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Zink creates custom 3D farm displays
By Tiffany Klaphake tiffany.k@dairystar.com
NEW MUNICH, Minn.
Although Luke Zink did not grow up on a farm he spent his entire childhood playing farm with his three brothers and working on his uncle’s dairy farm.
In their playtime, the brothers would buy and sell cows, milk, commodities and equipment and pay taxes just like real dairy farmers. Zink always paid attention to detail and adjusted some of his farm toys to be more realistic. To-
All in the details
gether, they also helped their uncle, Jerry Gill, at his dairy farm near Albany, where he milks 60 cows in a stanchion barn.
Fast-forward to today, and Zink still has that knack for detail as he creates farm items for his new business Oakdale Farm Toys. The rst barn he did was similar to his uncle Jerry’s.
For many years, Zink and some of his family members would go to farm shows across Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota. They would talk about how one could 3D print many of the pieces to make a farm display.
“We noticed at the farm shows that nobody is doing displays of a small-scale dairy farm,” Zink said. “I used to build with brass before I started 3D printing. I tried making
a feed cart out of brass and I couldn’t quite get it right. Now that I have the 3D printer, I decided to give that a try. That is something that other farm toy makers don’t make because only small-scale farmers use them.”
The reason there were not stanchion or tiestall barn displays is because nobody makes
the parts for those types of setups, Zink said. He decided to change that.
“Working on my uncle’s farm denitely inuenced my life,” Zink said. “Now, when I am out at the farm, when I get done with chores, I take my tape measure and just start measuring stuff.”
In May 2024, Zink’s
brother gave him a 3D printer as a wedding gift. Zink found a computer-aided design learning program and started making 3D-printed farm items. He started out by making chutes and gates. Then, he found a pattern for a 3D-printed cow
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Luke Zink stands next to his farmyard display Jan. 11 at his workshop near New Munich, Minnesota. The items, including a mixture of purchased and 3D printed such as the taller silo he made, are at 1:64 scale.
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Cows are set out Jan. 11 in Luke Zink’s workshop near New Munich, Minnesota. Zink 3D prints the cows.
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that was realistic enough to go with his setup.
“The detail with it is unreal, you can see the hair, muscles and veins,” Zink said. “They are awesome.”
At Zink’s rural New Munich home, he has a large display to showcase his products. His display includes modied toy trucks, a stanchion barn complete with a gutter system, feed cart, stanchion total mixed ration mixer, calf hutches, individual calf pens, a blower, loading chutes and gates that are workable and durable.
Zink also makes silos, bulk tanks, manure removal equipment for a stall barn and milk pumps. In the future, he would like to make windows and doors.
“It still bafes me at the beginning of the day I can draw up a design on the computer and by the end of the day have a complete physical object,” Zink said.
In November 2024, Zink attended the National Farm Toy Show in Dyersville, Iowa, as a vendor to sell his 3D-printed items. After attending the show, Zink has sold enough products to purchase a larger 3D printer.
Zink has gotten to know other people in Minnesota who make farm displays and is working with them to offer high-quality products.
“I know a guy from Rice who makes the shell of the display barns out of wood,” Zink said. “I decided to try making stalls (on the 3D printer) because no one else is doing it.”
Zink said he is still learning and experimenting with his 3D printer to see what will work best within his displays.
“I am going to work on making interior kits for
barns,” Zink said. “When it is done it will be a fulldetail barn with windows and doors. It will be pretty cool.”
Zink continues to be active as needed on Jerry’s farm as well. Since October 2024, Zink has been going out to Jerry’s farm every morning to help with chores because Jerry had hip surgery and needs time to recover. By 6 a.m. he arrives to help with chores before heading to his full-time job in St. Cloud. Zink’s brothers, Cole, Zach and Isaac, and their other uncles, Joe and Tom Gill, are also lling in for Jerry until he can return full time.
“We actually enjoy (working on the farm) because we are there together and we get to joke around and just talk while we do chores,” Zink said. “We are family and that means we take care of each other. We made a point to be there for Jerry.”
Zink said while growing up, the brothers would do relief milking for 15-20 farms in the area. Today there is only one farm left on their list that is still milking.
“Everything is peaceful (on the farm), everything going on in the outside world doesn’t matter,” Zink said. “We have all moved out and have jobs of our own now but still come back and help anytime we get a call.”
Zink said helping on the farm is what inspired him to create farm displays.
“The farm is what brings us back together,” Zink said. “While we are milking, we can visit, and it brings us back to when we were kids helping Uncle Jerry.”
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A sample of Luke Zink’s toy interior of a dairy barn is displayed Jan. 11 in his workshop near New Munich, Minnesota. The barn’s interior has stalls, a feed cart and manure removal equipment.
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Calf pen dividers are displayed Jan. 28 at Luke Zink’s home near New Munich, Minnesota. Zink started 3D prin ng farm items because he could not nd vendors that sell equipment for small dairy farms such as feed carts and stanchion stalls.
A look back at 5, 10 and 20 years ago
5 years ago
Happily ever after on the farm
Adam and Hanna Hebig were the fourth generation on the Fussy farm near Little Falls, Minnesota. In 2020, the couple operated the farm with Adam’s uncle, Peter Fussy, and milked 100 cows. Their day started at 5 a.m. when they got their kids — Adeline and Henry — ready for the day and brought them out to the farm. Each morning the couple milked together as Adeline played in a swing in the alleyway and Henry went back to sleep. After milking they split, with Adam doing his daily chores and Hanna tending the calves. Then they took the kids home and returned for the evening milking and chores. Though they worked together daily, they said they also knew the importance of making time to be a couple and a family.
