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by Bonnie Mohr

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Bonnie Mohr “My work reflects the simple pleasures in life… the sweet clover scent of summer pastures in June, the black and white pattern of Holstein cows against the early morning sun, bonding between a mother and newborn babies. My work is who I am! Thanks for letting me share it with you!”

visit to the Bonnie Mohr Studio is a bit

Currently Bonnie has been commissioned to update

different than one to other fine art galleries.

the ideal US registered Holstein cow and bull for

Like other studios, you will find the usual artist originals,

Holstein Association USA. She has also completed

art prints and note cards. What makes this studio

commissioned paintings for many companies,

unique is that you will also find one of Bonnie’s favorite

organizations and individuals.

art subjects-the dairy cow. Live cows are generally not allowed in the studio which is located on the Mohr farm, but visitors will see them lining the driveway to the studio in rural Glencoe, Minnesota.

prints or note cards call 1-800-264-6647 (MOHR) or visit her website at www.bonniemohr.com.

farms in southern Minnesota. They married in 1983 they saved to invest in their own farm and genetics

to re-create onto canvas the things in life she so loves and respects. Bonnie Mohr has earned her well deserved reputation as America’s eminent bovine painter, due in large part to her painstaking attention to detail. Her work meets the demanding standards established by experienced industry people, as well as pleases the discerning eye of the knowledgeable art collector.

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Bonnie Mohr

What’s New in Equipment..........................4

Reflections of Country in Fine Art

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STUDIO

and after several years of marriage they used money

that Bonnie became serious about her God given ability

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For more information regarding Bonnie’s paintings,

Bonnie and her husband John both grew up on dairy

business, Glenmark Genetics. It was about that time

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• Limited and Open edition art prints • Giclées • Just Down the Road note cards

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SST Software Partners With Geovantage to Deliver Multispectral Imagery SST Software will soon offer remote sensing services to

closely with agronomists and agriculture associations for over a decade. What we sought was a partner who could merge our imagery with data layers within their agricultural GIS. SST has an established client base that desires imagery services, and they understand how to

acres of farmland across 23 countries.

specifying a time window, the imagery will be acquired, processed, and seamlessly delivered to SST Summit. “SST has been involved with the acquisition and testing of multispectral imagery for nearly 20 years,” said SST CEO Matt Waits.

“We are glad the time has finally

arrived where there is a fully integrated, economically

Remote sensing is the science of obtaining data about

viable solution for utilizing the benefits brought from

an object from a distance. Since plants absorb or

remote sensing.”

reflect certain bands of light according to their health, monitoring light reflectance with remote sensing technologies reveals zones of crop stress long before they are visible to the naked eye. This gives farmers and agronomists a head start on treating yield threatening

“Although precision ag practices are maturing in many areas, we see the utilization of multispectral imagery as one of the next big waves of site-specific farming,” said Tim Riley, SST Business Development Director. “In-season imagery provides benefits for growers and agronomists in the areas of crop scouting, plant health assessment, nutrient management, identification of compaction zones, growth canopy measurements, mechanical errors in application equipment, and insurance claims.” SST will initially offer four-band multispectral imagery for red, green, blue, and near infrared along with a calculated Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) through satellite acquisition and special aircraft mounted cameras.

According to Riley, the future of

• Stay current by checking product alerts and videos • Customize account settings • Find local dealers by ZIP code or locator map “One year ago, we were the first in our industry to launch the My Shed mobile app that helps customers find and order parts from their smartphone,” Rortvedt continues.

delivery of imagery products through its Sirrus iPad app

machines, such as serial numbers, service dates, hours

as well as offering imagery services integration with other

of use and previous parts orders, from their mobile

ag software applications through an agX Platform API.

device. So whether they’re in the field or on the jobsite, when they need parts, they can quickly and conveniently

My Shed Mobile App Now Available In 2.0 Version CropLife magazine has named My Shed™ one of the 15th Best New Agriculture Apps Worth Downloading in 2014. Case IH just made it easier than ever for customers to manage their fleets and keep their equipment in peak working condition with the recent release of version 2.0 of the popular My Shed mobile app for Apple and Android

submit orders to their local equipment dealer.” The version 2.0 My Shed mobile application is available as a free download from the Apple Store or Google Play. To access the full online version of My Shed, North American customers can visit the Case IH online parts store. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Curtis Industries Introduces Cab System for the John Deere Gator 825i S4 HPX/XUV Curtis Industries LLC, manufacturer of cab enclosures,

smart devices.

attachments and accessories for compact vehicles, is Launched in fall 2012, the My Shed app provides Case IH

for widespread use. “At the end of the day, the acquisition

customers with mobile access to digital parts manuals,

model has to be economically beneficial to the farmer

assembly diagrams and part numbers so they can quickly

and easily executable on a large scale for the ag service

locate parts for specific equipment models and submit

provider,” said Riley, adding that the partnership

parts orders directly to their local dealer.

justifiable price point.

Shed disk blade selector and preservative calculator

to manage the most important information about their

technology still needs to mature before it will be ready

response and high-quality acquisition at an economically

• Make quick buying decisions with tools like the My

In the future, SST plans on integrating the ordering and

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is exciting but the

with GeoVantage provides the vital elements of rapid

mobile device

“With the release of version 2.0, customers are now able

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conditions.

orders, pick up orders or get only a quote • Manage, organize and store equipment data from a

Summit will be able to order imagery on demand. After

software currently manages approximately 85 million

• Email orders using “quick hit” buttons to ship

the farmer. It’s an ideal partnership.”

GeoVantage, a global provider of multispectral imagery.

imagery across the U.S., Canada, and Australia. SST’s

page icons

• Bookmark parts diagrams and data

Starting in spring 2014, ag service providers using SST

ordering, acquisition, and delivery of multispectral

• Access all of the app’s functions from new home

turn raw data into valuable information that will benefit

growers and ag service providers in partnership with

The partnership will enable SST to provide seamless

With My Shed, customers can:

pleased to announce the release of its Commercial Grade Cab System for the John Deere Gator 825i S4 HPX/XUV 4-passenger utility vehicle.

“My Shed features powerful fleet management tools that allow equipment owners to manage, organize and store equipment data from their mobile device,” says Adam

GeoVantage, a Massachusetts-based company that

Rortvedt, Case IH Parts & Service eCommerce Manager.

specializes in aerial imagery acquisition, has developed

“With version 2.0, we’ve also introduced a variety of

aircraft mounted camera pods along with guidance and

new business management tools, including calculators,

acquisition software. Nick Morrow, Director of Operations

product alerts and diagram bookmarks, to name a few.”

at GeoVantage, states, “GeoVantage has been working

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Cab features the same innovative design and rugged durability of the Gator 2-passenger cab, including

Why poly verses metal?

tempered glass windshield, sliding door and rear windows

Retractable fingers have a tendency of breaking. The

for increase airflow and total-seal door system with easily

damage from a broken metal finger as it feeds through

removable pin-hinged doors. Additional features include

the combine can be significant. The May Wes Poly

steel roof, lockable doors and 12 VDC wipers.

Retractable Fingers are made of poly/fiberglass material that, should it break, will disintegrate, resulting in little

“We have 45 years of industry experience designing

to no combine damage. Poly Retractable Fingers are a

and building innovative commercial grade cabs,” said

practical replacement compared to metal.

