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The bull barn at Nichols Farms in Bridgewater in southwest Iowa can house 450 head. Nichols Farms specializes in seedstock production including purebred Angus, Simmental, South Devon, and composite lines as well. Each bull is performance tested, DNA profiled, and an ultrasound is completed to evaluate carcass merit. More than 30 different performance measurements are taken from each animal. Photo submitted

By Emma Struve Since starting their Bridgewater farm and cattle operation more than 50 years ago, the Nichols family has utilized ingenuity, dedication and lots of hard work, among other characteristics, to grow the business to encompass five franchises as well as international seed stock, semen and embryo sales from one of the largest cow herds in the Midwest, which numbers 1,400 head.

As current Nichols Farms Managing Partner and President David Nichols would tell the story, the operation began when his parents Merrill and Gladys formed a partnership with their 1939 marriage.

David and his brother Lee were involved in livestock production as early as 1953 with 4-H and FFA projects.

Nichols Farms Ltd. was formed in 1978 and now includes the next generation as David and his wife Phyllis work side-by-side with their son Fletcher.

The operation additionally employs seven other people at their Iowa location and David was proud to point out that the average tenure of Nichols’ employees is 19 years. Independent family farmers in North Carolina, Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin operate Nichols Farms franchises.

When technology becomes available Nichols Farms capitalizes on it.

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available on catalogs, private treaty bull sales and digital copies of the newsletter (www.nicholsfarms.biz). In 1998 Nichols Farms was the first beef seedstock production company to sell a business franchise.

David said Nichols Farms Ltd. finishes between 300 and 500 head of cattle annually and raises crops to feed the cattle, but their “main enterprise is the seedstock operation.”

“If you do something that you love and care about, you’ll never have to go to work,” Each year the Iowa headquarters sells approximately 400 bulls by private treaty.

David added, “(Nichols Farms) has exported semen, embryos, and cattle to 30 foreign countries.”

The purpose of the private treaty sale is to match each bull to a producer’s cow-herd’s needs.

“We sell the bull a guy or gal needs – not necessarily the one they want,” David said.

He compared buying a bull to buying a computer. You go into a store knowing basically what you

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want but ultimately want to buy the product from someone who knows more about it than you do.

The cow herd is comprised of purebred Angus, Simmental, South Devon, and four unique composite lines.

Involvement in leadership organizations is a passion David continued throughout his life from an early start in 4-H and FFA. He eventually served as the Adair County Cattlemen’s Association President, Iowa Beef Improvement Association Vice President, National Beef Improvement Association Director and later President, President and Chairman of the board of the American Simmental Association, as well as serving on many other beef industry boards and committees.

During his active 57 year career David has been honored with many industry awards including receipt of the World Simmental/Fleckvieh Federation Golden Book Award in 2009, and in 2006 he was inducted into the Iowa Cattlemen’s Hall of Fame.

Though, he simply said, “One of my greatest achievements – my people.”

Returning service through education to beginning – and experienced – cattle producers is also very important to David as he regularly hosts collegiate tours and foreign interns.

One intern, Arial Barcelona, a young gentlemen from Argentina, returned to his home country after a summer at Nichols Farms in 2004 with three embryos from which he raised two calves.

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Culling and calves It’s not like I don’t want to be interested in the number of feeder cattle, cows and calves that we have.

Really.

It’s just the shifting and varying numbers of each that leaves me, well, crazed.

I’m the type of person that likes to do something, get it done, and move on.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y, farmers don’t do that.

The same work needs to be done at the same time each spring, summer, fall and winter.

Tagging calves ... didn’t we just do this last year?

Selling off cows that didn’t have a calf and buying more cow and calf pairs.

Again, didn’t we just do that last year?

So you can imagine my, um, “happiness” at listening to my husband talk about selling old cows (culling) and buying new cows and calves for what seemed to be two or three hours. In reality it could have been something around five minutes.

Now, I’m going to have to remember new numbers when people ask how many cows we have. The

city folk, a group of which I used to happily be, don’t understand the complexity of that question. Since my dear husband runs a cow-calf operation, we have bred cows, open cows, cow-calf pairs, and feeder calves. Oh, and a couple bulls. Try to explain all of that to a city person and their eyes gloss over much like mine did when my husband was telling me how many cows he was selling and what he wanted to buy.

I can only imagine how frustrated I would be if we had more than one type of livestock.

He’s also very proud of the health of the cow herd this year and wanted me to come down to see the cows and how healthy they are.

Really? He thinks I will know the difference between a healthy cow and an unhealthy cow.

I think he may have way too much faith in my ability to judge cattle.

Or maybe I have too little faith in myself.

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At the time, I’m sure I acted whiney at the thought of spending time in the sultry show pavilion (you people in Palo Alto County know) watching the cattle shows with dad.

Now, I look back and treasure those memories with dad showing me what judges were looking for when rating the steers. In fact, I took that knowledge with me. After I started working at the newspaper, one of my fair assignments was to take the pictures of the winners in the beef show. That year, I surprised myself by picking the grand champion when it came into the show ring. It’s now just a few years later, and my 12-year-old son will be showing his first “big” steers at the fair this year.

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Iowa beef producers on trade Taking a break mission to South Korea and Japan

Roger Brummet, Bedford (left), and Stan Zylstra, Hull (right), pose with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack while on their trade mission trip to South Korea and Japan. Photo submitted Two Iowans representing Iowa’s beef producers attended an Iowa meat trade mission to South Korea and Japan in April. Business meetings with key meat importers in both countries were a focus of the trade trip. Traveling with the Iowa group was Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Stan Zylstra, cattle feeder from Hull and director on the Iowa Beef Industry Council, reported that trade policies with reduced tariffs are the primary issue to expand beef exports to South Korea. “South Korea is recovering from the recession more quickly than the United States so many consumers have the ability to purchase U.S. beef. Exports are running about 50 percent higher than a year ago,” Zylstra stated.

“South Korea’s population is young, and they have a strong work ethic so they are a good market for U.S. beef,” said Roger Brummett, cow-calf producer from Bedford. Approximately half of Korea’s population lives in the Seoul metro area so the U.S. beef promotion campaigns focused on improving the image of U.S. beef reach millions of consumers. Iowans joined Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in Tokyo, Japan, as the two countries celebrated “Partners in Agriculture,” a recognition of 50 years of agriculture trade between the United States and Japan.

The relationship between Iowa and Japan based on agriculture trade led to the creation of the U.S. Grains Council and eventually the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Leaders in government, agribusiness, economics and biotechnology attended the first-ever Global Food Security Symposium on April 7 to discuss how to continue and improve success in international trade between the U.S. and Japan. Iowa beef leaders, Secretary Vilsack, Secretary Northey, the Japanese ambassador and respective agriculture staffs began a dialogue about the current age requirements for U.S. beef. It is hoped that discussion can resume this fall on updating the trade agreement. The share of U.S. beef exports to Japan has been increasing and has reached 20 percent of their imports. Partial funding for the trip was provided by the Beef Checkoff Program.

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Iowa Beef Center has new director Two months into position Loy says it’s an exciting time in the beef industry

Producers can also call 515-294-BEEF or e-mail beefcenter@iastate.edu anytime with questions or concerns.

“We try to be as accessible as possible,” stated Loy.

by Emma Struve Dr. Dan Loy, an Iowa State University Extension beef specialist for more than two decades, was appointed interim director of the Iowa Beef Center in February, when Center Director John Lawrence became the associate dean of extension and outreach for Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

“It is truly an honor to fill this important role.

The Iowa Beef Center has gained a national reputation through the leadership of John Lawrence, the quality programs and people that carry on the Center’s mission,” Loy said. “These will be big shoes – ‘boots’ – to fill, and there will be challenges to meet, but ISU will continue to be a national leader in research and extension information for the beef industry.”

Loy explained that the Iowa Beef Center is an arm of Extension that serves Iowa beef producers and provides a central location to access research based information.

The Iowa Beef Center Web site at www.iowabeefcenter.org is kept up to date and is a “gateway” to the information amassed by researchers and field specialist.

By using emerging media methods, the Iowa Beef Center is hoping to reach even more producers Loy said.

The Beef Center Blog is accessible through the Web site and is an RSS feed, desirable for those who like to be able to subscribe and be notified when there is new information available.

Beef specialists also communicate via Twitter.

“Twitter may even be more advantageous for farmers on the go,” Loy said. “It’s a way to reach mobile people.”

Dr. Dan Loy is the interim director of the Iowa Beef Center. Photo submitted He joined Iowa State University 27 years ago after receiving a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in 1978 and a doctorate in 1982 from Pennsylvania State University. During his time at Iowa State University, Loy has won sever-

al awards, including five ISU Extension awards.

In his role, Loy will coordinate the efforts of ISU Extension campus and field beef program specialists who serve the Iowa Beef Center.

As Loy transitions into his new position, the Center is experiencing other changes that include a reduction in staff numbers as a result of recent retirements.

Currently there are six beef field specialist associated with the Iowa Beef Center: Beth Doran in northwest Iowa who serves Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Emmet, Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, Woodbury, Ida, Sac, Calhoun, and Monona counties Clint McDonald in southwest Iowa who serves Crawford, Carroll, Greene, Harrison , Shelby, Audubon, Guthrie, Pottawattamie, Cass, Adair, Mills, Montgomery, Adams, Fremont, Page, and Taylor counties Russ Euken in north central Iowa who serves Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Mitchell, Howard, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Chickasaw, Humboldt, Wright, Franklin, Butler, Webster, Hamilton, and Grundy counties Joe Sellers in south central Iowa who serves Hardin, Boone, Story, Marshall, Dallas, Polk, Jasper, Madison, Warren, Marion, Union, Clarke, Lucas, Ringgold, Decatur, and Wayne counties Denise Schwab in northeast Iowa Byron Leu in southeast Iowa Loy noted that the coverage areas of some specialists have changed.

“We’ve gone through some challenging times at the University adjusting to the budget,” he said.

The cattle industry has also undergone changes, and inventories are now at the lowest numbers since the 1950, Loy said.

“It is an exciting time to be involved in the beef industry,” he added. “There is a tremendous opportunity for profitability.”

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Local ISU Extension agronomist travels to Ukraine Growing conditions similar to Iowa by Emma Licht visited eight farms in the central and Struve In October of 2009 and again in January north-central part of the country, an area three of 2010, groups of Ukrainian farmers came to to four times the size of Iowa. He described the Iowa to see what farmers here were doing for landscape as a mix of prairie and forest not unlike Iowa; further corn and soybean pronorth in the country ductions. In March, was more forested Iowa State University and further south Extension Agronomist more grassland. The in west-central Iowa soils were productive Mark Licht traveled to with high organic the Ukraine to offer recmatter, he recalled. ommendations and The crop mix includes learn about crop producmore cereal grains tion in the foreign counsuch as wheat and try. Licht, who lives in barley as well as sunCarroll with his wife flowers and canola. and two sons, helped Corn and soybeans coordinate the Iowa visare a relatively recent its and said, “They were addition to the rotaplanning on having tion. Some farms someone (visit) from the Licht visited will be United States…and The Agro Solutions farm in the Ukraine produces planting soybeans for were looking for people who had previously 10,000 head of beef cattle. ISU Extension the first time this seaworked with the groups Agronomist Mark Licht, far left, visited the farm to son. To a lesser extent and that could travel on converse about corn production - particularly how farms in the Ukraine short notice.” He said, to efficiently grow corn following corn and manure grow sugar beets, “it was a great opportu- utilization. Ukraine is at a slightly higher latitude alfalfa and potatoes, nity” and decided to go. than Iowa, comparable to northern Minnesota or too. Some field peas Licht traveled to the southern Canada, so in early March when Licht are grown for liveUkraine under the visited the snow had not yet begun to melt. Photo stock feed, Licht noted. Farms are, United States Agency submitted however, fairly spefor International Development (USAID) funded Farmer-to-Farmer cialized Licht said. About half the farms he visitprogram, which provides voluntary technical ed were crop farms alone, others had an emphaassistance to farmers, farm groups and agribusi- sis on livestock production and produced crops to ness in developing and transitional countries to support that primary enterprise. They were “typpromote sustainable improvements in food pro- ically diversified from a crop standpoint,” Licht cessing, production and marketing. “They were added, as most used a four to five crop rotation really interested in soybean production,” Licht system. Many farms were left-over collectives said. “My farmer hosts were gracious and hos- from the Soviet era and are investor owned. pitable. They were very inquisitive and asked a Continued on Page 19 lot of good questions.” While in the Ukraine,

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NICHOLS FARMS Continued from page 1 Championship at the largest livestock show in the world in Palermo, Argentina.

Of that young cattle producer David said, “It transformed the Barcelona family’s Angus herd into one of the premier herds in Argentina.”

The story of the transformation of Merrill Nichol’s farm operation – a 240-acre farm feeding western calves – to the Nichols Farms of today, David sums up as “lots of hard work, with lots of passion.”

He said the business was built by surrounding himself with good people and growing every year.

In fact, those lessons are the key to advice he offers to others endeavoring to make a livestock enterprise. Other important components, David continued, get as much education as you can, take risks, and emulate those who fill the needs of their customers.

“If you do something that you love and care about, you’ll never have to go to work,” he stated.

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GPS proves useful tool for Leopold Center grazing research

A research project supported by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture used global positioning systems to track cattle movements within a pasture. The study found that cattle don’t spend as much time in or near water as generally believed. Photo by Gordon Wolf are the same size, the shape will determine how long animals stay in the water. If all pastures are similar in size and shape, then shade placement becomes an important variable that influences more or less time in the water.

“In response to the shade, it seems pretty obvious, but with the different-sized pastures we had to begin with, we didn’t see any differences,” said

Russell. “When we controlled for different variables, it was pretty easy to see that size and shape of the pasture can greatly reduce the risk of water contamination.”

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“We wanted to find out how much time cattle really were spending near waterways and if they were, why,” said Russell. “After three years, we noticed that they don’t spend nearly as much time in or near the water as people generally think.”

The location of cattle in relation to creeks or other sources of water is very important information for the Leopold Center’s grazing research program. It has been assumed that cattle in pasturebased systems are large contributors to the levels of sediment, nutrients and pathogens found in surface water.

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IFRA seeks applications for biodiesel promotion grants The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) will present its next round of four $2,500 Biodiesel Backer Awards to recipient K-12 Iowa schools at the 47th Annual School Transportation Conference and Trade Show on July 20.

The conference, sponsored by the Iowa Pupil Transportation Association, will be July 19 to 21 at the Airport Holiday Inn Conference Center in Des Moines.

This is the second consecutive year that IRFA has awarded its $2,500 biodiesel promotion grants to Iowa schools at this event.

“Fueling school buses with clean, renewable biodiesel is a key component of student health and school transportation safety,” said IRFA Biofuels Manager Grant Menke. “That makes an event focused on the safe transportation of students to and from school a natural place to present Biodiesel Backer Awards. IRFA wholeheartedly thanks the Iowa Pupil Transportation Association for inviting us back to participate in this important event.”

IRFA is currently accepting applications for the four $2,500 Biodiesel Backer Awards that will be presented to Iowa K-12 school districts. The application deadline is May 28. In order to be eligible to receive one of the grants, schools have to commit to educating their students and communities about the benefits of biodiesel. The current or pending use of biodiesel in a school’s bus fleet is also factored.

The Biodiesel Backer Award Application can be found online at www.iowarfa.org/educators.php in addition to the Biodiesel Backer Toolkit, which contains a variety of informational materials and communication tools to assist schools in sharing the biodiesel story with their communities and teaching tomorrow’s leaders about biodiesel.

Those with questions regarding the program can contact IRFA Biofuels Manager Grant Menke at 515-252-6249 or gmenke@iowarfa.org, or visit the IRFA Web site at www.IowaRFA.org for the latest updates on the Biodiesel Backer Award program.

2010 Spencer Award nominations due to Leopold Center on June 10 Many Iowans have made important contributions to the vitality of family farms in the state and a unique opportunity to honor them is through the 2010 Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture.

Nominations currently are being accepted with the award presentation to occur later this year.

Iowans who have helped family farms (their own or others) achieve sustainability - both economically and environmentally - are encouraged to apply.

Nominations are due June 10, 2010, for the prestigious award which includes a $1,000 cash prize. The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture administers the nomination process on behalf of the Spencer family.

The Spencer Award recognizes significant contributions of farmers, researchers or educators to the advancement of practices that will make agriculture sustainable and the family farm secure for the future. Agricultural organizations are strongly encouraged to submit nominations to highlight the achievements of their members.

Since 2002, the award has commemorated the beliefs, innovations and stewardship of Norman and Margaretha Spencer, who farmed near Sioux City for 40 years. They believed that it is the obligation of each generation to leave the world a better and healthier place for the next generation.

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ISU Extension plans May 19th cattle industry update for veterinarians Iowa State University clinicians and extension specialists will provide veterinarians with up-todate information on the cattle industry at a May 19 meeting.

