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Winter 2012

Global corn stocks likely the key to land values/rents on into 2012-13

by Bill Bluml, US Farm Lease, Ames We keep hearing about high land values and strong cash rents across the Midwest.

The main factor in pushing these values higher has been very strong corn prices during the past year. So the question of continued strong land prices comes back to the corn market. Will the corn market move up or down in 2012?

No one can predict commodity market prices. No one. But we can look to fundamentals in the market to get a sense of market direction. Many factors move commodity prices, but ultimately long term price direction is driven by fundamental supply/de-

mand in the market. The grain markets function is to balance supply and demand.

We are currently seeing a very tight supply/demand situation in both U.S. and world corn. Supply/demand (S&D) can be measured over time by looking at the stocks-to-use ratio. In simple terms, take the current ending stocks projections and divide them by the total use (demand or disappearance) for the year. In the United States the USDA is currently projecting ending corn stocks at 846 million bushels (mbu) and total demand for the 201112 crop year at 12.655 billion bushels (bbu). If you divide 846 mbu by 12.655 bbu, you come up with

the U.S. stocks-to-use ratio of 6.7 percent.

Another way to look at the supply/demand situation is to come up with the number of days that the ending stocks will “supply� the market. If total use for the entire 2011-12 crop year is 12.655 bbu, we are using 34.671 mbu of corn every day. If we divide the ending stocks of corn (846 mbu) by 34.671 mbu, we come up with a 24-day supply of corn on September 1, 2012. We have not seen this tight a supply since September 1996 when we got down to an 18-day supply.

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And we will NEVER run out of corn. Remember, the market’s function is to balance supply/demand. So if corn supplies get too tight, the market will move higher to “ration� usage. This is sometimes called “demand destruction�.

Prices move up to high enough levels that end users (i.e. livestock producers, world importers or corn processors) cannot afford to pay for corn and slow down or quit using corn for their needs.

So relatively speaking, how tight is the corn supply? Anytime ending U.S. corn stocks get below a billion bushels, our supply/demand is tight. If you look at the chart in Figure 1 (on Page 3), you can see that we have only seen U.S. stocks-to-use fall below 10.0 percent in three of the past 33 years (1996, 2004 and 2011).

We have not had two years in a row with stocks-to-use below 10.0 percent. So our current situation is unprecedented.

How do we work our way out of a very tight S&D situation? Normally we see two things happen. First, the market reacts to the upside and

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farmers plant more acres of corn in the year following a year with very tight supplies. The market “buys� acres and thus production is normally increased the following year and stocks of corn are rebuilt. Secondly, the price increase also slows the demand for corn and overall use goes down, also contributing to an increase in ending stocks.

In the current 2011-12 crop year, production did not go up. In fact, we dropped production in the United States by 89 million bushels. We are seeing a reduction in the demand side of the market (total use is projected to be down 399 million bushels or 3.06 percent), but ending stocks have gotten tighter. The crop year doesn’t end until September 1, 2012. We could see corn prices work higher into 2012 to further reduce the usage side of the supply/demand equation.

And remember, we need to influence farmers to plant more acres in the spring of 2012. Price will likely have to move higher (at least relative to other crops) to get that job done.

In the spring of 1996 farmers increased corn acres by 7.7 million acres (+10.8 percent) to help balance S&D. In the

spring of 2004 we saw an increase of 2.2 million acres (+2.8 percent) planted to corn. And this past year, 2011, we saw farmers plant an additional 3.7 million acres (+4.2 percent) to corn to help balance the supply/demand, but due to lower yields we did not see an increase in overall production.

We will need a minimum of 93.5 million acres of corn planted in 2012 with average yields (154.0 bpa) to get U.S. corn stocks-to-use back above the 10.0 percent level. This would be an increase of 1.6 million acres (+1.7 percent) from 2011 and would leave carryout at just 1.3 billion bushels. This would not be a “surplus� situation by any means.

That is the situation in the United States. Guess what? We live in a global environment today and we also must look closely at world supply/demand, not just what is going on in the United States. When we look at world corn we generally look at world coarse grains because we see other feedgrains substituted for corn around the world. Coarse grains include grain sorghum, rye, barley, oats, millet and mixed grain.

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It happens that the world coarse grain situation is also very tight.

World stocks-to-use are projected to be 12.8 percent on September 1, 2012. Only three years have been tighter in terms of stocks-to-use: 2007, 1974 and 1973. As you can see in Figure 2 (above, right), we have had world coarse grain stocks that have been lower than this year’s projection of 161.8 million metric tons (mmt), but we have only three

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since the 2006-07 crop year when prices started to move higher. In other words, the argument that demand is suffering as a whole globally due to high prices doesn't hold water. Can that change?

Certainly it can, but today’s situation is much tighter than a year ago and we haven’t put the South American crop in the bin and it will be a little while before we plant the 2012 U.S. corn crop.

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will need to recharge the moisture profile across the Midwest in order to produce trendline yields this year. We can’t afford yield problems unless we plant substantially more corn acres this spring.

Between now and March 15 farmers will be watching the market to see how much corn to plant.

The corn market moved to nearly $8.00 in August and has stayed above

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$5.75 since. It would seem that corn prices will have to work back up to slow world demand.

All of this talk about U.S. and world supply and demand may not seem to have anything to do with land values and farmland rental rates. But yet it has everything to do with them.

If corn prices do move back up to ration usage and attract more acres in

2012, that means gross farm income will be high again in 2012. Higher gross farm income will push land values and rental rates up.

Many other factors will impact agriculture and land values, but this is a big one to watch.

The next two to three months will be critical in determining profit potential and thus land values going forward.

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At Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit: Industry is revived and ready At its sixth annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on January 24, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) released a new study detailing the strong impact of renewable fuels production on Iowa’s economy.

“Tonight (January 24) the President will report on the state of the union, but this morning I can assure you that the Iowa renewable fuels industry is revived and ready,” IRFA Executive Director Monte Shaw told the large crowd.

“While not being insensitive to our friends and neighbors who are looking for work, we should celebrate the success of renewable fuels and the profoundly posi-

tive impact that success has had on Iowa’s economy and rural communities. No one should question that Iowa has done better than many other states during this long recession. And the reason for that is our strong agricultural economy with renewable fuels playing a leading role.”

According to the report, “Importance of the Renewable Fuels Industry to the Economy of Iowa,” at year-end 2011 production levels, ethanol and biodiesel production: accounted for nearly $6 billion, or four percent, of Iowa’s gross domestic product generated $3.7 billion of income for Iowa households supported more than

82,000 jobs through the entire Iowa economy “2011 was a revival year for renewable fuels.

Both the ethanol and biodiesel industries experienced continued growth in 2011 despite high feedstock and input prices,” said economist John Urbanchuk, technical director of Cardno ENTRIX. “Ethanol and biodiesel producers are part of a manufacturing sector that adds substantial value to agricultural commodities produced in Iowa and makes a significant contribution to the Iowa economy.”

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Ames, Clay County and Quad Cities students submit winning entries in renewable fuels video contest The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) announced that Sam Ennis of Ames was the first place winner of its second annual “Fuel the Future” video contest for Iowa high school students.

