Country Folks New England, 7.11.11

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Your Weekly Connection to Agriculture

Farm News • Equipment for Sale • Auctions • Classifieds

Precision feeding for beef feedlots ~ Page 10

126th Annual National Holstein Convention ~ Page 2

Featured Columnist: Lee Mielke

Mielke Market Weekly 14 Auctions Beef Classifieds Farmer to Farmer VT DHIA

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In that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.” ~ Isaiah 12:4

Virginia hosts 126th Annual National Holstein Convention

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by Jon M. Casey With “Dairy Month” ending, hundreds of National Holstein Association members converged upon Richmond, VA, June 22-25, for a week of farm tours, meetings and special activities to celebrate the 126th year of their organization’s efforts promoting the Holstein breed.

Culminating with the election of a new association President, Chuck

Wordon of Cassville, NY. Wordon, who previously served as the organization’s vice president, said that during his term as leader, he would ask the board members to consider market research and product development for all dairy producers, both domestically and internationally. He believes the Holstein Association has proven that it can speak for the industry because of their success as an organization and

The Smith Family of Edgewood Farms, opened their operation to association members during the convention. Shown left to right: Garnett Jr. and Debbie Smith, granddaughter Madison, son Walter with wife Lisa hidden behind him, daughter Kensley, and Walter's sister Emion.

The Smiths milk their cattle in this stanchion barn, a beautiful compliment to their plantation home which dates back to 1796.

because of the strength of the breed throughout the industry. With nearly 90 percent of the milking cattle in the U.S. being Holstein cattle, the success speaks for itself.

Meeting items Larry Tande, retiring current President, recalled his 10-year association with the organization at the national level, reminding members that there continues to be a need for leadership. With the ongoing problems that face the industry every day, Tande encouraged support from the membership for a renewed effort to face these issues. Zoning issues, animal welfare questions, the decline in research and Country of Origin Labeling were a few of his concerns. He called for board members to be respectful of other’s values, to follow through on their commitments and to always remember the membership when they make their decisions. Tande reminded the attendees that today, many cooperatives have forgotten why they exist. He asked that the Holstein Association not forget whom they represent.

During the two days of meeting sessions, “Gwendelyn,” owned by Scarlet Summer Holsteins, Muncy, PA, was recognized as the 2011 Star of the Breed. Scarlet-Summer RB Gwendelyn EX-94 2E (EEEEE), placed 5th as a 5year old at the Eastern Fall National Holstein Show. Her 58,270 pounds milk, 5.2 percent (3,004 pounds) fat, 2.9 percent (1,677 pounds) protein,

helped propel her to the Star of the Breed honor.

Additionally, nine farms were honored with the 2011 Herd of Excellence Award. They are: Star-Summit Holsteins, Timothy Baker, Byron Center, MI; Hilrose Holsteins, Joseph A. Brantmeier, Sherwood, WI; Jafral Holsteins, Allen Dent Johnson, Hamptonville, NC; Ever-Green-View Farm, Thomas J. Kestell, Waldo, WI; Dirt-Road Holsteins, Steve and Amanda Killian, Blair, WI; K-Lane Farms, Rodger a. Koehn, Peotone, IL; B-Long Holsteins, Bruce and Brenda Long, New London, WI; See-More-View Holsteins, Merlin A. Rohm, Seymour, WI and Ideal Holsteins, Jake and Sallianne Tanis, Center Hall, PA. In a presentation entitled, “Forging a New Path for Dairy Producers,” Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, outlined his organizations progress to help change the way dairy producers are paid for their milk. Outlining the “Foundation for the Future” guidelines as a way to revise the Federal Milk Marketing Order program and to establish a new Dairy Market Stabilization Program to help prevent the extreme margin and price volatility, Kozak said this new program is a key element of fostering transition to a new way of milk pricing.

Kozak said because MILC has been

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One of the week's farm tours was to Eastview Farm, home to the Nuckols family.

Welcoming nearly 300 visitors, Taylor, Matt, Elsie, Wayne and F.C. Nuckols stand atop a flatbed truck to greet them.

Aldermere Farm plans art show and sale ROCKPORT, ME — Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Aldermere Farm will hold its Art Show and Sale on Saturday Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will take place in the beautiful historic farmhouse located on the Aldermere Farm property at 20 Russell Avenue in Rockport.

The yearly event highlights how local artists capture the beauty of the place through original paintings and prints of the Belted Galloway cattle and different pastoral vistas of the farm.

This event benefits the farm and the many programs it offers throughout the year, as well as local artists. The paintings and prints will be on display and for sale throughout the day Saturday with this year’s show once again having Maine coastal scene paintings, which also honors the years of great work that Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) has

put into preserving properties along the coast.

The Aldermere Art Show and Sale consists of fun and traditional pieces so there are a wide variety of paintings to choose from.

The public is welcome to this free event and are encouraged to come and see how local artists have captured these picturesque cows. Over 300 pieces of artwork will be on display from more than 40 local artists.

Also available during the event are numerous Belted Galloway items from tee shirts and hats to magnets and stuffed animal Belties.

Visit the Aldermere Farm’s website at www.aldermere.org to learn more about the art show as well as the other year-round educational and recreational activities the farm offers.

“Black & White in Afternoon” acrylic painting by Lauralee Clayton of Lincolnville.

Protecting dairy profitability through risk management Part 2: Ruedinger Farms’ business plan and team approach to risk management. are willing to work with management, Ruedinger says it’s important to hire and work closely with consultants that fit the individual needs of the farm because, as he says, “You can’t be a one-all, do-all in your business.”

Ruedinger’s entire team meets twice a year. He also holds monthly meetings with the herd manager, nutritionist and financial consultant to track and make sure balance sheets are correct and that he’s moving forward with the plan.

But the most important changes Ruedinger made were in marketing and risk management. “Developing a plan for your business sets you up for good marketing,” he said. “You need to know where you are, implement the strategy you’ve put in place, and sometimes tweak it along the way.” Ruedinger uses risk management strategy that involves maximizing the separation between average price and price received — a plan that manages the volatility within the dairy operation.

“You build on solid average prices in a marketing program,” said Ruedinger.

“You can’t pick the highs and the lows.

If you do, you’re going to get burned.

It’s all about protecting the bottom line from the risk of low prices. Position

yourself to capitalize on higher prices and position yourself to minimize the lower. You have to go for the middle ground to manage the margin between the milk price and the input cost.”

Ruedinger says that he started thinking more about risk management during one of the expansion phases of his dairy. “I was doing field work, and I though that I should do more with a pencil than with my back,” he said.

“The year I started on my own, we made $30,000. That allowed me to pay someone to feed my cows.” Ruedinger realized that he might be able to reduce risk even more through careful risk management. He tried several firms and advisors, and settled with Stewart Peterson in 2003.

Mark Ludtke, of Stewart Peterson, says that the goal of strategic marketing is use a systematic approach to take the emotion out of the marketing process. Ludtke tracks the current market and estimates what will happen when the market goes up or down.

After the team comes up with customized recommendations for the farm, Ludtke makes sure those strategies are implemented. “We know we can get to all the ‘tops’ of the market place,” said Ludtke. “Our job is to keep the produc-

er out of the troughs.” Ludtke says that some of the barriers to marketing include bad experience, fear, the risk vs. reward factor, trusting someone else to manage the program, and knowledge of how the market works.

However, he emphasizes that breaking barriers comes from investing time, along with good communication with the rest of the farm team.

Ruedinger says that hedging line of credit is where working with the dairy team is critical. “How many dollars do you need? It depends on your risk appetite,” he said. “What’s the size of your dairy? You need to have a lender you can talk to.” The bank obtains the loan (the hedging account agreement) with the producer and the brokerage firm, and specifies when the bank can draw money from the client.

Ruedinger says that the account must be balanced at the end of the day, every day. “You get out of it what you put into it,” he said. “It takes time to learn. I have to rely on the team. It’s what has allowed me to take my dairy to the next level.”

Part 3 will discuss more about Ruedinger Farms’ strategic marketing plan and the budget process.

Will your corn have enough nitrogen available? Connecticut Farm Farmers understand that corn needs nitrogen and the amount of nitrogen present in the field is affected by weather, among other things.

No matter how one describes a normal Vermont spring, the spring of 2011 probably did not fit. This leaves us wondering what the nitrogen status of the corn fields is right now. How much of the nitrogen from the manure still is there? What about the fertilizer you already applied?

Most areas have been unusually cool and received a lot of rain. On one hand, cool soils slow the processes that bring nitrogen from organic forms to inorganic forms that are available to plants. On the other hand, saturated soils can have a lot of nitrogen loss via denitrification and sandier soils are prone to leaching.

Can farmers raising corn really make a solid nitrogen sidedressing decision with so many variables? Realistically, these farmers have five options: • Do nothing. A penny not spent on fertilizer means that your expenses will be lower. The down side is that, in some cases, spending a penny would have paid you back five pennies. This is obviously not a good option.

• Guess. Look at the field and hazard a guess about how much sidedress nitrogen you should apply. Guessing is complicated by the fact that soil that has sufficient levels of nitrogen to raise a good corn crop looks about the same as soils that don't. The corn at earlier stages of development is often the same color on both situations, especially if starter fertilizer was used. Thus, guessing is not a good idea.

• Put a little more nitrogen on than you normally would, just for insurance. I call this the “Guess-PLUS Fertilizer Program.” The problem is that you are almost certain to be very wrong and either over-apply or not apply enough. Either way, this is a very expensive fertilizer program.

Daniel Hudson Agronomist, UVM Extension • Listen to the first or the most adamant advice you get. Find someone who is no better at strategies two and three than you are, and ask them. This can work especially badly if they happen to sell fertilizer or if they have an agenda otherwise different from your own.

To be sure, there are probably many fertilizer vendors who do not have ethical lapses when working in a situation where they have an obvious conflict of interest, such as happens when they offer “free” soil testing and also sell fertilizer. Given the world that we live in, I am not going out on a limb to suggest that this type of trust needs to be earned rather than taken for granted.

There are certified crop advisors (CCA) who work independently and can be hired to take your samples for you if you do not have the time to do it.

• Make an informed decision. Presidedress nitrate tests (PSNT) tell you how much nitrate is present in the soil.

While it is a snap-shot there is no better way to get a good idea of what the nitrogen status of the soil is and to get a research-based estimate of how much additional nitrogen is needed to achieve your yield goals I will mention that data generated by chlorophyll meters, such as the Minolta SPAD-502, can be used to make nitrogen recommendations, but only under very specific conditions and with a narrowly defined protocol. I would almost rather have someone show up at my farm with an AK-47 than with a chlorophyll meter; it is easier to misuse the chlorophyll meter and more difficult to prove the mischief. Do not use or allow someone else to use one of these devices to make a nitrogen recommendation for your farm unless

you know that they have read and are following the protocol found at: http://cropsoil.psu.edu/extension/fac ts/agfact53.pdf (PSU Extension Agronomy Facts 53: The Early Season Chlorophyll Meter Test for Corn).

We have also had questions about plant tissue testing to detect deficiencies, so one quick note about that: the protocol for collecting tissue for the test is as detailed and sensitive to misuse as the chlorophyll meter. If you use this test, make sure that the samples are being collected correctly and that the results are interpreted appropriately.

The best protocol and guide to interpreting tissue test results that I know of can be found at: http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_a/a123.html. These tests are complementary to the PSNT, but not a replacement for it. Tissue tests can tell us if we have a problem right now, but it does not tell us how bad the problem is, whether it will persist, or what the cause might be.

The PSNT can tell us how severe the problem in the soil is, whether we can expect the problem to continue, and how much nitrogen we need to fix the problem. Information from the PSNT can also help us think about what happened to the nitrogen that we thought should be there.

The results of your PSNT are only as good as the technique used to collect the sample: garbage in, garbage out.

One sample should consist of 15-20 well distributed 12-inch soil cores taken from a field of uniform history, soil type, slope, stage of development, etc. Proper mixing, subsampling, drying, and storage processes are assumed. For those of you who would like to take the PSNT yourself, the basic instructions sample collection can be found in The Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Soil Test (PSNT) For Predicting Nitrogen Needs for Field Corn http://pss.uvm.edu/vtcrops/?Page=ar ticles/PSNTTest.html

Energy Fair to be held on July 21 The Connecticut Farm Energy Fair will be hosted by the Connecticut Farm Energy Program in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University.

With costs at an all time high, energy is now a major item of concern for the farming community. This event will allow Ag Producers to see real practical solutions with the latest technology available to help cut energy costs and reduce carbon emissions.

Exhibitors will be offering products and advice to help Connecticut agriculture producers be more energy efficient and become familiar with options for renewable energy; to save money and follow best management practices in their agriculture operation.

Speakers will address: • Ways to save energy on the farm • Equipment to reduce energy use • Ways to generate energy on the farm • Funding opportunities for energy projects Keynote speaker will be UConn Professor Richard Parnas. His talk entitled “How We can Produce and Use Biofuels In Connecticut” will address what the future holds for biofuels in Connecticut.

Visitors to the Energy Fair will be able to see first-hand the opportunities for diversification in energy crops, energy generation and steps to take for energy efficiency on the farm.

The Energy Fair will be held at Eastern Connecticut State University on Thursday July 21 from 4-9 p.m.

Admission for ag producers will be free and a light dinner will be provided.

For more information E-mail: CTFarmEnergy@aol.com or visit www.CTFarmEnergy.org

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by Sally Colby Wisconsin dairy producer John Ruedinger knew he had to make some changes to remain profitable. Some changes were for cow comfort, others were to optimize employee management, and the most drastic, and the key to his success, was how he managed risk.

Ruedinger made several changes to cow stalls before he was satisfied that his animals were comfortable. “We took concrete out, added mattresses and sand, and within a week we were up 4 pounds of milk on the same cows,” he said. “Then we took the brisket boards out and picked up another 2 pounds.”

He says that although sand bedding was harder on equipment, it improved cow comfort and cut cull rates.

Ruedinger also made changes in employee management. “We found that we need to fit the right person for the right job,” he said. “Some people work better feeding calves than pushing cows. We work with the individual employee to get him where he needs to be.” And although Ruedinger Farms hires people for specific positions, each employee is cross-trained in other areas of the farm operation.

In addition to hiring employees who

NFU Member to Congress: Livestock market is broken WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Farmers Union (NFU) member Dennis Jones testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry regarding the current state of the livestock industry in the U.S. Jones is a fourth-generation family farmer from Bath, SD and is a member of a pork producer cooperative.

“We are very pleased that Dennis could come in and share his story with

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Virginia hosts inadequate in not being able to help dairy farmers when and how they really needed it, this new program is predicated on margins and triggers in and out as needed. He said all of the research and study that has been done has been transparent and that a foundational draft of the new legislation should be forthcoming sometime in mid-July. He said while this is a “discussion draft,” only, nevertheless, it is a giant step toward meaningful legislation. These new laws can help smooth out the big swings in milk prices and will work as a way to help stabilize the future for the next generation of dairy producers.

Tours During the course of the week, tours to Virginia dairy farms and other points of interest had been organized

by James Cook and Barbara Clary Co-

the U.S. Senate, giving lawmakers a firsthand account of his struggles in the livestock industry,” said NFU President Roger Johnson. “Concentration has left the livestock markets uncompetitive.

The top four packers control 81 percent of the beef market and 65 percent of the hog market. That leaves producers like Dennis at a severe disadvantage, basically having to accept whatever price the packers give him for his livestock.”

Jones provided several possible policy options to help livestock producers during difficult times.

“Implementing the proposed Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule would go a long ways towards ensuring that producers like Dennis can negotiate on a level playing field with large processors,” said Johnson. “Beyond that, funding for conservation programs

such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) would help livestock producers install and maintain beneficial conservation practices.

The Senate should also consider the implementation of a system of grain buffer stocks, similar to the petroleum reserve that we have, which would help flatten the large price spikes and would make livestock production more conducive to long-term investment.”

to see how Virginia dairy producer milk their cattle.

Earlier in the week, tour goers had the opportunity to visit farms in the Shenandoah Valley, stopping at Janney Holsteins, Mar-Bil Farms and Gloryland Holsteins on Tuesday, and at Harvue Farm, Cows-N-Corn and Moo-Thru on the return trip to Richmond on Wednesday. At the same time, other members visited the James River Correctional Center where the State Farm milks 283 Registered Holstein cattle and farms more than 6300 acres. From there they went on to visit the 800-head milking herd at Alvis Farm in Manakin-Sabot, VA. Elections In association elections, Glen Brown, Coalville, UT, was elected as vice-president over John Kalmey a Kentucky

dairyman. Jim Burdette, Mercersburg, PA and was reelected as a National Director for a second term. Burdett is also chair of the Show Committee.

Boyd Schaufelberger, Greenville, IL was re-elected to another term as directorat-large, with Mike Jones, Marshall, IN serving as the new director from region 3, defeating Thomas Atherton for the post, and Roy Bussing, Axtell, KS, being elected as director from region 7, having no opposition.

To conclude events Holstein Association members were reminded to make plans for the 2012 National Convention to be held in Springfield, MO, June 27-30. For more information contact the association at 800-9525200 or online at www.holsteinuse.com.

from A2 Chairs for the convention.

Destinations included Mount Vernon, Monticello and the newly restored Virginia State Capital Building. More importantly, the farm tours helped members and their families to experience a taste of life from the Virginia dairyman’s perspective.

With 109 of the associations delegates in attendance, plus families, general members and guests, several hundred participants enjoyed many of the planned activities. On Thursday for example, five busloads of visitors spent the morning touring the Eastview and Edgewood Farms, near Beaverdam, VA. Hosting approximately 260 guests during the morning activities, the Nuckols and Smith families extended the warmest of welcomes to their fellow producers and friends, sharing experiences as the group had an opportunity

Cover photo by Sally Colby Hundreds of National Holstein Association members converged upon Richmond, VA, June 22-25, for a week of farm tours, meetings and special activities.

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John M. Meyer, CEO/Executive Secretary, Holstein Assn. USA, Inc. welcomes members to the 2011 Annual Meeting.

