern counties and had begun in the Panhandle, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The heat and humidity are aiding crop development, but are placing stress on livestock in confined areas.

Irrigation has started where necessary. Soybean development was advancing with most acreage blooming and a few fields setting pods. Hay harvest was difficult with wet conditions.

Weather Summary: Rainfall totals varied across the state. The Central District averaged an inch and a half of precipitation while the Panhandle was the driest area with less than a quarter inch. Temperatures for the week reached the 100’s in the Southwest District and highs averaged in the 90’s across the rest of the state.

Field Crops Report: Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 12 fair, 63 good, and 21 excellent. Irrigated fields were 82 percent good or excellent and dryland fields rated 85, both near year ago levels. Corn silked was 60 percent, ahead of last year’s 49 and 56 average. Corn in the dough stage was 2 percent, near last year and average.

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July 22, 2010

Heartland Express - Country Living

Make Family Time Count Kim Bearnes - Extension Educator, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extenion The key to family growth is for family members to spend time together talking, but in the past few years, research shows that the number of household conversations has decreased by 90 percent.

Staying connected may be as simple as just eating one meal a day together. However, the number of family meals have decreased by 33 percent.

Instead of sitting down at the dinner table and talking about their days, family members now grab a quick bite to eat as they head off to soccer practice or one of the many activities that now seem to rule people's time.

That is why it is important to have positive, substantial conversation to help keep a family connected. Leave conversations about grocery shopping and bad test grades for another time.

Instead, ask family members how their days were.

Families could even have a jar that members could put questions or topics in that they want to talk about during the meal; for example, maybe mom wants to know more about her daughter's new job. Pick a topic from the jar to start off the meal and then let the conversation go from there.

Sitting down for a full meal everyday at home may not be possible, but having even a few minutes of substantial conversation will help bring a family closer together. Instead of rushing home from school, stop to get ice cream and share five minutes together.

While sharing a meal is important, families should try to find other time to spend together. As technology grows and vies for more of people's time, family members often disappear into different rooms after dinner to play video games or surf the Internet. Instead of going separate ways, get family members together in the same room and maybe play that video game together.

Technology can bring family members together instead of pulling them apart. The important thing is not what the family is doing but that the family is together, talking and having fun.

Firewood May Harm Nebraska Forests Roasting hotdogs or just enjoying conversation with friends around a campfire is an enjoyable outdoor experience for many people. However, the firewood that feeds the campfire may be devastating to Nebraska’s native forests. Besides the obvious concern for wildfire, something more sinister may attack our forests. Firewood that is transported into Nebraska may harbor nonnative, invasive, insect or disease pests that could reap havoc on Nebraska trees.

Remember Dutch Elm Disease, which devastated the native and planted elm trees across Nebraska in the 1960s? Dutch elm disease is caused by an exotic fungus that was introduced into the U.S. from Europe in the early 1930s. It is primarily spread by an exotic European Elm bark beetle.

Today, Nebraska’s native forests and planted trees are threatened by other exotic pests that can easily and unsuspectingly be transported into the state through infested or infected firewood, or possibly other untreated wood products.

The most immediate pest threats that could easily hitchhike to Nebraska via firewood are Emerald Ash Borer, 1000 Cankers Disease of Walnut and Sudden Oak Death Syndrome. To date, these pathogens have not been documented in Nebraska.

The primary way that the public can help prevent introduction of damaging tree/forest pests is do not move firewood into or out of the state.

Several regions of the country are campaigning to halt the interstate movement of firewood. Public awareness about the possible devastating affects of using non-local firewood is critical to prevent the spread of invasive forest pests.

The following common-sense rules can help protect Nebraska’s valuable forest resources: -- Use local firewood or purchase firewood within 50 miles of your destination.

-- Do not transport unused firewood to another destination.

-- Burn all firewood before leaving or donate it to a nearby camper.

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Don’t Let Stains Spoil Your Summer Susan Hansen, Extension Educator, Colfax County It has happened to everyone.

You’re at a barbeque clad in your favorite white shirt, and a big glob of ketchup lands squarely on your stomach.

Stains proliferate during the summer. But have no fear. There may be some hope for your soiled clothes.

Stains fall into one of four categories: protein, oil/grease, tannins and miscellaneous.

The type of fiber is just as important as the kind of stain when it comes to stain removal so be sure to check the label.

No matter which category the stain falls into, it is important to take action quickly. the bond between spilled substance and the fabric is strengthened by sunlight, heat and time. Check the care label in the garment for fiber and recommended care. If the label recommends hand or machine washing, blot or wipe stained washable fabric as soon as possible. Rinse the area with cool water to keep a stain from setting if it can’t be treated immediately.

Protein-based stains, such as grass, ice cream, perspiration and meat juices, respond well to enzyme presoak products used according to package directions.

Prewash stain removers in spray, liquid, stick and gel forms are useful to remove oil and grease stains like butter, cosmetics and mayonnaise.

Apply them as soon as possible to the stained sur-

face; be prepared to repeat the process. Most importantly, don’t machine dry a garment until a stain is completely removed because the heat will permanently set the stain.

Treat tannin-based stains, such as tea, ketchup, wine, fruit juice and soft drinks, with a prewash stain remover and then launder the garment with bleach. Chlorine bleach (hypochlorite) is best if the fabric can tolerate it. Oxygen bleach (perborate) can be used for colors or fabrics that won’t tolerate chlorine.

Miscellaneous stains respond to a variety of treatments. Mildew stains respond to bleach as well; however, bleach isn’t suitable for all fabrics.

Check the garment’s label, and if chlorine bleach isn’t recommended, soak it in oxygen bleach and the hottest water safe for the fabric before laundering. Mustard stains should be pretreated with a prewash stain remover, then laundered with bleach if the fabric will tolerate it. Tar should be scraped from the fabric. Place the stain face down on a pad of paper towels and sponge it with cleaner fluid, change the paper towels frequently.

Then launder the garment in the hottest water safe for the fabric.

To clean outdoor furniture cushions, use an allpurpose, non-abrasive cleaner that contains bleach. Spray the cushion with the cleaner; it is important to keep the surface wet for at least five minutes so the bleach has a chance to work on mildew stains. Try to keep outdoor cushions stored in a dry place when not in use because prevention is the best way to fight mildew.

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Heartland Express - The Lighter Side

July 22, 2010

• IT’S THE PITTS by Lee Pitts •

A Crash Course

by Lee Pitts

I should be pushing up daisies in some bone orchard right now after having flown on hundreds of flights piloted by auctioneers, cattle buyers, stocker operators and feedlot owners. I’d be in good company because there have been enough country western singers, auctioneers, rodeo announcers and cowboys die in airplane crashes that you could put together an impressive Plane Crash Cowboy Hall of Fame.

If you’ve never flown in a small plane, all pilots are supposed to go over a checklist before they take off. (The guys I flew with were too busy bidding on cattle to go over a checklist.) If you’re ever a passenger on Cowboy Airlines here’s a 13 point checklist that you as a passenger should go over, even if your pilot doesn’t. #1 Count the Props- There should be at least one, but two is better. If your coffinon-wheels has no props it is either missing one, and therefore should not be flown, or it is a jet. If it’s a jet immediately hire a pilot.

At least one, but two is better. #2 Count the wheels-There should be at least three, preferably two of which are filled with air. I prefer the wheels not retract, although this will slow you down at least your cowboy pilot won’t have to remember to put the wheels down prior to landing. #3 Go to the bathroom- Don’t drink a Big Gulp or a 32 ounce soda before taking off in a plane where the only restroom is the cup

your soda came in. The pilot isn’t going to land just cause you have to tinkle. I learned this the hard way and by the time we landed my eyes were permanently crossed and I’ve walked funny ever since. #4 Take note of where the plane is parked- If you’ve ever been to a big casino in Vegas you noticed that they park the Ferraris and Rolls Royces right up front by the front door to send the message that high rollers gamble there. It’s the same at airports: the pilot/gambler’s good rigs are parked up close. If you have to walk more than a mile out to your airplane, or it is hidden behind a bunch of wrecked Forest Service bombers, just say you forgot something back at the car, leave, and don’t come back. #5 Make sure the radio works- It should NOT be tuned to Golden Oldies or a country station. And Rush Limbaugh won’t be much help in case of emergency. #6 File a flight plan- You should at least let someone know where you are headed so that they’ll be able to find the wreckage and have a body for your funeral. #7 Ask questions- Due to liability issues, manufacturers did not make small airplanes for many years, so don’t be surprised if the plane you are in is 30 years old. But if the names Orville or Wilbur are carved into the dashboard get out and walk. RUN if the combined age of the pilot and the plane is over 100 years. Also, ask your estimated time of arrival. If the pilot says, “I’ll

have you on the ground in two hours,” ask him or her to be more specific. #8 Ask to see the maintenance records of the airplane- If the pilot says, “What’s that?” I’d advise you take the train. #9 Pack a lunch- Just like on airplanes with names like United painted on their sides, there is no service in small planes either. The food you bring along could come in handy if the rescue party can’t find you.

Assuming, of course, you survive the crash. #10 Check the gas- From personal experience just let me say that banging on the gas gauges does not put more fuel in the tanks when you need it. #11 Take something to puke in- You are not going to want to ruin your felt Stetson, and straw hats leak, so pack a big five gallon trash bag to bury your head in. #12 Take a “CRASH” course in learning to fly- Okay, so that’s not a good choice of words. But you should have the pilot teach you the basics because it will be too late to find a flight instructor if, and when, your pilot has a fatal heart attack. #13 Leave a will, memorize a suitable prayer and kiss your wife and kids goodbyeBecause 5,000 feet is a long way to fall without a parachute

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Summer Salads Broccoli Salad 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon vinegar 1/2 cup Miracle Whip 1/2 lb bacon, fried & chopped 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated 2 small broccoli heads, raw cut into bite sized pieces 1 onions, chopped (red or white) In small mixing bowl combine sugar,vinegar & miracle whip,stir well. (depending on the amount of your broccoli you can double the dressing).

In large mixing bowl combine bacon, cheese, broccoli,and onion.

Pour dressing over broccoli mix and stir until coated. Refrigerate.

Fantastically Fresh Salad Dressing 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/2 cup canola oil 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons honey 1/4 cup onions, roughly chopped 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon grainy mustard or Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon salt Salad 1 head romaine lettuce (torn into bite-sized pieces) 1/2 cup radishes, thinly sliced 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced 1 avocados, chopped 1/2 cup aged white cheddar cheese or smoked cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes Mix dressing ingredents together and pour over Salad mix before serving.

BLT Rotisserie Chicken Salad 4 slices bacon, each cut in half 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons maple syrup 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 cup red onions, very finely chopped 1 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 1 (9 ounce) bag romaine lettuce, torn into small pieces 3/4 cup grape tomatoes, halved 1/4 cup carrots (shredded or thinly sliced) 2 cups rotisserie cooked chicken (skinless and shredded) 1/4 cup pecans, toasted and roughly chopped In saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat 5-6 minutes or until browned. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Save 2 T bacon drippings from saucepan.

With a wire whisk, add balsamic vinegar, Dijon, maple syrup, oil, onions, garlic, salt and pepper to drippings in saucepan and heat to boiling over medium heat. Remove from heat.

Place romaine in large salad bowl. Add tomatoes and carrots.

Pour hot dressing over romaine, tossing lightly until coated. Add chicken and toss until well mixed.

Crumble bacon and sprinkle over salad.

Sprinkle pecans over salad.

Layered Salad

Steak, Avocado, & Bean Salad

4 cups torn spinach 1 1/2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese, divided 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms 1 small red onions, sliced, separated into rings 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 (10 ounce) pkg. frozen green peas, thawed, drained 1/2 cup kraft mayo mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil 4 slices bacon, crisply cooked, drained & crumbled

1 (12 ounce) tender steak 4 cloves garlic, chopped 2 limes 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 tablespoons white or red wine vinegar 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon paprika 1 pinch sugar 5 green onions, thinly sliced 1 (7-10 ounce) prepared salad greens 1 (14 ounce) can pinto, black, or kidney beans rinsed and drained 1 avocados, pitted,sliced,and tossed with a bit of the juice from one of the limes 2 ripe tomatoes, diced 1 green chili peppers or red chili peppers, chopped 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1 (8 ounce) can corn, drained Handful tortilla chips, broken into pieces

Layer spinach, 1 cup of the cheese, the mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and peas in 3-qt.serving bowl.

Mix mayo, sour cream and basil. Spread over salad, completely covering top of salad (gently spread the mayonnaise mixture over the entire salad, sealing to the edges to lock in the taste).

Cover.

Refrigerate at least 5 hours. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the bacon just before serving.

Vegetable Salad 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup cider vinegar 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 (16 ounce) can French style green beans, drained 1 1/2 cups thawed frozen peas 1 (28 ounce) can white shoepeg corn, drained 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimentos, drained 1 cup chopped celery 1/2 green bell peppers, diced 1 bunch green onions, chopped 1 small red onions, diced Mix 1 cup sugar, vegetable oil, pepper, and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cool. Toss dressing with remaining ingredients.

Chill for at least 8 hours.

Citrus Sesame Noodle Salad 1/2 lb whole wheat spaghetti, broken in half 1 1/2 cups snow peas, snapped in half 1 small summer squash, cut into thin strips 1 cup carrots, shredded 1 cup bok choy, shredded 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds 1 to taste orange sections (to garnish) 1/4 cup fresh orange juice 2 tablespoons honey 4 teaspoons white wine vinegar 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 cup olive oil Cook the pasta according to the package directions and drain it. Immediately rinse the pasta under cold running water and drain it again.

In a large bowl, toss together the pasta, snow peas, summer squash, carrots, and bok choy.

To make the dressing, combine the orange juice, honey, vinegar, sesame oil, and salt in a small bowl and vigorously whisk the mixture. Slowly pour in the olive oil, whisking all the while.

Pour enough dressing over the pasta and vegetables to coat them lightly, then toss them again.

Just before serving, top the salad with orange sections and a sprinkling of toasted seasme seeds.

Place the steak in a large zip top bag, or nonmetal dish with the garlic, juice from 1/2 of one of the limes, and 3 tbsp olive oil, set aside to marinate while you make the dressing and prepare the salad.

For the dressing: Combine the juice from 1 whole lime, the remaining 3 tbsp olive oil, vinegar, chili powder, cumin, paprika, and the pinch of sugar. Set aside.

Pan fry the steak, or broil, until cooked to your liking on the inside. Remove from the pan, let it sit for a few minutes, then slice into thin strips Toss the green onions with the salad greens and arrange on serving plates.

Pour some dressing over the greens, reserving some for topping the salad later.

Put some beans, avocado, and tomatoes over the greens next, topping with the chili, cilantro and corn.

Arrange the steak over the greens, then add some crushed chips over that.

Divide the rest of the dressing over the salads, serve immediately.

Famous Coleslaw 8 cups finely diced cabbage (about 1 head) 1/4 cup diced carrots 2 tablespoons minced onions 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup milk 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup buttermilk 1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice Cabbage and carrots must be finely diced Pour cabbage and carrot mixture into large bowl and stir in minced onions.

Using regular blade on food processor, process remaining ingredients until smooth.

Pour over vegetable mixture and mix thoroughly.

Cover bowl and refrigerate several hours or overnight before serving.

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Heartland Express - Government

July 22, 2010

Oil, Energy, and Economy

by Congressman Adrian Smith Grand Island Office 1811 West Second Street, Suite 105 Grand Island, NE68803 Phone: (308) 384-3900 Fax: (308) 384-3902

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Nearly 100 days ago, the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil facility experienced a catastrophic explosion, eventually leading to the largest oil spill in our nation’s history. Since that time, we have seen challenges and setbacks to the cleanup effort.

There is no argument to the need to focus on permanently capping the well, making sure the oil is cleaned up, and ensuring the people of the Gulf States receive the support they need. We also must discover what happened so we can make the informed and complete reforms needed to ensure American offshore drilling remains the safest in the world.

Unfortunately, some in Congress will use any opportunity – even a tragedy as devastating as this – as leverage to increase federal spending by billions on unrelated programs, such as a solar panel in Nevada or a wind turbine in Montana.

Others have jumped on the opportunity to pass new laws, regulations, and rules on matters totally unrelated to the oil spill or offshore drilling.

Recently, Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a new moratorium on offshore drilling, despite a court ruling knocking down a similar proposed measure earlier this year.

This latest attempt to impose a moratorium on offshore drilling only will cause further harm to Gulf State economies. The federal government needs to focus its attention on stopping the leak, cleaning

up the oil and helping the impacted communities.

We should not make knee-jerk reactions which threaten jobs, the economy, energy independence and national security.

The Democrat leadership in the Senate is pushing its version of climate change and energy legislation, including language written by Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT), commonly referred to as cap-and-trade.

The cap-and-trade climate bill seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the price of energy to the point Americans will be forced to reduce their use. Specifically, the Environmental Protection Agency would set up a cap-and-trade system under which emissions allowances are sold to businesses, utilities, and other energy producers. The cost then would be passed onto consumers in the form of higher gas prices, utility bills, and other hidden energy charges – a move which would be particularly devastating to our nation’s farmers and ranchers as agriculture production is an energy intensive industry.

I firmly opposed cap-and-trade for a number of reasons, not the least of which is it would decrease net farm income by an average of $23 billion per year as a result of the increased energy costs. In these tough economic times with much of our nation facing an uncertain economic future, Congress should not rush to pass new laws which

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will stymie our economic growth, cost American jobs, and continue to place families and communities in no-win situations.

I am a co-sponsor of the American Energy Act, which encourages clean and renewable sources of energy such as nuclear power, solar, and wind. It also lowers fuel costs and creates jobs. I also have worked to modernize our nation’s electrical grid to ensure energy created in one area of the United States can be transported efficiently. These are the types of solutions we need to develop American-made energy.

Cap-and-trade won’t cap the oil spill. Congress should be acting to improve the situation in the Gulf, not make it worse and drag our economy down with it. We need an energy policy which doesn’t pick winners and losers. Instead we must adopt an ‘all-of-the-above’ approach to energy – one which includes safe and secure offshore oil and natural gas production and advances technologies to develop alternative sources of energy such as wind- and hydro-power.

By developing American energy, we can ensure our economy recovers, lessen our dependence on foreign oil, and prevent such tragedies as the one which has unfolded in the Gulf of Mexico these past three months.