IRFA awarded a $1,000 grand prize to Ennis, a senior at Ames High School, for his highly creative, entertaining and informative music video entitled “I Got You Ethanol.”

Second place and a $600 prize was awarded to Clay County students Gabby Huss, Rebecca White and Blair Montgomery for their video entry called “Ethanol for the Economy.”

Huss, White and Montgomery are 10th graders at Clay Central Everly Community School.

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ed to Cassandra Davis, Haley Jewell, Lauralin Berkley, Cody Corchado and Meredith Brister of the Quad Cities.

The 11th graders at Pleasant Valley High School earned a $400 prize for their video production titled “Dear 25 Year Old Me.” The winners were selected by a panel of five judges with expertise in film, television, marketing and the renewable fuels industry.

IRFA’s “Fuel the Future” contest challenged Iowa high school students to create the best video highlighting the importance and benefits of renewable fuels - such as ethanol and biodiesel - to local communities, Iowa and the nation.

In addition to receiving $2,000 in prizes, the top

three videos were featured at at the sixth annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit.

All contest entries are posted on IRFA’s YouTube channel, which can be viewed at the following site: ww.youtube.com/IowaRenewableFuels.

“Anyone searching for the next ‘viral’ video needs to look no further than the IRFA YouTube page to view this year’s winning entries,” said IRFA Biofuels Manager Grant Menke.

“IRFA congratulates the ‘Fuel the Future’ winners as well as each of the Iowa high school students who took on the challenge of entering this contest.”

The contest was sponsored by the law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP and the IRFA Ethanol and Biodiesel Promotion Committees.

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Lotteries and dreams I bought another Powerball ticket this week.

I couldn’t help it.

The jackpot for Wednesday night stood at $120 million, and really who wouldn’t be able to find ways to spend $120 million?

The commission raised the price of a single ticket to $2, which with the reduced number of Powerball numbers (from 39 to 35) will increase the odds of winning the lottery. The minimum jackpot also went from $20 million to $40 million at the beginning of the year.

With the odds of winning at 1 in 175,223,510, according to the Powerball website, do I think I have a shot of winning?

Sure I do, if I can beat out 174,223,509 other people and pick the right numbers.

Seriously, I don’t believe I’m going to win Powerball.

However, it does give me the opportunity to dream

big each time I hand over my hard earned money to take a shot at the millions.

It’s nice to be able to dream about things you can do for your community, and I’ve thought of a bunch of projects I’d like to do.

The 4-H building on our fairgrounds has no air conditioning and no stage.

I dream of the day when the building is a little bigger, with a stage for fashion shows and communication presentations.

I dream of the day that visitors can see all of the hard work the 4-H members have accomplished during the year without having to wipe away a quart of sweat from their foreheads.

I dream of being able to set up those exhibits without dropping five pounds of sweat on the floor of the exhibit area.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful, too, if we could use that

building in the winter for presentations and learning experiences for the 4-H members, which we could do with some insulation and a furnace?

I also dream of being able to have a community building for the kids to go after school when they don’t have any place else before their parents are finished with their work day.

I dream of being able to serve and teach more kids in 4-H and the Scouting programs who maybe can’t afford it now, or whose parents don’t have the time to help teach them.

Those $2 I spend each time the Powerball gets high afford me the luxury to dream those dreams.

I remember when my husband and I first told my parents that we were engaged; my dad asked me if I liked to gamble.

I said I thought it was fun every once in awhile, but

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By Christy Welch not too often. He responded I should get used to it, because farming is a gamble each year.

Farmers put the seed in the ground each spring, and gamble that the seed, weather, fertilizer, and other

conditions come together in a perfect storm to create a bountiful harvest that will sustain the family for another year.

Sometimes things go wrong, but a lot of the time they go right.

After 17 years of “gambling� I’m a bit used to it now.

Each year, when my husband sends me to the bank to sign various documents, I take it in stride.

The first few years panicked me; I won’t lie.

However, I did grow up in the 80’s when farmers and bankers weren’t exactly buddies.

I now understand the “gambling� of farming, within reason, will allow us to raise our children.

Will we ever be able to travel around the world each winter to Egypt, England, Antarctica, Australia, the Galapagos Islands, or China?

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Livestock show supply business nationally recognized

by Emma Kirk Sullivan Supply, a Dunlap livestock show supply business now in its 23rd year and serving customers across the United States, was recently honored in a national awards program called Best of the Barns.

Scott Kinzer, who has been with the company since 1990 and is involved with new product development, shared with Iowa Farm & Ranch some aspects of the business that have contributed to its longevity and success.

Sullivan Supply was started by John Sullivan in 1989 to fill a niche in the livestock show industry and meet the needs of customers for products that were not available at that time.

The company is a manufacturer and marketer of products to exhibitors that show animals from small county fairs to those with entries in national competitions and include cattle,

sheep, pigs, goats and dairy cattle, Kinzer commented.

“We got into this market because we showed livestock and we felt a need to expand upon product available at the time,” he elaborated.

Sullivan Supply grew from the Dunlap location – which started in John’s parents’ garage – to include Hillsboro, Texas, in 1992 and Lodi, California, in 1999.

For those that may be surprised about the California location, Kinzer commented, “There’s more agriculture out there than a person would think - California is a big state!” From this location Sullivan Supply can also service livestock shows near the West Coast and Pacific Northwest.

The Iowa location employs about 15 people year around with more seasonally as needed, Kinzer said.

With himself included, Kinzer added that all employees have shown live-

stock at some time in their past, which provides a strong basis of practical knowledge and familiarity with the needs of the industry.

Additionally, the Sullivans continue to breed and raise shorthorn cattle and crossbred club calves. New show products, such as grooming supplies, are tested for their efficacy and practicality with the family’s own show herd prior to being offered for sale.

Products that Sullivan Supply has developed during the past two decades include grooming chutes, a specialized turbo fan to cool livestock, and a livestock blow dryer.

Other items include unique formulas of shampoo and grooming products as well as those items used on the day of the show such as adhesives and sprays that previously did not exist.

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ter care of the hair on their animals than the hair on themselves,” he commented wryly. However, since each animal may be washed and dried up to multiple times per day leading up to the show, the products used are important because they – along with the work of the owner/handler – lay the groundwork for how the animal will perform in the show arena.

Representatives of Sullivan Supply routinely attend shows to provide retail service and have a trailer outfitted specifically for sales. The company also sells product by catalog and online.

Kinzer said, “Sullivan Supply has an extensive wholesale network also.”

In 2011 Sullivan Supply started a new endeavor: Stock Show University.

“Stock Show University is a not-for-profit, educational program within our company,” Kinzer explained.

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Sullivan Supply also hosts “grad” programs that are two-day, more hands-on learning opportunities.

Kinzer said that at the first grad program, which took place June 2011 in Dunlap, about 200 people attended. “Professors” at the grad programs, he continued, are top-of-the-line professionals in the livestock show industry brought in especially for the event.

“People are hungry for knowledge. They want to learn, and we’re here to help them learn proper techniques,” Kinzer stated.

“When they know more, they’re more confident.”

It is for Stock Show University that Sullivan Supply received one of six Best of the Barns Awards: Best Educational Clinic.