"This in-service for practicing veterinarians has been well received by practitioners from Iowa and Missouri," said Joe Sellers, ISU Extension beef specialist. "It provides an opportunity for networking among area veterinarians, ISU Extension staff and researchers."

The meeting will start at 9 a.m. on May 19, at the McNay Research and Demonstration Farm in Lucas County.

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May 2010

Distillers’ grains now on Chicago Board of Trade Marketing, risk management tool for ethanol manufacturers, livestock feeders

by Emma Struve Beginning on April 26 dried distillers’ grains joined other agricultural commodities being traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

Tom Olsen, Iowa State University Extension farm management field specialist, said the addition of dried distillers’ grains (DDG) futures to the board will provide livestock producers as well as ethanol manufacturers another avenue to manage risk in certain situations.

Each contract is equivalent to 100 short tons of distillers’ dried grains. Deliverable grades must include a minimum of 26 percent protein and 8 percent fat as well a maximum of 12 percent fiber content and 11.5 percent moisture content, according to a February press release from the CME Group.

“It will give the ethanol plants an opportunity to offset risk and offer contracts locally,” Olsen added.

The option for those who feed distillers’ grains to livestock will be comparable to buying and selling corn at an elevator.

From a cattle feeder’s perspective, Olsen continued, the price of feeder calves is known and other inputs, including corn and soybean meal can be contracted. DDG contracts will allow the producer to now know the price of that substantial feed input for months at a time.

For the producers that choose to also contract fat cattle sales, the DDG contracts will be an additional

method of risk management, reducing the number of unknowns in the cattle production formula.

Plants, once they lock in a corn or DDG price to the farmer, can hedge on the market so if prices go way up or down there is a lesser effect.

“This product will enable our feed customers to directly manage price risk of feed inputs that they haven’t been able to before,” said Tim Andriesen, CME Group Managing Director for Commodities, in the February release. “Using the Distillers’ Dried Grain futures, along with our corn, natural gas and ethanol contracts, also allows real margin management for participants in the fast-growing ethanol sector.”

For example, one of the contributing factors to the collapse of VeraSun in 2008 was that the company had contracted to purchase corn at a high price. When the cash price for corn decreased, as did the ethanol price, the corn contract price was too high and out of sync with the market. The company lost a lot of money, which eventually led to bankruptcy.

VeraSun was purchased by Valero Energy Corporation in March of 2009 for $477 million, about 30 percent of the plants’ replacement cost.

The purchase was to give Valero, a petroleum refining and marketing company, a dedicated supply of ethanol for blending in its gasoline.

The option to use DDG contracts will allow for a “crush margin” in the ethanol industry, similar to that in the soybean industry, Olsen said.

He explained that producers and processors can lock in the price of beans, soy oil, and soybean meal; an analog to corn, ethanol, and DDGs. The crush margin, he added, makes the industry “stay somewhat honest” where elements are not as likely to become out of sync with one another.

Dr. Robert Wisner, of the Iowa State University Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, authored an ongoing study, with documents available at www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops /outlook/dgsbalancesheet.pdf that illustrates increased DDG production and use, which correlates to increased ethanol production.

National corn yield in 2004 11.8 billion bushels, 2009 13.1 billion bushels, 2010 12.3-13.4 billion bushels, 2011 12.7-14.0 billion bushels Corn used for ethanol 2004 1.3 million bushels (11%), 2009 4.3 million bushels (32%), 2010 4.6-4.7 million bushels (36%), 2011 4.8-4.9 million bushels (36%) DDGS produced in 2004 11.3 million tons (10.4 million tons used domestically, 57% to beef), 2009 36.6 million tons (28.9 million tons used domestically, 69% to beef), 2010 39-40 million tons (30-31 million tons used domestically, 69% to beef), 2011 40-41 million tons (31-32 million tons used domestically, 71% to beef) The gist of the data, Olsen explained, is that in the past five years an increasing proportion of domestically produced corn has been used to manufacture ethanol and the trend is likely to continue. Increased ethanol production means more DDGs will be available and the biggest single group of users is cattle feeders.

It remains to be seen if the ethanol and DDG commodities will obtain liquidity. In the corn belt, where most of the DDGs are purchased and used locally, the contracts may not have as much of an effect as in areas where the commodity is exported.

A challenge Olsen noted is that “sometimes using futures is just expensive or doesn’t offer protection that you need.”

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Record and near record corn planting across western Iowa

by Emma Struve Mother Nature was decisive about spring in March of 2010. Once the snow melted and frost left the ground, crop producers across the state were granted a weather reprieve, and during the warm, dry days planted a record or near record amount of corn before the first of May. Iowa Farm & Ranch contacted Iowa State University Extension field agronomists across the western half of the state to survey their spring fieldwork observations on April 30.

Joel DeJong, agronomist from Le Mars, covers 11 counties in northwest Iowa. He said corn was 75 to 80 percent planted in Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O'Brien, Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury, Ida, Monona, and Harrison counties, though almost no beans have been put in yet.

“If the forecast is decent in the next week, we may sneak through and not have a frost risk,” DeJong added.

In southwest Iowa, Field Agronomist Aaron Saeugling estimated that corn appeared to be 75 percent planted.

“We’ve still got a few wet conditions that are not planted yet,” he said. “The majority of farmers have got some corn in the ground.”

Some corn, planted prior to April 13, has emerged in Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Guthrie, Lucas, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, and Wayne counties, and Saeugling advised producers to assess stands for planter depth and seed spacing.

Mark Licht speculated that the nationalized planting progress statistic at approximately 70 percent complete for west central Iowa was low.

Licht, who covers Sac, Calhoun, Crawford, Carroll, Greene, Boone, Shelby, Audubon, Guthrie, Dallas, and Polk counties estimated that up to 85 percent of corn was planted.

He credits the warm weather in April with the astounding progress as well as farmers’ response to the “stress and worry” of last fall’s troublesome harvest.

“Folks saw three weeks of near perfect weather and soil conditions and took advantage of it,” Licht stated. “I knew farmers who had all their corn planted by the 12th of April.”

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In his territory, which includes Marshall, Jasper, Warren, Marion, Mahaska, Clarke, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Jefferson, Decatur, Wayne, Appanoose, Davis, and Van Buren counties, Carlton noted that some of the western counties got rain that the eastern counties did not.

Going into the spring fieldwork season DeJong said producers were concerned that conditions would be too wet to complete tillage that did not get done in the fall.

However, “We got better conditions than we expected,” he said.

Saeugling said he observed some sidewall compaction in cases where farmers went into fields before they were dry.

Carlton said, “I suspect when corn starts getting about knee high we’ll see some tire tracks” due to compaction from passes made in wet fields last fall and this spring.

The subsoil moisture content was never dry enough to allow for deep enough tillage to alleviate the problems associated with this compaction, he continued.

All the agronomist noted the lack of freeze-thaw cycles this past winter that naturally loosen compacted soils.

In southwest Iowa, soybeans can be planted as early as April 25 “in high-yield environments,” Saeugling said.

Though, Licht said that planting should take into consideration not only the date, but soil temperature and moisture as well.

Saeugling remarked that it was still plenty early to plant soybeans and “I’m telling growers not to panic to get soybeans in. Wait until conditions are fit.”

The ISU recommendation for soybean planting date in northwest Iowa is May 1, DeJong noted.

“Earlier planting can give us yield benefits,” he continued.

As the beans will likely not be up for 10 days to two weeks the risk of loss from frost diminishes.

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Saeugling said, “The industry has moved to a majority of seed that is treated. I’d caution growers that have CRP production fields coming into soybean production to use an inoculant.”

Licht also advised treatments for fields of the first beans planted in an area.

“If this is the first soybean field in the area, treatment could be good there since the first beans up are the first beans nibbled on,” he stated.

Carlton said seed treatments may not increase yield, especially in fields that are overplanted in an effort to achieve optimal plant stands, but may reduce the need for replanting.

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Lean hog trade has been lower in active trade this week; the chart momentum turned lower on Wednesday following a drop of over $2 on the board. After three days of trade, the weekly net changes are 185 lower on the June contract and July is down 102. Cash trade has maintained the firmer prices and the packer margins are still there. Packers will likely stay at a steady type market the rest of the week, but the lower futures may have them trying to back off their bids for next week. Although the Hog and Pig report late last month was bullish, the positive margins in the futures now may add to the production picture as we look forward. This market is still at historically very high levels and there is additional room to correct to the downside. Key chart support for the week ahead is the June 50-day moving aver-

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5/6/10 Open . . . . .85.600 High . . . . .86.250 Low . . . . . .84.200 Close . . . . .84.475 Chg . . . . . .-2.275

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Jun 8235 8815

Jul 8292 8852

age at 8325. Hedgers should be / should have been fairly aggressive over the past month. We do not believe the market needs to go back to the February lows, but the profit margin on paper can be greatly reduced.

CATTLE 5/6/10 Live cattle trade has been higher this week due to chart buying and supportive fundamentals.

Heading into Thursday, the weekly net change on the June futures is 247 higher and August is up 172. Cash trade was higher this week; the bulk of the trade occurred Tuesday with sales reported at $99-100 and $160-2 in the north, there was some additional clean up sales on Wednesday at $100 which was $2 higher versus last week. The fact the cutout has hung onto the strength gives support to the bull argument for now. The cutout finished mixed on Wednesday with choice down 15 at

170.61 and select was 37 higher at 167.18. As we have mentioned the past week or two, seasonally we peak demand between late April and early May, so the timing of a high here should not be a surprise. But the higher trend is still in place on the chart. Hedgers call with questions, feeders should be locking in positive margins, or at least getting some option protection in place. Cow calf operators should respect the fact the Feeder Cattle futures are now around $25 higher than the lows late last year and around $30 higher than the lows seen in late 2008.

Open . . . .116.300 High . . . . .117.200 Low . . . . . .116.150 Close . . . .116.675 Chg . . . . . .+0.075

Open . . . . .96.025 High . . . . . .97.200 Low . . . . .95.850 Close . . . . .96.700 Chg . . . . . .+0.675

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Wheat trade has been higher this week due to short covering. After three days of trade, the weekly net changes are 9 higher in Chicago, KC is up 10, and Minneapolis is up 6 on the July contracts.

Wheat has been the leader this week with some expected cold temperatures producing short covering. There have also been concerns over dry areas in parts of Canada and the EU, but no significant damage is expected to date. The fundamentals remain negative due to the big domestic and world carryovers, but the chart is starting to turn friendly and we should never underestimate the ability for short covering to produce a quick 40 cent pop in the wheat market, especially during the growing season. The wheat council tour started this week which was expected to confirm the good crop conditions and limit upside, although no necessarily bullish comments came from the tour it was not as negative as we thought. The weekly winter wheat condition report on Monday showed good to excellent ratings down 1% from last week at 68%. The spring wheat plantings were listed at 60% versus the 47% 5-year average. Spring wheat emergence was at 23%, and winter wheat was listed as 27% headed versus the 31% 5-year average. The weekly export sales were at 150,200 tons of old crop and 134,100 tons of new which combined were at the low end of expectations. Hedgers call with questions, continue to look forward at the carry in the futures for opportunities in 2011 and 2012.

Corn trade has been actively sideways this past week with trade staying in the upper half of our 6 week range. After three days of trade, the weekly net change is 2 lower on the May contract and December futures are down 3. The bearish planting pace along with outside market pressure has been noted pressuring trade, Chinese interest in U.S. corn has helped limit selling interest. The weekly export sales totals were great again coming in at 1.85 million tons of old crop which was well above expectations; new crop sales minimal at 30,400 tons. China was a listed buyer of two cargoes while Japan was the major buyer of about 12 cargos – nearly 700,000 tons. So the export news has heated up with April now the biggest export month of the crop year and some thoughts China will be in a longer term pattern of becoming a corn importer this year. Crude oil action has been negative with the market down now over $7 in three days with downward momentum in place. The dollar is currently up 219 and the DOW is down 153. The weekly progress report listed corn plantings at 68% complete versus 32% last year and the 40% 5-year average, so it appears we will get to a 80 to 90% plantings in record pace – many producers are now quickly going after soybean plantings since the finished corn last week or over the weekend. Emergence was listed at 19% versus the 9% 5-year average. The record planting pace should promote expectations of big yields and growing carryovers. Even thought there was some bigger rains this past week, re-planting as a whole should be minimal. Weather will continue to influence the trade but planting conditions remain mostly ideal; temperatures are forecast to be colder over the weekend, but no damage is expected.

Hedgers call with questions. With the potential for a big crop and a big negative carryover you should consider getting a floor underneath most unprotect bushels at a minimum on any near term bounce. The demand picture should help limit downside, but we need to keep the ethanol crush profitable, if we don’t there is a big hole to our demand picture.

Soybean trade has been lower this week due to profit taking by market longs and outside market pressure. Heading into Thursday, the weekly net change is 21 lower on the July contract and November is down 20. Meal is $10.20 lower and oil is steady on the week. The trend is still sideways on the chart and the reaction this week is likely just due to long profit taking/ overbought conditions, but the nearby trade did close below the 100-day moving average on Wednesday. A second day close today would be a negative chart signal. Additional Chinese export news or a rally in the corn market could spark another round of buying interest and may be needed to keep beans supported in the week ahead. If spillover support does not occur additional long liquidation may develop. The weekly soybean export sales numbers were at 283,200 tons of old crop and 209,100 tons of new; China was the major buyer of both new and old crop. The recent great demand for nearby trade should start backing off as the South American harvest is nearly complete. China has likely done most of the big buying for the near term; they will keep buying for new crop, but may not get aggressive unless their domestic protein oil production has any problems. Rumored Chinese interest in U.S. soybean oil helped support this market on Wednesday.

Weekly meal sales were good at 137,800 tons of old crop and 300 tons of new. Bean oil sales were within expectations at 10,300 tons. On the weekly progress report Monday afternoon, the soybean plantings were listed at 15% complete, which was in line with expectations. No progress was reported the previous week or at this time a year ago. Soybean plantings should be fairly large this week so we could jump close to 40% planted by the report next Monday. Hedgers should be using this strength to catch up to desired hedge levels or get some option protection in place.

We do still have a long year ahead, but we may need weather to promote trade above $10, the USDA will likely release a big initial 2010-11 carryover. The USDA report on Tuesday, May 11th, is the big news item to watch in the week ahead.

Open . . . . . .5.034 High . . . . . . .5.124 Low . . . . . . .5.030 Close . . . . . .5.120 Chg . . . . . .+0.012

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USDA to conduct first-ever on-farm energy production survey this spring USDA will begin conducting the first national On-Farm Energy Production Survey this week.

The most recent agriculture census counted more than 20,000 farms and ranches that were producing renewable energy via solar panels, wind turbines and methane digesters. This spring's survey will further explore how this energy is generated and used.

"This survey is a chance for farmers and ranchers to highlight the steps they are taking to produce renewable energy within their operations, which is helping to reduce our dependence on energy from foreign sources," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "The survey results will provide agricultural producers, policymakers and the public with factual data about the economic and environmental implications of on-farm energy production."

USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is mailing the survey forms to farm and

ranch operators nationwide who indicated on the 2007 Census of Agriculture that they were generating renewable energy. Recipients are required to respond by May 24 and NASS will publish the survey results in February 2011.

The On-Farm Energy Production Survey is the first step in a comprehensive effort by NASS to collect and publish detailed data on the agriculture sector's production and use of renewable energy.

"This particular survey focuses on the use of wind turbines, solar panels and anaerobic digesters," said Hubert Hamer, chair of NASS's Agricultural Statistics Board. "But we will be expanding our data collection efforts in future years, looking at a full spectrum of issues related to the agriculture sector's production and use of renewable energy."

Survey respondents are guaranteed by law (Title 7, U.S. Code) that their individual informa-

tion will be kept confidential. NASS uses the information only for statistical purposes and publishes data only in tabulated totals. More information about the On-Farm Energy Production Survey is at www.agcensus.usda.gov or call (888) 424-7828.

Also today, USDA and EPA announced a new interagency agreement to promote renewable energy generation by expanding the work of the AgSTAR program. EPA and USDA's enhanced collaboration will provide up to $3.9 million over the next five years to help the farms overcome obstacles preventing them from recovering and using biogas. The collaboration will expand technical assistance efforts, improve technical standards and guidance for the construction and evaluation of biogas recovery systems, and expand outreach to livestock producers and assist them with prefeasibility studies.

Apply now for “Cook This!” youth challenge at Iowa State Fair Attention Iron Chef, Barefoot Contessa and other Food Network stars: Iowa 4-H is entering the culinary challenge arena.

Iowa elementary, middle school and high schoolage foodies can show their stuff in Cook This!, a new food and nutrition challenge for youth at the Iowa State Fair.

Over three days, 10 teams in each of the three age groups will compete in a multi-part challenge that tests their knowledge of food safety, produce, food preparation and presentation, and proper use of kitchen equipment, according to Katie Ruff, Cook This! coordinator for Iowa State University Extension 4-H Youth Development.

