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Are state compact options fair?

Speakers at LRNRD meeting say some irrigators face greater burdens

By GINGER JENSEN, Kearney Hub ALMA - Alternatives suggested Thursday to state options for Nebraska's Republican River Compact compliance focused on fairness. Should water use reductions be shared by everyone in the basin?

"I assume some form of DNR's (Nebraska Department of Natural Resources) plan will be implemented," said James Uerling of Indianola, who is a Middle Republican Natural Resources District board member, but spoke for himself at the Lower Republican NRD meeting in Alma. "But we must avoid the DNR 'red box' in any way we can."

Flow charts presented by DNR staff for watershort year irrigation administration included red boxes identifying areas where surface water use and pumping by quick-response wells near the river and tributaries would be curtailed.

"The DNR plan actually gives a water right or at least a priority to upland wells and makes quickresponse wells and surface water appropriations junior during DNR's definition of a dry year," Uerling said. "When large parts of the basin are contributing no water or very little water to the

system, the rest of the basin simply cannot make up the deficiency. We don't have enough square miles to make up the deficit if no water is coming out of one part of the basin."

"There are going to be lawsuits filed," he added.

Uerling proposed expanding DNR's plan upstream to give Enders, Swanson, Hugh Butler and Harry Strunk reservoirs water-short year triggers and flow charts similar to those for Harlan County Lake. The Harlan trigger is water storage that falls below 119,000 acre-feet.

Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District Manager Brad Edgerton presented a resolution Thursday signed by officials of his district and the Frenchman Valley, Nebraska Bostwick and Hitchcock-Red Willow irrigation districts.

It discusses concerns about declining base flows due to "excessive mining of groundwater" and says leasing surface water benefits to the state in the short term for compact compliance, but doesn't increase or decrease the Republican Basin's virgin water supply.

The resolution says the irrigation districts would consider leasing water in times of shortage, if the Continued on Page 18.......

N. Platte River benefits from above normal inflows

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By Sandra Hansen, Scottsbluff Star-Herald

Special Gateway Section Begins on Page 9

MILLS, Wyo. - Irrigators along the North Platte River are breathing cautious sighs of relief as the 2009 water year draws to a close. For the first time in several years, the system, overall, has received above normal inflows. However, Pathfinder Reservoir continues to receive below average amounts.

September inflows at Pathfinder lagged far behind with a negative 4,300 acre-feet recorded. Its 30 year average for September is 5,800 acre-feet, which has dwindled over the past eight or nine years due to the drought. In Water Year 2008, Pathfinder picked up 800 acre-feet in September, 4,300 acre-feet in 2007, and only 700 acre-feet in Water Year 2006. For the entire Water Year 2009 (October - September), Pathfinder acquired 91,100 acre-feet. Its 30-year-average is 137,900 acre-feet.

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MARKET GLANCE Livestock and Products, Weekly Average Year Ago 4 Wks Ago Nebraska Slaughter Steer 35-65% Choice, Live Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$96.48 83.45 Nebraska Feeder Steers, Med. & Large Frame, 550-600# . . . . . . . . . . . .110.53 112.36 Med & Large Frame, 750-800 # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108.77 102.85 Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750# Carcass . . . . . . . . . .154.40 142.83 Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69.19 49.65 Feeder Pigs, National Direct, 50#, FOB . . . . . . . . . .36.43 32.00 Pork Carcass Cutout, 185#, 51-52% Lean . . . . . . . .73.44 55.02 Slaughter Lambs, Ch. & Pr.,Heavy, SD Dir. . . . . . . . .94.62 91.13 Nat. Carcass Lamb Cutout, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269.24 251.28

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Crops, Daily Spot Prices Wheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.58 Corn, No. 2, Yellow, Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.40 Soybeans, No. 1 Yellow Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.32 Grain Sorg. No. 2 Yellow, Dorchester, cwt . . . . . . . . .6.23 Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, MN, bu. . . . . . . . . . . .*

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Nebraska Weather and Crop Report Agricultural Summary: For the week ending October 11, 2009, widespread rain, snow and cold temperatures caused harvest delays in many areas, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Corn harvest continues to make slow progress because of high grain moisture levels. The first snow of the season fell the last half of the week, with accumulations of over twelve inches in some western counties. Livestock producers were weaning calves and moving cattle to stubble fields.

Weather Summary: Temperatures averaged 16 degrees below normal across the state, ranging from low 70’s for highs to near single digits for lows.

The majority of the state received over a half inch of moisture. There were record lows and record cold highs reported in areas around the state.

Field Crops Report: Corn conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 5 poor, 12 fair, 54 good, and 26 excel-

lent, above last year’s 76 percent good or excellent rating. Irrigated fields rated 82 percent good or excellent while dryland fields rated 76, both above year ago levels. Corn mature was 76 percent, behind last year’s 77 and nine days behind the 89 average. Corn harvested was 10 percent, behind last year’s 13 and two weeks behind the 24 average.

Soybean conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 13 fair, 57 good, and 23 excellent, above last year’s 70 percent good or excellent condition.

Soybeans dropping leaves were 95 percent, near last year’s 96 but behind the average of 98.

Soybeans harvested were 45 percent, behind last year’s 58 and four days behind the 61 average.

Alfalfa fourth cutting was 87 percent complete, ahead of last year’s 83 and the 84 average.

Sorghum conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 21 fair, 54 good, and 23 excellent, near last year’s 76 percent good or excellent condition.

Sorghum mature was 62 percent, ahead of last year’s 56 but behind the 82 average. Sorghum harvested was 6 percent, even with last year but ten days behind the 18 average.

Dry bean harvest was nearing completion at 91 percent, near last year’s 92 but ahead of the 81 average.

Winter wheat seeded was 92 percent, near last year’s 91 and 93 average. Winter wheat emerged was 67 percent, behind last year’s 74 and the 73 average.

Proso millet harvest was 62 percent, well behind last year’s 84 and the 80 average.

Livestock, Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 22 fair, 54 good, and 16 excellent, above last year’s 57 percent good or excellent condition.

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Al Dutcher Report A potent upper air trough during the October 9-12 time frame brought an end to the growing season for most of the corn belt that had escaped hard freezes at the end of September. Major snow fell across Nebraska along and north of the I-80 corridor, with upwards of 17 inches just north of the North Platte area. After the snow event, several rounds of light to moderate moisture essentially Allen Dutcher brought harvest activity to a standstill. Four major upper air lows are expected to impact the U.S. during the upcoming two week period. From 10/17-10/20 an upper air low will move from the mid-Mississippi valley to the northeast U.S, while the 10/21-10/25 time frame will see an upper air low slowly lift from the central U.S. into the northeastern U.S. A robust upper air trough is projected to cross the corn belt during the 10/26-10/28 time frame, while a strong upper air low will move into the western 1/3 of the U.S. during the last 5 days of October, with significant mountain snows likely from California eastward to the central Rockies.

Week One Forecast, 10/17 - 10/23: High pressures will build into the central Plains during the 10/17 - 10/19 providing excellent harvest conditions. Highs will range from the mid 50's east to mid 70's west on 10/17, warming

into the mid 60's east to mid 70's west on 10/18.

Temperatures should be in the mid 60's to low 70's statewide on 10/19, with clouds increasing as the day progresses in response to the development on low pressure over the Texas panhandle. This low is projected to lift northeast and stall for several days over the central and eastern corn belt. Rain is projected for all of Nebraska on 10/20, with highs dropping into the 40's north to low 50's south. Moisture should linger across the eastern half of the state on 10/21 with highs in the upper 30's to low 40's statewide. It is possible that the tail end of the storm could bring a mixture of snow and rain to northeastern Nebraska. Temperatures will begin to warm on 10/22 with highs in the mid 40's east to upper 50's across extreme western Nebraska. On 10/23, highs are forecasted to be in the mid to upper 50's east to mid 60's west.

Week Two Forecast, 10/24 - 10/30: High pressure will dominate much of the 10/24-10/26 period with highs temperatures in the upper 50's east to mid 60's west. Low pressure is forecasted to develop over the Texas panhandle during the second half of 10/26 with rain developing late in the day across the northern half of the Nebraska Panhandle. The system is projected to move northeast on 10/27 with rain likely across eastern Nebraska. Western Nebraska could see accumulating snowfall during the morning hours before the precipitation comes to an end.

Highs across eastern Nebraska will cool from 50's during the morning hours into the 30's by late afternoon. Highs will be primarily in the 30's all day across western Nebraska. High pressure will dominate the remainder of the period with highs in the 40's on 10/28, warming into the 50's on 10/29 and 10/30.

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LANDOWNERS SHOW STRONG INTEREST IN NEW CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM LINCOLN, Oct. 9, 2009— Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White announced yesterday that NRCS has received 21,300 applications to participate in the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). These applications cover an estimated 33 million acres, nationwide.

Nebraska NRCS State Conservationist Steve Chick reported an enthusiastic response to the new program. During the first sign up for CSP, Nebraska had more than 2,650 applications for over 2.7 million acres.

“NRCS received enough applications to carry out conservation activities on more than twice the number of acres Congress authorized for CSP this year,” White said. Congress capped the national annual acreage enrollment at 12,769,000.

Nebraska’s program allotment was just over 540,000 acres.

“This response shows that conservationminded producers and landowners want to attain higher levels of conservation stewardship,” added White.

Steve Chick said, “CSP helps Nebraska farmers and ranchers achieve a higher level of conservation management. Conserving natural resources on private land benefits all of Nebraska.”

CSP provides financial and technical assistance to eligible agricultural and forestry producers to conserve and enhance soil, water, air and related natural resources on their land, and asks producers to voluntarily implement more conservation practices and improve, maintain and manage existing ones.

Lands accepted into CSP include cropland, pastureland, rangeland and non-industrial private forestland—a new land use for the program—and agricultural land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe.

Individual landowners/operators, legal entities, corporations and Indian tribes are eligible to apply for CSP assistance.

Producers who have signed up for CSP are working with local NRCS staff to determine their eligibility for the program. All producers who applied for CSP in the first sign up will be meeting with NRCS before Oct. 30. NRCS will contact applicants for appointments.

For additional information about CSP, including eligibility requirements, the interim final rule, and to submit comments please visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/new_csp, or visit your local NRCS field office.

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October 15, 2009

72 Hours is Not Too Long to Read the Bill

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

Congress has the responsibility to craft reasonable legislation which serves the American public.

Many of the issues Congress deals with on a regular basis are simply too important to be rushed.

Unfortunately, Members of Congress are too often asked to make decisions on bills which can have more pages than major novels with only a few hours to actually read them.

On at least two dozen occasions in the 111th Congress, accepted transparency rules have been shelved in order to rush legislation to a final vote.

These hasty votes can have severe consequences, such as the provision tucked into the Troubled Assets Relief Act (TARP) – a trillion-dollar package passed in just 15 hours – which had the effect of authorizing retroactive bonuses to executives of bailed-out insurance giant AIG. According to the Sunlight Foundation, this year 24 pieces of legislation have been passed in less than 72 hours – including the Medicare Premium Fairness Act (7 hours), Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act (10 hours), and legislation to impose an additional tax on the bonuses awarded

by TARP to the very AIG executives described above (11 hours).

I voted against such legislation as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act and the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act in part because

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these spending measures were passed with haste and lacked the transparency in which sound legislation should be crafted.

The stimulus package which spent $790 billion (and which clocked in at 1,073 pages) wasn’t posted on the government’s website until after 10:00 p.m. the day before final passage. The infamous capand-trade legislation included a 316-page amendment added at 3:09 a.m. on the day of its passage.

When Minority Leader John Boehner attempted to educate his fellow members by reviewing passages before the final vote, he was criticized for holding up the debate.

On June 17 a resolution was introduced to require legislation be available on the Internet for 72 hours before consideration by the House of Representatives.

This measure (H.Res. 554) emerged in response to Congress passing the rushed, unsound legislation I have described above, which has radically expanded the government’s role in our everyday lives and intruded on our free-market system.

The legislation would require all non-emergency legislation to be posted online, in final form, for at least 72 hours prior to a floor vote.

Like many of my constituents, I believe Members of Congress should be given enough time to proper-

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ly read and evaluate legislation before voting. This bipartisan resolution merits consideration, and I have joined 182 of my colleagues in signing a discharge petition which, with 218 signatures, would automatically place H.Res. 554 on the House schedule for a vote, moving it out of the committee in which it has been languishing for months.

The “read the bill” push has gained the support of an overwhelming majority of Americans, government watchdog groups, and a bipartisan group of elected officials.

Both parties have been guilty of rushing through legislation without giving Members of Congress and the American people an opportunity to actually read the legislation before it is brought up for a final vote.

Now we have a bipartisan solution. It is an effort to bring greater accountability and transparency to how Congress spends the taxpayers’ money.

The American people and their representatives should have a reasonable opportunity to read a bill and understand its impact and cost before a vote occurs. With health care reform legislation making its way through Washington, having the opportunity to review the legislation and to hear from constituents is not a luxury – it is a necessity.

Thinking outside the Beltway

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

Health care reform being talked about in Washington is arguably the most significant health legislation since Medicare. It needs to be done right and it needs to include input from outside the Beltway, which is why I continue to hold public meetings with Nebraskans all across the state.

I’ve now held eight town hall-style meetings from one end of Nebraska to the other and may hold more as we continue to see details about the reform package. These meeting are important to me because I must know exactly what Nebraskans support when approaching such an important issue. I also want to respond to Nebraskans questions directly, one-on one.

Legislation Must Deliver for Nebraska The President is leading the health reform effort and needs to continue to make clear what he supports so I can evaluate whether it’s the best approach for our state.

I am for bipartisan health care reform and am working to make sure we incorporate the best ideas from both Republicans and Democrats. I strongly

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believe in bipartisanship and think we must ensure Americans from across the political spectrum to have their say in these important reform efforts.

I am working to be constructive and not obstruct the President’s efforts to reform health care. As a result, I am keeping an open mind on every option for health reform—public plans, co-ops, private plans, trigger options and any other ideas that may come up-everything.

My vote is not on auto pilot or directed by inside the Beltway politicians. If it’s not good for Nebraska, I won’t vote for it.

Reduce the Cost of Health Care From what I hear from Nebraskans, many would like to see reforms that reduce the cost of health care, preserve existing coverage most now have, provide for Nebraskans who don’t have health insurance and improve the quality of care.

The majority of Nebraskans who attended public meetings share my view that health care reform legislation should not cover illegal immigrants or pro-

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vide funds for abortions. Unless explicit language is included in the bill prohibiting these measures, it will not get my vote.

In addition, the legislation must not raise taxes, add to the deficit or undermine the private coverage 200 million Americans currently have. It must not cut benefits or get between patients and their doctors.

But costs must be brought under control because the day of reckoning is nearing.

Health care costs are on an unsustainable path upward. People who can’t afford it today are already victims of these increases, and there will be more victims as the costs continue to go up, unless we slow down that unsustainable growth.

I’m looking forward to seeing details as they unfold and will make sure that Nebraskans see them as well.

My pledge to you is that your thoughts expressed during public meetings around the state will be heard. As more details become known I may hold more public meetings to continue getting your “outside the Beltway” thinking.

Flawed Health Care Plan Would Affect Many Nebraskans

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Dear Nebraskans, As I write to you, the Senate Finance Committee has acted on the latest version of health care reform. I continue to believe we need to reform our health care system to bring down rising costs and shore up our delivery system. Paying for this reform is a big part of the debate. While tough afinancial decisions will have to be made, they must be made wisely. Therefore, it's important to look beyond Washington to determine how these decisions will affect you and all Americans, and your ability to access quality health care.

In particular, I'm concerned about the proposed Medicare and Medicaid program cuts being targeted to pay for this legislation. Specifically, the proposal passed by the Finance Committee outlines more than $517 billion in cuts to current Medicare and Medicaid programs. These cuts will affect the quality of care in Nebraska.

For example, more than $40 billion in cuts would be made to home health care services. Home health provides skilled nursing care and other health care services in the home to individuals who have an illness or injury. Preliminary estimates reveal twothirds of Nebraska's home health agencies will lose money if these cuts become reality. Rural areas

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would fare worse, where an estimated 80 percent of home health agencies would be operating in the red. According to the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, Nebraska home health agencies can expect to lose more than $126 million over ten years under this legislation.

Hospice, which provides care for the terminally ill, is another Medicare program targeted for cuts.

Currently, 97 percent of Nebraskans have access to 38 hospice programs across the state. However, under the proposed legislation, hospice programs nationwide could see $8 billion in cuts by 2019, an 11.8 percent reduction in hospice reimbursements.

Nebraska hospice providers could be forced to reduce service areas, leaving portions of Nebraska without hospice care. These cuts would not be welcome news in Nebraska. A 2007 study shows nearly 100 percent of Nebraskans believed it was important that the terminally ill have the choice to die at home and 83 percent felt it was important to have health care professionals come to their home.

Many Nebraska hospitals are in the Finance Committee's bullseye. $45 billion in cuts are outlined for hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of Medicare and Medicaid patients. This includes nearly half of all Nebraska hospitals, which are already underpaid by current govern-

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ment programs and are struggling to stay open.

These facilities would face up to $145 million in cuts, which would undoubtedly affect health care for Nebraskans.

If there is waste or fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid programs we must address it, but we must ensure access to quality care and services is not compromised. Savings found by eliminating waste or fraud should be reinvested in the programs to address their pending bankruptcy. I'll continue to examine these proposals, carefully assessing how Nebraskans are impacted by the decisions made in Washington.

October 15, 2009

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• IT’S THE PITTS by Lee Pitts •

“ Horse Shoo-ing”

by Lee Pitts

Just like that moose in Vermont who fell in love with a Hereford cow named Jessica, other species go bonkers over me. I hasten to add that there is nothing sexual about my attraction. It's just that I get along better with animals than I do people.

Cats are always rubbing up against my leg and purring, deer congregate on my front lawn awaiting my appearance, and if there's a dog around I'm petting it. Some people who've made note of my special prowess have suggested that I am a "dog whisperer" and that I seem to be able to communicate with animals in ways that other people simply cannot. In public I attribute my special talents to my animal science degree and a lifetime love of animals, and I take great pride in seeming to possess a skill that other people do not. I love the fact that animals appear to like me better. The key word being "appear", for, although it pains me to admit this, I don't really possess any special kind of animal attraction. It's all done with smoke, mirrors, treats and a trick.

Around our neighborhood I am like the Pied Piper. The minute I walk out the door seemingly every dog within three miles is following me. And it's not just dogs. An entire menagerie, sheep, cats, cows and even my horse, Gentleman, get in line. This may surprise longtime readers because I've often written of how hard my horse was to catch, but that was only when I had a halter or a

rope in my hand. The rest of the time he wouldn't leave me alone. I constantly had to shoo him away.

That's because I nearly always had a carrot for him. I carried the tasty tubers in my back pockets and easily taught Gentleman how to help himself.

This was fine as long as I was showing off for folks, but the trick almost resulted in my premature demise.

One day I was in the horse pasture trimming a tree with my chainsaw. I know you aren't supposed to do this but I was reaching high overhead with the chainsaw to cut a branch, which left me in a most vulnerable circumstance. My shirt had risen well above my belt, and because I am such a svelte hunk of manhood, my pants were almost falling off. In other words, I looked like a modern day teenager, without the tattoos. Because the chainsaw was noisy I never heard Gentleman sneak up behind me. You can imagine how surprised I was when I first felt his wet lips, nose hairs and incis.ors as he tried to take a big bite out of my butt. I tell you, I nearly cut myself in two!

Dogs love me because they know I'm easy and if I have any food I'll share it. Such was the case at a recent neighborhood gathering where we all sat down to a California cuisine-ish type of meal that the host was very proud of. Unjustifiably so, if you ask me. The meat-like substance, which I have a

NCCCJEA to sponsor Career Opportunities and Professions Seminar (NORFOLK, Neb.) – Northeast Community College in Norfolk is the site of the 2009 Career Opportunities and Professions Seminar (COPS) on Thursday, October 22.

This special seminar is for high school students, criminal justice professionals and others interested in learning about career opportunities in federal law enforcement. Sponsored by the Nebraska Community College Criminal Justice Educators Association (NCCCJEA), the one-day seminar is set for 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Lifelong Learning Center on the Northeast campus in Norfolk.

Activities will include a Welcome Address by Northeast Community College President Dr. Bill R. Path.

The day will include seven break-out sessions for participants to rotate through with demonstrations and displays from the Bureau of Alcohol,

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Each session will be approximately 20 minutes long and there will be time for a questions and answers.

According to Northeast Community College instructor Colleen Barnes, COPS presents a first-hand look in to the daily lives of federal criminal justice professionals.

Registration fee is $20 per participant.

Fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch. A $50 cash prize will be given away at the seminar conclusion.

Attendees will also receive a certificate of completion at the end of the seminar.

sneaky suspicion was a tofu derivative, tasted like a leather ball glove after it had been dipped in Milk of Magnesia. Trying not to be rude, I took little untasty tidbits and discreetly fed them to all the neighborhood dogs who were camped under my chair. (Dogs will eat anything.) In such a manner I cleaned my plate and even asked for seconds.

Needless to say, after dinner the dogs followed me around as if I was a pretty poodle in heat. The neighbors all thought I was whispering to the dogs again. Needless to say, they were all really impressed.

I am not a one-trick pony and dogs adore me even if I don't have any food for them. That's because I always carry around something else dogs are extremely fond of. Because I am a cow person, the bottoms and sides of my boots and the legs of my jeans are often dusted with, (how shall I say this?) cow manure. And you know how dogs love that! At the party later in the day we were all invited to go swimming in the hosts beautiful pool, as I knew we would be. I love to swim and had my trunks on under my Levis, so I stripped down right there in front of everyone. That's when, in the glare of the sunlight, my body and I were exposed as frauds. After leaving my clothes in a pile and walking away from them not a single dog followed me! No, they were busy gnawing on my boots and rolling in my jeans.

Tree workshop to include demonstrations NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – Three ReTree Nebraska-sponsored workshops in southwestern Nebraska will provide demonstrations of arboriculture techniques critical to thriving trees, said Southwest Nebraska District Forester Rachel Allison.

Workshops are scheduled for Tues., Oct. 20, 2009, in Stratton at the Village Office, 313 Bailey Street; Wed., Oct. 21, in North Platte at the Public Service Building, 1402 North Jeffers; and Thurs., Oct. 22 at the Dawson County Fairgrounds Extension Office, Lexington.

Each workshop will begin at 12:30 p.m. with registration, said Allison.

After an hour of indoor presentations

on root health and how to have healthy trees; participants will move outside to view and discuss root health issues and to identify stem girdling roots. By learning proper planting techniques and how to diagnosis root problems using an airspade, participants can have better trees in their parks and along their streets.

Each class is limited to 30 students, so interested parties should register now. Participation in this workshop is limited to green industry professionals, ReTree Ambassadors and municipal employees, Allison said.

The Nebraska Forest Service is an affiliate of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Together wildlife, livestock can improve bottom line KEARNEY, Neb. – Ranchers who manage both for livestock and wildlife can reap significant economic benefits from both, said a ranch-based wildlife manager at a recent grazing conference organized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

“When we realized there was quite a demand for quality big game hunting . . .we developed a hunting program where there were a lot of mature bucks with nice antlers,” said Rick Danvir, wildlife manager for the Deseret Land and Livestock Ranch near Woodruff, Utah.

He said ranch managers resolved early conflicts over land use by allocating costs to both parts of the operation.

They determined how many animal unit months each species used, whether it was cattle, sheep, deer or antelope. Then they allocated costs, including fencing, water development and forage costs, to the various animals.

“If wildlife paid 40 percent of the range costs, the cost of producing a pound of beef went way down,” he said.

Deseret management broke the pastures into about 60 units and then moved livestock through those paddocks. Danvir said that the most important thing to do is rest pastures and, in

Utah, he believes an adequate rest is at least 12 months. Grazing is timed so that each pasture is grazed at a different time each year.

“What we’ve seen is that, when we take the cattle out of the system, our landscape becomes dominated with long-lived woody plants,” he said. “We don’t get any more grass.”

Danvir says that proper livestock grazing practices provide more digestible protein for wildlife. On the pastures where cattle have grazed, he sees new annual grasses and forbs, as well as new perennial grasses and forbs. The additional herbaceous forage makes “fat cows, sage grouse breeds or baby pronghorns.”

He advised farmers and ranchers to document ways in which they manage for wildlife.

“We wildlife people mean well, we like wildlife,” he said, “but a lot of people have a habit of . . . thinking the ranchers are doing something wrong.”

He believes eventually ranchers will be compensated for management practices that benefit wildlife.

“For most of the Great Plains species of concern, it’s going to be ranchers who bring them back and maintain them,” he said.

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Cheddar Cheese Popcorn Beer Soup 2 T. Butter 2 Celery ribs, sliced thin 1 small Sweet Onion, chopped ½ t. Old Bay Seasoning 1 pinch Cayenne Pepper

4 cans condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup 1 can Chicken Stock 1 can medium-bodied Beer 2 cans Milk

Add first 5 ingredients to heavy soup pot and lightly saute.

Add remaining ingredients (using empty soup cans to measure the milk and beer). Heat to simmer.

When serving, top each cup or bowl with generous handfuls of freshly popped, lightly salted, popcorn.

Serves 10.

Meatball Soup 1 beaten Egg ½ cup Soft Breadcrumbs 2 t. Parmesan Cheese or Romano Cheese 1 t. snipped Parsley 1 t. Onion, finely chopped ¼ t. Garlic Salt 1/8 t. Ground Pepper ½ lb. Ground Beef 1-15 oz. can Garbanzo Beans, drained and rinsed

1-14 oz. can Beef Broth 1-14 oz. can Italian-style Tomatoes, undrained 1½ cups Water 1 cup sliced fresh Mushrooms 1 t. crushed Italian Spices ¼ cup Tiny Bow Tie Pasta 3 cups Fresh Spinach, torn

Combine egg, bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, onion, garlic salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Add ground beef and mix well. Form about 36 meatballs.

Cook meatballs in a large skillet over med. heat until no longer pink, turning occasionally to brown evenly.

Drain fat from skillet or remove meat from skillet and set aside.