Neighborly assistance
When Kenn Vaughan, his wife, Rebecca, and their kids — Klaytonn, Sophia, Jethro and Autumn — moved halfway across the country from New York in 2017 to start their own dairy farm, they said the support from neighbors was a tremendous help. They settled in Bancroft, South Dakota, and started milking 100 cows. Many things went wrong, from injector pumps going out to cows not adjusting, to a drop in milk price. With the help of people in the area, the Vaughan family was able to pull through the hard times and get their feet under them. The helpfulness of neighbors was one of the things Kenn noticed was different from their hometown in New York, where Kenn’s parents, David and Susan, still operated the 500-cow dairy farm where Vaughan grew up. Kenn’s brother, Paul, and his family hoped to join the Vaughans and farm together in South Dakota.
From teen employee to farm owner
At the age of 15, Jim Grotjan got his rst experience with dairy farming in Eagle, Wisconsin, and never considered another occupation. After working on the farm until he was 28, he went to work at a different farm. Two-and-a-half years later he got the opportunity to buy into a herd and became part owner with brothers Ken and Jerry Kau. Grotjan fully bought the herd a couple years later and started renting the facility from the brothers. By 1998, Grotjan had purchased the farm he worked at when he was 15. It needed a lot of remodeling. But, Grotjan put in the work to get the farm running while he milked at two different sites until he could bring the cows home to his farm. After the cows were all housed at his farm, he continued to make changes, like milking three times daily rather than two. This increased the herd average from 80 pounds of milk to 100 pounds after ve months.
A family affair
Dority Valley Dairy in Dallas, Wisconsin, had three generations busy at work to keep it running smoothly in 2020. The farm was run by Darryl Young and his wife, Barb, and their son and daughter-in-law, Brent and Tara. They also got help from Darryl’s granddaughter, Riah. At the farm, the family milked 110 registered Jerseys in a tiestall barn. The family’s day started at 4:30 a.m. when they started the farm routine. The farm got its start when Darryl bought some cattle to add to his dad’s farm which had sheep. From there it continued to grow and each generation brought new ideas to help the farm prosper. One thing Darryl said he made sure to do when
Brent started to take on more responsibility was to give him space to make his own decisions. Their herd’s rolling average was 18,500 pounds of milk with tests of 5% butterfat and 3.7% protein.
10 years ago
Doing it right the first time
After years of growing his herd in unfavorable conditions, Joel Welle was able to build a 128-stall tunnelventilated freestall barn. Welle farmed near Freeport, Minnesota, with his wife, Sara, children — Brad, Avery and Katelyn — and dad, Dave. Welle had three things he wanted in his barn — sand bedding for cow comfort, good ventilation and a warmer, insulated barn. By December 2014, the cows were welcomed into the new barn. After settling into the barn, the herd’s somatic cell count improved. Prior to the new barn, one group of cows was housed in a dry lot bedded with straw with the stanchion barn available for cold weather and the other cows in a 40- by 80-foot open-sided shed.
A unique approach to dairy farming
Raising dairy goats had become Pat and Duane Jarocki’s new full-time job instead of raising beef cattle. The couple from Withee, Wisconsin, decided they needed a career change once they became empty nesters. When Pat was no longer homeschooling the kids, she needed something to do. With their mind set on goats, the couple started the building process in 2014 for a double-8 parlor. Each had their own area of responsibility to ensure the best care for their herd. Duane handled nutrition and eldwork while Pat cared for the kids and reproduction. By February 2015, the couple was pleased to see their rst goats reaching second or third lactation and the ones they had raised kid for the rst time.
20 years ago
Stender brothers milking again
Brothers Daniel and Tim Stender of Young America, Minnesota, were glad to nally be milking cows again in January 2005 after a 13-month break. In December 2003, the brothers lost the milking barn and 45 members of the 65-cow milking string to a barn re. Even with the cost of starting again, they knew it was not an option to quit dairy farming. Their new barn was 38 feet by 256 feet with 104 stalls. By February 2005, they were milking 95 cows. On the north end of the barn, seven 4-foot fans were installed while the south side had curtain siding. The Stender brothers had always been a closed herd and focused heavily on breeding quality cattle, so they struggled with introducing cattle back into their herd.
Not your typical dairyman
Not far from Boulus, Minnesota, Ryan Venske could be found operating a dairy just as generations had done before him in a different barn. Venske grew up near Randall where his dad and grandpa milked 60 cows together. From a young age, he knew he wanted to milk cows. Knowing he would not make it on his own, Venske reached out to a friend of 20 years, Ben Kokett, an A.I. breeder. After talking and making some decisions, the pair bought the rst nine cows of their herd. In 2005, Venske hoped one day he would receive an outstanding young farmer award like his grandpa did in 1965.
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Brodhead
175 members
Brodhead, Wisconsin Green and Rock Counties
Tell us about your chapter. Brodhead FFA gives members the chance to explore and be active in their own way. Our student-run organization focuses on premier leadership, personal growth and career success and is available for students in grades 7-12. Students are given the opportunity to attend leadership conferences, participate in Leadership Development Event and Career Development Event contests, apply for state and national awards, show at the Rock or Green County fairs, participate in community events and attend fun monthly eld trips and meetings.