In the final part of the challenge, the teams will test their cooking skills as they prepare a particular dish. Maybe green bean casserole, perhaps kumquat salad or who knows what they will create; the teams won’t find out what food they’ll have to prepare until the competition begins.

The high school youth also will be judged on their creativity, Ruff said. They’re allowed to use their own “secret ingredients” in their food preparation challenge.

The competition takes place Tuesday, August 17, Wednesday, August 18 and Thursday, August 19 in the 4-H Exhibit Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.

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Teams and individuals selected for Cook This! will be announced July 1.

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The popularity of recipe websites and television and online cooking shows makes it clear that people of all ages still like to play with their food.

According to ISU Extension Nutrition Specialist Ruth Litchfield, a hands-on challenge like Cook This! helps kids get excited and engaged in learning about food. ISU Extension 4-H Youth Development wants to expand that food interest to include nutrition and health, as well as the science behind it.

Culinary science is a fast growing occupation, and the industry needs young people with food science knowledge and skills, Litchfield said. To meet the demand, Iowa State University recently added a culinary science major to the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. Ruff, the

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“In culinary science, you might say food science meets food art,” Litchfield explained.

Culinary science graduates often work in food product development, a career involving both food science knowledge as well as culinary creativity.

They combine their food product development skills and entrepreneurial talents with scientific and technical knowledge.

Cook This! is a result of a partnership of ISU Extension 4-H Youth Development, the College of Human Sciences, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Iowa 4-H Foundation and the food industry.

“We see Cook This! as an opportunity to unite the food industry in Iowa with our youth,” said Judy Levings, assistant director for ISU Extension 4-H Youth Development. “We are currently exploring sponsorship opportunities for this event.”

The College of Human Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will provide $500 Iowa State scholarships to members of the winning senior team, Levings added.

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Ground beef bafflers What's the difference between "hamburger" and "ground beef"? The difference between hamburger and ground beef is that hamburger may have beef fat added to it while no fat may be added to ground beef to create a different fat to lean ratio. In other words, if any fat is associated with a certain cut or piece of trim, it can be ground and called “ground beef.” If however, just a piece of fat is added to the blend that you are grinding, then that would be called hamburger.

Both hamburger and ground beef can have seasonings, but no water, phosphates, or other additives may be added.

Hamburger and ground beef must be labeled in accordance with Federal Standards and Labeling Policy and marked with a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-inspected label. Federal labeling laws on fat versus lean content apply to both products.

How can I ensure food safety when cooking ground beef? Cook ground beef to an internal temperature of 160° F (medium doneness) until center is no longer pink and the juices show no pink color.

How long can I store ground beef in the refrigerator or freezer? Why is storage time shorter than steaks and roasts? Refrigerate ground beef immediately upon arriving home, in the coldest part of the refrigerator for up to two days.

Repackage ground beef wrapped in transparent film in airtight, heavy-duty foil or plastic freezer bags for up to four months, for best eating quality. Ground beef is more perishable than steaks or roasts. During grinding, any bacteria on the surface of the beef are mixed throughout, resulting in a shorter shelf-life.

Why does uncooked ground beef often have a two-tone color – bright red outside and a darker color inside? Fresh ground beef is naturally a bright cherry-red color. The interior of packaged ground beef may turn a darker purplishred or brown color if not exposed to oxygen.

Once opened and exposed to air, ground beef will turn bright red again. A surface purplishred color is also typical of vacuum-packaged ground beef.

Why is the center of the meatloaf still pink even when my meat thermometer registers 160° F? The color of burgers and meatloaves may remain pink even when a 160° F internal temperature has been reached. This is due to the natural nitrate content of certain ingredients, such as onions, celery and bell peppers, or through the use of red or brown sauces mixed into the ground beef. Always check the internal temperature with a thermometer if these ingredients have been used.

How can I make sure my burgers are juicy and flavorful? Use a gentle touch when shaping patties. Turn with a spatula, without flattening or pressing the surface. Cook to reach 160° F in doneness, but don’t overcook and char the outside.

Are there other ways to reduce fat in ground beef? For burgers, meatloaves or meatballs, simply blot the cooked products with plain, white, non-recycled paper towels for fat reduction. Draining and rinsing can be used for ground beef crumbles. Simply drain cooked ground beef on three layers of paper towels, blotting the top with additional paper towels.

Transfer crumbles to a strainer or colander and rinse by pouring 4 cups of hot (not boiling) water over them. Drain 5 minutes and proceed as recipe directs.

How do you make a great tasting burger with lean ground beef? Health-conscious consumers choosing 90 percent or 95 percent-lean ground beef may find hamburgers made for the grill to be dry. Options for making burgers juicier include adding an egg white and ¼ cup of fresh bread crumbs per pound of lean ground beef, or adding 2 tablespoons of quick-cooking oats (crushed to a fine consistency with a rolling pin) and ½ teaspoon of steak seasoning. Top with low-fat American or Cheddar cheese slices and plenty of lettuce and tomato.

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Ten secrets for sensational summer grilling 1 Keep beef refrigerated. Grilling times are based on beef being taken directly from the refrigerator to the grill – not at room temperature. Shape burgers in advance, cover and refrigerate until the grill is ready.

2 Trim, if necessary. Remove visible fat from meat and poultry before grilling to help prevent flare-ups and excess smoke formation.

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Marinating mantra. Always marinate in the refrigerator. Tender beef cuts can be marinated for 15 minutes to 2 hours for flavor. Less tender beef cuts should be marinated at least 6 hours –but no more than 24 hours – in a mixture containing an acidic ingredient or a natural tenderizing enzyme. Pat beef dry after removing from marinade to promote even browning and prevent steaming. Do not save marinade for reuse. If a marinade has been in contact with uncooked beef, it must be brought to a full rolling boil before it can be eaten as a sauce.

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Grilling temperature matters. Grilling over medium heat ensures even cooking and flavorful, juicy meat. If beef is grilled over too

high heat, the exterior can become overcooked or charred before the interior reaches the desired doneness. Charring meat, poultry or fish is not recommended.

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Watch the charcoal. Never grill while the coals are still flaming. Wait until the coals are covered with gray ash (approximately 30 minutes), spread in single layer. To check cooking temperature, cautiously hold the palm of your hand above the coals at cooking height. Count the number of seconds you can hold your hand in that position before the heat forces you to pull it away; approximately 4 seconds for medium heat.

6 Know your gas grill. Since gas grill brands vary greatly, consult the owner’s manual for information about preparing the grill for medium heat.

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Turn properly. Use long-handled tongs for turning steaks; spatulas for burgers. A fork will pierce the beef causing loss of flavorful juices.

And don’t be tempted to press down on burgers – it only releases the juices and creates flareups.

29 cuts toward better health Finding delicious, yet healthful solutions for your entire family may be as close as your grocer’s meat case. Sound too good to be true? Here’s some food for thought: there are now 29 beef steaks, roasts and ground beef choices that are considered lean.

According to a recent survey conducted by IPSOS Public Affairs for The Beef Checkoff Program, nearly two-thirds of Americans buy cuts of meat that are considered “lean” when they shop for food. In response to consumer demand and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans advice to “go lean with protein,” beef lovers now have many lean beef choices. “Americans may be surprised to learn that many lean beef steaks and roasts are actually cuts they already enjoy,” said Nancy Degner, executive director of the Iowa Beef Industry Council. “The 29 cuts include some of Americans’ favorites like sirloin steak, tenderloin, T-bone steak and 95 percent lean ground beef, and all have less than 10 grams of total fat, 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat, and less than 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.”

Choosing lean beef can help keep the grocery bill lean too. According to Fresh Look data, the average cost per lean beef cut retails at approximately $5.19 per pound, which is less than one dollar per 3-ounce serving. By comparison, regular cuts of beef retail at approximately $5.75 per pound – about $1.07 per 3-ounce serving – which is still a great value, but just goes to show that the misperception of healthy foods being expensive is not always the case. Not only is lean beef affordable and easy to find, it’s also a complete recipe for better health: great taste, lean protein and a naturally nutrient-rich source of essential nutrients needed for a healthy, active lifestyle.

On average, a three-ounce serving of lean beef is only 154 calories yet an excellent source of five nutrients (protein, zinc, vitamin B12, selenium and phosphorous) and a good source of five additional nutrients (choline, niacin, vitamin B6, iron and riboflavin). What’s more, lean beef is the perfect companion to many delicious fruits, vegetables and whole grains, helping you round out your plate for a more balanced, enjoyable diet.

When visiting the local butcher or supermarket meat case, it’s easy to find popular cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for “lean.” Here are a few helpful tips: • Select cuts of beef with the words “loin” or “round” on the label, such as sirloin, tenderloin, top round or eye round as these generally have the least amount of fat.

• Take a step further and choose lean cuts with the least amount of marbling and trim all visible fat around the edges before cooking.

• When choosing lean ground beef, you’ll see that ground beef is labeled by the percent of lean and fat. Generally, the leanest ground beef is labeled as 95 percent or 96 percent lean (some stores may offer 97 percent lean), which means most of the weight is from lean muscle with only a small amount of fat.

For a complete listing of the 29 cuts of beef with appropriate cooking methods for each, contact the Iowa Beef Industry Council, 515-296-2305 or beef@iabeef.org.

Consumers can download a 29 Lean Cuts Wallet card by visiting BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.

They can also find recipes, nutrition information and learn more about how to include naturally nutrient-rich lean beef into your healthy eating plan.

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Use a thermometer. The best way to determine doneness of burgers and steaks is to use an instant-read meat thermometer, inserted horizontally from the side to penetrate the center of the meat. Allow 10 to 15 seconds for the thermometer to register the internal temperature.

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Internal temperature matters. Cook burgers to at least 160°F. The color of cooked ground beef is not a reliable indicator of doneness.

Cook steaks to at least 145°F (medium rare doneness). The color will be very pink in the center and slightly brown toward the exterior.

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Practice food safety. Keep raw meat separate from other foods both in the refrigerator and during preparation. Wash hands, all utensils and surfaces in hot soapy water after contact with raw meat. Never place cooked meat on platters that held raw meat. Use clean serving platters and utensils. Serve cooked food promptly and refrigerate immediately after serving (within two hours after cooking).

Iowa’s beef cattle industry facts and figures • Iowa’s cattle industry contributes $5.1 billion in business activity to Iowa’s economy.

• Cattle feeding is especially valuable as a value-added industry that uses feed grain produced in the region.

• Total Cattle Inventory in Iowa (as of January 1, 2010): 3,850,000 State Rank All Cattle and Calves (January 1, 2010: Seventh USDA Cattle on Feed in Iowa (January 1, 2010): 1,360,000 State Rank Cattle and Calves on Feed (2010): Fourth Yearly Marketings (2009): 1,914,000 • Percentage of U.S. Grain fed Beef produced in Iowa (2009): 7.48 % Number of Feedlots (2007): 7,845 Number of Cattle Operations (2008): 30,000 • Number of Farms with Beef Cows (2008): 21,000 Number of Beef Cows (as of January 1, 2010): 885,000 State Rank Number of Beef Cows (2010): Twelfth Number of Farms with Dairy Cows (2008): 2,400 Number of Dairy Cows (as of January 1, 2010): 215,000 Cash Receipts from Cattle and Calves (2008): $2.882 billion Iowa Jobs Directly Related to the Cattle Industry: 12,866 Iowa Jobs Indirectly related to the Cattle Industry : 26,500 •Corn Used in Beef Production (2006): 148 mil bushels Statistics from the Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association.

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Calving season draws to a close

Everywhere you look in May, young calves can be seen in pastures throughout western Iowa. This pair takes a break from the warm midday sun in the tall grass while their mothers graze nearby.

Photo by Emma Struve.

May 2010

Holstein family-owned meat locker earns Farm Bureau’s Renew Rural Iowa Entrepreneur award Tiefenthaler Quality Meats, a family-owned business in Holstein with a loyal customer base and creative retail flair, was Farm Bureau’s Renew Rural Iowa Entrepreneur winner for April.

The meat processing plant has been in business since 1942, but it has grown significantly under the ownership of John and Shelly Tiefenthaler.

The winner of many cured meat championships, Tiefenthaler Quality Meats is known for their “No Mess Chili Dogs” and seven different flavors of skinless bratwurst.

But, it’s the company’s strong community presence and customer loyalty that earned Tiefenthaler Meats the Renew Rural Iowa Entrepreneur of the Month award.

“We do a lot of innovative products in our retail store,” said co-owner Shelly Tiefenthaler. “We really do like to try a lot of different things.”

“Tiefenthaler is a great example of a thriving business that has built a reputation of excellence in their community; it’s their round-the-clock dedication and attention to detail that has helped them remain viable, even in tough economic times,” said Iowa Farm Bureau Economic Development Administrator Sandy Ehrig.

“Tiefenthaler Quality Meats custom-cuts many different types of meat for farmers as well as hunters, but it’s their long track record of dependability that keeps folks coming back.”

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Hail damage linked to increased corn ear rots and mycotoxins New research on hail-damaged corn led by Iowa State University shows that hail damage during grain fill increases the risk of ear rot diseases and mycotoxin contamination.

The findings are important because hail-damaged corn is often used to feed livestock, which can become ill or refuse feed if mycotoxin concentrations are too high.

“Hail damages crops somewhere in Iowa every year. But until recently, there was little data to quantify effects of hail damage on grain quality,” said ISU plant pathologist Alison Robertson.

Robertson studied the issue with ISU colleagues Charles Hurburgh, director of the Iowa Grain Quality Initiative; Gary Munkvold, Seed Science Endowed Chair and plant pathologist; and Steve Ensley, clinician with the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

Robertson analyzed injured corn ears collected from several Iowa fields damaged in two major hail storms in July and August 2009. The storms affected 1.3 million acres in northeast and west-central Iowa. Because they occurred in later stages of the crop’s growth, these storms offered a rare chance to study effects of hail on grain quality.

One way grain quality declines is through growth of molds on hail-bruised kernels. Some molds produce toxins leading to ear rots; others discolor kernels, reducing marketability. The researchers wanted to answer a common grower question: What impact does hail damage to developing kernels have on corn grain quality, ear rot severity and mycotoxin contamination?

They found that as hail damage to kernels increased, so did severity of ear rots – and with the ear rots, the presence of certain mycotoxins.

Fusarium, Gibberella and Cladosporium were the main molds found in the study. Fusarium ear rot can contaminate grain with toxins called fumonisins. The toxins deoxynivalenol and zear-

alenone are produced by the fungus that causes Gibberella ear rot.

Cladosporium does not produce toxin but does create black mottling on kernels, Hurburgh said.

“This classifies as ‘total damage’ in the official U.S. grades and therefore creates marketing issues.”

Researchers also found that where deoxynivalenol – more commonly known as vomitoxin – was found, zearalenone was usually present as well.

“Swine are very sensitive to vomitoxin,” Robertson said. “And zearalenone is an estrogentype mycotoxin that can affect breeding pigs.”

Because zearalenone poisoning affects reproduction, effects are hard to see. But vomitoxin, to which swine are most sensitive, causes more visible signs of sickness such as poor weight gain, Ensley said.

The mycotoxins may enter livestock feed through feeding corn or dried distillers grains (DDGs), which are a by-product of the ethanol-making process. When damaged grain is used to make ethanol, any mycotoxins present concentrate up to three times in the resulting DDGs, Robertson said.

To counteract this, contaminated grain or DDGs may be blended with clean grain to get below FDA advisory levels. For swine, the FDA advisory limit for vomitoxin is 5 parts per million, or not more than 1 part per million of total diet, and 1 part per million for zearalenone. The researchers did not blend grain for this study; but they found about 10 percent of pure grain samples had mycotoxin levels above the FDA advisory limits for vomitoxin, zearalenone or both.

“This amount may seem small, but you need to factor in that approximately 65 percent of Iowa’s corn is used in the ethanol industry,” Robertson said.

Because of this, and mycotoxin concentration in DDGs, Robertson said that “in actuality, more than

50 percent of the study’s grain samples had mycotoxin levels that would have concentrated in the DDGs to levels greater than FDA advisory levels.”

Even when blending grain, it can be hard to get an even distribution of clean and contaminated grain in the feed mix, Ensley said.

“It’s hard to get a homogenous mixture. There could be areas in the feed where concentrations of contaminated grain are higher,” he said. “Pigs are so sensitive to DON, this may cause them to go off feed and it may take two weeks to get them consuming feed normally again, even on totally clean grain.”

Robertson said the results illustrate the importance of regularly checking fields to monitor development of ear rots, and making plans to harvest as soon as possible if more than 10 percent of ears in a field are considerably moldy.

The good news, she said, is that pre-harvest scouting of fields is an effective way to cut risks of mycotoxin contamination.

“Our research showed there was a positive correlation between visually damaged samples and detectable levels of toxins,” she said. “So, it’s very important to scout your fields to see how much ear rot you have.

