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More Farm Bill Drama Lies Ahead

By Harold Reutter, The Grand Island Independent If history is any guide, there will be no agreement on extension of the federal farm bill in either 2011 or 2012, according to National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson.

Johnson made his remarks Saturday at the annual convention of the Nebraska Farmers Union in Grand Island.

He said a presidential election year has never proven to be a good year to get a farm bill through Congress. Johnson said the recent history of farm bills is that they have not been reauthorized before the year they are set to expire.

As a result, Johnson said, more and more people are discussing the possibility of a temporary one- or two-year extension of the farm bill.

From the Nebraska Farmers Union point of view, it would be better if that temporary extension would include most or all of 37 programs that are not slated for automatic extension along with the farm bill.

Following his talk to members of the Nebraska Farmers Union, Johnson said it might be a little easier to have some of those programs extended for one or two years because the overall budget impact is not as great at a time when calls to reduce the annual federal deficit have become more pronounced.

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Daryll Ray, an agricultural economist and Blasingame Chair of Excellence at the University of Tennessee, outlined some of the challenges facing reauthorization of a farm bill that would be good from the Nebraska Farmers Union's point of view. He said getting a good farm bill is always difficult when prices for agriculture seem to be high.

That point was seconded by Johnson, who added that when farm prices are good, the feeling becomes more prevalent that farmers need less help and support from the farm bill. Johnson said the assumption is made that prices will always remain Continued on page 20 A large pile of corn sitting east of the Farmer's Co-op Elevators in Hemingford is evidence that the corn harvest is over for Box Butte County in 2010. Hemingford Ledger/Aaron Wade

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Markets Grains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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

Ag Management NFU Speaker Says Ag Concentration Decimating Rural America . . . . . . . 20

Livestock News Heartland Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Production News Get the Most from Grazing Corn Stalks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Heartland Express - Weather

December 9, 2010

Weather Commentary Provided By Al Dutcher—UNL, State Climatologist

Al Dutcher Report The past two weeks brought mostly dry weather to Nebraska, with only light snow and freezing drizzle/mist reported with a couple of quick moving storm systems that crossed the state.

The only significant event reported during the past two weeks fell on 12/6 and brought 0.25-0.45 inches of Allen Dutcher moisture to the extreme southwestern corner of the state. The remainder of the state reported trace amounts to 0.05 inches of moisture during the past two weeks. Models continue to indicate that most of the storm activity during the next two weeks will be confined to areas east or west of the state, leaving the drier than normal trend in tact for Nebraska and our neighbors to the south.

Week One Forecast: 12/11-12/17: A significant snow storm will organize over the central corn belt early in the period and move toward the

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northeastern U.S. during the 12/12-12/13 time frame. Scattered light snow and a brief period of freezing mist will be possible on 12/11 across the state, but significant accumulations will remain east of Nebraska. Very cold air will be drawn southward on the backside of this storm, with highs on 12/11 topping out in upper 20's to low 30's during the early morning hours, then dropping as the day progresses. Snowfall accumulations should be less than an inch with strong winds causing near blizzard like conditions. Dry conditions are projected for the 12/12-12/16 period as high pressure dominates the central and southern Plains. Highs on 12/12 are forecasted to range from the low 40's across the western Panhandle to the low 20's along the Missouri river. Highs will be in the 50's west to upper 20's extreme east on 12/13, with highs in the mid 30's northeast to mid 50's southwest on 12/14. High temperatures may cool about 5 degrees on 12/15 as the ridge begins to flatten in response to another storm entering the Pacific Northwest. Highs on 12/16 are projected to cool another 5 degrees with highs ranging from the mid 20's northeast to low 40's southwest.

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Week Two Forecast: 12/18-12/24: The storm system projected by the models to impact the state on 12/17 is forecasted to move east of the state during the first half of the day. Lingering snowfall is possible across the eastern 1/3 of Nebraska and high temperatures will range from the upper teens north to mid 20's south. Clear skies are projected for 12/19 with cold temperatures. Highs are forecasted to range from the teens northeast to upper 20's southwest. A reinforcing shot of cold air is projected for 12/20 as an Alberta clipper moves southeastward across the state. Light snow is possible across the eastern half of the state, with the best chance for accumulations across northeast Nebraska. Highs are projected to range from the teens northeast to mid 20's southwest. Dry conditions are projected for 12/2112/22 period, with highs generally in the 20's northeast to mid 30's southwest. Another clipper is projected to move across the state on 12/23 and linger into the first half of 12/24. If the models are correct, several inches of accumulating snowfall will be possible across eastern half of the state.

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Heartland Express - Country Living

Don't Get Discouraged

by Holiday Weight Gain Submitted by Andrea Nisley, UNL Extension Educator Holidays are celebrated with family, friends and food, and many people struggle with maintaining their weight during the season. Even if that holiday weight does sneak on, people shouldn't get discouraged.

The main goal should be not to gain weight.

Use a smaller plate at holiday meals and provide smaller plates for guests at holiday parties.

Doing so also will help keep portions smaller. Try not to go back for seconds. Watch the gravy, sauce, butter and desserts and make sure to eat bigger portions of healthier items, like vegetables. Lean meats, fresh fruits and fresh vegetables are excellent ways to maintain weight. Use nutrition labels on products to make healthier choices.

When preparing food, try to lighten up the recipes with lighter, healthier varieties. Steam vegetables rather than loading them up with sauces and butter. Provide whole grain crackers, nuts, lowfat veggie dip, non-alcoholic beverages

and smaller plates if hosting a party. Make the party fun and not food-oriented.

Play games or do things outside if it's warm enough. Also, keep exercising most days during the week for at least 30 to 60 minutes. Families, go for a walk after dinner or go sledding during Christmas break when the snow is on the ground.

Just be active throughout the holidays.

If weight gain occurs, don't be discouraged. The average person gains 10 pounds from Thanksgiving to the Super Bowl. Just keep an eye on weight during the holidays and if weight is getting higher, try to minimize portions and keep a healthier diet. Consider decreasing daily calorie intake by 250 calories and increase exercise by 250 calories. Doing so can help one pound disappear each week. Also, follow the MyPyramid recommendations and set realistic goals that are small and achievable. Don't eat food as a reward for reaching a goal, but do celebrate in some way.

As long as the holidays aren't food-centered and healthy eating choices are made, losing holiday weight won't be an issue.

Consider Growing Amaryllis Bulbs David Lott, Horticulture Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, North Platte Tired of buying the same holiday housewarming gifts each year? Why not try giving and growing amaryllis bulbs this winter! These wintertime beauties are easy to grow, take care of, and enjoy with their beautiful, colorful blossoms that cheer up the home during winter.

First, pick a large, firm, healthy amaryllis bulb.

Next, choose a container that is only 1 to 2 inches wider around than the bulb. Choose a potting mix that is light and drains water well. Place the bulb in the container with the bulb covered halfway with the potting mix. Water the bulb thoroughly until the water runs out of the container.

Do not water the bulb again until the bulb’s roots are well developed to avoid root rot. Place the bulb and container in a well lit, cool place in the house, around 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

Longevity is one of the greatest features about growing amaryllis. After they have finished blooming, the attractive foliage can be enjoyed in

the home during the growing season. Place the amaryllis in a bright location in the home. Once the threat of frost has passed, the amaryllis, container and all, can also be planted in the ground in a bright location for the summer.

As the foliage starts to turn yellow in the home or outside, start to cut back on watering the bulb.

Once the foliage has died, allow the potting media to dry out completely. Carefully trim the dead foliage back with a clean scissors or knife.

Store the amaryllis and its container on its side, in a cool place, preferably 40 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit, for two to three months. Do not water the bulb during this dormant period.

Once the dormant period has passed, bring the bulb container out of the cool storage to a warm location. Resume watering to initiate new growth. New flower buds should appear in several weeks. Bulbs with four or more strong leaves will probably bloom. Bulbs with fewer or weaker foliage may not flower once brought out of dormancy. If taken care of correctly during another growing and dormant period, non-blooming bulbs can bloom in future years.

Feeding Songbirds in Winter David Lott, Horticulture Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, North Platte Bird watching during the winter has become a major spectator sport for people of all ages and abilities. Long winters here create an opportunity to provide food and water to songbirds that might be in scarce supply.

Retail centers, garden centers, and hardware stores provide a variety of bird feeders, bird food supplies, and water heaters for consumers to consider and purchase for their yards in the hope of attracting songbirds to eat and drink outside of their windows. In return, feeding birds can provide hours of enjoyment and interest.

A wide variety of colorful magazines and Extension publications from across the United States are available for feeding birds. While reading and enjoying this material, the key is to consider recommendations that matches the local climate and birds that are in the area for the winter.

Here are some basic items to consider when planning for and feeding songbirds for the winter. · Which songbirds are in the area for the winter? Try keeping a list of the songbirds that are noticed. This will help indicate which type of feed to purchase and where to place the feeder. · Where do these birds potentially reside in your yard, neighborhood, or area? Place feeders and water supplies where the birds will find them, and will actually eat out of them. Location of feeders depends on the specific bird. Generally, a location in close proximity to trees, branches, shrubs, or other potential perching locations is helpful. · Select a feeder that is well suited for the birds

that arrive in the yard. There is a wide variety to choose from locally or through online shopping.

Selecting the best suited feeder will help increase the chances of birds actually eating out of the feeder. · Choose feed for the birds that you know are in the area for winter. Feed may also be chosen and correctly placed to try to attract birds of specific interest that may not readily visit the yard, but could if food was available. Feed will vary in content, and which birds it will attract. Doing the homework ahead could save money on wasted or uneaten feed. · What about the squirrels? They seem to find ways to get into feeders, and scare away desired birds when they eat. If squirrels are a problem, consider setting up a separate feeder in the yard for the squirrels to eat out of. Feeders using ears of corn are very popular. Choosing bird feeders that make it difficult for squirrels to feed in may be an option as well. · Providing a consistent source of thawed water will help attract birds as well. Water heaters can be purchased to place in birdbaths or other containers to help keep the water supply thawed and available for the birds to drink out of. Use water containers that will withstand the winter cold, and are the correct volume for the heater’s ability to thaw the water. Please read and follow all water heater instructions when using them outside. Provide a consistent source of electricity for the heaters so they can continue to heat and keep the water thawed. · The Extension Office has a wide variety of publications on feeding songbirds. These publications contain specific material for specific bird species on feeder type, preferred feed, and where to place the feeder for maximum use.

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Heartland Express - The Lighter Side

December 9, 2010

• IT’S THE PITTS by Lee Pitts •

This Just-In

by Lee Pitts

Every time my friend who works in TV comes to my house with all his techno-gadgetry he makes me feel like a cave dweller in the dark ages. So when he came by the last time I made sure the TV was turned to a video cattle sale.

“Pretty impressive the way we’re using the latest technology, isn’t it?” I asked.

“Not bad, but I can see how you could make it a whole lot better.” ”How’s that?” I asked, realizing too late I was in for more belittlement.

“It’s called embedded advertising and it’s all the rage in Hollywood.”

“You want to make auctions better by having commercials?” I asked in horror.

“No, no. That’s the beauty of product placement. People don’t know they’re watching an ad because the message is below the viewer’s conscious perception.

For example, you might see George Clooney holding a Coke can or Betty White wearing a PETA pin. The visual stimuli are so subtle the viewers don’t even know they’re being manipulated. It’s also known as embedded advertising.”

“It doesn’t work on me cause I’m not joining PETA!” “You see that windmill in the background there?” my friend said, ignoring me as he pointed to the TV. “You could put a toll free phone number on it to call for NFR tickets.

Or you could have the Goodyear or Met Life blimp pass slowly by in the background.”

“Next you’ll want to plaster ads on the

cattle like they do in Nascar.”

“Now you’re getting the idea,” said my buddy. “If that’s too hard-sell you could just shave their hair so that it would faintly say Merial or Pfizer. And see that rancher in the background on the good horse? Why not have a set of LED lights on the saddle blinking “AQHA” off and on? I’m telling you, there’s a lot of money to be made here.”

Next I went to my computer and went to the Livestock Marketing Association’s website where each week they show the sales of over 50 auction markets. What do you think of that?” I proudly asked my friend.

“Wow! I had no idea auction markets were so progressive. And here too I see many places for product placement,” he said as I tuned into an auction in progress. “The middle of that ring should have a logo on the floor, and see that guy in the ring? He could be wearing a shirt with “Wrangler” written on it.”

“Would the shirt be free?” I asked, becoming more interested by the minute in this new form of advertising.

“I can’t understand the chant of the auctioneer either,” said my friend.” He should slow it down and work the names of advertisers into his chant. Such as, 90 cents, Dodge who’ll give me 91 cents, Chevrolet, 92 cents Ford. Sold to Harris, try their new pot roast.”

“Catchy. I see how that could be a whole new source of income for auctioneers. And during the dead space they could also read

commercials,” I said sarcastically.

Ignoring me, he said, “The front panels of the ring should have signs on them.”

“But then how would the buyers see the cattle?”

“Yes, I see where that might be a problem.

I notice in many of these auctions they show the crowd. See that guy in the front row when he crosses his legs and exposes the bottom of his boot? That’s valuable ad space I’m sure Justin would buy.” (For more on Justin Boots see the title of this essay.)

“You know,” continued my Hollywood friend, “embedded advertising cannot only be used in TV and movies, but you too could make this a new source of revenue by incorporating it into your writing.”

“Heaven knows I could use the extra cash,” I said. “But if you think I’m going to prostitute myself by mentioning COKE or PEPSI just to make an extra BUCK (knives) so that I can make my next payment on my BUICK automobile , well then, you can think again mister. I’m not that DESPERATE (Housewives this Fall on ABC.)”.

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Window Pane Quilt All seams 1/4” Fabrics needed - 5 fat 16ths - or 5 fabrics 9” x 10 1/2” Window Panes (keep these in order) From large floral print cut: • One 5-1/2" x 7-1/2" rectangle • Re-cut this rectangle in half both directions.

This will give you 4 smaller rectangles each measuring 3-3/4" by 2-3/4". Mark the rectangles in order as shown in the illustration below. It is important to keep these rectangles in order to give the look that the print is "behind the window".

A

B

C

D

Window Frames From bold print cut: • Two 8-1/2" x 1" strips • Two 3-3/4" x 1" strips • Three 5-1/2" x 1" strips Assemble the window *NOTE* Press all seams toward the window frame strip.

• Keeping the window pane rectangles in order, sew rectangle A and C to one 3-3/4" x 1" window frame strip.

• Repeat for the B and D rectangles using the 2nd 3 - 3/4" x 1" window frame strip.

A C

B D

• Join the A/C section to the B/D section with a 5-1/2" x 1" window frame strip.

• Sew the remaining two 5-1/2" strips to the right and left sides of the window pane unit.

• Sew the 8-1/2" window frame strips to the top and bottom of the window pane unit.

Sawtooth Border From each of 2 different prints cut: Nine 2-7/8" squares • Choose the lightest print from the these squares and mark a line diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner.

• Place marked square right sides together with a darker square and sew a line 1/4" away from

both sides of the marked line.

• Using your rotary cutter and ruler, cut the squares on the line. This will give you 18 squares that measure 2-1/2" square.

• Follow the diagram below, keeping the squares going in the same direction, sew 4 squares together to from the top border, 4 squares to form the bottom border and 5 squares for each side.

• Sew the 4 square units to the top and bottom of the window pane unit.

• Sew the 5 square units to the sides of the window pane unit.

Outside Border Directions are for using and cutting rectangles which measure 9" by 10' 1/2" (fat 16th's) If not using fat 16th's, skip this step.

• Cut the 9" by 10-'/2" fat 16th in half lengthwise to make 2 strips 4-1/2" by 1-1/2" • Lay the 2 strips right sides together and stitch a 1/4" seam on one 4-1/2" end. Open and press seam open.

From this strip cut: • Two 10-1/2" x 1-1/2" strips • Two 14-1/2" x 1-1/2" strips Finishing the block • Sew the 10-1/2" outside border strips to the left and right sides of the quilt.

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Sensational Squash Interesting Facts “Squash”, one of the oldest known crops,comes from the Narragansett Native American word askutasquash, which means “eaten raw or uncooked.”

Did you know that every part of the squash plant can be eaten, including the flowers, leaves and tender shoots, which can be cooked in soups or omelets.

Qualities to look for when choosing a winter squash: • Skin that is easily nicked or scraped with a fingernail means that the squash did not reachmaturity.

• Choose one that has a deep color and is heavy for its size.

• Stem should be firm, rounded, and dry. Squash with no stem permits bacteria to enter. Winter squash has a long shelf life and if kept in a cool, dry place between 55 and 60 F, will store for up to

3 months. Cooked, pureed squash can be frozen and used later for soups, sauces, or stews.

Squash varieties come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors and each has it’s own distinctive flavor, flesh color and texture. Choose a size based on your cooking needs and delight your palate with their many taste sensations.

Parmesan Squash Cakes 2 cups shredded seeded summer squash about 1 pound 1 teaspoon salt 1 large egg 2/3 cup finely chopped shallots or red onion 1 Tablespoon parsley or basil 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 cup grated Parmesan or sharp Cheddar cheese 1 Tablespoon olive oil

Combine grated squash and 1 teaspoon salt.

Allow to sit for 30 minutes. Rinse and drain. Dry to remove excess water.

Combine squash, egg, shallot or onion, parsley or basil, black pepper and cheese.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

Divide mixture into fourths. Place ¼ in skillet and pat down to make a 3-inch cake. Repeat with remaining mixture.

Cook 3 to 4 minutes until browned and crispy on the bottom. Turn over and cook 2 to 3 minutes until done.

Contributors include Alice Henneman, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County

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Heartland Express - Government

December 9, 2010

Fighting Tax Increases During the Lame Duck Session

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

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Americans sent an unmistakable message last month: Washington needs to cut spending and steward taxpayer dollars in a fiscally responsible manner. For far too long – and under both Republican and Democrat watches – our nation’s finances have been mismanaged and ruled by out-of-control spending.

Unfortunately, if the last few days have been any indication, some in Congress simply refuse to listen to the American people. Due to inaction on appropriations bills necessary to avoid a government shutdown, the House and Senate were forced to remain in session after the election last month – a situation commonly referred to as a “lame duck” session.

Time and time again, Members from both sides of the aisle have spoken on the need to create jobs and cut government spending. However, this lame duck session has simply proven to be a continuation of the failed legislative agenda which has stymied economic growth the last four years.

Unless Congress acts, a $3.8 trillion tax hike is set to take effect on January 1, 2011. This would be the largest tax increase in our country’s history, and the average Nebraska family will see its

federal income taxes skyrocket from $3,461 to $5,090 – an increase of $1,600.

Legislation put forth by House Democrats under the guise of "tax relief" would have in fact raised taxes on small businesses throughout our country. Simply bringing such a bill to the House floor shows a clear disconnect from the economic reality facing our country. I opposed this ill-conceived measure, and thankfully it appears dead on arrival in the Senate.

Political tactics such as this – with job-killing implications for employers and entrepreneurs gripped by uncertainty over the looming tax hikes – only will further slow down our economy at a time when it is struggling to right itself.

It is simple. Creating an environment of uncertainty does nothing to stem unemployment and only creates more headaches for job creators.

This is not what the American people want, and it is past time for Washington to start listening. A tax hike at any level is detrimental to incomes, investments, and economic security at all levels.

We shouldn’t be raising taxes on any American.

Recent polls have shown 72 percent of Americans

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have scaled back on everyday expenses, and almost half report cutting back on Thanksgiving dinners.

To help our economy get back to creating jobs, we need to cut spending and prevent the tax hikes scheduled to take effect at the start of next year. The last thing our economy needs right now is a job-killing tax hike on small businesses.

A clean bill which ensures no American faces a tax increase in this difficult economic environment is all but certain to engender a bipartisan majority in Congress. We also should hold nonsecurity discretionary spending at fiscal year 2008 levels.

It is my hope we can use the lame duck session to take these necessary steps before Americans are saddled with the largest tax increase in American history.

We won’t solve our fiscal challenges until we cut spending, stop the growth of government, and extend the current tax rates. The sooner we can provide certainty to American businesses – even if it is part of a lame duck session of Congress – the sooner they can get our economy back on track and start hiring again.

Border Security Update

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

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, better known as ICE, expects to deport about 400,000 people this fiscal year, nearly 10 percent above the Bush administration's 2008 total and 25 percent more than were deported in 2007.

Nearly 50 percent of the people who have been deported this budget year have a criminal conviction, from driving without a license and DUI to major felonies. That represents an increase of more than 36,000 over the same period in 2009 when there was an increase of 22,000 over 2008.

When you consider figures like that from a recent article in the Washington Post and gang raids like the one the FBI recently conducted in Grand Island, it drives home the point that the U.S. needs to continue working to secure our borders to curb illegal immigration.

Securing the Border I’ve been pushing for a border security fence, augmented by unmanned aerial vehicles, for several years and am pleased to report that we are making progress. As of September 10, 2010, the U.S. has completed roughly 649 miles of pedestri-

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an and vehicle fencing along the Southwest Border. A total of 350 miles of primary pedestrian fence has been constructed, while the final total of vehicle fence was officially completed in January.

Last summer, I visited with ICE Director John Morton and Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin to discuss the continued securing of our southwestern border. They say that legislation passed by Congress has allowed them to assign additional Border Patrol Agents to the Tucson Sector and to establish a 500- agent Mobile Response Team that will have the ability to rapidly respond to emergency situations without depleting Border Patrol staffing from other locations.

More Surveillance In a letter to me, Commissioner Bersin indicated the permanent staffing should now be up and running. Legislation also made available an additional 250 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers who specialize in detecting the smuggling of illegal contraband as well as currency and weapons that are being brought over the U.S.

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border from Mexico.

The bill also provides $80 million for ICE to fill 225 positions to be placed in ICE’s five offices along the southwest border. It also increases the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems.

Anticipating more arrests, the administration has expanded the system to 437 jails and prisons, up from 14, and aims to extend it to "every law enforcement jurisdiction" by 2013.

During the lame duck session of Congress now underway there is talk about dealing with some immigration legislation known as the DREAM Act, which would give hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants a conditional path to legal residency.

I'm not going to support any legislation that I don't think adds to jobs, or to the military or to the economy. Consequently, I won't support any motion to proceed or any kind of cloture measure on the DREAM Act. In addition, I think that it must be part of an overall comprehensive solution to immigration once we have the border secured, and not until then.

We’re making progress but we’re not done yet.

The Thanks We Give

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

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

From year to year our Thanksgiving feasts reflect both the changes and constancy in our lives. Times may be tough, but we can always look across the table at family and friends, and put into words and laughs our gratitude and happiness. I for one am particularly thankful this year to be a Nebraskan. As our country and the world continue to recover from an international recession, Nebraska has emerged as a leader and a shining example. Our unemployment rate remains less than half of the national average and second-lowest in the country. We are projected to increase jobs and payroll next year by 1.3 percent, seventh in the country. And the Cornhusker State continues to help set the standard for agriculture – ag will account for 6.8 percent of state GDP, third-largest in the country.

These statistics are far from just a happy coincidence. They help paint a picture of a state that prides itself on hard work and common sense.

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Through your letters and emails to me, I know Nebraskans are informed, passionate, and committed to making our state, our country, and the world a better place. In Nebraska, the word "neighbor" describes not a geographical distinction but a relationship. Nebraskans safely rely on each other knowing they themselves would just as easily return the favor.

This belief in individuals, families and communities is reflected in the local leaders Nebraskans elect and those who emerge through their own hard work. Statewide, our public servants and business owners make common sense decisions to improve and protect our long term future. They have the wisdom to make tough decisions and spend within their means. The Nebraska workforce and ag producers sustain a healthy economy and relationships predicated on common kindness.

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in Nebraska is beginning to take hold in Washington. Less than a year after I announced my opposition to the Congressional earmark process, support has increased for a resolution to ban them and cut down on wasteful spending.

And after the November election, momentum is already moving back toward a government that taxes less and encourages the entrepreneurial spirit with which Nebraskans are so familiar.

The thanks we give this year will bring great relief after a challenging year. We can happily count our blessings knowing that soon we will all be back at work for each other, that our engagement helps our state excel, and that our state continues to shape our country. The things for which we owe thanks differ from year to year, but our gratitude and commitment to our neighbors and to our great state will always remain on Thanksgiving.

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Amherst FFA Qualifies Four for State!

DISTRICT 8 Amherst Blue Hill Centura Franklin Holdrege Lawrence - Nelson Nothwest Ravenna Red Cloud Sandy Creek Shickley Superior Sutton Wilcox - Hildreth

On Wednesday, November 10, the Amherst FFA competed in the District 8 Livestock Judging Contest in Hastings and qualified four for the state competition in Lincoln next April. This was a tough competition as there were 105 participants in the senior division and 200 participants in the junior division. The senior team consisting of Bryce Dibbern, Tanner Taubenheim, Kalen Pfeiffer, and Clint Bentley placed 5th as a team and qualified for state. The junior team consisting of Tyler Martenson, Bryan Wietjes, Maranda Kegley, Logan VanDyke, and McKenzie Bergstrom placed 8th as a team and was six points out from qualifying for state.

Senior Participants and Results: Bryce Dibbern – 9th Tanner Taubenheim – 18th Kalen Pfieffer – 24th Clint Bentley – 30th

Other Participants: Logan VanDyke McKenzie Bergstrom Tianna Berleue Katie Klingelhoeffer Casey Weekley Samantha Duennerman Cody Gugel

Junior Results: Tyler Martenson – 11th Bryan Wietjes – 12th Maranda Kegley – 55th

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The Ravenna FFA Chapter The Ravenna FFA Chapter is off to another great year! The new officer team was brought forward at the annual FFA banquet held in April.

The 2010-2011 officers are President-Torri Dethlefs, Vice President-Shelby Behrendt, Secretary-Paul Bauer, Treasurer-Mark Chramosta, News Reporter-Alex Behrendt, Sentinel-Josh Boardman, and ParliamentarianBrandon Kusek. All of these wonderful leaders attended the COLT Conference in Aurora at the end of May and learned many different ways of becoming better leaders.

