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Steve Kenkel opens his rural Earling farmstead to hundreds of visitors from around the state every other year for Hybrid Corn Pioneers Heritage Days. The event gives Kenkel a chance to show his corn implements museum and guests can also view historic agriculture practices, such as corn picking and husking by hand. Outside of heritage days, visitors can drop by Kenkel’s farmstead to see his museum and a corn plot containing three generations of seed corn. Guests can expect to find a unique link back to lost farming practices and machinery. Photo by Greg Forbes
Vacation ag-ventures Agritourism growing in popularity for Iowans
by Greg Forbes In the last decade, a growing number of families across the United States have replaced vacations to bustling cities and tropical beaches with fresh and fun trips nearby to show appreciation for one of the backbones of the nation’s economy. Agritourism, defined by Meriam-Webster Dictionary as the practice of touring agricultural areas to see farms and participate in farm activities, produced an estimated $566 million income with 23,350 farms in agritourism according to the 2007 Census of Agriculture. To support Iowa’s growing agritourism industry, the Value Added Ag Program, facilitated by Iowa State University (ISU) Extension, administers the Visit Iowa Farms program. According to the Visit Iowa Farms website, www.visitiowafarms.org, the program was established to help promote and expand agricultural-related businesses in Iowa. The Visit Iowa Farms website also includes an interactive map where individuals can identify agritourism activities in a number of categories across the state. Agritourism businesses include you-pick-it farms (pumpkin patches and apple orchards), petting zoos, nature hikes, country stays, farmers’ markets, vineyards and even retail stores that offer farm raised and handmade products. Craig Tordsen, program manager for ISU Extension, ex-
plained the interest in agritourism in Iowa has grown because of an increased appreciation of agriculture and rural life. “It seems to be growing here in rural America because people are starting to realize what they (ag producers) do out here and people are interested in seeing that up close,” he said. Tordsen mentioned he manages www.marketmakeriowa.com, a website where individuals can view registered agritourism destinations, such as honey farms, orchards, vineyards and even a shellfish producer, near their homes or throughout Iowa. He added that the website can be a valuable tool for families planning vacations as it helps them identify unique attractions without immense travel expenses. “People want to do things closer to home,” he said. “With the way the economy has been, taking a trip to see a winery in California can be really expensive. Now, people don’t have to leave Iowa to see how a winery works.” These trips are also growing in popularity for school fieldtrips and senior citizen group trips as it lets adults reconnect with agriculture roots while children see firsthand how their parents, grandparents and many more generations once lived and worked. AGRITOURISM, Page 15
“You on the Farm” contest offers farm visit opportunity Iowa Corn is partnering with the Iowa Food & Family Project to better acquaint Iowans with farmers and enhance their confidence in how food is grown, prepared and served. Interest in food among Iowans continues to spike, mirroring national trends. Eighty-five percent of respondents in Iowa Food & Family Project’s annual Iowa consumer pulse survey said they think “often” or “sometimes” about how the food they eat is grown. Iowa Corn’s sponsorship increases familiarity and confidence in how food is grown by encouraging conversations and providing unique opportunities for farm families and their urban neighbors to become better acquainted. The Iowa Food & Family Project is another consumer outreach program that allows Iowa Corn to reach consumers who do not farm. Iowa Food & Family Project is launching its spring “You on the Farm” contest, in which one winner and family will have the opportunity to spend the day with an Iowa farm family. While on the farm, the family will see how Iowa farms function. The guests may have the opportunity to drive a tractor and help plant corn. Individuals can enter the contest by visiting iowafoodandfamily.com before March 31. A winner will be randomly selected in April.