Photos by Jon M. Casey

Chuck Worden, Cassville, NY was elected Association President on Saturday June 25.

Photo courtesy of Sherry Bunting

NOFA Summer Conference to be held at UMass Amherst Some call it professional development. Some call it time to hang out with friends who share a passion for organic food. Some call it a family vacation. For anyone wanting to learn new skills, connect with an organization dedicated to ecological sustainability, or move a green business to the next level – the 37th Annual Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference has much to offer.

Fourteen hundred participants will converge on the University of Massachusetts Amherst Aug. 12-14 to share practical knowledge on making organic food part of their careers and family life. Over 225 workshops will be offered on organic farming, gardening, land care, sustainability, and homesteading.

For the first time, this year, the NOFA Summer Conference will feature the Northeast Animal-Power Field Days, providing access to hands-on

workshops all weekend on how to utilize draft animals for work on farming and logging operations.

This year’s conference will also feature special tracks of workshops around particular themes, including: Nutrient Density, Permaculture, an innovative organizing model called Transition Towns, CSA management, Beginning Farmers, Organic Land Care, and Winter Growing.

Workshops on growing a wide variety of specific crops as well as raising many kinds of livestock will also be offered. Teens and kids can take advantage of hands-on learning about growing plants, animal care, and natural crafts.

Award-winning author, Eric Toensmeier, will deliver the Friday evening keynote address on Regenerative and Perennial Agriculture for Climate Stabilization.

He points out that climate change is already making the planet less inhab-

itable, with droughts, floods, and severe weather events on the rise. He argues that a massive global switch to an agricultural system that is designed to capture carbon, together with a strategy of regional self-reliance is essential to reduce emissions, and provide food security to people everywhere. Toensmeier is the author of “Perennial Vegetables” and co-author of “Edible Forest Gardens.”

In the Saturday evening keynote, Dr. Ignacio Chapela, of the University of California Berkeley, will address the rise of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); new genetically engineered crops destined for both the food supply and gas tanks. In March 2011, despite protests from organic farming community, advocacy groups and consumers, the USDA decided to deregulate genetically modified alfalfa seed. At the same time, global biotechnology giants such as Monsanto, are developing new applications of genetic

engineering technology for producing agro-fuels and even pharmaceuticals Chapela is currently working on developing GMO-detection technology for use by communities seeking to protect the integrity of their seed from genetic contamination.

NOFA is a non-profit organization of farmers, gardeners, land care professionals and consumers working to educate members and the general public about the benefits of a local organic food system based on complete cycles, natural materials and minimal waste for the health of individuals, communities and the living planet.

For more information on the Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference, visit www.nofasummerconference.org or contact NOFA Massachusetts Public Relations Coordinator, Mindy Harris at mindy@nofamass.org, or 310-6630054.

The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership is inviting farmers to join in a modern take on a classic barn raising where you will come together with other growers and producers in your farming community to establish a marketing plan and Web site for your farm business.

The five session workshop series will be held at UMass Extension Cranberry Station, 1 State Bog Road, East Wareham, MA 02538.

Just as the barn is vital to the operations of your farm, a marketing plan is vital to the success of your farm as a business. In short, improve your marketing plan and you'll improve your sales.

Anyone interested in establishing a marketing plan or updating an existing strategy that needs some fine-tuning. The cost for four sessions plus the Web site lab is $200.

If you are a SEMAP member the cost is $180. If you choose the four sessions without the Web site lab, the cost is $125, SEMAP members pay $112.

Session One: Blueprint of Your Barn Tuesday, July 12, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

• What is a marketing plan?

• Overview of a successful marketing plan.

• Develop a branding concept for your farm.

The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a “name, term, sign, symbol or design, or a combination of them intended to identify the goods and services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of other sellers.”

Session Two: Laying the Foundation Tuesday, July 26, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

• Develop an overall marketing campaign for your farm — plus minicampaigns for different seasons.

• Overview of the tools necessary to execute a profitable marketing campaign.

Session Three: Choosing the Right Tools

Tuesday, Aug. 9. 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

• How to identify and narrow your target customers.

• Understand and decide what marketing tools (web, print, etc.) best attract customers to your farm.

Session Four: Framing it Out (prerequisite for Web lab) Tuesday, Aug. 16, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

• First step to creating a Web site is building the framework, even if you plan to hand the task over to a professional, they ask you to provide this first step.

• Learn how to plan and create the framework for your farm’s Web site.

• Discuss organizing infor mation, content, and other possible features.

• Walk away with a wireframe for your site, this is the planning part of your Web site not the building piece learn that in the lab.

Session Five: Putting on the Cupola (Web lab — optional) Saturday, Aug. 20, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

• Intensive six-hour session, teaching you the basics of creating a WordPress site for your farm business.

• Use the wireframe that you created in the last session.

• Learn the basics of WordPress and update information whenever you want.

• you will need to bring a laptop — If you do not own your own laptop, a limited number will be available on a first come, first served basis.

All sessions will be interactive and involve some group work so that you can immediately begin to apply tools learned in class to your farm.

For more information, contact Katie Cavanagh at kcavanagh@semaponline.org or 774240-7004.

Registration can be completed online at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oei dk=a07e3na9x7g6184a4a4 click on the “Register Now!” link at the bottom of the page.

The New England Holstein Dairy Bowl and Jeopardy Teams are shown here on their trip to the National Holstein Convention in Richmond, VA, June 21-24. In the front row, L-R, Coach Sharlene Beaudry of New Hampshire, Aryn Martin of Maine, Kirstin Beaudry of New Hampshire, Maddie Beaudry of New Hampshire, Maggie Kirby of Vermont, and Kim Kubsiak of Massachusetts. In the back row are Jared Birch of Vermont, Jasper Page of New Hampshire, Heath Page of New Hampshire, Matt Flechler of Massachusetts, and Lottie Page of New Hampshire.

CISA offers energy efficiencies for dairy operations workshop CISA and the Massachusetts Farm Energy Program will team up on Thursday, July 21, to offer a workshop from 6 - 8 p.m. on energy efficiency for Massachusetts dairy farmers.

Paul Kokoski of Mapleline Farm will lead a tour of his farm and dairy operation. Learn about the energy enhancements he has implemented to improve his business with the help of grant funding from multiple sources.

Jess Cook from the Massachusetts Farm Energy Program will be present to share what other local dairy operations have done to improve efficiencies on their farm and to tell you

more about the resources available for farmers.

The workshop will be held at Mapleline Farm, 78 Comins Road in Hadley. Snacks will be served, suggested donation is $5. Please RSVP

by Tuesday, July 19 to Devon Whitney-Deal at 413-665-7100, ext.

22 or devon@buylocalfood.org .

The Massachusetts Farm Energy Program (MFEP) is a program of Berkshire-Pioneer RC&D, with support from MDAR and USDA-NRCS. This energy efficiency workshop is supported in part by USDA Risk Management Agency and by individual contributors and Local Hero members.

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Market your farm business New England teams compete and increasing your sales

Crop Comments

by Paris Reidhead

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Field Crops Consultant Scientists’ raised eyebrows On the July 1 Huffpost Green Web site, appeared the following headline: “Birth Defects Caused By World’s Top-Selling Weedkiller, Scientists Say”. This Web site belongs to a publisher called Huffington Post, (which is slightly left of center politically). I have checked the author’s claims for scientific validity, and feel comfortable trying to hit the high spots of their long article.

The author is Lucia Graves; contact her at lucia@huffingtonpost.com.

(The actual title of the Web site is too long to print.)

Glyphosate, the active

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ingredient in the planet’s most widely used herbicide, is coming under more intense scrutiny.

Concerned scientists have argued for decades that glyphosate, the active ingredient which several herbicides use around the globe, poses a serious threat to public health; moreover, that industry regulators appear to have overlooked the critics’ concerns. A comprehensive review of existing data released last month by Earth Open Source suggests that industry regulators have known for years that glyphosate, originally introduced by America’s largest biotech giant in 1976, causes birth de-

fects in the embryos of laboratory animals.

Founded in 2009, the fledgling Earth Open Source (EOS) is a global non-profit organization incorporated in the U.K. Partnering with half a dozen international scientists and researchers, EOS drew its conclusions in part from many peerreviewed studies. EOS’ study is the latest report questioning glyphosate’s safety. USDA stopped updating its pesticide use database in 2008. But EPA estimates that the U.S. agricultural market used 180 to 185 million pounds of glyphosate between 2006 and 2007, while the non-agricultural market used 8 to 11

million pounds between 2005 and 2007, according to its Pesticide Industry sales & Use Report for 2006-2007.

The EOS study also reports that by 1993 the herbicide industry knew that visceral anomalies such as dilation of the heart could occur in rabbits at low and mediumsized doses. Almost half a dozen industry studies that found glyphosate produced fetal malformations in lab animals, and determined that glyphosate induces adverse reproductive effects in the male offspring of a certain kind of rat.

John Fagan, a doctor of molecular and cell biology and biochemistry and one of the founders of EOS, acknowledged his group’s report offers no new laboratory research.

Rather, he said the objective was for scientists to compile and evaluate the existing evidence and critique the regulatory re-

sponse. “We did not do the actual basic research ourselves,” said Fagan.

“The purpose of this paper was to bring together and to critically evaluate all the evidence around the safety of glyphosate and we also considered how the regulators, particularly in Europe, have looked at that.” EOS said that U.S. government approval of glyphosate has been rash and problematic. “Our examination of the evidence leads us to the conclusion that the current approval of glyphosate is deeply flawed and unreliable,” wrote the report’s authors. “What is more, we have learned from experts familiar with pesticide assessments and approvals that the case of glyphosate is not unusual. They say that the approvals of numerous pesticides rest on data and risk assessments that are just as scientifically flawed, if not more so,”

the authors added.

To be fair, Graves interviewed pesticide industry spokeswoman Janice Person, who said, “Based on our initial review, the EOS report does not appear to contain any new health or toxicological evidence regarding glyphosate,” Person said.

“Regulatory authorities and independent experts around the world agree that glyphosate does not cause adverse reproductive effects in adult animals or birth defects in offspring of these adults exposed to glyphosate,” she said, “even at doses far higher than relevant environmental or occupational exposures.” While glyphosate has been associated with deformities in a host of laboratory animals (despite what Person said), its impact on humans remains unclear.

“Obviously there’s a limit to what’s appropriate

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Cutting farm programs would be a Pyrrhic victory

by Lynne Finnerty Most of the programs in the farm bill will expire next year and the debate over a new farm bill has begun.

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE

Spending cuts will be needed. Congress must bring down the federal debt. With no prospect for more spending, competition for the remaining dol-

lars is intense. Some would like to eliminate farm payments and redirect that funding — less than one-half of 1 percent of total federal spending

— to other areas.

The debate about farm payments brings to mind the term “Pyrrhic victory.”

King Pyrrhus ruled the Greek state of Epirus in

the third century B.C. When the Greek city of Tarentum in southern

Italy feared invasion by

animal feeding studies with genetically modified gyphosate-tolerant crops, there’s a consistent theme of reproductive disorders, which we don’t know the cause for because followup studies have not been done.”

Regulators in the United States have said they

are aware of the concerns surrounding glyphosate.

The Environmental Protection Agency, which is required to reassess the safety and effectiveness of all pesticides on a 15year cycle through a process called registration review, is currently examining the com-

pound. I believe this process is called (or at least was called) RPAR, i.e., rebuttable presumption against reregistration. (At least that’s what it was called some 35 years ago when I was a certified commercial pesticide applicator is my role as field crops extension agent.)

Though skirmishes over the regulation of glyphosate are playing out at agencies across the U.S. and elsewhere, Argentina is at the forefront of the battle.

Argentine scientists and residents targeted glyphosate, arguing that it caused health problems and environmental damage. Farmers and others in Argentina use the weedkiller primarily on genetically modified glyphosate-tolerant soy, which covers nearly 50 million acres, or half of the country’s cultivated land area. In 2009 farmers sprayed that acreage

with an estimated 200 million liters of glyphosate. Several years after the first big harvests residents near where the soy cop grew began reporting health problems, including high rates of birth defects, as well as losses of crops and livestock as the herbicide spray drifted across the countryside.

Back in the United States, Don Huber, an emeritus professor of plant pathology at Purdue University, found that genetically-modified crops used in conjunction with glyphosate contain a bacteria that may cause animal miscarriages. After studying the bacteria, Huber wrote Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in February warning that the “pathogen appears to significantly impact the health of plants, animals, and probably human beings.” The bacteria is particularly prevalent in

corn and soybean crops stricken by disease, according to Huber, who asked Vilsack to stop deregulating glyphosatetolerant crops. Critics, such as Huber, are very wary of those crops because scientists have genetically altered them to be glyphosate tolerant — allowing farmers to spray a field liberally with the herbicide, killing weeds but allowing the crop to continue growing. There are more than one hundred commercial glyphosate formulations in the market.

Believe it or not, I try to approach this biotechnology with a slightly open mind. For instance last Saturday I made a glyphosate recommendation for a soybean grower, a brilliant cropman who moved into our area from the Midwest last year. But last year I got him to cultivate corn… and do it again this year, even following herbicide applications.

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Crop from 6 in terms of testing poison on humans,” said Jeffrey Smith, executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, which advocates against genetically modified food.

“But if you look at the line of converging evidence, it points to a serious problem. And if you look at the

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By Brett Denny, Vermont DHIA General Manager

It's funny how things go in cycles. Usually once a month someone asks me a question about what sort of handheld computers are available for use with PocketDairy. In the past month I've suddenly had 6 or 7 different people ask me the same thing.

Must be the change in seasons! Since there are also some major changes going on in the handheld computer market, perhaps it's time to write up a summary for everyone.

First an overview, but skip down for your current options.

A little history...

For years, Palm-brand devices were the standard-bearer for handheld computers (or pocket organizers as they were technically known).

Palms were reliable, easy to use, and reasonably priced.

Although they weren't "ruggedized" (yes, that's a real word!), a variety of cases were available and having to replace a broken device wouldn't break the bank. These were the first devices that ran DRMS PocketDairy software. A few years ago Palm got out of the pocket organizer business and tried to re-invent themselves with new devices and, compared to their once prominent position in the market, Palm essentially disappeared.

The present...

The next generation of handhelds that replaced the Palm were known as PocketPCs. These devices were (and are) more powerful - more of an actual handheld computer than a pocket organizer - but also more expensive with many costing upwards of $600. The extra computing power and more modern operating systems did have benefit, however, and allowed DRMS to develop more powerful and more complete versions of PocketDairy.

Unfortunately, the market for these stand-alone handheld devices is now also drying up, thanks to the prevalence of smartphones.

The future...

As they say, the only thing that is constant is change.

As PocketPCs fade fade into obscurity, the smartphone revolu-

tion has begun. New devices running Android operating systems have become very popular and it looks like there will be a number of options for PocketDairy users in the coming years, many of which will have a pricepoint similar to the old Palm handhelds. DRMS is now developing their third-generation of PocketDairy software, which is currently in the testing phases and should be available soon.

And your options are...

So what does all of this mean? Here are your options: Palm Options Something to consider if you are looking for a replacement device or if you are looking for a new computer but still have an old Palm that still works: many newer computers cannot sync with old-style Palm devices.

The "Palm Desktop" software that connects the computer with the handheld won't run on 64-bit versions of Windows, which is what most new computers are being shipped with today.

Used Palms: For those who still want the original, some people have had luck finding used or new old-stock Palm handhelds on the internet from eBay or other similar sites.

Where possible, avoid Tungsten E2 models (they were a little flaky, even back in the day), although other Tungsten models will likely work fine if you run a small to medium size

herd. Be aware though, these devices haven't been manufactured in a number of years so no matter what you get, they will be old. Buyer beware.

Alternatives: A new company, called Aceeca, recently began manufacturing Palm-type devices.

They appear to have similar design (and the same operating system) as the original Palm Tungsten handhelds. They are reasonably priced, around $180, and might be worth consideration, although we haven't had any personal experience with them yet. You can find them at http://www. aceeca.com.

New Palms: Although Palm stopped manufacturing their pocket organizers (Tungsten and Zire model devices) and removed themselves from that market, the Palm brand does still exist and continues to manufacturer smartphones and tablets. Be aware that these devices will NOT run PocketDairy.

PocketPC Options For power-users, the PocketPC remains the best bet for running PocketDairy in the short-term.

Stand-alone Handhelds: PocketPCs, which run a mobile version of Windows, are still being manufactured although the options have become limited in the last couple of years. Socket and Pharos seem to be the last two manufacturers left of consumer-model handhelds.

Although the Pharos appears to be a little more

powerful, both devices the Socket Somo 650 and the Pharos PTL565E should run PocketDairy without issue. Both devices cost between $500 and $600 and are available on the Dell website (http://www.dell.com).

Unlike the Palms, these devices should also work with 64-bit versions of Windows.

Smartphones: You can find a few smartphones that also run PocketDairy. If you are interested in one of these devices, they must be running a Windows Mobile operating system (either 5.x or 6.x) and must be touchscreen capable. Be aware that Windows Mobile 7 smartphones will NOT run PocketDairy.

Android Options Android devices are new kid in town and will be the platform for the next version of PocketDairy.

The initial release will be designed only for looking up animals and will likely be released later this year (it is currently in the testing-phase right now). The next version will have input capabilities similar to the original Palm version of PocketDairy.

Tablets: Archos appears to be the most versatile manufacturer of Android tablet (non-phone) devices, with models that range from Palm/PocketPC-sized devices (2.8" screens) up to a full-size 10.1" tablet and in price from under $100 to $330, respectively. You can find these on the Archos website at http://www.ar-

PCDART and Records Workshops

Sarah Meacham As many of you may know, Vermont DHIA traditionally holds 3 to 4 workshops a year. We usually have two PCDART workshops (a beginner and an advanced session) and a Consultant workshop which has been open to producers. New to 2010 we also held a series of DHI Records workshops. Attendance at these workshops varies from year to year and location to location, but hasn't always been exactly what we hoped for. We understand that holding workshops for farmers can be a difficult task because of your unexpected schedules. We have also only held one of each type

of workshop a year, which means if you miss one than that is your only chance for an entire year to attend a workshop. Recently, it has been brought to our attention by our dairyman's suggestions and feedback that there are many producers that are interested in attending our workshops, but can not afford to spend a whole day doing so, or happen to have something else going on while the workshops are being held.

