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Vogt to be inducted into wrestling hall of fame Dairyman reects on balancing sport, farming By Bryan Zollman Contributing Writer
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. – Ken Vogt feels blessed for the opportunities he has had in his lifetime. “I don’t know how many people have the luxury of being employed with two jobs that they love doing,” Vogt said. “I had both, coaching and farming.” With 44 years of coaching wrestling under his belt, Vogt is being inducted into the Minnesota Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame April 24 in Austin. The 69-year-old and his two sons, Ethan and Aaron, milk 330 cows on their Stearns County farm near Sauk Centre. “I coached both my boys, and for the most part it was great,” Vogt said. “You know you’re harder on your own kids and that was tough. But, if it was that bad, we wouldn’t be farming together now.” Vogt’s coaching career almost did not happen. When he was 22 years old, he returned from the University of New Mexico where he had wrestled for two years and then served as an assistant coach. This was after he spent two years wrestling at Wilma State Junior College.
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Ken Vogt (right) operates Vogt Dairy with his sons, Aaron (leŌ) and Ethan, in Stearns County near Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Vogt will be inducted into the Minnesota Chapter of the NaƟonal Wrestling Hall of Fame April 24 in AusƟn, Minnesota. He returned home to work on the family’s dairy farm. That is when he got a call from former Sauk Centre Athletic Director Dick Schmitz. “He asked me if I was going to be home for good,” Vogt said. “He said, ‘You have a teaching license, and we don’t have a wrestling coach. I want you to come and talk to me.’” At the time, Vogt’s days were busy with milking cows and feeding calves. Coaching
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until this past year when COVID-19 hit, he was still a volunteer coach in the Sauk Centre program. When he started coaching, Vogt went all in on the program, building it into one of the most successful programs in the region. By the time he retired, the program had developed nine individual state champions. The number of state participants he coached is too many to remember.
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ConƟnued from VOGT | Page 3 for two years. “Without them at that time, it would’ve been pretty difcult,” Vogt said. As time went on, former wrestlers would also chip in on the farm so Vogt could be at practices or meets. “A lot of times before matches, the JV coach would have to do the weighins so I could nish the feeding on the farm,” Vogt said. “At least wrestling was held in the winter time so I didn’t have to do eld work.” But wintertime meant that the silo unloader did not always work very well. Vogt would wake at 3 a.m. during the season and bring down enough feed from the silo for whoever was doing evening chores while he was at practice or a match. Later in his coaching career, Vogt juggled chores with his children as they, too, kept busy at school and on the mat. “With Ethan and Aaron, we would wrestle and then come home and do chores,” Vogt said. “My daughter, Ann, helped too. Everybody worked.” Vogt’s coaching style centered on discipline and accountability. His hardnosed style often came from experiences on the farm, like picking rock or
eldwork. “I can remember the kids getting really tired and didn’t feel like practicing,” Vogt said. “I used to tell them that when we were baling hay, we didn’t quit when we were tired. We quit when we were done. That’s the mentality. You keep going until you’re done, until the match or practice is over.” His style worked as the Sauk Centre wrestling program grew to one of prominence. Vogt said his third hall of fame nod is not because of his coaching but because of the kids’ commitment over the years. “They are the ones who put in the work,” he said. “Wrestling takes a lot of work, and those kids put in the time and the effort. I am getting the recognition because of them.” It has been 47 years since Vogt asked his dad if he could coach wrestling, and the dairy farmer is arguably more appreciative now of the chance he was given so many years ago. “When you’re coaching and farming, you become an ambassador of sorts. You become an ambassador for agriculture and it was fun,” Vogt said. “It’s been great. I have been blessed. There’s no doubt about it.”
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ConƟnued from PASTURE | Page 6 read the biomass right off the satellite photo,” Miller said. “Then we will be able to understand the pictures and offer the technology to our farmers in an easily readable report.” The report will give farmers information about how much feed is available to them in any of their given paddocks in a given week. “It will give him an idea to know how he might want to move his cattle through a rotation,” Miller said. “He will be able to see if he is getting too far behind the grass in an area, and maybe should make some hay. Or, he might see he is getting too far ahead of the grass and will know maybe he needs to slow his rotation down a bit.” Josh Tranel is one of the eight Wisconsin producers taking part in the pilot program. He is one of the operating partners of Tranel Farms in Cuba City where they milk about 500 cows. They have about
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every eight hours. Another 300 acres of land are used to graze dry cows and heifers. This year will mark the third year his family has used satellite technology in their pasture management, said Tranel. Tranel said JOSH TRANEL, DAIRY FARMER he is excited to increase 200 acres, divided into 34 pad- the amount of information docks, devoted to grazing their and knowledge he will gain milking herd. The cows are through the involvement in the moved onto a fresh paddock project.
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“It has saved me a lot of time and made me a much better grazer,” Tranel said of his previous use of satellite technology. “Previously, we have just been getting one picture with a data set for the whole farm. With this project, satellite photos will be made about every two to three days of our farm’s paddocks.” Tranel will use the satellite images to reduce the time spent walking the paddocks to capture the same information in the future. For his part in the project, Tranel will measure and moni-
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takes a lot of management to do it right,” Tranel said. “It’s good for the cows; it is what they are meant to do. Not only is it good for the animal, it is good for the earth too. … For me, it is what I have always known. When I was growing up, my dad was a big grazer and it was how I learned.” Better cow health is one particular benet in Tranel’s mind. “We see very few foot problems because they are out on sod and not on cement all day,” Tranel said. “They are eating a lot of good quality forage out there, and if you manage it right, you don’t see a big decrease in the heat. We hardly ever see a DA because of the good ber they are getting out there, and they are eating what they want to eat.” Tranel’s advice for someone looking to begin rotational grazing would be to start small and be ready to learn. “If someone who has one pasture starts out by breaking it into two pastures, they will see benets,” Tranel said. “Then if you break those two into six, the benets increase. But, it takes time to learn how to best manage the system. I know guys who have been grazing for 30 or 40 years who say they learn something new every year. You just need to be willing to adjust to whatever challenges you might face each year.”