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Publication tells why new conservation practice is important Photographs, infographics and interviews paint a full-color, big picture view of prairie strips in a new publication from Iowa State University’s STRIPS team and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. “Small Changes, Big Impacts: Prairie Conservation Strips” takes into account Iowa’s historic land use changes to explain why the new conservation practice is important for the future of agriculture in the state, said Mary Harris, an Iowa State adjunct assistant professor and biodiversity specialist for STRIPS (Science-based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips). “Iowa’s natural resources are crucial to an agriculture-based economy, and watershed pollution from topsoil erosion and nutrient runoff are both local and national concerns. Prairie strips enhance modern agriculture so that the land meets production and conservation needs at the same time,” said Harris. The STRIPS team’s innovative research project shows that strategically converting just 10 percent of a crop field into perennial prairie can reduce offsite sediment export by 95 percent, phosphorus loss by 90 percent and nitrogen loss by almost 85 percent. Additionally, the prairie patches create vital habitat for native plants, pollinators and birds. The prairie is planted along the contour of a slope, at the drainage site for a field’s watershed, or other areas where crop yield already is low. The upshot is that without affecting yield on the remaining 90 percent of a field, prairie strips improve the condition of waterways, cut back soil and nutrient loss, and revitalize Iowa’s natural heritage by providing habitat for native species—including natural predators of crop pests. STRIPS, Page 4
STRIPS researchers calculated the average values of various environmental and biological indicators in a corn field (left), compared to a field with 10 percent perennial prairie strips (right). The arrows correspond to average values for surface water runoff, soil and nutrient export. Average biodiversity indicators are listed. All measured indicators show improvement in the field enhanced with 10 percent in prairie strips. There is no appreciable loss of yield on land that remains in annual crops. See more at: www.leopold.iastate.edu/news/03-12-2014/new-publication-highlights-prairie-conservation-strips#sthash.fCwoPJ1h.dpuf. Graphic submitted
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tified with strong potential to adopt the practice in counties throughout Iowa and across the border in Missouri. STRIPS agricultural specialist Timothy Youngquist will work closely with landowners to help guide the implementation of STRIPS on their operations. He planted prairie strips on his own land, a century farm near Kiron that has been in his family since 1871. “I’m intensely proud of that and I want to see the land stay productive and healthy,” he said of the family farm. “We’ve got a chance to make Iowa a better place, one field at a time.” Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy, the USDA’s Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative and Iowa’s Wildlife Action Plan all encourage farmers and landowners to adopt con-
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Basketball and music Growing up in a farming community is so different from growing up in a city. I grew up in a small, rural town in northwest Iowa, not on a farm but still connected to agriculture through my dad’s work. I didn’t even know FFA existed until I met my husband, which is surprising because one would think growing up in a rural town would lend itself to having an FFA program. My husband was very involved in FFA for all four years of high school, and 4-H before that. Our community only had 4-H. A rather large percentage of the kids in our school were in one of the two 4-H clubs for our community, the Rush Lake Peppy Pals for the girls and the Mallard Flyers for the boys. For a school of a little more than 200 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade, my
4-H club had around 50 members when I graduated high school. Besides the fair, I think the second favorite annual event was the county-wide basketball tournament between the county’s clubs. Really, it was extra opportunities for our communities to play against each other because most of our basketball players were 4-H members. We had tournments for each of the three membership levels. The junior tournament had kids in 3rd through 5th grade played for the first time, where making a basket was a cause for celebration. Intermediates in middle school already had the hang of it and were getting a bit better. The senior members in high school I think had the most fun. Even after I stopped playing basketball in high school, I still
played for our club’s team. It was a blast! But, then again that was back in the day when the girls played 6 on 6, which I think was more fun. My son also is in 4-H in our county, as well as FFA. My husband and I decided that we would support our children’s choices in whatever extracurricular activities they wanted to do, as long as their grades were high enough. However, we would strongly encourage (read require) them to stay in Boy Scouts, 4-H, and FFA. Those organizations teach kids life and leadership skills, and also provide community service opportunities. Luckily for us, the boys enjoy these organizations, so we don’t have to cajole them at all to participate. Last Friday was our FFA Chapter’s annual tractor drive, where the kids drive their tractors to school.
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early to follow the kid. Later in the day, my husband drove the kid’s pickup into town and took the tractor home. Our school hosted its annual Night of Jazz on Friday and Saturday nights, where our show choir and jazz band performs at a local restaurant, after they serve supper of course. My son is in the show choir, so he didn’t have time to drive the tractor home after school and make it back in time. We also found out this week that he and another show choir member were accepted into the State FFA Choir this year, so they will be performing at the State FFA Conference in April. Last year, he and a few of his classmates were in the State FFA Band, which he said was also fun. Sure the city kids have sports and music, but they don’t have them ag style.
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Tyson has no current plans to close Denison plant
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Tyson Foods said it has no current plants to close its beef slaughter plant in Denison. Tyson Foods told its Denison Fresh Meats team members two weeks ago that it currently has no plans to close the plant, Tyson spokesperson Gary Mickelson informed the Iowa Farm and Ranch in an email on March 11. Two years ago, on March 1, 2012, Tyson reported that an improvement project at its Dakota City, Nebraska, beef complex might lead to the closure of the Denison plant in 2013. “The potential shutdown obviously did not happen,” Mickelson said. “Last week we told our Denison team members that conditions have changed and that we currently have no plans to close the plant. “ He said the Dakota City project has taken longer than originally expected and is not due for completion until sometime this summer. “In addition, the closing of beef plants by some of our competitors coupled with reduced feed prices for cattle are creating more opportunities for keeping beef production viable at Denison,” Mickelson said. The Denison plant, which employs more than 380 people, is the original Iowa Beef Packers plant. It opened on March 21, 1961, and is credited with helping to revolutionize beef processing by moving carcasses on conveyors and creating boxed beef. Iowa Beef Packers, later named simply IBP, was acquired by Tyson Foods in September 2001.
