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In Team Roping, Rider Is Counting on Partner

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Livestock News Chris Peters, The Grand Island Independent GRAND ISLAND — When staring down a steer, tasked with looping a rope around its legs, it’s nice to have some help. Dally team roping, the final event of the State 4-H Horse Expo at Fonner Park, is split into two classes — headers and heelers. Headers are judged on how quickly they rope a steer by the horns or head and by how well they position it for the heeler. Heelers try to rope the steer’s hind feet. If a heeler fails to rope the steer in two tries, the team gets zero points. If the header fails to rope the steer — a rare occurrence — or can’t get the steer in good position for the heeler to successfully rope its legs, the team gets zero points. It pays to have a familiar face atop the other horse. Someone to rely on. "It takes a lot of coordination and cooperation between the riders," arena superintendent Monte Stauffer said on Thursday. "It’s probably an advantage if you rope with someone you’re familiar with."

Judges don’t score the teammate — they only focus on the header or heeler, depending on the class. But it still takes the cooperative effort to rope the steer’s legs. Expert ropers and riders come at a premium. Although competitors can choose a teammate, the 4H’ers can only ride two times outside their own runs. Many of the best already have teammates. Any free agents are scooped up quickly. When a competitor jumps from one teammate to another, hearts can get broken. Some call the move "getting dumped." Clay Real, a heeler from Grafton, and Kelton Adair, a header from Kearney, have been teammates in some form or another for four years. The 17-year-olds back each other up as each tries his hand at both heading and heeling. Real and Adair agreed that their team functions well because each of them stays focused on his responsibility. "You kind of just stick to your own role out there," Real said. "You make it so easy that you can’t miss."

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Riding his horse Red Rock Hancock, Clay Real, 16, of Grafton catches the back leg of a steer with his lasso during the Dally Team Roping - Heeler portion of the State 4-H Horse Expo at Fonner Park in Grand Island. Real went on to win reserve champion honors for the event with help from his partner, Kelton Adair of Kearney. (Independent/Barrett Stinson) Like many teams at the State 4-H Horse Expo, Real and Adair don’t practice together. They rope steers, calves or dummies alone on their own ranches. But when it comes time to pull the trigger and launch a lasso, they rely on the chemistry and timing they’ve developed over the years. "A lot of people don’t think it’s very mental," Adair said. "But it’s totally mental." Real considers himself a heeler, even though his only 4-H state championship came as a header in 2011. He and Adair, who have been in 4-H nearly a decade, were both seeking their first state championships in their preferred roping events Thursday.

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Immediately out of the gate in the heading finals, Adair roped the steer around the horns. He slowed it to about half-speed, and Real advanced to the animal’s rear. His first shot connected, and the pair pulled tight on their ropes, securing both hind legs, signifying the end of their run. As they left the arena, Adair turned to Real, looking at him through aviator sunglasses, and said, "Heck, yeah, buddy," connecting with a high-five. The pair’s two-round score of 100 won Adair his first state championship.

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MARKET GLANCE Livestock and Products, Weekly Average

Crops, Daily Spot Prices Year Ago 4 Wks Ago 7/12/13

Nebraska Slaughter Steer 35-65% Choice, Live Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$114.57 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame, 550-600# . . . . . . . . . . . .167.83 Med & Large Frame, 750-800 # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143.81 Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750# Carcass . . . . . . . . . .187.33 Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95.96 Feeder Pigs, National Direct, 50#, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . .* Pork Carcass Cutout, 185#, 51-52% Lean . . . . . . . .89.39 Slaughter Lambs, Ch. & Pr.,Heavy, SD Dir. . . . . . . . .120.75 Nat. Carcass Lamb Cutout, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333.77

120.50

120.22

154.00 140.89 201.62 101.78 * 99.53 120.00 282.05

171.20 152.84 193.30 97.69 * 102.48 116.00 275.66

Wheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.13 Corn, No. 2, Yellow, Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.85 Soybeans, No. 1 Yellow Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.04 Grain Sorg. No. 2 Yellow, Dorchester, cwt . . . . . . . . .12.98 Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, MN, bu. . . . . . . . . . .3.92

6.83 7.05 15.12 12.05 4.24

6.89 6.96 15.19 11.48 3.85

Hay (per ton) Alfalfa, Lrg. Sq. Bales Good to Prem., NE Neb. . . . . .212.50 Alfalfa, Lrg. Rounds, Good, Platte Valley, . . . . . . . . .175.00 Grass Hay, Lrg. Rounds, Premium, Neb., . . . . . . . . .147.50 Dried Distillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274.00 Wet Distillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100.00 * No market.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Weather

Weather Commentary Provided By Al Dutcher—UNL, State Climatologist

Al Dutcher Report

Allen Dutcher

Week One Forecast, 7/27-8/2: Weather models indicate that there will be an absence of extreme heat this week that would be a cause for concern during the corn pollination and early grain fill. In addition, these same models indicate that monsoon moisture from the southwestern United States will be in place across the central High Plains region and provide a source of fuel for any frontal boundaries working southward out of the northern Plains. The upper air trough responsible for our recent cool down is expected to slowly lift north and east of the region during this weekend and into early next week. Scattered thunderstorms are possible across the western half of the state during the 7/27-7/28 period. Isolated thunderstorms are possible across the eastern half of the state. Models indicate that the upper air ridge will rapidly build into the central U.S. on 7/29. Ahead of this upper air ridge, thunderstorms are expected to develop across Kansas and lift northward throughout the day. Thunderstorms are likely across the southern third of the state, with heavy rainfall possible. This precipitation shield should lift through the northern half of the state during the late afternoon and

evening hours. Dry conditions are projected from 7/30-8/2 across the eastern half of the state under the influence of high pressure aloft. Models do indicate that monsoon moisture will stream into the western half of the state during the 8/1-8/2 and generate scattered thunderstorms, with the best chance occurring during the afternoon hours of 8/1. Week Two Forecast, 8/3-8/9: If the weather models are correct, and that is a big if, there will be daily chances of thunderstorms and a return to normal to above normal temperatures. Monsoon moisture is projected to remain in place across the central High Plains. A weak trough is expected to sag southeastward out of the Dakotas on 8/3, bring scattered thunderstorms to eastern Nebraska and isolated thunderstorms to the western half of the state during the late afternoon and overnight hours. These storms may linger across southern Nebraska through the first half of 8/4. On 8/5 the frontal boundary is projected to lift from central Kansas into the upper Midwest in the form of a warm front. Scattered thunderstorms are projected, with the northern half of the state currently projected to receive the best odds of significant moisture. During the 8/6-8/8 period, isolated thunderstorms are possible during the late afternoon and evening hours as monsoon moisture will be in place. On 8/9, models indicate another front will sag southward from the Dakotas and generate thunderstorm activity during the late afternoon across the northern half of the state. Southern Nebraska is projected to see isolated thunderstorms, becoming more numerous during the overnight hours.

Nebraska Weather and Crops LINCOLN — For the week ending July 21, 2013, another week of limited precipitation and seasonably hot temperatures stressed dryland crops with irrigation active statewide, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Pockets of rain did occur early and late in the week, but no general rainfall was received as crops neared peak moisture demands. Wheat harvest continued in the west and advanced northward but progress was limited in Panhandle counties due to high grain moisture levels. The second cutting of alfalfa was near threefourths complete. Statewide, producers had 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies declined and rated 26 percent very short, 44 short, 30 adequate, and 0 surplus. Statewide, subsoil moisture supplies also declined and rated 35 percent very short, 40 short, 25 adequate, and 0 surplus. Field Crops Report: All corn condition rated 4 percent very poor, 7 poor, 23 fair, 50 good, and 16 excellent. Irrigated corn conditions rated 82 percent good or excellent, compared to 75 average. Dryland corn conditions rated 45 percent good or excellent, compared to 68 average. Poorest dryland conditions were in South Central counties. Corn silking was 50 percent complete, behind 85 last year and 64 average. Soybean conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 29 fair, 54 good, and

9 excellent. Sixty-five percent of the crop was blooming, behind 79 last year but near 61 average. Thirteen percent of the crop was setting pods, behind 25 last year but near 15 average. Sorghum conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 16 poor, 32 fair, 30 good, and 20 excellent. Wheat conditions rated 25 percent very poor, 25 poor, 33 fair, 16 good, and 1 excellent. Wheat ripe was 84 percent, behind 100 last year and 90 average. Fifty-two percent of the crop was harvested, well behind 99 last year and 68 average. Oat conditions rated 4 percent very poor, 11 poor, 31 fair, 51 good, and 3 excellent. Oats harvested were 66 percent, compared to last year’s 93 and 52 average. Dry bean conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 14 fair, 76 good, and 8 excellent. Dry beans blooming were 27 percent, behind 34 last year but near 29 average. Alfalfa conditions were 6 percent very poor, 13 poor, 30 fair, 47 good, and 4 excellent. Alfalfa second cutting was 73 percent complete, behind last year’s 92 and 74 average. Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Stock water supplies rated 7 percent very short, 18 short, 75 adequate, and 0 surplus. Pasture and range condition was 16 percent very poor, 23 poor, 38 fair, 22 good, and 1 excellent.

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Weather Outlook

Western

Central

Eastern

Saturday, July 27

High: 82 Low: 61

High: 81 Low: 63

Chance of Precip: 20%

Isolated Storms

High: 77 Low: 61 Chance of Precip: 10%

Partly Cloudy

Sunrise: 6:40 AM - Sunset: 9:15 PM

Sunrise: 6:29 AM - Sunset: 8:56 PM

Sunrise: 6:17 AM - Sunset: 8:48 PM

Sunday, July 28

High: 84 Low: 61

High: 81 Low: 64

Chance of Precip: 30%

Chance of Precip: 45%

Scattered Storms

High: 81 Low: 64 Chance of Precip: 25%

Isolated Storms

Sunrise: 6:41 AM - Sunset: 9:14 PM

Sunrise: 6:30 AM - Sunset: 8:55 PM

Sunrise: 6:17 AM - Sunset: 8:46 PM

Monday, July 29

High: 88 Low: 61

High: 82 Low: 66

High: 81 Low: 63

Chance of Precip: 20%

Chance of Precip: 40%

Chance of Precip: 45%

Isolated Storms

Scattered Storms

Sunrise: 6:42 AM - Sunset: 9:13 PM

Sunrise: 6:31 AM - Sunset: 8:54 PM

Sunrise: 6:18 AM - Sunset: 8:45 PM

Tuesday, July 30

High: 88 Low: 66

High: 86 Low: 66

Chance of Precip: 20%

Chance of Precip: 30%

Isolated Storms

Partly Cloudy

High: 82 Low: 63 Chance of Precip: 45%

Isolated Storms

Sunrise: 6:43 AM - Sunset: 9:12 PM

Sunrise: 6:32 AM - Sunset: 8:53 PM

Sunrise: 6:19 AM - Sunset: 8:44 PM

Wednesday, July 31

High: 95 Low: 66 Sunny

High: 84 Low: 68 Partly Cloudy

High: 79 Low: 68 Partly Cloudy

Sunrise: 6:44 AM - Sunset: 9:10 PM

Sunrise: 6:33 AM - Sunset: 8:52 PM

Sunrise: 6:20 AM - Sunset: 8:43 PM

Thursday, August 01

High: 86 Low: 57 Mostly Sunny

High: 90 Low: 61 Rain

High: 84 Low: 63 Scattered Showers

Sunrise: 6:45 AM - Sunset: 9:09 PM

Sunrise: 6:33 AM - Sunset: 8:51 PM

Sunrise: 6:21 AM - Sunset: 8:42 PM

Friday, August 02

High: 79 Low: 57 Rain

High: 88 Low: 59 Partly Cloudy

High: 84 Low: 55 Rain

Sunrise: 6:46 AM - Sunset: 9:08 PM

Sunrise: 6:34 AM - Sunset: 8:50 PM

Sunrise: 6:22 AM - Sunset: 8:41 PM

Saturday, August 03

High: 77 Low: 61 Mostly Sunny

High: 79 Low: 59 Mostly Sunny

High: 77 Low: 55 Mostly Sunny

Sunrise: 6:47 AM - Sunset: 9:07 PM

Sunrise: 6:35 AM - Sunset: 8:48 PM

Sunrise: 6:23 AM - Sunset: 8:40 PM

Sunday, August 04

High: 86 Low: 66 Sunny

High: 82 Low: 68 Scattered Showers

High: 81 Low: 64 Mostly Sunny

Sunrise: 6:48 AM - Sunset: 9:06 PM

Sunrise: 6:36 AM - Sunset: 8:47 PM

Sunrise: 6:24 AM - Sunset: 8:39 PM

Monday, August 05

High: 91 Low: 66 Scattered Showers

High: 84 Low: 68 Scattered Showers

High: 95 Low: 61 Mostly Sunny

Sunrise: 6:49 AM - Sunset: 9:04 PM

Sunrise: 6:37 AM - Sunset: 8:46 PM

Sunrise: 6:25 AM - Sunset: 8:37 PM

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July 25, 2013

Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Country Living

Drying Foods Susan Hansen, Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Colfax County Food drying is a method of preserving food for later use. Drying food is simple, safe, and easy to learn. It also does not require a lot of equipment. Drying removes the moisture from food so that bacteria, yeasts and molds cannot grow and destroy the foods. It also slows down the action of enzymes until the food is rehydrated. Enzymes are naturally occurring substances which cause foods to ripen. Because drying removes moisture, the food shrinks, decreases in size and becomes lighter in weight. When food is ready for use, water is added and the food returns to its original shape. The heat used in drying is low, between 140 and 160 degrees F. If higher temperatures are used, the food will cook instead of dry. Raising the temperature is not a safe way to speed up the drying process. Low humidity aids the drying process. Food contains lots of water. To dry foods, the water must move from the food to the surrounding air. If the surrounding air is humid, then drying will be slowed down. Foods can be dried in the sun, in an oven or in a food dehydrator. Drying Foods Outdoors Hot, dry, breezy days are best for drying food outdoors. A minimum temperature is recommended. A low humidity of 60 percent is best. Even with ideal conditions, it still takes several days to dry foods outdoors. All foods dried outdoors need to be pasteurized to kill insects and their eggs. Unless destroyed, the insects will eat the dried food. The food can be pasteurized in either a freezer or an oven. Vegetables and meats are not recommended to be dried outdoors. Both are low acid foods and

The Cartwright are more susceptible to bacteria. Fruits are high in acid; thus, they can be safely dried outdoors. Food Dehydrators A food dehydrator is ideal for drying food indoors. Air circulation and temperature can be controlled for even drying. If you will do a lot of drying, you may want to invest in a food dehydrator. Or, a group of friends may want to get together and purchase a dehydrator. Everyone who has an oven has a food dehydrator. It has heat, low humidity, and air current. A microwave oven should not be used to dry foods, since not enough of the moisture is removed. Oven drying takes two to three times longer than a food dehydrator. For occasional drying of food, an oven works fine. Large quantities of food are best dried in a food dehydrator. Pretreating Fruits And Vegetables Fruits should be pretreated with ascorbic acid or citric acid to prevent darkening. Juice from citrus fruits can be used to pretreat the fruits. There are also commercial products found in the grocery store to prevent darkening of fruit. Vegetables need to be blanched before drying. Blanching stops the enzyme action. The only vegetables that do not need to be blanched are onions, green peppers and mushrooms. Packaging & Storing Dried foods must be cooled completely before packing in clean, dry, insect proof containers. Glass jars work the best. Store in cool, dry, dark areas. Nutritive Value The nutrient content of dried foods is comparable to foods preserved through canning or freezing. To keep the nutritional losses to a minimum, package dried foods in airtight containers, store them at the lowest temperature possible, and eat within a year of processing.

Parasite Related Illness Spreads Heather Johnson, The North Platte Telegraph The number of confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis has risen to 62 in Nebraska. That's up from 54 on July 17, according to Leah BuccoWhite, spokeswoman for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. New reports stream in daily. "These are just the lab-confirmed cases," Bucco-White said. "Could there be more out there? Yes, there could. There may be people who have the illness but haven't pursued medical treatment." According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cyclosporiasis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by a microscopic parasite. Bucco-White said it's not spread from person-to-person. People can become sick only if they consume infected food or water. As a precaution, she recommends washing produce thoroughly before eating it. "Vegetables appear to be the cause of the outbreak," Bucco-White said. "We're still trying to pinpoint the exact food source, but we do know locally-grown produce has not been implicated." That's good news for local producers who take vegetables to farmers markets and for the people who buy the products. More good news came out of conversations with those who contracted the illness. "The interviews showed people's symptoms started no later than the end of June, and fresh produce has a limited shelf life," Bucco-White said. "Those two things together suggest to us

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the contaminated food source may have worked its way through the system." According to the CDC, cyclosporiasis symptoms begin an average of seven days after parasite ingestion. They can include watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, cramping, bloating, gas, nausea, fatigue and sometimes vomiting and a low-grade fever. According to the CDC, the infection is not usually life-threatening. It is treatable with antibiotics, however if left untreated, the symptoms can persist for weeks or months. Bucco-White said three people have been hospitalized with cyclosporiasis so far but all were released. Although the cases have occurred statewide, they are primarily concentrated in eastern Nebraska. Bucco-White said the West Central District Health Department in North Platte has not had any confirmed cases. However, the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department in McCook has had one. Confidentiality statutes bound Bucco-White from releasing information about the individual. "People who think they might have the illness should seek medical treatment," Bucco-White said. "There is a test specifically for this. In early July, we sent out health advisories to all doctors in the state encouraging them to run that test if they saw folks with these symptoms." Nebraska has not had a confirmed case of cyclosporiasis since 2008. That year, there was one.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - The Lighter Side

July 25, 2013

• IT’S THE PITTS by Lee Pitts • Tr a i l B o s s ( B e s t O f ) by Lee Pitts

I was excited because I got invited to go on my very first trail ride. Actually they wanted my celebrity horse Gentleman, but I was invited to go along. My friend Terrell phoned and said, “We have two drives a year. One is a one day trail drive that lasts about three days. If you survive the shorter one you might get invited to go on the weeklong drive. That one lasts about ten days.” “I'll have to ask my boss to see if I can go,” I told Terrell. “I didn’t think you had a job.” "No, but I still am married.” “Let me see if I got this right,” my wife screamed when I told her about my trail driving invitation. “You want me to give you some money so you can buy some authentic western clothes so you can go ride around on a horse with a bunch of stinky guys for no purpose? You want me to check cows and feed hay while you play cowboy? Listen buster, if you are going to relive the days of yesteryear you can do it with me. If you go on that trail drive with a bunch of your rowdy friends and leave me here with all the chores I won't be here when you get back.” I had a good comeback for that one but decided to say something else. “But I can't

take you with me, they don't let women on trail drives.” I wanted to say that Terrell said the only sleeping bags they want on this ride are the kind you roll up but, again, I wisely said something else, “You never let me go anywhere with the guys.” “That is not true. I let you go deer hunting once. You forgot your gun and you didn't even realize it until you got back home.” “It didn't really matter cause we didn't see any deer in the bar anyway. Anyway, I didn't have a license either.” “I know what they do on those trail rides,” my worldly wife said. “They play cards for money, tell dirty stories and shoot guns. They get drunk and men dance with one another. Why, you don't even know how to dance.” “I could take dance lessons. Besides that is not what trail drives are all about. It's an opportunity to relive the West. To live off of what you can carry in your saddlebags and to not take a bath for a week.” “You do that at home. Why do you have to go to the great frontier to have an excuse for offensive hygiene?”

“It's not the same. It is an honor to be invited to ride and enjoy the scenery and the wildlife.” “That's what I'm worried about... the wild-life. You know what happens to you when you drink and trail drive. The last time you were drinking and driving you called home and said somebody stole the steering wheel out of the car.” “That's just cause I got in the back seat by mistake.” “Well, I won't let you take Gentleman on a trail drive. I don't want him hurt. Besides, he won't load in a trailer and he wouldn't get along with the other horses. You two would probably get lost.” “But I need a vacation. I need some peace of mind.” “I'll give you a piece of my mind. If you insist on going on that trail drive I just have one thing to say.” “What's that?” “Happy trails to you until we meet again,” she sang, slightly off key. Needless to say, I still haven’t had a vacation in 20 years, we didn’t have to try to load Gentleman in the trailer, and I still haven’t danced with any smelly men.

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Pie Recipes Chocolate Cream Pie

Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie For Pie Pastry for single-crust pie 1/2 cup sugar 3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt 6 cups thinly sliced peeled apples Crumb Topping 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats 1/2 cup butter Final Topping 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping 1/2 cup chopped pecans Pie: Prepare pastry for single-crust pie, being careful not to stretch dough too much. Place in pie plate and trim and crimp the edge. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Add apple slices and gently toss until they are coated well. Transfer mixture to pie. Crumb Topping: Stir together brown sugar, flour and oats. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until topping resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over apple mixture in pie. To prevent over-browning while baking, cover edge of pie with foil. Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake 25 to 30 minutes more, or until top is golden. Remove from oven. Final Topping: Drizzle top of pie with caramel topping; sprinkle with pecans. Cool on wire rack and serve!