Michael Alexander, VP Sales and Marketing. “Take one look at this new cab and you’ll see how our experience

Learn more about May Wes’s full product line products

brings together craftsmanship and innovative design

by visiting the web at: www.maywes.com/retractable_

for added comfort and durability. It’s what we build into

poly_auger_fingers.

every Curtis Cab.”

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features optional equipment such as roof-mount LED

Rubber Supply Company Adds Undercarriage Components to Product Lineup

strobe light, roof-mount LED work lights, bed and flasher

Rubber Supply Company specializes in tracks for compact

lights and side-view mirrors.

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loaders and mini-excavators of all types, but recently

For more information visit www.curtiscab.com.

announced the addition of undercarriage components

Curtis cabs add value and give you more for your money. “We are excited to add another high-quality product through our dealers that exceeds customer expectations at a very attractive price,” added Alexander. In addition to standard features, the Gator Cab System

for rubber-tracked machines to their product lineup as ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

part of an ongoing effort to add new products. When

Product Expansion of Molded Guides for Poly Retractable Fingers

tracks and other parts on rubber tracked machines need

Now available for John Deere, New Holland and Lexion heads. May Wes Manufacturing is now providing molded finger guides for the John Deere 600, John Deere 900, John Deere 200, New Holland 973 and Lexion Poly Retractable Finger kits. The molded guides are a direct replacement

to be replaced, today’s companies turn to Rubber Supply Company. Rubber tracks are the primary product offered by Rubber

equipment dealers, original equipment manufacturers and agricultural professionals. They sell products for all types of machines and are ready to help tackle issues big or small for their customers. Visit www.rubbertrack.net or call 877-857-2585.

Give Weak, Newborn Piglets a Powerful Energy Boost with New All-Natural PiggyLift™ Nutrient Supplement

Supply Company, which has been in business for over 18

Brookside Agra has developed a fast-acting, all-natural

years. They stock standard black, non-marking white,

nutrient supplement that gives weak, newborn piglets a

turf-friendly tread and non-metal core tracks. The widths

much needed energy boost and a chance at survival.

range from 180mm to 500mm, with new sizes and types added regularly. The company stocks many different styles and tracks to fit crawler machines of most types, which helps cut down on shipping times.

Given right after birth to weak, cold piglets with a birth weight below 1,000 grams, liquid PiggyLift™ helps to reduce mortality in large litters, prevents weak piglets from starving and provides small piglets with the energy

for the OEM guides when used with May Wes Poly

When asked abut what sets Rubber Supply Company

boost they need to find and secure a teat for suckling.

Fingers.

apart from other companies offering similar products, a

PiggyLift™ is particularly efficient in herds diagnosed

company spokesperson said, “First, it is our commitment

with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome

to provide quality products to our customers at reasonable

(PRRS) virus.

Additional kits that utilize a molded guide in the Poly Retractable Finger kits include: Case IH 3020, Case IH 2020, Case 1020, New Holland 740CF and New Holland 74C, Mac Don CA25 adapter, MacDon CA20 Adapter, MacDon 873 Adapter and MacDon 8732 Adapter.

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prices. Then, we go above and beyond offering excellent service, and each customer gets personal, prompt attention.”

“We have witnessed first-hand the rejuvenating effects that our new, all-natural PiggyLift™ has on weak piglets that would otherwise perish as a result of their condition.

To better serve their customers, Rubber Supply Company

This gives them a quick boost of nutrients to put them on

has recently added undercarriage components for

the right track to health and growth,” said Chad Vaninger,

rubber-tracked machines to their product lineup. This

Brookside Agra general manager. “Of course providing

addition includes v-track undercarriage products for

all-natural products that improve animal performance

dozers, loaders and larger excavators as well, allowing the

with no harmful side effects is at the forefront of what

company to help an even greater number of customers.

Brookside Agra does.”

In addition to working with contractors and construction

For more information visit www.brookside-agra.com.

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Lower Cost Per Bale Without Sacrificing Bale Quality with the Reman Balestacker For baler operators that need a bale stacker that offers flexibility without too many moving parts or overwhelming maintenance, the Reman Balestacker is the ideal choice. This bale stacker allows the operator

Allow the Entire Family to Cycle Together with the Ricksycle

ProTrakker Making Strip Till Production More Successful

In agriculture, finding non-work time for family activities

While increasingly more growers are finding strip till

can be challenging, but the Ricksycle makes it a little

practices advantageous to their yields and the overall

easier. This tandem, sociable delta trike allows the entire

economics of their farming operations, ProTrakker is

family to go cycling together. Now, young children, the

growing in popularity as a key piece for successful strip

elderly and the disabled can all enjoy the joys of cycling.

till crop production. Combined with active implement guidance systems, the ProTrakker hydraulic hitch allows

to follow the baler’s path, stacking and retrieving large

superior control and accuracy in field operations making

square bales at a rate of up to 120 bales per hour.

strip-till farming much easier and more accurate.

The Reman Balestacker offers flexibility by allowing the

The ability to put in strips and then hit the strip zone

operator to make the choice of whether to stack bales on

when planting with sub-inch accuracy, no matter the

the strings or off the strings. This decision is simply made

landscape, is essential to maximizing the benefits of strip

with the flip of a switch on the joystick, which features

till and was a key consideration during the development

soft touch buttons for ease of use.

of ProTrakker. Growers are also finding that the hydraulic

When asked about the product, a company spokesperson

hitch’s ability to help create perfect rows greatly eliminates

said, “There is no other bale stacker that offers this level

overlap when doing passes with chemical, fertilizer

of flexibility. The Reman Balestacker also offers minimal

and seed, resulting in reduced expenses and increased

maintenance and has few moving parts, which means

operational

less of a risk of malfunction. We offer a number of sizes to

helping farmers eliminate crop damage from inaccurate

this a versatile option for today’s agricultural operation

The Ricksycle offers a side-by-side design that allows the

that handle 1500 or more bales per season.”

two riders to help each other, even if they do not have the same abilities. Instead of pedaling the same system, each rider pedals independently at his or her own speed, making the experience more enjoyable. The side-by-side design makes conversation easy, and riders can see the expression of the other rider. When asked about the Ricksycle, Archie Hendrix, the company’s chief engineer, said, “Our customers love the Ricksycle, because it brings the family together. One bought one because his wife couldn’t ride because of health reasons, but he felt he would be happier to have her share his riding experiences. Now she rides with him. Another customer told me she stopped riding because she

The machine never has to stop until the dump drop at

couldn’t take the kids. With her Ricksyycle, the children

the edge of the field, which means more work can be

ride along.”

the cost per bale will be dropped, all without sacrificing the quality of the bales.

Additionally,

ProTrakker

tracking, further increasing yields.

fit most bale size and stack location needs, which makes

accomplished in the field. With the Reman Balestacker,

efficiency.

The Ricksycle is also easy to transport. It folds to a compact size so it fits in the trunk of many vehicles. The recumbent seating is comfortable, making the entire

For more information call 519-291-5035 or visit www.

ride enjoyable. If more than two people want to ride, a

remansales.com.

quad cycle or a design with a rear wagon trailer are both available.