Adventures in nature are only part of the experiences young people will have this summer at 4-H camps offered by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H program. Regional and county-led camps conducted locally and a variety of camps at the 4-H Center near Madrid will give campers a chance to have fun, make friends and learn. “4-H camp is like a learning laboratory where kids get to explore the outdoors, and be creative and active,” said Bill Beckley, Iowa 4-H camping program specialist. “Kids can enjoy nature in a safe environment at 4-H camp.” Four special-themed 4-H camps for young people who were in grades five through eight in the 2013-14 school year will be conducted at the 4-H Center near Madrid. Youth attending the statewide camps will learn about the special theme of the camp, live in a camp community for five days and four nights and enjoy traditional camp favorites like swimming, canoeing, hiking, climbing and campfires. State 4-H Leadership Camp, June 14-18: strengthen skills in team building, group leadership and community leadership, then return home and put these skills into practice in your community. 4-H Veterinary and Animal Science Camp, June 28–July 2: dig deeper by observing animals, learning about normal animal behavior and applying what you learn. Get on track for a career in animal or veterinary science. 4-H STEM Catalysts Camp, July 6-10: become a catalyst for change by exploring robotics, alternative energies and science of motion; see how science and technology are used in nature and everyday life. Explore STEM related careers.
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Iowa Beef Industry Council elects 2014 officers Roger Brummett, cow-calf producer from Bedford, was elected chairman of the Iowa Beef Industry Council (IBIC). Brummett will lead the group of cattle producers who oversee the $1 per head Beef Checkoff Program in Iowa. Scott Heater, Wapello, will serve as vice-chairman with Steve Rehder, Hawarden, as secretary and Daryl Strohbehn, Boone, as treasurer. Tom Shipley, cow-calf producer from Nodaway, was seated as a new director on the Iowa Beef Industry Council (IBIC). Elected at the IBIC annual meeting in December, Shipley will serve a three-year term. Other members serving on the IBIC Executive Committee are Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture; Wendy Wintersteen, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University; and Joe Wright, Knoxville, representing the Iowa Livestock Market Association. Nine cattle producers appointed to one-year terms include Terri Carstensen, Odebolt; Dan Cook, New Providence; Scott McGregor, Nashua; Butch Neumeyer, Walker; Scott Niess, Osage; Phil Reemstma, DeWitt; Connie Richards, Tingley; Dan Schmitt, Waukon; and Helen Wiese, Manning. The IBIC administers the Iowa portion of the national beef checkoff. The 2013-2014 Iowa budget will invest about $1.6 million in state and national beef promotion, research, consumer information, and industry information programs. In addition, Iowa forwards approximately $1.6 million to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board for national beef promotion programs to market beef domestically and internationally. For more information, contact the Iowa Beef Industry Council, P.O. Box 451, Ames, IA 50010 or call 515-296-2305.
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Four “Friends of Extension” honored The Iowa Alpha Mu Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, the honor society of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, honored four individuals as “Friends of Extension.” Rosalie and Steve Christensen, Riceville, Janice Crall, Albia, and Alan Smith, Mount Ayr, were recognized during the Epsilon Sigma Phi annual awards banquet March 10 at the Scheman Building on the Iowa State campus. Rosalie and Steve Christensen served as 4-H leaders in Howard County for 10 years. In addition, they opened their farm to more than 1,000 youth in the past 20 years for educational programming on farm safety. These efforts were expanded to high school youth in FFA and 4-H as well as adult educational camps held on their farm. Through these efforts, the Christensens have been instrumental in helping families understand farm hazards and receive resources to make needed changes. After retiring as a teacher and sports
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Steve and Rosalie Christensen receive the Epilson Sigma Phi Friend of Extension award from Cathann Kress, vice president for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Photos submitted
Cathann Kress, vice president for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, left presents the Epilson Sigma Phi Friend of Extension award to Janice Crall.
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Iowa’s Norman Borlaug honored on 100th birthday Borlaug statue to be unveiled at U.S. Capitol Building
Governor Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds applauded House Speaker John Boehner and other congressional leaders’ announcement that a statue of Iowa’s Dr. Norman E. Borlaug will be installed at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on March 25. The day would also be Borlaug’s 100th birthday. “The unveiling with be a historic event and celebration of Dr. Borlaug’s legacy. His agricultural innovations saved an estimated billion people around the world from hunger and starvation,” Governor Branstad said. Dr. Borlaug, a Cresco native, dedicated his life to breeding better varieties of wheat, and working with farmers and politicians alike to improve methods and policies to alleviate hunger and malnutrition worldwide. His achievements earned him recognition as “Father of the Green Revolution” and the distinction of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal, America’s highest civilian honor. In 2011, the Iowa Legislature approved a resolution and Governor Branstad appointed the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Statue Committee to raise funds and commission an artist to design, create and install a statue of Borlaug into the U.S. Capitol Building. After conducting a worldwide artist search, the committee chose Benjamin Victor of South Dakota. “From our decade of working together, I knew Dr. Borlaug – our state’s and our country’s greatest agricultural scientist – to be the most humble, hard-working and inspiring person I ever encountered,” said Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, president of Borlaug’s World Food Prize Foundation and the chairman of the Statue Committee. The statue of Borlaug will be part of the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol Building,
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where each state is represented by two statues of notable citizens. The statue of Borlaug will replace the statue of U.S. Senator James Harlan installed in 1910, which will be relocated to Mount Pleasant. The second statue representing Iowa is of Governor Samuel Kirkwood, installed in 1913. Iowans are invited to participate in the momentous milestone in their state’s history. Visit www.iowaborlaugstatue.org information about the statue and related events, including a link to the webcast of the March 25 ceremony. That site also includes information about a documentary on this project created by Iowa Public Television, and links to resources on www.worldfoodprize.org/ norm where people can learn more about the Borlaug Centennial and get involved in sharing Dr. Borlaug’s mission to fight hunger.
