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Volume III, Issue 6

Beginning farmers build dairy from scratch

by Emma Struve

What are two young people to do when both are laid-off from their dairy production jobs at a farm in eastern Iowa on the same day? For one Harlan couple the answer was to transport their children, a two year old daughter and a two week old son, along with their 20 cows across the state and build a dairy farm.

Corey and Laura Rasmussen moved into Corey’s grandparents’ vacant house near Harlan in December of 2002. Though approved to receive a USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loan for beginning farmers, funding disbursement was delayed until March. During the intervening months the Rasmussens made just enough money selling bull cows from 11 heifers to make ends meet.

“We always wanted to have our own farm, just trying to get into it is the hardest,” Laura explained.

Corey continued, “For people like us its awful hard to get in. A young person’s usually got a lot of energy but no equity, the old guy’s got the equity but he doesn’t want to put it on the line.”

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BEGINNING FARMERS BUILD DAIRY Continued from page 1 The FSA, Corey said, has been the “lifeblood” of their farm, allowing them access to funding that would otherwise be impossible for beginners lacking equity.

“With their direct loan programs and guaranteed loan programs, that’s a lot of our backing,” Laura shared.

The Rasmussens ended up putting plenty of sweat equity into their business proposition. Modification of existing buildings and new construction was completed by Corey, Laura, and their extended family.

Laura’s dad assisted with a lot of the wiring and provided general handy-man services during many phases of construction and, now that he has retired, continues to help out on a regular basis.

“I don’t know what we’d do without him…when we were so busy we’d tell him ‘hey that’s broke’ and run the other way,” Corey acknowledged.

Even the milking parlor was built from scratch.

Stainless steel was gathered from scrap yards, some flat sheets were purchased new, and then the pieces were shaped and welded together.

“It took us a long time and we built nearly everything ourselves; that’s the only way we could afford it,” Laura commented.

Savings realized through the labor intensive processes, just in the milking parlor, exceeded $30,000.

Plumbing for the milking system was purchased used and installed in conjunction with a new electronic system capable of tracking milking time, pounds per cow, and milk temperature.

Recording the milk temperature can be a useful management tool because an elevated temperature may indicate an infection such as pneumonia or mastitis.

The Rasmussens also use a computer-based record keeping program to catalog pertinent health and performance information for each member of the herd, as well as the cows’ dam and sire records.

Five groups of about 35 cows each are milked

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What can be accomplished with USDA Farm Service Agency financial assistance for beginning farmers, dedicated extended family, and dozens of months of 18 hour days is illustrated here. In six years, from when Corey and Laura Rasmussen took possession (left) of this acreage east of Harlan to the present (right), they built a dairy herd from 20 cows to 300 and updated the site adding a new free stall barn, milking parlor, feed shed, and lots for dry cows and heifers. (Photos submitted))

twice each day. The milk is collected every other day and marketed through the Dairy Farmers of America Cooperative. Most of the milk is delivered to Roberts Dairy in Omaha for further processing.

“This whole place is driven by reproduction,” Corey said.

The cows are bred by artificial insemination (AI) and the Rasmussens produce their own replacement heifers.

Calves are managed individually in a converted hog house until they are weaned, at which time they are put into small groups. As the calves transition to eating grain and forage, they are placed in larger groups and housed indoors.

Eventually the heifers transition to a dry lot where they remain through gestation. After calving, the heifers join the rest of the milking population.

The cull rate in the herd is about 14 percent.

Including deaths, the herd replacement rate is approximately 21 percent; low, when compared to an industry norm of 35-40 percent, Laura reported.

Corey grew up milking cows on the farm where he and his family now live. Laura is originally from Corey and Laura Rasmussen, owners and operators of a 300 head dairy, located about 10 miles east of Harlan are pictured with their two kids, Cassie and Ryle.

Dairy production is a family business for the Rasmussens. The kids help with chores, and Corey and Laura’s parents offer their assistance for livestock handling, maintenance, babysitting, and much more.

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Hillsboro. Although she has a farming background, Laura confirmed that, for her, Corey came first and then the cows since she did not have any dairy experience until they met after college.

Jokingly she told the story of being brought to Corey’s parents’ house and left alone in the milking parlor hard at work. When Corey’s grandpa found her there, he scolded Corey for leaving her to milk cows alone.

“Corey told him, ‘Well I gotta see if she can do it.’

That just lit him up! I’ll never forget it,” Laura said, laughing.

Still, the Rasmussen’s have tackled new business challenges together.

One unanticipated problem has been securing feedstuffs. The Rasmussen’s purchased 14 acres, of which every square inch is used for livestock housing. Most inputs are purchased locally, but it can be difficult to find crop producers to make corn silage and haylage, Corey said.

“The thing that’s most challenging right now is getting through this low milk price,” he continued.

Laura elaborated, “That’s what’s hurting most dairy farmers. Inputs were so expensive last year and then the milk price dropped and feed cost didn’t.

You put up everything at a high cost, contracted at a high cost, and now you’re trying to pay for that with low milk price.”

Corey’s strategy: “I try to worry more about breeding and keeping everything healthy because we can’t determine price…try to take control of the things you can control.”

Milk price, like many other commodities, is dependent upon supply and demand, among other factors, and fluctuates cyclically.

“Eventually it’ll turn around. Just like with anything there’ll be low times and high times,” Corey said.

Some travails are less predictable, as the Rasmussens related in the following story. Corey introduced the tale by stating they learned cows could float.

“Cows got out one night and jumped in the lagoon,” Corey remarked.

“Of course, it’s three in the morning and we’re trying to fish them out, thinking ‘she’s gonna die, she’s gonna die.’,” Laura interjected.

“They float because their rumen is so big…there’s so much gas in there it keeps them up,” Corey explained.

“You just get a rope around her, and get her over to the side,” Laura continued, mimicking the paddling motion the cows employed.

When asked if the cows were panicky, she replied, “No, the cows weren’t, we were!”

The incident started when a gate was left open.

“We had some new help and someone forgot a gate, but that happens. We forget gates, too,” Laura reasoned.

Just for good measure, she continued, “There’s a fence that goes all the way around now for that very reason.”

With no immediate plans for future expansion, the Rasmussens said they are looking forward to getting caught up from construction and getting ahead in breeding replacements.

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Northey: Iowa’s ag sales dwarf state budget Sales grow by $8 billion in five years

By Gordon Wolf

Weaving the industry and politics, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey detailed agriculture’s contribution to the Hawkeye State during a gathering at the Monona County Republicans in the Ute City Park on Tuesday evening, June 2.

Northey, a Republican from Dickinson County, has served as Secretary of Agriculture since January 2007.

In spite of the floods and other disasters in the state last year, Iowa was still the number one state in corn and soybean production, and also number one in hog and egg production, he stated.

The 2002 U.S. Census of Agriculture listed Iowa with $12 billion worth of sales from agriculture, which put Iowa about number three or four among all the states, Northey said. The Census is conducted every five years by the USDA. “By the next ag census we had $20 billion worth of ag sales,” Northey pointed out. “That put us ahead of all the other states except for California.

“That’s an $8 billion increase in ag sales in five years. Obviously some of that is due to prices,” Northey continued. “We saw prices go up, saw yields go up, saw more livestock in the state, more eggs, more cattle feeding, more dairy, partly around the ethanol industry. The net worth sales of ethanol is included as well as the impact of those plants, having the higher prices and having the feed product.”

Northey compared the impact of Iowa’s agriculture sales to a state budget of about $6.5 billion, less than a third of Iowa’s ag sales.

“Agriculture by itself in five years added more sales to the state than the whole state budget,” he said. “The governor talks about a stimulus package, borrowing $800 million, taking 20 years to pay

Federal regulations, exports and the impact of ag sales were among the topics addressed by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey during a visit to a Monona County Republican gathering in Ute Tuesday evening, June 2.

(Photo by Gordon Wolf)

for it and by doing that we’re going to stimulate this economy.

“Last year Iowa agriculture put up $230 million worth of grain storage. That doesn’t include the purchase of combines, tractors and pickups, and new machine sheds, and maybe a kitchen remodel,” Northey continued. “All that happened out there because of agriculture. It dwarfs what we do often with handfuls of money from state government, and yet we tie ourselves up over some of these pieces and attribute it to turning around the whole state.”

The Iowa Secretary of Agriculture emphasized that business and agriculture drive the state.

“If we make this state more business friendly, more ag friendly, we’re going to drive the economy of the state, not just by borrowing a handful of dollars and building a few roads,” he stated. “We need to build roads. We need infrastructure in the state.

Certainly in rural Iowa we need it as well,” Northey added.

He concluded that the focus of the state should be on more infrastructure to make business and agriculture grow.

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Girls and Grills I’ve never been a girly girl, and anyone who has known me since I was little would agree.

I never enjoyed playing dress-up, or even shopping for clothes. In fact, I think my husband has more clothes than I have in our closets.

I don’t even remember playing with Barbie dolls.

Wait...my sisters and I had one I think. We turned it into Parachute Barbie with some of mom’s yarn and one of dad’s handkerchiefs.

We crawled out mom and dad’s bedroom window to the roof of our porch, and threw Barbie out to parachute down.

I don’t remember the doll ever gliding peacefully to the ground as you see real people do.

No, Barbie flew a few feet, then plummeted to the ground with a thud.

One would think we’d give up. No...we kept doing it over and over. I think we even had some stuffed animals in on the parachute gig.

Fortunately, mom wasn’t home at the time. (What mom in their right mind would let their children play on the roof?)

Unfortunately, we couldn’t keep our big mouths shut.

A friend of mom’s who lived just down the street came for a visit or called (the details are shaky), and we assumed she had told mom about our paratroopers earlier in the week.

So, we ratted ourselves out.

I learned a valuable lesson with this, something that I use now on my children.

If a child thinks you know about something they have done wrong, all you have to do it suggest that it would be better if they come clean. Nine out of ten times, they’ll rat themselves out.