EPA Decision Threatens Economic Growth and Energy Independence

by Senator Ben Nelson Omaha Office 7502 Pacific St.,Suite 205 Omaha, NE 68114 Phone: (402) 391-3411 Fax: (402) 391-4725

Given the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, it’s good to know you don’t have to drill a mile down to reach ethanol. It’s growing all around us, which is good for Nebraska, the second largest ethanol-producing state in the nation and getting bigger all the time.

I had the honor of speaking at the expansion of an ethanol plant last week as Nebraska continues doing its part to quench our growing thirst for this clean fuel that is doing so much in America’s battle for energy security. It’s unfortunate that delays by the federal Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency are needlessly jeopardizing our made-in-America ethanol industry.

Another Delay from the EPA The EPA recently delayed its decision on whether to allow an increase in the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline from 10 percent to 15 percent. The question has been under EPA review for over a year and a decision already has been delayed a number of times before.

It’s very disappointing and will also slow down development of next generation American renewable energy at a time we are striving to be more energy independent. This also puts jobs in

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Nebraska and the U.S. at risk, and prevents compliance with a federal Renewable Fuel Standard.

It thwarts our efforts to take the next step in the development of cellulosic and future generations of biofuels needed to meet that 2022 requirement.

While the EPA sits on its hands, ethanol producers will soon hit the E10 cap or ‘blend wall,’ producing more ethanol than can be used under current restrictions. This is yet another delay on a decision that was supposed to have been made in December of last year.

Delay Puts Energy Security at Risk The EPA’s move needlessly continues our reliance on foreign sources of fuel, rather than replacing imported gasoline with ethanol produced from fields across Nebraska and elsewhere. It prevents us from further developing high-paying green jobs in our small communities that will reinvest in our rural economy.

And we are missing an important opportunity to improve our environment, with clean-burning ethanol that produces 59 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline—a statistic that will likely improve with the continued development and efficiencies of second generation biofuels.

I’ve made these points to federal officials and

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will do so again this week when I meet with Energy Secretary Steven Chu and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. I’ve also pointed out what they should already know that a 15 percent blend is not a problem. All they need to do is look to Brazil to see that. Brazil currently blends ethanol with gasoline at a rate of 20-25 percent with no damage to vehicle engines.

EPA Should Speed Things Up The EPA has indicated in the past that it will raise the blend, but it needs to move more quickly if we are to meet a Congressional mandate that calls for more ethanol use. I made that point in a letter to the President because the mandate simply cannot be achieved unless a 15 percent blend is allowed.

The mandate requires refiners to blend 12.9 billion galls of biofuels this year, of which 12 billion comes from ethanol. The amount grows in future years to 36 billion gallons by the year 2022 with a significant amount coming from ethanol.

The ethanol industry has worked very hard to help our economy and our battle for energy independence. Now the EPA and the Energy Department need to do their part and get in gear, not just stay in neutral.

Updated Financial Regulatory Bill Misses The Mark On Reform

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

Why I Will Oppose The Kagan Nomination In preparation for the upcoming Senate floor consideration of the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court approaches, I have listened to her hearing before the Judiciary Committee and carefully reviewed her record. Just as I did before my vote on Justice Sonia Sotomayor, I carefully considered her view of the Court's role in our government, and whether she is capable of administering justice as a neutral umpire. Based on her admiration of self-proclaimed activist judges and a career driven by political factors above legal rationale, I am not confident that Ms. Kagan would resist the urge to legislate from the bench.

As an advisor in the Clinton White House, she advocated for keeping partial-birth abortions legal. She inserted her own personal views in place of science by editing the scientific conclusions of a medical group, which ultimately convinced the Supreme Court in 2000 to strike down Nebraska's ban on this horrific procedure. Setting the law

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aside in favor of a preferred political agenda, she also advised President Clinton to support abortion-relation amendments that legal counsel at the Department of Justice had concluded to be unconstitutional.

Ms. Kagan has stated she is “not sympathetic” to Second Amendment rights. The right to lawfully own and use firearms is a Constitutional guarantee which judges must seek to protect, not compromise or dismiss lightly. I will not support Supreme Court candidates with such troubling views on this fundamental right.

It is also disconcerting that as Dean of Harvard Law School, she denied full access to military recruiters on campus in defiance of federal law during a time of war. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously against Kagan’s position in 2006.

Furthermore, she appears to believe that the interstate commerce clause has virtually no limits, allowing the federal government to require basically anything of its citizens. During her nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary

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Committee, Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma posed a hypothetical situation: What if Congress, for whatever reason, passed a law requiring all Americans to eat three fruits and vegetables per day? Even in this hypothetical instance, Ms. Kagan declined to state whether she would deem such a law unconstitutional. Justices must recognize the importance of defending individual rights and freedoms. Ms. Kagan’s struggle to articulate any limits on federal power are troubling and provides insight into how she would rule on the constitutionality of the individual mandate embedded within the recently-passed health care law.

Confirming Supreme Court Justices is one of the most important jobs of the U.S. Senate. The American people deserve a justice who will support and defend individual rights. Unfortunately, Ms. Kagan’s activist judicial philosophy and her record of allowing political and personal considerations to drive her legal views make her ill-suited to serve on the nation’s highest court.

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Announced this week is a three-year $625,315 cost-share program for soil moisture sensors. The first-year grant under the NRCS Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative is for $250,126.

The project comes on the heels of a five-year, $5 million LRNRD project to pay incentives to landowners willing to retire irrigated acres.

First-year funding was announced two weeks ago under the NRCS Agricultural Water Enhancement Program.

"First-year funding under both grants needs to be obligated immediately," LRNRD General Manager Mike Clements said in a press

release. "So, we are asking irrigators to go ahead and apply now in anticipation of the funding release."

Future-year funding for both programs will depend on continued availability of federal money.

Clements said a recent study of soil moisture sensors to determine irrigation application timing was funded by the NRCS and the Nebraska Corn Board and conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and cooperating farmers. On average, farmers using the sensors applied 2 inches less water per acre, with crop yields equal to or higher than identically planted fields irrigated under traditional "hand-feel" soil moisture testing methods.

LRNRD irrigators who install soil moisture sensors can receive a cost-share payment of approximately $500-$600 per irrigated field.

For the acre retirement program, payments of as much as $173 per acre per year for five years - a total of $865 - are available and can be supplemented by a one-time $400-per-acre incentive. Payments would be made in equal increments over five years.

Lower payments are available for temporary retirement of irrigation, with no supplemental incentive.

LRNRD officials conservatively estimate that more than 25,000 acre-feet of water will be saved annually, once the two programs are implemented.

Irrigators must act soon to participate in 2011.

There will be an application priority system weighted toward proximity to the Republican River and its tributaries. Details are available from the LRNRD in Alma.

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The Nebraska Grain and Feed Association (NGF) has finalized this year's Dealer Program agenda for the 35th annual summer meeting set for August 6, 2010 at Quarry Oaks golf course.

The 9:00 AM Dealers Program will kick off with the association’s president's welcome from Tim Gubbels, of North Side Grain in Laurel, Nebraska.

This year’s other distinguished speakers include Governor Dave Heineman, Senior Aide and Advisor on commodity issues and biofuels to Sec. Vilsack Sarah Bittleman, and BNSF Assistant Vice President for Agricultural Products John Miller.

The primary focus for the Dealers Program will be an open discussion on how US agriculture can contribute to the national economic recovery and sustained prosperity through opening new and expanding existing export markets. There will also be an examination of the current state of bio fuels and its impact on rural development, and what initiatives the administration may consider supporting producers and agribusiness should the lagging world economic situation persist.

Lunch, the 18 hole four-person best ball All NGF Golf Tournament and a steak fry will follow the morning Dealers Program, with the day's events winding down at approximately 5:30 PM. The Nebraska Grain and Feed Association is a nonprofit trade association comprised of private and cooperatively owned grain elevators and processing plants, ethanol plants, feed mills, grain dealers and merchandisers from across the state and region, and represents over 85% of the total commercial storage capacity in the state.

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Platte Program Progress is Piece by Piece

By Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub There's no silver bullet solution to meet the land and water conservation requirements for the three-state Platte River Recovery Implementation Program.

However, program pieces are taking shape.

Program Executive Director Jerry Kenny of Kearney said it will be easier to account for acres of wildlife habitat protected for the target species least terns, piping plovers, whooping cranes along the Central Platte River in Nebraska than the acre-feet of water credits from projects in all three states.

Farther downstream, the protected species is the pallid sturgeon.

"Some of it is more a matter of accounting. Who gets credit for what?" Kenny said. "It's all the same river."

The program was developed after the Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska governors and U.S. Department of Interior secretary signed a cooperative agreement in 1997.

The goal is to get all basin projects with federal licenses or permits, including Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District and Nebraska Public Power District, into compliance with the

Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director Jerry Kenny of Kearney visited south-central Wyoming’s Seminoe Reservoir last week as part of the 2010 Nebraska Water and Natural Continued on page 14 Resources Tour of the North Platte and South Platte basins.

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WILD SWINGS IN WATER SUPPLY GIVE WATER MANAGERS HEADACHES Continued from page 1 of Mother Nature was in 1984. "For all practical purposes, it took 27 years," he said.

Mike Jess of Lincoln, a former director of what now is the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, said the last time all North Platte Basin reservoirs were full or nearly at capacity also was in the mid-1980s.

Today, all of Wyoming's federal reservoirs Seminoe, Pathfinder, Alcova, Glendo and Guernsey - are full. Nebraska's Lake McConaughy, owned and operated by Holdregebased Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, stood at more than 93 percent full this morning.

"It's a wet year, but not a record breaker," Jess said, "... but it's dramatically different from three or four years ago."

CNPPID Civil Engineer Cory Steinke said Lake McConaughy inflows are at 2,574 cfs and releases total about 2,900, including 1,800 for Nebraska Public Power projects. Of the other 1,100 cfs, about half is for Central irrigation and the rest is spill water.

A wet late spring throughout the North Platte Basin from the Rocky Mountain headwaters to the irrigated areas in eastern Wyoming and western and south-central Nebraska, plus high flows in Colorado's South Platte River, set up what Steinke calls a "perfect storm" of water surplus conditions.

He had his first look at many of those reservoirs and river reaches as part of last week's 2010 Nebraska Water and Natural Resources tour. "When I get home, I'll have to sit down and figure out what our operations will be" through the summer and into the fall, Steinke said.

He and other water project managers have spent the past two months continually adjust-

ing their projections and management plans.

Lawson said snowmelt data in April made it reasonable to plan for average or slightly below-average water supplies. So, water for the Panhandle irrigation districts was moved from Pathfinder Reservoir to Glendo Reservoir, upstream of the Nebraska state line, and into storage at the Inland Lakes north of Scottsbluff.

"Then at the last minute, if it changes, what do you do?" he said.

Water managers found out in May and June when big snows and rains came. Suddenly, runoff was headed toward 177 percent of average above Seminoe Reservoir, the first big impoundment on the North Platte River.

Meanwhile, rainfall downstream delayed demand for irrigation water deliveries.

"We had the upper basin go nuts on us. We had the lower basin go nuts on us," Lawson said. "And no one downstream would take water."

It then became a chess game of moving water around without causing flooding at bottlenecks such as Lewellen, where the North Platte River flows into Lake McConaughy.

"I'll tell you my contingency plan," Lawson said. "No sleep for a month."

One thing keeping him up at night was knowing how many homes, businesses and public venues now sit along the river, which has a diminished carrying capacity in many areas because of invasive vegetation.

Lawson estimated that without the dams, 23,000 cfs could have reached Casper. "They say flood stage is 9,000 cfs," he said.

He said the wall of unrestrained water could have grown to 30,000 cfs at Scottsbluff and grown even larger at Lewellen.

"Everybody wants to live on the river. ... This year, we released high flows, but nothing like what we might have to do someday," Lawson said. "Mother Nature is going to do it, and we're going to have major problems."

Lake McConaughy, the last big reservoir in the Platte system, held 1,591,000 a-f this morning and stood at elevation 3259.9. Capacity is 1.7 million a-f and elevation 3265.

As an example of how fast the water supply picture changed, Steinke said Lake McConaughy had record low March inflows this year.

After years of managing Central's water supplies for drought and irrigation allocations, this is his first experience with a full reservoir.

"I've saved every drop since I started, and now I'll be releasing water down the river," Steinke said.

The good news is there's plenty of water for irrigation, hydropower production, recreation and wildlife habitat needs. He said there will be a full irrigation water supply for Central customers for the next two years, no matter what the weather brings.

However, a full reservoir creates its own operations issues.

Steinke sees releases of excess water down the river as a waste because it can't be stored or used to generate hydropower. He also must plan ahead to meet a federal license requirement that Lake McConaughy not exceed elevation 3260 from October through April and to make room for 2011 spring runoff.

"You can't be sitting right at full if there's a possibility of water coming down from upstream," he said.

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PLATTE PROGRAM PROGRESS IS PIECE BY PIECE Continued from page 9 Endangered Species Act. NPPD Water Resources Manager Brian Barels of Columbus said that without the program, each project would be evaluated for ESA compliance individually.

"We need to look at the system in a holistic manner," he said.

The first 13-year increment goals are to protect 10,000 acres of land in Nebraska's critical habitat area and reduce Platte River depletions by 130,000-150,000 acre-feet.

Kenny said the program now has more than 6,000 of the land acres protected through purchases or contributions by program participants. More than half of the total so far comes from NPPD's 2,650-acre Cottonwood Ranch between Elm Creek and Overton and from a state of Wyoming property southeast of Kearney.

The goal is to create habitat complexes.

"We've made commitments in some areas, so now it's a matter of filling gaps and getting the complexes up to size," Kenny said, which will take time. "... It's gotta be the right stuff (habitat), and it's gotta be in the right place."

Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming each carry a "No New Depletions" plan for its share of the water goal. The key target is to roll back water uses to 1997 levels.

Colorado's main project along the South Platte River is using water detention cells at the Tamerack Ranch State Wildlife Area near Crook to hold groundwater when there are excess target flows in the river and allow it to seep back to the river during deficits.

Wyoming's "three-brick plan" involves raising the spillway height at Pathfinder Dam to regain some reservoir capacity lost over the years to sedimentation.

Kenny said the first phase of the Tamerack project is operational, and Wyoming officials are ready to do the Pathfinder construction when high water in the reservoir recedes.

Barels said Nebraska's water plan also fits LB962 goals to roll back water consumption in overappropriated areas of the Platte Basin west of Elm Creek and offset any new uses in the fully

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Nebraska projects include an environmental account of water stored in Lake McConaughy and managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and projects to remove invasive species - saltcedar, phragmites, Russian olive - that consume water and choke river channels.

The Grand Island-based Central Platte Natural Resources District has purchased perpetual leases from landowners in the overappropriated areas of the district when the landowners are willing to retire irrigation from land along the river. Water credits also are "banked" as offset credits for new water uses.

Kenny said the program and partners such as NRDs and irrigation districts are doing feasibility studies of reservoir projects northwest of Elm Creek and near CNPPID's J-2 return east of Lexington. Irrigation canals could be used to take water to the reservoirs when there are excess river flows to be held for release in shortages.

Groundwater recharge near the reservoirs also would benefit the river.

Another river augmentation plan being explored by the Holdrege-based Tri-Basin NRD is to pump groundwater into existing drainages to the Platte River.

The estimated program cost is $317 million in cash and in-kind credits for land and water. Cash contributions are: federal government, $157 million; Colorado, $24 million; and Wyoming, $6 million.

All of Nebraska's program credits are for in-kind contributions.

Barels said all the water planned for the program is valued at $120 million and the land contributions are worth $10 million.

"Will there be a second, third or subsequent increment? Nobody knows," he said. The "adaptive management" component requires projects to be monitored to determine if they're meeting program goals.

Also, Barels said, any one of the four program partners can decide to withdraw.

"Some of the milestones and goals are pretty concrete for the first increment, land and water.

Some of the goals for the species are a little fuzzy," Kenny said.

One measure of success is project and program sustainability in wet and dry times. Also considered will be the amount of management required to maintain projects.

"The idea that you create it and just walk away is not realistic," Kenny said.

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Long after Nebraska's irrigation wells are turned off in late September, many northeast Colorado wells in the South Platte Basin are just getting ready to pump throughout the fall and winter.

They're a big part of streamflow augmentation projects serving two needs.

One is to meet Colorado's streamflow augmentation commitments for the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program.

The other is to offset irrigation water use

by South Platte Basin farmers.

Nearly all the wells and surface water ditches from Greeley, Colo., east to the Nebraska state line run water throughout the irrigation off-season. Jon Altenhofen of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District based in Berthod said the goal is to fill aquifers so that junior water right holders can irrigate the following summer.

An example of how an offset system works is operating at the Tamerack Ranch near Crook, about halfway between Julesburg and Sterling. The ranch is a 10,696-acre state wildlife management area along the South Platte River.

Altenhofen said work on the first phase of the "Tamarack project" began after Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and the U.S. Department of Interior signed a 1997 cooperative agreement for a basinwide program to address endangered species habitat issues along Nebraska's Central Platte River.

From November to January, nine wells spaced 1,000 feet apart near the South Platte River pump water into holding cells depressions in the landscape that fill with water - at different distances from the river.

It's the time of the year when river flows generally exceed the targets set at Grand Island.

Altenhofen said seepage into the groundwater is timed so that the water reaches the river in February and March, when there is a need for higher flows for the critical wildlife habitat in Nebraska.