The Aurora trip is one of the many fun experiences that each and every Ravenna FFA member looks forward to doing. It takes place specifically in the summer at the Aurora Leadership Center in Nebraska. Each day is full of work but then there is a rewarding fun time at the end of the day! This year 16 members constructed, sanded, and stained picnic tables. The members also had a blast swimming in the pool and going fishing.

Annevar, our annual town celebration, is a blast every year. The Ravenna FFA Chapter helps make it that way. We, as a chapter, participate in the parade and help with the concession stand at the tractor pull.

Summertime is always a busy time for the chapter. In the month of July the Sherman County Fair captured 8 members while another 4 members participated in the Buffalo County Fair during the month of August. All of these members get the pleasure of receiving ribbons and money after the fair is over. Also, several of them were lucky enough, to have their items go to the State Fair in Grand Island and help welcome the fair to the area.

SOLD! That word is the word that some FFA

members love to hear and that some dread. Our annual FFA Labor Auction took place on September 11,2010. All of the members, plus the advisor, were sold to local people or local companies who bid on them. Each of the members gets to work an eight hour day for their buyer. It is a great way to have the students give back to community members.

Infinite Potential was this year’s fun national FFA convention theme. We had eight members attend. The members included Alex Behrendt, Emma Clifton, Brandon Kusek, Paul Bauer, Gator Schott, Garrett Irvine, Torri Dethlefs, and Shelby Behrendt. The chapter had some excellent members also receiving their American Degrees this year. The Ravenna FFA had the following 7 members receive their highest degree in 2010: Gavin Jager, Josh Albright, Candace Long, Lisa Grabowski, Seth Musil, Kody Urwiller and Luke Zinnell.

Another trip to Hastings was taken by 31 of our FFA members. On November 10 these students traveled to Hastings to participate in livestock judging. Each member had to judge breeding and market swine, beef, and sheep. While the junior division just has to write down their order, the senior division has to give a set of oral reason to follow up on their placement. Both Jr. & Sr. teams qualified for the state contest to be held in April.

The top individual in the Sr. division was Torri Dethlefs with a 5th place finish, and the top Jr. from Ravenna was Brandon Kusek with a 4th place finish.

The chapter is off to a great start and look forward to all of the upcoming events to add to their experiences this year.

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I believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement, I cannot deny.

I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil.

I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so-for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends on me.

I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.

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Northwest FFA Chapter The Northwest officer team jump started their year at COLT (Chapter Officer Leadership Training) in May. The state officer team conducted workshops on specific office duties. The team planned the agenda for the upcoming year and learned more about eachother. The team received first place in the opening and closing ceremonies competition on the second evening. Overall, we had fun bonding and getting to know eachother and by the end of the conference, we were all ROCKSTARS! Our FFA chapter members also helped out at the Nebraska State Fair Inaugural Parade. Governor Dave Heineman and Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy's banners were carried by Northwest FFA members. The chapter also had four members exhibit livestock. Garret Johnson won Supreme FFA Showman and division Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer. Other exhibitors were Baylee Laub, Karen Buettner, and Walker Johnson. The first State Fair in Grand Island was a success.

In October, we had five seniors attend National Convention in Indianapolis. They attended sessions, workshops, and toured the industry. They also had the opportunity to make their own glass piece. They all had a fantastic time and the sto-

ries are still coming in. Northwest also had four members receive their American Degrees; Amber Frauen, Karen Buettner, Hallie Casto, and Sydney Paige.

Congratulations Ladies!

Fruit. Fruit. Fruit. That is all the FFA members heard for about a month. The chapter just wrapped up one of the biggest fundraisers of the year. In addition to fruit, members also sold meat and cheese combos, chocolate, cookie dough, and much more. A new item for the year was also added, Popcorn. Members worked hard at selling and proved to be successful. Look out for fruit sales next year!

Finally, on November 10th, 17 members attended district livestock judging in Hastings. It started out as a cold November day, but finally warmed up. A big congratulations goes out to Jeff Hostler who placed sixth in the senior division. Our senior team was six points short from qualifying for state but much was learned in the process.

Who knows, maybe next year.

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How to find scholarships

By EducationQuest Foundation Thousands of local, state and national scholarships are available – and many may match your criteria.

But you’ll never know unless you do the research and submit the applications. Here are a few places you can look: • ScholarshipQuest at EducationQuest.org features over 2,000 Nebraska-based scholarships. After you create a profile, this online tool will match you with scholarships that fit your criteria. • Your guidance office is a place you should visit at least once a week during your senior year to check on local and national awards. • The college you plan to attend is one of your best sources for scholarships. Contact the colleges that interest you for a listing of scholarships and information about criteria, deadlines, and application procedures. • National scholarship search sites such as Fastaid.com, ScholarshipExperts.com, SchoolSoup.com, Scholarships.com, and ScholarshipMonkey.com.

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3. Find the right fit. Explore your career interests and then research colleges that fit those interests.

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By David M. Fiala

Weekly Ag Market Breakdown

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Beans

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Wheat

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$11.12 $10.77 $11.18

$12.18 $11.85 $12.08

$11.07 $10.77 $11.19

$6.68 $7.22 $6.97 $7.03 $6.68

$6.79 $7.19 $6.94 $7.04 $6.79

$6.68

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$4.64 $4.64 $4.59 $4.71 $4.75 $4.71 $4.54 $4.71 $4.69

$12.24 $12.26

$4.59 $4.70 $4.70 $4.54

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$12.30 $12.04 $12.15 $12.11

$25.00 $20.35 $7.85

$11.35 $10.98 $10.82 $11.30 $11.08 $11.10 $11.17 $11.15

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New Wheat

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$6.95 $6.72 $6.79

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$7.09 $6.59

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Dec. 10 508 553

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Corn trade has been mixed in choppy trade this week due to position squaring ahead of news on the ethanol tax credit and Friday’s USDA report. The weekly net change is steady on the December contract and March is up 1. The uncertainty surrounding the extension of the blender's credit has kept the market range bound this week. The issue has been confirmed to be included in the most recent legislature circulating through congress. Analysts are optimistic that it will pass this week, but it is also expected that the credit will be reduced from its current 45 cents to 36 cents. Additional fundamental news will likely be needed to challenge the previous highs even if the bill is passed, but a failure to pass the bill could result in another long liquidation phase as funds are still holding a large net long position. The USDA December Supply and Demand report will be released on Friday.

Historically, this report is usually very uneventful as no supply adjustments are made, but end of the year position squaring could still lead to increased volatility. The average 2010-11 carryover trade guess is at 806 million bushels with a range of 672 to 877 versus the 827 million USDA November number. The weekly export sales were reported at 671,100 tons which was below expectations. It appears the feed wheat exports from Canada and other nations have slowed US corn sales. Hedgers call with questions.

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Wheat trade has been higher this week due to follow-through chart buying. The weekly net change is 5 higher on the March Chicago contract, KC is up 15, and Minneapolis is up 27. Global quality concerns will continue to limit downside, but ABARES, the Australian USDA equivalent actually raised their wheat estimate to a record 26.1 million tons which was up 1.7 million for the previous estimate. They did, however, also reduce exports by 2 million tons as quality concerns will only allow a significant portion of the crop to be used as feed wheat. Informa also announced their updated Australian estimate this week at 26 million tons. The increased Australian production does likely limit the willingness of the USDA to drop world carryover estimates on Friday's report. The charts posted a downward reversal on Tuesday; the March Chicago contract finished 27 cents off the daily high. But limited follow-through on Wednesday negated the move and we remain in a sideways trade. The weekly export sales were only 535,500 tons which was within expectations. The trade is looking for a slight decrease in the domestic carryover number on the USDA report this Friday, but a small increase in the global carryover number.

Hedgers call with questions.

Support: Resistance

Chicago 697 854

K City 762 892

Minneapolis 773 913

March 2011 Wheat (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . . .7.800 High . . . .7.914 Low . . . .7.790 Close . . .7.840 Change .-0.006

Soybean trade has been lower in mixed trade this week. Profit taking by market longs has been noted for the light weakness. The weekly net change is 4 lower on January beans. January Meal is $4.50 lower and bean oil is 73 points higher on the week after three days of trade.

Optimism surrounding the reactivation of the bio-diesel credit has been noted for the firm tone in the market with limited downside corrective action following the strong move back above $13 last week. Heading into the report on Friday, the trade is expecting an increase in the export usage number due to the bullish Chinese demand pace. The average trade guess for the new USDA carryover is 25 million below last month at a tight 160 million bushels. After the report the focus will continue to be on South American weather. Some rain fell over the weekend, which has limited upside this week.

Long-term forecasts still remain dry which should be supportive. Soybean rust can also start to become a concern this time of year, but it generally needs to be wet for that to be a legitimate widespread problem. The trade has seen some long profit taking interest above $13 this week, but long-term resistance is up at the $13.48 November high. Support is down at $12.64 which is the 20-day. The weekly soybean sales were 671,000 tons, which was below expectations. Meal sales were nearly 200,000 tons and oil sales above 50,000 tons, so the product sales were both good. Demand remains good, so downside should be limited in the near term picture. The market needs to believe the South American crop is bigger than expected to justify any near term sell off back below our November lows. Hedgers call with questions.

Support: Resistance

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Dec Meal 331 362

Dec Oil 5153 5567

January 2011 Soybeans (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . .12.710 High . . .12.964 Low . . .12.700 Close . .12.960 Change .+0.104

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Heartland Express - FFA District 8

December 9, 2010

Fall Semester Is Very Busy for Holdrege FFA Chapter The Holdrege FFA Chapter has had a very busy and productive fall semester. This year the chapter has 46 members. The Holdrege FFA Chapter Officer Team for 2010-2011 consists of President Logan Reed, Vice-President - Jolee Sturgis, Secretary - Ashley Frost, Treasurer - Nick Anderson, Reporter Michaela Gray, Parliamentarian - Clayton Nelson, and SentinelSeth Hald. In May, the officers attended COLT Conference at The Learning Center in Aurora where each officer learned about their specific officer position and developed ideas for the upcoming year. COLT gave each officer an opportunity to work with over 30 other chapter officers from across the state. At COLT, the chapter scrapbook earned a silver rating.

In July, President Logan Reed and Parliamentarian Clayton Nelson and Mr. Moore attended Washington Leadership Conference, where they were able to tour many parts of the nation’s capital, work with FFA members from across the United States, conduct a service learning project, and meet with Nebraska Congressmen Mike Johanns and Adrian Smith. Some of the highlights included touring the United States Capital, a night tour of the National Mall and Monuments, and visiting the National Archives and some of the Smithsonian Museums.

Also in July, Holdrege FFA Chapter members participated in the Phelps County Fair by providing a free watermelon feed and Test Your Well Night. Seven chapter members cut and served 26 watermelons at the free watermelon feed. The Test Your Well night allowed citizens to test their water for nitrate levels. This year the chapter tested twenty-five drinking water samples.

The Holdrege FFA Chapter likes to start off the year school year strong with the Annual Kick-off Picnic. The picnic gives the new members and their families a chance to see what FFA is about and interact with the current members. The Alumni support group helps out by grilling hamburgers and hot dogs. A short informational meet-

ing takes place after the meal to start off the year.

Each year the Holdrege FFA Chapter hosts a Farm Safety Camp for the kindergartners and first-graders of Phelps County. FFA members present demonstrations on a variety of farm safety topics. Large tractor and combine safety was presented using a tractor and combine donated by Fairbanks Implement. FFA members brought in large and small ATVs and demonstrated safe riding and equipment features. Members brought in large and small animals to teach the children about safe handling procedures and tips for strange animals. Grain bin safety and lawnmower safety were also safety topics, as well as the dangers of household chemicals. The local sheriff ’s department set up a demonstration that allowed the children to view a patrol car and the items used by a deputy. Each student went home with a t-shirt and a packet to help remind them about what they learned.

This year the chapter members helped the FFA Alumni Support Group with a corn test plot. A tour of the test plot was held in September where those who attended toured the test plot, enjoyed a meal served by chapter members, and heard from each company representative about the corn hybrids exhibited in the test plot. The land and equipment for the plot was provided by local producers Lee and Darren Englund. Later in October, several FFA members helped harvest the test plot. FFA members helped by taking weights, moisture reading, running the weight wagon, recording data, and calculating yields for more than 24 different numbers which were entered in the plot. The test plot was a success generating $2,500 which was put towards the funds for the new school greenhouse.

Freshman Jackie Schultz participated in the True Blue campaign through the Nebraska FFA Foundation. Jackie was selected to receive a new FFA Jacket through the program. Thank you to the many contributors from around the state who sponsor this program!

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Also in October, chapter members competed at the District Land Judging contest in Curtis, where Holdrege competitors had an outstanding day. Nick Anderson, a junior, placed 1st overall and brought home a purple ribbon. Junior Seth Hald placed 4th and also brought home a purple ribbon as well as freshman Jamie Bialas who placed 10th overall. The chapter had three members bring home blue ribbons, four red ribbons, and two white ribbons. The Holdrege Chapter qualified one team for state consisting of Logan Reed, Nick Anderson, Seth Hald, and Brenden Kreutzer. Holdrege had two other teams receive blue ribbons and one team received a red ribbon.

The four members who competed at the state land judging contest traveled to Norfolk on November 3rd. Junior Nick Anderson earned a blue ribbon for placing 7th overall. Freshman Brenden Kreutzer earned a pink ribbon for placing 35th overall. As a team, Holdrege placed 13th out of 24 schools.

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Franklin FFA Competes in Area Land Judging Contest

The Franklin FFA Chapter competed in the area land judging contest at Curtis. Sixty-three teams composed of 252 students competed in the event. Thirty-one Franklin FFA Members competed in the land judging contest.

Individual results were, Josh Siel, 6th; Daniel Hill, 9th; and Alec Sindt, 10th. Members receiving blues were, Kirk Lennemann, Marissa Christiancy, Tosha Carpenter, and Craig Bartels. Members receiving reds were, Kersha Kahrs, Rochelle Osantowski, Nichole Jester, Kenton Fritson, and Kara Osantowski.

Members receiving whites were, Bailey McKay, Ethan Haussermann, Jaylin Randall, Hunter Schuerle, Brooke Dallman, Derek Hammer, and Libby Johnson. Members who participated and didn¹t ribbon were, Dillion Schnuerle, Matt

Superior FFA Attends National Convention

33 Franklin Ag Ed students Traveled to Curtis ,Nebraska for the Southwest area land judging contest Gerdes, Tyler Daniels, Brittany Goebel, Heath Shannon, David Bolte, Taylor Dreher, Spencer Carpenter, Kelsey Randall, Timothy Frerichs, Mac James, and Kale Schmidt. Angela Aberle also attended but was unable to compete as she competed in National Land Judging last year.

She helped grade competitor¹s papers. The team composed of Josh Siel, Daniel Hill, Alec Sindt, and Derek Hammer won the Southwest Area Land Judging Contest. This team has the opportunity to compete at the State Land Judging Contest in Norfolk on November 3rd.

Nine Superior FFA members attended the 83rd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN, October 19th-23rd.

The students were accompanied by Advisor Dave Barnard and Mrs. Teresa Sullivan.

This year ’s theme was, “Infinite Potential”. The convention headquarters was in Conseco Fieldhouse where the Indiana Pacers NBA team plays.

Approximately 50,000 members, parents, and guests attended this leadership event. The convention was carried by RFD TV. Chapter delegates were senior April Carter and Reporter Alison Hawley. They received a National Chapter plaque that the local FFA earned. Hawley and Vice-President Ty Rempe attended a banquet at the Marriott Hotel for this event. The Superior FFA was rated a TwoStar Chapter on the National level. Although they were not able to attend due to college commitments, graduated Chapter members Craig Guilkey, son of Jeff & Sue Guilkey and Spencer Trapp, son of Bob & Sue Trapp, were awarded the American FFA Degree on Saturday morning.

They will receive the golden key of the American Degree and a framed certificate. The ceremonies were in Lucas Oil Stadium where the Indianapolis Colts play.

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Red Cloud FFA News

By Reporter: Kim Morris The State Hereford Tour was in Red Cloud last month. Dakota Delka, Brittany Lewis, Jacob Nikodym, Jamie Nikodym, and Anthony Weber served at the dinner. They served nearly 200 people at Gene and Serena Boner Ranch.

On October 6, 2010 in Fairbury, Nebraska, there were 73 people that participated in Range Judging. The Chapter had 13 members compete.

There were 62 people competing in the Senior Division. Receiving a Green Ribbon in the Senior Division were Shelby Peters who placed 14th, Brittany Lewis placed 16th, Dakota Delka placed 17th and Toby Colvin placed 22nd. There were 55 people competing in the Junior Division.

Receiving a red ribbon in the Junior Division was Jacob Nikodym placing 3rd. Receiving Green Ribbon were Anthony Weber who placed 7th, Tanner Rupprecht placed 18th, Ben Hobbs placed 19th, and Dylan Shannon placed 25th. These people also participated Taylor Neiman, Jared Sibley, Kyle Prellwitz, and Levi Vogler.

State Range Judging was hosted in Red Cloud on September 29. The NRD office in Red Cloud helped judge score cards and put on the event. The event took place just South of Red Cloud at the Willa Cather Prairie. We had eight participants at State Range Judging. The Senior team participants were Shelby Peters, Toby Colvin, Dakota Delka, and Brittany Lewis. Junior team participants were Jacob Nikodym, Tanner Rupprecht, Dylan Shannon, and Anthony Weber. The FFA Chapter had a meal for the participants and helpers. Gottsch Feedyard sponsored the hamburgers. These members helped serve 200 people

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at this event: Kelsey Parker, Kim Morris, Taylor Goos, Taylor Neiman, Kayla Kucera, Jared Sibley, Kyle Prellwitz, and Andrew Cole.

Land Judging was October 6 in Cairo, Nebraska.

There were 23 participants from Red Cloud with 165 people participating in Land Judging .

People receiving purple ribbons were Kim Morris who placed 3rd, Katie McCleary who placed 6th, Jacob Nikodym who placed 7th, and Kelsey Parker who placed 8th.

People who received blue ribbons were Shelby Peters who placed 10th, Taylor Neiman who placed 11th, and Brittany Lewis who placed 12th.

Receiving red ribbons were Megan Ockinga, Levi Vogler, and Regan Fisher.

People receiving white ribbons were Morgan Long, Kyle Prellwitz, Nelson Manley, and Tanner Rupprecht. People that participated were Taylor Goos, Hector Rodriguez, Ben Hobbs, Toby Colvin, Dylan Shannon, Anthony Snider, Cale Olson, Lucas Hobbs, and Andrew Russell. Out of all the

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FALL SEMESTER IS VERY BUSY FOR HOLDREGE FFA CHAPTER

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IN. As part of the convention, the Holdrege FFA Chapter received its third consecutive National Chapter Awards Program Rating. The Holdrege Chapter was awarded a National 3 Star Chapter.

The chapter also received a more prestigious award – a National Models of Innovation Chapter in the area of Community Development.

Holdrege was one of only ten schools named as finalists in this category. This is the second year in a row that the Holdrege FFA Chapter has been named a National FFA Models of Innovation Chapter. Chapter members Seth Hald and Nicole Gerdes gave a presentation over the Holdrege FFA’s Community Development activities and were recognized on stage at the 2nd General Session. The chapter members also attended sessions where they listened to speakers such as Josh Shipp and retiring addresses of National FFA Officers. The members participated in workshops and toured the Elanco Health Training and Quality Center. The members enjoyed some free time by attending the Lady Antebellum concert and going to the FFA Career Show which featured over 400 exhibitors from numerous agricultural companies and businesses.

In November, the Holdrege FFA Chapter competed at the district livestock judging contest in Hastings. Thirty-five of Holdrege’s Ag Education Program students participated in the contest.

Holdrege’s Jr. Livestock Judging team placed fifth in the contest and qualified for state and will compete in that contest in April. Members of this team include Paige Garrelts, Bryan Denton,

Matt Becker, and Alex Hamling. Freshman Paige Garrelts placed 6th overall earning a purple ribbon. Bryan Denton and Matt Becker earned blue ribbons. The chapter also came home with 2 red ribbons and 8 white ribbons. In the senior division, Holdrege placed 11th. Members of the senior team include Jolee Sturgis, Nick Anderson, Eric Buettner, and Ryan Kuss. Individually Jolee Sturgis earned a white ribbon placing.

The Holdrege FFA Chapter recently finished their fruit sales fundraiser which they do annually. Chapter members sell apples, oranges, pears, grapefruit, and mixed fruit boxes. They also sell meat and cheese combo boxes. The money generated from this fundraiser is used to pay for trips, FFA jackets, and leadership conferences. The chapter members will deliver their fruit sales in December, just in time for the holiday season.

The chapter’s current project is funding a commercial size greenhouse. The purpose of building a greenhouse is to increase career and educational opportunities for the students at Holdrege High School through a modern, hands-on curriculum that utilizes real world production and agricultural business skills. The facility will contain all utilities, energy efficient cooling, heat system, and needed equipment for the production of two or more plant crops a year. Many of these products will then be made available to the public.

The greenhouse project has been approved by the Holdrege School board and construction will take place during the spring semester. The house could be used this spring, but will definitely be

teams, 3 Red Cloud teams placed in the top 5, 2nd, 4th, and 5th. The 2nd team will be going to State Land Judging on November 3. Receiving a blue ribbon and going to state is Kim Morris, Kelsey Parker, Shelby Peters, and Levi Vogler. The 4th team was Dylan Shannon, Jacob Nikodym, Toby Colvin, and Brittany Lewis. The 5th team was Regan Fisher, Megan Ockinga, Katie McCleary, and Nelson Manley.

National FFA Convention is October 20-23.

There are usually over 50,000 FFA members attending this convention. Shelby Peters, Kayla Kucera, Taylor Neiman, Jacob Nikodym, Toby Colvin, Anthony Weber, Tanner Rupprecht, and Jared Sibley will be attending the convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. These members will be leaving Tuesday night and will be back early Sunday morning. The FFA members will be attending national leadership events and career development events. They will be attending the Lady Antebellum concert and bull riding. The American FFA Degree is awarded to FFA members who have demonstrated the highest level of commitment to FFA and made significant accomplishments in their Supervised Agricultural Experience. There are three American Degree Recipients for Red Cloud this year. They are Ryan Lammers, Sarah Nolan, and Aliese Hoffmann.

The upcoming events for the Red Cloud FFA Chapter are District Livestock Judging in Hastings on November 10. The FFA Chapter will start selling fruit and meat sales in October.

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experience (SAE) program in which they start, own, or hold a professional position in an existing agriculture enterprise. Recipients must also make it their mission to demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities and community involvement.

Each award recipient receives a gold American FFA Degree key, and certificate in a blue leatherette frame. Of more than 520,000 FFA members nationwide, Sheffield and Straight were two of only 3,448 to be recognized in 2010. The degree recognition program is sponsored by Case IH, DTN, Farm Credit, Pioneer Hi-Bred, and Syngenta as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

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Brett Sheffield and Cody Straight, members of the FFA Chapter from Shickley, recently received the American FFA Degree. Earning the degree means that Brett and Cody are each one of a select group of individuals to be recognized for years of academic and professional excellence. The honor was presented on October 24, 2010 at the 83rd National FFA Convention, held in Indianapolis, Ind. The American FFA Degree recognizes demonstrated leadership ability and outstanding achievements in agricultural business, production, processing or service programs. To be eligible, members must have earned and productively invested $7,500 through a supervised agricultural

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Members judged six classes of livestock, including: two sheep classes, breeding and market, two cattle classes, breeding and market,and two swine classes, breeding and market. Junior and Junior High members answered questions on three classes and the senior members answered questions on three classes and gave reasons on three classes.

On Wednesday, November 10, 2010, eleven members of the Shickley FFA chapter, went to Hastings for the District 8 livestock judging contest. Members participating in the junior livestock judging included Dillon Deepe who placed 83rd out of 200, Matyson Kleinschmidt who placed 133rd out of 200, Jennifer Mick who placed 163rd out of 200, and Christy Swartzendruber who placed 37th out of 200. These members rounded out the fourteenth place junior livestock judging team. Members participating in the senior livestock judging included: Tyler Lauenstien who placed 29th out of 104, Dylan Launstien who placed 17th out of 104, and Jeremy Row who

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Farm Groups Push for Action on Estate Tax Reform

By Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent Two of Nebraska's biggest farm organizations are part of a national agriculture coalition calling on Congress to take action on estate tax reform during the lame-duck session.

And the consequences of not getting estate tax reform passed could impact Nebraska farm families, accelerating the consolidation of family farms into the hands of fewer producers or investors, putting further strains on rural areas and pushing the cost of farmland even higher.

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., said it is "critically important" for Congress to "protect our family farmers and small business owners from a large estate tax set to come back into effect next year.

"I support full repeal of the estate tax and will work to ensure a permanent and generous estate tax fix is passed this year, so that Nebraska farmers, ranchers and small business owners won't have to worry about this unfair tax," Nelson said.

According to Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union, the estate tax is viewed as a "political device to divide the electorate and

fund government programs."

Johnson said NFU supports an estate tax rate of 45 percent progressively indexed to higher rates as the value of the estate increases. An exemption level of $4 million for an individual or $8 million for a married couple should be established, he said.

"Stable and predictable taxes are necessary for planning and operating all private enterprises," said Johnson. "The uncertainty in the estate tax code has negative effects on small businesses as well as farmers and ranchers."

The ag coalition is concerned that if Congress does not take action on the issue before Dec. 31, the estate tax will revert to a $1 million exemption level and a rate of 55 percent.

With such a low exemption, as many as 13 percent of farms and ranches whose owners die could owe estate taxes next year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Centennial FFA Has A Busy Year Centennial FFA has had a busy and exciting year so far. We started off our year with a Burger Bash to recruit new members. We had our annual Farm Safety Day and Fall Harvest dinner. We also had 20 members attend National Convention in Indianapolis.