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Carie Murman administers an IV to a cow that has milk fever. Carie and her father, Jim, used Carie’s college fund to restart their family’s dairy operaƟon when she was a junior in high school. high school when I was a junior but was told that I couldn’t participate in high school rodeo if I wasn’t a student. I really enjoy barrel racing, so I kept going to high school through my senior year.” About a week after Dave and Jim sold their cows, Jim and Carie used the money that had been set aside for her to attend college to purchase 30 Holstein cows. “I tried to talk Carie out of it, but her mind was made up,” Jim said. The Murmans had kept back their youngstock and were soon able to grow their herd to its present size of 100 head. The makeup of their herd has changed over the past few years with the addition of Jersey cattle. About 30% of the Murmans’ herd is now Jersey or Holstein-Jersey crossbreds. “I noticed a big difference in our milk when we added the Jersey cows,” Carie said. “The milk is much richer, and our cream line is a lot thicker.” But the forces of change were not yet done with the Murman family. The coronavirus pandemic would play a role in their most recent transformation. This past August, Jim and Barb Murman’s eldest daughter, Nikki Rhoades, joined the family operation. Nikki’s husband, Mike, is a pastor who works for Praying Pelican Missions. Nikki and Mike have two children, Liam, 9, and Aravis, 6. “I was a stay-at-home mom when the kids were younger,” Nikki said. “I was working in retail when the COVID-19 pandemic put an end to my job, so I asked Dad and Carie if they needed an extra hand around the farm. They were glad to have the help.” After being away for a number of years, Nikki reacquainted herself with some of the intricacies of dairy farming. “In some ways, I think that dairy farming is easier than when I was growing up,” Nikki said. “For instance, all of our cows now wear heat detection devices. Adding that technology has made breeding easier.” Since joining the operation last summer, Nikki has learned how to do articial insemination. She is now in charge of the breeding program at Murman Dairy. “Our local A.I. technician taught me how to breed cows,” Nikki said. “I think I’m gradually getting better at it. Aravis likes to watch me when I service the cows. She insists on putting on a shoulder length glove like me and pretends that she’s loading the spare A.I. gun that we keep around.” Before Dave and Jim quit milking,
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Nikki Rhoades is in charge of the breeding program at Murman Dairy. About 70% of the animals in their 100-cow herd are Holsteins with the remainder being Jerseys or JerseyHolstein crossbreds. they were using sexed semen. “As Nikki’s A.I. skills improve, we hope to get back to using sexed semen on our top cows and breed the rest of them to beef bulls,” Jim said. “We are currently using a cleanup bull for the cows that Nikki doesn’t settle.” There was one major change that Nikki had to deal with when she decided to join her family’s dairy operation. “My family and I live 2.5 hours away from the farm,” Nikki said. “I have been working on the farm for four days a week and driving home on weekends to spend time with Mike and our kids. We plan to change that when our kids get done with school in the spring by moving to a home that’s a lot closer to the farm.” Carie has recently taken an off-farm job to supplement her income. Jim, Carie and Nikki juggle their schedules so each of them can have time to spend with family or to simply get away from the farm for a while. “We all know how to milk the cows, feed the calves and do anything else that needs to get done on the farm,” Carie said. “Filling in for each other isn’t a problem.” Jim is happy to continue dairying with his daughters. “I hope that everything works out for the girls and that our family’s history of dairy farming continues,” Jim said. “In the meantime, I’m giving them all the help that I can.”
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By Lee Mielke
Projected 2021 Class III, Class IV prices raised
As I reported last week, the Agriculture Department raised its estimate on 2021 milk production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report issued April 9, based “primarily on increased cow numbers.” Projected Class III and Class IV milk prices were also raised. The 2020/21 U.S. corn outlook was for greater feed and residual use, increased corn used for ethanol production, larger exports, and lower ending stocks. The feed and residual use projection was raised 50 million bushels to 5.7 billion, based on corn stocks reported as of March 1, which indicated disappearance during the December to February quarter rose about 6% relative to a year ago. Corn used to produce ethanol was raised 25 million bushels based on the most recent data from the Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report, and the pace of weekly ethanol production in March as indicated by Energy Information Administration data. Corn exports were increased 75 million bushels, based on export inspection data for March that was the largest monthly total on record, surpassing the previous high set in November 1989. The season-average farm price was unchanged at $4.30 per bushel, as reported prices through February indicate much of the crop was marketed at lower prices, says the WASDE. U.S. soybean supply and use changes included higher exports, lower crush, residual use, and seed use. Soybean exports were raised mainly reecting record exports through the rst half of the marketing year. Soybean crush was reduced on a lower domestic soybean meal disappearance forecast and a higher projected extraction rate. Seed use was reduced in line with plantings for the 2021/22 crop indicated in the March 31 Prospective Plantings report. Residual use was reduced based on indications in the March 31 Grain Stocks report. Soybean ending stocks were projected at 120 million bushels, unchanged from last month’s forecast. The season-average soybean price was forecast at $11.25 per bushel, up 10 cents. The soybean oil price was projected at 45.0 cents per pound, up 4 cents, reecting sharply higher prices in March. Higher soybean oil prices are expected to continue in coming months, warned the USDA, as additional renewable fuel capacity comes online. Soybean meal prices were unchanged at $400 per short ton.
