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Cattlemen’s Field Day featured presentation by renowned expert Part 1 of 2. Look for more coverage of the Virginia Beef Cattlemen’s Field Day in next week’s edition of Country Folks Farm Chronicle

by Jennifer Showalter RAPHINE, VA — The 2011 edition of the Virginia Beef Cattlemen’s Field Day, held recently at the home of CSF Cattle Company and Bonny View Farm, featured a very special guest speaker.

Dr. Temple Grandin is a best-selling author, designer of livestock handling facilities and a professor of animal science at Colorado State University.

Facilities that Grandin has designed are located throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and several other countries. In her capacity as a consultant to the livestock industry, Grandin’s low-stress handling method has opened eyes in the industry.

Grandin’s life story has been made into an HBO movie tilted “Temple Grandin,” which stars Claire Danes.

Grandin is autistic and the movie shows how she dealt with the condition and started her career. Her contributions over the years have earned her recognition by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people.

Grandin started her presentation by noting that when cattle get excited it takes 20 to 30 minutes to calm them down, so it is best to avoid excitement.

She claimed that yelling and screaming actually increase the heart rate in cattle more than the sound of gates slamming. Grandin noted that fearful cattle and horses can often be detected by tail swishing, bright white appearance around the outer edge of the eye, raised head and ears pinned back.

Often times a change in flooring, chains hanging down, lighting, reflections, shadows and dark holes cause problems with the flow of livestock.

“Wherever there is contrast, animals tend to balk. Animals notice little

Dr. Temple Grandin autographs one of her books for Doug Koogler during the 2011 Virginia Beef Cattlemen’s Field Day. Photo by Jennifer Showalter details that people often times don’t.

Get down in the chute and walk through it to see what the cattle are really seeing,” suggested Grandin.

Grandin mentioned that she likes to include solid crowd gates in her facilities and has found that curved systems block the view of the squeeze chute and operator which help with the flow of animals up the alley. She also made clear that animals naturally turn back in the same direction they came from, so it is best to arrange a working facility to take advantage of this instinct. Grandin likes the lead up alley to be long enough that a flowing motion can occur. She pointed out that the use of back-stops can be like a double-edge sword. They stop cattle from backing up but at the same time can stop cattle from moving forward smoothly.

Grandin touched on the importance of understanding flight zones of animals and being able to position oneself in the right part of the flight zone to get desired results. She also suggested only filling a crowd pen up half way to prevent cattle from being too crowded to smoothly maneuver out of the pen and into the alley leading up to the chute.

“Fill your crowd pen half full! Good handling takes more walking with smaller groups,” said Grandin. She later added, “An animal’s first experience with new people, places, and equipment must be good! New things are attractive to animals when they can voluntarily check them out, but scary when they are suddenly introduced.”

In addition to handling cattle in a calm manner, Grandin suggested

selecting cattle that are genetically sensible. When cattle are stressed their cortisol levels increase and they do not gain as well or hang as desirable of a carcass. She admitted, there is a happy medium in this selection process because too calm of cattle often times do not have the best mothering abilities. “Don’t just select for slugs! They have to have the grit to raise their calves,” said Grandin.

Grandin pointed out that the public is interested in the regular stuff that happens daily in the field of agriculture and encouraged the farmers in the crowd to do a better job of getting their story out and into consumers’ hands.

After the panel discussing came to a closure, Grandin stepped back up and treated those who were interested with a presentation on Autism. Her explanation of what it was like growing up and how she dealt with being autistic sparked numerous questions from the attentive audience.

“This field day was very unique in the fact that we covered cattle aspects and topics but also gave some insights to our community on Autism. This is an aspect we have not been able to incorporate into our field day before, so it was fantastic to have this opportunity this year. It was also special to be able to make a donation to the Challenge Sports Exchange out of Lynchburg, to support a local autism community and all the special work they do,” said Felicia Roberts, office manager of the Virginia Angus Association.

“I have heard Temple Grandin speak at least a half dozen times about cattle handling and I always get some new information out of her discussions,” said Bill McKinnon, executive secretary of the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association.

“She understands the industry and figures out methods of improving cattle handling and care while not hindering the efficiency of our industry.”

Governor highlights agriculture, volunteerism at Maryland State Fair ANNAPOLIS, MD — Gov. Martin O’Malley recently joined Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown and Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance to address state agricultural and volunteerism leaders in a visit to the 130th Maryland State Fair in Timonium.

The combined Governor’s Volunteer and Agriculture Day luncheon celebrated farming and volunteerism as the foundations of the state and the keys to a sustainable and civil future for all Marylanders.

“There is a strong connectivity between our goals for agriculture, civil service, and the more sustainable future that all of us prefer for our state.” said O’Malley.

“Throughout the great Revolutionary history of our state, we have derived our strength here in Maryland from our shared sense that tomorrow can be better than today, and that each of us shares a personal responsibility to help make it so. The awards presented today reflect that same spirit of shared responsibility and commitment to the future of our great state.”

Agriculture Day, traditionally held on the Thursday in the middle of the 11-day run of the Fair, highlights the strong agricultural traditions that make Maryland the strong state that

it is today and that carry residents forward to the future. It is celebrated with a luncheon gathering of agricultural leadership from around the state and a host of special, agriculture-related activities. Farming provides a healthy, local food supply, preserves beautiful, productive farmland and strengthens rural economies for the benefit of all Marylanders Traditionally, Governor’s Volunteer Appreciation Day is held on the first Sunday of the Maryland State Fair.

Governor’s Volunteer Appreciation Day 2011 took place Aug. 28. The Governor’s Office on Services and Volunteerism hosted the governor’s tent, which provided space for state agencies and community exhibitors.

Activities in the governor’s tent included karaoke, a face painting station, jewelry studio, visor making and a card design center. Special invitations were extended to returning military troops and their families to spend a day at the State Fair, compliments of the governor. Requests for Governor’s Volunteer Appreciation Day discount tickets poured in from across the state. Each ticket allowed a group of five people admission to the State Fair at a dis-

Abigail McGucken, 14, of Baltimore County 4-H, presents the 4-H Champion Cake to Gov. Martin O'Malley, at right, as Maryland State Fair Chairman of the Board Grove Miller looks on.

Photo courtesy of Maryland Department of Agriculture counted rate, including discounts on the price of rides and the new State Fair Coupon Book.

During the luncheon, O’Malley presented the 2011 Smart, Green and

Growing Excellence in Agricultural Stewardship Award to Steven Ernst for his long history of sustainable,

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by Chris Bickers Despite the rosy outlook early in the season, the North Carolina flue-cured crop probably never had greater potential than 500 million pounds, Graham Boyd, executive vice president of the Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina said in late August.

He thinks the current crop has missed its opportunity to exceed a per-acre average of 2,400 pounds: Many growers have told Boyd it takes 50-percent more acres of first pullings to fill a barn this year compared to last, he said.

“This crop will most certainly be late in terms of harvest completion. The longer the crop must hang in the field the more vulnerable it becomes to additional poundage or quality loss,” he said. “The crop has missed its optimum schedule to achieve its maximum potential in terms of size and weight.”

It can still be a good quality crop, just not one that exceeds 500 million pounds of number one and two quality grades, Boyd said. “We should expect a ‘tight’ supply.”

The true impact of the many 100plus degree days Tar Heel tobacco growers experienced this summer, along with a lack of adequate rainfall, is now being realized as tobacco arrives at market. The growing region has generally been stressed with drought conditions.

“An undescribed volume of this crop has expressed heat stress and sunbaked symptoms,” said Boyd. “There are streaks where adequate rainfall has occurred. Other geographies report just enough at critical times to keep the crop hanging on.”

Counties such as Cumberland, Harnett, parts of Granville and nearly every county down East report less than 3 inches on the crop since early May, he said.

The weekend of Aug. 19, severe weather took its toll on greater than 1,000 acres in the east. “On Friday, areas such as Duplin and Onslow were subject to winds in excess of 50 mph and hail that left only bare stalks in its wake.”

A second system that tracked on Sunday dealt another harsh blow in parts of Wayne, eastern Wilson, Lenoir and Green counties. It is a fair estimate that several million pounds of crop was destroyed and/or compromised in terms of marketable quality, he said.

“Given the broad consensus that we are now experiencing a short crop, especially short on key grades and

Burley bloomed on the farm of Joe McNeill of Vilas, NC, in June.

Photo by Chris Bickers styles, then it is only reasonable to expect laws of supply and demand to affect the market,” he said. “Clearly there will not be enough high-quality leaf to meet demand.

“And there may not be enough marketable quantity of total U.S. leaf to supply the U.S. flue-cured needs,” said Boyd. “If this is the eventual situation, then some combination of buyers will experience a shortage of desired volumes. It will be entirely a function of grading and price.

In other tobacco states, Georgia Extension specialist J. Michael Moore says some growers were stripping

their crop late in August because of the excessive rains in July and August.

“But in areas where little rain has occurred, many are still working on the second harvest,” he says.

“Although we have some tobacco affected by the weather extremes, we are still going to have an extremely good crop compared to recent years.”

And in Kentucky, the leading burley state, grower Eddie Warren of Richmond, KY, said the cold, wet May delayed transplanting in his area and resulted in a crop that is later than normal.

Like most burley growers, Warren’s top priority for 2011 is a better quality crop than 2011. “I had one of the best crops I ever had going into the barn last year and probably the worst I ever had coming out,” he said.

Joey Holland, a flue-cured grower in Kenly, NC, in the Coastal Plain, said sucker control has gone through quite an evolution on his farm since he began growing tobacco without maleic hydrazide (MH).

“The MH-free program has worked pretty well, but we have to hand sucker it more,” he said. “It makes the timing of sprays more important.

We apply two contacts and two applications of Prime+. You still need a good crew to clean out the escapes (suckers).”

One thing he has learned that in an MH-free program, it is very important to be over the row. “That is hard to do with blown-over tobacco, and we had a lot of blown-over plants.”

There continues to be good demand for MH-free leaf, and this year, Holland increased his acreage of flue-cured tobacco, which is mostly the NC 196 variety. Flue-cured is the only type he grows: He experimented with growing burley a couple of years ago but hasn’t grown any since then because stripping was so labor intensive.

He had a good crop this season. “We had good rain,” he said. “The field where we had the demonstration got 19.1 inches in the growing season. I think the yield will be average to above average.”

The new tobacco spray hoods, which focus sucker control spray right on the row, were tested on his farm this year, and he thinks they might use them next year. “They are not a silver bullet, but they could be a valuable tool,” he said.

The benefit of the sprayer hood is that it conveys more of the solution to the center of the top of the plant, says W.K. “Bill” Collins, North Carolina tobacco specialist. “It enhances the delivery. This is very beneficial for good control with contact chemicals though less important with systemics or contact-systemics.”

Another grower who has used the new sprayer hood is Greg Manning of Nashville, NC. He says it applies sucker control chemicals with more precision and fewer undesirable residues and creates a “drench” effect that results in more product coming in contact with the leaf axils and stalk.

The bottom line: Manning covered more acres faster with the solution he used and got good sucker control.

World Dairy Expo offers continuing educational credits World Dairy Expo has become well respected as an elite dairy cattle show, and also as a source for tapping into the latest research and cutting-edge technologies for the dairy industry. Many of the Expo Seminars, as well as, the Dairy Forage Tool Box Seminars qualify attendees for continuing education credits. The American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) and the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AASVB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) are issuing additional credits

for their members who attend the seminars.

All 15 of the Expo Seminars and the Dairy Forage Tool Box Seminars are qualified for one continuing education credit for ARPAS members. In addition, the Expo Seminar series is qualified for the RACE program credits.

Members of ARPAS and AASVB will want to take advantage of these continuing education opportunities by attending World Dairy Expo.

2011 Expo Seminar topics include Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) for dairy, genomics testing, communicat-

ing with consumers, robotic milking, calf nutrition, feed costs, somatic cell counts and carbon emissions. The Expo Seminars will be held each day, Tuesday through Saturday, in the Mendota 2 meeting room in the Exhibition Hall.

The Dairy Forage Tool Box Seminars topics feature improving forage harvest; corn silage fermentation time and starch digestibility; forage feeding in top-producing herds; fall-grown oat option; minimizing bunker/bag silage losses; feed cost benefits of reducing greenhouse

gases; and capitalizing on forages to reduce purchased corn and soybeans.

These seminars will be presented on stage in the east end of the Arena Building where attendees may also view the winning forage samples on display.

World Dairy Expo takes place at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. “Around the World of Dairy in 5 Days” is the theme for the 2011 show scheduled for Oct. 4 through Oct. 8. For more information, contact World Dairy Expo at 608-224-6455 or visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.

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Agriculture resilient through disaster

by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Recently I traveled to North Carolina and Virginia to view the damage from Hurricane Irene, survey the response efforts, and meet with local residents.

This trip was my fourth in as many months to make sure that the USDA is helping families rebuild and recover from natural disasters including tornados, wild fires, floods and drought.

So I’ve seen how tough times are affecting folks across the nation, and particularly our farmers and ranchers.

Unusual weather patterns have driven thousands of Americans from their homes, and threatened their livelihoods. And my heart goes out to all of those who have been touched by these disasters.

Over the past months, USDA has worked to minimize damage to homes, businesses, crop land, and property.

And most importantly, we have focused on protecting the American people and getting them on the road to recovery as quickly as possible.

For farmers, ranchers, and growers who have seen their crops decimated by drought, flood or other disasters, this year reminds us of the critical importance of maintaining a strong safety net. Producers have already received more than $1.6 billion in crop insurance payments for their losses this year on top of emergency program

support worth $160 million. And USDA has looked for additional flexibility in our programs to offer credit and support to help families and farm operations rebuild.

Despite these challenges, American agriculture is as resilient as ever. In fact, according to UDSA’s new estimates, farm income is at an all time high, and even adjusting for inflation this will be the best year since the mid-1970s. Net farm income is up more than 30 percent over last year.

And it will mean higher incomes for farm families.

We are also in the middle of a record year for agricultural exports, which we should match again next year. This will help support more than 1 million American jobs and mean an agricultural trade surplus of about $42.5 billion.