It’s a very useful parenting technique.

Below our paratrooper launchpad was the porch, where dad grilled in the summer.

As a little girl, the

grill always amazed me. Dad made it look very complicated with the flipping and the checking of the meat every few minutes.

Once I got married, my husband did the grilling, because to get to the grill, we had to walk down stairs and out a door to a little space behind the onecar garage.

I longed for a deck with a grill right off my kitchen so I could grill for myself.

Watching all the great grilling recipes on the Food Network made my mouth water.

However, I couldn’t get my husband to do anything but meat, and an occasional foil pack of potatoes.

Last summer, when we remodeled the farm house, we put a deck with a special place for the grill...right off the kitchen door. When we moved in last fall, and throughout the winter, the space was devoid of a grill.

A few weeks ago, my husband hoisted our grill up to the deck, and hooked it up.

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By Christy Welch Finally, I could grill on my own! I was excited!

A couple nights later, while he was finishing chores, I went out and fired up the grill all on my own.

For 39 years, the men in my life held the tongs. Now I had them!

(Insert an evil laugh here.)

I tried to time the burgers right so they would be done when he was done with his

nightly chores. They finished a few minutes early, so I put them in the oven to keep them warm, and texted my husband that they were done.

Apparently, he didn’t get the text because he came in and suggested that if I formed the burgers, he would grill them.

“Um, the burgers are done and in the oven to keep them warm,” I said. “Didn’t you get my text?”

He seemed happy.

Since then, I’ve grilled many more times, experimenting as I go along.

I’ve made some chicken that got two thumbs up from my kids, yummy hash browns, some green beans, and of course, the burgers.

Next, I think I’ll try some other vegetables and maybe some Jamaican jerk chicken.

My husband still won’t let me do the steak though. He keeps mumbling something about steak being men’s territory.

We’ll see.

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A honey of a job

by Emma Struve

Four generations of Schmitz have taken part in Iowa’s honey industry. Though they no longer keep bees, they still maintain a vital business in Defiance.

Smitty Bee Honey’s roots started in the 1920s with present day general manager Tony Schmitz’ great-grandfather Louis, a beekeeper. About forty years later, Louis’ son LaVern named the operation and expanded the business to include producing, packaging and selling honey on a small scale.

By the 1980s the primary outlet for the Schmitz’ product was farmer’s markets and orchards.

Tony’s father Doug was initiated into the family business and after nearly 30 years raising bees, ceased honey production in 2004.

Now, Smitty Bee Honey solely focuses on processing and packing honey for wholesale and retail sale.

Before honey is sold at the grocery store to sweeten consumers’ tea and toast or flavors a honey baked ham, one of the most common commercial uses for Smitty Bee Honey’s products, it arrives in barrels at the busy loading dock.

At that point the honey is in an unadulterated, natural state which looks nothing like the ultrarefined, golden and crystal clear product on store shelves. In fact, almost each barrel contains unique product.

“There’s over 300 different varieties of honey in the United States alone. It’s really neat to try different varieties from different flowers,” commented Tony Schmitz.

The bees’ food Tony Schmitz source determines the color and flavor Smitty Bee Honey of the honey: from the Dakotas come a medium-light colored clover honey, from Wisconsin comes cranberry honey, the palest honey from the nectar of orange trees is shipped in from California, bees in Minnesota produce a darker Basswood honey, and an unusually flavored variety from raspberries and blackberries comes from Oregon.

Smitty Bee Honey purchases honey from all over the United States and the world and the suppliers’ product comes in shades from dark, coffee brown that looks almost like molasses, to a pure white and every brown and yellow shade between.

Raw honey is opaque and looks chunky because the sugars in the honey have granulated.

“Honey is good for you and raw honey is the absolute best way to eat it. It still has all the pollen all the natural enzymes,” Schmitz said. “it

"There’s over 30 different varieities of honey in the United States alone. It’s really neat to try different varieities from different flowers.''

Tony and Doug Schmitz represent the third and fourth generations of Smitty Bee Honey, a Defiance honey refining company. (Photo by Emma Struve)

tastes the best that way to.”

Still, Smitty Bee Honey’s customers routinely request a special blend of different honey varieties to achieve a particular flavor and color.

Besides hams, other food producers use honey as an ingredient in breads, granola, and many more products.

“A lot of customers are very specific on what type of flavor of honey they want and how it reacts to the product they’re making,” Schmitz explained.

He described the flavors: “Darker honey generally tastes more robust, more powerful. I would say it’s kind of like a dark beer – the heavier the color,

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• About 1,500 beekeepers keep 30,000 colonies of honey bees • Fewer than 100 of Iowa’s beekeepers operate on a commercial basis, the rest are hobbyists • Iowa’s honey bees produce an average of 3.1 million pounds of honey annually • The value of Iowa honey averaged $3.5 million over the last five years, but the bees provide a bigger value in pollinating crops, home gardens, as well as fruit and nut trees.

• Iowa employs a state apiarist through the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship responsible for apiary registration as well as beekeeper and public outreach.

Information from the Iowa Honey Producers Association.

SMITTY BEE HONEY Continued from page 6 Once passed through a filtering system, the next step, the honey assumes a more recognizable form – clearer and more fluid.

At Smitty Bee Honey, most of the filtered honey is packed into barrels, tankers, and even five-gallon buckets, depending on what is most convenient for the buyer.

Many honey varieties at various stages of refinement are packaged in small buckets, glass jars, and the iconic plastic bears for retail sale at the Defiance store and online. For more information see www.smittybeehoney.com.

In addition to honey, Smitty Bee Honey recently started processing beeswax. The raw wax is dirty.

So it is heated, filtered and then poured into molds to be sold in bulk blocks, that look kind of like gold bars when stacked on pallets for shipping, or smaller portions. Much of this product, Schmitz said, goes into candle manufacturing.

Schmitz encouraged consumers to explore different varieties and preparations honey.

When asked to pick his favorite type of honey, Schmitz had some difficulty because he said the preferred type changes; right now, he picked blackberry but also remarked that buckwheat honey is the most interesting.

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Dan Pauley, honey refiner at Smitty Bee Honey, empties barrels of raw honey, pictured in the foreground, into a tank to be heated, filtered, and repackaged as an ingredient for other food manufacturers including those who make honey ham, bread, and granola. (Photos by Emma Struve)

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Ingredients 4 medium red potatoes, cut into ¾-inch cubes 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 tablespoons barbecue seasoning or roasted garlic & herb seasoning 1 large onion, cut into thin wedges Instructions 1. Mix oil, soy sauce and seasoning in small bowl. Place steak in large resealable plastic bag or glass dish. Add marinade; turn to coat well.

2. Refrigerate 30 minutes or longer for extra flavor. Remove steak from marinade. Discard any remaining marinade.

3. Grill over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes per side or until desired doneness.

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Third annual Iowa Women in Ag conference set for July July 30 will mark the third annual Iowa Women in Ag (IWIA) conference, which will take place at the BioFuture Conference Center, Monsanto’s Research Facility near Huxley.

The conference, “Keeping Up with Changing Times,” will be filled with valuable information to improve decision-making skills related to the farming business. Keynote speaker Carol Roth will make a presentation entitled “Embracing Change.”

Other program sessions will cover topics ranging from cash rent and leases to cash grain bids and the marketing game, from agronomy and soil data to sustainability and a session titled, “Good-Bye to the Gender Gap.” The agenda will also include a visit to BioFuture’s test plots and its Circle of Science.

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Four All Seasons created GO GREEN to be human and pet safe immediately after application as well as environmentally friendly and long lasting.

The fertilizer is available in two formulations: 9:1:1 and 11:1:1.

Iowa State University conducted efficacy trials on the products at the 2004-2006 Turfdays, and based on these tests it received a 100 percent bio-based certification on February 11, 2005.

GO GREEN can be used on lawns, trees, shrubs, perennials, in vegetable gardens, flower beds and decorative containers.

“We are delighted to have received so much statewide interest in our GO GREEN fertilizer products,” stated Delayne D. Johnson, co-owner of Four All Seasons. “In addition to our northwest Iowa retailers, we are excited to be able to showcase our fertilizers in 2009 in several central Iowa locations.”

The new distribution sites are Fareway in Newton and Carroll; Earl May in Urbandale and Waukee; Hy Vee in Urbandale; Ace Hardware in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Ames; Insite in Boone; Cashman Enterprises in Des Moines; Yard N’ Garden in Auburn; Juergen’s Feed and Grain in Carroll; and Town & Country in Slater.

Four All Seasons products contain no petroleum or chemicals and are comparably low in phosphorus, which decreases the likelihood of algae formation on ponds and streams.

The 11:1:1 product contains corn gluten meal which has been proven to decrease emergence of weeds in lawns.

Four All Seasons was founded in an effort to provide consumers with an alternative to petroleum based products while adding value to rural Iowa’s economy.

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Ed Verona, president of the Washington, D.C.based U.S.-Russia Business Council, said the event can help create a positive atmosphere for discussion of pending agricultural issues between the two countries.

“Russia is one of the world’s leading agricultural producers and is soon likely to be a member of the World Trade Organization. This 50th anniversary event is therefore timely in more than just the historic sense,” Verona stated.

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“Our celebration will also renew many other types of Iowa-Russian exchanges,” said Garst.

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ACRE or DCP?

Extension to present new 2008 Farm Bill information at meetings Iowa State University Extension farm management field specialists are continuing informational meetings on the 2008 Farm Bill.

The summer meetings will address new signup dates, rules and other regulations that have been finalized in recent weeks.

Topics to be covered include: • Payment limitations • Current Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) • The new revenue component known as the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program and the new permanent disaster program (SURE).‘ The meetings are intended to assist landowners and operators in their decision whether to enroll in the new ACRE program or stay with the current DCP. Extension specialists will discuss revenue features of the ACRE program, and the Ag Decision Maker ACRE decision tool will be presented to show projected revenue and payments.

Meetings will be approximately two to three hours.