On August 24th, Centennial FFA had their annual Burger Bash. At this time we welcomed new members and upcoming freshman.

Also John Bader, former Centennial FFA president brought along three state officers to our meeting and they led us in some activities.

The activities we did were tug-a-war, and elbow tag.

On Friday the 24th of September, Centennial FFA hosted their annual Farm Safety Day. Over 400 students participated in the 14 different safety stations. At the different stations students learned anything from railroad safety to P.T.O. safety. The students also enjoyed the exotic animals brought on Friday. Some new stations added were hunter safety, grain dust safety, canine search and rescue, power tool safety, railroad safety, and

insect safety. Altogether Friday was a good afternoon with lots of fun and learning about agriculture.

Twenty members from the Centennial FFA Chapter attended National Convention this year in Indianapolis, Indiana. They had the opportunity to attend many of the sessions and visit the career fair. Our Chapter got the Two Star Chapter Award. Also our advisor, Arne Anderson, received his Honorary American Degree.

On Saturday, November 13, We hosted our annual Fall Harvest Dinner. This dinner shows our appreciation to our area farmers and businesses. It also included the freshmen earning their Green Hand Degree and a live auction. This is our main fundraiser for our FFA chapter.

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Eleven members exhibited at the state fair earning a total of 5 grand champions; 6 reserve champions; 21 purple ribbons; 6 blue ribbons; 4 red ribbons; and $585 in premium money. The members exhibiting livestock were Ashley Probst, Kolin Scheele, Bailey Schroeder, Tyler Wolken, and James Kalivoda. Members exhibiting in the crops and horticulture division were Andy Adam, Kolin Scheele, Cody Engelman, Dylan Hamel, Michael Beall, Gunnar Lichty, and Jana Zarybnicky.

Joe Cox, Steve Kostal, Cody Engelman, and Isaac Roelfs were representatives of the chapter and assisted KUTT and Farmers Coop with the Harvest Bonanza during fall harvest at the Odell and Beatrice locations. They prepared and distributed hotdogs, chips, drinks, and a bag of goodies to the farmers as they brought their grain to the elevators to be unloaded.

Twenty nine members attended Husker Harvest Days to check out the newest in technology and compare the best equipment and seed dealers have to offer. Those attending were Derrick Grabowski, Kolin Scheele, Andy Adam, Ethan Weers, Jana Zarybnicky, Ashley Probst, Stacy Grabowski, Cody Engelman,Andrea Zarybnicky, Colton Rupprcht, Joe Cox, Quint Bolejack, Kaitlyn McCown, Cole Weers, Samantha Hajek, Isaac Roelfs, Kerstin McIntyre, Brandon Kostal, Parker Jones, Ethen Hroch, Steven Kostal, Conner Pahl, Taylor Rupprecht, Zach Hajek, Tucker Goldsberry, Mandi Schramm, Dylan Hamel, Michael Beall, Alex Alonso.

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Heartland FFA: Infinite Potential The Heartland FFA Chapter is off to an exciting start this school year. There have been numerous activities that have kept the Heartland FFA Chapter busy.

The summer started off with FFA Officers, Rick Siebert, Brielle van den Berg, Andrew Spader, and Brenan Erb attending the FFA COLT Conference at the Leadership Center in Aurora.

Officers Andrea Boardman, Tanner Steingard, and Miranda Janzen where unable to attend the conference but were involved in other summer activities. At Henderson Community Days, All officers and junior officers, Carlie Weisheit, Michael Brune, Morgan Tracy, and Daniel Quiring, had a float in the parade, and ran a dunk tank and dodge ball tournament. Heartland also exhibited numerous crop, metal and woods projects at the York County Fair and the Nebraska State Fair. Many members received ribbons and trophies for their work on their projects. State Fair Trophy winners were Tanner Steingard, Rick Siebert, Megan Friesen, Mattison Hiebner, Brandon Friesen, and Justin Foster.

The school year began fast with FFA Officers holding their annual Safety Day in the Ag Shop in late September, where 3rd - 6th graders were invited to learn about bike safety, ATV safety and about hazardous materials. Students also created safety kits for themselves. District Land Judging was held in early October. Leading the way and receiving blue ribbons for the Heartland FFA Chapter were Andrea Boardman (ninth overall), Matthew Hiebner and Aaron Jensen.

Members receiving reds were Tanner Steingard, Ashton Kroeker, Casey Goertzen and Rick Siebert. White ribbons went to Jesse Nissen, Emily Ott, Daniel Quiring, Stephanie Stamp, Maelyn Huebert, Andrew Spader and Kasey Siebert.

Four Freshman FFA members were selected by the Nebraska FFA Foundation to receive a sponsored FFA Jacket and FFA Tie/Scarf. Freshman selected were Brandon Boardman, Megan Boardman, Kelli Bergen, and Leah Friesen.

Heartland also attended the National FFA Convention. At the convention members got the opportunity to connect with FFA members across the nation as well as attend sessions and the career show. Members attending were: Brian Barr, Brandon Friesen, and Trey Vlieger.

National FFA also selected Morgan Tracy to perform at the National FFA Talent Show and Abigail Bechtel to play the bassoon in the National FFA Band. The Heartland FFA Chapter also had seven American Degree Recipients: Logan Bechtel, Greg Buller, Will Epp, Cody Goertzen, Jason Sherman, Derek Stamp, and Jenny Warren.

Recently, the chapter welcomed seven new members into active membership by awarding them the Greenhand Degree. To help celebrate the Greenhand Degree Ceremony, members were treated to a hamburger feed. New members receiving the Greenhand Degree were Kelli Bergen, Brandon Boardman, Megan Boardman, Nick Dimmick, Leah Friesen, Megan Friesen, and Mary Beth Manson.

Currently, the Heartland FFA Chapter has been working on their District Leadership Skills Events, which will be held on December 8th in Seward, Nebraska. Members have also been applying for the State FFA Choir and are looking forward to the Christmas Party FFA Meeting.

The Heartland FFA Chapter is off to an active start. Members look forward to participating in other upcoming FFA events during the rest of the school year and discovering their Infinite Potential.

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But, the way you manage grazing of stalks by your cattle can have a big effect on its success. For instance, maybe you have a goal of feeding as little protein supplement as possible while winter grazing. Then you must make sure you have enough acres so your stocking level can be light enough so cattle can select just the higher quality plant parts to eat. And whenever the grain and husks are gone, move to a fresh field.

Are Corn Stalks Today Lower in Feed Value? – Many times I hear the following statement. My corn stalks don’t take care of my cows like they used to. Is there a basis for this claim or is it just imaginary.

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Secondly, it is quite likely that stalk fields have changed. To begin with, modern combines are more effective at collecting grain than previously. We used to estimate that four percent of the grain would be left in the field after combining. Today the amount of grain left in the field is probably half of what we previously thought.

Less grain means that cows will need supplement earlier. Otherwise cows will go out of condition along with eventual production capacity of their calves.

The stalks themselves also might be less nutritious. Modern hybrids draw more nutrients out of the stalk and into the kernel.

Genetic modifications for insect resistance and less lodging produces stalks that break down or digest less rapidly, making the stalks less palatable and lower in digestible nutrients.

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NFU Speaker Says Ag Concentration Decimating Rural America

By Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent Proposed Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) livestock marketing rules reforms would benefit consumers, independent family farmers and rural communities, said Mike Callicrate of St. Francis, Kan. Callicrate, along with state Sen. Cap Dirks and Daryll Ray, director of the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center at the University of Tennessee, were part of a panel discussion about the GIPSA reforms at the Nebraska Farmers Union convention in Grand Island Friday.

Ray explained the GIPSA reforms, while Dirks related his efforts as a lawmaker to bring reform to livestock markets in Nebraska, such as addressing packer ownership of livestock prior to slaughter and mandatory price reporting by packers in the state.

Callicrate, vice president of the Organization for Competitive Markets and an independent feedlot operator, said reform of livestock markets would benefit consumers by providing them more choices.

"If the GIPSA rules are adopted and applied, there would be more competition in the marketplace, making meatpackers compete again and making retailers pay better prices back to farmers and ranchers," he said.

Callicrate said it's about "...taking abusive powers away from very powerful players in this marketplace."

"It gives consumers better prices with more choices of higher quality food," he said.

The disappearance of competition in the livestock marketplace has put the four largest packers and retailers in the driver seat when it comes to controlling the livestock industry, said Callicrate.

He cited several statistics as evidence that more and more of the livestock industry has fallen into the hands of fewer and fewer people.

Callicrate said market concentration kills competition, as the four biggest packers control 88 percent of the market and the four biggest retailers control nearly 51 percent of the market.

Along with impacting consumers, the growth of concentration in livestock markets has caused many small livestock producers to go out of business, Callicrate said. He said approximately 1,000 cattle producers go out of business every month and that 41 percent of U.S. cattle produc-

ers have gone out of business since the 1980s.

Because of concentration, Callicrate said, producers have lost 20 percent of their share of the consumers' beef dollar since 1980, as more than 85 percent of the total capital investment on the consumer's plate is provided by the producer.

The consequence of not reforming the system and addressing uncompetitive practices in the marketplace, Callicrate said, will "...cost consumers their food system and then they are going to become more and more dependent upon imported food."

"But the real thing we lose as a country is that wealth creation base that agriculture represents," he said. "If we don't grow our own food, we don't produce the wealth that the land provides us that fuels our economy. We have to keep farmers and ranchers farming and we have to allow them to make a fair wage and that has not been done in many, many years."

"We have lost 40 percent of our ranchers in the last 30 years," Callicrate said. "We have lost 80 percent of our dairy farmers. We have lost 90 percent of our pork producers. And we are becoming more and more dependent on foreign food every day."

Callicrate said that concentration and the resulting market power of the packer and retailer have taken away approximately 20 percent of the producers' share of what the consumer spends, or about $400 per head.

"We have lost 40 percent of our ranchers in the last 30 years," he said. "We have lost 80 percent of our dairy farmers. We have lost 90 percent of our pork producers. And we are becoming more and more dependent on foreign food every day."

Because of the loss of independent family farmers and the concentration of large specialized livestock operations in the hands of fewer and fewer producers, Callicrate said it has caused "... a major collapse of rural communities across America because of the lack of income to sustain themselves because the biggest and most powerful meatpackers in the history of the world are now extracting wealth and stealing livestock

from producers."

That loss of small, independent farm families in rural areas has also created a burden on taxpayers to pick up the cost of essential operations in those areas.

"Look, here in Nebraska, their whole tax base is disappearing," Callicrate said. "In St. Francis, Kan., our taxes went up significantly in this last assessment because we have lost so much of our productive tax base as it has been starved and just been put out of business and no longer exists in many cases."

Callicrate said those who are left "pay a higher percentage of what they do have in taxes. In the end, it is a death spiral and there won't be anything left."

Speaking at the Nebraska Farmers Union convention Friday at the noon luncheon was Gov. Dave Heineman, who was adamant about not raising taxes. But with declining state support, much of the burden to pay for essential services in rural areas falls on property owners who, because of the declining population base due to growing concentration in the agricultural industry, have had to pick up more and more of that financial obligation to support local communities. Small towns continue to shrink due to declining population and sales tax support and taxes on small businesses become less and less.

With the federal government in an austerity mood as it tackles the federal deficit, lawmakers such as Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., have put a self-imposed moratorium on federal earmarks back to the states that could help fund essential services to rural areas. With politicians and citizens saying raising taxes is off limts, rural areas will especially feel the pinch of this state and national austerity movement.

What bothers Callicrate, as a result of concentration in the agricultural sector, is that the wealth generated by farming and ranching productivity is also being concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer large producers due to the lack of enforcement of federal anti-competition laws by regulators and the courts.

He said the concentration of power and wealth in this country is a threat to America's free enterprise system.

"It is the biggest threat to our economic and social well being and today and it has never been worse in the world," Callicrate said. "A monopoly and free enterprise system do not co-exist."

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Johnson said one reason farm prices are high is the programs that support ethanol production in the United States. Johnson said he has some worries about continued support for various ethanol programs.

A press release issued prior to Johnson's appearance on Saturday said he was calling on Congress to extend the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit during the current session of Congress.

VEETC is a credit of 45 cents for every gallon of pure ethanol blended into gasoline. U.S. Sens. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., and Mike Johanns, R-Neb., are among a bipartisan group of senators urging lawmakers to extend the ethanol tax credit program.

Another tax credit set to expire is the Small Ethanol Producers Tax Credit, where small ethanol producers are allowed a 10-cents-per-gallon production income tax credit on up to 15 million gallons of production annually.

During his presentation, Ray said the farm bill could take a hit of about $20 billion because of various factors. He said there could be a loss of about $10 billion because of the 37 programs that would not receive an automatic extension with farm bill reauthorization. There could be a loss of another $4.5 billion because of a timing shift issue involving when money is spent and the budget year it is recorded.

Plus, there is a potential loss of another $4 billion to $6 billion because of suggested changes to the standard reinsurance agreement, he said.

Ray said people who are counting on an export boom to support farm prices are being way too optimistic. He said farm prices have risen because (1) U.S. population growth has increased domestic demand, and (2) higher crop production is needed

to meet ethanol mandates.

He said the volume of U.S. soybean exports is going up in real terms, but the percentage of U.S. soybean exports as a total of world soybean exports is dropping.

Likewise, Ray said, U.S. wheat exports as a percentage of world wheat exports has dropped from approximately 50 percent to less than 20 percent.

Ray said the U.S. does have strong corn exports, but even corn exports as a percentage of world corn exports has dropped from 80 percent to 20 percent.

Even if complete free trade was achieved globally for agricultural products, the impact would be less than expected, because U.S. agricultural products are different than other U.S.-produced products, Ray said. He said food is viewed as a national security issue for nearly all countries, and especially in countries whose people have gone hungry.

"Most countries have gone hungry in the past," Ray said. That desire to maintain domestic production of food is one reason why even complete free trade might have less of an impact than expected.

Ray said domestic political considerations are another reason why free trade will not necessarily result in an ag export boom. He said most politicians will want to provide a living for the people in their nations who are involved in production agriculture. Even if a nation is becoming more industrialized, politicians want to maintain domestic food production to ensure an orderly transition of people out of agriculture, Ray added.

Finally, politicians want the assurance of domestic tranquility that often comes when a nation's agricultural producers are able to feed

their fellow countrymen, he said.

Ray said many areas of the world have large land masses that potentially could be converted to agricultural production. That is especially true for Brazil, but there are also large potential areas that could be converted to farm production in the former Soviet Union, China and the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa. The potential for increased agricultural production in such areas is another reason to doubt future U.S. farm export booms, he said.

Other nations also are likely to be able to increase agricultural production because of increased yields that come from using seeds and farming methods that produce drought-resistant and disease-resistant crops.

Ray noted that President Obama has established a goal of doubling the value of U.S. exports within five years. However, he said there is reason to believe that same goal will not be realized for agriculture.

He said purchases of agricultural products are not as price sensitive as for manufactured products. If the price of food drops, Ray said, people are not suddenly going to move from eating three meals per day to eating six meals per day.

Likewise, when prices and profits drop for a manufacturer, it can respond to decreased market demand by decreasing from two shifts to one shift, Ray said. A farmer is in a different position because letting farm ground lie completely fallow is not an option. The farmer is usually going to plant some kind of crop on his land.

All this, Ray said, argues for a farm bill that helps provide some type of price stability for agriculture producers, versus a bill that relies too much on traditional market forces.

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By Sandra Hansen, The Scottsbluff Star-Herald A crisp, sunny morning welcomed participants to the annual SAREC Livestock Field Day, December 2, near Lingle. Topics for the morning included brucellosis research, Lowline Angus study of omega 3 supplements, lamb studies on ewe development, and replacement heifer development. Also discussed was the Wyoming Hereford Association bull test.

Scott Keith with the Wyoming Business Council, and Jay Middleswarth, Goshen County rancher, explained how the Angus organization became interested in conducting a feed efficiency test at SAREC, and what they hope to get out of it. Keith said the Lyman, Wyo., Hereford group was interested in improving their herds, and believed the SAREC bull test could help them get in on the leading edge of technology.

The state organization became involved, resulting in five pens, with eight head in each, from a total of six breeders. They come from Cheyenne, Lusk, Kaycee, Wheatland, Torrington and Veteran, Wyo. "It's a great opportunity for the Hereford Association," Keith said, noting that an animal health company will come Dec. 21 to do some DNA profiling, an additional opportunity for future development.

The bulls will be offered for sale on the Internet next spring in a new venture. "It's kind of a bull eBay," Keith said of the proposed auction.

Torrington rancher Jay Middleswarth said he had wanted to use SAREC in the past, but hadn't figured out the details, when the Wyoming Hereford Association opportunity became a reality. He said he really got interested in a SAREC test after the drought cut deeply into his profits. "I wanted some data to take to the stock show in Denver," he explained. "It's a great opportunity and reasonable at ----- 70 Continued on page 31

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Results of a recent audit of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, the main contractor for checkoff-supported beef marketing efforts, are getting mixed reactions.

The differences were on the table at Wednesday's Nebraska Beef Council Board of Directors meeting in Kearney.

Some directors said the concerns identified during the annual compliance audit of NCBA by the Cattlemen's Beef Board were common errors or misunderstandings that are being resolved. They said the difference this year was that what has been an internal audit process was made public.

"That's the reason you have audits is to find these things," said Director Mark Spurgin of Paxton. "... I think this audit was blown out of proportion."

Others in the beef industry say the audit raised questions about how checkoff dollars are being spent.

In an Oct. 19 letter to the Nebraska Beef Council, Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska Executive Director Destry Brown said a major concern is that checkoff dollars are being used in NCBA lobbying efforts, which violates the federal act that created the program.

The Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The law requires CBB to contract with industry organizations for beef promotion, marketing, research and consumer education programs.

NCBA is the largest contractor by far.

According to CBB's fiscal year 2009 annual report, that contract was for $35.87 million of the nearly $42 million in CBB revenues.

CBB gets 50 cents of each checkoff dollar collected by state beef councils - more than $3.5 million came from Nebraska in FY 2009 - and the full $1 checkoff paid by beef importers.

The recent NCBA audit found that thousands of dollars were spent by NCBA staff on unauthorized purposes or without proper documentation.

The ICON letter asked the Nebraska Beef Council board to immediately suspend the state's national checkoff contributions until additional NCBA audits are complete. "We want to be sure everything is on the up and up before we send it on," said Rod Gray of Harrison, an ICON member and Nebraska Beef Council director.

The board took no action on the ICON request.

Beef Council Executive Director Ann Marie Bosshamer was authorized to write a letter to ICON officials to acknowledge that the issue was discussed and ask for more details about a sentence in the ICON letter that says, "The money is being used (by NCBA) to defeat public policy initiatives viewed as critically important to many, if not most, of Nebraska cattle producers."

When asked by Director Myron Danner of Burwell what ICON officials meant by that, Gray said he believed it referred to NCBA lobbying, but he wasn't at the ICON board meeting at which the letter was approved.

Bosshamer said CBB officials told her the NCBA audit issues have been addressed and a report will be sent to the CBB executive board

by Dec. 10. It then will advance to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service by Dec. 22.

After USDA officials have approved the report, it will be distributed to other CBB directors and state beef councils.

The federal Inspector General's Office is planning a checkoff program audit in 2011.

Beef Council Director J.D. Alexander of Pilger said that audit won't focus just on NCBA but can look at all aspects of the checkoff, even down to state councils.

In another issue, Bosshamer said election results for four of nine board seats weren't confirmed yet. All the seats involved are outside of Hub Territory.

Paper ballots from beef producers were returned by Nov. 15. Bosshamer said more than twice the usual number of ballots were returned in some districts. She expected to announce results in a day or two.

In three of the four districts with elections, current directors had reached the two fouryear-terms limit: Spurgin, David Wright of Neligh and Ann Bruntz of Friend.

Incumbent Dave Hamilton of Thedford was challenged in District 2 by Christopher Abbott of Gordon; there were two candidates for Wright's seat and three each in the districts represented by Spurgin and Bruntz.

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Nebraska Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report Week Ending: 12/04/2010

Weekly Ag Market Breakdown

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NEBRASKA HAY SUMMARY Week Ending 12/03/2010 Eastern Nebraska: Compared to last week, alfalfa hay sold mostly steady, grass and dehy pellets sold steady. Buyer inquiry mostly light, instances moderate on alfalfa hay. Most producers noted they have had quite a few calls but no one wants to buy. Alfalfa producers would like to see some snow to cover up available grazing forage. Hoping the wintery weather would prompt buyers to procure large quantities of hay. Grass hay haulers continue to run at a steady pace with large rounds to area feedlots and some small squares to horse owners. Light demand and trade activity on dehy pellets. All prices dollars per ton FOB stack in medium to large square bales and rounds, unless otherwise noted. Prices from the most recent reported sales. Nebraska Department of Agriculture has a hay and forage directory available at www.agr.state.ne.us/hayhot/hayhotline.htm.

Northeast Nebraska: Alfalfa: Good large square bales 135.00-145.00, fair large square bales 120.00.

Good large rounds 70.00-80.00; Fair 50.00-60.00.

Grass Hay: Good large square bales 112.00. Good large rounds 65.00-75.00, few at 80.00 delivered; fair large round bales 45.00-50.00; small squares 100.00112.00, few 122.00 delivered. Corn Stalks: Mostly round few square bales 45.00-55.00 delivered. Ground and Delivered to feedlots 95.00-100.00. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent protein: 180.00-185.00.

Platte Valley of Nebraska: Alfalfa: Premium large square bales 160.00, Good large square bales 120.00-130.00. Good round bales 70.00-75.00; Fair round bales 50.00-60.00. Good to Premium Small square bales 150.00. Grass Hay: Good big round bales 50.00-60.00. Corn Stalks: Large square bales 65.0070.00 delivered, Round bales 40.00 FOB. Ground and delivered to feedlots 105.00-110.00. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent protein: 175.00.

Western Nebraska: Trade and movement continue slow. Demand moderate to good with best demand for dairy quality hay. Hay prices mostly steady.

Supplies starting to get short in some areas. All prices dollars per ton FOB stack in medium to large square bales and rounds, unless otherwise noted.

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

Detailed Quotations Western Nebraska Alfalfa Premium 105.00-115.0090.

Sm. Sqrs. 120.00 Fair-Good 65.00-85.00 Utility Ground & Deliv. New Crop 85.00-105.00

Mixed Grass 100.00-135.00 Wheat Straw 42.50-50.00

• St. Joseph Sheep - Week Ending Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 • Prior Week Slaughtered Lamb Head Count -- Formula : Domestic - 14,936; Imported - 0 Slaughtered Owned Sheep: Domestic: 3,916 Head; Carcass Wt: 50 - 86 Lbs.; Wtd Avg Wt: 79.5; Wtd avg. Dressing: 50.8; choice or better; 99.3% YG 80.1% Domestic Formula Purchases: . . . .Head . . .Weight (lbs) . . .Avg Weight . . . . . .Price Range . . . . . . . . .Wtd Avg 64 . . . .under 55 lbs . . . . . .39.3 . . . . . . .279.77 - 326.36 . . . . . . . .321.40 458 . . . . .55-65 lbs . . . . . . .62.9 . . . . . . .290.38 - 300.00 . . . . . . . .294.71 3,466 . . . .65-75 lbs . . . . . . .71.9 . . . . . . . .259.84 - 310.47 . . . . . . . .292.65 8,853 . . . .75-85 lbs . . . . . . .79.6 . . . . . . .250.00 - 304.00 . . . . . . . .294.01 769 . . . .over 85 lbs . . . . . .85.9 . . . . . . .230.00 - 302.00 . . . . . . . .268.93

Lean hog has been lower this week due to profit taking by market longs. The weekly net change is $.90 lower on the February contract and April is down $.75. Cash trade is called steady for the remainder of the week after pork carcass values stabilized on Tuesday due to higher loin sales. Cash trade has come up so the tone in the market is flat to higher. The weekly cold storage report continues to indicate inadequate supplies; net in-movement totaled 5.527 million pounds which was more than 3.6 million pounds greater than this time a year ago. But demand also remains good. On the February chart, the market appears to have found support at the 40-day moving average at $74.65. Resistance ranges from $75.80 to $76.20 which are the 20- and 10-day moving averages respectively .Hedgers call with questions.

