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Hereford sale and show makes for big day in Virginia

by Jennifer Showalter HARRISONBURG, VA — An impressive crowd of Hereford enthusiasts recently spent the day buying, selling and exhibiting Hereford and Hereford influenced cattle at the Virginia Hereford Association’s Mid-Atlantic Fall Bonanza and MidAtlantic Fall Round-Up. Each year breeders look forward to the opportunity to exchange genetics at the Mid-Atlantic Fall Bonanza, while the youth exhibitors are just as appreciative of the opportunity to exhibit their cattle in the MidAtlantic Fall Round-Up that follows.

Mid-Atlantic Fall Bonanza Good cattle coupled with record high beef prices, resulted in standing room only at this year’s Mid-Atlantic Fall Bonanza. From seedstock to commercial producers, the stands were full of eager bidders.

Auctioneer Dale Stith, of Harvest, AL, rolled through the 55 lots with an average of $2,120 per lot. The females averaged $2,088, while the bulls averaged $2,750.

Lot No. 23, Bent Creek Heidi T146, a yearling heifer consigned by Bent Creek LLC in Gladstone, VA, topped the sale at $6,300. This flashy female went to Star Lake Cattle Ranch in Skiatook, OK. Lot No. 41, BBF Meherrin X26, a yearling bull, consigned by Bay Brook Farm in Dabneys, VA, was the top selling bull at $3,500.

Rebecca Monger of Quailside Farms in Elkton, VA, is

Layla Scott exhibits a heifer that she just purchased that morning from the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Fall Bonanza.

Photos by Jennifer Showalter now the proud owner of this bull.

“The sale was by all accounts very successful. An important note is that we also offered baldie two year olds with calves by their side at this sale to promote the value of Hereford genetics in a commercial herd. Like the seedstock, the baldies sold very well, and we attracted a good number of commercial breeders to the sale,” said Bob Schaffer with the Virginia Hereford Association. He then added, “All the bulls offered for sale were graduates of the Virginia Hereford Associations Bull Development Program. The program is

in partnership with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). All the bulls were certified as “Virginia's Finest,” a quality standard established by VDACS for Virginia agricultural products.”

Mid-Atlantic Fall Round-Up The Virginia Hereford Association recognizes that the continual success of their association, the Hereford breed, and agriculture in general hinges on getting junior cattlemen involved.

Following a successful sale, junior exhibitors were given the opportunity to compete in the Mid-Atlantic Fall

Terrell Neale gives the older exhibitors a run for their money as he competes in the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Fall Round-Up.

Round-Up. This year 37 junior exhibitors from Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia took advantage of the opportunity. Of the 54 entries, five of the entries were actually purchased in the sale earlier that morning and shown that very evening.

With high quality cattle and top of the line showmen running deep in each class, Judge Dale Riley, of Mooresville, NC, most certainly had his work cut out for him. Starting the show off, Kelsey Diehl of Pennsylvania,

was named the exhibitor of the Grand Champion Steer. Terrell Neale of Maryland, followed closely behind with the Reserve Champion Steer. The Howe family of Pennsylvania had quite a successful day.

Austin Howe’s March 2010 heifer, DJF 2931 35T Lindiloo 0035 ET, was named both the Grand Champion Bred and Owned Female and the Grand Champion Owned Female. Aleesha Howe’s, March 2011 heifer, DJF M326 32T GLEE 1033 ET, was selected as the Reserve Champion Bred and Owned Female. Alexis

Eudy of North Carolina exhibited the Reserve Champion Owned Female, H W4 Parnella 0333 ET, a March 2010 heifer.

The showmanship classes were broken down into pee wee, junior, intermediate, and senior division. All of the pee wee exhibitors received blue ribbons for their efforts.

John Thomas Heyl of Virginia was named the Champion Junior Showman.

Courtney Eudy of North Carolina was selected as the Champion Intermediate Showman and Daniel Fleishman of Virginia was named the Champion Senior Showman.