“Our management recommendation is to harvest this damaged grain as early as possible, and dry and cool the grain immediately to reduce growth of molds and minimize further development of these mycotoxins.”

The research was funded by the ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, ISU’s Iowa Grain Quality Initiative and the ISU Corn and Soybean Initiative. ISU Extension field agronomists and Corn and Soybean Initiative partners collected the samples used in the study. It is currently being prepared for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

GPS PROVES USEFUL TOOL FOR LEOPOLD CENTER GRAZING RESEARCH Continued from page 8 movements of two or three cows in eight different pastures on five cow-calf farms in the Rathbun Lake watershed area. Each cow wore a GPS collar for two weeks during the spring, summer and fall of 2007, 2008 and 2009. Temperature and humidity also were recorded.

One of the major obstacles of this project was finding several willing farmer cooperators. The amount of cattle handling was a turn-off for many producers.

“They were a little hesitant because of the amount of handling required,” Russell said. “We were limited by the two-week battery life on the

GPS receivers in that respect. Several producers told us they would love to do it if we could put the collars on in May and take them off in September.”

Russell believes that cattle producers can take several steps right now from what he's learned through his research.

“Creating buffer strips between pastures, providing off-stream water sources or stable crossing points, or using rotational grazing are good places to start,” he said. “The size and shape of pastures does matter, and cattle don’t spend as much time in the water as we hypothesized so other factors may be contributing to the water quality, such as

wildlife or even septic tank leakage. Sediment in the water is caused more by the hydrology than by cattle kicking it around.”

Russell said he will be collecting data from cattle at the ISU farm near Rhodes in central Iowa during the current grazing season. What has been learned from the project is included in a series of publications that Russell created entitled Guide to Managing Pasture Water. View the publications on the Leopold Center website at: www.leopold.iastate.edu/research/eco_files/resour ces.html (see Animal Management Forage).

LOCAL ISU EXTENSION AGRONOMIST TRAVELS TO UKRAINE Continued from page 7 Another big difference between the Ukraine and the United States is that the Ukrainian government has placed a moratorium on the sale of agricultural land. Even extremely large farms – Licht visited one that was 370,000 acres, more farmland than most Iowa counties have – must rent much of the production acreage. In one case, a 2,500-acre farm had 300 landowners, with each landowner the farm director entered into a five to 10 year lease agreement. The large farms, Licht continued, are commercial enterprises and have management or professional staff including accountants, veterinarians and agronomists in addition to laborers as well as side enterprises such as oil processing or used equipment sales. A contrast to Iowa which has, Licht said, “family farms, for the most part, where owners are growers…and they make decisions on the fly. “In the systems over there, the person driving the tractor or combine doesn’t make decisions,” Licht explained. This situation poses challenges for quality control. For example, deciding when to do field work based on conditions because the person making the decision is not necessarily in the field to observe if the soil it too wet or not and the person operating the equipment doesn’t have the authority. One of the

bigger challenges Ukrainian farms face is getting capital to make equipment and technology purchases. Producers import older, used equipment from Germany, the United States and Brazil.

“Basically what they have is what we had five years ago,” Licht commented. Their equipment has the capability to apply nutrients at a variable rate but they aren’t necessarily grid sampling, for example. Farmers have, or can get, technology but can’t utilize it as well because of a deficit in satellite service. “We have access to many, many more satellites then they do,” stated Licht. Some of the regulations Ukrainian farmers have to contend with pose additional obstacles. The government has not banned the use of GMO seed but does require companies that sell the seed to be registered. Many companies hesitate to register because accepted regulations in the U.S., such as not replanting seed, aren’t as enforceable there and they are not willing to assume the risk of technology being misused. “Getting GMO seed there is a challenge,” Licht summarized. The farmers would buy technologically advanced seed if they could. But, Licht said, “that depends on the government and seed companies coming to an agreement.” Seed types, such as those with herbi-

cide and pest protection traits that are virtually taken for granted in the United States, are highly desirable but little used in the Ukraine.

Commodity groups, like the Iowa Soybean Association or Iowa Corn Growers Association, are not as formalized in the Ukraine, either.

Something that stood out in Licht’s recollection was the condition of the roads – not good. He has little sympathy left for the people in western Iowa who complain about their roads, Licht joked. In many places in the Ukraine the roads are in “really poor shape” or virtually non-existent. “This (trip) gave me an opportunity to help a developing country with corn and bean production,” Licht said. Many of the topics addressed with the Ukrainian farmers were no different from those dealt with on a day-to-day basis in Iowa: seeding rate, planting date, planting depth, and so on, though the recommendations were a little different to account for the slightly colder climate. Licht compared it to northern Minnesota or southern Canada. Licht commented on the people he visited, “They really want to learn from us. “We have things to learn from them…I liked to do it for better perspective,” Licht added.

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What to expect in May

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CORN The month of April ignored the seasonal pattern of weakness for corn prices as corn closed 21¼ cents higher.

Now, what to expect in the month of May. U.S. producers should finish planting the 2010 corn crop by the middle of the month and weather will then be 95% of the pricing influence. Ending stocks for the start of our harvest is projected at 1.899 billion bushels and the May 11th USDA monthly crop report looks to leave our old crop carryover stocks number unchanged as our export pace is steady but unspectacular.

After the report, weather will be the only thing left for traders to trade on during the last half of the month. If weather is warm with ample moisture, prices will retreat into the end of the month and the highs for the month should be in by May 11. However, if weather becomes hot and dry, prices will have no choice but to trade higher in an attempt to ration U.S. ending stocks this spring.

The other wildcard is if China continues to be a buyer of U.S. corn. If the Chinese persistently buy U.S. corn, the short funds will no doubt be aggressively covering their short positions. The month of May is too early to make annual highs if weather

conditions are adverse, as prices should peak during the June through August growing season.

With the uncertainty of the upcoming growing season, funds and commercials should look to buy weakness ahead of the key pollination timeframe in late June, just in case weather conditions become adverse.

SOYBEANS The month of April was bullish for soybeans as soybeans rallied to close April 48½ cents higher.

Now, what to expect in May. The month of May is when U.S. producers begin to aggressively seed the 2010 soybean crop. Weather will become the number one pricing influence once 30% to 50% of the crop has been planted.

With the ending stocks for 2010 projected at only 190 million bushels, the market has minimal room for error this growing season. However, prices will become very sensitive to weather issues during the summer as speculative shorts will look to cover aggressively if weather problems develop. As a result, the commodity funds and commercial entities will use weakness in prices during the planting season to buy September and November futures in anticipation of weather premiums being added as planting progress reaches the 50% pace.

Prices should peak into the June through August growing season, as the market will fear dryness or heat or both at key yield time could cut production for the 2010 crop and lower our carryover stocks. The May 12th USDA monthly crop report looks to attract small buying ahead of the in case there is a surprise in the report.

The only negative scenarios are the possibility increasing planted soybean acres this spring and of good growing conditions into the last half of the month. If weather conditions are favorable, look for prices to retreat and funds to liquidate long positions if the technical trend turns lower. The fundamentals determine price direction, so watch weather in the last half of the month.

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Field peas an alternative to corn and soybeans in swine diets Swine producers concerned about continuing high grain prices might consider using field peas as a partial substitute for soybean meal or corn in swine diets.

Research coordinated by an Iowa State University (ISU) Extension swine program specialist showed this substitution is well tolerated by pigs and can be a more economical choice.

Tom Miller said the research started in 2005 after an inquiry from a southeast Iowa producer.

The initial study, funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at ISU and through the USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, included both raising field peas and using the field peas in swine diets.

“We looked at the growth of different field pea varieties in small field plots of 20 to 70 acres in southeast Iowa,” Miller said. “We also tested the use of field peas in diets of a hog operation near Keota and at the ISU Swine Nutrition Farm. We hoped this would lead to developing an economical supply of these feedstuffs to use in pork production.”

The feed trial results showed that it’s possible for swine producers to increase their profits by using field peas because they provide nutrients comparable to corn and soybeans at a lower cost than those grains, according to Miller.

“Field peas are a good source of lysine, and they’re high in fiber with low levels of a trypsin inhibitor,” he said. “Typically, they’re fed raw and can be used for sows, weaned and finishing pigs.”

Wider adoption of field pea use by Iowa producers hinges primarily on access to adequate quan-

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“The next step is to find a profitable cropping system in order to be able to utilize the potential of the field pea, which includes research on modifying the peas to survive Iowa’s climate,” Miller said.

Another option for producers who want to incorporate field peas in their swine diets is to buy the peas from locations with more conducive growing conditions such as North Dakota and Canada.

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CLASSIFIEDS 1001 - MOWERS WANTED TO BUY NE - IHC #24 MOWER & PARTS, (308) 5872344 NE - IH 9' MOWER, (402) 336-2755 FOR SALE NE - REBUILT KOSCH HAYVESTOR, (308) 5872344 NE - IHC H W/WO MOWER, (308) 587-2344 NE - KOSCH SIDE MOUNT MOWER, (308) 587-2344 NE - EMERSON DOUBLE VICON DISC, (308) 544-6421 NE - VICON 3 PT DISC MOWER, (308) 5446421 NE - 10 BOLT SPACERS, 36" ROW FOR JD, (308) 390-0642 NE - REBUILT KOSCH TRAILVESTER MOWERS, 14', WITH WARRANTY, $5,000.00, (308) 544-6421 IA - SICKLE MOWERS 7', $275 TO $775, (712) 299-6608 NE - 12' CALDWELL ROTARY, $1,150.00, (308) 874-4562 NE - IHC SUPER H, WIDE FRONT END, LIVE HYDRAULIC, HAS MOUNTED KOSCH MOWER W/2 7' BARS, (308) 348-2234 1003 - SWATHERS FOR SALE KS - 1996 NEW HOLLAND 2550, 16 FT HEAD, $26,000.00, (620) 340-3358 KS - NEW HOLLAND 2218 HEAD W/2300 ADAPTER TO FIT 9030 BI-DIRECTIONAL, $9,000.00, (620) 340-3358 OK - NH SWATHER HDR FOR 9030 BI-DIRECTIONAL, 1116 BF, EXCELLENT, $4,500.00, (580) 829-2543 KS - '89 HONEY BEE 36' CANVAS SWATHER. GOOD COND. DUAL 18' UNITS. PTO DRIVEN DUAL HYDRAULIC PUMPS POWER PICKUP REELS, CANVASES & SICKLE DRIVES. GOES FROM ROAD TO FIELD AND BACK AGAIN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES. CURRENTLY MOUNTED ON IH 5488 TRACTOR, HAYS, KS., $12,000.00, (785) 628-8003 1005 - RAKES WANTED TO BUY NE - LH CHANNEL IRON FRAME ON NH56 OVER 56B SIDE RAKE, AND A WHEEL, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE IA - WWW. RAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 3662114 NE - '02 VERMEER R23A TWINRAKE CELL 308-962-6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 1006 - BALERS FOR SALE NE - BALER BELTS AND CHAINS; BEARINGS & FLANGES, (308) 587-2344 NE - BELTS FOR MOST BALERS & SWATHERS, (308) 587-2344 AL - ROUND BALER BELTING: LRGST DEALER IN US. ORIGINAL BELTING FOR ALL ROUND BALERS INCLUDING NEW JD IN STOCK! SAVE HUNDRED$! FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE! NO 800#, JUST BEST PRICES. SINCE 1973.

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1009 - STACKERS/STACK MOVERS FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, WWW. BALEWAGON. COM. ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE., (208) 880-2889 NE - NEW FARMHAND CHAIN & SPROCKETS, (308) 467-2335 NE - JD 200 STACKMAKER, $900.00, (308) 876-2515 NE - EMERSON 13X24 STACK MOVER, ELECTRONIC SCALES, W/ OR WITHOUT HYDRAFORK, (308) 544-6421 1010 - FORAGE HARVESTORS WANTED TO BUY KS - JOHN DEERE CHOPPERS & HEADS, ROEDER IMP, SENECA, KS, (785) 336-6103 FOR SALE NE - KNIFE BAR & RECUT SCREEN FOR JD 35, (308) 995-5515 NE - RECUT SCREEN & AXLE EXTENSION FOR IHC 730, (308) 995-5515 1013 - DUMP WAGON WANTED TO BUY KS - JD SILAGE WAGONS & HIGH DUMPS, ROEDER IMPLEMENT, (785) 336-6103 1014 - BALE WAGONS WANTED TO BUY KS - NH SELF PROPELLED & PULL-TYPE, ROEDER IMP, SENECA, (785) 336-6103 ID - NEW HOLLAND 2 & 3-WIDE, SELF-PROPELLED, PULL-TYPE MODELS. JIM,, (208) 880-2889 FOR SALE ID - NEW HOLLAND'S-ALL MODELS, CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/ TRADE. WWW. BALEWAGON. COM, (208) 880-2889 NE - NH 1044, 119 BALES, GOOD, $3,500.00, (402) 545-2255 1016 - SILAGE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE ND - NH B27P SILAGE BALER WRAPPING MACHINE, PULL TYPE, (701) 839-4968 1030 - OTHER- HAY & FORAGE WANTED TO BUY NE - HAYBUSTER GEAR BOX FOR 1600 STACKER, BEDROLLERS, PUSH OFF ASSEMBLY, A FEW OTHER PARTS, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - HAY PROBE FOR TESTING, (308) 5872344 IA - JD HAYLOADER, (712) 299-6608 IA - ROTARY CUTTERS, 5', 6'& 7', $375 TO $1475, (712) 299-6608 1101 - TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY NE - IH 560 DIESEL, (402) 336-2755 NE - MF 35, 50, 65, 135, 235, 245, OR 255 TRACTOR, (402) 678-2277 NE - BUYING TRACTORS FOR SALVAGE MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (800) 5824303 MO - AC D17'S & UP, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - IH 560 TO 1566, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - LINDSAY BRO WAGON, NEED PARTS: 6 BOLT HUB #Q563, (816) 378-2015 NE - NEW OR USED 24. 5 X 32 REAR TRACTOR TIRES TO FIT JD COMBINE OR STEIGER TRACTOR, (402) 256-3696 NE - LATE MODEL JD 4020, ANY CONDITION., (402) 369-0212 NE - FRONT WEIGHTS FOR JD 8000 OR 60 SERIES, (402) 726-2488 NE - CASE IH OR STEIGER 9240 OR 9260 RIGID FRAME 4 WHEEL DRIVE, (402) 3723009 FOR SALE IA - JD B'S 1937 TO 1950, (712) 299-6608 IA - IH NICE SUPER C W/LOADER, (712) 2996608 NE - IH DISGUSTED? HAVE SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES W/YOUR IH 706, 806, 1206, 4106, 756, 856, 1256, 1456, 766, 966, 1066, 1466, 1566, 786, 886, 986, 1086, 1486, 1586, 3288, 3388, 3488, 3588, 3688, 3788, 6788?FOR A PERMANENT FIX, CALL WENZ SERVICE TO PRICE THE KIT FOR YOUR MODEL, (800) 808-7885 NE - NEW, USED AND REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS, MOST MAKES AND MODELS, (800) 582-4303 IA - IH, NICE SUPER C W/WF, 2PT, (712) 2996608 IA - OLIVER SUPER 88D, WF, PS, (712) 2996608 IA - OLIVER SUPER 77G, WF PS, (712) 2996608 IA - IH 300U, W/HYD BUCKET, $4,500.00, (712) 299-6608 NE - 8 HOLE 15" TRACTOR FRONT WHEELS, FITS IHC, (308) 587-2344

1101 - TRACTORS FOR SALE - CONT’D IA - JD A, 1935, (712) 299-6608 IA - AC WC ROAD PATROL, 12' BLADE, (712) 299-6608 NE - JD 4020 W/ NEW TIRES, NEW DIESEL INJECTOR PUMP, (308) 478-5451 CO - PARTING OUT 4386 IH, ENGINE SOLD, (303) 536-0124 IA - AC WD45, WF, PS, LOADER, (712) 2996608 IA - IH-B WITH WOODS 60"PT, $2,550.00, (712) 299-6608 IA:1975 4030 J.D. CAB & AIR & HEAT, DIESEL TRACTOR. QUAD. TRANS, TRIPLE HYDRAULICS ORINGINAL PAINT. VERY GOOD CONDITION 712-546-6910 IA - AC-WC 1938 ELECTRIC START, $1,850.00, (712) 299-6608 NE - 5010 JD HANCOCK SELF LOADING SCRAPER, OLDER UNIT, (308) 436-4369 IA - SUP A, H, M, MTA, 350, 460, 560 TRACTORS, (712) 299-6608 NE - 2 JD DR WH & LIFT ASSIT 7300, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 IA - C-AC W/BELLY MOWERS, $1850 TO $2850, (712) 299-6608 KS - FORD 2N WITH 5' WOODS BELLY MOWER, $3,500.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - 1971 JD DIESEL 4020, SYNCHRO SHIFT, DUAL SIDE CONSOLE HYD. , WF, 3PT, VERY GOOD CONDITION, (402) 369-0212 NE - CASE 611B DUAL RANGE COM, W OR N FRONT, $2750, SC CASE, NEW RUBBER & CARB $1500, (308) 874-4562 NE - 4430 POWERSHIFT, NEW 18. 4-38 DUAL TIRES, 3 HYD, W/11' JOHN DEERE BLADE, (308) 348-2234 KS - '84 IH 5488, 190 HP, 5378 HRS, EXC. COND. NEAR NEW GY 18. 4-38 DUAL TIRES, HEAVY DUTY FRONT AXLE, NEAR NEW GY FRONT TIRES, 3 PT. HITCH, TRIPLE HYD. YOU WILL LIKE IT. HAYS, KS., $26,000.00, (785) 628-8003 SD - 1968 930 CASE CK $2800. PTO, 3 PT, 600 HRS OVER- HAUL. POWER STEERING PUMP BAD, LOCATED WINNER, SD, (605) 431-8179 NE - IHC SUPER H W/WIDE FRONT, LIVE HYDRAULICS, (308) 348-2234 1102 - LOADERS