“Growers need an extremely high level of accuracy along with repeatability across seasons to make the strip till theory work,” said Cory Miller, President of ProTrakker. “Our customers are telling us that ProTrakker is helping them have much more success preserving soil structure and realizing the overall benefits of strip till production.” For more information, talk to your nearest precision agriculture dealer or contact MBW at 877-568-4240. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Eliminate Radiant Flooring Hassles with Creatherm S20 Radiant Installation Panels Heated floor panels are popular with homeowner who no longer want to suffer from cold feet in the morning, yet the process of installing radiant floor panels is time consuming and not cost effective. Creatherm S20 Radiant Installation Panels have changed this by allowing for a simple to install radiant floor system that eliminates the

To learn more about the Ricksycle’s innovative design,

need to tie, staple, clip or screw hydronic tubing to the

visit www.ricksycle.com or call 866-592-3806.

substrate. When asked about the system, a Creatherm spokesperson said, “Our S20 Contractor floor panel features eight

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radial snap-tight staggered grids. These create optimal

stated the spokesperson. “It benefits both the contractor

This leads to healthier fish that grow faster and produce

tube spacing that allows the installer to run tubing at

and the property owner, making it the ideal choice for

better offspring.”

45-degree angles with ease.”

this project.”

In addition to these benefits, the American Eagle Windmill

For more information visit www.creatherm.com or call

uses no electricity. This means it is an environmentally

888-925-5484.

friendly way to aerate agricultural pounds. Also, because

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Joe Mescan Windmill Pond Aeration Systems Uses Wind Power to Aerate Ponds

wind is a free source of power, the system will pay for itself in 22 months when compared to aerating using a 1/2 horse power fountain.

Agricultural operations that spend money on electrical or The patented design of the S20 Contractor floor panel can support both 1/2 and 5/8 inch PEX tubing. The panels are made from BASF Styropor and Neopor EPS to provide strength and excellent insulating properties.

fuel power for their pond aeration systems can switch to wind power with the help of Joe Mescan Windmill. Since 1997, Joe Mescan Windmill has offered pond aeration systems that quickly pay for themselves and allow operations to harness wind power to aerate their ponds.

The overall design of the floor panels saves time and labor during installation. This, in turn, reduces costs. The preslotted channels allow uniform tube placement, which creates equal heat dispersion. It also increases safety by eliminating on-site trip hazards.

When asked about the necessity of this type of system, Joe Mescan said, “Ask any Agricultural Extension Agency and they will tell you the best thing anyone can do to

“We believe wind energy is our future,” said Mr. Mescan, “and that is why we have invested time and energy into developing a wind powered aeration option for today’s agricultural companies.”

improve a pond’s water quality is to pump fresh air into

For more information visit www.pondaeration.com or

the body of water. Since oxygen is the main element of

call 440-236-3278.

“Creatherm’s S20 Radiant Installation Panels have truly

water, the more oxygen in the water the better its quality.

revolutionized the radiant flooring installation process,”

Better quality water combats algae and aquatic weeds.

Superior Manufacturing To Give Away Farm Grain Bin in 2014 Superior Manufacturing is giving away a farm

The roof includes 3½-inch-deep rigidized roof

grain bin to people who register at the company’s

ribs that are each clamped with locking brackets

booth during one of several industry tradeshows

for security, as well as roof sheets that are bolted

in 2014. The company will announce the win-

to the sidewall sheets in four locations to ensure

ner of a 3607 Superior Bin Package in a random

there are no weak points. The roof also comes

drawing on Aug. 1, 2014.

with six of the industry’s largest vents, which are

“Our bins have been a staple of many successful

20 by 20 inches.

farms and ranches throughout the United States,”

Superior forms its Herculok® floors without

said Trever Meier, Superior’s director of sales and

removing steel so they are 12 percent heavier and

marketing. “They’re the most robust bins avail-

twice as strong as the floors in competitors’ bins.

able today, and we stand behind them like no

In addition, Superior bins come with deep rib

other company in the industry.”

floor supports with extra steel and breaks that

Superior manufactures a complete line of robust grain storage, handling and conditioning equip-

have proven to be four times stronger than the supports in competitive brands.

ment for commercial farmers, smaller farm

Superior bins feature an 11-inch U-trough with

operations and ranches.

power sweep to provide a maximum unloading

Superior’s 3607 farm bin has a 24,000-bushel capacity. Sturdy roof features withstand the harshest conditions, and Superior backs its bin roofs

capacity of up to 6,000 bushels per hour. The 3607 Superior Bin Package includes inside and outside ladders.

No purchase is necessary to enter or win the 3607 Superior Bin Package, nor will a purchase increase chances of winning. All giveaway rules and regulations can be found at www.superiorbins.com.

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Pathways Through Agriculture by Kayla Degner

The good thing about choosing agriculture as your selected area of study is the availability of scholarships. Agriculture is a growing sector and youth today will have a large impact on the future. I believe that is why there are so many scholarships available for high school seniors and college students. FAFSA is also another great financial tool. Usually, high school guidance counselors have meetings and announcements about it. I applied for about 15 scholarships and most of them were agriculture related. I understood that I would not get every scholarship, but at least I put in an effort. I also had a teacher once explain to me that if it takes one hour to fill out one scholarship and that scholarship is $500 dollars, you just worked for $500 an hour. You really cannot beat that!

Preparing for College

For any younger students, I can give you even more advice for college! I strongly believe that staying involved in activities and focusing on your grades will help you get accepted into any college you want! However, you also need to do well on your ACT, SAT, or Compass test. Another thing you can do is take college courses while in high school. This will help lower costs and get you ahead in college! I brought in a semester’s worth of credits and am planning on graduating a year early, which will save me a lot of money!

This is the perfect time for seniors in high school to start preparing for college. Normally you should have your college picked out by now, depending on your decision-making skills!

Many families and students stress and worry about getting accepted or choosing the right college to attend. Also if you know anyone personally that attends a college of interest, ask them questions, they are a great resource! I honestly knew Iowa State University was the college for me because of the great agriculture program! I also do believe that in the end everything will fall into place.

Some tips for making sure your college is right for you include: Campus Life Campus Size Academic Advisor Location of College

If any of my readers have questions about college or anything else feel free to email me at kadegner@ iastate.edu.

Selected Program of Study Cost-Scholarships, Financial Aid Once you choose your college there is a number of things that need to be done. These include: Filling out scholarships

Keagan Findley and I receive a scholarship dealing with showing cattle and participating in FFA and 4-H.

Where do you want to live? • On-Campus: Residence Halls • Off-Campus: Apartment or Home

Kayla Degner was born and raised in rural Lytton, IA on a diversified grain and livestock family farm. She graduated from Rockwell City-Lytton in May 2012 and currently attends Iowa State University studying Agricultural Communications. Her past involved many agriculture venues. Kayla has a strong interest in advocating to the youth involved in agriculture. Contact her at kadegner@iastate.edu.