How does your chapter volunteer in the community throughout the year? The Brodhead FFA has an outstanding Brodhead FFA Alumni that supports the program and agriculture department. Every summer, we volunteer at the FFA alumni’s two food stands at one of our popular community events, Concerts in the Park. The FFA chapter plans and helps with
The 2024-2025 Brodhead FFA Chapter officer team — historian Peyton Jordan (from
),
Laney Fraley-Markley, secretary Jordan Menehan, vice president of recruitment Annelise Bethke, advisor Mrs. Jillian Malkow, treasurer Brooke Mueller, reporter Mara Meichtry, vice president of community service Keegan Steinke and president Leilah King — gather Oct. 12, 2024, at Magnolia Bluff Park near Evansville, Wisconsin. The Brodhead FFA Chapter was founded in 1949 and is open to students in grades 7-12.
both of those events. We also organize and host a kid’s pedal tractor pull contest for ages 3 and up during another popular community event, Covered Bridge Days. Our chapter gets a sponsorship from Speich Oil Inc. for this event and we can purchase trophies for our top three pullers in each age group. With this donation, we are also able to award drawstring goodie bags lled with snacks and small agriculture-themed items for each participant. We host a collection drive annually to collect items either for a food pantry or another organization the members are passionate about. The last two years, we have collected needed items for the Green County Humane Society. We
have also volunteered at events in the area to help out other organizations. This past year, we helped serve cream puffs and ice cream at the Cheese Days Festival in Monroe. We are always looking for more community service opportunities.
What fundraisers does your chapter do throughout the year? Which is the most successful? We do three fundraisers throughout the year. Our rst fundraiser is our snack and milk vending machine. The machine is available for
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Con nued from FFA | Page 6 students and staff to purchase milk products and healthy snacks throughout the year. The second fundraiser is our annual plant sale. This takes place in our greenhouse, which is attached to our classroom. We sell annual bedding plants, hanging baskets and pots, vegetable plants and a few houseplants. This fundraiser is our most successful. We have many repeat customers who compliment us on how beautiful and healthy our owers and plants are. The students enjoy seeing the results of their hard work as they make others happy. Our third fundraiser is our FFA Banquet Dessert and Basket Auction. During our annual FFA banquet, we have 10 gift baskets and 10 desserts that we auction off throughout the night. The auction is quite successful ($500 for a peach pie) and brings in money for our chapter to use for the following year’s events.
What are the biggest events of the year? Our biggest event is our Food for America program. We put this event together with Parkview FFA in the fall at Spring Grove Dairy in Brodhead. The Food for America event is to educate fourth-grade students on where their food comes from along with giving students a chance to see the farm. In addition to Brodhead fourth graders, we also invite students from 10 different elementary schools, adding up to 450 fourth graders. We have local businesses and other local FFA chapters help lead a station topic along with other businesses donating items to support the program. This year, we were fortunate to have Grande Cheese make pizzas for all the students and volunteers for lunch. Another
Tell us about your farm and family. My family and I milk 45 registered Holsteins and Brown Swiss and raise all our own replacement heifers. I have been able to start my own herd of registered cattle that are housed with the rest of my family’s cows. Currently, there are 26 Holsteins, Brown Swiss and Guernseys that make up Emerald-Oak Registered Dairy Cattle, which I established in 2019.
event that we host is ag day. Held on one day in May, we host a petting zoo at our high school for the Brodhead Elementary students to come and learn about each animal and be able to pet them. We just started this two years ago and have had great success and positive feedback with the event.
What is unique about your chapter? We are the only Green County FFA Chapter that hosts a Food for America Program. We invite most of the fourth-grade students from the majority of the Green County elementary schools to the event, adding up to 450 students. We appreciate the support and being able to incorporate the other FFA chapters to run a station and be involved in the program.
When was your chapter founded and how has it evolved? The Brodhead FFA Chapter was founded April 26, 1949. As with any agriculture program and FFA organization, over the course of 75 years, there have been changes in teachers, involvement from students and support from administration. In Brodhead, we have so much support from the community, alumni and local agriculture businesses that our program continues to grow and be strong. The Brodhead FFA Chapter has seen national and state prociency winners, multiple American and State FFA Degrees, state FFA ofcers, LDE and CDE State competitors along with giving students the opportunity to grow and be successful in their future career choices.
Brooke Mueller
TREASURER
Why did you join FFA? I joined FFA to compete in contests and attend leadership conferences. I also enjoy participating in our chapter activities. FFA is an opportunity for me to share what I know about the dairy industry with other members of my community.
What is your role in the chapter? I am currently serving as the treasurer of our FFA chapter. I take care of any deposits and bills that need to be paid from the account. The Brodhead FFA also has a milk and snack vending machine that I am in charge of stocking and depositing the money to our district bookkeeper.
What FFA contests do you compete in? I compete in the Dairy Evaluation Career Development Event. I also would like to try a Leadership Development Event in the upcoming year.
What do you look forward to most in the upcoming FFA year? I look forward to going to leadership conferences to meet new people and make memories with our other chapter members, along with developing leadership skills that I can use in my future career.
How has FFA shaped you as a person? It has helped me create new friendships and become outgoing when meeting new people at competitions. FFA has helped me make connections in the ag industry that will make college decisions easier as I choose a degree path in the next two years.
What are your duties on the farm? My duties on the farm consist of taking care of our replacement heifers and feeding our newborn calves. My dad and I milk together when I am not busy with extracurricular activities. Another responsibility is I keep all the registration records on our show cattle.
