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C.R. Holland Crane helps move, build large grain structures, equipment RAE YOST
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FOREST CITY — When a grain elevator, ethanol plant or farmer needs something large moved, they may call C.R. Holland Crane of Forest City. Trinity Olson is the crane coordinator. “I’ll set it up, talk with Chris (Holland, owner) and we will work together to get a quote and timeline (ready),” Olson said. “I’m the middleman between the contractor and Chris.” Norma Hertzer, marketing coordinator for Holland and it’s sister businesses of Atlas Enterprises and HMR Supplies, said Olson is very organized and detail-orientated. Two characteristics needed when cranes do a job, Hertzer said. The company has installed large grain bins for farmers, elevators and SUBMITTED PHOTO ethanol plants. The cranes A crane from C.R. Holland Crane works on a grain elevator are used to install catwalks project. at grain elevators and ethanol plants. Elevators and ethanol plants use the cranes to lift equipment that needs to be repaired or replace and for regular maintenance. “We decide how big of crane is needed by what’s the weight of the object to be moved, how close it sits or the proximity to other buildings or objects...,” Olson said. Thilges Sales, Inc. “Going up isn’t that Phone: 641.843.4422 hard because a lot of the crane booms, even on the little crane go up 100 feet,” Olson said. Olson needs her infor© 2015 Syngenta. Golden Harvest, NK, the Alliance Frame, the Purpose Icon and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. mation to be precise. See CRANE, C4
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Mayland starts second year as seed dealer ALLISON ULLMANN 2016 Salute to Corn
OREST CITY — F Spring is right around the corner and Pioneer seed dealer Nate Mayland is looking forward to seeing farmers get back in their fields. “I hope we have another good crop like we had last year,” Mayland, who runs Mayland Ag Services in Forest City, said. He has worked as an independent Pioneer seed dealer for a little more than a year. Many of his customers within the area reported yields between 215-220 bushels per acre in their corn fields.
“It was very good,” Mayland said of last year’s crop. This year’s crop could be started within a couple months. “It’s so hard to know,” Mayland said of planting conditions. One thing he does know is farmers are concerned about preventing northern corn leaf blight in their fields this spring. “They’re definitely interested in resistance to it. It’s not the biggest factor, but they’ve become cognizant to it,” Mayland said. Especially as NCLB became more wide spread in the area last year.
“I never went to a field where I didn’t see it to some degree,” Mayland said of his customers’ fields. That degree varied from a low level that didn’t require treatment to high levels where fungicide was needed. The disease appears as a cigar-shaped brown lesion on corn leaves. “It starts smaller and it spreads and it spreads to more lesions,” Mayland said of NCLB. “When the leaves turn brown, it lowers photosynthesis. It takes a toll on the plant. In turn, you ALLISON ULLMANN, 2016 Salute to Corn lose yield and you lose Nate Mayland, P ioneer seed Nate Mayland, of Mayland Ag Services in Forest City, is an test weight,” he said. dealer See MAYLAND, C4 independent DuPont Pioneer seed dealer.
“When the leaves turn brown, it lowers photosynthesis. It takes a toll on the plant. In turn, you lose yield and you lose test weight.”
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A crane from C.R. Holland Crane is used to work on several large grain bins with a catwalk.
CRANE From C2 “A contractor may say there is 50-to-60 feet of space,” Olson said. “I need to know exactly what it is. I make sure it’s not a walk-off (measurement). I need to know if it really is 50 feet because after 50 feet, we need to use a different crane.” Chris Holland has multiple years of experience operating a crane, Olson said. That experience is so valuable when working situations are tight. “One problem we run into is that bins are right next to each other,” Olson said. “Chris figures out how to get as close as possible as safely as possible.” Holland Crane’s work can be seen in various locations in Iowa and southern Minnesota. Some work is not so visible. The company is hired to do seasonal work such as changing fertilizer equipment when it’s a switch from liquid to dry fertilizer. Often it’s more economical for a grain or fertilizer cooperative to hire a crane rather than owning a crane, Olson said.
In addition to the regular agricultural crane work, Olson said, C.R. Holland Crane will also help in emergencies.