Dec. 10 6712 7012

Feb. 11 7382 7752

December 2010 Hogs (CBOT) - Daily Chart Open . . .68.050 High . . .69.050 Low . . .68.000 Close . .68.800 Change .+0.750

Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1

Head . . . . . .Wt . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . .Price 57 . . . . . .320-346 . . . . .336 25 . . . . . . . .328 . . . . . . .328 271 . . . . .355-395 . . . . .375 640 . . . . .400-448 . . . . .427 131 . . . . . . .402 . . . . . . .402 1034 . . . .450-497 . . . . .471 29 . . . . . .455-460 . . . . .457 1603 . . . .504-549 . . . . .522 1984 . . . .550-599 . . . . .577 144 . . . . . . .550 . . . . . . .550 1624 . . . .600-648 . . . . .625 21 . . . . . . . .638 . . . . . . .638 55 . . . . . .667-680 . . . . .679 1016 . . . .650-699 . . . . .673 123 . . . . .703-748 . . . . .716 615 . . . . .701-748 . . . . .724 80 . . . . . . . .700 . . . . . . .700 430 . . . . .754-777 . . . . . 773 100 . . . . .752-795 . . . . .763 234 . . . . .806-843 . . . . .823 125 . . . . .852-898 . . . . .866 22 . . . . . . . .920 . . . . . . .920 9 . . . . . . . . .967 . . . . . . .967

. . .154.50-164.00 . . . .160.55 . . . . . .179.50 . . . . . . .179.50 . . .141.00-177.00 . . . .167.70 . . .141.25-164.75 . . . .154.54 . . . . . .175.25 . . . . . . .175.25 . . .132.50-162.00 . . . .151.50 . . .149.75-151.00 . . . .150.31 . . .124.50-152.50 . . . .143.47 . . .118.50-144.00 . . . .133.37 . . .143.25-146.25 . . . .144.98 . . .117.50-140.00 . . . .128.49 . . . . . .116.25 . . . . . . .116.25 . . .118.00-122.00 . . . .121.64 . . .115.50-133.00 . . . .126.54 . . .115.50-118.50 . . . .116.94 . . .108.50-127.50 . . . .122.52 . . . . . .128.00 . . . . . . .128.00 . . .115.00-124.50 . . . .123.04 . . .110.00-121.10 . . . .117.04 . . .113.25-124.00 . . . .120.95 . . .112.00-117.75 . . . .115.10 . . . . . .112.00 . . . . . . .112.00 . . . . . .108.00 . . . . . . .108.00

Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1-2 Head . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . .Avg Wt 19 . . . . . . . .399 . . . . . . .399 10 . . . . . .416-445 . . . . .428 151 . . . . .450-496 . . . . .483 161 . . . . .517-547 . . . . .533 27 . . . . . .565-596 . . . . .580 26 . . . . . .610-634 . . . . .625 40 . . . . . .605-641 . . . . .622 18 . . . . . .686-689 . . . . .687 96 . . . . . .656-698 . . . . .677 8 . . . . . . . . .723 . . . . . . .723 6 . . . . . . . . .794 . . . . . . .794 7 . . . . . . . . .848 . . . . . . .848

. . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . .Price . . . . . .163.00 . . . . . . .163.00 . . .136.00-137.00 . . . .136.42 . . .114.50-148.00 . . . .137.66 . . .123.50-143.00 . . . .135.61 . . .118.00-128.00 . . . .122.56 . . .113.00-115.50 . . . .114.44 . . .112.50-120.50 . . . .117.27 . . .110.00-117.25 . . . .114.83 . . .110.00-124.00 . . . .120.58 . . . . . .110.00 . . . . . . .110.00 . . . . . .109.50 . . . . . . .109.50 . . . . . .106.50 . . . . . . .106.50

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1

256 . . . . .352-398 . . . . .386 641 . . . . .400-449 . . . . .426 111 . . . . . . .435 . . . . . . .435 1055 . . . .451-498 . . . . .476 27 . . . . . . . .463 . . . . . . .463 1136 . . . .500-547 . . . . .527 25 . . . . . . . .519 . . . . . . .519 989 . . . . .550-599 . . . . .573 48 . . . . . . . .590 . . . . . . .590 22 . . . . . . . .567 . . . . . . .567 503 . . . . .600-646 . . . . .627 83 . . . . . . . .631 . . . . . . .631 156 . . . . .613-635 . . . . .628 15 . . . . . . . .674 . . . . . . .674 180 . . . . .652-690 . . . . .668 14 . . . . . . . .688 . . . . . . .688 15 . . . . . . . .689 . . . . . . .689 103 . . . . .700-747 . . . . .730 151 . . . . .700-745 . . . . .718 20 . . . . . . . .716 . . . . . . .716 153 . . . . .801-842 . . . . .824 22 . . . . . . . .839 . . . . . . .839 50 . . . . . . . .874 . . . . . . .874 30 . . . . . .907-918 . . . . .917 23 . . . . . .979-996 . . . . .985 19 . . . . .1007-1025 . . .1018

. . .127.00-140.00 . . . .134.19 . . .119.75-145.25 . . . .132.82 . . . . . .146.00 . . . . . . .146.00 . . .115.50-135.00 . . . .128.19 . . . . . .127.75 . . . . . . .127.75 . . .112.00-133.00 . . . .124.17 . . . . . .130.00 . . . . . . .130.00 . . .107.50-132.00 . . . .120.40 . . . . . .127.25 . . . . . . .127.25 . . . . . .123.50 . . . . . . .123.50 . . .106.00-129.00 . . . .115.66 . . . . . .125.50 . . . . . . .125.50 . . .119.00-137.00 . . . .128.61 . . . . . .115.00 . . . . . . .115.00 . . .109.00-124.50 . . . .116.30 . . . . . .110.25 . . . . . . .110.25 . . . . . .130.25 . . . . . . .130.25 . . .103.00-114.25 . . . .113.09 . . .110.50-113.50 . . . .112.63 . . . . . .110.75 . . . . . . .110.75 . . .100.25-116.00 . . . .113.42 . . . . . .104.50 . . . . . . .104.50 . . . . . .111.00 . . . . . . .111.00 . . .109.00-112.25 . . . .111.93 . . .103.75-108.50 . . . .105.42 . . .105.50-107.00 . . . .106.05

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1-2

Head . . . . . .Wt . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . .Price 5 . . . . . . . . .308 . . . . . . .308 9 . . . . . . . . .356 . . . . . . .356 20 . . . . . .415-420 . . . . .416 26 . . . . . .466-498 . . . . .473 6 . . . . . . . . .518 . . . . . . .518 122 . . . . .555-599 . . . . .579 18 . . . . . . . .587 . . . . . . .587 21 . . . . . .604-629 . . . . .615 18 . . . . . . . .600 . . . . . . .600 16 . . . . . .667-681 . . . . .676 11 . . . . . . . .739 . . . . . . .739 16 . . . . . .823-849 . . . . .839 15 . . . . . .852-871 . . . . .863

. . . . . .126.50 . . . . . . .126.50 . . . . . .120.00 . . . . . . .120.00 . . .115.50-125.00 . . . .122.60 . . .114.50-120.00 . . . .115.84 . . . . . .121.00 . . . . . . .121.00 . . .106.50-118.50 . . . .112.95 . . . . . .112.25 . . . . . . .112.25 . . .106.00-108.00 . . . .106.88 . . . . . .116.00 . . . . . . .116.00 . . .109.00-111.00 . . . .110.26 . . . . . .111.00 . . . . . . .111.00 . . .105.00-108.00 . . . .106.90 . . .103.00-108.50 . . . .105.17

Head . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . .Price 67 . . . . . .305-343 . . . . .327 . . .128.00-150.50 . . . .139.98

5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle Week Ending: 12/05/10

Confirmed: 188,696 Week Ago: 162,936

Year Ago: 120,597

Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,710 . . . . . . . . .1,300-1,510 . . . . . . . . . . .100.00-103.00 1,428 . . . . . . . . . . .101.92 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,983 . . . . . . . .1,325-1,540 . . . . . . . . . . .101.00-104.00 1,406 . . . . . . . . . . .102.35 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41,742 . . . . . . . .1,100-1,450 . . . . . . . . . . . .99.00-104.00 1,326 . . . . . . . . . . .102.80 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .808 . . . . . . . . . .1,225-1,385 . . . . . . . . . . .101.00-104.00 1,312 . . . . . . . . . . .102.66 Live Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,510 . . . . . . . . .1,200-1,450 . . . . . . . . . . . .99.00-104.00 1,302 . . . . . . . . . . .101.77 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,959 . . . . . . . .1,080-1,480 . . . . . . . . . . .100.00-104.00 1,242 . . . . . . . . . . .102.72 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36,756 . . . . . . . .1,025-1,350 . . . . . . . . . . . .99.00-104.00 1,175 . . . . . . . . . . .102.86 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .======================================================================================================= Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . .Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) (Paid on Hot Weights) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,377 . . . . . . . . . .807-941 . . . . . . . . . . . . .161.00-165.00 897 . . . . . . . . . . . .164.66 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,131 . . . . . . . . . .756-960 . . . . . . . . . . . . .162.00-165.00 883 . . . . . . . . . . . .164.23 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,367 . . . . . . . . . .768-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .157.00-165.00 914 . . . . . . . . . . . .164.26 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 . . . . . . . . . . .829-866 . . . . . . . . . . . . .161.00-162.00 854 . . . . . . . . . . . .161.68 Dressed Basis Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Count . . . . . Weight Range (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . .Price Range ($) Weighted Averages Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds): (lbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($) Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,157 . . . . . . . . . .725-906 . . . . . . . . . . . . .160.00-165.00 814 . . . . . . . . . . . .164.66 65 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,766 . . . . . . . . . .703-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .160.00-165.00 817 . . . . . . . . . . . .163.97 35 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,323 . . . . . . . . . .699-950 . . . . . . . . . . . . .160.50-165.00 822 . . . . . . . . . . . .162.65 0 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-

Weekly Weighted Averages (Beef Brands): Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .60,243 . . . . . . .1,352 . . . . . . .102.61 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .57,225 . . . . . . .1,205 . . . . . . .102.72 Dressed Del Steer . . .30,071 . . . . . . .896 . . . . . . . .164.30 Dressed Del Heifer . . .13,246 . . . . . . .818 . . . . . . . .163.86

Sales fob feedlots and delivered.

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

Year Ago Averages:

Week Ago Averages:

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price

Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price Live FOB Steer . . . . . .47,186 . . . . . . .1,368 . . . . . . .100.93 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .43,271 . . . . . . .1,218 . . . . . . .101.01 Dressed Del Steer . . .26,149 . . . . . . .880 . . . . . . . .159.97 Dressed Del Heifer . . .18,749 . . . . . . .794 . . . . . . . .160.06

Cattle

Hogs

Support: Resistance

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE; Ericson/Spalding Auction Market - Ericson, NE; Huss Livestock Market LLC - Kearney, NE; Imperial Livestock Auction - Imperial, NE; Loup City Commission Co. - Loup City, NE; Ogallala Livestock Auction Market - Ogallala, NE; Tri-State Livestock Auction - McCook, NE; Valentine Livestock Auction Valentine, NE Receipts: 20,076 Last Week: 15,310 Last Year: 22,756 Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold 10.00 higher with all other weights under 600 lbs trending 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Prices reached levels unseen in recent memory and perhaps in history on some weight groups as buyers were aggressive for all weights and classes. A lot of light weight calves continue to go out of state to graze on available forage. Tight inventories of beef cattle have enticed buyers to shrug of high feed cost as they want to get possession of feedlot replacements while large offerings are available. Negotiated slaughter steers and heifers in Nebraska sold higher for the third week. Right around 66,600 head sold with dressed sales at 165.00 and live sales ranged from 101.00-104.00. Feeder supply this week included 64 percent steers, 35 percent heifers with the balance on bull calves, near 36 percent were over 600 lbs.

Live FOB Steer . . . . . .27,501 . . . . . . .1,350 . . . . . . . .81.73 Live FOB Heifer . . . . .23,456 . . . . . . .1,213 . . . . . . . .81.78 Dressed Del Steer . . .31,738 . . . . . . .882 . . . . . . . .130.03 Dressed Del Heifer . . .18,757 . . . . . . .802 . . . . . . . .129.88

Support: Resistance

Feb. 10 10247 10807

Jan. 11 Feeder 11745 11950

Live cattle trade was lower this week due to profit taking by market longs. The weekly net change heading into Thursday is $1.75 lower on the February contract and April is down $1.23. There was roughly a $3 drop from the highs early this week to the lows on Wednesday. On the chart, February support is now the 40-day at $103.60 then the 50-day at $102.95.

Cutout values were firmer on Wednesday which helped the market find support. The choice finished the day up 16 at 164.87 and select was up 96 at 154.17. Light cash sales were reported on Wednesday so the bulk of trade for the week will likely occur on

Thursday or Friday. April cattle futures reached the $110 level which is a high mile stone. The action this week tells me we are likely going to stay volatile the rest of the year with choppy sideways action. The light sales were $101.

January 2011 Feeder Cattle (CBOT)

February 2011 Live Cattle (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open .117.800 High .118.200 Low . .117.400 Close .118.175 Change +0.950

Open .104.500 High .105.050 Low . .104.200 Close .104.625 Change +0.075

December 9, 2010

Heartland Express - Corn Results

Butler County Rainfed Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand AgriGold MIDLAND-PHILLIPS LG seeds G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS AgriGold MIDLAND-PHILLIPS Farm Entry G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED AgriGold NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED Farm Entry G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED AgriGold G2 GENETICS Farm Entry AgriGold G2 GENETICS Farm Entry G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS AgriGold NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED MASTERS CHOICE G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro MIDLAND-PHILLIPS NUTECH SEED Farm Entry Dyna-Gro Average LSD 0.05

Hybrid A6476VT3 795VT3 LG2555VT3 5H-210A RR/HX 5H-516 RR/HX 5H-515 RR/HX 5H-515A RR/HX 5H-210 RR/HX 5H-712 RR/HX 715GTCBLL 5H-314 RR/HX 5X-614 RR/HXT 3T-413 VT3 5H-607 RR/HX 789AG A6533VT3 723AG #1 5H-608 RR/HX 5H-615 RR/HX 3A-710 GT A6458VT3 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW 5B-612 GT/CB/LL #2 5H-511A RR/HX 5X-411A RR/HXT 3T-914 VT3 A6384VT3PRO 5H-511 RR/HX #5 A6553VT3 5H-509 RR/HX #3 5X-908 RR/HXT 702AG A6421STX 0C-213 YGCB 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW MCT583-3000GT 5X-411 RR/HXT 57V40 703VT3 3T-713 VT3 #4 CX10605

Yield 243.3 241.8 230.5 225.8 224.6 224.2 222.7 221.3 220.1 219.8 218.4 218.0 217.5 215.8 214.4 214.1 213.6 213.2 211.8 208.3 208.0 207.9 207.5 205.2 203.6 202.7 202.2 200.3 199.3 199.2 199.2 198.2 194.5 194.1 193.1 189.1 189.1 188.1 185.9 185.3 185.0 184.8 184.8 183.7 180.8 168.6 205.6 29.0

Hrvt Mo 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.8 12.2 12.4 12.4 11.9 12.2 11.8 12.2 12.2 12.1 11.8 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.0 11.8 12.1 11.9 11.9 12.3 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.5 11.7 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.9 12.1 11.8 11.9 11.9 12.0 11.9 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.0 11.7 12.0 0.1

Bsh Wt 56.4 56.9 56.6 56.0 56.3 58.2 57.9 56.2 57.6 54.0 58.8 58.8 56.3 55.1 55.2 57.0 56.4 57.0 55.5 57.6 56.9 55.1 54.4 54.0 57.6 57.3 58.1 55.1 54.2 57.3 57.8 56.3 56.0 56.1 56.9 55.7 57.0 56.4 55.9 55.6 58.8 56.5 56.9 57.5 55.6 54.9 56.5 0.9

Stand 23360 21900 20810 20480 23320 22470 20400 22400 21350 22740 22990 22400 20660 22650 22040 21370 20550 21290 22500 20700 22670 22950 21240 20770 19720 21730 22400 22300 22140 21930 22010 20580 21700 22170 21160 18920 22270 19790 20920 20120 20930 21220 20180 19300 19810 20220 21420 2440

EPV 886.2 879.6 840.3 824.4 816.5 813.1 807.9 807.6 800.0 803.2 793.6 792.8 792.0 788.3 781.3 780.0 779.0 776.6 773.1 757.7 758.7 759.0 753.5 749.1 742.6 738.8 736.0 725.4 728.4 726.1 725.2 722.2 709.1 708.5 703.0 690.5 689.5 686.2 677.4 676.0 673.0 673.6 673.6 669.6 659.1 615.8 749.2 105.3

Otoe County Rainfed Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS NUTECH SEED AgriGold G2 GENETICS Farm Entry Farm Entry NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Farm Entry Farm Entry

Hybrid 0C-213 YGCB 5H-515 RR/HX 5H-712 RR/HX 795VT3 5X-614 RR/HXT 703VT3 3A-710 GT A6384VT3PRO 5H-615 RR/HX #2 #3 3T-413 VT3 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW 5H-515A RR/HX 5H-516 RR/HX 5H-607 RR/HX 3T-914 VT3 5X-411A RR/HXT 5B-612 GT/CB/LL #4 #1

Yield 222.9 207.5 207.9 203.2 202.5 202.2 201.4 200.9 201.4 198.9 199.2 197.6 197.8 200.3 195.6 195.9 194.9 195.0 192.4 192.1 191.8

Hrvt Mo 13.6 12.7 12.9 11.8 11.8 12.0 11.8 11.8 12.8 11.9 12.9 12.7 12.8 12.9 11.8 12.8 12.0 13.6 12.7 12.0 11.9

Bsh Wt 55.3 54.6 56.8 57.2 55.5 55.5 55.8 55.3 55.9 56.4 54.6 54.8 55.4 56.8 56.0 55.9 54.0 55.6 53.8 57.3 55.7

Stand 21800 20800 21190 21050 21950 20710 21340 21210 22650 22070 20740 20240 21180 21440 21790 20850 21550 21570 21680 22140 21420

EPV 801.35 759.10 750.56 743.75 740.13 735.79 735.06 733.31 733.13 726.87 723.84 722.76 721.00 720.99 715.64 714.06 709.87 704.59 701.61 700.00 699.60

OTOE COUNTY RAINFED CORN VARIETY TEST - CONTINUED G2 GENETICS 5X-908 RR/HXT 191.3 11.8 54.1 G2 GENETICS 5H-210 RR/HX 191.2 13.7 54.8 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 702AG 190.5 11.7 55.4 G2 GENETICS 5X-411 RR/HXT 192.0 12.9 55.4 AgriGold A6458VT3 189.5 12.8 55.6 AgriGold A6553VT3 188.7 12.6 54.0 Dyna-Gro 57V40 187.7 12.8 54.8 MASTERS CHOICE MCT583-3000GT 189.3 12.8 54.9 G2 GENETICS 5H-511 RR/HX 186.4 12.6 56.4 G2 GENETICS 5H-511A RR/HX 189.7 14.6 55.3 G2 GENETICS 5H-608 RR/HX 186.7 11.8 54.9 G2 GENETICS 5H-210A RR/HX 184.8 11.9 55.9 AgriGold A6533VT3 184.1 11.7 54.9 AgriGold A6421STX 182.0 11.9 55.0 AgriGold A6476VT3 181.1 11.7 54.1 G2 GENETICS 5H-314 RR/HX 180.1 12.7 55.9 NUTECH SEED 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW 180.8 11.8 55.7 NUTECH SEED 3T-713 VT3 182.4 13.6 54.9 Farm Entry #5 179.7 11.9 56.5 G2 GENETICS 5H-509 RR/HX 178.5 12.7 56.9 Dyna-Gro CX10605 175.3 12.8 53.5 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 789AG 174.4 12.8 55.0 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 723AG 172.5 12.7 58.1 LG seeds LG2555VT3 175.3 13.7 57.9 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 715GTCBLL 166.0 13.7 55.8 Average 190.9 12.5 55.5 LSD .05 17.9 NS 1.8 NS = Non significant at p<0.05

22190 22350 20220 20430 22070 22090 20380 20830 20910 22950 21460 22090 21030 22910 21910 20730 20200 20900 21430 21640 22470 21160 21800 21760 20780 21440 1000

Page 23 699.01 696.52 696.08 693.13 692.21 690.13 684.23 683.78 681.59 681.50 681.46 676.27 672.70 664.18 660.87 659.53 659.37 658.40 655.13 647.39 638.33 636.52 630.54 630.18 606.22 694.96 64.30

Hamilton County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand G2 GENETICS Farm Entry G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS AgriGold MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS Farm Entry NUTECH SEED AgriGold MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Unity Seeds G2 GENETICS Farm Entry NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS Farm Entry AgriGold NUTECH SEED LG seeds AgriGold Dyna-Gro Farm Entry G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED

Hybrid 5H-513A RR/HX #4 5H-513 RR/HX 5H-515 RR/HX 5H-515A RR/HX A6476VT3 715GTCBLL 5H-210 RR/HX #1 3C-413 RR/YGCB A6533VT3 795VT3 5H-516 RR/HX 5H-615 RR/HX 5B-612 GT/CB/LL 7209GT 5X-515 RR/HXT #5 3T-413 VT3 5H-511A RR/HX 57V59 CX10112 789AG 1H-716 HX/LL #2 A6553VT3 3T-315 VT3 LG2641VT3 A6458VT3 V4993VT3 #3 5H-511 RR/HX 702AG 5X-716 RR/HXT 5H-314 RR/HX 723AG 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW 5X-614 RR/HXT 5X-411A RR/HXT 1X-711 HXT/LL 5H-210A RR/HX 3A-715 GT

Yield 276.6 275.1 275.1 273.9 273.0 272.2 272.0 271.9 270.7 269.4 267.5 267.5 263.7 263.6 262.3 260.6 260.2 260.0 257.0 255.9 255.4 254.2 253.0 252.0 250.3 248.1 247.8 247.6 246.5 246.4 246.2 245.6 244.6 244.5 243.3 241.9 241.6 241.3 238.2 235.1 233.6 232.4

***SOLD***450 Acres Antelope Co. Cropland & Developable Grass, East of Orchard, NE SELLING AT AUCTION 11-23-10

John Sorensen 402-649-9634

Hrvt Mo 12.6 12.1 12.7 13.6 14.6 12.4 12.0 12.0 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.4 12.6 12.5 12.0 11.9 14.5 12.0 12.3 12.1 12.0 12.3 13.1 12.7 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.4 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.8 12.6 12.4 12.3 11.9 12.4 12.5 12.2 12.1 12.0 14.6

Bsh Wt 56.8 56.5 57.9 57.8 57.2 57.3 55.2 57.2 58.0 56.4 57.3 57.3 57.6 57.8 54.7 55.4 57.0 56.4 56.4 57.7 57.0 57.2 56.2 58.1 58.6 56.0 56.3 56.1 55.6 56.4 57.6 57.8 56.3 58.3 58.3 56.1 57.1 58.9 58.7 56.2 56.7 53.0

Stand 27380 28110 27500 27880 28160 30900 28550 29310 27960 29700 27750 28080 28890 29960 25900 29840 27650 29110 28440 29900 26650 28980 28220 29100 29450 28630 27720 28740 29440 28010 27570 28630 25630 27060 28240 28780 28030 27820 29490 28340 27100 26990

EPV 1001.2 1001.7 996.2 984.8 966.8 987.9 991.3 991.6 982.6 978.8 973.6 969.1 955.3 955.3 956.3 951.1 921.3 947.1 932.6 932.9 931.0 923.6 919.3 909.8 910.1 901.3 899.9 897.4 898.6 898.9 897.7 893.3 894.0 885.0 883.3 882.1 876.3 874.2 867.0 855.4 851.9 820.7

HAMILTON COUNTY IRRIGATED CORN VARIETY TEST - CONTINUED NUTECH SEED 3T-914 VT3 231.2 13.8 55.0 28990 G2 GENETICS 1X-716 HXT/LL 230.3 12.8 56.6 29450 NUTECH SEED 0C-213 YGCB 229.9 12.1 57.4 27730 AgriGold A6384VT3PRO 225.8 11.8 55.0 29040 Stine 9728VT3Pro 224.5 12.7 56.6 27370 NUTECH SEED 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW 220.0 12.8 54.7 27300 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 703VT3 219.6 12.0 55.3 27570 Stine 9806VT3 218.6 13.9 55.4 29120 Dyna-Gro CX10605 216.3 11.7 57.3 26680 Premium Seed P249RR 213.6 11.9 56.1 26640 G2 GENETICS 5X-411 RR/HXT 211.9 12.1 58.7 27860 AgriGold A6421STX 206.1 11.8 57.4 28580 Dyna-Gro 57V40 199.3 12.2 57.0 28360 Average 247.0 12.4 56.8 28260 LSD .05 26.6 0.9 1.7 1000

827.0 831.2 836.1 824.6 811.9 793.4 800.6 780.3 791.0 778.7 770.6 751.6 725.5 895.8 97.6

York County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS NUTECH SEED LG seeds G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED AgriGold Farm Entry G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS AgriGold Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS Farm Entry G2 GENETICS Unity Seeds AgriGold NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS Stine MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS Farm Entry G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED AgriGold MIDLAND-PHILLIPS NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS AgriGold Farm Entry NUTECH SEED Stine MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS AgriGold Premium Seed Dyna-Gro Average LSD 0.05

Hybrid 5H-515A RR/HX V4993VT3 5H-516 RR/HX 795VT3 5X-515 RR/HXT 715GTCBLL 5B-612 GT/CB/LL LG2641VT3 5H-515 RR/HX 5H-210A RR/HX 5H-513A RR/HX 1H-716 HX/LL 3T-413 VT3 A6476VT3 #3 5H-615 RR/HX 703VT3 3C-413 RR/YGCB 5H-513 RR/HX A6458VT3 57V59 57V40 CX10112 5H-314 RR/HX 5H-210 RR/HX 3T-315 VT3 3T-914 VT3 5X-716 RR/HXT #4 5H-511A RR/HX 7209GT A6533VT3 3A-715 GT 1X-711 HXT/LL 9806VT3 723AG 1X-716 HXT/LL #2 5X-411 RR/HXT 5X-614 RR/HXT 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW A6553VT3 789AG 0C-213 YGCB 5H-511 RR/HX A6384VT3PRO #1 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW 9728VT3Pro 702AG 5X-411A RR/HXT A6421STX P249RR CX10605

Yield 237.2 232.5 231.5 228.9 226.9 224.5 222.7 222.2 220.1 219.8 219.4 218.3 217.3 214.7 211.7 210.6 209.1 208.9 205.4 205.2 204.9 204.4 204.4 203.1 202.8 202.5 201.9 201.1 200.5 199.5 198.8 198.7 197.4 195.8 194.4 193.7 192.2 192.1 189.9 189.9 189.1 188.1 187.6 187.4 185.4 183.3 181.8 179.3 177.0 173.9 173.0 172.8 167.2 158.7 201.1 30.6

Hrvt Mo 12.8 11.9 12.5 13.0 12.6 11.5 12.0 12.2 12.9 12.0 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.3 11.6 12.6 12.0 12.5 12.4 11.8 12.7 13.5 12.3 12.4 11.9 12.3 12.7 12.4 13.0 12.2 13.0 12.8 13.0 12.1 12.9 12.0 13.4 12.4 14.0 12.7 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.8 11.9 12.4 13.2 12.4 11.8 12.9 12.0 12.0 11.6 12.5 1.3