Despite all the work and time that goes into hosting this sale and show, members and supports of the Virginia Hereford Association, feel a sense of reward year after year when the Mid-Atlantic Fall Bonanza and the MidAtlantic Fall Round-Up draw to a closure. This one day event provides an opportunity for seedstock producers, commercial cattlemen and junior exhibitors to all come together promote the Hereford breed, exchange genetics and exhibit their cattle.

The Mid-Atlantic Fall Bonanza and the MidAtlantic Fall Round-Up are scheduled for the second Saturday of each November. For more information on the Virginia Hereford Association, visit www.virginiaherefords.org

Abigail Allen of Virginia pays close attention to the judge as she exhibits her March 2011 heifer at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Fall Round-Up.

Part 3 - Parasites and parasite management

by Judy Van Put The third class of the Meat Goat Farming For Beginners program was held at the Hamden, NY office of the Delaware County CCE. The session began with a power point presentation on parasites and parasite management, given by Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell Small Ruminant specialist, who told the class that effective parasite control involved effective management of parasites, surveillance, and (limited) use of deworming drugs.

She stressed that pasture management and surveillance are the most important tools of a successful goat farmer, and that drugs should be used only if necessary.

Parasite control begins with preventive sanitary measures, such as using feeders that prevent wastage and contamination; providing clean water free from fecal matter; not overstocking pens and pastures; and isolation and deworming of new animals in an area where you can retrieve their manure easily.

One of the worst parasites to affect small ruminants is the Haemonchus contortus, or Barber Pole worm. The Barber Pole worm is a blood-sucking strongyle (roundworm) that pierces the mucosa of the ruminant’s stomach, causing blood plasma and protein loss to the goat or sheep. It can cause anemia (evidenced by pale mucous under the eyelids) and in severe cases, “bottle jaw” — so-called due to the appearance of jowls and a softening of the animal’s jaw.

This worm is a heavy egg producer with a short generation time, producing 5,000 to 10,000 eggs per worm per day; and can infest and kill its host in as few as four weeks. It can be a problem in small and damp pastures, as the infective larvae is found in dewdrops on the grass. (Few larvae are picked up in barn, as ammonia gas from the bedding pack discourages larvae survival.)

While on pasture the Barber

Dr. tatiana Stanton gave a power point presentation on Parasites that affect goats at the Nov. 4 class on Beginning Goat Farming held at the Delaware County CCE office in Hamden, NY. Photo by Judy Van Put

Pole worm’s eggs are present in the animal’s feces, and fall to the ground. They require warmth and humidity, from a minimum of 50 degrees F to hatch into the first stage larvae. Shade trees and tall, dense grass increases humidity and protects the fecal pellets from the heat of the sun and therefore increases the problem. Direct sunlight can heat fecal pellets enough to sterilize them; when temperatures begin to warm, this is an excellent time to mow a pasture short, to aid in drying the fecal pellets.

Use of Diatomecious earth may also help the pellets to dry out and reduce the viability of larvae.

Prevention is mainly achieved by using clean and safe pastures, making wise decisions about pasture height, grazing duration and

pasture rest. In addition, if possible, allow other species (not sheep, which share the same parasite problems) such as cattle or horses to graze in your pasture, as they will clean up larvae from goat pastures without being negatively affected. In addition, try alternative forages, such as hayfield regrowth — a safe pasture alternative in late summer and fall. Be sure to give priority grazing first to recently weaned young stock, then lactating does or ewes, then dry animals.

As 80 percent of internal parasites are found in the bottom two inches of vegetation, you should be moving your goats before the pasture is grazed below three inches, and get them back in before the pasture gets too mature and unpalatable. Livestock

grazing tall growing forages or browse will have less parasite problems. Grazing high tannin forages like sumac may also reduce the effect of parasitism. Pure stands of chicory, birdsfoot trefoil, and Sericea lespedeza have been shown to reduce fecal egg counts and/or larval development.

Another problem can contribute greatly to internal parasites is the “barnyard effect,” which occurs in grassy barnyards with high concentration of manure and internal parasites in the grazing material.

Some suggestions to reduce barnyard effect include making the barnyard small enough that very little forage is present; replacing barnyards with narrow lanes from pastures to barn; and leaving animals in rotated pastures equipped with portable shelter, water and feeders.