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number of producers who were running four and ve day workweeks have added a day to their schedules in light of stronger demand and strengthening market prices. Some have remained active throughout most of the year and still report being behind on orders, says DMN. But, spot milk is tightening a bit though prices reported mid-week remained below Class III. With spring ush underway, contacts are unsure what to expect as warmer weather will assuredly bring lower overall milk output. Western food service cheese demand has continued to grow, while retail cheese demand held steady. Some contacts reported improvements at ports with getting vessel space and shipping containers, making it possible to move exports more readily. DMN says “The announcement of the cancellation of the Food Box program is causing manufacturers to closely monitor cheese markets, watching cheese futures for any signal of price direction and subsequent demand. With the uncertainty of what government purchases may look like, the market tone within cheese markets is more unsettled than what it had been a few weeks ago.” Spot butter made it to $1.9050 per pound on April 12, highest since Jun. 10, 2020, but nished Friday at $1.85, down 3 cents on the week though 66.25 cents above a year ago. 13 carloads found new homes on the week. The StoneX Dairy Group stated in their April12 Early Morning Update; “We lean bullish for butter. Longer-term strength is debatable but for now we won’t concern ourselves with fourth quarter pricing. Re-opening demand coupled with strong global demand continues to drive market dynamics.” DMN reports that churning remains busy for now, but some butter producers suggest the time for active churning may be limited. Cream availability was notably tighter this week and has been tightening the past month. Ice cream producers are ramping up production ahead of their busy season and is keeping cream from the churns. Butter sales are steady to robust, particularly in food service, says DMN. Western cream is still plentiful. While some cream is owing eastward, limited tanker availability is a barrier for moving heavier volumes. Butter production is seasonally active. Inventories are stable. Week after week, food service demand continues to swell; some, but not all, market participants feel strongly that rebounding food service orders are the main force behind higher butter prices. Retail butter demand is stable to strong. Export demand is steady and some industry contacts report that port congestion issues seem to be improving. Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.2150 per pound, up a penny on the week, highest since Feb. 12, 2020, and 36 cents above a year ago, with 27 sales reported on the week. CME dry whey climbed back to its record 66 cents per pound perch Tuesday but added 1.50 cents Friday and set a new CME record of 67.50 cents per pound, up 4.50 cents on the week and 28.50 cents above a year ago, on 5 sales. The Biden Administration announced that it will Turn to MIELKE | Page 11
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ConƟnued from MIELKE | Page 10 end the Farmers to Families Food Box program at the end of May but it appears the Dairy Donation program will remain a part of government assistance due to the COVID pandemic. Speaking in the April 19 Dairy Radio Now broadcast, HGD’s Lucas Fuess said several billion dollars were spent on the program since the beginning of the pandemic but the aid will go in a different direction in terms of hunger initiatives, such as expansion of Food Stamp benets and increasing food purchases through existing government food distribution programs. Fuess charged that the Food Box program caused extreme volatility in cheese prices throughout most of 2020 as new rounds of the program were announced, and cheese prices skyrocketed to fulll demand. Lessons have been learned by vendors, he said, and the program’s termination was expected. Initial details were released of the Dairy Donation program, a program funded in the second stimulus bill signed by President Trump in December 2020. Fuess said there are still questions that need answers, such as the reimbursement rate, however “We do know that donated dairy products will be eligible for retroactive reimbursement back to December as USDA attempts to encourage donations over the next several weeks during the peak spring ush period.” StoneX director of dairy market insight, Nate Donnay wrote in his April 15 Udder Intelligence report that “It is not clear if the USDA plans to keep dairy purchases going through some other program or not.” He suggests that Uncle Sam would need to buy an additional $550 million worth of dairy products to keep the market in balance this year. Meanwhile, more than 400 dairy farmers signed on to a letter asking the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) to work together to “x the milk pricing debacle.” A press release from the Wisconsin-based American Dairy Coalition (ADC) reported that the letter called on the two organizations to “work with them to x the irreparable nancial harm producers have suffered and stop the bleeding the current Federal Milk Pricing Formula has caused.” The ADC says “This group of farmers is working on suitable and fair solutions and is asking for a meeting with NMPF and IDFA leadership.” NMPF proclaimed that April 22 “Earth Day” is a “natural opportunity to highlight dairy’s commitment to environmental stewardship.” NMPF’s Nicole Ayache, senior director for sustainability initiatives and leader of Environmental Stewardship and Workforce Development for the National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) Program, stated that “Caring for our natural resources is every day for a dairy farmer. There’s a lot of inherent dedication to taking care of the environment, because it’s how you live your life, and where you live your life.” Ayache discusses details in a podcast on the NMPF website. U.S. uid milk sales continued to struggle in February but eked out a small gain from a year ago. USDA’s latest data shows 3.58 billion pounds of packaged uid products were sold in the month, up 0.2% from Feb. 2020, when adjusted for the Leap Day, and follows a 4.9% drop in January.
Conventional product sales totaled 3.4 billion pounds, down 0.4% from a year ago. Organic products, at 227 million pounds, were up 10.9%, and represented 5.7% of total sales for the month. Whole milk sales totaled 1.2 billion pounds, up 0.3% from a year ago, but year to date sales were 2.9% below a year ago. Skim milk sales, at 203 million pounds, were down 14.3% from a year ago and down 16.3% year to date. Total packaged uid milk sales for the two months amounted to 7.5 billion pounds, down 4.1% from 2020. Conventional product sales totaled 7.0 billion pounds, down 4.8%. Organic products, at 481 million pounds, were up 7.5%. The gures represent consumption in Federal milk marketing order areas, which account for approximately 92% of total uid milk sales in the U.S. Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted six offers of export assistance
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There have been several announcements in recent weeks from USDA on how funding will be used for the Farmers to Families Foodbox program and Emergency Food Assistance Program. This has caused milk prices to rally, and then sell off as USDA and other industry organizations attempt to clarify the announcements. The short of it is that the additional 1.5% cheese demand created from government support is coming to an end and will be replaced with programs that lack clarity in how they will be used. Class III futures trading has become more volatile as significant fundamental news is being digested. It is almost unbelievable that spring futures months can be trading in the $19-20 range with growing milk production and slow demand recovery in certain sectors. Although these values seem high, strong feed prices are not allowing the same level of profits as this normally would. Dairy producers with cheaper feed contracts in place and delivering milk in the Upper Midwest FMMO are feeling extremely blessed. CME Group block cheddar spot loads have been trading between $1.65 - 1.85 over the past six weeks. Since late March, barrel trading has rallied from a low of $1.44 to as high as $1.76. This equates to $2-3/cwt swings in Class III
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A day in the life of the Leerhoff family Cows on Clarksville dairy see pasture for rst time this spring By Krista Kuzma
krista.k@dairystar.com
CLARKSVILLE, Iowa – April 16 brought one of the most anticipated days of the spring for the Leerhoff family on their farm. “It’s a highlight for us, watching the cows run out of the barn,” Kurt Leerhoff said.