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Necessary Topics for a Successful Estate Plan By Michael Baron

Owner/Manager of Great Plains Diversified Services, Inc., Bismarck, ND

“Keeping the Family Farm in the Family”

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Estate Planning Weather is Here should be made to be sure that if they own property jointly - such as farmland - the two agree now as to the terms of what happens during their joint venture and what happens if they decide to split up down the road. (Kind of a prenuptial agreement for farming brothers before they tie the farming knot.)

Dear Michael: We have talked year after year about getting our estate planning done. Our two boys have worked with us on the farm although one of them has a full-time job, is married, with kids, and our other son is single (getting married) who wants to quit his job and farm full-time if he can with the amount of land we have. We are old enough to think about retiring, but still want to be involved in the farm operation until our sons make up their mind what they want to do. They seem to think they can do a joint venture of some sorts, but we are unsure. It’s a new year, we need new answers.

Such an agreement would have such things in it if one brother wants to own his land but not participate in farming - what is the full-time farming brother’s option for renting the land from his sibling? Leaving it at “first right to rent” isn’t strong enough - especially if these two are getting “snippy” with one another at that time. Perhaps you want to specify that it has to be “County Average” or perhaps you want to get more particular and state that it will be “Township Average” based on rents paid in the townships where the land lies. The agreement should also contain what happens to the land should either brother die and their land passes to their heirs. In most states, even if you specify your land is to be sold to the other brother, the spouses have marital rights to claim the property or portions thereof.

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Now, all of a sudden, the farming brother could find himself partners with his brother’s wife - who may get remarried to another farmer. (It happens - and it’s a disaster in the making.) If the brother who was married dies and has kids, does he want his entire share to go to his wife? Without a will, it’s likely it will.

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recently reported predictions about what the next few years hold for agriculture, derived from the plenary addresses of several experts at the Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health conference in Ames, Iowa on November 19 and 20. The experts included emeritus professor and veterinarian, Dr. Kelley Donham of the University of Iowa, Iowa State University rural sociologists and economists Drs. Mike Duffy and Paul Lasley, and the director of the Dakota Center for Technology-Optimized Agriculture, Dr. Paul Gunderson. Today I offer my comments about what the nearby future looks like for agriculture. My opinions are those of a behavior specialist, healthcare researcher and provider, previous farmer but still a farm owner, and an interested observer. Agricultural producers like progress but dislike change. Speaking for Dr. Lasley as well, Dr. Duffy described progress of agricultural producers as adopting new technology, becoming bigger operators and integrating vertically. Change, he said, involves living with increasing government regulations, blaming environmentalists and policy makers, and becoming stressed about these matters. Agricultural producers are in the third era of uncommon prosperity since the last century began, Duffy noted. Prosperity does not mean the end of stress. Ever larger farm operators are looking for legal ways to protect their wealth, such as placing farmland into trusts. The agriculture economy is entering an era of retraction, but the “correction” won’t be as drastic as the Great Depression or the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. Basically, I agree with Dr. Duffy and the other experts about what lies ahead for agriculture. Hereafter are several of my own perspectives. We are moving toward two primary methods of farming. One method involves increasing reliance on technological advances and becoming ever larger and specializing in one or two products. This method is sometimes called the industrial or conventional approach to agriculture. The other primary method of farming involves organic production of agricultural goods, reliance on fewer purchased inputs while undertaking production of diverse foods and other outputs. This method is sometimes called the sustainable or alternative approach to agriculture. It is mainly the affinity of the producers for farming in a manner they believe is closer to what biosystems require

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rather than manipulating the biosystems to suit their production that differentiates the two methods. Organic producers and many consumers shun GMOs as artificial manipulations of biosystems. Wikipedia defines a biosystem as a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system. Although often frowned on by academicians as a scholarly reference, in this case Wikipedia is an appropriate reference for the definition of a biosystem because Wiki welcomes input from all website users to achieve a collaborative definition.

Managing health to insure longevity and happiness will improve as more people become concerned about the effects of the obesity epidemic and as the Affordable Care Act places emphasis on preventive healthcare. Farm operators are already one of the best educated occupational groups, and they will continue to implement health and safety practices that maximize farm production. Agricultural producers will also pay more attention to behavioral health matters. They will seek methods of managing stress better and reducing episodes of anxiety and depression through behavior management.

Farming organically is a trend that is here to stay. Six years ago the sustainable approach to farming in the U.S. comprised less than one percent of farmers who operated even less farmland (.3%), according to the 2007 Census of Agriculture.

The future of agriculture looks to be positive and interesting. What do you think the future holds for agriculture? Please share your thoughts with me.

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In 2011, expenditures of organic foods were $31.5 billion, which was about five percent of total food expenditures. In the nearby future some organic producers will equal their conventional-farming competitors in size.

Dr. Rosmann developed the first mental health response in Iowa to the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. In 2001, Dr. Rosmann, along with partners in seven states, founded the nonprofit network, AgriWellness Inc. AgriWellness conducted research and provided counseling services to farm people. It became clearer that a specialized field – agricultural behavioral health – was needed to respond to the unique problems experienced by farmers, ranchers and others involved in agriculture.

Consumer demand is the main factor driving the increase in organic food production in the U.S. and the world. Although advocates of conventional farming sometimes contend that organic methods will not yield sufficient food, I look for organic farmers to embrace what they deem as acceptable technological advances to maximize production. These include using robots to assist with crop cultivation instead of using herbicides to control weeds, and robotic animal milking devices to conduct large dairy operations while enhancing cleanliness and other healthful practices. Organic farmers are already ahead of conventional farmers in the use of some technological advances, such as relying on electronic social media devices to market their products. Likely, this trend will continue because organic producers desire direct connections with consumers. Both agricultural producers and consumers will continue to be more health conscious in the future. Knowledge and understanding of health issues is advancing rapidly worldwide and in the U.S.

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There is a a lot of misconception among those who live in the urban/city areas of the country that living in a rural area as a farmer or rancher means that you have that kind of a serene lifestyle where you never have any worries. You don’t have to buy expensive clothing and dress for the office, you don’t have any transportation expenses to get to your job nor do you have to get up at the crack of dawn to get ready for work!

season. There are predator-type critters who would relish a brand new calf for a meal! And, the weather has a tendency to be unsettled this time of year, so critters have to be moved to the barn for birthing when needed. It’s a whole lot easier to help a cow, ewe or mama pig with a problem if you have her in a pen in the barn and a light available. It seems like most babies come late at night, and it’s usually cold!

Your animals flourish without any attention, the crops grow unattended, you have a huge garden that grows by itself and you have all of this wonderful food available just for the taking and it doesn’t even cost anything – what could be better? The thinking that rural families can live really cheap because we live in the country and get ‘free’ food from a garden was recently made by someone who should know better. She does has a point, of sorts; We do raise a lot of the food we feed to our families, but it’s not FREE by any means.

One of the big disadvantages is that most of us only get one paycheck a year! That money has to pay all the expenses of the ranch: feed, equipment, repairs, fuel, seed, etc., and hopefully there will be a little left over for the family. Don’t get me wrong, I love my lifestyle and wouldn’t trade it for anything, but learning how to stretch that once-a-year paycheck can get real interesting.