I know how hard these times can be.

I have seen first-hand families whose crops were destroyed by a hurricane, or whose fields were covered by several feet of water.

But I have also watched an impressive response, as USDA has worked with farmers and ranchers across the nation to make it through these difficult times.

These natural disasters have challenged us as a nation. But despite the setbacks, American agriculture is thriving.

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During the luncheon, Gov. Martin O’Malley presented the 2011 Smart, Green and Growing Excellence in Agricultural Stewardship Award to Steven Ernst for his long history of sustainable, conservation farming. Frm left to right are Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, Steven’s mother Arnita Ernst, Steven’s wife Sheila Ernst, Steve Ernst, Gov. Martin O'Malley, and Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance.

Governor conservation farming. O’Malley also presented the 2011 Smart, Green and Growing Government Innovation Award to St. Mary’s County government for its work with citizens and other stakeholders to codify new laws to successfully save the county’s agricultural heritage.

During the luncheon, Hance welcomed Casey Miller, 16, named Miss Maryland Agriculture 2011 on Aug. 26 at the Maryland State Fair.

Miller, of Clinton in Prince George’s County, grew up on the 250-acre, family owned Miller Farms, one of the oldest working farms providing fresh produce, soy beans, wheat, straw and flowers. Her family’s ancestors have farmed the land since 1840. She is entering her junior year at St. Mary’s Ryken High School.

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(VDACS) today announced 2011’s first positive case of West Nile

Virus (WNV) in a horse.

The horse was from Berryville/Clarke Coun-

ty. It had been vaccinated for WNV but was due for a booster in September.

A nasal swab and serum sample was submitted to VDACS’ Regional Animal Health Laboratory in Warrenton for suspicion of Equine Herpes Virus infection, but it tested positive for West Nile Virus. Onset of symptoms was Aug. 30.

The horse was treated for symptoms — low-grade fever, ataxia, hypermetria (lifting its feet excessively high) and intermittent central nervous system depression — for 24 hours and then euthanized on Aug. 31.

Dr. Joe Garvin, head of VDACS’ Office of Laboratory Services, urges horse owners to check with their veterinarians about vaccinating their animals for WNV. “This is our first case of West Nile Virus in a Virginia horse this year,” Garvin said. He adds that, so far, Virginia has not had any cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). “Both WNV and EEE are mosquito-borne diseases,” he said, “and we generally start seeing our first cases in August and September. Since both diseases are preventable by vacci-

nation, it may make sense for horse owners to go ahead and vaccinate now even though it’s late in the year. Mosquito season in Virginia can run through November.”

The WNV vaccine for equines initially requires two doses administered three to six weeks apart.

The vaccine takes four to six weeks from the second dose for optimal effectiveness. Horse owners should consult with their veterinarians to choose a re-vaccination schedule to protect their horses effectively.

Prevention methods besides vaccination include destroying standing water breeding sites for mosquitoes, use of insect repellents and removing animals from mosquito-infested areas during peak biting times, usually dusk to dawn.

The virus usually lives in wild birds of many different species. Mosquitoes transmit it from bird to bird. Occasionally a mosquito that has bitten an infected bird will then bite a human, horse or other mammal and transmit the virus to them.

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WNV can cause a horse to go down and be unable to get up without help. Animal owners should consult their veterinarians if an animal exhibits any neurological symptoms such as a stumbling gait, facial paralysis, drooping or disinterest in their surroundings.

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Treasures, history, legend spark rural reality shows

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE

by Erik Ness The Iowa Farm Bureau’s “Renew Rural Iowa” initiative covers a lot of entrepreneurial territory, recognizing farmers and associated businesses that have turned ingenuity into commercial success stories.

From a custom feed wagon manufacturing business, to a hit reality television show, the program presents the “Renew Rural Iowa Entrepreneur of the Month Award” as well as providing support for new and existing businesses.

Iowa Farm Bureau’s RRI initiative is simply a good idea that recognizes good ideas.

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very recognizable himself as one of the stars of the History Channel’s hit show “American Pickers.”

Mike Wolfe and his company Antique Archeology are based in LeClaire, Iowa, where he and sidekick Frank Fritz “travel the back roads of America looking for rusty gold.”

Holding down the fort is their delightful, tattooed muse Danielle, who deftly vectors them around the countryside via e-mail and sometimes joins in on a pick or two.

Most of the scavenger hunts for American antiques and artifacts take place in the barns, basements and outbuildings of rural America. Mike and Frank use terms like “farm fresh,” referring to

some of their finds that cover the gambit from visible (glass top) gasoline pumps to classic pinball machines. At the end of the day they prefer highquality, American-made items that have survived the decades in dark and dusty spaces.

Wolfe accepted the RRI award during Iowa Farm Bureau’s annual meeting.

“We’ve been on so many farms and acreages and find a wealth of treasures to repurpose every day,” Wolfe said. “We’re proud of this great state, farmers like you and organizations that recognize the value entrepreneurs bring to our communities.”

A commentator on National Public Radio recently speculated that

this trend toward ruralbased reality shows may have its genesis in the tough economic times. It’s also interesting and entertaining when the pickers uncover a real piece of American history that is totally unexpected.

This legitimate cultural shift in the landscape of cable, satellite and overthe-air broadcast television first surfaced in 1979 with the advent of the PBS series Antiques Road Show.

The cable networks are currently churning out a backwoods barrage of some 20 shows with rural roots such as “Swamp People,” “Swamp Loggers” and “Ax Men.” Other chapters of rural American history are unraveled

on “History Detectives” on PBS and Larry the Cable Guy’s “Only in America,” where our stand-up hero traverses the country racing soapbox derby cars or mushing dog sleds.

There’s also aquaculture in the offing as “Swamp People” features the colorful Cajun alligator hunters of the Louisiana bayous. Their French/English-based language led to the producers running “English” subtitles for folks who are not familiar with this lilting lingo or have never heard of the feared swamp creature known as the Rugarue.

And where else might you learn that Alexan-

der Graham Bell invented the air boat that skims the swamp at souped-up speeds?

It’s also fitting that the show-proclaimed “King of the Alligator Hunters,” Troy Landry, recorded a memorable promo for the series that features him sitting on a stump in the swamp looking straight into the camera and delivering the perfect line: “See ya later, alligator.”

Erik Ness is a regular contributor to AFBF’s Focus on Agriculture commentary series. He is a media consultant and a retired staff member of the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau.

New webinar series to focus on business opportunities related to Marcellus gas UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — A series of web-based seminars aimed at helping local businesses prosper from natural-gas drilling and development will be offered this fall by Penn State Extension’s Marcellus Educational Consortium.

“Your Business and Marcellus Shale: Moving Forward 2011” is a five-part program intended to help local businesses understand and take advantage of the opportunities arising from development of the Marcellus Shale.

“Participants will expand their knowledge of the opportunities that exist in the market and learn how to make connections and plan for doing business in this growing industry,” said Jonathan Laughner, extension educator in Beaver County who is moderating the sessions, one of which will be held every other week. Each webinar will feature speakers who are experts in the field.

“Our webinar speakers will include natural-gas industry representatives, local business people successfully responding to opportunities, financial specialists and business-development representatives,” Laughner said. “Anyone interested in learning more about this aspect of the industry is welcome to attend.”

Each session will last approximately 75 min-

utes, from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Following is the webinar schedule: • Sept. 13, “Local Business View: Experience in the Northeast” • Sept. 26, “Industry View: What Does Industry Look For?” • Oct. 11, “Local Business View: Experience in the Southwest” • Oct. 24, “The Process: How Do You Sell Into Industry?”

• Nov. 8, “The Work Plan: Financial and Planning Suggestions” This webinar series is for educational purposes only, Laughner cautioned. No part of the presentations is to be considered legal advice.

“Please consult with your attorney before signing any legal document,” he said. “Where trade and/or company names appear, no discrimination is intended, and no endorsement by Penn State Cooperative Extension is implied.”

The Web site for the webinars is https://meeting.psu.ed u/marcellusbiz. Webinar access requires a free Friends of Penn State account, which can be obtained at https://fps.psu.edu.

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RALEIGH, NC — Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging farmers to have their corn tested for aflatoxin to prevent contamination of feeds and food.

Aflatoxin is a byproduct of the mold Aspergillus flavus, and can be harmful to both humans and livestock.

“The hot summer and the heavy rains from Hurricane Irene have increased the potential for aflatoxin in corn,” Troxler said. “It’s very important that farmers have their corn tested.”

Some farmers may need to have corn samples tested for crop insurance or quality assurance purposes. These samples must be submitted to a grain marketing location certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The tests cost $22.20 per sample.

For insurance or quality assurance purposes, farmers must submit a 5pound sample of shelled corn by mail,

UPS or FedEx to a USDA-certified grain marketing location. The following locations can conduct USDA-certified testing, and they will accept samples between 6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays: Cargill Soybean Plant Attn: Ben Honeycutt 1400 S. Blount St. Raleigh, NC 27601 919-733-4491 Grain Grading Office Attn: Judy Grimes 407-G Griffin St. Elizabeth City, NC 27909 252-337-9782 Farmers who grow or buy bulk corn to feed to their own animals can have it tested for free by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Constable Laboratory, 4000 Reedy Creek Road in Raleigh.

This laboratory is not on the Risk Management Agency’s approved testing fa-

cility list; therefore, results from this location will not be accepted for insurance claims.

Farmers may drop off 5-pound samples of shelled corn at the lab or at one of the following agricultural research stations: • Border Belt Tobacco Research Station, 86 Border Belt Drive, Whiteville, 910-648-4703; Lloyd Ransom, superintendent.

• Peanut Belt Tobacco Research Station, 112 Research Station Lane, Lewiston-Woodville, 252-348-2213; Tommy Corbett, superintendent; station contact is Margaret Pierce.

• Tidewater Research Station, 207 Research Station Road, Plymouth, 252-793-4118; Jewell Tetterton, superintendent.

• Lower Coastal Plain Tobacco/Cunningham Research Station, 200 Cunningham Road, Kinston, 252-527-

3579; Phillip Winslow, superintendent.

• Piedmont Research Station, 8350 Sherrills Ford Road, Salisbury, 704-2782624; Joe Hampton, superintendent.

• Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station, 74 Research Drive, Fletcher, 828-684-7197; Denny Thompson, superintendent.

Forms for submitting samples will be available at collection sites.

Samples also may be mailed directly to the lab at the following address: North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Food and Drug Protection Division 1070 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1070 For additional information about the aflatoxin testing program, contact Jennifer Godwin or Michelle Gilliam at the NCDA&CS Food and Drug Protection Division, 919-733-7366.

NRCS announces sign up for Environmental Quality Incentives Program DOVER, DE — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering financial and technical assistance to Delaware producers to implement conservation practices on their farming operations. Producers are encouraged to apply for the Environment Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) by Oct. 7 for assistance in the upcoming year.

EQIP is a voluntary, financial assistance program that helps fund onfarm conservation practices. Practices include those aimed at managing nutrient run-off and/or animal waste;

improving irrigation efficiency; improving the health of native plant communities; and reducing soil loss. In fiscal year 2011, NRCS awarded Delaware producers $4.9 million through 137 EQIP contracts.

Delaware farmers transitioning to organic production or already certified as an organic producer may also qualify for the organic initiative under EQIP. Organic producers can receive up to $20,000 per year or $80,000 over six years through this program.

“EQIP is adaptable to meet the various needs of our landowners and ad-

dress their natural resource challenges, which may change over time,” said Russell Morgan, Delaware NRCS State Conservationist. “By implementing these extra conservation measures, farmers are helping to sustain the productive agricultural lands and natural resources that we all depend on.”

Applications for EQIP are accepted year-round as it is a continuous signup program. Applications received before Oct. 7 will be considered first for funding; applications received after this date will be considered for future funding periods.

EQIP provides payments for certain conservation practices and activities.

Certain historically underserved producers (limited resource farmers, beginning farmers, and socially disadvantaged producers) may be eligible for larger payments.

To find out more about EQIP or other conservation related topics in your area, contact your local USDA Service Center. The USDA is listed in the blue pages of the phone book under United States Government Offices. You may also visit Delaware NRCS on the web at www.de.nrcs.usda.gov

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LANCASTER, PA — A Penn State student took on a record 5,000 applicants in the 2011 Alltech Young Scientist Competition and captured a win. Penn State University student Callie King placed first in the United States undergraduate division and second in the North America undergraduate competition.

King received $1,000 along with two certificates of achievement and an Alltech Young Scientist medal. King graduat-

ed from Penn State University in May 2010 with an Associate Degree in Ag Business. Currently, she manages an equine boarding and training facility along with selling real estate.

The 2011 Alltech Young Scientist Competition had close to 5,000 participants worldwide.

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animal health challenges. Students that become regional semi-finalists were invited to the USA for the international phase of the competition where they present their papers to a panel of judges. In addition, the undergraduate winners received a $1,000 cash prize, while the graduates received a $2,000 cash prize. Finally, the overall global undergraduate received another $5,000 and the overall global graduate another received $10,000.

Alltech Pennsylvania also hosted a local competition for the Penn State Equine Nutrition Class. To celebrate their achievements, Alltech hosted an award presentation during Ag Progress Days held Aug. 16-18 in Rock Springs, PA. Three papers and one video were awarded from among the 21 papers submitted by the class.

“The winners included: First Place Paper,

The winners of the local Alltech Young Scientist award from the PSU Equine Nutrition Class were recognized at an awards presentation during Ag Progress Days.

From left to right are Stacy Andersen, Alltech PA Marketing Coordinator; Katie Norris, first place; Brittany Allaband, third place; Amanda Malecki, first place video; Callie King: first place country and second place global regional undergraduate winner; and Stephanie Kauffman, Alltech PA Intern. Missing from the photo is Andrew McClain, second place. $250, Katie Norris, “The Use of Dietary Oils to Re-

duce the Risk of the Occurrence of Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome.”

Second Place Paper, $125, Andrew McClain, “Improving Articular Cartilage Repair through Amino Acid Supplementation in Horses Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery.”