The cows in the herd were let out to pasture for the rst time of the year on a bright and sun-lled afternoon. Leerhoff and his wife, Jenny, along with their sons, Daniel, 12, and Joseph, 7, milk 70 cows on their dairy near Clarksville. That day, Leerhoff’s alarm went off at 2:30, as it does every morning.
AARON THOMAS/DAIRY STAR
Kurt and Jenny Leerhoff along with their sons – (from le�) Daniel and Joseph – milk 70 cows on their dairy near Clarksville, Iowa.
AARON THOMAS/DAIRY STAR
Kurt Leerhoff moves seed corn with the skidloader April 16 on his farm near Clarksville, Iowa.
“It takes me a little bit to get up and moving in the morning,” he said. After getting dressed and checking the maternity barn monitor in the kitchen, Leerhoff was out the door within 20 minutes to check the maternity pen. “That’s the rst place I check every morning,” he said. After preparing the
swing-8 parlor for milking and then cleaning the freestall barn with the skidloader, Leerhoff was ready for milking by 3:45 a.m. It took him about 1 hour and 20 minutes to complete the task. “It’s not bad,” Leerhoff said. “It all depends on if there are any treated or fresh cows that take a little longer, but right now things are pretty good and
we don’t have many.” While Leerhoff nished milking, his dad, Eugene, arrived around 5 a.m. to ll up the TMR mixer and feed the older heifers. “Then we meet up and if there are other little jobs, we do those,” Leerhoff said of his typical day’s schedule. “We Turn to LEERHOFFS | Page 16
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discuss some things about what our plans are for the day. He does his thing and I do mine.” Leerhoff’s parents, Eugene and Marcella, live 2.5 miles away from the farm. When Leerhoff starting farming after graduating from high school in 1989, he worked with his parents for many years before he took over full ownership 22 years ago. “I’ve basically been in the barn my whole life,” Leerhoff said. “I even have memories in kindergarten of feeding calves.” After milking, Leerhoff cleaned up the barn, checked the cows for heats and fed calves. By 6:30 a.m., Eugene was done with his morning chore routine and left. Leerhoff nished his chores 15 minutes later and headed to the house to help Jenny get the boys ready for school. “Daniel is an earlier riser,” Leerhoff said. “Some days he can be up at 5 a.m. Joseph is the opposite. He likes to sleep in and can be a little cranky in the morning. I like to say they have been that way since birth since Daniel was born in the morning and Joseph was born in the evening.” After having breakfast and getting ready for the day, the family drove together to school, which is about 5 miles from the farm. After dropping off the boys, they returned to the farm for more daily chores, including cleaning calf pens and xing a fence. “I had electric wire I wanted to put up on a AARON THOMAS/DAIRY STAR small pasture where I put dry cows for the summer,” Kurt Leerhoff xes a fence April 16 on his farm near Leerhoff said. “That took a little while.” Clarksville, Iowa. After that, Leerhoff sorted out pallets of seed
AARON THOMAS/DAIRY STAR
Cows run out of the barn to the pasture for the rst �me of the year on the Leerhoffs’ family farm near Clarksville, Iowa.
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Kurt Leerhoff scrapes manure out of the freestall barn the a�ernoon of April 16.
followed by lunch. “We’re in the process now of wanting to get in the eld, but we’re waiting the weather out a little bit,” he said. “Some farmers have been doing planting, but we’re waiting for warmer weather. So, any jobs that need to be done yet we’re just working around the buildings here.” The Leerhoffs raise corn, soybeans and alfalfa on 375 acres. When it comes to eldwork, Leerhoff works together with his brother, taking care of both of their farm acres along with land they both rent from their parents. After lunch, Leerhoff hauled a load of manure and moved heifers before it was time for the most exciting moment of the spring. Together, the Leerhoffs opened the gate to the pasture and watched as the cows kicked their legs in excitement with their tails high in the air as they ran to the lush green grass. Turn to LEERHOFFS | Page 17
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Jenny Leerhoff watches the cows on pasture for the rst �me of the year. It is one of her favorite farm events of the year.
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Con�nued from LEERHOFFS | Page 16 “It was a really comfortable day to be outside,” Leerhoff said. “They were having fun out there in the grass.” The pasture is used for exercise for the cows, although there is grass there for them to eat if they want. “They tend to really want to eat the grass and then come in the barn and don’t want to eat up their TMR,” Leerhoff said. “We will go down on milk when we rst let them out because of it.” The big open pasture is between the house and the road. The family can sit in their
kitchen and watch the cows rest or graze on the landscape. “It’s just beautiful,” Leerhoff said. “We can just sit there and watch them.” While the cows were enjoying their outside time, Leerhoff cleaned the barn and did a few other things before his father-in-law, Max Kough, brought the boys home from school. “He picks the boys up from school, drives them home and helps take care of them in the evenings,” Leerhoff said. “He’s retired and 84 years old. He says the boys keep him
AARON THOMAS/DAIRY STAR
Jenny and Joseph Leerhoff spend �me with each other the a�ernoon of April 16 on their dairy near Clarksville, Iowa. going and it’s a big help for us, too.” After a bit of family time, Leerhoff fed the older calves before milking. He went out on the four-wheeler to round up the cows in the pasture. Leerhoff said one of his favorite parts of dairy farming is seeing the improvement and increase in milk production, and watching the calves turn into productive cows. “I just like walking in the barn and seeing the nice looking full-uddered cows AARON THOMAS/DAIRY STAR standing there ready to produce Kurt Leerhoff milks his 70-cow herd in the swing-8 parlor the a lot of milk,” he said. After nishing milking at 6 a�ernoon of April 16 on his dairy near Clarksville, Iowa. p.m., Leerhoff decided to do a
few more tasks before going in the house for the night. “It’s hard going to the house this time of year when it’s still light out,” he said. “I see all these jobs that need to be done.” But he also wants to spend a bit of time with this family. When Leerhoff nally retreated to the house, the family ate together and talked about their day. The boys had a bit of play time before they started their bedtime routine at 8 p.m. By 9:30 p.m., Leerhoff fell asleep to start again the next day. Despite the long days, Leerhoff enjoys his dairy
farming career. Even on the challenging days, the cows can be a comfort. “I’ve always liked the saying, ‘You take care of the cows and they’ll take care of you,’” Leerhoff said. “In the last few years, it’s been really hard. I can’t say the cows haven’t taken care of us. The industry has not taken care of us. Even though the cows have not been supporting us as well the last few years, nancially, on the emotional side of things of being a loving creature out in the barn, they have always taken care of us. That keeps us going, too.”