Some farmers raise their goats in confinement or on dry lots without grass and find they have fewer stomach worm problems; however Coccidiosis could be more of a problem in confinement.

Animals that are nutritionally sound and in better body condition are better able to withstand worm burdens, as good nutrition stimulates the immune system. The degree of nutrition in early pregnancy (fat stores) can affect a doe’s immune response to internal parasites. The rule of thumb for good nutritional management is five does (with kids) per acre of pasture; six pounds of hay per doe in winter; and one pound of grain to doe per kid being raised. It’s important to factor in when you plan to have your does lactating, as they will lose their immunity, and late-pregnancy does and kids are more susceptible; does can build up immunity more easily if they have spring kids.

You can also select goats and sheep for low fecal egg counts, and try to select for resistant animals. In sheep, Gulf Coast Natives and Hair sheep, such as Barbados Blackbelly, St. Criox,

Katahdin, Dorper and Royal White seem to be more resistant to worm infestation than the traditional woolen breeds.

In goats, the S p a n i s h / B r u s h , Myotonic/Tennessee, Pygmy and Kiko goats seem more resistant to worm loads than Boer goats, Dairy Goats, Angora goats, and Savanna goats. Parasitic resistance varies between individual animals of the same breed type.

Drugs should only be used as a limited resource that must be managed properly.

There are three basic drug families: Benzimidadazoles also known as the “white drenches;” Nicotinics - the “clear drenches;” and Macrolides which have a wide margin of safety and are effective against biting external parasites.

Extra label drug use Use of a product that is different from its label constitutes extra-label drug use and requires a veterinary prescription in the context of valid veterinarian-patient-client relationship.

Non-chemical dewormers, such as herbs, garlic, or Diatomeceous earth are not yet scientifically proven to reduce fecal egg counts.

The “Famacha” test chart identifies animals that require treatment by comparing the animal’s eye lid color to the color chart. Its use reduces the number of treatments needed; however, the test is only useful where the Barber Pole worm is the primary parasite species.

Other parasites which can commonly effect goats include Lungworms, Tapeworms, Coccidia, liver flukes and deer flukes. To help prevent exposure to deer worm or fluke, don’t pasture your goats at the edge of the woods, especially during the wet season. Avoid low-lying, poorly drained fields except under very dry conditions. Fence off deer watering spots and try to use fields deer prefer for hay, not grazing. A guardian dog may help keep deer away as well.

USDA moving to lower insurance premiums for corn, soybean producers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that it will update the methodology to set crop insurance premiums, leading to lower insurance premium rates for many corn and soybean producers in the 2012 crop year. The rate adjustment is based on findings of an independent study and peer review process. The study is part of RMA’s ongoing effort to improve the methodology of determining premium rates

for crop insurance.

“We are improving the formulation of our rate-making methodology, and are moving to establish the most fair and appropriate premium rates for today’s producers,” said RMA Administrator William J. Murphy. “On average, these new rates should reduce corn farmers’ rates by 7 percent and soybean farmers’ by 9 percent. As good stewards of taxpayers’ dollars, we welcome the opportunity to match premium rates more accurately with current risks.”

RMA contracted for a study

by Sumaria Systems Inc., which examined premium rates, and the rating process, starting with the United States’ two major commodities: corn and soybeans. RMA then requested an independent expert peer review to provide feedback on the Sumaria study results. RMA will conduct further review and analysis of the study’s recommendations along with comments and issues raised by peer reviewers, making additional adjustments as war-

ranted and appropriate.

Accordingly, RMA is taking action to implement adjustments to premium rates in a “phased in” approach that allows for any further adjustment pending additional analysis of peer review comments.

RMA periodically reviews premium rates and makes necessary adjustments for actuarial soundness, aiming to establish the most appropriate premium rates for today’s producers. The current approach will make a

concerted effort to adjust premium rates in a manner that recognizes the latest technology, weather, and program performance information.

Updated data pertaining to prevented planting, replant payment, and quality adjustment loss experience, was also used in determining rates changes.

RMA has released actuarial documents reflecting premium rates and other program information that will be effective for the 2012 spring crop season.