Third Place Paper, $125, Brittany Allaband, “A Review of Dietary Treatments Aimed at Diminishing the Symptoms of Insect Bite Hypersensitivity in Horses.”

First Place Video, $50, Amanda Malecki, “The Effect of Vitamin E on the Risk of Equine Motor Neuron Disease.”

“Alltech would like to congratulate each of the winners on a job well done, as well as thank each of the participants who submitted a paper to the 2011 Alltech Young Scientist Competition,” said Stacy Andersen, Alltech Pennsylvania marketing coordinator.

Students interested in participating in the 2011 Alltech Young Scientist Award Competition should visit www.alltechyoungscientist.com to register, review a list of suggested paper topics and submit their paper.

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Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Home is where the heart is for healthy eating (NAPSA) — Heart-healthy eating at home can go a long way toward protecting your family from cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in the U.S. The problem can start early.

Childhood obesity is growing at an alarming rate. Research proves that obese children are at higher risk of being overweight or obese as adults — and obesity is a risk factor for CVD — so the urgent link between healthy habits in childhood and prevention of CVD later in life is clear.

“Scientific evidence shows that CVD risk factors can have cumulative effects over time,” said Suzanne Steinbaum, D.O., preventive cardiologist, Heart and Vascular Institute, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York. “This underscores the importance of developing healthy habits at an early age.”

Statistics from a 2011 American Heart Association report in Circulation show that: • More than 67 percent of American adults and about 32 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese.

• Caloric intake among U.S. adults increased by 22 percent in women and 10 percent in men in one generation, mainly due to larger portion sizes and

greater intake of starches, refined grains and sugars.

• Only about 9 percent of American adults are meeting the ideal saturated fat intake level of 7 percent or less of total energy.

To help combat these trends, Alison Lewis, cookbook author and mother, created a “Home Is Where the Heart Is” recipe collection that both parents and children can enjoy. The recipes include breakfast tacos, fish sticks, mini calzones, chicken pasta salad, quick dark chocolate brownies and this one:

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2 cups granola cereal 1 1/4 cups crispy brown rice cereal 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats 2 Tbsp chopped almonds 1/4 cup dried cranberries or dried blueberries 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1 Tbsp canola oil 1 tsp vanilla extract In large bowl, combine granola, rice cereal, oats, almonds and dried berries; set aside. In small saucepan, stir honey, peanut butter, canola oil and vanilla over low heat for five minutes or until blended. Pour over cereal

Chow Line: Magnesium plays vital role in health

Q: I’ve started taking calcium supplements to be sure I get the 1,200 milligrams recommended. I know that the supplements should include vitamin D to help the body absorb calcium, but a friend suggests I also need to make sure I get enough magnesium. Is that right? How much is enough?

A: Magnesium and calcium do indeed work together in very precise ratios to make sure your heart functions properly. Magnesium also plays other crucial roles in the body, helping to regulate blood sugar and blood pressure, maintaining normal nerve and muscle functions, and contributing to bone health. More than 200 enzymes in the body rely on magnesium, and the body’s cells use it to help produce energy.

Although magnesium doesn’t help the body absorb calcium, it is important to be sure you’re getting enough of it to make sure the body has enough for all of those functions, including helping calcium do its job properly.

If you need 1,200 milligrams of calcium a day, I’m guessing you’re 51 or older. The recommended amount of magnesium for those over 50 is 320 milligrams for women and 420 for men. When listed on the Nutrition Facts labels, magnesium is listed as a percentage based on a Daily Value of 400 milligrams (so, “10 percent” means the food contains 40 mil-

ligrams of magnesium).

Though magnesium deficiency isn’t thought to be a problem in the typical American diet, there’s no good test to measure magnesium in the blood.

People over 65 tend to absorb less magnesium from food, and deficiencies could also occur in people who have problems with diabetes, who drink a lot of alcohol, or who have Crohn’s disease or other conditions that affect absorption.

Good sources of magnesium include: • Dark-green leafy vegetables — a half-cup of cooked spinach, for example, has 80 milligrams.

• Seeds and nuts — 1 ounce of almonds or cashews contains 77 milligrams; 2 tablespoons of peanut butter contain 50 milligrams.

• Some types of fish — 4 ounces of cooked flounder or sole contain 70 milligrams.

• Beans — a half-cup cooked beans contains 65 milligrams.

• Whole grains — 1 cup of wholegrain pasta contains 42 milligrams.

To download a list of foods from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Nutrient Database listed according to their magnesium content, go to http://1.usa.gov/magnesiumlist.

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For breakfast, dessert or an afternoon snack, these granola bars are healthful and delicious.

mixture, stirring until coated. Press into a lightly greased 9-by-13-inch pan. Press mixture down tightly with wax paper. Cover and cool completely in pan in refrigerator at least one hour before slicing into 16 bars.

Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional analysis per bar: Calories 160, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 50 mg, Carbohydrates 22 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g.

Each recipe is made with canola oil, which has the least saturated fat and most omega-3 fat of all cooking oils.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a qualified health claim for canola oil on its potential to reduce the risk of heart disease when used in place of saturated fat.

“It can be a struggle to create healthy meals my kids will eat,” Lewis said. “I succeed by using healthy ingredients to recreate classic kids’ dishes that offer fun with every bite.”

Her recipes and an interactive game promoting heart health are available at www.CanolaInfo.org and Facebook. com/CanolaInfo, respectively.

Simply eating a lighter lunch can prompt weight loss

by Stephanie Salato and Susan S. Lang Losing weight without dieting, going hungry or using an expensive highprotein liquid diet can be as simple as eating a smaller lunch, reports a new Cornell study that is online and will be published in the journal Appetite in October.

Most importantly, the researchers found that when volunteers ate a lighter lunch, they were no hungrier than usual and didn’t compensate by eating more later in the day or week to make up for the fewer calories eaten.

David Levitsky, professor of nutritional sciences and of psychology at Cornell, and graduate student Carly Pacanowski set out to test their theory that one reason why high-protein liquid meal replacements are effective for weight loss is they consist of smaller portions and compensation does not occur at subsequent meals.

They devised a five-week eating study, where the food intake of 17 paid volunteers was measured Mondays through Fridays. For the first week, all 17 ate whatever they wanted from a buffet. For the next two weeks, half the group selected their lunch by choosing one of six commercially available portion-controlled foods, such as Chef Boyardee Pasta or Campbell’s Soup at Hand, as a substitute for the buffet lunch, but they could eat as much as they wished at other meals or snacks.

For the final two weeks, the other half of the volunteers chose a portion-controlled lunch.

Over the 10 days of consuming a portion-controlled lunch, the participants consumed 250 fewer calories

per day than usual and lost, on average, 1.1 pounds (0.5 kilograms).

“The results confirm that humans do not regulate energy intake with any precision,” said Levitsky, adding, “Over a year, such a regiment would result in losing at least 25 pounds.”

“Roughly two-thirds of the American adult population are overweight or obese. On average, American adults gain weight at a rate of one pound per year, which can cause people with normal body weights to become overweight and overweight people to become obese,” said Pacanowski, a registered dietitian and a doctoral student in the field of nutritional sciences.

“Making small reductions in energy intake to compensate for the increasing number of calories available in our food environment may help prevent further weight gain, and one way of doing this could be to consume portion-controlled lunches a few times a week,” said Pacanowski.

The study suggests that both highprotein and high-fiber meal replacements result in weight loss not by suppressing appetite, but by providing fewer calories, and because humans do not possess accurate mechanisms to compensate for the smaller intake at a previous meal, they end up taking in fewer calories.

“To stop the increase in obesity, we are going to have to learn to consume fewer calories and here is one simple, low-cost way to do it,” Levitsky concluded.

The study was supported by the Division of Nutritional Sciences.

A sub-genre in fiction is called “fan fiction.” Look it up online and you’ll see how the interactivity keeps story engines humming as mostly schoolage writers explore plot twists, hinges and consequences. Facebook has an interactive fiction game called “Farmville.”

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Many things take more than a year to play out, or even move on to the next logical chapter.

Some things are a life’s work, like building a cowherd that produces the most profitable calves every year and builds demand for beef.

But still we look at the annual rhythms and break time down further into what needs to be done this week, today, before supper, so that our plans work out for the next week, month or year.

Every day holds some possible hinges of history for our year, our profit projections, even our lives. Unfortunately, we can’t always know the significance or perhaps irreversible nature of a decision when it’s made.

And this isn’t a drill.

Those with springborn calves are planning to wean now, if drought or discipline has not already set an early-weaning program into play.

We don’t have to wait till the end of the year to judge whether weaning is successful, but the hinges are probably there several weeks prior to the big day and others will turn the pages toward or away from profit for six or

seven weeks after.

The basics are nutrition, health, handling and communication.

Therein lie a bunch of potential plot twists.

Maintain those mineral feeders, introduce calves to a hay and grain ration and water from a tank or waterer. You can run through alternative story lines that skip some of those steps.

If the calves had no shots in the spring, it will pay to vaccinate a few weeks before weaning and then booster on the day. A lot of nonfiction research can illustrate consequences.

Plan your facilities and flow to minimize stress and security. Discuss all plans with your crew, veterinarian, marketer and cattle feeder. This a rich area for plot and character development, but if communication breaks down, keep it clean.

If you have not taken an active enough role in writing your story, now’s the time to jump in and save the day, or at least set up a cliff hanger with potential for a happy ending in the next episode.

Questions? Call tollfree at 877-241-0717 or e-mail steve@certifiedangusbeef.com.

NJAA members learn to LEAD Juniors attend the annual LEAD Conference in Saint Louis, MO The 2011 Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) Conference, themed “Meat Me in St. Louie,” Aug. 4-7 in Saint Louis, MO, brought together 144 Angus juniors from 33 states and Canada.

The leadership conference, sponsored by the Angus Foundation is designed for youth, ages 14-21, to participate in team-building and leadership activities organized by the National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) Board.

“Each year at the LEAD Conference, it amazes me to watch these kids grow into young adults, and this year was no exception,” said Robin Ruff, American Angus Association® director of junior activities. “The juniors developed teamwork and leadership skills in Saint

Louis that they will use for the rest of their lives.”

The junior board, elected during the 2011 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), started the conference with activities that taught LEAD participants the importance of working in teams, while having the opportunity to meet other attendees.

Other skill-building workshops provided by the junior board and officers included: Angus Jeopardy, an Angusthemed trivia game; Are You Hired or Fired, resume building and thank you writing; Defend It and End It, video commercials produced to defend the beef industry; and Are You More Than a Showman, industry questions themed after the Are You Smarter

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Interactive farm fiction

by Steve Suther The only difference between fiction and nonfiction is whether it really happened.

Take projected profit, for example. A happy ending this year may seem likely or all but impossible, depending on how the year has unfolded and what is yet to come.

you do get to write most of your own chapters in life. Let’s look at the plot elements.

Whether your fortune is looking up, down or in the middle, it is the result of two main factors: things you could not control and those you could. Notice the word is could, rather than did.

Looking back, few will argue with the big things placed on the “could not control” pile. Drought.

Flood. Lightning.

But what about markets? Mechanical breakdowns? Politics? There are some gray areas sub-

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Professional speaker and best-selling author Justin Lookadoo of McKinney, Texas, returned to LEAD Conference by popular demand. In his second appearance at LEAD, Lookadoo addressed participants and created a human twister game to teach juniors teamwork skills.

Agricultural speaker and host of Cattlemen to Cattlemen, Kevin Ochsner challenged juniors to model their lives like an auction — to raise their hands and make decisions. Kevin also touched on the importance of building lifelong friendships through NJAA involvement and participation in leadership conferences such as LEAD. Team-building facilitator Crystal Warnock, asked participants why it is important for the American Angus Association® and the beef industry to use teamwork. Juniors then solved this question with a brainstorming session and built a human squeeze chute in teams.

The conference also included extensive tours of the Purina Research Farm, Gray Summit, MO; and Sydenstricker Genetics, Mexico, MO. While at Purina, juniors toured various livestock research facilities and participated in interactive workshops for body condition scoring, cattle metabolism, cattle feeding, ruminant nutrition and equine studies — all while hearing from top livestock industry professionals.

Sydenstricker Genetics hosted NJAA youth at their John Deere location and Angus farm. The tour included a chuck wagon meal and entertainment provided by cowboy poet Del Shields.

While at the Sydenstricker Empire Club, Certified Angus Beef LLC Assistant Vice President Mark McCully educated juniors on how to become better advocates for agriculture and the beef industry. He encouraged youth to share agriculture’s positive stories.

LEAD attendees visited the Museum of Westward Expansion and took the journey to the top of the Gateway Arch, where they looked over the Mississippi River and the city of Saint Louis.

In accordance with the baseballthemed leadership conference, attendees then traveled to Saint Louis Cardinals-Busch Stadium. NJAA youth ate a baseball-themed lunch in the Champions Club, received a behindthe-scenes tour of the stadium, and had a few minutes to tour dugouts and take pictures on the famous baseball field.

LEAD attendees then let their imagination run wild at the Saint Louis City Museum. There, juniors were able to climb, crawl and feel their way through a playground of recycled materials. As a highlight of the conference, junior members enjoyed numerous exhibits featur-

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The LEAD Conference is offered on an annual basis, and the Angus Foundation sponsors the event. For more information about LEAD, contact the NJAA at 816-383-5100 or visit www.angus.org/njaa.

A partial list of LEAD participants and their home states follows: Maryland: Michael Cropp, Damascus; Ashley Larrimore, Rising Sun; Katie Larrimore, Rising Sun; James Suchting, Reisterstown

New York: Gabrielle Glenister, Pulaski North Carolina: Dianne Fulbright, Vale; Daniel Brown, Boone; Martha Jo Drum, Newton; Joezell Fulbright, Vale Pennsylvania: Brody Fitzgerald, West Grove; Andrea Foore, Seven Valleys; Kate Livingston, Dover; Phil Trowbridge, Meshoppen; Lindsay Upperman, Chambersburg; Jaclyn Upperman, Chambersburg Virginia: Morgan Alexander, Berryville; Shane Clary, Brodnax; Will Fiske, Greenville; Catie Hope, Berryville

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Part 2: Promoting beef as what’s for dinner You might remember seeing the television commercials with actor James Garner touting beef as “Real Food for Real People” back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, or Robert Mitchum kicking off the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” campaign in May of 1992.