Gardening is hard work, usually done at the crack of dawn because weeds won’t wait and there is field work and critters to tend to during the day. All that canning is done in the evenings after supper and dishes are done and the rest of the house has gone to bed. The dehydrator is filled while you are waiting for the canner to be done and helps keep you awake until the job is done. It is true that we don’t have to buy expensive clothing to go to an office downtown. We can do the chores in jeans full of holes and patches, ratty shirts with the elbows worn out, tattered sweatshirts and holey boots. The cows and chickens really don’t care what you look like as long as you bring breakfast! That hay has to be cut, baled, hauled in and stacked, and then fed out daily over the winter months. Crops have to be planted and harvested and hauled to town (at our expense) to be sold. Fences have to be maintained, as does the machinery needed to put up the feed. Cows in the pastures have to be checked on frequently throughout the winter months and then moved in close as they prepare to give birth in the spring. Calving time is coming up, which means several weeks or months of not much sleep for anyone because the cows have to be checked quite frequently for new babies. Some ranchers have someone riding through the calving pastures every hour or so during calving

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Another disadvantage of living out of town is distance. If something goes wrong with a piece of machinery, or you have something major go haywire in the house, not only do you pay the hourly wages of the carpenter, mechanic, plumber, electrician or general ‘fix-it’ guy, you also pay them to come out to your place to do the work. (It’s called mileage and can get expensive if they forget a part or two and have to make a couple of extra trips.) In a city or town, you can actually get along without a vehicle if you have access to public transportation such as taxi, bus or shuttle service, or ride a bike to work. Some folks can walk if they live in an apartment near their workplace. Plus, many of the local business places will deliver things to close-by places. We ‘country folks’ do not have that advantage. If we need something, we have to drive ourselves a good distance to get what we need. If we need livestock feed, seed, or parts, we have to have a pickup to haul the stuff home. Our lifestyle isn’t for everyone. We work long hours, and the money isn’t that great a lot of years. But most rural folks were born recyclers and can figure out a way to get something they need by reusing what is available. Grandma warned her youngsters not to waste the earth’s resources, and to think twice before you spend that hard earned money. And that’s good advice for everyone!

Cheap ‘Chewie’ My kids have a new puppy – a rather LARGE puppy – and asked me to get him a couple of ‘chew toys’ the next time I went to town. Well, I looked at the prices and decided I’d make my own. I got about three feet of good heavy rope at the hardware store, took it home and cut it into two pieces and tied knots in the ropes. I had one of the boys help me so the knots were good and tight. I smeared peanut butter on one and bacon grease on the other. By the time the dog had all the ‘goodie’ licked and chewed off the knots, his scent was on the ropes and he’s still chewing on them several months later. (Submitted by CA, SD) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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To remove permanent marker ‘decorations’ from places where they don’t belong, give these ideas a try: For clothing, use hand sanitizer straight from the bottle. Rub in really well, let set a while and then rinse in the sink, repeat if necessary. On the walls of their newly repainted bedroom, try hairspray or toothpaste. Spray the wall and wipe away. The toothpaste will need to sit for a little while before washing off. Woodwork or wooden furniture, try rubbing alcohol on a piece of terry cloth or old washrag. On carpet, white vinegar will work most of the time. Sponge the vinegar on the stain and then blot to take out the color. (Submitted by DVN, ID) [continues on page A11]

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• Plow speed between 48' to 36' per minute (depending on pulley)

BERG 9104 CHAIN CONVEYOR features the following: • Can move feed up to 80 feet

• Length can be changed on the job

• Chain speed can range between 105-175 FPM • Maximum span allowed 20 feet

• Reversing options at no additional cost • Easy chain tightening

The Practical Approach to Grinding High Moisture and Dry Grains HAMMER MILLS D Low Initial Cost D Low Maintenance D Low Operating Cost D Compact Design D Easy to Service D Heavy Duty Magnet D18” Dia. 360° Screen D Wear Plate D Self Locking Latches D 3/32” - 3/4” Screens D10-20 HP Motors

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• Optional decline & detachable chain • Pintle chain is standard

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Call today for more information:

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IMPROVE YOUR FARM WITH HYDROPONIC FODDER Take control of the quality and availability of feed for your livestock by growing hydroponic fodder. FodderPro Feed Systems are designed to rapidly produce highly nutritious, fresh feed, year-round in a compact growing area with minimal inputs. By feeding hydroponic fodder, you'll see: • Savings of over 50% on feed • Improved milk production in dairy animals • Higher quality eggs in laying operations • Better quality fleece in fiber animals and more!

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O'CONNELL FARM DRAINAGE PLOWS, INC. The Affordable Way to Tile Your Fields Building Quality Tile Plows Since 1983

Available in 3-Point Hitch and Pull-Type Models Our design pulls straight through the soil for better grade control and easier pulling Our tile plows can be pulled with a 200 HP Frt. Wheel Assist Tractor

Laser or GPS receiver mounts standard on all units Installs up to 8" tile, up to 5 1/2 ft. deep

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The Swift Grain Stacker is especially designed to provide the total portability demanded to upload grain at a remote facility. The selfpropelled design allows it to pick itself up and move on its own. The Swift Grain Stacker is designed to move up to 250 bu. a minute while keeping kernel damage to a minimum. Single & Dual Driveovers available.

Aggregate conveyors, grain conveyors, material handling conveyors, reclaim tunnel conveyors or custom conveyors... we can build them all. Welcome to SWIFT MANUFACTURING, INC. – a quality manufacturer located in West Central Minnesota. Swift's goal is to help you select the equipment best suited for your specific application(s). We will ensure that you receive a system that is reliable, efficient, cost-effective and quality built to your specifications.

In today's competitive, time-sensitive marketplace, the ability to move, sort, and distribute materials cost efficiently is more than just important ... it's critical. So let Swift Manufacturing help you with all of your conveyor needs! 800-622-8836 |

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PMC PORTABLE BUNK FEEDER • Model 520 • Feed up to 34 head of cattle at once • 20’ & 24’ models available

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Caterpillar Folded/ Modular Core Conversion

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72": $1,350 72": 50"$3,75 EZ-ROCK EZ-GRAPPLE BRUSH Opening 81": $1,425 81": $3,93 BUCKET 90":ROOT $1,520 GRAPPLE 90": $4,07 EZ-ROCK BUCKET & 72": $1,350 72": $3 72": $1,350 72": $3,750

FREE SHIPPING! 81": $1,425 32" 32" $1,520 EZ-Puller XL-PRO Uproot Trees And Brush, Dig90": Up Rock

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81": $1,425 90": $1,520

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GRAIN MASTERS OF BLOOMINGTON

1217 Broad Creek Road Bloomington, IL 61704 309-830-6447 www.grainmasters.com Dryer Sales & Service

YORK BIN COMPANY North Route 32 Strasburg, IL 62465 217-644-2270

With Products to Help You Profit Management Systems for Grain Storage, Conditioning, Drying and Handling

• Control your grain marketing and maximize your profitability. • Market your grain on your terms. • Contact us today to learn more.

NELSON FARM SERVICE

13293 N. 450th Avenue Cambridge, IL 61238 309-937-5779 Email: nelsonfarm@nbsmail.net Indiana

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225 horsepower portable PTO power cart

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Joe Mescan Windmill 27162 Capel Road, Columbia Station, Ohio 44028 (440) 236-3278

We have developed and field tested our DOUBLE PUMPING COMPRESSOR consisting of 2-Firestone and/or Goodyear Air Shocks ( Bellows ).