Banana Cream Pie 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 medium firm bananas 1 9 inch pie shell, baked Whipped cream or Cool Whip Sliced banana In a saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt; stir in milk and mix well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of cream mixture into egg yolks; return all to saucepan. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly; remove from the heat. Add butter and vanilla; mix well and allow to cool slightly. Slice the bananas and place evenly in pastry shell; pour cream mixture over bananas. Cool and before serving, garnish with whipped cream or Cool Whip and bananas. Refrigerate any leftovers.

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2/3 cups water tablespoons cornstarch tablespoons cocoa (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk egg yolks, beaten tablespoons butter teaspoon vanilla (9 inch) baked pastry shells

Mix water and cornstarch and cocoa until smooth. Sir in condensed milk and egg yolks. Cook until thick in saucepan or microwave. Stir in 2 tablespoons butter. Add vanilla. Cool slightly (stirring occasionally). Pour into baked pie shell. Top with whipped cream after chilling pie.

Peaches & Cream Pie 3 cups fresh peeled and chopped peaches 1 unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie pastry 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup butter 1 fresh peach, sliced for garnish if desired Preheat oven to 350°F. Place 3 cups fresh peaches into pie pastry. In a medium bowl, mix 1 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour and salt. Add eggs and sour cream. Blend well. Spoon mixture over peaches. In a separate bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour and 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. A pastry blender works well, but two forks or two knives will also work. Sprinkle meal mixture evenly over pie. Bake 60 minutes or until golden. Garnish with fresh peach slices, if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

Blueberry Sour Cream Pie 1 unbaked pie crust Filling 3/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour 1 cup sour cream 1 egg 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen) Topping 3 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans Mix sugar and flour together in bowl. Beat in sour cream, egg, vanilla and salt together until smooth (about 5 minutes). Fold in blueberries. Pour into pie crust, and bake at 400°F for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, combine topping ingredients. Remove pie from oven after the 25 minutes, and sprinkle on topping. Return pie to oven and bake 10 minutes more. Chill before serving.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie 3 eggs, beaten 2 1/2 cups rhubarb, red, 1-inch slices 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups strawberries, fresh, sliced 1/4 cup enriched flour 1 9-inch pastry crust with lattice top 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg Combine eggs, sugar, flour, salt and nutmeg; mix well. Combine rhubarb and strawberries. Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry; fill with fruits. Pour egg mixture over. Dot with butter. Top with lattice crust, crimping edge high. Bake at 400°F about 40 minutes. Fill openings in lattice crust with whole strawberries. Serve warm — plain, or topped with vanilla ice cream.

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3 cups flour 1 cup shortening 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 large egg, beaten 5 tablespoons cold water 1 teaspoon vinegar

Cut together flour, shortening and salt until it resembles small peas. Combine the egg, water and vinegar and gradually add to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened and a soft dough forms. Divide into 2 disks. Wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. Roll out and use with your favorite pie recipe!

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Government

July 25, 2013

Taxed ‘Til Death by Senator Deb Fischer

“Two things in life are certain,” Benjamin Franklin noted, “death and taxes.” Two hundred years later, Franklin’s observation remains as true as ever. During Franklin’s time, however, death itself was not always a taxable event. In the years immediately following the American Revolution, the death, or “estate” tax was levied sporadically – and temporarily – to finance wars throughout the nineteenth century. The death tax was permanently codified in the Revenue Act of 1916 – the same law that introduced the modern day income tax. It was increased to help finance World War I, but the death tax didn’t go away upon conclusion of the war – and it’s been here to stay ever since. It seems that the American people are taxed at every turn. Property, sales, income, capital gains and death are all taxed – to name a few. Nebraskans know all too well that the list goes on, with new taxes emerging to pay for costly government programs like ObamaCare. But I believe the death tax is especially egregious because it taxes hardworking Americans twice – once when they earn their money, and again when they give it away. Small business owners and family farmers and ranchers – our chief job creators – are hit hardest by the death tax. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that this year alone, 2,400 farms

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and 2,700 small businesses will be subject to the death tax. These families invest time, resources, energy and faith in growing their businesses, farms and ranches, which many hope to pass on to the next generation. This legacy is undermined, and sometimes prevented all together, by the unfair death tax. The devastating impact of this tax was dramatized on the silver screen in the 2010 film Secretariat. Many Americans remember the national excitement surrounding the famed racehorse’s Triple Crown victory in 1973 – the first horse to win the historic feat in 25 years. But what few recall is that the racehorse was almost sold off before it ever had the chance to win the trio of races. Secretariat’s owners, members of the Chenery family, were forced to pay an enormous $6 million estate tax on their family farm upon the death of family patriarch, Christopher Chenery. At a time of grief, the family found itself with an impossible economic decision: they could sell the family farm, which Christopher had lovingly restored, or they could sell their newly trained race-horse, Secretariat, to pay the enormous federal death tax. But for a shrewd, yet risky, decision to syndicate the thoroughbred, the Chenery family would have lost the countless hours and hard work spent training the horse, not to mention the profits from their investment. Fortunately, the Chenerys’ risk

paid off – and Secretariat went on to win, stealing the hearts and capturing the imaginations of Americans from Belmont Stakes to the heartland. Each year thousands of Americans are forced to make similarly difficult decisions to pay this tax, often during times of grief as they mourn the loss of loved ones. The result is the unraveling of family legacies: 70 percent of family businesses do not survive to the second generation, and 90 percent of family businesses do not survive to the third generation. I am proud to cosponsor legislation to fully and permanently repeal the death tax. The bill, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 (S. 1183) also lowers the gift tax to 35 percent with a $5 million exemption. The benefits of fully repealing the death tax extend beyond preserving existing family farms and businesses. Former Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Holtz-Eakin has released a study explaining that repealing the death tax would create 1.5 million additional small business jobs. And after years of persistent joblessness, doing away with the death tax would shave almost a percentage point off the unemployment rate. Repealing the death tax both generates needed economic growth and preserves a legacy of family farms, ranches, and Main Street businesses that color the very fabric of our Nation.

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Earlier this month, the Obama Administration announced it would delay enforcement of the employer mandate – a major component of the president’s 2010 health care law which requires businesses to provide government-approved insurance for their employees or pay a fine. The delay was justified by the administration as a way to allow businesses more time to prepare for the burdensome reporting requirements created by the law. While this is welcome news for businesses, hardworking American families and individuals have not been offered the same relief despite having similar concerns and facing comparable reporting requirements. I hear from businesses, individuals, school districts, municipalities and other organizations in Nebraska concerned about the new rules and increasing costs of health care under the new law. There is no reason a mandate should apply to one group and not another. Some have also claimed the administration does not have the authority to delay the employer mandate without the consent of Congress. In bypassing Congress, the administration has not only signaled its growing concern about implementation

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of this flawed law, but also its disregard for the separation of power. To address these problems, the House of Representatives passed two bills this week: one to approve the delay of the employer mandate, and another to give all Americans the same relief. If businesses need more time to comply with a burdensome law which is not ready to be implemented, then so do individuals. The first bill, H.R. 2667, the Authority for Mandate Delay Act would give congressional approval of the Administration’s decision to provide businesses temporary relief from the employer mandate. While we agree this mandate is not ready and would have disastrous economic consequences if implemented at the end of the year, the president’s decision fits into a larger pattern by the administration of selective enforcement of the law to meet its legislative and political goals. The second bill, H.R. 2668, the Fairness for American Families Act would extend the same temporary relief businesses have received to the American people by delaying the individual mandate by one year. It would be inconsistent to postpone the onerous requirements of the health care law on

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businesses while hardworking families are still subjected to the individual mandate. It also does not make sense to enforce the individual mandate without the employer mandate because qualification for many of the individual subsidies to purchase insurance is dependent on the availability of employer coverage. If you do not know whether someone has actually been denied employer coverage – how can you know whether or not they actually qualify for a subsidy? This discrepancy invites massive fraud, waste and abuse. These problems are indicative of a poorly structured law which was rushed through Congress with little understanding of its complexity. Full repeal would be in the best interest of the country, but we do not have the votes in the Senate to realize this goal. However, I am hopeful the Senate and the president will acknowledge the law’s significant structural problems and agree to delay the individual mandate. The bills passed by the House this week could ease the growing concerns of the health care law and give Congress the opportunity to find further common ground to implement other reforms to lower costs and expand access to care for all Americans.

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Americans can sleep soundly in the comfort of our homes with the peace of mind that the strongest military in the world is standing guard. Our military men and women volunteer to risk it all so that our country might remain a safe and secure haven for families in Nebraska and across the country. The security we enjoy comes with a price, and many of our military heroes return to their homes with the visible and unseen scars of battle. The effects of war often pose new challenges for our returning veterans, and sometimes, the home they left is not equipped for new accommodations our heroes now require. We owe it to those who have sacrificed so much protecting our freedoms at home to ensure they have a safe and accessible home to return to following their tour of service. Nearly a quarter of America’s 21.4 million veterans live with a disability, and 1.5 million are at risk of becoming homeless. For those veterans who have suffered life-altering injuries, such as amputations or traumatic brain injuries while defending our freedom, reintegrating into civilian life can be

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difficult, especially when new, often costly accommodations are not present at home. This week, Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and I introduced legislation to help our disabled and lowincome veterans with homes in need of repairs or modifications. The Housing Assistance for Veterans (or HAVEN) Act fills in gaps in existing programs designed to help disabled servicemembers or veterans who require certain adaptations for their homes such as wheelchair ramps and accessible bathrooms. The bill allows the Veterans Affairs (VA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Departments to share resources, through competitive grants, with organizations dedicated to providing home rehabilitation and modifications for our deserving heroes. These services include simple repairs, such as roof work, plumbing and wiring, as well as installing handrails, handicap-accessible showers and accessible doors and hallways. Our bipartisan legislation also creates publicprivate partnerships, leveraging and expanding the abilities of non-profits and volunteers committed to assisting with the housing needs of disabled and low-

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income veterans. Many organizations, such as Rebuilding Together and Habitat for Humanity, have touched the lives of thousands of retired military families, but with so many veterans in need, these organizations cannot fulfill this mission alone. The HAVEN Act develops a program where nonprofits and veterans service organizations team up with local VA facilities to identify qualifying veterans who are in need of home repairs and modifications. Ensuring our military heroes have safe and accessible homes after giving so much to provide a secure homeland for all Americans is the least we can do. This legislation takes needed strides to improve the quality of life for veterans, keeping them in their own homes instead of more costly health care facilities. With a growing population of veterans, it is imperative that we make available adequate tools needed to assist in this effort. A similar bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives, and I am hopeful that Congress can work together to make this proposal a reality in a timely manner. Helping our veterans is a moral responsibility we all share.

July 25, 2013

Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Rodeo

Page 7

Rodeo Schedule Dates August August August August August August

2 2-3 2-3 2-4 3 3-4

Rodeo Woodbury County Fair & Rodeo, MSRA Sarpy County Fair & Rodeo, MSRA Leoti Rodeo, NSRA Wheeler County Fair & Rodeo, MSRA, NSRA Trenton Riverside Arena Rodeo, NSRA Sioux County Fair & Rodeo, NSRA

Town Moville, IA Springfield, NE Leoti, KS Bartlett, NE Trenton, NE Harrison, NE

Dates August August August August August August

3-4 8-9 9-10 10-11 10-11 10-11

Rodeo Garden County Fair & Rodeo, NSRA Holt County Fair & Rodeo, MSRA Cherry County Fair & Rodeo, MSRA, NSRA Scotland Rodeo Club, MSRA Bennett County Fair Rodeo, MSRA, NSRA Ogallala Fair & Rodeo, NSRA

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$2,870.47 $496.80 $1,266.56 $658.00 $488.52 $423.04 $395.74 $282.56 $182.16 $2,498.29 $2,057.68 $1,545.51

4 Kyle McGrew $1,323.33 5 Alex Lee $510.60 6 Davy Herschberger $444.06 7 Trent Martin $308.70 8 Levi Schmucker $265.36 9 Charlie Weatherspoon $231.52 10/11Eric Lee $56.73 10/11Jason Moore $56.73 STEER WRESTLING 1 Bump Postelthwait $1,571.93 2 Chad Taylor $998.56 3 Jay Rivinius $925.34 4/5 Noel Strahan $715.02 4/5 Brandon Ragsdale $715.02 6 Billy Natale $695.55

7 CE Taft 8 Mike Bachey 9 Bill Natale 10 Charlie Griffin GIRLS BARREL RACING 1 Barbara Jimison 2 Teresa Roberts Quay 3 Megan Yurko 4 Stassi Pyne 5 Carie White 6 Alicia Pottmeyer 7 Tara Spatz 8 Tammye MacKenzie 9 Jessica Whitney 10 Anne Hyde

$668.96 $618.80 $536.46 $395.00 $2,733.12 $2,316.60 $1,710.24 $1,436.40 $1,313.67 $1,202.60 $749.45 $607.00 $588.80 $582.95

TEAM ROPPING HEADING 1 Mervin Beachy $2,088.58 2 Randy Mager $1,909.43 3 Rob Pyne $1,582.21 4 Jarod Nooren $1,403.37 5 Ronnie Hyde $1,133.55 6 Zach Kilgus $748.70 7 Phillip Mullett $689.64 8 Dan Minick $583.78 9/10Chance Danison $523.90 9/10Zack Waggoner $523.90 TEAM ROPING HEELING 1 Shane Rickly $1,519.30 2 Tye Casey $1,127.43 3 Jesse Hawkins $1,094.49

4 Dan Cline 5 Nick DeLeon 6 Tom Bowling 7 Greg Drew 8 Jimmy Kelly 9 Garett Madry 10 Cal Casey TIE DOWN ROPING 1 Ronnie Hyde 2 Zach Kilgus 3 Aaron Puskarich 4 Wade White 5 Tye Casey 6 Scooter Vaughan 7 Patrick Ryan

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TEAM ROPING - HEADER 1 Jeff Johnston $3,183.35 2 Ben Robinson $2,987.82 3 Brian Dunning $2,738.44 4 Joe Beaver $2,300.97 5 Tyler Brockman $1,767.58 6 Travis Warren $1,762.78 7 Andy Miller $1,710.86 8 Tyler Thomas $1,419.75 9 Justen Nokes $1,273.37 10 Brady Wakefield $1,227.22 TEAM ROPING - HEELER 1 Levi Tyan $3,684.43 2 Chris Sherman $2,987.82 3 Reno Gonzalez $2,300.97 4 Tyrell Reynolds $1,767.58 5 Dalton Pelster $1,762.78 6 Jesse Jolly $1,713.90 7 Toby Mentzer $1,664.42 8 Tucker White $1,611.22 9 Travis Goad $1,420.25 10 Cody Merritt $1,325.09

$1,552.96 $1,184.89 $680.14 $662.49 $660.71 $560.83 $524.64

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NSRA Standings BAREBACK 1 Corey Evans 2 Lane Morrow 3 Wyatt Clark 4 Wyatt Gewinner 5 Scotty Harman 6 Wesley Cole 7 Logan Glendy 8 Colin Chytka 9 Nate McFadden SADDLE BRONC 1 Seth Schafer 2 Derek Kenner 3 Will Shaffer 4 Wyatt Clark 5 Dean Rice 6 Whit Peterson 7 Triston Eklund 8 Jesse Jolly 9 Lane Hamm 10 Tyson Beck

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BULL RIDING 1 Adam Wimer 2 Clint Connelly 3 Chauncy Hesseltine 4 Kayne Boswell 5 Heath Zuellner 6 Ethan Lesiak 7 Trey Kerner 8 Tyler Viers 9 Lane Gambill 10 Colter Glendy STEER WRESTLING 1 Jeff Richardson 2 Richard Coats 3 Dan Barner 4 Jake Kraupie 5 Trevor Cox 6 Colin Chytka 7 Chris Hilliker 8 Bryce Dibbern 9 Jarrett Rasmussen 10 Ben Robinson

$1,962.92 $1,275.37 $1,172.65 $931.25 $873.90 $676.66 $652.51 $630.24 $578.40 $498.94 $2,740.45 $2,468.75 $2,314.23 $1,407.49 $1,315.26 $1,241.55 $1,128.85 $1,035.21 $947.90 $869.11

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Market

Page 8

July 25, 2013

By David M. Fiala

Weekly Ag Market Breakdown

Country Grain Prices as of 7/23/13 Location

Corn

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

New Corn

$6.63 $6.53 $6.63 $6.88 $6.60 $6.66 $6.78 $6.73 $6.64 $6.63 $6.81 $6.73 $6.83 $6.58 $6.81 $6.73 $6.90 $6.83 $6.63 $6.63 $6.83 $6.63 $6.60 $6.53 $6.68 $6.58 $6.70 $6.68 $6.88 $6.63 $6.71 $6.58

$4.51 $4.42 $4.50 $4.59 $4.50 $4.52 $4.56 $4.59 $4.26 $4.51 $4.61 $4.59 $4.46 $4.51 $4.61 $4.59 $4.59 $4.61 $4.56 $4.60 $4.61 $4.54 $4.58 $4.52 $4.60 $4.60 $4.54 $4.59 $4.56 $4.51 $4.59 $4.47

Beans

New Beans

$13.38 $13.41 $13.57 $13.33 $13.22 $13.38 $13.47 $13.48

$11.93 $11.85 $11.87 $11.68 $11.94 $11.80 $12.07 $11.93

$13.38 $13.33 $13.58

$11.93 $11.68 $11.93

$13.43 $13.33 $13.77

$11.83 $11.68 $11.87

$13.46 $13.68 $13.32 $13.38 $13.38 $13.23 $12.90 $13.32

$11.93 $12.18 $11.75 $11.73 $11.81 $12.05 $12.02 $11.87

$13.25 $13.43

$11.90 $11.83

$13.48 $13.52

$11.78 $11.93 $11.85

Wheat

New Wheat

$6.94

$0.00

$6.82 $7.01

$0.00 $0.00

$7.03 $7.52 $7.03 $6.78

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$6.82 $7.17 $6.96 $7.07 $6.77 $6.66 $7.01 $6.91 $7.07 $6.92 $6.77 $6.86

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$6.99 $6.77

$0.00 $0.00

$6.99 $7.12

$0.00 $0.00

$7.17 $6.77

$0.00 $0.00

Milo

New Milo

$5.73

$4.11

$5.98

$4.06

$5.98

$4.06

$6.18

$4.26

$5.58

$4.11

$5.88 $5.88 $5.85

$4.21 $4.20 $4.16

$6.18 $5.83

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Crop Basis Charts from Reporting Locations as of 7/23/13 Corn Basis

Soybean Basis

Wheat Basis

Sorghum Basis

$4.36 $4.15

$6.73 671 Above Above Above

Northern $45.00 Oil Flowers Spring Wheat $7.01 Spring Wheat $7.06

Pinto Oil Flowers (new) Spring Wheat(new) Spring Wheat(new)

$6.89 $6.94

Corn Corn trade has turned lower on the week, as cooler weather has increased crop size expectations. For the week, September is 36 lower, while December is 20 lower and we have downside momentum in place. December corn has chart support at $4.77. Resistance is at $4.90, which was the old low prior to this week. Rains were spotty over the weekend, but the lack of heat seems to be the big driver lower, especially with the forecast being mild in the near term. Most places have chances for rain 5 or more days over the next 10 with no excessive heat. This should allow for very good pollination. Weekly ethanol production was slightly lower this week at 862,000 barrels, although still near the highs, while stocks jumped substantially to 17.3 million barrels, up from 16.6 last week as demand waned and imports jumped. RIN values have shot up as trade works to meet the RFS. Crude has reversed from $108 area on forward demand concerns even as inventories tighten. The weekly export sales were soft at -27,900 metric of old crop, and 551,000 metric tons of new crop. Export inspections on Monday were down to 8.9 million bushels. Crop conditions were reported at 63% good to excellent, 3% lower on the week and silking progress was at 43%, well behind normal. Crop ratings will be expected to be steady or slightly better next Monday due to the weather. Seasonally ratings should drop off, so an unchanged crop rating on Monday would still be viewed as negative to the market. Weather will continue to dictate the trade in the near term. Asian destinations have been actively buying corn, although most is from non-US origin. The next USDA monthly report is not due for three weeks on August 12th. Hedgers call with questions.

Support: Resistance

Soybeans

Wheat

Sept. 13 483 558

Dec. 13 464 511

September 2013 Corn (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . .5.084 High . . . .5.106 Low . . . .5.022 Close . . .5.034 Change .-0.420

Wheat trade has ground sideways to lower in quiet trade. For the week the September contracts are 10 lower cents in Chicago, KC is down 5 and Minneapolis is down 2 cents. The September Chicago contract has found resistance at the $6.66 20-day moving average, and support at $6.51. Export news needs to be consistently positive to justify further fundamental strength. The weekly export sales were ok at 661,400 metric tons. Export inspections were 23.4 million metric tons. The heavy rains to the east have left some lingering quality concerns out there. Winter wheat crop harvest has moved to 75% complete, with the plains virtually done. Spring wheat ratings slipped slightly to 68% good to excellent, and early crop tours have been positive. There are some dry spots in North Dakota though. Feeding wheat will likely be on the rise the next couple of months with wheat pricing in well, even with the strong basis. Egypt is expected to return to the market soon, and the Russian harvest is going well so far. Hedgers call with questions.