After a brief stint with a “Beef. It’s What You Want” slogan in 1988, the checkoff returned to “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” in 1999, but this time featuring the deep, powerful voice of cowboy actor Sam Elliott for nearly a decade. And that brings us to the

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celebrating the beef checkoff’s silver anniversary, we’re focusing on the historical accomplishments of your checkoff investment into beef promotion.

Consumer Advertising The launch of the checkoff’s $21.7 million beef promotion campaign at the start of the national checkoff program in the fall of 1986 marked the largest concentrated promotion campaign that the beef industry has ever launched — even to date. And it’s still the only national self-help program that the industry has operating on its behalf.

Since the early days of the checkoff, however, “promotion” programs funded through the beef checkoff have included far more than consumer advertising — with things like foodservice and retail promotions and partnerships, as well as new product initiatives and veal promotions. But consumer advertising remains an important anchor in the overall strategy to increase consumer demand for beef.

And the success level of the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” campaign and its predecessors has been tremendous, according to industry standards. For example, consumer recognition of the beef industry slogan has reached as high as 86 percent during its run — a level that any number of huge corporations with budgets exponentially larger than the checkoff would be pleased to boast.

With its recognition and creative television, radio and print commercials over the years, the checkoff’s promotion campaign helped first slow the decline, and later turn around consumer beef demand, which had been spiraling

sharply downward in the 1980s.

As the industry changed over time — and other checkoff program areas focused on helping cattlemen improve the quality and consistency of the product they offered to fickle American consumers, so too did the focus of the promotion campaigns. Amid today’s health-conscious consumer population, the checkoff is proud to boast that 29 cuts of beef qualify as lean — a quality that market research identifies as near or at the top of consumers’ list of demands from beef they purchase today. The checkoff advertising campaign focuses on that, as well as other consumer demands, like convenience and, always, great taste.

As checkoff expenses have increased dramatically while revenues have not, the producer leaders who serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and state beef councils have worked diligently to leverage every dollar to the fullest extent possible. In fact, the latest comprehensive econometric model identifying the value of a cattleman’s checkoff dollar indicates that producers get a return of $5.55 for every dollar invested.

(Remember, the checkoff cannot singlehandedly turn around a bad market, so even at times when the market may not be as strong as producers would hope, this indicates that their dollar-perhead investments certainly are making things significantly better than they would be without the checkoff. That’s an important concept to understand when it comes to measuring the checkoff’s results.)

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Support of, confidence in Beef Checkoff remains strong Research has found that producers’ attitudes toward their beef checkoff program remain stable and are quite favorable. The survey of 900 beef and dairy producers nationwide was conducted in late June 2011 and early July 2011 by the independent firm Aspen Media & Market Research.

Currently about three in four approve of the program, which maintains the five-point positive shift reported in January. Producers have consistently tended to rate the checkoff positively. In the

past five years, approval levels have ranged between 68 percent and the current level of 74 percent.

“Knowledge about the checkoff continues to predict favorability toward it,” said Hank Maxey, a cow/calf farmer from Chatham, VA, and chair of the Joint Producer Communications Committee (JPCC). “Producers who are ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ well informed are more likely to approve of the checkoff, particularly among those who say they are very well informed. This tells me pro-

ducers are not only getting to know their checkoff but are also very satisfied with what they learn.”

To that measure, the underlying value of the checkoff remains strong: a large majority (81 percent) feels the checkoff program has helped contribute to a positive trend in consumer demand for beef, 70 percent are confident the checkoff is on their side during a crisis and 66 percent believe it helps contribute to the profitability of their operations.

“A key goal as identified by the JPCC

is that farmers and ranchers have a positive view of the way the checkoff is being managed. That they trust in the leadership and the decisions being made about their checkoff investment,” said Maxey. “This research shows that management of the checkoff is viewed favorably with 66 percent saying they believe it is being managed well.”

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Checkoff from 13 Other Key Promotions The list of promotion program achievements funded by the beef checkoff goes on and on.

But let’s go beyond advertising and take a look at some of the key promotional accomplishments of your Beef Checkoff Program during its first 25 years: • Based on important muscle-profiling research that the checkoff completed near the turn of the century, the checkoff launched Beef Value Cuts into the marketplace, giving consumers increased choices for steaks and roasts from single muscles in the chuck and round.

These cuts — including the flat iron steak, petite tender and ranch cut from the shoulder clod, the sirloin tip from the knuckle and the Western griller from the bottom round — increased the value of the chuck and round by creating steaks and roasts with quality taste, tenderness and price points that consumers were seeking.

Now selling at the rate of 15 million to 20 million pounds a year, Beef Value Cuts have been a big

hit with consumers, some available in tens of thousands of restaurants and supermarkets nationwide, as the checkoff continuously works on promotion of these and other new cuts. In 2010, for example, the checkoff introduced six more new cuts from the beef round – including the Santa Fe Cut, the Round Petite Tender, the San Antonio Steak; the Tucson Cut, the Braison Cut, and the Merlot Cut — in options suitable for retail and foodservice sectors.

• Foodservice partnerships have garnered as much as $60 in promotions from restaurant and other foodservice companies for every dollar invested in the same promotion by the checkoff. While that number varies from year to year — though always remains at a ratio strongly in favor of the checkoff program — the foodservice sector of the industry clearly sees value in working directly with cattle producers to deliver your quality product to consumers — and it’s putting its money where its mouth is. The check-

off also supports an award-winning foodservice marketing campaign, known as BEEFlexible, which dishes up new ideas for chefs and restaurant operators looking to offer creative beef items that attract consumer attention.

• Just having a good product isn’t enough.

You have to get that product to consumers when, how, and in the

form they both desire and understand. That’s where the checkoff’s Beef Made Easy program and other training sessions, promotional materials, and partnerships have stepped in. They have helped retailers improve their beef merchandising strategies to present a growing number of beef items to their meat and freezer cases in a way that is attractive and

meaningful to buyers.

• After developing a Long Range Plan for veal promotion, the checkoff has worked with major restaurant chains to get veal added to their menus, especially in the last few years. During the last 18 months, for example, 14 restaurant chains have added veal to their menus, thanks to checkoff partnerships and promotions.

Even this short list makes it clear that cattle producers and importers who volunteer to make decisions about how to spend their and your checkoff dollars are resourceful. So the next time someone asks you, ‘What has the checkoff done for me lately?’, you can start with an overview of its 25 years of PROMOTION accomplishments.

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Forty-nine advocacy groups representing the interests of family farmers, ranchers, and consumers have formally requested that USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack extend the public comment period for a controversial new proposal that would require livestock producers in the U.S. to incur significant expense tracking animals that cross state lines. The comment period on the proposed “Traceability for Livestock Moving Interstate” is scheduled to end on Nov. 9, and the organizations have requested an additional 60 days.

“The period for public comment coincides with the fall harvest and

comes during the worst drought ever recorded in some major livestock production regions,” said Judith McGeary, Executive Director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance and vice-chair of the USDA Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health. “Our farmers and ranchers are struggling to get their crops in and save their animals, and they need more time to assess the impacts of the proposed rule.”

The groups’ letter to Secretary Vilsack pointed out that many farmers and ranchers are not online, slowing the speed of communication. “According to the 2007 Census of Agriculture, more than 40 percent of farms

do not have internet access,” stated the letter.

“We have a significant number of Amish and Mennonite members, who can only be contacted by mail or through print publications,” explained Mark A. Kastel, senior farm policy analyst at The Cornucopia Institute. “They, in turn, will have to mail their comments to USDA. If the agency actually wants to hear from these livestock owners, it needs to extend the comment period.”

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“The least the agency can do is extend the comment period so that the cattlemen can comment on the proposal when they’re not in the middle of the calf-weaning and shipping seasons.”

The proposal has raised concerns about the economic impacts on both livestock producers and related businesses.

Gilles Stockton, a member of the Western Organization of Resource Councils said, “It will take a significant amount of time to pencil out the true costs of this proposal. Livestock producers, sale barns, and states deserve adequate time to figure these costs and give comment.”

“All of our farmers and ranchers are deeply concerned about animal health,” concluded McGeary. “They work hard every day to keep their animals healthy, and the agency needs to take the time to understand their concerns about this new proposal and address them.”

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AgBiz Masters graduates inaugural class at Ag Progress Days MECHANICSBURG, NY — Fifty-seven young and beginning farmers recently graduated from AgBiz Masters, a premier educational learning series. Graduates attended a short ceremony at Ag Progress Days to be recognized for their

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Branson Tractor partners with Tarter Farm and Ranch Equipment Branson Tractors is proud to announce its partnership with Tarter Farm and Ranch Equipment. Branson Tractor has added the 3-point implements of Tarter to their dealers’ stock to offer a wider variety of implements for their tractors.

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Farmers seeking financial assistance from USDA to install manure storages and barnyard improvements are required to have a nutrient management plan.

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If the farmer is eligible, the Conservation District finds a commercial specialist to write the nutrient management plan. We pay for the nutrient management plan; the farmer pays for soil and

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BENCHMARK MILK PRICE SETS NEW RECORD HIGH Issued Sept. 2, 2011 The farm benchmark milk price has hit the highest level ever, topping last month's record and highs set four years ago.

The Agriculture Department announced the August Federal order Class III price at $21.67 per hundredweight (cwt.), up 28 cents from July, $6.49 above August 2010, $3.07 above California's 4b cheese milk price, and equates to about $1.86 per gallon. That put the 2011 average at $18.18, up from $13.80 at this time a year ago and $10.29 in 2009.

The strong prices are being offset in part by strong feed prices, more on that ahead, but Class III futures portend a downturn from here. The September contract was trading late Friday morning at $19.05; October was at $18.90; November, $18.62; and December at $18.10.

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price is $20.14, down 19 cents from July, but $4.53 above a year ago.

California's August 4a price was $20.23.

The four week NASSsurveyed cheese price averaged $2.1402 per pound, up 1.6 cents from July. Butter averaged $2.0695, up 3.9 cents, nonfat dry milk $1.5739, down 4.2 cents, and dry whey averaged 56.91 cents, up 2 cents.

California's comparable 4b cheese milk price is $18.60 per cwt., down 75 cents from July, and $4.21 above a year ago.

The 4b price average for 2011 now stands at $16.50, up from $12.69 a year ago. The 4a butter-powder price is $20.23, up 16 cents from July, and $4.54 above a year ago. The 4a average stands at $19.24, up from $14.18 a year ago.

Hurricane Irene left her mark on pretty much everyone and dumped 612 inches of rain over New England causing severe flooding and power

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outs, downed trees and/or bridges being damaged or destroyed.

Some communities in the Northeast were without power for over 96 hours. Milk pick-ups remain difficult and in some spots impossible so milk was being dumped. The full extent

of the loss and damage has yet to be determined but manufacturing milk supplies were at near normal levels as the week began as many producers shipped prior to the storms arrival, USDA said.

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Coast but the lack of electricity in many area homes and businesses was expected to slow those sales. Southeast hot temperatures were impacting milk production and imports into Florida were increasing, according to USDA. Milk output in the Central U.S. has bounced back somewhat from declines during the extreme heat of a few weeks ago. California and the Southwest production was being impacted by hot temperatures but output in the Pacific Northwest was running well above year ago levels. Mild temperatures and increased cow numbers have added to the milk supply.

Students are returning to the classroom in most areas, thus bottling pipelines are again filling. This activity will continue the next two to three weeks. At this time, manufacturing milk volumes decline greatly, thus cheese and other manufacturers of dairy products reduce production schedules until the bottling pipeline are filled/balanced and surplus milk volumes are once again available.

The rally in cash cheese continued in the final week of August, mainly on the barrels. The blocks closed the first Friday in September at $1.79 per pound, unchanged on the week but 7 cents above a year ago, and narrowed the spread which may be what traders wanted to accomplish. The barrels closed at $1.76, up 3 3/4cents on the week, and 7 1/2-cents above a year ago. Four cars of block traded hands on the week and 18 of barrel. The NASS U.S. average block price fell 3.9 cents, to $2.0929, while the barrels averaged $2.0827, down 6.6 cents. eDairy economist Bill Brooks warned in Tuesday's DairyLine that the lower $1.70s in cheese is a real possibility near term. He said "The last two to two-and- a-half weeks we have seen a real flip in the supply/demand situation in cheese."

Barrels were extremely tight, based on market activity through the summer months until the first part of August while blocks were plentiful and a lot of trading took place. That has switched, he said, as

barrels are "more than adequate" and "looking for a home," which put pressure on prices and widened the spread.

Blocks are not tight by any means and certainly not as tight as barrels were in June and July, he explained, but they're tighter than the barrel market is. It's also the time of the year because demand slows for processed cheese due to less grilling and, "instead of holding up the blocks like they did in the early stages of July, could very well cause the whole complex to come down and pull the blocks down with it." He also pointed to the economic uncertainty in the U.S., warning that could further lessen demand and put more downward pressure on prices.

Cash butter closed the week at $2.0050, down 8 3/4-cents, and 22 cents below a year ago. You'll recall it peaked last year at $2.2350, the week of September 27. Only three carloads were traded on the week and the latest NASS price averaged $2.0509, down 1.6 cents. NASS nonfat dry milk averaged $1.5698, up 1.6 cents, and dry whey averaged 57.94 cents, up 0.9 cent.

Butter is available and in storage, according to Bill Brooks, but there's not enough of it to be a burden on those who own it and there's no push to sell it even though we are in a slack period for demand. He added that we're not making a whole lot of butter right now although with the cheese price declines the past few weeks, milk that was destined to the cheese vat may now get channeled into butter/powder facilities and that could result in higher inventory levels and pressure markets.