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Cumberland County Ag Summit hosted by Rep. Stephen Bloom

by Jon M. Casey For members of the Cumberland County, PA, agricultural community, the 2011 Cumberland County Agricultural Summit hosted by Pennsylvania Rep. Stephen Bloom offered area farmers an opportunity to share ideas as they heard from midstate Pennsylvania Ag industry leaders.

With approximately 100 guests taking time away from their daily routine on Nov. 18, attendees heard presentations from Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture George Greig, PennAg Industries Executive Director Chris Herr and Cumberland County Extension Director David Swartz, among others.

Following Bloom’s recent election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, local constituents were eager to participate in this first-ofits-kind event for Cumberland County.

Bloom serves as secretary for the House Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee. Because he is aware of the ongoing challenges that face farmers during these changing times, Bloom said he had arranged for this event as a way to help the farming community better prepare for the days ahead.

PA Secretary of Agriculture Greig said that Representative Bloom’s early action to sponsor the legislation recently signed into law making the PA Preferred Program a permanent branding program for Pennsylvania farmers,

Pennsylvania state Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-199) is interviewed by videographer Anthony Tezak.

Photos by Jon M. Casey was indicative of the support that Bloom gives to the farming community.

He said that the new initiatives that are under way within the PA Department of Agriculture will work to promote farm-

Cover photo by Jennifer Showalter Courtney Eudy of North Carolina exhibits her March 2011 heifer at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Fall Round-Up. Mid-Atlantic Country Folks

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In a sobering presentation entitled “Outlook for Food and Agriculture Commodity Prices in 2012, David Swartz, Cumberland County Extension Director, forecasted rising prices at the retail and wholesale levels for food and fiber, all of which has been affected by this year’s weather events across the nation. From record drought in the south to record rainfall in the northeast, farmers have had a difficult time this year, producing a marketable crop. He said that corn futures are above $6.50 through summer of 2012, not only because of the increased use of shell corn for ethanol

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by Sally Colby Scotty London has always wanted to become involved in agriculture, but since he wasn’t raised on a farm, he had to start from scratch.

In 1993, London started helping out at a beef farm, taking a portion of the calves in return for the work he did. By 1998, his cattle business was starting to grow, and London realized that he needed steady income to afford what he refers to as his ‘farming habit’. He bought a service station and worked there six days a week as he built his cow herd.

Since London entered the beef business with only the experience he had helping at other farms, he continued to learn by helping friends. “I put myself into situations where I could be around people who knew the business,” he said. “It was a lot of free labor for knowledge.

London continued to operate the service station for eight years, and by the time he sold it to go into the cattle business full time, he had built his herd up to about 250 cows. “After I sold the service station business, I bought more cows,” he said. “I had about 300 beef cows, and also ran 500 to 600 stocker calves purchased from local stockyards and neighboring farms.”

The 300 cows and 60 replacement heifers in London’s herd today are predominantly Angus. At first, he used Angus bulls, but wasn’t satisfied with the overall quality of the calves. “I tried using a Gelbvieh bull,” he said, “but the calves by the Gelbvieh bull still had

a red tinge. The feeder calf sales demanded pure black, so I switched back to using Angus bulls.” About four years ago, London started using horned Hereford bulls from Harry Myers in Statesville, NC. “That turned things around,” said London. “I’ve got bigger, better and heavier calves. I’m pulling calves off the cows 70 pounds heavier than my straight black calves.

It’s the hybrid vigor.”

Myers doesn’t sell bulls until they are two years old and have been fertility tested. “What I’m interested in is carcass quality,” said London, referring to the herd sires he purchases. “I want the bull that might not be the heaviest, but the one that will grade the best.” London keeps seven Hereford bulls to breed to his Angus cows, and three Angus bulls that he breeds to the black baldies and red-neck heifers. London prefers to use horned bulls for breeding. “When they took the horns away, they gave up milk, longevity and other traits,” he said.

“And only a very small percentage of calves are horned. Last year, out of 250 cows, I had 3 with horns and 2-3 with buttons. The rest were polled.”