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September 2013 Wheat (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . . .6.524 High . . . .6.564 Low . . . . .6.500 Close . . . .6.504 Change .-0.260

Soybean trade started the week on a strong note only to implode through the middle of the week as processors pulled their bid. November beans are 31 cents lower on the week, and August beans are 99 lower. On the chart, November has support at $12.55, then $12.25, with resistance at $12.70 then $12.95. Basis has collapsed after $16.00 cash bids triggered significant movement. Economic weakness in China has raised concerns as well. The weekly export sales were good at 128,300 metric tons of old crop, 665,200 of new, 184,000 of old crop meal, 145,600 of new crop meal, and 3,300 of oil. Export inspections were 2.8 million bushels. Crop conditions were lower at 64% good to excellent, and blooming was at 31%, remaining well behind normal. Chart momentum has turned mixed for now, but will need to get past $13 to trigger a bigger run. Weather and debates about lost acres will drive the market conversation going into the key reproductive time from for beans. Hedgers call with any questions or to discuss working with FuturesOne.

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Aug. 13 1303 1571

Aug. Meal 426 542

Aug. Oil 4281 4665

August 2013 Soybeans (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . .13.882 High . . .13.964 Low . . . .13.484 Close . . .13.602 Change .-0.324

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Family Honored for Longtime Management of Farm Jesus Lopez-Gomez, The Columbus Telegram COLUMBUS (AP) — The golden grass heads dance in hypnotic rhythm synchronized into a waving, breeze-induced dance and are neatly sliced under Rod Ditter's windrower. His tractor leaves neat rows of cut green behind it on the pasture. ''This must be pretty boring, huh?'' Ditter asked between periodic looks back at the mower, which works silently behind the pane glass of the tractor's cockpit on the other side of the air-conditioned space. Ditter notes this whole pasture - a rolling expanse of land about the size of two city blocks - would have taken his grandfather the better part of a day to mow and bale, and his grandfather would have done it with horses drawing a piece of equipment that preceded the invention of the radio, so no chance of any music being on-board. But the relatively recent addition of the radio inside the tractor, weather ranging from iffy to noncompliant and the absence of regular holidays and time off never stopped three generations of the Ditter family from farming. The Columbus Telegram reports the Ditter family farm was honored recently with the Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award at the livestock sale, which closed the Platte County Fair. Sponsored by the Nebraska Farm Bureau and Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben with support from the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers, the distinction is awarded to families who have managed the same farm for more than a century.

While Ditter doesn't assign any special words to his relationship to farming like ''calling'' and ''purpose,'' it's definitely something that seemed fairly fixed in his future given his early successes in agriculture. Ditter's help was always a given growing up on the farm, and by age 9 he learned how to handle the family's tractor. Later going to school in Monroe, he'd join a 4-H team where his work with cattle would mature into a career with steers. He currently has 70 head, which is low because of drought conditions. Other than a cursory mention to its severity, Ditter doesn't spend much time talking about how the lack of moisture has changed the way he works. One gets the sense that his primary driver - the sense that there are things to be done with no compelling reason not to do them - doesn't really change with the weather. The trait must run in the family. In the century the family's had the farm, it has expanded to a current acreage 10 times the size of the 120 acres Ditter's grandfather purchased in 1910. And now there are generally more fingers to operate it. Ditter explained many of the farmhands he saw growing up had an extremity or two missing, not because of carelessness, but because of standard occupational hazards that came with a life in the fields. Ditter's been lucky enough to have made it this far with all his fingers and toes. ''But don't jinx me,'' he said with a wry smile.

It may be a wish to hold onto their fingers or maybe a vested interest in weekends off that keep his two children away from farm work, but Ditter didn't seem worried about the family trade skipping a generation. He leaves that decision to them. Responsibility for the farm seemed to fall to him after his dad was incapacitated. He picked up the farm with his brother Randy Ditter in 1997, and has been there ever since. With the exception of some time off and vacations, such as his trip to Colorado two years ago where he skied for the first time _ an experience he notes he undertook even after watching someone get taken away in a stretcher after wiping out on the hill _ the work has been almost constant and unceasing. As for the future of his farm, Ditter expects to see bigger, smarter and more expensive equipment, he said from the driver's seat of a tractor that's got about 30 years on it and still gets the job done. He also sees tighter water restrictions for irrigators and more unpredictable conditions, the same or higher demands of his work as a producer on fewer resources. Yet, Ditter said his role as producer usually exists for him on the periphery. He doesn't think about his role in everyone's food chain. Most of the time, ''I'm just focused on getting to the end of the row,'' Ditter said. It doesn't take Ditter all day to mow his pasture like it would have his grandfather, but the sun has moved during his time in the field. He mentions that he'd once thought of becoming a pilot, about three-quarters through the pasture, after which he's asked if he ever gets bored. ''No, because I've got to focus on what I'm doing,'' he said with a glance back to his windrower.

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Cattle Succumb to Heat, Humidity by Thousands Nancy Gaarder, The Omaha World-Herald Reports from across Nebraska have underscored demoralizing news for ranchers: The state's worst cattle deaths since 2009 occurred within a few hours on July 9. No one knows how many cattle died, because ranchers resist talking herd size in any context, not just cattle deaths. At least 3,000 head of cattle are dead in the Columbus area, based on reports made to the National Drought Mitigation Center, based at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In the Columbus area, the animals started suffering about noon. Most of the deaths occurred from about 2 to 6 p.m., according to a drought center report released Thursday.

With a value of roughly $1,500 per head, the Columbus-area loss comes to about $4.5 million. Pete McClymont, executive vice president of the Nebraska Cattlemen, said the deaths extended beyond Columbus and occurred across central Nebraska. His organization also doesn't know how many cattle died, because ranchers and feedlot operators aren't sharing numbers with Nebraska Cattlemen, either. "It's so hard to mentally handle this," he said. "Plenty of our members are just talking through the frustration." "This has been a kick in the teeth," McClymont said.

The cattle industry is reeling from back-to-back drought years. Herd sizes already have been trimmed about 20 percent. McClymont said the deaths resulted from a combination of high temperatures, high humidity and little to no wind. Additionally, the cattle simply may not have become acclimated to the summer's heat, he said. Barbara Mayes, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the most unusual aspect of that afternoon was the lack of wind. The high in Columbus hit 93 degrees, and the heat index reached 101 degrees. However, wind speeds ranged from calm to no more than 8 mph. "That's pretty unusual," she said. "That day was stagnant."

Protein Supplementation Suggested Karla H. Jenkins Cow/Calf, Range Management Specialist UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center Hot temperatures and very little moisture appear to be in the forecast for most of the Nebraska Panhandle for the remainder of the summer. The drought of 2012 and reduced precipitation in 2013 have resulted in very little growth in the native warm season grasses in these pastures. Blue grama and buffalograss are two of the warm season staples of the Panhandle. Unfortunately, they tend to also be shallow rooted, and with limited water availability they will have significantly reduced forage growth. The native cool season grasses such as western wheat and needle-and-thread, as well as introduced species

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Nebraska Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report Week Ending: 7/20/2013

MARKET: Tri-State Livestock Auction - McCook; Loup City Commission Co. - Loup City; Bassett Livestock auction Bassett; Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine; Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington Receipts: 3,150 Last Week: 7,320 Last Year: 8,525 Compared to last week feeder steers over 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00-6.00 higher, heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; feeders under 600 lbs had no good price comparison however a firm to higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady in a light test. Demand was very good especially for yearlings and weaned fall calves. Feeder supply this week included 66 percent steers with 84 percent of the run over 600 lbs.

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NEBRASKA HAY SUMMARY Week Ending 7/19/2013 Eastern Nebraska: Compared to last week, (which was the first week with new crop hay prices) trading is light with prices steady on a few sales reported. Dehy steady to 5.00 lower on cash price. Most producers getting in the full swing of second cutting alfalfa and prairie hay or brome grass. Some areas of the state report average grass/prairie hay tonnage. Second cutting alfalfa light on dry land fields and moderate to good on irrigated. Mostly hot dry weather remains over the state for the last week. High heat index is expected the rest of the week. Prices are dollars per ton FOB (freight on buyer) stack in medium to large square bales and rounds, unless otherwise noted. Prices from the most recent reported sales. Nebraska Department of Agriculture has a hay and forage directory available at www.agr.state.ne.us click on Hay Information. Northeast/Central Nebraska: New Crop: Alfalfa: Good to premium large squares (dairy) 250.00; Good large rounds 170.00-190.00, few local sales 200.00. Grass/brome: Good large rounds 140.00-160.00, 200.00 delivered. Cornstalks: large round bales 70.00-90.00. Soybean bales 70.00. Straw: Large rounds 130.00140.00 delivered. Dehydrated alfalfa 17 percent protein pellets 335.00-340.00; meal 340.00. Platte Valley area of Nebraska: New Crop: Alfalfa: Good large rounds 170.00-190.00. Grass/brome: Good large rounds 150.00. Alfalfa ground/del 250.00; Blended alfalfa ground/del 230.00. Corn stalks ground/del 120.00-140.00.

Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent protein: 330.00 alfalfa meal 336.00-337.00. Western Nebraska: Compared to last week: All classes traded steady to weak. Topsoil moisture continued to decline in Nebraska and South Dakota as above normal temperatures coupled with increasingly dry conditions returned to the region this week. Irrigation water continues to be inadequate, with slightly higher supplies than last year however far below the five year average. According to the US Drought Monitor 95 percent of Wyoming is classified as abnormally dry to exceptional drought with the majority of the state in moderate to extreme drought. Following suite the entire Nebraska panhandle is in severe exceptional drought with South Dakota fairing slightly better being classified as only dry to sever drought. According to USDA-NASS 36 percent of the alfalfa crop in Wyoming is rated very poor to poor, 56 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Nebraska's crop is rated 49 very poor to fair, 51 percent good to excellent. In South Dakota 2 percent is rated poor, 25 percent fair, and 73 percent good to excellent. Trading activity was slow to inactive on light demand. All prices dollars per ton FOB stack in large square bales and rounds, unless otherwise noted. Most horse hay sold in small squares. Prices are from the most recent reported sales. Alfalfa: Large Squares: Good 200.00-230.00 Ground and delivered 220.00. Wheat Hay: Large Squares: Premium 150.00. No reported quotes for other classes of hay.

• St. Joseph Sheep - Week Ending Monday, July 22, 2013 • Prior Week Slaughtered Lamb Head Count -- Formula : Domestic - 12,370; Imported - 0 Slaughtered Owned Sheep: Domestic: 2,599 Head; Carcass Wt: 46-112 Lbs.; Wtd Avg Wt: 82.8; Wtd avg. Dressing: 50.0; choice or better; 94.4% YG 71.6% Domestic Formula Purchases: . . . .Head . . .Weight (lbs) . . .Avg Weight . . . . . .Price Range . . . . . . . . .Wtd Avg 693 . . . .under 55 lbs . . . . . .50.9 . . . . . . .230.00 - 350.00 . . . . . . . .247.11 668 . . . . .55-65 lbs . . . . . . .62.7 . . . . . . . .230.00 - 274.46 . . . . . . . .254.45 3,887 . . . .65-75 lbs . . . . . . .69.2 . . . . . . . .211.18 - 280.00 . . . . . . . .250.30 2,882 . . . .75-85 lbs . . . . . . .79.6 . . . . . . .200.00 - 274.25 . . . . . . . .228.95 475 . . . . .85-95 lbs . . . . . . .90.4 . . . . . . . .213.66 - 217.35 . . . . . . . . .215.03 2,430 . . .over 95 lbs . . . . . .113.5 . . . . . . .193.03 - 216.81 . . . . . . . .203.28

Lean hog trade has been stronger this week with support from cash trade due to continued tighter than expected numbers. August futures are 220 higher through Wednesday. The deferred months have started to gain a little bit versus the nearby months, but the spreads are mostly steady. August futures have resistance at 9910, and support at 9670 for now. The pork cutout has retreated over the recent week, and with tightening supplies seasonally, packer margins are under pressure. Cold storage stocks have been drawn down and the dollar weakness should bolster exports. The market will continue to speculate about herd expansion this fall keeping trade active, but the PEDv virus has limited gains. Hedgers call with questions, and focus on margins looking forward. The summer lean hog futures strength coupled with breaks in feed costs has provided good opportunities to lock-in good board margins.

Support: Resistance

Aug. 13 9497 10117

Oct. 13 8400 8800

August 2013 Hogs (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open . . .99.400 High . . .99.525 Low . . . .99.400 Close . . .99.525 Change .+0.600

100 . . . . . .400-438 . . . . . .425 . . . .151.00-174.00 . . . . .164.42 86 . . . . . . .455-499 . . . . . .479 . . . .153.00-172.50 . . . . .165.01 110 . . . . . .500-545 . . . . . .531 . . . .160.50-169.50 . . . . .163.64 250 . . . . . .550-595 . . . . . .580 . . . .148.00-166.75 . . . . .161.21 263 . . . . . .605-642 . . . . . .626 . . . .143.00-166.50 . . . . .157.99 308 . . . . . .655-693 . . . . . .678 . . . .143.00-153.00 . . . . .148.82 162 . . . . . .700-745 . . . . . .729 . . . .145.00-149.00 . . . . .147.45 201 . . . . . .755-781 . . . . . .768 . . . .137.00-145.25 . . . . .142.15 418 . . . . . .803-835 . . . . . .816 . . . .139.50-144.85 . . . . .142.47 655 . . . . . .850-899 . . . . . .871 . . . .125.25-143.00 . . . . .140.89 77 . . . . . . . .855 . . . . . . . .855 . . . . . . .144.25 . . . . . . . .144.25 240 . . . . . .906-945 . . . . . .919 . . . .124.00-140.25 . . . . .132.46

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1-2 Head . . . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . . .Price 15 . . . . . . . .490 . . . . . . . .490 . . . . . . .162.00 . . . . . . . .162.00 5 . . . . . . . . .530 . . . . . . . .530 . . . . . . .158.50 . . . . . . . .158.50 11 . . . . . . .570-582 . . . . . .575 . . . .145.00-153.50 . . . . .149.59

64 . . . . . . .670-695 . . . . . .679 . . . .158.50-163.25 . . . . .160.60 24 . . . . . . . .840 . . . . . . . .840 . . . . . . .141.00 . . . . . . . .141.00

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5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle Week Ending: 7/21/13 Confirmed: 81,440 Week Ago: 89,055 Year Ago: 88,825 Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,138 . . . . . . . .1,300-1,510 . . . . . . . . . . .119.00-122.50 1,393 . . . . . . . . . . .120.79 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,761 . . . . . . . . .1,260-1,450 . . . . . . . . . . .118.00-122.50 1,391 . . . . . . . . . . .120.04 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,075 . . . . . . . . .1,180-1,475 . . . . . . . . . . .118.00-120.50 1,365 . . . . . . . . . . .119.44 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 . . . . . . . . . .1,265-1,275 . . . . . . . . . . .118.00-119.00 1,273 . . . . . . . . . . .118.83 Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Weighted Averages (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,525 . . . . . . . . .1,160-1,340 . . . . . . . . . . .119.00-122.00 1,255 . . . . . . . . . . .120.43 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,932 . . . . . . . . .1,150-1,335 . . . . . . . . . . .119.00-121.00 1,248 . . . . . . . . . . .119.75 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,639 . . . . . . . . .1,075-1,300 . . . . . . . . . . .118.00-120.50 1,197 . . . . . . . . . . .119.32 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- .................... ============================================================================================================== Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) (Paid on Hot Weights) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,115 . . . . . . . . . .759-949 . . . . . . . . . . . . .191.00-193.00 866 . . . . . . . . . . . .192.80 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,443 . . . . . . . . . .756-952 . . . . . . . . . . . . .191.00-193.00 878 . . . . . . . . . . . .192.42 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,506 . . . . . . . . . .822-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .191.00-193.00 884 . . . . . . . . . . . .192.72 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- .................... Weighted Averages Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,915 . . . . . . . . . .714-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .190.00-193.00 798 . . . . . . . . . . . .192.72 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,784 . . . . . . . . . .685-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .187.50-193.00 789 . . . . . . . . . . . .191.45 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .671 . . . . . . . . . . .748-797 . . . . . . . . . . . . .187.50-193.00 771 . . . . . . . . . . . .191.67 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- .................... -

Weekly Weighted Averages (Beef Brands): Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .20,191 . . . . . . .1,378 . . . . . . .119.87 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .11,096 . . . . . . .1,228 . . . . . . .119.72 Dressed Del Steer . . .17,064 . . . . . . .876 . . . . . . . .192.52 Dressed Del Heifer . .9,370 . . . . . . . .791 . . . . . . . .192.00

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

Week Ago Averages:

Year Ago Averages:

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .22,962 . . . . . . .1,366 . . . . . . .119.75 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .15,690 . . . . . . .1,236 . . . . . . .119.53 Dressed Del Steer . . .17,363 . . . . . . .867 . . . . . . . .192.70 Dressed Del Heifer . . .10,210 . . . . . . .797 . . . . . . . .191.97

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .25,369 . . . . . . .1,381 . . . . . . .112.90 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .13,612 . . . . . . .1,224 . . . . . . .112.72 Dressed Del Steer . . .17,859 . . . . . . .891 . . . . . . . .178.88 Dressed Del Heifer . . .14,042 . . . . . . .785 . . . . . . . .178.5

Cattle

Hogs

53 . . . . . . .367-387 . . . . . .383 . . . .161.00-177.00 . . . . .165.39

Support: Resistance

Aug. 13 12040 12350

Aug. 13 Feeder 14960 15600

Live cattle have seen pressure on from weak demand, but are mostly sideways. Feeder cattle have seen much more active trade with soft corn prices supporting, but forward demand concerning. Live cattle are 40 lower on the week, while feeder cattle are 10 higher after seeing fresh highs. The cutout activity has choice lower and the choice select spread narrowing with soft demand. Choice on through Wednesday slipped $2.43 to $186.89 and select was down $1.95 at $182.22. Cash trade stayed pretty sideways at $119 cash for the most part with expectations of trade in that area again this week. Showlist are starting to tail off a bit seasonally. Packer mar-

gins have weakened but packers have been working hand to mouth for the most part and there is still a little margin left for them currently. August Live Cattle on the chart have been sideways to lower. August Live Cattle chart resistance in now the $123.10, the recent high. The 122.10 20-day moving average is an important chart item this week. If we close below it on Thursday and Friday it turns the chart down, for now we remain sideways with support at $121 for now. Cold storage stocks were higher limiting support to the cutout, and the mild summer has limited carcass weight drops. Hedgers call with questions.