What are your future plans? My future plans include going to college to study something related to the agriculture industry. I plan to continue dairy farming with my family after graduating from college so I can further develop my herd of show cattle, and I am considering raising beef cattle as an additional income source.
Joseph Lyle 11 years old Fifth grade
The Lyle Family
When do you do chores? On weekends, I help morning and night. On weekdays, I help just at night.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite is pushing in the feed and my least favorite is feeding in back of the calf barn.
What project do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? Riding along when picking up bales.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. When the Amish were here taking down the silos.
What is your favorite animal on your farm? My pet dog. Her name is Riley.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A grain farmer.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. It would have a couple of sheds and a couple of grain bins.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm? I like to wrestle with Riley.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? Hamburger and French fries with milk.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? Go see my cousins.
ever wondered ‘How do I say that in Spanish?’. Below are a few common phrases heard around the dairy, along with how to say them in Spanish.
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The Lyle family — Brenda (from le ), Joseph and Tom — gather Jan. 30 at their farm near Perham, Minnesota. The Lyles milk 50 cows.
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REGISTERED HOL-
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REGISTERED CALVING EASE HOLSTEIN & ANGUS BULLS, various sizes, delivery avail. Call or text Brian 715-613-9206. 2-TFN-F
HOLSTEIN BULLS, springing hfrs., Freeport, MN. Call 612-270-7453. 23-TFN-F
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HOLSTEIN BULLS, from great type and production families. Raised on outside lots, good vigor, Glencoe, MN. Call 320-864-6555. 2-TFN-F
(50) OPEN HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, 700-900 lbs. Call 608-687-3022, before 8 am. 24-1-B
DAIRY GOAT DOES, out of Hostetler breeding; also breeding bucks available. Call 319-350-5819. 24-TFN-F
BROWN SWISS BULLS, home raised, registered, genomic tested, A2A2 tested, delivery available. Call 563419-2137 or visit www.hilltopacresfarmcalmaria. com 24-TFN-F
GUERNSEY SPRINGERS, reg. Brown Swiss cows & breeding age registered bulls, Brown Swiss bulls, Guernsey w/high type & production. Call 563590-5369. 11-TFN-F
HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, servicable age, North of Rochester, MN, delivery available. Call 507732-5930. 23-TFN-F
HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, serviceable age, north of Rochester, MN, delivery avail. Call 507-7325930. 24-1-F
BROWN SWISS BULLS, 1-2 years old, AI sired; also 20’ Goliath Harvestore silo unloader. Call 651-3809530. 10-TFN-F-1st
HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, closed herd, Johnes & Leukosis test negative, guaranteed breeders, delivery available. Call 507-9205859. 7-TFN-B
SERVICEABLE AGE
BLACK & WHITE & RED & WHITE BULLS, sires Red Eye and Einstein, some polled, deep pedigrees. Call 320-583-6564. 21-TFN-F
2 YR. OLD JERSEY STEER, will half or quarter, March butcher date, near La Crosse, WI. Call/text 608632-4612. 24-1-F
30 SPRINGERS AVAILABLE FROM ELMLANE HOLSTEINS, calving January-March 2025, conventional & sexed, exc. sires used. Call/text 507820-0600, leave message. 19-11-F
REGISTERED, HOMEBRED HOLSTEIN BULLS, located 15 mi. north of Rochester, MN. Call Dave Alberts at 507269-3084 or 507-356-8625. 14-TFN-B
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS, polled, genomic tested, deep pedigreed high-producing cow families. Call 507-8200452. 22-TFN-F
REG. BROWN SWISS BULLS, all ages, exc. pedigrees. Call 320-583-0336. 16-TFN-B-1st
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL, servicable age, genomic tested. Belgrade, MN. Call 320-2503586. 24-1-F
POLLED RC HOLSTEIN BULLS, ready for cows & heifers, semen tested, Byron, MN. Call 507-2080189. 22-6-F
6-8 REG HOLSTEIN SPRINGERS out of high producing registered herd, due between 3/30-5/23, AI bred and AI sired Alta Vista, IA, $3,250. Call 641-3932337. 24-1-F
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, Call 320-3952137. 24-2-F
BUTCHER COWS, bulls & fats; also thin, lame, lazy & lump jaw. Call 320-8947175. 11-TFN-B