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2020 Rolling Herd Averages above DHIA Average Dollar Value
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% Milk Sold 105
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Todd DHIA Representative Producer Name AUSPICIOUS OYSTER GRANGE BLOMMEL, LLOYD AND JULIE CLASEMANN DAIRY DOLENCE, DEB HENGEMUHLE, RON HOLLERMANN DAIRY LISS0N HOLSTEIN POHLMANN, JERRY & BEV RINDE FARMS LLC THURK-HIEBERT, ALICIA VETSCH, LOREN+LIZ
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% Milk Sold 102 101 99 101 101 103 103 105 99 97 102
Brd HO HO HO HO HO H HO HO HO HO HO
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 25,414 1,086 837 25,777 1,125 836 27,183 1,002 845 24,083 955 742 25,372 969 803 26,662 1,130 905 27,004 1,043 847 27,736 1,068 873 25,689 1,027 821 24,194 949 761 25,047 963 810
$Value $4,790 $4,900 $4,684 $4,257 $4,483 $5,074 $4,731 $4,914 $4,629 $4,304 $4,450
# Cows Brd 41 HO X 1,437 HO 95 HO X 145 HO 155 HO 67 HO
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 24,499 987 758 26,260 1,036 834 24,202 922 744 27,028 988 849 27,988 1,163 892 23,748 906 701
$Value $4,405 $4,709 $4,192 $4,654 $5,109 $4,083
3X
X
# Cows 178 151 252 52 200 780 56 70 287 40 288
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City GOODHUE LAKE CITY ZUMBRO FALLS MILLVILLE LAKE CITY PLAINVIEW PLAINVIEW ZUMBRO FALLS THEILMAN PLAINVEIW LAKE CITY GOODHUE ZUMBRO FALLS MILLVILLE PLAINVIEW DURAND ST CHARLES PLAINVIEW PLAINVIEW
% Milk Sold 100 99 103 103 102 102
3X
Don Heise Lake City, MN 15 years 651-345-4997 % Milk Sold 100 102 100 101 99 100 100 101 100 98 101 101 101 100 102 105 102 100 99
3X X
X X X
Leon Sexton, Millville, MN 4 years 507-696-4712
# Cows 131 131 664 82 120 210 167 70 280 347 154 232 64 306 117 424 123 196 396
City WADENA SEBEKA SEBEKA
% Milk Sold 102 101 101
3X
Washington/Chisago DHIA Representative Producer Name CHI-LAKES HOLSTEINS DANINGER INC FLODQUIST, JAY LINDO FARMS
City CHISAGO CITY FOREST LAKE NORTH BRANCH CENTER CITY
Brd HO XX HO HO HO HO JE HO HO HO HO HO XX HO HO HO HO HO HO
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 24,882 1,035 826 25,138 1,035 855 33,956 1,470 1,100 27,633 1,125 866 23,040 884 719 26,774 1,064 859 19,905 963 723 28,798 1,120 847 24,074 923 755 25,210 1,085 829 25,460 1,082 845 26,802 1,100 870 25,858 1,145 856 33,625 1,365 1,050 21,417 871 689 27,802 1,138 877 26,525 1,106 850 27,419 1,160 862 29,321 1,113 893
$Value $4,625 $4,739 $6,396 $5,020 $4,060 $4,839 $4,142 $4,998 $4,260 $4,777 $4,810 $4,933 $4,982 $6,077 $3,919 $5,065 $4,877 $5,029 $5,094
Dave Myhre Detroit Lakes, MN 2 years 218-841-8736
Wadena DHIA Representative Producer Name MALONE, BILL SEIBERT, RAY AND CHERYL TWIN C DAIRY
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot $Value 24,887 886 756 $4,188
Brd HO
# Cows 48 85 174
Brd HO XX HO
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 23,729 948 787 21,765 893 716 24,428 954 772
$Value $4,342 $4,026 $4,303
Tom Quist Center City, MN 40 years 651-583-3226
% Milk Sold 105 103 104 104
3X
X
# Cows 47 81 99 43
Brd HO HO XX HO
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 23,988 1,002 803 23,633 884 731 22,479 909 755 29,306 1,163 899
$Value $4,492 $4,099 $4,148 $5,172
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Winona DHIA Representatives Producer Name ALDINGER, ROGER BIRCH POINT FARMS PESHON BONOW FARMS BROSIG, MARK CLARK FARMS LLC FEINE, SCOTT GIBBS, NATHAN & BRIDGET HEIM, BRUCE & JODI HERBER, SCOTT&MICHELLE HILKE-ERIC HIL-RAY FARMS JOHNSON, DARREN KAMMERER, LYLE & ADAM MEYER BROS DAIRY MUNDT DAIRY OLSON, JAMES & BETH PRIGGE FAMILY FARM RUSSELL J WIRT + FAMILY SOBECK, JAMES & GARY THOMPSON FAMILY DAIRY
3X X X X X X
X X X
City ALBERTVILLE COKATO WAVERLY COKATO KIMBALL LESTER PRAIRIE BUFFALO LESTER PRAIRIE HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY
City WOODLAKE WOOD LAKE
Brd HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO H HO HO
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 29,479 1,117 899 24,515 985 754 27,237 984 857 25,273 1,079 828 31,180 1,221 975 23,596 912 750 29,270 1,210 907 26,874 995 798 30,961 1,206 957 25,330 976 825 22,831 887 699 28,868 1,216 929 23,667 906 754 25,581 1,002 773 24,580 877 739 26,268 1,000 790 27,044 1,057 830 28,467 1,118 893 26,525 969 807 25,677 1,071 789
$Value $5,113 $4,397 $4,675 $4,769 $5,547 $4,196 $5,328 $4,574 $5,477 $4,540 $3,996 $5,380 $4,186 $4,485 $4,135 $4,555 $4,777 $5,089 $4,522 $4,681
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Wayne Kozitka Howard Lake, MN 45 years 320-543-3325 % Milk Sold 103 101 102 103 101 103 103 104 103 104
3X X
X
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# Cows 104 308 280 249 591 75 194 388 738 136 256 237 155 542 215 47 286 534 296 366
26 ga., 28 ga., & 29 ga.