August 2013 Feeder Cattle (CBOT)

August 2013 Live Cattle (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open .153.025 High . .153.500 Low . .152.675 Close .153.050 Change +0.025

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Open .121.675 High . .121.850 Low . .121.475 Close .121.550 Change +0.025

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1101 - TRACTORS FOR SALE - CONT’D IL - LARGE SELECTION OF NEW, USED & REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS, IH, JD, MM, MH, AC, OLIVER & OTHERS. WE SHIP DAILY. ALSO BUYING ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF TRACTORS. PLEASE CALL:, (217) 370-1149 NE - NEW, USED AND REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS. MOST MAKES AND MODELS, WE SHIP DAILY. BUYING TRACTORS AND HAY EQUIPMENT FOR SALVAGE. MILLER REPAIR MILLERREPAIR. COM OR CALL:, (308) 582-4303 1103 - LOADER ATTACHMENTS WANTED TO BUY NE - DIRT OR MANURE BUCKET HEAD FOR F10 LOADER, NEEDS TO HAVE ORANGE FRAMEWORK W/GRAPPLE, (308) 587-2344 1105 - DISKS FOR RENT NE - FOR SALE: SWEEP BLADES AND ROLLABLE BORON DISC BLADES. JESS PUTNAM DISC ROLLING. OVERTON NEBR. FULLTIME BUSINESS WITH OVER 30 YRS. EXPERIENCE. WE ALSO INSTALL BLADES! CALL: 800-987-6612 OR CELL NUMBER:, (308) 325-0050 FOR SALE NE - DISK BLADES AND BEARINGS, (308) 587-2344 1106 - PLOWS AND SWEEP PLOWS FOR SALE NE - NEW FLEX KING PICKER WHEELS, (308) 995-5515 1109 - PLANTERS FOR SALE NE - C-IH 12R36” VERTICAL FOLD 3 PT, ALWAYS SHEDDED, (308) 995-5515 1111 - DRILLS FOR SALE NE - !! ROUND CAPS !! THE ULTIMATE GRAIN DRILL PRESS WHEEL CAP! COVERS COMPLETE FACE OF WHEEL. CONVERTS V FACED WHEELS TO ROUND FACE FOR BETTER FLOTATION & DEPTH CONTROL. PERFECT FIT! EASY TO INSTALL! DON YUNG DISTRIBUTING, KIMBALL, NE., (308) 2352718 NE - 150 & 7100 DRILLS, FERT. BOXES, BLACK HEAVY DUTY WHEELS, DBL HITCH, TRANSPORTS & PARTS, (308) 995-5515 1112 - ROTARY HOE FOR SALE NE - 30’ JD ROTARY HOE CALL FOR DETAILS, (308) 882-4588 1114 - SPRAYERS FOR SALE NE - CENTURY 500 GALLON PULL BETWEEN, $400.00, (402) 787-2244 KS - ‘07 MILLER MD 1000, 90’ BOOM, CUMMINS & ALLISON, RAVEN GPS, 1500 HRS, $95,000.00, (620) 865-2541 1117 - FIELD CULTIVATORS FOR SALE KS - CRUSTBUSTER 32’ SPRINGTOOTH FIELD CONDITIONER, HARROW, $500.00, (620) 865-2541

1117 - FIELD CULTIVATORS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - J. D. CULTIVATOR UNIT. 8X30”, 5X7 BAR, HEAVY DUTY HITCH & GAUGE WHEELS., (402) 364-2592 1120 - FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - 500 GALLON PROPANE TANK, (402) 726-2488 KS - SURE CROP QUALITY LIQUID FERTILIZERS. SEMI-LOAD DISCOUNTS. SOIL ANALYSIS CREDITS. FLEXIBLE FINANCING OPTIONS. “ASSURING CROP SUCCESS FOR YOU”. DELIVERY DIRECT TO YOUR FARM. SURE CROP, SENECA, KS. SURECROPFERTILIZERS. COM, (800) 635-4743 1130 - TRACTORS,TILL. OTHER FOR SALE NE - HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS, HOSES & PTO PUMPS, (308) 587-2344 TX - NEW & USED FARM EQUIPMENT. NEW & USED PARTS. TRACTORS, COMBINES, HAY & FARM EQUIPMENT. KADDATZ AUCTIONEERING & FARM EQUIPMENT SALES. ORDER PARTS ONLINE AT: KADDATZEQUIPMENT. COM, (254) 582-3000 1202 - PUMPS FOR SALE NE - C. C. W. 3X4 BERKELEY PUMP, (402) 364-2592

THE PIVOT FLUSHER is designed to allow you to drain sand and sediment from a center-pivot irrigation system each time it cycles on or off. This allows for a complete system flush every time you start your pivot. Does not require electricity. Works automatically using water pressure. Flushes while pivot pressurizes. For more information please call Clint with

L&V Innovations 402-376-6791 or visit www.lvinnovations.com 1203 - PIPE WANTED TO BUY NE - WANTED TO BUY: USED ALUMINUM PIPE. PAYING TOP CASH PRICES. WE PICK UP ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. MINIMUM PURCHASE 1000’ PIPE. CALL FOR A QUOTE, (308) 380-4549 FOR SALE MILES AND MILES, used aluminum pipe, siderolls, pumps, gaskets, PVC, motors, cooling jackets, hydrants, 10” water transfer pipe. WATERDOG IRRIGATION CO. Littlefield, Texas Ph-806-385-4620; Fax-806-385-5734 www.waterdogirrigation.com NE - 8”-20” & 30” GATED, PLAIN 6”, PIPE TRAILERS, (402) 726-2488 1205 - GENERATOR FOR SALE IA - WINCO PTO GENERATORS, CALL US FOR PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY! HARVEY AT EDEN SUPPLY 8AM - 10PM., (515) 679-4081

We Sell Reconditioned Field-Ready Tractors! * CASE IH 2590 Very nice! 18.4x42 very good Rubber, w/Duals * CASE 2090 * CASE 2290 (2) * CASE 1070 * CASE 970 w/Loader * CASE 970 w/Dozer * CASE IH 2294 MFWD (2) * JD 4430 w/Powershift * CASE 2290 MFWD w/Loader * New! Miller Loaders w/Miller GrabTec * CASE 2590 w/OH Motor, 18.4x38 Grapples & Buckets Excellent Rubber w/Duals * Misc Used Loaders * Ford 8N w/Mower Blade and Trip Scoop - One-Year Warranty on Tractors! -

41 Years CASE Experience Call for Free Trouble-Shooting Advice: 308.858.4410 Anytime

July 25, 2013

Nebraska Farm & Ranch

1205 - GENERATOR FOR SALE - CONT’D IA - WINCO GENERATORS, NEW 1PH 50KW $4,750. KATO LIGHT NEW 1PH AND 3PH WINPOWER USED 1PH $1,000. CALL WES SEBETKA AT, (641) 990-1094 1207 - PIVOTS FOR SALE NE - PIVOT TRACK CLOSER, (402) 726-2488 1208 - TRAVELER SYSTEMS FOR SALE

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

1209 - PUMPS WITH MOTORS FOR SALE NE - 3/4 BERKELEY PUMP W/PRIMING VALVE ATTACHED TO 262 ALLIS W/RADIATOR ON CART., (402) 364-2592 1230 - IRRIGATION MISC. WANTED TO BUY NE - WANTED!!! USED HAND MOVE SPRINKLER LINE! CALL:, (402) 694-9353 FOR SALE WI - SERVING THE MIDWEST WITH COMPLETE IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, ALL TYPES, NEW & USED. CONTACT ROBERTS IRRIGATION COMPANY AT 1500 POST ROAD, PLOVER, WI 54467, (800) 434-5224 NE - IN STOCK UNDERGROUND PIPE, WIRE, FITTINGS, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS. TRENCHING AND INSTALLATION AVAILABLE. CALL US FOR ALL YOUR GRAIN AUTOMATION NEEDS., (402) 678-2765 1301 - COMBINES AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE OK - REBUILT COMBINE SIEVES. NEW REEL BATS, GALVANIZED AND BLACK CELL 580525-1265 OR, (580) 361-2265 OK - ‘82 GLEANER N6, 24’ HEADER CELL 580-525-1265, $4,500.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - C-IH 1480, 810 24’ HEAD CELL 580525-1265, $10,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - TR85 NEW HOLLAND, 3208 CAT, 24’ HEADER CELL 580- 525-1265, $4,000.00, (580) 361-2265 1302 - COMBINE HEADS FOR SALE SD - WE REBUILD COMBINE & WINDROWER HEADER AUGERS TO LIKE NEW CONDITION. PONCELET’S WELDING, RAMONA, SD. (605) 480-4860 OR, (605) 482-8405 SD - NH 98C 12 ROW 30 CORN HEAD: HH, HDP, KNEIGHT ROLLS, FIELD READY, EXCELLENT CONDITION, $48,500 ASK FOR JOEL AT, (605) 350-1138 www.myfarmandranch.com

1302 - COMBINE HEADS FOR SALE - CONT’D KS - 2011 JD 630R HEADER, ONLY 1000 ACRES, SHEDDED & LIKE NEW, $27,000.00, (620) 865-2541 OK - 1998 MACDON 960 30’, JD ADAPTOR, $11,000.00, (580) 361-2265 1305 - WAGONS/GRAVITY WAGONS FOR SALE IA - DEMCO 550 OR 650 GRAVITY WAGONS. CALL, (712) 210-6587 1306 - GRAIN CARTS FOR SALE NE - A&L 425 BUSHEL. ROLLOVER TARP, 540 PTO, (308) 436-4369 1310 - AUGERS FOR SALE SD - CONVEYOR. 52’ LONG BELT, 22” WIDE. HAS HOPPER, IS ON WHEELS, BELT IS LIKE NEW. BELT COST $2500. WILL SELL FOR THIS., (605) 386-2131 1312 - HARVESTORS & SILOS FOR SALE WI - SILO DOORS: WOOD OR STEEL! SHIPPED PROMPLY TO YOUR FARM. HARDWARE AVAILABLE WITH STAINLESS STEEL STAPLES. PLEASE CALL:, (800) 222-5726 1313 - GRAIN STORAGE UNITS FOR SALE NE - BROCK BINS & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT, EPS & BEHLEN BLDG SYSTEMS, BUCKLEY STEEL, AINSWORTH, NE, (402) 387-0347 NE - 6000, 4000, 1000, 500 BUSHEL BINS TO BE MOVED, (402) 726-2488 1330 - GRAIN HARVEST OTHER FOR SALE IA - MIDWEST PNEUMATIC. BRANDT, CONVEYAIR, REM, VACBOSS, HANDLAIR. NEW, RECOND, PTO OR ENG DRIVEN, PUMPS, AIR LOCKS, PIPE, PARTS, SERVICE. 5 YR LOANS W/ GREAT RATES. 40+ UNITS IN STOCK. OUR HIGH VOLUME MEANS YOUR BEST DEAL! WE DELIVER! MACEDONIA, IA, (800) 480-2487 NE - NEW ORTHMAN DRY BEAN CUTTERS, (308) 995-5515 OK - ROTEX GRAIN CLEANER, HAS CORN SCREENS RIGHT NOW, CELL 580-525-1265 OR, $4,000.00, (580) 361-2265 IA - 24’ TO 42’ COMBINE HEAD MOVERS., (712) 210-6587 1402 - LOG SPLITTERS & STUMP GRINDERS FOR SALE SD - VERMEER WOOD CHIPPER, 3 PT, WILL TAKE 6” DIAMETER LOG. LIKE NEW. REALLY WORKS, $5,000.00, (605) 386-2131 1407 - ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR SALE NE - COMPLETE LINE OF SHEAVES, BEARINGS, DRIVES, & MOTORS, (402) 387-0347 1408 - DAIRY EQUIPMENT WANTED TO BUY WI - USED BULK MILK TANKS, ALL SIZES, (800) 558-0112 FOR SALE

BULK TANKS-USED DAIRY EQUIPMENT Buy-Sell-Trade

800-844-5427

Behrends Welding Specialiizing in Pivot Bridges Custom Welding

1412 - SHOP TOOLS,WELDERS, ETC WANTED TO BUY NE - 110V WELDING ROD DRYING OVEN, (308) 587-2344 1413 - PRESSURE WASHERS FOR SALE

1505 - STRAW WANTED TO BUY IA - GOOD CLEAN, BRIGHT SM SQ IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738

Hotsy Pressure Washer Sales and Service. New and used hot/cold water pressure washer. Parts and detergents.

Please call 575-274-6335

HOTSY EQUIPMENT CO.

8902 South 145th St. Omaha, NE • 402-330-4343 Lincoln, NE • 402-465-4343 North Platte, NE • 800-274-4444 Grand Island, NE • 308-675-1115 1415 - FURNACES AND HEATERS FOR SALE NE - NEW VAL6 PORTABLE DIESEL RADIANT HEATERS. DAYSTAR RADIANT HEATERS. NEW WASTE OIL HEATERS W/TANKS. AG & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, (402) 893-4745 ELIMINATE • RISING • FUEL COSTS: Clean, safe and efficient wood heat. Central Boiler Classic and E-Classic Outdoor Wood Furnace; heats multiple buildings with only one furnace. 25 year warranty available. Heat with wood, so splitting! Available in dual fuel ready models. www.CentralBoiler.com. WE ALSO HAVE whole house pellet/corn/biomass furnaces. Load once per month with hopper. www.Maximheat.com.

A-1 Heating Systems Instant rebates may apply! Call today! 307-742-4442. 1430 - OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - ELSTON GOPHER MACHINE, (308) 5872344 IA - WWW. WHEELRAKE. COM, (712) 3662114 NE - PORTABLE EVAPORATIVE COOLERS FOR SHOPS, SCHOOLS, BEAT THE HEAT AFFORDABLY., (402) 893-4745 KS - ORTHMAN & BUCKEYE FRONT 3 PT HITCHES, $1500 EACH., (620) 865-2541 IA - 6 ROW 30 BUFFALO CULTIVATOR WITH GUIDANCE SYSTEM. CALL, (712) 210-6587 KS - JD 1800 DISPLAY, ONLY ONE YEAR OF USE, LIKE NEW, $1,250.00, (620) 865-2541 1501 - ALFALFA HAY WANTED TO BUY IA - QUALITY SML OR LG SQ ALFALFA OR MIXED IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 KS - ALFALFA WANTED! LARGE SQUARES OR ROUNDS. PICK-UP OR DELIVER. PLEASE CALL:, (620) 804-1506 FOR SALE NE - ALFALFA, 4X4X8 BALES, DAIRY QUALITY, SHEDDED & TARPED, HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-962-6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - 2ND, 3RD, & 4TH CUTTING SMALL SQUARES. GOOD QUALITY HAY, (308) 8824588 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

FOR SALE

Grass or Alfalfa! Delivery by semi-loads Call Steve for more information

308-325-5964

SD - HAY FOR SALE! ROUND BALES, MIDSQUARE BALES. GRASS HAY OR ALFALFA. CALL:, (605) 842-3125

Glenn Behrends www.behrendswelding.com Diller, Nebr.

402-792-5185 Home 402-520-3917 Cell

TROY KUCK SILAGE HARVESTING, LLC 73388 Road 437 Bertrand, NE 68927 308-991-2979

John Deere 7700 and 7850 • 8 Row Narrow and 10 Row Narrow Windrow Pick-up • Two John Deere Dozers • 11 Trucks

“Large or small job--we do them all; doing timely work is our main concern.”

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Alfalfa Hay and Alfalfa Grass Mix Brome and Orchard. 4x8 and 3x4 Squares. 2nd & 3rd cutting, choice, no rain Can Deliver!

307-575-1199 • 307-532-0517 Torrington, WY

SD - POWELL TRUCKING: HAY FOR SALE BY THE SEMI LOADS! CALL KENNY AT 605-8770741 OR 719-469-4527 OR SUE AT 605-4316838 RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA., (605) 877-0741 1502 - PRAIRIE HAY FOR SALE IA - LARGE RD & BIG SQ BALES GOOD QUALITY GRASS HAY, DELIVERED IN SEMI LOADS ONLY, (641) 658-2738 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

WANTED WHEAT STRAW! Big rounds and standard big squares. Semi loads delivered to New Mexico and West Texas.

1510 - RYE FOR SALE NE - RYE HAY, GRASS, AND ALFALFA FOR SALE. ROUND BALES, NET WRAPPED, SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. CALL JEFF:, (308) 627-3082 1512 - SEED WANTED TO BUY KS - TRITICALE SEED OFF THE FARM, (316) 249-1907 FOR SALE IA - BUYER & SELLER OF PRAIRIE GRASS & WILDFLOWER SEED, OSENBAUGH SEEDS, LUCAS, IA., (800) 582-2788 KS - FOR SALE: HIGH QUALITY TRITICALE SEED. CLEANED, 54LB TEST WEIGHT, 90’S % GERMINATION. REASONABLE DELIVERY FEE. DELIVER ANYWHERE BULK OR BAGGED. CALL BROCK BAKER AT 316-2491907, (620) 983-2144

1813 - FEEDERS FOR SALE NE - BULK CAKE & GRAIN FEEDERS, (308) 587-2344 IA - 24’ HAY FEEDERS MEALS ON WHEELS. SAVES HAY, SAVES TIME & SAVES MONEY! CALL, (712) 210-6587 1815 - WATERERS FOR SALE NE - BULL TOUGH BOTTOMLESS HEAVY GAUGE STOCK TANKS, (402) 387-0347 MN - JUG LIVESTOCK WATERERS. THEJUGWATERER. COM, (320) 808-0471

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

Sizes from 6 to 13 foot. Can be open topped or drinker holes cut for frost-free winter use. Full loads can be delivered anywhere in the United States.

Guaranteed best quality & lowest price.

Call

605/473-5356

We Buy Damaged Grain. Grain Vac’s Available. Also damaged grain from ground piles. Call Greg at 316-640-3203 KS - TRITICALE SEED FOR SALE, (316) 2491907 1530 - HAY & GRAIN OTHER WANTED TO BUY

4ft. to 8 ft.

TIRE TANKS Prices starting at $100.

605-490-2233

WE BUY DAMAGED GRAIN & FEED PRODUCTS IN ANY CONDITION

1819 - WINDMILLS FOR SALE NE - REBUILT AIR MOTORS OR REPAIRS, (308) 587-2344 NE - MONITOR PUMP JACK-CHOICE OF GAS OR ELECTRIC MOTOR, $650.00, (308) 436-4369 1820 - LIVESTOCK BEDDING FOR SALE NE - CORRUGATED WINDBREAK STEEL, 8 GAUGE THROUGH 20 GAUGE, (402) 3870347 1830 - LIVESTOCK OTHER

WET OR DRY INCLUDING DAMAGED SILO CORN AT TOP DOLLAR WE HAVE VACS & TRUCKS CALL HEIDI OR LARRY

Used Conveyor Belting

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED ANYWHERE

NORTHERN AG SERVICE, INC. 800-205-5751 NE - WANTED: ACRES TO DRILL, RYE, AND /OR ALFALFA. CALL, (308) 627-3082 FOR SALE IA - WWW. REPLACEMENTRAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-2114 1807 - HAY GRINDERS/PROCESSORS FOR SALE MN - HAYBUSTER 1150 TRUCK MOUNT GRINDERS, ENGINE GRINDERS, NEW/USED. PARTS SHIPPED DIRECT. BAKKOBROS. COM. (320) 278-3560, OR CELL, (320) 808-0471

Used for WIND BREAKS Crowding Pens, Flooring, Etc. Located in Denver, CO.

• Billboard Vinyls: Waterproof Hay Tarps, Liners, Tents, etc. • Street Sweeper Brushes: Livestock Back Scratchers. www.repurposedmaterialinc.com

303.321.1471 Located 3 1/2 miles east of Plainview, NE on Highway 20 To Sell Corn call

Husker Trading at 866-348-7537 To Purchase Distillers Grains call

Ryan or Todd at 877-487-5724 ext 3 or 1

Prairie States Seed ustomized Seed Mixtures C Just for You

Forage, Grazing & Cover Crop seed, Pasture mixes, Grass, Alfalfa, CRP, Wildlife, Annual, Conventional Corn

Toll Free 866-373-2514 www.prairiestateseed.com

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch

1830 - LIVESTOCK OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - 20’ BULL WHIP, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - WE ARE YOUR W-W NORTHSTAR DEALER. EMERSON EQUIPMENT. WHITMAN, NE, (308) 544-6421 TANK COATINGS • ROOF COATINGS Available for METAL, composition shingles or tar roofs. Long lasting and easy to apply. We also manufacture tank coatings for concrete, rock, steel, galvanized or mobile tanks.

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

KS - TIRE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS: WATER TANKS, MINERAL FEEDERS, SILAGE COVER WEIGHTS. WWW. GEETIRE. COM, (785) 231-8397

For Sale: Nebraska Brand

A Old and distinctive brand, can go anywhere on the animal.

$8,000. 303.589.8259 • 303.659.0451 Dues paid current.

TX - TANK COATINGS, ROOF COATINGS. AVAILABLE FOR METAL COMPOSITION SHINGLES OR TAR ROOFS. LONG LASTING & EASY TO APPLY. WE ALSO MFG. TANK COATINGS FOR CONCRETE, ROCK, STEEL, GALVANIZED OR MOBILE TANKS. VIRDEN PERMABILT CO. WWW. VIRDENPRODUCTS. COM, (806) 352-2761

Nebraska Brand

1906 - BRED COWS FOR SALE

T H E

1912 - BACKROUNDING/FEEDING FOR SALE

CATTLE SHOP .COM

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

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

1908 - COW CALF PAIRS FOR SALE KS - 80 SPRING, BLK ANGUS PAIRS. ALSO, 85- 30 MONTH OLD HEIFERS, AI’ED, DUE SEPT 12TH SEE VIDEO: WWW. CLOVLANFARMS. COM, (785) 418-2983 1909 - BULLS FOR SALE NE - PUREBRED ANGUS BULLS, YEARLINGS & 2 YR OLDS. SITZ UPWARD, CONNEALY RIGHT ANSWER, WAR PARTY, SELECTIVE, WMR TIMELESS, GAME ON, RITO REVENUE, & CONNEALY 044062 BLOODLINES. SCHULTE ANGUS RANCH, KEARNEY, NE. CALL 308-708-1839 OR, (308) 236-0761

COMING SOON To a pasture near you

2 Bar Angus BULLS • FEMALES • EMBRYOS • SEMEN

Private Treaty Bulls & Females For Sale Year Around Home of 2 Bar Twenty X #1 REA Bull 2 Bar Entirety #3$B bull

1-877/2-Bar-ANG • 806-344-7444 WWW.2BARANGUS.COM

$5,000

NE - ANGUS- BLACK SEMMENTAL AND CHAROLAIS BULLS FOR SALE! 2 YRS, 18 MONTHS, AND YEARLINGS. RECORDS AVAILABLE, TOP QUALITY, REASONABLE. CALL RICK WETOVICK, FULLERTON NE. :, (308) 536-2901

Daytime:

REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS:

308-532-4149

YEARLING AND TWO-YEAR-OLDS AVAILABLE,

Right Side, Shoulder, Ribs, Hip. Electric Iron included.

Evening:

308-532-1327

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Knight 3042 Reel Mixer ..................Call JD BL8 skidsteer blade ...............$1950 New Idea 3632 tandem spreader ....Call JD 482C Forklift ..............................Call Knight 2375 Reel Mixer ..................Call NEW Baasch box scrapers ..............Call 7 Bale EZ Haul hay trailer ...........$4700 Clark Rough Terrain Forklift ............Call Post Augers for skidstr, NEW .....$2100 Knight 3042 Reel Mixer ..................Call Kansas Klipper tree shear,NEW.......Call JD 3010 w/F10. ..........................$4250 Box Scraper, 12', used................$1500 EZ Haul Hay trailer, 8 bale...........$4950 JD 700 Rake, like R23 ....................Call Highline Processor/Retriever ..........Call Bobcat 773G .............................$13500 Unverferth 470 Grain Cart...............Call Vermeer 605L,twine....................$6750 New EZ Haul Hay Trailers In Stock

www.crookedcreekangus.com. Many will be suitable for heifers. Crooked Creek Angus 785-332-6206, Saint Francis, KS

SHORTHORN

* BULLS *

Bulls are quiet, but very aggressive breeders. Reds or Roans. 2012 Heifers also available. Pick One or Trailer Load. Delivery available!!!