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Weekly Ag Market Breakdown

County Grain Prices as of 7/20/10 Location

Corn

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New Corn

$3.35 $3.16 $3.34 $3.29 $3.29 $3.31 $3.36 $3.38 $3.17 $3.35 $3.23 $3.38 $3.34 $3.32 $3.23 $3.45 $3.32 $3.52 $3.42 $3.33 $3.24 $3.22 $3.32 $3.37 $3.33 $3.21 $3.45 $3.38

$3.46 $3.36 $3.42 $3.51 $3.40 $3.45 $3.45 $3.52 $3.35 $3.46 $3.47 $3.52 $3.52 $3.40 $3.47 $3.49 $3.55 $3.49 $3.35 $3.41 $3.41 $3.32 $3.44 $3.37 $3.41 $3.50 $3.42 $3.46

$3.34 $3.46 $3.42 $3.29 $3.30 $3.11

$3.48 $3.45 $3.51 $3.34 $3.38 $3.23

671 Northern Above Oil Flowers Above Spring Wheat

Beans

New Beans

$9.57 $9.48 $9.73 $9.46 $9.48 $9.59 $9.63 $9.74

$8.99 $8.83 $8.98 $8.74 $8.91 $8.92 $9.20 $9.06

$9.54 $9.46 $9.74

$8.96 $8.74 $9.06

$9.50 $9.46 $9.57

$8.97 $8.74 $9.00

$9.61 $9.43 $9.53 $9.49 $9.73 $9.28 $9.65

$9.00 $9.23 $8.91 $8.79 $8.78 $9.19 $9.05 $9.03

$9.59 $9.58

$9.07 $9.05

$9.08 $9.42 $9.56 $9.43

$9.03 $9.08 $8.93 $8.98 $8.98

Wheat

New Wheat

$4.70

New Milo

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$3.33

$2.97

$3.02

$2.97

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$3.17

$3.22

$3.06

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$2.79 $2.92 $2.89

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Crop Basis Charts from Reporting Locations as of 7/20/10 Corn Basis

Soybean Basis

Wheat Basis

Sorghum Basis

$4.34 $4.20 $4.50 $4.20

$28.0030. $15.60 $5.44

$4.70 $4.54

Pinto $26.00 Oil Flowers (new) $15.05 Spring Wheat(new) $4.65

Corn Corn trade has slipped down off our recent highs due to better weather outlooks. The weekly net change is 15 lower on the September contract and December is down 14. The outside market influence has been neutral; crude is lightly higher, the dollar is 78 higher, and the DOW is steady. It still feels like the outside market influence is supportive for now. On the weekly condition and progress report, the crop ratings came in 1% worse than last week at 72% good to excellent; this is still 1% better than last year. The progress number had pollination at 65% versus the 47% 5-year average. The speed of the crop overall makes July 15-29 the key pollination dates. It will be warm but not damaging in my opinion, which limits upside. This is also illustrated by our action this week. The weekly export sales came in at 614,100 tons of old crop and 540,900 tons of new crop; combined, this was just above expectations. Hedgers call with questions, prices are now back up in the upper part of the yearly range so there are chances to get PUT options in place at good levels or get additional sales in place. In the big picture our range expectations have risen based on the USDA reports the past three weeks. Now the recent lows and about 25 cents above them is a low side and trade at $3.90-4.20 is an upside type range expectations for the nearby board.

Support: Resistance

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Sept 10 364 399

Dec. 10 377 412

September 2010 Corn (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . .3.784 High . . .3.812 Low . . . .3.764 Close . . .3.796 Change +0.056

$3.13 $3.05

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Wheat

Soybeans

Wheat trade has been choppy this week, but the market has hung onto the recent gains well with world weather and production concerns keeping big sellers away. The weekly net changes are 1 higher in Chicago, KC and Minneapolis are both up 2. On the chart, there is psychological resistance at $6 on the Chicago September contract, which held the past few days, but no serious sell off giving the bias we will take it out before the week is out. On the weekly crop progress report, winter wheat harvest was listed at 71% complete, up 2% from last year but 3% slower than the average pace.

Spring wheat was at 87% headed, 7% ahead of last year but 4% slower than the 5-year average.

Spring wheat conditions were down 1% to 82% good to excellent. The weekly export sales were reported at 382,100 tons for the 10/11 year, which was near the low side of expectations. No 11/12 wheat sales were reported. Hedgers call with questions, continue to look forward at the carry in the futures for opportunities in 2011 and 2012 and I believe we need to get hedges in place on this move for next year. The uncertainty in regard to when this bull run will be over remains in place due to the short squeeze going on. The big move the past several years helps leave an open door for higher prices. It is still hard to access the bullish scenario because the world production issues have not turned into export commitments at this time.

Soybean trade appears to have topped out, but we remain near the recent highs. The weekly net changes are 8 lower on the September contract and November is down 7. Meal is $5 lower and oil is down 3 points. On the weekly condition and progress report, blooming was reported at 60% versus the 56% 5-year average. We have 18% of the crop already setting pods which is 3% ahead of the 5-year average. Crop ratings were up by 2% to 67% good to excellent; the ratings have limited upside.

There continues to be weather concerns with warmer extended forecasts. Also the outside market action will be important the rest of the month.

The important soybean weather is about now through mid August, with the next month following somewhat important. Even if it gets dryer and warmer in August I believe the moisture to date has been good and the ending soybean yield should be pretty good. The weather pattern and market talk has been more about threatening future and okay to good actual weather. This pattern makes me suggest we do extend hedge coverage if you are light on sales, but the downside risk in terms of the rest of this month should be fairly limited.

Hedgers call with questions.

Support: Resistance

Chicago 561 611

K City 577 623

Minneapolis 586 635

September 2010 Wheat (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . . .5.844 High . . . .5.930 Low . . . .5.822 Close . . .5.882 Change .+0.112

Support: Resistance

Nov 952 1000

Dec Meal 274 298

Dec Oil 3815 3981

November 2010 Wheat (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . . .9.770 High . . . .9.824 Low . . . .9.700 Close . . .9.784 Change .+0.054

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Mid-States Rodeo Standings As of 7/21/2010

Barebacks 1 Corey Evans $4,471.64 2 Ty Kenner $4,095.00 3 Ira McKillip $2,377.48 4 Justin Sprague $479.40 5 Nick Eichelberger $190.12 Saddle Broncs 1 Travis Schmitz 2 Seth Schafer 3 Chase Miller 4 Ty Kenner 5 Derek Kenner 6 Wyatt Barstow 7 Wyatt Smith 8 Tanner Olson 9 Peyton Ramm

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Bull Riding 1 Dewey O'Dea 2 Kevin Connelly 3 Denver Jochem 4 Clint Connelly 5 Jason Schwindt 6 Dusty May 7 Heath Zuellner 8 Adam Wimer 9 Josh Call 10 David Mast 11 Brandon Faimon 12 John Teppert 13 Rod Doffin 14 Andrew Soucie 15 Rhett Harper

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Calf Roping 1 Dustin Schrunk 2 Jay Hollenbeck 3 Troy Pruitt 4 Ray Brown 5 Garrett Nokes 6 Travis Lymber 7 Rocky Tibbs 8 Clete Scheer 9 Tee Cross 10 Riley Pruitt 11 Matt Elliott 12 Casey Redman 13 Chip Wilson 14 Billy McCall 15 Tyler Kimmel 16 Jon Wooters 17 Miles Garwood 18 Todd Graff 19 Terry Graff 20 Cody Larson

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45 & Over Calf Roping 1 Don Kocis $2,301.73 2 Greg Lanka $2,274.49 3 Joe Kimmel $1,650.65 4 Bill Peterson $1,504.26 5 Arden Garwood $1,489.61 6 Troy Pruitt $1,378.37 7 John Bartlett $1,032.92 8 Greg Swim $1,021.00 9 Brad Hollenbeck $698.40 10 Charlie Kenney $675.56 11 Rex Bridgman $634.86 12 Kirk Barr $546.14 13 Carl Martin $512.06 14 Tuffy Larson $405.95 15 Kendall Reidiger $329.00

16 Roger Kraus 17 Larry Radant 18 Todd Graff 19 Larry Tierney 20 Jim Larson

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Steer Wrestling 1 Dan Barner 2 Jeff Richardson 3 Jarrett Rasmussen 4 Tyson Cox 5 Gabe Taylor 6 Trevor Haake 7 Brent Hurlburt 8 Garrett Nokes 9 Mike Stephen 10 Josh Fanning 11 Taylor Davis 12 Bump Kraeger 13 Justen Nokes 14 Wade Taylor 15 Steve McKay 16 Bryce Stoltenberg 17 Jeff Johnston 18 Linn Churchill 19 Joel Johnston 20 Jake Hasting

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Team Roping - Header 1 Chris Cover $4,630.75 2 Dustin Chohon $3,732.39 3 Jeff Johnston $3,171.76 4 Travis Warren $3,144.41 5 Derek Underwood $2,973.24 6 Jeff White $2,475.06 7 Brian Dunning $1,929.64 8 Arwin Mikkelsen $1,868.95 9 Dusty Forre $1,857.78

10 Andy Miller 11 Jimmy Harrison 12 Jerry Buckles 13 Ken Kohl 14 Jake Cole 15 Travis Lymber 16 Jeff Richardson 17 Troy Whited 18 Jered Hallaway 19 Brady Wakefield 20 Johnny Jeffrey

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Team Roping - Heeler 1 Monte Jamison $4,647.11 2 JW Beck $4,054.15 3 Dalton Pelster $3,805.66 4 Levi Tyan $3,744.94 5 Quincy Opela $3,171.76 6 Tee Cee Wills $2,973.24 7 Bret Trenary $2,475.06 8 Chance Frazier $1,929.64 9 Garrett Nokes $1,849.12 10 Troy Hermelbracht $1,536.02 11 Mark Swanson $1,485.78 12 Todd Hollenbeck $1,288.37 13 Dustin Harris $1,154.11 14 Josh Cole $945.47 15 Russ Wubbenhorst $878.64 16 Shawn Barnett $826.89 17 Jared Bilby $817.57 18 Justin Vogel $785.70 19 Todd Pinneo $724.15 20 Molly Hermelbract $680.41 Break Away 1 Ginalee Tierney 2 Jamie Elwood 3 Lori Tierney

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Barrel Racing 1 June Holeman $4,667.18 2 Martee Pruitt $3,459.32 3 Chancy Scheer $3,116.77 4 Rachel Reichenberg $2,765.37 5 Jessica Leach $2,626.11 6 Samantha Flannery $2,186.75 7 Marci Bartlett $1,921.68 8 Hilary Van Gerpen $1,693.25 9 Lori Wendell $1,643.74 10 Rhonda Richardson $1,517.51 11 Roberta Jarvis $1,423.83 12 D'Ann Gehlsen $1,104.69 13 Kelly Schrunk $1,103.62 14 Dori Hollenbeck $998.55 15 Tracy Paulsen $827.01 16 Michelle Deck $732.46 17 Lindsey Simonton $723.96 18 Deb Christy $505.34 19 Sandra Hart $496.47 20 Robin Beck $485.23

Mixed Team Roping 1 Dori Hollenbeck 2 Hillary Van Gerpen 3 Ginalee Tierney 4 Kelsey Knust 5 Jamie Martin 6 Melanie Radant 7 Meka Melvin

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All Around - Men 1 Ty Kenner 2 Garrett Nokes 3 Troy Pruitt 4 Jay Hollenbeck 5 Travis Lymber 6 Jeff Richardson 7 Brent Hurlburt 8 Rocky Tibbs 9 Matt Elliott 10 Wyatt Barstow

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All Around - Women 1 Chancy Scheer 2 Jamie Elwood 3 Ginalee Tierney 4 Hilary Van Gerpen 5 Dori Hollenbeck 6 Jan Brown 7 Tracy Paulsen 8 Kelsey Knust 9 Jamie Martin

$6,804.66 $5,177.93 $5,052.98 $2,826.36 $2,593.65 $1,252.32 $1,171.71 $571.30 $296.33

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RIBFEST - 4:00 p.m. in City Park.

BURN OUT CONTEST - 4:00 p.m. on road south of Atkinson Livestock Market.

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PIE BAKING CONTEST - Entries due at 12:00 Noon in Legion Building. Pie for sale at 3:00 p.m.

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NE State Rodeo Association Standings Standings as of July 14 (Unofficial)

Barebacks 1 Corey Evans $4,111.90 2 Ty Kenner $4,099.86 3 Ira McKillip $2,186.04 4 Scott Harmon $618.84 5 Lane Morrow $428.00 6 Nick Eichelberger $352.50 7 Logan Glendy $201.52 Saddle Broncs 1 Seth Schafer 2 Chase Miller 3 Travis Schmitz 4 Derek Kenner 5 Ty Kenner 6 Wyatt Barstow 7 Brett Olive 8 Jesse Hefner 9 Ryan Bestol 10 Matt Elliott 11 Zack Cox 12 Will Schaffer 13 Cory Bullington 14 Loncy Johnson Bull Riding 1 Loncey Johnson 2 Jesse McDaniel 3 Kevin Connelley 4 Jason Schwindt 5 Dewey O'Dea 6 Clint Wilson 7 Clint Connelley

$4,503.46 $4,188.49 $3,234.37 $1,830.32 $1,420.51 $1,261.62 $1,210.04 $872.34 $592.49 $456.55 $377.88 $283.97 $154.98 $131.98

$3,741.12 $3,372.99 $1,744.84 $1,665.86 $1,517.96 $1,452.10 $1,356.70

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Tennesse Nix Trey Kerner Spud Tharp Andrew Soucie Billy Stover Brandon Faimon Chase Freeman Heath Zuellner

$942.80 $908.34 $661.80 $541.72 $462.63 $244.72 $238.86 $132.54

Steer Roping 1 AB Cox 2 Wade Pearson 3 Mick Knott 4 Andy Wearin 5 Larry Tierney 6 Travis Lymber 7 Jeff Kreikemeier

$1,769.32 $1,258.80 $669.64 $488.64 $364.24 $250.88 $220.60

Calf Roping 1 Troy Pruitt 2 Chip Wilson 3 Clete Scheer 4 Garrett Nokes 5 Travis Lymber 6 Riley Pruitt 7 Jayce Johnson 8 Corey Palmer 9 Matt Elliott 10 Tim Hruby 11 Ray Brown 12 Tee Cross 13 Kevin Peterson 14 Terry Graff 15 Chisum Thurston 16 Casey Redman 17 Donnell Holeman

$2,537.08 $2,509.78 $2,490.05 $2,410.70 $1,964.05 $1,634.82 $1,297.49 $1,199.54 $1,180.41 $1,043.71 $977.36 $819.36 $778.62 $778.13 $770.49 $657.91 $637.45

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$517.33 $284.40 $217.53

Break Away 1 Ginalee Tierney 2 Jamie Elwood 3 Chancy Scheer 4 Lori Tierney 5 Lacey Holeman 6 Kirby Eppert 7 Hannah Schmitz 8 Amanda Lymber 9 BoDelle Mueller 10 Jan Brown 11 Audra Lockhart 12 Jesse Johnson 13 Andie Cross 14 Brittany Kramer 15 Jessica Wykert 16 Hilary Van Gerpen 17 Meka Melvin 18 Jessie Knott 19 Dori Hollenbeck 20 Bobbi Lorenz

$5,334.47 $3,703.49 $3,502.79 $2,396.58 $1,804.14 $1,781.58 $1,628.62 $976.63 $960.25 $879.84 $795.48 $693.37 $626.16 $567.53 $545.38 $540.26 $430.48 $430.48 $410.63 $339.53

Barrel Racing 1 June Holeman $4,669.69 2 Rachael Reichenberg $4,289.48 3 Martee Pruitt $2,919.00 4 Lorie Wendell $2,551.80 5 Rochelle Miller $2,118.04 6 Chancy Scheer $2,065.22 7 Roberta Jarvis $1,724.87 8 D'Ann Gehlsen $1,484.37 9 Mary Cecelia Tharp $1,404.25

10 Rhonda Richardson $1,358.77 11 Becky Larson $1,326.07 12 Becky Spanel $1,034.78 13 Laura Lambert $1,020.61 14 Lyndsey Simonton $952.27 15 Hillary VanGerpen $937.37 16 Deb Christy $821.28 17 Jessica Leach $702.44 18 Diane Axmann $570.59 19 Cassi Micheel $553.69 20 Courtney Simonton $385.59

Steer Wrestling 1 Tyson Cox 2 Josh Fanning 3 Jarrett Rasmussen 4 Justen Nokes 5 Adam Sawyer 6 Dan Barner 7 Trevor Haake 8 AJ Franzen 9 Gabe Taylor 10 Jeff Richardson 11 Jay Bartels 12 Gus Cross 13 Richard Coats 14 Shawn Boyle 15 Ty Lang 16 Garrett Nokes 17 Joel Johnston 18 Taylor Davis 19 Chad Johnston 20 Linn Churchill

$2,836.34 $2,250.31 $2,123.25 $1,969.95 $1,908.78 $1,844.35 $1,792.70 $1,740.64 $1,243.26 $1,173.73 $1,133.09 $1,119.77 $1,107.00 $840.05 $699.74 $628.65 $540.89 $527.90 $492.56 $453.45

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Team Roping - Heeler 1 Monte Jamison $3,297.13 2 Tee Cee Wills $3,255.35 3 Quincy Opela $3,143.51 4 Levi Tyan $3,117.77 5 Mark Swanson $2,978.99 6 Brett Trenary $2,540.86 7 Chance Frazier $2,160.53 8 Dalton Pelster $2,099.78 9 Waide Jewell $2,003.25 10 Garrett Nokes $1,271.15 11 Todd Hollenbeck $1,234.79 12 Chris Sherman $1,154.95

13 Warren Horner $1,097.12 14 Jared Bilby $860.41 15 Trevor Kirchenschlager$795.10 16 Todd Pinneo $724.15 17 Seth Haseman $685.67 18 Dakota Button $550.65 19 Shawn Barnett $532.25 20 Matt Fattig $453.60

All Around - Men 1 Justen Nokes 2 Ty Kenner 3 Garrett Nokes 4 AJ Franzen 5 Adam Sawyer 6 Jeff Richardson 7 Matt Elliott

$5,683.19 $5,520.37 $4,310.50 $3,841.28 $2,447.99 $1,705.98 $1,367.20

All Around - Women 1 Chancy Scheer $5,568.01 2 Dori Hollenbeck $737.75 3 Courtney Simonton $686.48 Rookie - Men 1 Zack Cox

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Tri-Basin Budget Reduces Tax Levy

By Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub The Tri-Basin Natural Resources District board has scheduled a public hearing on its fiscal year 2010-2011 budget at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Bertrand Community Building.

The board traditionally uses its August meeting day for a morning tour of some district projects and an afternoon meeting in one of the towns away from the Holdrege headquarters.

The proposed budget approved for hearing Tuesday calls for a property tax asking of $1,044,401 and is $223,483 less than the FY2010 tax asking of $1,267,884. The tentative levy of 4.73 cents per $100 valuation would compare to 5.97 cents this fiscal year.

The total proposed FY2011 budget is $2,662,982, or about $145,000 more than the $2,518,014 for FY2010.

TBNRD General Manager John Thorburn said this morning that most of the property tax difference is $200,000 left unspent in the FY2010 budget to pay Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District to put surface water into the Platte River to offset relatively new water uses in the NRD.

The five-year service agreement with Central was approved Tuesday, pending legal review, so payments anticipated for FY2010 won't start until FY2011. The Central board approved the agreement last week.

CNPPID will deliver up to 2,500 acre-feet of water annually to the Platte River at the J-2 return near Lexington that will be credited to Tri-Basin as an offset for river depletions from new water uses since 1997.