Ten to 12 individuals from the Cresco area, including eight or nine board members of the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation, will attend the March 25 Borlaug statue unveiling in Washington, D.C., said Ken Becker, secretary of the Foundation. Among the others will be four Cresco FFA members who will be accompanied by the superintendent of schools. Becker added that Bill Reed, a teacher in Newton and a relative of Borlaug’s, will also be at the ceremony. “He (Borlaug) has been recognized over the years so often we kind of take it for granted he will be remembered. He did so much,” said Becker. “We feel honored, of course, having Norman as our native son. But we aren’t surprised any more because of all the accolades he’s justifiable received.” Becker, who was the news editor for the Cresco newspaper for more than 35 years, said he had many opportunities to interview Borlaug over the years. “He was a man with a lot of great humor,” said Becker. “He loved to laugh and had great anecdotes. I enjoyed thoroughly talking to him every time I had the opportunity.” Borlaug died in 2009. The Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation manages and maintains Borlaug’s birthplace farm, where he was born in 1914 and lived with his parents and grandparents; his boyhood farm, where he and his parents moved in 1921; and New Oregon School No. 8.
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Auctions SUNDAY, APRIL 6 • Antique, Tool & Acreage Equipment Auction 12:00 noon Mapleton, IA. Larry Collins Estate, owner. Pauley Family Auction Service, Auctioneers. (D) • Household, Antique & Collectible Auction 12:30 p.m. Vet’s Memorial Auditorium, 1104 Morningview Dr. Harlan, IA. Virginia Lylte Estate, owner. Osborn Auction LLC, Auctioneers. (D) • Junk Cars, Iron & Equipment Auction 12:30 p.m. Vet’s Memorial Auditorium, 1104 Morningview Dr. Harlan, IA. Virginia Lylte Estate, owner. Osborn Auction LLC, Auctioneers. (D) MONDAY, APRIL 7 • Large Farm Equipment Auction 11:00 am 58142 630th St, Atlantic. Rex & Beth McDermott Owners. Pauley Family Auction Service, Auctioneers. (D) SATURDAY, APRIL 19 • Car & Household Auction 8:45 a.m. Denison Livestock North Building. Betty Jane Wingrove Estate, Owner, Pauley Family Auction Service, LLC Auctioneers. (D) SUNDAY, APRIL 27 • Household, Office Furniture & Antique Auction 12:30 p.m. Vet’s Memorial Auditorium, 1104 Morningview Dr., Harlan, IA, Marcia Alff, Owner. Osborn Auction LLC, Auctioneers.(D)
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LAND AUCTION 116.10 Acres
B e l v i d e r e To w n s h i p , M o n o n a C o u n t y, I o w a Loess Hills Farmland with Timber, Productive Tillable Cropland & Home (Acreage Site) “Whitetail and Turkey Heaven” Located in one of the premier regions in the U.S. for world class whitetail deer (Property Sold in 1 Tract)
Saturday, March 22, 2014 • 10:30 a.m.
SPRING CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Fri. April 4th, 2014, 9:30 am
Located: Hamilton Auction Co. off Interstate 90 at Dexter, MN exit #193, then 1/4 mile east on Hwy 16
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North of Hinshaw Trailer Sales on W15 (Oak St.) TRACTORS: John Deere 4020 side console Power shift Transmission (very desirable and rare), new paint, mechanically good, parade or work ready; and more; LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: 6’ x 24’ hydraulic hog cart; 80 - 6-bar x 20’ continuous fence panels; 60- 12’ Portable corral Panels; and more; TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: International 45 - 20’ field cultivator; Case IH Tiger-mate II -48’ field cultivator; HARVEST EQUIPMENT: 1080 Buhler Farm King Auger - 80 x 10, like new; HAY & FORAGE EQUIPMENT - VEHICLES - TRAILERS - MISCELLANEOUS
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HUGE MACHINERY CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Thursday, March 27, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m.