There hasn't been a lot of trading in butter, he said, and not a lot of signals which way the market is going but as we get into September and approach October we'll likely see some promotions for the Thanksgiving holiday and Christmas although he doesn't expect a lot with butter above $2. It might have to fall below $2 before retailers will want to do any real promotion, he concluded.

Butter production in July totaled 135 million pounds, according to USDA's latest Dairy

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Nonfat dry milk output, at 133 million pounds, was down 9 percent from June but up 1.4 percent from a year ago.

American type cheese amounted to 352 million pounds, down 3.5 percent from June, and 4.3 percent below a year ago, the first decline in yearover-year output since March 2008, according to the CME's Daily Dairy Report (DDR).

Italian type cheeses were off 4.6 percent from June and 0.4 percent below a year ago and total cheese production dropped to 859 million pounds, down 4 percent from June, and 2 percent below a year ago, according to USDA data.

Turning to the demand side of things; the DDR reports that the cheese and butter sales growth rates slowed in the second quarter, though they remained above historical averages.

Total cheese use was up 3.3 percent from a year ago and butter disappearance was up 7.2percent.

But, nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder use was down 2.2 percent, according to USDA. Dairy farm profitability appears good for U.S. dairy farmers and remained above historical averages in August, according to the DDR, but Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke, warned in Friday's DairyLine that "things aren't quite so bright." He said that, despite the high milk prices, dairy farmers actually saw income margins tighten a little in August, squeezed by higher feed prices and other costs and pointed out that, when comparing the milk-feed price ratio for the entire summer, it's the lowest since spring and summer of 2009, when milk prices were hovering around $11-$12 cwt., or about half of what they are today.

USDA's latest Ag Prices report put the August All-Milk price at an estimated at $22.00 per cwt., up a dime from July, up $5.30 from August 2010, and a new high. Meanwhile, the cost of feed to get 100 pounds of milk was $11.64, up 23 cents from last month, according to the DDR. Corn averaged $6.62 per bushel, up 30 cents from July and $2.97 above August 2010. Soy-

beans averaged $12.90 per bushel, down 30 cents from July, but $2.80 above a year ago, and baled alfalfa averaged $191 per ton, up from $189 in July and $118 a year ago. That left "Income over feed costs" of $10.36 per cwt., according to the DDR, down 13 cents from July, and compares to an average of $9.09 over the last 10 years.

In politics; the Board of Directors of the National Dairy Producers Organization (NDPO), this week, announced a nationwide call for dairy producers to immediately decrease their milk production. Board member Bob Krucker, called on dairy producers whose milk goes into making Class III inventoried products to voluntarily reduce their milk output by five percent.

Krucker referenced the existing cheese inventory

which is over a billion pounds in a NDPO press release. "With cheese inventories rising and the price of cheese plummeting clearly the supply of milk exceeds profitable demand." NDPO hopes producers will work together to regain market control, he said, and noted; "When dairy producers choose to be milk supply regulators they will become milk price regulators and will become profitable."

But, not all dairy farmers are on board with supply management.

Dairy Profit Weekly reports on John Pagel.

Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy located near Kewaunee, Wisconsin which has established a "Risk Management - Not Supply Management" website.

The website includes a link for like-minded dairy farmers to sign a petition opposing supply management proposals.

"After a very difficult few years, dairy farmers are finally catching a break," Pagel said.

"Prices are up, the immediate outlook is good, and the conversation about dairy policy reform has begun in earnest. We applaud and thank the National Milk Producers Federation for starting the necessary dialog about dairy policy reform with their Foundation for the Future proposal."

Pagel adds that, "While we support many elements of the proposed policy changes, the supply management portion gives us great concern for the future of the dairy industry. We urge our fellow farmers and residents to call their congressional representatives http://stopsupplymanagement.costaging.com/contactyour-legislator/ and tell them to vote this down before it hurts all of us.

"In times of financial issues, dairy farmers need risk management, not supply management," Pagel said.

The website also includes Frequently Asked Questions http://stopsupplymana g e m e n t . c o staging.com/faq-talking-points/ concerning supply management, a link to notify your legislator http://stopsupplymanagement.co-

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Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 105; 500-600# 104; 600-700# 92; M&L 2 300-400# 113; 400-500# 110; 500-600# 95-107; 600700# 104; M&L 3 300-400# 110-115; 400-500# 108; 500-600# 92; S 1 300-400# 105; 400-500# 98-102; 500-

600# 96.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 127; 400-500# 115; 500-600# 112-115; 600-700# 108; M&L 2 300400# 129; 400-500# 115121.50; 500-600# 108115.50; 600-700# 99106.50; S 1 300-400# 119; 400-500# 109-111; 500600# 99; 600-700# 85.

N VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1073 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 300-400# 128-149; 400500# 118-144; 500-600# 115-136; 600-700# 115131.25; 700-800# 109-117; 800-900# 108-112; 9001000# 110.50; M&L 2 300400# 118-132; 400-500# 109-124; 500-600# 107125.50; 600-700# 107-122; 900-1000# 103; 1000-1100# 90.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 400-500# 87.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 110-128; 400500# 109.50-122.75; 500600# 110-122.50; 600-700# 101-117.25; 700-800# 99-

106; M&L 2 300-400# 88117; 400-500# 88-116; 500600# 98-115; 600-700# 95116.25; 800-900# 92.50; S 1 400-500# 95; 500-600# 6797; 600-700# 85-91.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 132-152.50; 300400# 128-150; 400-500# 104-132; 500-600# 107121.50; 600-700# 98-108; 700-800# 100.50-105; M&L 2 200-300# 126-141; 300400# 119-134; 400-500# 112-122; 500-600# 84-107, few 121; 600-700# 84102.50; 700-800# 91; 800900# 90; S 1 600-700# 94; 700-800# 86.50-89.

SW VA FEEDER CATTLE: 2193.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 132-148; 300400# 131-145; 400-500# 115-134; 500-600# 110129.50; 600-700# 109140.25; 700-800# 105130.50; 800-900# 105123.25; 900-1000# 85.50117.75; 1000-1100# 93-95; M&L 2 200-300# 138; 300400# 138-143.50; 400-500#

Mielke from 22 las. The Milk Producers Council's Rob Vandenheuvel wrote in his newsletter that week that "While the market for dry whey products has had an ongoing impact on the California Class I minimum price formula, it has been an irrelevant factor in our Class 4b (cheese) formula since 2007."

That will change, he said, due to CDFA's announced changes, but he adds that "While the new "sliding scale" dry whey factor will be an improvement over the current fixed factor of $.25 per cwt, it still falls woefully short of bringing California's Class 4b formula in line with the Class III (cheese) formula used in the Federal Orders that most U.S. dairies operate in."

He blasted CDFA's decision charging that it falls short of what needs to be done; "Unfortunately, it appears that CDFA believes California dairy farmers will produce all the milk we need regardless of the price paid for that milk." He adds that "there are major issues to resolve in the California dairy industry, and we cannot expect our State's Department of Food and Agriculture to lead the charge in fixing those problems; not when they have time-after-time endorsed a low-price-leader strategy when it comes to the milk prices paid to our State's dairy families." Complete details are posted at http://www.milkproducerscouncil.org/ .

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AUCTIONS 115-135; 500-600# 100126.50; 600-700# 101-119; 700-800# 106-115; 800900# 90-109; 900-1000# 103; 1000-1100# 75-85.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 97-105; 300400# 84; 400-500# 84; 500600# 60-88; 600-700# 6893; 700-800# 77-91; 800900# 70-89.50; 900-1000# 86-89.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 120-121; 300400# 114.50-139; 400-500# 110-125; 500-600# 100115.25; 600-700# 91119.50; 700-800# 83116.75; 800-900# 92-103; M&L 2 200-300# 99-112; 300-400# 90-129; 400-500# 105-119.50; 500-600# 85111; 600-700# 100-108; 700-800# 79-106; 800-900# 80-106.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 134-146; 300400# 107-152; 400-500# 114-130; 500-600# 105-121; 600-700# 100-113; 700800# 98-107.50; 800-900# 92-102; 900-1000# 85; M&L 2 200-300# 122-130; 300400# 116-148; 400-500# 106-129; 500-600# 105-115; 600-700# 90-106; 700-800# 85-100; 800-900# 89-90; 900-1000# 80.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE:

No report.

HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 432 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 129; 300-400# 119-127; 400-500# 127137; 500-600# 120-129; 600-700# 121-125; 700800# 103-111; 800-900# 106-115.50; 900-1000# 89; M&L 2 300-400# 105-126; 400-500# 104-130; 500600# 109-122; 600-700# 110-114; 700-800# 109.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 101; 300400# 105; 400-500# 87-102; 500-600# 89-95; 600-700# 85-85.50; 700-800# 85.50; 800-900# 84; 900-1000# 66; 1000-1100# 76; 1100# & up 70.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 118; 300-400# 105-117; 400-500# 101120.50; 500-600# 101108.50; 600-700# 111; 700800# 99.50-101; 800-900# 78-80; M&L 2 200-300# 114; 300-400# 114; 400-500# 90110; 500-600# 102-105; 600-700# 105; 700-800# 95; 800-900# 80.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 124; 300-400# 100-124; 400-500# 110-125; 500-600# 111; 600-700# 85; 700-800# 90; M&L 2 300400# 105-116; 400-500# 120-123; 500-600# 106-110.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 646.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1

400-500# 125-135.50; 500600# 118.50-129.25; 600700# 116.50-124; 700-800# 115.50; M&L 2 300-400# 140; 400-500# 127-137.25; 500-600# 114.50-121.50; 600-700# 122.50; 700-800# 114.50; M&L 3 300-400# 135; 400-500# 127.50; 500600# 111.50-117.75; 600700# 115.50; S 1 300-400# 133; 400-500# 114; 500600# 113; 600-700# 104.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 119; 400-500# 121-122.75; 500-600# 114.50-119.25; 600-700# 102-107.50; 700-800# 100; M&L 2 300-400# 116122.50; 400-500# 119-121; 500-600# 118-118.50; 600700# 104-108.75; 700-800# 102; M&L 3 300-400# 117; 400-500# 116-119.25; 500600# 113.75-116; 600-700# 104.25; S 1 300-400# 109; 400-500# 117.75; 500-600# 86-113, mostly 113; 600700# 98.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 129.50-131.50; 500-600# 108-123, mostly114.50-123; 600-700# 110.75; M&L 2 300-400# 129-136.50; 400-500# 119132.75; 500-600# 112.50117; 600-700# 110.50; S 1 300-400# 104-108; 400500# 111.50-122.50; 500600# 111.25.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 315.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 132; 400-500#

130-142.50; 500-600# 120.50-123; 600-700# 120121.50; 700-800# 119-120; M&L 2 300-400# 140-143; 400-500# 130-136.50; 500600# 117-124; 600-700# 120-122; 700-800# 115-119.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 121; 400-500# 105-115.50; 500-600# 105.50-112; 600-700# 108114.50; 700-800# 102; M&L 2 300-400# 119-119.50; 400-500# 109-119.50; 500600# 102-112.50; 600-700# 108-112; 700-800# 99.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 142; 400-500# 119-140, mostly 119-129; 500-600# 116-119; 600700# 116; M&L 2 300-400# 144-145; 400-500# 119-125; 500-600# 121; 600-700# 116.

RADIANT, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 82 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 500-600# 122; 800-900# 108.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 400-500# 87.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 118.50; 500-600# 120; 600-700# 111; M&L 2 600-700# 116.25.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 128; M&L 2 500600# 121; 600-700# 102.50.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 410 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 118-144; 500600# 115-136; 600-700# 115-131; 700-800# 109-116; M&L 2 400-500# 109-121; 500-600# 107-124; 600700# 107-122.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 110-128; 400500# 110-122.75; 500-600# 110-122.50; 600-700# 101110.50; 700-800# 100-106; M&L 2 300-400# 105-117; 400-500# 100-116; 500600# 98-115; 600-700# 95105.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 104-132; 500600# 107-118; 600-700# 98105.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 551.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 132; 300-400# 138-145; 400-500# 115-127; 500-600# 110-121; 600700# 109-121; 700-800# 105-114; 800-900# 105-110; 900-1000# 85.50; 10001100# 93; M&L 2 300-400# 141; 400-500# 115-120; 500-600# 100-108; 600-

700# 101-111; 700-800# 106-109; 800-900# 90-109.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 500-600# 60; 600700# 68; 700-800# 77; 800900# 70.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 121; 300-400# 126-139; 400-500# 113-125; 500-600# 100-114; 600700# 91-112; 700-800# 83108; 800-900# 92-99; M&L 2 200-300# 99; 300-400# 90129; 400-500# 106-116; 500-600# 85-105; 600-700# 100-107; 700-800# 79-106; 800-900# 105-106.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 134; 300-400# 107-152; 400-500# 114-130; 500-600# 105-121; 600700# 106-113; 700-800# 98107.50; 800-900# 92; M&L 2 200-300# 130; 300-400# 116-138; 400-500# 122-129; 500-600# 110-111; 600700# 90; 700-800# 85-99.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 741.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 124-141; 500600# 117-134; 600-700# 116-129; 700-800# 108116.25; 800-900# 111.50; 1000-1100# 101-103; M&L 2 300-400# 130-136; 400500# 119-131; 500-600# 114-122; 600-700# 101.50-

"Franklin County, PA"

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6832 Molly Pitcher Hwy. Shippensburg, PA 17257 Along Rt. 11 Between Shippensburg & Chambersburg. 2 miles North of Rt. 997.