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Beef Feedlot Roundtable sessions offered in February 14 Beef feedlot operators and others interested in production topics are invited to attend one of three Beef Feedlot Roundtable locations on February 14. Locations in Garner, Nashua and Manchester will be linked to a live meeting in West Point, Nebraska.

The opportunity for Iowans is provided through a cooperative agreement between Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach and University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension to share livestock educational resources and programs. Iowa participants may listen, ask questions of presenters and engage in discussion with the Nebraska attendees through electronic access.

The session will feature experts from ISU and UNL focusing on animal health and nutrition. ISU’s Jan Shearer will talk about digital dermatitis (also known as hair heel wart) and how to manage it in the feedlot. From UNL, Galen Erickson will present research on grain adaptation and roughage in the feedlot diet, and Heather DePra will talk about performance and economic impact of ionophores, implants and beta agonists in feedlots. Presenters from two UNL research facilities also will have updates from those locations.

The program brochure provides more details, including a preregistration form and contact information.

The session will begin with registration at 12:45 p.m. and will conclude by 4 p.m. The $10 per person fee (payable at the door) covers proceedings, meeting costs and refreshments. Those who want to attend should preregister by Thursday, February 9, to ensure adequate materials are available. For more information or to preregister, contact the ISU Extension beef program specialist listed for the following locations: Russ Euken, 641-923-2856, reuken@iastate.edu Garner, Hancock County Extension Office, 327 West 8th St. Nashua, Borlaug Learning Center, 3327 290th St.

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Farmers’ Internet use detailed in 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll As Internet coverage and access improve in rural areas, more Iowa farmers are making use of this information source in their farming operations, according to the 2011 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll.

The 2011 poll included several questions on whether farmers have access to and use high-speed Internet service, the types of information they access and the sources of that information.

Results from the annual poll are available in the 2011 Summary Report, PM 3016, which can be downloaded at no cost from the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Online Store, www.extension.iastate.ed u/store/.

“Expansion of highspeed Internet coverage in rural areas has been a priority in recent years, and we wanted to learn more about how farmers access and use the Internet, especially broadband,” said ISU Extension Sociologist J. Gordon Arbuckle Jr., who co-directs the survey with ISU Extension Sociologist Paul Lasley.

Arbuckle said 1,276 farmers participated in the poll. On average, the participating farmers were 65 years old, and 51 percent earned more than half of their income from farming.

“We gave farmers a list of options and asked them to indicate whether they

had access to high-speed Internet. We also asked them to select all the ways that they access the Internet, so in numerous cases farmers reported more than one source of access,” Arbuckle said.

“Sixty percent of Farm Poll participants reported they use high-speed Internet service. When we accounted for multiple forms of access, 70 percent of farmers reported that they use the Internet,” Arbuckle said.

The most common means of access, at 27 percent, was through a digital subscriber line (DSL) service. Fourteen percent of farmers reported accessing broadband through a satellite service, 13 percent through a wireless/cell phone service and 12 percent through cable.

Twelve percent reported they accessed the Internet over a standard telephone line.

“Only 14 percent of the farmers reported that they did not have access to high-speed Internet. In fact, the percentage of farmers who reported that they had access to highspeed Internet where they live, but chose not to use it - 21 percent - is significantly higher than the proportion who indicated that they lack access,” Arbuckle said.

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These questions focused only on the 70 percent of farmers who indicated that they used the Internet, Arbuckle explained.

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Most reported they access these types of information less than once a month.

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FSA Branstad uses allocates little-known way emergency of objecting to state rule funding John R. Whitaker announced that $10.8 million of Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) funding has been received for Iowa’s farmers to repair land that was damaged by 2011 natural disasters.

“ECP funds will help producers rehabilitate farmland that has been devastated by natural disasters,” said Whitaker, “while EFRP will help in the restoration of private forest land.”

Counties receiving ECP funds for Missouri River flooding are Woodbury, Monona, Harrison, West Pottawattamie, Mills, and Fremont. Woodbury County will also receive funding under the EFRP program.

Dubuque, Benton, and Tama Counties will receive ECP funding for damages related to 2011 summer storms.

ECP provides cost share assistance to rehabilitate farmland and conservation structures.

Producers and landowners who have suffered terrace washouts, flood debris in the fields and deposits, fences washed out and other damage to eligible conservation structures should contact the local FSA office for more information.

EFRP participants may implement emergency forest restoration practices, including emergency measures necessary to repair damage caused by natural disaster to natural resources on nonindustrial private forestland and restore forest health and forest related resources on land.

FSA County Committee’s determine eligibility based on on-site inspections of the damaged land and consider the type and extent of the damage.

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by Lynn Campbell, IowaPolitics.com In a move that Republican Governor Terry Branstad said should “put the bureaucracy on notice,” the governor signed a formal written objection Monday, January 23, to an Iowa rule requiring state inspections for electrical work on farm buildings.

“This rule is unnecessary, it’s costly and it exceeds the authority of this board,” Branstad said at his weekly news conference. “This power grab by the Electrical Examining Board hurts hard-working Iowa farmers.”

The Iowa Electrical Examining Board approved the rule in 2008, under the administration of Democratic Governor Chet Culver.

Branstad said lawmakers made an exception for farmers when they passed a law requiring electrical inspections of commercial businesses. The governor accused the board of circumventing the law.

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Mentzer said the board reaffirmed its rule last week, after three farmers in Carroll County asked for a full exemption from the rule. She said electrical work can be dangerous if not installed properly.

Since inspections started under the rule in March 2009, the state has seen a 35 percent reduction in electrical fires, she said.

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Wapello County farmer Colin Johnson, of Batavia, is among those troubled by the rule, which he called unnecessary and financially burdensome as farmers work to build grain bins and make electrical and energy-efficient

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“A burdensome regulation such as this has inspection fees of $500 per incident. It’s a process that I don’t necessarily want to budget in to the fact that I need to expand and grow my operation,” said Johnson, who raises grain and cattle in the Ottumwa area.

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Agriculture deans fire back at Yahoo! Education Respond to search engine company’s article, “College Majors that are Useless�

The deans of agriculture from four Midwestern universities fired back on January 25 at Yahoo! Education, responding to the search engine company’s article, “College Majors that are Useless,� written

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But in an article entitled “No limits to the value of an agriculture degree,� the four Midwestern agriculture deans wrote, “Before drawing his conclusions, we wish that Mr. Loose had done more homework beyond what appears to be a cursory review of Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers and the repurposing of a similar headline from The Daily Beast a year ago.�

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They were surprised that three of the five majors on Yahoo! Education’s list were programs in the agricultural sciences.

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In addition, those in agriculture will make important contributions to our country’s energy requirements and help provide feedstocks for other industrial materials. To meet these challenges, a growing number of passionate, smart, and well-prepared people have a lot of work to do. And we see and talk to these people every day in our campus classrooms, labs and fields.

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The remainder of the deans’ article is printed below: The success of our graduates is also a testament to the usefulness of agricultural majors. Students majoring in “agriculture� study farm management, horticulture, and animal sciences, as well as agricultural and food business, food science, biological engineering, plant breeding and genetics, wildlife biology and forestry, biochemistry, microbiology, entomology, and other exciting, science-based areas. Our graduates take jobs in a wide variety of industries, pursue research careers, and work in public service in the United States and internationally.