Registration information as well as other meeting times and locations are available at www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/info/meetings.html. New locations will be added as they become available.

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Iowa State researchers to exhibit vegetable plastics at international showcase Iowa State University researchers who believe there is a future in making plastics from crops or byproducts of crops processing are taking their show on the road.

Members of the Biopolymers and Biocomposites Research Team will exhibit at an international plastics showcase June 22-26 in Chicago.

The team will be exhibiting samples of plastics, composites, adhesives and coatings they have made from vegetable oils and proteins, plus flower pots and golf tees created from some of the materials they have developed.

David Grewell, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, chairs the research team and will be one of the people staffing Iowa State’s exhibit at the NPE2009 International Plastics Exposition.

“The hope is we can develop new industrial collaborations for research and development of bioplastics and bioproducts,” Grewell said. “We

expect to make contact with engineers and product development staff for bioproducts, who we can work with to develop new applications and products for our bioplastics.”

Michael Kessler, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, is another team member.

“The NPE brings together nearly 75,000 professionals from the polymer industry. We felt having an exhibit where we could showcase our research and capabilities in the emerging area of polymers and composites from biorenewable feedstock would give us greater visibility and could lead to future research sponsors, collaborators and partners,” Kessler said.

Kessler said he also thinks the exhibit will be a good opportunity to highlight the pioneering work Iowa State is doing in the area of biorenewable polymers and educating students in the general area of biorenewables.

The research team operates under the Center for Crops Utilization Research (CCUR) umbrella. Larry Johnson, CCUR director, said the center was founded to develop new uses for Iowa crops. “In the beginning, we were focused largely on food.

But as we analyzed the situation, we realized we could not eat our way out of a surplus of corn and soybeans. To make an impact, we knew we needed to look into biobased products,” he said.

Johnson said CCUR researchers have worked for many years on biobased products, first on adhesives using soybean materials.

“The focus for this research group has changed over time,” Johnson said. “The adhesives project still is ongoing, but now the main thrust is making plastics from biobased materials.”

Team member Richard Larock is a distinguished professor of chemistry.

“Iowa agriculture will benefit if we can expand the market for biobased products from corn and soybeans and agricultural co-products, like corn stover, soybean hulls and distillers dried grains and solubles, which we use in our composites,” he said.

Larock outlined some of the benefits of the new products the team is developing.

“Our natural oil-based resins have

excellent damping and shape memory properties that are generally not available in petroleum-based materials,” he said.

“Our composites are heavily biobased and inexpensive. Our coatings utilize cheap, readily available natural oil derivatives, are waterborne, contain no volatile organic compounds, and exhibit properties comparable or better than petroleum-based coatings.”

Johnson said the biopolymers and biocomposites research team is finding new uses for low-value co-products. “We have the opportunity to create new businesses and new jobs in Iowa, by replacing non-renewable resources with renewable ones.

Another benefit is lots of these things are inherently more environmentally friendly than the alternatives,” he said.

The team of researchers includes faculty members in the agricultural and biosystems engineering, natural resource ecology and management, chemistry, materials science, and architecture and design departments. The group has partnered with a number of prominent companies to help them develop biobased products including Pella Corp., Creative Composites, Ltd., Soy Works Corp., Emerson Electric Co. and Vermeer Corp.

JUNE 2009

IOWA FARM & RANCH

Manure application to frozen ground legislation becomes law

by Emma Struve

Governor Chet Culver signed into law Senate File 432, which dictates how and when manure can be applied during the winter.

The legislation distinguishes between liquid manure, such as would be seen from a hog confinement, and solid or dry bedded manure commonly produced in cattle operations.

Application of liquid manure to frozen or snow covered ground is specifically prohibited between December 21 and April 1 except in situations where it can be incorporated within 24 hours or if there is an emergency; though solid manure may still be applied.

Small animal feeding operation, those with fewer than 500 head, are exempted from the regulations.

The DNR had directed the Environmental Protection Commission, a panel of citizens who provide policy oversight for the department, more than a year ago to address the issue of manure application to frozen ground and create additional rules to prevent nutrient run-off associated with snow melt.

Rules subsequently proposed by the EPC, which were addressed during a March public comment period, are overridden by the state legislation, though the panel will assess the law at their next meeting on June 16. The EPC will recommend ground conditions specifications and generate language defining emergency situation.

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Wind energy makes environmental and economic sense for two pork producers In today’s tough economic times, farmers want to make every dollar count. Using a renewable resource such as wind energy can be both environmentally and financially responsible. Two Iowa pork producers are making wind energy work for them.

Andy McCall of West Chester has a 7,200-head wean to finish contract hog operation and Wayne Zieser of Washington operates a 4,400-head contract finish operation.

Both operations have a wind turbine with a 35 kilowatt generator which produces about 60,000 to 70,000 kilowatt-hours annually.

“In the windy months, we will produce more energy than we need, and when that happens the excess is banked which is called net metering,” Zieser said. “In months we don’t produce enough we can use the banked energy.”

Zieser said he thinks it’s more efficient to use net metering than a pay as you go method.

“The power companies that want to settle up with cash at the end of the month will pay you wholesale for what you produce and then charge you retail for what you buy from them,” he said. “Net metering helps to maintain our cash flow.”

Both farmers said using a wind turbine is a great way to offset some of their electric bills and reduce the power needed from their electricity supplier.

Zieser installed his turbine in June of 2007 and said it has considerably reduced the amount of energy needed. McCall installed his turbine in February of 2006.

Even with this additional source of electricity, McCall said there are times when the turbine doesn’t produce enough electricity for his operation.

“Because of the number of hogs I have at this site, I have the need to either put up another wind turbine or increase the size o the turbine I have,” McCall said, “so now I am faced with trying to decide what to do.”

Both McCall and Zieser financed their projects through a combination of grants, loans and personal financing. A USDA grant covered 25 percent of the costs and 50 percent was paid for through interest free loans through the Iowa Energy Center.

McCall offers this advice for producers interested in learning more about how wind energy might work in their operations.

“Talk with your power company early to size the turbine to fit your needs,” McCall said. “The earlier you apply for grants the better.”

Information about the USDA grants and other resources is available on the USDA Web site http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia/rbs.html.

The Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Program administered by the Iowa Energy Center in Ames provided the interest free loans for these farmers.

This organization is dedicated to advancing Iowa’s energy efficiency and renewable energy use through research, education and demonstration.

Producers can learn more about this loan program on the Iowa Energy Center Web site http://www.energy.iastate.edu/AERLP/index.htm

Denison FFA selects officers

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June Dairy Month highlights impact of Iowa dairies With June Dairy Month upon us, Iowans have the opportunity to ponder how vital the dairy industry is to Iowa and its economy.

As we all learned in elementary school, it is very important to consume three servings a day of dairy products. However, as consumers we need to realize that more comes from the dairy farm than just milk.

“The importance of the milk that dairy farmers produce is well know by the citizens of Iowa, however, the role the industry plays in our state’s economy is not,” said Stacey Noe, Industry Relations Manager for the Iowa State Dairy Association. “In an average year the dairy industry generates $3.2 billion for Iowa’s economy.”

The dairy farmers respect for the land and tireless effort to protect it for generations to come can be seen as you drive across the state. Dairy farmers have been able to protect our soils, one of

Iowa’s most valuable resources, while yielding productive acres.

Dairy farmers do all this while still being a major contributor to their local community and economy. Unlike many industries in Iowa, most of the income generated on a dairy operation stays within the local economy.

Contributing to Iowa’s bottom line is not the only thing the dairy industry gives back to Iowa. More than 19,000 jobs are provided through the states dairy industry. These jobs include processor employees, veterinarians, feed mill workers, farm hands, and many other services that benefit and aid the dairy industry.

“The dairy industry in Iowa is changing and with that change comes more sophisticated job opportunities,” explained Noe. “With companies like Trans Ova, Iowa is entering into a new age of technology that can benefit the dairy industry. With these

new technologies come new job opportunities for the youth of Iowa who are graduating from our colleges and universities.”

“Gov. Vilsack has addressed the concern of our youth in the state leaving Iowa after graduation,” added Noe. “With the new developments in the dairy industry, Iowa is going to be a great place for these entrepreneurs to enter the industry as farmers or as trade specialists.”

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Clay County Fair to conduct points show for draft horse competition The Clay County Fair horse department is bringing a new competition to the last weekend of the fair.

The North American Six-Horse Hitch Classic Series is set for Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20 in the outdoor arena on the fairgrounds.

The horse department has paired up with the North American Classic Series to bring the first ever six-horse hitch class eligible for points to the Clay County Fair. Hitches enrolled in the North American Classic Series that participate in the sixhorse hitch class, will receive points and vie for $2,500 worth of premium money.

The North American Six-Horse Hitch Classic

Series is one of the most prestigious draft horse events in the country. Six-horse hitches from across the continent travel to compete at state and county fairs and agricultural exhibitions to acquire points for the Classic Series. The competitors travel within their region and beyond, competing at many of the 50 sanctioned shows throughout North America.

Once all the regional shows are complete, the four highest point hitches in each of the three breed classifications gather to compete for $30,000 in premiums at the Final Championship. Breed classifications include Belgian, Percheron and Clydesdale/Shire horses.

The Classic Series was developed to promote and market the draft horse breeds, as well as increase

premium for six-horse hitch classes. Since the formation of regional shows, the competition has grown to include over 175 six-horse hitch owners.

The shows run from the beginning of September through Labor Day weekend annually.

Other additions to the fair’s horse department include a new automatic sprinkler system in the outdoor arena. The new system will make competitions in the arena much more accommodating for exhibitors and spectators by keeping the dust down.

Returning classes for the 2009 fair will include Paint, Quarter Horses and Ponies on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, September 12-14. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 18-20 the classes will include Ponies, Appaloosa, Miniatures, Antique Buggies, Pony Hitch and the North American SixHorse Hitch Classic Series.

Any questions regarding the Horse Department may be directed to David Brugman at 712-933-2747.