200m/l Acres Limestone Dairy Farm

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 8:00 A.M. FARMER CLOSEOUT - CONTACT JON GOLDENSTEIN (815) 383-4040 '78 JD 4640 TRACTOR #4192, 8305HR QR 2HYD QUICK COUPLER 12 FRT WTS 1 PAIR SMALL REAR WTS 20.8-38 W/10 BOLT DUALS '74 JD 4430 TRACTOR #32193, 6293HR QR 2HYD QUICK COUPLER 8 FRT WTS 2 PAIR REAR WTS 18.4-38 LANDALL 9X SOIL SAVER JD 400 ROTARY HOE, 28' CIH 500 PLOWING DISC, 14' CIH 480 DISC, 18' JD 960 CULT, 26' MCFARLANE 6 BAR FLEX HARROW JD 7200 PLANTER, 8-30 HYD WING FOLD FINGER P/U NT COULTERS INSECT 200 MONITOR W/RADAR CIH 710, 6X SPRING TRIP JD 27 STALK CHOPPER DMI 450 SIDE DUMP WAGON FICKLIN 4500 WAGON, 12 TON GEAR JD 37 SICKLE MOWER JD 963 GEAR WOODS SG100 STUMP GRINDER, 3PT 540 PTO LOCAL FARMER SMALL ACREAGE "VERY CLEAN LINE-UP" MOWREY AUCTION CO., INC. LICENSE #044000247, JON MOWREY LICENSE #041000416 EQ. MUST BE REMOVED IN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE PLEASE BRING BANK LETTER OF CREDIT IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN HERE

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TRACT T #1: 146 Acres, approx. 130 tillable, few acres woods. DAIRY FACILITIES: Double 7 milking parlor, 4,000 gal. milk tank, 156 free stall barn -drive thru feed alley & slatted floor; 40' x 200' heifer barn -slatted floor; 20' x 96' calf barn; 74' x 90' box pens / holding area, 44' x 74' bank barn; 1 lagoon; 2 pits; 4 concrete bunkers; 16' x 72' poured concrete silo; 60' x 104' equipment shed w/ shop area. TWO HOUSES: 9 Room Farm House w/ new kitchen & 3 car garage. 4 Bedroom tenant house. Private Sewer. 2 good wells.

TRACT T #2: 54 Acres, All tillable. Adjacent to Tract #1; No buildings.

Approx. 300 ft. frontage on Rice Rd. Zoning: Ag.. County:: Franklin.. Twp:: Southampton n & Green.. Governmentt Programs: None..

Terms: Announcements auction day take precedence over advertised matter. Tracts will be offered separately & jointly. Deposit of $25,000 - per tract day of auction. Balance - first week of January 2012.

Open House: Tue. Sept. 13 & 20, Noon to 3PM or by appointment.

Auctioneer's Note: This is a "turn key" operation, presently in use. It's been a family farm for many years. Mr. & Mrs. Diem are retiring from farming & expressed that a fair price will not be declined. Come Prepared!

Attorney: Glen & Glen For pictures & plot plan visit www.moreauctioninfo.com. No Sunday Calls.

Mark your calendar for November 22, 2011 - Full line farm equipment auction.

Auction for:

Melvin & Janet Diem (717) 263-9253 (717) 729-8744

200-300# 122-141; 300400# 116-127; 400-500# 98119; 500-600# 101-117; 600-700# 99-111; 800-900# 75; 900-1000# 73-75.50; S 1 400-500# 110.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 395.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 148; 300-400# 131-141; 400-500# 120-130; 500-600# 115.50-129; 600700# 113-116; 700-800# 110-120; 800-900# 111; 900-1000# 106; 1000-1100# 93-95; M&L 2 200-300# 138; 300-400# 138-143.50; 400500# 120-122; 500-600# 116; 600-700# 111-114.50; 700-800# 114-115; 800900# 107; 900-1000# 103;

1000-1100# 75-85.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 97-105; 300400# 84; 400-500# 84; 500600# 73-88; 600-700# 8293; 700-800# 81-91; 800900# 89.50; 900-1000# 87.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 120-121; 300400# 114.50; 400-500# 112114.50; 600-700# 107-110; 700-800# 103; 800-900# 95103; M&L 2 200-300# 112; 300-400# 114-120; 400500# 111-119.50; 500-600# 107-111; 600-700# 100-108; 700-800# 104; 800-900# 80.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 142-146; 300400# 136-141; 400-500# 120-124; 500-600# 113-115; 600-700# 100-103.50; 700800# 100; 800-900# 102; 900-1000# 85; M&L 2 200300# 122; 300-400# 134148; 400-500# 116-120;

500-600# 105-115; 600700# 95-106; 700-800# 100; 800-900# 89-90; 900-1000# 80.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1400-1730# 64-68.50; 1415-1730# lo dress 56.50-63; Boner 8085% lean 990-1385# 64-73; 915-1315# lo dress 5263.50; Lean 85-90% lean 735-785# 60.50-62; 8451040# 62-66.50; 845-1160# lo dress 34-54.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1095-1380# lo dress 7276.50; 1595-1805# 8488.50.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 3. M 1-2 975-1075# middle age cows w/150-300# calves 760-

850/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 40-75.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 190-1380# 6572; 1020-1210# lo dress 56.50-60; 1430-1695# 6872.50; Boner 80-85% lean 915-1365# 64.50-73.50; 1060-1325# lo dress 5563.50; 1465-1810# 67-72; 1420-1595# lo dress 5562.50; Lean 85-90% lean 630-795# lo dress 50-64; 815-1315# lo dress 5060.50.

Other Cows: S&M 1-2 Young 785-805# 57-71.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1030-1465# 79-84.50; 15302120# 77.50-84 . Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 35-40.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 315.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5868.50; 1200-1600# 60.5072.50; HY 1200-1600# 7076; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 55-70; 1200-2000# 54-73; HY 1200-2000# 7073; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 42-61; 850-1200# 4567.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 68-80; 15002500# 70-86; HY 10001500# 80-82.50; 15002500# 84-90.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 2. M 1, 8 yrs. old 1245# 750/hd; L 1 8-12 yrs. old 980-1700# 510-950/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 6. M 1, 10 yrs. old w/calf 200# 1400# 860/pr; L 1, 4 yrs. old w/calf 200# 875#

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Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 500-600# 84-88; 700800# 88.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 115-129.50; 400500# 109-125; 500-600# 104-120; 600-700# 111.50114.50; 700-800# 105-113; 800-900# 98; M&L 2 300400# 105-120; 400-500# 94115; 500-600# 96-109; 600700# 88-107; 700-800# 8387; 800-900# 84; S 1 300400# 92-110; 400-500# 9197.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 135-162; 300400# 121-135; 400-500# 120-135.50; 500-600# 109130; 600-700# 108-117; 700-800# 96-103; M&L 2

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• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) .

Monthly Heifer Sale. Dairy Dispersal for StoxDairy - Bainbridge, NY. 40 Milking Age Reg. & Grade Holsteins, 6 Reg. Brown Swiss. 30 heifers from newborn to springing. 20 Holsteins, 6 Brown Swiss, 4 Swiss Holstein X. 2 started Service Bulls. Holstein: Atwood son x OutsidexCarlow Leader. Brown Swiss: April Baretta x Top Acres Pedigree. Sires represented Holstein: Zenith, Atlanta, Dundee, Pronto. Parlor milked & on pasture both ends of the day. Also Consigned: Snowtop sends 6 Reg. heifers sired by Monument, Buckeye,Alliance, Pacific, Damion, Airraid, 3 bred & 3 open ready to breed. 15 outstanding bred heifers from Carl & Deanna TiceNew Berlin; send 8 Holsteins, 7 Jersey X all in ex. condition from short bred to springers. A group of 8 open heifers & a few cows from one farm; Another group of 10-12 2nd calf springers. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 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: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518392-3321.

• 6:00 PM: Town of Wallkill. Vehicles & Equip. - ‘96 Ford 555D loader/backhoe, ‘00 Talbert trailer, ‘01 Salsco 813 chipper, ‘02 Ford F250 XL SD pickup, Ammco brake lathe & more.

• 6:35 PM - Orchard Park Central Schools - Buses - (4) International 3800 buses, (4) Chevy Express 3500 buses, ‘99 GMC Savana G3500 bus & ‘95 Ford E350 bus.

• 7:25 PM - City of Cortland - Diesel Generator Massaro Detroit Diesel Allison Model 400DRLR60 diesel electric generator. Has been stored inside; came out of a hospital.

• 7:30 PM - Village of Painted Post - Gas Storage Tank - Gasboy 1000 gal. gas only storage tank with pump (S/N 8142679). 110V. In good, working condition; no leaks.

• 7:35 PM - Town of Inlet - Crown Vic Police Interceptor - ‘99 Ford Crown Vic 4 door Police Interceptor w/4.6L V8 EFI gas engine. In overall good condition. Sold with keys & clean title.

• 7:40 PM - Town of Dover MA Police - 2009 Crown Vic - ‘09 Ford Crown Vic 4 door Police Interceptor w/exceptional body & clean interior.

Well maintained by town garage. . Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Wednesday, September 14

Tuesday, September 13 • 6:00 PM: Tonawanda Machine. Retirement Sale - ABSOLUTE: Haas Model HL-4 CNC turning center, Tur 710 Lathe, Fosdick radial mill, Monarch engine lathe & tons more!

• 8:25 PM - Schyler Co. DA - Seized Vehicles - ‘99 Jeep Cherokee, ‘97 Ford Ranger XL pickup, Mongoose CX24V450 electric bike & Diamondback grind bike.

• 8:40 PM - Wappingers CSD - Van & Equip. - ‘00 Dodge 2500 Ram van, ‘98 Toro 325-D mower & Ford V8 engine w/Lincoln All American Eagle stand. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

• Enosburg Falls, VT. Selling all Holstein cattle and equipment for Meadowbrook Farm. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-5254774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 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 • 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, 716296-5041, 585-738-2104 • 6:00 PM: Town of Potsdam. Tractor & Mower - ‘83 Kubota M5500 tractor w/3pt Hitch & ‘83 Woods HS105-3 Bat Wing mower w/stump jumper.

• 6:10 PM - Niagara County Community College Assets - PowerMatic table saw, Kato AC/DC Synchronous motor/generator, Clausing lathe, DeVilbiss compressors, computers, kitchen & more.

• 6:40 PM - Private Consignor - Computers & Equip. - (11) Dell Optiplex GX1701 computers, camera & photography equip., Motorola & GE radios, electronics & more.

• Town of Minerva Highway - Pickup - ‘99 Dodge Ram 2500 4X4 pickup w/Cummins 5.9L V6 MPI 24V 140hp turbo diesel engine. Sold with keys & clean title. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.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 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 4:00 PM: Chaffee, NY. Estate of Samuel Anthony LaScala Auction. Selling a large collection including farm machinery, antiques, household & more!.

William Kent, Inc., Sale Managers and Auctioneers, 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

• 6:00 PM: Onondaga Co. Parks. Light Towers - (5) 70’ tall steel light towers from Griffin Stadium.

Each pole has ten (10) 1500 watt metal Halide floodlights. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

www.leamanauctions.com • 6:00 PM: Clarkstown Central School District.

Vans - ‘96 Chevy G30 van, ‘96 Chevy G3500 Vandura, ‘93 GMC G3500 Vandura, ‘91 Ford E350 Wayne van & ‘90 Chevy G30 van.

• 6:25 PM - Town of Guilderland Police - Surplus Assets - Canon EOS Elan 7E 35mm camera, Sony portable MiniDisc recorder, Police vehicle divider/cages, light bars & more.

• 6:35 PM - Western Regional OTB - Vehicles & Assets - Ford 6600 tractor, ‘02 Chevy Impala LS, ‘02 Dodge Intrepid SE, 7.5’ western plow & 16’x 11’ Gazebo on wheels. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, September 22 • Cadiz, OH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 4:00 PM: Holley, NY. Danny Moore Farms Machinery & Tool Auction - Selling a full line of farm machinery including Ford & IH tractors, nearly new NH baler, plus other NH hay equipment, tillage equipment, Snap-On tools and more.

William Kent, Inc., Sale Managers and Auctioneers, 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

Saturday, September 17 • Warriors Mark, PA. Maple Hill Farm complete Dispersal featuring 90 deep pedigreed registered Holsteins. Carl & Carla Gates, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 www.cattleexchange.com • Atlantic City, NJ. Rental Returns of Construction, Aerials, Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers.

Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Fraley’s Dairy Complex, 1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA. Fraley’s Annual Fall Consignment Auction. Tractors, farm & construction equip., trucks and farm related items. Fraley Auction Co., 570-546-6907 www.fraleyauction.com • 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: Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt. 14A, 5 Mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY. Equipment Consignment Auction. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-3961676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 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, September 19

Friday, September 23 • South Bend, IN. 2 Auctions in One Day! Complete Liquidation of Late Model Construction, Support Equip. & Large Job Completion of Late Model Construction, Support Equipment & Large Job Completion of Late Model Earthmoving Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. General Consignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704399-6111, 704-399-9756 • 9:30 AM: Newark Valley, NY. Large Public Auction. Farm & Collector Tractors, Construction Equip., Farm Machinery. Goodrich Auction Service Inc., 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com

Saturday, September 24 • Betty & Nelson LeDuc, Champlain, NY. Dairy Dispersal. 180 head. Northern New York Dairy Sales, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-5690503, Harry Nererett 518-651-1818 www.nnyds.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 • 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, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, September 16

• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) .

Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Call with consignments. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-8478800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 6:00 PM: Madison Central School. School Buses - ‘03 Ford E450 school bus & ‘99 Chevy G30 school bus w/(2) wheelchair stations. Both with keys & clean titles.

• 6:10 PM - Town of Yorktown Water Dist. Vehicles - Komatsu D38E bulldozer, ‘01 Kobelco 330LC excavator, ‘78 Bomag roller, ‘08 Ford F350 pickup, Crown Vics & more.

• 7:43 PM - Village of Whitehall Police - Crown Vics - ‘98, ‘99, & ‘05 Ford Crown Vic 4 door Police Interceptor w/4.6L V8 EFI gas engines. Sold with keys & clean titles. Auctions International, 800536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

• The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 149th Top of Vermont Invitational Dairy Sale. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 10:30 AM: 1226 S. Philadelphia Blvd., Aberdeen, MD. 5 Properties and 6.76 +/- Acres to be offered. Leaman Auctions Ltd., 717-464-1128, AuctionZip Auctioneer ID #3721 ed@leamanauctions.com

Wednesday, September 21

• 6:00 PM: Military Memorabilia Private Collection.