In response to the great feedback we have received, we want to make sure that you all know, that we are available to do one on one or small group workshops at your con-

venience. Whether this means a two hour session at 7:00pm or a 3 hour session around lunch time, we are willing to work around your busy schedules to find a time that works best for you to learn about PCDART, Pocket Dairy or other software, and DHI records. Workshops can be held at a local Dairymen's house, an Extension office in the area or even a church basement.

Depending on the group size and the topics being covered, we are willing to meet pretty much anywhere! Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in a one on one or small group session for any of these topics!

chos.com. Other handheld manufacturers may exist as well with similar devices.

Smartphones: Androidpowered smartphones will also run PocketDairy.

There are many manufacturers and models of Android phones from carriers including both AT&T and Verizon. Note that AT&T phones do require extra steps to load PocketDairy software.

For any Android devices, be sure they are running at least Android 2.0. Older versions of the Android operating system will not work with PocketDairy.

If you plan on purchasing an Android device or would like to use PocketDairy on an Android device you already have, please let us know and we can discuss the availability of PocketDairy at this time.

Other Devices There are a substantial number of handheld devices on the market today and it isn't possible to develop a new version of PocketDairy for each of them. Currently PocketDairy will not run on devices other than the ones mentioned here - including BlackBerrys, iPhones, newer Palm and HP devices (running "WebOS"), and newer Windows Mobile devices (running Windows Mobile 7).

Pricing No matter which device you use, PocketDairy is reasonably priced at $10 per month. While there is a one-time set-up fee for new users, if you are changing platforms (between Palm, PocketPC, or Android), there is no additional charge.

Questions?

As you can see, when looking for a new handheld, there are a number of factors to consider and the market is always changing. As always, if you have any questions on handheld devices, PocketDairy, or a new computer, please don't hesitate to give us a call!

General Manager Brett Denny 1-800-639-8067 (main) 802-233-8662 (cell) bdenny@vtdhia.org Field Services Manager Linda Crossman 1-800-639-8069 lcrossman@vtdhia.org Education Development Specialist Sarah Meacham 802-356-2841 (cell) smeacham@vtdhia.org MAIN OFFICE/LAB: 1-800-639-8067 FAX: 802-295-5964 E-MAIL: VTDHIA@VTDHIA.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.VTDHIA.ORG

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Cutting from 7 the farm bill in 2010, compared to 52 percent in 2002. Conservation programs take up about 5 percent of the funding authorized by the farm bill.

Most crop prices in recent years have been high enough to not trigger price support payments.

Meanwhile, restrictive payment and income limits have made some of the most productive farmers ineligible to participate in farm programs.

As a result, farm programs are already a shrinking piece of the farm-bill pie. That piece of pie, however, remains important to our agricultural productivity and food security. That mere 7 percent does a lot to keep our pantries full.

Like Pyrrhus’ battles, the battle for farm program funding could be costly. America could lose growth in an industry that feeds, fuels and clothes us, and much of the world, and provides U.S. jobs. We would lose an important safety net for a sector of our economy that is actually growing,

and the only one that has a positive trade balance.

The United Nations predicts that farmers need to produce 70 percent more food by 2050 to keep up with population increase.

That makes keeping farmers in production more important than ever. Sure, crop prices are high now, but the only constant in agriculture is volatility, something that farm programs help farmers and food consumers ride out.

Farmers know that change is in the air and are willing to do their part to cut government spending. Congress should consider changes to save money and make farm programs work better.

Many ideas will be put on the table, but it is reckless to redirect funds from farmers’ tiny sliver of the pie to other areas.

With a victory like that, American food security may be finished.

Lynne Finnerty is the editor of FBNews, the American Farm Bureau Federation’s official newspaper.

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Rome, the Tarentines asked Pyrrhus, who had a strong army, for help.

Pyrrhus, seeing a chance to expand his rule, agreed.

After two bloody battles, Pyrrhus defeated the Romans.

However, Pyrrhus lost so many of his best soldiers that he is said to have remarked, “With another such victory, we will be finished!”

He battled the Romans again five years later and lost. His legacy is the lesson that some victories are not worth what it costs to win them.

Similar to Pyrrhus’ seeing an opportunity to gain control of part of Italy, special interests outside of agriculture see an opportunity to expand their grasp of farm bill funding.

But, the portion of the farm bill that actually goes to farmers has already shrunk. Farm programs in 2010 accounted for just 7 percent of farm bill funding, compared with 33 percent in 2002.

Nutrition programs, on the other hand, have grown, accounting for a whopping 80 percent of

Precision feeding for beef feedlots

by Sally Colby The ‘average’ mid-west feedlot is a easy to describe: it’s a relatively large outdoor facility with cattle in various stages of finishing. In contrast, beef feeding facilities in the northeast vary wide-

mental phosphorus to beef diets. And Pennsylvania, known throughout the northeast for precision dairy feeding, is now the first state in the nation to have a beef feed management program.

The goal of certified feed-

cent P, but that value is considered outdated.

Phosphorus availability is underestimated, with a value of .67 for all feedstuffs. And although P is necessary in the diet, the requirements for gain and maintenance are

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A settling basin for manure at this beef feedlot includes a picket fence dam that filters liquids. The liquid portion drains onto permanent grass so that nutrients are retained.

Photo by Sally Colby

ly. Feedlots range from traditional bank barns and partially covered feedlots to repurposed dairy freestall barns and slatted floor facilities. The monoslope barn, which typically has a roof sloped to the north with southern exposure, is becoming popular for newly constructed feedlots.

In some areas of the nation, beef and dairy operations are being held to increasingly stringent nutrient management requirements to manage the environmental effects of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Nebraska, a major cattle feedlot state, is encouraging producers to stop adding supple-

ing programs is to control nutrients, especially phosphorus (P), that build up in soil and/or leach into groundwater and runoff.

Rebecca White, senior project associate at Penn State, says in working with Galen Erickson at the University of Nebraska, she learned that that state’s main goal is to get beef feeders to stop feeding supplemental phosphorus. “There’s too much phosphorus in grain,” said White, “exacerbated by by-products such as dried distillers grains/solubles and corn gluten feed.”

White says the 1996 NRC recommends .2 per-

overestimated. “The industry is currently feeding .35 to .39 percent phosphorus,” said White.

“The current recommendation is .15 or lower, and .12 is more accurate for what we want to consider standard.” Phosphorus is supplemented to avoid insufficiencies, but White says that is part of the archaic feeding management that was standard prior to the use of by-products in feed. “Dried distillers grains (DDG) are .8 percent phosphorus,” she said. “There is probably no need for supplementing P beyond feeding corn or by-product feeds.”

When White was work-

ing in the Midwest, she found that nitrogen is over-applied and that crop ground has high nitrate levels. “There’s a huge disconnect between feedlots and crop growers in the Midwest,” said White. “If you’re a feedlot, you’re trying to get rid of that manure as quickly and as inexpensively as possible. If you’re a crop farmer, you’re looking for the cheapest source of fertilizer. They’re purchasing fertilizer rather than trying to utilize neighbors’ manure.” Educational efforts focus on helping feedlot operators to understand N and P requirements and metabolism in feedlot cattle, assistance in implementing feeding programs that maximize animal performance while minimizing total nutrient excretion.

White says that DDG might be more closely monitored in the future.

“When using DDG, in general, excreted nitro-

BEEF gen will increase by 50 percent with most loss through ammonia,” she said. “If air quality is brought into feed management, this might be an issue.” She adds that increasing the overall efficiency of the beef operation through management will influence beef feedlot nutrients. “Weighing animals before and after (the feeding period),” tracking average daily gain — how can we increase the whole efficiency of the system?” Phase feeding the beef herd will also be a factor as regulations are tightened. “Different stages of finishing require different levels of protein,” said White.

“Protein deposition is higher in younger animals and as the animal gets older, fat deposition increases. This is where growth promotants come in — they help maintain that protein deposition for a longer period of time.”

Although dairy farmers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have already been managing potential nutrient pollution through precision feeding, beef cattle feedlots are now being encouraged to adopt similar programs. States in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed will be watching as precision feeding for beef cattle is implemented.

Right now, any Pennsylvania NRCS-qualified feed-management plan writer can become certified to write plans for beef operations through the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS).

“Pennsylvania is at the top of the list for dairy cow feeding, and when Pennsylvania does something, people notice,” said White. “The take-away message is that if you are feeding any kind of grain or by-product, phosphorus supplementation really isn’t needed.”

Juniors give back to community Donate items at the 2011 NJAS to deployed troops.

The National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) believes giving back builds responsibility and leadership skills. Juniors can further develop these skills at the 2011 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) in Harrisburg, PA, by participating in the Support Our American Recruits (SOAR) community service project.

“The community service project helps instill charitable qualities in junior Angus members,” said Jaclyn Upperman, junior board member and 2011 NJAS junior co-chairman.

The SOAR program is for any American soldier who has served or will serve in the armed forces.

The community service project accommodates the NJAS theme “Let Freedom Ring” and hon-

ors Pennsylvania history and military ties.

“Through SOAR, juniors will better realize how important soldiers are and will hopefully continue to contribute once back in their own states,” Upperman says.

The program began after Sept. 11, 2001, as a support group for military families. The program now sends 600 care packages per year to deployed troops throughout the world.

SOAR provides more than items to soldiers, says Becky Bair, SOAR executive director. “It lets troops know they are not forgotten and are appreciated while providing them a taste of home to keep their morale up.”

NJAA members and families can donate items to deployed troops during

the NJAS Opening Ceremonies on July 11 or throughout the week at the SOAR tradeshow booth.

“It is hard for all of us back home to realize how much we take for granted,” Bair says. “Even the most basic items are appreciated when received.”

The SOAR tradeshow booth also accepts full military addresses for specific soldiers to receive a care package.

The SOAR program also serves as a support group twice a month for military family members. Visit www.supportouramericanrecruits.com for more information.

“As volunteers we feel that it is not what SOAR does, rather it is about the troops and what they do for us,” Bair said.

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by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas As a lifelong cattle producer, I’m well aware that even small changes in government regulations can have a big impact back on the ranch. I hear from livestock producers every day on a wide variety of issues affecting their ability to produce high quality, affordable meat. In all of these conversations, one issue keeps coming to the forefront: USDA’s proposed rule on livestock markets.

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has put forward a draft rule that defines unfair livestock marketing prac-

tices, prohibits packers from purchasing livestock from another packer, and will inhibit the ability of producers to manage risk and earn premiums for their hard work and expertise in cattle production.

While this rule is intended to promote transparent and efficient markets, I’ve heard testimony from many industry leaders who argue that this rule will hurt the very producers it is purported to help.

In April, the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry began a series of hearings to examine the current conditions and challenges in the livestock

community. Cattle, poultry and pork producers all shared their concerns that the proposed rule not only goes far beyond the scope of the Farm Bill, but also lacks the sound economic analysis that allows us to judge both the need and utility of the proposed rule.

The first hearing, on the beef sector, took testimony from three witnesses. Jim Strickland, a cow calf operator from Florida; Anne Burkholder, owner of a small feeding operation in Nebraska and Ken Bull, Cargill’s Vice President for Cattle Procurement each presented their views on the state of the beef sector.

Strickland testified that, “Under the new defini-

tions included in the proposed rule, competitive injury and the likelihood of competitive injury are redefined and made so broad that mere accusations without economic proof will suffice for USDA or an individual to bring lawsuit against a buyer, packer, or processor.”

Burkholder lamented that the proposed rule “...takes away my freedom to market my cattle as I choose. If marketing arrangements are greatly reduced, cattlemen like me are the losers.”

Finally, Bull characterized the proposed rule as “...the single greatest policy threat in the U.S. livestock and meat sector in my 32 years in business.”

I do not take these con-

analysis on the rule.

Unfortunately, the Department has turned away requests to perform an independent peer review on the cost benefit analysis, or publish it for comment. It has become clear that instead of using a cost-benefit analysis to aid in decisionmaking, USDA will simply publish the final rule and include a cost-benefit report at that point.

This is not good government; USDA is plowing ahead with its own agenda, ignoring the concerns of producers, and refusing to adhere to requests for legitimate policy analysis.

Recently, I joined with 146 members of Congress to demand that the Secretary of Agriculture put this rule on hold until its full implications can be considered with a thorough economic impact analysis. My colleagues on the Appropriations Committee clearly share my concerns; in their legislation funding USDA for the coming year, they included language that would bar further work on the GIPSA rule.

GIPSA proposed these regulations pursuant to their understanding of their authorities under the Packer & Stockyards Act, which are authorities given to it by Congress.

Congress has been clear in our desire for a transparent and open process for developing this rule. I will continue to advocate on your behalf to ensure that the Administration does not move forward without allowing producers the opportunity to comment on a thorough cost-benefit analysis and the potential consequences for America’s livestock producers.

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cerns lightly, and I keep this testimony in mind as my colleagues and I consider the implications of this proposal. I am also mindful that not everyone in the livestock community opposes this rule. However, there is universal consensus that USDA’s decision will have a tremendous impact on how all livestock are marketed in the United States.

For that reason, it is particularly important that we carefully and thoroughly consider the potential consequences of this rule. I do not believe that USDA has fulfilled that responsibility. Despite the repeated concerns voiced by producers like you, USDA has failed to conduct a timely cost-benefit analysis on the proposed rule.

In today’s economy, when every other conversation in Washington seems to revolve around how to improve government spending, cost-benefit analyses are critical.

We need to know how much this rule will cost, who will bear those costs, and what we stand to gain in return.

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The June Federal order benchmark farm milk price took a much needed jump. The Agriculture Department announced the Class III manufacturing grade milk price on July 1 at $19.11 per hundredweight, up $2.59 from May, $5.49 above June 2010, the highest it has been since June 2008, and equates to about $1.64 per gallon. The 2011 average now stands at $17.06, up from $13.58 at this time a year ago, and compares to an anemic $10.19 in 2009.

Looking ahead, Class III futures were trading late Friday morning as follows: July $20.50, August $18.79, September $18.18, October $17.75, November $17.06, and December $16.60. These prices would result in a 2011 average of $17.61, up from $14.41 in 2010, $11.36 in 2009, and $17.44 in 2008.

The June Class IV price is $21.05, up 76 cents from May, and $5.60 above a year ago. California’s comparable 4a and 4b prices were announced after our deadline. I’ll report them here next week.

The 4-week NASS-surveyed cheese price averaged $1.8999 per pound, up 24.7 cents from May. Butter averaged $2.1287, up 10 cents. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.6520, up 4 cents, and dry whey averaged 52.33 cents, up 3 cents from May. California’s June 4b cheese milk price is $18.79 per hundredweight, up $4.05 from May, $6.56 above June 2010, 32 cents below the comparable Federal order Class III price though the gap continues to narrow, and equates to about $1.62 per gallon. Its 2011 average now stands at $15.67, up from 12.29 a year ago. The 4a butter powder price is $20.79, up 85 cents from May, and $5.53 above a year ago. Its 2010 average is now $18.94, up from $13.69 a year ago.

Cash dairy prices saw little change in the week entering the 4th of July holiday. Block cheese closed that Friday on a down note at $2.1250 per pound, down a half-cent on the day and the week, but 67 cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $2.0975, up 2 cents on the week, and 69

3/4-cents above a year ago. Only two cars of block traded hands on the week and none of barrel.

The lagging NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $1.9861, up 3 1/2-cents, and the barrels averaged $2.0478, up 5 1/2-cents.

FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski looks for cheese to slip after the 4th. In a Wednesday DairyLine interview Kurzawski said he has heard of discounted cheese being sold. Cheese sold at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is no more than 30 days old, he said, so the steady current price is a “symptom of some tightness in fresh cheese,” but he believes that’s about to change.

Eyes are on butter which slipped the second week in a row, though it did rally a penny on Wednesday and Thursday. It has been at or above $2 since the first of the year. The cash price closed Friday at $2.04, down 2 cents on the week, following the previous week’s 8-cent drop, but is still 29 cents above a year ago. Ten cars traded hands on the week. The NASS price hit $2.1272, up 0.8 cent.

Kurzawski doesn’t believe we’re out of the woods yet on the tightness in butter as demand still appears to be good but the real issue in his mind is what will demand look like on August 1. By then a lot of commercial buyers will have sourced their needs almost for the balance of the year, he said, and we could see prices slip at that point but, “as of today, we still have a pretty decent support underpinning the market.”

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk held all week at $1.6250 while Extra Grade remained at $1.61.

NASS powder averaged $1.6629, up 0.9 cent, and dry whey averaged 53.06 cents per pound, up a half-cent. Powder has been pretty quiet, Kurzawski said, and he cited an old adage, “Don’t sell a sleeping market.”

He’s not calling it a sleeping market, he said, as it is quiet most of the time and right now buyers have been quiet and international pressure has come on prices but we’ll know more from Fonterra’s auction on July 5.

“The demand picture has been quiet,” he concluded, “I really wouldn’t think that this market is going to be very well supported as we roll into the middle of third quarter.”

Looking “back to the futures;” the Federal order Class III contract’s average for the last half of 2011 was $17.64 per hundredweight on May 6, $17.49 on May 13, $18.22 on May 20, $18.39 on May 27, $18.72 on June 3, $18.34 on both June 10 and June 17, and $18.21 on June 24.

The University of Wisconsin’s Dr. Brian Gould pointed out in Tuesday’s DairyLine that the high butter price has increased butter’s contribution to the Federal order Class III milk price. Butter typically represents about 40 percent of the Class III value, he said. That jumped to 48 percent in May but the big player is whey.