Premium books will be available July 1 and may be picked up at the Clay County Fair office or accessed online at www.claycountyfair.com.

The 2009 Clay County Fair runs September 12-20.

For additional information visit www.claycountyfair.com or call 712-262-4740.

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Northey welcomes three members to State Soil Conservation Committee Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on May 29 welcomed Jean Eells, PhD of Webster City, James “Kelly” Tobin of New Market and Sherman Lundy of Cedar Falls to the State Soil Conservation Committee.

Eells, Tobin and Lundy were appointed by Governor Culver to six-year terms commencing May 1, 2009 and ending April 30, 2015.

“These members will help the State Soil Conservation Committee in their efforts to continue to provide leadership and guidance to Iowa’s soil conservation and water quality improvement efforts,” Northey said. “As a former Dickinson County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner, I understand the import role the state soil conservation committee plays in promoting conservation.”

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Eells, was reappointed and will continue in her position as the north-central Iowa farmer representative. Eells is also a district commissioner, has farm-

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Tobin was also reappointed and will continue to serve as the south-west Iowa farmer representative. Tobin is a district commissioner, farmer and farm realtor.

Lundy has been appointed to represent the Mines and Minerals industry. Lundy works for BMC Aggregates.

The State Soil Conservation Committee was created in 1939 as part of the Iowa Conservation Districts Law, establishing Iowa’s 100 Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

The board serves as a policy making board to the Iowa Department of Agriculture’s Division of Soil Conservation, and makes budget recommendations annually.

Sensitive crop producers, apiarists to register with Iowa Sensitive Crops registry Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey reminds Iowa’s sensitive crops producers and apiarists that the aerial spray season will begin in June and encouraged them to register sites with pesticide sensitive crops on the Department’s Sensitive Crops Registry.

“No Spray” field markers that signal pesticide sensitive areas to both aerial and land applicators are also available for producers.

“The information you post to the Registry’s website and the markers you place around your fields will help pesticide applicators locate your operations and minimize the chance of drift damage to your sensitive crops and hives,” Northey said.

Commercial fruit and vegetable growers, commercial vineyards and orchard owners, commercial organic crop producers or apiarists in the state of Iowa are eligible to register the locations of their hives or commercial crops or validate their 2008 information for the 2009 calendar year on the site.

To register sites or download an order form for “No Spray” signs, please go the Iowa Department

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To ensure that the information provided on this Web site is up to date, we require Iowa sensitive crops producers and apiarists to annually review and verify their Directory Web site information.

Each year registrants will receive an e-mail or letter the Department notifying them that it is time to access the Web site to review, verify, and update their Sensitive Crops Directory information.

Producer information that is not annually verified will be dropped from the Web site.

Those producers that do not have internet access will receive a printout of their sensitive crop information along with a letter asking that they review, edit if necessary, and return the information to the Department.

Questions and concerns can be directed to the Departments Bureau of Horticulture by calling Paul Ovrom at 515-242-5028 or Mike Bevins at 515-242-5043.

JUNE 2009

Month after H1N1 flu outbreak Northey questions ban on safe pork 16 nations continue to restrict U.S. pork imports Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on June 1 expressed concern that 16 countries continue to have official or unofficial bans on U.S. pork imports.

The countries took action in response to the H1N1 flu outbreak despite the fact that properly cooked and handled pork and pork products are safe, as confirmed by U.S. and international health organizations.

“It has now been more than a month since the H1N1 flu outbreak and it is vital that these countries reopen their markets to U.S. pork,” Northey said. “While the initial action by these and other countries to ban U.S. pork were unjustified, the fact that the restrictions persist show that these trade barriers are not, and never have been, based on science.”

The Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, St. Lucia, Indonesia, Thailand, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and Armenia have banned all U.S. pork.

Russia and China only have bans in place for some states and Korea has banned the import of live hogs. Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Macedonia also have unofficial bans in place.

According to the 2007 Census of Agriculture, 8,758 Iowa farmers raised more than 47 million hogs with a value of $4.8 billion.

“Iowa is the number one pork producing state in the nation and Iowa farmer who raise hogs face significant hardship due to the actions of these countries,” Northey added.

“Now that we have entered prime summer grilling season it’d be great if Iowans threw an extra pork chop on to help Iowa’s hog farmers.”

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Lean hog trade has been sharply lower this week due to chart selling and weakening cash values. After three days of trade, the weekly net change is 662 lower on the June contract and July is down 527.

Follow-through selling showed up early this week after the big weakness on Friday, and trade was limit down on Tuesday.

Cash trade has been lower again this week and has slid into the mid $50 area.

This could lead to some continued long liquidation, and if cash continues to fall further, June futures will likely go with it.

Packers are thought to have plenty of supplies to meet the struggling overall pork demand, and there are still export slumps from the H1N1 outbreak.

There has been some bear spreading this week, which illustrates that traders are willing to step up and buy the deferred contracts expecting that long-term supplies will be small.

This market is oversold and due for a correction, but we will need

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6/4/09 Support: Resistance

July 5632 6812

August 5780 6950

Open . . . . .57.600 High . . . . .58.550 Low . . . . .56.950 Close . . . .57.300 Chg . . . . .+-2.450

to see cash strengthen before traders step up and buy this market.

Hedgers give us a call with questions. The rising grain prices and lower hog prices the past two weeks are not a good scenario for hog producers; unless fully hedged, this is stressing every operation in the country.

CATTLE 6/4/09 Live cattle trade has been lower this week due to chart selling and some bear spreading. Heading into Thursday, the weekly net changes are 182 lower on the June contract and 105 lower on August.

Cash trade developed early this week in the North at $132, which was $3 to $4 lower than last week. Reports of large show lists were noted for the cash weakness.

Trade in the South is expected to develop on Thursday with asking prices at $84/$85.

The cutout finished lower on Wednesday

with choice 43 lower at $142.19 and select 106 lower at $135.69, which is $2 lower than last week.

We still need positive news here to spark a rally in the cash and futures markets, so for now we should not expect any big rally in cattle.

On the chart, the December contract has moved below 80 for the first time since early December 2008, so we are likely to see additional selling interest near-term.

There are still some demand questions Open . . . . .96.500 High . . . . .96.950 Low . . . . .96.000 Close . . . . .96.125 Chg . . . . . .-1.050

Support: Resistance

due to the weaker but what appears to be recovering economy.

If the stock market remains in lower territory then a futures are likely to stay under pressure through the rest of the week.

Hedgers should look at using options to get some protection in place near term, as we may struggle to sustain a rally, but there are items present that are friendly so let’s limit how we cap our upside.

Aug 7920 8300

Aug Feeders 9187 10437

Open . . . . .80.500 High . . . . .81.200 Low . . . . .80.300 Close . . . .80.775 Chg . . . . . . .+.125

WHEAT 6/4/09

CORN 6/4/09

SOYBEANS 6/4/09

Wheat trade has been lower this week due to a rebound in the dollar and thoughts that our recent rally was overdone to the upside. After three days of trade, the weekly net changes are 30 lower in Chicago, KC is 16 lower, and Minneapolis is down 39.

The recent rally has been built mostly on short covering and fund buying for the winter wheat crops, so wheat was the leader to the downside on Wednesday when the dollar reversed higher.

We are hearing talk of potential frost in the north and reports of poor winter wheat yields in the dry areas of Oklahoma and Texas, which should limit downside, but the fundamentals are not there to support wheat in the $7 area. On the weekly crop progress report spring wheat plantings were listed as 89% complete versus 100% last year and the 98% 5-year average.

North Dakota and Minnesota remain the two biggest areas of concern with only 69 and 71% planted respectively. Spring wheat emergence was listed at 67% compared to 91% last year and the 90% 5-year average. Percent headed for winter wheat was reported at 77% versus 73% last year and the 81% five-year average.

Winter wheat condition was listed as 45% good to excellent, unchanged from last week. The weekly export sales came in at 103,900 tons of old crop and 228,200 tons of new crop, which combined was inline with expectations; market bulls hope this is a start to an improving export sector.

The USDA Supply and Demand report is released next week; how the spring wheat acres end up unfolding into possible corn or soybeans will be interesting. Meaning could we move 1 to 2 million acres over from spring wheat now that we are in June.

Some producers may rather go with a short season corn than plant spring wheat at this point. We will need outside markets to hold up in order to extend our recent rally, but commercial selling should start to limit upside as harvest progresses for the winter wheat crop.

Hedgers call with questions, we need to still monitor the spring wheat planting situation and respect the bullishness of it.

Corn trade has been lower this week due to outside market pressure and profit taking by market longs. After three days of trade, the weekly net change is 4 lower on both the July and December contracts.

The markets opened the week with a firm bias due to fund buying and good chart momentum, but the outside markets turned negative at midweek which was noted for the reversal. Weather ideas remain mixed; storm systems moved across the Corn Belt early this week which should aid developing crops, but it will continue to delay already late planting.

The weekly crop progress report on Monday listed corn plantings at 93% complete versus 94% last year and the 97% 5-year average. Percent emerged was reported at 73% versus 71% last year and the 86% 5-year average. Illinois and Indiana are still behind the 5-year average by 17% and 16% respectively.

We will likely see some acres switch to beans in these areas, and yield reductions could be pretty big. The crop condition was reported at 70% good to excellent; this was the first crop condition update.

The weekly export sales came in at 756,200 tons of old crop and 267,200 tons of new crop, combined they were just above the range of expectations. On the July chart, we settled back below the 200-day moving average on Wednesday which may promote additional profit taking. Nearby support is just below our current market at $4.32, which is the 10-day.

The index funds will be aggressively rolling into deferred contracts through the end of the week, which could bring additional pressure to the market, but we should stay supported ahead of next weeks USDA Supply and Demand report. It will be difficult to see much of a set back ahead of the June Supply and Demand report, especially if the market believes we will lose acres.

The next big report is the month end June Plantings report.

Ethanol usage is such a big part of the usage now that the ethanol production margins should be the biggest price determining factor moving forward near term.