Red Oak, Iowa 1965 G. Ave. Goranson’s Pionneer Seed Building, West side or Red Oak Tractors JD 4450, Cab, 8100 hrs., O.H., P.S. trans., 3 hyd., 18.4 x 38 Firestones w/ 10 bolt duals. • IH 1066, Red cab, 18.4 x 38 Firestones, 70%, hrs., unknown • IH 1066, Hiniker cab, 5500 hrs., sell with 8’ frt. dozer blade • IH M, P.S., good rubber • IH 966, D., W.F., no cab, 6800 hrs., turbo, big rad., newer paint. Sprayers, Augers, Forklift • TOP Air 500 gal., poly sprayer, 60’ booms, foamer, hys. pump, used last year • 2-Lloyd & Meredith 300 P.T. sprayer, 1-3 pt. Westfield 13 x 71 swing hopper auger; 1000 gal. poly sprayer; auger; Westfield 8x31 PTO truck auger, very good; Westfield WR 80-31 PTO truck auger, like new; Snowco 8x31 PTO truck auger; Westfield 8x31 PTO turck auger; Gnuse 3 pt. forklift; MDS (JD) quick tach forklift, new; 3 pt. 30 ft. spray boom. Tillage Equipment, NH3 Applicators, Loader Agri Products Inline ripper, 5-40’s, P.T.; Bush Hog 21’ hyd. fold disc, good blades; Oliver 6x18 plow; Hiniker 22’ soil finisher, older; Landoll 5 shank V-ripper; Blue Jet 13 shank NH3 applicator w/continental cooler & D.J. controller+radar, coulter; 11 NH3 applicator 3 pt. converted to P.T. w/coulters & disc; JD 148 loader w/JD mts., bucket & bale spear; Western 3 sec. land roller; Noble 4 sec. harrow on cart; IH 710 plow, 5-16; IH 510 plow, 4-16; JD 400 rotary hoe, 15’, shedded; JD 5-14 plow Planter - JD 7000, 8-30; N.T. Kinze bean meters, JD monitor, excellent cond. Pickups/Trailers (23) Ford and Chevy pickups, 2000 - 2006, 1/2 & 3/4 ton, all V-8’s; 1999 Ford, 150, 4x4; 2000 Ford, Super Duty, 350, 4x 4, auto trans., 7.3 D, dually, crew cab, 325,000 miles; 1989 Titan 7x20 G.N., stock trailer, good condition. Miscellaneous JD Van Brunt grain drill; 200 gal. saddle tanks; Cherry picker; H.D. 3 pt. bale carrier; 4’ P.T. Sheeps foot roller; JD 325 lawn tractor w/deck and bagger; JD 425 lawn tractor w/ deck, needs repair; 2 Miller Blue Star 180K welder;generator, need repair; 2-contere Jumpin-Jacks; 1- sand packer; Coleman powermate 10 hp 5000 watt generator, needs work; 2- Target gas powered walk behind concrete saws; 1/4 yard cement mixer; 3-power concrete trowls 3’; Crane concrete bucket & clam shell bucket; table & radial arm saws; 65’ power screed; var. pcs. of big I-beam; 20 PU tool boxes; year around cab off IH 06 series; Danhauser 2 pt. blade; good port. loading chute NH 3 pt. bale carrier: BMB 3 pt. 7’ shredder; 16 ft. fiberglass boat, no trailer; IH 460, 560, 656, JD 3010, 4020 manuals; JD 4230 tech book. Feed Wagons/Backhoe Roto-Mix Forage Express 414-14B feed wagon w/ scales, good condition; Schuler CM175 feed wagon; Kelley #B60D 3 pt. backhoe, like new; JD 700 grinder/mixer. Baler, Windrower, and Mower Vermeer H baler, very clean, little use; N.H. 499 hydro swing windrower, good condition; Bush Hog 15’ hyd. fold mower; N.H. 3 pt. bale carrier; JD 535 baler. Terms Cash or Good Check; Not responsible for accidents or theft; verbal announcements on sale day take precedence. Restrooms available. Lunch on Grounds. Auctioneers: Steve Bergren 712-789-0847 Tom Frey 641-344-5082 Darwin West 641-344-1958
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PROPERTY LOCATION: South of Turin, Iowa. ADDRESS: 25454 Oak Avenue, Turin, Iowa 51040. From Turin: Take Larpenteur Memorial Rd. 2.1 miles south, turn left onto Oak Ave. and drive 0.9 miles. This location places you in the middle of the property by the home. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The East Half of the Northwest Quarter (E1/2 NW1/4) and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW1/4 NE1/ 4) of Section Twenty Three (23), Township Eighty-Three (83) North, Range Forty-Four (44) West of the 5th P.M., Monona County, Iowa. (Taxable Acres: 116.10). TRACT DESCRIPTIONS FSA INFORMATION: Farmland–113.52, Cropland–37.41, Corn Base– 22.2, Direct Yield & CC Yield–92/92 bushels/acre, Soybean Base–6.7, Direct Yield & CC Yield–28/28 bushels/acre. 116.01± AC. Loess Hills Farmland with productive tillable acres., home & buildings. SOILS: Cropland–primarily Napier silt loam & Napier–Kennebec–Colo complex with a CSR2 weighted average of –77.4. The CSR2 weighted average for the whole farm is 46.2. YEARLY TAXES: $2,350. Included is an 816 SF 2-bedroom home built in 1958. Furnace new in 2008, new carpet & paint in 2013. Open hog confinement 16x160, 2,560 SF built in 1979. Well is 300 feet deep & had new pump & wiring in 2012. 12.2 acres surround the acreage site and at least 10 walnut trees will be large enough to be harvested in 5-6 years. Presently timber areas & hills used for pasturing cows. The corn yield in 2013 was 258 bushel to the acre & the alfalfa yields 4 ton to the acre. The wildlife is plentiful: large deer trophy buck area. Large shed found on property won 1st in Deer Classic Des Moines & Omaha. The turkey population is heavily inhabited. For a photo preview & complete information please go to our website. For an appointment to view the property contact Leo Mann Ph: 712-420-0247. AUCTION TERMS & CONDITIONS: 10% down payment on the day of the auction with closing on or before April 10, 2014. Possession shall be given at closing. Buyer will have full possession of the crop land for the 2014 crop year. Real estate taxes will be prorated to Dec. 31, 2013. The closing will be handled by Michael Jensen Attorney-710 Iowa Avenue, Onawa, Iowa 51040. Ph: 712-423-1652 or email: mpjensen@longlines.com.