DAIRY HEIFERS, 200-
600 lb. I have milked for 40 years; small number, ve or more, ne. Call 507-5306924. 23-TFN-F
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COMPLETE HERDS OF DAIRY CATTLE; also buying all classes of livestock, including cull cows, steers, hfrs. and calves. Call 715-216-1897. 7-TFN-B
CERTIFIED ORGANIC SPRINGERS, or dairy cows. Call 989-742-7770. 23-2-F
WE HAVE BUYERS for tiestall and freestall dairy herds of all qualities and quantities. Also herds for sale at all times. Call 715721-0079. 2-TFN-B
ALL CLASSES OF SPRINGER DAIRY COWS. No jockeys. Call 320-760-6050. 20-TFN-F
WANTING TO BUY SLOW & LAME CATTLE, lump jaws and bad eyes and all blemished cattle, $200-$600; also, good cull cows and bulls, $600$1,200. Call 612-860-8774 or 651-480-1900. 4-TFNB
Hay, Straw, Feed & Bedding -
ALFALFA, 3x4x8 and 4x4x8 bales, delivered anywhere in semi loads Call Mike Brosnan, Huron, SD 605-354-1055. 16-TFN-B
OCIA-CERTIFIED ORGANIC YELLOW CORN; certied organic alfalfa grass hay in large squares or rounds; ‘69 JD 55 combine, always inside. Call 641-751-8382. 6-TFN-B
DAIRY QUALITY 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH CUTTING, 3x3x8 alfalfa square bales, stored inside, tested & delivered from South Dakota. Call John Haensel 605-351-5760. 23-4-VM
1100 4X5 & 3X3X8 ROUND & SQUARE BALES, ranging from 151-202 RFQ; 1500 3x3x7 wheat straw bales. Call Troy 218-616-0430. 23-2VM
ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL ALFALFA/GRASS MIX IN 3X3 SQUARE BALES, 1st through 4th cutting options available; also have organic wheat straw, straight grass, oats straw and rye straw in large squares, organic corn and organic oats available, Casselton, ND. Call 701-730-1730. 9-TFN-B
1ST, 2ND CROP ALFALFA, round bales; 65 lb. 3rd crop square bales; Cornstalk round bales. Call 218-867-2560. Please leave a message. 24-2-B
ALFALFA BALEAGE, 1st-4th crop, 175 RFQ. Call 715-896-1418. 3-TFN-F
CERTIFIED ORGANIC QUALITY HAY, baleage & dry round bales; also low potassium dry cow hay, all lots tested, full feed test, Lansing, IA. Call 563586-2231. 22-6-VM
FEED GRADE ORGANIC WHEAT, $6.00 per/bu. Andy Rahn, 31570 CR11, Clarissa, MN 56440. 22-TFN-F
SMALL SQUARE BALES, hay & wheat straw, also butcher hogs. Call 608-983-2882. 22-TFN-F
2ND & 3RD CROP ALFALFA BALEAGE, 4x5 round bales, individually wrapped; Also 2nd & 3rd crop grass hay. Call 320333-6245. 24-4-F
ALFALFA HAY & GRASS HAY, med. square or round bales, delivery available, Thief River Falls, MN. Call or text LeRoy Ose 218-689-6675. 10-TFN-B
STRAW, NETWRAPPED ROUND BALES & BIG SQUARES, clean, dry, stored inside, delivery available. Call 320-8088336. 15-TFN-F
UPLAND GRASS HAY in 4x5.5’ rounds, asking $45/bale. Call 320-2931432. 24-4-F
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3X4X8 WHEAT STRAW, delivered by the truckload, stored inside, volume discounts/contracts available, supply available yearround. We also carry hay/ alfalfa and other varieties of straw. Email redriverforagesales@gmail.com or call/text 1-204-209-1066. 20-8-B
ORGANIC 1ST CROP
WRAPPED ALAFALFA
GRASS MIX, $60. Call 563-580-8585. 24-1-F
OPEN POLLINATED
SEED CORN, out produces hybrids for silage, $69/ bu. plus shipping, leafy, sweet stalks, highly nutritious grain. Call 217-8573377 or cell 217-343-4962. borriesopenpollinatedseedcorn.com 22-10-VM
HAY AND STRAW, 3x3 wheat straw from 2024; alfalfa hay 2nd and 3rd cutting, 187-240 RFV. Call 204-712-5161. 24-6-B
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HIGH-QUALITY FORAGES: corn silage (conventional and BMR), alfalfa haylage, fescue grass silage, Triticale silage and oatlage. Forages can be delivered and made into TMR. Call 920-371-7737. 22-20-B
Work Wanted
SEEKING FT POSITION, rental agreement, or transition/buyout opportunity on small farm near Iowa/Minnesota border. Call/text 507-884-5950. 22-4-F
Services
CUSTOM HEIFER RAISER has openings to raise your heifers. We offer freestall facilities, all TMR fed, $2.50/day from weaned to pre-fresh. Call Ben for more details 715495-0481. 17-TFN-B
CUSTOM CHOPPING,
We are looking to add a few customers to our custom chopping business. We offer a newer JD 9800 chopper, 5 trucks, merger & blade tractor. We do travel. Call Ben with any questions 715-495-0481. 3-TFN-B
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MILKING COWS, south of Freeport, MN, experience preferred. Call 320493-5310. 12-TFN-F
1900 COW DAIRY looking for bilingual parlor manager. Call 507-9515597. 8-TFN-F