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Composting helps swine farm improve biosecurity Following an initial project begun in 1999 at the Iowa State University (ISU) swine breeding farm in 1999, the university’s swine teaching farm started composting mortalities eight years ago in an effort to increase biosecurity practices. Swine farms manager Jay Lampe said the move was positive. “This process has changed our management style and lowered our biosecurity risks at the farm while providing a sustainable way of managing mortalities,� he said. “Composting has eliminated two potential sources of disease outbreaks for our farms: rendering and fuel trucks are no longer entering our property.� “We are able to decrease the number of outside vehicles like rendering trucks entering the farm grounds, and that helps us keep our biosecurity at a high level,� Lampe said.

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The composting process can continue during winter months, he said. The layout of the composting facility also plays an important role. By having bins share a larger amount of common wall area, it cuts down on the amount of bin wall exposed to the cold, reducing heat loss. More information on composting equipment, facilities, procedures, sizing and layout is available in the ISU Extension publication, “Composting Swine Mortalities in Iowa.�

At the ISU swine farm, a nitrogen source, (mortalities or manure) and a carbon source (typically corn stalks or woodchips) are the primary materials used in composting. After the process is complete, the composted material is then usually applied on cropland. “Land disposal of mortality compost adds organic matter to the soil and allows mortalities to be returned to the soil without odor, attraction of flies, and other insects or scavengers,� Glanville said.

The long term success of composting on the swine farms has led to similar practices at other ISU facilities, including the poultry and beef teaching farms. “Deciding to compost means initial costs of constructing the facility,� Lampe said. “But in the long run, it saves money that would be spent on a potential disease break from vehicles such as rendering services or fuel trucks for an incinerator entering the farm property. The trade-off was been well worth it at the farm.�

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25 beginning farmers selected for PFI’s Savings Incentive Program Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) has accepted an additional 25 beginning farmers into its Savings Incentive Program.

The program, created to help beginning farmers succeed, now has 35 participants.

Practical Farmers of Iowa plans to enroll 100 beginning farmers in the program over the next four years.

The Savings Incentive Program is designed to encourage the next generation of farmers to make regular deposits into a savings account for their future farm development.

Upon program completion, Practical Farmers of Iowa will match their savings dollar for dollar up to $2,400 so recipients will have $4,800 to use toward a business purchase.

The savings match is only a small component of the program.

Participants also learn valuable farm and business skills by being matched with a farmer mentor, attending field days, workshops and webinars, and completing a business plan.

Iowa native and beginning farmer Kate Edwards recently returned to the state to begin her vegetable farming career near Solon.

She stated, “I have been so encouraged by multiple conversations with PFI members, farm visits and PFI field days. Being involved in a deeper way with the PFI community through the requirements of this program will make a significant impact on my development as a farmer and the development of the farm. The financial aspect of this program will enable me to purchase a hoop house for season extension.”

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The auction will take place at the Grand Falls Casino Resort in Larchwood, and attendance is expected to be in the thousands. The auction will be available online for live-real time bidding as well. Auctioneer and owner of MAC Auctions, Craig Olson, has been involved in auctioning real estate world-wide for more than 25 years, but this is the first time he has brought an auction of this size to the area.

The auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be preceded by a social hour at 5:30 p.m.

"It's a totally new marketing concept to this area, and we are honored to be a part of Midwest history," stated Olson.

"We are catching this area up with cities like LA, New York and Boston, and with the power of online bidding, we're bringing the local auction industry into the 21st century.

It's no longer about keeping up with the Joneses but keeping up with the Jetsons."

Over the past few years, the price of Iowa farmland has more than doubled leading some to believe that Midwestern farmland is in a bubble; but according to Olson, the land boom is based on economic fundamentals and isn't a bubble. Low interest rates, high corn and oil prices all play a big part in the Iowa land boom, and even at the current prices, good farmland yields a return of about four percent a year.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

• Unimproved 130.17 acres in Grant Twp, Ida Co, IA 10:30 a.m. Bumann Farms Corp. held at Ida Grov Community Bldg. McGuire Auction Co, Inc., auctioneer. (D • Bred Female Sale, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA (D)

• Special Calf/Yearling Sale, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA (D)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 • Preconditioned Sale, 11:30 a.m. Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 • Western IA Preconditioned Calf/Yearling, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA (D)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 • Special Bred Cow/Hfr Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA (D)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 • Tractors, Collector Tractors, Combines, Head, Skid Loaders, Forage, Hay, Feeding Equip, Planters, Asst Machinery, Vehicle, Trucks Trailers, 9:00 am. Wieman Auction Facility, Marion, SD. (D)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 • Land Auction, 310.9 acres more or less, Taylor County, IA. At Wibholm Hall, Page County Fairgrounds, Clarinda, IA. Farmers National Company, Dennis Walker, Agent.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 • G.T. Vac Sale, 11:30 a.m. Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 • 520 Acres +/- to be auctioned for Cash Rent, details to come. Pauley Family Auction Service (d) • G.T. Vac Sale, 11:30 a.m. Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 • Preconditioned Sale, 11:30 a.m. Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D) • Real Estate Auction, 1209 Chestnut Street, Atlantic 6:00 pm held at McDermott Auction Building 205 Maple St., Atlantic - Open House on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 1 pm to 3 pm.

THURSDAY, MARCH 8 • Preconditioned Sale, 11:30 a.m. Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D)

THURSDAY, MARCH 15 • Special Calf & Yearling Sale, 11:30 a.m. Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 • Preconditioned Sale, 11:30 a.m. Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D)

www.bigiron.com Unreserved Auction ONLINE INTERNET ONLY Wednesday, February 8, 2012

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 • Special Calf/Yearling Sale, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA (D)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 • Bred Cow Sale, 11:00 a.m. Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D) • Melby Simmental & Mitchel Farms 2nd Annual Bull Sale , 10:45 am, Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D)

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The Hundertmark Auction Building, Hwy 169 N., Humboldt Iowa ESTATE ANTIQUE and COLLECTIBLE AUCTION

Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2012 - 10 A.M. Mills + Jennings 5 cent slot machines • barber and dental chairs • early farm primitives • many unusual cast iron items • unique kitchen items • many pieces stoneware items • #32 cast school/church bell • copper washing machine • coin op. player piano • furniture items • cast kitchen range • cast and nickel parlor stove • many unusual early American collectibles • Lots of small collectibles of all kinds.

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Sunday, Feb. 19th, 2012 - 11 A.M. Many early rare Buddy L Toys, 32” wrecker, concrete mixer • 80 plus cast iron wreckers and trucks • Arcade train car boom • all kinds Wyandotte, Structo wreckers and trucks • early pedal cars • plus other kinds of unique toys • (2) 6’wide x 8’ tall showcases.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 19 • Special Calf & Yearling Sale, 11:30 a.m. Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D)

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THURSDAY, APRIL 5 • Special Calf & Yearling Sale, 11:30 a.m. Denison Livestock Auction, Denison, IA (D)

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SATURDAY, APRIL 14 • Eva Speake Household & Real Estate Auction, 401 Park Street, Woodbine, IA. Randy Pryor Real Estate & Auction Co. (L)

240 Acres m/l Corydon Twp. Section 34 82.1 Cropland • 80.1 CRP • 2 acres hay or crop Balance of farm is timber. Excellent deer & turkey habitat.