The strong protein market has meant a strong nonfat dry milk and dry whey price, according to Gould, and whey’s contri-

bution to the Class III price has doubled since the first of the year in terms of its relative value.

Now it’s about 10 percent of the Class III value, he said, something not seen since late 2007.

He attributed that to the strong export market for protein and said domestic users of dry whey are competing for whey with the export market. Last month’s calculation of the Class III price showed dry whey averaged about 49 cents per pound, Gould reported, and whey typically averages 25-30 cents. (The June whey price was 52.33 cents as reported earlier.)

Export markets tend to be more volatile than domestic markets, Gould said, and that was evidenced in 2008 and 2009 when we lost a significant amount of exports resulting in a dramatic downturn in prices. It’s something to be aware of, he warned, “when we start relying on the export market to be a major source of our dairy product demand.”

Speaking of exports; more U.S. cheese will be taking a cruise. The Cooperatives Working Together program announced the acceptance this week of four requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Darigold to sell 1.4 million pounds of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia and Europe. The product will be delivered July through September and raises 2011 CWT cheese exports to 44.7 million pounds after adjusting for a cancellation.

Milk receipts are generally past the annual peak throughout the country, according to USDA’s weekly update, with appreciable declines prevalent in the Southeast, Arizona, and New Mexico.

California temperatures broke 100 degrees, so handlers expect receipts may decline.

Fluid demand remains at lower summer levels.

Cream demand has improved as warmer temperatures stimulate ice cream sales. Also, produc-

tion of dips, sour, and whipped cream were steady to stronger ahead of the 4th of July holiday.

Cream was getting shipped from region to region to supplement local offerings.

Milk production in the Oceania region is nearing seasonal low levels. The end of the 2010-11 milk production season was positive in both New Zealand and Australia with herd health and conditioning also positive which, if that carries through the winter months, will provide a strong start to the new season.

The new milk production season is underway in New Zealand. Milk handlers are reporting that output during the 20102011 fiscal season was up 2-3 percent from the previous year. The outlook for the 2011-2012 season remains strong with some estimates in the 5-6 percent range.

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Back on the home front; dairy farm profitability improved slightly in June as milk prices increased to cover a small hike in feed. The Agriculture De-

partment’s latest Ag Prices report shows the All-Milk price for June estimated at $21.00 per hundredweight, up $1.40 from May, $5.60 above June 2010, and the highest since December 2007, according to the CME’s Daily Dairy Report (DDR).

The cost of feed to produce 100 pounds of milk was $11.48, up just 15

cents from May. Corn averaged a record $6.58 per bushel, up 28 cents from May and $3.17 above a year ago. Soybeans averaged $13.30 per bushel, up a dime from May and $3.85 above a year ago.

One bright note, alfalfa hay averaged $180 per ton, down $6, but still $61 higher than a year ago.

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Organic milk averaged $3.77, up 7 cents compared to the first quarter of 2011, and up 3 percent compared to the second quarter a year earlier. It is about 60 percent higher than the reported price of a half-gallon of regular milk.

And, in a separate report, the Minnesota Farmers Union reported the U.S. average retail price for fat-free milk at $4.09 per gallon in April.

According to MFU calculations, dairy farmers received $1.67 per gallon, or about 38 percent.

Meanwhile, as National Milk begins its grassroots effort to sell its future dairy policy proposal to farmers, California Farmers Union and the California Dairy Campaign are joining the National Family Farm Coalition in supporting legislative reforms called for in the NFFCbacked “Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act.” The legislation would pay dairy producers based on their cost of production, manage milk inventories to meet market demand, and address the impact of unregulated concentrated dairy imports.

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There’s more good news on the feed front. USDA’s Acreage and Grain Stocks reports showed U.S. corn plantings at 92.3 million acres, substantially higher than what was forecast in the July 12 World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report, and compares to 88.2 million acres a year ago. Soybean acreage was also below expected levels and a year ago.

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Farm Credit East supports start-up and small farms ENFIELD, CT — Farm Credit East, the largest lender to Northeast agriculture, recently released information on its efforts to support young farmers and operators of small farms. The customerowned financial cooperative provides over $4.3 billion in loans to its members, including 6,852 small farm loans and 3,139 young farmer loans (under 36 years of age).

“A core value at Farm Credit East is to assist young, beginning and small farmers. We understand that the long term strength and soundness of the future of agriculture in the Northeast is dependant on individuals entering the industry” said Bill Lipinski, CEO of Farm Credit East. “We also recognize the demands for capital and financial management skills that make it diffi-

cult for these entrants to establish their business, therefore we have put programs in place, such as Farm Credit East’s Young, Beginning and Small Farmers Incentive Program (YBS) and FarmStart, LLP to assist them in the early stages of their business.”

A young farmer is defined as a farmer, rancher, producer or harvester of aquatic products who is 35 years of age or younger as of the loan transaction date. A beginning farmer has 10 years or less of farming experience and a small farmer normally generates gross annual sales of $250,000 or less.

“Young and beginning farmers face many daunting challenges when getting started in farming,” said Gary Bradley, an executive vice president who is responsible for

Farm Credit East’s Young, Beginning and Small Farmers program.

To help this growing customer segment get started in the industry, Farm Credit East’s YBS Incentive program, established in 1995, provides special incentives to program participants. Incentives include discounts on services such as farm accounting software, tax preparation, consulting and appraisal for up to five years. These customers also receive discounts on FSA guaranteed loan fees and interest rate assistance. Farm Credit East’s special incentives for 2010 were $201,964.

In addition to the YBS Incentive program, Farm Credit East started FarmStart, LLP in 2005 for those beginning farmers that do not have the credit history to apply for a

(1) Each axle pivot has a greasable bushing for long life. (2) A “no-disconnect” turnbuckle provides ease of wing adjustment. (3) Dual wheels on center section are standard. Optional dual wheels on wings assist in mowing close to ditches. (4) Optional tandem walking axles available for extreme mowing conditions.

(5) Optional deck ring reduces blade to deck contact. (6) Wide wing skids reduce “dig-in” on sharp turns.

(7) Optional constant velocity PTO driveline.

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in city farmers’ markets, where they can reach consumers directly.”

Northeast agriculture is strong for many reasons, including the diversity of its farm operations along with its wide array of farm products.

Northeast farms contribute to a strong agricultural sector that provides wholesome, fresh products to consumers and essential economic activity throughout the rural communities of New England, New York, and New Jersey.

Farm Credit East ex-

tends more than $4.3 billion in loans and has 19 local offices in its sixstate service area. In addition to loans and leases, the organization also offers a full range of agriculturally specific financial services for businesses related to farming, horticulture, forestry and commercial fishing. Farm Credit East is governed by a 17-person board of directors from across the Northeast.

For more information, visit FarmCreditEast.com.

In light of late planting, NCGA extends yield contest entry deadline Due to widespread planting delays, the final entry deadline for the 2011 National Corn Yield Contest has been extended 10 days, to July 25, the National Corn Growers Association has announced. Entries must be submitted online or postmarked on or before that date and are subject to the standard entry fee of $110 per entry.

“It was a late, long planting season for many growers throughout the Corn Belt,” said Steve Ebke, chairman of the Production and Stewardship Action Team. “At NCGA, we recognize the strain farmers experience while attempting to get the crop in the ground.

Furthermore, early delays can cause tasks to pile up. We want every grower interested to have an opportunity to participate in the contest and hope that by extending the deadline we make it easier for

them to do so.”

For nearly a half century, NCGA’s National Corn Yield Contest has provided corn growers the opportunity to compete with their colleagues to grow the most corn per acre, helping feed and fuel the world. This has given participants not only the recognition they deserved, but the opportunity to learn from their peers.

Winners receive national recognition in publications such as the NCYC Corn Yield Guide, as well as cash trips or other awards from participating sponsoring seed, chemical and crop protection companies. In Nashville, TN, during the 2012 Commodity Classic, state winners will be presented awards at the NCYC Breakfast and national winners will receive awards at the Awards Banquet.

Source: NCGA News of the Day, Monday, June 27

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Seven Reasons the 3715 Flexwing is an Excellent Choice for Heavy Duty Cutting Jobs.

traditional loan. FarmStart assists startup operations by providing working capital investments of up to $50,000. A FarmStart advisor also works one-on-one with each recipient to help develop business skills during the first few years. As of May 2011 FarmStart has approved 75 investments with total commitments approved over $3 million.

While Farm Credit East is working to grow agriculture in this region, CEO Lipinski urged consumers to support local farmers. He recommended, “As you travel the Northeast this summer, stop by farm stands and farmers’ markets to support your local agricultural community. Today more farmers provide high quality farm products in retail operations, such as farm stands and

Growth energy applauds Lugar proposal to break America’s foreign oil dependence Ethanol plays essential part in “all of the above” strategy WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new proposal from Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) that promotes the use of alternative fuel vehicles will help break America’s foreign oil dependence, according to a statement released by Growth Ener-

gy, the leading voice of ethanol supporters.

Senator Lugar’s Practical Energy Plan aims to reduce American dependence on foreign oil by 50 percent and save American families and businesses $33 billion annu-

ally by maximizing fuel efficiency, increasing the use of domestically produced renewable fuels and encouraging the development of dual-use vehicles which run on alternative fuels, like ethanol.

Growth Energy CEO

Tom Buis said, “We commend Senator Lugar for his leadership on this issue. If we are truly going to meet our nation’s renewable fuel goals and substantially reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we need to invest in

policies like these that will encourage greater use of alternative fuels, like ethanol. Each additional Flex-Fuel vehicle on the road gives consumers the option of filling up with domestic, homegrown renewable

fuel and enhances our national security, all while creating U.S. jobs and greening our environment.”

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NCGA disappointed politics trumped policy on ethanol vote WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 16, the National Corn Growers Association expressed severe disappointment that the Senate allowed petty politics to trump prudent policy in the fight for the future of the ethanol industry.

The passage of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s amendment to immediately repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit represents a tax increase on fuel that will kill jobs in rural America and hit all consumers in the pocketbook, NCGA said.

“Today the Senate voted against rural America and domestic, renewable energy, and in favor of more foreign oil,” NCGA President Bart Schott, a grower from Kulm, ND, said. “Senator Feinstein has unfairly hit at the heart of an important agricultural industry while remaining unified with subsidy-laden Big Oil.” Schott pointed out that one comprehensive report found that subsidies for the oil industry total up to $280 billion annually, representing up to $2 per gallon of gasoline.

A recent legislative effort to eliminate $2 billion of these oil subsidies went nowhere in Congress, he noted, after organizations like the National Taxpayers Union painted it as a tax increase.

The ethanol industry supports more than 400,000 U.S. jobs, contributing more than $56 billion each year to the nation’s economy and $11 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue, Schott said.

“Last year, 81 senators voted to extend the blender’s credit for one year to allow us to move forward with a proposal to reform these incentives,” Schott said. “We have proposed such legislation and have shown a willingness to work with all parties on a solution, and we thank the senators who stood by their vote last year and stood by us in this week’s effort.”

In a victory for corn growers and the ethanol industry, the Senate re-

jected a proposed amendment by Sen. John McCain that would have prevented the U.S. De-

partment of Agriculture from providing grants for blender pumps.

“This is good news be-

cause we want to do all we can to encourage fuel choice,” Schott said.

“Blender pumps provide

options for those with flexfuel vehicles and can help the ethanol industry grow in the years to come.”

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Van Beek Natural Science introduces Optimum UterFlush, organic reproductive care for cattle Van Beek Natural Science is excited to introduce Optimum UterFlush, an organic product for reproductive care in beef and dairy cattle.

Optimum UterFlush is administered intrauterine post-calving to help restore the cow’s uterus back to normal as quickly as possible. It can be given immediately after calving or later on when problems arise. The flush

not only assists with uterine problems postcalving, but also sustains the cow’s reproductive performance reducing the breed back timeframe.

Optimum UterFlush contains essential oils with antimicrobial properties that maintain and restore normal uterine environment. A natural foaming agent, called yucca, helps the flush

reach all areas of the uterus. Optimum UterFlush is an all-natural, organic product that requires no milk withholding and leaves no drug residue. The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) has reviewed and approved Optimum UterFlush as an OMRI Listed product as of June 6.

Optimum UterFlush is the organic version of UterFlush, a product Van

Beek introduced last year. Optimum UterFlush performs similarly to the capsule product, Royal Uterine Capsules, but is in a convenient and easy to use liquid form. The Optimum UterFlush syringe has a dial to ensure the accurate amount is expelled when mixing the product.

Optimum UterFlush is available in a 30ml syringe and 5.08 fl oz container, providing 8 and 40

administrations, respectively. The product is sold through all major livestock and dairy distributors.

Please visit www.vanbeeknaturalscience.com for more information.

Van Beek Natural Science is an innovative, quality-focused manufacturing and service company committed to bringing the highest quality natural products to the market.

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keting nutraceuticals for livestock use since 1984 with a history of experience in essential oil based products. Van Beek uses the best available ingredients from around the world when formulating products. This ensures that the benefits desired from the ingredients reach their full potential in the final product. Van Beek Natural Science is ISO 9001-2008 and HACCP certified.

SEEDWAY acquires Olds Garden Seed and Great Lakes region.

The longstanding and successful Olds Garden Seed brand will be maintained, with inventory, operations and customer service transitioning to SEEDWAY’s Elizabethtown, PA facility. Scott Morgan, Olds Garden Seed Brand Manager, will remain with the organiza-

tion to lead the brand, as will Chris Coley as customer service lead. Instep with long-range strategic plans, the acquisition enhances SEEDWAY’s business diversity and broadens its position in the small-package seed industry while leveraging existing equipment and processing efficiencies.

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HALL, NY — SEEDWAY has purchased the business assets of Olds Garden Seed from Winfield Solutions, effective June 30. Founded in 1888 and located in Madison, WI, Olds Garden Seed supplies small-package vegetable and flower seed to retailers and gardeners throughout the Midwest

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World Forage Analysis Superbowl to award $22,000 cash The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is seeking entries for the 2011 contest. Big cash prizes are available! The deadline for corn silage entries is Aug. 18, and all other entries are due Sept. 7.

Over $22,000 cash is being awarded this year with each category champion receiving a check for $1,500. Additional cash will be awarded for additional winners in each category. This valuable prize package is made possible by generous supporters, including Platinum Sponsor Mycogen Seeds.

“Every year we’re amazed at the high quality of the forages entered into the contest,” said Dan Undersander, Extension forage specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The contest is designed to encourage quality forage

production. We encourage you to enter or, at least, to stop by the exhibit in the Arena building at World Dairy Expo.

Where else can you see so much high quality forage in one place?”

Contest categories include: Champion Grass Hay, sponsored by Barenbrug USA; Champion Dairy Hay, sponsored

by Syngenta; Champion Dairy Haylage, sponsored

by Kent Nutrition Group; Champion Commercial Baleage, sponsored by WL Research; Champion Commercial Hay, sponsored by Bridon Cordage; Champion Standard Corn Silage, sponsored

by Ag-Bag; and Champion Brown Midrib Corn Silage, sponsored by Mycogen Seeds.

All category winners will compete for the coveted Grand Champion Forage Producer honor and the $2,500 cash

NFU joins call for coherence between WTO and other global concerns WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Farmers Union (NFU) joined farm groups from 60 countries from around the world in calling for better coherence between World Trade Organization (WTO) policies and other global concerns.

“The WTO’s main goal is to open markets around the world, without regard to issues such as food safety, maintaining viable rural communities, and preserving precious land resources,” said NFU President Roger Johnson. “While we support the objective of opening trade around the world, WTO must recognize that agriculture is a unique industry, and that every country has a

right to protect domestic producers to improve self-sufficiency and ensure food security.”

The agricultural groups called on political leaders to include some basic principles when pursuing trade agreements.

“Trade rules must allow for certain policy measures to promote stability in prices and food supplies,” said Johnson.

“Special considerations must be given to developing countries to ensure they can address the concerns of their farmers.

Additionally, all countries should have a right to address issues like food safety, the environment, animal welfare, and the needs of their rural citizens.”

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award, sponsored by NutriSave Forage Management System. In addition to the above categories, winners of the Quality Counts Hay/Haylage and Quality Counts Corn Silage categories will be named and each will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize, sponsored by Croplan Genetics. The Quality Counts category will be based on a predetermined quality factor, which will not be announced until World Dairy Expo.

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pants may enter as often and in as many categories as desired; however, the Commercial Hay category is intended for hay growers who raise and sell hay for a living.

For entry forms and information, call 715-7582178 or visit www.foragesuperbowl.org. The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is held annually in conjunction with World Dairy Expo, Oct. 4-8, in Madison, WI. The winners will be named at the Mycogen Seeds Awards Luncheon at Expo, held

this year on Oct. 5.

The 28th Annual World Forage Analysis Superbowl is organized in partnership with AgSource Cooperative Services, AgSource Laboratories, DairyBusiness Communications, Hay & Forage Grower, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, University of WisconsinMadison and World Dairy Expo. Additional sponsorship is provided by the National Hay Association.

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JD 6600 combine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JD 215 Grain HD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch $4,950 . . . . . . Fultonville JD HPX Gator 4x4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,750 . . . . . Clifton Park Keenan 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 . . . . . . Fultonville Great Bend loader for JD 7000’s . . . $5,500 . . . . . . Fultonville Hyd. dump cart (new). . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,995 . . . . . . Fultonville Bush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 . . . . . . . Chatham JD 9600 w/643, combine. . . . . . . . . $41,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 850 Gator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2 BTM Plow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450 . . . . . . . . Goshen 3 pt. Disc 4’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Goshen

HUDSON RIVER TRACTOR COMPANY LLC FULTONVILLE 518-853-3405

GOSHEN 845-294-2500

CHATHAM 518-392-2505

SCHAGHTICOKE 518-692-2676

CLIFTON PARK 518-877-5059

Unloading Mycoplasma bovis The next load of cattle may carry more than just an opportunity for profit Producers who regular-

ly deal with high-risk cattle — those animals that may weigh a little less or have been commingled with others from different

backgrounds — have seen what Mycoplasma bovis can do to cattle health.