1108 - HARROWS FOR SALE OK - WAKO BIG COUNTRY 57', WITH HARROW, 3 YRS OLD, EXCELLENT CONDITION, $38,000.00, (580) 796-2549 1109 - PLANTERS WANTED TO BUY NE - LIFT ASSIST WHEELS FOR A JD 7300 12RN, (402) 545-2255 NE - JD 7000 CORN PLANTER ROW UNITS, (402) 372-3009 FOR SALE NE - NEW #92 IHC COVERING DISK ASSEMBLY, (308) 995-5515 NE - LIFT ASSIST AND/OR TRANSPORT KIT FOR IHC LISTER/ PLANTER, ALSO GAUGE STRIPE WHEELS, (308) 995-5515 IA - NEW & USED KINZES, SORENSEN EQUIPMENT, HARLAN, IA, (712) 755-2455 KS - INSECTICIDE BOXES FOR JD 7200, 16 ROWS, $900 OBO. DISK FURROWERS, $1600., (620) 865-2541 NE - IHC SEED DRUMS, (308) 995-5515 NE - MOORE BUILT 16 ROW PLANTER MARKERS, $2,750.00, (308) 485-4486 CO - IH 500 6 ROW CYCLE, W/CORN & SUNFLOWER DRUMS, $500.00, (303) 536-0124 1111 - DRILLS

WANTED TO BUY NE - TYE DRILL FOR PARTS, (402) 482-5491 FOR SALE NE - !! ROUND CAPS !! THE ULTIMATE GRAIN DRILL PRESS WHEEL CAP! COVERS COMPLETE FACE OF WHEEL. CONVERTS V FACED WHEELS TO ROUND FACE FOR BETTER FLOTATION & DEPTH CONTROL. PERFECT FIT! EASY TO INSTALL! DON YUNG DISTRIBUTING, KIMBALL, NE., (308) 235-2718 NE - JD 520 SOYBEAN DRILL, 10X18 DOUBLE DISK W/DEPTH BANDS, V PRESS WHEELS. LIKE NEW., (308) 894-6743 KS - 30" HOE AIR SEEDER DRILL $3500. 40' DISC AIR SEEDER DRILL, $19,500, (785) 871-0711 NE - 150 & 7100 DRILLS, FERT. BOXES, BLACK HEAVY DUTY WHEELS, DBL HITCH, TRANSPORTS & PARTS, (308) 995-5515 KS - 2 SECT. GREAT PLAINS FOLDING DRILL, SOLID STAND, 3010 NT NO-TILL DRILL, FOR SALE CONDITION, FIELD READY IA - SEVERAL LOADERS OFF JD 3010-4020, GOOD $29,750/OBO, (316) 204-4505 (712) 299-6608 1112 - ROTARY HOE NE - 640 CLASSIC JD SELF LOADING LOADER WILL FIT 6400 JD TRACTOR, ALSO FOR SALE FITS 3020, 4020, 4450. WILL FIT ANY TRAC- NE - 30 FOOT JD ROTARY HOE CALL FOR TOR THAT HAS 20" FRAME, 6'BUCKET & 4 DETAILS, (308) 882-4588 TINE GRAPPLE FORK & MOUNTINGS; LIKE 1113 - CULTIVATORS NEW, $7,500.00, (308) 390-0642 FOR SALE SD - 3-PT 8R FLAT FOLD, $1,500.00, (605) 386-2131 NE - IHC GO-DIG PARTS, (308) 995-5515 NE - 4 ROW ORTHMAN TOOL BAR, CAN BE USED TO CULTIVATE OR RIDGE, (308) 3900642 NE - HAWKINS 12 ROW HILLER (DITCHER), (308) 882-4588 WANTED TO BUY NE - 12 ROW CULTIVATOR, (308) 882-4588 NE - DIRT OR MANURE BUCKET HEAD FOR 1114 - SPRAYERS F10 LOADER, NEEDS TO HAVE ORANGE FOR SALE FRAMEWORK W/GRAPPLE, (308) 587-2344 KS - 1600 GAL. FLOATER. 3000 WET BOOM FOR SALE SPRAYER, $6,500.00, (785) 871-0711 IA - 3 PT 90" GNUSE BUCKET, $1,250.00, NE - 2-200 GALLON SADDLE TANKS, FITS (712) 299-6608 4450, (308) 478-5451 1104 - CHISELS KS - JD 600 HI-CYCLE W/40' WICK BOOM. WANTED TO BUY REBUILT MOTOR, $2,500.00, (620) 8652541 NE - 20' CHISEL, (402) 726-2488 NE - JD 25A, 3 PT. HITCH, 150 GAL, 20" 1105 - DISKS BOOM, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE 1115 - MULCHERS/SHREDDERS NE - DISK BLADES AND BEARINGS, (308) FOR SALE 587-2344 IA - 3 PT OR PULL TANDEM DISKS, 6'-18', NE - 20' BESLER STALK CHOPPER, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 (712) 299-6608 OK - KRAUSE DISK 42', LIKE NEW BLADES, 1116 - BUSH HOGS $15,000.00, (580) 796-2549 FOR SALE NE - DISC ROLLING & DISC BRAKES JESS PUTNAM, OVERTON, NE CELL 308-325-0050 IA - 7' 3PT, BUSH HOG CUTTERS; $1,050 TO $2,250, (712) 299-6608 OR, (308) 987-2518 1119 - ROD WEEDER 1106 - PLOWS AND SWEEP PLOWS FOR SALE FOR SALE KS - 45' OF MILLER ROD WEEDER USED KS - FLEX KING 4X5' SWEEP PLOW, GOOD PARTS, DRIVES, TEETH, RODS, ETC. ALL CONDITION, $1,250.00, (620) 865-2541 IA - OLIVER PLOWS, 2 & 3 BOTTOM, FOR $500, (620) 865-2541 1120 - FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT PULL/3PT, (712) 299-6608 IA - 25 PLOWS, 2, 3 & 4 BOTTOM, 2/3PT, FOR SALE (712) 299-6608 NE - CDS SQUEEZE & INJ PUMP, 24 ROW, NE - NEW FLEX KING PICKER WHEELS, (308) $600.00, (402) 726-2488 995-5515 NE - ANHY. TRAILER CHASSIS, (402) 726NE - CASE 308, 4-18'S WITH CONCAVE 2488 CUSHION COULTERS, LIKE NEW, $1,100.00, www.iowafarmandranch.com (308) 874-4562 ND - IH 6 BOTTOM 735 VARI-WIDTH SEMI www.iowafarmandranch.com MOUNTED PLOW, DWAINE KAUFFMAN, (701) www.iowafarmandranch.com 839-4968 NE - HEAVY DUTY BALE SPEAR FOR F11 LOADER, $600.00, (308) 348-2065 NE - DUALL LOADER MOUNTS TO FIT JD 4520 OR 4620. CUSTOM BUILT, VERY HEAVYM VERY NEAT, WITH CUSTOM GRILL GUARD BUILT IN. DUALL LOADER 325 OR 345, (402) 482-5491 1103 - LOADER ATTACHMENTS

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1130 - TRACTORS,TILL. OTHER FOR SALE NE - FRONT WEIGHTS FOR CASE IH MAGNUM, (308) 995-5515 NE - HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS, HOSES & PTO PUMPS, (308) 587-2344 IA - TRACTOR CHAINS 28" TO 38", (712) 2996608 IA - 3 PT CARRIERS, $175 TO $575, (712) 299-6608 NE - 18. 4 34 TRACTOR CHAINS, (308) 3482234

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515-994-2890 1201 - ENGINES/MOTORS FOR SALE NE - 413 CHRYSLER FOR SALVAGE, (308) 995-5515 NE - OIL COOLER FOR 354 PERKINS, (308) 467-2335 NE - USED VEE BELTS: 3-IHC C176" $15 EA; 4 GATES C240" $20 EA; 3 DAYCO C240" $15 EA; 4 DAYCO C270" $15 EA 1 DAYCO C116 $10 EA; 1 DAYCO 94" X 1 1/4" WIDE $10, (402) 564-5064 NE - USED 460 CU IN ENGINE WITH NEW HIGH PRESSURE BERKELEY PUMP, (800) 554-8715 NE - CUMMINS 6BT IRRIGATION MOTOR, 10 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR W/SELF-PRIMING PUMP, (402) 726-2488 NE - 08 496 CHEVY NG POWER UNIT, 786 HRS, RADIATOR, GEN PULLEY, GEN STAND, SHORT CLUTCH EXCELLANT CONDITION., (308) 467-2335 1202 - PUMPS FOR SALE NE - 10" WLR BOWLS, (308) 995-5515 NE - 5 NEW PTO PUMPS IN STOCK, (800) 284-7066 NE - 3X4 BERKELEY PUMPS, PRIMING VALVES AVAILABLE, (402) 364-2592 NE - USED MANURE PUMP, BETTER BUILT, (800) 554-8715 NE - USED BERKELEY PTO PUMPS & SUCTION EQUIPMENT, (800) 554-8715 NE - 8 USED BERKELEY PTO PUMPS IN STOCK, (800) 284-7066 NE - BERKELEY FLOATER PUMP, (800) 2847066 1203 - PIPE FOR SALE NE - 8" TEXFLO 20" GATES, ALL KINDS OF FITTINGS, (308) 995-5515 NE - 6" BAND & LATCH MAIN LINE, (308) 995-5515 NE - 6" PLAIN PIPE, ALUM AND PLASTIC, (308) 946-3396 NE - 10" X 20" PVC, (308) 946-3396 NE - USED 6" AND 10" PVC, CALL FOR LENGTHS, (308) 946-3396 NE - 6" ALUM MAIN LINE PIPE, HOOK & BAND, (308) 946-3396

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1230 - IRRIGATION MISC.

FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - 6" X 20" GATED ALUMINUM, (308) 9463396 NE - 8" X 20" ALUMINUM GATED, (308) 9463396 NE - 10" X 20" ALUMINUM GATED PIPE, (308) 946-3396 NE - 8"X 30' PLAIN ALUMINUM PIPE, (308) 946-3396 NE - USED 8"X20" PVC PIPE, (308) 9463396 NE - 60 LINKS OF GATED, 20" X 30', (308) 478-5451 NE - 8" MAIN LINE HASTINGS, (308) 9955515 NE - 9" MAIN LINE RING LOCK, (308) 9955515 NE - 9" MAIN LINE HIGH PRESS, (308) 9955515 NE - 5000' 6" HP RINGLOCK PIPE, (800) 284-7066 1205 - GENERATOR WANTED TO BUY NE - USED WINPOWER PTO GENERATORS, (308) 775-3298 FOR SALE NE - WINPOWER - NEW & USED PTO GENERATORS, (308) 775-3298 IA - WINCO PTO GENERATORS, CALL US FOR PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY! HARVEY AT EDEN SUPPLY 8AM - 10PM., (515) 679-4081 1206 - GEAR HEADS FOR SALE NE - 150 HP GEARHEAD, 6 RATIO, (308) 995-5515 NE - AMARILLO GEARHEADS: 110HP 4:3 $700, 80 HP 6:5 $700, 70 HP 4:5 $650, 50 HP 1:1 $700, 50 HP 4:5 $600, (402) 5645064 NE - GEAR DRIVE REPAIR- AMARILLO WARRANTY CENTER. REPAIR ALL MAKES/MODELS. 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE. CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES. CENTRAL IRRIGATION, (402) 723-5824 NE - US MOTORS GEARHEADS 90HP 4:3 $450, 70HP 2:3 $400, 30HP 4:3 $300, (402) 564-5064 NE - DERAN/RANDOLPH GEARHEAD 100HP 4:3 $500, PEERLESS GEARHEAD 2:3 $300, (402) 564-5064 1207 - PIVOTS FOR SALE NE - 1998 4 TOWER T-L PIVOT, (308) 9463396 CO - 10 TOWER LOCKWOOD, 1450', ALL GALVANIZED, SINGLE LEG TOWERS, NONWIRE ADJ. , DRIPS, ROTATORS, REGULATORS, NO RUST, GOOD COND. , EXC. WATER AREA, $11,500.00, (970) 332-4114 NE - 10 TOWER REINKE PIVOT, (800) 2847066 1208 - TRAVELER SYSTEMS FOR SALE NE - NEW OCMIS HH: 4" X 1312', (800) 2847066 NE - NEW GREENFIELDS, 6 NEW CADMAN HARD HOSE, 5 USED HARD HOSE TRAVELERS, 9 USED SOFT HOSE, (800) 284-7066 NE - HEINZMAN TRAVELER WITH HOSE, (308) 390-0642 1209 - PUMPS WITH MOTORS FOR SALE NE - 3/4 BERKELEY PUMPS WITH PRIMING VALVES, ATTACHED TO YOUR CHOICE OF INDUSTRIAL 200 FORD, 300 FORD, OR 262 ALLIS, W/RADIATORS, AND CARTS, (402) 364-2592 1230 - IRRIGATION MISC. WANTED TO BUY NE - "MULE", WHICH IS A SMALL, SLOW, GASOLINE POWERED VEHICLE USED TO CARRY GEAR BOXES, TOOLS, PIVOT REPAIRS DOWN BETWEEN SUNFLWOER & CORN CROP., (308) 436-4369 FOR SALE WI - SERVING THE MIDWEST WITH COMPLETE IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, ALL TYPES, NEW & USED. CONTACT ROBERTS IRRIGATION COMPANY AT 1500 POST ROAD, PLOVER, WI 54467, (800) 434-5224 NE - 8" SURGE VALVE, (308) 946-3396 NE - ORTHMAN 3-PT PIVOT TRACK CLOSER, EXCELLENT COND, (308) 390-0642 NE - PIVOTS, HARD & SOFT HOSE TRAVELERS, PUMPS, WHEEL ROLLS, FITTINGS, PVC UNDERGROUND FITTINGS, NEW AND USED, "YOUR COMPLETE IRRIGATION HEADQUARTERS" NORTHERN AGRI-SERVICES INC, HENDERSON, NEBRASKA 68371, (402) 723-4501, (800) 554-8715

FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - 10" & 8" IRRIGATION PIPE FOR SALE. 6BT CUMMINS IRR MOTOR. 10 HP ELEC MOTOR W/SELF PRIMING PUMP. 6:5 100 HP GEAR HEAD. 10" DISCHARGE PIPE WITH COOLING COIL, (402) 726-2488 1301 - COMBINES AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE OK - REBUILT COMBINE SIEVES. NEW REEL BATS, GALVANIZED AND BLACK, (580) 3612265 OK - '86 C-IH 1660, 25' 1010 HEADER, $19,000.00, (580) 361-2265 KS - LARGE BISH BIN EXT OFF 9610 W/HYD. PUSH UP AUGER. $750 OBO, (620) 8652541 KS - NH TR98, 1905 SEP HRS, 30' 973 FLEX HEAD, $72,000.00, (620) 340-3358 OK - '82 GLEANER N6, 24' HEADER, $8,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - C-IH 1480, 810 24' HEAD, $10,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - TR85 NEW HOLLAND, 3208 CAT, 24' HEADER, $5,000.00, (580) 361-2265 CO - 22'AIR REEL AND ACCESSORIES. RECENTLY TAKEN OFF JD 105 COMBINE. $450 OBO. PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER., (719) 643-5267 NE - JD, 1981 7720, 4300 HRS, JD DEALER SERVICED YEARLY, $9,500.00, (402) 5452255 CO - PARTING OUT 2 MF 760 COMBINES, 1 W/6 CYLINDER PERKINS, 1 W/8 CYLINDER PERKINS, (303) 536-0124 IA - 1-2007 9760, 4X4, 1004 SEPARATOR HRS, $175,000; 2-2005 9760'S 1254/1187 SEPARATOR HRS, $145,000/EA ALL HAVE DUALS, CM, HID, GREENSTAR, EXTENDED WEAR, HIGH RATE UNLOADS;3-635 HYDRA FLEX HEADS, NEW HIGH SPEED TRAILERS, $29,000 EACH. CALL 515-295-7947 OR, (515) 341-3188 KS - 2-1990 IHC 1680 COMBINES, 4WD, CHOPPER, TILT, FEEDER REVERSER, BIN EXTENSIONS, GOOD CONDITION; 25' IHC 1020 FLEX HEAD, (913) 370-3002 OK - SEED CLEANER, CLIPPER, 92DB TRAVELER ON TRAILER, GOOD CONDITION, LOTS OF SCREENS, (580) 829-2543 KS - 1999-2388 IH 4WD COMBINE, 3200 HRS, CM, YM, RT, AND CHOPPER, (913) 4260984 1302 - COMBINE HEADS WANTED TO BUY MO - JD 920F BEAN PLATFORM, (816) 3782015 IA - MF 1163 CORN HEAD, (402) 651-5811 NE - JD ROW CROP HEAD 8R 30", (402) 3723009 FOR SALE SD - WE REBUILD COMBINE & WINDROWER HEADER AUGERS TO LIKE NEW CONDITION. PONCELET'S WELDING, RAMONA, SD. (605) 480-4860 OR, (605) 482-8405 OK - MACDON 960 25' DRAPER W/IHC ADAPTER & PICK UP REEL, $9,000.00, (580) 361-2265 NE - JD 925 FLEX HEAD, SEE THRU REEL, GOOD, $4,500.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - JD, 643 CORN HEAD, OIL DRIVE, $4,950.00, (402) 545-2255 CO - MF 1163 CORN HEAD, $700.00, (303) 536-0124 1303 - CORN PICKERS FOR SALE IA - NI 311 CORNPICKER 2 R WIDE, $950.00, (712) 299-6608 1305 - WAGONS/GRAVITY WAGONS FOR SALE IA - FLARE, BARGE & GRAVITY WAGONS $150 TO $1850, (712) 299-6608 IA - WAGON GEARS, STEEL, WOOD OR RUBBER TIRES, (712) 299-6608 1307 - GRAIN DRYERS FOR SALE NE - 1995 MC 1175, 1992 MC 1175, 1995 MC 970, 1989 MC 973, MC 975, MC 675, 3 FARM FANS, M&W 650, (800) 284-7066 NE - USED 2009 BROCK SQ20D, USED '05 SUPERB SE1000C, USED '05 SUPERB SE750C, 3 NEW BROCK DRYERS., (800) 284-7066 NE - USED FARM FANS 4" AIR SYSTEM, (800) 284-7066 1310 - AUGERS FOR SALE NE - SPEED KING 52' 8" WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR, (308) 478-5451 NE - MAYRATH 55' GRAIN AUGER, 8" W/ ELECETIR MOTOR, (308) 478-5451

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1313 - GRAIN STORAGE UNITS FOR SALE NE - 8" AERATION TUBING AND AERATION FANS, (308) 995-5515 NE - BROCK BINS & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT, EPS & BEHLEN BLDG SYSTEMS, BUCKLEY STEEL, AINSWORTH, NE, (402) 387-0347 NE - SINGLE PHASE MOTORS, (308) 9955515 NE - BULK HEAD FOR 51' CURVET, (308) 995-5515 NE - SUKUP GRAIN BINS-WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF GRAIN STORAGE, DRYING & CONVEYING EQUIPMENT. NORTH CENTRAL AUTOMATION-O'NEILL, NE, (402) 336-1900 NV - USED 200, 000 BUSHEL BUTLER GRAIN BIN, $45,000.00, (702) 370-0205 1315 - COMBINE TRAILERS FOR SALE SK - COMBINE TRAILERS: TRAILTECH OR JANTZ, SINGLE & DOUBLE. HYDRAULIC FOLD HEAD TRANSPORTS. FLAMAN SALES, BOX 280, SOUTHEY, SK, CANADA S0G 4P0, ASK FOR AL. EVES 306-949-8458. DAYS, (306) 726-4403 1330 - GRAIN HARVEST OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - CHICAGO FANS, (308) 995-5515 FOR SALE NE - 8" AERATION TUBES, FANS, TUNNELS FOR CONCRETE FLOORS, (308) 995-5515 NE - GSI GRAIN BINS, GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT, ALL KINDS, GSI FANS & HEATERS, PORTABLE GRAIN DRYERS, (800) 554-8715 NE - NEW & RECONDITIONED KONGSKILDE AIR GRAIN VAC EQUIPMENT, (800) 554-8715 IA - MIDWEST PNEUMATIC. BRANDT, CONVEYAIR, REM, VACBOSS, HANDLAIR. NEW, RECOND, PTO OR ENG DRIVEN, PUMPS, AIR LOCKS, PIPE, PARTS, SERVICE. 5 YR LEASE OR LOAN AT 7. 1%. 40+ UNITS IN STOCK. OUR HIGH VOLUME MEANS YOUR BEST DEAL! WE DELIVER! MACEDONIA, IA, (800) 480-2487 NE - NEW ORTHMAN DRY BEAN CUTTERS, (308) 995-5515 NE - DMC MODEL 44 GRAIN CLEANER, (800) 284-7066 IL - ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A MOISTURE TESTER THAT WILL GIVE YOU FAST & ACCURATE RESULTS? THEN CALL US NOW & ASK ABOUT OUR MODEL 920 & 930. SHORE SALES. MOISTURETESTERS. COM, (800) 837-0863 1401 - 3 POINT BLADES FOR SALE IA - 2 OR 3 PT BLADES 6', 7', 8' OR 9' AC, IH, JD & OTHERS, (712) 299-6608 1404 - SNOW BLOWER/PLOWS FOR SALE IA - 3 PT SNOWBLOWERS, $1550 TO $2850, (712) 299-6608 NE - V-SNOW PLOW ORIGINALLY FOR COUNTY MAINTAINER, COULD ADAPT TO FIT LOADER TRACTOR OR WHATEVER, $375.00, (308) 894-6965 1406 - LAWN MOWERS FOR SALE NE - HIS & HERS MOWERS, MADE BY DEINES CORP, BOTH HAVE 48" FRONT DECKS, 1 W/BAGGER, 1 W/DUMP BOX, BOTH W/BRAND NEW 14 HP TECUMSEH ENGINES, HEAVY DUTY MOWERS, EXCELLENT. ALSO LOTS OF SPARE PARTS, (308) 390-0642 NE - WORKHORSE LAWN TRACTOR W/SIDE PULL TYPE MOWER W/ BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE, WILL MOW TALL GRASS, PRACTICALLY NEW. REEL TYPE MOWER FOR SHORT GRASS, 10' WIDE SWATH. CAN BE PULLED BEHIND 4 WHEELER OR WORKHORSE TRACTOR, (308) 390-0642 NE - 6' ROTARY MOWER WITH THREE POINT, $450.00, (308) 874-4562 1407 - ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR SALE NE - COMPLETE LINE OF SHEAVES, BEARINGS, DRIVES, & MOTORS, (402) 387-0347 1408 - DAIRY EQUIPMENT WANTED TO BUY WI - USED BULK MILK TANKS, 300 GALLON & LARGER, (800) 558-0112 1412 - SHOP TOOLS,WELDERS, ETC WANTED TO BUY NE - 110V WELDING ROD DRYING OVEN, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE KS - METAL BENCH LATHE 3 JAW CHUCK, 5 1/2" SWING, $200.00, (785) 778-2962

1412 - SHOP TOOLS,WELDERS, ETC FOR SALE - CONT’D KS - BRAKE DRUM/ROTOR TURNING LATHE, $110.00, (785) 778-2962 KS - ARMITURE TURNING LATHE, $70.00, (785) 778-2962 1430 - OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - ELSTON GOPHER MACHINE, (308) 5872344 IA - WWW. WHEELRAKE. COM, (712) 3662114 IA - AGE CATCHING UP WITH YOUR NEED TO CLIMB? WE CAN HELP WITH A HAND OPERATED SINGLE PERSON ELEVATOR 140' MAXIMUM CALL, (800) 462-3460 KS - ORTHMAN & BUCKEYE FRONT 3 PT HITCHES, $1500 EACH., (620) 865-2541 1500 - GROUND HAY FOR SALE KS - GROUND HAY AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND, DELIVERY AVAILABLE, (785) 389-5111 1501 - ALFALFA HAY WANTED TO BUY KS - GRINDING ALFALFA WANTED, (785) 389-5111 IA - QUALITY SML OR LG SQ ALFALFA OR MIXED IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE NE - ALFALFA, 4X4X8 BALES, DAIRY QUALITY, SHEDDED & TARPED, HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-962-6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD CUTTING OF ALFALFA HAY, (308) 882-4588 NE - GRINDING QUALITY ALFALFA IN LG RD BALES, HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-9626399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - HORSE QUALITY IN SM SQ BALES, SHEDDED & TARPED HAMEL HAY CO CELL 308-962-6399 HOME, (308) 962-5474 NE - CUSTOM GRINDING, GROUND HAY DELIVERIES, HAZARD, NE., (308) 452-4400 NE - HIGH QUALITY BIG ROUND & BIG SQUARE BALES. KORTY HAY. HAY ANALYSIS AVAILABLE., (888) 708-2800 OR - TEST MOISTURE. HAY, GRAIN, SILAGE, SOIL, WOOD, WINDROW TESTER. BALE STROKE COUNTER. MOISTURE READ OUT AS YOU BALE! WWW. LEHMANFARMS. NET, (503) 434-1705 MO - KANSAS ALFALFA, BROME, PRAIRIEANY SIZE BALES. DELIVERED ANYWHERE. EXPERIENCED DAIRYMAY WITH 20 YRS IN THE HAY BUSINESS. FOR HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND QUALITY, CALL LYNDELL: LAKEY & LAKEY, INC., (417) 683-6781 1502 - PRAIRIE HAY FOR SALE IA - LARGE RD & BIG SQ BALES GOOD QUALITY GRASS HAY, DELIVERED IN SEMI LOADS ONLY, (641) 658-2738 NE - LARGE ROUND & SMALL SQUARE BALES PRAIRIE HAY, CALL EARLY AM OR LATE PM, (308) 894-6743 KS - TOP QUALITY SM SQ, CAN DELIVER SEMI LOAD LOTS, (785) 528-3779 KS - TOP QUALITY 4X4X8 SQ, CAN DELIVER SEMI LOAD LOTS, (785) 528-3779 KS - BALED 4X8, SM SQ OR BIG ROUNDS, (620) 625-2402 KS - 2008 BROME BIG ROUND BALES, (785) 935-2480 NE - HOLT COUNTY NEBRASKA PRAIRIE HAY, CERTIFIED WEED FREE OF ALL NOXIOUS WEEDS, BIG ROUND BALES, CALL CELL: 402-394-8495 OR, (402) 336-3292 NE - CERTIFIED MEADOW HAY, BIG ROUND BALES, HORSES, CATTLE, MULCH, (308) 587-2344 KS - BIG BLUE STEM PRAIRIE HAY. 4X4X8 BALES. $55/T. BARNED, ROUND BALES OUTSIDE $5/T. CONCORDIA, KS. CALL 386871-0561,, (703) 713-0174 NE - 117 BG ROUNDS, MAINLY GRASS MIX, (308) 436-5491 1503 - BROME HAY FOR SALE KS - HORSE QUALITY:3X3, WEED/MOLD FREE. APPROX 750LBS, NO SUNDAY CALLS, (785) 255-4579 1504 - OAT/WHEAT/RYE HAY FOR SALE NE - 150 LARGE ROUND WHEAT STRAW BALES, (308) 882-4588 1505 - STRAW WANTED TO BUY IA - GOOD CLEAN, BRIGHT SM SQ IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE NE - 96 BG RDS CERT WHEAT STRAW, 1000#/BL. 308-641-1240,, (308) 436-5491

1512 - SEED FOR SALE IA - BUYER & SELLER OF PRAIRIE GRASS & WILDFLOWER SEED, OSENBAUGH SEEDS, LUCAS, IA., (800) 582-2788 TX - FORAGE-TYPE TRITICALE SEED, CALL GAYLAND WARD SEEDS, (800) 299-9273 KS - TRITICALE SEED, A+ QUALITY, VOLUME DISCOUNT. DELIVERY AVAILABLE. CALL BROCK BAKER @, (800) 344-2144 NE - PASTURE & HAY MIXES, OATS, TURNIP, COVER CROPS, TEFF, MILLET, WILDLIFE, ALFALFA, ETC. , PRAIRIE STATES SEED 866373-2514 TOLL FREE, (866) 373-2514 NE - NATIVE GRASS SEED, WILDFLOWER, LEAD PLANT, SMART WEED & OTHERS. SOUTH FORK SEED COMPANY, (402) 4825491 1530 - HAY & GRAIN OTHER FOR SALE IA - WWW. REPLACEMENTRAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-2114 1806 - GRINDER MIXERS FOR SALE IA - IH 950, $950.00, (712) 299-6608 NE - 420 ART'S-WAY GRINDER MIXER, VERY GOOD, HAMMERS NEVER TURNED, SHEDDED, (402) 482-5491 1807 - HAY GRINDERS/PROCESSORS FOR SALE MN - HAYBUSTER 1150 TRUCK MOUNT GRINDERS, ENGINE GRINDERS, NEW/USED. PARTS SHIPPED DIRECT. BAKKOBROS. COM. (320) 278-3560, OR CELL, (320) 808-0471 NE - PARTED OUT JD 400 GRINDER/MIXER, IN & OUT AUGERS, GRINDER MILL W/PTO SHAFT, ALL W/SCREENS, (308) 467-2335 CO - TUB GRINDERS, NEW & USED (W/WARRANTY). OPERATE WELL W/70-175 HP TRACTORS, GRINDS WET HAY, TOUGH HAY & ALL GRAINS. HIGH CAPACITY. LOW PRICE. WWW. ROTOGRIND. COM, (800) 724-5498, (970) 353-3769 1813 - FEEDERS FOR SALE NE - BULK CAKE & GRAIN FEEDERS, (308) 587-2344 1815 - WATERERS/TANKS FOR SALE NE - BULL TOUGH BOTTOMLESS HEAVY GAUGE STOCK TANKS, (402) 387-0347 MN - JUG LIVESTOCK WATERERS. THEJUGWATERER. COM, (320) 808-0471 1818 - HAMMER MILL FOR SALE KS - 18" SCROUT WALDRON HAMMERMILL W/75HP MOTOR, $400.00, (785) 778-2962 1819 - WINDMILLS FOR SALE NE - REBUILT AIR MOTORS OR REPAIRS, (308) 587-2344 TX - VIRDEN PERMA-BILT CO. FARM & RANCH PRODUCTS: ROOF & TANK COATINGS, WINDMILL PARTS. SEND OR CALL FOR FREE CATALOG. 2821 MAYS AVE. BOX7160FR AMARILLO, TX 79114-7160 WWW. VIRDENPRODUCTS. COM, (806) 3522761 NE - MONITOR PUMP JACK-CHOICE OF GAS & ELECTRIC MOTOR, $650.00, (308) 4364369 1820 - LIVESTOCK BEDDING FOR SALE NE - CORRUGATED WINDBREAK STEEL, 8 GAUGE THROUGH 20 GAUGE, (402) 3870347 1830 - LIVESTOCK OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - 20' BULL WHIP, (308) 587-2344 KS - USED HOG OR SHEEP PANELS & GATES, (785) 778-2962 FOR SALE NE - SUCKER ROD 5/8", 3/4", 7/8", 1", FOR FENCING CALL MY CELL: 308-870-1119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356 NE - WE ARE YOUR STAMPEDE LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT DEALER. EMERSON EQUIPMENT. WHITMAN, NE, (308) 544-6421 KS - TIRE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS: WATER TANKS, MINERAL FEEDERS, SILAGE COVER WEIGHTS. WWW. GEETIRE. COM, (785) 231-8397 NE - GOPHER CONTROL MACHINE, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 1901 - FEEDER STEERS FOR SALE MO - WE SPECIALIZE IN LOCATING "QUALITY" FEEDER CATTLE, (816) 688-7887 www.iowafarmandranch.com

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CLASSIFIEDS 1903 - OPEN HEIFERS FOR SALE NE - GELBVIEH AND BALANCER OPEN HEIFERS, (402) 879-4976 MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT CATTLE LOCATORS - MAX HARGROVE, (816) 6887887 NE - YEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD VIRGIN REG ANGUS HEIFERS, (308) 569-2458 1904 - BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE NE - YOUNG COWS & BRED HEIFERS, AI'D TO ABS BULLS, AND CLEANED UP WITH SUMMITCREST BULLS, (308) 569-2458 1906 - BRED COWS FOR SALE NE - I'M DEALING ON COWS COMING OUT OF DROUGHT AREAS EVERY DAY. WWW. BREDCOWSWRIGHTLIVESTOCK. COM OR CALL, (308) 534-0939 1907 - DAIRY COWS WANTED TO BUY NE - FAIMLY MILK COW, PREFER GURNSEY, BUT WILL CONSIDER OTHERS, (308) 5872344 1908 - COW CALF PAIRS FOR SALE NE - YEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD REG ANGUS COW/CALF PAIRS, (308) 569-2458 1909 - BULLS FOR SALE NE - REGISTERED ANGUS, CELL: 308-8701119, (308) 732-3356 NE - 25 PB CHAROLAIS BULLS COMING 2S ALL RECORDS 40 YRS, (308) 995-5515 NE - GELBVIEH BULLS, RED & BLACK, 1 & 2 YR OLDS, (402) 879-4976 NE - (25) COMING 2 YR OLD CHAROLAIS BULLS(308) 567-2288, (308) 995-5515 NE - REG ANGUS BULLS, (402) 395-2178 NE - EASY CALVING, REG POLLED CHAROLAIS BULLS, (402) 395-2178 NE - REG ANGUS BULLS, 2 YEAR OLDS AND YEARLINGS, SONS OF 878, BLUEPRINT 202 AND TRAVELOR 722, (308) 569-2458 NE - PUREBRED ANGUS BULLS, YEARLINGS & 2 YR OLDS. TC TOTAL, OBJECTIVE, & ONE WAY BLOODLINES. SCHULTE ANGUS RANCH. KEARNEY, NE. 308-708-1839 OR, (308) 236-0761 OK - PB CHAROLAIS BULLS, 2 YRS OLD, RANCH RAISED. SCHUPBACH CHAROLAIS RANCH, (580) 829-2543

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701-400-3831 • 701-400-6201 1910 - SHOW STOCK FOR SALE NE - CLUB CALVES, "THE WINNING KIND", STEERS/HEIFERS, (402) 395-2178 1915 - SEMEN/EMBRYO/AI SERVICE FOR SALE NE - DBL BLACK DBL POLLED CALVING EASE GELBVIEH BULLS, (402) 879-4976

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AR - SEMEN-4-SALE, $100/STRAW, ABBI REGISTERED, 2009 BUCKING BULL, #58 WOLF KAT ACA, SON OF SKAT KAT OUT OF BAKER #602 (WOLF MAN DAUGHTER).