FIVE SIZES: 13', 18', 23', 28' & 33'

This compressor will pump twice as much air as our Single — our DOUBLE PUMPING COMPRESSOR pumps air on both the forward and back stroke.

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Ideal for customers with ponds up to 4-acres, and it cost about 25% more for 100% more air.

American Eagle Windmills

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5”

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4”

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REBUILT INDUSTRIAL HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS

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800-462-2588

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Rebuilt to industrial specs with top quality heavy industrial cylinders, hoses and fittings for years of trouble free service. We carry the full line of industrial and ag scrapers. All sizes from 1 to 30 yds. Also used scraper tires. Trades welcome.

Looking to buy Cable Scrapers

LEVER HOLDINGS INC.

ALSO CARRYING:

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Box 194, Muenster, SK S0K 2Y0

Shop Phone (306) 682-3332 Email: lever@sasktel.net

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Where Experience and Knowledge is Recognized

Mark Those Tools Nothing gets me more upset than not being able to easily spot a tool that was left outside. I’ve solved that problem since the companies came out with all that brightly colored wide-width plastic tape. I wrapped the handles of my shovels, rakes, hoes, hammers, etc. with several different colors of the stuff so I can easily see them. I have discovered that the wrapping helps me to hold on to the handles better because my hands don’t slip as much as normal. (Submitted by AG, MN)

AG INDUSTRIAL, INC. is the best source for IMT parts for customers in the United States, Canada and South America. Please contact AG INDUSTRIAL, INC. for ordering information

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Instead of buying those little individual bags of potato chips, cheese curls, corn chips, etc., consider buying the bigger bags and repackaging small amounts into sandwich bags for the kid’s lunches. Why pay $1 for a little bag of chips when you can buy a bigger bag for $3 and get 8 or 10 servings? Bake a batch of cookies or cupcakes at home and package in the same sandwich bags for the kids to take to school. Much cheaper, and you know how it was prepared. (Submitted by MM, ID) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– As always, if you have tips or ideas to share, send them to me at PennyWise, Box 518, Kadoka, SD 57543 or email me at pennywise@gwtc.net. Please be sure to mention this publication when you write.

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Clutter Clearing Choices: Clear Clutter, Organize Your Home, & Reclaim Your Life is a seasonally organized book of clutter clearing tips that readers can pick and choose from to fit their personal style and needs.

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Uncluttered Organization Means Good Storage Containers After household clutter is cleared out, the next step for less cluttered living is to organize what is left. In theory, everything that is left will be stuff that you like and use regularly. That means these items must be easy to reach. Think about it: If you can’t find something when you need it or don’t know you have it then you don’t really own it. Planning, location, and design of storage containers will help you avoid frustration. Don’t create container clutter for yourself! Follow these tips to create satisfying storage organization using good containers. PLAN AHEAD What is a good container? Measure first and figure out your storage needs before you buy a nifty storage container, yes, even if it is on sale! Do a final clutter clearing of the items you want to organize too! In my example, I will discuss home entertainment: We accumulated many videos over the years. Next, we bought CDs. Now we accumulate DVDs. Before we could get an organizer for all of it, we needed to do some final purging and then counting followed by shopping research. Next, we had to make an educated guess about our videos and DVDs to figure out how much future grow room we wanted to design into our storage system. Most of us will continue to acquire more—more of whatever it is. Make allowances for this on the front end to be happier in the long run. Location. Location. Location. Ask yourself if the storage container is handy. It might appear simple, but it may not be functional. We had piles of DVDs tucked in an end table cabinet. It made the room look tidy, but it was hard to read all the DVD titles and reach them. We ended up with a storage rack that stood on the floor. For the first time, we could organize the DVDs and read all the titles at once! A simple life is a functional life, not necessarily a perfectly tidy life.

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Storage container design is also important. Does the container itself work? Are the size, color (clear or opaque), shape, and even texture right for you? Are you willing to get stuff out of the container when you need to? Or, does the container you have chosen put you off? Now that my fertilizer was next to the watering can, I found I still wasn’t fertilizing my houseplants because I didn’t like the leaky plastic bag inside the disintegrating cardboard box. When I used it, I didn’t like sticking a regular kitchen spoon into the bag or getting plant fertilizer scattered all over my kitchen counter top.

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Where is the easiest location for you to access the storage container? Is it easy? Is it fun? If it isn’t, you won’t go there! Let me tell you about my houseplant fertilizer--For a long time, my five-pound plastic bag of fertilizer lived in its original cardboard box out

in the garage. Eventually, it got closer to my houseplants by making its way down to my laundry room. Since my watering can lived under my kitchen sink and all my plants were upstairs too, I still was in a situation where I would think about fertilizing my houseplants, but I wouldn’t feel like running downstairs to dig out the fertilizer. To remedy this, I finally realized the fertilizer belonged under my kitchen sink, next to my watering can.

DESIGN IS KEY. The design must fit your application. Smaller toiletries slipping between the wires of a cute white wire storage basket was a daily frustration until I replaced it with a solid plastic container. Plastic versus cardboard matters too if you are storing liquids that could run down the sides of their containers or leak, and you want to protect the surface they sit on. You probably already have your plant fertilizer near your watering can, but pay attention to yourself. When do you neglect or stall about a task simply because it isn’t convenient? When you feel your frustration rise, look at the location and design that you have and change it to make your storage containers work for you!

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Nothing beats a garden for promoting good health. It’s a physical workout, yet paradoxically, it is also relaxing. Hours of weeding leads the mind to meditate. And there are healing properties in sunshine. When the sun shines, we feel good; even more so when we can feel the sun rays on our skin. The sun also helps our bodies process that Vitamin D needed for strong bones. The sun can help fight infection, and is even thought to help prevent certain cancers. Digging in the dirt also has benefits: It is thought that the bacterium naturally found in soil makes for healthier and smarter people, especially children. Gardening can result in more family togetherness. There is no place for electronic devices in the garden; hands are busy, and real conversing happens! Renae B. Vander Schaaf, freelance writer, lives on a real working farm in northwest Iowa, and authored a book titled “A Place Of Refuge”. To Contact Renae B. Vander Schaaf, please email her at agripen@live.com.