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READY TO RETIRE and interested in mentor/ mentee relationship, with transition into ownership after a couple years, prefer Southern WI, but open to other areas. Call 608-8321564, leave message. 215-F
JD 4020 404 BLOCK OF COMPLETE ENGINE, motor serial #’s R40610, R40620, R45950. Call 920-517-2505. 23-2-VM
USED 30’ GRAIN BIN, good cond. Call 715-2060491. 22-TFN-F
JD 7300 OR 7400 CHOPPER, 4WD. Call 715-3519628. 24-4-F
CORN CRUSHER/ ROLLER Star Line or other brands. Ezra Beiler, 14961 Ideal Rd., Fennimore, WI 53809. 22-TFNF
FEMALE SAINT BERNARD DOG OR PUPPY Call 320-557-5514, no texts or messages. 2-TFNF
CORN SHELLER, in good condition, state price in rst letter. Yost Miller, 24831 390th St., Shevlin, MN 56676. 24-1-F
SPRING TEETH for IHC C cultivator; wheel hub for IHC 56 corn planter, right side. Call 715-822-2678. 14-TFN-F
ELECTRIC MOTOR, 10HP, single phase, aluminum frame, in good working condition. Call Tom 320-293-0845. 24-1-F
FARM BULK MILK COOLERS, all sizes. Call 319-330-2286. 10-24-P
OLD HEATING FUEL AND DIESEL, can pump from basement. Call 320424-2005. 5-TFN-F
LID FOR KNIGHT 8132 SLINGER SPREADER. Call 507-459-5201. 19-TFN-F
FREESTALLS & CALF HUTCHES, need to be in good condition. Call Larry Dreier 952-200-0925. 244-F
DELAVAL RATION MASTER II FEEDING SYSTEM, need new or used feeder parts. Call or text Pete 320-248-1564. 23-2-F
NH 1000 BALER. Call 320-290-2602. 14-TFN-F
BARN CLEANER CHAIN, pintle style, 18” CCW. Call Anthony 920737-6281. 22-3-F
90’ DOUBLE CHAIN CONVEYOR, or belt conveyor, in good condition, other sizes considered; also E-Rissler TMR Mixer, big enough for 80 cows. Call 715-669-3959. 24-1-VM
JD 7000 6 OR 8 ROW PLANTER & 6620 or 7720 combine. Call 320760-6050. 22-TFN-F
HOWARD ROTOVATOR TILLER. Call 320290-2602. 14-TFN-F
(4) DEMCO 365 & 450 GRAVITY BOXES, (2) w/tarps, like new; tricycle feeder; big round bale wagon. Call 320-5576558. 18-TFN
FORD 7740 SLE, PS, cab; White disc chisel plow; (3) bulk feed storage bins. Call 320-223-5338. 24-3-F
BEAUTIFUL TRI-COLOR ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPPY, 8 mos. old., raised around chickens & cows. Call 701-4902432. 11-TFN-
3 BOTTOM 16” ROLLOVER CASE PLOW, Call 563-580-8585. 23-TFN-F
(4) AIC FREEDOM DETACHERS; (4) Classic 300E milking claws, also 10HP vaccum pump, Patz barn cleaner. Call 320-2497970. 23-TFN-F
(30) HUMANE 4X6 COW MATS, like new, (2) 4x6 never installed, (1) Mayo never installed; (34) 4x16 gutter grates, also Patz barn cleaner chain, approx. 220 ft., 60” CCW. Call 507-380-1235. 23-3B
GN CATTLE TRAILER, 16’, will consider 20’. Call 715-721-0681. 22-4-F
(6) DEMATRON AUTOTAKEOFF MILKING UNITS, Call 641-2283183. 23-2-F
DOUBLE DISC GRAIN DRILL, w/ grass seed attachment in good condition. Ervin Bontrager N922 Cty. FF, Dalton, WI 53926. 23-TFN-F
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALE, 802 Uni; 746N CH; 844W CH; Kuhn SR112 wheel rake; CIH 1830, 6R cult.; Gehl 800 chopper w/2R CH, 6’ HH; Hesston #10 stacker; Decker rear unload apron wagon; 220 bu. gravity wagon; endgate seeder wagon; 18.4x38 clamp on duals; DeLaval fresh cow pail; 5 HP Massport vaccuum pump. Call 815-947-2266. 24-3-VM
SLURRYSTORE, 120’ diameter x 19’ high, 4 rings, in VG shape, make offer. Call 641-228-7341. 24-3-F
NH LS190, 74HP, 2,800 lift capacity, 2 spd., A/H, 2,470 hrs., $11,800. Call 715-669-3971. 24-2-F
GLENCOE 5 SHANK DISC CHISEL, 7’, like new discs, 12.5 L tires, $4,500. Call 641-2282512. 24-1-F
VALMETAL SMALL SQUARE BEDDING CHOPPER, used one year, excellent condition, $1,400/OBO. Call 608379-2844. 24-1-F
(80) CALF-TEL CALF HUTCHES. Call 715758-6210. 24-2-F
BERG 18” BARN CLEANER CHAIN, around 240 ft., CW. Call 608-509-6139. 24-1-F
NH 316 SMALL SQUARE BALER, w/ bale thrower, three bale thrower wagons. Call 507828-5892. 24-TFN-F
(100) FREESTALLS, $25/ea; (100) freestall mats, 47.5”x62.5”, $50/ea; (20) Surge milking units, $50/ea; (20) DeLaval takeoff units, $50/ea; (20) pulsators, $50/ea. Call 507829-1954. 24-1-F
PUREBRED ST. BERNARD PUPPIES, 3 male, 3 female, born Jan. 21, choose now to reserve your own. Raymond Gingerich E20280 Oakridge Rd., Augusta, WI 54722. 24-3-F
‘04 TURBO CHARGED VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE; ‘09 Toyota Prius Hybrid; 4W trailer w/hoist & 2W trailer w/ pickup box. Call 320-2504600. 20-TFN-F
Farmer’ s Market
Tractors
John Deere 8345R 9067 hrs. runs, Front suspension,super single tires, 14 front weights, 300” Led Lights,drives and operates as it should. Nice tractor! New Holland TN65 5219 hrs. Mechanic special. Weak clutch, Thermostat or water pump not working properly, runs and drives, sells as is.