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Iowa raises nationally to second in ag production Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey said the recently released 2012 Census of Agriculture preliminary data show Iowa has seen dramatic increases in the total value of agriculture production, value of crops sold and value of livestock sold. The growth has allowed Iowa to move in to second place nationally in each category since the last Census of Agriculture in 2007. “The impact of Iowa’s agriculture industry is tremendous, and it continues to grow,” Northey said. “The growth over the last five years is a testament to the hard work, creativity and persistence of our farmers. Even with the recent softening of commodity prices, Iowa agriculture is well positioned to continue to be a key driver of the state’s economy.” Iowa’s total value of agriculture production increased more than 50 percent from $20.4 billion in 2007 to $30.8 billion in 2012. The value of crops sold in Iowa increased by 2/3 from $10.3 billion to $17.4 billion. The value of Iowa livestock production increased by 1/3 from $10.1 billion to $13.5 billion. Iowa moved from third nationally in each category to second place nationally, passing Texas in the total value of production, passing Illinois in the value of crops sold and passing California in the value of livestock sold. National statistics from the 2012 Census of Agriculture showed the following: • In 2012, the United States had 2.1 million farms – down 4.3 percent from the last agricultural Census in 2007. This continues a long-term trend of fewer farms. • Between 2007 and 2012, the amount of land in farms in the United States declined from 922 million acres to 915 million acres. This decline of less than one percent was the third smallest decline between Censuses since 1950. • In 2012, the average farm size was 434 acres. This was a 3.8 percent increase over 2007, when the average farm was 418 acres. • Middle-sized farms declined in number between 2007 and 2012. The number of large (1,000 plus acres) and very small (1 to 9 acres) farms did not change significantly in that time. • In 2012, the market values of crops, livestock, and total agricultural products were each record highs. • U.S. farms sold nearly $395 billion in agricultural products in 2012. This was 33 percent – $97.4 billion – more than agricultural sales in 2007.
• Crop sales were $68.7 billion more in 2012 than 2007 (a 48 percent increase) and livestock sales were up $28.6 billion (a 19 percent increase). • In 2012, crop sales exceeded livestock sales for only the second time in Census history; the other time was in 1974. • Per farm agricultural sales averaged $187,000 in 2012. This was an increase of more than $52,000(or 39 percent) over 2007. • From 2007 to 2012, the percent of farms with sales and government payments of $1 million or more increased, but most farms in the United States are small – 75 percent had sales of less than $50,000 in 2012. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the preliminary data released (in late February) provides a snapshot of a strong rural America that has remained stable during difficult economic times. “We have slowed significantly the loss of farmland, which has totaled 72 million acres since 1982. New tools provided in the 2014 Farm Bill will help to further slow and reverse this trend,” Vilsack said. Vilsack continued the data confirm that farm income is at a record high. However, the prolonged drought and lack of disaster assistance have made it more difficult for livestock producers and mid-sized farms to survive. “The 2014 Farm Bill guarantees disaster assistance and provides additional stability for farmers and ranchers,” the ag secretary continued. “A bright spot in the data is the slight increase in young farmers and the stable number of small farms and largescale farms. This reflects our work to grow both local and regional food systems and exports, but we must do more for mid-sized operations. The 2014 Farm Bill will expand support for beginning farmers and new market opportunities for all producers. “Finally, the data illustrate the strength of diversity in crop production, markets, people and land use across the agricultural sector. While the aging nature of the farming population is a concern, we are hopeful that as we attract and retain the next generation of talent into rural America, this trend can also be reversed.” Additional preliminary Census of Agriculture date can be found at www.AgCensus.usda.gov. The final census results will be released in May and will include U.S., state and county data on livestock inventory, crop acreage and production, energy, land use practices, and production expenses.