# Cows 111 316 236 131 105 77 247 575 94 154
Brd HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 25,639 1,067 853 24,337 986 762 24,561 948 776 22,322 873 696 23,520 964 767 23,544 937 741 24,681 991 760 33,019 1,352 1,024 25,459 996 810 23,044 929 725
$Value $4,790 $4,378 $4,317 $3,942 $4,329 $4,208 $4,382 $5,982 $4,527 $4,121
Tiffany Lesmeister-Knott Redwood Falls, MN 17 years 507-430-1705 % Milk Sold 104 102
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Ron Lange Lewiston, MN 25 years 507-523-2020 % Milk City Sold WINONA 99 MINNESKA 101 LEWISTON 102 ALTURA 101 ROLLINGSTONE 103 RUSHFORD 106 ROLLINGSTONE 104 LEWISTON 99 UTICA 101 ALTURA 100 MINNESOTA CITY 99 WINONA 103 WINONA 104 RUSHFORD 104 UTICA 100 LEWISTON 106 WINONA 101 LEWISTON 99 WINONA 102 LEWISTON 105
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We are spraying 32% today (April 20) and we are putting in alfalfa tomorrow. The fields are dry out there. The RAINFALL tiles ran for a day or TOTALS two after the rain but Last 2 now they are dried up. Weeks Our alfalfa stand looks really nice and is about 1 to 1.5 inches tall. There are guys planting 2.5” corn around here. We will probably start Friday or Saturday. Most of the guys are digging or spreading fertilizer.
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We have done a bit more tillage and hauled manure, along with spreading urea on ground that is farther RAINFALL away. We have also TOTALS been getting ready to Last 2 plant by the end of the Weeks week. There has been some corn planted late last week in the area, but a lot of us have been 0.7” holding off because of the cold spell. It has gotten down into the 20s, so we are waiting for warmer weather before we plant. We are pretty dry and could really use more rain.
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The fieldwork has been non-existent. We had the hoof trimmer in and we are working on haying equipment RAINFALL in the shop. We are TOTALS also working to locate Last 2 existing tile lines ahead Weeks of us pattern tiling 120 acres. The rest of the week we will be hauling manure. We have our 3” manure pit to pump. The alfalfa looks really good and is greening up; there doesn’t appear to be any bare spots. The cereal rye looks really good as well.
We have been hauling manure to the sand ground. We have done nothing in the field. We’ve RAINFALL just been working on TOTALS equipment. The deer Last 2 are eating the alfalfa Weeks as fast as it grows. The alfalfa looks OK, it just hasn’t been warm enough to grow. Our 3” clay ground is too wet but we could start on the sand ground as soon as the cold snaps. When we get into the field, we plan to start by planting our barley.
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Marcus, IA
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Millerville, MN (Douglas County)
PAUL BITZAN JR.
JOE WILCOX
250 cows, 700 acres
75 cows, 765 acres
We haven’t planted anything yet due to our cold soils, and neither have the vast majority of our RAINFALL neighbors. Fertilizing TOTALS and tilling are going Last 2 on while we wait for Weeks temperatures to warm up. We have been using this time to haul manure and trim the 1.2” mulberries. Our alfalfa is 3 to 4 inches tall and is looking good. After receiving 2 inches of rain last week, soil moisture levels are adequate for now. We plan to start planting corn this weekend. Our goal is to start planting after the crazies but before the lazies.
We’ve been hauling manure. We finished the liquid pits and now we have a day or two of backyard manure to RAINFALL haul. We have spread TOTALS a little fertilizer on Last 2 pastures and alfalfa Weeks ground. The alfalfa is starting to green up. I haven’t seen anybody do much in the fields. 2” There are wet spots in the hollows but for the most part the fields are good. We are finishing up calving. We’ve had our beef cows, 60 Holstein heifers and 100 cows freshen in the last couple months.
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Manawa, WI
Waterloo, IA
(Blackhawk County)
(Waupaca County) CRAIG FIETZER
DICK BLOUGH
(Rock County)
STEVE CASE
420 cows, 663 acres
350 cows, 1,300 acres
Janesville, WI
Dorchester, WI (Marathon County)
BRUCE GUMZ
155 cows, 350 acres
180 cows, 1,000 acres
We are pumping manure basins. We have a drag-line system. We have our own basin done and now we are doing RAINFALL a couple pumping jobs TOTALS Last 2 for other farms that Weeks we should finish later this week. Then, we will look at spraying and planting. I really 0.5” haven’t seen too much activity in the field. It’s just been too cold. Most farmers have their anhydrous on.
Everything came to a screeching halt April 7 when we got over half an inch of rain. We got over an inch of rain and snow following that and had several days below RAINFALL freezing. The weather took TOTALS the wind out of our sails. Last 2 I got all my low ground Weeks worked up before April 7, and haven’t been on the field since except to spray wheat with herbicide the week of April 18. It’s been cold and damp. Our alfalfa has all broken dormancy and looks like it came through really well. Our wheat and rye are doing well also, and we got fertilizer on all of them. We’re on a big pause right now but I’m not worried. May 1 is when we usually start putting corn in the ground so I’m patiently waiting.