Skid Loaders & Telehandlers
Case 75 XT 7500 hrs. heat,3.9 Cummins engine, runs, drives and operates as it should; New Holland LS190 Showing 1034 hrs. (Unknown if actual) Cab w/heat, 2 speed, new tires, new bucket, new batteries, runs and operates as it should; Bobcat MT 52 walk behind. 1876 hours, 100 hours on new tracks, sprockets, & rollers. Sells with bucket, forks, snow blade. Good cond. Deere 326D 3013 hrs (Mechanic Special) Engine wont start when warm, possible weak fuel pump, 2speed doesn’t engage. Sells as is. Machine runs and drives. Consigners # 715-937-0161. Skytrak 5522 telehandler. 22 ft boom. Sells w bucket and forks. Good condition.
Trucks
1998 KW T800 Semi Tractor M11 Cummins, 9 speed trans, jake brake, 8 bag suspension, runs and drives good, uses very little oil.
Forage and Hay Equipment
Miller Pro 5100 chopper box; H&S chopper box; Case IH 600 blower; Agco 12 wheel V rake; H&S 8ft Hay Tedder, Good condition; Steel wheel rollabar rake; 800 IH corn planter 6 row; 824 New Holland 2 row corn head; 27P New Holland hay head; New Holland 900 chopper; Wagons
8.5 x 20 flat wagon. All new wood on 12 ton tandem gear; Brent 544 Gravity Wagon. Lights, Tarp, Excellent condition; (2) Meyer Kicker wagons 9x16, Good condition. Tillage
Sunflower 6220 center fold soil finisher. Nice solid unit and field ready. 18 ft Planting
John Deere 7200 corn planter. Precision units, 250 monitor, vacuum. Good working condition. John Deere 7000 corn planter. 6 rows with Precision units and liquid fertilizer. John Deere 7000 corn planter. Dry Fertilizer. It works and is field ready. High wear.
Manure Handling
Knight 8018 Slinger, Good working machine, Spreader has normal amount of wear, fair condition. Meyer VB 750 Manure spreader 750 bushels, Good working condition.
Attachments
(2) Brand new 8 ft snow pushers; (5) Brand new 10 ft snow pushers; (2) Brand new skid steer material bucket. 6 ft and 7 ft.; (1) MK Martin Skid steer snow blower 76” Heavy Duty only used a few times.New retail over $10,000; (1) New 48” 5500 lb Pallet fork.; (2) Tire manure scrapers, skidloader mount. Storage & Building Supplies
20 foot storage container. Like new!! Only used once. 20 foot storage container. Used, in good cond. Shop Equipment
2007 Atlas Copco XAS 375 air compressor. Engine overhauled less than 150 hours ago. Very good condition!! 300- and 500-gallon repainted fuel tanks. Grouser 10” tracks. Alligator Belt splicer with supplies included.
Livestock Handling
Apache 8 ton steer stuffer. Good cond; (3) Free standing feeder panels. 6 ft x 24 ft. Brand new; (2) 4 ton wooden steer stuffers. Brand new!! Very well built; Wix 52 Feed cart, used, Excellent condition!; Patz Bedding chopper, works good!;
Sports items
1987 Bass tracker 17 ft boat Mercury 60hp, trailer has new wiring and lights,no leaks runs great an has up to date registration and title. More machinery being consigned daily
Used Equipment Specials
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Saturday, February 22, 2025 • 9:30 a.m.
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JD 7710 & 7810 MFWD, JD 4450, JD 4440 & JD 2520
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VANDALE 33 MOTORIZED FEED CART w/ dual disch., new Honda GX200 motor April, 2024, VG cond.; also 1,000 gal. Surge bulk tank w/2 yr. old agitator, tank washer and compressor. Call 563-2034164. 24-2-B
16’ H&S TWIN AUGER FORAGE WAGON, tandem gear, very good cond., $4,250. Call 608-7232049. 23-TFN-F
‘19 CIH MAXXUM 145, FWA, 1,700 hrs.; also CIH 7500 4-bottom plow, exc. cond. Call 920-382-2056. 24-1-F
JD 2630, 3,800 hrs.; NI discbine, 600 acres. Call 715-823-4501. 24-1-F
‘14 JD 7210R, IVT, MFWD, duals, 3800 hrs., includes AT activation, F&W wts., Quick Hitch, exc. cond., $110,000/obo. Call 641-330-5714. 23-4-F
IH 966; IH 770 6x16 plow; Krause 14-1/2’ tandem disc; H&S 14’ silage box w/10 ton otation tires. Call 218-385-3471. 3-TFN-F
ROCK BOX, 3 pt., HD painted steel, excellent condition, $400 OBO. 715-307-8521, River Falls, WI. 23-TFN-F
HEAVY DUTY 48” PALLET FORK, JD Euro mount. Call 608-994-2401. 16-TFN-B
JD 115 STALK CHOPPER, very nice, $8,500; 8 row stalk stompers off CIH corn head; milker pump & jar; 200’ of 24” poly manger liner; Patz & Badger barn cleaner, complete w/ chute & SS Patz manure pump cover & parts; CIH 600 blower, like new, $2,500; Call 320-2666878. 16-TFN-F