Millvale Shorthorns Robert Miller Family

Breeding program stresses sound feet, legs, teats, udders, growth & calving ease. Call for a DVD!!!

800-807-6944

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

REGISTERED

BradWhiteEquipment.com Broken Bow, Nebr. 308-870-0206

YEARLING & 2 YO

1901 - FEEDER STEERS FOR SALE MO - WE SPECIALIZE IN LOCATING “QUALITY” FEEDER CATTLE, (816) 688-7887 1903 - OPEN HEIFERS FOR SALE MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT CATTLE LOCATORS - MAX HARGROVE, (816) 6887887 1904 - BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE IA - 53 BLACK ANGUS WYOMING HEIFERS, 1100 LBS. , ULTRASOUNDED TO CALVE MARCH 10-MARCH 30TH, (641) 658-2738 OK - 46 ANGUS FALL CALVERS. 3 TO 5 YEARS. CALL:, (918) 625-5689

BULLS FOR SALE

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

Hereford, Salers, and Optimizer

Thick made bulls with gentle dispositions. Moderately priced.

Clark Anvil Ranch -Karval, COClinton Clark

719-446-5223 719-892-0160 1912 - BACKROUNDING/FEEDING FOR RENT

CATTLE FOR LEASE ON SHARES

About 40, 80 or 120 bred cows and heifers. Salers influence from the herd that has won 13 Championships at the National Western Fed Beef contest. We grow the herd you get the cash from steers or bulls. Possession this Fall. Call Roy Moore 303/638-4950 roythemaverick@aol.com

July 25, 2013 2501 - HELP WANTED/NEED WORK

CANNONBALL CATTLE Co., Custom Preconditioning and growing. 20+ year experience. Great facilities. High stress calves or seed stock cattle. Consulting vet and nutritionist. Darren at PH-620-214-2060. Scott City, Kansas.

KS - NEED RESPONSIBLE HARD WORKING INDIVIDUALS FOR 2013 HARVEST CREW. TX TO MT REMAINDER OF WHEAT AND FALL CORN. GUARANTEED MONTHLY WAGE PLUS ROOM AND BOARD. NEW JD COMBINES & PETERBUILT/KW TRUCKS. SKINNER HARVESTING LLC. CALL DAN AT 620-340-2843, (620) 343-8140

FARM MANAGER Position includes all farm duties on

Let Us Start Your Grass Cattle.

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

Jerry Doornbos, DVM, Scott City, Kansas (O) 620-872-5150 • (C) 620-874-0949

1000 ACRE FARM OPERATION in southern Boulder County

Including field prep, flood and pivot irrigation, repairs & maintenance. Position requires good organizational management, and supervisory skills. Experience a MUST. Please send resume/qualifications to:

RPM@mikaag.com

1914 - BISON WANTED TO BUY

BUFFALO WANTED All classes, any quantity

402-694-9353 1930 - CATTLE OTHER FOR SALE MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT & BREEDING CATTLE LOCATORS, (816) 688-7887 CO - IT’S SIMPLE. . . YOU NEED SALERS. ACCORDING TO U. S. MARC, SALERS HAVE OPTIMUM BIRTH WEIGHT & GROWTH PERFORMANCE FOR CROSSING WITH ANGUS. SUPERIOR TO COMPETING CONTINENTAL BREEDS FOR MARBLING, SALERS ARE RELATIVELY EQUAL FOR YIELD. SALERSUSA. ORG, (303) 770-9292

Nebraska Brand For Sale

SEEKING FULL-TIME RANCH HAND

SD - SPREAD IT, LLC-CUSTOM FEEDLOT CLEANING & MANURE HAULING. BOOK EARLY TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT. CALL DAN TOLL FREE AT 877-271-9430 OR, (605) 9403275

FOR COW/CALF OPERATION Country Background with Good Sensibility, with minor farming. Located in Reliance, SD/South CENTRAL SD.

Please provide references.

OPENING FOR.........

Highland Market

Ranch Position

Full-Time For NW Nebraska Irrigated Hay and Cow/Calf/Yearling Operation.

Mechanic/Operator/ Maintenance Person Prefer non-smoking. Housing and utilities provided. Salary DOE.

mikewseven@hotmail.com

308-665-5475

www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

208-221-5338 We travel to you!

Ready to Butcher... Grass-Fed Grain Finished,

2202 - STUD SERVICE FOR SALE NE - MORGAN STALLION STANDING AT STUD, (308) 587-2344

www.loadsearch.net

HIRED HAND NEEDED

605-473-5361

AQHA POCO BUENO HERD DISPERAL: FANTASTIC STALLION “HEIR TO POCO.” He is a Poco Bueno Grandson ($4,000) AND 20+ beautiful broodmares for sale Black, Buckskin, Palomino, Dun, Red Dun, Bay, Gray, Brown, Red Roan. $500 - $950, 970-630-4707, Yuma, CO.

605-520-6341 Call Telly: 605-520-0236

20 plus years experience! Several references including Cargill, Busch Ag & Coors. On-site cleaning, completely self contained.

2200 - REGISTERED HORSES FOR SALE

CALL FOR PRICES. Call Dave:

BROWN COMPANY, WHEATLAND, WY CURRENTLY HAS AN OPENING FOR AN EQUIPMENT SALESMAN. Pickup applications at: 705 16th Street, Wheatland, WY or call 307-322-2525

RANCH WORKERS CALL: 605-730-1616

308-216-0816

SCRAP METAL CLEANUP

CUSTOM SEED CLEANING FOR WHEAT & BARLEY SEED

$1000

Call for details:

IA - WANTED DAMAGED CORN AND WHEAT AND ALPHA TOX CORN! PAY PREMIUM DOLLAR WITH VACS IN TRUCKS. CALL CODY 402-350-8187 OR WES 402-250-4185, (402) 350-8187

SD - HARVEST HELP WANTED: TRUCK DRIVER, COMBINE OR TRACTOR OPERATOR, PETERBUILT TRUCKS, JD COMBINES, GOOD PAY, MAURER HARVESTING AND TRUCKING. KOREY, CELL:, (605) 380-0002

- BEEF -

2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES

or call: 303-809-6234

You will need:

308-473-7253

HELP WANTED!

Established business looking for at least 2 diesel mechanics. Will train the right person or journeyman. EXCELLENT Pay! Send resume to bigmacdiesel@yahoo.com or call 308-284-2034 - Ogallala Neb.

KS - CORN, MILO, WHEAT HARVESTING WANTED. TWO JD MACHINES & SUPPORTING TRUCKS., (785) 567-8515

CATTLE, HORSE & MACHINERY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

Right Hip. Dues Paid to 2016. 1 electric & 1 cast iron

2501 - HELP WANTED/NEED WORK CONT’D

Help Wanted

for Summer and Fall harvest help. This could easily become full-time for the right individual. Wheat drilling, corn harvest, hay harvest, fence fixing and calf weaning are tasks that need to be accomplished on this family farm and cow/calf operation in the panhandle of Nebraska. Housing and compensation will be discussed during interview.

308-489-5536 308-279-0415 www.myfarmandranch.com

Burwell Feeders LLC Russell Walker-Manager Office 308-346-4117 Cell 785-258-0624 Fax 308-346-4453 russellwalker0624@yahoo.com 82965 St. Hwy 11 Burwell, NE 68823

Custom bailing, raking, shredding, & hauling of corn stalks and hay! Custom silage cutting We rake for downed corn. Have 4 balers & 19 wheel Roush rake. Also do hauling with side dump trailer. Custom Manure Spreading.

Matt Musil 308-380-8972 • Ravenna NE NE - ALL STEEL FEEDLOT FENCING. STEEL FEED BUNKS. PORTABLE CALVING SHEDS, PIVOT BRIDGES. FREE ESTIMATES AND WE TRAVEL. MEISTER WELDING. CALL:, (402) 367-2479

Gasper Transportation LLC for all your oversize heavy haul needs. “Connecting Farmers Coast to Coast”

CO - FALL HARVESTING WANTED; CORN, SOYBEAN, MILO, AND SUNFLOWER. NEW CASE IH COMBINE WITH SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT. ANYWHERE!, (719) 342-1091

HARVESTING WORK WANTED!

New John Deere equipment! 30 years experience! Call Peter Heid • Heid Brothers Harvesting • 320-221-3789 KS - SILAGE CUTTING AND HAULING: JOHN DEERE 7750, 8 ROW AND P/U HEAD, TANDUM TRUCKS. CORY VANDERVEEN, PRAIRIE VIEW KANSAS. CALL:785-973-2320 OR CELL:, (785) 543-7899

CUSTOM FENCING Building & Removing Fence at a Negotiable & Fair Price! Built the way the customer wants! Also Fence Repair. Reliable/hard-working. Insured.

Elkhorn Fencing 307-467-5974 Please leave message.

NE - TURN YOUR SCRAP METAL INTO CASH!! LOOKING FOR JUNK TRACTORS, CARS, COMBINES, APPLIANCES, ETC. IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA. HAVE SEMI AND LOADER. CALL PAUL AT:, (308) 383-5333 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

July 25, 2013

Nebraska Farm & Ranch

2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES CONT’D

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

BELL FARMS 970-580-0473

CAW FENCING WIRE, PIPE, WOOD & VINYL Serving Western US.

(970) 396-8729

DAN ZIEMBA WELDING

2510 - SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION/SCHOOLS FOR SALE Online agribusiness degree and courses through Casper College: Offering online courses from basic record keeping, computer applications, management, and outdoor recreation as they apply to agriculture. For more information contact Marty Finch at mfinch@caspercollege.edu or 800-442-2963, ext. 2595. Visit www.caspercollege.edu/agriculture.

2602 - PICKUPS WANTED TO BUY NE - HD COIL SPRINGS FOR 1971 3/4 TON CHEVY PICKUP, END GATE FOR 1980 GMC 3/4 TON, (308) 587-2344 KS - GOOD FACTORY BED FOR ‘73-’79 FORD PICKUP, NO RUST THROUGH, (620) 8652541 2603 - TRUCKS WANTED TO BUY

2005 Peterbilts & Kenworths, ALLISON AUTOMATICS, tandem axle, cab and chassis, can build to suit, Steve 785-259-6817

COLLECTOR WANTS SALVAGE:

1999 International 4700, DT466, 210 hp, 3560 Allison auto, 12,00 front axle, 21,000 rear axle w/locker. 96,000 miles, very nice. Stock #13002. $18,500.00

Old Pick-ups, Trucks, Cars, Panels, Station Wagons Before 1959, Model A Bodies. PAYING WAY MORE THAN SALVAGE PRICE! Please let me know what you have! In the Dakotas every week! Call, E-mail, or write

On site or in the shop welding services Call Anytime 402-366-0160 1076 130 Rd. Osceola, NE 68651 ziembadan@yahoo.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

2603 - TRUCKS FOR SALE - CONT’D MO - CHEVY C65 10 WHEELER, 18’ BED, ROLLOVER TARP, 5+2 SPEED, RUNS GOOD, $7,000.00, (660) 548-3804

218.639.2809 ddonley@eot.com • David Donley 43620 355th St. • Ottertail, MN 56571

TRUMP TRUCKS 2002 International 4800, 4x4, DT466, 225 hp, 6 sp, Fabco high/low Transfer case. Stock #12136. $21,500.00

2007 Freightliner M-2, 250 hp, Cat 9 sp, 12,000 front axle, 36,000 4 spring rear. Stock #12100. $32,500.00. 2009 International Prostar ISX, 450 hp cummins, 10sp, 12,000 front axle, 40,000 Airride rears, 173” wheel base. Stock #13009. $37,500.00. To see pictures and more information go to

FOR SALE SD - 1952 IH L160 TRUCK, 16’ COMBINATION GRAIN & STOCK BOX & HOIST, GOOD CONDITION. $1500, (605) 386-2131 MO - FREIGHTLINER FL70, 8. 3 CUMMINS ENGINE, ALLISON AUTOMATIC, RUNS GREAT, VERY GOOD CONDITION, (660) 5483804 MT - 1990 FREIGHTLINER DAY CAB: RECENT OVER HAUL, NEW BRAKES, NEW CLUTCH KIT, NEW FRONT TIRES, 85% DRIVE TIRES, 60 SERIES MOTOR, 475 H/P, 10 ALCO WHEELS, $12,500 O/B/O. CALL FOR DETAILS,, (406) 660-0540

Cattle Artificial Insemination Courses September 26-29, 2013 Ault, CO Registration deadline August 31st 2013

Contact Us About Refresher Courses Late registration fee: $100 Cost: $475 Classes limited to 15 students For more info or to register: Dallas Schleining (970) 420-0267 www.schleininggenetics.com

www.trumptrucks.net or call 800-821-5667

(3) 2006 IH 9400, red, day cab, Cat 435hp, 10spd ......................................................................$27,500 1993 Freightliner FLD-120 detroit, 9 spd ..$11,000.00 (2) 1999 KW T-800 daycabs detroit, 10 spd .................................................................$24,000.00 2004 Freightliner classic daycab, detroit, 10 spd pusher axle...............................................$29,500.00 1986 Fruehauf flatbed 45’ closed tandem ..$7,500.00 2000 transcraft flatbed 48’ combo .............$9,500.00 2007 Freightliner daycab detroit, ultrashift .................................................................$35,000.00 2011 Timpte hopper auto trap & traps 2013 Precision step deck with beaver tail w/ramps 2013 Precision side dump, triple axle, loaded 2014 Wilson Hoppers

FOR RENT 43’ Wilson w/Ag Hoppers, 53’ dry vans for storage, 53’ step deck by the year, month or week

MIDWEST TRUCK

Give us a call for all your Repair needs! General Diesel Repair, AG, Construction, Irrigation Power Units, Over the Road, Engines, Air Conditioners

2604 - GRAIN TRAILERS FOR SALE KS - GOOSENECK 350 BUSHEL, DUAL HOPPER, TANDEM DUAL, ROLL TARP, EXCELLENT, $6,500.00, (620) 865-2541 2607 - UTILITY TRAILERS FOR SALE KS - INTERSTATE 6’ X 12’ ENCLOSED CARGO TRAILER, HAS INTERIOR CABINETS & SHELVING, $2,750.00, (785) 871-0711 2613 - MOBILE HOMES & RV’S FOR SALE KS - 1977 CHEVY MOTOR HOME, $3,950.00, (785) 871-0711 2615 - AIRPLANES FOR SALE NE - MONI MOTOR GLIDER AND TRAILER, LOW HOURS, (402) 364-2592 2616 - TIRES WANTED TO BUY NE - HOT PATCH VULCANIZING PATCHES, (308) 587-2344 NE - 11. 2 X 36 OR 12. 4 X 36 TIRES, (308) 587-2344 MO - 20. 4 X 34 REAR TIRES, (816) 3782015 FOR SALE NE - 15” SPLIT RIMS, 8 HOLE, 750 MUD/SNOW, (308) 587-2344 NE - RIM-GARD, NON CORROSIVE, TIRE BALLAST, TUBE OR TUBELESS TIRES, (308) 587-2344 2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY IA - LATE MODEL TRLRS & TRUCKS WITH LIGHT DAMAGE OR IN NEED OF ENGINE REPAIRS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE KS - 1974 UTILITY CHASSIS W/2-350 BU. GRAVITY BOXES, HYD AUGERS, ETC., $9,500.00, (620) 865-2541 OK - 2014 BOURBON 36’, DOUBLE HOPPER BOTTOM, (580) 361-2265 2630 - TRANSPORTATION OTHER FOR SALE

F&S Truck Parts is buying and selling truck beds in your area. Call Zach at 800-440-0721 pick up and delivery available

RANCH HAND

SALES & LEASING L.L.C. OMAHA, NE

Rich’s Ag Service

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402-934-7727 www.mwtrucksales.com MO - 1976 IH 1700, V8, GAS, 5+2 TRANS, 16’ KNAPHEIDE BED, 64” SIDES, FITTED TARP & PONY AXLE, $6,500.00, (660) 5483804 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

2802 - DOZERS FOR SALE - CONT’D

Bull Dozers!

D4H Hightrack Cat, 1,500 actual hrs. 90’s model. $37,000 Cat 6C with tree pusher & big wench, power shift, excellent shape. $27,000

918-448-0621 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 - TOREQ 40” PTO DITCHER, $7,800.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - BUFFALO 12’ BOX BLADES IN STOCK, (660) 548-3804 ND - SCRAPER: BUY & SELL OLD CABLE SCRAPERS, CAT 60, 70, 80; LETOURNEAU LS, LP, FP; A/C; ALL MAKES AND SIZES, WILL CONVERT OVER TO HYDRAULICS, VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE, TIRES & PARTS. CONTACT STEVE, WWW. STEVEVOIGHTMAN. COM. CELL 701-6808015 OR BUS., (701) 742-2182 KS - 6 YD PULL TYPE FORCED EJECTION, $2,950.00, (785) 871-0711 MO - LEON HYDRAULIC EJECT 1450 WITH EXTENSIONS, NEW TIRES & PAINT, (660) 548-3804 2806 - CRANES & DRAGLINES FOR RENT NE - 28 TON NATIONAL CRANE, 152 FT. REACH, (402) 387-0347 2822 - SKID STEER LOADERS FOR SALE KS - BOBCAT 963, $20,000.00, (785) 8710711 2824 - MATERIAL HANDLING EQMT FOR SALE NE - 1500-8000# (MOSTLY 4000#), AIR TIRES & NEW FORKS, (402) 678-2277 OK - PETTIBONE, 30’ LIFT CELL 580-5251265, $3,500.00, (580) 361-2265 2827 - BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR SALE MN - THE BEST RADIANT FLOOR HEAT WATER TUBING. CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE ON A COMPLETE SYSTEM. VOLUME DISCOUNTS, FACTORY OUTLET PRICES. COMPARE & SAVE! GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES. WWW. MIKESHEATING. COM & CALL, (800) 446-4043

Over 50 in Stock

raurepair.com We are 21 miles S. of Ainsworth, NE, or call Randy at 402-387-1002

2802 - DOZERS FOR SALE NE - CAT D8H DOZER. SERIAL # 46A27131, NEW TRANNY, 100% UNDERCARRIAGE, REBUILT DRIVE, MANY MORE REPAIRS. EXCELLENT CONDITION!! CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION:, (402) 841-5891 www.myfarmandranch.com

308-293-5108

American 1 Roofing & Construction 308-379-5453 Locations in Grand Island & Valentine Nebraska. All Types of Roofing, Siding & Gutters. Call for a Free Estimate.

2005 International 9400 I Tractor GVWR: 52,000 Engine: Cat. C-15, engine brake Transmission: 10Speed Eaton Fuller. Features: 435 Horsepower. Specifications: 580K. Sale Price: $29,750

Contact Paul

ADAMS MUDJACKING & FOOTING REPAIR www.adamsmudjacking.com (402)-770-2566

402-770-2566 adamsmudjacking.com adamspiering.com • Interior Floors Raised • Stabilize Foundations • Raise Concrete • Restorations • Foundation Piers • Most Any Slabs

2006 Freightliner Columbia Tractor GVWR: 46,160 Engine: MBE460 with Engine Brake Transmission: 10 Speed Eaton Fuller. Features: 410 Horsepower. Specifications: 670K, Great Truck. Sale Price: $27,650

Many Other Tandem Day Cabs Priced To Your Budget Kearney • 6410 Hwy. 30 East, Kearney, NE 68848 • 308-234-2300 • trucksbymasters.com 5040 Russell Circle, Lincoln, NE, N. of the Sapp Brothers truck plaza on Cornhusker Hwy • 402-540-2816 Omaha • 402-933-2500 Council Bluffs, IA • 712-328-0306

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 300 ANTIQUE TRACTORS PICTURED AT SALVAGETRACTORS. COM, (218) 493-4696 NE - TRACTOR PARTS FOR SALE. NEW AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR MOST MAKES OF TRACTORS. FRONT END PARTS, 3 PT HITCH PARTS, RADIATORS, SEATS, STEERING WHEELS, BATTERY BOXES, PTO PARTS, DRAWBARS, WATER PUMPS, DECALS & MORE. CLASSIC AG, AINSWORTH, NE., (800) 286-2171 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

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3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE NE - SOLID PLASTIC FENCE POSTS FOR PASTURE FENCE HAVE ON HAND 3”, 4”, 5” & VARIOUS LENGTHS. CALL SPOTANSKI PLASTICS AT 888-DIG-POST OR BILL CEDER AT 308-940-0068 OR SPOTANSKIPLASTICS. COM, (308) 238-1438

GALVENIZED GUARDRAIL Grade 1 and Grade 2

Please call for delivered quote 423-791-4771 • 712-726-3562 620-546-3507

3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE - CONT’D

3030 - OTHER FOR SALE - CONT’D

LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS 307-742-6992 SERVING AGRI-BUSINESS SINCE 1975!! Treated posts, corral poles, buck and rail, western rail, fence stays, rough sawn lumber, bedding. SEE US at www.lodgepoleproducts.com and click our “Picking A Fence Post” tab to see why folks choose our posts!!