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CERRO GORDO COUNTY: 110 Acres m/l Lake Twp. Section 35 106 Tillable Acres • 81 CSR Whitely Farm

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CLASSIFIEDS The Iowa Farm and Ranch Category Index 1000 - Hay & Forage Equip

1500 - Hay and Grain

2200 - Horses

3000 - Other Equipment

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

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Dogs, Poultry, Goats, Fish, etc.

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1900 - Cattle

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6000 - Bed and Breakfast

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

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1001 - MOWERS FOR SALE MO - M & W PC147 BATWING MOWER, 15', GOOD CONDITION, $7,500.00, (660) 5483804 1005 - RAKES FOR SALE IA - WWW. RAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 3662114 1006 - BALERS FOR SALE 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 1007 - BALE MOVERS & FEEDERS FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, WWW. BALEWAGON. COM. ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE., (208) 880-2889 1009 - STACKERS/STACK MOVERS FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, WWW. BALEWAGON. COM. ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE., (208) 880-2889 1014 - BALE WAGONS WANTED TO BUY ID - NEW HOLLAND 2 & 3-WIDE, SELFPROPELLED, PULL-TYPE MODELS. JIM,, (208) 880-2889 FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND'S-ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/ TRADE. WWW. BALEWAGON. COM, (208) 880-2889

1030 - OTHER- HAY & FORAGE

1105 - DISKS

FOR SALE IA - WINTER SPECIAL ON TWINE AND NET WRAP, (866) 999-1006 1101 - TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY NE - BUYING TRACTORS FOR SALVAGE MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (308) 5824303 NE - MF 35, 50, 65, 135, 235, 245, OR 255 TRACTOR, (402) 678-2277 MO - AC D17'S & UP, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - IH 560 TO 1566, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 KS - AGGRESSIVELY BUYING JD TRACTORS, NEWER MODELS, DEALERS WELCOME, WILL TRADE, CALL FOR CASH OFFERS, (785) 7766176 FOR SALE NE - NEW, USED AND REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS, MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (308) 582-4303 IA - 1957 IH 450 TRACTOR WITH LOADER $3,250. 712-324-4225.

IA - IH 560 DIESEL STANDARD, RUNS GOOD, POWER STEERING, $3,500. 712-288-6442 NE - IHC 706 FOR SALVAGE, (308) 269-2586 NE - 4, 18 X 4 X 38 BIAS-PLY TRACTOR TIRES, (308) 269-2586 NE - 90% TREAD 24. 5 X 32 DIAMOND TREAD 12 PLY ON 10 HOLE RIM, (308) 2692586 IL - LARGE SELECTION OF NEW, USED & REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS, IH, JD, MM, MH, AC, OLIVER & OTHERS. WE SHIP DAILY. PLEASE CALL, (217) 370-1149

WANTED TO BUY NE - JD 235, 20'-25', (402) 726-2488 1109 - PLANTERS FOR SALE IA - NEW & USED KINZES, SORENSEN EQUIPMENT, HARLAN, IA, (712) 755-2455 1111 - DRILLS FOR SALE NE - !! ROUND CAPS !! THE ULTIMATE GRAIN DRILL PRESS WHEEL CAP! COVERS COMPLETE FACE OF WHEEL. CONVERTS V FACED WHEELS TO ROUND FACE FOR BETTER FLOTATION & DEPTH CONTROL. PERFECT FIT! EASY TO INSTALL! DON YUNG DISTRIBUTING, KIMBALL, NE., (308) 2352718 1112 - ROTARY HOE WANTED TO BUY NE - M & W ROTARY HOE, MT SERIES MINIMUM TILL, (402) 357-2244 1113 - CULTIVATORS

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FOR SALE NE - CENTURY 500 GALLON PULL BETWEEN, $400.00, (402) 787-2244 1120 - FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT WANTED TO BUY NE - YETTER 2995 COULTERS, (308) 2821330 FOR SALE KS - SURE CROP QUALITY LIQUID FERTILIZERS. PRE-SEASON DISCOUNTS, SEMI-LOAD DISCOUNTS, SOIL ANALYSIS CREDITS. FLEXIBLE FINANCING OPTIONS. "ASSURING CROP SUCCESS FOR YOU".

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WANTED TO BUY NE - ORTHMAN 8R30" FLEX GANG HILLER, (402) 726-2488 FOR SALE FOR SALE NE - 17 ORTHMAN RIDGING WINGS, (308) NE - 3X4 BERKELEY PUMPS, PRIMING 485-4486 VALVES AVAILABLE, (402) 364-2592 IA - WIL-RICH 2800 24 FT FIELD CULTIVATOR 1203 - PIPE #4000 OBO. WIL-RICH 2500 20 FT FIELD WANTED TO BUY CULTIVATOR $1500 OBO 712-299-6832 IA - ALLIS CHARMERS 1200 FIELD NE - WANTED TO BUY: USED ALUMINUM CULTIVATOR 16 FT MANUAL FOLD SHEDDED PIPE. PAYING TOP CASH PRICES. WE PICK UP GOOD CONDITION R.V.SCHMITZ, ATLANTIC, ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. MINIMUM PURCHASE 1000' PIPE. CALL FOR I 262-716-5250 A QUOTE., (308) 380-4549 1205 - GENERATOR

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FOR SALE IA - WINCO PTO GENERATORS, CALL US FOR PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY! HARVEY AT EDEN SUPPLY 8AM - 10PM., (515) 679-4081 IA - WINCO GENERATORS, NEW & USED, 1PH 50KW $4,170. KATO LIGHT NEW 1PH AND 3PH WINPOWER USED 1PH $1,000. CALL WES SEBETKA AT, (641) 990-1094 1207 - PIVOTS FOR SALE NE - LOTS OF TRADE-INS COMING IN. CALL PLAINS IRRIGATION FOR A USED PIVOT LIST. 308-382-9240 OR, (800) 584-9334 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) 364-2592 1301 - COMBINES AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE NE - IH 1440 COMBINE WITH 3400 HRS., (308) 269-2586

FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - PARTS FOR 1680 CLEANING SYSTEM, CALL FOR LIST, (308) 269-2586 MO - 1996 CASE-IH 2188 4X4, AFX ROTOR, MACDON 30' PF, GERINGHOFF 8R30 CORN HEAD. WILL SEPARATE. 2100 SEP HRS., (660) 548-3804 1302 - COMBINE HEADS FOR SALE NE - '04 CASE IH 1020 20' FLEX HEAD W/CRARY AIR REEL, ALWAYS SHEDDED, NICE, $15,500.00, (402) 787-2244 1307 - GRAIN DRYERS FOR SALE

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515-577-7563 1310 - AUGERS FOR SALE NE - HUTCHINSON BIN OR TRUCK FILL AUGER, 8-10", PORTABLE, WITH SPECIAL ORDER OF 1/4" THICK FLIGHTING ALL THE WAY UP. "BIG WINTER DISCOUNTS" CALL HARLEY AT, (402) 649-6711 NE - KEWANEE 10" X 27', 7. 5 HP SINGLE PHASE MOTOR, NEW FLIGHTING, $3000.