Tri-Basin will pay an administrative fee and water fee ranging from $35 to $76.50 per a-f, depending on the year and whether CNPPID irrigators are under allocations.

A Tri-Basin ad hoc committee of Directors Dave Nickel and Dave Raffety of Kearney, Dave Olsen of Minden, and Brad Lundeen of Wilcox was formed to explore other Platte River augmentation projects, with a focus on possible wellfield sites in Kearney County.

Middle Republican NRD General Manager Dan Smith of Curtis invited the Tri-Basin NRD Tuesday to join the Republican River Basin Coalition - Tri-Basin includes parts of the Platte, Republican and Little Blue basins.

The issue was assigned to the TBNRD Planning Committee, which will meet at 10 a.m. Aug. 12.

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Stewardship to Add Nearly $9 Million to Nebraska Economy Nebraska State Conservationist Steve Chick recently announced the results from the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) 2010 sign-up for Nebraska. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) report revealed Nebraska was fourth in the nation for acres entered in the program with 784,377 acres of cropland, pastureland, rangeland and non-industrial private forestland enrolled.

Administered by NRCS, CSP will be adding over $8.9 million annually to Nebraska’s economy from this first signup. “CSP provides our conservation-minded farmers and ranchers an opportunity to achieve an even higher level of conservation stewardship on working farms, ranches, and forest lands,” says Chick. Through CSP, contract holders get technical assistance and funding assistance for installing new conservation practices and adopting additional activities, and improving, maintaining, and managing existing activities.

Nationally, 10,630 contracts were obligated enrolling over 12.6 million total acres.

“In Nebraska, there are 573 CSP contracts with farmers and ranchers who are doing outstanding conservation work,” says Chick. “It is a privilege to be working with producers

who are committed stewards of Nebraska’s natural resources – soil, water, air, plants and animals.”

Authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill, CSP offers payments to producers who maintain a high level of conservation on their land and who agree to adopt higher levels of stewardship.

Eligible lands include cropland, pastureland, rangeland and non-industrial forestland. Individuals, entities, and Indian Tribes operating agricultural or non-industrial private forestland may be eligible for the program.

Despite this being an extremely busy time for farmers and ranchers, Chick encourages producers to start thinking about the next CSP sign-up.

“With the 2010 CSP signup completed, farmers and ranchers are advised to start preparing for the next funding opportunity which could happen as soon as this fall.”

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July 22, 2010

Platte Rights Divvy Up Snowmelt, But It's Not Easy

By Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub The Platte River is the aorta that carries lifeblood - water - to much of Nebraska. Its South Platte and North Platte branches are the other major arteries.

Nebraskans who rely on the Platte River must look far west to the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming to find the origins of their water.

"This is a different river basin than the Loup, Republican and all the others in Nebraska," said Mike Jess, former director of what now is the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources and leader of the 2010 Nebraska Water and Natural Resources Tour. "There are very few tributaries with the Platte. You can count them almost on one hand, so it really relies on snowmelt."

The South Platte starts in the Rocky Mountains south of Denver and curves northeast into Nebraska at the state line near Julesburg. There are diversions in Colorado, but no big reservoirs.

The North Platte River's headwaters are in the northern Colorado Rockies and it flows through federal Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs in Wyoming - Pathfinder, Seminoe, Alcova, Glendo and Guernsey - and Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District's Lake McConaughy.

The system also has large diversion structures and a circulatory system of canals and laterals that delivers irrigation water to hundreds of thousands of irrigated acres.

Although most of the reservoirs originally were built only as storage vessels for irrigation water and, in a few cases for hydropower production, their benefits also include recreation, flood control, municipal and industrial supplies, water for critical wildlife habitat, and groundwater recharge.

Jess said that maze of waterworks is further complicated by interstate compacts and decrees and by first-in-time-first-in-priority water rights.

More recent water supply conflicts involve the effects of groundwater use on streamflows and of on-farm conservation measures such as pivot irrigation systems on runoff that becomes return flows to the North Platte River.

Those are critical issues for Holdrege-based CNPPID because Lake McConaughy relies on return flows from the Panhandle irrigation projects as its main source of water.

Compacts and courts.

In 1923, Nebraska and Colorado officials agreed to what Jess describes as a "self-executing compact." It limits upstream water use by Coloradoans holding junior (later-issued) water rights if river flows at Julesburg drop below 120 cubic feet per second.

"In that era, that's all they were thinking about, river water," he said.

That's why there were no comprehensive water plans anticipating other water uses. No one could have imagined groundwater-surface water connections.

"You can't reverse the clock. You can't turn back the calendar. ... If you would start over, there would be a prominent part for wildlife habitat," Jess said. "That (and recreation) was absolutely ignored until the 1960s."

A 1945 U.S. Supreme Court decree governs how North Platte River water is shared by Wyoming and Nebraska.

Wyoming's Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir were built in 1909 to serve downstream irrigation projects, mostly in the Nebraska Panhandle.

Guernsey Reservoir, upstream of Torrington, Wyo., was added in 1927 to hold and regulate natural flows and Pathfinder storage water for those irrigators.

Then came the dry 1930s.

Construction of two new Wyoming reservoirs, Seminoe and Alcova, were proposed at a time when Pathfinder wasn't filling. "So there already

was tension over how to use the water," Jess said.

Nebraska officials filed a lawsuit in 1934 after Wyoming's state engineer decided to give Seminoe water the same 1902 priority date as Pathfinder water. He also was allowing unlimited Wyoming diversions that ignored the more senior water rights of downstream irrigators in Nebraska.

Recommendations of the special master in the case, Michael Doherty of Minneapolis, ultimately were approved in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Jess described as a major victory for Nebraska.

It allocated the North Platte's natural flows 75 percent-25 percent in favor of Nebraska and confirmed Nebraska water rights by saying seniority must be based on reservoir construction dates.

"He (Doherty) was striving for some sustainability here," Jess said, and based part of his recommendation on the potential productivity of land in each state.

A second mid-1980s dispute over Wyoming's plans for the Deer Creek Reservoir to serve Casper's growing municipal needs was settled by a complex water accounting agreement designed to protect Nebraska's water supplies.

But who's counting?

"Nobody trusts anybody, so everybody keeps track," Jess said.

Water accounting in the South Platte and North Platte basins is done by state engineers, Bureau of Reclamation officials and local project managers who consult daily to see if they agree on the numbers.

Jess describes the three-state Platte River Recovery Implementation Program as "the next generation of agreements" for water use in an era when the many demands often exceed supplies.

"We'll have to figure out a way to bear that burden among ourselves," he said, and avoid turning to the courts to settle every dispute.

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By Katie Bradshaw, The Scottsbluff Star-Herald The cattle are steadily gaining weight, and the local ranchers who own them are pleased.

There's one subtle difference in this Wildcat Hills ranching practice from years past. While maximizing the health of the cattle and the land remains a goal, the cattle are now part of a plan to enhance wildlife habitat. This ecologically optimized landscape is an asset for multiple users, such as hunters, hikers and birdwatchers.

The Bead Mountain and Murphy tracts are owned by Platte River Basin Environments Inc. and The Nature Conservancy, respectively, and are open to the public. PRBE has developed a management plan that includes three objectives: to improve ecological conditions, optimize biodiversity and "continue the livestock grazing heritage of this region."

"That's one thing we feel really strongly about is to keep that heritage," said Bob Smith, PRBE manager.

Including cattle grazing in the management plan for the PRBE properties is not a nod to nostalgia. It is critical for the ecology and biodiversity of the area.

It's logical to think that natural areas will return to their original, pre-settlement state if they are just left alone. However, that's not the case when human activity has changed an ecosystem's functioning.

The ecosystem in the Wildcat Hills developed under pressure from wildfires and grazing by large animals such as bison, elk and deer.

Humans now extinguish hazardous wildfires.

Bison no longer roam the area, and human-created structures hinder the movement of other grazers.

As a result, plant debris builds up and causes problems. It can absorb rainfall that otherwise would have entered the soil, reduce favorable habitat for wildlife and increase fire danger.

The landscape needs to be grazed, and cattle turned out on the land are more than happy to oblige.

Smith stressed that for decades, ranchers have

been good stewards of the land.

"That's why there's open space," he said.

However, developing the best possible conditions for native plant communities requires some changes.

"Historically grasses have been favored over wildflowers. All plant species will benefit under the new plan," said rangeland ecologist Pat Reece, of Gering, owner of Prairie & Montane Enterprises.

With Reece's assistance, PRBE has instituted rotational grazing to improve conditions as much as possible for native plants.

"Rotational grazing" means that all cattle are put into a single pasture during specific 15-20 day periods to allow rest periods for the non-grazed areas. The rest periods give the plants most favored by the cattle a chance to recover.

"Some species decline rapidly when pastures are grazed at the same time in consecutive years," Reece said.

Cattle can gain more weight with moderate stocking rates and rotational grazing because preferred plants are more productive.

Reece developed the rotational grazing plan for the 4,500 combined acres on Bead Mountain and Murphy ranch. He divided the land into nine primary units.

The sequence in which those units are grazed is changed every year so no unit is grazed at the same time in consecutive years. No unit is grazed more than once during the May-Sept. growth season. Once every three years, each management unit is kept free of cattle for the entire growing season to enhance plant vigor.

Water sources and fencing are tailored for both cattle and wildlife.

Water adequate for the entire cattle herd must be developed for each unit. Cattle water tanks must have "wildlife escape ladders" to prevent accidental drownings. Additional water sources are developed for wildlife. Fencing has a wildlifefriendly smooth bottom wire. Fencing around riparian areas is all smooth wire.

Smith said some of the funding for those improvements came from cost-share programs

designed to improve land to benefit wildlife.

(Landowners interested in pursuing such funds may contact Brad McKinney at 308-220-0052 or brad.mckinney(at)nebraska.gov.)

Managing PRBE's finances "is not easy," Smith said. PRBE pays full property tax, just like any landowner.

PRBE does not own cattle. Rather, the organization relies on grazing leases to local ranchers.

While PRBE earns income from these leases, the land is rented at a lower-than-average rate to compensate for the consideration given to public access and conservation management.

One of those ranchers is Adam "Hoss" Cross, of Lyman. Cross is currently grazing 400 yearling heifers in the Bead Mountain-Murphy rotation.

He began working with PRBE because he ran cattle on the Carter Canyon ranch before PRBE purchased it.

"I was a non-believer in this, but Pat Reece helped me through it," Cross said.

Reece has been hosting workshops for ranchers who want to see how the land functions under rotational grazing.

"It works really well," Cross said.

The steers he ran on the Bead MountainMurphy land last year gained 2.58 pounds per day over the summer. Cross has seen native species of grass coming back and a reduction in cheatgrass and weeds. He expects the range to get better as time goes on.

"It really makes a lot of sense to me," he said, noting that the program is good for the community, lessens the risk of wildfires, benefits wildlife and brings money in to ranches.

Smith admitted that managing the land for multiple users is a complicated undertaking. Not everyone is completely happy with compromise, but the involved parties come together to make it work.

"While I don't agree with everything these guys do, I do agree with 99 percent of it," Cross said. "If there's a problem, they work it out."

Cross emphasized that PRBE representatives are a great group to work with and are "honest people."

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July 22, 2010

Nebraska Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report Week Ending: 7/17/2010 MARKET: Burwell Livestock Market, NE; Valentine Livestock Auction, NE

Receipts: 10,625 Last Week: 14,890 Last Year: 11,320 Steer & Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Demand good and trading active. Feeder steers accounted for 53 percent of total receipts, heifers 47 percent. Weights over 600 pounds made up 90 percent of total offerings.

Weekly Ag Market Breakdown experience to provide customers and readers quality domestic and global marFuturesOne President ket analysis, news and advice. and Chief FuturesOne has Nebraska offices located Analyst/Advisor in Lincoln, Columbus and Callaway—Des David M. Fiala’s compaMoines and at the Chicago Board of ny, FuturesOne, is a full Trade. You may contact David via email service risk management at fiala@ futuresone.com, by phone at 1and futures brokerage 800-488-5121 or check FuturesOne out on firm. A primary focus of FuturesOne is to the web at www.futuresone.com. provide useful agricultural marketing Everyone should always understand the advice via daily, weekly, and monthly risk of loss and margin needed when analysis of the domestic and global martrading futures or futures options. kets. FuturesOne designs and services individualized risk management solutions and will also actively manage pricThe information contained herein is ing decisions for ag producers. gathered from sources we believe to be FuturesOne also provides advice and reliable but cannot be guaranteed. management services for speculative Opinions expressed are subject to change accounts. David and his staff at without notice. There is significant risk in FuturesOne draw on decades of markettrading futures. ing, brokerage, farming and ranching

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NEBRASKA HAY SUMMARY Week Ending 7/16/2010 Eastern Nebraska: Compared to last week, reports of confirmed sales sold steady. Reports of grass/prairie hay getting baled. Some grass hay meadows in the state continue to be soft and wet with some hay being left in the field. Ground and delivered hay steady with light to moderate movement. Dehy pellets (17%) sold steady. All prices dollars per ton FOB stack in medium to large square bales and rounds, unless otherwise noted.

Horse hay in small squares. Prices are from the most recent reported sales.

Northeast Nebraska: Alfalfa: Premium large squares 140.00-160.00. Good large rounds 75.0085.00 delivered. Oat hay Large Rounds mostly 70.00, with Medium and Large squares-80.0085.00. Grass Hay Large Rounds 70.00-75.00.

Ground and Delivered to feedlots 105.00.

Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent protein: 185.00.

Platte Valley of Nebraska: Alfalfa: Premium large squares 140.00-160.00. Good small squares 135.00 delivered. Good round bales 70.00-80.00 delivered. Oat hay Large Rounds 70.00, with Medium and Large squares 80.00-85.00. Fair round bales 50.00-60.00 delivered. Grass hay Large Rounds 70.00-75.00. Ground and delivered to feedlots mostly 105.00. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent protein: 185.00.

Western Nebraska: Trade and movement slow. Hay prices mostly steady. First cutting production near completion in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska with some second cutting started. Drier weather this past week helping production. Production in central and western Wyoming along with South Dakota well underway with some completed. Mustard weed reported to be a problem in some areas. Supplies remain good as it appears there will be some carry over this spring. All prices dollars per ton FOB stack in medium to large square bales and rounds, unless otherwise noted. Horse hay in small squares.

Prices are from the most recent reported sales.

Detailed Quotations

Western Nebraska Alfalfa Mixed Grass Premium 108.0090.00-125.00 Sm. Sqrs. 4.00/bale Wheat Straw Good 75.00-105.00 Fair 65.00-80.00 Utility 50.00-55.00 Ground & Deliv. New Crop 90.00-110.00

• St. Joseph Sheep - Week Ending Monday, July 12, 2010 • Prior Week Slaughtered Lamb Head Count -- Formula : Domestic - 13,528; Imported - 0 Slaughtered Owned Sheep: Domestic: 2,946 Head; Carcass Wt: 45 - 89 Lbs.; Wtd Avg Wt: 75.7; Wtd avg. Dressing: 50.4; choice or better; 98.5% YG 85.1% Domestic Formula Purchases: . . . .Head . . .Weight (lbs) . . .Avg Weight . . . . . .Price Range . . . . . . . . .Wtd Avg 373 . . . .under 55 lbs . . . . . .45.5 . . . . . . .240.00 - 278.39 . . . . . . . .251.42 1,296 . . . .55-65 lbs . . . . . . .59.5 . . . . . . .223.46 - 256.31 . . . . . . . .246.48 7,283 . . . .65-75 lbs . . . . . . .71.3 . . . . . . . .224.24 - 256.15 . . . . . . . .248.80 3,033 . . . .75-85 lbs . . . . . . .77.5 . . . . . . . .222.63 - 252.57 . . . . . . . .245.95 361 . . . .over 85 lbs . . . . . .90.5 . . . . . . .242.00 - 250.01 . . . . . . . .242.49

Lean hog trade dropped and then came back this week, so we have upward momentum heading into Thursday but we need to call the chart picture neutral. The weekly net changes are $.20 lower on the August contract and October is down $.07. Spillover support from the cattle pit has helped support hog trade. Cash trade has finally come back this week following the flat to weak tone the past month. This is what the futures have priced-in, but we did stretch up to a new July high on Monday. On the chart, the August contract did challenge key resistance at the 100-day up at $82.60 but quickly sold off. We have not yet broke below any support levels, so the jury is still out on our trend. Hedgers call with questions, continue to look at margins!