SD - FOREVER POST 4”X7’POINTED, 5”X8’ FLAT. PLASIC FENCE POST CAN BE NAILED, STAPLED, SCREWED. WON’T ROT. 39 POSTS PER BUNDLE. 4 BUNDLE DISCOUNTS $12 TO $16 EACH. STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS 8’X20’, 8’X40’ $2500. TO $4500 EACH. WE DELIVER., (605) 351-5760

BARBWIRE FENCE BUILDERS: Removal, construction and repairs. (785)625-5819 • (800)628-6611 Cell: (785) 635-1922 SD - HAENSEL DISTRIBUTING. I90 EXIT 387 HARTFORD SD. CALL CLINT AT 605-3106653 OR JOHN AT, (605) 351-5760

3016 - BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES FOR SALE NE - HIGH DENSITY FOAM BOARD INSULATION. $18.56 PER SHEET - 4’ X 8’ X 2” THICK. ELIMINATE FROST HEAVING IN CONCRETE. PERFECT FOR IN-FLOOR HEATING APPLICATIONS. CALL LITEFORM AT, (800) 551-3313 MO - FARM BUILDING SALE! SAVE THOUSANDS ON BARNS, IMPLEMENT SHEDS, SHOPS AND GARAGES. FACEBOOK: PERKA BUILDINGS OR CALL, (800) 467-3752 3018 - LUMBER FOR SALE

WANTED Cedar Logs & Timber Inquire About Other Logs

STRUCTURAL PIPE

MERICAN WOOD FIBERS

 Excellent Condition  Overstock Price 

2 3/8 @ $32.00 per joint

800-662-5459

Now selling large square bales, Alfalfa & Grass Hay

Call or E-mail Cortney: 970.324.4580 rpjenergy@gmail.com

Hotwood’s

Grand Island, Nebraska

www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

877-407-8645 www.hotwoods.com www.myfarmandranch.com

CasCade 4000 Floating POND FOUNTAIN! Aerator Now Available Factory Direct! MSRP ($1100) You Pay $699.95! Complete with light & timer, 100 ft. power card, 1 yr warranty! (Also available in 3/4 hp & 1.25 hp)

Call 7 days/week! FAST UPS shipping right to your door! (608) 254-2735 www.fishpondaerator.com

3034 - WIND GENERATORS WANTED TO BUY SD - JACOBS 32 VOLT WIND GENERATOR, ALSO WINCHARGER USED DURING THE ‘30’S & ‘40’S, WILL PAY ACCORDING TO CONDITION, (605) 386-2131 FOR SALE IA - SW & W CENTRAL, KATO LITE PTO GENERATORS. 55 KW & 25 KW ON TRAILERS W/ PTO & POLE HOOK-UP. WES SEBETKA,, (641) 990-1094 IA - SW & W CENTRAL, WINDCO PTO GENERATORS. 80/50 KW, 50/40 KW & 25/15 KW, GENERATORS ON TRAILERS W/ PTO POLE HOOK-UP. WES SEBETKA,, (641) 9901094 IA - SW & W CENTRAL. WINCO PTO GENERATORS. NEW AND USED ON TRAILERS W/ PTO POLE HOOK-UPS. MAKE ME YOUR LAST CALL! WES SEBETKA, (641) 990-1094 5000 - FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

515-386-8117

3030 - OTHER FOR SALE NE - REASONABLY PRICE MECHANICS GLOVES, WARM GLOVES, MITTENS & OTHER GLOVES., (308) 587-2344

Gas & Hydraulic Wire Winders!

1 hp unit shown

5000 - FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE - CONT’D

360,000 bushel elevator on 8 acres w/Truck scale, mini storage & 2 restorable wooden elevators. Located on Hwy 141, Bagley IA

Supplier of Wood Shavings Stall & kennel shavings

ALL SIZES AVAILABLE RPJ ENERGY

Pre-Assembled Installs in Minutes!

July 25, 2013

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5001 - NON-FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Recreational 237+/- Acres, great hunting on the south side of the Niobrara River, creek and excellent views. This property can be split and has access to REA and rural water, Knox County, NE. 145 Acres WRP, excellent hunting on Bazile Creek, can be divided into smaller tracts, Knox County, NE. Pasture 1600 Acres, All grass unit, Brown County, NE. 450 Acres, All grass unit, Wheeler County, NE. Water Rights 310 Acres, Plum and Beaver Creek drainage. 415 Acres, North Loup drainage. Commercial Building in downtown Bassett, NE.

For more information: www.cabinrealtyagservices.com Cabin Realty & Ag Services Terry K. Held, Broker • (402) 394-1111 P.O. Box 157 Ericson, NE 68637 (308) 653-2018

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

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

5004 - PASTURE RENT WANTED TO RENT

PASTURE WANTED MONKEY RANCH FOR SALE Located between Gering and Kimball, NE on Hwy 71 is approximately 2266 acres of a good "hard grass" ranch. Great improvements newer home, good barns and buildings. Currently operated as a buffalo ranch with state of the art handling facilities. Part of the ranch being leased for cattle grazing. No hay production grazing only operation. Good watering facilities.

Wyoming or Nebraska Pasture of Combination Unit for 200 to 300 Pairs Established Operation

307-680-5908 7001 - SPECIAL EVENTS

PRICED AT $1,800,000. BOB VANNEWKIRK

307 532-1596

Powerlift of Nebraska, LLC 52125 West Hwy 275 Neligh, NE 68756 402-887-9092 402-841-8184 www.powerliftdoors.com

Hydraulic Doors

3716 Longhorn Rd., Kimball, NE $190,000.00 Motivated seller!! Over 7 acre located in 24-15-56. 1,288 sq ft home with basement, 4 bed & 2 bath. Large garage, barn with stables, open-front shed, & arena. Additional grassland possibly available.

FOR SALE For more information, contact:

N W

www.agnet.net

SW 14th

Abandoned RR Track

L.E.S. Realty, Co. (308) 235-2300

E S Highway 33 3/8 Mile South

176 acres (More or Less) for sale by owner, 6 miles SW of Lincoln Nebraska $6,600 per Acre

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Borrowed Water May Stretch Irrigation Season Sandra Hansen, The Scottsbluff Star-Herald Area irrigation districts are seriously considering borrowing water to stretch the 2013 irrigation season. Farmers Irrigation District has already made a commitment, while Pathfinder, Gering/Fort Laramie and Goshen irrigation districts will make final decisions this week. Thursday morning, Kevin Adams, general manager of Farmers, announced that the FID board of directors have signed a contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation office in Mills, Wyo., for 20,000 acre-feet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This should equal about 12 days,â&#x20AC;? Adams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Otherwise, we expect to run out about Aug. 14.â&#x20AC;? Borrowing water has been under consideration for several weeks by area irrigation districts. A lack of snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, combined with dismal rainfall and extremely high temperatures in 2012 and this year, have reduced irrigation supplies by nearly half.

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U.S. Senate Hearings: Nebraskan Argues Against Proposed Futures Changes Russell Hubbard, The Omaha World Herald A top Nebraska commodities executive was a key witness at hearings in Washington, D.C., on margin requirements for futures contracts, such as those that protect grain elevators from deviations between the price they agreed to pay for grain and the price at which they will be able to sell it. John Heck, a vice president at Omaha-based grain marketer the Scoular Co., told the Senate Agriculture Committee this week during hearings that it is a bad idea to require margin calls be met within 24 hours instead of 72 hours, as proposed by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Heck said futures brokers would simply require more cash in each customer account from the get-go. Margin calls are a key aspect of futures contracts, or financial instruments commonly used by farmers, grain brokers and investors as hedges, or attempts to insure against losses from price swings in commodities such as corn and soybeans. Margin calls are demands from

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July 25, 2013

UNL Public Policy Specialist: Rocky Road Ahead for Farm Bill, But Still Doable Brad Lubben, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Agricultural Economics & Dan Moser, IANR News Service LINCOLN — Farm-bill politics this year reflect the broader political dynamics in Congress these days – the triumph of ideology over consensus, said a University of Nebraska-Lincoln public policy specialist. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives finally approved a new farm bill earlier this month, but one that stripped out the food-stamp provisions that have been part of the package for decades. The House bill now heads to an uncertain future in conference with the Senate version, which includes the nutrition elements. It's likely to take many months to sort out, perhaps going past the ostensible Sept. 30 deadline to the "real" Dec. 31 deadline, said Brad Lubben, UNL public policy specialist. The political environment has changed, Lubben said. Redistricting of House districts has made many of them less competitive between the parties. "Redistricting has left us with fewer competitive races and some members have to worry more about their primary races than the general election," Lubben said. In that environment, members from both parties are likely to take their cues from their respective political bases. That

leads to increased ideology and less bridgebuilding consensus. Lubben pointed out that while conservative Republicans are taking the heat for the House's split of farm and food legislation, liberal Democrats, too, have contributed to the current standoff. "Politically speaking, the food side of the coalition abandoned the coalition too. ... Back in June, the food side was arguing they shouldn't take any cuts and the farm side should shoulder all of the proposed budget cuts," Lubben said. That bill proposed less than 3 percent in cuts for food programs and more than 10 percent in cuts for farm and conservation planks. It still didn't get enough Democratic support, Lubben said. As for what happens next, House Republicans are suggesting action on a nutrition-only bill that could also become part of the farm-bill conference process. If that fails, they could go into conference without an official position on the nutrition package. That could put them in a weak position in negotiations with Senate colleagues, Lubben said. Lubben said a nutrition-only bill that could get House approval likely would have even bigger cuts than the bill proposed in June, meaning it would draw few Democrats' votes. But any package that emerges from conference with both farm and food-program planks is likely to be "a

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Fair Is Bridging the Gap Heather Johnson, The North Platte Telegraph A new stop designed to be both fun and educational has been added to the Lincoln County Fair. The old hog barn, which has been vacant for years south of the caboose, has been painted red and filled with interactive exhibits. It's an effort to spark children's interest in agriculture. "I think no matter where you live, you need to know where your food comes from," said Ericka Albrecht, promotions director. "So many people don't." Albrecht hopes the new displays will help bridge the gap between farms and tables. One of the exhibits will give kids a chance to practice milking a cow. Another, similar to the concept of a Chia Pet, will have them planting wheat.

"They can paint faces on Styrofoam cups, plant wheat in the cups and when the wheat grows it will look like hair," Albrecht said. Kids will be able to dig through swimming pools full of corn to find colored poker chips. Those who find the designated "color of the day" will win a prize. Another booth will allow children to grind their own corn. Pre-packaged corn meal and recipe cards will be given away. A "Pig-Linko" game, the result of a partnership between the National 4-H Council and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, will also be featured. Through it, kids will learn how to produce and sell a pig. The attraction will be unveiled in 11 states this year. In Nebraska, it will be set up at fairs in Lincoln, Dakota, Cheyenne, Cherry, Adams, Scotts Bluff, Otoe, Platte, Cedar and Cuming counties.

According to Brenda Aufdenkamp, University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension educator, the purpose of the game is to help kids learn what it takes to be successful in agriculture. It does so by introducing the concepts of agriculture futures, options and commodity trading. "Exposing youth and their families to understanding why and how agricultural commodities are bought, sold and traded in fluctuating markets is vital," said Donald Floyd, Jr., president and CEO of the National 4-H Council. "Providing our youth with this knowledge and education is critically important when one considers the impact of the agriculture market on our daily lives and our global economy." "I think it will be fun for everyone," Albrecht said. "Just because someone lives in town doesn't mean they can't be part of 4-H and agriculture. The earlier you get kids interested, the longer they are apt to stay involved."

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York County Commissioners Vote Down Symbolic Anti-Keystone Measure Paul Hammel, The Omaha World-Herald YORK — The York County Board on Tuesday refused to join an effort to oppose the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. County Board members defeated a symbolic resolution expressing concern about the safety of the 36-inch, high-pressure pipeline, which would transport tar sands oil from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Three of the five County Board members voted against the measure. Later, though, the board asked its zoning administrator to look into possible zoning changes to address pipeline safety. County Board Chairman Curt Bulgrin said he voted against the resolution opposing the Keystone XL and "any pipelines of this nature" because of concerns about possible lawsuits and because it would have no bearing on whether the pipeline were built. Federal officials will decide the fate of the Keystone XL, he said. "I don’t think they’re going to pay attention to a bunch of a counties in Nebraska." About 60 opponents of the pipeline, some wearing "Pipeline Fighter" T-shirts, filled the

meeting room to overflowing. They expressed dismay at the board’s rejection of the resolution. They said the resolution would not have inspired lawsuits, but would have sent a powerful message to Washington and Nebraska’s congressional delegation about their concerns about pipeline leaks that could foul groundwater or harm livestock. "Our county is about water, fertile land and growing crops," said Jenni Harrington, who urged passage of the resolution, drafted by a York County group called "The Good Life Alliance." Pipeline opponents have in recent months urged the 12 Nebraska counties crossed by the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to pass zoning restrictions or resolutions opposing it. In April, the Holt County Board adopted a resolution against the project and passed special zoning laws concerning pipelines. A similar opposition resolution, though, failed in another county, Boyd County. Bonnie Kruse, who owns land near Seward, Neb., told York County Board members that Seward successfully negotiated additional safety measures with pipeline operator TransCanada five years ago over its smaller Keystone pipeline,

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July 25, 2013

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Runners, Walkers Learn More About Nebraska Prairie at Buffalo Stampede Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent WOOD RIVER — Historic Shoemaker Island was on display for about 100 runners and walkers Saturday, July 20, at the Crane Trust’s inaugural Buffalo Stampede 5k. Runners and walkers gathered at the Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center early in the morning. For the 5k run/walk, the Crane Trust opened its natural grassland trails to the participants. The course took the runners and walkers through the various natural habitats that make up these grassland and wooded acres owned by the Crane Trust along the Platte River. Charles Cooper, president and CEO of the Crane Trust, was pleased with the turnout for the new event. "We didn’t want it to get too big," Cooper said. "We wanted to have something smaller to try it out and see how we do as this has never been done out here." He said there were a number of goals for the Crane Trust in sponsoring the Buffalo Stampede 5k. "First of all, we wanted people to be able to interact with the prairie," Cooper said. "It is a way of getting new people out here and experience the prairie. Hopefully, what they will take away is it is important to maintain and protect going forward." It was David Riley’s first time visiting the Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center. Riley, of Grand Island, likes trail running. "I liked the hills, the wooded area, the openness — it was great," he said. "I think there will be more people out here the more people know about it." The second goal of the 5k run/walk was to show people the Crane Trust’s long-term plans to introduce buffalo on the prairie property, Cooper said. "The buffalo side of this is that we plan to introduce bison back to Shoemaker Island," he said. "We have cattle on Mormon Island. They are separated by a channel. The idea is to evaluate the land and find out what happens to the land when we introduce bison."

Cooper said bison, although they are grazers like cattle, are different in many aspects, such as physical structure of their jaws and hooves and the fact that they graze differently than cattle. "We believe what we are going to see is different plant life, different invertebrates, and different insects," he said. "They are going to come as the buffalo create wallows. It is going to be really interesting." A buffalo wallow is a natural topographical depression in the flat prairie land that holds rain water and runoff. It is enlarged by the presence of buffalo using the area in numbers. By having buffalo herds on Showmaker Island and cattle herds on Mormon Island, Cooper said it will allow Crane Trust scientists to make side-byside comparisons of what changes are taking place in the landscape. The Crane Trust was established in 1978 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and maintenance of critical habitat for the endangered whooping crane, sandhill cranes and other migratory birds along the Platte River through scientific research, habitat management, community outreach and education. The Crane Trust is responsible for managing more than 10,000 acres of vital habitat in south Central Nebraska. One of the participants in Saturday morning’s Buffalo Stampede was Jody Stutzman of Hastings. Stutzman said she just returned from a vacation in Idaho hiking in the mountains and thought participating in the Buffalo Stampede would provide a stark contrast. "It is really pretty and nice," she said. "I really like it out here." The Crane Trust took over operations of the nature center two years ago with a vision of an interconnected system of trails throughout the Crane Trust property opened to the public to help promote the Crane Trust’s mission. It has also established a small herd of buffalo near the nature center. "It is part of a larger plan that will take building," Cooper said about the Crane Trust’s vision for its property and the nature center.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 5 PM-4-H SHOOTING SPORTS COUNTY FAIR SHOOT 7:30 PM-EXTREME ENDURO CROSS 3:30 PM-Heat races

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 6 PM Sand VolleyballEast of Hemingford Park

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 5 PM-4-H BARN MEETINGShow Ring Bleachers 5 PM-4-H Rocket Shoot-Grandstand 6 PM-KIDS PARADE-Pool to Grandstand 7 PM-FAMILY NIGHT-Grandstand Featuring Pig Wrestling

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One aspect of the plan, he said, is to build a 70foot observation tower to allow visitors to view a larger perspective of the Crane Trust prairie and wooded land. "You will be able to see the whole complex," Cooper said. "We are on about 4,500 acres of continuous prairie here. Once the tower is completed, you will be able to go up the tower and see the whole complex." Cooper said they are going to add another dozen buffalo in the next two months and have created a 30-acre area for the buffalo’s relocation. The Crane Trust's longer-range plans include reintroduction a herd of approximately 40 bison to select Crane Trust lands for study as part of its overall habitat management program for cranes. Before being hunted to near extinction, bison were a major influence on the habitat that the Crane Trust is managing today. Properly managed, the effect of bison grazing on plant diversity, the grinding action of their hooves on the land, and their wallowing on the prairie all can contribute to a more diverse ecosystem and beneficial habitat for cranes. If the buffalo experiment goes well, Cooper said, next year they will add an additional buffalo herd. "The more people can learn about this ecosystem — this whole big bend region of the Platte River — the easier it will be for everybody," he said. "That’s because we have people here today that have never been to the nature center and now they are going to be out on the prairie and they are going to take away something, such as a newfound love for this type of environment and this ecosystem, and I think that is going to help everybody going forward." Tanya Poehler of Cairo also had never been to the Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center before her participation in the Buffalo Stampede. "It is something different," Poehler said. "It is pretty down here." To learn more about the Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center, visit the center’s website at http://www.nebraskanature.org.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Rock County Fair

July 25, 2013

Cover Crops for Irrigated Corn Todd D. Whitney, Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Hamilton County Irrigated corn fields are rapidly moving through growth stages. Mid-April planted corn plants now have accumulated 1500 Growing Degree Days (GDD) and are shedding pollen. Since these fields will likely move into the R6 (physiological maturity or blacklayer) stage in about two months (60 days), now is the time to secure your cover crop seed for planting into mature corn fields or planting cover crops following harvest. Cover crops are not a new concept. Prior to the development of herbicides and commercial fertilizers, cover crops were used to help with weed control and as a crop nutrient source. Legumes are still used to fix nitrogen while both legumes and non-legumes capture mineralized nitrogen making it available for subsequent crops. Many irrigated hybrid corn producers have successfully broadcast and established brassica (turnips and oilseed radishes) into terminal hybrid male corn rows. These brassica absorb excessive topsoil nitrogen like a sponge and then release the nitrogen for the next crop while decaying during the next spring, thus reducing potential nitrate leaching. For livestock producers, cover crop seeding into irrigated corn fields can also provide fall and early spring forage grazing. Bruce Anderson, UNL Extension Forage Specialist, says that some growers have improved both the amount and quality of cornstalk grazing by flying turnip or rye seed onto standing corn in early August. It’s not easy, but when successful, turnip or rye plants

provide more grazing days and extra protein when cornstalks become poor quality. Once cattle finish consuming the grain, husks and leaves the remaining cornstalks lack nutritional value, being high in lignin and cellulose. UNL research with cover crops includes a longterm no-till corn/soybean rotation study through Paul Jasa, Extension Engineer/No-Till specialist. Dr. Jasa’s studies indicate strong support for a two-way cover crop mix of 20 pounds Austrian winterpeas plus 20 pounds of cereal rye per acre seeding following corn in the fall. The key to winterpeas overwintering at the Lincoln, Neb., site has been to plant the winterpeas at a 3 inch depth. Results from our 2012 UNL Nebraska On-Farm Research Network emphasize that if rye is used as a cover crop, then the rye cover crop must be terminated early the following spring (prior to March 15). In these UNL studies, delayed spring burndown of the fall-seeded rye reduced corn yields. For example, in an irrigation replicated study, corn yield, following the rye cover crop, was pegged at 263 bushels/acre compared to 261 bushels/acre for the check when the spring growing rye was terminated (spray killed on March 17, 2012). Also, companion corn-rainfed replicated plots yielded 112 bushels/acre in fields following a rye cover crop (rye killed with a herbicide application on March 16, 2012) while the non-cover crop check yielded 108 bushels/acre. In contrast, studies where the rye cover crop was killed off later than the preferred mid-March time, corn yields following the rye cover crop decreased. For example, in replicated 2012

Nebraska On-Farm Research, rain-fed corn (following the rye cover crop), yielded 86 bushels/acre while the non-cover crop check yielded 93 bushels/acre. This yield reduction occurred when the rye was terminated just prior to corn planting in late April. During this time of year, full canopy in irrigated corn fields is desirable, since corn fields can then optimize sunlight capture and maximize potential yields. Thick leaf canopies, though, can be a disadvantage for establishing cover crops into growing corn fields, since the corn can prevent adequate light from reaching new seedlings. Producers may consider seeding turnips and oilseed radishes by using a cover crop seed metering which injects the seed into the center pivot irrigation watering system during the last corn irrigation. This method may be a way to more quickly establish the cover crops in the fall. Irrigators considering seeding brassica or cereal rye into corn fields must also consider potential herbicide carryover. Turnips are very sensitive to herbicides, but cereal rye can also be affected. Wheel traffic at harvest too can be a problem with damaging cover crops like turnip, and both brassica and rye can have severe stand reduction if fields get muddy under harvest conditions. More information on cover crops and irrigation are available on our University of NebraskaLincoln Extension website, http://cropwatch .unl.edu, or through our UNL Hamilton County Extension office including the “2012 Nebraska On-Farm Research Network On-Farm Comparison Results.”