Bsh Wt 57.8 55.6 56.9 57.1 57.1 56.0 54.5 56.5 57.7 57.2 58.1 58.7 56.6 57.5 57.5 57.6 55.5 56.3 57.7 56.0 56.6 56.9 57.9 59.6 57.0 56.1 55.1 58.8 56.5 57.4 57.0 56.8 53.3 56.5 55.8 56.6 58.5 58.8 58.3 59.4 55.3 56.1 56.2 57.3 57.0 55.5 58.2 56.2 56.9 56.3 58.4 58.0 56.5 54.3 56.9 1.4

Stand 28480 27660 26340 28710 28020 27260 27470 28330 27520 26360 27380 27450 26190 25750 27530 28530 27240 25720 26300 27850 29290 28520 29450 25890 27060 27590 28710 26990 27230 26970 28640 25960 26570 28270 27340 27160 27630 25780 25440 27210 26880 27760 25660 27210 27230 26740 24160 27530 26640 25460 26490 27430 26140 24840 27110 2850

EPV 857.2 848.4 840.6 832.8 819.2 817.0 812.3 809.7 795.2 802.0 795.0 791.3 791.5 779.5 772.9 763.8 762.1 759.7 745.0 749.5 746.4 743.5 743.0 738.3 738.5 737.2 730.3 729.6 731.0 725.6 725.7 723.5 714.6 713.3 701.1 706.8 695.1 699.1 690.2 688.0 686.8 683.8 681.7 681.4 675.0 669.8 660.6 650.6 642.1 633.9 628.0 630.5 609.8 580.3 731.1 110.7

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Heartland Express - Corn Results

Gage County Rainfed Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand Farm Entry AgriGold G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS TRIUMPH Farm Entry MIDLAND-PHILLIPS NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED Farm Entry MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS TRIUMPH G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Sylvester NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED Farm Entry G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS AgriGold G2 GENETICS AgriGold AgriGold Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Sylvester Farm Entry G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS AgriGold NUTECH SEED Sylvester NUTECH SEED MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS AgriGold MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS TRIUMPH MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro NUTECH SEED Sylvester TRIUMPH Sylvester Average LSD 0.05

Hybrid #3 A6476VT3 5H-712 RR/HX 5H-515A RR/HX 5H-515 RR/HX 1217CB #2 789AG 3T-413 VT3 0C-213 YGCB #1 795VT3 5H-615 RR/HX 715GTCBLL 5H-511 RR/HX 7514S 5H-511A RR/HX 5B-612 GT/CB/LL 779BRW 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW 3A-710 GT #4 5X-908 RR/HXT 5H-210 RR/HX A6553VT3 5H-210A RR/HX A6458VT3 A6533VT3 57V40 5H-314 RR/HX 5X-614 RR/HXT 451GT #5 5H-607 RR/HX 5H-608 RR/HX 5H-516 RR/HX A6421STX 3T-713 VT3 531BRW 3T-914 VT3 723AG 5X-411 RR/HXT A6384VT3PRO 703VT3 5H-509 RR/HX 1420X 702AG 5X-411A RR/HXT CX10605 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW 641BLGW 1601X 481PRW

Yield 201.8 196.8 196.5 194.4 193.7 186.3 185.5 184.2 182.1 180.9 178.7 178.1 178.1 177.4 177.2 176.8 174.6 173.6 173.5 173.3 172.8 172.6 172.2 171.7 171.7 171.4 170.6 170.6 169.0 168.6 168.5 167.8 166.8 166.7 165.0 165.0 164.0 163.6 163.4 162.2 161.4 161.2 159.8 158.6 158.6 157.2 156.1 155.6 154.8 150.7 149.2 146.9 132.8 170.4 19.9

Hrvt Mo 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.2 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.9 12.0 11.8 12.0 11.7 12.0 11.9 12.0 11.6 11.9 12.0 11.8 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.1 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.7 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.0 12.0 11.6 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.8 12.0 11.7 12.0 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.9 0.1

Bsh Wt 55.3 55.7 57.8 59.1 58.8 54.7 57.5 56.1 56.1 56.8 57.6 55.8 57.3 53.9 57.4 56.7 57.8 53.2 56.3 57.2 56.8 57.1 57.1 56.4 56.7 56.0 55.1 56.0 56.9 59.1 59.4 54.0 55.6 54.2 55.3 57.7 57.9 56.9 56.6 55.7 55.7 58.3 53.4 57.1 56.2 57.1 54.6 58.3 54.8 55.0 55.5 55.5 57.0 56.4 1.1

Stand 21160 19600 20810 20500 20940 19900 21040 20000 19570 19990 19010 20020 19430 19470 20270 20820 20980 18710 20500 21000 20880 20120 22220 20400 19690 20140 19830 19570 19760 20970 20360 20410 21000 19490 19230 19630 20780 20920 19480 21060 19980 18250 19700 18910 19930 20360 17590 18510 19090 19070 18440 20390 18900 19980 2040

EPV 736.7 717.7 715.6 707.9 704.3 680.4 676.8 673.1 663.7 660.4 651.4 649.9 649.2 647.7 645.7 645.5 636.3 635.4 632.9 631.8 631.0 629.6 627.6 626.5 625.6 625.0 623.5 622.9 617.0 614.1 613.6 613.8 608.6 609.8 603.1 601.1 598.3 596.9 596.5 592.5 588.5 587.4 584.3 579.3 578.8 573.5 570.2 566.9 566.2 549.6 545.1 536.8 485.1 621.7 72.4

Harlan County Rainfed Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand TRIUMPH AgriGold MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS Sylvester G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED TRIUMPH G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS

Hybrid Yield 7514S 172.7 A6533VT3 164.1 789AG 159.9 5H-509 RR/HX 157.7 641BLGW 156.5 5H-515 RR/HX 156.5 3T-914 VT3 156.2 5H-615 RR/HX 155.2 3T-713 VT3 154.1 5B-612 GT/CB/LL 154.1 1217CB 153.9 5H-210 RR/HX 153.6 795VT3 152.9

Hrvt Mo 13.1 13.1 13.2 12.6 12.9 14.2 13.4 13.8 12.5 13.0 13.5 12.4 13.3

Bsh Wt 61.4 61.6 61.4 62.5 61.3 60.3 61.0 60.8 63.0 61.9 60.4 62.3 60.8

Stand 19640 19510 19290 19020 19610 19650 19000 19100 19340 18660 18810 19510 19430

Brkn 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.4

Ldg 12.3 0.0 9.6 34.4 11.6 7.8 9.1 42.5 4.0 3.2 4.6 0.0 24.6

EPV 622.2 590.5 575.0 570.9 564.3 555.7 560.2 553.1 558.1 554.4 552.0 557.2 549.9

HARLAN COUNTY RAINFED CORN VARIETY TEST - CONTINUED AgriGold A6384VT3PRO 152.8 12.0 63.3 20670 0.0 G2 GENETICS 5H-210A RR/HX 152.7 12.6 62.0 18770 0.0 G2 GENETICS 5H-607 RR/HX 151.3 13.1 62.7 19270 0.0 NUTECH SEED 3T-413 VT3 149.7 13.6 61.4 17450 0.6 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 715GTCBLL 149.1 13.3 62.1 19410 5.0 Farm Entry #1 148.7 12.4 62.4 19460 5.6 Sylvester 531BRW 148.0 13.6 61.0 19200 4.6 NUTECH SEED 0C-213 YGCB 147.7 12.9 62.1 19370 0.0 G2 GENETICS 5H-314 RR/HX 147.2 13.2 61.8 19030 0.0 AgriGold A6476VT3 146.3 12.6 62.1 17000 0.0 Farm Entry #4 145.5 13.0 61.6 18350 0.9 Sylvester 451GT 145.0 13.0 62.0 20170 0.4 Farm Entry #2 142.9 13.2 61.5 18660 0.4 G2 GENETICS 5H-608 RR/HX 142.7 12.5 62.4 18730 1.4 G2 GENETICS 5X-614 RR/HXT 142.7 13.2 61.6 18920 1.0 TRIUMPH 1420X 142.6 13.4 61.1 18990 0.0 AgriGold A6458VT3 142.3 12.5 62.4 19030 0.0 Farm Entry #5 141.5 12.2 62.7 18730 0.0 Dyna-Gro 57V40 141.5 13.0 62.1 18480 1.3 Farm Entry #3 141.2 13.2 61.5 18980 0.0 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 703VT3 139.9 13.0 62.2 19600 2.8 Sylvester 481PRW 138.4 12.8 62.6 19520 0.0 G2 GENETICS 5H-515A RR/HX 138.0 14.2 61.1 19300 0.0 G2 GENETICS 5H-511 RR/HX 136.9 12.7 62.1 16310 0.0 NUTECH SEED 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW 136.3 13.5 60.3 19100 0.4 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 702AG 136.1 12.4 62.5 17490 1.4 G2 GENETICS 5X-411 RR/HXT 135.7 13.0 62.2 18720 0.0 G2 GENETICS 5H-712 RR/HX 134.5 13.2 61.4 19200 0.0 TRIUMPH 1601X 132.7 13.6 60.5 18670 0.5 G2 GENETICS 5H-516 RR/HX 131.4 13.5 61.0 18850 2.0 G2 GENETICS 5X-411A RR/HXT 130.7 13.8 62.9 17990 0.0 AgriGold A6553VT3 128.6 13.1 62.0 19840 0.0 NUTECH SEED 3A-710 GT 128.5 12.1 63.1 20170 2.4 G2 GENETICS 5H-511A RR/HX 126.9 12.9 61.9 18400 2.2 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 723AG 125.6 12.9 62.2 18970 2.9 NUTECH SEED 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW 124.1 13.2 61.0 19040 14.3 G2 GENETICS 5X-908 RR/HXT 123.0 12.5 62.2 19500 2.3 Sylvester 779BRW 120.1 14.8 59.5 18730 0.0 AgriGold A6421STX 118.7 12.5 63.0 19960 0.0 Dyna-Gro CX10605 106.4 12.7 61.9 18090 3.0 Average 142.7 13.1 61.8 18990 1.2 LSD 0.05 18.6 1.0 1.7 1560 NS NS Non Significant at p<0.05

December 9, 2010

5.3 11.8 10.8 2.6 14.1 7.5 10.5 42.9 21.4 5.1 0.9 3.0 10.4 31.9 1.7 9.5 3.8 2.5 7.3 11.6 9.2 24.6 40.1 3.0 0.0 13.7 0.0 30.3 14.4 24.6 0.9 2.5 9.5 8.5 15.5 0.0 9.9 8.2 42.2 13.9 12.3 20.6

556.5 552.1 547.7 534.4 540.4 537.1 529.9 531.3 529.3 530.1 524.3 522.1 513.1 517.0 510.6 511.6 514.7 515.2 509.7 506.5 506.0 500.1 493.6 494.6 488.3 493.4 488.9 482.9 475.4 470.9 466.6 463.6 468.4 456.8 453.8 445.2 445.5 424.0 429.1 382.9 513.7 66.3

Clay County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS AgriGold Farm Entry Farm Entry G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro Premium Seed G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Farm Entry NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS Sylvester MIDLAND-PHILLIPS AgriGold G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS

Hybrid CX10112 5H-513 RR/HX 5H-515A RR/HX A6553VT3 #3 #5 5H-513A RR/HX 57V40 P257RR 5H-511 RR/HX 3T-413 VT3 1X-716 HXT/LL 789AG 3T-914 VT3 3T-315 VT3 5X-411 RR/HXT 5X-614 RR/HXT #1 0C-213 YGCB 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW 5X-411A RR/HXT 641BLGW 795VT3 A6384VT3PRO 5X-716 RR/HXT 5H-511A RR/HX 5H-210A RR/HX

Yield 258.9 258.3 256.9 256.5 243.1 242.9 242.4 235.8 233.4 232.6 232.3 232.3 232.2 231.2 230.7 230.3 229.4 228.5 227.6 227.6 227.3 227.2 226.9 226.2 226.1 225.3 225.0

Hrvt Mo 12.2 13.1 12.7 12.4 12.8 12.1 12.5 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.2 13.1 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.1 12.2 11.8 12.4 12.2 12.1

Bsh Wt 58.0 57.8 58.1 55.7 62.1 57.1 58.1 55.9 56.9 57.0 59.1 57.8 55.1 56.5 56.4 58.5 58.5 58.0 56.0 54.4 57.1 55.2 56.7 50.4 58.2 57.7 57.2

Stand 29890 29660 29460 32000 29610 29970 26700 26190 25680 31530 28950 28970 27880 29960 27400 26650 29380 28330 29270 26360 26820 29810 31220 28110 32670 28670 28080

EPV 940.55 936.96 927.94 930.80 883.24 883.76 878.59 858.56 848.66 846.17 845.17 842.64 844.79 832.23 837.14 836.62 831.72 826.52 827.10 825.71 827.48 826.38 825.27 824.05 820.62 819.77 819.23

CLAY COUNTY IRRIGATED CORN VARIETY TEST - CONTINUED AgriGold A6458VT3 224.5 11.8 54.5 29060 NUTECH SEED 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW 223.4 12.3 57.4 24870 G2 GENETICS 5H-314 RR/HX 221.5 12.3 59.0 31000 G2 GENETICS 1X-711 HXT/LL 221.2 12.1 56.4 28960 G2 GENETICS 5X-515 RR/HXT 221.2 12.7 56.9 27270 AgriGold A6533VT3 220.8 12.2 56.8 30130 G2 GENETICS 5H-515 RR/HX 219.0 12.6 57.8 27540 NUTECH SEED 3C-413 RR/YGCB 218.5 12.1 54.7 27740 Farm Entry #4 218.3 12.2 56.6 29010 G2 GENETICS 5H-210 RR/HX 217.6 12.2 56.2 28470 Farm Entry #2 217.3 12.4 59.5 29980 Sylvester 531BRW 216.0 12.2 56.7 26680 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 723AG 214.8 12.1 55.6 27270 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 715GTCBLL 214.1 12.1 54.8 26920 G2 GENETICS 1H-716 HX/LL 213.8 12.4 58.4 26400 G2 GENETICS 5H-615 RR/HX 212.9 12.5 58.5 30700 Dyna-Gro V4993VT3 212.4 12.0 55.9 28560 NUTECH SEED 5B-612 GT/CB/LL 210.9 12.1 54.4 27650 NUTECH SEED 3A-715 GT 210.3 14.2 54.1 26900 Sylvester 779BRW 208.3 12.4 56.1 27060 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 702AG 207.2 12.0 56.5 28400 MASTERS CHOICE MCT583-3000GT 205.8 12.3 56.2 23900 AgriGold A6476VT3 204.7 12.2 57.0 25390 Dyna-Gro 57V59 203.3 12.3 56.0 25690 Sylvester 481PRW 202.4 12.2 58.0 26560 Sylvester 451GT 199.2 12.1 52.1 27340 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 703VT3 195.8 12.1 56.5 27810 AgriGold A6421STX 187.9 12.1 57.7 28220 Average 223.5 12.3 56.7 28270 LSD 0.05 25.3 0.6 3.7 1000

818.40 811.44 804.52 805.34 799.68 801.99 792.12 794.86 794.47 791.20 788.75 786.03 781.27 778.87 775.58 771.46 775.11 767.38 744.72 755.47 756.19 746.53 743.88 737.92 735.79 726.14 713.52 684.41 811.47 92.10

Phelps County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Farm Entry NUTECH SEED Farm Entry Farm Entry NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED Dyna-Gro MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED Farm Entry Farm Entry G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED MIDLAND-PHILLIPS AgriGold AgriGold G2 GENETICS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS AgriGold G2 GENETICS Sylvester AgriGold Sylvester MASTERS CHOICE MIDLAND-PHILLIPS MIDLAND-PHILLIPS Sylvester G2 GENETICS

Hybrid 5H-515 RR/HX 5H-615 RR/HX #4 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW #3 #1 3T-413 VT3 3T-914 VT3 57V59 795VT3 5X-411 RR/HXT 3C-413 RR/YGCB 3T-315 VT3 #5 #2 5X-716 RR/HXT 5X-614 RR/HXT 5H-210 RR/HX 5H-515A RR/HX 0C-213 YGCB 723AG A6476VT3 A6533VT3 5H-210A RR/HX 789AG 5H-513A RR/HX 5H-511 RR/HX 5H-513 RR/HX 1X-716 HXT/LL 5X-515 RR/HXT A6458VT3 5H-511A RR/HX 641BLGW A6553VT3 779BRW MCT583-3000GT 715GTCBLL 703VT3 531BRW 5H-314 RR/HX

Yield 231.3 226.5 226.4 225.9 224.3 224.1 223.5 222.4 221.6 221.6 221.5 220.6 220.5 219.4 219.4 218.6 218.2 217.5 216.9 216.4 215.9 215.5 215.1 214.4 213.8 213.5 212.8 212.6 211.1 210.6 210.5 208.8 208.1 207.5 201.8 200.0 198.9 198.8 198.6 198.0

Hrvt Mo 14.7 13.6 13.1 14.5 14.2 13.7 14.6 15.0 13.8 14.1 14.0 14.2 14.5 12.2 14.2 15.4 13.7 13.4 13.8 13.3 13.2 13.4 14.6 13.7 13.7 14.7 13.0 14.8 15.2 14.3 13.6 13.1 14.0 14.4 14.2 13.6 13.0 13.6 13.0 13.6

Bsh Wt 58.3 58.8 60.4 58.7 58.6 59.3 58.5 57.5 59.4 58.7 59.9 58.9 59.2 59.8 59.3 57.7 59.2 60.3 58.7 59.1 59.3 59.3 58.7 59.6 59.1 58.4 60.2 58.2 58.1 58.7 60.0 60.6 58.5 58.9 58.9 59.0 60.1 59.1 60.2 59.6

Stand 30150 29460 31210 29310 30610 27790 29520 29300 28400 30160 27400 28130 28410 28130 28930 28480 29100 29210 30510 29510 32980 26080 28940 28340 29520 29200 25540 29410 28200 30050 28700 25650 28940 29150 27300 27240 28370 29590 28120 29760

Brkn 1.6 1.8 3.6 1.8 2.0 0.5 1.9 6.8 0.5 2.7 2.2 0.3 1.4 2.5 5.2 3.3 0.2 5.3 2.0 1.1 2.0 1.8 9.2 2.1 0.4 4.0 1.7 4.2 3.6 1.6 8.6 2.7 2.6 4.3 5.4 1.7 3.2 13.2 4.1 0.6

EPV 816.5 812.0 813.2 802.9 798.5 801.8 795.0 781.3 790.7 789.1 794.9 786.5 787.3 799.1 782.0 767.6 778.9 782.0 774.6 774.0 778.1 772.0 766.6 771.2 766.3 761.1 765.7 752.5 746.9 749.5 759.8 752.2 740.6 743.3 716.4 717.0 715.9 709.9 714.8 706.2

45643

December 9, 2010 PHELPS COUNTY IRRIGATED CORN VARIETY TEST - CONTINUED Dyna-Gro CX10112 197.8 13.3 60.1 28010 G2 GENETICS 5X-411A RR/HXT 194.8 14.4 58.1 26050 Dyna-Gro 57V40 194.8 14.6 58.3 29480 Dyna-Gro V4993VT3 193.8 13.6 59.8 26260 Premium Seed P257RR 193.2 12.9 60.8 27930 AgriGold A6384VT3PRO 192.4 13.3 61.2 29520 NUTECH SEED 3A-715 GT 192.3 15.7 56.5 29610 NUTECH SEED 5B-612 GT/CB/LL 192.0 14.1 58.1 28500 MIDLAND-PHILLIPS 702AG 185.3 13.0 60.6 27950 G2 GENETICS 1H-716 HX/LL 184.3 14.1 59.7 29100 AgriGold A6421STX 183.8 13.1 60.7 30380 NUTECH SEED 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW 179.1 14.1 58.9 29930 G2 GENETICS 1X-711 HXT/LL 172.0 13.9 58.6 28060 Sylvester 481PRW 168.8 13.7 61.0 29650 Sylvester 451GT 163.7 12.4 61.0 28470 Average 207.1 13.9 59.2 28790 LSD 0.05 21.6 1.6 1.5 2630

4.1 1.0 9.8 2.4 0.9 7.2 6.7 6.3 2.8 10.0 1.4 5.4 0.4 2.3 5.3 3.4 6.3

711.9 691.2 689.6 694.8 698.4 694.7 671.8 682.7 670.8 660.9 660.0 636.9 613.0 609.7 592.6 740.2 81.2

Dixon County Rainfed Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand Hybrid NUTECH SEED 0C-213 YGCB NUTECH SEED 3C-413 RR/YGCB Dyna-Gro 57V40 G2 GENETICS 5X-411 RR/HXT G2 GENETICS 5H-314 RR/HX Heine H842VT3 Dyna-Gro CX10605 Heine H817VT3 Heine H852VT3 NUTECH SEED 3C-213 RR/YGCB G2 GENETICS 5H-511 RR/HX G2 GENETICS 5X-206 RR/HXT G2 GENETICS 5X-905 RR/HXT G2 GENETICS 5X-903 RR/HXT Farm Entry #3 G2 GENETICS 5H-210 RR/HX Dyna-Gro 55V24 Heine H810VT3PRO Heine H816VT3 Farm Entry #2 Dyna-Gro D49VP59 Heine H854VT3 LG seeds LG2555VT3 Farm Entry #1 Dyna-Gro 56R60 Dyna-Gro D32RR29 Heine H826VT3 G2 GENETICS 5H-712 RR/HX Average LSD 0.05 NS = Non significant at P<0.05

Yield 210.6 210.0 209.5 207.2 206.1 204.1 203.3 202.5 201.3 200.3 200.0 199.9 199.7 199.4 197.7 195.8 194.9 192.7 192.4 189.3 188.7 188.5 185.0 181.7 180.2 177.8 167.7 151.6 194.2 19.6

Hrvt Mo 15.3 15.8 15.8 15.0 14.7 14.7 16.5 14.5 14.6 14.5 14.4 15.2 15.2 14.7 14.4 15.0 14.4 15.4 14.5 16.1 15.4 14.2 14.5 14.6 14.9 15.4 14.2 14.5 14.9 1.2

Bsh Wt 57.3 56.5 57.2 56.9 56.3 56.4 57.1 57.1 56.5 56.4 56.3 56.1 57.3 57.9 55.3 57.2 56.3 56.4 57.5 57.7 56.3 57.3 56.7 55.0 56.0 56.3 56.4 57.3 56.7 NS

Brkn Plt 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 4.5 0.0 6.0 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.7 0.8 3.3 1.2 0.6 2.2 0.0 1.0 NS

Stand 12820 25790 27920 24180 23550 26810 25320 24130 25520 23310 25040 24200 24180 23190 23220 23740 24600 24490 24290 22300 27090 26860 24460 26850 25290 23790 26610 25240 24460 2550

EPV 1213.0 1205.5 1203.4 1196.0 1192.3 1180.9 1160.1 1169.4 1167.7 1160.6 1161.2 1151.6 1150.4 1153.7 1146.7 1129.7 1130.2 1108.3 1114.7 1088.3 1085.9 1094.8 1072.2 1051.9 1040.4 1023.4 977.5 878.4 1121.7 110.0

Goshen County (Wy) Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand Hybrid Dyna-Gro 54V78 Dyna-Gro D32RR29 Dyna-Gro 55V24 Dyna-Gro D44SS49 TRIUMPH 9502S TRIUMPH 9811X TRIUMPH 9220R TRIUMPH 9502CBRR Dyna-Gro 54V29 Dyna-Gro CX10605 LG seeds LG2460RR Average LSD .05 NS = Non significant at p<0.05

Yield 211.6 196.9 182.0 176.2 174.5 173.7 168.2 156.5 153.1 151.4 146.6 171.9 28.3

Stand 26800 27030 30100 26590 27170 29310 30070 26160 25010 28390 26520 27560 1000

EPV) 740.4 689.2 636.9 616.8 610.8 607.9 588.6 547.7 535.9 530.0 513.2 601.6 NS

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Yield 248.5

Hrvt Mo Bsh Wt Brkn Plt Stand EPV 14.7 42.6 0.2 31300 1438.5

Farm Entry G2 GENETICS Heine LG seeds G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Heine Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Heine Heine Dyna-Gro Heine Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Farm Entry Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Heine Dyna-Gro NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Heine Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro Farm Entry Dyna-Gro Farm Entry G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Average LSD 0.05

DIXON COUNTY IRRIGATED CORN VARIETY TEST - CONTINUED #2 239.5 15.4 40.6 0.2 27710 5H-210A RR/HX 236.6 14.4 40.6 0.0 31830 H816VT3 235.5 14.5 40.0 0.6 30060 LG2620VT3 235.1 15.8 41.8 2.0 30150 5H-712 RR/HX 234.1 15.1 41.2 1.6 29890 5H-511 RR/HX 232.3 15.0 39.1 2.2 31080 5H-506 RR/HX 231.5 14.6 39.3 0.1 30160 5H-210 RR/HX 230.2 14.4 37.6 0.0 31430 3T-110 VT3 229.5 14.8 38.4 1.9 30800 H852VT3 227.5 16.0 39.4 1.4 30820 CX10112 226.9 14.7 39.8 2.7 30950 5H-607 RR/HX 226.3 13.7 38.3 5.4 30600 5H-509 RR/HX 226.2 14.6 38.7 2.5 30080 H826VT3 226.0 14.9 37.4 2.3 30180 H842VT3 225.5 15.9 40.3 0.5 32980 V4993VT3 223.8 14.2 37.3 1.1 30490 H817VT3 223.2 14.6 37.0 1.1 28840 57V40 223.2 14.7 38.3 8.6 30490 5X-411A RR/HXT 222.1 15.6 37.6 2.3 29340 3T-413 VT3 221.3 16.1 38.4 0.9 29300 #4 220.6 14.0 32.1 2.0 29880 57V59 219.0 16.1 37.3 0.3 28890 5X-908 RR/HXT 217.5 15.0 36.9 3.1 30660 5H-906 RR/HX 217.3 14.7 37.2 10.2 28370 5X-007 RR/HXT 216.9 13.7 38.1 1.6 31000 H854VT3 216.2 15.8 38.5 2.4 28910 CX10605 216.1 13.9 37.3 7.3 30300 3A-710 GT 216.0 14.5 36.9 1.3 31250 5X-411 RR/HXT 215.6 15.7 38.0 2.0 28960 5B-612 GT/CB/LL 213.8 15.5 36.5 3.8 29620 H810VT3PRO 210.5 15.2 35.8 3.7 29800 56R60 209.4 14.1 34.9 3.1 29640 5H-905 RR/HX 207.1 13.6 36.1 0.1 28090 55V24 206.4 13.5 35.2 0.2 30350 5H-105 RR/HX 206.0 14.1 36.6 0.5 30470 D44SS49 205.3 13.6 33.7 1.5 30120 #3 203.2 16.8 35.5 19.4 31440 D49VP59 198.2 15.4 34.8 4.4 28890 #1 195.4 14.2 33.9 8.4 30910 5X-905 RR/HXT 194.9 13.9 33.3 0.5 30960 0C-213 YGCB 140.5 15.6 23.0 1.7 13660 218.4 14.8 37.3 2.7 29780 20.7 0.6 4.3 4.0 2220