London has found that certain herd management measures are well worth the time and money. “Pregnancy checks and deworming are the two cheapest feeds I’ve ever bought,” said London. “If you pregnancy check, you can get the freeloaders out, and deworming means that cows don’t have to eat nearly as much as if they’re full of parasites.” London sticks to an all-

Harry Myers (on right) and London look at the calves sired by horned Hereford bulls raised by Myers.

Photos by Wanda Luck

natural approach in raising calves - no hormone implants and no sub-therapeutic antibiotics.

The entire beef herd is in rotational grazing on about 10 farms. Primary pasture species include fescue and native summer grasses, and London is careful not to overstock pastures.

“I’m going to give it up one way or another, so I’d rather have fewer cows and feed less hay,” he said. London grows hay on leased land, and all but 125 of the 2500 bales he made this year are under cover.

Beef animals are sold via tele-auction through Wilson Livestock in Tennessee on the first Thursday of every month. All calves sold by truckload lots averaging about 800

pounds/head. “They come out and take video, then send out a DVD and a sales catalog with vaccine history and description of the cattle,” said London.

“I sell them as all natural, and most of the time that brings a bonus, and all heifers are pregnancy checked. If I spend two or three dollars more on heifers for a pregnancy check so I can sell them as guaranteed open, it usually makes five to seven dollars/cwt more. If I can sell calves that haven’t had growth hormones or antibiotics, it makes another four or five dollars/cwt difference.” Any calves that have been treated with antibiotics are ID’d so that buyers are aware.

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Our View: On VEETC, we won

by Garry Niemeyer, NCGA President Back in August, the Green Scissors Project identified ways the federal government could shave $380 billion from the federal budget over five years. But their $380 billion in proposed cuts included a major error that accounts for more that 10 percent of their suggested cuts — $38.8 billion that they argued the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit would otherwise cost between 2012 and 2016. They conveniently ignored the important fact that there will be no VEETC between those years.

VEETC expires about a month from now, and corn growers and the ethanol industry have long agreed to let it expire and have since stopped fighting for its renewal.

Regardless, we are quite amused that ethanol opponents continue to attack VEETC, even though no one on our side is fighting for its renewal. We stressed this point as long ago as last September.

On Thanksgiving, it was the Washington Times’ turn to take up the cudgel and beat the already-dead tax credit.

In an editorial full of grievous factual errors, they claimed yet again that VEETC must go.

It’s kind of like when one football team leaves the field and the other team scores a game-winning victory four plays later. Frankly, we left this game last quarter because there are other, smarter ways to support ethanol, especially in today’s deficit-prone political world. That was part of the reason we and the industry asked for a oneyear extension in 2010 — to have time to seek alternatives. We won the game and left the field ...not the guys who will pound their chests and claim victory in a few weeks.

But let’s return to the Washington Times editorial and look at where its writers err.

They say: “Powerful agribusiness interests collect a 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit.” In reality, VEETC is a tax credit for

ethanol blenders — who are largely oil companies, not ethanol producers.

Ethanol producers are not the ones who set the price, so this money does not come back to ethanol producers or the elusive “powerful agribusiness interests.”

They call ethanol “an unnecessary and sometimes harmful additive to gasoline.” On the contrary, it is necessary, if you want to wean the country away from foreign oil and toward energy independence, or if you want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or if you want to support the rural economy. They also carefully omit the fact that ethanol is currently just under 10 percent of the nation’s fuel supply. What would happen to the price of gas or the nation’s economy if fuel manufacturers had to go out and buy 10 percent more oil? And it’s certainly not “harmful,” especially as we move toward more flex-fuel vehicles and the smart and needed Open Fuel Standard. In Brazil, for which the Times has nothing

Premium from 5 London also receives a premium as a result of weaning calves and holding them on feed on the farm for at least 45 days.

“We pull all the calves in, give them a second or third round of vaccines, then put them on grass and feed to get them started,” said London.

“We don’t want to sell a fat calf, but we don’t want to sell a thin calf either.

We want to get all we can get and the guy on the other end still makes money.” London tracks his stock after they leave the farm, and found that calves end up anywhere from Virginia to Colorado and from Texas to Michigan. He’s proud of the fact that only a handful of buyers have purchased the many truckloads he

Scotty London’s calves are raised on pasture, and have access to free-choice minerals.

has sold.