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NORTH PLATTE — A little mud didn't stop a good time at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds on Monday — if anything, it may have made the fair horse show even more fun. The youngest 4-H’ers took turns racing through puddles while waiting their turns in the arena. Once inside the panels, it was all business. Forty-two exhibitors competed in classes such as hunter hack, hunt seat equitation, reining, barrel racing and pole bending. It was the second round of the show. The first classes, which included halter, western pleasure and trail, were on Sunday, July 21. "Our numbers are down this year for the horse program," said extension educator Randy Saner. "They're up in everything else. I think the high cost of hay and feed has a lot to do with it." This is the first year Dominic Wittstruck, 9, of Maxwell, has competed in a fair, and he was excited to be there. "My favorite event is the barrels," Wittstruck said. "It's really fun. You just run as fast as you can."

He also admitted to making friends and learning a lot through the 4-H program. "I learned that you want to flex with the horse, not with your body," Wittstruck said. "It's been a pretty good time. I'll probably do it again next year." Shianne Hoatson, 15, of Hershey is a veteran in the 4-H world. She's spent seven years showing horses and just returned from the state contest in Grand Island. "I would have won the pole bending, but hit a pole during the final round," Hoatson said. "I finished fifth overall in poles and ended up 10th in barrels. I sold my show horse to get a barrel horse, so poles and barrels are pretty much all I do now." Jarod Nicholson, 14, of Sutherland prefers the slower classes. "My favorite event is trail," Nicholson said. In addition to the horses, he also shows rabbits, goats and chickens. All have taught him important life skills. "That's what I like the best about 4-H — the stuff you learn from it," Nicholson said. "Taking care of animals taught me responsibility. I'll be able to use that again someday if I raise more animals or take care of a family of my own."

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Friday, August 2, 2013 1 p.m. 4-H Cat Show – Pavilion 2:30 p.m. 4-H Dog Show – Livestock Arena 7 p.m. 4-H Public Fashion Show – Grandstand Area Special 4-H Awards – Grandstand Area Pioneer Farm Family Awards – Grandstand Area 4-H Coronation – Grandstand Area 7 p.m. Ranch Sorting – Horse Arena 7 p.m. Bingo organized by VFW Post #7998 & American Legion Post #83 – west of Bill Larson Building 7:30 p.m. Burt County Brass Quintet – Pavilion Immediately following coronation at Grandstand – Left Field opens 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. Switchbak Event open to all ages – Left Field 9:15 p.m. Hula hoop demonstration – Pavilion Saturday, August 3, 2013 8 a.m. 4-H/FFA Swine Show – Livestock Arena 8 a.m. 4-H/FFA Poultry Show – Poultry Building Time TBA Mud volleyball tournament – Grandstand Area Left Field opening in conjuction with starting time of mud volleyball tournament 11 a.m. 4-H/FFA Meat Goat Show – Livestock Arena 12:30 p.m. 4-H/FFA Sheep Show – Livestock Arena 1 p.m. 4-H/FFA Rabbit Show – Rabbit Barn 2 p.m. Story Time – Pavilion 2 p.m. 4-H Companion Animal Show – Rabbit Barn 2:30 p.m. UFFDA – Pavilion (Uehling Famous Follies & Drama Asso.) 4:30 p.m. Pie Judging Contest – Pavilion 5 p.m. McClellan Singing Sisters – Pavilion 6 p.m. The Swedish Cleaning Ladies – Pavilion 6 p.m. Team Penning – Horse Arena 7 p.m. Keith West Mentalist & Illusionist – Pavilion 7 – 10 p.m. Bingo organized by VFW Post #7998 & American Legion Post #83 – west of Bill Larson Building **8:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. Soul Dawg Event open to all ages – Left Field $5 cover charge for 11 & over 10 & under free Sunday, August 4, 2013 8:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA Beef Show – Livestock Arena After Beef Show Open Class Feeder Calf Show – Livestock Arena 12:30 p.m. Left Field opens 1:30 p.m. 4-H Horse Grooming/Showmanship Clinic – Horse Arena 1:30 – 3 p.m. Clover Kids Activities – 4-H Building 4 p.m. Parade starting at Holmquist Lumber After parade Burt County Feeders Barbecue – west of Grandstand Area 6 p.m. Gabriel the Hypnotist – Pavilion

Entry 4-H / FFA Exhibits Food & Flowers, Community Building 10 am-5:30 pm Open Class Registration – Community Building 3:00 pm Poultry Show (4-H, FFA, Open Class) 5:00 pm Rabbit Show (4-H, FFA, Open Class)

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Bull Riding by “Extreme Bull Riding Tour” & Mutton Bustin’ – Grandstand Area Admission: $10 for 11 & over 10 & under free Immediately following Bull Riding Dylan Bloom & the Dirt Road Detour band – Left Field 7 – 10 p.m. Bingo organized by VFW Post #7998 & American Legion Post #83 – west of Bill Larson Building Monday, August 5, 2013 9 a.m. 4-H Horse Show – Horse Arena 10:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest – Livestock Arena 1 p.m. 4-H/FFA Beef Fitting/Showmanship Clinic – Livestock Arena 2 p.m. 4-H/FFA Swine Fitting/Showmanship Clinic – Livestock Arena 3 p.m. Story time – Pavilion 3:30 p.m. UFFDA – Pavilion (Uehling Famous Follies & Drama Asso.) 6 p.m. Kiddy Pedal Tractor Pull – Grandstand Area 6:30 p.m. Shim Sham Tap Troup – Pavilion 7 – 10 p.m. Bingo organized by VFW Post #7998 & American Legion Post #83 – west of Bill Larson Building 7:30 p.m. 4-H/FFA Ag Olympics – Grandstand Area Immediately following youth events at Grandstand Left Field opens 10 p.m. Family Movie Night featuring the movie “Goonies” – Grandstand Area Make sure to bring a lawn chair for this event. Tuesday, August 6, 2013 9 a.m. 4-H Archery Contest – Grandstand Area 1:30 p.m. Special 4-H/FFA Awards – Livestock Arena 2 p.m. 4-H/FFA Livestock Auction – Livestock Arena 3:30 p.m. Left Field opens 4:30 p.m. Appreciation Meal – Left Field 5 p.m. Paul Phillips Event open to all ages – Left Field 7 – 10 p.m. Bingo organized by VFW Post #7998 & American Legion Post #83 – west of Bill Larson Building 9 p.m. – 11 p.m. Teen Dance – 4-H Building

Thursday, August 15th (Free) Carnival – Richard’s Amusements on the midway open by 5 Antique Tractor/Equipment Display TBA Dairy Show - Pavilion 9 am Sheep / Goat Show - Pavilion 1 pm Feeder Calf Show (Open Class) Pavilion 3 pm Horse Show (4-H, FFA, Open Class) Arena 7 pm The Outback Band 6 pm-1 am Beer Garden

Saturday, August 18th (Free) - continued 12 pm-6 pm

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Friday, August 16th (Admission $10) Carnival – Richard’s Amusements on the midway open by 5 9 am Swine Show (4-H, FFA, Open Class) – Hog Building 11 am Beef Show (4-H, FFA) – Pavilion 7 pm Demolition Derby Full Size Limited Weld and Compact - Grandstand 9 pm-1 am Beer Garden - Katy Linn & Corners

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Dodge & Keith County Fairs

July 25, 2013

Teach Future Generation Good Habits From the Start Combine Demo Derby Adults $10.00 | Children 6-10 $5.00 | 5 & Under Free 6:00 pm - Wednesday Ranch Rodeo Adults $8.00 | Child $5.00 | 5 and Under Free Info - Contact MaKenzi Spurgin 308-289-1304 6:30 pm - Thursday Fairboard BBQ Free Admission with a Grandstand Show Ticket or $3.00 per plate 5:00-6:30 pm - Friday Grandstand Show “The Lost Trailers” w/special guest Lexi Larsen All Tickets $20.00 In Advance. At the Gate - $25.00 Friday 7:00 pm Gates Open | 8:00 pm - Show Starts! Chuckwagon Breakfast Adults $5.00 | Children 6-10 $3.00 | 5 & Under Free 7:00-9:30 am - Saturday Little Miss Round-Up & Mr. Rodeo Contest 7:30 am Saturday MUST PRE-REGISTER Deadline Aug. 1st Contact MaKenzi Spurgin at 308-289-1304 Rodeo Adult $8.00 | Children 6-10 $5.00 | 5 & Under Free 7:30 pm - Saturday | 7:30 pm - Sunday Mutton Bustin' Both Nights | Open Registration at 6:00pm keithcountyfair.com

Sharry Nielsen, Extension Educator, in the The Kearney Hub For farmers and ranchers, teaching the next generation the skills and attitudes required to make a living in production agriculture is important. Most of us want our children and/or grandchildren to learn about the farm and to carry on the business. Learning by doing is a proven way for youths to learn tasks, skills and ideas. However, and this a big however, there is a difference between teaching a skill and teaching youngsters a bad habit. Allowing extra riders on any type of farm machinery is one bad habit we need to change. Machines are NOT toys, and allowing children to treat them like toys is skirting the "safety first" attitude that is vital to the business of farming and ranching. Let’s start big. Riding extra on any kind of tractor or any place on a tractor comes with risks. Consider the fender, which too often becomes and an easy seat on tractors without cabs. One bump, one distraction, one miscue and a child can be flung from the fender right into the path of the huge tractor wheels. It has happened! What about the bucket of a tractor — another easy ride, right? Again, one bounce the wrong way and the rider is on the ground in front of a moving machine.

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At safety training days, a watermelon is used to demonstrate what can happen to a head or other body part falling from a tractor. The kids see that the watermelon, just like their heads, doesn’t stand a chance against a tractor. Even tractors with cabs hold risks for extra riders. Children have been thrown beneath the tires of a moving vehicle when the door of a cab opened accidentally or when they fell from an open window. Let’s go a little smaller. Think all-terrain vehicles. National statistics show that having an extra rider on an ATV is one of the three major causes of fatalities. Uneven weight distribution, lack of maneuverability and distracted operators all play a part in the risk of having a passenger. Young children, teens and even adults have been seriously injured or killed when riding double on an ATV. Extra riders in pickups can be a deadly hazard as well. On farms and ranches, it sometimes seems easiest to jump in the bed of the pickup for quick trips such as a drive through the pasture or ride home from the field. Remember, one bump or a turn that is just a little too fast can mean a fatal fall. That’s even a greater possibility if children are the extra riders in the back. There are good reasons why farmers and ranchers want to teach youngsters about their lifestyle and the good life they find in rural areas. But before using your machinery as a toy for kids or as a family baby sitter, think of the serious consequences of having a passenger on your farm machinery. It’s always a "just say no" situation!

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Dawes & Lancaster County Fairs

4-H'er Builds Habitat for Prairie Chickens Larkin Powell, Professor School of Natural Resources; Heather Haskins, Student Writer; and Dan Moser, IANR News Service LINCOLN — A Custer County 4-H member is taking advantage of an unused section of land by turning it into a habitat for prairie chickens. Russell McMillan, age 13, will be an eighthgrader in the fall at Anselmo-Merna. He has been working on the project for three years and placed first in two junior division competitions in 2011 and 2012. "When my parents purchased some land I was then able to try a wildlife project," McMillan said. With the help of his family, McMillan has cut down scattered trees that harbor predator birds on his 52-acre plot. He then burned the brush piles so that other predators could not live there and planted wildflowers in the void. McMillan has been working with Larkin Powell, a professor in the University of NebraskaLincoln's School of Natural Resources. "We saw a magazine article and saw at the bottom who wrote it," McMillan said. "We contacted him to ask him some more ideas." Powell said that McMillan had done a good job with his habitat, but that he did have some suggestions. "I told him that if he could do anything to increase the amount of wildflowers in the pastures that it would provide insects for the chicks," Powell said. Prairie chickens need different types of land for nesting, booming and raising chicks. Booming refers to a mating ritual male chickens perform in

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which they inflate air sacs on the side of their necks and snap their tails to attract a female. The chickens need areas with shorter grasses for this purpose. "His project is probably more focused on raising the chicks," said Lisa McMillan, Russell's mother. "It is pretty diverse with many kinds of vegetation." The McMillan family grazes cattle on the land so the chickens can have shorter grass suitable for raising chicks. Lisa McMillan said her son chose to work with prairie chickens because they are common in his area. "I said we've got to work with what we have and what we have is prairie chickens," Lisa McMillan said. Colby Kerber, a regional biologist, went to the site of McMillan's project and judged it for the competition. "The biggest thing that stood out about Russell's project was his intelligence on the project," Kerber said. "We asked them some pretty detailed questions and he was very good with the responses to the questions." Powell said that he has enjoyed his contact with Russell via email and hopes to see his project in person. "He seems like he is a very inquisitive young lad and it's always very interesting to get requests like this," Powell said. "The emails we get are what keep you doing what you are doing. It is just neat to see a 13-year-old 4-H'er that is that interested in conserving wildlife."

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2nd 8:30-10:30 AM 4-H CAT SHOW 11 AM – 1 PM 4-H TREE ID AND HORTICULTURE CONTEST 1-4 PM 4-H DOG SHOW 2:00 PM JUDGING ALL OPEN CLASS SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd 7:00 AM SECURITY FIRST BANK OF CRAWFORD BREAKFAST 8:00 AM 4-H HORSE SHOW 6:00 PM POTATO GUN CONTEST AGES18 AND UP SUNDAY, AUGUST 4th 1:00 PM DAWES COUNTY HALL OF FAME. CENTURY FARM AND RANCH FAMILY / AK-SAR-BEN GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD. HALL OF FAME AWARDS RECEPTION 1:30 PM ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL 2:00 PM LAWN MOWER RACES 6:00 PM HEARTLAND PULLING MONDAY, AUGUST 5th 9 AM-2 PM 4-H EXHIBIT ENTRIES/ INTERVIEW JUDGING 10:30 AM 4-H COMPANION ANIMAL SHOW; 4-H EXOTIC LIVESTOCK SHOW (FOLLOWING COMPANION) 1 PM 4-H POULTRY SHOW 3 PM 4-H RABBIT SHOW 4 PM 4-H SMALL ANIMAL ROUND ROBIN 4-6 PM 4-H FOODS–SILENT AUCTION 5:30 PM 4-H ARCHERY SHOOT 2 – 5:30 PM KIDS RODEO (GYMKHANA) AGES 6 AND UNDER 6:00 PM KIDS RODEO (GYMKHANA) AGES 7-10; 11-13; 14-18

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Cuming & Kimball-Banner County Fairs

July 25, 2013

$400K Taxpayer-funded Contract to Facilitate Long-term Water Plan Joe Duggan, The Omaha World-Herald LINCOLN, Neb. — A new task force started Friday, July 19, to tackle a challenge higher than a water tower: How to make sure Nebraska's agriculture, industry, wildlife and people never go thirsty. The 34 members of the Water Funding Task Force met for the first time in Lincoln and took initial steps toward completing a long-term plan for water sustainability. The plan will be completed by the end of the year and delivered to the 2014 Legislature with the hope that it will prompt increased funding for water management. "If we develop a policy and plan that will get us to water sustainability in the state of Nebraska, we've done a noble thing," State Sen.

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Tom Carlson of Holdrege said Friday in opening remarks to the task force he helped create with legislation last session. In one of its first actions, the task force awarded a $389,000 taxpayer-funded contract to Olsson Associates for meeting facilitation and technical support. In so doing, the task force spent about 40 percent of its $1 million budget to make sure the water plan gets done within the five-month deadline. The 27 citizen members and the six state senators on the task force will receive only travel reimbursements for their service. The final task force member is Brian Dunnigan, director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources. Most of the citizen members have a stake in agriculture, livestock ranching or irrigation, and several also serve on natural resources districts. Others represent the interests of city water supplies, outdoor recreation and wildlife. Gov. Dave Heineman appointed 11 members. All 16 members of the Natural Resources Commission also serve on the task force. The task force started its work as much of Nebraska deals with a second consecutive year of severe drought. Many farmers have seen crops wither from lack of rain while the drought has run smaller streams dry and choked rivers to a relative trickle. Surface irrigators have less water for crops, and center-pivot irrigation is drawing down underground water supplies. Sen. Ken Schilz of Ogallala, chairman of the Agriculture Committee, said the dry times help more people appreciate the importance of water. In the past, elected officials and policymakers

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have lacked the resolve to set and fund water priorities. "If we miss this opportunity this time, how much longer will it take?" he asked. The state faces other water-related challenges the task force must consider as it devises a plan. Among them: -- How to balance the state's water demands with supply, so that reservoirs, rivers and aquifers are not depleted. -- Meeting Nebraska's obligations to Kansas under the Republican River Compact. The issue remains in ligation. -- Addressing the needs of fish and wildlife, especially federally endangered species on the Platte River. -- Reducing water contamination and researching ways of raising more crops and livestock on less water. Task force members elected Clint Johannes, an engineer and consultant from Richland, as chairman. Sutherland farmer and irrigator Roric Paulman was elected vice chairman. Members discussed whether their recommendations should require a supermajority or full consensus to pass. They decided to work for consensus, because that would send a stronger message to citizens and lawmakers. The task force also planned to meet up to 27 more times between Friday and the end of the year. A schedule of meetings, which are open to the public, will be kept on the website of the Department of Natural Resources.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Greeley County Fair

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Barrels and Poles Among Most Popular Events for 4-H'ers Amy Schweitzer, The Grand Island Independent There is something about fast horses expertly moving around barrels and poles that fills riders and spectators with excitement. That is part of the reason why pole bending and barrel racing are two of the most popular events at the State 4-H Horse Expo at Fonner Park. The two speed events were Wednesday, July 17, with a total of 85 contestants signed up for poles and 104 competing in the barrels. "Lots of kids like to do pole bending and barrel racing because those are the speed events where you get to go fast and that makes your adrenaline pump more and just makes life exciting," Gary Stauffer, extension educator for Holt and Boyd counties, said with a smile. He said the events have been popular for a long time. "Ever since people started racing horses, it has been popular. They just added a few obstacles to make it more difficult," Stauffer said. There is some debate among contestants on which is the better event — barrel racing or pole bending. "I like barrels better," said barrels and poles competitor Jamie Thomas, 16, of Unadilla, adding with a smile that poles are more challenging. "There are a lot more things you have to keep up than in barrels." But sitting on a horse beside Thomas, Lauren Conrad, 18, of Ponca, said she prefers poles. "I like it because it works the horse more than barrels," she said, adding that she had a horse trained just for poles and he seemed to like poles because it gets the adrenaline going. She said a

good barrels horse has a longer stride, whereas the poles require a quick-footed horse. Stauffer said both events are challenging, requiring a well-trained, quick horse. "The faster you go, the more control you have to have of your horse," he said. Stauffer said he believes pole bending is the more challenging of the two speed events. "A horse has to be fairly well trained to maneuver down through those poles and change direction and change leads all while going 30 miles per hour," he said, noting that every time a horse weaves past a pole, they should be changing their lead foot. "If you don’t have a well-trained horse that won’t steer, you are going to be knocking poles down and for every pole you knock down, that is a two-second time penalty added to your time and that will probably knock you at least a ribbon group." Stauffer said the challenge of controlling a horse at high speeds has made barrels and poles the events that many kids work up to gradually. "Most people probably start with pleasure and horsemanship because those are slower events. You can get a lot of control and gain confidence going slow," he said. "You have to be a pretty good rider to be doing these events." Stauffer said the kids who participate in the barrels, poles and roping tend to be those from farther west in the state than those who participate in the English riding events. He explained that those who live in areas of the state where there are frequent rodeos tend to lean toward events that also show up in rodeos, while in the eastern part of the state, there are more horse shows with English equestrian events.

"A lot of these kids probably also are in high school rodeo," he said. "Barrels and poles are real big in junior rodeo." He noted that while barrel racing is popular at the professional rodeo level, poles have dropped away. Pole bending is not a PRCA sport. Stauffer said there are rules in 4-H horse events that may not apply to running poles in a rodeo. For example, the rider must ride the horse into the arena. It can’t be led. Also, the rider can only make one circle before starting a run and can’t start a run before the gate is shut. In high school rodeo, the rider is allowed to reach out and keep a pole from falling if it is starting to lean. That is not allowed in 4-H. However, a downed pole in high school rodeo means five seconds off, as opposed to two seconds in 4-H. "There are a lot of control rules in the game," Stauffer said. "These rules are to make it a safe sport and make the kids have better control than if they just come crashing in here at 300 mph. "It’s designed to make kids better horsemen, not just see if they can go fast. To some people, winning is everything, but that shouldn’t be what it’s all about." What makes pole bending an exciting event for the exhibitors makes it a good spectator sport as well, Stauffer said. "People whoop and holler and cheer for their favorites, especially when they have a good run," he said, adding that he knows of people in the stands whose children or grandchildren have aged out of 4-H, yet they continue to come watch. "It gets in your blood," he said.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Eustis & Knox County Fairs

July 25, 2013

North Platte Research Officials to Be on RFD-TV Heather Johnson, The North Platte Telegraph Experts from North Platte, will gain national attention this month when they are featured in the "American Farmer" series on RFD-TV. Greg Kruger, cropping systems specialist for the West Central Research and Extension Center, is one of the officials who will appear in the segment. There will also be footage of Ryan Henry and Annah Geyer, research center technicians.