However, even the bestprepared operations can

Carpenter’s Tools Of The Trade Sale Friday,, Julyy 15,, 2011 1 • 11 1 AM M • Enosburgg Falls,, VT Located just 15 minutes from the “St. Jacobs Celebration Sale” to be held that evening!

105 5 Lotss Selll ~ 50 0 Cowss ~ 30 0 Bredd Heiferss ~ 25 5 Yearlingss & Calves Selling will be a tremendous group of Holsteins from Carpsdale Farm & Partners, including 50 head owned by close friend Charlie Whitaker. Sires include Advent, Durham, Goldwyn, Sanchez, Stormatic, Talent & others. Cow families include Alicia, Blackrose, Lulu, Paradise, Roxy & Trina!

Herd Health: Cattle are pregnancy examined, inoculated against shipping fever and tested for immediate interstate shipment. SCC has been below 100,000 for the last 5 years and the herd is in excellent health! All cattle are freestall and tie stall trained.

Directions: From Enosburg, take Rt. 108 South, cross bridge and take 1st left on Hayes Farm Rd. Travel 1⁄4 mile to a “Y” and turn left on Davis Road. Follow to the first farm on the left.

Please join us for this once in a lifetime sale and stay for the St. Jacobs Celebration Sale located just 15 minutes away. Anyone making a purchase at either sale will be entered to win an April 2011 “Force” daughter of “Tri-Day Ashlyn”!

See the complete catalog online at www.cattlexchange.com

experience the disease.

“If you are buying wellmanaged cattle, you don’t generally see M. bovis as a common theme, but every once in a while you get proof of the problem,” said Daniel Scruggs, DVM, Veterinary Operations, Pfizer Animal Health. “We don’t know how it happens, but all of a sudden we can see herds that are treating for M. bovis, but by far the most common manifestation is in cattle that are at high risk.”

M. bovis is one of the most common infectious agents connected to clinical cases of bovine respiratory disease (BRD), which is estimated to cost the beef industry nearly $1 billion in economic losses from death, re-

duced feed efficiency and increased treatment costs.

Dr. Scruggs notes that producers should pay close attention to classes of cattle that are most likely to develop M. bovisrelated disease, including cattle that have been commingled, lightweight cattle, and cattle that have been stressed.

Knowing the level of risk is particularly important if producers are dealing with types of cattle they don’t normally handle as a response to higher feeder prices.

“When cattle prices go up, some producers tend to handle riskier cattle,” Dr. Scruggs said. “Any time people dramatically change the quality of cattle they are buying, they

may be surprised by what they encounter disease wise.”

Dr. Scruggs recommends producers work with their veterinarians to control M. bovis before it becomes a problem by treating cattle on arrival with an effective, proven antimicrobial and instituting management changes to help control spread of disease.

“I advise producers to treat all respiratory disease in cattle as if Mycoplasma bovis were a component, because in many cattle it is M. bovis,” Dr. Scruggs says. “If you do it right, you may never identify if M. bovis was a component because the cattle are treated, get better and move on with their lives.”

Sale Managed By/Catalogs

4236 CTY HWY 18, • DELHI, NY 13753 DAVE M. & MERRY RAMA 607-746-2226 OR FAX 607-746-2911 EMAIL: DAVERAMASR@CATTLEXCHANGE.COM WEB:WWW.CATTLEXCHANGE.COM

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To help settle the Estate of the late Richard “June” Thompson located at 66 Tucker Hill Rd, Norwich, VT 05055. Take exit 13 off I91 to Rt 5 North go 1/2 mile, stay straight on Main St, just past Dan & Whit's store turn left onto Beaver Meadow Rd go approx. 4 miles turn onto Tucker Hill Rd and watch for auction signs.

MONDAY - JULY 18TH, 2011

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USED EQUIPMENT BLOW-OUT!

STARTING @ 9:30 AM

SELLING EQUIPMENT, TRUCKS, TRAILERS & SCRAP IRON Caterpillar D6C dozer w/tilt blade, JD 544 wheel loader, Drott Cruz-Air 40 rubber tired excavator w/2 buckets & log bucket; Austin Western AWD grader, Cat 955 track loader w/bucket, rake; 2 Jaeger compressors, fuel tank w/pump, Belt driven wood processor w/circular saw, 6 way wedge & conveyor GM diesel power unit; Lane #1 sawmill w/16' carriage hyd log turner w/Buda diesel power unit; GM 671 diesel generator, GM diesel power unit, 2 Murphy diesel power units, 3 Military generators, Cat D-4 dozer parts

Like New JD 635 Disc Mower

1991 Volvo tandem tractor w/sleeper, 1954 FWD all-wheel drive fire truck, Diamond Reo 10 wheel dump truck, Mack B61 tandem w/Timco log loader, Mack B61 S/A tractor, Mack B68 tandem truck, Mack B95 fire truck, Mack B42 platform dump, 2 Mack's B42 trucks, 4 Mack's S/A tractor, Auto Car diesel S/A tractor, 2 Diamond T tandem axle tractors, Diamond Reo wrecker, Brockway cab & Chassis, 1940's Ford All wheel drive truck w/Snogo snow blower, Int L190 dump truck, Int AWD tandem truck, Int L210 S/A truck AWD tandem army truck, Ferree S/A equipment trailer, 2 Kenworth cab over tractors, 6 flatbed & low bed trailers, 2 tandem axle tank trailers, Dillon full floating circle throw vibratory screen, 30' tub hyd dump trailer, alum box trailer, 20 cars & pickups for salvage, quantity of engines, transmissions, rear ends and other trucks.

SMALLL TOOLS S & MISC. Wacker PT3 Honda powered 3" water pump, Lindsey sand blaster, banding machine & tools, quantity of drill stock & new steel, steel bench, chainsaws, quantity of elec motors & pulleys, quantity of lumber, quantity of landscape stones, 2000 Polaris 550 Super Sport 556 miles; 1996 Polaris XLT Indy, Bultaco Sherpa-T trial bike, Honda Goldwing Motorcycle, 1998 Subaru Forrester.

Manyy itemss att thiss salee aree running,, thee restt havee beenn settingg forr years..

Alsoo tonss off scrapp ironn too bee soldd att auction.

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Owner:: Barbaraa Thompson AUCTIONEERS: C W GRAY & SON'S, INC. EAST THETFORD, VT 802-785-2161 VT LIC #128 NH LIC Tim Gray # 2890 www.cwgray.com email: cwgray@valley.net

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TILLAGE BRILLION WLS 3003 MULCHER JD 235 DISC HARROW CASE 496 HARROW PERFECTA 25’ CULTIVATOR KRAUSE 12’ DISC HAY & FORAGE (2) VICON 773 RAKES NH 1432 DISC MOWER KUHN GA 7302 RAKE KUHN GA 4121 GTH RAKE NI 5209 DISC MOWER VICON 833 TEDDER JD 456 ROUND BALER JD 930 DISC MOWER JD 635 DISC MOWER

John Deere 4890 SP Mower MATERIAL HANDLING KNIGHT 3050 MIXER KNIGHT 3170 MIXER KNIGHT 3042 MIXER NH 3110 SPREADER CONSTRUCTION GEHL 3935 SKIDSTEER GEHL 5640 SKIDSTEER GEHL 4635 SKIDSTEER KUBOTA KX 121 EXCAVATOR CASE 580 CK T-L-B MISC. & USED CONSUMER PRODUCTS ERSKINE FPM 78 SNOWBLOWER (2) KUBOTA GR 2100

GARDEN TRACTORS SIMPLICITY LAWN TRACTOR KUBOTA ZD21 ZERO TURN MOWER CUB CADET UTILITY VEHICLE KUHN TB 181 FLAIL MOWER DR SERIES CHIPPER JD 322 LAWN TRACTOR PLANTERS KINZE 2000 PLANTER WHITE 8106 PLANTER JD 1780 PLANTER HAY & FORAGE JOHN DEERE 4890 SP MOWER

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Sale Host Carpsdale Farm Jim Carpenter & Family 353 Davis Road Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 802-933-2096 Email: carpsdale@myfairpoint.net

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To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-3237 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, July 11 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 9:30 AM: Athens Stockyards, Athens, PA. Misc. sale starts @ 9:30 am, small animals approx.

12:30-1 pm, followed by livestock (pigs, calves, goats, sheep & beef cattle). All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 570-8828500 or 607-699-3637 www.athensstockyards.com • 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Misc., Produce & Small Animals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm Dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy.

Calves & cull beef approx. 4:30-5:30 pm.

Monthly Heifer Sale. All times are approximate.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

• 5:45 PM: Dealer Liquidation - Crane & Dump Truck. 1960’s Pettibone 30 boom crane, ‘84 Volvo/White dual axle dump truck w/good motor & transmission.

• 6:00 PM - Salmanca Board of Public Utilities Poles - (11) New & Unused Shakespeare Washington style fiberglass street light poles. 20” anchor base; 16” fixture mounting height.

• 6:05 PM - City of Poughkeepsie Police - Vehicles - Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredos, ‘01 Chevy Malibu, Nissan Altimas, ‘99 Volvo S70, ‘99

Dodge Stratus, ‘98 Chrysler Sebring Lxi & more.

• 7:05 PM - Union Springs CSD - Buses & Mower - ‘97 International 3800/Blue Bird handy bus, ‘95 Chevy Van G30 bus & Jacobsen HR15 tractor/mower.

• 7:20 PM - Westchester Community College Books - Over 100 (approx. 160) widely assorted decommissioned library books. A complete inventory is provided.

• 7:25 PM - Westchester Community College Equip. - Monroe salt spreader, Goossen Rake ‘n’ Vac vacuum and self-propelled hydro drive lawn mower. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Tuesday, July 12 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-3213211.

• 6:00 PM: Town of Eastchester - Vehicle Auction. ‘98 Chevy K3500 dump truck, ‘91 Ford F700 dump truck, ‘97 Ford CF8000 sweeper, ‘98 Chevy K2500 pickup & more.

6:35 PM - Private Consignor - Excavator & Equip. - ‘89 Case 220B excavator, Joy D800QP Quiet Power compressor and Hobart G-261 gas welder.

6:50 PM - Town of Stony Point Police - Automobiles - ‘05 Ford Crown Vic 4 door Police Interceptor & ‘00 Chevy Lumina. Both regularly serviced by local fleet maintenance. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com • 7:00 PM: On the Farm, 1254 Blacks Creek Rd., Liberty, PA (Tioga Co.) Provident Farms Complete Milk Herd & Bred Heifers. Fraley Auction Co., Inc., 570-546-6907 www.fraleyauction.com Wednesday, July 13 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

B RO U G HT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES Rte. 125, E. Middlebury, VT 05740 Sale every Monday & Thursday Specializing in Complete Farm Dispersals “A Leading Auction Service” In Vt. 800-339-2697 or 800-339-COWS 802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639 ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc. Jack Lyon Bridgeport, NY 315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544 315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912 AUCTIONEER PHIL JACQUIER INC. 18 Klaus Anderson Rd., Southwick, MA 01077 413-569-6421 • Fax 413-569-6599 www.jacquierauctions.com Auctions of Any Type, A Complete, Efficient Service philcorn@jacquierauctions.com AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL 808 Borden Rd. Buffalo, NY 14227 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONS Fort Plain, NY 518-568-2257 Licensed & Bonded in PA #AU005568

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BRZOSTEK’S AUCTION SERVICE INC. Household Auctions Every Wed. at 6:30 PM 2052 Lamson Rd., Phoenix, NY 13135 Brzostek.com 315-678-2542 or 800-562-0660 Fax 315-678-2579 THE CATTLE EXCHANGE 4236 Co. Hwy. 18, Delhi, NY 13753 607-746-2226 • Fax 607-746-2911 www.cattlexchange.com E-mail: daveramasr@cattlexchange.com A Top-Quality Auction Service David Rama - Licensed Real Estate Broker C.W. GRAY & SONS, INC. Complete Auction Services Rte. 5, East Thetford, VT 802-785-2161 DANN AUCTIONEERS DELOS DANN 3339 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com dannauctioneers.htm DELARM & TREADWAY Sale Managers & Auctioneers William Delarm & Son • Malone, NY 518-483-4106 E.J. Treadway • Antwerp, NY 13608 315-659-2407

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 • 6:00 PM: Town of Cheektowaga - Vehicles & Equip. (2) ‘89 Peterbilt 320 packers, ‘95 Ford F350 stake truck, (2) ‘94 Ford F250 pickups, (2) Jacobsen T422D mowers & more.

6:40 PM - Private Consignor - Ford Taurus SE ‘00 Ford Taurus SE 4 door sedan w/3.0L V6 EFI gas engine. Runs & drives well. Keyless entry.

Keys & clean title.

6:45 PM - Town of Nelson Highway - Tractor - 91 Ford 4630 tractor w/Alamo A boom 17’ reach grass flail mower w/16” cut. Good mechanical shape. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Thursday, July 14 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315287-0220 • 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed by Beef. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

• 6:00 PM: Town of Kinderhook Highway - Dump Truck. ‘91 International 4800 4X4 dump truck w/side wing plow, 10’ side dump/front discharge, (2) coal chutes. Auctions International, 800-5361401 www.auctionsinternational.com

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Friday, July 15 • Enosburg Falls, VT. Carpenter’s Tools of the Trade Sale. Jim Carpenter & Family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Fairfield, VT. St. Jacobs Celebration Sale. Tim & Sharyn Abbott, hosts. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:30 AM: Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY. Public Auction to be held in our yard. 2 & 4WD farm tractor, 20 & 150 hp. Large selection of haying, tilling, harvesting & construction equipment.

Consignments welcome. Goodrich Auction Service, Inc., 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com, www.auctionzip.com • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers.

Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 6:00 PM: Village of Hudson Falls - Vehicles & Assets. (3) Chevy Impalas, ‘90 Ford F250 utility truck, ‘68 International Farmall 140 tractor, Kohler generator, motors, tires & more.

• 6:50 PM - Western Suffolk BOCES - Surplus Assets - Pexto Shear, Kenmore refrigerator, cameras, (5) GBC laminators, TV & VCR, tables & chairs, (10) bookcases & more.

• 7:05 PM - Valhalla Fire District - Surplus Assets - Motorola Minitors II & III, Metro gear rack, Accoweed single truck chains, (10) chairs & TV stand.

• 7:15 PM - Heritage Centers - Shrink Wrapper ‘82 Shanklin A-22 Automatic L-Sealer shrink wrapper. Weighs approximately 350-400 lbs.

Seals 25-30 packages per minute. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com • 7:30 PM: On the Farm, 8071 Rt. 414, Canton, PA. 80 Dairy Cattle. Leroy Dale Farms Complete Milking Herd Dispersal. The Blackman Family.

Est. 1928. Fraley Auction Co., Inc., 570-5466907 www.fraleyauction.com Saturday, July 16 • 601 North Peterboro St., Canastota, NY. Lyon’s Annual Summer Hay Camp & Friday Night Barbecue. Late Model Construction, Support, Aerial Lifts, Trucks & Trailers. *Stop in for the Barbecue

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EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC 5001 Brittonfield Parkway P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY 315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802 Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000 Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105 Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006 Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321 Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041 Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104 Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215 Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220 Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752 Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK 3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PM Feeder Cattle Sales monthly Horse Sales as scheduled 585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. AUCTION SERVICE Franklin, NY 607-829-5172 Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions Frank Walker, Auctioneer P.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775 fwalker2@stny.rr.com

FRALEY AUCTION CO. Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded 1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA 570-546-6907 Fax 570-546-9344 www.fraleyauction.com GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE 5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040 607-863-3821 www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC. 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com H&L AUCTIONS Malone, NY Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576 Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800 518-832-0616 cell Auctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003 HARRIS WILCOX, INC. Bergen, NY 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-3237 • Fax 518-673-2381 www.auctionsinternational.com Wednesday, July 20 • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 10:00 AM: Haverling Central School Auditorium, Bath, NY (Steuben Co.). Steuben Co. Tax Title Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-7282520 www.pirrunginc.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, July 21 • Prattsburgh, (Steuben Co.) NY. John Brezinski Farm Equipment, Farm Accessories, Household. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 6:00 PM: Village of Mamaroneck - Vehicles & Assets. ‘00 C-Hawk boat, ‘98 Mack RD688S garbage truck, (3) GO-4 scooters, wood docks, tow bars, GM parts & repair manuals. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com • 6:00 PM: Martin’s Country Market, 1138 Rt. 318, Waterloo, NY. 2nd Annual July Equipment Auction. Complete equipment dispersal’s, construction equip., excavating equip., bank repo equip., lawn and garden, heavy & light trucks & consignments. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zieset 315-7298030 Friday, July 22 • 6:00 PM: Village of Depew DPW - Vehicles. ‘95 GMC C7H042 box truck, ‘99 Ford E350 XL Super Duty van & ‘84 Ford 4000 tractor w/776B loader. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Saturday, July 23 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Monday, July 25 • 9:30 AM: Athens Stockyards, Athens, PA. Misc. sale starts @ 9:30 am, small animals approx.

12:30-1 pm, followed by livestock (pigs, calves, goats, sheep & beef cattle). All times are approximate. . Tom & Brenda Hosking 570-882-

8500 or 607-699-3637 www.athensstockyards.com • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Misc., Produce & Small Animals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm Dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy.