I planted oats April 5. A lot of farmers in our area seemed to put oats in around the same time. It worked out well – after the oats were planted, they got rained on. Our oats are already popping out of RAINFALL the ground, and the alfalfa TOTALS looks good. The rain then put Last 2 a kibosh on all fieldwork until Weeks about April 16. Anhydrous ammonia in our area is pretty much done except for myself – I have a couple more tanks to put on. Our rye is up about 8 to 9 inches and is blowing in the wind. We had frost April 18, and the farmers who started early and wanted to plant corn are chomping at the bit to get out there. They’re hoping to start by the end of the week (April 23). I still do some moldboard plowing and have an old hay field I plowed over April 20 that I plan to put corn in around the first of May.
We had about an inch of snow yesterday (April 19), but just a couple of miles away they had nearly 3 inches. We have also RAINFALL had about an inch of rain TOTALS in the past two weeks. Last 2 With that, I would say Weeks we are at adequate moisture. We have all our manure hauled. The corn planter is hooked 1.1” up and everything is ready to go, we are just waiting on the weather. We are taking advantage of the downtime to work on moving a grain bin right now.
Jackson, WI
Ridgeway, WI
Kendall, WI
Wolsey, SD
(Washington County)
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(Iowa County)
EVAN JONES
JOHN SAGER
70 cows, 230 acres
70 cows, 330 acres
The rain we got was very D We worked welcomed. cows, up some acres more oats ground and corn ground on April 19. The oats I planted Easter Sunday RAINFALL are up. I’ve planted 9 TOTALS acres of oats and 15 Last 2 acres of an oats-alfalfa Weeks combo so far. I have 32 acres of oats-alfalfa yet to plant – 16 of those acres have to be burned down because I’m no tilling. The weather has been cool so it’s taking a while for things to dry up. I’ve been working on equipment and getting things ready. I’ll be happy if I can get some corn in at the end of April, but it all depends on the weather.
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We are not super dry; I would say we are pretty adequate for moisture. We haven’t done much of anything in the fields yet besides some RAINFALL seeding and spreading TOTALS Last 2 manure. I have a little Weeks manure left to spread but not too much. One person near us has been starting to put corn in over the past couple of 0.75” days.
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(Monroe County) BRIAN FISKE
55 cows, 365 acres
We have had about 1.25 inches of rain, and now it is cold. I measured the ground temperature Friday and it was 39 degrees RAINFALL Fahrenheit. I finished TOTALS up my seeding today Last 2 (April 20) and I have all Weeks my corn ground worked up. I’m ready to start spraying some burndown and spreading 1.25” fertilizer. One guy near me has 650 acres of soybeans in. Another neighbor has some seeding that just started to peek through yesterday (April 19).
(Beadle County) RUSSELL JUNGEMANN
880 cows, 2,350 acres
The 1.2 inches of rain that fell April 6 is all the rain we’ve received this month. Our soil moisture is good down RAINFALL to 18 inches but it’s TOTALS dry after that. We have Last 2 been planting alfalfa in Weeks some of the low spots that were too wet last year and smoothing out some of last year’s ruts. Our winter wheat is struggling with the cold temperatures. The soil is too cold to plant corn, so we have been hauling manure, picking rock and tearing out old fences. We plan to start planting corn next week.
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From Brenda Luhman, Goodhue, Minnesota
Breakfast bake 10-12 slices bread, cubed 1 pound ham, cubed 16 ounces shredded cheese 8 eggs
3 cups milk 1/2 teaspoon salt Dash pepper 1/2 cup melted butter
Grease a 9-by-13 pan. Spread bread cubes in the bottom of pan. Spread ham and cheese evenly on bread cubes. Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over ingredients in pan and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Pour melted butter on top before baking. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
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Line an 8-by-8 pan with half of the crushed graham crackers. Cream the butter with the powdered sugar in mixer and add eggs one at a time and beat. Then add melted chocolate, slightly cooled, and the chopped nuts and vanilla. Blend well and spread mixture over the crushed graham cracker crumbs. Sprinkle with remaining graham crackers. Refrigerate overnight. Serves 12.
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USED SKIDSTEERS
‘16 Gehl R220, JS Ctrls, D, 2500 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 256 hrs. - $40,500
‘14 Gehl RT175, ISO switchable ctrls, D, 12” tracks, 1750 lift cap., C/H/A, 2 spd., 425 hrs. - $39,900
Gehl 5635SX II, Gehl T-Bar, D, 2100 Lift Cap, 8,752 hrs. - $9,350