Support: Resistance

Aug 10 7807 8432

Oct 10 7320 7810

August 2010 Hogs (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . .80.750 High . . .81.750 Low . . .80.050 Close . .81.500 Change .+1.475

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

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

72 . . . . .461-497 . . . .483 . . .135.50-147.00 133 . . . .501-549 . . . .535 . . .131.50-145.50 95 . . . . .553-595 . . . .569 . . .128.50-140.25 501 . . . .601-648 . . . .620 . . .128.00-135.60 215 . . . .650-695 . . . .673 . . .123.25-129.50 301 . . . .701-748 . . . .721 . . .119.00-130.00 647 . . . .753-787 . . . .772 . . .115.00-125.00 430 . . . .805-848 . . . .833 . . .110.75-114.75 1218 . . .851-896 . . . .868 . . .107.25-114.85 987 . . . .916-947 . . . .928 . . .106.85-112.20 270 . . . .953-993 . . . .976 . . .105.00-107.85 257 . . .1005-1041 . . .1021 . .102.75-105.00

27 . . . . .407-448 . . . .427 . . .130.00-132.00 . . .131.19 53 . . . . .457-491 . . . .474 . . .128.25-130.50 . . .128.83 193 . . . .501-549 . . . .538 . . .121.00-130.50 . . .128.87 230 . . . .554-589 . . . .575 . . .121.50-129.50 . . .125.03 487 . . . .603-649 . . . .630 . . .113.50-126.00 . . .121.10 465 . . . .652-694 . . . .677 . . .113.50-121.75 . . .117.17 825 . . . .702-749 . . . .725 . . .109.50-118.75 . . .114.42 464 . . . .751-798 . . . .768 . . .108.60-114.60 . . .111.86 1076 . . .803-848 . . . .823 . . .105.75-110.90 . . .108.03 648 . . . .852-893 . . . .872 . . .105.85-110.90 . . .107.90 65 . . . . .908-930 . . . .910 . . .103.50-106.35 . . .106.13 15 . . . . .953-996 . . . .979 . . .100.00-102.00 . . .100.78 6 . . . . . . .1003 . . . . .1003 . . . . . .98.00 . . . . . . .98.00

. . .141.55 . . .136.29 . . .133.68 . . .131.08 . . .126.16 . . .123.95 . . .118.43 . . .113.55 . . .113.24 . . .110.41 . . .106.94 . . .104.11

Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1-2 Head . . . . . .Wt . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . .Price

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1-2

5 . . . . . . . .493 . . . . . .493 . . . . . .130.00 . . . . . .130.00 8 . . . . . . . .503 . . . . . .503 . . . . . .129.50 . . . . . .129.50 31 . . . . .579-591 . . . .583 . . .125.00-126.75 . . .126.18 12 . . . . .650-651 . . . .651 . . .111.50-120.00 . . .115.04 37 . . . . . . .731 . . . . . .731 . . . . . .112.75 . . . . .112.75 27 . . . . .783-798 . . . .788 . . .111.50-114.50 . . .113.49

Head . . . . . .Wt . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . .Price 18 . . . . . . .480 . . . . . .480 12 . . . . .503-541 . . . .525 90 . . . . .570-598 . . . .586 7 . . . . . . . .630 . . . . . .630 21 . . . . .692-696 . . . .695 5 . . . . . .730-739 . . . .737

. . . . . .121.50 . . . . . .121.50 . . .116.00-124.00 . . .119.19 . . .117.00-121.50 . . .120.03 . . . . . .107.00 . . . . .107.00 . . .105.50-108.50 . . .107.79 . . . . . .106.00 . . . . .106.00

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5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle Week Ending: 7/18/10

Confirmed: 156,562 Week Ago: 166,175

Year Ago: 157,878

Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,392 . . . . . . . .1,250-1,450 . . . . . . . . . . .92.00-95.00 1,365 . . . . . . . . . .93.53 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,351 . . . . . . .1,250-1,450 . . . . . . . . . . .92.00-94.50 1,351 . . . . . . . . . .93.58 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26,741 . . . . . . .1,050-1,440 . . . . . . . . . . .89.00-94.00 1,297 . . . . . . . . . .93.33 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 . . . . . . . .1,285-1,285 . . . . . . . . . . .93.00-93.00 1,285 . . . . . . . . . .93.00 Weighted Averages Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,933 . . . . . . . .1,150-1,300 . . . . . . . . . .91.00-94.50 1,224 . . . . . . . . . .93.84 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,004 . . . . . . .1,050-1,350 . . . . . . . . . . .91.00-94.50 1,201 . . . . . . . . . .93.46 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21,898 . . . . . . .1,060-1,375 . . . . . . . . . . .89.00-94.00 1,163 . . . . . . . . . .93.36 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 . . . . . . . .1,150-1,275 . . . . . . . . . . .94.00-94.00 1,212 . . . . . . . . . .94.00 ======================================================================================================= Weighted Averages Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (Paid on Hot Weights) (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,762 . . . . . . . . .756-950 . . . . . . . . . . .147.00-152.00 858 . . . . . . . . . . .150.22 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18,763 . . . . . . . . .744-950 . . . . . . . . . . .147.00-152.00 854 . . . . . . . . . . .150.21 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,467 . . . . . . . . .728-950 . . . . . . . . . . .146.00-152.00 883 . . . . . . . . . . .150.17 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 . . . . . . . . . .718-718 . . . . . . . . . . .145.00-145.00 718 . . . . . . . . . . .145.00 Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Weighted Averages (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,879 . . . . . . . . .713-832 . . . . . . . . . . .148.00-150.00 778 . . . . . . . . . . .149.94 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,454 . . . . . . . . .694-950 . . . . . . . . . . .147.00-152.00 766 . . . . . . . . . . .149.77 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,356 . . . . . . . . .671-950 . . . . . . . . . . .146.00-152.00 810 . . . . . . . . . . .148.90 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-

Weekly Weighted Averages (Beef Brands): Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .44,566 . . . . . . .1,320 . . . . . . . .93.42 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .34,970 . . . . . .1,179 . . . . . . . .93.43 Dressed Del Steer . . .31,066 . . . . . . .861 . . . . . . . .150.19 Dressed Del Heifer . . .13,689 . . . . . . .779 . . . . . . . .149.59

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.

Year Ago Averages:

Week Ago Averages:

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .49,548 . . . . . . .1,323 . . . . . . . .91.84 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .37,409 . . . . . . .1,188 . . . . . . . .91.95 Dressed Del Steer . . .30,390 . . . . . . .869 . . . . . . . .148.22 Dressed Del Heifer . . .16,729 . . . . . . .790 . . . . . . . .147.57

Cattle

Hogs

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1

Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1

Live FOB Steer . . . . . .47,739 . . . . . . .1,330 . . . . . . . .83.62 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .31,675 . . . . . . .1,207 . . . . . . . .83.72 Dressed Del Steer . . .33,446 . . . . . . .882 . . . . . . . .131.87 Dressed Del Heifer . . .12,753 . . . . . . .789 . . . . . . . .131.88

Support: Resistance

Aug 10 9187 9442

Aug 10 Feeder 11275 11565

Live cattle trade was higher this past week due to follow-through buying and expectations for higher cash trade. We also have the semi-annual cattle inventory numbers this Friday along with the Monthly Cattle on Feed report. The trade has a bias toward a friendly inventory report. The weekly net changes are $1.22 higher on the August contract and October is up $1.30. September feeder cattle are up $1.62. Cash trade was seen mostly at $94/$150 last week and asking prices now at $96/$154 to start the week; for now we expect trade this week to be steady trade with last week. The cutout value has firmed a

little this week; on Wednesday choice finished at 155.52 and select was at 146.50. Packer margins have been poorer the past few weeks so the cutout is finally picking up a little to support a higher market.

The packer margins were getting tight with the higher cash trade and flat to lower cutout. On the chart, the trend is up; the next area of resistance is around the $94 area on the August contract. Hedgers call with questions and look to use this strength.

August 2010 Feeder Cattle (CBOT)

August 2010 Live Cattle (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open .114.400 High .114.700 Low . .114.000 Close .114.650 Change +0.175

Open . .93.150 High . .93.600 Low . . .93.150 Close . .95.500 Change +0.375

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Tenth Annual NE Grazing Conference The 2010 Nebraska Grazing Conference on Aug. 10-11 at the Kearney Holiday Inn will offer an in-depth look at grazing, from animal behavior to grassland monitoring.

Target audience: graziers, educators, researchers, consultants and land managers in the public or private sector, policy makers, and students Two dozen speakers from four states and Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources faculty will give farmers, ranchers, wildlife managers and advisers the opportunity to learn more about obtaining economic success through grazing, enhancing wildlife habitat and conservation.

Sessions begin Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. following 9 a.m. registration and will conclude mid-afternoon the following day.

Ample time will be provided throughout the conference for participants to browse through exhibits from various companies and organizations within the grazing industry.

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Electronic Warehouse Receipt Trial System eGrain, Inc. said today that the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has agreed to a trial system that will allow grain and oilseed producers and warehouse operators participating in FSA’s price support programs to utilize electronic warehouse receipts (EWRs) for the 2010 crop year. Warehouse operators from selected counties in eight states (Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas) that issue warehouse receipts to corn, soybean and wheat producers (or their agents) for FSA commodity loans can participate in the trial system.

Banks, marketing firms and any other entities that may become the holder of a warehouse receipt in their normal course of business may also participate and eliminate the time and expense associated with physically handling paper warehouse receipts.

After successful verification through the eGrainsm System, producers will be able to use EWRs to quickly and efficiently request loans and loan deficiency payments from their FSA county office in a paperless environment. EWRs can be created, issued and transferred electronically in a matter of minutes, eliminating the cost and inconvenience of physically transporting warehouse receipts. FSA offices will be able to instantly transfer EWRs back, when the loans are

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The U.S. grain industry has been utilizing the eGrainsm System to issue, transfer and cancel EWRs since 2006 for marketing and financial transactions. "FSA’s approval of this trial system will now allow participating grain companies to make use of EWRs for all of their business processes," said Drew Earles, Vice President, eGrain, Inc. "The use of EWRs will greatly improve the efficiency of business for all participants."

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July 22, 2010

Report Brings Up Questions About Ethanol Incentives

By Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that questions the effectiveness of corn ethanol has sparked the ongoing debate about ethanol and the government's role of providing incentives for that industry's growth.

According to the Environmental Work Group (EWG), ethanol state senators are pressing to "attach a long-term extension of biofuel tax breaks to a Senate energy bill being crafted by Democratic leaders."

The Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC), currently set to expire on Dec. 31, pays oil companies $0.45 per gallon in the form of tax credits to blend ethanol with gasoline.

But the EWG said the CBO released a report on Wednesday that they say is a "sobering assessment" of corn ethanol's costs and effectiveness.

According to the CBO, the key findings from the report are:"Because the production of ethanol draws so much energy from coal and natural gas, it can be thought of as a method for converting natural gas or coal to a liquid fuel that can be used for transportation." It costs taxpayers $1.78 to reduce gasoline consumption by a single gallon by substituting corn ethanol. The Department of Energy says the retail gasoline price currently averages $2.78. So ethanol's $1.78 a gallon cost to taxpayers is two-thirds of the retail price of gasoline.

"In these times of tight budgets, growing deficits and a pressing need to make real progress on alternative energy, it makes little sense to continue lavish government support for corn ethanol, a fuel that has failed to live up to its promise as an environmentally friendly, financially viable alternative to burning oil," said Craig Cox, Environmental Working Group Midwest vice president in EWG's Ames, Iowa, office.

Cox said corn ethanol is really "agriculture policy masquerading as energy policy."

"The only beneficiaries of extending the ethanol tax credit will be large-scale industrial growers of corn " who already enjoy billions in traditional farm subsidies " and the oil companies that blend ethanol with gasoline," Cox said.

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In June, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a report detailing the $17 billion that has been spent since VEETC was passed by Congress to subsidize corn ethanol blends in gasoline.

According to the report, taxpayers' return on their investment has been a reduction in overall oil consumption equal to a 1.1 mile-per-gallon increase in fleet-wide fuel economy. The report also said that ethanol's contribution to reducing America's dependence on imported oil is even smaller " the equivalent of .6 of a mile per gallon fleet-wide.

According to EWG, "That degree of energy independence in corn ethanol could have been accomplished for free, rather than from a massive taxpayer investment, by proper tire inflation, using the right grade of motor oil, driving sensibly and better enforcement of speed limits."

According to EWG, British Petroleum (BP) and other major oil companies appear to be the main beneficiaries of VEETC. They point to a National Journal report that BP alone could stand to reap federal tax credits approaching $600 million this year for blending corn ethanol into gasoline.

But Bob Dinneen, president of the Renewable Fuels Association, said the CBO report "takes the issue of ethanol tax incentives out of context, providing no comparison to other technologies or contrasting the benefits of biofuels against the clear destruction wrought by fossil fuels."

"It may seem penny-wise, but it would be pound-foolish to dismiss the benefits of current biofuels in light of the havoc wrought by our dependence on fossil fuels," Dinneen said.

"Analyzing American energy policy cannot occur in a vacuum. To effectively address the energy, environmental and economic problems caused by our addiction to oil, we need to take a holistic approach. All comprehensive analyses demonstrate that ethanol provides a real world, cost effective tool to reduce dependence on oil and create domestic jobs. Additionally, as CBO rightly notes, ethanol also reduces carbon emissions compared to gasoline."

Dinneen said tackling the energy problems the country faces will neither happen overnight nor for free.

"It will take time and money to transition from a pollution-intensive energy economy to one relying on clean, renewable energies like ethanol," he said.

It will also take a redirection of funds away from fossil fuels to these renewable technologies, Dinneen said.

He points to a recent International Energy Agency report that found that the world spends more than $500 billion annually on fossil fuel subsidies.

Dinneen said the results have led to "geopolitical instability, economic havoc as seen by the spike in oil prices in 2008, and environmental destruction that is unfortunately on display today."

He also said that ethanol production, as technology improves, is constantly improving its efficiencies.

Dinneen said a recently published study in Biotechnology Letters found that American ethanol production has reduced water use and overall energy use by 20 percent and 28 percent, respectively, in less than a decade.

Simultaneously, he said ethanol biorefineries are increasing ethanol yields, providing a high value livestock feed, and producing additional co-products such as corn oil that can be used to further displace petroleum in products from diesel fuel to lubricants.

In a study published in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dinneen said that it was determined that advancements in farming saved the world from more drastic climate change by mitigating greenhouse gas emissions that might have otherwise occurred.

"There is no renewable technology available today that can match ethanol's ability to reduce oil use and create jobs, all while emitting fewer climate changing gases than gasoline," said Dinneen. "New biofuel technologies, like cellulosic ethanol, promise to provide even greater benefits. Unfortunately, it appears CBO has chosen to take a narrow, time constrained look at the issue and has failed to consider the much larger picture."

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Livestock Exhibitors Excited About New State Fair Facilities

By Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent If there was something new about this year's Hall County Fair, it was the massive construction project happening within the Fonner Park campus that in six weeks will become the new home of the Nebraska State Fair.

Close to where the hundreds of Hall County 4H'ers were showing their animals this year are a number of huge buildings that will make up one of the nation's premiere livestock show facilities.

And that had 4-H'ers and FFA students excited about the prospects of the Nebraska State Fair being in their backyard.

For Kendall Hostler, 17, of Prairie Wranglers 4H Club, having the State Fair in Grand Island is an exciting opportunity.

"I have been to the State Fair in Lincoln and it's a big facility, but this one will be better and I hope it will bring more people," Hostler said.

She said having it at Fonner Park will be an incentive for more youths to get involved and show livestock and hundreds of other 4-H projects.

"It will push a lot more people since it is here on our own home grounds," Hostler said.

For Beth Hoban, 17, also a member of the Prairie Wranglers, having the State Fair at Fonner Park will be "awesome."

"It will have air conditioning and that means I don't have to sweat all day long like I'm doing now," Hoban said. "It will be better facilities than what we have now. It will be nice just to see how everything turns out."

Hoban also said having the State Fair in Grand Island will be an incentive for more young people to get involved in 4-H. "I think it will open their eyes a little bit more about all the opportunities to have with all the animals and all the other opportunities that they have with 4-H and FFA," she said.

Darrek McNelis, 14, a member of the Prairie Wranglers, said the new facilities "mean new and better things coming to Grand Island, and it's

going to help out a lot of different stuff around here."

"It will give other people a chance who are too old to come here (the Hall County Fair), to do the State Fair here and show animals," McNelis said.

He also believes having the State Fair in Grand Island will be a boost for area 4-H clubs and FFA chapters.

"You have to try hard to achieve that level, but it will be harder now because there will be a lot more competition," he said.

And Hall County 4-H'ers and FFA members aren't the only ones excited about the new State Fair livestock facilities. According to Jana Hafer, State Fair livestock superintendent and marketing director, preliminary indications are that livestock numbers will be up when the Nebraska State Fair opens for business on Aug. 27 in Grand Island.

Hafer said they will get a better idea of how big livestock numbers will be on Aug. 2 when livestock entries for the fair are due and when 4-H and FFA numbers start coming in from around the state following the many local county fairs that are now occurring.

"We have indications from the youth sector that nominations are up as well, which is usually an indication that our numbers will be up," she said.

"From the amount of communications that I'm having with people and calls that I'm getting, it seems to be pointing in that direction that we will have a nice response."

And progress on the hundreds of big and little jobs that need to be completed on the new livestock facilities are coming along fine, Hafer said, as those facilities will make their grand premiere on Aug. 27 when the Nebraska State Fair opens in Grand Island.

"We are into the finishing touches," she said.

The complex that will contain the show arena, beef and sheep barn, will cover about a 300,000square-foot area. Hafer said if the entire complex would be used and full of cattle ties, that capacity would be 2,400 head. Just in the sheep barn in the

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complex, the facility would be able to hold 1,400 sheep. To dedicate the whole facility to sheep, it would be able to hold more than 2,800 head.

The swine barn is separate from the beef, sheep and show arena and has the capacity to hold about 1,600 head of hogs. The swine barn is about 80,000 square feet.

"These new facilities are much larger and are much more functional than the facilities at the old State Fair grounds in Lincoln," Hafer said. "It's really got all of the different amenities and all the different good things exhibitors are interested in and would want in a facility for those types of activities."

Hafer said the new livestock facilities are "right at the top of the scale" when compared to other larger livestock arenas across the country.

According to Kathleen Lodl, assistant dean for extension at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 4-H'ers at this year's State Fair will exhibit their projects in new buildings in a new location with amenities adding comfort and convenience for them, vendors and the public.

"4-H has always been a huge part of the Nebraska State Fair," Lodl said.

State Fair Board President Sallie Atkins of Halsey said the fair and 4-H make for a great partnership.

"Families will be so proud of their new Nebraska State Fair," Atkins said. "We just want everyone to come and enjoy. It will be so worth it."

The new fair will have climate-controlled, firstclass exhibit space, plenty of water, electricity and wash racks for exhibitor animals, and technology such as Facebook, blogs and big screens for live streaming.

The Grand Island fairgrounds feature six new buildings covering more than a half million square feet, including the 70,000-square-foot Grand Island Youth Building for 4-H and FFA exhibitions.

Along with 4-H's tradition is an emphasis on science, engineering and technology to help further the 21st century work force.

"We listen carefully to users and young people, and keep up with what the research is showing nationwide about trends and workplaces," Lodl said.

That is reflected in many new events, some scheduled the first weekend of the 11-day fair.

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4-H Fun, Teaches Important Lessons

By Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent It's county fair time in Nebraska.

Thousands of 4-H'ers across the state have spent hundreds of hours individually working on their various projects to show at their county fairs, whether it be livestock projects or the hundreds of other projects available to 4-H'ers.

While the kids will get ribbons and some will advance to the Nebraska State Fair, there's a greater award that will bring a lifetime of achievement and success for the youth by being a member of the 4-H program.

Last week, hundreds of Hall County 4-H'ers gathered for the annual Hall County Fair at Fonner Park.

One of those 4-H'ers was Rachel Wells, 16, of Prairie Valley 4-H Club. She has been a member of 4-H for more than five years.

Wells said wanting to learn more about animals was a motivating factor for her to join the 4-H pro-

gram. Also, the leadership values taught by 4-H appealed to her.

Along with the animal projects, she has also done a number of sewing and baking projects for the fair.

With the many activities available for young people today, Wells said 4-H has always been a priority for her.

"I really can't tell you why that has been," she said. "It's fun, I guess."

While 4-H'ers won't dispute the fact that being involved in the program is fun, there are many other values and life skills taught to young people through the 4-H program that will help them shape their future.

Wells said 4-H has allowed her to be more confident about herself, or as she described it, "take control" of a situation.