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“PROFITS GROW WITH KNIGHTRO”

Ken E. Knight Basking in the Glow of Reader Response to NFO Article The response to the Nov. 2012 “KNIGHTRO REPORT”, titled “Why Should We Thank the National Farmers Organization?” has been overwhelming; however, due to limited space restrictions, I’m unable to include all of the responses. Only those letters most representative of the sentiment and readership across America will be included in this column. (You can find the original article in the LIVESTOCK section located at www.farmandlivestockdirectory.com. It is in The Knightro Report, posted on Dec 19, 2012.) The first call I received was from Gene Paul, one of the outstanding leaders of the organization— followed by a most informative letter from Vice President Paul Rinder and President Paul Olson (there will be more about that letter in another article). One has to wonder if they really won — if they had, there would still be family farms and farming would still be a way of life. Corporate America has taken over agriculture with such exorbitance, that they have actually trampled and exploited the rights of our forefathers. They worked hard and sacrificed much to not only make a living, but to make living a way of life. What our forefathers worked so hard to establish, has vanished and been replaced with corporate greed and a corrupt America. Both Wall Street and gang invested streets now drive a sense of fear where there was once self-fulfillment and contentment. To restore rural America would be a lofty goal, but perhaps the spirit of the NFO should be reinvigorated enough to address these more intangible issues. They accomplished their mission of making farmers more successful; perhaps it’s now time to put that battle behind them and focus on the heart and soul of the organization. In their quest for success they disavowed the very essence of a disenfranchised rural America. Where there once were neighbors, there is just acres upon acres of abounding cropland, succumbing to the power of the almighty dollar, while leaving in its wake a cold, lifeless society. No longer are there those that cared as much about their neighbor as they did themselves. The

caring has vanished in the windswept prairies; left barren of heart and soul—lifeless to the fortitude of adversity and courage. When it comes to agriculture, maybe there are no U-turns and maybe the stakes have gotten too high, but when you read the following letters, you can see there are signs of hope:

Dear Mr. Knight, This is Donna Mae writing you; my son lives in Des Moines, Iowa, and sends me your magazine to read. A month ago it had an article about the NFO. Well, my late husband and I were members and big supporters; by golly it was the only hope for tough times down on the farm. We had milking cows then back on our farm. There were many milking cow farms in our area. (Mostly all gone now, maybe a couple big ones are left.) We had eight children—3 girls and 5 boys—they were all needed to help out on the farm back then. The paint was fresh on the barn then and we had big dreams, but over time they faded, as did the paint on the barn. I don’t know if the barn even stands today. I haven t been by the place in years. I don’t get out of the house much as I am 92 now. I think it was in 1962, there was a rally of sorts; neighbors were all meeting at Bass Feed Store to see what could be done about the darn low milk price. There was a man there named Staley. He really revved us all up about a brighter future for farming. I fell in love with this man. My husband joined the NFO on the spot that day. We even got an NFO yard sign. My husband nailed it on the mail post when we got home that day, even before dolng chores. We had lots of hope we received from NFO and Staley. It kept us going; it seems things did not work out as we wanted, but it was a really good and blessed time in my life. Praise be to the King.

Dear Mr. Knight, Thank you for the article in Farm & Livestock Directory. I operated an NFO Livestock yard for 30 years, until the farms in this county almost quit livestock. NFO is still around and the farms still need a fair price. I encourage you to attend their National Convention, January 27 to 29 at the Wisconsin Dells. Thank you. – Joseph A Carle, Circleville, Ohio –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Mr. Knight, I thought the article about the NFO will be greatly appreciated by all who sacrificed so much. I was born in 1976 on a hog farm. I did not realize the sacrifices that our family was making as a NF O member would benefit others. I am sure my father knew, and he will appreciate this article. Now my father has a cow/calf operation and we will not forget the lessons learned. – Matt K. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Dear Mr. Knight, As I was reading through my February Farm & Livestock Directory, I made my way to my favorite columnist, you and your writings. I really enjoy what you have to say, however, I have never taken the time to write you, but the story of the NFO was so inspiring I had to get out the pen and paper to speak and congratulate you on a great story. – KB, NFO Field Staff These letters represent the lifeline of rural America – God bless your contribution to the National Farmers Organization.

– Donna Mae Crany

YOUR VOICE IN THE MARKETING PLACE OF YOUR CHOICE Ken E. Knight is the author of the “Knightro Report”, a nationally syndicated livestock-marketing column, which is featured in this publication on a regular basis. Mr. Knight is a graduate of North Dakota State University, with a major BS Degree in Meat and Animal Science and a minor in Communications. In addition to being a professional auctioneer, public speaker and livestock judge, he brings many years of corporate level meat and livestock market management and expertise to the industry for which he now serves as an independent voice of shared knowledge and experience.

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For more in-depth information regarding the topics that have been touched upon in this report, Knightro conducts livestock marketing seminars on a regular basis. To schedule a seminar, auction, judging, or speaking engagement, please contact Ken Knight, Knightro, 136 Hillridge Ct., Prescott, WI 54021, phone 715-262-8480, fax 715-262-8480, e-mail knighto1@comcast.net; or contact the Farm & Livestock Directory, P.O. Box 998, Fort Dodge, IA 50501; email heidi@fivestarpublishing.com.

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Like that of the NFO, one’s personal life can become obsequiously overshadowed with a monetary focus. Being enslaved to the almighty dollar can short-change that ride down memory lane. Like the letters shared from NFO members, there are job related letters of commendation in my personal life that add credence to a corporate ride down memory lane. Excerpts from some of these letters will bring back memories to those whose lives have become an integral affirmation of a path traveled together.

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OSCAR MAYER & CO.: Ken’s excellent background in livestock, meats and communications, coupled with his ﬁne performance with the company in livestock promotion and procurement will qualify him for his new assignment in livestock promotion. (General Livestock Promotion Manager)

STARK & WETZEL: We welcome Ken as corporate level Hog Procurement Manager. He brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and understanding to our company.

DUBUQUE PACKING CO: This is a letter of thank you to Ken Knight. I appreciate your effort, enthusiasm, pride, and business capabilities. I respect your character, personality and mentality.

IOWA PORK INDUSTRIES: I want to thank you for your contribution to our company; not only on a business/corporate level, but on that of a personal friendship.

NATIONAL FARMERS ORGANIZATION: Ken is, without a doubt, the top representative that we have, and because of his wealth of experience and his desire to succeed, I have asked his involvement on our behalf.

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CROPP: I want to let you know how much we appreciate what you have done for the development of our organic meat program, and by association, for the organic meat sector in general.

OSCAR MAYER & CO. (RETIRED EX.) As you can see from the bio, Ken and I have worked together and known each other for a longtime now, starting in the 60’s with Oscar Mayer. Ken’s background and experience and current business he operates. Makes him an excellent candidate.

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CATTLEMAN ASSOCIATION: Your words sparked an interest in the crowd and gave our venture even more credibility via your informative and motivational speech. Brad was quite impressed not only with your knowledge, expertise, and charisma, but with your voice as well—he feels strongly we should ask you to do the voice overs for our video.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: Our Corporation has been involved with Mr. Knight and his associates at Knightro Powered Marketing since early in 1991. We have collaborated on a number of research projects and business development initiatives. These have included approaches to expanding Midwestern farmers’ and partners’ understanding of Knightro’s unique market concepts in addition to work on several international livestock sales and business relationships.