308-380-7161 OR, (308) 485-4486 1313 - GRAIN STORAGE UNITS FOR SALE NE - BROCK BINS & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT, EPS & BEHLEN BLDG SYSTEMS, BUCKLEY STEEL, AINSWORTH, NE, (402) 387-0347 1330 - GRAIN HARVEST OTHER FOR SALE IA - MIDWEST PNEUMATIC. BRANDT, CONVEYAIR, REM, VACBOSS, HANDLAIR. NEW, RECOND, PTO OR ENG DRIVEN, PUMPS, AIR LOCKS, PIPE, PARTS, SERVICE. 5 YR LEASE OR LOAN AT 7. 1%. 40+ UNITS IN STOCK. OUR HIGH VOLUME MEANS YOUR BEST DEAL! WE DELIVER! MACEDONIA, IA, (800) 480-2487 1407 - ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR SALE NE - COMPLETE LINE OF SHEAVES, BEARINGS, DRIVES, & MOTORS, (402) 3870347

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1909 - BULLS FOR SALE NE - REGISTERED ANGUS, CELL: 308-8701119, (308) 732-3356 1914 - BISON MARC WANTED TO BUY

BUFFALO WANTED All classes, any quantity

402-694-9353 1919 - FEB PRODUCTION/BULL SALE DATES NE - KUCK RANCH ANGUS SALE. 2/14/12.

NOON. LEXINGTON LIVESTOCK MKT. SELLING 65 HIGH QUALITY REG ANGUS BULLS. 60 REPLACEMENT QUALITY HEIFER CALVES. 6 BRED HEIFERS & 2ND CALF HEIFERS. ALL HOME RAISED. KUCKRANCH. COM, (308) 991-2234 KS - GG & T BULL & FEMALE SALE 2/23/12.

215 HEAD- ALL POLLED. 65 PB SALERS BULLS, 35 REG ANGUS BULLS. 75 ANGUSSALERS OPTIMIZERS. 40 REG BRED & OPEN FEMALES. GGTCATTLE. COM, (785) 7695312

Symen’s Bros Limousin 32st Annual Production Sale Amherst, SD

Thurs Feb. 23 @ 1PM Video @ Limousinlive.com 605-448-2524 jssymen@venturecom.net NE - DERNER ANGUS REGISTERED BULL SALE. 2/27/12. 1PM. BURWELL LVSK MKT. FEATURING SONS OF HARB PENDLETON, TC ABERDEEN, CONNEALY IMPRESSION, SYDGEN MANDATE, HA IMAGE MAKER, DERNER FOCUS 790. DERNERANGUS. COM., (402) 843-2384 SD - KOUPAL ANGUS 35TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE. 2/20/12. 12:30 PM. AT THE RANCH 3 MI. SOUTH OF DANTE, SD. SELLING 180 REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS. TO RECEIVE A CATALOG VISIT KOUPALANGUS. COM OR CALL, (605) 3843481 NE - LANDMARK ANGUS ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE, 2/28/12. 1PM, SHAMROCK LVST MKT, O'NEILL, NE. SELLING 45 FALL & 30 SPR BULLS. SONS OF: RAVEN ADMIRAL 1726, RIVER HILLS OBJECTIVE T199, GAR PREDESTINED, HOOVER DAM, AMONG OTHERS, OBJECTIVE T199 SEMEN FOR SALE, (402) 360-1028

WIECZOREK LIMOUSIN 32nd Annual Bull Sale Friday, Feb 24, 2012@ 1PM Corsica Sale Barn • Corsica, SD Selling 43 yearlings & 8 two year olds

Wally or Curt Wieczorek

605-227-4611/4601 Call for Catalog

NE - THE RANCHERS BULL SALE. 2/15/12. 1 PM. AT THE SLAGLE ANGUS RANCH 13 MI. W OF SARGENT, NE. SELLING 150 HEAD: 120 BULLS, 30 HFRS. SLAGLEANGUS. COM, (308) 527-3470

CONT’D CO - HAYNES CATTLE CO. 4TH ANNUAL "WORKING BULL" ANGUS SALE. 2/28/12.

OGALLALA LVSK AUCTION, OGALLALA, NE. 1 PM. SELLING APPROX. 90 REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS, 80 YEARLINGS & 10 2 YR OLDS. HAYNESCATTLECO. COM, (970) 8543310

29th Annual Open House & Private Treaty Bull Sale

• AUCTION • Feb. 11, 2012 @ 10AM Bid Offs @ 1:30 PM and 2 PM: 5 cows, 5 open heifers, 15 bred heifers

RL Fleckvieh Limerock Ranch 22 yearlings Fleckvieh/black simmental angus,15 bred Fleckvieh/angus cross heifers calving March 15 for 21 days.

Randy 319-521-4389 Ben 563-920-0315

3251 Brandon Diag.

BLVD, East edge of Brandon, IA. ½ mile north, 1st house on left NE - SWANSON CATTLE COMPANY 25TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE. 2/25/12. 1PM CST. SELLING 100 BULLS, INCLUDING 30 FALL YEARLING BULLS. 65 BALANCER & GELBVIEH, 35 ANGUS. ALSO SELLING 18 BALANCER & ANGUS OPEN HEIFERS. AT THE RANCH, OXFORD, NE., (308) 337-2235 1920 - MAR PRODUCTION/BULL SALE DATES NE - MLM GELBVIEH OPEN HOUSE & PRIVATE TREATY KICK OFF SALE: MARCH 5, 2012. BRED & FED WITH THE COMMERCIAL MAN IN MIND! GELBVIEHBULLS. COM, (402) 879-4976

2501 - HELP WANTED/NEED WORK NE - FAMILY OWNED AG EQUIPMENT DEALER LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME SALES PERSON. EQUIPMENT INCLUDES MCCOR MICK, VERMEER, TYM, BUSHHOG & SEVERAL SHORT LINES. RESUMES WITH REFERENCES MAY BE SENT TO MILLER REPAIR LLC, PO BOX 89 MAXWELL, NE 69151. CALL, (308) 582-4303 Looking for ranch hand to work on well kept sandhills cow/calf operation.

Southwest of Valentine, NE. Use four wheelers, nice 3 bedroom home. Good Wage. Send resume with references to: powderhorn@starband.net Will Fischer • 402-823-4270 88541 Powderhorn Lane • Nenzel, NE 69219

2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES NE - CUSTOM MANURE HAULING. 3 SPREADERS & A PAYLOADER AVAILABLE. OUR REPUTATION FOLLOWS US. KENT BACKER, (402) 499-8060 Cattleman’s Livestock Service “All work done by Cattlemen for Cattlemen.” Fence building & repair, livestock care, barn building & repair, corral building. References provided.