CALL TODAY, HALL RODEO, CLINE @, (501) 412-3644 1916 - DAIRY HEIFERS FOR SALE WI - DAIRY EQUIP- STALLS, GATES, HEADLOCKS, TMR MIXERS, BARN CLEANERS, MANURE AUGERS/PUMPS, VENTILATION, ALLEY SCRAPERS. REASONABLY PRICE LONG LASTING EQUIP EQUALS VALUE. MEETING ALL DAIRYMEN'S NEEDS SINCE 1919. BERG EQUIPMENT CORP. WWW. BERGEQUIPMENT. COM, (800) 494-1738 www.iowafarmandranch.com

1930 - CATTLE OTHER FOR SALE MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT & BREEDING CATTLE LOCATORS, (816) 688-7887 CO - IT'S SIMPLE. . . YOU NEED SALERS. ACCORDING TO U. S. MARC, SALERS HAVE OPTIMUM BIRTH WEIGHT & GROWTH PERFORMANCE FOR CROSSING WITH ANGUS. SUPERIOR TO COMPETING CONTINENTAL BREEDS FOR MARBLING, SALERS ARE RELATIVELY EQUAL FOR YIELD. SALERSUSA. ORG, (303) 770-9292 UT - WILL DO LIVESTOCK HAULING, ALL CLASSES. SPECIALIZING IN PUREBRED LIVESTOCK HAULING. WILL DO COAST TO COAST. ROCKY MOUNTAIN GENETICS. MARTY MICKELSION, CALL FOR PRICING, (435) 757-0811 2010 - FARROWING EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IA:FARROWING UNIT, 1500-2000SOWS. CAN BE SWITCHED TO NURSERY OR FINISHING, LESTER BUILDING IN COMPLIANCE. CALL 641-590-2815 2011 - HOG EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - CHORE TIME FEED SYSTEM WITH BULK TANK, 100 FT. OF TUBING AND SCREW. CELL 402-920-3612, (402) 9231196 2200 - REGISTERED HORSES FOR SALE NE - 2003 BLACK MORGAN STALLION, MORGAN BROOD MARE, 2004 BLACK MORGAN STALLION, 1995 MORGAN STALLION, (308) 587-2344 NE - AQHA, YEARLINGS, MARES AND COLTS, (308) 569-2458 NE - PEPPY DOC SAN, SHINING SPARK, JET DECK, THREE BAR & SKIPPER W BRED, STALLIONS, MARES, FILLEYS, & GELDINGS, MOSTLY SORREL & PALOMINO, GREAT STOCK, GOOD DISPOSITIONS, CALL 1-866800-1232 OR, (308) 384-1063 NE - TOP QUALITY GELDINGS-DOC O'LENA, HOLIDOC, DOC BAR, COYS BONANZA, DOCS JACK SPRAT BLOODLINES- NATURAL COW SENSE-RIVER ROAD QUARTER HORSES 308452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - ONLY TWO REPLACEMENT MARES LEFT-REGISTERED QUARTERHORSESDON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! RIVER ROAD QUARTERHORSES 308-452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - IT COSTS NO MORE TO FEED A GREAT HORSE THAN A POOR ONE. RIVER ROAD QUARTERHORSES ARE WELL FED, DON'T HAVE BAD HABITS AND ARE GOOD LOOKING. MUST CUT HERD SIZE. 308-452-3860, (308) 452-4272 NE - AQHA HORSES, BLUE ROAN STUD AND MARES. OLDER GREY MARE, WELL BROKE, GRANDDAUGHTERS HORSE, (308) 5692458 2202 - STUD SERVICE FOR SALE NE - MORGAN STALLION STANDING AT STUD, (308) 587-2344 NE - ILLINI DESTINY LEO, 2004 BUCKSKIN STALLION, STANDS AT MORAN QUARTER HORSES, AMHERST, NE. COW HORSES, ROPING AND BARREL PROSPECTS. FOR INQUIRIES ON THE STUD OR STUD FEES PLEASE CALL TERRY MORAN AT 308-3255587 OR JOSH PUTNAM AT, (308) 708-1938 2230 - HORSE- OTHER FOR SALE NE SELL-TRADE MORGAN STALLIONS:BESSIA'S, BON, ACCORD 135969; T-BONE, LAD, CLASSY, 149831; TBONE, B, CONGO, 164062, (308) 587-2344 2301 - DOGS FOR SALE KS - AKC FARM RAISED GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES, FIRST SHOTS, DEW CLAWS. 785398-2231, 785-731-5174,, (785) 731-5190 KS - FULL BLOOD BORDER COLLIE PUPS, 2 1/2 MONTHS OLD, HAD FIRST SHOTS, $150 EACH, NO PAPERS. ALL PUPS BLACK\WHITE OR WHITE\BLACK, (620) 896-2394 2501 - HELP WANTED/NEED WORK

2501 - HELP WANTED/NEED WORK CONT’D OK - EXPERIENCED FARM FAMILY, MECHANICAL ABILITY A MUST, NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA, HOUSING PROVIDED, (580) 8292543 2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES KS - CORN, MILO, WHEAT HARVESTING WANTED. TWO JD MACHINES & SUPPORTING TRUCKS., (785) 567-8515

CUSTOM LEASING or CUSTOM HARVESTING New Class 7 Machines, Drapers or Augers Tables, 12/12/12

(515) 897-4784 (515) 897-4785 JD COMBINES FOR RENT From Kansas to North Dakota Finnicum’s Custom Combining combiner@midrivers.com PH: (406) 480-2119 PH: (406) 480-2510 PH: (406) 489-0837

2601 - CARS FOR SALE CO - 1964 FORD GALAXIE 4 DR, 390 V8 THUNDERBIRD ENGINE, FACTORY OPTION. BODY FAIRLY STRAIGHT, NEEDS PAINT. INTERIOR ROUGH. ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN ARE GOOD. 86K MILES $1500 OR BEST CLOSE OFFER. PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER, (719) 643-5267 2602 - PICKUPS WANTED TO BUY NE - HD COIL SPRINGS FOR 1971 3/4 TON CHEVY PICKUP, END GATE FOR 1980 GMC 3/4 TON, (308) 587-2344 KS - GOOD LONG WIDE FACTORY BED FOR '73-'79 FORD, (620) 865-2541 FOR SALE KS - 88 CHEVY 1 TON, 4WD, 6. 2 DIESEL, 4 SP, FLATBED, (785) 935-2480 NE - THIRD SEAT FOR 95-99 SUBURBAN, TAUPE LEATHER, $100.00, (402) 564-5064 KS - 1993 F-350 CREWCAB XLT DIESEL, AUTO, 4X4, FACTORY TURBO AVAILABLE, $5,900.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - FRONT BUMPER FOR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO, (308) 587-2344 2603 - TRUCKS FOR SALE SD - 1951 CHEVY FIRETRUCK, LIGHTS & SIREN WORK, 10K, DRIVES GREAT, REAL NICE, $4,500.00, (605) 386-2131 KS - '59 CHEVY 60, V8, 4&2 SP, 15' B&H, 2 NEW TIRES, TUNED UP, ETC, $999.00, (620) 865-2541 IA: 1965 CHEVOLET TRUCK. SPARTAN 80 TILT, CAB 409 MOTOR, 5 SPEED, LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ONE OF A KIND 515341-2027 NE - 60 FORD F700, 24' STEEL FLATBED, CHEATER AXLES, 5&2, W/ 2-1000 GAL FLAT BOTTOM VERTICAL FERTILIZER TANKS, USE TO HAUL BIG ROUND OR LITTLE SQUARE HAY BALES, (308) 390-0642 KS - 1976 FORD 3500 CAB & CHASSIS, $500.00, (785) 778-2962 KS - '97 FLD 120, 470, DETROIT 60, 20' STAKE SIDE BOX, NEW SCOTT HOIST, ROLLOVER TARP (BEING BUILT), $29,500.00, (785) 421-3465 KS - '89 IHC 8300, L10, 330, 20' B&H, SPRING RIDE 9500, $22,000.00, (785) 4213465 NE - IH ENGINES, 304'S & 345'S, (308) 4672335 NE - OMAHA STANDARD 16' GRAIN BOX WITH HOIST, (308) 467-2335 KS - '05 CENTURY, 14L, SERIES 60 DETROIT, 515 HP, W/ AUTO SHIFT, WILL TAKE 20' BOX, $28,000.00, (785) 421-3465 ‘01 IHC 4900 Allison ..................$12,500 ‘99 GMC 7500, SA, C&C, Allison....$11,500 FL60 24' FB, SA, 6-spd. ..............$8,500 ‘97 GMC 7500 bucket truck, Allison....$12,500 812 Jantz 5th whl. comb. trlr. ......$8,500

FOR SALE - CONT’D KS - (2) '00 CENTURY DAYCABS LWB, WILL TAKE 20' BOX, 470 SERIES 60, W/AUTO SHIFT, $19,500.00, (785) 421-3465 2605 - STOCK TRAILERS FOR SALE NE - MID 70'S 45' WILSON ALUMINUM STRAIGHT FLOOR LIVESTOCK TRAILER. 3 COMPARTMENTS. NEW BRAKES, FLOOR GOOD. $15,500 CALL 308-623-2745 OR, (308) 623-2126 NE - 2004 HILLSBORO 7X24 ALUMINUM, (402) 482-5491 2607 - UTILITY TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY NE - FLATBED W/HEAVY DUTY AXLES, METAL FLOOR AND WIDE ENOUGH TO HOLD A PICKUP, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE NE - 1979 TRAIL MOBILE ALUMINUM 9000 GAL. TANKER, (402) 369-0212 2613 - MOBILE HOMES & RV'S FOR SALE NE - AVION SILVER R, 30FT, TRAVEL TRAILER, VERY CLEAN, EXCELLENT SNOWBIRD TRAILER, NEW BATTERIES, $7400/OBO, (402) 564-5064 2614 - BOATS & WATER CRAFTS FOR SALE KS - 16' HOBIECAT, $600.00, (785) 7782962 2615 - AIRPLANES FOR SALE NE - MONI MOTOR GLIDER AND TRAILER, LOW HOURS, (402) 364-2592 2616 - TIRES WANTED TO BUY NE - HOT PATCH VULCANIZING PATCHES, (308) 587-2344 NE - NEW OR USED 24. 5 X 32 REAR TRACTOR TIRES TO FIT JD COMBINE OR STEIGER TRACTOR, (402) 256-3696 FOR SALE NE - 15" SPLIT RIMS, 8 HOLE, 750 MUD/SNOW, (308) 587-2344 NE - 10 BOLT RIMS W/18. 4 X 38" TIRES, (402) 336-2755 NE - 2-320-90R50 W 10 BOLT RIMS, (402) 787-2244 2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY IA - LATE MODEL TRLRS & TRUCKS WITH LIGHT DAMAGE OR IN NEED OF ENGINE REPAIRS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE KS - 66 IH 2000, DETROIT, 15 SP W/HENDERSON TWINSCREW, TULSA WINCH. CALL 785-817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 NE - 1975 24' SEMI LOWBOY TRLR. $1950, $2,250.00, (402) 545-2255 MO - '99 IH 4900, TS, 18K FRONT, 40K LB HENDRICKSON, $26,000.00, (660) 5483804 MO - '95 CHEVY TOPKICK, 20' FLATBED & HOIST, CAT 250 HP, 8LL TRANS, 40K HENDRICKSON REARS, 14K FRONT, 190K MILES,, $19,000.00, (660) 548-3804 NE - 1978 BRENNER 6500 GAL STAINLESS STEEL INSULATED TANKER, GOOD CONDITION, (402) 369-0212 NE - '69 FREAUHF ALUMINUM TANKER, INSULATED 7200 GAL. , GOOD CONDITION, (402) 369-0212

1999 Frtlnr. Day Cab, Cummins Power, 10-Spd.

1997 Frtlnr Day Cab, Cummins Power, 10-Spd.

MT SALES Goodland, KS • m-tsales.net

KS - NEED RESPONSIBLE HARD WORKING INDIVIDUALS FOR 2010 HARVEST CREW. TX TO MT & FALL CORN HARVEST. GUARANTEED MONTHLY WAGE PLUS ROOM & BOARD. NEW JD COMBINES, PETERBILT/KW TRUCKS. SKINNER HARVESTING LLC, CALL DAN OR LEAVE MESSAGE AT (620) 340-2843, (620) 343-8140

2603 - TRUCKS

785-821-2300 CO - 1979 GMC 1 TON TOW TRUCK, 2WD, 350 V8, 4 SP, HOLMES 440 BED & WINCH, TOLLE TX-3000 WHEEL LIFT. 3300 MILES SINCE REPAINT & REFURBISH IN '97. NEW SEAT, INTERIOR & GOOD TIRES. $7500 OR BEST CLOSE OFFER. GOOD CONDITION LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER, (719) 6435267

1996 Frtlnr Day w/PTO/Wet Kit

Also: ‘95 KW W900 Day Cab, 10-Spd., CAT Pwr.