Calves & cull beef approx. 4:30-5:30 pm. All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com Tuesday, July 26 • 6:00 PM: Livingston Co. Hwy. Shop Facility, Rte. 63, Geneseo, NY (Livingston Co.). Livingston Co. Tax Title Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Wednesday, July 27 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, July 30 • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 9:00 AM: 291 Maple Hollow Rd., New Hartford, Ct. Sunset Hollow Farmbr. Combined the contents of the Old Mill of Bakersville with the Nathan Estate Tractor collection for this spectacular auction. 19 JD antique tractors, IH, Case & other antique tractors, 1919 Ford Model T depot hack delivery sedan & 1956 IH R190 cab & chassis trucks, Hit & Miss engines & early walk behinds, horse drawn equip., quilt collection & antiques. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-5696421 Monday, August 1 • 12:30 PM: New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Misc. produce & small animals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy. Calves & cull beef approx. 4:40-5:30 pm. Monthly Feeder & Fat Cattle Sale. All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-6993637, Brad Ainslie Sale Chairman 315-822-6087 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, August 3 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every

Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, August 5 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Sunday, August 7 • Detroit, MI. Complete Liquidation of Construction, Agricultural Equip., Support & Vehicles. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, August 10 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 2:00 PM: NY Steam Engine Assn. Grounds, Gehan Rd, off Rts. 5 & 20, 5 mi. east of Canandaigua, NY. NY Steam Engine Associations 3rd Annual Consignment Auction. Selling antique and modern farm and construction equipment. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm Thursday, August 11 • Route 414, Seneca Falls, N.Y. Farm & Equipment Auction. Next to Empire Farm Days Show.

Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Wednesday, August 17 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, August 18 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Friday, August 19 • Lebanon County Expo Center, Lebanon, PA. Arethusa-Kueffner Klassic II. Hosted by Arethusa Farm & Kueffner Holsteins. The Cattle

PA RT I C I PAT I N G A U C T I O N E E R S HILLTOP AUCTION CO. 3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030 HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 607-699-3637 • Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com

LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE R.D. 1, Little Falls, NY 315-823-0089 We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERS Sales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers Whitney Point, NY Toll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540 Fax 607-692-4327 www.manasseauctions.com MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455 Sale Every Monday Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828 Sales Barn 860-349-3204 Res. 860-346-8550 MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339 518-568-3579 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

717-354-4341 Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC. Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT Jim - 802-525-4774 Ray - 802-525-6913 neks@together.net NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTION Whately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949 Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues. • Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774 NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALES North Bangor, NY 518-481-6666 Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 Harry Neverett 518-651-1818 Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken 802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICE MARCEL J. ROBERTS Specializing in farm liquidations.

802-334-2638 • 802-777-1065 cell robertsauction@together.net ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERS Specialist in large auctions for farmers, dealers, contractors and municipalities.

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 • www.williamkentinc.com WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 • www.wrightsauctions.com

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Fri., July 15 before the sale! Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com Sunday, July 17 • 6:00 PM: Onondaga County - Industrial Pumps.

(3) Penn Valley Diaphragm/Positive Displacement pumps for use in food processing, dairy, paper mills & wastewater treatment.

• 6:05 PM - Onondaga County - Surplus Equip. Cameras, car stereo equip. GPS navigation systems, Dell laptop, DeWalt router & saw, air conditioners & more.

• 6:20 PM - Asset Recovery Svcs. - Vintage Electronics - Vintage audio, broadcast equipment, computers, TV’s, projectors, lighting, tools, restaurant equip. Too much to mention!. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Monday, July 18 • 9:30 AM: Athens Stockyards, Athens, PA. Misc. sale starts @ 9:30 am, small animals approx.

12:30-1 pm, followed by livestock (pigs, calves, goats, sheep & beef cattle). All times are approximate. Monthly Feeder Sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 570-882-8500 or 607-699-3637 www.athensstockyards.com • 9:30 AM: Norwich, VT. Selling equipment, trucks, trailers and scrap iron for the estate of Richard “June” Thompson. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Misc., Produce & Small Animals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm Dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy.

Calves & cull beef approx. 4:30-5:30 pm. All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 6:00 PM: Village of Monroe Public Works Pickup. ‘02 GMC Sonoma SL pickup. Starts, runs & drives, new tires this year. Sold with keys & clean title. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Tuesday, July 19 • 6:00 PM: Village of Brockport Police - Crown Vic. ‘06 Ford Crown Vic 4 door Police Interceptor.

Starts, runs & drives. Good body & interior. Keys are available.

• 6:05 PM - City of Stamford CT - Sutphen Fire Truck - ‘96 Sutphen TS-100 fire truck w/QSMG150-23-S, 1500 GPM Pump & 100’ ladder.

Starts, runs & drives/operates. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

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(cont. from prev. page) Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, August 20 • 10:00 AM: Prattsburgh, (Steuben Co.) NY. 206 Acre Farm in two (2) Parcels. 153 acres with buildings and 53 acres Farmlands & Woods along County Rd. 75 & Townline Roads in Prattsburgh Township for the John Brezinski Trust. Absolute Auction! Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Thursday, August 21 • 5:00 PM: 7614 Chestnut Ridge Rd (Rt. 77) 4 miles East of Lockport, NY. Real Estate selling at 5:30 pm. Parcel 1: circa 1834 4 bdrm, 1-1.2 bath stone house w/2 garages situated on lovely 7.25 acre country lot. Newer roof, replacement windows & public water. Parcel 2: 83.55 acres w/2 large attractive barns. 55 acres tillable & approx. 4 acres wooded. 425’ frontage on Chestnut Ridge Rd. & 710’ frontage on Cottage Rd. Parcel 1 sells at $40,000 or above and Parcel 2 sells at $100/acre or above. $5,000 deposit on each parcel. 3% to cooperating brokers who register clients prior to viewing property. Open Houses: July 14, 3-5 pm, July 16, 10 am - noon & July 19, 3-5 pm. For more info call penne at 585-4941880. Also selling contents of farmhouse, attic, basement & barns (old farm machinery). List available next week on harriswilcox.com Harris Wilcox Inc., Auctioneers, Realtors & Appraisers, 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com Wednesday, August 24 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, August 25 • 5:00 PM: Elba, NY. Dan & Penny Bridge Farm Machinery Auction. Selling a full line of farm machinery including New Holland 1915 forage harvester, 7 tractors, mixer wagon and more.

William Kent Inc., Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Saturday, August 27 • 9:00 AM: 140 Perrin Rd., Woodstock, CT. Estate of Ernest Levesque. JD 2355 tractor w/loader, JD 327 baler, Woods backhoe, equipment, huge collection of horse drawn equip. & collectibles, lumber, tools, real estate, barns & 57 acres. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-5696421 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Produce Auction. Inc. Fall Machinery Consignment Sale. For info contact Edwin Zimmerman at 315-536-6252. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 9:00 AM: Oswego County DPW, Oswego, NY. Oswego County Municipal Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Wednesday, August 31 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, September 10 • Morrisville, NY. Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. Hosted by the Morrisville College Dairy Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept., Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY. Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, September 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, September 15 • Belleville, PA. First String Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Andrew Fleischer, owner. Co-managed by Stonehurts Farms & The Cattle Exchange. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, September 17 • Canton, CT. Estate of Dean Moulton. 1922 IH 8-16 Tractor, Cat 15 Dozer, Boat Motors, Early Canoe; Early Mowers & Gravely’s, Horse Drawn Equipment, Early tools, Antiques & Collectibles.

Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421 • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Fall Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks.

Consignments welcome. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, September 21 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, September 24 • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction of Farm Tractors & Machinery. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • Woodward, PA. Houserdale Holsteins Dispersal. Featuring 100 registered Holsteins. David Houser & family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Wednesday, September 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, September 29 • 10:00 AM: Bath, NY (Steuben Co,). Steuben Co. Surplus Vehicles, Heavy Equipment & Accessories. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-7282520 www.pirrunginc.com Friday, September 30 • 9:00 AM: 44 Hair Rd., Newville, PA. Public Auction of rare & unique memorabilia. Two day event - Sept. 30 - Oct. 1. Quality collection of Farmall, McCormick & IH. Leaman Auctions Ltd., 717464-1128, AuctionZip Auctioneer ID #3721 ed@leamanauctions.com www.leamanauctions.com Saturday, October 1 • 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390, Rochester, NY. Monroe County Municipal Equipment Auction. Heavy Construction Equipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, October 5

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 8 • 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Wednesday, October 12 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, October 14 • Intercourse, PA. Plankenhorn Farms Complete Dispersal. Co-managed with Stonehurst Farms.

Dr. Sam & Gail Simon, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 5:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, October 15 • Sweet Water Farm Auction, 26 Barker St., Three Rivers, MA. IH 5088 & 1086, JD 2020, Dozer, IH Silage Trucks, Equipment, Owner George Foskit. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413569-6421 • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHM Holstein Club Sale. 100 head of quality registered Holsteins sell. Hosted by Roedale Farm, the Pullis Family. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607847-8800 or 607-699-3637, Brad Ainslie Sale Chairman 315-822-6087 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, October 19 • Allentow, PA. State Auction. Complete Liquidation of Automotive Dismantling Operation. MAC Car Crusher, Rubber Tired Loaders, Rollback & Dump Trucks, Vans. Over 100 Cars (40-50 running), UNBELIEVABLE Accumulation of Motors, Transmissions, Shocks, Glass & Much More.Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 20 • Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan Farm Complete Dispersal. John & Rachel Lantz, owners. Co-managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, October 22 • 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds).

Onondaga County Area Municipal Equipment Auction of Municipal & Contractor Equipment.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-2431563. www.teitsworth.com Wednesday, October 26 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, October 28 • Bloomfield, NY. Bennett Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. Bennett Farms, Inc. owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-7462226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Wednesday, November 2 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, November 5 • Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted by Cornell University Dairy Science Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 9 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 10 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reserved for a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%!Co-managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Friday, November 11 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale. 100 head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participate in this sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-8478800 or 607-699-3637 Saturday, November 12 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 16 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 17 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, November 23 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 30 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 10 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA July 6, 2011 Cows: Canners 10-70; Cutters 71.50-75.50; Util 76-80.

Bulls: 79-84 Calves: 29-90/ea Feeders: 77-81/ea Goats: 48-154/ea Hogs: 67-69/ea Chickens: 2-8.50 Rabbits: 1-20.50 Ducks: 2-18 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA July 5, 2011 Beef Cattle: Canners .40.70; Cutters .65-.78; Util .70-.80; Bulls .80-.90; Steers 95-110; Heifers 6085.

Calves: Growers No. 1 80-115; Heifers 1.50-2; Veal Util .65-1.15.

Hogs: Roasters 100110/ea; Market 60-70/ea; Sows 28-42; Boars 2022/ea.

Sheep: 50-75 Goats: 80-120/ea; Billies 150-200; Kids 50-90/ea.

Lambs: 1.40-2.10 NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA July 7, 2011 Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 1121; 61-75# 10-36; 76-95# 20-50; 96-105# 36-50; 106# & up 38-50.

Farm Calves: 55-110/cwt Start Calves: 40-75/cwt Feeders: 63-105/cwt Heifers: 65/cwt Steers: 65/cwt Canners: 5-57/cwt Cutters: 58-71/cwt Utility: 72-85/cwt Sows: 45-46/cwt

Lambs: 135-195/cwt Sheep: 42.50-112.50/cwt Goats: 40-100/ea.

Rabbits: 1-10.50/ea.

Poultry: .25-17/ea.

Hay (12 lots): .503.20/bale. northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ July 5, 2011 Livestock: 63 Calves .241.10, Avg .68; 23 Cows .46.25-.79.5, Avg .67; 10 Easy Cows .14-.54.75, Avg .44; 9 Feeders 300600# .74-1.20, Avg .91; 5 Heifers .81.5-.88, Avg .86; 8 Bulls .85.5-.96.5, Avg .91; 3 Steers .71.5-1.03, Avg .94; 43 Sheep .451.20, Avg .72; 13 Lambs (ea) 57.50-77.50, Avg 67.50, 72 (/#) 1.30-2.35, Avg 1.98; 7 Goats (ea) 30.10-160, Avg 116.79; 29 Kids (ea) 21-60, Avg 33.22. Total 296.

Poultry & Egg: Heavy Fowl (ea .60-4.50; Pullets (ea) 8-9.50; Roosters (/#) .60-1; Bunnies (ea) 14.25; Ducks (/#) 1.25; Rabbits (/#) 1.10-1.25; Pigeons (ea) 1-5.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.20-1.30; L 1; M .75.80; Brown Jum XL 1.30; L 1.25.

Hay, Straw & Grain: 1 Alfalfa 6.50; 19 Mixed 13.40; 2 Timothy 4.40-4.50; 1 Grass 3.20; 1 Mulch 1.20; 4 Rye Straw 2.903.50. Total 30.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY June 29, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1-1.80; Grower Bull over 92# 11.30; 80-92# .80-1.15; Bob Veal .30-.75.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .78.85; Lean .72-.81; Hvy. Beef .80-.87.

Beef (/#): Feeders .70.80.

EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY June 30, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .601.50; Grower Bull over 92# .30-.70; 80-92# .25-.67.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62.80; Lean .45-.74; Hvy. Beef .75-.88.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 10001700; Springing Cows 900-1400; Springing Hfrs.

800-1500; Bred Hfrs. 8001250; Fresh Hfrs. 8001400; Open Hfrs. 600-

1000; Started Hfrs. 200400.

Beef (/#): Feeders .601.10; Hols. Steers Sel .80-.90.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Billies 1-1.90; Nannies .75-1.30; Kids .40-.80.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY No report CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY June 27, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-.95; Grower Bull over 92# .951.25; 80-92# .55-.77.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .79.84; Lean .65-.73; Hvy. Beef .84-0.885.

Beef (/#): Feeders .55.75; Hols. Steers Sel .85.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 1.60-2.10; Market 1.801.95; Slaughter .40-.55.

Goats (/hd): Billies 170225; Nannies 100-170; Kids 38-70.

Swine (/#): Sow .300.355; Feeder Pig .72-.79.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY June 29, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 3; Grower Bull over 92# 1-1.20; 80-92# .40-1.10; Bob Veal .05-.50.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .71.89; Lean .50-.70; Hvy. Beef .75-0.85.

Beef (/#): Ch 1-1.125; Sel .90-.98; Hols. Ch .92-1.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY July 30, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .802.45; Grower Bulls over 92# .70-1.375; 80-92# .60-1; Bob Veal .15-0.375.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .65.84; Lean .60-.78; Hvy. Beef .70-0.92.

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY July 30, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Bulls over 92# .90-1.15; 80-92# .40-.75; Bob Veal .05-.30.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .70.79; HY Util .80-.87.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Springing Cows 950.

Beef (/#): Feeders .98; Ch 1.

Swine (/#): Hog .60; Sow .50.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY No report FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY June 29, 2011 Cows: Boners/Util 66-80; Canners/Cutters 51-76.

Bulls: Dairy 95-110# 1525; 80-95# 10-22; 60-80#

5-20; Ret. to Feed over 95# 30-132; 80-94# 25130; 70-80# 20-100; Hfrs.

205.

Steers: Beef Ch 94-113; Sel 88-94; Hols. Ch 8595; Sel 78-83.

Hogs: St. 40-62; Sows 38-45; Boar 10; Feeder Pigs 25-77/hd.

Lambs/Goats: Lambs 152-245; Sheep 50-65; Goats 90-162/hd.

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No report Produce Mon @ 10 am, Wed-Fri @ 9 am sharp.

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY July 6, 2011 Cattle: Bone Util .70-.84; Canners/Cutters .60-.70; Easy Cows .50 & dn.

Dairy Feeders: .40-.93 Calves: Bulls 96-120# .80-1.15; up to 95# .10.95.

Dairy: Milking age up to 890; Bred Hfrs. up to 1175; Open Hfr. up to 675.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA June 29, 2011 Heifers: Ch 2-3 Hols.

1280# 87.50; Sel 1-3 9851045# 84.50-85-75.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 77; Boners 80-85% lean 73.2577.50, lo dress 68-72; Lean 85-90% lean 66-72, lo dress 60.25-64.75.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 925-1505# 72.50-83.50.

Feeder Steers: L 2 410# 79; S 3 Jersey 680# 69.50; L 3 Hols. 190-200# 84-89; 445# 80.

Feeder Heifers: L 2 790# 61 Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols. Bulls 95-120# 90112; 90# 82-87; No. 2 95115# 72-90; No. 3 80-110# 50-67; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs.

95-125# 220-305/hd; No. 2 70-110# 90-165/hd; Beef X Calves 95# 100.

Vealers: Util 60-115# 1743.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 200# 120/hd; 300-310# 135145/hd; 40-45% lean 200# 100/hd.

Sows: US 1-3 500# 235/hd.

Boars: 260-400# 90120/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 1045# 25-54; 90# 58; 100120# 100-104.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 25-65# 95-145; 95# 125; Gd & Ch 1-2 35-50# 6575.

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 120# 50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 under 20# 15-25; 2540# 27.50-40; 45-50# 4557.50; Sel 3 25-40# 6-35.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 2 90-100# 55-87.50.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA July 5, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 1235-1510# 110.50-116; Sel & Lo Ch 1120-1380# 99.50-110; Hols. & Jerseys Hi Ch & Pr 12651335# 104-106.50; Ch 1355-1610# 94.25-99.25; Sel 90-94.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 1150-1410# 105-112.50; Sel 1145-1350# 99.50104; cpl thin 1125-1225# 93-98; Beef cows 13201530# 90-96.

Slaughter Cows: Boners 71-76.50; Lean 65-74.25; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 57-68; Shelly 55 & dn.

Bulls: Hols. 1485# thin 70.

Feeder Steers: Dairy types Hols. & Jersey 305410# 77-98; L No. 1 fleshy 865-875# 94-99.50.

Feeder Bulls: 770-1090# 70-73.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols. bulls No. 1 90-130# 95-110; No. 2 90-105# 80102; No. 3 70-95# 47-80; Util 45 & dn; No. 1 Hols.

Hfr. 105# 180.

Swine: Hogs 315-320# 63-64.

Sows: 320-390# 47.5057.50; 410-475# 47-48; 480-570# 48.50-51.25; one 490# 45.

Feeder Pig: Roaster 110# 98.

Goats: cpl Fancy Kids 110-122; Fleshy Kids 7080; Small/Thin/Bottle 1066.

Lambs: Gd & Ch 50-70# 147-175; 70-105# 157186; one 115# 148.

Sheep: all wts. 50-117.

Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with Calves * State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Fri., July 15. * Special Fed Cattle Sale Tues., July 19.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale July 5, 2011 Rabbits/Bunnies: .50-12 Chickens: .75-8 Ducks: 2-7.50 Pigeons: 2.50 Geese: 9 Guinea: 7 Chicken Families: 3.50-7 Chicken Peeps: 2 Turkey Poults: 12 Guinea Pigs: .50-1.50 Guinea Family: 22 All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA No report *Next Sale Fri., July 14. 1 pm. Receiving 7:30 til 10 am.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA No report EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA No report GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA No report INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA June 30, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1392-1472# 109110; Ch 2-3 1198-1532# 105-108.50; Sel 1-2 1086-1356# 101-104.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1532# 110; Ch 23 1100# 106.50; Sel 1-2 1072-1288# 100.75103.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 81;Breakers 75-80% lean 77.50-78.50; Boners 8085% lean 70-73, lo dress 66; Lean 85-90% lean 61.50-69.50, lo dress 5960.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 2 1312# 75.50.

Feeder Bulls: S 2 550#

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MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT July 4, 2011 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt Calves:45-60# .25-.32; 61-75# .35-.42; 76-90# 45-47.50; 91-105# 5052.50; 106# & up .55-.60.

Farm Calves: .65-.75 Started Calves: .45-.55 Veal Calves: .65-1.15 Heifers: Open 55-80; Beef .88-1.08.

Beef Steers: 74-79 Stock Bull: .85-1.1175 Beef Bull: 78-90 Sows: one at 36 Butcher Hogs: 45-47.50 Feeder Pigs, ea: 2562.50 Sheep, ea: 40-65 Lambs, ea: 40-130 Goats, ea: 50-180 Kids, ea: 25-45 Canners: up to 69.75 Cutters: 70-73 Utility: 74.50-82 Rabbits: 4-15 Chickens: 5-17 Ducks: 11-23

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73; L 3 600-700# 53-65.

Holstein Bulls No. 1 90125# 90-100; No. 2 90125# 80-90; No. 3 85-120# 35-50.

Holstein Heifers: No. 1 82-92# 200-225.

Vealers: Util 70-120# 1030; Gd & Ch 274-358# 82.50-92.50.

Barrows & Gilts: 49-54% lean 234-258# 74-75; 4550% lean 252-266# 6972.50.

Sows: US 1-3 400# 56.

Boars: 224-232# 32.5037.50 Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 102# 165.

Slaughter Yearlings: 140# 70.

Slaughter Ewes: Util 1-2 218# 47.50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 30# 35-37.50; 5060# 55-65; Nannies Sel 3 50-70# 55-62.50.

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA July 2, 2011 Alfalfa: 5 lds, 75-245 Mixed Hay: 6 lds, 105-265 Timothy: 2 lds, 75-180 Grass: 5 lds, 100-235 Oat Hay: 1 ld, 140 Oats: 38 bu., 4.75 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA July 1, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1250-1570# 113.50-115; Ch 2-3 12401565# 110.50-114; Sel 2-3 1100-1405# 106.50110.50.

Slaughter Holsteins: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1370-1735# 98.50-102; Ch 2-3 13651710# 94-99; Sel 243.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1020-1315# 104.50110.50; Sel 2-3 10751250# 104-107.

Slaughter Cows:Prem.

White 65-75% lean 77-82; Breakers 75-80% lean 7578, hi dress 78.50-80.50, lo dress 69-75; Boners 8085% lean 70-76.50, hi dress 76.50-79, lo dress 66-70; Lean 85-90% lean 66-72, hi dress 72-74, lo dress 61-65.

Slaughter Bulls: Mon. YG 1 1455-1875# 88-90; hi dress 1430-1705# 98100.50, very hi dress 1605-1630# 110-112; Bullocks 830-1485# 8892.50; lo dress 790-1590# 81-86.50, YG 2 625-1295# 76-81; Thurs. YG 1 few lo dress 1315-2060# 7982.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No. 1 95-115# 112125; 80-90# 90-105; No. 2 95-115# 95-112; 80-90# 60-85; No. 3 80-115# 5580; Util 70-105# 28-50; Hols. hfrs. No. 1 85-105# 220-270; No. 2 85-95# 8090.

Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Tues. No. 1 95122# 110-122; pkg 90# 92; pkg 84# 65; No. 2 95111# 103-106; pkg 95# 92; 75-90# 30-63; No. 3 pkg 108# 90; 95-96# 56-

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

Eighty-Four

73; 73-84# 20-35; Util 73106# 12-40; Graded Hols.

Hfrs No. 1 pkg 113# 340; pkg 102# 410; pkg 93# 295; pkg 84# 295; No. 2 pkg 90# 260; pkg 83# 235; non-tubing 65-95# 12-45.

Graded Bull Calves: Thurs. No. 1 94-128# 107117; 90-92# 100; 86-88# 50; No. 2 102-128# 100109; 94-100# 90-93; 8092# 40-50; No. 3 100-130# 80; 80-98# 35-40; 72-78# 20; Util 80-110# 20-35; 6078# 11; Hols. hfr. calves No. 1 100-110# 170-280; No. 2 65-110# 80-14; Jersey X bred 85-105# 50110; non-tubing 55-85# 11-30.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA No report LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA June 29, 2011 Slaughter Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 14801635# 94-96.50; Sel 1-3 88.50-91.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 76.5078.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 71-75.50; Boners 8085% lean 69-74; Lean 8590% lean 65-69, lo dress 60-64.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1830-1900# 86.50.

Vealers: Util 70-115# 2547.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-125# 105117.50; 85-90# 70-80; No. 2 95-120# 80-95; 80-90# 45-52.50; No. 3 80-130# 40-80.

Holstein Heifers: No. 2 85-105# 85-100.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 35-50# 197.212.50; 60-92# 177.50-197; Ewes Gd 1-2 105-135# 87.50-106.

Goats: Kids Sel 2 50# 65; 60-80# 107-129; Sel 3 60# 78-89.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 6380# 120-125.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA June 28, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1255-1485# 115118.50; Ch 2-3 11551560# 110-115.50; 16251670# 106-108.50; Sel 1-3 1140-1445# 105.50-110.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1385-1580# 101-104; Ch 2-3 1285-1600# 95-101; 1690# 96; Sel 1-3 1220-

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

1560# 90-95.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1275-1390# 114116.50; Hols. 1490# 95; Ch 2-3 1085-1390# 106.50-112.50; Hols.

1250-1615# 85-90; Sel 13 970-1290# 99.50104.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 8384; Breakers 75-80% lean 78-82.50; Boners 80-85% lean 72-78, lo dress 66.50-71; Lean 85-90% lean 67-72, lo dress 6266.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1065-2160# 87.50-97; 2285# 79.50, hi dress 1365-2125# 98.50-99.50; YG 2 885-1945# 73.5085.50.

Feeder Steers: L 1 212282# 125-137; 575-790# 107-117; M&L 2 302-390# 90-110; 695# 119; L 3 Hols. 280-410# 81-89; 785# 79.

Feeder Heifers: L 1 675# 98; M&L 2 305-455# 81112; 516-670# 85-106; 815-825# 80-88.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 230-285# 110-125; 320# 132; 500# 115; M&L 2 300-490# 100-115; 615755# 83-88; L 3 Hols. 425430# 75.

Feeder Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-115# 105122; 90# 90-110; No. 2 95115# 70-102; 85-90# 6585; No. 3 95-105# 52-70; 80-90# 40-62; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 85-95# 180-210; No. 2 80-120# 105-175; Beef X 80-105# 85-102.

Vealers: Util 70-95# 3045.

Barrows & Gilts: 49-54% lean 230-268# 73.25-77; 45-50% lean 230-280# 70-74.50; 285-355# 67.50-72.50.

Sows: US 1-3 395-477# 44-46.50; 565-670# 45.50-48.50.

Boars: 375-710# 28.5034; Jr. Boars 230-375# 4958.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 4045# 40-45; Roasters 130215# 78-81/cwt.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 55-62# 127-132; 75-95# 137-152; 110135# 130-142; Gd & Ch 12 32-73# 60-72.

Slaughter Yearlings: 170# 72.

Slaughter Ewes: Util 1-3 125-210# 40-60; Rams 145-180# 40-57.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 4550# 107-115; 55-75# 110137; Sel 2 under 20# 1040; 20-40# 37-85; 45-75# 60-102; Sel 3 30-50# 3550.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 100-150# 85-112; Sel 2 90-140# 72-90; Sel 3 90130# 50-70.

Slaughter Billies: Sel 1 170# 180.

Slaughter Wethers: Sel 2 150# 150.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA July 4, 2011 Cattle: 81 Steers: Ch 100-109; Gd 95-100.

Heifers: Ch 98-107; Gd 95-98.

Cows: Util & Comm 7076; Canner & Lo Cutter 68 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 80-87 Bulls: YG 1 72-78 Feeder Cattle: Steers 7095; Bulls 65-85; Hfrs 6390.

Calves: 88. Ch 102-112; Gd 80-99; Std 15-50; Hols. bulls 90-130# 60-110; Hols. hfrs. 90-130# 100205.

Hogs: 39. US 1-2 70-72; US 1-3 65-70.

Sows: US 1-3 43-48 Boars: 22-40 Feeder Pigs: 46. US 1-3 20-50# 15-80.

Sheep:15. Ch Lambs 160180; Gd Lambs 140-160; SI Ewes 50-80.

Goats: 20-140 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA July 4, 2011 Mixed Hay: 75-130 Rd. Bales (/bale): 27.50 Straw: 160-165.

Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA July 4, 2011 Roosters: 3-5.75 Hens: 1-3.50 Banties: 1.50-9.50 Pigeons: 2-3 Guineas: 14-20 Ducks: 4-6.25 Geese: 7 Bunnies: 1.25-5 Rabbits: 5.50 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA June 30, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1345-1505# 113.50-115; Ch 2-3 12401565# 111-114; Sel 2-3 1110-1405# 107-110.50.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1370-1545# 98.50102; Ch 2-3 1365-1620# 94-98; Sel 2-3 13751590# 91.50-94.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 24 1020-1290# 104.50108.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 77-82, hi dress 87-89.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 75-77, hi dress 78.50-79.50, lo dress 70-74; Boners 8085% lean 72-74.50, hi dress 74.50-80, lo dress

Market Report 66-68; Lean 88-90% lean 66.50-70, hi dress 71.5074, lo dress 61-64.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 few lo dress 1315-2060# 79-82.50.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 94-128# 107-117; 9092# 100; 86-88# 50; No. 2 102-128# 100-109; 94100# 90-93; 80-92# 40-50; No. 3 100-130# 80; 80-98# 35-40; 72-78# 20; Util 80110# 20-35; 60-78# 11.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 100-110# 170-280; No. 2 65-110# 80-140; Jersey X bred 85-105# 50110; non-tubing 55-85# 11-30.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA No report NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA July 4, 2011 Slaughter Lambs: Nontraditional markets: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 217-235; 6080# 209-233; 80-90# 207222; 90-110# 204-209; 110-130# 200-215; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 40-60# 185-211; 60-80# 186-204; 80-90# 176-191; 90-110# 188-203; 110130# 178-192; 130-150# 170-185; 150-200# 179194.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 81-94; 160-200# 74-89; 200300# 73-88; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120-160# 55-70; 160-200# 59-74.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 4060# 120-134; 60-80# 144160; 80-90# 167-172; 90110# 168-183; Sel 2 3040# 76-84; 40-60# 84-119; 60-70# 116-142; Sel 3 3040# 63-74; 40-60# 72-86; 60-80# 94-113.

S l a u g h t e r Nannies/Does: Sel 1 80150; Sel 2 80-130# 122137; Sel 3 50-80# 82-97; 80-130# 94-109.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 199-214; 150-250# 228-243; Sel 2 100-150# 166-181.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary June 20, 2011 Compared to last week corn sold .30 to .40 lower, wheat sold .10-.15 lower, barley sold steady, oats

sold .10-.20 lower & Soybeans sold .20 to .30 lower. EarCorn sold steady.

All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.80-8.85, Avg 8.11, Contracts 6.566.58; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.97-7.10, Avg 6.57, Contracts 5.87-6.65; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-4.80, Avg 4.75, Contracts 4.50; Oats No. 2 Range 4.204.90, Avg 4.55; Soybeans No 2 Range 12.37-14, Avg 13.38, Contracts 12.7312.77; EarCorn Range 228-230, Avg 229.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.80-8.85, Avg 8.20; Wheat No. --; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-4.75, Avg 4.72; Oats No. 2 Range 4.80; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13-13.80, Avg 13.53; EarCorn Range 165-225, Avg 195.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.60-8, Avg 7.82; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.80-8, Avg 7.40; Barley No. 3 Range 4-5, Avg 4.61; Oats No. 2 Range 34.20, Avg 3.59; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.08-14, Avg 13.47; EarCorn Range 165.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 7.70-8.12, Avg 7.88; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.70; Barley No. 3 Range 5; Oats No. 2 Range 4-4.55, Avg 4.27; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.40-13.88, Avg 13.59.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.608.85, Avg 8.05, Mo. Ago 8.25, Yr Ago 3.71; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.97-8, Avg 7, Mo Ago 7.48, Yr Ago 4.24; Barley No. 3 Range 4-5, Avg 4.69, Mo Ago 5.27, Yr Ago 2.14; Oats No. 2 Range 3-4.90, Avg 4.04, Mo Ago 4.08, Yr Ago 2.38; Soybeans No. 2 Range 12.37-14, Avg 13.48, Mo Ago 13.58, Yr Ago 9.26; EarCorn Range 165-230; Avg 202.60, Mo Ago 202, Yr Ago 115.40.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.10-8, Avg 7.70;Wheat No. 2 Range 6.02; Barley No. 3 Range -; Oats No. 2 Range 3.204.50, Avg 3.86; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.03.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary June 24, 2011 Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 113.50-118; Ch 1-3 110114; Sel 1-2 103-110.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 98-102; Ch 2-3 9498; Sel 1-2 88.50-94.

Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 109.50-116.50; Ch 1-3 104.50-110.50; Sel 1-2 99.50-104.50.

Cows: Breakers 75-80%

Market Report lean 75.50-78.50; Boners 80-85% lean 68-74; Lean 85-90% lean 64-70.

Bulls: YG 1 86-93; YG 2 77-85.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 135-137; 500700# 107-145; M&L 2 300500# 115-135; 500-700# 120-127.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 117-129.50; 500-700# 102-130; M&L 2 300-500# 87-132; 500700# 91-120.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 112-125; 500-700# 93-122; M&L 2 300-500# 87.50-120; 500-700# 92-

116.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 1040.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 105-130; No 2 95-125# 80-100; No. 3 80-120# 40-80; No. 2 84105# 170-270, few to 340.

Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 4954% lean 220-270# 70.5074.50; 45-50% lean 220270# 49.50-55.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 47-49; 500-700# 49-51.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 2030# 127-133; 50-60# 124130; 60-70# 101-113; 7080# 94-97; 80-90# 80-98; 90-99# 91-96; US 2 40-

50# 141.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 184232; 60-80# 197-216; 80110# 198-216; Ch 1-3 4060# 162-178; 60-80# 165184; 80-110# 171-189.

Ewes: Gd 2-3 120-160# 76-91; 160-200# 80-94; Util 1-2 120-160# 49-62; 160-200# 72-80.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 100-122; 6080# 120-153; Sel 2 4060# 66-91; 60-80# 98-108; Sel 3 40-60# 54-70; 6080# 72-78.

Nannies: Sel 1 80-130# 122-133; 130-180# 134146; Sel 2 80-130# 78-90; Sel 3 50-80# 60-74; 80130# 76-84.

Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 192-207; 150-250# 227242; Sel 2 100-150# 154169.

235; Timothy 157; Grass 110-220; Straw 132-205 clean.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 64 Loads Hay, 12 Straw.

Alfalfa 150-155; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 90-235; Timothy 155-190; Grass 130-375; Straw 120-240 clean.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: June 15, 11 lds Hay, 0 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 170-235; Timothy 175-200; Grass 147.50-152.50.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: June 13, 3 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 90-135; Straw 60 clean.

Greencastle Livestock: June 13 & 16, 9 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 90135.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: June 18, 20 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 150155; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 120-220; Timothy --; Grass Hay 130-375; Straw 200 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: June 14, 6 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa --; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 100-205; Timothy 155190; Grass Hay --; Straw 100-200 clean.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: June 11 & 14, 15 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 100145; Timothy 210; Straw 84-175 clean.

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stock, New Wilmington: June 17, 20 lds Hay, 1 ld Straw.

Alfalfa --; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 130; Timothy 80-85; Grass Hay 100; Straw 140 clean.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA July 4, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1270-1560# 114116.50; Ch 2-3 11601510# 112-114.50; Sel 2-3 1020-1320# 107.50111.50.

Slaughter Cows: Boners 80-85% lean 71.50-76.50; Lean 85-90% lean 67-70.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-115# 90-105; No. 2 90-110# 60-75; No. 3 80105# 40-45. * Next Feeder Cattle Sale July 8.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA June 30, 2011 Loads: 24 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 260-300 Mixed Hay: 12 lds, 90-340 Grass: 3 lds, 130-145 Straw: 5 lds, 150-220 Alfalfa (old): 1 ld, 180 WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA July 6, 2011 Loads: 28 Alfalfa: 1 ld, 275 Mixed: 7 lds, 224-310 Timothy Hay: 1 ld, 280 Grass: 5 lds, 154-180 Straw: 12 lds, 159-180

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PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary June 20, 2011 Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. Compared to last week hay & straw sold steady. All hay and straw reported sold /ton. Alfalfa 140-225; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 130-225; Timothy 130-165; Straw 100170 clean; Mulch 50-60.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 108 lds Hay, 29 Straw. Alfalfa 130-265; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 100-265; Timothy 160200; Grass Hay 100-300; Straw 115-255 clean.

Diffenbach Auct, N. Holland: June 13, 47 lds Hay, 13 lds Straw. Alfalfa 125430; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 120-400; Timothy 115-200; Grass Hay 125300; Straw 135-255 clean.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: June 17, 25 lds Hay, 8 Straw.