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Weed Scientists Recommend Smart Shopping When Selecting New Flowers and Shrubs Will that showy ornamental flower or shrub you purchased prove to be well behaved? According to experts with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), it is important to be an informed shopper so you don’t end up with a costly nuisance. Some ornamentals can be garden thugs that crowd out surrounding plants and travel well beyond where they were planted. “The very things we value in ornamental plants can also translate into bully-like tendencies,” says Linda Chalker-Scott, Ph.D., urban horticulture extension specialist and associate professor at Washington State University. “Some ornamentals spread quickly, grow densely and tolerate even the poorest of growing conditions.” Experts say that many ornamental plants with troublesome tendencies are imports from other countries. Once out of their native habitat, they often become more unruly. Examples include: Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii). This dense, woody shrub is native to Asia. It produces small yellow clusters of flowers, oblong red berries and colorful fall foliage. It also is prized for its deer resistance. But when Japanese barberry escapes into natural areas, it produces dense thickets that choke out native flowers, plants and tree saplings. It also retains humidity, making it a perfect safe harbor for ticks that spread Lyme disease. Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium). A native of Europe and Asia, Scotch thistle was introduced in the U.S. more than 200 years ago. In western states it has become a real pest and is now classified as a noxious weed. It chokes out cultivated crops and native species, thrives even during drought conditions and can be extremely tough to eradicate. Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica). This pretty perennial belongs to the snapdragon family and is native to the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. But it has earned a reputation as a serious invader across much of the U.S. and Canada. It is especially rampant in dry, open spaces, such as recreation areas, meadows and roadsides. It can be toxic to livestock. Tamarisk (Tamarix sp.). An import from Eurasia and Africa, the tamarisk is a small tree valued for feathery plumes of pink flowers that bloom from late summer through early autumn. But each flower can produce thousands of tiny seeds that can be carried by wind or water – making it easy for the tree to escape into areas where it can wreak havoc. A single tree can consume up to 200 gallons of water a day. Tamarisk can devastate wildlife habitats and drop salty secretions that taint the soil and

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make it impossible for native plants to grow. Its thirsty ways can actually lower the water table. Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). An exotic shrub known for fragrant yellow flowers, Scotch broom is a native of western and central Europe. But on the eastern and western coasts of the U.S., Scotch broom grows in dense stands that crowd out native species. Each plant produces thousands of seeds that can remain viable in the soil for years. Unfortunately, these and many other ornamentals with invasive properties are still available online and through local garden centers and home improvement stores. As a result, experts say, it is important for buyers to beware. “Shoppers should research their options before going to the garden store,” says WSSA member Mark Renz, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin and president of the Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN). “If the plant you were considering has invasive tendencies, substitute a related plant or cultivar that is better behaved. Often there will be many noninvasive plants that have the traits you are after.” Renz recommends searching the USDA’s National Invasive Species Information Center website at www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov to see if the plant you are considering is on their watch list. You might also consult your local botanical garden, a regional Exotic Plant Pest Council at www.naeppc.org, or local horticulturists and conservationists. In addition, MIPN offers a free mobile app that can help those who live in the Midwest identify landscape alternatives to the region’s invasive ornamental plants. Simply search for “landscape alternatives” in the app section of your smartphone or tablet. Printed brochures of the same information can be ordered at www.mipn. org/publications.html.

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Agri Financial Services......... B13

SHIVVERS.............................B7

Agri-Dry LLC...........................B8

Sidney Mfg.............................B6

AirVac Systems, Inc...............IBC

Sorensen Equipment............ B16

Automatic Farm Systems.......B8

Spikewheel.............................B9

Barron Supply Co................. B14

Stoney Creek Equipment..... B16

Berg Equipment Corp............B8

Swift Mfg.............................B10

BROCK................................. B14

Titan Trailers........................ B11

Calmer Cornheads................IFC

Tredroc Tire.......................... B12

Cardinal Wireless...................B8

True North Steel....................IBC

Central City Scale................. B11

Tubeline..................................B5

Christianson Systems...........B10

Walinga.................................IBC

CL Fabrication...................... B13

Weigh All.............................. B15

Cox Mfg. dba Dalton Ag...... B13 Cross Manufacturing........... B11 Dual Fuel................................B7

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Egbers Flighting Company.. B16

Ag Industrial, Inc................. A11

Emerson Mfg........................ B16

Agri Sales Building Supply.....A8

Enviropac, Inc......................B10

B&R Welding.......................A16

Fair Mfg................................ B15

Big Tractor Parts..................A18

FarmTek..................................B9

Brothers Equipment...............A8

Four Star Service, Inc........... B15

CAN-AM COMBO.................A7

Fre-Flo Water.........................B2

Cloveridge Converting.........A16

Frey Manufacturing............. B15

Draper’s Super Bee..............A12

Greenwell Mfg. ....................IFC

EFS Distributing ..................A13

H&M Gopher Control.......... B14

GREAT PLAINS TILLAGE...A16

Hagedorn...............................BC

GSI.......................................A12

Herbruck Poultry Ranch........IFC

HARDI.................................. A11

Hitch Doc................................B2

Herrs Machine......................A18

Holcomb Scrapers, Inc......... B16

Hey Machinery Co...............A12

Hoover Diesel Service LLC... B15

J&L Capital.............................A7

Horst Welding........................B3

Kermco-De Haai, Inc............A16

Hotwoods Div. of Protatch.. B15

KINZE PLANTERS.................A6

Insta-Gro................................B1

Koehn Marketing, Inc............A9

JBM Advantage......................B9

KRONE TEDDER.................A13

Joe Mescan Windmill........... B15

Livestock Steel.....................A12

Kloubec Fish Farms.............. B16

MATHEWS CO....................A16

Latec.......................................B9

Medi-Dart............................. A11

Lever Holdings Inc............... B16

Mid America Land Service...A16

Lundell Plastics, Inc............. B16

Morris Grain.........................A19

Maljohn Co.............................B4

Neville Construction LLC.....A19

May Wes................................B4

NEW HOLLAND PROMO... A11

McTavish Steel Works............B6

Norris Scale Co....................A19

Midwest Equip. & Supply......B6

Northside Trailer Sales.........A19

Minden Machine Shop..........IFC

POLARIS RANGER.............A12

Mud Smith LLC.......................B7

Quarry Service, Inc..............A19

No Bull Enterprises LLC....... B14

Rhino Steel Buildings...........A15

Nutra-Flo Co........................ B12

RK Products.........................A19

O’Connell Farm Drainage....B10

Ron’s Mfg.............................A16

Pequea Machine Corp......... B12

Schweiss Doors....................A19

Performance Medical........... B16

SIOUX STEEL LIVESTOCK.A19

Phase-A-Matic.......................B7

Starwood Rafters...................A8

Pomp’s Tire.......................... B14

State Aerial..........................A15

Precision Intakes.................. B16

Tire Town, Inc......................A19

Pro-Stitch Distributing......... B11

Topline Steel Buildings.........A16

Radiator Supply House, Inc..B12

VALLEY................................A13

Replacement Flighting......... B16

VERSATILE..........................A19

RWF Bron...............................B5

Weirich Welding Plus, LLC...A18

Scale Tec............................... B13

Wisconsin Plastic Drain Tile.A13

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We’ve always seen manure as a valuable resource and nutrition for fields. That view guides how we design our machines. When you’re feeding fields, you want to get the most out of what you put in. Hydra-Spread machines are designed to process solid manure into finer materials for better spread and soil incorporation. The hydraulic push-off and precise flow control mean you’re spreading is consistent with every load. Field health is a priority for us so our machines do as little harm as possible. Hagedorn machines have high flotation tires and wide spread patterns for fewer trips to the field. For over 20 years Hagedorn has been on a mission to help farmers feed their fields by delivering the best solid manure handling systems available. Hagedorn delivers spreaders built for the long haul with consistent spreading and unloading every time.

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