The feeding industry is taking some lumps which should promote lower usage moving forward. Hedgers call with questions.

Soybean trade has been lower this week due to light profit taking by market longs. Heading into Thursday, the weekly net changes are 2 lower on the July contract and November is down 15; December meal is $9.50 lower and soybean oil is up 20 points.

The bean complex was trending higher early in the week due to fund buying, but the reversal in the outside markets on Wednesday was noted for the lower trade.

Fundamentally, the market remains supportive and the chart momentum is still up. We did hit $12.20 on the July contract earlier this week which was a 50% retracement of the whole downside move last year.

This was noted as important resistance and the market has sold off. The index funds will be rolling out of nearby positions for the remainder of the week, so we could extend this correction, but the mentality of traders right now is to buy breaks, so any weakness should be short lived.

The most overwhelming bullish item remains the solid old crop usage and expectations of a tightening carryover, which should keep us support through next week’s USDA Supply and Demand report.

The weekly soybean export sales came in at 237,400 tons of old crop and 227,000 tons of new crop, which were below expectations.

Meal sales came in at 193,900 tons of old crop and 173,200 tons of new crop which were above expectations and soybean oil sales were below expectations at 5,300 tons. The weekly crop progress report listed soybean plantings as 66% complete versus 67% last year and a 79% 5-year average.

Percent emerged was reported at 36% compared to 30% last year and the 51% 5-year average.. Hedgers call to discuss your individual risk plan.

Support: Resistance

Chicago 573 698

Kansas City 630 748

Minneapolis Open . . . . . .6.540 691 High . . . . . .6.550 819 Low . . . . . . .6.150 Close . . . . . .6.174 Chg . . . . . . .-.520

Support: Resistance

July 418 457

Dec 09 440 481

Open . . . . . .4.460 High . . . . . .4.460 Low . . . . . . .4.314 Close . . . . .4.324 Chg . . . . . . .-.170

Support: Resistance

July July Meal July Oil 1151 367 3819 1243 400 4113

Open . . . . .11.950 High . . . . .11.950 Low . . . . . .11.810 Close . . . . .11.820 Chg . . . . . . .-.270

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What to expect in June markets

by Brian Hoops, PresidentMidwest Market Solutions, Inc.

CORN

The outlook for prices is simple; weather and how it impacts the emerging crops will be 95% of the pricing movement. The only other supply side news the market will deal with is the June 12 USDA monthly supply/ demand crop report. Last month’s report put the ending stocks report for the 2009/10 crop at 1,145 million bushels. This was a bullish surprise to the market as the ending stocks figure was well below trade estimates. This tight ending stocks figure will put a solid floor underneath prices until an above trend line yield can be confirmed. Since the May report was a bullish surprise, anticipate some buying ahead of the report release on the morning of June 12. The market will want to be bullish because of the long term fundamental picture, which includes smaller seeded acres compared to last year and a slow start to the growing season. However, it will take weather concerns during June to ignite a rally. Producers will want to use options as a way to manage risk and provide price insurance. The end of the month will also have the quarterly stocks and planting intentions report from the USDA. This report could be a shocker to the market as some reports have farmers decreasing seeded acres from the last report in March due to the excessive rains in the eastern cornbelt. Some corn acres may be idled as they remain too wet to plant while some acres will no doubt be switched over to soybeans. Seasonal highs are usually formed by June 23.

ANALYSIS Corn closed the week $.06 higher. The weekly export sales report showed net sales of 756,200 MT were up 11% from the previous week, but down 12% from the prior four-week average. Increases reported for Taiwan (175,700 MT), Japan (175,400 MT, including 101,200 switched from unknown destinations. For the marketing year, the U.S. has now exported 1.587 bb of corn compared to 2.286 bb last year. To reach the USDA forecast, the U.S. needs to export 12.6 mb each week. Planting progress remains behind normal, but there is a large amount of progress being made in the Eastern cornbelt and the progress pace is nearly identical to last year. As of May 24, the U.S. was 82% seeded vs. 86% a year ago. Illinois is now 62% completed with Indiana 55% seeded. Iowa is on pace at 97% planted with Minnesota 96% seeded.

Corn continues to find strength from the crude oil market, which has rallied over $30 per barrel over the last four months. Unless crude oil breaks, corn looks to remain well supported.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK Producers should have over 90% of their 2008 crop sold and/or hedged. The other 10% should be sold on a 20 to 30 cent rally or by the end of June.

Producers should have managed their risk by placing new crop hedges as December has reached the initial upside target of $4.25 to $4.50 range. A combination of cash sales, hedges and put options are effective risk management tools. If the new crop December contract can rally from $4.75 to $5.00, producers should look to raise protection levels by rolling the put options to a higher strike price.

SOYBEANS

The month of June looks to be similar to corn as we are in a weather market and weather forecasts will be the primary driving force. The early soybean seeding pace is historically slow as there should be approximately 25% to 30% of the crop yet to be seeded. The crop looks to be seeded before

June 15 leaving beans to spend the rest of June developing root systems. Rains after June 15 will be viewed as beneficial to crop development and negative for prices. However, dryness in the month of June will send prices sharply higher. Demand has remained strong for U.S. beans as the soybean crops in Argentina and Brazil have been harvested and found to be smaller than previously forecasted. Since there is less soybeans for sale in South America, China has returned as a strong buyer of U.S. soybeans. This recent strong buying have cut into old crop ending stocks leaving U.S. stocks at only 130 mb according to the May USDA report.

For new crop, the USDA forecasted ending stocks at only 230 mb, a very small amount considering U.S. producers are seeding 300,000 more acres over last year. Like the corn market, producers should use options as a risk management tool and price insurance. The month of June is not the key reproductive month for soybeans, however, the market will be quick to add a premium into prices on less than ideal weather. The acreage report at the end of the month could be a shocker to the trade. The market has already anticipated larger seeded acres than 2008, however if producers planted less acres to corn than previously thought and switched to soybeans, prices could find pressure after the report’s release. Seasonal highs are usually formed by June 23.

ANALYSIS Soybeans closed the week $.18 higher. The weekly export sales report showed net sales of 237,400 MT, down 65 percent from the previous week and 63% from the prior 4-week average.

Increases were primarily for Mexico (61,700 MT), China (59,300 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Japan (52,900 MT, including 27,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Canada (18,300 MT), and Taiwan (17,500 MT). For the marketing year, the U.S. has now exported 1.241 bb of soybeans compared to 1.092 bb last year. The U.S. has met the USDA export forecast. Planting progress is much slower than normal as producers remain focused on planting corn and spring wheat, however rapid progress has been made in areas that are further along, soybean planting is ahead of normal. U.S. seedings have now reached 48% seeded vs. 49% last year.

Iowa is ahead of pace at 80% planted with Minnesota 75% seeded. The eastern cornbelt with Illinois is only 12% planted with Indiana 25% planted. Soybean seedings will increase during early June and the U.S. looks to be nearly planted by the middle of the month.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK Producers should have over 90% of their 2008 crop sold and/or hedged. The other 10% should be sold on a 40 to 70 cent rally or by the end of June.

Hedgers should now be considering placing new crop hedges as November soybeans have reached the long held target to begin a hedging program. A combination of cash sales, hedges and put options are all viable marketing strategies to reduce price risk. If the new crop November contract can rally from $10.75 to $11.10, producers should look to raise protection levels by rolling the put options to a higher strike price.

in Texas and Oklahoma and should move north into the number one winter wheat state, Kansas, by the middle of the month, assuming good harvest weather. The USDA will update early yield results in the June crop report. The USDA will also update world wheat production and ending stocks, which are growing. The world should be aggressive buyers of newly harvested U.S. wheat in the last half of the month. After the USDA supply/demand report on June 12, the market will be trading on harvest results and weather in the spring wheat belt. The next fundamental price determinant for spring wheat will be weather in the spring wheat belt as a hot and dry summer will force price rationing as the supply side of the wheat will again be threatened.

ANALYSIS For the week, Chicago wheat closed $.24 3/4 higher; Kansas City wheat $.26 1/2 higher and Minneapolis wheat $.27 higher. The weekly export sales report showed net sales of 103,900 metric tons were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 20% from the prior 4-week average.

Increases reported for Japan (66,200 MT), Chile (20,400 MT), and Nigeria (17,200 MT, including 19,000 switched from unknown destinations). This year’s U.S. wheat sales remain behind last year’s strong sales performance with commitments of 975 mb this year vs. 1,244 mb a year ago. The U.S. now needs to export 17.4 mb each week to reach the USDA forecast. The USDA rated the winter wheat crop at 45% g/e, 3% lower than a week ago and now 2% behind last year’s rating of 47% g/e. Spring wheat seedings have reached 79% seeded vs. 97% last year. Harvest in Texas and Oklahoma have started and producers continue to bemoan the quality, test weight and yield of the winter wheat crop. The poor crop results will mandate the spring wheat crop be large enough to meet the United States domestic needs.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK Producers should have now added to hedges and/or rolled option hedges to a higher price level as July KC wheat has reached the long term price objective of $6.80 to $7.00. A combination of hedges, options and cash sales is a very effective way to manage price risk for producers. The next target for winter wheat producers is $7.45 to $7.75 against the December Kansas City market.

LIVE CATTLE

ANALYSIS Live cattle ended the week $1.20 lower while feeder cattle ended $.17 lower. The cash cattle trade occurred in the southern Plains last week at $85 per cwt, steady compared to last week’s trades of $85. Nebraska fed cattle traded at $135 to $136, $1 to $2 lower compared to the previous week’s cash trade of $137. This cash trade was disappointing to the market as the trade was hoping for at least steady money last week. Cash feeders at the closely watched Oklahoma City auction were steady last week. Cattle slaughter remains five to seven percent below year-ago levels. Beef carcass weights, which had been troublesome in the first quarter, have been within 10 pound of year-ago levels during six of the past seven weeks.