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The 2014 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey followed the recent trend of small, but consistent increases in rates each year. According to William Edwards, retired Iowa State University Extension and Outreach economist, most operations showed increases of four to six percent over the average rates in the 2013 survey. The survey includes information on tillage, planting, spraying and harvesting grain or forages. Also included are values for miscellaneous services and machinery rental. The values reported on the survey are the average of all the responses received for each category. The range of the highest and lowest responses received is also reported. The values survey respondents report are what they expect to pay or charge in the coming year. These values are intended only as a guide to help both custom operators and people who hire custom work done arrive at a reasonable rate. A total of 195 Iowa farmers, custom operators and farm managers replied to the survey. Twenty-seven percent of them reported that they performed custom work for others, 12 percent reported hiring custom work done and 61 percent indicated that they did both. Many reasons exist why the rate charged in a particular situation should be above or below the average. These include the timeliness with which operations are performed, quality and special features of the machine, operator skill, size and shape of fields, number of acres contracted, and the condition of the crop for harvesting. The availability of custom operators in a given area also will affect rates. The Ag Decision Maker offers a decision tool to help custom operators and other farmers estimate their own costs for specific machinery operations. The Machinery Cost Calculator, File A3-29 can be found under Crops, then Machinery in the Ag Decision Maker table of contents. The 2014 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey is available at county extension offices or online as publication FM1698, from the Extension Online Store, or as Information File A3-10, Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey, on the Ag Decision Maker website www.extension.iastate.edu/ agdm/.
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AGRITOURISM, from Page 1 Agritourism, Tordsen said, not only provides less expensive and nearby thrills, it also gives people an opportunity to see where their food comes from in a society where organic produce continues to grow in popularity. “They get to see who the farmer is that grew it and where it was grown,” he stated. “It all ties together with a more keen interest in buying locally grown produce and buying from the farm.” He continued that visitors can touch, smell and taste a fresh, locally grown tomato as opposed to one grown hundreds to thousands of miles away which in turn, increases a producer’s market. “Most people are willing to pay a little bit more to know where their food came from and to know the story of their food,” he said. For agritourism to exist, producers and businesses must also buy in to the idea of letting large numbers of visitors venture onto their property. As no legislations exists in Iowa to protect a host from tourism related injuries, owners must be aware of what their insurance covers. “Farmers have to be very careful because their farm liability policy usually doesn’t cover these types of events,” he said, adding that agritourism farms must
also have a commercial policy and additionally, must make sure all possible hazards are well identified. “That’s probably the biggest thing that people don’t understand about having an agritourism event,” said Tordsen. Tordsen continued that another unknown owners face as they open the doors to their operation is that they must be prepared to have a marketer’s mindset as much, if not more, than a producer’s mentality. They must be able to successfully appeal their product to the public and explain why their farm, winery or orchard can be a destination for both fun and flavor. “People have to wake up and say, ‘I’m a marketer,’” he explained. “If they aren’t a good marketer, then they aren’t going to be successful.” Most farmers and producers that invest in agritourism see those risks as a normal part of owning a business and jump at the opportunity to open their operations to the public. After all, agritourism is an opportunity for them to connect with the public and promote farm to table over farm to truck to warehouse to store to table. “Farmers are trying to replace the middle man,” Tordsen said. “The farmer is the bottom link on the food chain and if he can go around a couple of links to get to the customer…that’s what they’re trying Agritourism includes trips to such venues as pumpkin patches, such as Uncle LeRoy’s IA-68610-45000-PERR0-CARR0-NONE-NONE, base creative version IA, 6.861 x 4.5, 9T4R552GZD, number of to do.” Pumpkin Patch open during October south of Denison on Highway 59. Photo by Bruce A. Binning papers 1
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Home brew hobby-turned-business balances success with a family focus by Greg Forbes Quality, plus an attention to detail, has brewed up a successful new business for a couple of Schleswig High School graduates. Matt and Michaela (Sailer) Matthiesen have watched their beer brewing operation grow from a hobby in home brewing, to a 6,000 square-foot, state-of-theart brewery in West Okoboji with a head brewer and a supporting crew. They opened West O Beer on Memorial Day weekend in 2013 and in less than six months were able to expand into bottling and keg distribution. In January the Matthiesens tripled their brewing capacity with additional equipment, after first year sales exceeded expectations. Now, they are adding new wholesale distributors nearly every week, to extend their reach into a three state sales area. What has it been like for Matt and Michaela to watch the brewery grow from an idea on paper, to a brewery that is very much in demand? “Hard work that is still 100 percent fun,” Matt said. “This business has such dedicated fans, it feels like a large extended family. And as we grow, it’s nice to see our craft being available in the areas where we have our roots.” Matt mentioned the Matthiesens still have a large amount of family and friends in the Crawford and Carroll County areas and frequently visit with their children.
West O Beer such as the, Pilsner Lager, has recently hit shelves in retailers throughout Iowa, southern Minnesota and the Sioux Falls, South Dakota area. Photos submitted
Michaela’s parents, Joel and Eileen Sailer, live on a farm between Denison and Schleswig, while Matt’s parents, Bob and Lanette Matthiesen, live on an acreage north of Deloit. While the business continues to grow, Matt fondly remembers the business’s beginnings as a home brewing hobby he and Michaela began 10 years ago.