WWII Studebaker M29C Weasel, ‘55 Dodge M43 ambulance, ‘42 Dodge 1.5 ton truck, ‘67 Kaiser M52A2 semi tractor & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

• 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, 585-7382104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,

• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. PA Dairy Classic Sale featuring herd reductions for Liddleholme (NY) and Schug’s Holsteins (OH).

100 head will sell. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Monday, September 26

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Bulls: 6. YG 1 79-81; hi dress to 87l YG 2 72-78.

Fed Steers: Hi Ch 1254# # 116; Ch 1-3 1200-1300# 111-113; few 1025-1100# 105-106.

Fed Heifers: Ch 2-3 1050-1150# 102-108.

Calves: 162. Hols. Ret. to Farm No. 1 94-120# 120139; 90-92# 97-110; 80-88# 70-97; No. 2 94-120# 95115; Hols. hfr. 102# @ 200; 70-95# 1120-160; Beef X Bull 102# @ 117.

Slaughter Calves: Gd 284# @ 89; 80-110# 35-45.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 317 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5571; 1200-1600# 63.5074.50; HY 1200-1600# 69.25-76; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 55.5072.75; 1200-2000# 61.5076.50; HY 1200-2000# 6777; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 48.50-60.50; 8501200# 40.50-66.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 62-80; 15002500# 68.75-83; HY 10001500# 78-79; 1500-2500# 80-84.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 40.

M&L 1, 4-12 yrs. old bred 28 mos. 1010-1425# 7851080/hd.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 88.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 20115/hd; 100-130# 42.50121/cwt.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 29.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 61-68; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 40-45; 850-1200# 45-55.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 72-75; 15002500# 70-76.50.

DUBLIN, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 16.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 115; 13001500# 115.50-118.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1000-1200# 111; 12001400# 111.50-116.75; 14001600# 116.75.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5564; 1200-1600# 66.5073.75; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 56.50-60; 12002000# 63-72; HY 12002000# 74-77; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 49-56; 8501200# 45-57.25.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 62-80; 15002500# 70-82.75.

HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 36.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker

75-80% lean 850-1200# 6466; 1200-1600# 62-67; HY 1200-1600# 68-69.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 56.50-64.50; 1200-2000# 53; HY 1200-2000# 65; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 55-55.50; 850-1200# 38-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 74.50; 15002500# 70-74.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 3. L 1, 3-5 yrs. old 900-995# 550-700/hd.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 10.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 1580/hd; 100-130# 85/cwt.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 172.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5968; 1200-1600# 52-69.50; HY 1200-1600# 70-78; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 60-67.50; 1200-2000# 57.50-68; HY 1200-2000# 64-72; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 45-58; 850-1200# 48-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 67-75; 15002500# 65-74; HY 10001500# 93; 1500-2500# 7582.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report RADIANT, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE:

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1010/pr; L 1, 3-5 yrs old w/calf 50-200# 850-900# 850-900/pr; S 1, 15 yrs. old w/calf 100# 90# 670/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 19.

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110 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 66-70.50; HY 1200-1600# 74.50-75; Boner 80-85% lean 1200-2000# 62.50-69; HY 1200-2000# 70.50; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 5466.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 73.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 2075/hd; 100-130# 121/cwt.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 28 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6271; 1200-1600# 69-74.50; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 65-72; 1200-2000# 67-76.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 56-59.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 75.50-81.50.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 100.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5968.50; 1200-1600# 62-67; HY 1200-1600# 70-76; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 55-56; 1200-2000# 54-58; HY 1200-2000# 70; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 4253.50; 850-1200# 45-55.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 70-72; 15002500# 83-86; HY 10001500# 80-82.50; 15002500# 90-90.50.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 3. S 1, 15 yrs. old w/calf 100# 900# 670/pr; M 1, 10 yrs. old w/calf 200# 1400# 860/pr; L 1, 4 yrs. old w/calf 200# 875# 1010/pr.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 288.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1000-1100# 104.50-108; 1100-1300# 102.50-112.50; 1300-1500# 104-113.50; 1505-1550# 104-108.75; Sel 2-3 1000-1100# 93-96.50; 1100-1300# 95.50-102.50; 1300-1500# 92.50-103.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 101.50; 1300-1500# 91-98; ,Sel 2-3 1100-1300# 7676.50; 1300-1500# 80-88.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1000-1200# 105.50-108; 1200-1300# 100.50-111.50; 1300-1500# 103-113; 1510# 75.50-99.

Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 1545-1575# 93.50-99; 1 @ 1865# 86.75.

Holstein Heifers: Ch 2-3 1215-1435# 76-95; Sel 2-3 1330-1425# 84-87.25.

Jersey X Steers: Ch 2-3 1299-1505# 90-95.

Heiferettes: 1105-1190# 76.50-93.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 74; 1200-1600# 65.50-72; HY 1200-1600# 72.75-76.75; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 54-71.50; 12002000# 62-69; HY 12002000# 71-75; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 59; 8501200# 53.50-63.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 71.50-80; 1500-

2500# 73-79.50; HY 15002500# 83-85.75.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 66.

M&L 1, few 2, 3 yrs. old to aged bred 2-8 mos. 8151445# 520-1130/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 7. M 1-2, 4-12 yrs. old w/calves 150-265# 8901225# 775-1200/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 3.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 570/hd; 100-130# 120-131.

Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 80-110# 169-182; 110-125# 115-160; Spring, Wooled, Gd & Ch 1-3 30-60# 150; 60-90# 171-173.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 53-63; Gd 2-4 50-90.

Slaughter Rams: all grades 56-57.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 147.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5865; 1200-1600# 60.5069.50; HY 1200-1600# 7176; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 57-64.50; 12002000# 60.50-70; HY 12002000# 72-73; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 42.50-61; 850-1200# 56-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 70-80; 15002500# 70-82; HY 10001500# 82; 1500-2500# 8485.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 2. M 1, 8 yrs. old 1245# 750/hd; L 1, 8-12 yrs. old 980-1700# 510-950/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 3. L 1, 3-5 yrs. old w/calves 50-200# 850-900# 850900/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 18.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 32.5067.50/hd; 100-130# 175/cwt; 130-200# 175/cwt.

HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: 9. Gd Ch 60-80# 168-175.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS Pigs & Shoats: (/hd) 45.

7 30# 47-50; few 70-100# 71-77; (/#) 170-200# 71-79; St. Boar 262# @ 41.

Butcher Hogs: 17. US 13 230-260# 73-84; 270-300# 79-80; 1 388# @ 73.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 50.79-68.50; 400-449# 50.79-68.50; 450-499# 6669.64; 500-549# 68-71.50; 550# & up Prices not reported due to confidentiality.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA HOGS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA HOGS: 3.

No report.

MARSHALL, VA HOGS: No report.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SHEEP: Ewes: 67-94.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: (/hd) 9.

L Billies 105-157; L Nannies to 97; Kids 60-80# 8090/hd..

N VA GOATS: 37.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 125175; 40-60# 113-175; 6080# 150-175; No. 3 40-60# 69-100; 60-80# 50-100.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 90-158.

Does: Sel 1-2 70-100# 112.

S VA SHEEP: No report.

S VA GOATS: No report MT. AIRY SHEEP: No report.

MT. AIRY GOATS: 16 Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 40-60# 80; 60-80# 92.50-95; Sel 2 20-40# 20, 40-60# 40.

Does/Nannies: Sel 2 5070# 50; 70-100# 50-62.50.

Wethers: Sel 1 100-150# 110.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 150250# 190; Sel 2 70-100# 40; 100-150# 50.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SHEEP: no report

TRI-STATE, VA GOATS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA SHEEP: 82.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 60-80# 175; 80-110# 175186; 110-125# 172-176; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 60-90# 130; Wooled, Ch & Pr 3-4 130-160# 180.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-4 40-70; Util 1-3 55-66.

Slaughter Rams: all grade 60.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 51.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 129; 40-60# 150-175; 6080# 179; Sel 3 20-40# 90100; 40-60# 90.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 111-172; 150-250# 162.

Does: Sel 1-2 70-100# 90-95; 100-150# 100.

HOLLINS, VA GOATS: No report.

CASH GRAIN MARKET

MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No report.

MARSHALL, VA GOATS: No report.

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: 21.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 80-110# 169-172.50; 110125# 145-160; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 60-90# 171-173.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 63; Gd 2-4 76.

LAMB & GOAT MARKET SILER CITY, NC GOATS: 102.

Slaughter and Replace-

Warsaw 8.08, -----, ----; Pantego #2 8.13, -----, ----.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ---; Clement 7.88, -----, ----; Creswell 7.28, -----, ----; Elizabeth City 7.68, 14.26, ----; Greenville ----, -----, ----; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, -----, 6.95; Norwood 7.78, 13.56, ----; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register 7.88, -----, ----; Warsaw #2 7.83, -----, ----.

Soybean Processors Fayetteville, 14.30; Raleigh, 14.30.

RUSHVILLE SEMIMONTHLY HAY AUCTION Prices/ton FOB unless otherwise noted. Delivery beyond 10 miles mostly 2.50 /mile. No report.

POULTRY REPORT

STAUNTON, VA GOATS: No report.

WYTHE CO GOATS: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SHEEP: No report

N VA SHEEP: 45.

Slaughter Lambs:

STAUNTON, VA SHEEP: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SHEEP: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA HOGS: No report.

WYTHE CO, VA HOGS: No report.

Slaughter Lambs: Gd 100-140# 100-110.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA GOATS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA HOGS: No report.

SILER CITY, NC SHEEP: 9.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA GOATS: No report.

N VA HOGS: No report.

S VA HOGS: No report.

STAUNTON, VA HOGS: No report.

ment Classes: Kids: 1 under 20# 25-35, 20-40# 45-57.50; 40-60# 6575; 60-80# 80-85; Sel 2 under 20# 15-20; 40-60# 60; Sel 3 under 20# 7.50-10.

Yearlings: Sel 1 60-80# 90-110; 80-100# 125-170.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 85; 70-100# 110; 100140# 140-200; Sel 2 50-70# 60.

Wethers: Sel 1 100-150# 140.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100150# 150-160; 150-250# 190-250.

NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was mixed. Prices were 7.788.23, mostly 7.78-8.13 at the feed mills and 7.28-7.88, mostly 7.78 at the elevators.

US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 2-7¢ lower. Prices were 14.30 at the processors, 14.41 at the feed mills, and 13.56-14.26, mostly 14.26 at the elevators.

US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was 1¢ higher. Prices were 6.95, mostly 6.95 at the elevators.

Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 389.20/ton for 48 % protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 8.08, -----, ----; Candor ----, ----, ----; Cofield 7.78, 14.41, ----; Laurinburg 8.08, -----, ---; Monroe 8.18, -----, ----; Nashville 7.86, -----, ----; Roaring River 8.23, -----, ---; Rose Hill 8.08, -----, ----; Statesville 8.16, -----, 7.29;

NC BROILERS & FRYERS The market is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are heavy.

The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in NC is 2,747,000 head compared to 2,566,000 head last Wednesday.

NC EGGS The market is steady on small and medium, lower on the balance. Supplies are heavy. Retail demand is light. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL 135.70, L 131.99, M 100.86 & S 82.

NY EGGS Prices are 6¢ lower on XL & L. M egg prices remain steady. Supplies are moderate to heavy with larger sizes in heavier position.

The NY Shell Egg Inventory is 2% less than te previous week. Demand is mostly light. Market activity is slow.

Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered store door, cents per dz. XL 116120, L 114-118, M 89-93.

FARMERS MARKET NC STATE FARMERS MARKET Beans, Butter (1 gal bg) 17, (8#s shelled) 21-25, Speckled (8# shelled) 21; Beets (25# bg) 17.65; Cabbage (50# crate) Pointed Head & Rd 12; Corn, Yellow, White, Bi-color (4 1/2 crate) 16-18; Canta-loupes (bin) Athena 100-125, Cantaloupes (ea) Athena 1-1.25; Cucumbers (3/4 bx) Long Green 15-18, Pickling 1520, Cucumbers (bx) Pickling 25; Eggplant (1-1/9 bu ctn) Black Beauty 10-12; Grapes (Box 20#) Scupernong 2028; Greens (bu ctn) Collards 9, Turnips 13.25; Spinach (25# bx) 18; Peas, Garden (30# crates) 25, Crowder

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Peppers, Green (1 1/9 bu ctn) 14.35-19, Red (11# ctn) 28-32.50, Yellow (11# ctn) 28; Potatoes (50# ctn) Red Size A 23-30.05, White Size A 17.95-26.65, Red Size B 25-28; Russett, ID 31.1535.45; Radishes (30 6-oz film bgs) Red 15.75-16.25; Plums, Red (28# ctn) 22; Squash, Yellow Crookedneck (3/4 bu ctn) 17.65-26, Zucchini (1/2 bu ctn) 20-23;

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Cattlemen win with renewed partnership

by Bill Donald, NCBA President and Montana Rancher It was the difference between night and day.

The 2011 Cattle Industry Summer Conference, held in Kissimmee, FL, Aug. 1-4, was nothing like the one held last year in Denver. In Kissimmee, there was no rancor, no animosity; just honest discussions, conducted in a way that will help move the cattle industry forward. You could feel the momentum beginning to build in a positive direction.

Frankly, the renewed spirit of partnership between the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) was refreshing and quite evident at the event.

Throughout the hallways, staff meetings, committee meetings, Executive Committee meetings and Board meetings, the atmosphere was one of cooperation and partnership. Everyone was focused on how to best serve cattlemen and women in the most effective, efficient ways possible.

Wesley Grau, CBB Chairman, said it well at the general session when he said, “The past is the past and no one can change the past, but we can impact the future.”

It is up to all involved with the checkoff, whether they are members of the CBB, NCBA, a State Beef Council or any other producer organization to forge a better future for the checkoff. A healthy checkoff is vital to a successful future for the beef industry. It wasn’t designed to be a political bludgeon; it was designed to increase the demand for beef.