Cream of Potato & Cheese Soup 2 T. Butter ½ cup Chopped Onion 3 medium Potatoes, peeled and chopped or 2 large Potatoes, peeled and chopped 2/3 cup Chicken Broth ¼ t. Dried Thyme ¼ t. Dried Dill Weed

¼ t. Paprika 3 cups Milk 2 T. Flour 3 T. Water 10 oz. condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup ½ Cup Cheddar Cheese Salt & Pepper

Beefy Black-Eyed Pea Soup

Turkey & Dressing Soup (use those leftovers!)

6 cups Turkey Broth or Chicken Broth 1½ cups Cooked Turkey

1 cup Prepared Stuffing Carrot Peas

After carving your turkey, save any tasty drippings for later to add to your turkey or chicken stock. Force feed your family leftover turkey for a couple of days and then round up the remains of that poor bird.

Heat 4-6 cups or so of homemade turkey stock in a saucepan until simmering, or use purchased chicken stock.

Toss the turkey into the pot along with some stuffing.

Cornbread stuffing is particularly nice. This recipe is NOT for fruit-based stuffings (raisins, apples, etc.)

Presidential Clam Chowder

You may or may not need to add any additional seasonings, depending on how well seasoned your stuffing was.

White Chicken Chili 1 lb. White Beans, soaked overnight and drained 6 cups Chicken Broth 1 T. Minced Garlic 2 medium Onions, chopped finely 3 t. Oil 2-4 oz. cans chopped Green Chilies

2 t. ground Cumin 1½ t. ground Oregano ¼ t. Cayenne Pepper 4 cups cooked Chicken Breasts, diced 3 cups Monterey Jack Cheese

Clean the clams and place them in a large pot along with the garlic and water. Steam the clams just until opened, about 6-10 minutes, depending upon the size.

Drain and shell the clams, reserving the broth.

Mince the clam flesh, and set aside. Filter the clam broth either through coffee filters or cheesecloth and set aside. Combine white beans, chicken broth, minced garlic and one of the chopped onions in a large pot. Bring to a In a large, heavy pot, slowly render the salt pork. boil, then reduce heat and simmer. Cover and simmer Remove the cracklings and set them aside. Slowly cook for 2 hours. the onions in the fat for about 6 minutes, stirring While beans are cooking, saute remaining onion in oil, frequently, or until cooked through but not browned. add the chicken, cumin, oregano, and cayenne pepper.

Stir in the flour and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.

Stir in the reserved clams, salt pork cracklings, and light cream. Heat the chowder until warm. Serves 6.

1-10 oz. can Enchilada Sauce 1-4 oz. can Chopped Green Chilies Sour Cream Shredded Cheese Corn Tortilla Strips

Take the pot off heat and mash potato; put pot back on heat. Dissolve flour and water together; add to mashed potato. Add the milk and cheese soup. Whisk in until it thickens. Add cheddar cheese and heat through.

Serves 6.

If you don’t have any leftover veggies, that is fine. Add seasonings as needed. Your end result will only be as good as your turkey dinner. Good luck! Serves 6.

Add the reserved clam broth and fish stock, and whisk to remove any flour lumps. Bring the liquid to boil, add the potatoes, lower the heat, and simmer unitl the potatoes are cooked, about 15 minutes.

1-11 oz. can Condensed Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup, undiluted 1-10 oz. can Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup, undiluted 2 2/3 cups Milk 1-10 oz. can White Chicken Meat, drained

In a large saucepan, combine the soups, milk, chicken, enchilada sauce and chilies; mix well. Cook until heated through. Garnish with sour cream, shredded cheese and tortilla strips. Serves 7.

If you have any leftover steamed peas, throw a handful into the pot. If you have any steamed leftover carrots, throw some of them in too. Use your imagination!

2 cups chopped Onions 3 T. Flour 1½ lbs. Potatoes, peeled, and diced 4½ cups Clam Broth 3 cups Fish Stock 2 cups light Cream

Chicken Tortilla Soup

In large pot, melt butter and saute onions till soft.

Add chopped potatoes, chicken broth, thyme, dill, paprika, salt & pepper into pan. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are soft.

Combine beans, beef broth, tomatoes, water, mushrooms and Italian seasonings in a large saucepan. Bring to boil.

Add pasta bows and then return to boil. Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 10-12 minutes or until pasta is tender. Stir in spinach and meatballs. Cook for 1-2 minutes more or just until spinach is wilted. Serves 4.

4 quarts Littleneck Clams (about 1 2/3 cups cooked & chopped) 1 clove Garlic, chopped 1 cup Water 2 oz. Salt Pork, finely chopped

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Add chicken mixture to the beans after the 2 hour bean cooking time has elapsed. Add the chilies and simmer for 1 hour more. Add the cheese as a garnish. Serves 6.

1 lb. ground Beef 2 cups Onions, diced 1 cup Celery, chopped 2 cups Carrots, chopped 1 cup Green Pepper, chopped 1 T. Black Pepper 1 t. Garlic

Salt & Black pepper Beef Stock 4 cups Diced Tomatoes 6 cups Black-Eyed Peas, canned or dried (cooked) Flour and Water to thicken

Brown meat, saute vegetables. Mix together with seasonings in a large pot. Add tomatoes, black-eyed peas and as much beef stock as needed. Simmer. Thicken to desired consistency with flour and water. Whisk flour and water together, then pour through a strainer to avoid lumps. Serves 4-5.

Dorito Soup 1-14 oz. can Condensed Tomato Soup 7 oz. Water (half can) 7 oz. Milk 2-4 oz. Cheddar Cheese, grated

1 t. Texas Pete Hot Pepper Sauce, to taste 1/8 t. Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, to taste ¼ t. Black Pepper, to taste ¼ t. Salt, to taste

In saucepan, combine tomato soup, water and milk.

Stir until blended. Add grated cheese, hot pepper sauce, crushed red pepper and black pepper. Heat over medium heat, stirring often. Continue heating until cheese has melted into soup. Add salt, stir well.

Add crushed Doritos or tortilla chips on top. Serves 2-3.

Easy Pizza Soup 1-10 oz. can condensed Tomato Soup 10 oz. Milk ½ cup Mozzarella Cheese, divided

8-10 slices Pepperoni, cut into quarters, divided ¼ t. dried Oregano, divided

Mix the condensed soup and milk (use the empty soup can to measure your milk) and heat until warm; either in microwave or on the stovetop.

Pour soup into two bowls.

Add 1/4 cup Mozzarella Cheese, 4-5 slices of Pepperoni and 1/8 teaspoons oregano to each bowl. Stir and serve.

Other favorite pizza toppings can be added too. Serves 2.

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By Andrea Nisley UNL Extension Educator Family Consumer Science Dawson County Winterizing Your Home Is your home ready for winter? It’s time to make a check of your home to make sure everything is in order for the cold wintery weather.

First of all, check around the outside of the home.

Make sure the following things are in order.

• Gutters are cleaned and repaired, if needed.

• Hoses are drained and put away.

• Leaves and trash from flowerbeds are removed.

• Replace screens with storm windows, if necessary.

• Cover the air conditioner.

• Put patio furniture in a protected area.

Next, be sure your equipment for snow removal is available. Check your snow blower—make sure it is working. Put snow shovels in an easy to get to place. If you need to replace shovels or scrapers now is the time to do it.

After the outside area is taken care of, check the inside of your home. Make sure there are no leaks around windows and doors. Caulk or use weather stripping to repair any problems.

Be sure your furnace is in good working order.

Most homes have probably been using heat already this fall. If you use a fireplace or wood-burning stove, check them also.

With the prediction of higher heating bills this winter, take precautions to reduce energy use.

Think about dressing warmer and keeping the temperature set lower. Open drapes to let in warm sunlight and close them in the evening to keep out the cold.

Winterizing the home is important. It will save time and money and increase the longevity of your home.

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Lactose Intolerance Susan Hansen, Colfax Extension Educator Over 30 million Americans have problems digesting milk and milk products. The major problem is with lactose, which is the naturally occurring sugar in milk.

In order to digest lactose, the body normally produces an enzyme called lactase. The function of lactase is to break down lactose to simple sugars.

If the body does not produce lactase in a large enough quantity, digestion of milk and milk products becomes difficult and uncomfortable.

Adjustments in dietary intake can relieve or eliminate the problem. However, consulting with your physician is a good idea in case there is an underlying intestinal disease accompanying the lactose problem.

There are varying degrees of lactose intolerance.

Some people can have no milk products at all; other people can eat cheese or yogurt with no problem.

Milk and milk products provide essential nutrients such as calcium, protein and vitamins A, D, and some B. Consuming smaller portions of milk at a time, such as 4 ounces of milk rather than eight ounces may help. In order to meet your daily requirements, this would mean consuming milk and milk products more frequently because of the smaller portion. Eating solid foods when drinking milk may reduce discomfort from lactose intolerance.

For some people, whole milk is easier to digest than lowfat milk. Hot cocoa and chocolate milk may also be easier on the intestinal system.Aged cheeses such as Swiss and Cheddar have a low lac-

tose content yet are full of calcium, protein, and vitamins.

Yogurt is often more easily digested than milk.

Yogurt cultures produce the needed enzyme lactase. Pasteurization inactivates the lactase enzyme, however.

Freezers and Power Outages A topic that I receive a lot of questions about is power outages and freezers. I think this is probably the number one question I receive at home after office hours.

One of the first questions I ask is, “Do you know how long the freezer has been without electricity?”

Sometimes the person knows, sometimes they don’t. A clue to this answer is how frozen or thawed the food happens to be.

If meat still has ice crystals, the meat can be safely refrozen and eaten. If the food has thawed or is nearly thawed, the recommendation is to discard the food. The common response I get at that point is, “Look at the money I’m throwing away.” My response is usually that throwing away food that has a good potential of causing foodborne illness is cheaper than getting sick.

If you will be on vacation for several days, an easy and inexpensive way of determining whether there has been a power outage or malfunction is to put some ice cubes in a bag in the freezer. If the ice cubes have melted and refrozen, it is a clue that something happened.

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By David M. Fiala FuturesOne President and Chief Analyst/Advisor David M. Fiala’s company, FuturesOne, is a full service risk management and futures brokerage firm. A primary focus of FuturesOne is to provide useful agricultural marketing advice via daily, weekly, and monthly analysis of the domestic and global markets.

FuturesOne designs and services individualized risk management solutions and will also actively manage pricing decisions for ag producers. FuturesOne also provides advice and management services for speculative accounts. David and his staff at FuturesOne draw on decades of marketing, brokerage,

farming and ranching experience to provide customers and readers quality domestic and global market analysis, news and advice.

FuturesOne has Nebraska offices located in Lincoln, Columbus and Callaway—Des Moines and at the Chicago Board of Trade.

You may contact David via email at fiala@ futuresone.com, by phone at 1-800-488-5121 or check FuturesOne out on the web at www.futuresone.com.

Everyone should always understand the risk of loss and margin needed when trading futures or futures options. The information contained herein is gathered from sources we believe to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Opinions expressed are subject to change without notice. There is significant risk in trading futures.

County Grain Prices as of 10/13/09 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 Scottsbluff Sidney St. Paul Superior Waco Wahoo Wayne Alliance Imperial Gordon

New Corn

New Beans

Wheat

New Wheat

$4.45

Milo

New Milo

$3.34

$4.50 $4.16

$9.36 $9.18 $9.39

$4.51

$3.07

$4.49 $4.01

$3.06

$4.17 $4.51 $4.15 $4.51 $4.17 $4.45 $4.16 $4.35

$9.51 $9.18 $9.48 $9.50 $9.72 $9.29 $9.23 $9.18 $9.67 $9.48 $9.41

Nov 937 1041

Dec Meal 292 318

Dec Oil 3440 3778

Soy Complex

Support: Resistance

Soybean trade has been higher this week due to short covering, spillover support from the corn market, and continued harvest delays.

Heading into Thursday, the weekly net changes are 30 higher on the November soybean contract; meal is $8.40 higher and oil is up 98 points. Nearby meal has made a huge jump due to tight supplies and a thin market into expiration on Wednesday; it ran up nearly $70 over the past two weeks. Soybeans rallied $1.20 from the early October low to our high this week. So this has been a solid rally considering the yield reports all continue to sound good supporting a national yield 1 to 1.5 bushels per acre greater than the USDA 42.4 number last week. The weather, chart items, and the lower than expected USDA domestic carryover numbers last week have all been noted for our firm trade, but we now need to watch for the exact opposite with these items.

The nearby strength moved toward taking carry out of the market with the January contract moving to an inverted status over the July. This is pricing-in the nearby demand and it’s difficult to get our quantities of quality beans ready for our early export program.

Could this hurt our longer term 2009/10 demand scenario? Short covering could continue near-term if the outside markets stay firm, but if the weather dries out and the market believes we will get the crop out of the fields, then we can correct quickly. On the chart, the market has moved above all major moving averages; the $10 area will act as psychological resistance, but the 100-day at $9.74 should serve as nearby support, next $9.45 and then $9. If the yield is bigger and our carryover is really around 300 million and South American plantings are high, we should be concerned that bigger downside is possible. The weekly export sales numbers are delayed until Friday morning, the Chinese were on a holiday so the soybean sales may only come in at 450-600 tons. On Monday, the crop progress report listed 89% of the crop dropping leaves. Only 23% of the crop was listed as harvested versus the 57% 5-year average. The weather will keep the progress slow this week, but the current forecast calls for better harvest activity before the end of the month. The crop ratings were listed at 65% good to excellent which was down 2% from last week. Hedgers call with questions.

November 09 Beans (CBOT) - Daily Chart - 10/15/2009 Open . . .9.970 High . .10.084 Low . . . .9.884 Close . . .9.940 Change .+1.00

$3.09 $3.08

$2.95 $2.98 $2.99

$4.08 $4.21 $4.24

$4.17 $4.43

$9.47 $9.59

$3.53 $3.46 $3.52 $3.23 $3.44 $3.55

671 Northern Above Oil Flowers Above Spring Wheat

Beans $9.39 $9.41 $9.28 $9.18 $9.40 $9.42 $9.61 $9.58

$3.56 $3.49 $3.45 $3.55 $3.50 $3.45 $3.46 $3.51 $3.42 $3.56 $3.52 $3.44 $3.56 $3.50 $3.52 $3.45 $3.60 $3.42 $3.50 $3.40 $3.55 $3.36 $3.52 $3.56 $3.40 $3.48 $3.60 $3.50

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$4.51 $4.14

$9.43 $9.33 $8.88 $9.42 $9.30

$12.05 $4.77

$4.50

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$3.27 $2.56

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Corn Corn trade has been higher this week due to short covering, and supportive weather items.

After three days of trade, the weekly net change is 21 higher on the December contract. We have now rallied over 85¢ from the September low, so we can say this is an extended rally. It does still look positive on the charts, but a correction is likely near term. The outside market influence has been supportive; crude is nearly $3.50 higher on the week and up in our summer highs, the dollar is 93 lower and has printed new lows, and the DOW is 143 higher after reaching the 10,000 level. We have hit some upside targets on many markets so I caution that a near term set back is likely very close, if it will not start right away. There were some larger snows in parts of the Midwest over the weekend, but the recent frost/freeze will likely do little damage to corn at this point. The recent wet weather has been viewed as supportive and will likely continue to delay harvest, but a harvest time rally is not necessarily great for a market/great for demand. The Monthly USDA report, released last Friday, was neutral, the trade may be starting to price-in some losses, or should we say has likely priced-in losses that have not occurred.

Shorts are getting squeezed and we need to consider the power of short covering this week, both in the futures but also cash traders that

Dec. 09 351 405

Support: Resistance

Dec. 10 399 434

have been hand to mouth and had to step up and chase the market. On the chart, the momentum is clearly up and we have held above support at the 100-day moving average all week. The trade printed new three month highs this week and looks poised to challenge December contract resistance at $3.91, which is the 200-day moving average. The weekly export sales are delayed until Friday due to the Columbus Day holiday. They should come in at 700-900 thousand tons. On Monday, the corn harvest progress was only at 13% complete versus the 35% 5-year average. The percent mature was listed at 74% versus the 92% 5-year average. The crop ratings were steady with last week at 70% good to excellent versus 62% a year ago. The yield should still be big, but now the market is chasing new crop supplies due to the slow harvest. With only 13% of the crop harvested we are barely keeping up with the demand pace for the crop year. I would advise hedgers to consider PUT options under all unsold bushels, or get some sales made if you have been slow to sell this year and have limited storage. Also get going on 2010 and 2011, review your costs/expected breakevens, then make your decisions based on your expected bottom line! Hedgers call with questions.

December 09 Corn (CBOT) - Daily Chart - 10/15/2009 Open . . .3.850 High . . .3.884 Low . . . .3.776 Close . . .3.830 Change .+1.20

Wheat Wheat trade has been higher this week due to short covering and chart buying. Spillover support from the row crops and the lower dollar has also been noted for the firm trade.

After three days of trade, the weekly changes are 45 higher in Chicago, KC is up 39, and Minneapolis is 37 higher. The big bounce in the row crops has squeezed some shorts in the wheat markets; most traders that wanted to sell in this area have already done so. The long-term fundamental picture may be bearish, but the recent chart trend is not. There is a big enough crowd holding off new shorts or just waiting for time to pass for the market to move out of oversold conditions. This has created a lack of selling interest that is responsible for the recent rally. Look for these shorts to possibly jump in now with the market up in the 75 cent area above our recent lows. The negative USDA report last week should limit

Support: Resistance

Chicago 438 566

K City Minneapolis 462 481 574 584

new buying interest. The U.S. 2009/10 carryover jumped to 864 million bushels on the report, and the global carryover was steady.

On Monday, The crop progress report had the winter wheat plantings at 64% versus the 69% 5-year average. Winter wheat emergence is listed at 39% versus a 40% 5-year average.

The weekly export sales should fall in between 400-550 thousand tons. The winter wheat plantings are slowed, but overall there is no major crop issue with wheat to talk about. The friendly item is poor harvest conditions, but at this time I am not convinced we have seen that many losses out in our wet fields. The recent frost and freeze will rather help speed up maturity as long as it just dries out! So weather is pretty important near term and wheat will be a follower of the row crops.

Hedgers call with questions.

December 09 Wheat (CBOT) - Daily Chart - 10/15/2009 Open . . .5.280 High . . .5.414 Low . . . .5.174 Close . . .5.240 Change . .-1.00

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Breaking Out Of the Shell, Ceresco man turns hobby into egg operation

By Kris Byars, Wahoo News

some guineas. He keeps these other feathered friends around for security.

"It started out as just a hobby," he said.

He said both the roosters and the guineas make Eastin had a small number of chickens he raised a lot of noise when they sense the presence of a on his 20-acre parcel south of Ceresco. predator.

The guineas also help to keep the properThen he got involved with the "Buy Fresh, Buy ty's insect population down.

Local" campaign for Nebraska farm food producEastin's chickens are what most people refer to ers. The rest has been history. as "free range" chickens. Eastin himself prefers From his humble beginnings of raising a few the term,"free roaming," because, under the induschickens for enjoyment, his operation has grown, try definition, any producer that allows some sort and today he raises about 600 of the creatures. of area where the chickens can go to be in the sun"We've been in the egg business since about light can be defined as "free range."

2002," explained Eastin "They could have a little 12-foot enclosed patio Eastin sells eggs to both Cather Pound dining and be able to call them free range," he said. hall at the University of Nebraska and the Open That's not what Eastin does however. While his Harvest Grocery Store in Lincoln. He said his birds might be shut up at night to protect them operation would likely double in size next year from predators, during they day they roam around because of the demand there is for his eggs. freely on his property.

Most of Eastin's chickens are egg-laying hybrids.

That might make keeping track of them all seem In addition to those fine fowls, however, Eastin like a nightmare, but Eastin said it's not as diffialso keeps about a dozen roosters on his place and cult as one might think.

"They won't go miles away," he said. "Chickens tend to like to stay within eyesight of their night time home."

Eastin doesn't have to go out at night and round his charges up, either. Generally speaking, they will go inside on their own.

"Of course, every once in a while a group of them will decide to roost up in a tree for the night," he laughed.

"Short of cutting the tree down, there's no way to get them down."

Most of the time, these rogue chickens will spend a night or two in the tree, and then revert back to their normal indoor sleeping arrangements.

For the most part, Eastin said that raising chickens is fairly easy, provided one is willing to put in the work.

SUPPER TIME: Jeffrey Eastin pours feed into the pen where he That's not to say that Eastin doeskeeps his meat birds. While free to roam around their enclon't have his share of challenges sure, Eastin keeps these birds separate from his laying hens. when it comes to raising them.

Although he does loose a few chickens to predators now and then, Eastin said the four dogs he keeps on the property help keep that from being too big of a problem.

Actually, Eastin said that the chickens' own fragile constitution is what causes him the most trouble in terms of loss of livestock.

"Sometimes it seems like chickens will drop dead on you for no reason at all," he said.

Eastin added that it can also be difficult to find equipment for the size of operation that he has.

While he has more animals than most hobby-farmers, he has nowhere near the same number that larger operations have. That means most readymade equipment is either too expensive or won't suit his needs.

"It's either small for hobbyists, or it's automated," he said.

In addition to the egg-laying chickens Eastin lets wander loose around his place, he also keeps a few dozen meat birds on hand. These chickens, however, are kept in a large enclosed area, and they don't have access to food all day like the layers do.

"They would literally eat themselves to death," explained Eastin.

Even after those birds have been processed, however, they will never see store shelves.

"We can't sell meat birds to the grocery stores, because you have to be USDA certified or have them processed at a USDA certified plant," explained Eastin.

The lack of a USDA certified processing plant in the area makes offering wholesale meat birds rather cost prohibitive. However, Eastin said he can and does sell his birds to individual consumers.

Eastin noted that his birds have something of an advantage for individuals, especially if they want to serve a lot of people. Because he keeps them longer, his birds grow bigger than those that can be found in stores.

"They average about 10 pounds when they're dressed," he said.

While Eastin expects his operation will continue to grow, he added that he'd also like to see more people in the area get into the field of egg production.

"It'd be nice if we were able to have some sort of cooperative," he said.

Holt Pivot Service Gothenburg, NE 69138 308-537-3134 Cell: 308-539-3956 Hoppe Irrigation Columbus, NE 68601 402-564-9719 402-563-4790 Mid-States Irrigation & Repair of Kearney, Inc. 1720 E. Hwy. 30, Kearney, NE 68847 308-236-5496 Northern AgriServices, Inc. Henderson, NE 68371 402-723-4501 800-554-8715 Genoa, NE 800-213-0778 R & K Irrigation Ltd. Grand Island, NE 68803 308-398-0347 800-695-4057

R & L Irrigation Gordon, NE 69343 308-282-2356 Sheets Irrigation Sargent, NE 68874 308-527-3627 Cell: 308-214-0182 Shuck Drilling Edgar, NE 68935 402-463-6258 402-224-4615 Wally’s Sales & Service Inc. North Hwy. 61 Grant, NE 69140 308-352-2121 308-726-5485 Fax: 308-352-2377 Weaver Repair, Inc. Geneva, NE 68361 402-759-4003

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Wanted:

• GREAT Rates

Used Mobile Homes

• Interior entry • Elevator

Will Buy, Trade or Consign!

• FREE High Speed Internet

2000 East Hwy. 30, Kearney, NE • (308) 237-3843

308-338-0705 41965

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NEW LOCATION

101 Talmadge • Kearney, NE

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1850 W. Hwy 40 PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE of all makes and models of ATV's.

of Kearney, NE ANDERSEN AUTO PARTS

1850 W. Hwy 40 Kearney, NE 68847

(Parts for 1990 & older) 3 Miles S.of Kearney on Hwy. 44

308-236-5857

Service

(308) 236-7661

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Dave Gard

ANDERSEN WRECKING CO.

Owner

(Parts for 1991 & newer) 1912 Ave. M, Kearney, NE

1016 E. 25th Street Cell: 308-627-6280 Kearney, NE 68847 Shop: 308-233-5825 GibbonTransmissions.com

(308) 237-3163 39786

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Not Just For Your Truck Bed!

KEARNEY 308-237-4544

• Anti-Skid Surface • Water & Air-Tight Seal • Permanent, One-piece Protection • Variety of Colors • Resistant to Corrosives & Weather • Applies to Metal, Wood, Concrete, Etc.

CHEESE, PEPPERONI, HAMBURGER, SAUSAGE – SINGLE TOPPING

ORIGINAL ROUND CARRY OUT TOTAL

ALL DAY, EVERY DAY! 41274

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2ND CHANCE Body Shop & Sales 234-6412

Only Available At:

409 ½ W. 19th Kearney, NE 68847 Tom Anderson ~ Owner Quality Used Cars

Serving the Kearney Area since 1991 • 2014 1st Ave. - Kearney, NE

Office 308-236-7328

Mobile 308-293-0277

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We Do: • Grain Leg Maintenance & Repair • Auger Repair

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• Welding in Shop & Portable • Also Sell Steel & Aluminum

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FREE

Medium Soft Drink

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with coupon

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4807 Third Avenue Kearney 308.234.9586 41974

Come See Our Large Selection

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OF ORGANIC FOODS

we also feature: • A huge assortment of import beers • Fine wines and spirits • Weekly specials in all departments

1615 2nd Ave. • Kearney, NE

(308) 234-3613 42044

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CENTRAL AUTO ELECTRIC INC

Pharm.D. Pharmacist/Owner

Store Hours

2706 2nd Ave. Suite A Kearney, NE 68845

308-234-8056 800-485-6077 Fax: 308-234-8060 www.medicap.com/342

sports medicine & orthopedic surgery

Monday - Friday: 9am - 6pm Saturday: 9am - 1:30pm

3219 Central Avenue, Suite 102 Kearney, Nebraska 68847

• Free Delivery • Drive-Thru Window • Compounding • Fast, Friendly Service

Phone: 308-865-2570 • 800-408-1689 Fax: 308-865-2508 39748

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Buy 1 Entree or Sandwich and Get the Second at Half Price

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ROPER’S RADIATOR SERVICE • Auto • Truck • Tractor • Industrial • Auto A.C.

Discount applies to the entrees of equal or lesser value

THE ROPERS

Expires 12-30-09

1008 Ave. B • Kearney, NE 68847

Located inside the Kearney Ramada • 301 2nd Ave.