Yield 228.4 222.2 221.6 220.9 213.4 209.3 208.2 207.6 206.3 205.4 200.2 199.4 198.7 197.0 196.7 195.7 194.7 191.5 188.7 187.5 181.0 180.9 169.9 165.4 199.6 19.6

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Holt County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand Hybrid Heine H826VT3 KRUGER K-6510VT3 Dyna-Gro 57V40 KRUGER K-6110VT3 Heine H816VT3 Heine H854VT3 Heine H810VT3PRO Farm Entry #3 Dyna-Gro V4993VT3 Dyna-Gro CX10112 KRUGER K-6408VT3 Heine H852VT3 Dyna-Gro CX10605 Farm Entry #1 Dyna-Gro 56R60 Dyna-Gro 57V59 LG seeds LG2547VT3 Heine H842VT3 Dyna-Gro 55V24 Heine H817VT3 Farm Entry #2 Dyna-Gro D49VP59 Dyna-Gro D44SS49 KRUGER K-6008VT3 Average LSD 0 .05 NS = Non significant at P<0.05

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Hrvt Mo 14.9 14.6 15.2 15.2 14.8 15.5 14.5 14.2 13.7 15.5 13.3 15.7 13.2 13.3 13.4 15.2 14.5 15.9 12.4 15.1 12.4 14.6 12.9 14.7 14.4 0.6

Bsh Wt 60.2 58.4 58.3 58.5 60.3 57.5 59.7 58.4 58.7 60.2 59.5 56.8 57.3 59.7 57.8 58.5 58.6 58.1 57.7 58.6 57.0 59.6 59.5 58.5 58.6 0.7

Brkn Plt 0.7 0.6 2.5 1.4 2.1 2.4 0.2 0.7 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 3.1 0.7 1.8 0.2 2.2 4.3 0.7 0.0 2.1 2.4 2.8 1.4 NS

Stand 27870 29840 27170 31070 30060 30860 29510 29040 29630 29050 30190 28270 28440 31150 30070 27610 30360 29090 30170 29680 27050 30010 27290 32100 29400 1000

EPV 1318.6 1286.6 1276.3 1274.5 1232.4 1205.2 1206.9 1204.6 1204.3 1180.8 1170.6 1144.1 1161.9 1151.3 1148.5 1129.5 1127.8 1097.4 1112.0 1083.8 1066.8 1047.8 997.3 957.3 1157.8 113.4

Pierce County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand Dyna-Gro Heine Heine Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro Farm Entry Heine Heine Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro Heine Dyna-Gro Farm Entry Heine Heine Farm Entry Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro Average LSD .05

Hybrid CX10112 H842VT3 H826VT3 V4993VT3 57V59 57V40 #1 H854VT3 H817VT3 55V24 56R60 H810VT3PRO D44SS49 #3 H852VT3 H816VT3 #2 D49VP59 CX10605

Yield 229.4 214.6 209.9 206.0 195.8 193.5 191.2 190.2 187.4 181.1 181.0 179.8 177.5 176.6 175.9 175.7 172.3 168.5 166.1 188.0 22.2

Hrvt Mo 13.6 14.0 13.9 13.5 13.8 13.9 14.7 13.9 13.6 13.1 13.2 14.0 13.2 13.0 14.2 13.7 13.8 14.1 13.2 13.7 0.4

Bsh Wt 57.4 57.4 58.4 56.2 56.9 56.6 56.0 56.4 57.2 55.9 55.8 57.2 56.4 55.1 56.1 58.9 56.9 57.8 55.4 56.7 0.9

Brkn Plt 1.8 0.7 0.0 2.4 0.3 5.6 4.0 4.6 3.0 0.9 4.1 2.3 2.1 5.9 3.7 4.5 5.1 1.2 6.4 3.1 3.8

Stand 32280 29320 29070 29320 29140 31220 29950 30090 28290 30990 31610 28100 25510 28130 30770 31090 26950 30060 28380 29490 3140

EPV 1337.2 1248.5 1221.4 1204.7 1140.8 1124.8 1105.9 1106.4 1093.8 1062.5 1059.9 1046.3 1039.9 1035.5 1022.3 1025.4 1002.1 980.0 973.3 1096.3 127.7

Buffalo County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Farm Entry LG seeds G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS AgriGold NUTECH SEED Farm Entry NUTECH SEED AgriGold NUTECH SEED Farm Entry Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Farm Entry G2 GENETICS LG seeds G2 GENETICS AgriGold NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Farm Entry G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED Average LSD 0.05

Hybrid 1H-716 HX/LL 5H-314 RR/HX 5H-513A RR/HX 5H-515A RR/HX #3 LG2555VT3 5H-513 RR/HX 5H-712 RR/HX A6384VT3PRO 3T-413 VT3 #4 3A-715 GT A6553VT3 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW #5 CX10112 5H-607 RR/HX 3T-315 VT3 5X-716 RR/HXT 5B-612 GT/CB/LL #2 5H-515 RR/HX LG2620VT3 5H-210A RR/HX A6458VT3 3A-710 GT 5H-210 RR/HX 0C-213 YGCB #1 5H-511 RR/HX 3T-914 VT3 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW 5H-608 RR/HX 5X-411 RR/HXT 5X-411A RR/HXT 5H-509 RR/HX 57V59 5H-511A RR/HX 3T-810 VT3 3T-110 VT3

Yield 295.9 293.5 292.3 291.1 291.0 284.8 284.1 283.6 281.8 280.7 279.6 277.3 276.9 276.1 275.2 269.1 268.9 268.7 267.8 267.4 265.3 263.1 261.8 261.1 260.3 259.2 257.9 255.1 251.1 250.9 248.7 247.9 247.2 246.3 244.2 235.3 230.0 222.2 211.2 179.7 262.6 21.9

Hrvt Mo 15.7 14.6 14.5 15.4 13.7 13.6 15.5 13.9 12.9 14.7 14.3 17.2 14.7 15.8 14.4 14.3 13.1 14.9 15.4 14.8 14.3 15.3 14.8 13.5 13.8 13.7 13.3 14.8 14.3 13.7 16.7 15.9 12.6 14.2 13.3 13.3 13.9 13.2 15.6 14.4 14.5 0.9

Bsh Wt 57.5 59.2 58.6 57.9 60.1 60.0 57.4 60.3 61.9 58.3 59.9 55.3 58.4 56.6 59.6 59.9 61.5 58.3 58.7 57.7 60.1 58.2 58.9 61.1 60.7 60.8 61.1 58.5 59.9 61.0 56.6 57.7 61.8 61.4 60.6 61.5 60.3 61.6 57.6 60.1 59.4 1.1

Stand 29060 30890 31850 31420 29260 32100 32520 30610 31290 29710 29720 30590 32480 29190 29330 29050 29490 31400 30380 30460 30750 31750 31700 28630 31050 32400 27510 31110 29330 26120 29250 31700 30630 27380 27010 28590 27680 24550 22930 28530 29740 1910

EPV 1033.3 1040.8 1035.1 1019.4 1040.3 1019.6 993.6 1010.9 1016.7 991.6 996.9 950.6 977.1 963.7 975.8 959.4 968.5 946.8 937.5 943.8 942.8 923.3 929.8 934.9 935.7 927.6 925.1 900.7 889.9 895.5 856.7 862.1 895.0 874.9 877.4 844.9 819.8 799.7 737.4 639.1 930.8 80.0

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Schedule of Events Dec 13 - Minden (Kearney County) Christmas Gala with Alex Rybek; Opera House. 7:30pm, $35 (402) 825-3331 www.brownvilleconcert series.com Dec 15 - Merriman (Cherry County) Bowring Ranch Christmas Open House and Viewing of Lights; Arthur Bowring Sandhills Ranch SHP. Christmas greetings with refreshments, movie and light display. 6-9pm, Park entry permit Diane Burress (308) 684- 3428

Red Willow County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Farm Entry G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED LG seeds LG seeds G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Farm Entry G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS AgriGold G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Farm Entry Farm Entry NUTECH SEED AgriGold NUTECH SEED Farm Entry NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED AgriGold G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Dyna-Gro Average LSD 0.05

Hybrid 5H-513 RR/HX 5H-515A RR/HX #1 5H-513A RR/HX 5B-612 GT/CB/LL 3T-315 VT3 LG2620VT3 LG2555VT3 5H-712 RR/HX 5H-515 RR/HX #2 5H-607 RR/HX 1H-716 HX/LL 3A-715 GT 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW 5X-716 RR/HXT 5H-210 RR/HX 5H-210A RR/HX A6553VT3 5H-608 RR/HX 5H-314 RR/HX 5H-511A RR/HX #5 #4 0C-213 YGCB A6458VT3 3T-413 VT3 #3 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW 3A-710 GT 5H-511 RR/HX 5X-411A RR/HXT CX10112 3T-110 VT3 3T-914 VT3 A6384VT3PRO 5X-411 RR/HXT 5H-509 RR/HX 3T-810 VT3 57V59

Yield 293.6 292.8 284.9 281.1 278.3 276.8 276.5 273.5 272.8 272.0 270.6 270.4 267.1 265.5 262.2 261.4 257.3 254.9 254.2 252.7 251.9 251.1 249.7 249.1 248.0 242.4 239.3 237.9 237.5 236.9 236.7 229.3 228.9 226.5 220.9 219.7 216.3 210.8 204.8 201.6 251.4 23.9

Hrvt Mo 13.4 13.8 13.7 13.2 13.0 14.0 12.8 13.0 13.1 13.8 13.3 12.2 14.0 16.2 14.5 13.1 13.3 12.3 14.0 11.6 13.7 12.4 12.5 12.5 13.6 11.9 13.0 13.6 14.3 12.4 12.9 13.1 12.8 12.3 13.6 12.7 13.2 11.9 13.7 12.8 13.2 1.0

Bsh Wt 60.2 59.3 60.1 60.4 60.3 58.4 60.4 60.7 60.9 60.2 61.1 62.6 59.6 56.1 57.9 61.4 61.8 61.7 58.4 61.5 60.3 62.1 61.9 62.2 60.8 61.7 61.1 60.4 58.7 62.3 61.7 61.1 61.6 62.5 58.2 63.0 62.1 62.6 59.3 61.8 60.7 1.1

Stand 31190 30690 31330 31380 31320 31150 31070 31530 30990 31080 30910 31300 29220 30320 29650 29550 30300 28110 31930 30560 30790 26380 30520 31760 31420 30820 30520 31690 30700 33480 25370 28390 29410 29080 31000 30880 26100 28550 23330 31100 30120 1550

Brkn 1.1 5.9 0.0 1.2 3.4 5.2 9.1 5.2 5.9 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.6 19.4 2.6 4.4 1.6 9.1 1.5 4.4 6.3 6.3 6.7 3.8 5.1 0.0 1.5 5.7 7.1 3.5 3.9 10.3 8.8 24.5 5.5 2.1 6.1 22.6 20.0 6.1 11.6

Drpd 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.0 2.1 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.9 0.0 0.3 0.4 2.2 1.0 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.3 3.2 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.9 2.6 0.8 1.7

EPV 1054.9 1044.2 1018.1 1011.7 1006.0 986.6 1001.9 985.3 980.3 976.4 972.2 983.5 951.8 926.0 931.9 939.5 931.3 925.5 904.2 928.8 902.4 913.3 904.0 903.1 892.8 882.2 862.5 856.4 841.2 861.6 854.7 825.6 825.3 821.8 797.1 804.3 784.9 770.0 732.6 728.2 905.6 88.2

Dawson County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand LG seeds Dyna-Gro AgriGold Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro AgriGold Farm Entry AgriGold LG seeds LG seeds Farm Entry Farm Entry Farm Entry Unity Seeds Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro Farm Entry Average LSD 0.05

Hybrid LG2555VT3 57V21 A6458VT3 CX10112 57V07 A6553VT3 #5 A6476VT3 LG2620VT3 LG2616VT3 #3 #2 #1 7208GT 57V59 57V40 #4

Yield 251.1 247.1 246.7 245.0 238.7 238.5 237.4 236.5 233.5 232.9 226.0 225.5 224.5 216.9 212.5 211.7 208.2 231.3 15.8

Hrvt Mo 14.6 16.2 14.4 14.1 14.5 15.6 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.4 15.3 14.5 14.6 14.2 14.7 14.0 14.1 14.7 1.2

Bsh Wt 59.8 57.2 59.2 60.8 59.6 57.5 59.6 60.5 59.5 59.3 58.6 60.2 60.7 60.9 59.8 61.0 60.9 59.7 2.4

Stand 33000 30930 31140 31100 31490 33680 32200 27290 32190 31810 29590 31050 31540 31880 29730 31550 33070 31370 1690

Brkn 18.7 8.3 15.6 12.2 5.5 6.3 46.8 1.1 10.5 7.5 1.9 6.4 29.6 5.7 8.5 27.8 29.7 14.2 13.0

EPV 888.5 860.6 875.4 869.4 846.3 832.5 837.8 841.1 824.0 827.3 791.7 798.3 793.6 773.0 750.4 754.1 741.9 818.0 58.0

Dec 17-20 - North Platte (Lincoln County) Christmas at the Cody's; Buffalo Bill's Scout's Rest Ranch, N. Buffalo Ave. Buffalo Bill's home is decorated for the holidays. Hot cider, roasted chestnuts, music of the season, horse drawn rides and visits from Santa. $4/vehicle (308)535-8035 www.visitnorthplatte.com

Dec 26 - Harrison (Sioux County) Boxing Day Open House; Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, 301 River Rd. Reminiscent of the gatherings of James Cook's granddaughter hosted at the Agate Springs Ranch House. Enjoy refreshments, music and socializing. 1-3:30pm, Free Lil Mansfield (308) 436-9772 www.nps.gov/agfo

Dec 18-23 - Gering (Scotts Bluff County) Holiday Light Viewing from Scotts Bluff National Monument; Scotts Bluff National Monument. 4:30-9pm, Free. Mark Davison (308) 436-9700 www.nps.gov/scbl

Dec 31 - Omaha (Douglas County) First Night of Play; Omaha Children's Museum, 500 S. 20th St. Ring in the New Year with games, food, special crafts and the New Year count down and bubble wrap stomp. 6-8:30pm (402) 342-6164 www. ocm.org

Dundy County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand LG seeds Dyna-Gro AgriGold AgriGold Dyna-Gro LG seeds Dyna-Gro LG seeds Farm Entry Farm Entry AgriGold Unity Seeds Farm Entry Farm Entry Farm Entry Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro Average LSD 0.05

Hybrid LG2555VT3 57V07 A6553VT3 A6476VT3 57V21 LG2620VT3 57V40 LG2616VT3 #3 #1 A6458VT3 7208GT #2 #5 #4 57V59 CX10112

Yield 237.4 234.2 227.6 225.5 224.7 224.5 221.4 218.8 215.8 214.5 210.4 203.3 199.3 197.5 196.2 189.9 177.7 212.9 21.2

Hrvt Mo 14.4 13.3 15.2 15.0 17.4 14.6 14.2 14.2 13.9 14.6 14.4 14.7 13.9 12.5 13.7 14.2 13.6 14.3 1.5

Bsh Wt 58.2 60.5 57.3 58.3 55.6 58.6 59.9 60.0 59.5 58.6 58.2 59.1 59.9 61.8 61.1 59.3 62.3 59.3 1.8

Stand 31670 27240 31410 27340 29630 31580 31300 31330 31830 31730 31050 32280 32710 30860 31300 30190 29840 30780 2970

Brkn 16.7 8.3 12.9 10.1 0.6 22.9 24.9 9.1 12.4 13.9 15.7 21.4 9.2 14.7 33.9 18.2 31.0 16.2 12.8

EPV 842.98 839.07 800.89 793.45 773.45 795.44 794.95 783.25 767.08 760.94 746.93 718.69 708.21 712.93 710.59 673.26 640.54 756.63 77.6

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Hybrid A6553VT3 LG2620VT3 5H-615 RR/HX 3T-914 VT3 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW LG2549VT3 5H-607 RR/HX 5H-608 RR/HX A6458VT3 3A-715 GT #3 5H-314 RR/HX 5H-210A RR/HX 0C-213 YGCB 57V40 3T-110 VT3 3T-315 VT3 5H-712 RR/HX 5H-509 RR/HX #1 5B-612 GT/CB/LL #4 A6384VT3PRO 5H-210 RR/HX 5H-515 RR/HX #2 3T-413 VT3 5H-515A RR/HX 5H-513 RR/HX 57V59 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW V4993VT3 5X-411 RR/HXT 5H-513A RR/HX CX10112 5X-716 RR/HXT 7510A-3000GT 5H-716 RR/HX 5H-511 RR/HX #5 CX10605 5X-411A RR/HXT 5H-511A RR/HX 5H-516 RR/HX

Yield 256.1 251.5 250.8 248.2 241.7 241.0 238.7 239.2 240.5 244.2 240.4 239.9 233.8 235.7 233.4 231.6 235.2 231.0 227.5 226.3 228.6 228.2 222.9 224.1 228.4 222.5 227.7 225.3 226.8 223.7 221.7 217.7 222.0 221.1 215.2 217.6 213.1 216.5 209.8 206.8 204.9 202.7 196.6 192.7 227.3 16.7

Hrvt Mo 15.4 15.3 15.2 15.5 15.0 14.9 14.2 14.6 15.0 17.1 16.1 16.2 14.4 15.5 14.8 14.7 16.4 15.1 14.4 14.4 15.2 15.4 13.9 14.5 16.6 14.4 16.3 16.0 16.5 15.0 15.2 14.2 15.6 16.3 14.8 16.1 14.9 16.8 15.2 14.4 14.4 15.1 15.9 16.4 15.3 0.9

Bsh Wt 57.1 57.5 57.1 56.8 57.6 57.4 59.1 58.0 57.9 55.6 57.0 56.7 58.8 57.2 58.4 58.5 56.4 58.3 58.9 58.3 57.1 57.5 59.0 58.8 56.9 59.5 56.7 57.1 56.2 57.6 57.2 59.5 57.7 56.4 58.4 57.2 58.8 56.4 57.9 59.2 58.5 58.0 57.1 56.4 57.7 1.3

Stand 32840 30920 28950 28570 31280 29560 30730 28500 29880 29630 31600 30920 28100 30780 29680 29150 29830 30840 28910 31270 30180 30220 31030 28700 29410 29370 29610 30340 30240 28570 30280 27790 26200 30150 27140 28890 29970 29010 24780 29930 28700 25820 23880 30790 29390 2180

EPV 898.4 882.6 881.3 869.0 851.7 850.5 848.7 847.3 846.7 837.3 834.9 830.5 828.7 824.4 824.3 817.9 815.5 813.7 806.8 802.3 801.3 801.0 796.1 792.3 791.7 789.4 787.1 786.6 786.5 785.1 780.2 777.3 776.5 767.1 759.9 756.9 752.3 747.4 736.5 733.6 726.8 712.6 684.6 665.3 797.9 60.2

Lincoln County Irrigated Corn Variety Test - 2010 Brand G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS AgriGold NUTECH SEED Farm Entry G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS Farm Entry Farm Entry LG seeds G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro NUTECH SEED Unity Seeds NUTECH SEED G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED Farm Entry G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS G2 GENETICS NUTECH SEED LG seeds NUTECH SEED NUTECH SEED Dyna-Gro G2 GENETICS AgriGold G2 GENETICS Dyna-Gro Dyna-Gro Farm Entry AgriGold Average LSD .05

Hybrid 5H-513A RR/HX 3A-715 GT 5H-511 RR/HX 5H-513 RR/HX 57V59 5H-515A RR/HX 5H-314 RR/HX A6458VT3 5B-612 GT/CB/LL #4 5H-511A RR/HX 5H-515 RR/HX #5 #2 LG2549VT3 5H-712 RR/HX 5H-615 RR/HX 5H-607 RR/HX 5H-608 RR/HX 5X-411A RR/HXT 0C-213 YGCB 5H-509 RR/HX 57V40 3T-315 VT3 7510A-3000GT 5N-813 GT/CB/LL/RW 5H-210A RR/HX 3T-914 VT3 #3 5H-516 RR/HX 5X-716 RR/HXT 5H-210 RR/HX 3T-110 VT3 LG2620VT3 3T-413 VT3 5N-215 GT/CB/LL/RW V4993VT3 5X-411 RR/HXT A6553VT3 5H-716 RR/HX CX10605 CX10112 #1 A6384VT3PRO

Yield 226.0 223.3 221.5 221.2 219.3 216.9 215.6 212.3 212.2 211.7 211.6 210.8 209.2 208.9 207.6 207.4 206.7 206.4 206.1 205.9 205.2 205.0 204.5 204.1 202.3 201.6 200.9 200.2 199.8 198.7 198.5 197.9 197.4 197.2 195.6 193.0 192.1 189.9 188.2 187.6 186.3 185.3 182.7 180.1 203.5 16.9

Hrvt Mo 14.6 15.4 13.8 14.8 14.4 14.8 14.6 13.8 13.6 13.9 14.0 15.2 15.5 13.4 13.8 14.1 14.6 13.5 13.6 14.1 14.1 13.6 14.6 14.2 13.7 14.0 14.1 14.2 13.7 14.3 14.7 13.9 14.0 14.4 14.3 14.0 13.5 14.4 14.7 14.1 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.2 14.1 0.7

Bsh Wt 60.2 58.0 61.4 59.8 61.1 60.1 60.4 61.0 61.0 61.3 61.1 59.8 59.3 61.8 60.9 61.5 60.2 62.0 61.7 61.2 60.9 62.0 59.8 60.6 61.8 60.4 61.1 60.0 61.6 60.7 60.3 61.3 60.8 60.2 60.5 60.2 61.8 60.6 59.7 61.3 62.0 62.1 61.7 61.7 60.8 1.1

Stand 31830 30670 28390 32820 29630 31400 31500 30500 32310 31910 26430 31430 32710 29110 31900 31120 31250 31420 31200 28480 32940 29720 31070 30650 32450 31470 29640 30130 31340 31440 30420 29930 30580 30770 31880 31890 31230 28160 32320 31460 30250 28640 29420 30360 30780 1770

Brkn 7.8 16.2 24.0 6.7 10.6 1.9 2.3 2.3 5.4 1.1 23.7 4.0 8.7 5.4 7.7 7.0 22.8 19.7 19.6 6.5 9.8 6.1 11.3 4.7 8.0 13.0 6.9 10.2 9.6 6.1 10.4 4.2 12.8 10.5 21.6 11.7 11.4 12.9 7.8 7.8 7.9 4.2 18.4 9.5 10.0 15.3

EPV 799.9 782.3 790.4 780.4 777.4 766.1 762.8 759.4 757.1 756.0 755.6 742.4 731.4 747.2 741.3 737.2 733.0 737.1 738.8 730.6 727.7 733.9 723.1 724.6 722.9 718.1 714.2 711.4 716.8 704.4 702.1 706.0 702.2 698.6 695.2 687.9 689.4 673.5 665.9 665.9 668.3 664.1 655.2 647.5 723.8 60.0

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The Heartland Express Category Index 1000 - Hay & Forage Equip

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2200 - Horses

3000 - Other Equipment

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

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

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

Antique Items, Fencing, Buildings, Catchall, etc.

1100 - Tillage Equip

1800 - Livestock Equip

2300 - Other Animals

5000 - Real Estate

Tractors, Implements, Sprayers, Cultivators, etc.

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

Dogs, Poultry, Goats, Fish, etc.

Farm Real Estate, Non Farm Real Estate

1200 - Irrigation Equip

1900 - Cattle

2500 - Services

6000 - Bed and Breakfast

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

Feeder Cattle, Heifers, Bulls, Services, etc.

Help Wanted, Custom Work and Services, etc.

Your home away from home

7000 - Special Events

1300 - Grain Harvest Equip

2000 - Swine

2600 - Transportation

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

Feeders, Sows, Boars, etc.