WHEAT

The month of June brings an end to the growing season for the winter wheat crop, and harvest will progress quickly from Texas northward. The spring wheat crop moves from a leading to a following role as it is the beginning of the spring wheat growing season. The winter wheat crop is rated approximately 45% in good to excellent condition versus 47% a year ago. Harvest has begun

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AUCTIONS FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Calf/Yearling Special, located at the Dunlap Livestock Auction.

Schaben Auction Service, auctioneers. (D)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 • Household, Antique and Gun Auction, Wylie and Ruth Francis, owners. 407 6th St., Harlan, IA - Osborn Auction LLC, auctioneers.

(N)

THURSDAY, JUNE 25 • Special Calf & Yearling Sale, 11:30 a.m. Located at the Denison Livestock Auction. Pauley Family Auction Service, auctioneers. (D)

FRIDAY, JUNE 26 • Absolute Auction of Farmers Livestock Auction Market, 10:00 a.m. 1953 G Avenue, Red Oak, Iowa. 1 mile west of Red Oak on New Hwy. 34, South 2 blocks on G Avenue. Jack Kretzinger, auctioneer.

(ATL)

MONDAY, JUNE 29 • Antique & Household Auction, located at the Kimballton Town Hall. LuVerne and Alice Petersen, owners. Verneer and Wayne Hansen, auctioneers.

SATURDAY, JULY 18 • Acreage Auction, 10:30 a.m. Located at 3738 Hwy. 44 in Portsmouth, Iowa. Alvin Kohl, owner. Spencer Auction Company, auctioneers. (D)

Timely application of post emergent herbicides pays high dividends Between genetically modified soybean varieties and the use of glyphosate and glufosinate, Iowa State University Extension Weed Specialist Mike Owen believes growers may have a false sense of security when it comes to weed control.

Owens said many growers believe they can move in to control weeds at any time and postpone the use of herbicide applications.

According to Owen, that’s not a good idea. What growers need to do is differentiate between the concept of killing weeds and the concept of managing weeds to have the most yield potential.

“Managing weeds, which is the critical issue, means that the weeds have been removed from the soybean crop in a timely fashion such that the yield potential of the soybeans is not compromised.”

Owen said growers need to get in field earlier than they think.

He stated, “We have long been touting the need to apply a preemergent, residual herbicide for all crops - corn and soybean. In many instances, we are suggesting that applying these herbicides as an early pre-plant treatment, maybe one, two or three weeks ahead of their anticipated planting date, is the best way to achieve the security of early season weed control which essentially protects the crop yield.”

Owen said the problem is compounded when growers have both corn and soybeans, and in many cases, herbicide treatments were not used on the corn crop, and when the crop came up, so did the weeds.

According to Owen, both corn and soybeans respond poorly to early season weed competition.

Add in wet weather and grow-

WHAT TO EXPECT

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 • Operation T-Bone Fat Cattle Sale, 9:00 a.m. at the Anita Livestock Auction. Anita, IA. Auctioneers, Bernard Vais and Jesse Vais. (AUD)

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Continued from page 22 STRATEGY & OUTLOOK Producers should have price protection through a combination of options and hedges from the summer months through the fourth quarter of 2009.

Heavy placements of cattle into feedlots, will limit the upside potential for deferred contracts. Feed costs should also be covered with call options or done on a hand to mouth basis.

LEAN HOGS

ANALYSIS Lean hogs closed the week $2.05 lower. The average Iowa-Minnesota hog weight for last week was estimated at 268.1 lbs versus 269.2 lbs previous week and 262.7 lbs last year. Hog weights are down nearly a pound from last week. Hogs weights are slowly declining as the price of meal and of corn have increased substantially over the last three months. Hog weights remain well above a year ago levels. However, as the current supply of hogs have feed costs already locked in and producers will no doubt feed out their hogs to heavier weights as they hold out hope for higher prices in the future. Unfortunately, seasonal highs have

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ers are faced with the decision to either spray corn or soybeans.

This snowball effect, Owen stated, will take a toll on yield and profitability. However, there is something growers can do.

“In many instances we are still in a position where we can go out with an early post application to control the emerged weeds and include a residual treatment, which I think will pay dividends in corn, and there are some treatments we can use in soybeans as well. Don’t forget to consider the residual treatments.”

To hear a podcast of Owens comments and others, visit the Iowa Soybean Association’s Production Research web page, www.iasoybeans.com/productionresearch and click on “Timely application of post emergent herbicides pays dividends” on the left side.

already been established and sustained future price appreciation is unlikely. pork cutout values gained about $3/cwt the week of May 16 before holding steady last week and thus far this week.

Hog slaughter levels remain much as expected out of the March Hogs and Pigs report, suggesting some of the lowest weekly non-holiday week slaughter totals in several years could be seen of the next four to six weeks.

STRATEGY & OUTLOOK Producers should continue to hedge hogs as they are purchased. Seasonal highs are normally established during the month of May, so price improvement during the summer would be unusual. Feed input costs should be covered on a hand to mouth basis, until producers have established a minimum price level for summer delivered hogs.

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1101 - TRACTORS FOR SALE - CONT’D IA - SUP A, H, M, MTA, 350, 460, 560 TRACTORS, (712) 299-6608 CO - 1952 MASSEY HARRIS 55 DIESEL, NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING, BUT ENGINE IS FREE. COMPLETE WITH EXCEPTION OF INCORRECT FRONT WHEELS. NEWER REAR TIRES. $1200 OBO. IF NO ANSWER, LEAVE MESSAGE, (719) 643-5267 NE - 6 VOLT GENERATOR FOR AC, WC OR WD-45, $25, (402) 564-5064 WI - HESSTON4700, $5999, JD336, 24T & 14T, NH851, 273 & 65. ALL HAVE REBUILT KNOTTERS BY BALER KNOTTER RESURRECTIONS., (715) 556-1400 NE - IH-H WIDE FRONT TRACTOR, (402) 336-2755 NE - FARMALL M WIDEFRONT POWER STEERING WITH FARMHAND F-11 WITH 8FT BUCKET. FORD 8M WITH BLADE TRACTOR, (308) 728-7922 NE - 1983 JD4650 15SP POWERSHIFT. NEW 42” RUBBER W/DUALS. WEIGHTS QUICK HITCH CLEAN. $24,000, (402) 545-2255 NE - DISK SHARPEN-ROLLER(SERVICE SINCE 1969)OFF SEASON DISCOUNT, FALL 2010 CALL BY 12/1/09, SPRING 2011 BY 06/1/10. YOUR FARM (ANYWHERE) METAL MOVED NOT LOST, NO MILEAGE. STARTING $2.50/BLADE. (CLIP & SAVE FOR FUTURE) JERRY BAUERMEISTER, BELDEN, NEBR., (402) 985-2395 IA - SUPER 77 OLIVER WITH CAB, PAULSEN LOADER & GOOD TIRES. PAINT IS VERY GOOD. TRACTOR IS ALWAYS IN SHED. MOTOR IN GREAT SHAPE & IT RUNS REAL GOOD., (319) 846-2605 1102 - LOADERS FOR SALE NE - 640 CLASSIC JD SELF LOADING LOADER WILL FIT 6400 JD TRACTOR, ALSO FITS 3020, 4020, 4450. WILL FIT ANY TRACTOR THAT HAS 20” FRAME, 6’BUCKET & 4 TINE GRAPPLE FORK & MOUNTINGS; LIKE NEW, $7,500.00, (308) 390-0642 NE - LX 172 CASE IH LOADER, W/GRAPPLE, 8’ BUCKET, 4 PRONG GRAPPLE. $4800, $4,800.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - DU-AL 250 BIG PUMP WITH HOME MADE GRAPPLE FORK, $750.00, (402) 372-3009 NE - IH 2250 LOADER W/JOYSTICK 5 1/2 BUCKET. OFF OF IH 884. $1950, (402) 545-2255 1105 - DISKS FOR SALE IA - 3 PT OR PULL TANDEM DISKS, 6’18’, (712) 299-6608 NE - DISK SHARPEN-ROLLER(SERVICE SINCE 1969)OFF SEASON DISCOUNT, FALL 2010 CALL BY 12/1/09, SPRING 2011 BY 06/1/10. YOUR FARM (ANYWHERE)METAL MOVED NOT LOST, NO MILEAGE. STARTING $2.50/BLADE. (CLIP & SAVE FOR FUTURE) JERRY BAUERMEISTER, BELDEN, NEBR., (402) 985-2395 1106 - PLOWS AND SWEEP PLOWS FOR SALE IA - OLIVER PLOWS, 2 & 3 BOTTOM, PULL/3PT, (712) 299-6608 IA - 25 PLOWS, 2, 3 & 4 BOTTOM, 2/3PT, (712) 299-6608 1109 - PLANTERS FOR SALE IA - 50 JD, IH, KINZE, WHITE PLANTER ON HAND, MANY ATTACHMENTS AND PARTS, MAYER IMPLEMENT, (515) 4623800 NE - MOORE BUILT 16 ROW PLANTER MARKERS, $3,000.00, (308) 485-4486 NE - MOORE BUILT LIFT ASSIST WHEELS, $3,250.00, (308) 485-4486 NE - JD 7300 PLANTER, 12R30, FOLDING, 3PT, VAC, DUAL RATE, TRASH WHIPPERS, 200 MONITOR. $5950, $6,950.00, (402) 545-2255 KS - JD 7200 FLEX FRONT FOLD MAX EMERGE TWO VACUUM PLANTER 12 ROW 30”. EITHER NO-TILL OR CONVENTIONAL TILL. PULL TYPE WITH 3 PT HINCH. CORN, MILO, SUNFLOWER & SOYBEAN PLATES. LIQUID FERTILIZER AND MONITOR., (620) 653-4913 IA: 8-36-UF WHITE PLANTER 3000 MONITCH 515-379-1604 NE - JD 7100 16R20 PLANTER WITH BEAN METERS, CORN FINGERS WITH TRASH WHIPPERS. 200 MONITOR. $3800, (402) 545-2255 1110 - SEEDERS FOR SALE NE - NEW 3-PT PTO SEEDER, BIG HOPPER, WILL SOW RYE, WHEAT, OATS, GRASS & ALFALFA, (308) 390-0642 1111 - DRILLS WANTED TO BUY NE - TYE DRILL FOR PARTS, (402) 4825491 FOR SALE NE - CRUSTBUSTER 13’ GRAIN DRILL, $2,900.00, (402) 787-2244 KS - CRUSTBUSTER 40’ DRILL 7 1/2” DOUBLE DISC ALL PLANT NO-TILL OR CONVENTIONAL. LIQUID FERTILIZER, MARKERS & SEED MONITOR., (620) 653-4913