308.237.3141

308-234-2021

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Certified Public Accountant

Wholesale & Retail Parts

308-237-2125

Telephone

TOLL FREE 800-658-3206

(308) 234-2584 308.234.1220 • 800.456.6947

Service on Carburetors, Generators, Alternators, Magnetos & Electrical Work, Air Conditioning & Brakes, Fuel Injection Service & Computerized Cars (On Cars & Trucks)

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Gary L. Chramosta 1221 Avenue A • Kearney, NE 68847

2009 Gateway Farm Expo Kearney Directory

Stan Lundgren Owner

#1 VILLAGE PLAZA 409 EAST 25TH STREET KEARNEY, NE 68847

Hunter Certified 41924

10 E. 25 • KEARNEY Same as Hwy 30 & Central Ave. 41938

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Whirlpool Continental Breakfast Exercise Room

BY CHOICE HOTELS

High Speed Internet

Comfort Inn 903 2nd Ave., Kearney 308-237-5858 • 800-228-5150

7005 Ave. N Kearney, NE

Breakfast from 7am to 10:30am

236-5879 888-271-3233 41953

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Cook Construction

THURSTON HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, INC.

1115 Ave. E • Kearney, NE 68848

Bill Thurston

• Dozer Work • Scraper Work

21 East 24th Street Kearney, NE 68847 (308) 234-2533 Fax (308) 237-0413

• Basement Digging • Excavating • Drainage Ditches Dug & Cleaned • Tree Clearing 4205 6th Avenue Kearney, NE 68845

308-237-9349

308-234-5600 Fax 308-236-6663

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819 2nd Ave. A & 100 W. 56th St.

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The Chicken Coop

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AN INDEPENDENT LENNOX DEALER

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Sports Bar & Grill

Central Nebraska’s FAVORITE Sports Bar! Dine In or Carry Out

308-338-8500 2115 Ave. A Kearney, NE 68847

104 E. 11th Street, P.O. Box 1934 • Kearney, NE 68848 Ph. 308-234-2141 • Fax: 308-234-5052 www.fiddelkehvac.com

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Furnaces Air Conditioners Geothermal Infrared Heat In-floor Heat Humidifiers

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119 W. Railroad St. • P.O. Box 398 Kearney, Nebraska 68848 Dave Rouzee Branch Manager

We service all makes of HVAC equipment, Residential & Commercial Installation, Service & Sales

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Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Co. (308) 237-3194 Fax (308) 237-3195 39542

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Air Cleaners UV Light Air Exchange Central Vac Preventative Maintenance

2009 Gateway Farm Expo Special Room Rate . . . $59 Rate includes FREE drink ticket & FREE Hot Breakfast Buffet 301 2nd Ave. Kearney, NE

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A Tradition of Excellence in Health Care

• Indoor Pool • Deluxe Hot Breakfast • Exercise Room • Meeting Room • Business Center • Free Wireless High Speed Internet

1306 2nd Ave. • Kearney, NE 68847 Kearney

Urgent Care 211 West 33rd Street • Kearney, NE 68845

(308) 865-2141 (308) 865-2125 visit our Web Site:

www.kearneyclinic.com39778

(308)237-5812

Check out the new Dollar Stretcher Menu!

Baja Fish Taco . . .99¢

121 3rd Ave., Kearney 308-237-0838 • 800.4.CHOICE www.choicehotels.com/hotel/ne115

Sounds Weird . . .Tastes Good . . .

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Simple Tips Can Save Money on Insurance

Agriculture Secretary Announces 2010 DCP and ACRE Signup Begins WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2009 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that enrollment for the 2010 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program has begun and will continue through June 1, 2010. USDA urges producers to make use of the eDCP automated website to sign up, or producers can visit any USDA Service Center to complete their 2010 DCP or ACRE contract.

The electronic service saves producers' time, reduces paperwork and speeds up contract processing at USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices. It is available to all producers who are eligible to participate in the DCP and ACRE Programs and can be accessed at www.fsa.usda.gov/dcp. To access the service, producers must have an active USDA eAuthentication Level 2 account, which requires filling out an online registration form at www.eauth.egov.usda.gov followed by a visit to the local USDA Service Center for identity verification.

USDA computes DCP Program payments using base acres and payment yields established for each farm.

Eligible producers receive direct payments at rates established by statute regardless of market prices. For 2010, eligible producers may request to receive advance direct payments based on 22 percent of the direct payment. USDA will issue advance direct payments beginning Dec. 1, 2009.

Counter-cyclical payment rates vary depending on market prices.

Counter-cyclical payments are issued only when the effective price for a commodity is below its target price.

The effective price is the higher of the national average market price received during the 12-month marketing year for each covered commod-

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ity and the national average loan rate for a marketing assistance loan for the covered commodity.

The optional ACRE Program provides a safety net based on state revenue losses and acts in place of the price-based safety net of countercyclical payments under DCP. A farm's payment is based on a revenue guarantee calculated using a 5-year average state yield and the most recent 2-year national price for each eligible commodity. For the 2010 crop, the 2-year price average will be based on the 2008 and 2009 crop years.

An ACRE payment is issued when both the state and the farm have incurred a revenue loss. The payment is based on 83.3 percent (85 percent in 2012) of the farm's planted acres times the difference between the State ACRE guarantee and the state revenue times the ratio of the farm's yield divided by the state expected yield. The total number of planted acres for which a producer may receive ACRE payments may not exceed the total base on the farm. In exchange for participating in ACRE, in addition to not receiving countercyclical payments, a farm's direct payment is reduced by 20 percent, and marketing assistance loan rates are reduced by 30 percent.

The decision to enroll in the ACRE Program is irrevocable. The owner of the farm and all producers on the farm must agree to enroll in ACRE. Once enrolled, the farm shall be enrolled for that initial crop year and will remain in ACRE through the 2012 crop year.

The June 1, 2010, deadline is mandatory for all participants. USDA will not accept any late-filed applications.

For more information on DCP or ACRE, please visit your FSA county office or www.fsa.usda.gov.

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Insurance is a necessary expense but there are ways to save money. Here are some ideas to help: -- Determine your minimum needs for insurance.

-- Compare insurance premium costs on the Internet.

-- Contact your company or agent to find lower-cost insurance that will still meet your minimum needs for insurance.

-- Check into a different payment plan if you keep the same coverage.

-- Check to see how long your present policy remains in effect if you miss a payment. There may be some leeway in payments being due, but check with your insurance company as soon as possible.

Avoid being insurance poor. But do not let your payments stop unless you and your family are covered for possible health needs, protected for liability if in a car accident, have adequate disability income insurance, and for many people are protected with life insurance if you die. Be sure that property and assets are protected for casualty loss.

Health Insurance -- Check health insurance policies.

Try to avoid overlapping coverage. If you and your family are covered through employment, you may not need other policies.

-- Discuss any health care costs with your doctor. If you have medical insurance, know what it covers and what you will be responsible for paying.

-- Check to see if any health insurance provided by a former employer is continued and for how long. If coverage is not available, check to see if you qualify for Medicaid.

Disability Income Insurance -- In addition to sick pay benefits and

Social Security disability income benefits available, disability income insurance is vitally important for all workers.

-- Disability income insurance is probably the most overlooked type of insurance.

Life Insurance.

-- Remember the basic reason for buying life insurance is to provide income protection for dependents.

-- After purchasing a base cash-value insurance policy, cover additional life insurance needs with term life insurance.

-- Change your policy to a less expensive form, if possible. An existing policy may allow a change in the type of policy or use dividends to pay premiums.

-- Cash value in life insurance may be used for emergencies.

Vehicle Insurance -- Save on the premium cost of an older vehicle by decreasing or dropping collision and comprehensive coverage.

Always keep legally required liability coverage.

-- Compare premium costs. Get all the discounts possible. Some commonly used discounts are: multi-vehicle family, both vehicle and homeowners' insurance with the same company and good student.

-- Consider higher deductibles.

Property Insurance -- Get a break on your insurance premium by having vehicle and property insurance from the same company.

-- Consider higher deductibles.

Additional Nebraska Extension resources to meet today's challenges are available at the UNL Managing Tough Times Web site at http://www.toughtimes.unl.edu.

USDA Rural Development Awards Funds for Business Development Lincoln, Neb., October 9, 2009--The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded nearly $399,000 to four non-profits to support business development and entrepreneurship in Nebraska. Receiving the funds are HoChunk Community Development Corporation (HCCDC), Region V Foundation, Center for Rural Affairs and the Nebraska Venture Capital Forum dba Invest Nebraska Corporation.

“The recipients of the Rural Business Enterprise Grants will help promote the development and creation of businesses and to expand entrepreneurship. These projects will generate the jobs so important in keeping rural communities strong and viable,” said Nebraska State Director Maxine Moul, USDA Rural Development.

Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation will utilize $107,829 to support construction costs and project oversight for the Winnebago Business Development project (WBDP). The project encompasses the expansion of an existing building that will increase the commercial portion of the Ho-Chunk Village subdivision for four businesses (three new and one existing). Twelve new jobs for low income individuals will be provided within one year following the completion of the building. There is the potential for 35 new jobs for low income individuals within five years. At least 75 percent of the benefits of this project will be received by members of federally recognized Indian Tribes, the majority of whom are anticipated to be from the Winnebago and Omaha Tribes of Nebraska.

Region V Foundation of Lincoln, Neb. received $99,900 to purchase and install a new cooker/mixer and cooling rack truck for the Kernal Krazy Popcorn factory in Tecumseh, Neb. The funds will also renovate and add onto a recently purchased facility in York, Neb. that will

be utilized as a consignment business named The ReVue. Both businesses are owned and managed by Region V Foundation to provide a workplace and training environment for people with disabilities. This project is anticipated to create one job and to retain 15 jobs.

The Center for Rural Affairs in Lyons, Neb. was awarded $99,000 to expand the Center’s event, ‘MarketPlace: Opening Doors to Success’, to target female entrepreneurs in Nebraska and youth entrepreneurship in Kansas.

MarketPlace is a series of teach-ins and networking with other entrepreneurs and service providers in a tradeshow format. The goal is to encourage and support rural communities through the growth of small business and microbusiness. The project is anticipated to create 10 jobs and to assist five businesses, adding to the economic future of rural Nebraska and Kansas.

Nebraska Venture Capital Forum dba Invest Nebraska Corporation of Lincoln, Neb. will utilize $92,000 to pay for expenses incurred to conduct new venture competitions in the Nebraska Counties of York, Red Willow, Nemaha and Saline. The competitions involve entrepreneurs and new, start-up businesses submitting a business plan to a panel of judges. As a result of the competition, the winner will receive a $25,000 cash investment as well as $10,000 worth of professional services from Invest Nebraska Corp. if the business locates in the respective economic regions. The professional services will be provided by local professionals to include lawyers, accountants, and web developers. This project is anticipated to create 12-24 jobs in locations that are suffering from high unemployment.

For more information on USDA Rural Development Rural Business Enterprise Grants, contact Deborah Drbal at (402) 437-5558 or Deborah.drbal@ne.usda.gov.

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• • • 2009 Gateway Farm Expo Map • • •

• • • 2009 Gateway Farm Exhibitors • • • 100th Meridian Manufacturing Group . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Abilene Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . .84,85, 86, 87 Ag & Industrial Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Ag Dryer Services, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Ag Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Ag Valley Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Ag West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Agri Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Agri Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 AgriDry LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Agri-King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51, 52 Airware America/Little Giant Ladders . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Amsoil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Anderson Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 21 Archer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Arma Coatings by the Dent Popper . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Arrow Seed Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Astro Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Aurora Coop Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 B-4 Grain Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

BAR Distributing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Barney Insurance/ Allied . . . . . . . . . . . .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Behlen Building Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Bill's Volume Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Bio Green USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Brothers Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74, 75 Buffalo County Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 13 Builders Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 14 Cappel Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Cattleman's Choice Loommix, LLC . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Central City Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84, 84.5 Central Nebraska Bobcat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112, 113 Central Platte Natural Resource District . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Central Valley Irrigation -Holdrege . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Central Valley Irrigation -Kearney . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106, 107 Clarks Ag Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Cleary Building Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Coldwell Banker Town & Country Realty .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Concord Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Cooperative Producers Inc. (CPI) . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101, 102 Cornhusker Cleaning Systems . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . .37, 38, 39 Crop Production Services . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54, 55 Crossroads Welding, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 20 D&S Ag Sales Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion, Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Dawson Public Power District . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Del-Ray Electrical Rebuilding . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Delux Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Double K Technologies, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 ECO Water Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Eco-Drip Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Ed's Leathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Eurodrip USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Fairbank Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Fairbanks Farm Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,6 Fairbanks International-Kearney . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60, 61 Farm & Ranch Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Farm & Ranch Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Farm Credit Services of America . . . . . .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Farm Service Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

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.Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 H&L Quality Buildings Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Hawkins Manufacturing, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .New Ag, Outside . . . . . . . . . .116, 117/ 12 Heartland Automotive Equipment . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Heartland Motor Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 High Plains Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Hi-Line Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Holdrege Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Hotsy Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 HTS Precision Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Husker Drilling & Irrigation . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion, Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . .14/22 Husker Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Husker Power Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Hydro Cleaning Systems/Grone's Outdoor PowerExhibit Building . . . . . . . . . .48, 49 Inland Truck Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 JL Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building, Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 John Pitzer Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 K-Co Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Kearney Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Kearney Implement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82, 83 Kearney Yamaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78, 79 Kirschner Implement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Klingelhoefer Well Drilling . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building, Outside . . . . . . . . . . .29/10 KMC, Inc/Knopp Midstates Consulting, Inc .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 37 Korb Walker Mowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 25 KRVN Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Kugler Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Kuhn Knight of Lexington . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion, Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . .13/23 Kurz Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 L & V Innovations, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Larson Metal Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 LG Seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Linn Post & Pipe, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag, Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . .103/17 Linweld, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . .125,126,127, 128 Longshot Enterprises, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 M&N Millwright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Marshall Land Brokers and Auctioneers . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Master Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Melroy Home Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Mid-States Irrigation & Repair . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Midwest Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Minden Machine Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Moly Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Monsanto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Morton Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Mr. Ed's Flagpole Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Natural Green Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96, 97 NCS Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Nebraska Home Improvement . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Nebraska Weeds Control Association . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Nebraskaland Tire-Lexington . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Neptune Chemical Pump Company . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Netafim USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 NK Seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Norac Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31, 32

North Central Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Northern Agri-Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Norwood Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56, 57 NTV/ Fox 4 & 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Nu Tech Seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Olson Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Ostermeyer Hay & Equipment . . . . . .Exhibit Building, Outside . . . . . . . . . . .66/ 9 Ottobilt Toys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77, 78 PIFM Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34, 35 Pioneer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Platte Valley Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122, 123 Platte Valley State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Prairie State Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Precision Planting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 Princeton Equity Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Producers Hybrids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Quality Craft Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 R&L Enterprises - Health Cabins . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 RAAFT Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Ramsey Ranch Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion, Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . .52/14 Rief Design & Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Ritchie Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Ruhter Auction & Realty Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Sargent Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion, Outside . . . . . . . . . .59, 60/15 Schaben Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion, Outside . . . . . . . . . .50, 51/18 Schaeffer's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Schaffert Mfg. Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58, 59 Scott-Hourigan Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Seidel & Sons Truck & Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Select Sprayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Select Sprayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Sensor-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104, 105 ServiTech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 SI Distributing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 South Central Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 State Bank of Riverdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 State Treasurers Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Stock Realty & Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Sunny Meadows Crop Insurance . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 The Big Rack Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 4, 7, 8 The Pivot Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 The Scoular Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Tier One Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Tillotson Enterprises, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Town & Country Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extension Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Tracpacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion, Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 / 6 Triad Safety Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Triumph Seed Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Union Bank & Trust Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 United Way of Kearney Area . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 UNL Water Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 USA Tire Management Systems, Inc. .Exhibit Building, Outside . . . . . . . . . .73/ 24 Wagner's Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63, 64 Wagon Wheel Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Walinga USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Ward Laboratories, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Wardcraft Homes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Wells Fargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Western Irrigation Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exhibit Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Wilke-Donovan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag, Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99/ 11 Winfield Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Winkel Mfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ag Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Your Next Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108, 109

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Are state compact options fair?

Continued from Page 1 .... state can demonstrate that an equal and permanent reduction of groundwater pumping will occur above all federal dams and reservoirs within a five-year period.

The irrigation districts would be inclined to allow the state to offset the required pumping reductions with an equal amount of imported augmentation water put into the stream above the appropriate reservoir.

The resolution says all federal reservoirs must have a storage supply of at lease 70 percent of full capacity before any water is available for lease.

A state plan alternative from the LRNRD is using best water management practices throughout the basin to achieve compact compliance. The tenants are: * Respect the natural flow of surface streams. * Respect and maintain the aquifer. * Monitor streamflows for compliance. * Monitor groundwater for compliance. * Prevent upstream abuse to assure downstream compliance.

"The compact is built on a management methodology that requires up-basin states and users to respect lower ones by using water resources pro-

portionately," said LRNRD Manager Mike Clements. "Compliance is only possible through use of best management practices by each and all surface and groundwater users in the basin.

"Use of water resources must respect the natural hydrology of the state. Irrigation cannot make up for natural aridity. The aquifer cannot be depleted anywhere along the basin."

Clements said best management practices is a familiar concept in Nebraska that's already used

by DNR, the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Human Services to protect water quality.

"It is time to use best practices as the foundation for a plan to manage the Republican River Basin," he said. "The state can no longer deal with its obligation on a short-term or quick response basis."

Clements cited crop production figures from the Nebraska Corn Board and an assumption that 40 percent of the years will be defined as water-short in the basin. That could mean a 50 percent corn loss - 133.2 million bushels - or a state sales and income tax loss of $72 million.

"This will be a state tax loss, not just a local loss," Clements said.

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Nebraska’s 2009 Corn and Soybean Yields Forecast at Record High LINCOLN, Neb., October 9, 2009 -- Based on October 1 conditions, Nebraska’s corn crop is forecast at a record high 1.58 billion bushels, up 2 percent from last month, 14 percent above last year and 8 percent above the previous high set in 2007, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Yield is forecast at a record high 178 bushels per acre, nine bushels above last month, 15 bushels above last year and 12 bushels above the previous high set in 2004. Area to be harvested for grain was decreased 250,000 acres to 8.9 million, 4 percent above a year ago.

Soybean production is forecast at 247 million bushels, 4 percent above last month, 9 percent above last year, and the second highest of record. Yield is forecast at a record high 52 bushels per acre, up 1 bushel from last month and 1 bushel above the previous high set in 2007.

Area for harvest, at 4.75 million acres, was increased 100,000 acres, down 2 percent from 2008.

Sorghum production is forecast at 12.6 million bushels, down 15 percent from last month due to a decrease in harvested acres, 34 percent below a year ago and the smallest since 1956. Yield at 90 bushels per acre is unchanged from the previous month but down 1 bushel from last year.

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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $1.7 Billion in Conservation Reserve Program Rental Payments WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will distribute approximately $1.7 billion in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments to participants across the country in fiscal year 2010.

"President Obama and I are committed to conservation and environmental stewardship and this program provides the tools and resources to enable America's producers to be responsible caretakers of their land," said Vilsack. "I encourage interested producers to consider enrolling their land through continuous sign-up opportunities."

Producers holding about 758,000 contracts on 424,000 farms will receive an average of $51.52 per acre. The number of contracts is higher than the number of farms because producers may have multiple contracts on a single farm. The payments allow producers to earn an average of $4,104 per farm enrolled in the program.

Included in the totals are 391,000 contracts, approximately 4.4 million acres, for CRP's continuous sign-up and 369,000 contracts, approximately 29.4 million acres, for general sign-up. Under continuous sign-up, producers may enroll high priority conservation practices such as filter strips, riparian buffers and wetland restorations at any time.

Currently, enrollment stands at approximately 31 million acres, making CRP the largest publicprivate partnership for conservation and wildlife habitat in the United States. This voluntary program helps agricultural producers safeguard environmentally sensitive land. Producers enroll in CRP and plant long-term, resource-conserving covers to improve water quality, control soil erosion and enhance habitats for waterfowl and wildlife.

In return, USDA provides producers with annual rental payments. CRP contract duration is from 10 to 15 years.

USDA issues other CRP payments throughout the year. These payments include a 50 percent expense reimbursement for establishing and managing cover as well as incentive payments for enrolling eligible high priority conservation practices.

The table, located at www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/apportstate.p df, lists acreage enrollments by state, number of contracts, number of farms, acres enrolled and CRP projected rental payments for fiscal year 2010.

For more information on CRP, producers should contact their local FSA office or at www.fsa.usda.gov.

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The clinic’s goals are to provide education for farmers and their advisors about: • understanding crop-growth stages when water stress is and is not acceptable; • optimizing limited irrigation water for crops and crop rotation systems; • recognizing weed, insect and disease pest shifts under crop drought stress; • appreciating the benefits of leaving old crop residues for soil moisture and • organic matter retention; and developing a cost-efficient crop and crop system fertilizer plan.

Registrations for this clinic are limited and will be taken until the program maximum is filled. For further information or to register, contact Bruce Bosley at Colorado State University at 970-5223200, extension 285, or email – bruce.bosley@colostate.edu.

Registration forms also are available at the front desk at the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center at Scottsbluff.

The clinic planning committee is requesting one continuing education credit (CEU) for licensed pesticide applicators for agricultural weeds, and also hopes to offer CEUs for certified crop advisors as follows: Soil & Water – 6, Nutrient Management – 3, Crop Management 3, and Pest Management 2.

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State long-range plan supported to end crisis-mode water management

By LORI POTTER, Kearney Hub KEARNEY - It's time for Nebraskans to have a long-range, pro-active state water plan instead of always waiting until there's a crisis to act.

That was the message Wednesday at a four-hour hearing at the University of Nebraska at Kearney conducted by the Nebraska Legislature's Natural Resources Committee. State Sen. Tom Carlson of Holdrege said that if ways can be found to make water decisions outside of crisis mode, better decisions will be made.

John Miyoshi, general manager of the Lower Platte North Natural Resources District at Wahoo, said problems now are addressed as they arise.

Some are simple and others "turn into knock-down drag-out situations" handled as a crisis and often involving the courts.

Committee chairman and LR128 interim study sponsor Sen. Chris Langemeier of Schuyler said the goal is to begin identifying information and funding resources for a state water plan.

Nebraska Department of Natural Resources Director Brian Dunnigan said DNR makes an annual report on water-planning activities, but the focus in recent years has been on integrated water management plans written with NRDs in the Republican and Platte basins.

State Sen. Ken Schilz of Ogallala said a first step toward a state water plan is defining "sustainability."

"It might be different from NRD to NRD," Dunnigan said, based on economic factors, interstate compact compliance or some type of water balance.

Another key issue raised by Central Platte NRD General Manager Ron Bishop of Grand Island is the need for a separate DNR division for long-term water planning and project promotion with its own

leader. He said the DNR director can't promote water projects or make impartial decisions about them and then be expected to administer and regulate those projects.

"It will serve Nebraska better if it was two different people with two different functions," Bishop said, acknowledging that there would be some additional state funding required, but not the amount required for a whole new department.

"I'd say this is not a good year to come to the Appropriations Committee with a request for more money for a new planning agency," said state Sen. Tom Hansen of North Platte, an Appropriations Committee member.

Bishop said a coalition of NRDs and irrigation districts has been meeting to discuss a state water plan. Coalition members, DNR and the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts have applied for a Nebraska Environmental Trust grant for a project to identify and prioritize state water management needs.

Coalition member and Loup Basin Reclamation District Manager Tom Knutson of Farwell described his past experience working on South Dakota's water plan. He said key issues for longrange planning are: how much water is in a basin, how much is used, what are the projects using it and what legal issues, such as compacts, are involved.

"You cannot do water planning unless you do it by basin," Knutson said.

Ted Thieman of Petersburg, representing the Nebraska Environmental Action Coalition, said groundwater and surface water should be treated as one resource. "It has to be managed in a holistic fashion," he said.

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"I'm a reason why water doesn't flow in the Republican like it used to," he said.

Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District Manager Brad Edgerton of Cambridge said shutting down groundwater use in the alluvial part of the Republican Basin, which is a proposal in a state plan for dry-year Republican River Compact compliance, would economically devastate ag producers and small towns throughout the river valley.

Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District General Manager Don Kraus of Holdrege said he supports a state water plan if it's funded and doesn't take away from current uses.

"Should we have a dictator at the state level making decisions on this?" Carlson asked. The alternative is the current first-in-time surface water rights regulated by the state and correlative groundwater rights managed by NRDs. Kraus said he doesn't know the answer, but five years of work on an integrated water management plan by the North Platte NRD and DNR didn't ensure protection of Central's surface water rights in Lake McConaughy from interference by upstream groundwater pumping.

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Farm Bureau chief Ag needs to educate urban consumers

By Sandra Hansen, Scottsbluff Star-Herald According to Rob Robertson, chief administrator of Nebraska Farm Bureau, people in agriculture need to do more to educate urban residents about the importance of modern agriculture. "Consumers are demanding more from agriculture, and we need to connect with urban people and explain modern agriculture to them," Robertson told Farm Bureau members and guests at the annual membership meeting held in the Gering Civic Center last Monday.

Robertson said that is the biggest challenge because people have lost sight of agriculture and what it does for all residents, not just farmers and ranchers. Robertson said people recognize the big tractors they see in fields and on the roads, but they do not know what is inside buildings where livestock is raised and handled. "Urban people lack an understanding of modern agriculture, and rural residents lack an understanding of how to connect with those in an urban area."

One of the biggest issues is animal rights, according to Robertson. He said the Humane Society of the United States agenda includes removing meat consumption in the United States.

Nebraska and Missouri are the next states in the sights of HSUS, he said. "We need an education program to inoculate people against outsiders who come in with these ideas," Robertson said. "It's not as easy as it looks, but we're making some headway."

Robertson said the cap and trade bill, or pollution reduction and investment bill, as it is now called, could be the stake in the heart of agricul-

ture in Nebraska. "It will raise energy costs," he said, noting that more than 60 percent of operating costs are related to energy. "Credits will never overcome costs in the Panhandle. We can't capitalize on it. "It could be the stake in the heart of agriculture in Nebraska. It's a very serious issue."