Call 608-574-1083 KS - 8000 GALLON ALUMINUM TANKER TRAILER, (785) 871-0711 OK - 1998 FREIGHTLINER MID ROOF, DETROIT MOTOR, 10 SP, AIR RIDE, $9,000.00, (580) 361-2265

2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS FOR SALE - CONT’D OK - 1998 FREIGHTLINER, MID ROOF, C12 CAT, SUPER 10SP AIR RIDE, $9,000.00, (580) 361-2265 OK - 2000 VOLVO, 60 SERIES DETROIT, 10 SP, AIR RIDE, CONDO, $10,000.00, (580) 361-2265 NE - 1997 KW900B, N14 CUMMINS, 13 SPD, (308) 995-8329 2630 - TRANSPORTATION OTHER FOR SALE NE - TRANSMISSION, GENERATOR, STARTER, REAR AXLE REMOVABLE CARRIER DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. FITS 1946 CHEVY 2 TON TRUCK, (308) 587-2344

NEW ENGINE Long Block GM 6.5 Diesel

515-994-2890 2802 - DOZERS FOR SALE KS - TEREX 8220A DOZER, PS, TILT, GOOD RUNNING MACHINE, (785) 935-2480 KS - CAT SINGLE SHANK, DEEP PENETRATION RIPPER, FITS D8-K, WITH VALVE AND ALL, EXCELLENT CONDITION, (785) 4485893 2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY & TRADE USED HYDRAULIC EJECTION SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 FOR SALE MO - NEW & USED SCRAPERS- EJECTION & DUMP, ANY SIZE, (660) 548-3804 NE - PULL BEHIND BOX SCRAPERS, 10' & 12'; 3PT'S 6' & 8', (402) 678-2277 MO - NEW TOREQ BY STEIGER & LEON SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 MO - USED TOREQ 10 YD DIRECT MOUNT, EXCELLENT, (660) 548-3804 NE - 2004 BUFFALO 12' BOX SCRAPER, (402) 482-5491 2804 - MOTOR GRADERS FOR SALE KS - CAT 120 ROAD GRADER. $15,500, (785) 871-0711 KS - CAT 12F-13K, VERY GOOD CONDITION, (785) 448-5893 2805 - BACKHOE FOR SALE KS - CAT 235-32K, VERY GOOD CONDITION, ONE OWNER, (785) 448-5893 2806 - CRANES & DRAGLINES FOR RENT NE - 28 TON NATIONAL CRANE, 152 FT. REACH, (402) 387-0347 FOR SALE KS - LORAINE 25 TON TRUCK CRANE, LOTS OF BOOM, VERY GOOD CONDITION, (785) 448-5893 2807 - GENERATORS FOR SALE MN - AUTOMATIC GENERATOR SETS 15KW500KW, NEW & USED, LOW TIME GEN SETS. REMOTE WELL GENERATORS. SERVING FARMERS SINCE 1975. STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS, WINDOM MN, MON-SAT 9-5., (800) 419-9806 2809 - CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS FOR SALE KS - 1997 LOADKING, 55 TON, 3 AXLE, LAY DOWN NECK, W/BEAVERTAILS. CALL 785817-5188 (CELL) OR, (785) 935-2480 KS - 15 TON TANDEM AXLE TRAILER, DUALS, TILT TOP, WENCH, EXCELLENT CONDITION, TIRES 70%, (785) 448-5893 OK - 1999 CC TRASH TRUCK, EXTRA NICE COND. $10,500. CAT WATER WAGON DW-21.

5000 GAL. IN GOOD SHAPE $3,500.

OFFICE-918-967-4773 OR CELL, (918) 4480621 2813 - WHEEL LOADERS FOR SALE NE - CASE 621 PAYLOADER, MODEL 6T 590 CUMMINS MOTOR, MOTOR NEEDS WORK. $21,000, $21,000.00, (402) 545-2255 2821 - CRAWLERS FOR SALE WI - UNDERCARRIAGE REPAIR. NEW, USED & REBUILT PARTS. ALSO TRACK PRESS SERVICE. M & R TRACK SERVICE., (800) 564-0383

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CLASSIFIEDS 2822 - SKID STEER LOADERS WANTED TO BUY NE - 66" BUCKET FOR 1835C CASE SKID STEER, 10. 00X16. 5 TIRE-WHEEL, PLUS OTHER ATTACHMENTS, (308) 587-2344 FOR SALE KS - COMPLETE SET OF BOOKS (REPAIR MANUALS) T-200 BOBCAT SKID LOADER, $100.00, (785) 778-2962 2824 - MATERIAL HANDLING EQMT FOR SALE NE - 1500-8000# (MOSTLY 4000#), AIR TIRES & NEW FORKS, (402) 678-2277 OK - PETTIBONE, 30' LIFT, $3,500.00, (580) 361-2265 2827 - BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR SALE NE - NEW 2' X 24' CULVERT, $650.00, (308) 894-6965 2840 - OTHER CONST EQUIP FOR SALE NE - 12-20'LONG 12"I BEAMS, 1/4"THICK W/ 1/2" THICK TOP & BOTTOM, 4 3/4" WIDE $180 EA OR ALL 12 FOR $2000. 12-7' LONG 10", 6" H BEAMS, 1/4" THICK, $35 EA OR ALL 12 FOR $400., (308) 894-6965 NE - 1991 BLUEBIRD BUS, 5. 9 CUMMINS, CALL 308-360-0377 OR, (308) 282-1330 NE - ALLIS CHALMERS FORK LIFT 5500LB. RUNS GOOD CELL 402-920-3612, (402) 923-1196 3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY SD - MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE ANY OLDER MM, (605) 386-2131 FOR SALE MN - ANTIQUE TRACTOR COLLECTORS! BIEWER'S TRACTOR & MACH. SALV. SPECIALIZES IN 1920-85 TRACTOR PARTS. FREE NATIONWIDE LOCATING. BARNESVILLE, MN. SEARCH PARTS & SEE OVER 100 ANTIQUE TRACTORS PICTURED AT SALVAGETRACTORS. COM, (218) 493-4696 NE - D17 DIESEL. MF 35 DIESEL, (308) 5446421 NE - 1938 JD B, UNSTYLED, RECONDITIONED, $3,100.00, (402) 545-2255

3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - TRACTOR PARTS FOR SALE. NEW AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR MOST MAKES OF TRACTORS. FRONT END PARTS, 3 PT HITCH PARTS, RADIATORS, SEATS, STEERING WHEELS, BATTERY BOXES, PTO PARTS, DRAWBARS, WATER PUMPS, DECALS & MORE. CLASSIC AG, AINSWORTH, NE., (800) 286-2171 NE - IHC H W/9' KOSCH BELLY MOWER, (308) 544-6421 NE - 1952 JD B, RECONDITIONED, PULLED IN DIV 1 4500LBS, $3,500.00, (402) 5452255 NE - 1941 JD A, ELECTRIC START, 4 SP, BEHLEN OVERDRIVE,, $2,500.00, (402) 545-2255 OK - ALLIS-CHALMERS WC56821, MASSEYHARRIS LP 55BISH, SERIAL #11062, (580) 829-2543 3003 - ANTIQUE VEHICLES WANTED TO BUY SD - IH 6 SPEED SPECIAL TRUCK, (605) 386-2131 SD - OLDER JEEPS, CJ 2A, 1948 OR OLDER, ALSO MILITARY, (605) 386-2131 NE - TEENS, 20'S, EARLY 30'S IHC TRUCKS, PARTS, LITERATURE, (308) 894-6965 NE - 1950 FORD CRESTLINER & 1951 VICTORIA, (308) 876-2515 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 NE - PIPE 2 3/8", 2 7/8", 3 1/2", 4 1/2", 5 1/2", CALL MY CELL: 308-870-1119, CALL FOR PRICE, (308) 732-3356 KS - HIGHWAY GUARDRAIL, OILFIELD PIPE, SUCKER RODS, FENCING CABLE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. BUTTERFLY SUPPLY, WWW. BUTTERFLYSUPPLYINC. COM, (800) 249-7473 NE - CONTINUOUS FENCE: 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 1 3/4", EXCELLENT FOR FEEDLOT, LIVESTOCK & HORSE FENCE, WEST POINT, NE. CALL, (402) 380-1107

3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE - CONT’D KS - CATTLE & HORSE PANELS, 5'3" X 10', 8-BAR, 60 LBS, GREEN OR SILVER, STARTING AT $66.00 CELL: 620-546-5155, (620) 549-6604 KS - LOTS OF USED GUARDRAIL, USED CORRUGATED METAL PIPE, LARGE & SMALL, 30' STEEL I-BEAMS, (785) 448-5893 NE - STRUCTURAL OIL FIELD TUBING, MAKES GREAT CORRALS AND FENCES, 2 3/8" AND 2 7/8" CALL, (308) 235-4881 BARBWIRE FENCE BUILDERS: Removal, construction and repairs. PH: (785) 625-5819; PH: (800) 628-6611; Cell: (785) 635-1922.

3007 - PIPE FOR SALE MO - GOOD USED RR TANK CAR SHELLS FOR CULVERTS (7-10' DIAMETER)(30'-55' LONG), ALSO GOOD USED STEEL PIPE, 8 5/8" DIAMETER THRU 48" DIAMETER, 20', 30', 40' & 50' LENGTHS. CALL GARY AT GATEWAY PIPE & SUPPLY, (800) 489-4321 3009 - FUEL TANKS FOR SALE NE - 300 GAL FUEL TANK ON STAND, $50.00, (308) 894-6965 NE - NEW 5000 GALLON HEAVY DUTY TANKS, $3950. OTHER SIZES ALSO, (402) 563-4762 KS - '76 FORD 2000 GAL TANK WAGON FUEL TRUCK, 2 HOSE REELS, 5 COMPARTMENTS, READY TO GO, (785) 448-5893 3011 - HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS WANTED TO BUY NE - REAR TINE ROTO TILLER, (308) 5872344 FOR SALE MO - OUTSIDE WOOD FURNACE $1545.

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3016 - BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES FOR SALE KY - KENTUCKY BUILDINGS, LLC. ALL STEEL STRUCTURE. PACKAGES FROM 24' TO 75' WIDE. WE SELL COMPONENTS, SLIDING AND ROLL-UP DOORS, INSULATION, WINDOWS, SHEET METAL, TRIM, AND STEEL FRAMING. KYBUILDINGSLLC. COM, (606) 668-3446 3024 - FINANCIAL SERVICES MO - PUT OUR MONEY & 45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO WORK FOR YOU. ALL TYPES OF AG LOANS AVAILABLE AT LOWEST RATES. FREE CONSULTATIONS. MIDWEST LOAN BROKERS. JAM@LYN. NET OR CALL, (660) 339-7410 3030 - OTHER WANTED TO BUY SD - JACOBS 32 VOLT WIND GENERATOR, ALSO WINCHARGER USED DURING THE '30'S & '40'S, WILL PAY ACCORDING TO CONDITION, (605) 386-2131 NE - SCRAP BATTERIES- WE WANT 'EM! WE ALSO BUY STEEL CASE & GLASS PACK. CALL FOR DETAILS! ALLEN'S NEW & USED BATTERIES. BUY/SELL, NEW/USED. WE CARRY ALL KINDS!! ALLEN FELTON, OWNER. LINCOLN, NE., (402) 467-2455 FOR SALE NE - REASONABLY PRICE MECHANICS GLOVES, WARM GLOVES, MITTENS & OTHER GLOVES., (308) 587-2344 NE - PROPANE REFRIGERATOR FOR REMOTE CABIN, COMBINA TION WOOD-PROPANE, COOKING-HEATING RANGE; WATER COMPARTMENT, (308) 587-2344 DE - BIG BUD BOOK-THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE BIGGEST, MOST POWERFUL TRACTOR EVER BUILT. BOOK IS 12"X9" - PACKED WITH PICTURES, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ONLY $37.47 PLUS $5 S&H. CLASSIC TRACTOR FEVER, BOX 437, ROCKLAND, DE 19732.

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5000 - FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IA - NATIONWIDE - 1031FEC - PAY NO TAX WHEN SELLING-EXCHANGING REAL ESTATE, EQUIPMENT, LIVESTOCK. FREE BROCHURE/CONSULTATION. VIEW EXCHANGE PROPERTIES AT WWW. 1031FEC. COM OR CALL, (800) 333-0801 CO - IRRIG. FARM NW OF SIDNEY, NE. 465+/- ACRES, 409. 8 CERT. IRRIGATIBLE ACRES W/PIVOTS, 2 WELLS, NEARLY ALL LOAM SOILS (ROSEBUD, ALLIANCE, KUMA & SIDNEY) MOSTLY LESS THAN 3% SLOPE, NO BLDGS, 1/2 MINERAL RIGHTS, 7 M E & 3 M N OF POTTER, LES GELVIN, $1,100,000.00, (970) 221-2607

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May 2010

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Survey shows Iowa farmers markets contribute $71 million to economy Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey said the 223 farmers markets across Iowa in 2009 had an estimated $59.4 million in direct and indirect sales and an additional $12.2 million of personal income effects. In addition, 374 direct jobs and more than 200 indirect jobs could be attributed to the activities of farmers markets.

“In the five years since the last comprehensive survey, we have seen a 92 percent increase in sales at the farmers markets located across the state,” Northey said. “Farmers markets are a great opportunity to access fresh, nutritious, locally grown foods, and it looks like Iowans are taking full advantage of that opportunity.”

The report also shows that farmers markets had $38.4 million in sales in 2009 based on consumer reports, which was an increase from $20 million in

2004. Other findings from the report show that approximately 99,000 customers and 1,500 vendors attended at least one market in 2009. Also, the average customer returned for approximately 11 market visits per season.

In addition, the survey showed that farmers market customers spent an average of $17.12 per visit. When visiting, 84.4 percent of customers purchased fresh fruit and vegetables and 45 percent purchased baked good.

Iowa is a national leader in the number of farmers markets. In 2009 the state had 223 markets in operations, the fourth most nationally and second in the number per capita. The number of farmers markets has increased by more that 75 percent over the past 15 years.

The findings came from the 2009 Farmers Market Economic Impact Survey that was conducted by a cooperative agreement between the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service Iowa Field Office.

Surveys were conducted at farmers markets throughout the state and the data was provided to Strategic Economics Group, Inc for analyses. Dr. Daniel Otto, a Professor of Economics at Iowa State University, is a principal associate with Strategic Economics and conducted the analysis.

A full copy of the report is available by contacting the Department’s Horticulture and Farmers Market Bureau at mike.bevins@iowaagriculture .gov.

Sac County Cattle Company home of Best Burger in Iowa The Sac County Cattle Company of Sac City won the bragging rights to call their Mushroom Swiss Burger the 2010 Best Burger in Iowa.

The Mushroom Swiss Burger is a 100 percent ground beef patty loaded with sautéed mushrooms and topped with melted Swiss cheese on a toasted bun.

The 2010 Best Burger in Iowa Contest was sponsored by the Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa’s Cattlemen’s Association.

Sac County Cattle Company owner Doug Kruchten has a menu loaded with beef, including a variety of hamburgers and steaks as well as a great assortment of salads, appetizers, fish, pizza and sandwiches.

“We take a lot of pride in our work, and I think our customers recognize that,” said Doug. “I’m also blessed with a great wait staff that goes above and beyond what is expected of them, which contributes to our success.”

On March 29 Doug added a Monday Night Burger special that features all burgers at halfprice, and includes a choice of the Basic Hamburger, Bacon Cheeseburger, Vegetable Burger (which is beef loaded with fresh vegetables), the Hwy 57 Burger or the Mushroom Swiss Burger.

Monday Burger Night has been a great success and Doug’s been serving an average of 100 burgers every Monday since starting the special.

Doug is no stranger to Iowa’s beef industry and has been involved on both ends of the beef production chain. He started out raising purebred Charolais in Iowa, and then later in Missouri, before getting the itch to get into the restaurant business.

He really enjoyed raising cattle, but thought an opportunity existed to provide consumers with a really great burger or steak. After looking at several different locations for a restaurant he settled on Sac City, which seemed like the perfect fit for a steakhouse.

Doug admits that he makes great burgers, but what his restaurant is really known for are the

steaks. The steaks are hand cut from the loin as the order comes in, which guarantees freshness and a great eating experience.

“The reputation of this restaurant is built on our ribeyes,” stated Doug. “Our most popular ribeye, which we call ‘The Dude’ is a 16-ounce tender and juicy ribeye lightly seasoned and flame broiled to your taste. We have regular customers that drive more than 60 miles to get here, with some coming from as far away as Madrid, for one of our burgers or steaks.”

The Sac County Cattle Company is not open for lunch, but opens for business at 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.

The restaurant can seat 190 people at one time, but on an average Saturday night they will serve 350 people.

It is advised to call ahead for reservations on Friday and Saturday nights.

A three-person judging team traveled the state to sample the nominated burgers in late March and early April. The burgers were judged on appearance, taste and proper cooking temperature.

The Mushroom Swiss Burger, Sac County Cattle The judges were looking for a burger that was Company, was judged the 2010 Best Burger in visually appealing and had a nice plate presentaIowa in a contest sponsored by the Iowa Beef tion, as well as being full of flavor, juiciness and Industry Council. Photo submitted cooked to the proper degree of doneness.

The other four restaurants rounding out the top “A big thank you goes out to everyone who subfive were: mitted a Best Burger nomination. We received - The Farmers Kitchen in Atlantic for their Cy- more than 900 nominations for the contest and I Hawk Burger think that speaks very highly for Iowa’s beef - Beck’s Sports Brewery in Waterloo for their industry for producing such a quality product,” Jack Daniel’s Burger said Brian Waddingham, director of industry rela- The Grinnell Steakhouse located in Grinnell tions for the Iowa Beef Industry Council. “We for their Steakhouse Burger encourage everyone to go to Sac County Cattle - Rube’s Steakhouse in Montour for the Rube’s Company and try the Mushroom Swiss Burger for Burger themselves. We also encourage them to visit According to the Iowa Beef Industry Council’s www.iabeef.org and click on the ‘Best Burger in Web site, www.iabeef.org, the next five (honorable Iowa Contest’ link to see the top 10 restaurants in mention) restaurants are The Augusta in Oxford, this year’s contest based on the number of votes The Irish Shanti in Gunder, Hickory Park in for their hamburgers. Try to visit all 10 restauAmes, Rusty Duck in Dexter and JB’s Bar & Grill rants this summer; make it a Summer Best in Marcus.

Burger Tour.”

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