1113 - CULTIVATORS FOR SALE NE - 4 ROW ORTHMAN TOOL BAR, CAN BE USED TO CULTIVATE OR RIDGE, (308) 390-0642 KS - 26. 5’ FIELD CULTIVATOR, $1700, 316-641-1886 OR, (316) 641-8055 KS - 8 ROW ORTHMAN CULTIVATOR $8000, (785) 475-8250 1114 - SPRAYERS FOR SALE KS - 2003 FIELD SPRAYER. ROW CROP AND/OR FLOATER. 845 HOURS, 1200 GAL. , 90’ SELF-LEVELING BOOMS ON A FORD L8000 TRUCK. RAVEN CONTROLLER. FOAM MARKER., (620) 6534913 NE - 1991 WILMAR 750 SELF-PROPELLED, 60” BOOMS, 500 GAL TANK. RAVEN 440 CONTROLLERS, NEW 38” TIRES, FIELD READY, 2786 HRS, (308) 485-4486 1116 - BUSH HOGS FOR SALE IA - 7’ 3PT, BUSH HOG CUTTERS; $1,050 TO $2,250, (712) 299-6608 1120 - FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - 1998 TERRAGATOR 1603 T, FARMER OWNED, 90’ BOOM RAVEN 660 MONITOR, 3636 HOURS, (308) 3406573 www.iowfarmandranch.com

1124 - AG CHEMICALS FOR SALE NE - GLYPHOSATE PLUS $21.50 GENERIC GRAZON $24, 24D LV6 $22, QUALITY AG SALES, LINCOLN, CALL 877-9856100 OR, (402) 466-6100 NE - CROP PROTECTION CHEMICALS. *WHOLESALE PRICES* FRY BROTHERS FERTILIZER. CLEAROUT 41+, (800) 3573996 1130 - TILLAGE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IA - USED EQUIPMENT, GO TO WWW. MAYERFARM. COM, (515) 462-3800 IA - TRACTOR CHAINS 28” TO 38”, (712) 299-6608 1201 - ENGINES/MOTORS WANTED TO BUY MO - MOLINE 504 DIESEL, (816) 3782015 FOR SALE 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 1202 - PUMPS FOR SALE NE - 3X4 BERKELEY PUMPS, PRIMING VALVES AVAILABLE, (402) 364-2592 NE - (2) WLR 10” PUMPS, 110’ COLUMNS. VERY GOOD COND. $3000 EACH., (402) 256-3696 www.iowfarmandranch.com

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FOR SALE NE - AMARILLO 150 HP 4-3, $475., (402) 256-3696 NE - AMARILLO GEARHEADS: 50 HP 1:1 $700, 50HP 5:6 AND 50HP 4:5 $550 EACH. US MOTOR GEARHEADS: 90HP 4:3 $450, 70 HP 2:3 $400, 30HP 5:6 $300, (402) 564-5064 NE - GEAR DRIVE REPAIR- AMARILLO WARRANTY CENTER. REPAIR ALL MAKES/MODELS. 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE. CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES. CENTRAL IRRIGATION, (402) 723-5824 1207 - PIVOTS

FOR SALE NE - ORTHMAN 3-PT PIVOT TRACK CLOSER, EXCELLENT COND, (308) 3900642 1301 - COMBINES AND ACC.

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WANTED TO BUY MO - GLEANER LM TO JD ADAPTER, (816) 378-2015 FOR SALE CO - JD 105 GASS, 22’ HEADER, AIR REEL. JD 95 GAS, 18’ CONVENTIONAL HEADER, VERY RESTORABLE. BOTH USED TO CUT GRAMA GRASS IN 2006.

ALSO JD 95 GAS FOR PARTS, NO HEADER. ALL ARE LATER MODEL SQUAREBACK MACHINES ALLIS CHALMERS COMBINE TRAILER. ALL $2500.LV VMAIL, (719) 643-5267 IA: NH TR 86 COMBINE, 973 TWIN DRIVE BEAN HEAD; 996 6R30” CORN HEAD, LOW HOURS, STORED INSIDE. CALL 641-561-2918 1302 - COMBINE HEADS WANTED TO BUY MO - JD 920F BEAN PLATFORM, (816) 378-2015

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CLASSIFIEDS 1302 - COMBINE HEADS WANTED TO BUY - CONT’D NE - WANTED: JD ROW CROP HEAD 6 OR 8 ROW., (402) 372-3009 IA - MF 1163 CORN HEAD, (402) 6515811 FOR SALE NE - JD 924 RIGID HEAD WITH BOTH REELS W/SKID PLATES $4950, $4,950.00, (402) 545-2255 KS - RAY MAC 8 ROW 30” ALL CROP HEAD HARVESTS CORN, MILO OR SUNFLOWERS. FITS ANY 20’ COMBINE HEAD. WITH OR W/O CIH 1010 HEAD., (620) 653-4913 NE - DISK SHARPEN-ROLLER(SERVICE SINCE 1969)OFF SEASON DISCOUNT, FALL 2010 CALL BY 12/1/09, SPRING 2011 BY 06/1/10. YOUR FARM (ANYWHERE) METAL MOVED NOT LOST, NO MILEAGE. STARTING $2.50/BLADE. (CLIP & SAVE FOR FUTURE) JERRY BAUERMEISTER, BELDEN, NEBR, (402) 985-2395 1306 - GRAIN CARTS FOR SALE KS - UFT 400 GRAIN CART $2500, 316641-1886 OR, (316) 641-8055 1307 - GRAIN DRYERS FOR SALE NE - BEHLEN 500 BU BATCH GRAIN DRYER, (402) 336-2755 1313 - GRAIN STORAGE UNITS FOR SALE NE - BROCK BINS & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT, EPS & BEHLEN BLDG SYSTEMS, BUCKLEY STEEL, AINSWORTH, NE, (402) 387-0347 1330 - GRAIN HARVEST OTHER FOR SALE IA - MIDWEST PNEUMATIC. BRANDT, CONVEYAIR, REM, VACBOSS, HANDLAIR. NEW, RECOND, PTO OR ENG DRIVEN, PUMPS, AIR LOCKS, PIPE, PARTS, SERVICE. 5 YR LEASE OR LOAN AT 7.

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2204 - TACK FOR SALE NE - NEW LEATHER TOOLED PLEASURE RIDING SADDLES. $200 EACH., (402) 640-7701 2230 - HORSE- OTHER FOR SALE NE - HORSE BOARDING FACILITY ON 27 A. W/PASTURE. CAP. OF 60 INSIDE & 39 OUTSIDE. WILL EARN OWNER/OPERATO ABOUT $250K TAXABLE INCOME PER YEAR. BOARDING 50+ HORSES @ ABOUT $400 PER HORSE PER MONTH NOW. TOM DUNN, KELLER WILLIAMS R/E, (402) 699-2206 NE - HORSE BOARDING FACILITY: GRETNA, NE ON 15 ACRES, HUGE RANCH HOME ON PREMISES, HAS LG INDOOR RIDING ARENAS & ROUND PENS PLUS 43 INSIDE STALLS, 10ACRES PASTURE & RIDING OUTSIDE. TERRIFC PRICE, TOM DUNN, KELLER WILLIAMS R/E, (402) 699-2206 NE - NOW FOR SALE, 33 ACRES 225`X 80` RIPING ARENA ~(INSIDE), 19 INSIDE STALLS AND ROOM FOR 30+ ~OUTSIDE. LOTS OF ROOM TO EXPAND AND GREAT EARNING ~POTENTIAL, BEAUTIFUL RANCH HOME. SPRINGFIELD, NE CALL TOM 402-699-2206, (402) 6992206 2502 - CUSTOM WORK/SERVICES NE - DISK SHARPEN-ROLLER(SERVICE SINCE 1969)OFF SEASON DISCOUNT, FALL 2010 CALL BY 12/1/2009, SPRING 2011 BY 06/1/10. YOUR FARM (ANYWHERE) METAL MOVED NOT LOST, NO MILEAGE. STARTING $2.50/BLADE. (CLIP & SAVE FOR FUTURE) JERRY BAUERMEISTER, BELDEN, NEBR., (402) 985-2395 2602 - PICKUPS FOR SALE NE - DODGE 2002 DUALLY BOX W\END GATE, RED, NICE. $750, $750.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - THIRD SEAT FOR 95-99 SUBURBAN, TAUPE LEATHER, $100.00, (402) 5645064 NE - 1981 FORD F250, 4X4, 6 CYL MOTOR, NEEDS WORK, GAS OR PROPANE, $675.00, (402) 372-3009 NE - ‘82 FORD F150, 6 CYL. , 300 FOR PARTS, REBUILDABLE MOTOR, $300 CASH, (402) 372-3009 IA: 2000 SILVER FORD F-150 PICKUP WITH 104,000 MILES. PRICED TO SALE. CALL 712-830-8967.(0519-0529) 2603 - TRUCKS WANTED TO BUY NE - TEN GOOD 9. 00-20 OR 10. 00-20 TRUCK TIRES, (402) 566-2345 FOR SALE NE - 60 FORD F700, 24’ STEEL FLATBED, CHEATER AXLES, 5&2, W/ 21000 GAL FLAT BOTTOM VERTICAL FERTILIZER TANKS, USE TO HAUL BIG ROUND OR LITTLE SQUARE HAY BALES, (308) 390-0642 NE - 2003 CHEVY C8500 3126 KAT, CAB/CHASSIS, 6SPD AUTOMATIC. 2002 IHC 4400 466 DIESEL CAB/CHASSIS. BOTH WOULD EXCELLENT TANDEM TRUCKS. AIR TAGS AVAILABLE., (402) 469-0789 IA: GOLDEN RETREIVER PUPPIES AKC. PARENTS ON SITE. GOOD HUNTING PROSECT. EXCELLENT FAMILY PETS. MILD MANNERED. $350. CALL 641-8434594 NE - 2000 GMC C7500 3126 KAT 6SPD. NEW 18FT SCOTT BOX HOIST. 90% RUBBER, (402) 469-0789 NE - 1996 PETE 330 250HP WITH TWIN SCREW LONG FRAME. WOULD MAKE GREAT 22-24FT TANDEM GRAIN TRUCK., (402) 469-0789 2607 - UTILITY TRAILERS & BEDS FOR SALE NE - ENCLOSED TRAILERS, TOY HAULERS, GOOSNECKS, CAR TRAILERS, FLATBEDS B & C TRAILERS, WWW. BANDCTRAILERS. COM, COLUMBUS NEBR., (402) 564-1211 NE - TWO HEAVY DUTY STEEL FLAT BEDS OFF 2003 TRUCKS. ONE IS 24FT AND ONE IS 28FT., (402) 469-0789