Alfalfa --; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 105-265; Timothy 170177; Grass Hay 100-270; Straw 160-230 clean.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: June 9, 8 lds Hay, 5 Straw. Alfalfa 200; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 150-245; Grass Hay 170295; Straw 115-220 clean.

Wolgemuth Auct, Leola: June 15, 28 lds Hay, 3 lds Straw. Alfalfa 200; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 100-

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More than a handshake: embryo transfer contracts for the livestock industry

by Cari Rincker, Esq. All parties involved with embryo transfers should consider memorializing the terms of the agreement in writing. Contracts are important because it clearly defines the terms of the agreement and obligations of both parties. Each party in an embryo transfer transaction has specific interests to protect. Below are some suggested terms for the livestock industry that should be included in contracts dealing with embryo transfers.

Recipient Agreement Livestock producers who

are selling embryo transfer recipient should make sure that the following terms are included in the written contract: (1) sale/rental price of recipient; (2) payment terms including penalties for late payments; (3) instructions for receipt of embryos; (4) embryo transfer fees; (5) dates/procedures/costs associated with pregnancy checks (e.g., palpation, ultrasound); (6) duration that recipient will stay under the care of owner and any daily boarding/maintenance fees (e.g., feed, pasture); (7) if

necessary, reimbursement for routine veterinary care and transportation; (8) limitation of liability for congenital birth defects or reasonable birthing difficulties; and, (9) if appropriate, security on the embryo transfer progeny and the assignment of necessary registration papers. Furthermore, the recipient owner may request additional fees for genetic testing or marketing services.

Breeder Agreement On the other hand, breeders should make sure that the recipient owner agrees to bear the

burden that the recipient is (1) in good health and obtains necessary vaccinations; (2) within the appropriate age range; (3) has an acceptable body condition score; (4) if appropriate, a certain breed or color pattern (e.g., solid black/red hided); and, (5) is structurally sound.

The breeder may want to hold the recipient owner liable for gross negligence or intentional misconduct relating to the care of the recipient and the progeny including birthing complications and require that the recipient owner use best

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choice of law, and attorneys’ fees for the prevailing party in a dispute.

The contract should also be binding on the heirs, successors and assigns.

Additionally, some parties wish to have an arbitration clause or alternatively a forum selection clause for a neutral courtroom. Some embryo transfer contracts also require credit card information to be used as security for late payment.

Finally, each party of the contract should agree to comply with all federal, state, and local laws including livestock animal cruelty laws.

It is highly suggested that all parties dealing with embryo transfers put their agreements in writing. The agriculture industry is notoriously trustworthy oftentimes doing business with a handshake.

Having terms of an agreement in writing is not an indication of a lack of trust; instead, it is a sound business practice. Things go wrong outside of everyone’s control. Make sure everyone involved in the transaction is clear on the terms of the agreement in a legally enforceable contract and all parties’ interests are protected. Contract law is state specific so it is recommended that livestock producers seek counsel from an attorney licensed in their jurisdiction.

Agritourism safety guidelines updated Peak season has arrived for agritourism and all its farm tours, u-pick produce, hay rides, petting zoos, festivals and hands-on chores.

To help operators prepare for safe and positive visits, the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety has enhanced its, “Agritourism Health and Safety Guidelines for Children.”

The second edition of the guidelines is supplemented by two checklist publications designed to help operators plan and prepare for visitors, especially children: “Policies and Procedures Guide” and the “Worksite Guide.”

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management practices. If the recipient owner will be raising the progeny until weaning and retaining ownership of the recipient, the breeder may want to list special management terms (e.g., early weaning, creep feeding, DNA testing).

Flush Agreement - If a livestock breeder is purchasing a flush from another owner, the breeder may want to memorialize a minimum number of transferable embryos from the flush (e.g., five embryos) and the date/procedures for the receipt of the flush.

Additionally, this breeder would also want to make sure that that flush is guaranteed to be what was ordered (e.g., free of certain genetic defects, use of sexed semen) and note liquidated damages in case of an error.

Conversely, the owner who will be flushing the embryos will want to enumerate the payment terms including shipping expenses and ensure that he/she is not responsible for the transfer of the embryos to the recipient or birthing problems that may occur.

General Considerations - There are also some general considerations that the parties should consider such as the name and contact information of the parties (including D/B/A or corporate business entity),

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Eating healthy at summer picnics

by Dianne Lamb, Extension Nutrition and Food Specialist, University of Vermont To me, picnics are one of the best parts of summer although traditional picnic fare rarely fits the bill for what experts consider good nutrition. With some updating, you can turn these foods into examples of nutrition at its most delicious.

When you plan a picnic, consider just how many different vegetable and fruit dishes are on the menu compared to starchy dishes like potatoes, breads, rice and pasta. You may be surprised to find that there aren’t that many. Although grain products are nutritious, especially if they are whole grain, many picnics include too many starchy foods and too little produce.

I like to pass around trays of cut-up raw fruit or vegetables before the main course. Or you can add them to the picnic spread for nibbling throughout the meal. And don’t be afraid to experiment with different types of vegetable salads for variety and good nutrition.

You also can slim down potato and pasta salad, two picnic favorites. Just a half-cup serving of either is packed with 180 to 260 calories and seven to 16 grams of fat. Have a serving of one, or take a taste of each, and you are consuming almost a meal’s worth of fat and calories from these two dishes alone.

Substitute a variety of chopped vegetables for some of the starchy ingredients, which will reduce calories and boost nutrients. The American Institute for Cancer Research emphasizes eating a wide variety of vegetables for their antioxidant nutrients and health-promoting phytochemicals, a crucial part of a cancer-prevention diet. You don’t have to give up your potato or pasta salad. Just add more vegetables and less starch to make it healthier.

Another option is to limit the amount of fat in the dressing or mayonnaise by using reduced-fat prod-

ucts. You may need to sample a few brands before you find one that you like. Or change the proportions of oil and vinegar in a homemade dressing to lower the fat content.

Are bread and rolls on the menu?

Unless you have extremely high calorie needs, choose either one small serving of pasta or potato salad or a roll or bread, and pass on the rest. A hamburger or veggie burger is just as delicious without the bun, and you can use those “saved” calories to sample something else.

Gelatin dishes are another traditional picnic dish, but they may not be the best choice for healthy eating. A small half-cup serving has 80 calories, almost all of it sugar. Add whipped cream and the calorie intake is even higher. Instead, serve whatever fruits are in season.

The calorie load will be the same or lower with the added benefit of fiber, vitamins and those good phytochemicals. Serve one type of fruit plain or combine several favorites to make a fruit salad, sweetened only with natural fruit juices.

Typically, picnics include red meat or poultry, either grilled or in sandwiches. If you are the cook, choose lean meats. Even if you are a guest and have no control over what is served, you can save calories and limit fat intake by keeping your portion of meat small. Two to three ounces is a serving, which is the size of your palm or a deck of cards.

A picnic without dessert?

Unthinkable. If you eat healthy, you can splurge on foods like desserts that aren’t high in nutrition. However, remember that dessert is meant to be a tidbit that ends the meal on a sweet note, not something that fills a whole plate.

Many desserts are often “overkill.”

Pie with ice cream and whipped cream? That’s really three desserts, not one. Instead, have plain pie with one small dollop of whipped cream or

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“These appliances aren’t really off but function in a stand-by mode,” says Joe Laquatra, a housing and energy expert at Cornell University. “They continuously use power so their features will continue to work when they are switched off, such as a digital video recorder (DVR) recording programs when no one is home.” An energythirsty TV, for example, may cost more than $14 a year for energy consumed when it’s off. “With many vampire appliances in a typical home, the cost

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To minimize energy consumption by vampire appliances in your home, plug appliances into smart power strips that turn off appliances when they enter stand-by mode. Also, look for appliances with the ENERGY STAR® label; these appliances are guaranteed to use far less energy than standard appliances. Saving energy not only means saving money, but by saving electricity it also helps to prevent air pollution.

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a dish of fruit with ice cream.

Brownies are so irresistible that it’s usually hard to stop at just one or just eat half a large brownie. The standard serving size is a two-inch square, which has 100 to 150 calories, so cut your pan of brownies into portions this size. You’ll be doing your caloriecounting guests a favor, and anyone who wants seconds can always go back for another piece.

As you plan your picnic, keep nutrition and portion size in mind. You can serve all the traditional picnic foods, but be sure to look for ways to reduce fat and calories and take advantage of all the seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables available in season.

Here’s a healthier, updated version of the layered salad that was popular back in the 1970s and ‘80s. This salad feeds a crowd and includes so many different vegetables that it can suffice as the only side dish at your picnic. If possible, use a clear bowl to show off its many colorful layers.

Seven-layer salad with ranch dressing 1 c. fat-free (or reduced-fat) buttermilk 1/4 c. reduced-fat mayonnaise 1 tsp. finely minced garlic 1 tsp. dried oregano (or 1 Tbsp. fresh) 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce Pinch cayenne pepper Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 1 can (19 oz.) kidney beans, rinsed

and drained 6 romaine lettuce leaves, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise in 1/2inch strips 2 large tomatoes, sliced 6 thin slices red onion, chopped 1 package (10 oz.) frozen green peas, defrosted 2 c. jicama, cut in 1/2?inch cubes 1 c. (4 oz.) reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded To make the dressing, place buttermilk, mayonnaise, garlic, oregano, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne in a small bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Whisk together until well blended. Cover and refrigerate dressing at least 30 minutes.

To make the salad, place a layer of kidney beans in a deep, 8-inch glass serving bowl. On top of the beans, add, in succeeding layers, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, peas and jicama. Sprinkle cheese over top. Pour dressing evenly over salad. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 to 3 hours. Just before serving, toss well and serve.

Makes 12 servings.

Nutrition information per serving: 120 calories, 3 grams (g) total fat (1 g saturated fat), 177 g carbohydrate, 7 g protein, 5 g dietary fiber, 280 milligrams sodium.

Summers are made for picnics. So plan one today and remember to Eat fresh! Eat local! Eat well!

Campside treat gets revamped S’mores is one of the most popular desserts enjoyed around the campfire and at cookouts. Now you can enjoy the flavor of this delectable dessert without the fuss of toasting marshmallows over an open flame.

S’mores history dates back to the early 20th century. While the actual recipe origin is unknown — considering most camping recipes were passed down from generation to generation — the first printed recipe for s’mores appeared in 1927 in the Girl Scout Handbook. S’mores were popular campside treats because of the portability of ingredients. It was easy to pack a bag of marshmallows, a box of graham crackers and a few bars of chocolate.

The combination of sticky marshmallow, smooth, rich chocolate and crunchy graham crackers provides a perfect melding of flavors. However, s’mores weren’t the first pairing of these ingredients. Mallomar cookies and Moonpies also featured these ideal components.

To make a delicious dessert that builds upon the s’mores flavors and theme at your next summertime event, try this recipe for Frozen S’mores Cake.

Frozen S’mores Cake 1 quart vanilla ice cream 1 quart chocolate ice cream 10 or 12 graham cracker squares 1/4 cup melted butter 1/2 tablespoon sugar 1 jar of hot fudge

1 bag mini-marshmallows 2 tablespoons water Vegetable shortening Crush graham crackers in a zipperlock bag or pulse in a food processor until made into crumbs. Add sugar and melted butter to the crumbs, mix and press into the bottom of a springform pan. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes, or until the crust browns a bit.

Soften ice cream by letting it sit out of the freezer for a few minutes. Use a spatula or spoon to spread the chocolate ice cream over the cooled graham cracker crust. Spread desired amount of fudge topping over the chocolate ice cream. Then spread the softened vanilla ice cream over the fudge layer.

Coat a microwave-safe bowl with a thin layer of shortening. Add most of the marshmallows, reserving a few for garnish, and the water to the bowl.

Microwave for about a minute to a minute and a half until the marshmallows are melted. Top the vanilla ice cream with the melted marshmallows.

Place the cake in the freezer overnight to harden.

When ready to serve, place the garnish marshmallows on top and drizzle with a little melted hot fudge. You can use a kitchen torch or a barbecue lighter to add a little browning to the garnish marshmallows to make them look like they were toasted over a fire.

Slice and enjoy quickly before it melts. This cake also makes a great alternative to a store-bought ice cream birthday cake.

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DEMEREE REALTY Little Falls, NY 13365 Phone (315) 823-0288 www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com #266 - Nice Hobby Farm w/35 acres - 10 tillable, 22 pasture & 2 woods - good 6 rm., 3 bdrm, home w/new roof & Vinyl siding has oil hot air heat & full cellar - also 64x36 ft. 2 story barn w/ high ceilings, new electric service & good upstairs storage area - year around creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$160,000 REDUCED TO $150,000 #20 - Well-kept country property w/12.7 A. - 8 rm., 3 bdrm., 2.5 baths, brick ranch home in V.G. condition - 2 rec. rooms in basement - also central air - 30x36 ft. unattached garage & lg. paved driveway - tall pole barn is 54x96 ft. w/20x20 ft. heated, insulated office & half bath - 2 wells, spring & creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$249,000 #66 - VERY NICE - 5 Acre building lot on quiet country road, not far out of Utica, 440’ of road frontage, open lot with trees on outside borders . . . . . . . . .Priced Right $28,000 #67 - Very quiet, private location 3 miles from Little Falls, NY with 46 A., 14 tillable, 30 pasture - great hobby farm - 9 room farm house in good condition has combination oil/wood hot water heat, a clean & comfortable home - also like-new double-wide with 6 rooms, 2 decks, 1 porch, above ground pool, work shop with electric, dependable yeararound creek, drilled well & 2 springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .All for $198,000 #68 - Nice Horse Hobby Farm w/5.2 A. - V.G. 7 rm. 2 story home w/full basement, new oil hot air heat, 1.5 baths, stone fireplace w/wood stove insert, vinyl siding, 2 car garage also 20x40 2 story barn w/2 horse stalls & tact rm. - also 1 stall garage across rd. - paved driveway, 50’ dug well & creek bordering property . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ex. Buy at $110,000 C-52 - Certified Organic Dairy Farm Operation w/340 A. - 285 tillable, remainder woods & pasture - 50x75 two story dairy barn w/50 tie stalls, 2 box stalls & 22 calf ties - 2 inch pipeline, 3 units, 800 gal. Bulk tank, 20x30 & 20x60 ft. Harvestores w/unloaders - unrestored 8 rm. Stone home; Prime certified organic farm land; 1.8 mi. road frontage; drilled well; stream runs thru property - parcel could be divided into 185 A. with no bldgs & 149 A. w/Homestead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $1,350,000 CERTIFIED ORGANIC DAIRY ALSO AVAILABLE.

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2254 - Large Modern Home - Owner is retiring. Madison County Showplace Dairy Farm. Neat, Clean, & Turn-key. 220 acre farm, 160 exceptional well drained tillable acres with additional 40+ acres to rent. Balance mostly pasture, some woods. Two story 68 stall dairy barn with attached 80 stall free stall for dry cow and young stock. 3 very nice Morton machinery buildings. Nice 2 story 5 bedroom 3 bath modern home. Farm is located near the beautiful town of Cazenovia. Just south of Syracuse, NY. This is truly an exceptional farm that has everything. Great milking facility, room for heifers and dry cows, plenty of machinery storage, and enough supporting lands. Farm recently appraised by lead550,000, ing Ag Bank at close to $550,000. . We're asking $5 cattle, machinery, and feed available.

2272 - Herkimer County Faarm - 120+ acres with 50 m/l acres tillable, mostly class 1 soils. Exceptional fertility conducive to growing vegetables. Good 2 story barn 65 tie stalls, enclosed manure room. 60x80 machinery building, with 8x14 cooler room. 28x48 greenhouse building.

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2286 - 450 +/- Acre Jefferson County Dairy Farm. 200+ tillable, good soils, fields are large and lay nice. Land is also partially certified organic. Lots and lots of additional land close by to rent, if needed.Very nice 118 stall free stall barn, Patz TMR mixer, and shovel feeder system. Double 6 milking parlor, 2 good machinery buildings, additional 2 story barn for young stock. A very nice 2 story remodeled 5 bedroom home with additional 2 story older 5 bedroom home included. 2 houses, great barns, lots of land all close by.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $600,000, farm can be easily made into 2 farms with a 3rd farm available. Call for details or see 3rd farm on our Web site #2273.

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Exhibitors and vendors, old fashioned country fair, Contra dance, Zydeco band, drumming, teen dance and DJ, farmers and crafters market, delicious organic meals, affordable accommodations and camping. Online registration opens May 1. Contact Ben Grosscup, 413-5491568. On Internet at www. nofasummerconference.org SEP 10 Scaling Up: Producing and Processing for the Larger Regional Market SE VT Community Action & Westminster Meats, 91 Buck Dr., Westminster, VT. 10 am - 3 pm. Contact Chelsea Lewis, 82-828-3360.

SEP 22-24 3rd International Symposium on Mastitis and Milk Quality St. Louis, MO. Submission of abstracts for presentation at this fall symposium (either as a poster or orally) will be due by March 1. Watch the NMC Web site at nmconline.org for more details.

OCT 8-9 7th Annual Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival Bethlehem Fairgrounds, 384 Main St. North (Route 61), Bethlehem, CT. 10 am - 5 pm daily. Fresh garlic and farm produce, garlic specialty food vendors, crafts, garlic food court, garlic growing lectures, garlic cooking demonstrations, live entertainment, amusements and plenty of samples make this a must for the garlic lover.

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2285 - Western NY Free Stall Operation. 560 acres of land, 315 acres tillable with additional 440 acres available. 3 good free stall barns with 300 stalls. 30x90 machine shop, 5 bunker silos with 7,000 ton capacity, double 6 herringbone parlor. Good 2 story 4 bedroom 1 bath home in good condition. This farm is an ongoing operation, can be purchased with cattle, machinery, and feeds. Owners are retiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $750,000 bare.

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