USED SKIDSTEERS ‘16 Mustang 2100RT NXT3, 17” tracks, 2100 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 1353 hrs ................................$41,500 ‘16 Mustang 2100RT, JS ctrls, D, 17” Tracks, lift cap, 2100 @ 35% & 3000 @ 50%, C/H/A, 2 spd, 673 hrs .$45,250 ‘18 Mustang 1900R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2150 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2085 hrs.$27,900 ‘16 Mustang 1900R, Dual H Ctrls, D, 2000 Lift Cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2380 hrs ................................$31,500 ‘19 Mustang 1650RT, ISO JS Ctrls, D, 15” Wide Tracks, 2375 LBS. at 50% Tipping Load, C/H/A, 2 spd, 980 hrs..................... $38,800 ‘18 Mustang 1500R H/F Ctrls, D, C&H, 3205 hrs .......................$26,800 ‘19 Mustang 1500R, H/FCtrls, D, 1600 Lift w/ Weight Kit, C&H, 2850 hrs ................................$26,800 ‘88 Mustang 2060, H&F Ctrls, D, 1750 Lift Cap, SS, 6500 hrs ..............$9,700 ‘99 Mustang 2050, T-bar ctrls, 1650 lift cap., D, 4623 hrs., C&H, SS, 4623 hrs ................................$11,900 ‘17 JD 330G, JS, D, 3000 lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 640 hrs.............$41,000 NH L225, pilot/H pattern ctrls., hi-flow hyd., 2 spd, p. Q-tach, 2360 hrs. $27,800
‘15 Gehl RT210 JS ctrls, D, 2100 lift TELEHANDLERS cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 1728 hrs ...$39,900 ‘14 Manitou MT840, Hydro-Static, ‘18 Gehl RT165, H ctrls., 15.5” tracks, D, C/H/A, 2738 hrs. ............. $73,800 2000 lift cap., cab, heat, 2 spd., 450 hrs. .................................$42,500 ‘19 Manitou MLT625-75H Elite, Steer Whl/Hydrostatic, D, 5512 (8) Gehl R220, Max Lift, 19’4” Lift Ht,C/H/A, 2 Spd, many options ............ Start at $11,850 Reversing Fan, 1980 hrs. .... $62,000 ‘18 Mustang 2200R, JS Ctrls, D, C/H/A, 2 spd, 229 hrs........................$39,000 TRACTORS ‘18 Mustang 2200R, Pilot H Ctrls, D, C/H/A, 2520 hrs .....................$29,500 International 385, Manual 4 spd/HighLow Range, D, 2WD, 2200 ldr, Rear ‘18 Mustang 2200R, JS Ctrls, D, 2500 Blade, Tire Chains, 1 Rear hyd, Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 Spd, 70 hrs, Excellent Cond, 1086 hrs .......$11,900 Warranty until 12/2021 ..........$39,900 ‘17 Mustang 2200R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2450 ‘19 Mahindra Max 26XLT HST, 4WD, Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 Spd, 618 hrs$37,100 D, Ldr w/54” bucket, 205 hrs .$15,700
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MANURE HANDLING
Kuhn Knight 8150, 700 bu., 5000 Gal. - $37,500
Kuhn Knight 8132, 3200 Gal, 600 Bu, Lid, hinges on the left - $19,800
‘11 Kuhn Knight 8118, 1800 Gal, 400 Bu, Splash Guards - $16,500
‘16 Kuhn Knight SLC141, 4100 gal, 700 bu, Hyd LH Lid ......... Call for price Knight 8018, 1800 gal, 300 bu, as is ............................ $3,900 ‘18 Artex SBX 600, New 88C Apron Chain with Tube Slats, Guillotine Endgate, 4’ Frt Guard ......... $ 41,000 NH 195, 425 Tires, Single Beater$4,700 NH 195, 16.5 x 16.1 Tires, Double Apron ......................... $17,900 ‘13 H&S 430, 430 bu, upper beater, hyd. drive ............................... $15,900 H&S 430W, 16.5x16.1 tires, 430 bu.................................... $13,500 ‘09 H&S 235, 540 PTO, 235 Bu, Endgate .................................... $7,200 Case-IH 1580, 400 bu, upper beater........................... $10,500 Jamesway Manure 8’ Pump, 6x8, 2 pt. hitch, double agitation ..... $5,500 Doda Super 150, 10ft Pump...... $4,200
USED TMRS/MIXERS Kuhn Knight 5144, 400 Cu Ft, EX 2000 Digi Star Scale, Frt Flat Conveyor, Twin Screw, Rubber Tub ext. $12,900
‘16 Penta 9630, RH Flip-Up Conveyor, EZ 2810 Scale ....................... $42,500 ‘13 Penta 7520SD, 750 Cu. Ft., 8” Rubber Ext, Frt Sliding Flat Conv., Dual Direction Unload ........... $25,500 ‘14 Penta 6020SD, 600 Cu Ft, 8” Rubber Ext, Frt. Sliding Flat Conveyor, Dual Direction Unload ........ $23,800 ‘04 Penta 5600, 600 cu. ft., EZ 2000V scale, corner door .... $10,000 Penta 5020SD, ‘15, 500 Cu. Ft, 4’ RH conveyor, Hurricane Auger .... $23,900 ‘07 Penta 2410, Electric Stationary Mixer, 2 Spd, No Motor w/Mixer $8,500 Arts Way 450 Mixer Mill, 150 bu, Scale, 20” Hammer Mill, 8” Auger discharge, Supplement Hopper$5,800 Jaylor 350, 350 cu. ft., scale .... $5,500
HAY & FORAGE ‘12 Kuhn VB2190, 4x6 bales, 540 PTO, 16,000 bales $26,900
Kuhn GMD600GIIHD Disc Mower, 540 PTO, 7’ 10” Cutter, 6 Dis. - $6,600
NH 144, ground driven, 5’ PU, 7’ rear belt w/windrow turner option, good belts ......................................... $3,200
HAY & FORAGE
Kuhn GF7001 Tedder, 6 rotors - $4,900
NH 258 9 ft Rake ....................... $2,650 Gehl 1080, 9 ft Mower Cond ..... $1,595 (3) Gehl BU980, 16 ft forage box, Gehl 12 Ton Tandem Running Gear $4,800 ea. Gehl BU970, 16 ft box, Gehl 12 Ton Running Gear ........................... $3,495 H&S CR8, 8 wheel rake ............ $3,750 Kuhn GMD600 Disc Mower, 7’10” width .............................. $7,250 ‘16 Kuhn VB2290, 4x6 bales, net wrap, 9488 bales ............................. $34,900 (2) Badger 1200 18’ Forage Boxes, Hyd Drive, Roofs off but goes with .....................................$7,400 ea. Miller Pro 5100 16’ Forage Box $8,750 Meyer 4618 18’ Forage Box, 1506 Running Gear, 4” Riser .......... $11,400 (2) Gehl 940, 14’ Forage Boxes ..................................ea. $1,500
MISCELLANEOUS Land Pride RCR1248, 48” mower, quick hitch sold separately .....$1,300 Farm King 960, 8’ Snowblower, Hyd. Spout Rotation, 3 pt ...............$2,000 Snow Push, 10’ wide ...............$1,800 Edge HB3 Breaker, skid loader mnts, Hyd breaker, 1pt .....................$4,500 ‘19 Edge BP210 post hole digger, Hyd, 24”bit .............................$2,900 Loftness 962HHH7 Snowblower, 8’ Width, Double Auger, Hyd Chute ..............................$6,500 Virnig Pallet Forks .....................$650 4 in 1 Bucket, 84” ....................$2,300 ‘18 Notch 6TLL, 6’, Hyd Lift, Hyd Tilt...................................$1,595 MDS 6ft Pusher .......................$1,050