‘22 KUBOTA SSV65, 475 hrs., new tires, war. expires Dec. ‘24, $44,700 w/ choice of bucket; Coburn quarter pail, $40. Call 563542-3276. 5-TFN-F
(3) MALE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES, merle/tri, tails/dew claws removed, will have shots & wormer, born March 26th, $50 ea. Call 507-259-5173. 6-TFN-F
JD 980 36’ LATE MODEL FIELD CULT. Call 320-248-7954. 13-TFN-F
(2) 4’ SHAEFER WALL FANS. Call 320-241-4314. 11-TFN-F
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD BLUE HEELER CROSS PUPPIES, 4 female, 1 male, parents cattle dogs. Call 507-421-5270. 20-TFN-F
USED 1 YEAR FORTRESS BUNKER SILO PLASTIC PROTECTIVE COVERS, (2) 26’x82’ & 40 gravel bags, $1,300/package. Call 715586-0781. 8-TFN-F
HAY RACK, platforms on side, 9x18’, $2,500; Kewanee elevator, 56’, PTO lift. Call 320-247-2657. 7-TFN-F
NH BR770 ROUND BALER, crop cutter; Case 2188 combine, RWA. Call 218-841-8723. 24-TFN-F
BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES, great farm dogs, family friendly, born Nov. 1, Beaver Creek, MN. Call Mark 507-350-8003. 21-TFN-F
JD 7200 12R FINGER PLANTER, wing fold, L.F., 1/2 width disconnect, bean meters, monitor, excellent cond., $13,500. Call 320-309-4609. 22-4-F
KELDERMAN DOWN CORN REEL for 6-30 corn head, very little use, under half price. Call 715456-8277. 10-TFN-F
JD 920 BEAN HEAD; International 60 6RN stalk chopper. Call 320-5100950. 13-TFN-F
JD 2700 PLOW, semi mounted. Call 320-5101055. 13-TFN-F
WEAVERLINE FEED CARTS, new, rebuilt used, parts, service. Call Hobert Sales Inc., Cokato, MN 320-286-6284. 19-TFN-B
1500 GAL. MUELLER BULK TANK, complete w/compressors & bulk tank washer; also (2) Tuthill 3003-22R2-8744 vacuum pumps, Bismarck, ND. Call 701-391-8200. 23-TFN-F
PENTA 4120 HD VERT. TMR, great shape, new knives, SS conveyor, $19,000, Osage, MN. Call 218-841-4248 or 218-5733172. 16-TFN-F
H&S 7’ HAY TEDDER w/rubber teeth, always shedded, exc. cond. Call 715-314-0977. 8-TFN-F
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‘08 35-TON SEMI TRAILER, beaver tail & ramps, 51’ total length. Call 320-760-6942. 12-TFN-F
PSI POWER WASHERS, Power Washers Hot/ Cold, Cabinet Parts Washers, Chemicals, Presoaks, Degreasers, Large Parts Inventory Shipped Same Day, On Site Service. Industrial, Commercial, Farm, Sales, Repair and Rental. “The Guys That Work Great Under Pressure” 1-800-555-1677. Serving you from 3 locations: West Central MN Region – Pennock, MN Location, SW MN Region – Wilmont, MN Location, NW IA Region – Harrisburg, SD Location & Wilmont, MN Location, SE SD Region – Harrisburg, SD Location. 23-TFN-B
‘17 KUHN 153 Veri-Master 4-bottom rollover plow, $25,000; Patz gutter cleaner chute, CW, $250; In-loft bale elevator, $200. Call 608-479-2039. 20-TFN-F
ILLINOIS
Kaeb Sales, Inc. (815) 457-2649
Park, IL
IOWA
Don & Leo Wille Construction, LLC (563) 252-2034 Garnavillo, IA
MINNESOTA
NORTH DAKOTA
Western Farm Sales, Inc. (701) 742-2348 Oakes, ND
SOUTH DAKOTA
Cliffs, Inc (920) 348-5153 Friesland, WI
Farmers’ Implement, LLC (262) 629-4104 Allenton, WI
Gorter’s Clay & Dairy Equip. of MN, Inc (507) 825-3271
Fieber Van’s Implement Inc (605) 753-9834 Watertown, SD
Pipestone, MN
Hartung Sales & Service, Inc. (320) 836-2697 Freeport, MN
Hobert Sales, Inc. (320) 286-6284 Cokato, MN
Mid-Central Equipment, Inc. (218) 583-2931 Henning, MN
River Valley Sales, LLC (507) 523-3491 Lewiston, MN
Story Sales & Service, Inc. (507) 334-3724 Faribault, MN
WISCONSIN
Anibas Silo & Equipment, Inc. (715) 285-5317 Arkansaw, WI
Bindl Sales & Service, Inc. (608) 524-6339 Reedsburg, WI
Carl F. Statz & Sons, Inc. (608) 849-4101 Waunakee, WI
C. F. Heckmann Co. Inc. (920) 693-8717 Newton, WI
Hoover Silo Repair, LLC (715) 229-2527 Withee, WI
Kettlewell Welding & Concrete (920) 420-9498 Omro, WI
Knuth Farm Equipment LLC (920) 757-6995 Hortonville, WI
Kraus Equipment (920) 894-2488 New Holstein, WI
L & L Sales & Service, Inc (920) 766-0603 Kaukauna, WI
P & D Sales and Service, LLC (920) 822-5145 Pulaski, WI (715) 449-2524 , Schmidt Building & Equip. LLC (920) 766-4622 Forest Junction, WI
Spartan Construction Inc. (920) 845-9892 Luxemburg, WI
Spiegelberg Implement, Inc. (920) 596-2610 Weyauwega, WI
Steinhart Farm Service, Inc. (608) 348-9401 Platteville, WI
Tanner Equipment (920) 420-2471 Omro, WI
The Scharine Group, Inc. (608) 883-2880 Whitewater, WI
Zweifel Construction Inc. (608) 325-4298 Monroe, WI
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