Other items of concern include environmental issues such as the Roundup Ready sugar beets and the Clean Water Act. They don't use facts, but they're killing the individuals that produce food, Robertson said. "They don't realize how much we do to produce food."

Profitability is also an issue since agriculture seldom is in a position of being able to set prices.

Producers either cut and control costs or increase demand, not easily done in a recession. He also noted the health care debate as a problem for ag producers, many of whom are individual businesses that can't afford to pay premiums.

Regarding water issues in Nebraska, Robertson said there has to be a better system, and that everyone needs to be around the table to solve water issues. "If we don't, the courts will make a decision that no one likes," he cautioned.

To help meet these and other challenges, Robertson said the organization needs to focus more on creating leaders. The Young Farmer and Rancher Program is helping to meet that need.

"We're viewed as a credible organization," Robertson said. "Not many other organizations can claim 85 local, county member groups. He said the new social sites on the Internet provide new opportunities for acquiring memberships and getting the word out about Farm Bureau and modern agriculture.

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By Chabella Guzman, Scottsbluff Star-Herald A Texas man told a Scottsbluff audience Friday that cloud seeding could help farmers avoid hail damage to their crops.

Gary Walker, manager of Seeding Operations & Atmospheric Research, was invited by Warren Brashear, a farmer and hobby meteorologist in Gering, to talk to farmers and other interested parties. Brashear has been protecting himself and his fields for the past 20y years with ground burners that release hail-deterring chemicals.

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No legislation for a state water plan will be introduced in the 2010 legislative session, he told the Hub, but there could be a bill introduced in 2011 or 2012, "if the will is out there."

The only water-related legislation he expects next year is a bill from state Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial to allow more natural resources districts to set occupation taxes on irrigated acres.

That could remove one argument against the LB701, which was passed by the Legislature in 2007 to give special taxing authority for water projects to the Lower, Middle and Upper Republican NRDs. A group of Republican Basin landowners already was successful in its legal challenge of LB701's special property tax. The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that it was an unconstitutional use of a local tax for a state purpose: interstate compact compliance.

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Wyo. ranchers find innovative ways to carry on

By J.D. STETSON, Gillette News-Record GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) At the turn of the 20th century, ranching was the challenge of a lifetime.

It was an opportunity to tame the West, reside atop the prairie while working hard to feed, clothe and live in a country where dangers were around every turn in the dusty road.

Between cold winters, inadequate water supply and outlaws, the risk was life and death for the early Campbell County homesteaders.

Now, nine years into the 21st century, times have changed and opportunity in ranching is no longer what it once was. The risk has changed from fighting day in and day out for survival to striving to maintain the same lifestyle.

New challenges have made it nearly impossible to establish the same roots that homesteaders did 100 years ago.

Land prices, industrial stagnation, government involvement and general lack of interest by new generations are some major roadblocks that have changed the role of traditional ranching.

But ranching as a lifestyle will never go away so long as there is land to graze and people who need to be fed.

A new generation of risk takers are willing to take up the challenges posed by the modern world.

Unfortunately, the adaptations they have to make might take them further away from the lifestyle they cherish and the work they love.

It's like stepping back into a simpler time for 35year-old Shawn Burtenshaw as he and his four children round up the last bunch of cows for shipping on a late September afternoon.

About a year ago, the Burtenshaws started a ranch on the old Clifford Smith place near Spotted Horse in order to get their foot in the door of the cattle industry.

Burtenshaw has been a cattleman all his life and he has worked extensively at ranches across the West.

Everything he owns is bought and paid for, and he leases about 14,000 acres from 81-year-old Clifford Smith, who retired from ranching in 1992.

It took him five years of being a cowhand in Gillette before he could strike out on his own with all of the resources that he needed.

Leasing the ranch is the only chance that Burtenshaw has to succeed in his dream and he's working for it.

Agricultural land prices have steadily increased because of the limited amount of land available. The high prices that wealthy hobby ranchers from other states will pay for other uses of the land in neighboring communities has been another factor that has driven land prices, said Rob Weppner, a loan officer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.

Statewide agriculture land prices (including the buildings) averaged about $560 an acre in 2008, according to the 2009 Wyoming Agricultural Statistics report published by the USDA.

The average-sized farm or ranch in Wyoming was about 2,736 acres the same year, which made the value of an average ranch about $1.5 million.

The average cost to rent a pasture came to about $4 an acre, which translates into $912 monthly to lease an average-sized ranch.

If Burtenshaw had bought the ranch from Smith, there wouldn't be a chance that he could have paid it off within his lifetime. ``You can make the lease payment and operate the property for less than you can make the ranch payment,'' Burtenshaw said. ``I could never get one paid off to hand to my kids.''

A quick poll of Burtenshaw's four children indicates that ranching still has a bright future for the next generation.

But the reality is that ranching is not an industry that young people are getting into.

Most young adults don't have a chance at getting into the business unless they are born into it. Even then, it's still tricky to keep them interested.

Burtenshaw hopes that some day his children will carry on the legacy, but because of the challenges and insecurity he feels today, he is even more unsure about the future.

Especially in a lease situation, there is not the same stability as there would be if the rancher owns the land. There's always a possibility that the actual owner will find a new use besides leasing.

While there always will be ranchers who have inherited their love of the lifestyle from their parents, it will continue to change as land parcels get smaller and the industry changes.

Neal and Amanda Sorenson's ranch near Spotted Horse is the exception that proves the rule.

The Sorenson family has ranched between Spotted Horse and Recluse for more than 100 years.

The family in August celebrated their ranch turning 100. Neil, 37, and Amanda, 36, have operated Powder River Angus for 15 years on their 3,600 acres of property north of the historical ranch. They also lease another 12,000 acres.

But instead of running cows the way that previous generations had, the only way they could make a life in ranching was to find a niche in the market.

The Sorensons produce pure-bred black Angus cows, which are in high demand because of superior and documented genetics. They make their money from the sale of calves.

Neal inherited his land from his family, and he hopes his children will want to take over when he's ready to retire.

Neal's father, Robert, lives up the road. At 66, he helps Neal when he needs it, but considers himself retired from the cattle business.

He has succinct thoughts on why the younger generation no longer wants to work in the business: ``It's hard work, it's dirty and it doesn't pay well.''

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Rent, loan interest rates, capital equipment, hay and building materials all have had highs and lows that have affected every facet of the local economy.

The difference for ranchers is the price of beef, which has remained at the same price and hasn't adapted to the new world economy.

Unlike Neal Sorenson, Burtenshaw runs cattle the old-fashioned way.

He considers his niche to be his ability to run the day-to-day operations by himself, or with help from his family.

Burtenshaw is a certified diesel mechanic, a welder and takes care of his animal's health when he needs to be. He could make much more money using those skills exclusively for others, but he chooses to ranch because of the challenge it presents and the lifestyle. He considers the equipment he uses to be antique, and he's never had to pay a mechanic to fix anything on the ranch.

But he still feels the pinch every time a bill for parts, or another expense, comes in higher than he expects. ``Everything is always getting more expensive, but cattle prices today aren't that much different than they were 30 years ago.'' Burtenshaw said.

In Wyoming, the average price for cows in 2008 was $47.50 for each 100 pounds. It's down from $52.50 in 2004, according to the USDA report.

Lower prices on cattle and higher costs of production mean that it takes more cattle in order to make up the difference, Sorenson said.

Neither Burtenshaw nor Sorenson now have alternative ways they earn income. But 51-year-old Chuck Rourke, who has worked his 17,000-acre ranch south of Gillette all of his life, has tried various ways to aid his operation.

During the peak of the coal-bed methane boom, Rourke successfully ran a roustabout shop on his ranch, and he also dabbles with different crops to help subsidize his operation. Mineral wealth has helped his family contend with low prices, and he also hosts a hunting program that seasonally helps his cash flow.

Rourke also has found that he can use the same equipment that he uses on his ranch to help reclaim former mine lands, which has helped to provide another source of income.

Rourke has two sons, a daughter and a son-in-law who all participate in agriculture. The various ways they choose to make their living allows them to keep their ranching part of their lifestyle. ``You just expand and try to make things work,'' Rourke said.

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Snow another setback in difficult harvest year

By Lori Potter, Kearney Hub KEARNEY - The weekend snow and today's drizzle are another weather setback for south-central Nebraska farmers who have been playing catch-up throughout the crop year.

First, many acres were planted late because of a wet spring. Some fields, particularly in eastern Buffalo County and parts of Phelps and Kearney counties, then were hit by hail. A cool summer further delayed crop maturity, and now combines and grain carts were parked by a mid-October winter weather system.

"Once it's harvest time, you want to get going," Lexington farmer Don Batie said this morning.

"We've had snow even in September in the past, but it's never hung on," he added. "This year, it snowed and then it stayed cold."

Batie and his neighbor still have seven to 10 days worth of soybean harvest to complete northeast of Lexington. "I'm getting anxious," Batie said. "The snow actually didn't hurt the soybeans ... because the snow is on the ground."

He's more concerned that freezing drizzle forecast through Tuesday could break the plants, pop off the pods or cause the pods to absorb enough moisture to split.

"We need just one good sunny day to dry out the beans," Batie said, maybe less for corn. The last rounds of soybeans harvested on Friday tested at just 12 percent moisture. He estimated they could be at 13 percent to 14 percent today and up to 15 percent or 16 percent by Tuesday.

Yields on fields harvested were averaging a nearrecord 75 to 80 bushels per acre, he said.

Meanwhile, southeast of Pleasanton, Russell Dixon said his son Pete had finished harvesting soybeans but some neighbors probably need another week or more to finish.

Dixon's concern has turned to corn. First, he'd like to get more silage cut. Wet corn isn't the problem, he said, because moisture still is running around 30 percent.

The big issue is getting corn to dry in the field so farmers don't have the added cost to dry it for storage.

"It is wet, and it depends on if we end up drying it or not. We may have to," Dixon said, even though most farmers have done little drying the past few years. "... We get out of the habit, but we have looked at these dryers, and we can start them up. The up side is that natural gas and propane cost less."

He said the moisture must drop to at least 18 percent to avoid drying, and he'd hate to take anything out of the field at 20 percent. But he'll have to consider going ahead by Nov. 1, no matter what.

Dixon and Batie both said harvest prospects could turn around quickly with a little warm, dry weather, and today's harvesting equipment can get a lot of grain out of the fields in a day.

Batie said his first goal is to finish harvesting soybeans. Then he'll focus on some cornfields with stalks weakened by disease or variety. "We're gonna have some losses on those fields," he predicted.

"If there's an hour or two of sunshine (on the corn), they'll go. It will be muddy, but if the corn is dry enough, they'll go," Batie said.

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By Lisa Brichacek, Wahoo News WAHOO - There'll be happy music for happy people; the Big Joe Polka Show is coming to town.

Joseph Siedlik of Omaha brings his Big Joe Polka Show to Starlite Ballroom Oct. 22 through Oct. 25.

Eight bands will play on each of the four festival days.

Doors open at 10:45 a.m. each day. Bands start playing at noon. Each band is expected to play for about one hour.

Each day, there will be video taping of the bands and the dancers for Big Joe's television program.

The Big Joe Polka Show is presently playing on cable television station RFD-TV. The Big Joe Polka Show is just returning from a four-day polka festival taping in Buffalo, New York.

This is the first time in 20 years that Big Joe will be taping his national television show in Nebraska.

Starlite Ballroom Manager Darlene Kliment said it would be quite a treat to watch all of the activity next week.

"It's very exciting," she said. "It's a first for us and it may be the last time he tapes a show in Nebraska," According to Kliment, television crew members have already been to the ballroom several times to look over the set up and plan camera placement.

It was because of the ballroom's size and ability to handle a television production that brought Big Joe knocking on Starlite's door.

"He said we were the largest place in Nebraska with a dance floor as large as they needed to do all of this," Kliment said.

According to Kliment, the Big Joe Show is taking care of all the arrangements for the festival, including lining up the bands and the ticket sales. It was reported last week that about 1,800 tickets were already sold. Kliment said she was told that many of those tickets are going to out of state polka lovers.

The ballroom manager also expects a lot of their regular polka dancers will also be coming to Starlite next week.

"A lot of them will come just to see if they can get on tv," she joked.

RFD-TV airs new Big Joe Shows every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and past shows every Saturday at 9 p.m.

But if polka lovers want to come check out the Big Joe Polka Show in person and don't have tickets yet, Kliment has some advice for them.

"Get here early," she said.

The ballroom can only hold about 950 people a day. Kliment said if a lot of advance tickets are sold in advance for a certain day, at the door tickets that day could be limited.

Several area residents won't need tickets to get into the ballroom. They will be there to entertain the ticket holders.

Vern Belik is bringing his six-piece band to the stage on Saturday, Oct. 24.

"I've put the full band together to play for this," the bandmaster and farmer from Prague said.

Belik said he was excited to work with Big Joe again. He met the radio and television polka personality "many, many moons back." Big Joe had found out that Belik played the button accordion and asked him to help tape some cassettes.

"I jumped at the chance," he said. "It was a great opportunity."

Belik and Big Joe worked together many times over the years.

"We became decent friends and still are," Belik said. "Anytime sometime like this comes up, I told him to let me know."

Belik, who recently turned 85, started his own band about 64 years ago. He said he still enjoys every performance.

"You've got to like to do what you are doing," he stated. "I just love to play."

He also likes playing music that makes other people happy.

"Doing something that somebody else enjoys, that's part of my payment," Belik added.

There should be plenty of enjoyment to go around next weekend. Big Joe's motto is "Happy music for happy people."

Other area bands on the schedule include the Eddie Malina Band from Prague, the Duffy Belorad Band led by Kevin Koopmann from Raymond and the Moostash Joe and Mark Vyhlidal bands, both from Fremont.

Kliment said one of the nice things about the upcoming festival is that there will be a lot of bands that have not played at Starlite before. She said dancers will get to hear music from different parts of the state and region. Bands from Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Texas and South Dakota are also scheduled to play.

For a full schedule of bands and ticket information, visit Big Joe's website at www.polkacatalog.com/wahoo or call 1-800-2576552.

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Nebraska's NRDs are praised, criticized at legislative hearing

By Lori Potter, Kearney Hub KEARNEY - The best and worst features of Nebraska's 23 natural resources districts were highlighted Wednesday at a hearing in Kearney conducted by the Legislature's Natural Resources Committee.

Testimony was taken on Omaha state Sen. Beau McCoy's LR181, an interim study of the feasibility and benefits of restructuring NRDs. "The NRD watershed approach is the envy of other states," said Steve Chick, state conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Chick described the working and funding relationships between local NRCS offices and NRDs the NRCS adjusted its boundaries in Nebraska to fit with the NRDs - and said he believes Nebraska has the most effective and efficient federal program delivery system in the country.

However, Ted Thieman of Petersburg, representing the Nebraska Environmental Action Coalition, said putting groundwater management into the hands of locally elected boards may have been a mistake. He said all of Nebraska's water is one state resource, so there is no need to divide management between the state Department of Natural Resources (surface water) and NRDs (groundwater).

Thieman was particularly critical of "manipulative and self-indulgent" decisions made by Republican Basin NRD boards that have put the state in jeopardy for noncompliance with an interstate compact.

"There's a certain amount of self-serving going on in the Republican Basin," he said, because most NRD directors are irrigators or others with a vested interest in irrigated agriculture. He added that if all Nebraskans are accountable for water decisions, board seats shouldn't be limited to local residents.

One major step needed, Thieman said, "is to recognize the foolishness of allowing the fox to guard the hen house."

When Thieman talked about putting water decisions into the hands of a "central decision-making source," state Sens. Tom Carlson of Holdrege and Mark Christensen of Imperial both warned of the possible consequences for the Republican Basin.

"If you put it up to just a single water czar, it's easy to shut off the water," Christensen said.

Claude Cappel of McCook said he believes in local control as long as there are some rules and decision makers are dedicated to sustainability of resources.

He's concerned that legislation doesn't require NRDs to take action, but uses words such as "shall" or "may." Cappel said there also has been insufficient state funding for projects and poor enforcement of water management requirements.

Cappel said he supports correlative rights for groundwater use - share-and-share alike when water is plentiful or limited - even if that means further cuts in Republican Basin irrigation appropriations. Carlson replied that a centralized system putting one person from the state in charge would make it easier to decide to give some irrigators zero allocations.

When state Sen. Annette Dubas of Fullerton asked Cappel if he had any suggestions to change the election process for NRD boards to get more opinions represented, Cappel replied, "Basically, if you have the viewpoint I have, you're not going to get elected in the basin."

Most of Wednesday's testimony was from NRD managers and directors in support of the status quo. They described their many partnerships with other NRDs, NRCS, municipalities, environmental groups and other interests, and their work on water quantity and quality issues, soil conservation, irrigation efficiency, drinking water systems,

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They opposed consolidating NRDs into larger districts.

"If we combine NRDs, it could take two or three days of meetings to address all the issues," said Central Platte NRD Director Mike Dobesh of Wood River, because areas within a basin have different concerns.

CPNRD General Manager Ron Bishop of Grand Island said current NRDs are large enough to get things done, but small enough to have relationships with landowners and other local entities.

"The success of our program has been because of the local trust and the local cooperation we've developed over time," he said.

The 185-mile long CPNRD runs along the north side of the Platte River from Gothenburg to Columbus.

Bishop said he has toyed with the idea of a second office in Dawson County. "If we'd be larger, there would be no question that we'd have to have suboffices," he said, which probably would negate any cost savings from consolidation.

"I'm opposed to spending a lot of time on this," said Roric Paulman of Sutherland, a former director on the North Platte-based Twin Platte NRD board. "It's a good system."

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The 2008 Farm Bill requires 2008 final countercyclical payments to be paid as soon as practical following the end of the marketing year, but not sooner than Oct. 1, 2009. Because the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) published the final marketing year average prices for peanuts on Aug. 31, 2009, and for corn, grain sorghum and soybeans on Sept. 29, 2009, USDA can now determine that no final payments will be made for these commodities. The 2008 Farm Bill provides that one partial counter-cyclical payment may be issued after 180 days of the marketing year. However, USDA did not issue a partial payment for the 2008 crop of peanuts, corn, grain sorghum or soybeans because these markets were strong.

NASS announced the final market year average price for upland cotton on Oct. 9, 2009 of 47.8 cents per pound, and will announce long-grain and medium and short-grain rice prices on Jan. 29, 2010. No final counter-cyclical payments for rice are expected because the preliminary market year average prices for rice announced by NASS on Aug. 31, 2009, far exceeded their respective effective prices.

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ment rate plus the higher of either the national average market price received by producers during the marketing year or the national average loan rate for the commodity.

The final marketing year prices per bushel are 23.0 cents per pound or $460.00 per ton for peanuts, $4.06 for corn, $3.20 per bushel for grain sorghum and $9.97 for soybeans. There are no final counter-cyclical payment rates for peanuts, corn, grains sorghum and soybean oats because their effective prices exceeded target prices.

A table displaying the target price, average market price, loan rate, direct payment rate, effective price and final counter-cyclical rate for peanuts, corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and cotton is available at this URL: http://www.fsa.usda.gov.

For each commodity, the counter-cyclical payment for each crop year equals 85 percent of the farm's base acreage multiplied by the farm's counter-cyclical payment yield multiplied by the counter-cyclical payment rate.

For more information on the direct and countercyclical payment programs, visit your local FSA office or the FSA Website: www.fsa.usda.gov.

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N. Platte River benefits from above normal inflows Continued from Page 1 ....

Seminoe Reservoir was above the 30-year-average of 20,300 acre-feet in September with 22,300 acre-feet. Its September inflows for the past three years were 31,700 acre-feet in 2009, 16,400 acrefeet in 2007, and 21,100 acre-feet in 2006. Its accumulated inflow for Water Year 2009 was 1,225,100 acre-feet, or 128 percent of the 953,500 acre-foot 30-year-averge. Seminoe is the only one of the system's major reservoirs (Glendo, Guernsey, Pathfinder, Seminoe) to exceed the average.

Although the inflow numbers are lacking, the system has picked up on storage amounts.

Seminoe, Pathfinder and Glendo are slightly above average. Seminoe has 684,700 acre-feet or 110 percent of the 30-year-average, while Pathfinder is 146 percent of the 30-year-average, with 700,300 acre-feet. Glendo contains 125,200 acre-feet, or 113 percent of the 30-year-average. This is the first time in three years that Seminoe, Pathfinder and Glendo, as well as the total of all reservoirs, has exceeded the 30-year-average in storage. Total storage for the entire system is 1,700,400 acre-feet, or 121 percent of the 1,408,600 acre-foot 30-year-average.

The North Platte Project, which delivers water to most of the irrigators in eastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle, is above normal for ownership amounts. It has 555,400 acre-feet, compared to the 30-year-average of 398,400 acre-feet. The project's total storage ownership capacity is 1,062,100 acre-feet. It was above average at this time in Water Year 2008, at 572,700 acre-feet, compared to 286,300 acre-feet at this time in Water Year 2007.

Area irrigation districts ceased deliveries in midSeptember, wrapping up an unusually wet growing season that also had plenty of water for crops.

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Health Care: What If Rural Really Mattered?

By John Crabtree, Center for Rural Affairs After August’s rancorous health care debate, it seems time to return to the question, “What would it look like if rural really mattered?”

Making health care coverage affordable for the rural self-employed should be a driving force in the reform debate. Over half the jobs in rural America are tied to small businesses or self-employment – on family farms, ranches and Main Street businesses. As a result, rural people who own or work for those businesses are twice as likely to be underinsured as urban Americans.

Angel Romero-Keister opened Cravings Café in Lyons, Nebraska, last year. Her husband and their son have health insurance, Angel does not. They could not afford the additional premiums to include her. A so-called “pre-existing condition” made purchasing coverage for Angel on the individual market virtually impossible. She has become a vocal advocate for reform. She has helped organize local and statewide events in Nebraska and has traveled with other small business owners to Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress for strong health care reform legislation.

Likewise, Larry Harbour, an entrepreneur from Broken Bow, Nebraska, has spoken out for health care reform. Larry’s story was reported by National Public Radio’s Howard Berkes in June.

Larry opened LB Custom Chrome and Detail to good success, but he knows the cost of individual health insurance for him and his wife – as much as $12,000 to $20,000 in annual premiums – is a serious economic threat to their business. But they

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Angel and Larry, like so many other self-employed rural Americans, have taken great financial risks to start their businesses in our rural communities. We hold them up as examples of rural America’s drive Angel Romero-Keister opened Cravings Café in Lyons, Nebraska. Her and entrepreneurial spirit, husband and their son have health insurance, Angel does not.

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The Guaranteed Loan Program allows commercial and farm credit lenders to extend credit to qualified applicants, who otherwise would not meet their standard lending criteria. Participating lenders can use the Guaranteed Loan Program to strengthen a loan's viability through a guarantee of up to 95 percent of the loan amount. Farmers interested in guaranteed loans should apply through a conventional lender.

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But that's what Maranda, 13, and Marissa Kegley, 11, of rural Kearney did. Last fall, the sisters went to the Buffalo County Farm Services Agency in Kearney and got a loan for 11 head of registered Polled Herefords.

"It was long," Maranda joked of the paperwork.

The Youth Loan Program allows teens between the ages of 10 and 20 to obtain a loan for up to $5,000 for agricultural enterprise projects for Future Farmers of America or 4-H. Jerry Stuhr, farm loan manager, said loans can be taken out for one- to seven-year terms with regular interest rates. So far, Stuhr said, most of the loans he's approved have been for livestock.

"It just seems like a good way for the kids to get started, with a low interest rate, so they could build up a herd quick," said the girls' father, Randy Kegley.

An eighth-grader at Sunrise Middle School, Maranda has been involved with cattle since she started 4-H at age 8, her mother, Marcie, said.

Maranda shows calves year-round as far away as Oklahoma for the Hereford Junior National Stock Show, where she has won reserve champion carcass steer.

The girls also have 10 cows and bred heifers together. They picked their Herefords specifically because of their calmness. Randy also raises and

MARANDA KEGLEY, 13, brushes one of the 11 registered Polled Herefords she bought with her younger sister through a youth loan from the Farm Services Agency. feeds about 150 head of cattle with his father, Ron. The girls plan to use their investment for college.

Maranda hopes to have a career in agriculture, while Marissa wants to be a large-animal veterinarian.

But cattle aren't the only business venture the girls hope to have together. In January, Maranda was one of six students chosen statewide to receive a $500 scholarship from the Nebraska Beekeepers Association to start her own beehive.

Maranda built the hive, and with the help of an association mentor, she was given the bees, a

smoker and a protective suit.

"I just thought it would be interesting," she said of the project.

In August, Maranda extracted 70 pounds of honey, which she now sells for $7 a pound. She profits $6 and donates $1 to her church, Havens Chapel United Methodist Church.

This spring, Maranda plans to add more hives of her own and help Marissa and their younger sister Mia, 9, start their own hives.

"Their idea is to start a honey business together," Randy said.

For her enterprise work, Maranda recently received the Youth in Agriculture Award at the Central Nebraska Youth Summit sponsored by the Buffalo County Youth Advisory Board.

To obtain a youth loan through FSA, contact Jerry Stuhr at 237-3118.

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Power opportunities blowing in the wind

By Sandra Hansen, Scottsbluff Star-Herald Members of area Rural Conservation and Development districts had an opportunity Monday to learn about progress in regional wind power projects. Grant Stumbaugh, coordinator of the successful southeast Wyoming RC&D explained how landowners in his district have pooled resources to bring wind power to the southeastern corner of Wyoming.

Stumbaugh said a locally led Wyoming grassroots approach has been successful. The group looked at five components when setting up their association. Those were the wind energy resources, a market, transmission and capacity, landowner and community support, and environmental impacts and other location factors.

Stumbaugh said local groups have formed associations that deal with wind power generating companies. He said this structure is better than cooperatives because landowners don't have to own the wind turbines and avoid other risks common to co-ops.

According to Stumbaugh, transmission lines are the biggest problem. There are two sets of transmission grids in the United States. One feeds the eastern half and the other, the western half. The dividing line runs through western Nebraska. There are several hurdles to achieving an easy flow of power across the dividing line.

Nebraska is unique because it is the only public owned power system in the United States. The national power supply is market based with prices determined by the market. Stumbaugh said discussions are on-going on how to fold Nebraska into the rest of the power network.