Please call 785-214-9532 KS - ALFALFA: PICKED UP OR DELIVERED. CALL ROY AT PLEASANT ACRES AT, (620) 804-1506 2510 - SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION/SCHOOLS

Cattle Artificial Insemination Courses March 15-18, 2012 in Ault, CO Registration Deadline February 15, 2012

Elmwood Limousin & Schuppe Farms

March 22-25, 2012 in Ault, CO

22nd Annual sale March 3rd

April 12-15, 2012 in Lamar, CO

Sterling, Colorado Lunch @ 11:00am Sale starts @ 12:30pm (970) 522-8195 or (970) 580-8195 www.schuppefarms.com KS - CATTLEMAN'S CHOICE ANGUS & SIMANGUS SALE. 3/6/11. 1PM WASHINGTON LVK MKT, WASHINGTON, KS. SELLING 75 REG ANG BULLS: 40 18MO, 35 SPR YRLING. BEST GENETIC VALUE ANYWHERE!, (785) 325-2926 KS - JMB ANGUS & RAINS SIMMENTAL BULL SALE. AT THE JMB ANGUS RANCH 9 MI SE OF SHARON SPGS, KS. 12:30 MST, 3/1/12.

SELLING: 45 ANGUS BULLS, 25+ SIMM/SIMANGUS BULLS, 5 RED ANGUS SPR HEIFERS 12 OPEN COMM ANGUS SPR HFRS, 10 OPEN COMM SPR SIM/ANGUS HFRS, (785) 852-4229 KS - ROCK'N R ANGUS RANCH 24TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE. 1 PM. 3/12/12.

7 MI E, 3. 5 N OF PLAINVILLE, KS. SELLING 225 BULLS: 150 18 MO ANG, 60 18 MO RED ANG & 15 COMING 2 ANG. 135 FEMALES: 60 REG AI HEIFERS, 45 REG ANG & RED ANG SPR OPENS, 30 REG SPR CLV COWS, (785) 623-8054 NE - SMITH ANGUS 23RD ANNUAL BULL SALE. 3/30/12. AT THE RANCH 25 MILES SE OF BASSETT, NE., (402) 244-5440 2010 - FARROWING EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IA - FARROWING UNIT, 1500 TO 2000 SOWS. CAN BE SWITCHED TO NURSERY OR FINISHING LESTER BUILDINGS IN COMPLIANCE CALL 641-590-2815 2101 - FEEDER LAMBS FOR SALE SD - CUSTOM SHEEP FEEDLOT: LAMBS & EWES TO FEED, FATTEN & GROW!!! SHIPPY SHEEP FEEDLOT. CALL KYLE AT 605-8420935 OR DALE 605-842-3967. WWW. SHEEPFEEDLOT. COM, (605) 842-3967 2305 - LLAMAS FOR SALE NE - ALPACA HERD LIQUIDATION. BREEDING STOCK, FULL RECORDS, VET CHECKED, READY TO GO. GRAND ISLAND, NE. FOR INFO OR A VIEWING CALL, (308) 382-5345

Registration Deadline March 1, 2012 Registration Deadline March 15, 2012 Contact Us About Refresher Courses Late registration fee: $100 Cost: $475 Classes Limited to 15 students

For more info or to register: Dallas Schleining (970) 420-0267 www.schleininggenetics.com

2601 - CARS FOR SALE NE - 1982 CUTLAS BROUGHAM, 138K, DIESEL, NO RUST, RUNS GREAT, NEEDS PAINT, AVERAGE RETAIL $3,300, FIRM $3,000, (308) 883-1477 2603 - TRUCKS FOR SALE NE - 1976 CHEVY TRUCK W/FLATBED AND KNUCKLE BOOM, $5,000.00, (308) 4854486 2604 - GRAIN TRAILERS FOR SALE NE - 1996 48' WILSON GRAIN TRAILER, 10'1" SPREAD, LED LIGHTS, 66" SIDES, GOOD TIRES & BRAKES, $18,750.00, (308) 485-4486 2611 - MOTORCYCLE FOR SALE

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CLASSIFIEDS 2615 - AIRPLANES

2807 - GENERATORS

FOR SALE NE - MONI MOTOR GLIDER AND TRAILER, LOW HOURS, (402) 364-2592 2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY IA - LATE MODEL TRLRS & TRUCKS WITH LIGHT DAMAGE OR IN NEED OF ENGINE REPAIRS, (641) 658-2738 2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY & TRADE USED HYDRAULIC EJECTION SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 SK - WANTED: CATERPILLER CABLE SCRAPERS, LEVER HOLDINGS INC. CALL, (306) 682-3332 FOR SALE MO - NEW & USED SCRAPERS- EJECTION & DUMP, ANY SIZE, (660) 548-3804 NE - PULL BEHIND BOX SCRAPERS, 10' & 12'; 3PT'S 6' & 8', (402) 678-2277 MO - NEW TOREQ BY STEIGER & LEON SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 MO - TOREQ 40" PTO DITCHER, $7,200.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - BUFFALO 12' BOX BLADES IN STOCK, (660) 548-3804 MO - ASHLAND 6 YD DUMP SCRAPER, (660) 548-3804 MO - CAT 60 EJECT SCRAPER. CONVERTED TO HYDRAULIC., (660) 548-3804 ND - SCRAPER: BUY & SELL OLD CABLE SCRAPERS, CAT 60, 70, 80; LETOURNEAU LS, LP, FP; A/C; ALL MAKES AND SIZES, WILL CONVERT OVER TO HYDRAULICS, VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE, TIRES & PARTS. CONTACT STEVE, WWW. STEVEVOIGHTMAN. COM. CELL 701-6808015 OR BUS., (701) 742-2182 MO - TOREQ 6 YD. HYD EJECT, (660) 5483804 2806 - CRANES & DRAGLINES

3001 - ANTIQUES

FOR SALE - CONT’D ND - 20KW TO 2000KW; DIESEL, PROPANE, NATURAL GAS. ALL LOW-HOUR TAKEOUT GENSETS. CUMMINS/ONAN, KOHLER, CAT, DETROIT DIESEL & MORE. ABRAHAM GENERATOR SALES COOPERSTOWN, ND (COMPLETE INVENTORY ONLINE) WWW. ABRAHAMINDUSTRIAL. COM WE SHIP NATIONWIDE!, (701) 797-4766 2824 - MATERIAL HANDLING EQMT FOR SALE NE - 1500-8000# (MOSTLY 4000#), AIR TIRES & NEW FORKS, (402) 678-2277 MO - CAT 8000# 2 STAGE W/PNEUMATIC TIRES, HYDRAULICS ARE EXCELLENT, ENGINE NEEDS WORK. CHEAP!, (660) 5483804 2827 - BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR SALE MN - THE BEST RADIANT FLOOR HEAT WATER TUBING. CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE ON A COMPLETE SYSTEM. VOLUME DISCOUNTS, FACTORY OUTLET PRICES. COMPARE & SAVE! GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES. WWW. MIKESHEATING. COM & CALL, (800) 446-4043

Advertising Sales Representative Needed

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) 4934696 3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE NE - SUCKER ROD 5/8", 3/4", 7/8", 1", CALL MY CELL: 308-870-1119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356

FRANK BLACK Pipe & Supply Co. 2-3/8"; 2-7/8"; 3-1/2" oilfield tubing 3/4" thru 42" new & used line pipe square & rectangular tubing plate steel • sucker rods beam, channel & angle iron Call us for all your steel pipe needs.