Farmers hope to prevent that, Mayland said, by planting corn that has a high rating of resistance to NCLB. “We have some newer products that are very strong against NCLB,” he said. “It is a big deal and our products are prepared for it.” That doesn’t mean NCLB still can’t show up in farmers’ fields this year. “Even if it has a strong resistance to it, (NCLB) can still affect it,” Mayland said. Farmers need to keep checking their fields to see if they spot the disease. If they do, Mayland said, “then look at what point do you need to treat
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with fungicide.” The next step is look at changing what goes into the field the following crop season. “That’s where placing
the right product on the right acre comes in. If there is a history of NCLB, then we know there is a need for a better score on it,” Mayland
said of resistant seed. “The ultimate goal is to keep the plant as healthy as possible,” he said.
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Meeting to provide update on corn rootworm management ESLEY — New W products for waterhemp management, an update on corn rootworm management and a grain market outlook will highlight the annual meeting of the North Central Iowa Research Association at the Iowa State University Northern Research Farm. The annual meeting of the North Central Iowa Research Association and educational program of the ISU Northern Research Farm is open to the public and will take place on March 10 at the Wesley Community Center, 204 W. Main, Wesley. Registration and refreshments will be at 9 a.m. The meeting will start a 9:30 a.m. and adjourn at 2 p.m. There is no cost to attend. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register by March 6 to plan for meal numbers and handout materials. Call the ISU Extension and Outreach Kossuth County office at 515-295-2469 or the ISU Extension and Outreach Hancock County office at 641-923-2856 to register. Dennis Schwab, North Central Iowa Research Association president, will begin the morning program. Schwab will update attendees on recent activities of the association. The association is the owner of the research farm at Kanawha and advises ISU on research priorities. Matthew Schnabel, ISU Northern Research Farm superintendent, will provide a season review from the Northern Research Farm at Kanawha. Karl Nicolaus, ISU Northern Research Farm Ag specialist, will discuss
results from the OnFarm Cooperator Trials and the involvement of local farmers. Bob Hartzler, weed specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, will discuss waterhemp management, new herbicide technology and strategies that may decrease resistant weed development in the future. Erin Hodgson, entomology specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, will discuss corn
rootworm management, issues with trait resistance and other potential insect problems in 2016. Angie Rieck-Hinz and Paul Kassel, ISU Extension and Outreach field agronomists will discuss current research projects at the research farm at Kanawha. Kelvin Leibold, ISU Extension and Outreach farm management specialist, will provide an outlook for grain markets in 2015 and discuss crop insurance decisions.
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Recently the National Corn Growers Association’s Research and Business Development Action Team met in Phoenix, Arizona to review recommendations coming out of NCGA’s Priority and Policy Conference and explore potential economic opportunities for farmers while growing new markets for corn products. Meetings included a tour of the U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center in Maricopa, Arizona. While there, the team explored phenotyping technology, including discussions of where phenotyping efforts are now and where they will need to be in the future. Notably, this facility holds the largest field-based phenotyping facility in the world. During these meetings, the team renewed its focus on efforts that will help get new technology into the hands of farmers to meet changing needs in their fields. Additionally, they put a plan into place to foster new uses research and development. The members of RBDAT also looked at how goals set out in NCGA’s strategic plan can be achieved. Using their unique perspective, the team offered strategic suggestions needed to help the Corn Board guide NCGA policy effectively. In addition to Chairman Larry Hoffmann of North Dakota, the Research and Business Development Action Team includes: Vice Chairman
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A farmer combines corn in a North Iowa field in October 2015. Dennis Maple of Indiana; Corn Board Liaison Bob Bowman of Iowa; Randy DeSutter of Illinois; Phillip Gordon of Michigan; Tom Haag of Minnesota; Kyle Phillips of Iowa; Quint Pottinger of Kentucky; Greg Schneider of Missouri; Scott Sperry of South Dakota; Roger Sy of Illinois; Bob Timmons of Kansas; Daniel Wesely of
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Many of the products consumers enjoy daily get their start with corn: jams, jellies, sauces, marinades, cereals, condiments, canned fruits and vegetables, baked goods, meat products like bologna and hot dogs, yogurts, snack items, cough drops, antibiotics, intravenous solutions, toothpaste, paper, cosmetics and soap to name a few. Corn-based ingredients provide a vast array of product choices to consumers, from foods and beverages to personal care items, from laundry care products to glues, ceramics, and textiles. Corn serves as the primary starch source for a wide array of products. Products