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2607 - UTILITY TRAILERS & BEDS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - 1969 ALUMINUM 7200 GAL TANKER, BAFFLES, GOOD COND., (402) 369-0212 NE - 1979 TRAIL MOBILE ALUMINUM 9000 GAL. TANKER, (402) 369-0212 NE - 1975 TRAIL MOBILE ALUMINUM 9000 GAL TANKER, (402) 369-0212 2608 - ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR SALE NE - 84 HONDA 3 WHEELER, (402) 3362755 2613 - MOBILE HOMES & RV’S FOR SALE NE - AVION SILVER R, 30FT, TRAVEL TRAILER, VERY CLEAN, EXCELLENT SNOWBIRD TRAILER, NEW BATTERIES, $7400/OBO, (402) 564-5064 2615 - AIRPLANES FOR SALE NE - MONI MOTOR GLIDER AND TRAILER, LOW HOURS, (402) 364-2592 2616 - TIRES FOR SALE NE - 10 BOLT RIMS W/18. 4 X 38” TIRES, (402) 336-2755 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 IA - 855 CUMMINS ENGINE REAL GOOD, HEAR IT RUN AND 8 ALUMINUM 22. 5 BUD WHEELS $150 EACH., (641) 7455228 NE - 1075 24’ SEMI LOWBOY TRLR. $1950, $2,250.00, (402) 545-2255 MO - (2) 95/96 FLD 120’S, 3406E’S, 9 SP, 48” SLEEPERS REALLY NICE, REDUCED!, $9,750.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - (2) ‘99 IH 4900, TS, 18K FRTS, 40K LB HENDRICKSON REARS, 300K MILES, WITH OR WITHOUT 20’ ALUMINUM DUMP BEDS, PERFECT LENGTH FOR 20’ GRAIN BED, $28,500 - $31,000, (660) 548-3804 MO - (2) 1998 KENWORTH T300’S, LONG WHEEL BASE CAB & CHASSIS TANDEMS, 12K FRONTS, 40K REARS, 300K MILES, READY FOR GRAIN BED, $16,000.00, (660) 548-3804 NE - OLDER ALUMINUM PNEUMATIC TRAILER, $5,000.00, (402) 841-6750 MO - ‘95 CHEVY TOPKICK, 20’ FLATBED & HOIST, CAT 250 HP, 8LL TRANS, 40K HENDRICKSON REARS, 14K FRONT, 190K MILES,, $21,000.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - (2) ‘00 IH 8100S, 21’ ALUMINUM GRAIN BEDS, TS, 9SP, WITH EXTRA STEERABLE AXLE, SUPER SHARP, CUMMINS, $46,000.00, (660) 548-3804 2801 - AGGREGATE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - PIONEER KOLBERG 271 PORTABLE SCREEN PLANT W/JD DIESEL & EXTRA HYDRAULICS, EXCELLENT CONDITION, $42,500.00, (402) 841-6750 2802 - DOZERS WANTED TO BUY MO - BUYING SALVAGE DOZERS, (660) 643-7634 FOR SALE MO - PARTS FOR CAT D4-D9’S;A-C HD7, 10; IH TD 9, 14, 18, 20, (660) 643-7634 2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY & TRADE USED HYDRAULIC EJECTION SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 MO - WE BUY SALVAGE DIRT SCRAPERS, (660) 643-7634 FOR SALE MO - NEW & USED SCRAPERS- EJECTION & DUMP, ANY SIZE, (660) 548-3804 MO - NEW TOREQ BY STEIGER & LEON SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 2804 - MOTOR GRADERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY SALVAGE MOTOR GRADERS, CAT, IH, ETC., (660) 643-7634 FOR SALE MO - PARTING OUT CAT 112 & #12 MOTOR GRADERS, (660) 643-7634 2806 - CRANES & DRAGLINES FOR RENT NE - 28 TON NATIONAL CRANE, 152 FT. REACH, (402) 387-0347 2807 - GENERATORS FOR SALE MN - GENERATORS NEW & USED. AUTOMATIC GENERATOR SETS & PTO ALTERNATORS. HOSPITAL & TELEPHONE TAKEOUTS W/ LOW HRS. STANDY POWER SYSTEMS SERVING FARMERS SINCE 1975, MON-SAT 8-5., (800) 419-9806 2813 - WHEEL LOADERS WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY SALVAGE WHEEL LOADERS, CAT, IH, ETC., (660) 643-7634 FOR SALE NE - 1995 DRESSER WHEEL LOADER, 3YD, 6 CYL CUMMINS TURBO, 80% TIRES, RUNS GOOD, (402) 369-0212 NE - CASE 621 PAYLOADER, MODEL 6T 590 CUMMINS MOTOR, MOTOR NEEDS WORK. $21,000, $21,000.00, (402) 5452255

2813 - WHEEL LOADERS FOR SALE - CONT’D MN - 1984 TROJAN 1900Z LOADER MACHINE SERIAL #3135209 ENGINE MODEL FGL-913 SERIAL #6761185 TRANSMISSION 4WG-120 SERIAL # 4140 ZF; $5,000.00 OBO, WENDELL NOBLE, (651) 345-3854 2818 - CONCRETE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - CEMEN-TECH MCD6-130 PORTABLE CONCRETE DISPENSER. RATED AT 45YDS/HR. PRODUCTION-EXCELLENT CONDITION, $38,000.00, (402) 8416750 NE - PORTABLE BELGRADE 200BBL LOW PROFILE CEMENT SILO W/ELECTRIC AUGER & AIR INJECTION-LIKE NEW, $17,500.00, (402) 841-6750 2822 - SKID STEER LOADERS FOR SALE WI - SKID STEER ATTACHEMENTS: BUCKETS, FORKS, GRAPPLES BUNKER FACERS, FEED PUSHERS, BALE SPEARS, BELT & TIRE SCRAPERS, BACKHOE, 3PTDRAWBAR, LIFT & PTO UNITS., (715) 556-1400 2827 - BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR SALE NE - CRUSHED LIMESTONE FOR DRIVEWAY-YOU LOAD & HAUL $8 CU.YD., NEAR GRAND ISLAND , NE, (402) 564-5064 3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS 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 - FORD 4000 GAS. D17 DIESEL. MF 35 DIESEL, (308) 544-6421 NE - 2 IHC H’S W/9’ KOSCH BELLY MOWERS, (308) 544-6421 3005 - FENCING MATERIALS FOR SALE SD - FOREVER POST: 4” X 7’, 4” X 8’, 6” X 8’, POINTED SOLID PLASTIC FENCE POSTS. SELF INSULATING, CAN BE STAPLED, NAILED OR SCREWED. NEW/USED 2 & 4 WHEEL DRIVE MINI TRUCKS. CALL JOHN 605-351-5760 OR, (605) 334-0643 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 3011 - HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS FOR SALE MO - OUTSIDE WOOD FURNACE $1545.

CHEAP SHIPPING. EASY INSTALL. FORCED AIR. 100,000 BTU. HOUSES, MOBILES. WWW.HEATBYWOOD.COM, (417) 581-7755 NE - CARPET: RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL IN MOHAWK, SHAW, BEAULIEU. LAMINATES & HARDWOOD. VINYL. CERAMIC & PORCELAIN TILES. DURACERAMIC. KARNDEAN LUXURY VINYL. SCRANTON SUPPLY, NORFOLK, (402) 640-7701 NE - TRUCKLOAD PORCELAIN & CERAMIC TILE SALE. SUMMER CARPET SALE. SCRANTON SUPPLY, NORFOLK, (402) 640-7701 3016 - BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES FOR SALE SD - 8’ X 20’, 40’, 45’ STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS, RODENT PROOF. $2500$3400, (605) 334-0643 3028 - FIREWOOD FOR SALE WI - BIG OUTDOOR WOOD STOVE, 3/8 INCH THICK FIREBOX, 57” DEEP, 40” INCH TALL DOOR. WEIGHS 1. 5 TONS. WHOLESALE PRICE $5,999., (715) 5561400 3030 - OTHER WANTED TO BUY 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 IA:7 X 22 ALUMINIUM KIEFER BUILT TRAILER. EXCELLENT RUBBER, REBUILT BRAKE. ALUMINIUM FLOOR. MUST SELL. 641-344-9877 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) 3330801 IA: FOR RENT 2 PIG NURSERY BUILDINGS 1100 HEAD PER. SECURITY SYSTEM. NORTH CENTRAL IOWA DEAN RAHE BANCROFT, IA 515-320-1647

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