In addition to managing his beef herd, London also custom raises 800 Holstein heifers for a dairy farm. The heifers arrive at three months and leave about 30 days prior to freshening.

Heifers are grouped according to age, and put

into breeding groups at about 13 months so that heat cycles can be observed. Dairy heifers receive a ration that includes corn silage, brewer’s grains, potato waste, bakery meal, coffee hulls and a heifer grower mineral supplement.

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F UEL but praise, 80 percent of their cars can run on pure ethanol.

The Times writers say there is “a diversion of a huge amount of the world’s supply of corn into the production of ethanol.”

In reality, ethanol production in the United States consumes just about 3 percent of the world grain supply.

They say “Brazil eliminated its ethanol tariff barriers a decade ago.”

Actually, Brazil in 2010 imposed a temporary moratorium on its tariff, and that moratorium expires at year’s end. Soon, Brazil will start again imposing a 20 percent tariff on ethanol imports. Also on Brazil, they say “sugar cane is not a food crop; corn is.” And yet, sugar cane takes up acreage that could go into food crops, could it not?

Let the record show that NCGA and our allies in the ethanol industry have left the playing field on this issue long ago and moved on. Those who continue to play are only showing their own

foolishness by not realizing that there is no opponent still on the field and the game was called long ago. It’s time to work to-

gether on smart energy policies that promote our domestic economy and energy security.

by John Hart In these challenging economic times, consumers are looking to save money in any way they can. This certainly is true at the grocery store where many customers turn to coupons, advertising circulars and loyalty cards to keep more dollars in their pocket at the checkout line.

The diversity of American agriculture succeeds in providing our nation’s consumers with a vast array of food products.

Shoppers today can select foods based on production practice, locale or value pricing. They can make those purchases at traditional grocery stores, specialty venues, large discount chains, farmers’ markets or even farm-direct stands.

Regardless of where shoppers go to make their food purchases, however, price always

comes into play. And for people who make their decisions on price alone, it is important to remember that food prices could be much higher if it weren’t for the efficiency of today’s agriculture and food systems.

Compared to other nations, American-grown food is affordable. That is a fact that today is often taken for granted — so much so that many scoff at its mere mention. But even in this what-have-you-done-forme-lately environment, it is still valuable to look at the underlying reasons for the success.

Modern farm families and the methods they use to grow food help ensure U.S. food affordability and quality is among the best in the world. This fact goes far beyond any relief provided at the checkout counter by the redemption of a cents-off coupon.

Foremost among the

tools farmers use is a delicate but precise combination of nutrient management, crop protection and advancements in biotechnology.

A precise plan to control insects, weeds and plant diseases allows farmers to grow more food using fewer resources on fewer acres.

Since the 20th century, U.S. farmers have relied on advances in science and technology to meet the food needs of an ever increasing global population. It has been a true miracle of science, but it has also been a miracle of economics.

A new study conducted for CropLife America by agronomist Mark Goodwin reveals the economic benefits of pesticides. The research finds that American families save 35 percent on fresh fruit and 45 percent on fresh vegetables because of efficiencies in crop

production as a result of crop protection products. The average savings on food from the use of conventional crop protection techniques for a family of four is 47.92 percent overall.

Goodwin’s research also shows that the use of crop protection products adds $82 billion in increased yield and quality to field, nut, fruit and vegetable crops. Increased crop production from the use of crop protection products results in more than 1 million jobs generating more than $33 billion in wages for U.S. workers, according to Goodwin’s research.

The use of modern crop production tools by farmers also reduces the need for tillage, which cuts fossil fuel use by 558 million gallons per year. And thanks to scientific techniques, farmers

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation now produce four times as much corn and wheat as they did in the early 1900s, without impacting forests or wetlands.

Because of modern agricultural practices and equipment, including satellite and computer technology, methods used to control weeds, insects and diseases today are very precise.

Farmers also follow a strict set of regulations and are educated in selecting and applying only those crop protection products allowed by federal mandates.