made from corn have been present in the fabric of American lives since colonial days. The first corn refining company opened its doors in 1848 with a corn starch operation in New York. By 1879, there were 140 starch factories in the United States to meet consumer demands for starch as a laundry aid and as a food ingredient. Some of these firms also produced starch for the manufacture of corn sweeteners, particularly glucose or corn syrup used in the candy, baking, brewing and vinegar industries. By 1906, only ten corn refining companies remained due to consolidations brought about by excess capacity, price pressures from imported starch sources,
and a lack of patent protection for vital industry techniques. For the next 60 years, the roster of corn wet milling companies remained essentially unchanged. Today, innovation serves as the cornerstone of the corn refining industry as it searches for new and creative uses to meet consumer needs by adding dietary fiber to foods, creating ingredients that provide instant energy to patients with dietary restrictions, developing biodegradable packaging and plastics, and meeting the nation’s increasing energy needs with renewable sources. See more at: http:// corn.org/about/cornrefining-industry/#sthash. McWOqUJm.dpuf
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Farmer-owned ethanol plant continues success MINNESOTA CORN GROWERS
nyone involved in A agriculture knows that the sector is not immune to the up-and-down cycles of the marketplace. Domestic and global market demands, weather, public policy decisions and the political environment are but a few of the variables that can impact a producer’s bottom line. That is why there is great value in the cooperative model for agricultural producers. The processing of members’ corn adds significant value to their crop. Both members and their local communities benefit when farmers have additional income to spend on local goods and services. In 1994 the ethanol industry in the United States was producing approximately 1 billion gallons of ethanol per year. Fuel ethanol was a niche market at that time, finding its way into local markets. It was not in use much outside the Midwest and the total volume of ethanol being used amounted to less than 1 percent of the nation’s gasoline demand. Fast forward to today and you find that domestic use of ethanol in our gasoline supply is at that 10 percent level. That means that practically every gallon of gasoline sold in the United States is a 10 percent blend with ethanol. Our current gasoline demand in the United States is approximately 138 billion gallons per year. That creates a domestic demand for ethanol of roughly 13.8 billion gallons. The constructed capacity of the conventional ethanol industry in the United States is 15.5 billion gallons, and growing. By the time 2017 rolls around, it is likely that the
their operation. The cooperative was created when depressed corn prices drove local farmers to seek new opportunities to add value ethanol industry will have to their corn crop. Simia constructed capacity in lar to other agricultural excess of 17 billion gallons cooperatives, members of per year. Al-Corn Clean Fuel invest We have just come out financially but also agree to of one of the most profitdeliver a quantity of corn able periods in ethanol’s determined by their investhistory. Debt is down, lenders are a bit friendlier, ment in the business. This “corn commitment” has and management and been a key contributor to boards have matured and learned. We have also come success of the cooperative. For the past two through a couple of periods of consolidation of owner- decades, Al-Corn Clean ship, so the industry is cur- Fuel’s model has allowed rently in fewer hands. This for development of a firm means a previous decision business foundation based on success, a strong cash to expand capacity would position and investments affect only one facility that add value for members where today that could be and their communities five, 10, or more. Furthermore, the added and resulted in competivalue produced by ethanol tive returns. The Claremont plant plants is of definite benefit was designed to produce to the customer-owners 10 million gallons per of the organization and year, which meant that the local community our production equaled benefits when farmers spend the money on goods approximately 1 percent of the total U. S. ethanol and services. volume going to market. Al-Corn Clean Fuel, As our industry has grown a farmer-owned ethanol and evolved, however, Alproduction cooperative Corn Clean Fuel has been located in Claremont, an active participant in Minnesota, is one such finding ways to increase example. Since its founddomestic demand. ing in 1994 with an initial Not only has Al-Corn membership base of 50, Clean Fuel grown its the cooperative now capacity at the Claremont has approximately 470 facility, it has added addimembers who recognize tional capacity via wise the value of diversifying
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investments in other ethanol facilities. In addition to the 17.5 million bushels of corn that are ground and 50 million gallons of ethanol that are produced annually, the cooperatives revenue stream for member-owners extends beyond the corn field via the marketing of co-products. The Claremont plant produces 132,000 tons of high protein livestock feed, 12 million pounds of corn oil and 70,000 tons of beverage grade carbon dioxide. Al-Corn Clean Fuel continues to utilize the best available control technologies in order to reduce energy consumption and production costs while at the same time increasing efficiencies and reducing emissions. In addition, the Claremont plant has reduced water consumption to less than 2.4 gallons of water per gallon of ethanol and was the first plant to achieve “zero liquid discharge.” In addition, energy conservation efforts have reduced the plant’s energy use by more than 35 percent compared to the original plant design.
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