Wyoming has 14 associations, incorporating 700,000 acres. The Platte County, Wyo., organization is called the Renewable Energy Alliance of Landowners (REAL). Association membership fees are 10 cents an acre, and it has a board of managers. Through an association, landowners pool their resources. Instead of an attorney for each landowner, only one attorney can represent them all. They also share the proceeds from the wind turbines, whether they have one on their property or not, and have a united front in dealing with proposals. "We become price makers, and it brings the community together," Stumbaugh told the RC&D group. "It's a win win situation."

Wyoming ranks 12th in potential wind development and Nebraska is 22nd. Texas is first, Iowa second, and California third. It is all a plus for local landowners and economies, Stumbaugh said. Wind energy adds diversification, almost like an alternative crop, and saves water. Local economies benefit by additional tax revenue, too.

However, there are uncertainties, Stumbaugh cautioned. These can include economic downturns, the Wyoming tax structure (or any state's),

environmental and wildlife impacts, viewsheds or impacts on scenery, property values, transmission, and economic stimulus. And there is a major question of who owns the wind? Do they need to assign rights to the wind? If so, are there rights available for solar power?

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Smith calls for hearing on new ag export markets

By Robert Pore, Grand Island Independent With beef exports to Japan picking up, Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., would like to see that trend continue for American agricultural products.

Last week Smith, who is a member of the House Agriculture Committee, sent a letter requesting a committee hearing on developing new overseas markets for U.S. farm products.

In the letter to Rep. Mike McIntyre " chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture " Smith specifically called for testimony from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.

The Foreign Agriculture Service, he said, works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products, build new markets, improve the competitive position of U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace, and provide food aid and technical assistance to foreign countries.

"With so much uncertainty coming from

Washington, agriculture producers are feeling extremely strained and uneasy," Smith said.

"Whether it is new environmental regulations or volatile energy prices, the cost of doing business for farmers and ranchers is on the rise."

According to a recently released report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Smith said, U.S. agriculture producers will need to reach more and more foreign customers in order to restore profits.

"Since exports are imperative for U.S. producers, I would welcome the opportunity to listen to testimony and examine expert witnesses from the Foreign Agriculture Service on their mission and overseas operations," he said. "Such a hearing will provide a valuable forum to discuss steps toward long-term stability for our producers."

Smith said that, now more than ever, "Our products must be as competitive as possible in the world market."

Nebraska profits greatly from overseas agricultural sales as the state ranked fifth in the nation

last year, with $5.944 billion in sales. Nebraska was fifth in soybean exports, third in feed grain exports, second in live animal exports, and first in animal fats and hides and skins.

Nebraska is also the nation's leading commercial red meat production state, with many of those finished products heading overseas for sale.

With Nebraska being one of the nation's leading livestock products export states at more than $1.7 billion in 2008, one of the most popular destinations for Nebraska beef is Japan, though recent restrictions have limited the amount of U.S. beef being exported there.

But, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, U.S. beef is increasing its popularity with Japanese consumers.

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Cherryvale, Kan., Oct. 9, 2009 - Christopher Helt's dream of one day owning and breeding his own calves came true when USDA approved his application for a Direct Operating Loan in March. Helt, a beginning farmer, used his $30,000 operating loan made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to buy 24 cows, a truckmounted remote feeder and a large cement feed trough from a local retailer in Cherryvale.

Helt didn't grow up in a farming family, but he had gained experience breeding and raising calves by helping others, when he wasn't working in his primary profession as a sandblaster. He found an ideal 75-acre pasture to rent near his home to use for his cattle. Now, Helt's son has also become interested in raising calves and was recently approved for a Rural Youth Loan to buy five cows for eventual breeding.

Without the ARRA money from USDA's Farm Service Agency, Helt's dream of starting this new farming business would not have become a reality.

The ARRA money also helped the local Cherryvale

Extension educators have planned Cattleman’s Day and Trade Show events for Mon., Nov. 16, 2009, in North Platte at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds; Tues., Nov. 17, 2009, Ogallala, Grey Goose; Mon., Nov. 23, 2009 in McCook, Red Willow County Fairgrounds; and Tues., Nov. 24, 2009, in Imperial, Zion Lutheran Church, said University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Educator Randy Saner of North Platte.

Each session will start with registration at 8:30 a.m. local, Saner said. Pre-registration deadline is one week before each session.

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This project is just one of thousands of USDA success stories made possible through the Recovery Act. Altogether, the Department has announced approximately $27.8 billion of the $28.0 billion in Recovery Act projects, benefiting people throughout the country. USDA has distributed $173 million in loans similar to Helt to help famers buy the seed, feed and fuel they needed to plant this spring and stimulate rural economies.

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Rotation One: • “Calving Date Economics” - Brian Strauch, Extension Educator, Red Willow County • “Livestock Gross Margin and Livestock Risk Protection” – Robert Tigner, Extension Educator, Chase, Dundy, Hayes and Hitchcock counties Rotation Two: • “McCOOL and Source and Age Verification Programs” – Noel Muel, Extension Educator, Furnas County • “How Size Affects Heifer Development” – Randy Saner, Extension Educator, Lincoln and McPherson counties Luncheon speaker, Matt Spangler, UNL Beef Genetics Specialist, will discuss “Utilizing Genomic Information in Selection.”

After lunch, two more rotations will provide participants with more choices.

Rotation Three: • “The Value of Corn Stalks Versus Range” – Aaron Stalker, UNL Beef Range Systems Specialist • “Ranch Profitability: What Are the Choices? – Doug Anderson, Extension Educator, Keith and Perkins counties Rotation Four: • “Windrow Grazing” – Jerry Volesky, UNL Forage and Range Management Specialist • “Benefits of and Tips to Achieve a Short Calving Season” – Rick Funston Breaks throughout the day will allow for visits to the trade show, Saner said. Door prizes will end each of the sessions between 3:30 and 5 p.m. local time.

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The survey revealed that Japanese consumers look to certain outside information sources to reinforce their confidence in U.S. beef. When asked what would encourage them to buy U.S. beef, the survey participants cited several leading factors:41 percent said the approval of the safety of U.S. beef by the government of Japan.23.4 percent said U.S. government safety guarantees.22.1 percent said safety approvals offered by specialists and celebrities.20.5 percent said safety explanations offered by U.S. producers.14.4 percent said the serving of U.S. beef in well-known restaurants and hotels.

Last month, 100 Japanese families were selected from among 4,000 families that applied to participate in a USMEF barbecue hosted in Tokyo by four representatives from the Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB). The NSB delegation grilled steaks with the families, visited a Japanese cooking school and toured meat industry facilities in the country during their visit.

"Japanese consumers enjoy meeting the producers behind the products they serve their families," said Takemichi Yamashoji, USMEF-Japan senior marketing director. "Talking with typical American meat and grain producers puts a face on U.S. beef and pork and reinforces the message of quality."

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Support: Resistance

Live cattle trade has been higher this week due to light chart buying and profit taking by market shorts. Heading into Thursday, the weekly net change is 62 higher on the December contract and November feeders are down 32. Cash trade has been quiet at midweek with only a few light bids at $81; asking prices remain firm at $84. Cash trade may stay flat the rest of the month, but if the market believes harsher winter weather will come early and the placements will stay small near term, then the market should rise. The cutout finished higher on Wednesday with choice up 3 at 135.60 and select was 1.03 higher at 131.25. Choice will need to move back into the $140 range to support mid to upper $80 cash trade. On the December chart, the market has moved back above resistance at $85, which may promote

Nov Feeder 9245 9530

continued chart buying. The trade should see some position squaring ahead of the upcoming Cattle on Feed Report on Friday. The trade is expecting to see marketings come in at 99%, placements are expected at 103%, and the average guess for total on feed is 99%. It will be important to move above the late September high at 86.15 in order to break out of the recent pattern of lower highs and lower lows that we have seen since July. Look for cash trade to dictate the futures direction. Lighter than expected October placements at this time is what appears to have sparked the very limited selling interest on the winte

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interest. The market must be convinced that demand, especially better export demand, will be there to help sustain a rally in the cash and futures. There is a hefty premium built into the deferred contracts, but the winter months have some room for upside. It will be important for cattle and the stock market to hold up or hogs could see renewed selling interest.

Hedgers call with questions. You should be looking at your future margins now and scaling into hedges.

December 09 Hogs (CBOT) - Daily Chart - 10/15/2009

November 09 Feeder Cattle (CBOT) - Daily Chart - 10/15/2009

Open . .54.400 High . .54.500 Low . . .53.650 Close . .54.250 Change .+.575 Open . .93.800 High . .94.300 Low . . .93.400 Close . .94.150 Change +1.025

Nebraska Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report

Week Ending: 10/10/2009 MARKET: Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE; Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE; Ericson/Spalding Auction Market - Ericson, NE; Huss Livestock Market LLC - Kearney, NE; Imperial Livestock Auction - Imperial, NE; North Platte Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE; Ogallala Livestock Auction Market - Ogallala, NE; Tri-State Livestock Auction - McCook, NE; Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE Receipts: 17,061 Last Week 20,392 Last Year 16,400 Compared to last week, steers traded steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers trended steady to mostly 3.00 lower. Snow and frigid temperatures over the past week decreased demand especially for calves. Trade activity was light to moderate. Feeder steers made up 61% of total receipts, heifers 39%.

Weights over 600 pounds were 44% of total offerings.

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Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1-2 Head . . . .Wt . . .Avg Wt . . .PriceAvg . . . . . .Price 18 . . .384-386 . .385 15 . . . . .416 . . . .416 59 . . .482-498 . .489 25 . . .503-518 . .514 40 . . .554-580 . .565 17 . . .606-639 . .631 5 . . . . . .662 . . . .662 26 . . .716-723 . .720 12 . . . . .783 . . . .783 24 . . .865-895 . .873 4 . . . . . .998 . . . .998

.108.00-113.00 . .110.49 . . . . .86.50 . . . . . . .86.50 .102.50-109.00 . .105.95 . .93.50-100.00 . . . .96.38 . .98.50-100.50 . . . .99.69 . .85.50-87.00 . . . .85.84 . . . . .81.00 . . . . . . .81.00 . .91.50-92.75 . . . .92.12 . . . . .84.75 . . . . . . .84.75 . .88.00-90.75 . . . .90.02 . . . . .82.25 . . . . . . .82.25

161 . .439-448 . .444 .104.00-110.00 . .107.64 930 . .451-494 . .474 . .93.00-107.00 . . .100.50 94 . . . . .455 . . . .455 . . . .112.00 . . . . .112.00 790 . .502-548 . .528 . .89.50-106.00 . . . .96.03 16 . . . . .506 . . . .506 . . . .101.00 . . . . .101.00 75 . . . . .507 . . . .507 . . . .101.50 . . . . .101.50 174 . .512-541 . .527 .106.00-110.75 . .108.28 562 . .552-598 . .573 . .87.50-100.50 . . . .94.62 326 . .600-639 . .615 . .84.50-98.25 . . . .94.33 194 . .653-688 . .669 . .91.00-96.50 . . . .94.22 6 . . . . . .686 . . . .686 . . . . .89.50 . . . . . . .89.50 196 . .703-743 . .726 . .86.50-93.75 . . . .91.27 228 . .756-793 . .771 . .82.00-90.50 . . . .88.04 496 . .804-848 . .822 . .84.25-89.25 . . . .87.40 461 . .850-898 . .872 . .83.75-90.75 . . . .87.25 215 . .905-944 . .921 . .82.00-87.00 . . . .86.00 71 . . .960-995 . .971 . .80.75-84.25 . . . .83.18 11 . .1005-1020 .1012 . .81.50-83.25 . . . .82.30

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1-2

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

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

80 . . .301-347 . .326 187 . .355-397 . .374 97 . . . . .394 . . . .394 408 . .400-447 . .427 57 . . . . .430 . . . .430

.108.00-122.00 . .112.41 .102.00-120.00 . .109.37 . . . .108.75 . . . . .108.75 . .96.00-111.50 . . .103.78 . . . .103.00 . . . . .103.00

5 . . . . . .326 . . . .326 53 . . .401-449 . .431 148 . .456-497 . .483 8 . . . . . .595 . . . .595 8 . . . . . .663 . . . .663 31 . . .706-748 . .743

5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle Week Ending: 10/11/2009

Confirmed: 98,770 Week Ago: 102,628

Year Ago: 130,876

Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,307 . . . . . . . . .1,250-1,495 . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.00-81.00 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,765 . . . . . . . . .1,240-1,485 . . . . . . . . . . . . .77.00-81.50 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,128 . . . . . . . . . .1,145-1,475 . . . . . . . . . . . . .79.00-82.00 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297 . . . . . . . . . .1,220-1,400 . . . . . . . . . . . . .77.50-82.00

Weighted Averages (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) 1,413 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79.16 1,382 . . . . . . . . . . . . .79.93 1,350 . . . . . . . . . . . . .81.35 1,333 . . . . . . . . . . . .80.92

Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,334 . . . . . . . . .1,215-1,350 . . . . . . . . . . . . .76.50-81.00 1,302 . . . . . . . . . . . . .79.43 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,805 . . . . . . . . . .1,150-1,380 . . . . . . . . . . . . .77.50-82.00 1,275 . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.25 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,493 . . . . . . . . .1,050-1,370 . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.00-82.00 1,201 . . . . . . . . . . . . .81.47 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-======================================================================================================= Weighted Averages Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (Paid on Hot Weights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,935 . . . . . . . . . .836-1,022 . . . . . . . . . . . . .120.00-129.00 903 . . . . . . . . . . . . .125.32 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,290 . . . . . . . . . . .737-936 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123.00-128.00 887 . . . . . . . . . . . . .125.20 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,698 . . . . . . . . . . .800-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121.00-127.00 911 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124.12 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .--- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Count . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,220 . . . . . . . . . . .724-871 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120.00-127.00 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,837 . . . . . . . . . . .730-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124.00-129.00 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,886 . . . . . . . . . . .678-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123.00-128.50 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .--

Weighted Averages (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) 829 . . . . . . . . . . . . .124.96 814 . . . . . . . . . . . . .125.40 763 . . . . . . . . . . . . .127.26 -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .--

NEBRASKA HAY SUMMARY Week Ending 10/9/2009 Eastern Nebraska: Compared to last week few sales trading steady to weak. New sales are at a minimum. Demand and trade activity light. Ground and delivered hay trading steady.

Pellet sales trading steady, with light demand and trade activity.

Northeast Nebraska: Ground and Delivered to feedlots 75.00-95.00. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17% protein: 183.00185.00.

Platte Valley of Nebraska: Alfalfa: Good Round Bales 80.00-85.00; Fair Round Bales 65.00-75.00. Grass: Large Square Bales 105.00-110.00; Good Round Bales 80.00-85.00. Ground and Delivered to feedlots 95.00-100.00. Dehydrated Alfalfa Pellets, 17%: 175.00-180.00.

Western Nebraska: Trade and movement very slow.

Hay prices were mostly steady. Demand moderate with supplies heavy in most areas. Second and third cutting nearing completion. Snow was reported in some parts of the region.

All prices dollars per ton FOB stack in medium to large square bales and rounds, unless otherwise noted. Horse hay in small squares. Prices are from the most recent reported sales.

Detailed Quotations Eastern Nebraska No Detailed Quotation

. . . . .80.00 . . . . . . .80.00 . .85.00-101.50 . . . .92.52 . .80.00-97.00 . . . .93.47 . . . . .88.25 . . . . . . .88.25 . . . . .87.50 . . . . . . .87.50 . .84.00-86.00 . . . .85.62

Mixed Grass 70.00-75.00 Wheat Straw 45.00-55.00

Weekly Weighted Averages (Beef Brands): Head Count

Live FOB Steer . . . . .22,497 Live FOB Heifer . . . .29,632 Dressed Del Steer . . .12,923 Dressed Del Heifer . .13,943

Avg Weight

. . . . . .1,361 . . . . . .1,237 . . . . . . .897 . . . . . . .798

Western Nebraska Alfalfa Premium 90.00-110.00 Good 80.00-90.00 Fair 65.00-75.00 Utility 55.00

Avg Price

. . . . . . .80.88 . . . . . . .80.84 . . . . . . .125.01 . . . . . . .125.98

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 . . . . .25,283 . . . . . .1,367 . . . . . . .82.08 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .25,510 . . . . . . .1,212 . . . . . . .82.38 Dressed Del Steer . . .16,542 . . . . . . .896 . . . . . . .127.64 Dressed Del Heifer . .13,417 . . . . . . .823 . . . . . . .128.26

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . .41,652 . . . . . .1,343 . . . . . . . .91.19 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .32,494 . . . . . .1,215 . . . . . . .91.45 Dressed Del Steer . .22,438 . . . . . . .884 . . . . . . .140.56 Dressed Del Heifer . .18,374 . . . . . . .795 . . . . . . . .141.73

• St. Joseph Sheep - Week Ending Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 • Prior Week Slaughtered Lamb Head Count -- Formula : Domestic - 19,750; Imported - 0 Slaughtered Owned Sheep: Domestic: 2,889 Head; Carcass Wt: 65-90 Lbs.; Wtd Avg Wt: 73.1; Wtd avg. Dressing: 50.7%; choice or better; 99.4% YG 82.9% Domestic Formula Purchases: . . . .Head . . .Weight (lbs) . . .Avg Weight . . . . . .Price Range . . . . . . . . .Wtd Avg 91 . . . .under 55 lbs. . . . . .37.6 . . . . . . . .208.50 - 230.00 . . . . . . . .218.73 590 . . . . . .55-65 . . . . . . . .61.7 . . . . . . . .186.54 - 199.05 . . . . . . . .198.38 13,884 . . . . .65-75 . . . . . . . .70.7 . . . . . . . .180.50 - 203.56 . . . . . . . .197.40 4,187 . . . . . .75-85 . . . . . . . .78.3 . . . . . . . .182.79 - 206.56 . . . . . . . .197.54 402 . . . . . .over 85 . . . . . . . .85.6 . . . . . . . . . . .200.39 . . . . . . . . . . .200.39

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Heartland Express

October 15, 2009

The Heartland Express Category Index 1000 - Hay & Forage Equip

1500 - Hay and Grain

2200 - Horses

3000 - Other Equipment

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

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

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

Antique Items, Fencing, Buildings, Catchall, etc.

1100 - Tillage Equip

1800 - Livestock Equip

2300 - Other Animals

5000 - Real Estate

Tractors, Implements, Sprayers, Cultivators, etc.

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

Dogs, Poultry, Goats, Fish, etc.

Farm Real Estate, Non Farm Real Estate

1200 - Irrigation Equip

1900 - Cattle

2500 - Services

6000 - Bed and Breakfast

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

Feeder Cattle, Heifers, Bulls, Services, etc.

Help Wanted, Custom Work and Services, etc.

Your home away from home

7000 - Special Events

1300 - Grain Harvest Equip

2000 - Swine

2600 - Transportation

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

Feeders, Sows, Boars, etc.

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

1400 - Other Equipment

2100 - Sheep

2800 - Construction

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

Feeder Lambs, Ewes, Bred Ewes

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

Guide Hunts, Fishing Trips, Singles

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1006 - BALERS

WANTED TO BUY NE - IHC #24 MOWER & PARTS, (308) 587-2344 NE - IH 9’ MOWER, (402) 336-2755 FOR SALE NE - REBUILT KOSCH HAYVESTOR, (308) 587-2344 NE - IHC H W/WO MOWER, (308) 5872344 NE - KOSCH SIDE MOUNT MOWER, (308) 587-2344 NE - EMERSON DOUBLE VICON DISC, (308) 544-6421 NE - VICON 3 PT DISC MOWER, (308) 544-6421 NE - 10 BOLT SPACERS, 36” ROW FOR JD, (308) 390-0642 NE - REBUILT KOSCH TRAILVESTER MOWERS, 14’, WITH WARRANTY, $5,000.00, (308) 544-6421 NE - 7FT IHC SICKLE MOWER 2PT. $925.

2 PT DRAW BAR $150., (308) 436-4369 IA - SICKLE MOWERS 7’, $275 TO $775, (712) 299-6608 1003 - SWATHERS

FOR SALE CONT. KS - ‘88 HONEYBEE 36 FT CANVAS. GOOD COND. DUAL 18 FT. HDS & ADJ REELS W/PICKUP FINGERS. LAYS ONE 5 FT OR 2 3FT WINDROWS PER SWATH. GOES FROM FIELD TO ROAD POSITION IN 1 MINUTE. $25,000. WILL SELL EXC. IH 5488 TRACTOR AS A UNIT FOR $50,000., (785) 462-4231 1005 - RAKES

FOR SALE KS - 1996 NEW HOLLAND 2550, 16 FT HEAD, $26,000.00, (620) 340-3358 KS - NEW HOLLAND 2216 HEAD, $5,000.00, (620) 340-3358 KS - NEW HOLLAND 2218 HEAD W/2300 ADAPTER TO FIT 9030 BI-DIRECTIONAL, $9,000.00, (620) 340-3358 NE - JD 240, 14’, (308) 836-2667

FOR SALE NE - BALER BELTS AND CHAINS; BEARINGS & FLANGES, (308) 587-2344 NE - BELTS FOR MOST BALERS & SWATHERS, (308) 587-2344 TX - BALER BELTS- ALL BRANDS. MADE IN THE U. S. A. ! JD WITH GENUINE JD PLATE FASTENERS. FREE SHIPPING ON SETS. WWW. BALERBELTSANDHAYBEDS. COM, (800) 223-1312

WANTED TO BUY NE - LH CHANNEL IRON FRAME ON NH56 OVER 56B SIDE RAKE, AND A WHEEL, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE IA - WWW. RAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-2114 IA - ROWSE 14 WHEEL, SIDE DELIVERY, GOOD CONDITION, (641) 745-5228 NE - JD 858 SIDE DELIVERY, $650 OBO, (308) 882-5032 1006 - BALERS

FOR SALE AL - ROUND BALER BELTING: LRGST DEALER IN US. ORIGINAL BELTING FOR ALL ROUND BALERS INCLUDING NEW JD IN STOCK! SAVE HUNDRED$! FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE! NO 800#, JUST BEST PRICES. SINCE 1973. HAMMOND EQUIP. MC/VISA/DISC/AMEX OR COD, BALERBELTS.COM, (334) 627-3348 NE - USED BELTS FOR VERMEER 605XL BALER, (308) 962-5474 NE - VERMEER 605F, (308) 836-2667 IN - MINIATURE HAY BALER, PAYS FOR ITSELF IN 2 DAYS, BALE SIZE 8 1/2 X 4 1/2 X 3 5/8, MADE FROM 1/4” & 1/8” STEEL, THE STEEL UNIT IS POWDER COATED. CLEAN AND GREEN CORP., (219) 765-0500 NE - JD 530 BALER, (308) 882-4588 WI - BALER KNOTTER RESURRECTIONS: ALL HAVE REBUILT KNOTTERS. BUYSELL-TRADE-FIX BALERS. ., (715) 556-1400 KS - JD 348 WIRE BALER, EXCELLENT CONDITION, $10,000.00, (785) 2554579 KS - 3 POINT PLASTIC BALE WRAPPER. WEATHERPROOFS BALES IN PLASTIC. PRESERVES NUTRIENTS, EXTENDS STORAGE LIFE, $750.00, (785) 6735560 1007 - BALE MOVERS/FEEDERS FOR SALE NE - NEW EMERSON BALE MOVER-FEEDERS, (308) 544-6421

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1007 - BALE MOVERS/FEEDERS

1030 - OTHER- HAY & FORAGE

FOR SALE CONT. KS - E-Z HAUL INLINE SELF DUMPING HAY TRAILER, 32’ 6 BALE, GOOSENECK, BUMPER HITCH. CALL 785-817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/ FINANCE/TRADE, WWW. BALEWAGON. COM, (208) 880-2889 NE - 2008 KOSCH 8 BALE RETRIEVER, USED ONE SEASON, LIKE NEW CONDITION, PRICED WAY LESS THAN NEW!, (308) 348-2065 NE - HAYBUSTER MDL 1100 TUB GRNDR, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 1009 - STACKERS/STACK MOVERS

FOR SALE NE - HAY PROBE FOR TESTING, (308) 587-2344 NE - PRITCHETT TWINE, NET WRAP & AG SALES; CONTACT US TODAY FOR QUOTES ON YOUR NET WRAP, TWINE AND AG SUPPLIES, JERALD PRITCHETTO’NEILL, NE 402-340-4154 OR J. J. PRITCHETT-O’NEILL, NE 402-340-0890 WWW. BALERNETWRAP. COM - BALERNETWRAP@HOTMAIL. COM, (402) 3364378 IA - JD HAYLOADER, (712) 299-6608 IA - ROTARY CUTTERS, 5’, 6’& 7’, $375 TO $1475, (712) 299-6608 1101 - TRACTORS

FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/ FINANCE/TRADE. WWW. BALEWAGON. COM, (208) 880-2889 NE - NEW FARMHAND CHAIN & SPROCKETS, (308) 467-2335 IA - HESSTON 30 STACKER AND STACK MOVER, (641) 745-5228 NE - JD 200 STACKMAKER, $900.00, (308) 876-2515 NE - EMERSON 13X24 STACK MOVER, ELECTRONIC SCALES, W/ OR WITHOUT HYDRAFORK, (308) 544-6421 1010 - FORAGE HARVESTORS

WANTED TO BUY NE - IH 560 DIESEL, (402) 336-2755 NE - BUYING TRACTORS FOR SALVAGE MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (800) 5824303 MO - AC D17’S & UP, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - IH 560 TO 1566, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 NE - LATE MODEL JD 4020, ANY CONDITION., (402) 369-0212 MO - LINDSAY BRO WAGON, NEED PARTS: 6 BOLT HUB #Q563, (816) 3782015 NE - 2-24. 5 X 32 REAR TRACTOR TIRES, (402) 256-3696 FOR SALE IA - JD B’S 1937 TO 1950, (712) 2996608 IA - IH NICE SUPER C W/LOADER, (712) 299-6608 NE - IH DISGUSTED? HAVE SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES W/YOUR IH 706, 806, 1206, 4106, 756, 856, 1256, 1456, 766, 966, 1066, 1466, 1566, 786, 886, 986, 1086, 1486, 1586, 3288, 3388, 3488, 3588, 3688, 3788, 6788?FOR A PERMANENT FIX, CALL WENZ SERVICE TO PRICE THE KIT FOR YOUR MODEL, (800) 808-7885 NE - NEW, USED AND REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS, MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (800) 582-4303 IA - IH, NICE SUPER C W/WF, 2PT, (712) 299-6608 IA - OLIVER SUPER 88D, WF, PS, (712) 299-6608 IA - OLIVER SUPER 77G, WF PS, (712) 299-6608 IA - IH 300U, W/HYD BUCKET, $4,500.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - JD A, 1935, (712) 299-6608 MO - IF YOU HAVE FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE OR WANTING TO BUY/USE: WWW. DEERTRACS. COM -OVER 1, 500 ADS ONLINE, (877) 470-3337 IA - NEW FOTON 82 HP, CAB, AIR, 4WD, PERKINS ENGINE $26,600, 40HP FOR $11,900, (515) 462-3800 IA - NEW FOTON 25 HP, 4WD, DIESEL, 3PT, PTO, $8,600.00, (515) 462-3800 NE - 8 HOLE 15” TRACTOR FRONT WHEELS, FITS IHC, (308) 587-2344 IA - AC WC ROAD PATROL, 12’ BLADE, (712) 299-6608 NE - JD 4020 W/ NEW TIRES, NEW DIESEL INJECTOR PUMP, (308) 4785451 CO - PARTING OUT 4386 IH, NEW CLUTCHES, PRESSURE PLATE, ENGINE SOLD., (303) 536-0124 IA - IH SERVICE, TA REPAIR, 706-66, $2250. 986-1486, $2350. 300-560, $1350. ENGINE OVERHAULS: B & C, $1750. H THRU 300, $1850. 400-450, $1950. 560-706 GAS, $2150. 560-706 DIESEL, $2250. 414-436 DT, $2950.