"If you've got a chore to do, don't argue about it, just do it," she said. "It's about doing things."

For example, Wells had a number of livestock

projects for this year's fair. That attitude of "doing things" also means accepting the responsibility that goes along with those projects.

"It's all about taking control and the responsibility that goes along with that," she said.

Those life skills learned through the 4-H program are paying dividends for Derek Vogt, 20, who is attending the University of Nebraska-Kearney, majoring in agricultural business.

Vogt, who is from Boelus, was at the Hall County Fair Friday. He became a 4-H'er when he was 8 years old.

He showed last year at the Hall County Fair.

One of the key skills learned from 4-H, Vogt said, is the social skills that come from being a member of a club.

"It really helped open me up," he said. "I learned to talk to people more."

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Schedule of Events July 26-31 - Burwell (Garfield County) Nebraska's 89th Annual Big Rodeo and Garfield County Frontier Fair, Rodeo grounds, S. NE Hwys 11 & 19. Homemaking and livestock exhibits, agricultural machinery, commercial vendors and more. Big Rodeo features professional rodeo clowns, riders and cowboys. Rodeo July 2931, 7:30pm nightly (308) 346-4200 www.nebraskasbigrodeo.com July 27-Aug 1 - Crete (Saline County) Saline County Fair, Tuxedo Park. Livestock shows, rodeo, figure 8 racing and more. (402) 826-5106 www.salinecountyfair.org July 28-Aug 1 - Humboldt (Richardson County) Richardson County Junior 4-H Fair, Fairgrounds. Youth 4-H exhibits and projects.

Kerry Fritz (402) 245-4324 www.richardson.unl.edu July 28-Aug 1 - McCook (Red Willow County) 2010 Red Willow County Fair, Fairgrounds.

Fair with NSRA rodeo Fri-Sat. Free. Debby Lafferty (308) 345-4650 www.redwillowcountyfair.com July 29-Aug 1 - Wayne (Wayne County) Wayne County Fair, Fairgrounds, W. on Hwy 35. Louis Lutt (402) 375-9335 www.thewaynecountyfair.com July 30-Aug 2 - Thedford (Thomas County) Thomas County Fair and Bull Fest, Fairgrounds. Bull fest, BBQ, parade, night golf, games and more. Alice Hodges (308) 645-2646 www.tourthomascountynebraska.com

July 31 - Ogallala (Keith County) The Dam Run - 2nd Annual, Lake Ogallala. Take part in the 5K/1M fun run/walk. Kendra Caskey (308) 284-4354 www.visitogallala.com July 31 - Ogallala (Keith County) 21st Annual Kites & Castles, Lake McConaughy, 9 mi. N. on NE Hwy 61. Annual kite flying and sand castle building contest. Food, live music and plenty of family fun. Crystal Lehl (308) 287-2673 www.visitogallala.com July 31-Aug 4 - Broken Bow (Custer County) Custer County Fair, Custer County Fairgrounds.

Exhibits, entertainment and more. Leon Myer (308) 870-2493 www.brokenbow-ne.com Aug 1-8 - Ord (Valley County) Valley County Fair, Fairgrounds on Hwy 11. Ranch rodeo, free BBQ, chainsaw carvings, exhibits and musical entertainment. Free (308) 728-5071 www.central4.unl.edu Aug 3-8 - Neligh (Antelope County) Antelope County Fair, Fairgrounds. Paintball tournaments, ranch rodeo, 4-H and FFA events, Bull-aRama, ATV mud drag, demolition derby and more.

(402) 887-5252 www.antelopecofair.com Aug 4-8 - Harrison (Sioux County) Sioux County Fair and Rodeo, Sioux County Fairgrounds. Enjoy 5 days of good oldfashioned fun with 4-H shows, 2 rodeo performances and dances. $5. Aaron Cross (308) 668-2428 www.visitnorthwestnebraska.com

July 30-Aug 6 - Chadron (Dawes County) Dawes County Fair, Fairgrounds. 4-H exhibits, tractor pulls, children's rodeo and more. Free (308) 432-4401 www.chadron.com

Aug 4-8 - Springfield (Sarpy County) Sarpy County Fair, 100 Main St. Tractor and pickup pulls, Mid-States Rodeo, demolition derby, entertainment and more. Free Rich Jansen (402) 2532453 www.sarpyfair.com

July 30-Aug 8 - Sidney (Cheyenne County) Cheyenne County Fair and Rodeo, Fairgrounds, 10955 US Hwy 30. Rodeo, bull riding, exhibits, demo derby, carnival and more. 8am11pm. David Weiderspon (308) 254-2704 www.cheyennecountychamber.com

Aug 5-14 - Lincoln (Lancaster County) Lancaster County Super Fair, Lancaster Event Center, 84th & Havelock Ave. Entertainment, livestock, strolling acts and a huge carnival for all ages. Daily, 9am-11pm, Free. Rick Hinman (402) 441-6545 www.superfair.org

Aug 5-8 - Mullen (Hooker County) Hooker County Fair, Fairgrounds. Val Simonson (308) 546-2754 www.hooker-county.com Aug 5-9 - Kimball (Kimball County) KimballBanner County Fair, Fairgrounds. (308) 2353782 www.ci.kimball.ne.us Aug 6-10 - Oakland (Burt County) Burt County Fair, Fairgrounds, 505 W. Fulton St. Free.

Norman Johnson (402) 685-5540 www.ci.oakland.ne.us Aug 6-11 - Arlington (Washington County) Washington County Fair, Fairgrounds, 23656 US Hwy 30. Concerts, parade, 4- H exhibits, antique tractor pull, demolition derby and more.

Steve Kruger (402) 478-4663 www.wcffair.com Aug 6-8 - Wilber (Saline County) Wilber Czech Festival, City-wide. Czech dancing and music, authentic food and costumes, bands, 3 parades and contests in the Czech Capital of Nebraska.

Free Mary Jean Keller (402) 821-2749 www.ci.wilber.ne.us Aug 7 - Nebraska City (Otoe County) Wine Under the Pines, Arbor Day Farm, 2711 Arbor Ave and Kimmel Orchard, 5995 G Rd. A celebration of wine, craft, beer, BBQ and music from southeast Nebraska. Grape stomp, live music, cooking demonstrations and more. Beverly Todd (402) 874-9296 www.wineunderthepines.org Aug 8 - Sterling (Johnson County) 28th Annual Deer Creek Sodbusters Antique Machinery Show, 72927 610 Ave, 4 1/2 mi. S. of Sterling. Featuring threshing, corn shelling, field harvest demonstrations, plowing, draft horses, steam and gas engines, antique tractor displays, flea market and more. Events begin at 8am., $5 Robert Wolff (402) 866-2122 www.deercreeksodbusters.org

LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS EXCITED ABOUT NEW STATE FAIR FACILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . Continued from page 26 includes a passport that participants could have had stamped at eight county fairs, as well as at the State Fair. Passport carriers are eligible for prizes at the State Fair.Geospatial and robotics contests.New insect identification contest.

"Some of these new contests are appealing to a wider range of young people, as well as the traditional areas," Lodl said."

4-H seeking Nebraska State Fair volunteers Groups, businesses and other organizations are

encouraged to sign up soon to be 4-H volunteers at the 2010 Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.

Nebraska 4-H is seeking volunteers to help with exhibits on entry day, judging, contests and serving as building hosts and greeters. Volunteers also are needed to staff the new and expanded 4-H Fairport, formerly CyberFair, and to represent Nebraska 4-H by being or escorting the Lil' Green 4-H mascot. Volunteers with livestock knowledge also are needed to assist the 4-H livestock office.

Nebraska State Fair 4-H volunteers will receive a fair pass for the day(s) they volunteer.

Transportation to and from Lincoln will be provided for volunteers on Aug. 26-27. Individual or group volunteers need to sign up by Aug. 10.

For a volunteer form, contact a local UNL Extension office or visit http://4h.unl.edu/volunteers/sfvolunteers.htm.

ELECTRONIC WAREHOUSE RECEIPT TRIAL SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continued from page 23 as collateral to cover margins and/or meet financial requirements at futures exchanges, for transferring ownership between warehouses, processors, ethanol plants and end users, and for transferring ownership through the delivery eGrain, Inc. 3 North Old State Capitol Plaza Springfield, Illinois 62701 TEL (800) 278-6799 FAX (866) 3472469 www.egrain.com EWRs are legally equivalent in every way to paper warehouse receipts and the same business processes apply to both receipt types. In addition, entities utilizing EWRs do not have to worry

about the hassles of safeguarding warehouse receipts since EWRs will never become lost. eGrain, Inc. has extensive prior experience in working with FSA beginning with the 2006 beta rice pilot program, which allowed the use of EWRs for rice price support benefits. "Our proven performance record with FSA and the grain industry should make the implementation of this trial system and the transition to EWRs an efficient process," said Earles.

The FSA is undergoing a major project to modernize and innovate farm program delivery sys-

tems (better known as MIDAS) to provide better service to customers in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s internet age through the use of web-based technologies and this EWR trial system is an intermediate process in achieving these goals.

Grain and oilseed businesses, producers, banks and other entities interested in additional information or in participating in the trial system should contact eGrain, Inc.

4-H FUN, TEACHES IMPORTANT LESSONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continued from page 27 the program is the importance responsibility plays in their life. One of the ways they learn responsibility is through the various 4-H projects they work on to show at the county fair.

"You have to feed that animal every day," Vogt said.

That sense of responsibility learned from 4-H is a lesson applied in college, he said. And the list goes on and on.

"I learned about leadership in my club," Vogt said. "I was the older one and taught the young ones how to show, how to get ready for fair and other things."

He was a member of the Town and Country 4-H Club.

In giving advice to a younger people about why they should be a member of 4-H, Vogt said, "The main thing you have to remember is to have fun.

It's not all about winning. Winning is great, but in 10 years you won't remember who won. You will remember how much fun you had. It is one of things you learn a lot from, it will always help you through life and you meet a lot of neat friends.

Your opportunities are limitless."

Molly Gruener, 16, is a member of the Doniphan Rustlers 4-H Club. She was a Clover 4-H'er and has been involved in 4-H for 11 years.

Gruener said it was her family that got her involved in 4-H. "They were very involved in 4-H and they got me involved," she said.

And that's another key aspect of the 4-H program " family involvement.

"I really enjoy being part of 4-H," Gruener said.

"I love the family involvement. Me and my sister, Kayla, really bond together doing this. It gets

everybody together."

And, like other 4-H'ers, the values the program teaches are important in life, such as hard work.

She said preparing her animals for the fair takes a lot of hard work, but it's also loads of fun at the same time.

"It takes a lot of preparation to get my animal ready and you have to stick with it," she said. "You bond with your animal and how you treat them is how they will treat you."

And Gruener already has a grasp about why those values will be important later in life for her.

"When you get a career or a job or anything, you have to know the work ethic," she said.

Her advice to a young person about joining 4-H: "It's a great idea."

"It helps you build character all around," Gruener said.

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The Heartland Express Category Index 1000 - Hay & Forage Equip

1500 - Hay and Grain

2200 - Horses

3000 - Other Equipment

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

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

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

Antique Items, Fencing, Buildings, Catchall, etc.

1100 - Tillage Equip

1800 - Livestock Equip

2300 - Other Animals

5000 - Real Estate

Tractors, Implements, Sprayers, Cultivators, etc.

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

Dogs, Poultry, Goats, Fish, etc.

Farm Real Estate, Non Farm Real Estate

1200 - Irrigation Equip

1900 - Cattle

2500 - Services

6000 - Bed and Breakfast

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

Feeder Cattle, Heifers, Bulls, Services, etc.

Help Wanted, Custom Work and Services, etc.

Your home away from home

7000 - Special Events

1300 - Grain Harvest Equip

2000 - Swine

2600 - Transportation

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

Feeders, Sows, Boars, etc.

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

1400 - Other Equipment

2100 - Sheep

2800 - Construction

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

Feeder Lambs, Ewes, Bred Ewes

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

Guide Hunts, Fishing Trips, Singles

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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 - 10 BOLT SPACERS, 36" ROW FOR JD, (308) 390-0642 NE - REBUILT KOSCH TRAILVESTER MOWERS, 14', WITH WARRANTY, $5,000.00, (308) 544-6421 IA - SICKLE MOWERS 7', $275 TO $775, (712) 299-6608 1003 - SWATHERS FOR SALE OK - NH SWATHER HDR FOR 9030 BI-DIRECTIONAL, 1116 BF, EXCELLENT, $4,500.00, (580) 829-2543 KS - '89 HONEY BEE 36' CANVAS SWATHER. GOOD COND. DUAL 18' UNITS. PTO DRIVEN DUAL HYDRAULIC PUMPS POWER PICKUP REELS, CANVASES & SICKLE DRIVES. GOES FROM ROAD TO FIELD AND BACK AGAIN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES. CURRENTLY MOUNTED ON IH 5488 TRACTOR, HAYS, KS., $12,000.00, (785) 628-8003 1005 - RAKES WANTED TO BUY NE - LH CHANNEL IRON FRAME ON NH56 OVER 56B SIDE RAKE, AND A WHEEL, (308) 587-2344 NE - 12 WHEEL V RAKE, (402) 482-5491

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HAMMOND EQUIP. MC/VISA/DISC/AMEX OR COD, BALERBELTS.COM, (334) 627-3348 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 - USED BELTS FOR VERMEER 605XL BALER CELL 308-962- 6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - JD 530 BALER, (308) 882-4588 NE - VERMEER 605K BALER, GOOD CONDITION, '07 NHBR780A; 2003 BR780 ALSO GOOD CONDITION, (402) 433-5016 OK - VERMEER 605L, 4591 BALES, TWINE & NET, EXCELLENT, $8,000.00, (580) 8292543 NE - VERMEER 2008 605M RAMP, NET, FLOATS, LIGHTS, MOISTURE SENSOR, FIRE EXTINGUISHER. APPROX. 4200 BALES ON MONITOR. EXCELLENT CONDITION! $26,950.00, (402) 433-5016

1006 - BALERS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - NH 858 ROUND BALER FOR PARTS, (402) 482-5491 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, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE., (208) 8802889 KS - HAY ELEVATORS, 2 ON WHEELS, 36' & 32'; 1 24' FLAT WITH 24' EXTENSION. ALL FOR SMALL SQ BALES. EXCELLENT., (785) 255-4579 1009 - STACKERS/STACK MOVERS FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, WWW. BALEWAGON. COM. ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE., (208) 8802889 NE - NEW FARMHAND CHAIN & SPROCKETS, (308) 467-2335 NE - JD 200 STACKMAKER, $900.00, (308) 876-2515 NE - EMERSON 13X24 STACK MOVER, ELECTRONIC SCALES, W/ OR WITHOUT HYDRAFORK, (308) 544-6421 1010 - CHOPPERS/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

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1010 - CHOPPERS/FORAGE HARVESTORS WANTED TO BUY - CONT’D NE - RECUT SCREEN & AXLE EXTENSION FOR IHC 730, (308) 995-5515 1013 - DUMP WAGON WANTED TO BUY KS - JD SILAGE WAGONS & HIGH DUMPS, ROEDER IMPLEMENT, (785) 336-6103 1014 - BALE WAGONS WANTED TO BUY KS - NH SELF PROPELLED & PULL-TYPE, ROEDER IMP, SENECA, (785) 336-6103 ID - NEW HOLLAND 2 & 3-WIDE, SELF-PROPELLED, PULL-TYPE MODELS. JIM,, (208) 880-2889 FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND'S-ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/ TRADE. WWW. BALEWAGON. COM, (208) 880-2889 NE - NH 1044, 119 BALES, GOOD, $3,500.00, (402) 545-2255 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 - JD HAYLOADER, (712) 299-6608 IA - ROTARY CUTTERS, 5', 6'& 7', $375 TO $1475, (712) 299-6608 1101 - TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY NE - MF 35, 50, 65, 135, 235, 245, OR 255 TRACTOR, (402) 678-2277 NE - BUYING TRACTORS FOR SALVAGE MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (800) 5824303 MO - AC D17'S & UP, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - IH 560 TO 1566, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - LINDSAY BRO WAGON, NEED PARTS: 6 BOLT HUB #Q563, (816) 378-2015 NE - LATE MODEL JD 4020, ANY CONDITION., (402) 369-0212 NE - FRONT WEIGHTS FOR JD 8000 OR 60 SERIES, (402) 726-2488 NE - CASE IH OR STEIGER 9240 OR 9260 RIGID FRAME 4 WHEEL DRIVE, (402) 3723009 FOR SALE IA - JD B'S 1937 TO 1950, (712) 299-6608 IA - IH NICE SUPER C W/LOADER, (712) 2996608 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, (800) 582-4303 IA - IH, NICE SUPER C W/WF, 2PT, (712) 2996608 IA - OLIVER SUPER 88D, WF, PS, (712) 2996608 IA - OLIVER SUPER 77G, WF PS, (712) 2996608 IA - IH 300U, W/HYD BUCKET, $4,500.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - JD A, 1935, (712) 299-6608 NE - 8 HOLE 15" TRACTOR FRONT WHEELS, FITS IHC, (308) 587-2344 IA - AC WC ROAD PATROL, 12' BLADE, (712) 299-6608 NE - JD 4020 W/ NEW TIRES, NEW DIESEL INJECTOR PUMP, (308) 478-5451 IA - AC WD45, WF, PS, LOADER, (712) 2996608 IA - IH-B WITH WOODS 60"PT, $2,550.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - AC-WC 1938 ELECTRIC START, $1,850.00, (712) 299-6608 NE - 5010 JD HANCOCK SELF LOADING SCRAPER, OLDER UNIT, (308) 436-4369 IA - SUP A, H, M, MTA, 350, 460, 560 TRACTORS, (712) 299-6608