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

1400 - Other Equipment

2100 - Sheep

2800 - Construction

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

Feeder Lambs, Ewes, Bred Ewes

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

Guide Hunts, Fishing Trips, Singles

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1001 - MOWERS WANTED TO BUY NE - IHC #24 MOWER & PARTS, (308) 5872344 FOR SALE NE - REBUILT KOSCH HAYVESTOR, (308) 587-2344 NE - IHC H W/WO MOWER, (308) 587-2344 NE - KOSCH SIDE MOUNT MOWER, (308) 587-2344 NE - EMERSON DOUBLE VICON DISC, (308) 544-6421 NE - VICON 3 PT DISC MOWER, (308) 5446421 NE - 10 BOLT SPACERS, 36" ROW FOR JD, (308) 390-0642 NE - REBUILT KOSCH TRAILVESTER MOWERS, 14', WITH WARRANTY, $5,000.00, (308) 544-6421 IA - NI 7' PULL TYPE W/CYL, $375.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - IH 2 PT, 9', $975.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - JD 350 3PT, 9', $1,275.00, (712) 2996608 1003 - SWATHERS FOR SALE NE - NH 411 DISCBINE 10' EXCELLENT CONDITION, $5,500.00, (308) 874-4562 1005 - RAKES WANTED TO BUY NE - LH CHANNEL IRON FRAME ON NH56 OVER 56B SIDE RAKE, AND A WHEEL, (308) 587-2344 NE - 12 WHEEL V RAKE, (402) 482-5491 FOR SALE IA - WWW. RAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 3662114 NE - '02 VERMEER R23A TWINRAKE CELL 308-962-6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - 10 WHEEL V RAKE, (402) 482-5491

1006 - BALERS FOR SALE NE - BALER BELTS AND CHAINS; BEARINGS & FLANGES, (308) 587-2344 NE - BELTS FOR MOST BALERS & SWATHERS, (308) 587-2344 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 TX - BALER BELTS- ALL BRANDS. MADE IN THE U. S. A. ! JD WITH GENUINE JD PLATE FASTENERS. FREE SHIPPING ON SETS. WWW. BALERBELTSANDHAYBEDS. COM, (800) 223-1312 NE - USED BELTS FOR VERMEER 605XL BALER CELL 308-962- 6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - JD 530 BALER, (308) 882-4588 NE - NH 858 ROUND BALER FOR PARTS, (402) 482-5491 NE - 1998 CASE 8580, BIG SQ, SET UP FOR CORN STALKS, EXTRA GOOD SHAPE, $15,000.00, (308) 874-4562 1007 - BALE FEEDERS/MOVERS FOR SALE NE - NEW EMERSON BALE MOVER-FEEDERS, (308) 544-6421 KS - E-Z HAUL INLINE SELF DUMPING HAY TRAILER, 32' 6 BALE, GOOSENECK, BUMPER HITCH. CALL 785-817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, WWW. BALEWAGON. COM. ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE., (208) 8802889

1007 - BALE FEEDERS/MOVERS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - 1993 KOSCH 8 BALE RETRIEVER, NO WELDS, EXCELLENT CONDITION, $9,000.00, (308) 348-2065 1009 - STACKERS/STACK MOVERS FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, WWW. BALEWAGON. COM. ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE., (208) 8802889 NE - JD 200 STACKMAKER, $900.00, (308) 876-2515 NE - EMERSON 13X24 STACK MOVER, ELECTRONIC SCALES, W/ OR WITHOUT HYDRAFORK, (308) 544-6421 KS - NH 1030 STACK WAGON, EXCELLENT, ALWAYS SHEDDED, (785) 731-5190 1010 - CHOPPERS/FORAGE HARVESTORS WANTED TO BUY KS - JOHN DEERE CHOPPERS & HEADS, ROEDER IMP, SENECA, KS, (785) 336-6103 FOR SALE NE - KNIFE BAR & RECUT SCREEN FOR JD 35, (308) 995-5515 NE - RECUT SCREEN & AXLE EXTENSION FOR IHC 730, (308) 995-5515 1013 - DUMP WAGON WANTED TO BUY KS - JD SILAGE WAGONS & HIGH DUMPS, ROEDER IMPLEMENT, (785) 336-6103 1014 - BALE WAGONS WANTED TO BUY KS - NH SELF PROPELLED & PULL-TYPE, ROEDER IMP, SENECA, (785) 336-6103 ID - NEW HOLLAND 2 & 3-WIDE, SELF-PROPELLED, PULL-TYPE MODELS. JIM,, (208) 880-2889

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1014 - BALE WAGONS FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND'S-ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/ TRADE. WWW. BALEWAGON. COM, (208) 880-2889 NE - NH 1044, 119 BALES, GOOD, $3,500.00, (402) 545-2255 1030 - OTHER- HAY & FORAGE WANTED TO BUY NE - HAYBUSTER GEAR BOX FOR 1600 STACKER, BEDROLLERS, PUSH OFF ASSEMBLY, A FEW OTHER PARTS, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - HAY PROBE FOR TESTING, (308) 5872344 1101 - TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY NE - MF 35, 50, 65, 135, 235, 245, OR 255 TRACTOR, (402) 678-2277 NE - BUYING TRACTORS FOR SALVAGE MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (800) 5824303 MO - AC D17'S & UP, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - IH 560 TO 1566, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - LINDSAY BRO WAGON, NEED PARTS: 6 BOLT HUB #Q563, (816) 378-2015 NE - JD TRACTOR 90-125 HP, (402) 7262488 FOR SALE NE - IH DISGUSTED? HAVE SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES W/YOUR IH 706, 806, 1206, 4106, 756, 856, 1256, 1456, 766, 966, 1066, 1466, 1566, 786, 886, 986, 1086, 1486, 1586, 3288, 3388, 3488, 3588, 3688, 3788, 6788?FOR A PERMANENT FIX, CALL WENZ SERVICE TO PRICE THE KIT FOR YOUR MODEL, (800) 808-7885 NE - NEW, USED AND REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS, MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (800) 582-4303 IA - OLIVER SUPER 88D, WF, PS, (712) 2996608 IA - OLIVER SUPER 77G, WF PS, (712) 2996608 IA - IH 300U, W/HYD BUCKET, $4,500.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - JD A, 1935, (712) 299-6608 NE - 8 HOLE 15" TRACTOR FRONT WHEELS, FITS IHC, (308) 587-2344 IA - AC WC ROAD PATROL, (712) 299-6608 NE - JD 4020 W/ NEW TIRES, NEW DIESEL INJECTOR PUMP, (308) 478-5451 KS - 2 STEPS & A DRAWBAR FOR A 1973 FORD 9600, (785) 731-5190 IA - AC WD45, WF, PS, LOADER, (712) 2996608 IA - IH-B WITH WOODS 60"PT, $2,550.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - AC-WC 1938 ELECTRIC START, $1,850.00, (712) 299-6608 NE - 5010 JD HANCOCK SELF LOADING SCRAPER, OLDER UNIT, (308) 436-4369 NE - 2 JD DR WH & LIFT ASSIT 7300, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 KS - FORD 2N WITH 5' WOODS BELLY MOWER, $3,500.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - IHC 504, 3 PT, (308) 544-6421 IA - OLIVER 88G, W/LDR, $3,850.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - IH 504G, PS, LPTO, 2PT, $3,850.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - IH 1939 H STD, NICE, $2,850.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - IH 1954, SMTA ORIGINAL, NICE, $4,550.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - IH 460, 2PT, HYD BUC LDR, $4,850.00, (712) 299-6608 NE - JD 4320 YEAR ROUND CAB, RUNS GREAT, $9,000.00, (402) 469-4150

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605-856-4822

1102 - LOADERS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - DUAL LOADER MOUNTS TO FIT JD 4520 OR 4620. CUSTOM BUILT, VERY HEAVY, VERY NEAT, WITH CUSTOM GRILL GUARD BUILT IN. DUAL LOADER 325 OR 345, (402) 482-5491 IA - JD, 45, 46A, 48, 148 LDRS, (712) 2996608 NE - FARMHAND XL740 QUICK-TACH LOADER, IH MOUNTS, 7' BUCKET, JUST LIKE NEW, $4,000.00, (308) 348-2065 1103 - LOADER ATTACHMENTS WANTED TO BUY NE - DIRT OR MANURE BUCKET HEAD FOR F10 LOADER, NEEDS TO HAVE ORANGE FRAMEWORK W/GRAPPLE, (308) 587-2344 1105 - DISKS WANTED TO BUY NE - 25' OR SMALLER DISK, (402) 726-2488 FOR SALE NE - DISK BLADES AND BEARINGS, (308) 587-2344 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, (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 - IH 560, 6-16'S WITH HARROW, LIKE NEW, $950.00, (308) 874-4562 1109 - PLANTERS WANTED TO BUY NE - LIFT ASSIST WHEELS FOR A JD 7300 12RN, (402) 545-2255 FOR SALE NE - NEW #92 IHC COVERING DISK ASSEMBLY, (308) 995-5515 NE - LIFT ASSIST AND/OR TRANSPORT KIT FOR IHC LISTER/ PLANTER, ALSO GAUGE STRIPE WHEELS, (308) 995-5515 IA - NEW & USED KINZES, SORENSEN EQUIPMENT, HARLAN, IA, (712) 755-2455 KS - INSECTICIDE BOXES FOR JD 7200, 16 ROWS, $900 OBO. DISK FURROWERS, $1600., (620) 865-2541 NE - IHC SEED DRUMS, (308) 995-5515 NE - MOORE BUILT 16 ROW PLANTER MARKERS, $2,750.00, (308) 485-4486 NE - 2008 ST 100 BULK SEED BUGGY, ALWAYS SHEDDED, LIKE NEW, (308) 9958049 NE - 2008 JD 1770 NT PLANTER, 16R, 30", 3 BU. BOXES, SUNCO OPENERS, FERT. FRAMES, MARKERS, PRO SHAFT DRIVES, SEED STAR MONITOR DISPLAY, ALWAYS SHEDDED, $75,000.00, (308) 995-8049 1111 - DRILLS WANTED TO BUY NE - TYE DRILL FOR PARTS, (402) 482-5491 FOR SALE NE - !! ROUND CAPS !! THE ULTIMATE GRAIN DRILL PRESS WHEEL CAP! COVERS COMPLETE FACE OF WHEEL. CONVERTS V FACED WHEELS TO ROUND FACE FOR BETTER FLOTATION & DEPTH CONTROL. PERFECT FIT! EASY TO INSTALL! DON YUNG DISTRIBUTING, KIMBALL, NE., (308) 2352718 NE - KRAUSE 3PT DRILL, MODEL 5215, DOUBLE DISC, (402) 683-5395 KS - 30" HOE AIR SEEDER DRILL $3500. 40' DISC AIR SEEDER DRILL, $14,000, (785) 871-0711 NE - 150 & 7100 DRILLS, FERT. BOXES, BLACK HEAVY DUTY WHEELS, DBL HITCH, TRANSPORTS & PARTS, (308) 995-5515 1112 - ROTARY HOE FOR SALE NE - 30 FOOT JD ROTARY HOE CALL FOR DETAILS, (308) 882-4588 1113 - CULTIVATORS FOR SALE SD - 3-PT 8R FLAT FOLD, $1,500.00, (605) 386-2131

Page 28 1113 - CULTIVATORS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - IHC GO-DIG PARTS, (308) 995-5515 NE - 4 ROW ORTHMAN TOOL BAR, CAN BE USED TO CULTIVATE OR RIDGE, (308) 3900642 NE - HAWKINS 12 ROW HILLER (DITCHER), (308) 882-4588 NE - 12 ROW CULTIVATOR, (308) 882-4588 1114 - SPRAYERS FOR SALE KS - 1600 GAL. FLOATER. 3000 WET BOOM SPRAYER, $4,500.00, (785) 871-0711 NE - 2-200 GALLON SADDLE TANKS, FITS 4450, (308) 478-5451 NE - 1984 MERTZ 3250 FLOATER, 1600 GAL TANK, (402) 683-5395 NE - IHC TRUCK FLOATER W/8 TON DRY BOX, (402) 683-5395 KS - JD 600 HI-CYCLE W/40' WICK BOOM. REBUILT MOTOR, $2,500.00, (620) 8652541 NE - JD 25A, 3 PT. HITCH, 150 GAL, 20" BOOM, (308) 587-2344 NE - CENTURY 500 GALLON PULL BETWEEN, $800.00, (402) 787-2244 1115 - MULCHERS/SHREDDERS 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 - HINIKER 25', (402) 726-2488 1119 - ROD WEEDER FOR SALE KS - 45' OF MILLER ROD WEEDER USED PARTS, DRIVES, TEETH, RODS, ETC. ALL FOR $500, (620) 865-2541 1130 - TRACTORS,TILL. OTHER FOR SALE NE - FRONT WEIGHTS FOR CASE IH MAGNUM, (308) 995-5515 NE - HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS, HOSES & PTO PUMPS, (308) 587-2344 IA - TRACTOR CHAINS 28" TO 38", (712) 299-6608 1201 - ENGINES/MOTORS FOR SALE NE - 413 CHRYSLER FOR SALVAGE, (308) 995-5515 NE - USED VEE BELTS: 3-IHC C176" $15 EA; 4 GATES C240" $20 EA; 3 DAYCO C240" $15 EA; 4 DAYCO C270" $15 EA 1 DAYCO C116 $10 EA; 1 DAYCO 94" X 1 1/4" WIDE $10, (308) 624-2177 NE - USED 460 CU IN ENGINE WITH NEW HIGH PRESSURE BERKELEY PUMP, (800) 554-8715 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 - 8 USED BERKELEY PTO PUMPS IN STOCK, (800) 284-7066 NE - BERKELEY FLOATER PUMP, (800) 2847066 1203 - PIPE WANTED TO BUY KS - GATED PVC W/BAD GATES, (785) 2218173 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) 9463396 NE - 8" X 20" ALUMINUM GATED, (308) 9463396 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) 9955515 NE - 9" MAIN LINE RING LOCK, (308) 9955515 NE - PIPE TRAILER, (402) 726-2488

Heartland Express 1203 - PIPE FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - 9" MAIN LINE HIGH PRESS, (308) 9955515 NE - 5000' 6" HP RINGLOCK PIPE, (800) 284-7066 NE - 10" & 8" IRRIGATION PIPE SHUT-OFF VALVES & FITTING, (402) 726-2488 1205 - GENERATOR WANTED TO BUY NE - USED WINPOWER PTO GENERATORS, (308) 775-3298 FOR SALE NE - WINPOWER - NEW & USED PTO GENERATORS, (308) 775-3298 IA - WINCO PTO GENERATORS, CALL US FOR PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY! HARVEY AT EDEN SUPPLY 8AM - 10PM., (515) 679-4081 1206 - GEAR HEADS FOR SALE NE - 150 HP GEARHEAD, 6 RATIO, (308) 995-5515 NE - AMARILLO GEARHEADS: 110HP 4:3 $700, 80 HP 6:5 $700, 70 HP 4:5 $650, 50 HP 1:1 $700, 50 HP 4:5 $600, (308) 6242177 NE - GEAR DRIVE REPAIR- AMARILLO WARRANTY CENTER. REPAIR ALL MAKES/MODELS. 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE. CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES. CENTRAL IRRIGATION, (402) 723-5824 NE - US MOTORS GEARHEADS 90HP 4:3 $450, 70HP 2:3 $400, 30HP 4:3 $300, (308) 624-2177 NE - DERAN/RANDOLPH GEARHEAD 100HP 4:3 $500, PEERLESS GEARHEAD 2:3 $300, (308) 624-2177 1207 - PIVOTS FOR SALE NE - 1998 4 TOWER T-L PIVOT, (308) 9463396 NE - 10 TOWER REINKE PIVOT, (800) 2847066 NE - MODEL 680 REINKE 8 TOWER PIVOT, VERY CLEAN, HAS DROP END GUN, BOOSTER PUMP, TOWER BOX, HAS BEEN UPDATED., (308) 636-8349 1208 - TRAVELER SYSTEMS FOR SALE NE - NEW OCMIS HH: 4" X 1312', (800) 2847066 NE - NEW GREENFIELDS, 6 NEW CADMAN HARD HOSE, 5 USED HARD HOSE TRAVELERS, 9 USED SOFT HOSE, (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 300 FORD OR 262 ALLIS W/RADIATORS, AND CARTS, (402) 3642592 1230 - IRRIGATION MISC. FOR SALE WI - SERVING THE MIDWEST WITH COMPLETE IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, ALL TYPES, NEW & USED. CONTACT ROBERTS IRRIGATION COMPANY AT 1500 POST ROAD, PLOVER, WI 54467, (800) 434-5224 NE - 8" SURGE VALVE, (308) 946-3396 NE - ORTHMAN 3-PT PIVOT TRACK CLOSER, EXCELLENT COND, (308) 390-0642 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 - 1200' SIDE ROLL SPRINKLER, OLDER MODEL, FOB $1200 LEAVE A MESSAGE, (308) 278-2728 1301 - COMBINES AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE OK - REBUILT COMBINE SIEVES. NEW REEL BATS, GALVANIZED AND BLACK, (580) 3612265 OK - '86 C-IH 1660, 25' 1010 HEADER, $19,000.00, (580) 361-2265 KS - LARGE BISH BIN EXT OFF 9610 W/HYD. PUSH UP AUGER. $750 OBO, (620) 8652541 OK - '82 GLEANER N6, 24' HEADER, $8,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - C-IH 1480, 810 24' HEAD, $10,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - TR85 NEW HOLLAND, 3208 CAT, 24' HEADER, $5,000.00, (580) 361-2265 NE - SERVICE OPS & PARTS MANUALS FOR MANY BRANDS OF MANY OLDER COMBINES & PICKERS. GLEN MLNARIK (888) 8025782. (NE) HRS MON-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM., (402) 986-1352 NE - JD, 1981 7720, 4300 HRS, JD DEALER SERVICED YEARLY, $9,500.00, (402) 5452255 OK - SEED CLEANER, CLIPPER, 92DB TRAVELER ON TRAILER, GOOD CONDITION, LOTS OF SCREENS, (580) 829-2543 NE - IH 1440 COMBINE WITH 3400 HRS., (308) 269-2586

1301 - COMBINES AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - PARTS FOR 1680 CLEANING SYSTEM, CALL FOR LIST, (308) 269-2586 1302 - COMBINE HEADS WANTED TO BUY MO - GLEANOR 318 OR 320 L OR M BEAN HEAD, (816) 378-2015 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 25' DRAPER W/IHC ADAPTER & PICK UP REEL, $9,000.00, (580) 361-2265 NE - JD 925 FLEX HEAD, SEE THRU REEL, GOOD, $4,500.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - JD, 643 CORN HEAD, OIL DRIVE, $4,950.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - CASE IH 1063 CORN HEAD, 6RN, GOOD CONDITION, HARVEST DONE, $7,800.00, (402) 923-1721 KS - SHELBOURNE 20' STRIPPER HEADER, $5,500.00, (785) 871-0711 1306 - GRAIN CARTS FOR SALE KS - BIG 12 GRAIN CART 400 BU. , EXTRA WIDE AXLE, $850.00, (785) 871-0711 1307 - GRAIN DRYERS FOR SALE NE - 1995 MC 1175, 1992 MC 1175, 1995 MC 970, 1989 MC 973, MC 975, MC 675, 3 FARM FANS, M&W 650, (800) 284-7066 NE - USED 2009 BROCK SQ20D, USED '05 SUPERB SE1000C, USED '05 SUPERB SE750C, 3 NEW BROCK DRYERS., (800) 284-7066 NE - USED FARM FANS 4" AIR SYSTEM, (800) 284-7066 1310 - AUGERS FOR SALE NE - SPEED KING 52' 8" WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR, (308) 478-5451 NE - MAYRATH 55' GRAIN AUGER, 8" W/ ELECTRIC MOTOR, (308) 478-5451 NE - MAYRATH 65', 8", (402) 726-2488 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 - 1050 6' TRUSSED BULK HEAD FOR GRAIN STORAGE, $450.00, (308) 390-6336 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 306-949-8458. 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) 480-2487 NE - NEW ORTHMAN DRY BEAN CUTTERS, (308) 995-5515 NE - DMC MODEL 44 GRAIN CLEANER, (800) 284-7066 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 NE - V-SNOW PLOW ORIGINALLY FOR COUNTY MAINTAINER, COULD ADAPT TO FIT LOADER TRACTOR OR WHATEVER, $375.00, (308) 894-6965 www.myfarmandranch.com

December 9, 2010 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 IA - 5'-6'BELLY MOWERS; $375 - $975, (712) 299-6608 1407 - ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR SALE NE - COMPLETE LINE OF SHEAVES, BEARINGS, DRIVES, & MOTORS, (402) 387-0347 1408 - DAIRY EQUIPMENT WANTED TO BUY WI - USED BULK MILK TANKS, ALL SIZES, (800) 558-0112 1412 - SHOP TOOLS,WELDERS, ETC WANTED TO BUY NE - 110V WELDING ROD DRYING OVEN, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE KS - METAL BENCH LATHE 3 JAW CHUCK, 5 1/2" SWING, $200.00, (785) 778-2962 KS - BRAKE DRUM/ROTOR TURNING LATHE, $110.00, (785) 778-2962 KS - ARMITURE TURNING LATHE, $70.00, (785) 778-2962 1430 - OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - ELSTON GOPHER MACHINE, (308) 5872344 IA - WWW. WHEELRAKE. COM, (712) 3662114 KS - ORTHMAN & BUCKEYE FRONT 3 PT HITCHES, $1500 EACH., (620) 865-2541 1501 - ALFALFA HAY WANTED TO BUY IA - QUALITY SML OR LG SQ ALFALFA OR MIXED IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE NE - ALFALFA, 4X4X8 BALES, DAIRY QUALITY, SHEDDED & TARPED, HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-962-6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD CUTTING OF ALFALFA HAY, (308) 882-4588 NE - GRINDING QUALITY ALFALFA IN LG RD BALES, HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-9626399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - HORSE QUALITY IN SM SQ BALES, SHEDDED & TARPED HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-962-6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - CUSTOM GRINDING, GROUND HAY DELIVERIES, HAZARD, NE., (308) 452-4400 OR - TEST MOISTURE. HAY, GRAIN, SILAGE, SOIL, WOOD, WINDROW TESTER. BALE STROKE COUNTER. MOISTURE READ OUT AS YOU BALE! WWW. LEHMANFARMS. NET, (503) 434-1705 1502 - PRAIRIE HAY FOR SALE IA - LARGE RD & BIG SQ BALES GOOD QUALITY GRASS HAY, DELIVERED IN SEMI LOADS ONLY, (641) 658-2738 NE - LARGE ROUND & SMALL SQUARE BALES PRAIRIE HAY, CALL EARLY AM OR LATE PM, (308) 894-6743 KS - TOP QUALITY SM SQ, CAN DELIVER SEMI LOAD LOTS, (785) 528-3779 KS - TOP QUALITY 4X4X8 SQ, CAN DELIVER SEMI LOAD LOTS, (785) 528-3779 KS - BALED 4X8, SM SQ OR BIG ROUNDS, (620) 625-2402 KS - 2008 BROME BIG ROUND BALES, (785) 935-2480 NE - CERTIFIED MEADOW HAY, BIG ROUND BALES, HORSES, CATTLE, MULCH, (308) 587-2344 KS - 150 BALES MIXED BROME/PRAIRIE HAY, NOT CRP, NO THISTLE OR BINDWEED, NET WRAPPED, $60/TON FOB, (785) 7315190 NE - 117 BG ROUNDS, MAINLY GRASS MIX, (308) 436-5491 NE - EXCELLENT QUALITY LG RD PRAIRIE HAY BALES, NET WRAP, NO RAIN, (308) 348-2234 1503 - BROME HAY FOR SALE KS - BROME HAY $60-$70/TON, DIFFERENT QUALITY HAY $40- $55/TON, NET OR TWINE, (785) 731-5190 1505 - STRAW WANTED TO BUY IA - GOOD CLEAN, BRIGHT SM SQ IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE NE - 96 BG RDS CERT WHEAT STRAW, 1000#/BL. 308-641-1240,, (308) 436-5491 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

1512 - SEED FOR SALE TX - FORAGE-TYPE TRITICALE SEED, CALL GAYLAND WARD SEEDS, (800) 299-9273 IA - BUYER & SELLER OF PRAIRIE GRASS & WILDFLOWER SEED, OSENBAUGH SEEDS, LUCAS, IA., (800) 582-2788 KS - TRITICALE SEED, A+ QUALITY, VOLUME DISCOUNT. DELIVERY AVAILABLE. CALL BROCK BAKER @, (800) 344-2144 NE - PASTURE & HAY MIXES, OATS, TURNIP, COVER CROPS, TEFF, MILLET, WILDLIFE, ALFALFA, ETC. , PRAIRIE STATES SEED 866373-2514 TOLL FREE, (866) 373-2514 NE - NATIVE GRASS SEED, WILDFLOWER, LEAD PLANT, SMART WEED & OTHERS. SOUTH FORK SEED COMPANY, (402) 4825491 1530 - HAY & GRAIN OTHER FOR SALE IA - WWW. REPLACEMENTRAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-2114 1806 - GRINDER MIXERS FOR SALE NE - 420 ART'S-WAY GRINDER MIXER, VERY GOOD, HAMMERS NEVER TURNED, SHEDDED, (402) 482-5491 1807 - HAY GRINDERS/PROCESSORS FOR SALE MN - HAYBUSTER 1150 TRUCK MOUNT GRINDERS, ENGINE GRINDERS, NEW/USED. PARTS SHIPPED DIRECT. BAKKOBROS. COM. (320) 278-3560, OR CELL, (320) 808-0471 CO - TUB GRINDERS, NEW & USED (W/WARRANTY). OPERATE WELL W/70-175 HP TRACTORS, GRINDS WET HAY, TOUGH HAY & ALL GRAINS. HIGH CAPACITY. LOW PRICE. WWW. ROTOGRIND. COM, (800) 724-5498, (970) 353-3769 1813 - FEEDERS FOR SALE NE - BULK CAKE & GRAIN FEEDERS, (308) 587-2344 1815 - WATERERS/TANKS FOR SALE NE - BULL TOUGH BOTTOMLESS HEAVY GAUGE STOCK TANKS, (402) 387-0347 NE - LIFETIME WATER TANKS, LIFETIME WARRANTY, TIRE TANKS ARE 20 PLY & UP. AUTOMATIC WATERERS, HAY BALE FEEDERS, 6' & 7' SNOW & MANURE YARD SCRAPERS, USA TIRE MANAGEMENT, WWW. USATIREPRODUCTS. COM, (800) 755-8473 MN - JUG LIVESTOCK WATERERS. THEJUGWATERER. COM, (320) 808-0471 1819 - WINDMILLS FOR SALE NE - REBUILT AIR MOTORS OR REPAIRS, (308) 587-2344 TX - VIRDEN PERMA-BILT CO. FARM & RANCH PRODUCTS: ROOF & TANK COATINGS, WINDMILL PARTS. SEND OR CALL FOR FREE CATALOG. 2821 MAYS AVE. BOX7160FR AMARILLO, TX 79114-7160 WWW. VIRDENPRODUCTS. COM, (806) 3522761 NE - MONITOR PUMP JACK-CHOICE OF GAS & ELECTRIC MOTOR, $650.00, (308) 4364369 1820 - LIVESTOCK BEDDING FOR SALE NE - CORRUGATED WINDBREAK STEEL, 8 GAUGE THROUGH 20 GAUGE, (402) 3870347 1830 - LIVESTOCK OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - 20' BULL WHIP, (308) 587-2344 KS - USED HOG OR SHEEP PANELS & GATES, (785) 778-2962 FOR SALE NE - SUCKER ROD 5/8", 3/4", 7/8", 1", FOR FENCING CALL MY CELL: 308-870-1119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356 NE - WE ARE YOUR STAMPEDE LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT DEALER. EMERSON EQUIPMENT. WHITMAN, NE, (308) 544-6421 KS - TIRE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS: WATER TANKS, MINERAL FEEDERS, SILAGE COVER WEIGHTS. WWW. GEETIRE. COM, (785) 231-8397 NE - GOPHER CONTROL MACHINE, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 1901 - FEEDER STEERS FOR SALE MO - WE SPECIALIZE IN LOCATING "QUALITY" FEEDER CATTLE, (816) 688-7887 1903 - OPEN HEIFERS FOR SALE NE - GELBVIEH AND BALANCER OPEN HEIFERS, (402) 879-4976 MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT CATTLE LOCATORS - MAX HARGROVE, (816) 6887887 NE - YEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD VIRGIN REG ANGUS HEIFERS, (308) 569-2458 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