CALL FOR 806-856 DIESEL. CALL BILL’S REPAIR, (319) 656-2111 NE - IH 656 GAS, GEAR DRIVE, 308-7500697 OR, $6,500.00, (308) 346-4710 IA - AC WD45, WF, PS, LOADER, (712) 299-6608 IA - IH-B WITH WOODS 60”PT, $2,550.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - AC-WC 1938 ELECTRIC START, $1,850.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - JD 720 D, PY START, 3PT, (712) 2996608 NE - IHC 1486, WEIGHTS, 20. 8 X 38 DUALS, 3 HYDS, GOOD PAINT AND FIELD READY, (402) 923-1721 NE - 5010 JD HANCOCK SELF LOADING SCRAPER, OLDER UNIT, (308) 436-4369 IA - SUP A, H, M, MTA, 350, 460, 560 TRACTORS, (712) 299-6608 NE - 6 VOLT GENERATOR FOR AC, WC OR WD-45, $25, (402) 564-5064

WANTED TO BUY KS - JOHN DEERE CHOPPERS & HEADS, ROEDER IMP, SENECA, KS, (785) 3366103 FOR SALE NE - KNIFE BAR & RECUT SCREEN FOR JD 35, (308) 995-5515 NE - RECUT SCREEN & AXLE EXTENSION FOR IHC 730, (308) 995-5515 NE - JD 5400 W/3RW & 3RN HDS, 4231 AXLE HRS, 1 OWNER. 308-750-0697 OR, (308) 346-4710 NE - 1999 JD 3970 W/KERNEL PROCESSOR, SHEDDED, $3,950.00, (402) 5452255 1013 - DUMP WAGON WANTED TO BUY KS - JD SILAGE WAGONS & HIGH DUMPS, ROEDER IMPLEMENT, (785) 336-6103 1014 - BALE WAGONS WANTED TO BUY KS - NH SELF PROPELLED & PULL-TYPE, ROEDER IMP, SENECA, (785) 336-6103 ID - NEW HOLLAND 2 & 3-WIDE, SELFPROPELLED, PULL-TYPE MODELS. JIM,, (208) 880-2889 FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND’S-ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/ TRADE. WWW. BALEWAGON. COM, (208) 880-2889 NE - NH 1044, 119 BALES, GOOD, $3,500.00, (402) 545-2255 1016 - SILAGE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - BIG REG SILAGE WAGON W/10 TON GEAR, AUTO, END GATE, EXC SHAPE. 308-750-0697 OR, (308) 346-4710 NE - 7600 SILAGE CHOPPER. A VERY NEW 3208 CAT DURA-DRUM KNIVES. 3 HEADS FIELD READY. 308-991-4633, (308) 425-6883 NE - GEHL 600 SILAGE CHOPPER W/PICKUP HEAD, $550.00, (308) 8744562 1030 - OTHER- HAY & FORAGE WANTED TO BUY NE - HAYBUSTER GEAR BOX FOR 1600 STACKER, BEDROLLERS, PUSH OFF ASSEMBLY, A FEW OTHER PARTS, (308) 587-2344 Reach Over 393,000 Households with

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1101 - TRACTORS FOR SALE CONT. WI - HESSTON4700, $5999, JD336, 24T & 14T, NH851, 273 & 65. ALL HAVE REBUILT KNOTTERS BY BALER KNOTTER RESURRECTIONS., (715) 556-1400 NE - 2 JD DR WH & LIFT ASSIT 7300, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 NE - FARMALL M WIDEFRONT POWER STEERING WITH FARMHAND F-11 WITH 8FT BUCKET. FORD 8M WITH BLADE TRACTOR, (308) 728-7922 KS - 1984 IH 5488, EXC COND. 5370 HRS, 180 HP, PTO, 3 PT, TRIPLE HYD, NEAR NEW GY 18. 4-38 DUAL TIRES & FRONT TIRES. YOU WILL LIKE THIS TRACTOR., $30,000.00, (785) 462-4231 IA - C-AC W/BELLY MOWERS, $1850 TO $2850, (712) 299-6608 CO - JD 341 GASOLINE 6 CYLINDER ENGINE FROM 105 COMBINE. IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION. WILL FIT 4020 TRACTOR. I WILL TEST RUN IT FOR YOU. $950. PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER., (719) 643-5267 KS - FORD 2N WITH 5’ WOODS BELLY MOWER, $3,500.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - IH 350 DIESEL, NEW OH, 2 PT HITCH, TA GOOD, $3,000.00, (308) 3482065 NE - IH 886 CAB & AIR, W DUALL 3100, QUICK ATTACH LOADER, 5400 ACTUAL HRS, $12,500.00, (308) 348-2065 NE - IH 186 HYDRO, CAB & AIR, 3 HYD. , GOOD CONDITION, $10,500.00, (308) 348-2065 1102 - LOADERS FOR SALE IA - SEVERAL LOADERS OFF JD 30104020, (712) 299-6608 NE - 640 CLASSIC JD SELF LOADING LOADER WILL FIT 6400 JD TRACTOR, ALSO FITS 3020, 4020, 4450. WILL FIT ANY TRACTOR THAT HAS 20” FRAME, 6’BUCKET & 4 TINE GRAPPLE FORK & MOUNTINGS; LIKE NEW, $7,500.00, (308) 390-0642 NE - LX 172 CASE IH LOADER, W/GRAPPLE, 8’ BUCKET, 4 PRONG GRAPPLE. CAME OFF A 5240 MAXXUM, $4,800.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - JD 740 SELF-LEVELING, 8’ BUCKET, LIKE NEW CONDITION, 7810 MOUNTS; CELL:308-550-0249 OR, (308) 536-2039 1103 - LOADER ATTACHMENTS WANTED TO BUY NE - DIRT OR MANURE BUCKET HEAD FOR F10 LOADER, NEEDS TO HAVE ORANGE FRAMEWORK W/GRAPPLE, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE IA - 3 PT 90” GNUSE BUCKET, $1,250.00, (712) 299-6608 1105 - DISKS WANTED TO BUY NE - SPACERS FOR NH TD100, (308) 995-8329 FOR SALE NE - DISK BLADES AND BEARINGS, (308) 587-2344 IA - 3 PT OR PULL TANDEM DISKS, 6’18’, (712) 299-6608 1106 - PLOWS AND SWEEP PLOWS FOR SALE KS - FLEX KING 4X5’ SWEEP PLOW, GOOD CONDITION, $1,250.00, (620) 865-2541 IA - OLIVER PLOWS, 2 & 3 BOTTOM, PULL/3PT, (712) 299-6608 IA - 25 PLOWS, 2, 3 & 4 BOTTOM, 2/3PT, (712) 299-6608 NE - NEW FLEX KING PICKER WHEELS, (308) 995-5515 NE - INTL 4 BOTTOM 540 STEER BOAT PLOW, 308-750-0697 OR, (308) 3464710 KS - FLEX KING 30 FT. SWEEP PLOW W/NEW HARD SURFACED FLEX KING MULCHERS, 5 6 FT HARD SURFACED NOBLE BLADES 80%. 5 NEW ROLLING CUTTERS, 2 NEW HYD LIFT CYL. , 4 NEW GY TIRES, NEW BEARINGS/SEALS IN WHEELS & ROLLING CUTTERS. STRAIGHT ROCK SHAFTS, HAYS, KS., $7,500.00, (785) 462-4231 KS - FLEX KING 5-6S BLADE PLOW WITH GOOD PICKERS AND BLADES. LOW ACRES AND WELL CARED FOR., $4,500.00, (785) 673-5560

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WANTED TO BUY SD - 400 OR 800 CASE IH ROW CROP PLANTER, (605) 386-2131 NE - LIFT ASSIST WHEELS FOR A JD 7300 12RN, (402) 545-2255 FOR SALE NE - NEW #92 IHC COVERING DISK ASSEMBLY, (308) 995-5515 NE - LIFT ASSIST AND/OR TRANSPORT KIT FOR IHC LISTER/ PLANTER, ALSO GAUGE STRIPE WHEELS, (308) 995-5515 IA - NEW & USED KINZES, SORENSEN EQUIPMENT, HARLAN, IA, (712) 7552455 KS - INSECTICIDE BOXES FOR JD 7200, 16 ROWS, $900 OBO. DISK FURROWERS, $1600., (620) 865-2541 IA - 50 JD, IH, KINZE, WHITE PLANTER ON HAND, MANY ATTACHMENTS AND PARTS, MAYER IMPLEMENT, (515) 4623800 NE - IHC SEED DRUMS, (308) 995-5515 NE - EVERSMAN TILLER W/10R30” JD PLANTER UNITS, (402) 726-2488 NE - MOORE BUILT 16 ROW PLANTER MARKERS, $3,000.00, (308) 485-4486 NE - MOORE BUILT LIFT ASSIST WHEELS, $3,250.00, (308) 485-4486 KS - JD 7200 FLEX FRONT FOLD MAX EMERGE TWO VACUUM PLANTER 12 ROW 30”. EITHER NO-TILL OR CONVENTIONAL TILL. PULL TYPE WITH 3 PT HINCH. CORN, MILO, SUNFLOWER & SOYBEAN PLATES. LIQUID FERTILIZER AND MONITOR., (620) 653-4913 NE - IH 500 6R 30” W/KINZE UNITS, 4 SEED DRUMS, $600.00, (308) 874-4562 NE - JD 16R30, W/STACKER BAR, LIFT ASSIST WHEELS, SHARK TOOTH FURROW OPENERS, HYD DRIVE, KEETON SEED FIRMERS W/FERTILIZER, ALWAYS SHEDDED., (402) 726-2488 1111 - DRILLS

FOR SALE CONT. KS - JD 600 HI-CYCLE W/40’ WICK BOOM. REBUILT MOTOR, $2,500.00, (620) 865-2541 1115 - MULCHERS/SHREDDERS

WANTED TO BUY NE - TYE DRILL FOR PARTS, (402) 4825491 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) 235-2718 NE - JD 520 SOYBEAN DRILL, 10X18 DOUBLE DISK W/DEPTH BANDS, V PRESS WHEELS. LIKE NEW., (308) 8946743 KS - 4LZ DRILLS W/HITCH, $2,000.00, (785) 871-0711 KS - 30” HOE AIR SEEDER DRILL $3500.

40’ DISC AIR SEEDER DRILL, $22,000, (785) 871-0711 NE - 150 & 7100 DRILLS, FERT. BOXES, BLACK HEAVY DUTY WHEELS, DBL HITCH, TRANSPORTS & PARTS, (308) 995-5515 NE - CRUSTBUSTER 13’ GRAIN DRILL, $2,900.00, (402) 787-2244 KS - CRUSTBUSTER 40’ DRILL 7 1/2” DOUBLE DISC ALL PLANT NO-TILL OR CONVENTIONAL. LIQUID FERTILIZER, MARKERS & SEED MONITOR., (620) 653-4913 KS - JD LZ 8-12 HOE DRILL, GOOD SHAPE IN EVERY WAY, SHEDDED, $3,500.00, (785) 673-5560 1113 - CULTIVATORS

FOR SALE NE - FRONT WEIGHTS FOR CASE IH MAGNUM, (308) 995-5515 NE - HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS, HOSES & PTO PUMPS, (308) 587-2344 IA - USED EQUIPMENT, GO TO WWW. MAYERFARM. COM, (515) 462-3800 IA - TRACTOR CHAINS 28” TO 38”, (712) 299-6608 NE - 3PT HITCH CADDY, $250.00, (308) 874-4562 NE - 240 FRIESEN SEED TENDER, $14,220.00, (402) 560-8508 IA - 3 PT CARRIERS, $175 TO $575, (712) 299-6608 1201 - ENGINES/MOTORS

FOR SALE SD - 3-PT 8R FLAT FOLD, $1,500.00, (605) 386-2131 NE - IHC GO-DIG PARTS, (308) 995-5515 NE - 4 ROW ORTHMAN TOOL BAR, CAN BE USED TO CULTIVATE OR RIDGE, (308) 390-0642 NE - KRAUSE 4700, 28’ FOLDING, 7” X 7” TOOL BAR, (308) 836-2667 NE - ORTHMAN 8 ROW 30” HAWKINS HILLER, (308) 836-2667 NE - JD 856 16R30 W/COULTERS & SHIELDS, $12,500.00, (402) 726-2488 NE - 25’ SPRING TOOTH FIELD CULTIVATOR, $250.00, (308) 874-4562 1114 - SPRAYERS FOR SALE KS - 1600 GAL. FLOATER 3000 WET BOOM SPRAYER, $6,500.00, (785) 8710711 OK - SPEIDEL WEED WIPER-#1 HERBICIDE APPLCTR FOR WEED CNTRL. ALL SIZES AVAILABLE. SOLD IN PAIRS. RECOVERS IN STOCK. ATV MOUNTING BRACKETS & QUALITY WEED WIPER CARTS. 21’, 30. 5’, 42. 5’, & 45. 5’. ACR SALES NORMAN, OK. WWW. ACRSALES. COM 800-544-1546, (405) 321-7843 NE - 2-200 GALLON SADDLE TANKS, FITS 4450, (308) 478-5451 NE - 60’ HYD. BOOM 3 PT SPRAYER W/3 SECTION SHUT-OFF, MANUAL FOLD, $550.00, (308) 894-6965 KS - 2003 FIELD SPRAYER. ROW CROP AND/OR FLOATER. 845 HOURS, 1200 GAL. , 90’ SELF-LEVELING BOOMS ON A FORD L8000 TRUCK. RAVEN CONTROLLER. FOAM MARKER., (620) 6534913 NE - 2 150 GAL TANKS W/SADDLES. 1 300 GAL TANK W/SADDLE. 300 GALLON FRONT MOUNT TANK FOR TRACTOR, (402) 726-2488 NE - WINDSCREEN TAKE-OFFS FOR 60FT FLEX-COIL SPRAYER $400 OBO, (308) 436-4369

FOR SALE NE - 20’ BESLER STALK CHOPPER, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 1116 - BUSH HOGS FOR SALE IA - 7’ 3PT, BUSH HOG CUTTERS; $1,050 TO $2,250, (712) 299-6608 1117 - FIELD CULTIVATORS FOR SALE NE - 12 RN BUFF & ORTH CULTIVATOR, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 1119 - ROD WEEDER FOR SALE KS - 45’ OF MILLER ROD WEEDER USED PARTS, DRIVES, TEETH, RODS, ETC. ALL FOR $500, (620) 865-2541 1120 - FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - CDS SQUEEZE & INJ PUMP, 24 ROW, $600.00, (402) 726-2488 NE - NH3 LIQUID PUMP & METER, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 NE - 5 INJECT FERTILIZER PUMPS, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 NE - 2 DJ NH3 MONITORS, CALL 308360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 1124 - AG CHEMICALS FOR SALE NE - GLYPHOSATE PLUS $9, GENERIC GRAZON $24, ARROW $75. QUALITY AG SALES, LINCOLN, CALL 877-985-6100 OR, (402) 466-6100 1130 - TRACTORS TILL. OTHER

WANTED TO BUY MO - MOLINE 504 DIESEL, (816) 3782015 FOR SALE NE - 413 CHRYSLER FOR SALVAGE, (308) 995-5515 NE - OIL COOLER FOR 354 PERKINS, (308) 467-2335 NE - USED VEE BELTS: 3-IHC C176” $15 EA; 4 GATES C240” $20 EA; 3 DAYCO C240” $15 EA; 4 DAYCO C270” $15 EA 1 DAYCO C116 $10 EA; 1 DAYCO 94” X 1 1/4” WIDE $10, (402) 564-5064 NE - 3 USED FORD 300, 2 INTERNATIONAL 605, 8 CHEVY 454 AND 8 USED GEARHEADS. 5 USED PIVOT GENERATORS. CALL FOR PRICE. DANNULL ENGINE SERVICE, (308) 995-5434 NE - USED 460 CU IN ENGINE WITH NEW HIGH PRESSURE BERKELEY PUMP, (800) 554-8715 NE - 6 CYL CUMMINS IRR MOTOR, (308) 836-2667 1202 - PUMPS FOR SALE NE - 10” WLR BOWLS, (308) 995-5515 NE - 5 NEW PTO PUMPS IN STOCK, (800) 284-7066 NE - 3X4 BERKELEY PUMPS, PRIMING VALVES AVAILABLE, (402) 364-2592 NE - USED MANURE PUMP, BETTER BUILT, (800) 554-8715 NE - USED BERKELEY PTO PUMPS & SUCTION EQUIPMENT, (800) 554-8715 NE - 6” PIT PUMP AND 2 7-1/2 HP PHASE 1 MOTORS, (308) 836-2667 NE - USED GORMAN RUPP PTO PUMP, (800) 284-7066 NE - USED BERKELEY B3ZRM PTO, (800) 284-7066 NE - (2) WLR 10” PUMPS, 110’ COLUMNS. VERY GOOD COND. $3000 EACH., (402) 256-3696 NE - 10 USED PTO PUMPS IN STOCK, (800) 284-7066 1203 - PIPE WANTED TO BUY NE - PAYING TOP CASH PRICES FOR ALL TYPES AND SIZES OF ALUMINUM IRRIGATION PIPE. WE PICK UP. PROMPT PYMT., (308) 380-4549 FOR SALE NE - 8” TEXFLO 20” GATES, ALL KINDS OF FITTINGS, (308) 995-5515 NE - 6” BAND & LATCH MAIN LINE, (308) 995-5515 NE - 6” PLAIN PIPE, ALUM AND PLASTIC, (308) 946-3396 NE - 10” X 20” PVC, (308) 946-3396 NE - USED 6” AND 10” PVC, CALL FOR LENGTHS, (308) 946-3396 NE - 6” ALUM MAIN LINE PIPE, HOOK & BAND, (308) 946-3396 NE - 6” X 20” GATED ALUMINUM, (308) 946-3396 NE - 8” X 20” ALUMINUM GATED, (308) 946-3396

1203 - PIPE FOR SALE CONT. NE - 10” X 20” ALUMINUM GATED PIPE, (308) 946-3396 NE - 8”X 30’ PLAIN ALUMINUM PIPE, (308) 946-3396 NE - USED 8”X20” PVC PIPE, (308) 9463396 NE - 60 LINKS OF GATED, 20” X 30’, (308) 478-5451 NE - 8” MAIN LINE HASTINGS, (308) 995-5515 NE - 9” MAIN LINE RING LOCK, (308) 995-5515 NE - 9” MAIN LINE HIGH PRESS, (308) 995-5515 NE - 8” DIAMONDLITE, 20” GATED, $1.25/FOOT, MAIN LINE $1.00 A FOOT, (308) 485-4486 1205 - GENERATOR WANTED TO BUY NE - USED WINPOWER PTO GENERATORS, (308) 775-3298 FOR SALE NE - WINPOWER - NEW & USED PTO GENERATORS, (308) 775-3298 1206 - GEAR HEADS FOR SALE NE - 150 HP GEARHEAD, 6 RATIO, (308) 995-5515 NE - AMARILLO 150 HP 4-3, $475., (402) 256-3696 NE - AMARILLO GEARHEADS: 50 HP 1:1 $700, 50 HP 4:5 $550, US MOTOR GEARHEADS: 90HP 4:3 $450, 70 HP 2:3 $400, (402) 564-5064 NE - GEAR DRIVE REPAIR- AMARILLO WARRANTY CENTER. REPAIR ALL MAKES/MODELS. 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE. CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES. CENTRAL IRRIGATION, (402) 723-5824 1207 - PIVOTS FOR SALE NE - 1981 VALLEY PIVOT MODEL 6000, 100 END GUN, 1100’, (402) 923-1721 NE - 1998 4 TOWER T-L PIVOT, (308) 946-3396 1208 - TRAVELER SYSTEMS FOR SALE NE - NEW CADMAN 4” X 1250’ HARD HOSE, (800) 284-7066 NE - NEW OCMIS HH: 4” X 1312’, (800) 284-7066 NE - NEW CADMAN 3” X 1050’ HH, NEW GREENFIELD 3” X 1312’ HH, USED CADMAN 3. 25” X 1250’ HH, 2 USED BOSS SH, USED VERMEER SH, USED WATERWINCH SH, USED HOSE CART FOR 4” OR 4. 5” HOSE, NEW 4” AND 4. 5” ANGUS HOSE IN STOCK, (800) 284-7066 NE - HEINZMAN TRAVELER WITH HOSE, (308) 390-0642 1209 - PUMPS WITH MOTORS FOR SALE NE - 3/4 BERKELEY PUMPS WITH PRIMING VALVES, ATTACHED TO YOUR CHOICE OF INDUSTRIAL 200 FORD, 300 FORD, OR 262 ALLIS, W/RADIATORS, AND CARTS, (402) 364-2592 1230 - IRRIGATION MISC. FOR SALE WI - SERVING THE MIDWEST WITH COMPLETE IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, ALL TYPES, NEW & USED. CONTACT ROBERTS IRRIGATION COMPANY AT 1500 POST ROAD, PLOVER, WI 54467, (800) 434-5224 NE - 8” SURGE VALVE, (308) 946-3396 NE - ORTHMAN 3-PT PIVOT TRACK CLOSER, EXCELLENT COND, (308) 3900642 NE - PIVOTS, HARD & SOFT HOSE TRAVELERS, PUMPS, WHEEL ROLLS, FITTINGS, PVC UNDERGROUND FITTINGS, NEW AND USED, “YOUR COMPLETE IRRIGATION HEADQUARTERS” NORTHERN AGRI-SERVICES INC, HENDERSON, NEBRASKA 68371, (402) 723-4501, (800) 554-8715 NE - 10” & 8” IRRIGATION PIPE FOR SALE. 6BT CUMMINS IRR MOTOR. 10 HP ELEC MOTOR W/SELF PRIMING PUMP. 6:5 100 HP GEAR HEAD. 10” DISCHARGE PIPE WITH COOLING COIL, (402) 7262488 1301 - COMBINES & ACCESSORIES WANTED TO BUY MO - GLEANER LM TO JD ADAPTER, (816) 378-2015 FOR SALE OK - REBUILT COMBINE SIEVES. NEW REEL BATS, GALVANIZED, (580) 3612265 OK - ‘90 C-IH 1680, 30’ 1010 HEADER, $19,000.00, (580) 361-2265 NE - JD BIN EXTENSION FOR 9600, (308) 836-2667 KS - LARGE BISH BIN EXT OFF 9610 W/HYD. PUSH UP AUGER. $750 OBO, (620) 865-2541 KS - 2 ‘79 N6, ‘85 N7, 8R30 CH, 20’ STRIPPER HEAD, (785) 871-0711 KS - NH TR98, 1905 SEP HRS, 30’ 973 FLEX HEAD, $72,000.00, (620) 3403358 OK - ‘82 GLEANER L2, 24’ HEADER, $12,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - C-IH 1480, 810 24’ HEAD, $13,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - TR85 NEW HOLLAND, 3208 CAT, 24’ HEADER, $5,000.00, (580) 3612265 NE - 1 COMBINE TIRE, 30. 5 X 32, GOODYEAR DYNATORQUE 70%, (402) 641-3841

1301 - COMBINES & ACCESSORIES FOR SALE CONT. CO - JD 95 GAS, 18’ HEADER, SQUAREBACK, HYDROSTAT DRIVE, MACHINE USED LAST IN 2006, VERY RESTORABLE. COMES WITH EXTRA 217 GAS ENGINE AND ALLIS CHALMERS COMBINE TRAILER. $950 OBO. LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER., (719) 643-5267 CO - 22’AIR REEL AND ACCESSORIES. RECENTLY TAKEN OFF JD 105 COMBINE. $450 OBO. PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER., (719) 643-5267 NE - SERVICE OPS & PARTS MANUALS FOR MANY BRANDS OF MANY OLDER COMBINES & PICKERS. GLEN MLNARIK (888) 802-5782. (NE) HRS MON-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM., (402) 986-1352 KS - 1966 GLEANER CII, ALWAYS SHEDDED, LOW WHEAT ACRES, WELL MAINTAINED, SIMPLE TO OPERATE., $3,500.00, (785) 673-5560 1302 - COMBINE HEADS WANTED TO BUY MO - JD 920F BEAN PLATFORM, (816) 378-2015 IA - MF 1163 CORN HEAD, (402) 6515811 FOR SALE SD - WE REBUILD COMBINE & WINDROWER HEADER AUGERS TO LIKE NEW CONDITION. PONCELET’S WELDING, RAMONA, SD. (605) 480-4860 OR, (605) 482-8405 OK - MACDON 960 36’ DRAPER W/C-IH ADAPTER, $9,000.00, (580) 361-2265 NE - 1989 JD 1243 CORN HEAD, POLY, HYD DECK PLATES,, $14,500.00, (402) 545-2255 1303 - CORN PICKERS FOR SALE IA - NI 311 CORNPICKER 2 R WIDE, $950.00, (712) 299-6608 1305 - WAGONS/GRAVITY WAGONS FOR SALE IA - FLARE, BARGE & GRAVITY WAGONS $150 TO $1850, (712) 299-6608 IA - WAGON GEARS, STEEL, WOOD OR RUBBER TIRES, (712) 299-6608 1307 - GRAIN DRYERS FOR SALE NE - BEHLEN 500 BU BATCH GRAIN DRYER, (402) 336-2755 NE - USED: MC 1175, 1250 BU HR. ALSO, MC 975, (800) 284-7066 NE - USED SUPERB’S: SD 250V, SA 750C, SA 1200C, (800) 284-7066 1310 - AUGERS NE - 2006 SPEED KING DRIVE OVER TIPPED $6,200 CALL, (308) 530-2040 FOR SALE NE - SPEED KING 52’ 8” WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR, (308) 478-5451 NE - MAYRATH 55’ GRAIN AUGER, 8” W/ ELECETIR MOTOR, (308) 478-5451 KS - WESTFIELD HYD. DRILL FILL AUGER FITS TRUCK TAIL- GATES $1500/OBO, (620) 653-4913 1313 - GRAIN STORAGE UNITS FOR SALE NE - 8” AERATION TUBING AND AERATION FANS, (308) 995-5515 NE - BULK HEAD FOR 51’ CURVET, (308) 995-5515 NE - SINGLE PHASE MOTORS, (308) 9955515 NE - BROCK BINS & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT, EPS & BEHLEN BLDG SYSTEMS, BUCKLEY STEEL, AINSWORTH, NE, (402) 387-0347 NE - NECO STIRRATOR FOR 33’ GRAIN BIN, 2 DOWN AUGERS, (402) 787-2244 NE - GRAIN STORAGE 5 MILES WEST OF KEARNEY. 308-237- 9428 OR, (308) 2335120 1315 - COMBINE TRAILERS FOR SALE SK - COMBINE TRAILERS: TRAILTECH OR JANTZ, SINGLE & DOUBLE. HYDRAULIC FOLD HEAD TRANSPORTS. FLAMAN SALES, BOX 280, SOUTHEY, SK, CANADA S0G 4P0, ASK FOR AL. EVES 306949-8458. DAYS, (306) 726-4403 1330 - GRAIN HARVEST OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - CHICAGO FANS, (308) 995-5515 FOR SALE NE - 8” AERATION TUBES, FANS, TUNNELS FOR CONCRETE FLOORS, (308) 995-5515 NE - GSI GRAIN BINS, GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT, ALL KINDS, GSI FANS & HEATERS, PORTABLE GRAIN DRYERS, (800) 554-8715 NE - NEW & RECONDITIONED KONGSKILDE AIR GRAIN VAC EQUIPMENT, (800) 554-8715 IA - MIDWEST PNEUMATIC. BRANDT, CONVEYAIR, REM, VACBOSS, HANDLAIR. NEW, RECOND, PTO OR ENG DRIVEN, PUMPS, AIR LOCKS, PIPE, PARTS, SERVICE. 5 YR LEASE OR LOAN AT 7. 1%.