Part of the purpose of the eight-minute video is to pitch Pentair's Hypro spray tips. It includes a historical background and product design objectives. However, because the research center is part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Kruger doesn't promote one spray tip over another. Instead, he offers educational information about spray drift and particle size. Both elements are studied in wind tunnels at the research facility. The goal is to try to reduce drift when farmers spray their fields with chemicals. Doing so could reduce human health risks, lawsuits, waste and contamination of adjacent crops. Kruger said Pentair nozzles are used for some of the research.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Dawson County Fair

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Rural Midwest's Economy Growing Steve Jordon, The Omaha World-Herald The rural Midwest's economy continues growing at a healthy pace, a monthly survey showed July 18, despite the possibility of slightly lower farm income this year. Farmland prices, which have been setting records, also continue to rise but at a slower pace for the seventh time in the past eight months, according to the Rural Mainstreet Index survey of bankers in a 10-state region. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said the bankers, on average, expect farm income this year to be 3 percent below last year's relatively high level. "Ample moisture has boosted the rural economy and the bankers' economic outlook," Goss said. He and Greeley, Neb., banker Bill McQuillan originated the survey, which this month received responses from 186 bank executives in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,

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Farm equipment sales also softened in July, with an index of 50, down from 53.2 in June. Goss said farmers are becoming more cautious about economic conditions. Bank loan volume rose and rural hiring and home sales remained strong, the survey indicated. Goss said he expects agriculture and energy to continue adding jobs, but slowly. The bankers' outlook for the coming six months produced a confidence index of 56.6, down from 60 in June. Goss said crop conditions are good, but lower prices for commodities tempered their expectations. Nebraska's index was 58, up from 56.5 in June, even though some parts of the state have had dry weather and deteriorating pasture conditions. The state's farmland price index was 48.5, down from 59.2 in June. Iowa's index was 62.3, up slightly from 62.2 in June. The state's farmland price index was 54.6, up from 49.6 in June.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Gosper County Fair

July 25, 2013

Wolfords Restart 4-H Club in Time for Centennial Fair Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub KEARNEY — Sometimes, you have to leave home to fully appreciate your upbringing. That’s what Glen Wolford discovered during the dozen years he was away from Kearney while building a career. "I want to develop my kids the way I was developed," he said on a recent Sunday night while sitting on the tailgate of a stock trailer parked at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds' outdoor arena. "When I went out and left the farm in '01 and went into the oil and gas business and saw the world, I saw what I had gotten from a rural background, and 4-H was a big part of that." So when he returned to Kearney with his family nearly a year ago, one goal was to revive the East Kearney Livestock 4-H Club that had served Coal Chute Road area families between Kearney and Gibbon for about 70 years. "It ran out of kids" about six years ago, Glen said. "It ran out of leaders. My generation, we’d all grown out of it, and there were about seven, eight, 10 years before our kids were old enough." The original club was organized between 1935 and 1940. "That’s as close as we could get," he said. Glen’s dad, the late Russell Wolford, and Russell’s siblings Roger and Janet were East Kearney Livestock 4-H’ers, as was their dad, Vince. Glen thinks his great-grandfather Cecil was a 4-H leader, although nothing was found in writing. "Now it has come down to my sisters (Gail Whalen and Geri Jasnoch), (cousin) Jennie and me," he said. Their children are the fifth generation of Wolfords with ties to the East Kearney Livestock Club, which has 21 members ages 7 to 16. Glen is the leader and Jen is the co-leader. Glen said recruiting new members wasn’t difficult. He made a few calls to parents who had been in 4-H with him, extended the recruiting east toward Gibbon, "and it all fell together." The 4-H’ers will show market beef and lambs, rabbits, dogs, and horses at the centennial edition of the Buffalo County Fair. Some are first-time exhibitors, and some have experience as

independent 4-H members, including Jen’s son Hunter Adamson. People who remember the old East Kearney Livestock 4-H Club will recognize some of this year’s family names, including Wolford, Schroer, Mercer, Hendrickson and Vogt. Coming home Glen’s oil and gas consulting business has him on the road two weeks and home for two weeks. His wife, Kylie, said the family had moved constantly, and their children Charlie, 10, and Hattie, 9, already have lived in five states. Several Coal Chute Road families of their generation also live in town. Glen said that when Stone School closed, the parents wanted to live closer to the northeast Kearney schools their children would attend. "I wanted to bring East Kearney Livestock back and expand it," he said, so horse and small animal projects are new this year. As he kept an eye on Charlie and other 4-H'ers practicing their horse riding skills in the fairgrounds arena, Glen said he wants town kids to learn about rural life. The lessons include a strong work ethic, respect for others and knowing where their food comes from. Jen said she got involved in the 4-H club so her son Hunter, 12, could continue to learn about raising calves and the responsibility involved in doing chores. 4-H memories Glen’s favorite 4-H events were showing market beef and calves. "It was all home-grown commercial beef," he said, adding that the Wolfords follow a family tradition to select 4-H calves. "We don’t go shopping for club calves. We would go out to the pasture and usually pick the ones that would come to us," Glen said. Grandpa, the dads and the kids made those selections a few weeks before 4-H calf weigh-in day. "We did that this year, and we’ll do it again next year." Jen showed calves from 1977-1987 and also entered baking and sewing projects at the fair as a member of the Honey Bees 4-H Club. She won a championship in beef showmanship and once had the reserve grand champion market beef.

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"I loved being with my friends. You see people you don’t see all year-round. I still have the same friends," she said. "It’s about building relationships, and we did." Glen did, too. "I always looked forward to the camaraderie with people, the smells, the friends, the sounds of the fair. The blowers going on sale day, the wash racks and somebody getting dunked in the tank," he said with a smile. "I just loved it all." The one exception may have been 4-H Sale Day. "You develop a relationship with that animal," Glen said. "I would guess that due to the age of our (club's) kids that we’re gonna have some tears on sale day" this year. Excitement builds Hunter, who is East Kearney Livestock 4-H Club president, said he enjoys seeing friends at the county fair but admitted that sale day "is kind of bittersweet." Hattie Wolford and her friend Jillian Hendrickson can’t stand still when they talk about their first fair as 4-H exhibitors. Hattie will have a lamb, market steer and two baking projects. "I want to do a rabbit next year," she said. She’s looking forward to the 4-H Sheep Show. "It will be awesome showing sheep. I just like sheep. You have to, like, talk to them," Hattie said, explaining that they respond to the sound of her voice. Jillian, dressed in pink down to her braces, also is excited about showing lambs. However, her fair competition experience will start at the 4-H Horse Show. She’ll compete in showmanship and halter classes with her 11-year-old mare, Sophie. "I like to see the people," Jillian said. "It’s just fun to chat and play with them. ... I’m really excited." That’s the reaction the Wolford cousins hoped for as they prepared for their old, but new 4-H club’s first fair. When asked about restarting a club with so much history just in time for the centennial Buffalo County Fair, Glen said, "It is special, now that we know about it, but it wasn’t planned."

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Holt County Fair

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Nebraska Youths Win at Youth World Palomino Show Amy Schweitzer, The Grand Island Independent

help landowners reestablish trees and get these windbreaks back to providing protection from the wind and heat in the summer and capturing snow and blocking the cold in the winter,” Miller said. Interested individuals may file an application at any time, but the ranking of applications on hand to receive funding will begin Aug. 14, 2013. The first step is to visit your local NRCS field office and complete an application. For more than 75 years, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has helped agricultural producers with conservation plans. NRCS Conservationists will work with landowners on their farm or ranch to develop a conservation plan based on resource goals. Conservation planning assistance is free and does not require participation in financial programs. For more information about this and the other conservation programs available through NRCS, visit your local USDA Service Center or http://www.ne.nrcs.usda.gov.

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Four area youths represented their state well at the 2013 Palomino Horse Breeders of America Youth World Show in Tunica, Miss., including three world championships. Kinsey Bosselmon of Grand Island, Tyler Brea Rystrom of Trumbull and Adilynn Friesen of Sutton each won a first-place trophy at the horse show last week. Riley Taylor of Doniphan also competed, nearly winning the all-around award at the show. The youths each work with Scott Rystrom Quarter Horses in Trumbull and in total won nearly 20 ribbons or trophies at the show. Bosselmon said she was proud of her win because the horse she was riding, Decks Impulse, owned by Sabra Schmidt of Monroe, is just 4 years old. That is very young to have won a pleasure class, which looks at the horse’s temper and stride. The class was for novice horses that have not won many shows and accumulated points in shows. Bosselmon had started riding the horse just a few months ago. The palomino is a color designation more than a horse breed. Many palominos are quarter horses, but all have a yellow or light gold coat, with a white or light cream mane and tail.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Seward County Fair

July 25, 2013

Neb. State Fair Board Beginning to Consider Building New Horse Complex Chris Peters, The Grand Island Independent The Nebraska State Fair Board is beginning to tinker with the idea of a new horse complex. Members discussed the possibility of building a new facility at the recent fair board meeting, said board member Bill Marshall of Grand Island. "Whether we’ll do it or not depends on the feasibility of the costs and the benefits," Marshall said. The facility would replace Thompson Arena, which was built in 1978.

Marshall, who is chairman of Five Points Bank, said a new facility would be in the same vein as the current air conditioned facilities used for livestock at Fonner Park. The lack of air conditioning at Thompson Arena is the main reason the board is exploring a possible new structure, he said. "I think it’s just maybe the next thing that we’ll look at," Marshall said. "It’s very preliminary." The board is considering visiting fairgrounds in Minnesota, Florida and Kentucky as a starting point.

"What we talked about was visiting a couple other fairs with equestrian facilities to see if that’s a good idea," Marshall said. Freedom Hall at the Kentucky State Fair hosts the annual World’s Championship Horse Show, which brings in traffic from around the country. Horse complexes in Minnesota and Florida both draw in state championships. Thompson Arena is hosting the State 4-H Horse Expo, serving as the Nebraska state championship. A potential new building, which is not yet official, has no timetable.

Finland 4-H'ers Make Good on Promise Diane Wetzel, The North Platte Telegraph The world is getting smaller all the time. When a young man from North Platte was in Tanzania, he met a group of young women from Finland at a 4-H camp. That's how five young women and their chaperone ended up in North Platte. "My son Colin met them in Africa two years ago," said Stuart Shepherd, executive director for the Nebraska 4-H Foundation. "They told him as soon as they could raise the money, they would come visit America and North Platte." Calling themselves the Big Sisters, the 4-H members from Hankasalami, Finland, had bake sales, did babysitting and hosted a summer camp for children to raise money for their visit.

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"We have a national independence day in Finland, but it's not as, how you say, wild," Laitinene said. The 4-H program exists in more than 80 countries, Shepherd said, and provides opportunities for young people to leave a lasting, positive impact on their communities. "Internationally, it's the new frontier with social media," he said. Ristinen joined 4-H at age 6, and was a leader in the organization before leaving to work with refugees in Finland. "I worked for 4-H for 10 years and now volunteer," she said. "It's a wonderful program." Nebraskans are extremely friendly, she noted. "Everyone has a smile," she said.

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Study: Irrigation Protected Jobs During Drought Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent Nebraska agriculture suffered through one of the worst droughts on record in 2012. But a new study chartered by the Nebraska Farm Bureau shows how irrigation was able to aid agricultural production as the value of principle crops grown in the state totaled $13.57 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Irrigation’s contribution to 2012’s crop value in Nebraska was estimated at $11 billion, according to the study. The value of Nebraska’s corn crop last year was $7.05 billion, according to the USDA. The number of irrigated corn acres in Nebraska last year out of 9.1 million acres harvested was 5.78 million acres. The average yield on those acres was 191 bushels per acre, for a total production of 1.1 billion bushels. For dryland corn, the average yield was 58.6 bushels per acre. Nebraska’s second-biggest principle crop is soybeans, which last year had a value of $2.9 billion. According to the USDA, of the 4.99 million acres of soybeans harvested last year, 2.31 million acres were irrigated and harvested for a total production of 140.4 million bushels, with an average yield of 60.7 bushels per acre. To show the difference irrigation makes, non-irrigated soybeans acres yielded an average of 24.9 bushels per acre. Patricio Grassini, research associate professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s agronomy and horticulture department, said Nebraska irrigated corn and soybean yields reached their second-highest averages in history in droughtplagued 2012, but yields for their dryland counterparts were at their lowest averages in about 30 years.

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The study, conducted by Decision Innovation Solutions, a research firm in Des Moines, Iowa, provides an estimate of the total impact irrigated agriculture had on the Nebraska economy that year. Economic impact estimates were calculated comparing Nebraska’s economic activity with and without farmers’ and ranchers’ ability to irrigate in 2012. "We knew irrigation was important to our farm and ranch members, but the study shows the benefits of water for irrigation stretch well beyond the farm gate," said Steve Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau president. Nelson said irrigation is a "major driver" to the strength of Nebraska’s economy. "The results of the study further reinforced the notion as we make future decisions in using our state’s water resources, we would be well served to work toward ways to do so that minimize the impacts to the state’s economy," he said. To put the study into perspective, Nelson said, "$11 billion is the equivalent of every Nebraskan filling their vehicle with gasoline roughly 100 times at $3.50 per gallon. We’re talking about a significant contribution to the state." He said the last time a study was conducted to look at the role irrigation played in Nebraska was in 2003. "We felt it was very important to revisit it to make sure that we continue to have a full grasp on what irrigation means to Nebraska," Nelson said. The study also shows that irrigation was key in protecting Nebraska jobs in 2012. It says that Nebraska would have had 31,221 fewer jobs without irrigation, with more than one-third of those jobs coming outside of direct crop production.

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Furthermore, the study shows irrigation’s impact on employment opportunities outside of commodity production is tied closely to jobs in the real estate, food service, wholesale trade business, banking and lending sector and medical professions. Nelson called the employment contributions of irrigation in agriculture "staggering." "If you put all of the jobs protected by irrigation into one county, it would make for the 10th largest county by population in the state," he said. "When you talk about jobs for Nebraska, irrigation plays a major role." Other notable findings in the study point to Nebraska having the highest level of acreage under irrigation among all states at 8.4 million acres of cropland under irrigation. California ranks second behind Nebraska at 7.3 million irrigated acres. The study also contributed to helping determine the value of irrigation water on a per application basis. Using the most recent U.S. Geological Service data, the $11 billion in total economic impact from irrigation shows that every inch of water placed on an acre of cropland generates roughly $100 of economic benefit to the state. Nelson said the major take-away from the study is that water used for irrigation in agriculture plays a critical role in the state’s economy, whether it’s direct financial benefit or helping protect Nebraska jobs. "Given that reality, it’s critical we as a state continue to recognize its importance as we talk about future management of our state’s water resources and the role of irrigation in Nebraska agriculture," he said.

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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - Deuel & Thayer County Fairs

Strong History Built Interest in Herefords

Down Home Country Fun Deuel County Fair Chappell, Nebraska Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, August 7-8-9-10, 2013 Exhibits will be released after the Saturday Grandstand Show and on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Premium money not picked up by 3:00 p.m. Sunday will be retained by the Deuel County Fair Board EXHIBITS

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1:00 p.m.

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4:00 p.m. Money Scramble Sponsored by Adams Bank and Trust

Free Will Donation BARBEQUE Sponsored by area Businesses &

FREE GRANDSTAND SHOW 7:30 p.m. Deuel County Royalty and Crowning of 2013 King and Queen Cheerleaders and Dance Groups

ICE CREAM SUNDAES Sponsored by Adams Bank & Trust

FREE GRANDSTAND SHOW 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

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B. Lynn Gordon Today, Donald and Frances Klein and their son Kevin are as focused as they have ever been on raising and producing Hereford cattle. Donald has always had a strong interest in the Hereford breed and has never been convinced to look in any other direction. Herefords for generations Donald’s parents Carl and Armella Klein started farming and raising livestock in the 1930s. They started with a few Shorthorn cattle, but not long after they started purchasing Hereford bulls to breed to the Shorthorn cows. The Hereford herd continued to expand as Donald’s dad purchased some Hereford heifers and sought out registered bulls to start to build the Hereford genetics. Most of the bulls were purchased from registered breeders within a 50 mile area of the Klein’s homestead. Donald was further influenced to gain an interest in Hereford cattle, as his uncle Lawrence Mangers in the 1940s started a registered Hereford herd. In 1949, Donald’s dad was also starting to purchase registered Hereford genetics, buying

his first two cows bred to WHR Helmsman 107, early genetics from the Wyoming Hereford Ranch. His uncle sold bulls at Hereford Association sales in Grand Island, Neb., and Donald went along to help. So with Hereford genetics sprouting up all around Donald, his interest in the breed grew. The growth of Klein Herefords Donald’s herd started with a registered heifer calf out of the WHR Helmsman 107 mating and one of his dad’s registered cows. He gathered up more registered genetics from area dispersion sales and took over all the registration paperwork from his father. By the 1950s, the Klein’s expanded the area where they went seeking genetics to add to their herd. They started buying bulls in the Nebraska Sandhills, purchasing bulls from Pioneer Hereford Ranch, Kellar Brothers and John Cooksley. Just as the herd was beginning to grow, Donald had to put a hold on the registered cowherd to serve in the Army in Germany from 1954-1956. When he returned he decided to shift the herd to a commercial Hereford herd. “My main reason to stay with Herefords is that they are the only

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Klein Herefords of Roseland, Nebraska, stay with Herefords for four generations breed I ever cared for,â&#x20AC;? Donald says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have the best disposition of any breed there is.â&#x20AC;? He explains he has had experience helping neighbors work with other breeds and they just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the disposition of the Herefords. Herefords are quiet to work around, he says, whether you are working the cows, or my grandkids are preparing them for 4-H. Family involvement After returning from the service, Donald, his wife Frances and their five children Edward, Kevin, Pamela, Patricia and Keith continued to raise Hereford cattle. It was a mainstay they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see any reason to shift from. It was a family affair for many years, with everyone pitching in to help out. During the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s bulls were purchased from many reputable registered breeders located in the Sandhills of Nebraska such as the Spencerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Upstream Ranch, Imigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Sukaws, Ridderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and VanNewkirkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Today the family calves out about 180-190 commercial Hereford cows starting in midFebruary, with most of the calves born in March and April. Breeding begins again in mid-May. The family does a small amount of grain farming which provides for added feed for the cattle especially in the winter, where the cows are run on corn stalks if it remains an open winter. As they get closer to calving the cows are fed silage and grass hay. Son Kevin joined the operation when he completed high school in 1980, and he his wife

Jane and their three daughters are a major part of the operation now. Kevin explains, at the present time we are using two sons and one grandson of the Ridder K 64H Ribstone Lad 157K bull, one son of Spencer OXH Advance 3019, a grandson of General 660 from VanNewkirkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and a son of DR World Class 517 10H from Schuttes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also just bought a UPS Domino 3027 bull from Upstreamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to use on our heifers,â&#x20AC;? Kevin says. When it comes to bull selection, in order for the Kleins to produce a steer calf that is demand in the auction market, they are strict on their selection goals. They focus on bulls with good length, plenty of thickness and muscle and good weaning and milk EPDs. Of course they are also always looking for good disposition as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We like medium birth weights in our older cows and of course select for a lower birth weight for our first calf heifers,â&#x20AC;? Kevin says. Good hair coats and a lot of eye appeal also make the selection list. Marketing options When fall arrives and the calves are weaned, the Kleins sell their calves at the Huss Livestock Auction, Kearney, Neb., in late October. The calves are sold right off the cow, and the Klein family has sold in that marketplace for over 40 years. So it is no surprise they have built a reputation. Many repeat buyers come back looking for the Klein cattle each year. However, the family does not track the selling of the calves or the data, but the consistent return of repeat

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buyers tells Klein Herefords, they are doing things right â&#x20AC;&#x201D; creating a demand for their cattle. Last fall their top half of the steers averaged 675 lbs. at sale time and sold very competitively with the top animals in the other breeds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;About one-third of their annual heifer crop is kept back as replacement females into the herd, the rest are sold as replacements,â&#x20AC;? Kevin says. He explains the Klein family has also built up a reputation with their replacement heifers and when they hit the market they usually sell at or above the other breeds on that same day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are fortunate that the Hereford breed has kept up with the times,â&#x20AC;? Donald says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have studied the breed for many years and watched it develop; we have a good honest bunch of Hereford breeders doing a good job to produce the genetics that we are able to purchase today.â&#x20AC;? While Kevin is the primary operator of the commercial herd now, Donald still stays active because of his love for cattle and the breed. In conclusion, Donald says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always liked our Herefords as they are good feed converters, easy to handle, and have been profitable for us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I would never think of changing breeds.â&#x20AC;?

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