December 9, 2010 1904 - BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE NE - YOUNG COWS & BRED HEIFERS, AI'D TO ABS BULLS, AND CLEANED UP WITH SUMMITCREST BULLS, (308) 569-2458 1905 - OPEN COWS FOR SALE NE - 100 BWF COWS, BREED BLACK CALVES, READY FEB 15TH,, (308) 991-4633 1906 - BRED COWS FOR SALE NE - I'M DEALING ON COWS COMING OUT OF DROUGHT AREAS EVERY DAY. WWW. BREDCOWSWRIGHTLIVESTOCK. COM OR CALL, (308) 534-0939 1908 - COW CALF PAIRS FOR SALE NE - YEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD REG ANGUS COW/CALF PAIRS, (308) 569-2458 1909 - BULLS FOR SALE NE - REGISTERED ANGUS, CELL: 308-8701119, (308) 732-3356 NE - 25 PB CHAROLAIS BULLS COMING 2S ALL RECORDS 40 YRS, (308) 995-5515 NE - GELBVIEH BULLS, RED & BLACK, 1 & 2 YR OLDS, (402) 879-4976 NE - (25) COMING 2 YR OLD CHAROLAIS BULLS(308) 567-2288, (308) 995-5515 NE - REG ANGUS BULLS, (402) 395-2178 NE - EASY CALVING, REG POLLED CHAROLAIS BULLS, (402) 395-2178 NE - REG ANGUS BULLS, 2 YEAR OLDS AND YEARLINGS, SONS OF 878, BLUEPRINT 202 AND TRAVELOR 722, (308) 569-2458 MN - MODERN POLLED HEREFORDS & SALERS, PERFORMANCE BRED IN-NOT FED ON! RAISED ON HIGH ROUGHAGE RATION FAST GROWING SALERS W/QUIET DISPOSITIONS. NORTH AMERICA'S TOP BLOODLINE POLLED HEREFORDS, WILL GROW & GAIN W/ANY CATTLE. WWWMCIVERSHAPPYACRES. COM, (320) 283-5776 1910 - SHOW STOCK FOR SALE NE - CLUB CALVES, "THE WINNING KIND", STEERS/HEIFERS, (402) 395-2178 1915 - SEMEN/EMBRYO/AI SERVICE FOR SALE NE - DBL BLACK DBL POLLED CALVING EASE GELBVIEH BULLS, (402) 879-4976 1916 - DAIRY HEIFERS FOR SALE WI - DAIRY EQUIP- STALLS, GATES, HEADLOCKS, TMR MIXERS, BARN CLEANERS, MANURE AUGERS/PUMPS, VENTILATION, ALLEY SCRAPERS. REASONABLY PRICE LONG LASTING EQUIP EQUALS VALUE. MEETING ALL DAIRYMEN'S NEEDS SINCE 1919. BERG EQUIPMENT CORP. WWW. BERGEQUIPMENT. COM, (800) 494-1738 1930 - CATTLE OTHER FOR SALE MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT & BREEDING CATTLE LOCATORS, (816) 688-7887 CO - IT'S SIMPLE. . . YOU NEED SALERS. ACCORDING TO U. S. MARC, SALERS HAVE OPTIMUM BIRTH WEIGHT & GROWTH PERFORMANCE FOR CROSSING WITH ANGUS. SUPERIOR TO COMPETING CONTINENTAL BREEDS FOR MARBLING, SALERS ARE RELATIVELY EQUAL FOR YIELD. SALERSUSA. ORG, (303) 770-9292 2200 - REGISTERED HORSES FOR SALE NE - 2003 BLACK MORGAN STALLION, MORGAN BROOD MARE, 2004 BLACK MORGAN STALLION, 1995 MORGAN STALLION, (308) 587-2344 NE - AQHA, YEARLINGS, MARES AND COLTS, (308) 569-2458 NE - PEPPY DOC SAN, SHINING SPARK, JET DECK, THREE BAR & SKIPPER W BRED, STALLIONS, MARES, FILLEYS, & GELDINGS, MOSTLY SORREL & PALOMINO, GREAT STOCK, GOOD DISPOSITIONS, CALL 1-888689-8924 OR, (308) 384-1063 NE - TOP QUALITY GELDINGS-DOC O'LENA, HOLIDOC, DOC BAR, COYS BONANZA, DOCS JACK SPRAT BLOODLINES- NATURAL COW SENSE-RIVER ROAD QUARTER HORSES 308452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - ONLY TWO REPLACEMENT MARES LEFT-REGISTERED QUARTERHORSESDON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! RIVER ROAD QUARTERHORSES 308-452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - IT COSTS NO MORE TO FEED A GREAT HORSE THAN A POOR ONE. RIVER ROAD QUARTERHORSES ARE WELL FED, DON'T HAVE BAD HABITS AND ARE GOOD LOOKING. MUST CUT HERD SIZE. 308-452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - AQHA HORSES, BLUE ROAN STUD AND MARES. OLDER GREY MARE, WELL BROKE, GRANDDAUGHTERS HORSE, (308) 5692458 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

Heartland Express 2202 - STUD SERVICE FOR SALE NE - MORGAN STALLION STANDING AT STUD, (308) 587-2344 2230 - HORSE- OTHER FOR SALE NE SELL-TRADE MORGAN STALLIONS:BESSIA'S, BON, ACCORD 135969; T-BONE, LAD, CLASSY, 149831; TBONE, B, CONGO, 164062, (308) 587-2344 2301 - DOGS FOR SALE KS - AKC FARM RAISED GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES, FIRST SHOTS, DEW CLAWS. 785398-2231, 785-731-5174,, (785) 731-5190 KS - COW DOGS FOR SALE. 5H PUPPIES, READY NOV. 26, WILL HAVE SHOTS, EXCELLENT STOCK DOGS W/QUIET & CALM DISPOSITIONS. $200 EACH, (785) 332-3550 NE - THREE RED HEELER FEMALE PUPPIES, SHOTS, WORMED, WORKING PARENTS, (402) 469-8715 2501 - HELP WANTED/NEED WORK SD - WANTED: RANCH HELP FOR COW/CALF OPERATION. NEED TO HAVE SOME FARMING EXPERIENCE. LOCATED IN CENTRAL SD. CALL FOR DETAILS 605-730-1616 OR, (605) 473-5361 OK - EXPERIENCED FARM FAMILY, MECHANICAL ABILITY A MUST, NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA, HOUSING PROVIDED, (580) 8292543 2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES KS - CORN, MILO, WHEAT HARVESTING WANTED. TWO JD MACHINES & SUPPORTING TRUCKS., (785) 567-8515 2602 - PICKUPS WANTED TO BUY NE - HD COIL SPRINGS FOR 1971 3/4 TON CHEVY PICKUP, END GATE FOR 1980 GMC 3/4 TON, (308) 587-2344 KS - GOOD LONG WIDE FACTORY BED FOR '73-'79 FORD, (620) 865-2541 FOR SALE KS - 88 CHEVY 1 TON, 4WD, 6. 2 DIESEL, 4 SP, FLATBED, (785) 935-2480 NE - THIRD SEAT FOR 95-99 SUBURBAN, TAUPE LEATHER, $100.00, (308) 624-2177 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 2603 - TRUCKS FOR SALE SD - 1951 CHEVY FIRETRUCK, LIGHTS & SIREN WORK, 10K, DRIVES GREAT, REAL NICE, $4,500.00, (605) 386-2131 KS - '59 CHEVY 60, V8, 4&2 SP, 15' B&H, 2 NEW TIRES, TUNED UP, ETC, $999.00, (620) 865-2541 KS - 1976 FORD 3500 CAB & CHASSIS, $500.00, (785) 778-2962 MO - 1974 IH TANDEM W/18' GRAIN BED, HOIST & ROLLOVER TARP, 5+2 SPEED, $7,000.00, (660) 548-3804 NE - 1987 FORD F800, AIR TAG AXLE, 22'BOX W/CARGO REAR DOORS, HOIST, 429 GAS ENGINE, 11R22. 5 NEARLY NEW RUBBER. CAN HAUL BETWEEN 750-800 BUSHEL FROM FIELD TO BIN., (308) 894-6965 CO - ALL STEEL 20 FT GRAIN BOX AND HOIST, $2,900.00, (303) 536-0124 NE - 1974 C60 CHEVY 16' FIELD BOX, 28, 800 ACTUAL MILES POWER STEERING, ALWAYS SHEDDED, CAN SEND PICTURES, $10,000, LEXINGTON, NE, (308) 324-3575 2607 - FLAT BEDS & UTILITY TRAILERS FOR SALE NE - 20 FT FLATBED TRAILER. TIMPTE PINTLE HITCH TO PULL BEHIND SEMI. AIR BREAKS 24. 5 RUBBER. ALL ALUMINIUM WHEELS $4000/OBO, (308) 348-2065 IA - USED 2 AND 4 WHEEL TRAILERS; $375 - $2,275, (712) 299-6608 2613 - MOBILE HOMES & RV'S FOR SALE NE - AVION SILVER R, 30FT, TRAVEL TRAILER, VERY CLEAN, EXCELLENT SNOWBIRD TRAILER, NEW BATTERIES, $7400/OBO, (308) 624-2177 2614 - BOATS & WATER CRAFTS FOR SALE KS - 16' HOBIECAT, $600.00, (785) 7782962 2615 - AIRPLANES FOR SALE NE - MONI MOTOR GLIDER AND TRAILER, LOW HOURS, (402) 364-2592 KS - RANS S-5 ULTRALITE, (FACTORY BUILT), (785) 778-2962 2616 - TIRES WANTED TO BUY NE - HOT PATCH VULCANIZING PATCHES, (308) 587-2344 www.myfarmandranch.com

2616 - TIRES 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 IA - NEW 600X16" GOODYEAR TIRE, $95.00, (712) 299-6608 IA - 10X24" TO 18. 4X38" TIRES, (712) 2996608 2617 - VANS FOR SALE CHEVY 1992 - GLADIATOR CONVERSION VAN. BROWN, SEATS 7. 156,000 MILES. $1200. CALL 308-830-2631.

2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY IA - LATE MODEL TRLRS & TRUCKS WITH LIGHT DAMAGE OR IN NEED OF ENGINE REPAIRS, (641) 658-2738 NE - 18' STEEL TRUCK GRAIN BOX, 52" OR 60" SIDES HOIST AND ROLL TARP, (308) 436-4369 FOR SALE KS - 66 IH 2000, DETROIT, 15 SP W/HENDERSON TWINSCREW, TULSA WINCH. CALL 785-817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 NE - 1975 24' SEMI LOWBOY TRLR. $1950, $2,250.00, (402) 545-2255 MO - '99 IH 4900, TS, 18K FRONT, 40K LB HENDRICKSON, (660) 548-3804 OK - 1998 FREIGHTLINER MID ROOF, DETROIT MOTOR, 10 SP, AIR RIDE, $9,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - 1998 FREIGHTLINER, MID ROOF, C12 CAT, SUPER 10SP AIR RIDE, $9,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - 2000 VOLVO, 60 SERIES DETROIT, 10 SP, AIR RIDE, CONDO, $10,000.00, (580) 361-2265 NE - 1988 FL DAY CAB 400, CUMMINS, 9SP, 411 REAR END, GOOD RUNNING TRUCK, EXC TIRES, (402) 726-2488 KS - 1975 IH SEMI, 318, 13 SP, TWIN SCREW, 5TH WHEEL, (785) 871-0711 2630 - TRANSPORTATION OTHER FOR SALE NE - TRANSMISSION, GENERATOR, STARTER, REAR AXLE REMOVABLE CARRIER DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. FITS 1946 CHEVY 2 TON TRUCK, (308) 587-2344 2802 - DOZERS FOR SALE KS - TEREX 8220A DOZER, PS, TILT, GOOD RUNNING MACHINE, (785) 935-2480 KS - CAT SINGLE SHANK, DEEP PENETRATION RIPPER, FITS D8-K, WITH VALVE AND ALL, EXCELLENT CONDITION, (785) 4485893 MO - SELLING FOR PARTS, 1960'S HIGHLOADER, WITH STREET PADS, $1,500.00, (816) 378-2015 2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY & TRADE USED HYDRAULIC EJECTION SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 FOR SALE MO - NEW & USED SCRAPERS- EJECTION & DUMP, ANY SIZE, (660) 548-3804 NE - PULL BEHIND BOX SCRAPERS, 10' & 12'; 3PT'S 6' & 8', (402) 678-2277 MO - NEW TOREQ BY STEIGER & LEON SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 MO - USED TOREQ 10 YD DIRECT MOUNT, EXCELLENT, (660) 548-3804 CO - MIDLANDS MODEL M66 SCRAPER, $3,500.00, (303) 536-0124 MO - USED EVERSMAN 6' SCRAPER, $6,500.00, (660) 548-3804 NE - MISKIN 5 YD DIRT SCRAPER, (308) 269-2586 2804 - MOTOR GRADERS FOR SALE KS - CAT 12F-13K, VERY GOOD CONDITION, (785) 448-5893 2805 - BACKHOE FOR SALE KS - CAT 235-32K, VERY GOOD CONDITION, ONE OWNER, (785) 448-5893 2806 - CRANES & DRAGLINES FOR RENT NE - 28 TON NATIONAL CRANE, 152 FT. REACH, (402) 387-0347 FOR SALE KS - LORAINE 25 TON TRUCK CRANE, LOTS OF BOOM, VERY GOOD CONDITION, (785) 448-5893 2807 - GENERATORS FOR SALE MN - AUTOMATIC GENERATOR SETS 15KW500KW, NEW & USED, LOW TIME GEN SETS. REMOTE WELL GENERATORS. SERVING FARMERS SINCE 1975. STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS, WINDOM MN, MON-SAT 9-5., (800) 419-9806 www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com www.myfarmandranch.com

Page 29 2809 - CONST. TRUCKS & TRAILERS FOR SALE KS - 1997 LOADKING, 55 TON, 3 AXLE, LAY DOWN NECK, W/BEAVERTAILS. CALL 785817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 KS - 15 TON TANDEM AXLE TRAILER, DUALS, TILT TOP, WENCH, EXCELLENT CONDITION, TIRES 70%, (785) 448-5893 2813 - WHEEL LOADERS FOR SALE NE - CASE 621 PAYLOADER, MODEL 6T 590 CUMMINS MOTOR, MOTOR NEEDS WORK. $21,000, $21,000.00, (402) 545-2255 2821 - CRAWLERS FOR SALE WI - UNDERCARRIAGE REPAIR. NEW, USED & REBUILT PARTS. ALSO TRACK PRESS SERVICE. M & R TRACK SERVICE., (800) 564-0383 2822 - SKID STEER LOADERS WANTED TO BUY NE - 66" BUCKET FOR 1835C CASE SKID STEER, 10. 00X16. 5 TIRE-WHEEL, PLUS OTHER ATTACHMENTS, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE KS - COMPLETE SET OF BOOKS (REPAIR MANUALS) T-200 BOBCAT SKID LOADER, $100.00, (785) 778-2962 2824 - MATERIAL HANDLING EQMT FOR SALE NE - 1500-8000# (MOSTLY 4000#), AIR TIRES & NEW FORKS, (402) 678-2277 OK - PETTIBONE, 30' LIFT, $3,500.00, (580) 361-2265 2827 - BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR SALE MN - FLOOR HEAT WATER TUBING!! THE BEST FOR LESS. CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE ON A COMPLETE SYSTEM INCLUDING PUMPS & BOILERS. GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES! WWW. MIKESHEATING. COM CALL @, (800) 446-4043 2840 - OTHER CONST. EQUIPMENT 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 NE - SCISSOR LIFT - AT LEAST 20 FOOT WORKING HEIGHT. BATTERY OPERATED. NON MARKING TIRES, EXPANDABLE DECK. $3,000 OR BEST OFFER. CALL 308-7461367.

3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY SD - MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE ANY OLDER MM, (605) 386-2131 FOR SALE MN - ANTIQUE TRACTOR COLLECTORS! BIEWER'S TRACTOR & MACH. SALV. SPECIALIZES IN 1920-85 TRACTOR PARTS. FREE NATIONWIDE LOCATING. BARNESVILLE, MN. SEARCH PARTS & SEE OVER 100 ANTIQUE TRACTORS PICTURED AT SALVAGETRACTORS. COM, (218) 493-4696 NE - TRACTOR PARTS FOR SALE. NEW AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR MOST MAKES OF TRACTORS. FRONT END PARTS, 3 PT HITCH PARTS, RADIATORS, SEATS, STEERING WHEELS, BATTERY BOXES, PTO PARTS, DRAWBARS, WATER PUMPS, DECALS & MORE. CLASSIC AG, AINSWORTH, NE., (800) 286-2171 NE - 1952 JD B, RECONDITIONED, PULLED IN DIV 1 4500LBS, $3,500.00, (402) 5452255 NE - 1938 JD B, UNSTYLED, RECONDITIONED, $3,100.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - 1941 JD A, ELECTRIC START, 4 SP, BEHLEN OVERDRIVE,, $2,500.00, (402) 545-2255 OK - ALLIS-CHALMERS WC56821, MASSEYHARRIS LP 55BISH, SERIAL #11062, (580) 829-2543 MN - ANTIQUE TRACTORS - 5 JOHN DEER, 4 CASE, 4 MOLINE, 16 FARMALL, 4 MASSEY, 2 OLIVER, 2 COCKSHUTT, 2 COOP, CALL JOHN @, (701) 200-9233 IA - ANTIQUE AC, IH, JD, FORD, OLIVER, MM; 100 NICE OLD TRACTORS, (712) 299-6608 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 MN - ANTIQUE TRUCKS - 4 STUDEBAKER, 4 DODGE, 8 CHEVY, 12 INTERNATIONAL, 4 DIAMOND T, 1 MACK, 2 WHITE, CALL JOHN @, (701) 200-9233 IA - 1941 DODGE TRK W/6X10 DUMP BOX, $3,550.00, (712) 299-6608

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SUPERIOR FFA ATTENDS NATIONAL CONVENTION Continued from page 13 Rempe, Rebecca Genung, Ty Rempe and Melissa Guilkey represented Nebraska in the National Forestry Career Development Event (CDE). Their team earned a bronze plaque and each member received a bronze medal.

Missouri won this CDE. They competed at an Indiana State Park. Other Superior members attending the convention were Lauren Rempe, Mattison Sullivan, and Casey Shipman. The group also enjoyed several tours while in Indianapolis. On Friday evening the students attended a Pro Rodeo at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

They also toured the Indianapolis Speedway, home of the Indy 500 race. The group visited the Indiana State

Capital, the Indiana War Memorial & Museum, and the FFA Career Show. They toured the NCAA Hall of Champions and the home of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. Harrison was the 23rd U.S. President. On the way to the convention the students visited President Abraham Lincoln’s tomb in Springfield, IL. The FFA members enjoyed the Convention’s Opening Ceremonies featuring the National Band and Chorus and the keynote speaker, Mr. Josh Shipp. Mr. Shipp is a teen motivational speaker and hosts the FOX TV show “Jump Shipp”. The U.S. Secretary of Education, Mr. Arne Duncan, also addressed the membership.

ACTIVITIES OF THE DILLER-ODELL FFA Continued from page 18 dents participated in the district range contest held at Rock Creek Station. The team of Andy Adam, Ethan Weers, Derrick Grabowski, and Kolin Scheele place second and qualified for the state contest where they placed fourth out of 49 teams. Kolin was the top placing individual and Andy placed sixth at the district contest.

Other students receiving individual ribbons for placing in the top 30% were Ethan Weers, Derrick Grabowski, Stacy Grabowski, Calvin Hennerberg, Brady McMurry, Ely Hroch, Michael Beall, Katlyn McCown, and Austin Vitosh. The remainder of the participants were: Quint Bolejack, Colton Rupprecht, Gunnar Lichty, Kendra Barnts, Camille Hennerberg, Cody Engelman, Dylan Hamel, Kai Wendland, Lance Lawton, Zach Rach, Tyler Roberst, and Tucker Goldsberry.

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cents a head per day. That's about as cheap as I can get it done."

Dr. Steve Paisley, UW Extension beef specialist in charge of the tests, said producers and researchers are just now beginning to recognize the value of feed efficiency in selecting their herds. "We've never selected for feed efficiency before," he said, comparing cattle to cars.

"We've always relied on what we see with the eye and on the scale. Feed efficiency is the next step, and we're going there. In the past we've always gone for the car that would go fastest for you, at six or eight miles per gallon. Now we need something more efficient, but I worry that we may over select, and get a tiny two-door."

Paisley and SAREC initiated the GrowSafe system of measuring intake for research livestock, and find it is especially useful in the feed efficiency tests. "It's a great tool for what we haven't been able to measure for in the past," he said.

Paisley congratulated the producers for participating in the feed efficiency test because, to date, there is no economic incentive to do it. He said results of these tests might lead to changes in that area.

Other presenters were Dr. Dan Rule on the UW Lowline Angus steers, Scott Lake regarding replacement heifer research, state brand commissioner Lee Romsa discussed brand registrations, and assistant state veterinarian Bob Meyer gave an update on brucellosis issues within Wyoming.

Stallman. "When Uncle Sam comes to pay his respects, surviving family members without enough cash on hand may be forced to sell land, buildings or equipment they need to keep their operations going."

Stallman said Farm Bureau is calling on Congress now to provide a permanent estate tax provision that would increase the exemption level to $5 million, adjust it for inflation and reduce the maximum rate to 35 percent.

"As farmers and ranchers, we continue to stand by our goal of eliminating death taxes, which amount to little more than double taxation since the income is taxed first when it's earned and again when it is transferred to heirs," said Stallman.

Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., also supports full repeal of the estate tax.

"The bottom line is that there should be no estate tax," Johanns said. "I have voted for full repeal of the estate tax, which unfortunately did not pass."

He said he is willing to support the position of the Farm Bureau, "with a goal of supporting full repeal in the future."

"Dying should not be a taxable event, and the hardship of grieving for a lost loved one should not be made worse by a financial penalty," Johanns said. "Congress must take action to prevent such hardship."

According to AFBF, estate tax reform must also include a stepped-up basis, which limits the amount of property value appreciation subject to

capital gains taxes if the assets are sold. Because farmland typically is held by one owner for several decades, setting the basis on the value of the farm on the date of the owner's death under stepped-up basis is an important tax provision for surviving family partners.

Stallman said that reverting back to a higher estate tax would not only hurt farm families, but also rural communities and the businesses that provide essential services to farm families.

And, if families are forced to sell farmland to pay estate taxes, considering the price of farmland, it could further the consolidation of farms and ranches into the hands of fewer operators or investors.

Earlier in November, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released a survey of ag land values in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colorado, and parts of New Mexico and Missouri that shows nearly across-the-board increases.

The survey reports that Nebraska and Kansas showed the biggest gains as a result of substantially higher farm income in the third quarter.

The land value increases from a year ago in Nebraska averaged 9.4 percent for nonirrigated, 11.8 percent for irrigated and 5.1 percent for ranchland.

"Further, when estate taxes force farm families to sell off land to pay the taxes, farmland close to urban centers that is sold can be lost forever to development," Stallman said.

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was $15,495

$13,995

Sedan, 4 cyl, auto, pwr windows, cruise, air, CD, 31K

07 Cadillac CTS

was $20,995

$18,495

Sedan, 3.6 liter, V6, heated seats, CD, chrome wheels

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was $20,495

$19,495

4x4, 6 cyl auto, htd leather, sunroof, OnStar, 55K

07 Cadilac DTS

was $23,995

$21,995

Sedan, award winning NorthStar, V8, FWD, 48K

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was $30,995

$28,495

Crew, Duramax Diesel, Allison Auto, new tires, 100K, dually, 4x4

07 Chevy Trailblazer LT

was $21,995

$19,995

SUV, 4x4, 6 cyl., sunroof, auto, heated leather, OnStar, 37K

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