40+ UNITS IN STOCK. OUR HIGH VOLUME MEANS YOUR BEST DEAL! WE DELIVER! MACEDONIA, IA, (800) 4802487 NE - NEW ORTHMAN DRY BEAN CUTTERS, (308) 995-5515 NE - SIOUX GRAIN CLEANER, SUPER MTA, EXC SHAPE W/F10 LOADER, SEIRAL #80147. 308-750-0697 OR, (308) 346-4710 NE - DMC MODEL 40 GRAIN CLEANER, (800) 284-7066

Page 37 1330 - GRAIN HARVEST OTHER FOR SALE CONT. IL - ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A MOISTURE TESTER THAT WILL GIVE YOU FAST & ACCURATE RESULTS? THEN CALL US NOW & ASK ABOUT OUR MODEL 920 & 930.

SHORE SALES. MOISTURETESTERS. COM, (800) 837-0863 1401 - 3 POINT BLADES FOR SALE IA - 2 OR 3 PT BLADES 6’, 7’, 8’ OR 9’ AC, IH, JD & OTHERS, (712) 299-6608 1404 - SNOW BLOWER/PLOWS FOR SALE IA - 3 PT SNOWBLOWERS, $1550 TO $2850, (712) 299-6608 1406 - LAWN MOWERS FOR SALE NE - HIS & HERS MOWERS, MADE BY DEINES CORP, BOTH HAVE 48” FRONT DECKS, 1 W/BAGGER, 1 W/DUMP BOX, BOTH W/BRAND NEW 14 HP TECUMSEH ENGINES, HEAVY DUTY MOWERS, EXCELLENT. ALSO LOTS OF SPARE PARTS, (308) 390-0642 NE - WORKHORSE LAWN TRACTOR W/SIDE PULL TYPE MOWER W/ BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE, WILL MOW TALL GRASS, PRACTICALLY NEW. REEL TYPE MOWER FOR SHORT GRASS, 10’ WIDE SWATH. CAN BE PULLED BEHIND 4 WHEELER OR WORKHORSE TRACTOR, (308) 390-0642 KS - NICE JD 318 GARDEN TRACTOR W/50” DECK, CALL 785-456-3000 OR, $2,200.00, (785) 889-4329 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, 300 GALLON & LARGER, (800) 558-0112 1412 - SHOP TOOLS,WELDERS, ETC WANTED TO BUY NE - 110V WELDING ROD DRYING OVEN, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - AIRCO PROPANE CUTTING TORCH, LONG HOSES, GAUGES, (308) 587-2344 1430 - OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - ELSTON GOPHER MACHINE, (308) 587-2344 IA - WWW. WHEELRAKE. COM, (712) 366-2114 IA - AGE CATCHING UP WITH YOUR NEED TO CLIMB? WE CAN HELP WITH A HAND OPERATED SINGLE PERSON ELEVATOR 140’ MAXIMUM CALL, (800) 462-3460 KS - ORTHMAN & BUCKEYE FRONT 3 PT HITCHES, $1500 EACH., (620) 865-2541 1500 - GROUND HAY FOR SALE KS - GROUND HAY AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND, DELIVERY AVAILABLE, (785) 389-5111 1501 - ALFALFA HAY WANTED TO BUY KS - GRINDING ALFALFA WANTED, (785) 389-5111 IA - QUALITY SML OR LG SQ ALFALFA OR MIXED IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE NE - ALFALFA, 4X4X8 BALES, DAIRY QUALITY, SHEDDED & TARPED, HAMEL HAY CO, (308) 962-5474 NE - 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD CUTTING OF ALFALFA HAY, (308) 882-4588 NE - GRINDING QUALITY ALFALFA IN LG RD BALES, HAMEL HAY CO, (308) 9625474 NE - HORSE QUALITY IN SM SQ BALES, SHEDDED & TARPED HAMEL HAY CO, (308) 962-5474 NE - CUSTOM GRINDING, GROUND HAY DELIVERIES, HAZARD, NE., (308) 4524400 NE - FIRST & SECOND CUTTINGS BIG ROUND BALES, (308) 383-0352 OR - MOISTURE TESTERS. BALE MOUNTED OR POKE. HAY, GRAIN, SOIL, WOOD, AQUATERR, KOSTER, COMPOST, DEW ALARMS, STROKE COUNTER. WWW. LEHMANFARMS. NET, (503) 434-1705 NE - HIGH QUALITY BIG ROUND & BIG SQUARE BALES. KORTY HAY. HAY ANALYSIS AVAILABLE., (888) 708-2800 1502 - PRAIRIE HAY FOR SALE IA - LARGE RD & BIG SQ BALES GOOD QUALITY GRASS HAY, DELIVERED IN SEMI LOADS ONLY, (641) 658-2738 NE - LARGE ROUND & SMALL SQUARE BALES PRAIRIE HAY, CALL EARLY AM OR LATE PM, (308) 894-6743 KS - TOP QUALITY SM SQ, CAN DELIVER SEMI LOAD LOTS, (785) 528-3779 KS - TOP QUALITY 4X4X8 SQ, CAN DELIVER SEMI LOAD LOTS, (785) 5283779 KS - BALED 4X8, SM SQ OR BIG ROUNDS, (620) 625-2402 KS - 2008 BROME BIG ROUND BALES, (785) 935-2480 NE - HOLT COUNTY NEBRASKA PRAIRIE HAY, CERTIFIED WEED FREE OF ALL NOXIOUS WEEDS, BIG ROUND BALES, CALL CELL: 402-394-8495 OR, (402) 336-3292

1502 - PRAIRIE HAY FOR SALE CONT. NE - CERTIFIED MEADOW HAY, BIG ROUND BALES, HORSES, CATTLE, MULCH, (308) 587-2344 NE - HIGH QUALITY PRAIRIE HAY 1ST & 2ND CUTTINGS. FREE OF WEEDS. $60 1ST, $70 2ND. 308-750-0697, (308) 3464710 1503 - BROME HAY FOR SALE NE - BIG ROUND BALES, BROME & MEADOW HAY, 1400-1500 LBS, $80 PER TON, LOUP CITY, (308) 383-0352 KS - HORSE QUALITY: 6000 SM SQUARES, 260 3X3’S, (785) 255-4579 NE - 32 BIG ROUNDS OF QUALITY SMOOTH BROME. LOCATED NE OF KEARNEY, NE., (308) 338-1021 1505 - STRAW WANTED TO BUY IA - GOOD CLEAN, BRIGHT SM SQ IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 1512 - SEED FOR SALE TX - FORAGE-TYPE TRITICALE SEED, CALL GAYLAND WARD SEEDS, (800) 299-9273 IA - BUYER & SELLER OF PRAIRIE GRASS & WILDFLOWER SEED, OSENBAUGH SEEDS, LUCAS, IA., (800) 582-2788 KS - TRITICALE SEED, A+ QUALITY, VOLUME DISCOUNT. DELIVERY AVAILABLE. CALL BROCK BAKER @, (800) 344-2144 NE - PASTURE & HAY MIXES, OATS, TURNIP, COVER CROPS, TEFF, MILLET, WILDLIFE, ALFALFA, ETC. , PRAIRIE STATES SEED 866-373-2514 TOLL FREE, (866) 373-2514 1530 - HAY & GRAIN OTHER FOR SALE IA - WWW. REPLACEMENTRAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-2114 1804 - FEEDING WAGONS FOR SALE IA - BJM MIXER FEEDER WAGON, 3 AUGER WITH SCALES, (712) 625-2391 NE - 4 X 10 BLAIR FEED WAGON, GOOD SHAPE, $800.00, (308) 467-2335 1806 - GRINDER MIXERS FOR SALE IA - IH 950, $950.00, (712) 299-6608 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 IA - FEED MILL EQUIPMENT - MIXERS, GRINDERS, ROLLERS, ETC. MANUAL TO AUTOMATED BATCHING CONTROLS. NEW & USED. CALL NORM’S LIVESTOCK SUPPLY, INC. STORM LAKE, IA 50588.

CELL 712-299-4497 OR, (800) 397-4682 NE - KRAMER 5 BALE PROCESSOR, (308) 544-6421 NE - PARTED OUT JD 400 GRINDER/MIXER, IN & OUT AUGERS, GRINDER MILL W/PTO SHAFT, ALL W/SCREENS, (308) 467-2335 CO - TUB GRINDERS, NEW & USED (W/WARRANTY). OPERATE WELL W/70175 HP TRACTORS, GRINDS WET HAY, TOUGH HAY & ALL GRAINS. HIGH CAPACITY. LOW PRICE. WWW. ROTOGRIND. COM, (800) 724-5498, (970) 353-3769 1808 - ROLLERS FOR SALE NE - HENKE 48” ROLLER MILL W/AUGER, EXC SHAPE. 308-750-0697 OR, (308) 346-4710 1810 - MANURE SPREADERS FOR SALE IA - IH 580, (712) 625-2391 1813 - FEEDERS FOR SALE NE - BULK CAKE & GRAIN FEEDERS, (308) 587-2344 CO - 3 CALF CREEP FEEDERS, MANURE SPREADER, (970) 345-0728 1814 - BUNKS FOR SALE NE - G&R TIRE TURNERS: TURN TRACTOR TIRES INCLUDING RADIALS. YOUR PLACE OR MINE. TIRE FEED BUNKS FOR SALE. TOLL FREE (866) 213-0184, (308) 367-8775, OR, (308) 737-7451 1815 - WATERERS/TANKS FOR SALE NE - BULL TOUGH BOTTOMLESS HEAVY GAUGE STOCK TANKS, (402) 387-0347 NE - LIFETIME WATER TANKS, LIFETIME WARRANTY, TIRE TANKS ARE 20 PLY & UP. AUTOMATIC WATERERS, HAY BALE FEEDERS, 6’ & 7’ SNOW & MANURE YARD SCRAPERS, USA TIRE MANAGEMENT, WWW. USATIREPRODUCTS. COM, (800) 755-8473 MN - JUG LIVESTOCK WATERERS. THEJUGWATERER. COM, (320) 808-0471 1819 - WINDMILLS FOR SALE TX - VIRDEN PERMA-BILT CO. FARM & RANCH PRODUCTS: ROOF & TANK COATINGS, WINDMILL PARTS. SEND OR CALL FOR FREE CATALOG. 2821 MAYS AVE. BOX7160FR AMARILLO, TX 79114-7160 WWW. VIRDENPRODUCTS. COM, (806) 352-2761

Page 38 1819 - WINDMILLS FOR SALE CONT. NE - REBUILT AIR MOTORS OR REPAIRS, (308) 587-2344 1820 - LIVESTOCK BEDDING FOR SALE NE - CORRUGATED WINDBREAK STEEL, 8 GAUGE THROUGH 20 GAUGE, (402) 387-0347 1830 - LIVESTOCK OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - 20’ BULL WHIP, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - SUCKER ROD 5/8”, 3/4”, 7/8”, 1”, FOR FENCING CALL MY CELL: 308-8701119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356 NE - WE ARE YOUR STAMPEDE LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT DEALER. EMERSON EQUIPMENT. WHITMAN, NE, (308) 5446421 KS - TIRE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS: WATER TANKS, MINERAL FEEDERS, SILAGE COVER WEIGHTS. WWW. GEETIRE. COM, (785) 231-8397 NE - NORTHSTAR. QUALITY LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT. CHUTES, TUBS, ALLEYS, GATES, PANELS, PORTABLE UNITS, COMPLETE SYSTEMS. CALL FOR FREE INFORMATION PACK. DISTRIBUTED BY DIAMOND PLUS PRODUCTS., (888) 5374418 NE - CALF SHELTERS, CALL 308-3600377 OR, (308) 282-1330 NE - GOPHER CONTROL MACHINE, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 1901 - FEEDER STEERS FOR SALE MO - WE SPECIALIZE IN LOCATING “QUALITY” FEEDER CATTLE, (816) 6887887 1903 - OPEN HEIFERS FOR SALE NE - GELBVIEH AND BALANCER OPEN HEIFERS, (402) 879-4976 MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT CATTLE LOCATORS - MAX HARGROVE, (816) 6887887 1904 - BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE NE - YOUNG COWS & BRED HEIFERS, AI’D TO ABS BULLS, AND CLEANED UP WITH SUMMITCREST BULLS, (308) 5692458 MN - 75 ORGANIC JERSEY X HOLSTEIN AND SWISS X HOLSTEIN CROSS BRED HEIFERS, DUE MID MAY, PICK 40 OR MORE FOR $1900 A PIECE, (320) 4935067 1906 - BRED COWS FOR SALE NE - I’M DEALING ON COWS COMING OUT OF DROUGHT AREAS EVERY DAY. WWW. BREDCOWSWRIGHTLIVESTOCK. COM OR CALL, (308) 534-0939 1909 - BULLS FOR SALE NE - REGISTERED ANGUS, CELL: 308870-1119, (308) 732-3356 NE - 25 PB CHAROLAIS BULLS COMING 2S ALL RECORDS 40 YRS, (308) 9955515 NE - GELBVIEH BULLS, RED & BLACK, 1 & 2 YR OLDS, (402) 879-4976 NE - (25) COMING 2 YR OLD CHAROLAIS BULLS(308) 567-2288, (308) 995-5515 NE - REG ANGUS BULLS, (402) 395-2178 NE - EASY CALVING, REG POLLED CHAROLAIS BULLS, (402) 395-2178 WY - BLACK & BLACK BALDIE SIMMENTAL YEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD BULLS FOR SALE. WWW. CROWFOOTRANCH. COM. CROWFOOT SIMMENTAL RANCH, (307) 782-7589, (307) 782-6521 NE - ANGUS BULLS, 2 YEAR OLDS AND YEARLINGS, SONS OF 878, BLUEPRINT 202 AND TRAVELOR 722, (308) 5692458 NE - GELBVIEH, ANGUS & BALANCERS. GOLDRUSH GENETICS. GUIDE ROCK, NE. WWW. GOLDRUSHGENETICS. COM, (402) 257-2200 MO - REG. ANGUS BULLS-TCTOTAL, QUAKER L OBJECTIVE, AND BARNEY. ALL APPROX ONE YEAR OLD, (660) 5652353 1910 - SHOW STOCK FOR SALE NE - CLUB CALVES, “THE WINNING KIND”, STEERS/HEIFERS, (402) 3952178 1915 - SEMEN/EMBRYO/AI SERVICE FOR SALE NE - DBL BLACK DBL POLLED CALVING EASE GELBVIEH BULLS, (402) 879-4976 1916 - DAIRY HEIFERS FOR SALE WI - DAIRY EQUIP- STALLS, GATES, HEADLOCKS, TMR MIXERS, BARN CLEANERS, MANURE AUGERS/PUMPS, VENTILATION, ALLEY SCRAPERS. REASONABLY PRICE LONG LASTING EQUIP EQUALS VALUE. MEETING ALL DAIRYMEN’S NEEDS SINCE 1919. BERG EQUIPMENT CORP. WWW. BERGEQUIPMENT. COM, (800) 494-1738 1930 - CATTLE OTHER FOR SALE MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT & BREEDING CATTLE LOCATORS, (816) 688-7887

Heartland Express 2104 - OPEN EWES FOR SALE CO - SOUTH AFRICAN DORPER EWES & EWE LAMBS, HARDY SHEEP BREED FOR ALL TERRAINS & WEATHER. AVAILBLE NOW. 100 HD EWE LAMBS, 50 HD 2 & 3 YR EWES, 2 HD 1-3 YR OLD RAMS. 100 HD FEEDER LAMBS. HAD ALL SHOTS & WORMED, (970) 345-0728 2200 - REGISTERED HORSES FOR SALE NE - 2003 BLACK MORGAN STALLION, MORGAN BROOD MARE, 2004 BLACK MORGAN STALLION, 1995 MORGAN STALLION, (308) 587-2344 NE - AQHA, YEARLINGS, MARES AND COLTS, (308) 569-2458 NE - PEPPY DOC SAN, SHINING SPARK, JET DECK, THREE BAR & SKIPPER W BRED, STALLIONS, MARES, FILLYS, & GELDINGS, MOSTLY SORREL & PALOMINO, GREAT STOCK, GOOD DISPOSITIONS, CALL 1-866-800-1232 OR, (308) 384-1063 NE - TOP QUALITY GELDINGS-DOC O’LENA, HOLIDOC, DOC BAR, COYS BONANZA, DOCS JACK SPRAT BLOODLINESNATURAL COW SENSE-RIVER ROAD QUARTER HORSES 308-452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - ONLY TWO REPLACEMENT MARES LEFT-REGISTERED QUARTERHORSESDON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! RIVER ROAD QUARTERHORSES 308-452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - IT COSTS NO MORE TO FEED A GREAT HORSE THAN A POOR ONE. RIVER ROAD QUARTERHORSES ARE WELL FED, DON’T HAVE BAD HABITS AND ARE GOOD LOOKING. MUST CUT HERD SIZE. 308-452-3860, (308) 4524272 2202 - STUD SERVICE FOR SALE NE - MORGAN STALLION STANDING AT STUD, (308) 587-2344 2204 - TACK FOR SALE NE - NEW LEATHER TOOLED PLEASURE RIDING SADDLES. $200 EACH., (402) 640-7701 2206 - HORSE DRAWN EQUIPMENT FOR SALE OH - WE BUILD & RESTORE STAGE COACHES, HITCH WAGONS, TROLLEY CARS, OMNIBUS, YELLOWSTONE WAGONS, PRAIRIE SCHOONERS, ETC. QUOTES & PHOTOS OF AUTHENTIC WORK. 30 YEARS IN COLLECTION AND RESTORATION BUSINESS., (614) 8774254 2230 - HORSE- OTHER FOR SALE NE - SELL-TRADE MORGAN STALLIONS:BESSIA’S, BON, ACCORD 135969; T-BONE, LAD, CLASSY, 149831; T-BONE, B, CONGO, 164062, (308) 587-2344 NE - HORSE BOARDING FACILITY ON 27 A. W/PASTURE. CAP. OF 60 INSIDE & 39 OUTSIDE. WILL EARN OWNER/OPERATO ABOUT $250K TAXABLE INCOME PER YEAR. BOARDING 50+ HORSES @ ABOUT $400 PER HORSE PER MONTH NOW. TOM DUNN, KELLER WILLIAMS R/E, (402) 699-2206 NE - HORSE BOARDING FACILITY: GRETNA, NE ON 15 ACRES, HUGE RANCH HOME ON PREMISES, HAS LG INDOOR RIDING ARENAS & ROUND PENS PLUS 43 INSIDE STALLS, 10ACRES PASTURE & RIDING OUTSIDE. TERRIFC PRICE, TOM DUNN, KELLER WILLIAMS R/E, (402) 699-2206 NE - NOW FOR SALE, 33 ACRES 225`X 80` RIPING ARENA ~(INSIDE), 19 INSIDE STALLS AND ROOM FOR 30+ ~OUTSIDE. LOTS OF ROOM TO EXPAND AND GREAT EARNING ~POTENTIAL, BEAUTIFUL RANCH HOME. SPRINGFIELD, NE CALL TOM 402-699-2206, (402) 699-2206 2301 - DOGS FOR SALE NE - GREAT PYRANEES PUPPIES BORN JULY 12, (308) 345-5273 2303 - GOATS FOR SALE NE - BUTCHER GOATS FOR SALE, (308) 345-5273 2501 - HELP WANTED/NEED WORK KS - NEED RESPONSIBLE HARD WORKING INDIVIDUALS FOR 2009 HARVEST CREW. TX TO MT & FALL CORN HARVEST. GUARANTEED MONTHLY WAGE PLUS ROOM & BOARD. NEW JD COMBINES, PETERBILT/KW TRUCKS. SKINNER HARVESTING LLC, CALL DAN OR LEAVE MESSAGE AT (620) 340-2843, (620) 343-8140 KS - CATTLE FEED YARD HAS OPENING FOR A PEN RIDER. BENEFITS INCLUDE HEALTH & LIFE INS, SICK LEAVE & PAID VACATION. CONTACT PREMIUM FEEDERS, INC. , PO BOX 230, SCANDIA, KS 66966 800-845-6543 OR 785-5272961, (785) 335-2221 NE - HELP WANTED: FOR 2009 HARVEST. CDL TRUCK DRIVER GOOD WAGES, (308) 928-9013 KS - CORN, MILO, WHEAT HARVESTING WANTED. TWO JD MACHINES & SUPPORTING TRUCKS., (785) 567-8515

2601 - CARS

2607 - UTILITY TRAILERS

October 15, 2009 2805 - BACKHOE

FOR SALE NE - 2000 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN, VERY GOOD CONDTION,, (308) 467-2335 2602 - PICKUPS

FOR SALE CONT. NE - 1979 TRAIL MOBILE ALUMINUM 9000 GAL. TANKER, (402) 369-0212 2608 - ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES

FOR SALE NE - JD 410 BACKHOE, CALL 308-3600377 OR, (308) 282-1330 2806 - CRANES & DRAGLINES

WANTED TO BUY NE - HD COIL SPRINGS FOR 1971 3/4 TON CHEVY PICKUP, END GATE FOR 1980 GMC 3/4 TON, (308) 587-2344 KS - GOOD LONG WIDE FACTORY BED FOR ‘73-’79 FORD, (620) 865-2541 FOR SALE NE - 1973-79 FORD ENDGATE, GREAT SHAPE, (308) 587-2344 KS - 88 CHEVY 1 TON, 4WD, 6. 2 DIESEL, 4 SP, FLATBED, (785) 935-2480 CO - 4X4 PICKUPS & FLATBEDS 1/2 TON - 1 TON, GAS & DIESEL $2000 & UP B & B AUTO SALES 8AM-5PM, (970) 4835562 NE - THIRD SEAT FOR 95-99 SUBURBAN, TAUPE LEATHER, $100.00, (402) 5645064 NE - 1998 DODGE 2500 QUAD CAB, SHORT BOX, DIESEL, 52K ON MOTOR, 26K ON TRANS & TRANSFER CASE. LEATHER. VERY CLEAN TRUCK, $11,500.00, (402) 784-2065 KS - 7’ X 9’ DUALLY FLAT BED FOR PICKUPS, $500.00, (785) 778-2962 KS - 1993 F-350 CREWCAB XLT DIESEL, AUTO, 4X4, FACTORY TURBO AVAILABLE, $5,900.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - FRONT BUMPER FOR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO, (308) 587-2344 NE - ‘94 DODGE DIESEL, REG CAB, 4X4, 164K, AUTO, AC, AM/FM STEREO, PWR WIND & LCKS, NICE, CLEAN TRUCK., $6,550.00, (402) 784-2065 2603 - TRUCKS