Much has been made about mistakes made by NCBA, and we have made them. We understand the importance of accuracy and accountability. We’re profoundly sorry for our errors and any loss in producer support for the checkoff they may have caused, but we’re moving forward in our mission to build consumer demand for beef.

Progress requires that others interested in a stronger checkoff join us in this effort and not stand on the sidelines throwing rocks.

Our partner, the CBB, joins us in this approach. The CEO of the CBB acknowledges that “the financial firewall (at

NCBA) is intact and functioning properly,” and their chief legal counsel has reported that the firewall has not been breached. NCBA will continue to improve its systems and processes to assure producers across the country that their checkoff investments are being used wisely and efficiently.

NCBA staff and officers also respect the CBB’s role of providing over-

sight for the checkoff program. They must remain vigilant in assuring that dollars are spent lawfully and as the Act and Order and checkoff investors intended.

The good work done by the Beef Checkoff Program is well known.

Among other things it has strengthened consumer confidence in the safety of beef, increased the number of new beef products in the market-

place, enhanced a Beef Quality Assurance program and maintained strong relationships with thought leaders in the media and health organizations. NCBA is proud of its involvement in these and other positive steps.

We want the foundations we’ve built to last and the successes we’ve enjoyed to continue.

That’s why I pledge to do all I can to make the checkoff work as effec-

tively and efficiently as possible and improve it for the future. I also pledge, however, to challenge false accusations.

Yes, NCBA will be accountable for its mistakes. But we will never willfully misdirect funds or spend producer checkoff dollars improperly.

Every producer should consider ways to improve and enhance the checkoff. However, this can only be done if

all involved treat each other with respect. The destructive discourse and false accusations of the past must stop if we want a better future.

Our goal at NCBA is 100 percent accuracy and accountability. We expect and will request the same from others as we develop the programs to build a stronger beef industry.

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DMI 3 SHANK NO-TIL RIPPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,500.00 CASE IH 4210 4X4 W/LOADER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,000.00 CASE IH C70 TRACTOR, 2WD, ROPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,000.00

Bush Hog EWR820

877-466-1131

PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT on your land. Earn top $$$ for hunting rights. Call for a FREE quote and info packet toll free 1-866-309-1507 or request at www.BaseCampLeasing.com

“SMOKED” NH FX60 CHOPPER Burnt Cab Good C-15 Cat Motor Full Cutter Head Assembly Hydro’s & Transmission 4 Wheel Drive Unit

Make a Hot Offer CROP PROCESSOR

6 Row Model 391 Rotary Corn Head; 14’ Hay Head Model 336 All in Good Shape

Call for Price

518-829-7790 USED EQUIPMENT Closeout Pricing On McCormick Compact Tractors 0%-60 month financing or Huge Cash Discounts Call Now! Round Bale Wagon 10 Position Mover, Like New! ....................................$1,900 Kuhn GF5001 THA, 4 Rotor Tedder, Hyd. Fold, Good ..................................$2,200 Kuhn GMO 77 HD, 3Pt. Disc Mower, Good...........................................$3,500 ’73 Ford 3000 8 Speed Manual, 1 Remote, Diesel, Good Rubber, No Rust! .......................................................Call!

Ford 1200 4WD, Diesel, w/3Pt. 48” Finishing Mower, 600 hrs, Good Condition.........................Reduced To $4,250 New Holland 255 Tedder-Rake Combo, Good Condition..............................Call! ’01 NH 688 Round Baler, Auto Wrap, 5x6, Good Condition...........................$8,500 ’09 Vermeer 555XL w/Net Wrap, Good Condition...................................$13,900 2004 McCormick CX85 Cab, 4x4, 1,300 Hrs., Ex. Cond...........................$29,500 NEW! HayMag 4 Rotor Tedders w/Hyd. Fold & Tilt, 18’.............................$4,995 Vermeer 404 Pro Demo Baler, Only 2,500 Bales.........................................$27,500 Massey Ferguson 4225, 2WD, 1036 Massey Loader, Cab, Air, 2 Remotes, 1,500 Hours, Bale Spike...........$23,900

Tractor Care, Inc.

20 ft Hay Rake, Excellent Condition

1066-C Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802-2533 PH: 540-433-7070 Check out our e-bay store at Tractorcare

2035 Stuarts Draft Hwy., Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 540-337-1090 www.beveragetractor.com

WANTED

$4,450

Massey Ferguson 165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

New!

Zetor ZTR-185 6 Ft. 2 In. Drum Mower

$4,999

LAWRENCE AG EQUIPMENT

OVERSEEDER Drill, Befco Green-Rite with fertilizer and seed box, same as no-till, 5 ft. wide, $1,500. Dunham-Lehr Quick Attach Loader, $1,000.

804-779-3219

Fencing BLACK LOCUST POSTS: Poles up to 30’. Authentic split rails 6x6, 4x4, 1” & 2” boards.

Photos at www.blacklocustwood.com Call Tom 518-883-8284 ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLER REPAIRS. Factory authorized warranty center for Zereba, ParMak, many others.

No charge for estimates. Quick turn-around time. Send or bring to our shop, any make, any model. 518-284-2180

For Rent or Lease FARM FOR RENT: Very clean farm, with house, dairy barn, bank barn, 2 freestall barns, commodity sheds, and manure pit w/ 80 acres of pasture. Best suited for Dairy/beef calf/cow operations. MidAtlantic Area. 301-432-2196

For Sale

TINGLEY

• Hi-Top Work Rubbers* #1300 - $17.00/pr • 10” Closure Boots* #1400 - $22.00/pr • 17” Knee Boots #1500 - $26.00/pr Sizes S, M, L, XL, 2X, & 3X

Naples Distributors (888) 223-8608

www.NaplesDistributors.com

Fresh Produce, Nursery

Pumpkins, Gourds, Winter Squash, etc.

Pie, Jack-O-Lantern, White & Munchkin Pumpkins Acorn, Butternut, Spaghetti, Buttercup, Ambercup, Sweet Potato, Sweet Dumpling Squash

ANY SIZE LOTS AVAILABLE From Bushels to Tractor Trailer Loads

Hoeffner Farms Hornell,NY

607-769-3404 607-324-0749 eves Generators

Pictures at www.tractorcare.com

NH 1412 FLAIL DISCBINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,000.00 JD 556 BALER NET/TWINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,000.00

Farm Machinery For Sale

2035 Stuarts Draft Hwy., Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 540-337-1090 www.beveragetractor.com

814-793-4293

NOBODY beats our prices on Voltmaster PTO Alternators, Sizes 12kw-75kw. Engines Sets and Portables Available.

MOELLER SALES 1-800-346-2348 Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Farm Machinery Wanted

NEW AND USED Grain Dryers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytime toll free 1-877-422-0927

WANTED

VIRGINIA BIN SERVICE

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

SPECIALIZING IN GRAIN BIN RELOCATION Parts & Service New Installations

804-387-6462

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Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Hay - Straw Wanted

Real Estate For Sale

WANTED

HUNTING/CAMPING PROPERTY

Pre Cut Rye Straw 50 to 75 Lb. Bales

302-737-5117 302-545-1000

Southwestern Virginia Bland County

62+/- ACRES ATV Trails, Springs Deer, Turkey, Grouse Adjoins National Forest

$90,000 Heating

Several Purchase Options Available. Call

540-255-9112

Heating

Heating

Tired of the High Cost of Fossil Fuel?

Do You Have Large Heating Needs?

Portege and Main, a well established North American company with over 35 years experience building and improving outdoor wood, coal, and biomass stoves is now offering a fully automatic chip/biomass stove for large heating needs; greenhouses, businesses, warehouses, schools, etc.

Easily adaptable to any established heating system.

Hay - Straw For Sale 4x5 MIXED GRASS round bales, good quality, net wrapped, barn kept, $40. Pick up at farm. No delivery.

Brookview Farm, 854 Dover Rd., Manakin Sabot,VA 23103 email bviewfarm@gmail.com 804-784-3131 FOR SALE: Quality first & second cut big & small square bales. Delivered. 315-264-3900

Hay - Straw For Sale

For more information on the complete line of Portege and Main hydronic boilers, contact: Karl at HALLEN’S SAWMILL 315-852-9507 Help Wanted

TOO MUCH HAY? Try Selling It In The

CLASSIFIEDS Call Peg At

800-836-2888 or email

Hay For Sale

classified@leepub.com

First Cut, Second Cut, Timothy and Alfalfa

Hay - Straw Wanted

WE DELIVER

519-604-8683

Farmer to Farmer

Round & Square Bales Also Square Bales of

STRAW CALL STEVE

519-482-5365

SOLLENBERGER SILOS, LLC, 5778 Sunset Pike, Chambersburg, PA 17201. Poured Concrete silos since 1908, Manure Storage and Precast Products. For Information: Ken Mansfield 717-503-8909 www.sollenbergersilos.com “1908-2008” Celebrating 100 Years

Tractor Parts NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS: John Deere 10,20,30,40 series tractors.

Allis Chalmers, all models.

Large inventory! We ship.

Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

Help Wanted

The ideal candidate should have: A strong technical background: BSc, MSc or higher Strong verbal and written communication skills Interest and experience in the animal health or nutrition industries Self-motivated and proactive A valid driver’s license E-mail resumé and cover letter to: mgast@alltech.com

Roofing

Roofing

ROOFING & SIDING e Metall Roofing g & Siding..

BUY DIRECT – Wee manufacture

ABM M & ABX X Panell - Standingg Seam m - PBR R Panel LOW PRICES - FAST DELIVERY – FREE LITERATURE

A.B. MARTIN ROOFING SUPPLY, LLC Ephrata, PA 1-800-373-3703 N e w v i l l e , PA 1-800-782-2712

Full line Pole Building material. ~ Lumber - Trusses - Plywood.

www.abmartin.net • Email: sales@abmartin.net

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

WANTED

Miscellaneous

Low Potassium for Dry Cows

Hay & Straw - All Types

Call for Competitive Prices

We Pick Up & Pay Cell 717-222-2304 Buyers & Sellers

C A M PA I G N P O S T E R S : Very reasonable prices. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or email bsnyder@leepub.com

519-529-1141

717-949-2034 Toll-free 1-877-484-4104

Key responsibilities include:

MIXED GRASS HAY for sale. $35.00/Roll, 4x5. 540-8602145

NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

Jake Stoltzfus 649 South Ramona Rd. Myerstown, PA 17067

Regularly visit our industry partners (feed companies, consulting nutritionists, veterinarians, producers, government agencies, etc) across the territory to manage existing relationships while cultivating new relationships Drive sales by identifying customer needs and finding solutions Attend industry events and tradeshows to showcase Alltech in a positive, professional manner

English Saddle Set (Complete) Wintec 500 Close Contact CAIR 16 ½” Seat Color: Caramel, 50” Professional Choice English Girth, Stirrup Straps and Irons, Leather Bridle, Reins, and Breast Collar to match, 2 Pads, Complete Gullet System, $650.00. 518673-2858

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut Hay

Lg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR

Alltech is currently looking for a Territory Sales Representative with a strong dairy background for Pennsylvania. Alltech sales people are highly motivated professionals who provide a natural link between marketing, research and the customer. Alltech ranks among the top 10 animal health companies in the world. The company has experienced consistent growth since it was founded in 1980. Headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, Alltech has a presence in over 110 countries with distributors around the world.

Today it employs 2,600 people and growth continues at a rate of 20 percent.

Horse Equipment

Wet and Dry

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC

NEW JAMESWAY Unloaders In Stock. Sales, Parts and Service on Jamesway, VanDale, J-Star and Big Jim Unloaders. Converting Harvestore silos to top unloading.

717-768-7456

Alltech | Pennsylvania 1860 Charter Lane, Suite 203 Lancaster, PA 17601 Fax: 717-393-9774 • mgast@allltech.com

H AY

Quality Alfalfa Grass Mix

Help Wanted

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

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Calendar of Events MID-ATLANTIC REGION NOTE: Calendar entries must arrive at the Country Folks office by the Tuesday prior to our publication date for them to be included in the Calendar of Events. Email: jkarkwren@leepub.com

SEP 14 Ag Education Scholarship and Fundraiser Oakmont Green Golf Club in Hampstead, MD. Tee time is noon. The registration fee is $ 1 0 0 / p e r s o n .

Corporate/team sponsorships are also available. Call 410-939-9030 or e-mail gmayo@maefonline.com.

SEP 15-18 State 4-H Championship Horse & Pony Show Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, VA. Contact Celeste Crisman, 540-231-9162, ccrisman@vt.edu or Joi Saville, 540-231-2257, joi.saville@vt.edu.

SEP 16 & 21 14th Annual All Dairy Antiques & Collectibles Show Dairy Activity Center, PA Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA. Fri. noon - 5 pm. Sat. thru Wed. 8 am - 5 pm. Free parking, free exhibitor space & free admission. Featuring Holstein breed items, but all dairy related collectors and invited and encouraged to attend. Antique Consignment Auction Tues., Sept.

20. Contact Gary Gojsovich 717-635-5067 or Lolly Lesher 717-787-2905.

SEP 17 Elk County Field Day Rolf Beagle Club, Johnsonburg, PA. 9 am - 3 pm.

Includes lunch & refreshments and will cover native warm season grass planting and establishment; early successional habitat establishment and management, riparian area restoration, wetlands/shallow water areas for wildlife, conifer and native tree/shrub planting.

NRCS incentive programs.

Deadline to register is Sept.

9.

Contact Ben Renner, 814-274-8166 ext. 101 or ben.renner@pa.usda.gov.

SEP 21 & 27 Nutrient Management Workshops • Sep 21 - Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown, MD • Sep 27 - Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Office, Derwood, MD. Participants receive six credit hours toward the Maryland Nutrient Management Program’s continuing education requirement. Call 410841-5959. On Internet at www.mda.state.md.us 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.

SEP 30 - OCT 6 65th Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair Robeson Co. Fairgrounds, Hwy. 41 South, Lumberton, NC. Call 910-671-3276.

OCT 8-9 Virginia 4-H State Fair Horse Show The Meadow Event Park, Doswell, VA. Contact Eleszabeth McNeel, e7aquila@ aol.com.

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