1101 - TRACTORS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - 2 JD DR WH & LIFT ASSIT 7300, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 IA - C-AC W/BELLY MOWERS, $1850 TO $2850, (712) 299-6608 KS - FORD 2N WITH 5' WOODS BELLY MOWER, $3,500.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - 1971 JD DIESEL 4020, SYNCHRO SHIFT, DUAL SIDE CONSOLE HYD. , WF, 3PT, VERY GOOD CONDITION, (402) 369-0212 NE - 4430 POWERSHIFT, NEW 18. 4-38 DUAL TIRES, 3 HYD, W/11' JOHN DEERE BLADE, (308) 348-2234 KS - '84 IH 5488, 190 HP, 5378 HRS, EXC. COND. NEAR NEW GY 18. 4-38 DUAL TIRES, HEAVY DUTY FRONT AXLE, NEAR NEW GY FRONT TIRES, 3 PT. HITCH, TRIPLE HYD. YOU WILL LIKE IT. HAYS, KS., $26,000.00, (785) 628-8003 SD - 1968 930 CASE CK $2800. PTO, 3 PT, 600 HRS OVER- HAUL. POWER STEERING PUMP BAD, LOCATED WINNER, SD, (605) 431-8179 NE - IHC 504, 3 PT, (308) 544-6421 1102 - LOADERS FOR SALE IA - SEVERAL LOADERS OFF JD 3010-4020, (712) 299-6608 NE - 640 CLASSIC JD SELF LOADING LOADER WILL FIT 6400 JD TRACTOR, ALSO FITS 3020, 4020, 4450. WILL FIT ANY TRACTOR THAT HAS 20" FRAME, 6'BUCKET & 4 TINE GRAPPLE FORK & MOUNTINGS; LIKE NEW, $7,500.00, (308) 390-0642 NE - HEAVY DUTY BALE SPEAR FOR F11 LOADER, $600.00, (308) 348-2065 NE - DUAL LOADER MOUNTS TO FIT JD 4520 OR 4620. CUSTOM BUILT, VERY HEAVYM VERY NEAT, WITH CUSTOM GRILL GUARD BUILT IN. DUAL LOADER 325 OR 345, (402) 482-5491 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 FOR SALE IA - 3 PT 90" GNUSE BUCKET, $1,250.00, (712) 299-6608 1105 - DISKS WANTED TO BUY NE - 25' OR SMALLER DISK, (402) 726-2488 FOR SALE NE - DISK BLADES AND BEARINGS, (308) 587-2344 IA - 3 PT OR PULL TANDEM DISKS, 6'-18', (712) 299-6608 1106 - PLOWS AND SWEEP PLOWS FOR SALE KS - FLEX KING 4X5' SWEEP PLOW, GOOD CONDITION, $1,250.00, (620) 865-2541 IA - OLIVER PLOWS, 2 & 3 BOTTOM, PULL/3PT, (712) 299-6608 IA - 25 PLOWS, 2, 3 & 4 BOTTOM, 2/3PT, (712) 299-6608 NE - NEW FLEX KING PICKER WHEELS, (308) 995-5515 NE - CASE 308, 4-18'S WITH CONCAVE CUSHION COULTERS, LIKE NEW, $1,100.00, (308) 874-4562 NE - IH 560, 6-16'S WITH HARROW, LIKE NEW, $950.00, (308) 874-4562 1109 - PLANTERS WANTED TO BUY NE - LIFT ASSIST WHEELS FOR A JD 7300 12RN, (402) 545-2255 NE - JD 7000 CORN PLANTER ROW UNITS, (402) 372-3009 FOR SALE NE - NEW #92 IHC COVERING DISK ASSEMBLY, (308) 995-5515 NE - LIFT ASSIST AND/OR TRANSPORT KIT FOR IHC LISTER/ PLANTER, ALSO GAUGE STRIPE WHEELS, (308) 995-5515 IA - NEW & USED KINZES, SORENSEN EQUIPMENT, HARLAN, IA, (712) 755-2455 KS - INSECTICIDE BOXES FOR JD 7200, 16 ROWS, $900 OBO. DISK FURROWERS, $1600., (620) 865-2541 NE - IHC SEED DRUMS, (308) 995-5515

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1430 - OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE - CONT’D IA - AGE CATCHING UP WITH YOUR NEED TO CLIMB? WE CAN HELP WITH A HAND OPERATED SINGLE PERSON ELEVATOR 140' MAXIMUM CALL, (800) 462-3460 KS - ORTHMAN & BUCKEYE FRONT 3 PT HITCHES, $1500 EACH., (620) 865-2541 1500 - GROUND HAY FOR SALE KS - GROUND HAY AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND, DELIVERY AVAILABLE, (785) 389-5111 1501 - ALFALFA HAY WANTED TO BUY KS - GRINDING ALFALFA WANTED, (785) 389-5111 IA - QUALITY SML OR LG SQ ALFALFA OR MIXED IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE NE - ALFALFA, 4X4X8 BALES, DAIRY QUALITY, SHEDDED & TARPED, HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-962-6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD CUTTING OF ALFALFA HAY, (308) 882-4588 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 NE - CUSTOM GRINDING, GROUND HAY DELIVERIES, HAZARD, NE., (308) 452-4400 NE - HIGH QUALITY BIG ROUND & BIG SQUARE BALES. KORTY HAY. HAY ANALYSIS AVAILABLE., (888) 708-2800 OR - TEST MOISTURE. HAY, GRAIN, SILAGE, SOIL, WOOD, WINDROW TESTER. BALE STROKE COUNTER. MOISTURE READ OUT AS YOU BALE! WWW. LEHMANFARMS. NET, (503) 434-1705 1502 - PRAIRIE HAY FOR SALE IA - LARGE RD & BIG SQ BALES GOOD QUALITY GRASS HAY, DELIVERED IN SEMI LOADS ONLY, (641) 658-2738 NE - LARGE ROUND & SMALL SQUARE BALES PRAIRIE HAY, CALL EARLY AM OR LATE PM, (308) 894-6743 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 - BALED 4X8, SM SQ OR BIG ROUNDS, (620) 625-2402 KS - 2008 BROME BIG ROUND BALES, (785) 935-2480 NE - HOLT COUNTY NEBRASKA PRAIRIE HAY, CERTIFIED WEED FREE OF ALL NOXIOUS WEEDS, BIG ROUND BALES, CALL CELL: 402-394-8495 OR, (402) 336-3292 NE - CERTIFIED MEADOW HAY, BIG ROUND BALES, HORSES, CATTLE, MULCH, (308) 587-2344 NE - 117 BG ROUNDS, MAINLY GRASS MIX, (308) 436-5491 1503 - BROME HAY FOR SALE KS - HORSE QUALITY:3X3, WEED/MOLD FREE. APPROX 750LBS, NO SUNDAY CALLS, (785) 255-4579 1504 - OAT/WHEAT/RYE HAY FOR SALE NE - 150 LARGE ROUND WHEAT STRAW BALES, (308) 882-4588 1505 - STRAW WANTED TO BUY IA - GOOD CLEAN, BRIGHT SM SQ IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE NE - 96 BG RDS CERT WHEAT STRAW, 1000#/BL. 308-641-1240,, (308) 436-5491 1512 - SEED 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 KS - TRITICALE SEED, A+ QUALITY, VOLUME DISCOUNT. DELIVERY AVAILABLE. CALL BROCK BAKER @, (800) 344-2144 NE - PASTURE & HAY MIXES, OATS, TURNIP, COVER CROPS, TEFF, MILLET, WILDLIFE, ALFALFA, ETC. , PRAIRIE STATES SEED 866373-2514 TOLL FREE, (866) 373-2514 NE - NATIVE GRASS SEED, WILDFLOWER, LEAD PLANT, SMART WEED & OTHERS. SOUTH FORK SEED COMPANY, (402) 4825491

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July 22, 2010 1519 - CORNSTALK BALES FOR SALE NE - CORNSTALKS - APPROX. 300 ROUND BALES, NET WRAPPED, SHELTON AREA. DELIVERY AVAILABLE. (308) 233-4293.

1530 - HAY & GRAIN OTHER FOR SALE IA - WWW. REPLACEMENTRAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-2114 1806 - GRINDER MIXERS FOR SALE IA - IH 950, $950.00, (712) 299-6608 NE - 420 ART'S-WAY GRINDER MIXER, VERY GOOD, HAMMERS NEVER TURNED, SHEDDED, (402) 482-5491 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 - PARTED OUT JD 400 GRINDER/MIXER, IN & OUT AUGERS, GRINDER MILL W/PTO SHAFT, ALL W/SCREENS, (308) 467-2335 CO - TUB GRINDERS, NEW & USED (W/WARRANTY). OPERATE WELL W/70-175 HP TRACTORS, GRINDS WET HAY, TOUGH HAY & ALL GRAINS. HIGH CAPACITY. LOW PRICE. WWW. ROTOGRIND. COM, (800) 724-5498, (970) 353-3769 1813 - FEEDERS FOR SALE NE - BULK CAKE & GRAIN FEEDERS, (308) 587-2344 1815 - WATERERS/TANKS FOR SALE NE - BULL TOUGH BOTTOMLESS HEAVY GAUGE STOCK TANKS, (402) 387-0347 NE - LIFETIME WATER TANKS, LIFETIME WARRANTY, TIRE TANKS ARE 20 PLY & UP. AUTOMATIC WATERERS, HAY BALE FEEDERS, 6' & 7' SNOW & MANURE YARD SCRAPERS, USA TIRE MANAGEMENT, WWW. USATIREPRODUCTS. COM, (800) 755-8473 MN - JUG LIVESTOCK WATERERS. THEJUGWATERER. COM, (320) 808-0471 1818 - HAMMER MILL FOR SALE KS - 18" SCROUT WALDRON HAMMERMILL W/75HP MOTOR, $400.00, (785) 778-2962 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 & ELECTRIC MOTOR, $650.00, (308) 4364369 1820 - LIVESTOCK BEDDING FOR SALE NE - CORRUGATED WINDBREAK STEEL, 8 GAUGE THROUGH 20 GAUGE, (402) 3870347 1830 - LIVESTOCK OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - 20' BULL WHIP, (308) 587-2344 KS - USED HOG OR SHEEP PANELS & GATES, (785) 778-2962 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 STAMPEDE LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT 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 - GOPHER CONTROL MACHINE, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 NE - 20, 6FT. X 10 FT. HORSE PANELS @ $35.00 EA. ROUND BALE FEEDER $170.00, (402) 380-4500 1901 - FEEDER STEERS FOR SALE MO - WE SPECIALIZE IN LOCATING "QUALITY" FEEDER CATTLE, (816) 688-7887 1903 - OPEN HEIFERS FOR SALE NE - GELBVIEH AND BALANCER OPEN HEIFERS, (402) 879-4976 MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT CATTLE LOCATORS - MAX HARGROVE, (816) 6887887 NE - YEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD VIRGIN REG ANGUS HEIFERS, (308) 569-2458 1904 - BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE NE - YOUNG COWS & BRED HEIFERS, AI'D TO ABS BULLS, AND CLEANED UP WITH SUMMITCREST BULLS, (308) 569-2458

Heartland Express 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 1908 - COW CALF PAIRS FOR SALE NE - YEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD REG ANGUS COW/CALF PAIRS, (308) 569-2458 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 - GELBVIEH BULLS, RED & BLACK, 1 & 2 YR OLDS, (402) 879-4976 NE - (25) COMING 2 YR OLD CHAROLAIS BULLS(308) 567-2288, (308) 995-5515 NE - REG ANGUS BULLS, (402) 395-2178 NE - EASY CALVING, REG POLLED CHAROLAIS BULLS, (402) 395-2178 NE - REG ANGUS BULLS, 2 YEAR OLDS AND YEARLINGS, SONS OF 878, BLUEPRINT 202 AND TRAVELOR 722, (308) 569-2458 NE - PUREBRED ANGUS BULLS, YEARLINGS & 2 YR OLDS. TC TOTAL, OBJECTIVE, & ONE WAY BLOODLINES. SCHULTE ANGUS RANCH. KEARNEY, NE. 308-708-1839 OR, (308) 236-0761 OK - PB CHAROLAIS BULLS, 2 YRS OLD, RANCH RAISED. SCHUPBACH CHAROLAIS RANCH, (580) 829-2543 MN - SOUTH DEVON/ANGUS BULLS-VERY MODERATE, MATERNAL, GAIN & EFFICIENCY TESTED. NO CORN. BULLS WORK GREAT FOR CONVENTIONAL OR GRASS PROGRAMS. GREAT MATERNAL BREEDS W/LOTS OF PUNCH FOR GROWTH IN ONE PKG. WWW. THOMPSONCATTLE. COM CALL 320-266-3098 OR, (801) 391-8989

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1910 - SHOW STOCK FOR SALE NE - CLUB CALVES, "THE WINNING KIND", STEERS/HEIFERS, (402) 395-2178 1915 - SEMEN/EMBRYO/AI SERVICE FOR SALE NE - DBL BLACK DBL POLLED CALVING EASE GELBVIEH BULLS, (402) 879-4976 1916 - DAIRY HEIFERS FOR SALE WI - DAIRY EQUIP- STALLS, GATES, HEADLOCKS, TMR MIXERS, BARN CLEANERS, MANURE AUGERS/PUMPS, VENTILATION, ALLEY SCRAPERS. REASONABLY PRICE LONG LASTING EQUIP EQUALS VALUE. MEETING ALL DAIRYMEN'S NEEDS SINCE 1919. BERG EQUIPMENT CORP. WWW. BERGEQUIPMENT. COM, (800) 494-1738 1924 - ORDER BUYERS FOR SALE

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Agent: John Harms (515) 368-3676 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 2200 - PAPERED/REGISTERED HORSES FOR SALE NE - 2003 BLACK MORGAN STALLION, MORGAN BROOD MARE, 2004 BLACK MORGAN STALLION, 1995 MORGAN STALLION, (308) 587-2344 NE - AQHA, YEARLINGS, MARES AND COLTS, (308) 569-2458 NE - PEPPY DOC SAN, SHINING SPARK, JET DECK, THREE BAR & SKIPPER W BRED, STALLIONS, MARES, FILLEYS, & GELDINGS, MOSTLY SORREL & PALOMINO, GREAT STOCK, GOOD DISPOSITIONS, CALL 1-888689-8924 OR, (308) 384-1063 NE - TOP QUALITY GELDINGS-DOC O'LENA, HOLIDOC, DOC BAR, COYS BONANZA, DOCS JACK SPRAT BLOODLINES- NATURAL COW SENSE-RIVER ROAD QUARTER HORSES 308452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - ONLY TWO REPLACEMENT MARES LEFT-REGISTERED QUARTERHORSESDON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! RIVER ROAD QUARTERHORSES 308-452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - IT COSTS NO MORE TO FEED A GREAT HORSE THAN A POOR ONE. RIVER ROAD QUARTERHORSES ARE WELL FED, DON'T HAVE BAD HABITS AND ARE GOOD LOOKING. MUST CUT HERD SIZE. 308-452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - AQHA HORSES, BLUE ROAN STUD AND MARES. OLDER GREY MARE, WELL BROKE, GRANDDAUGHTERS HORSE, (308) 5692458 2202 - STUD SERVICE FOR SALE NE - MORGAN STALLION STANDING AT STUD, (308) 587-2344 2230 - HORSE- OTHER FOR SALE NE SELL-TRADE MORGAN STALLIONS:BESSIA'S, BON, ACCORD 135969; T-BONE, LAD, CLASSY, 149831; TBONE, B, CONGO, 164062, (308) 587-2344

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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 LONG WIDE FACTORY BED FOR '73-'79 FORD, (620) 865-2541 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, (402) 564-5064 KS - 1993 F-350 CREWCAB XLT DIESEL, AUTO, 4X4, FACTORY TURBO AVAILABLE, $5,900.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - FRONT BUMPER FOR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO, (308) 587-2344 CO - 1961 FORD F250, 292 V-8, 4 SP TRAN. 2 WH DRIVE, LONG STEP SIDE BOX, GOOD CONDITION, OLDER RESTORA TION $6500, PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER., (719) 643-5267

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 FOR SALE NE - 15" SPLIT RIMS, 8 HOLE, 750 MUD/SNOW, (308) 587-2344 NE - 10 BOLT RIMS W/18. 4 X 38" TIRES, (402) 336-2755 2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY IA - LATE MODEL TRLRS & TRUCKS WITH LIGHT DAMAGE OR IN NEED OF ENGINE REPAIRS, (641) 658-2738 NE - 18' STEEL TRUCK GRAIN BOX, 52" OR 60" SIDES HOIST AND ROLL TARP, (308) 436-4369 FOR SALE KS - 66 IH 2000, DETROIT, 15 SP W/HENDERSON TWINSCREW, TULSA WINCH. CALL 785-817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 NE - 1975 24' SEMI LOWBOY TRLR. $1950, $2,250.00, (402) 545-2255 MO - '99 IH 4900, TS, 18K FRONT, 40K LB HENDRICKSON, $26,000.00, (660) 5483804 NE - 1978 BRENNER 6500 GAL STAINLESS STEEL INSULATED TANKER, GOOD CONDITION, (402) 369-0212 NE - '69 FREAUHF ALUMINUM TANKER, INSULATED 7200 GAL. , GOOD CONDITION, (402) 369-0212 OK - 1998 FREIGHTLINER MID ROOF, DETROIT MOTOR, 10 SP, AIR RIDE, $9,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - 1998 FREIGHTLINER, MID ROOF, C12 CAT, SUPER 10SP AIR RIDE, $9,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - 2000 VOLVO, 60 SERIES DETROIT, 10 SP, AIR RIDE, CONDO, $10,000.00, (580) 361-2265

2001 Freightliner Day Cab, Cummins, Multiple Available

NEW ENGINE Long Block GM 6.5 Diesel

515-994-2890 2603 - TRUCKS FOR SALE SD - 1951 CHEVY FIRETRUCK, LIGHTS & SIREN WORK, 10K, DRIVES GREAT, REAL NICE, $4,500.00, (605) 386-2131 KS - '59 CHEVY 60, V8, 4&2 SP, 15' B&H, 2 NEW TIRES, TUNED UP, ETC, $999.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - 60 FORD F700, 24' STEEL FLATBED, CHEATER AXLES, 5&2, W/ 2-1000 GAL FLAT BOTTOM VERTICAL FERTILIZER TANKS, USE TO HAUL BIG ROUND OR LITTLE SQUARE HAY BALES, (308) 390-0642 KS - 1976 FORD 3500 CAB & CHASSIS, $500.00, (785) 778-2962 NE - IH ENGINES, 304'S & 345'S, (308) 4672335 NE - OMAHA STANDARD 16' GRAIN BOX WITH HOIST, (308) 467-2335 CO - 1979 GMC 1 TON TOW TRUCK, 2WD, 350 V8, 4 SP, HOLMES 440 BED & WINCH, TOLLE TX-3000 WHEEL LIFT. 3300 MILES SINCE REPAINT & REFURBISH IN '97. NEW SEAT, INTERIOR & GOOD TIRES. $7500 OR BEST CLOSE OFFER. GOOD CONDITION LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER, (719) 6435267 2607 - FLAT BEDS & UTILITY TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY NE - FLATBED W/HEAVY DUTY AXLES, METAL FLOOR AND WIDE ENOUGH TO HOLD A PICKUP, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - 1979 TRAIL MOBILE ALUMINUM 9000 GAL. TANKER, (402) 369-0212 2613 - MOBILE HOMES & RV'S FOR SALE NE - AVION SILVER R, 30FT, TRAVEL TRAILER, VERY CLEAN, EXCELLENT SNOWBIRD TRAILER, NEW BATTERIES, $7400/OBO, (402) 564-5064 2614 - BOATS & WATER CRAFTS FOR SALE KS - 16' HOBIECAT, $600.00, (785) 7782962 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

1996 Freightliner Day Cab, $8500

Call 608-574-1083 KS - 8000 GALLON ALUMINUM TANKER TRAILER, (785) 871-0711

1994 Ford L9000 Cummins Power Low Miles

1997 Peterbuilt 377 1O SP Detroit 12.7

Call 608-574-1083 2630 - TRANSPORTATION OTHER FOR SALE NE - TRANSMISSION, GENERATOR, STARTER, REAR AXLE REMOVABLE CARRIER DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. FITS 1946 CHEVY 2 TON TRUCK, (308) 587-2344 R & R AUTO SALVAGE Bob Townsend We pay cash for junk vehicles. We buy unwanted farm machinery. Don’t pay someone to haul it away. Call for quote anytime.