FOR SALE NE - 84 HONDA 3 WHEELER, (402) 3362755 2612 - CAMPERS

FOR RENT NE - 28 TON NATIONAL CRANE, 152 FT. REACH, (402) 387-0347 FOR SALE CO - 2 ROUGH TERRAIN, AUSTIN 5 TON 35’ BOOM, REBUILT ENGINE $5500 GALLION 125 12.5 TON, 65’ BOOM, REBUILT ENG. & HYD. $12,500 B & B AUTO SALES, 8AM-5PM, (970) 483-5562 2807 - GENERATORS

WANTED TO BUY NE - TEN GOOD 9. 00-20 OR 10. 00-20 TRUCK TIRES, (402) 566-2345 NE - TIPTOPS FOR AN 18’ STEEL GRAIN BED, MIDWEST PREFERED BUT WHAT DO YOU HAVE?, (308) 436-4369 FOR SALE SD - 1951 CHEVY FIRETRUCK, LIGHTS & SIREN WORK, 10K, DRIVES GREAT, REAL NICE, $4,500.00, (605) 386-2131 CO - 1300 GAL C70 FUEL/SERVICE TRUCK, 471 DETROIT B & B AUTO SALES, 8AM-5PM, $5,750.00, (970) 483-5562 CO - 84 CHEVY C60 BOOM TRUCK, NEW 350 MOTOR. B & B AUTO, $4,750.00, (970) 483-5562 KS - ‘59 CHEVY 60, V8, 4&2 SP, 15’ B&H, 2 NEW TIRES, TUNED UP, ETC, $999.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - 60 FORD F700, 24’ STEEL FLATBED, CHEATER AXLES, 5&2, W/ 21000 GAL FLAT BOTTOM VERTICAL FERTILIZER TANKS, USE TO HAUL BIG ROUND OR LITTLE SQUARE HAY BALES, (308) 390-0642 CO - 75 INTERNATIONAL 2 TON SERVICE TRUCK, V8, GAS, AUTO, KNUCKLE BOOM, GAS AIR COMP. , CLOSED BOTTLE STORAGE $8750 B & B AUTO SALES, 8AM-5PM, (970) 483-5562 KS - 1976 FORD 3500 CAB & CHASSIS, $500.00, (785) 778-2962 NE - 2003 CHEVY C8500 3126 KAT, CAB/CHASSIS, 6SPD AUTOMATIC. 2002 IHC 4400 466 DIESEL CAB/CHASSIS. BOTH WOULD EXCELLENT TANDEM TRUCKS. AIR TAGS AVAILABLE., (402) 469-0789 NE - 2000 GMC C7500 3126 KAT 6SPD. NEW 18FT SCOTT BOX HOIST. 90% RUBBER, (402) 469-0789 NE - 1996 PETE 330 250HP WITH TWIN SCREW LONG FRAME. WOULD MAKE GREAT 22-24FT TANDEM GRAIN TRUCK., (402) 469-0789 NE - 1996 PETERBUILT TRACTOR FACTORY DAY CAB, CAT ENGINE, 10 SPEED AIR RIDE, NICE,, (402) 369-0212 NE - 1997 IH 4700 LOW PROFILE, 20K MILES, 444E, 5 SP. UNDER CDL, 19. 5 TIRES, HAS 19’ STEEL JERR-DAN ROLLBACK BED, GOOD WORKING TRUCK, $19,500.00, (402) 784-2065 CO - 1948 CHEVY 1 1/2 TON LOADMASTER TRUCK, 12’ FLATBED, NO HOIST, CORNER WINDOW CAB. 216 6 CYLINDER. WAS RUNNING WHEN PARKED, NOW ENGINE IS FROZEN. HAVE SOME PAPERWORK, BUT NO TITLE. $500 OBO. PLEAS LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER., (719) 643-5267 2606 - HORSE TRAILERS

WANTED TO BUY IA - LATE MODEL TRLRS & TRUCKS WITH LIGHT DAMAGE OR IN NEED OF ENGINE REPAIRS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE KS - 66 IH 2000, DETROIT, 15 SP W/HENDERSON TWINSCREW, TULSA WINCH. CALL 785-817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 IA - 855 CUMMINS ENGINE REAL GOOD, HEAR IT RUN AND 8 ALUMINUM 22. 5 BUD WHEELS $150 EACH., (641) 7455228 NE - 903 CUMMINGS, LOW MILES, SPICER AIR RIDE, TAG AXLE, (308) 8362667 NE - 1975 24’ SEMI LOWBOY TRLR. $1950, $2,250.00, (402) 545-2255 MO - (2) ‘99 IH 4900, TS, 18K FRTS, 40K LB HENDRICKSON REARS, 300K MILES, WITH OR WITHOUT 20’ ALUMINUM DUMP BEDS, PERFECT LENGTH FOR 20’ GRAIN BED, $28,500 - $31,000, (660) 548-3804 MO - 1998 KENWORTH T300, LONG WHEEL BASE CAB & CHASSIS TANDEM, 12K FRONTS, 40K REARS, 300K MILES, READY FOR GRAIN BED, $16,000.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - ‘95 CHEVY TOPKICK, 20’ FLATBED & HOIST, CAT 250 HP, 8LL TRANS, 40K HENDRICKSON REARS, 14K FRONT, 190K MILES,, $21,000.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - (2) ‘00 IH 8100S, 21’ ALUMINUM GRAIN BEDS, TS, 9SP, WITH EXTRA STEERABLE AXLE, SUPER SHARP, CUMMINS, $46,000.00, (660) 548-3804 NE - 1978 BRENNER 6500 GAL STAINLESS STEEL INSULATED TANKER, GOOD CONDITION, (402) 369-0212 2630 - TRANSPORTATION OTHER

FOR SALE NE - GOOSENECK TRLR, 20’ W/4’ BEAVERTAIL, 7, 000 AXLES, (402) 6413841 2607 - UTILITY TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY NE - FLATBED W/HEAVY DUTY AXLES, METAL FLOOR AND WIDE ENOUGH TO HOLD A PICKUP, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - ENCLOSED TRAILERS, TOY HAULERS, GOOSNECKS, CAR TRAILERS, FLATBEDS B & C TRAILERS, WWW. BANDCTRAILERS. COM, COLUMBUS NEBR., (402) 564-1211 NE - 20 FT FLATBED TRAILER. TIMPTI PINTLE HITCH TO PULL BEHIND SEMI. AIR BREAKS 24. 5 RUBBER. ALL ALUMINIUM WHEELS $4000/OBO, (308) 348-2065 NE - TWO HEAVY DUTY STEEL FLAT BEDS OFF 2003 TRUCKS. ONE IS 24FT AND ONE IS 28FT., (402) 469-0789

FOR SALE KS - 12. 5’FROLIC SLIDE IN PICK-UP CAMPER, VERY GOOD COND. , AC, STOVE, ICEBOX, SLEEPS 6, FLUSH TOILET, 110-12V LIGHTS, PROPANE FURNACE & LIGHT, $800.00, (785) 7782962 2613 - MOBILE HOMES & RV’S FOR SALE NE - AVION SILVER R, 30FT, TRAVEL TRAILER, VERY CLEAN, EXCELLENT SNOWBIRD TRAILER, NEW BATTERIES, $7400/OBO, (402) 564-5064 2615 - AIRPLANES FOR SALE NE - MONI MOTOR GLIDER AND TRAILER, LOW HOURS, (402) 364-2592 2616 - TIRES WANTED TO BUY NE - HOT PATCH VULCANIZING PATCHES, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - 15” SPLIT RIMS, 8 HOLE, 750 MUD/SNOW, (308) 587-2344 NE - 10 BOLT RIMS W/18. 4 X 38” TIRES, (402) 336-2755 2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS

FOR SALE NE - TRANSMISSION, GENERATOR, STARTER, REAR AXLE REMOVABLE CARRIER DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. FITS 1946 CHEVY 2 TON TRUCK, (308) 587-2344 2802 - DOZERS WANTED TO BUY MO - BUYING SALVAGE DOZERS, (660) 643-7634 FOR SALE MO - PARTS FOR CAT D4-D9’S;A-C HD7, 10; IH TD 9, 14, 18, 20, (660) 643-7634 KS - TEREX 8220A DOZER, PS, TILT, GOOD RUNNING MACHINE, (785) 9352480 2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY & TRADE USED HYDRAULIC EJECTION SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 MO - WE BUY SALVAGE DIRT SCRAPERS, (660) 643-7634 FOR SALE MO - NEW & USED SCRAPERS- EJECTION & DUMP, ANY SIZE, (660) 5483804 MO - NEW TOREQ BY STEIGER & LEON SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 MO - 11 YD TOREQ, $15,500.00, (660) 548-3804 2804 - MOTOR GRADERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY SALVAGE MOTOR GRADERS, CAT, IH, ETC., (660) 6437634 FOR SALE MO - PARTING OUT CAT 112 & #12 MOTOR GRADERS, (660) 643-7634 KS - CAT 120 ROAD GRADER, $19,500.00, (785) 871-0711

FOR SALE MN - AUTOMATIC GENERATOR SETS 15KW-500KW, NEW & USED, LOW TIME GEN SETS. REMOTE WELL GENERATORS. SERVING FARMERS SINCE 1975.

STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS, WINDOM MN, MON-SAT 9-5., (800) 419-9806 CO - ONAN 100KW GEN-SET W/6 CYL CUMMINS DIESEL, 200 AMP DISCONNECT, 75’ POWER CORD, ON TRLR, $5,000.00, (303) 536-0124 2809 - CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS WANTED TO BUY KS - MANLIFT UNIT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ON TRUCK OR OPERATING TRUCK, (785) 778-2962 FOR SALE KS - 1997 LOADKING, 55 TON, 3 AXLE, LAY DOWN NECK, W/BEAVERTAILS. CALL 785-817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 2813 - WHEEL LOADERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY SALVAGE WHEEL LOADERS, CAT, IH, ETC., (660) 643-7634 FOR SALE CO - CASE W24B, NEW ENGINE, CAB/HEAT, $25,500, CAT 930 RUNS GOOD, CAB/HEAT $22,500, FIAT ALLIS 605B, NEW ENGINE & CYL REBUILD, CAB & HEAT, QUICK-TATCH BUCKET $26,500 B & B AUTO SALES, 8AM-5PM, (970) 483-5562 MN - 1984 TROJAN 1900Z LOADER MACHINE SERIAL #3135209 ENGINE MODEL FGL-913 SERIAL #6761185 TRANSMISSION 4WG-120 SERIAL # 4140 ZF; $5,000.00 OBO, WENDELL NOBLE, (651) 345-3854 NE - CASE 621 PAYLOADER, MODEL 6T 590 CUMMINS MOTOR, MOTOR NEEDS WORK. $21,000, $21,000.00, (402) 5452255 NE - 4WD IH WHEEL LOADER, PROPANE, W/BUCKET & FORKS, ‘72 MACK R MODEL DUMP W/15’ ROCKBED, 13 SP. , BOTH WORK FINE, $8250 FOR THE PAIR, (308) 874-4562 NE - 1995 DRESSER WHEEL LOADER, 3YD, 6 CYL CUMMINS TURBO, 80% TIRES, RUNS GOOD, (402) 369-0212 2821 - CRAWLERS FOR SALE WI - UNDERCARRIAGE REPAIR. NEW, USED & REBUILT PARTS. ALSO TRACK PRESS SERVICE. M & R TRACK SERVICE., (800) 564-0383 2822 - SKID STEER LOADERS WANTED TO BUY NE - 66” BUCKET FOR 1835C CASE SKID STEER, 10. 00X16. 5 TIRE-WHEEL, PLUS OTHER ATTACHMENTS, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE WI - SKID STEER ATTACHEMENTS: BUCKETS, FORKS, GRAPPLES BUNKER FACERS, FEED PUSHERS, BALE SPEARS, BELT & TIRE SCRAPERS, BACKHOE, 3PT-DRAWBAR, LIFT & PTO UNITS., (715) 556-1400 2824 - MATERIAL HANDLING EQMT FOR SALE CO - PETTIBONE 30’ HILIFT 4WD, READY TO WORK, B & B AUTO SALES, 8AM-5PM, $8,500.00, (970) 483-5562 OK - PETTIBONE, 30’ LIFT, $3,900.00, (580) 361-2265 2827 - BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR SALE NE - CRUSHED LIMESTONE FOR DRIVEWAY-YOU LOAD & HAUL $8 CU.YD., NEAR GRAND ISLAND , NE, (402) 5645064 NE - NEW 2’ X 24’ CULVERT, $650.00, (308) 894-6965 2840 - OTHER CONST. EQUIP. FOR SALE NE - 12-20’LONG 12”I BEAMS, 1/4”THICK W/ 1/2” THICK TOP & BOTTOM, 4 3/4” WIDE $180 EA OR ALL 12 FOR $2000. 12-7’ LONG 10”, 6” H BEAMS, 1/4” THICK, $35 EA OR ALL 12 FOR $400., (308) 894-6965 NE - 1991 BLUEBIRD BUS, 5. 9 CUMMINS, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY SD - MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE ANY OLDER MM, (605) 386-2131 FOR SALE CO - 2-OLIVER 70 TRACTORS BOTH RUN $1250 EACH B & B AUTO SALES, 8AM5PM, (970) 483-5562

3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS FOR SALE CONT. MN - ANTIQUE TRACTOR COLLECTORS! BIEWER’S TRACTOR & MACH. SALV. SPECIALIZES IN 1920-85 TRACTOR PARTS. FREE NATIONWIDE LOCATING. BARNESVILLE, MN. SEARCH PARTS & SEE OVER 100 ANTIQUE TRACTORS PICTURED AT SALVAGETRACTORS. COM, (218) 493-4696 NE - 1 JD 720 D, AND 1 IHC 450, (308) 836-2667 NE - TRACTOR PARTS FOR SALE. NEW AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR MOST MAKES OF TRACTORS. FRONT END PARTS, 3 PT HITCH PARTS, RADIATORS, SEATS, STEERING WHEELS, BATTERY BOXES, PTO PARTS, DRAWBARS, WATER PUMPS, DECALS & MORE. CLASSIC AG, AINSWORTH, NE., (800) 286-2171 NE - FORD 4000 GAS. D17 DIESEL. MF 35 DIESEL, (308) 544-6421 NE - 2 IHC H’S W/9’ KOSCH BELLY MOWERS, (308) 544-6421 NE - 1952 JD B, RECONDITIONED, PULLED IN DIV 1 4500LBS, $3,500.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - 1938 JD B, UNSTYLED, RECONDITIONED, $3,100.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - 1941 JD A, ELECTRIC START, 4 SP, BEHLEN OVERDRIVE,, $2,500.00, (402) 545-2255 3003 - ANTIQUE VEHICLES WANTED TO BUY SD - IH 6 SPEED SPECIAL TRUCK, (605) 386-2131 SD - OLDER JEEPS, CJ 2A, 1948 OR OLDER, ALSO MILITARY, (605) 386-2131 NE - TEENS, 20’S, EARLY 30’S IHC TRUCKS, PARTS, LITERATURE, (308) 894-6965 NE - 1950 FORD CRESTLINER & 1951 VICTORIA, (308) 876-2515 FOR SALE NE - ‘49 IHC KB5, 2TON; ‘47 FORD, 2 TON, (308) 836-2667 3005 - FENCING MATERIALS WANTED TO BUY KS - 5/8”, 3/4” AND 7/8” FIBERGLASS SUCKER ROD, (785) 778-2962 FOR SALE NE - SUCKER ROD 5/8”, 3/4”, 7/8”, 1”, CALL MY CELL: 308-870-1119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356 NE - PIPE 2 3/8”, 2 7/8”, 3 1/2”, 4 1/2”, 5 1/2”, CALL MY CELL: 308-870-1119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356 KS - HIGHWAY GUARDRAIL, OILFIELD PIPE, SUCKER RODS, FENCING CABLE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. BUTTERFLY SUPPLY, WWW. BUTTERFLYSUPPLYINC. COM, (800) 249-7473 ND - USED OIL FIELD 2 3/8”-2 7/8” & LARGER PIPE, 3/4”, 7/8”, & 1” FIBERGLASS RODS, PANELS FOR HORSE/CATTLE CORRALS. ALL TYPES OF NEW IRON, ROUND & SQ TUBING, ANGLE & CHANNEL, ETC. PAHLKE PIPE & ROD, (877) 457-2028 KS - CATTLE & HORSE PANELS, 5’3” X 10’, 8-BAR, 60 LBS, GREEN OR SILVER, STARTING AT $66.00 CELL: 620-5465155, (620) 549-6604 SD - FOREVER POST: 4” X 7’, 4” X 8’, 6” X 8’, POINTED SOLID PLASTIC FENCE POSTS. SELF INSULATING, CAN BE STAPLED, NAILED OR SCREWED. NEW/USED 2 & 4 WHEEL DRIVE MINI TRUCKS. CALL JOHN 605-351-5760 OR, (605) 334-0643 KS - GUARDRAIL, CORRUGATED METAL PIPE, & 30’ STEEL I-BEAMS, (785) 4485893 NE - SOLID PLASTIC FENCE POSTS FOR PASTURE FENCE HAVE ON HAND 3”, 4”, 5” VARIOUS LENGTHS CALL SPOTANSKI PLASTICS AT 308-238-1101 OR 888-DIG POST, (308) 238-1438 NE - STRUCTURAL OIL FIELD TUBING & CASING, MAKES GREAT CORRALS & FENCES, 2 3/8”, 2 7/8” & 4 1/2” CALL, (308) 235-4881 NE - FENCE TUBING, 1 3/8” DIA X 21’-0” OAL X 18 GA. WE HAVE 2, 639 LENGTHS/55, 419 LINEAR FEET TOTAL. NEW TUBING IN BUNDLES OF 91 LENGTHS PER BUNDLE. $13.00 PER LENGTH. DISCOUNTS AVAIL. FOR 91 LENGTHS OR MORE. EXT 1104 AT, (402) 333-1661 3007 - PIPE FOR SALE MO - GOOD USED RR TANK CAR SHELLS FOR CULVERTS (7-10’ DIAMETER)(30’55’ LONG), ALSO GOOD USED STEEL PIPE, 8 5/8” DIAMETER THRU 48” DIAMETER, 20’, 30’, 40’ & 50’ LENGTHS. CALL GARY AT GATEWAY PIPE & SUPPLY, (800) 489-4321 3009 - FUEL TANKS FOR SALE NE - 300 GAL FUEL TANK ON STAND, $50.00, (308) 894-6965 3011 - HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS WANTED TO BUY NE - REAR TINE ROTO TILLER, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE KS - GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT! BLACK WALNUT NUTCRACKERS. CRACKS NUTS OUT PERFECTLY! D & D SAILE BLACK NUT NUTCRACKER, 2340 LOUISIANA, LAWRENCE, KS 66046, (785) 749-7449

October 15, 2009 3011 - HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS FOR SALE CONT. NE - TRUCKLOAD PORCELAIN & CERAMIC TILE SALE. SUMMER CARPET SALE. SCRANTON SUPPLY, NORFOLK, (402) 640-7701 MO - OUTSIDE WOOD FURNACE $1545.

CHEAP SHIPPING. EASY INSTALL. FORCED AIR. 100,000 BTU. HOUSES, MOBILES. WWW.HEATBYWOOD.COM, (417) 581-7755 NE - CARPET: RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL IN MOHAWK, SHAW, BEAULIEU. LAMINATES & HARDWOOD. VINYL. CERAMIC & PORCELAIN TILES. DURACERAMIC. KARNDEAN LUXURY VINYL. SCRANTON SUPPLY, NORFOLK, (402) 640-7701 3016 - BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES FOR SALE KY - KENTUCKY BUILDINGS, LLC. ALL STEEL STRUCTURE. PACKAGES FROM 24’ TO 75’ WIDE. WE SELL COMPONENTS, SLIDING AND ROLL-UP DOORS, INSULATION, WINDOWS, SHEET METAL, TRIM, AND STEEL FRAMING. KYBUILDINGSLLC. COM, (606) 668-3446 SD - 8’ X 20’, 40’, 45’ STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS, RODENT PROOF. $2500$3400, (605) 334-0643 3024 - FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR SALE MO - PUT OUR MONEY & 45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO WORK FOR YOU. ALL TYPES OF AG LOANS AVAILABLE AT LOWEST RATES. FREE CONSULTATIONS. MIDWEST LOAN BROKERS. JAM@LYN. NET OR CALL, (660) 339-7410

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FOR SALE WI - BIG OUTDOOR WOOD STOVE, 3/8 INCH THICK FIREBOX, 57” DEEP, 40” INCH TALL DOOR. WEIGHS 1. 5 TONS. WHOLESALE PRICE $5,999., (715) 5561400 3030 - OTHER WANTED TO BUY SD - JACOBS 32 VOLT WIND GENERATOR, ALSO WINCHARGER USED DURING THE ‘30’S & ‘40’S, WILL PAY ACCORDING TO CONDITION, (605) 386-2131 NE - SCRAP BATTERIES- WE WANT ‘EM! WE ALSO BUY STEEL CASE & GLASS PACK. CALL FOR DETAILS! ALLEN’S NEW & USED BATTERIES. BUY/SELL, NEW/USED. WE CARRY ALL KINDS!!

ALLEN FELTON, OWNER. LINCOLN, NE., (402) 467-2455 3030 - OTHER FOR SALE NE - REASONABLY PRICE MECHANICS GLOVES, WARM GLOVES, MITTENS & OTHER GLOVES., (308) 587-2344 NE - PROPANE REFRIGERATOR FOR REMOTE CABIN, COMBINA TION WOODPROPANE, COOKING-HEATING RANGE; WATER COMPARTMENT, (308) 587-2344 DE - BIG BUD BOOK-THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE BIGGEST, MOST POWERFUL TRACTOR EVER BUILT. BOOK IS 12”X9” - PACKED WITH PICTURES, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ONLY $37.47 PLUS $5 S&H. CLASSIC TRACTOR FEVER, BOX 437, ROCKLAND, DE 19732. CLASSICTRACTORS.COM OR CALL US, (800) 888-8979

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FOR SALE IA - NATIONWIDE - 1031FEC - PAY NO TAX WHEN SELLING-EXCHANGING REAL ESTATE, EQUIPMENT, LIVESTOCK. FREE BROCHURE/CONSULTATION. VIEW EXCHANGE PROPERTIES AT WWW. 1031FEC. COM OR CALL, (800) 3330801 5004 - PASTURE RENT FOR SALE MA - SELL LAND & BUY MORE AT TOPRATED WEB SITE: WWW. LANDANDFARM. COM OR SUBSCRIBE TO RURAL PROPERTY BULLETIN. EMAIL CUSTOMERSERVICE@LANDANDFARM. COM OR ORDER ON LINE., (888) 327-6289 WANTED TO RENT CO - LOOKING FOR RANCH LEASES WITHIN 100 MILES OF FORT COLLINS. 100-300 HEAD, (719) 587-5596 7001 - SPECIAL EVENTS FOR SALE NE - MID-AMERICA ALFALFA EXPO, FEATURING THE NEWEST HAY EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS, ALSO AN EXHIBITOR AUCTION. EXPO IS FEB 2 & FEB 3, 2010, 8 AM-5 PM AUCTION IS FEB 2, 3:45PM, ALL OF THIS TAKES PLACE AT BUFFALO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, KEARNEY, NE, (800) 743-1649

Midlands Classified Ad Network Work for Dept of Health & Human Services- View current job openings at www.dhhs.ne.gov The Mercantile Corporate Office in Bridgeport, NE Is accepting applications for a Buyer. Applicants must have previous experience in planning and purchasing. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. We offer excellent benefits including 401K, health/life insurance, employee discounts, and paid time off. Send resume to aliras@themercantile.net or fax to (308) 262-1025. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Has a current opening for an Occupational Therapist for Home Care: Responsibilities: Evaluate physicianreferred patients to determine functional limitations and impairments in areas such as activities of daily living, vocational performance, cognition and psychosocial. Develop a plan of care including specific interventions and goals to address the patient's needs, in accordance with physician orders/protocol.

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recommendations communicated to the physician and the multidisciplinary team. Provide treatment in accordance with the plan of care and within the scope of occupational therapy practice.

Treatment includes direct application of occupational therapy procedures/modalities, instruction/education of patient/family, periodic reassessment and modification of the plan of care. Requirements: Current Wyoming OT License required; Two years In-patient /Out-patient experience preferred; Two years Home Health experience preferred. We offer an excellent compensation package along with a relocation/sign-on bonus. To be considered and to view more details please visit our website at www.crmcwy.org Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Has a full-time opening for a Director of Home Care. This position will be responsible for managing the overall operations of the parent home health agency, home care branches and other home based services. Additional responsibilities include fiscal, clinical and opera-

tions management as well as marketing, planning and implementing home care services that meet market needs.

Requirements: Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN0; Current Wyoming nursing license; Current BLS or CPR certification; 5 years clinical experience in acute care or home care; Two years of management/supervisory experience in home health or health related field.

Must possess well developed leadership and interpersonal skills. To view more detail and to complete an on-line application please visit our website at www.crmcwy.org OPERATIONS MANAGER www.trinidadbenham.com. Trinidad Benham, a leader in the bean processing and packaging industry, is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for our Imperial, NE facility. Duties include: inventory management, monitoring quality of incoming/outgoing product, daily production scheduling, providing backup to Plant Manager. Must have 2-4 yrs supervisory experience in a production environment, MS Office skills, and good communica-

tion skills. Previous agricultural exp and previous exp working with growers preferred. We offer group health insurance, paid vacation and holidays as well as 401(k) and ESOP plans. Please e-mail resume to hr@trinidadbenham.com or fax to 303-773-9969.

Wanted Service Technician HorizonWest Inc. is a Case IH and New Holland dealer with 3 locations. We are one of western Nebraska’s leaders in agricultural equipment technology and need a service technician for our Sidney, Nebraska location. We offer: Competitive Wages, Time and 1/2 For Overtime, Service Incentive Program, Health/Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Personal Time Off, 7 Paid Holidays, Tool Reimbursement Program, 401k Retirement Plan, Uniform Allowance, Factory Schooling/Training. Call: Bruce at 635-3727 or toll free at 888-322-7344 or send resume to: PO Box 1070, Scottsbluff, NE 69363.

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