WE CAN DELIVER! (620) 241-2582 • McPherson, KS

FOR RENT NE - 28 TON NATIONAL CRANE, 152 FT. REACH, (402) 387-0347 2807 - GENERATORS FOR SALE MN - AUTOMATIC GENERATOR SETS 15KW500KW, NEW & USED, LOW TIME GEN SETS. REMOTE WELL GENERATORS. SERVING FARMERS SINCE 1975. STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS, WINDOM MN, MON-SAT 9-5., (800) 419-9806

3005 - FENCING MATERIALS

FOR SALE NE - 1975 GOTLIEB ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PINBALL MACHINE ABRA-CA-DABRA 60K GAMES GOOD BOARD GOOD GLASS BAD BACK GRAPHICS. NEW RUBBER, NEEDS TINKERER CAN E- MAIL PICTS. $600.00 OBO CELL 308-920-0156 PICK UP ONLY! SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA, (308) 9289035 NE - COIN-OP FOOSBALL TABLE PHOENIX AUTOMATION BRAND TOURNAMENT QUALITY. STRAIGHT BARS, MEN IN GREAT CONDITION (HAVE FACES WITH DERBY HATS) VERY HEAVY $200.00 OBO PICK UP ONLY SOUTH CENTRAL NE. CELL 308-9200156, (308) 928-9035 3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS

NE - PIPE 2 3/8", 2 7/8", 3 1/2", 4 1/2", 5 1/2", CALL MY CELL: 308-870-1119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356

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3030 - OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - SCRAP BATTERIES- WE WANT 'EM! WE ALSO BUY STEEL CASE & GLASS PACK. CALL FOR DETAILS! ALLEN'S NEW & USED BATTERIES. BUY/SELL, NEW/USED. WE CARRY ALL KINDS!! ALLEN FELTON, OWNER. LINCOLN, NE., (402) 467-2455 5000 - FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE MO - 120A/90 TILLABLE, 130A/110 TILLABLE W/HOMESTEAD AND OUTBUILDING. NW MISSOURI 30 MIN FROM ST. JOSEPH, CALL AFTER 6PM 816-3692071 OR, (816) 378-2015 NE - ADJACENT PARCEL-ONE 157. 92A WITH 57. 92A DRYLAND, 100A PASTURE. PARCEL TWO 91. 40A WITH 85. 67A PASTURE 5. 73A DRYLAND KEITH COUNTY, 69127 CALL 308-289- 3484 OR, (308) 289-3563 5001 - NON-FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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1-866-234-8426 3018 - LUMBER FOR SALE NE - CEDAR LUMBER, GREEN OR KILN DRIED, PINE, BLACK WALNUT, COTTONWOOD & OAK AVAILABLE. CEDAR MULCH CHIPS. PEELED TREATED CEDAR FENCE POST. DRY KILN CEDAR OR PINE SHAVINGS. DELIVERY AVAILABLE. SPRINGVIEW, NE. WE ALSO BUY LOGS. CALL, (402) 322-3600 3024 - FINANCIAL SERVICES MO - AGRICULTURAL BOOKKEEPING: "KEEPING" YOU FROM YOUR FARM? $25/HOUR NATIONWIDE. CONTACT COURTNEY AT CMMAGBOOKKEEPING@GMAIL.COM OR CALL, (417) 342-4503 www.iowafarmandranch.com

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

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

7000 - TRADE SHOWS FOR SALE IN - PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT YOUR LAND. EARN TOP $$$ FOR HUNTING RIGHTS. CALL FOR A FREE QUOTE & INFO PACKET TOLL FREE 1-866-309-1507 OR WWW.BASECAMPLEASING.COM, (866) 309-1507 www.iowafarmandranch.com

The Iowa Farm and Ranch is seeking PRST STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID OMAHA, NE PERMIT NO. 36

Vol um e V, Issu e 9 SEP TEM BER

201 1

an individual who is self-motivated, creative, attentive to detail and is able to meet deadlines but most importantly can sell ag related advertising. This sales position offers great earning potential. College education or prior advertising sales

2-DAY AUCTION: GUN COLLECTI ON/SHOP Day 1: Sat., Oct. TOOLS/HOUSEHOLD FURN ITURE and REAL 1 • 9:30 a.m.

31 Virginia Hills ESTATE Day 2: Sun., Rd., Co Bluffs • Collectible Figurines Oct. 2 • Noon , Iowa & Dishes Mid • Furniture including • Small & Large Applianc Amish Bedroom Set • Misc. Househo es • Lawn & Garden including 22" Snowblo ld Items Woodworking wer • Shop Tools Tools including & 5-HP Air Compres • Misc Hand & sor Power Tools • And Much more!

America Cente r, One Arena Way, Co Bluffs

, Iowa 211 Rifles & Shotguns & Handguns 48 Scopes, Bayonets, Stocks, ETC 67 Different Types of Ammo Gun Reload ers Over 50 years & Equipment

Warren "Stu b" Waldron, Owner

of collecting!

experience a plus, but not required.

ANTIQUES/HOU SEHOLD & ACREAGE EQUI FURNITURE PMENT Sat., Oct. 15 • 10:30 a.m.

2393 Stuar t Trail, Logan, IA Anqiues • Furniture • Piano • Acreage Zoe Leonard, Owner Tools

• Barnett Estate

RANDY PRYOR , Brokers & Auctio Cell: (712) 644-7160 neer Office: 647-2741 428 Walker St., Woodbin www.randyp e, IA 51579 ryorauctione er.com 1-IFR( IFR9 Pryor Auction)PSJ

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Our product is growing and the momentum is overwhelming us.

If you would like to work out of your home selling advertising full or part-time, we need to talk today!

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ARE YOU PREPARED FOR $1000 NH3 AND $5 CORN? Is your legacy application system wasting your NH3 dollars?— Please read on Ever think what would happen if you put a different amount of nitrogen on each row?

Some rows would not get enough and would yield poorly. Some would get so much that not all could be used; so part would be wasted.

It’s great that you don’t have that problem!

Or do you?

A decade ago Mark Hanna at Iowa State proved that legacy manifolds have poor rowto-row distribution. Then, he was instrumental in the invention of the Impellicone manifold- which has proven to give excellent distribution. decade ago aNH3.Company learned that heat exchangers have “wild card” coolant lines with extreme diversions of ammonia flow to an individual row (or maybe two). Then, they invented the basic Equaply system which avoids the coolant line wilderness.

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Some simple math gives the following picture. Say that you apply 200# of N per acre on 1000 acres with a 12 row toolbar at 5 mph. $850 per ton for NH3, seems current, let’s use that price. Let’s pick 10% as the total amount of ammonia over-applied in the “good” rows, probably conservative. The coolant line for most heat exchangers currently in use typically passes 2 to 3 gpm of ammonia; we’ll pick 2 gpm. Put all this together and you get a total cost of anhydrous of about $103,200. Of this, you lost 24% or $24,700 due to poor manifold design and excessive coolant flow.

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