Lincoln and surrounding area.

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3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - CONTINUOUS FENCE: 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 1 3/4", EXCELLENT FOR FEEDLOT, LIVESTOCK & HORSE FENCE, WEST POINT, NE. CALL, (402) 380-1107

WHITE VINYL

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Eastern Oklahoma River Front

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3001 - ANTIQUES FOR SALE NE - STATIONARY GAS ENGINES, (402) 5824874 3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY SD - MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE ANY OLDER MM, (605) 386-2131 FOR SALE MN - ANTIQUE TRACTOR COLLECTORS! BIEWER'S TRACTOR & MACH. SALV. SPECIALIZES IN 1920-85 TRACTOR PARTS. FREE NATIONWIDE LOCATING. BARNESVILLE, MN. SEARCH PARTS & SEE OVER 100 ANTIQUE TRACTORS PICTURED AT SALVAGETRACTORS. COM, (218) 493-4696 NE - TRACTOR PARTS FOR SALE. NEW AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR MOST MAKES OF TRACTORS. FRONT END PARTS, 3 PT HITCH PARTS, RADIATORS, SEATS, STEERING WHEELS, BATTERY BOXES, PTO PARTS, DRAWBARS, WATER PUMPS, DECALS & MORE. CLASSIC AG, AINSWORTH, NE., (800) 286-2171 NE - A-C B, A-C C, 2 A-C WD'S, M-M R. OSMOND, NE., (402) 582-4874 NE - 1952 JD B, RECONDITIONED, PULLED IN DIV 1 4500LBS, $3,500.00, (402) 5452255 NE - 1938 JD B, UNSTYLED, RECONDITIONED, $3,100.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - 1941 JD A, ELECTRIC START, 4 SP, BEHLEN OVERDRIVE,, $2,500.00, (402) 545-2255 OK - ALLIS-CHALMERS WC56821, MASSEYHARRIS LP 55BISH, SERIAL #11062, (580) 829-2543 3003 - ANTIQUE VEHICLES WANTED TO BUY SD - IH 6 SPEED SPECIAL TRUCK, (605) 386-2131 SD - OLDER JEEPS, CJ 2A, 1948 OR OLDER, ALSO MILITARY, (605) 386-2131 NE - TEENS, 20'S, EARLY 30'S IHC TRUCKS, PARTS, LITERATURE, (308) 894-6965 NE - 1950 FORD CRESTLINER & 1951 VICTORIA, (308) 876-2515 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 KS - HIGHWAY GUARDRAIL, OILFIELD PIPE, SUCKER RODS, FENCING CABLE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. BUTTERFLY SUPPLY, WWW. BUTTERFLYSUPPLYINC. COM, (800) 249-7473 KS - CATTLE & HORSE PANELS, 5'3" X 10', 8-BAR, 60 LBS, GREEN OR SILVER, STARTING AT $66.00 CELL: 620-546-5155, (620) 549-6604 KS - LOTS OF USED GUARDRAIL, USED CORRUGATED METAL PIPE, LARGE & SMALL, 30' STEEL I-BEAMS, (785) 448-5893 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

SD - FOREVER POST 3"X7'; 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 3007 - PIPE FOR SALE MO - GOOD USED RR TANK CAR SHELLS FOR CULVERTS (7-10' DIAMETER)(30'-55' LONG), ALSO GOOD USED STEEL PIPE, 8 5/8" DIAMETER THRU 48" DIAMETER, 20', 30', 40' & 50' LENGTHS. CALL GARY AT GATEWAY PIPE & SUPPLY, (800) 489-4321 3009 - FUEL TANKS FOR SALE NE - 300 GAL FUEL TANK ON STAND, $50.00, (308) 894-6965 KS - '76 FORD 2000 GAL TANK WAGON FUEL TRUCK, 2 HOSE REELS, 5 COMPARTMENTS, READY TO GO, (785) 448-5893 3011 - HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS WANTED TO BUY NE - REAR TINE ROTO TILLER, (308) 5872344 FOR SALE MO - OUTSIDE WOOD FURNACE $1595.

CHEAP SHIPPING. EASY INSTALL. FORCED AIR. 100,000 BTU. HOUSES, MOBILES. WWW.HEATBYWOOD.COM, (417) 581-7755 3016 - BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES FOR SALE KY - KENTUCKY BUILDINGS, LLC. ALL STEEL STRUCTURE. PACKAGES FROM 24' TO 75' WIDE. WE SELL COMPONENTS, SLIDING AND ROLL-UP DOORS, INSULATION, WINDOWS, SHEET METAL, TRIM, AND STEEL FRAMING. KYBUILDINGSLLC. COM, (606) 668-3446 3024 - FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR SALE MO - PUT OUR MONEY & 45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO WORK FOR YOU. ALL TYPES OF AG LOANS AVAILABLE AT LOWEST RATES. FREE CONSULTATIONS. MIDWEST LOAN BROKERS. JAM@LYN. NET OR CALL, (660) 339-7410 3030 - OTHER 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 NE - SCRAP BATTERIES- WE WANT 'EM! WE ALSO BUY STEEL CASE & GLASS PACK. CALL FOR DETAILS! ALLEN'S NEW & USED BATTERIES. BUY/SELL, NEW/USED. WE CARRY ALL KINDS!! ALLEN FELTON, OWNER. LINCOLN, NE., (402) 467-2455 FOR SALE NE - REASONABLY PRICE MECHANICS GLOVES, WARM GLOVES, MITTENS & OTHER GLOVES., (308) 587-2344 NE - PROPANE REFRIGERATOR FOR REMOTE CABIN, COMBINA TION WOOD-PROPANE, COOKING-HEATING RANGE; WATER COMPARTMENT, (308) 587-2344 DE - BIG BUD BOOK-THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE BIGGEST, MOST POWERFUL TRACTOR EVER BUILT. BOOK IS 12"X9" - PACKED WITH PICTURES, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ONLY $37.47 PLUS $5 S&H. CLASSIC TRACTOR FEVER, BOX 437, ROCKLAND, DE 19732.

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187 Acres/trees, small pecan orchard, 2475 sq. ft. brick *Green* home on hillsolar panels/wind generator/heat pump.

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OLSON IRRIGATION Replacement irrigation gates, gaskets, aluminum fittings and socks and wires. Surge valves, water meters, PVC and aluminum pipe.

• Parts & Service for Waterman Surge Valves • Senninger Sprinkler Packages

Minden, NE 800-832-5975 308-832-0630 39592 42733

“The Original”

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2802 - DOZERS FOR SALE KS - TEREX 8220A DOZER, PS, TILT, GOOD RUNNING MACHINE, (785) 935-2480 KS - CAT SINGLE SHANK, DEEP PENETRATION RIPPER, FITS D8-K, WITH VALVE AND ALL, EXCELLENT CONDITION, (785) 4485893 MO - SELLING FOR PARTS, 1960'S HIGHLOADER, WITH STREET PADS, $1,500.00, (816) 378-2015 2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY & TRADE USED HYDRAULIC EJECTION SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 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 - USED TOREQ 10 YD DIRECT MOUNT, EXCELLENT, (660) 548-3804 MO - USED 12' BOX BLADE, 1 YEAR OLD, (660) 548-3804 2804 - MOTOR GRADERS FOR SALE KS - CAT 120 ROAD GRADER. $15,500, (785) 871-0711 KS - CAT 12F-13K, VERY GOOD CONDITION, (785) 448-5893 2805 - BACKHOE FOR SALE KS - CAT 235-32K, VERY GOOD CONDITION, ONE OWNER, (785) 448-5893 2806 - CRANES & DRAGLINES FOR RENT NE - 28 TON NATIONAL CRANE, 152 FT. REACH, (402) 387-0347 FOR SALE KS - LORAINE 25 TON TRUCK CRANE, LOTS OF BOOM, VERY GOOD CONDITION, (785) 448-5893 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 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 KS - 15 TON TANDEM AXLE TRAILER, DUALS, TILT TOP, WENCH, EXCELLENT CONDITION, TIRES 70%, (785) 448-5893 2813 - WHEEL LOADERS FOR SALE NE - CASE 621 PAYLOADER, MODEL 6T 590 CUMMINS MOTOR, MOTOR NEEDS WORK. $21,000, $21,000.00, (402) 545-2255 2821 - CRAWLERS FOR SALE WI - UNDERCARRIAGE REPAIR. NEW, USED & REBUILT PARTS. ALSO TRACK PRESS SERVICE. M & R TRACK SERVICE., (800) 564-0383 2822 - SKID STEER LOADERS WANTED TO BUY NE - 66" BUCKET FOR 1835C CASE SKID STEER, 10. 00X16. 5 TIRE-WHEEL, PLUS OTHER ATTACHMENTS, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE KS - COMPLETE SET OF BOOKS (REPAIR MANUALS) T-200 BOBCAT SKID LOADER, $100.00, (785) 778-2962 2824 - MATERIAL HANDLING EQMT FOR SALE NE - 1500-8000# (MOSTLY 4000#), AIR TIRES & NEW FORKS, (402) 678-2277 OK - PETTIBONE, 30' LIFT, $3,500.00, (580) 361-2265

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5001 - NON-FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - BUSINESS FOR SALE: TURN KEY OPPORTUNITY IN EWING NEBRASKA. INCLUDES GAS STATION, REPAIR SHOP, STORAGE, AND MORE POSSIBILITIES. CONTACT BRIAN ZIEMS, SALES ASSOCIATE FOR HOMESTEAD LAND MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC., (402) 640-0681 5004 - PASTURE RENT FOR SALE NE - FALL & WINTER RANGE & HAY FOR CATTLE, NO BULLS, (308) 587-2344 7001 - SPECIAL EVENTS FOR SALE NE - MID-AMERICA ALFALFA EXPO, FEATURING THE NEWEST HAY EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS, ALSO AN EXHIBITOR AUCTION. EXPO IS FEB 1 & FEB 2, 2011, 8 AM-5 PM AUCTION IS FEB 1, 3:45PM; ALL OF THIS TAKES PLACE AT BUFFALO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, KEARNEY, NE, (800) 743-1649

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ALL GRADES OF SAND, GRAVEL, ROCK

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42800

Box 277 • Central City, NE 68826

Livestock Mixing & Feeding Equipment Commercial Manure Spreaders • Electronic Scales Tom Pullen Bill Pullen Sales Representative

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42710

45,864 ft. of 1-3/8” galvanized fence pipe. Brand new, never used. Comes in 21'-0” lengths in bundles of 91. This is overstock direct mill pricing. $14.00 per 21'-0” length. $995.00 per bundle of 91. $21,900.00 OBO takes it all! Delivery can be arranged for purchases of 12 bundles or more. Tubing is stored inside our warehouse in Omaha. Call Jim (402-510-1550) or Curt (402-510-3574).

44468

MEYERS TRACTOR SALVAGE Aberdeen, So. Dak.

1000+ Tractors & Combines 400+ Reground Crankshafts 500+ Tractor Tires 300+ Radiators Large line of Swather, Baler & Cutter Parts

GOOD BUYS AND SERVICE WANT TO BUY TRACTORS & COMBINES & SWATHERS FOR SALVAGE

Phone (605) 225-0185 5 Miles North & 1 Mile West of CASE IH Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM & Sat. 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM 44509

July 22, 2010

Heartland Express

NEBRASKA WEATHER AND CROP REPORT

Midlands Classified Ad Network ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS FOR THE 2010-11 SCHOOL YEAR: HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC; ELEMENTARY ELL; SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST; MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOUCE TEACHER. PLEASE SUBMIT LETTER OF APPLICATION, APPLICATION FORM, RESUME, TRANSCRIPTS AND CREDENTIALS TO DR. DAN HOESING, SUPERINTENDENT, ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1604 SWEETWATER, ALLIANCE, NE 69301; OR EMAIL TO JBOTTGER@APS.K12.NE.US. APPLICATION CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT WWW.APSCHOOLS.SCHOOLFUSION.US. POSITIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL FILLED. IT SUPERVISOR NETWORK/COMPUTER SUPPORT EXPERIENCE IN SUPERVISION, PROJECT MGMT. & EHR SOFTWARE PREFERRED. DEGREE IN IS OR APPLICABLE FIELD. MUST HAVE TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE PROVIDING NETWORK, COMPUTER & DATE COMMUNICATION SUPPORT/SERVICES. SEND COVER LETTER, RESUME & REFERENCES TO: HUMAN RESOURCES, RAPID CITY MEDICAL CENTER, PO BOX 6020, RAPID CITY, SD 57709 WORK FOR DEPT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES VIEW CURRENT JOB OPENINGS AT WWW.DHHS.NE.GOV CITY OF MCCOOK, NEBRASKA IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AND RESUMES (BOTH REQUIRED) FOR ONE POLICE OFFICER. DETAILS AND APPLICATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE: HTTP:// WWW.CITYOFMCCOOK.COM/EMPLOYMENT.HTM. SEND APPLICATIONS/ RESUMES TO MCCOOK CITY OFFICE, PO BOX 1059, MCCOOK, NE 69001-1059. EOE/AAE. GOLDEN LIVING CENTER PRAIRIE HILLS, A 2009 RECIPIENT OF THE 24K AWARD AND THE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION STEP 2 QUALITY AWARD HAS 2 KEY NURSE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE. MDS CODER- RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLETION OF THE RESIDENT ASSESSMENT PROCESS. RESIDENT CARE COORDINATOR- RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUPERVISION OF THE DELIVERY OF CARE TO A GROUP OF RESIDENTS IN A NURSING UNIT. GOLDEN LIVING CENTER BELLA VISTA, OUR 70 BED ALZHEIMER'S CARE FACILITY HAS THE FOLLOWING AVAILABLE: DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL EDUCATION RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS, SUPERVISION AND SCHEDULING OF CNAS, PREPARATION/PRESENTATION OF STAFF INSERVICES AND IMMUNIZATION/INFECTION CONTROL. RN- FULLTIME DAY SHIFT 6 AM-6 PM FLOOR POSITION. PRESIDENT/CEO WESTERN HERITAGE CREDIT UNION,

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ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA- $70 MILLION IN ASSETS. WESTERN HERITAGE CREDIT UNION IS IN SEARCH OF A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO GUIDE AND DIRECT THE OPERATIONS OF THIS THRIVING CREDIT UNION. THIS INDIVIDUAL WILL BE RESPONSIBLE IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES WHILE ENGAGING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE PROCESS. DEGREE FROM A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY; OR FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS RELATED EXPERIENCE AND/OR TRAINING; OR EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME AND SALARY REQUIREMENTS TO WESTERN HERITAGE CREDIT UNION, ATTN: CEO, P. O. BOX 697, ALLIANCE, NE 69301 VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GENERATING FINANCIAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER THROUGH THE GREAT PLAINS HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION AS WELL AS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR STRATEGIC BRAND DEVELOPMENT. THIS POSITION IS THE TOP MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT ROLE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. BS/BA DEGREE REQUIRED, MASTER'S DEGREE AND CERTIFIED IN PLANNED GIVING PREFERRED. AT LEAST 3 YEARS RELATED MARKETING OR DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE AND SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE ALL PREFERRED. CONTACT: THE RECRUITMENT DEPARTMENT, 601 WEST LEOTA, NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101.

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Continued from page 2 Soybean conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 4 poor, 17 fair, 62 good, and 15 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 51 percent, behind last year’s 58 and 59 average. Soybeans setting pods was 7 percent, behind last year’s 9 and 14 average.

Sorghum conditions rated 2 percent poor, 18 fair, 62 good, and 18 excellent. Sorghum headed was 5 percent, ahead of last year’s 1 and 3 average.

Wheat ripe at 74 percent was three days behind 88 last year and eight days behind the 92 average. Wheat harvested was 44 percent, two days behind last year’s 52, and eight days behind the 70 average.

Oats conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 1 poor, 12 fair, 64 good, and 22 excellent. Oats harvested was 43 percent complete, ahead of last year’s 28, but behind the 45 average.

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Dry beans conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 21 fair, 68 good, and 8 excellent. Dry beans blooming was 11 percent complete, behind last year’s 20 and 26 average.

The first fields started to set pods.

Alfalfa rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 13 fair, 70 good, and 13 excellent. Second cutting of alfalfa was 71 percent complete, ahead of last year’s 63 but near 72 average. The third cutting of alfalfa was just getting started.

Wild hay conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 1 poor, 11 fair, 68 good, and 19 excellent. Wild hay harvested was 56 percent complete.

Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 8 fair, 74 good, and 18 excellent, well above year ago.

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July 22, 2010

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WHAT IF LOCALLY RAISED HOGS SIMPLY DIDN’T EXIST?

Who would step up to replace poultry and livestock producers as the number one customer for your soy?

Where would we get the meat that is responsible for providing most of the protein necessary to feed the world?

© 2010 United Soybean Board. (38420-NE-FRN-5/10)

And how would we replace the millions of tax dollars that livestock and poultry producers generate to help create new roads, repair existing ones and build new schools and parks?

Animal agriculture helps your community thrive. That’s why it’s important that we continue to give livestock and poultry producers our support. Because a safe and secure food supply and a safe and secure rural community both come from the same place – inside the barns and out in the fields of America’s farmers and producers.

Soybean farmers helping livestock and poultry producers just makes sense.

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