“We just loved it,” Matt said, and added that home brewing and wine making were hobbies of his father when Matt was a child. “It became a hobby of ours and we, one day about six years ago, started talking about the possibility of a microbrewery and started writing a business plan,” he continued. “One thing led to
another, and here we are.” While he and Michaela were writing the business plan for the brewery, Michaela’s father offered to help put the production in motion in his own unusual way. “He planted about 40 hop vines on his farm, and he also grew several acres of barley that we used during the planning process,” he said. “That was a lot of fun. Not a whole lot of people get into the hobby of brewing beer in that depth. “We’ve received a lot of help through planning, construction and start-up from family and friends.” Jerry Lally, Michaela’s uncle from Denison, is another one of those people. He wired all of the vessels with temperature control probes and installed and programmed a digital control panel, allowing brewers to monitor and control the temperature of 900 gallons of beer at a time. Matt and Michaela found the perfect location for their brewery in West Okoboji. Matt explained the town not only has a viable customer base, but also an invaluable, spring-fed water source in West Okoboji Lake, which is filtered by the Milford water treatment facility, then carbon filtered a second time by West O Beer. After the location was decided upon, West O Beer recruited the services of former Cold Spring, Minnesota, brewer Karl
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Not just available in bottles, fans of West O Beer can find several selections of unique brews in the tap room of West O Beer brewery in West Okoboji.
Leaders of the West O Beer crew are, from left, co-founder Matt Matthiesen, head brewer Karl Schmitz and co-founder Michaela Matthiesen.
you’ll be able to appreciate Lee’s creative and invaluable work,� said Matt. “Talking more about what Karl and Lee have done for West O would mean two more separate newspaper articles, seriously.� Matt added that they picked an opportune time to delve into the craft beer industry as the microbrewery population has grown exponentially in the last 10 years. But he said he also knew they would have to do their research in order to not become a statistic of small business failure. As they approach the one-year mark,
the facility is open year round. In the tasting room, guests can relax with always-available popular brews such as their Pilsner Lager and Smoked Red, along with unique seasonal beers. Visitors can also tour the production room to see where Karl Schmitz and two assistant brewers make the magic happen. West O Beer is also reaching out to area vendors such as Ike Auen Distributing, of Carroll, as their areas of availability continue to expand. The beer is available in many locations in Iowa, with projections for expansion into southern
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National Ag Day celebrated on March 25 The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) will celebrate National Agriculture Day on Tuesday, March 25. It will mark the 41st anniversary of National Ag Day, which is celebrated in classrooms and communities across the country. National Ag Day falls during National Ag Week, March 23 through 29. The theme for National Ag Day is “Agriculture: 365 Sunrises and 7 Billion Mouths to Feed.”
The ACA will host major events in the nation’s capital including the Mix-and-Mingle Luncheon and the National Celebration of Agriculture Dinner. Additionally, the ACA will bring approximately 100 college students to Washington to deliver the message of Ag Day to the Hill. These events honor National Agriculture Day and mark a nationwide effort to tell the true story of American agriculture and remind citizens that agriculture is a part of
all of us. A number of producers, agricultural associations, corporations, students and government organizations involved in agriculture are expected to participate. National Ag Day is organized by the Agriculture Council of America. ACA is a nonprofit organization composed of leaders in the agricultural, food and fiber community, dedicating its efforts to increasing the public’s awareness of agriculture’s role in modern society.
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The theme of Ag Day for 2014 is “Agriculture: 365 Sunrises and 7 Billion Mouths to Feed.”
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IFBF plans webinar right after USDA March Planting Intentions With grain margins tight and farmers looking to come out ahead of the markets in 2014, all eyes will be on the USDA’s March Planting Intentions report as farmers’ planting decisions will impact new crop prices. AgriVisor analysts will conduct a live webinar from 11:20 a.m. to noon on Monday, March 31, to provide farmers insight in acre changes, crop supplies, and other factors impacting markets in 2014 to aid farmers during these tight margin times. The update from AgriVisor will be given just 20 minutes after the USDA report is released and will break down the first official look at farmers’ planting intentions and provide an early indication on crop supplies. To register for the event, visit: www2.gotomeeting. com/register/764436010. After completion of registration, participants will receive a confirmation email with additional information about joining the webinar. For more information, contact Ed Kordick, IFBF commodity services manager, at ekordick@ifbf.org.
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Iowa Farm Custom Rate survey shows slight increases for 2014 The 2014 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey followed the recent trend of small, but consistent increases in rates each year. According to William Edwards, retired Iowa State University Extension and Outreach economist, most operations showed increases of four to six percent over the average rates in the 2013 survey. The survey includes information on tillage, planting, spraying and harvesting grain or forages. Also included are values for miscellaneous services and machinery rental. The values reported on the survey are the average of all the responses received for each category. The range of the highest and lowest responses received is also reported. The values survey respondents report are what they expect to pay or charge in the coming year. These values are intended only as a guide to help both custom operators and people who hire custom work done arrive at a reasonable rate. A total of 195 Iowa farmers, custom operators and farm managers replied to the survey. Twenty-seven percent of them reported that they performed custom work
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