As Goodwin’s research shows, you can put a very valuable price tag on the economic benefits that American agriculture brings to the checkout counter. It remains a topic worthy of mention, even though for many consumers it has become a basic expectation. But being able to meet that expectation also has helped put other food quality choices in reach for all Americans.

John Hart is director of news services for the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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OAK LUMBER 5/4” rough cut, varying widths - 518-731-1590.(NY) ALLIS CHALMERS B with sickle bar, runs good; New Idea hay rake, works good, $1,500 obo for both. 508-441-9835.(MA) BUTCHER HOGS 200-250 lbs., $175/each; Grass fed holstein steer, approximately 400 lbs., $500 - 585-5546962.(NY) JD 2 row picker, NI 1 row picker, NI 12F stock chopper, NI 3722 manure spreader, 2 Killbros gravity wagons. 315-2199090.(NY) 2005 NH BR740 silage special, net wrap, wide pickup applicator, $7,000; Anderson inline wrapper 4’-5’ bale, good condition, $12,000. 585-202-7768.(NY) 10 REG. Holstein yearlings, out of good cows and top A.I. Sires. 315-9633826.(NY) FARMALL “C”, new battery, restored paint, tires, decals, PTO pulley like new, $1,700 OBO. 716-942-3994.(NY) (2) MIRAFOUNT energy free double hole waterers, $300 each. Dundee. 607-2435739.(NY) WANTED: SMALL SQUARE BALES of good horse hay, 50-60 lbs., 50 mile radius Saratoga County. Call evenings, Bob 518435-5860.(NY)

2000 NEW HOLLAND TS100 TRACTORS 4WD ROPS loader 16/16 power shift 4300hr. good tires good condition, $22,500/OBO - 315-730-1067.(NY)

ROTO-GRIND MODEL 760 Tub Grinder, good condition, $11,000; Also 30” Maytag gas range, good condition, $200. Dundee 607-243-5370.(NY)

FOR SALE: 2 BLACK/WHITE spotted draft horses, geldings, 3 years old, Amish broke, 1 ground broke. After 6pm 315-5561065.(NY)

COLORFUL FREE RANGE Muscovy ducks, females, $6 males, $10 dressed ducks, $2.50 lb. No Sunday Calls, Please.

315-536-3558.(NY)

HAYBUSTER 10 foot wide seed drill, new 14” cutting coulters, no small seex box, shed kept, new paint, $4,000. 434-2864198.(VA)

2 WELL GROWN BRED HEIFERS vet checked preg. due April 2012 $1,100/each; 2,000 small square bales grass hay $3.50/bale - 716-474-0758.(NY)

PUREBRED German Shepherd puppies, nice markings, parents on prem., born 10/18 first shots and vet checked, $425 females, $400 males. 585-526-4536.(NY)

5 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, A.I. sired and bred, due Feb.-March, selling because I need room, $1,300/each - 315-7812572.(NY)

WHITE 5100 corn planter, 4 row, $6,000; JD 740 fold up harrow, $950. Ford 142 semi-mount 4 bt. trip plow, $900. 518-8276384.(NY)

KNIGHT KUHN 5135 TMR with scales, excellent condition, $30k new, asking $17k 716-625-9409.(NY)

DRY ROUND BALES, first cut in early July, 4x4 grass hay, stored inside, $25/each.

Boonville 315-942-4475.(NY)

(36) COWS MATTRESSES: Supreme comfort pads by Humane Mfg., $50.00/ea.

315-404-1211(NY)

GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups, AKC ready now; Also, Bush Hog garden tractor, collectors item, 3 pt. mount tiller, plow front mount. 585-554-6219.(NY)

14’ x 70’ cement stave silo, with roof and unloader, vgc, must be taken down. 716984-4348.(NY)

(4) CERTIFIED organic crossbred heifers, due in April; (6) Organic cows, 2 due mar, the rest midlactation $1,100 - $1,400. 315684-3228.(NY)

CUSTOM BUILT draft horse forecart, all new steel construction, Pioneer hubs, spindles, sleeve hitch, hardwood tongue.

Ready to Work!! $850. 315-328-5808.(NY)

REGISTERED BLACK AND WHITE holstein service bull, 2 years old, sired by Primer Red, vaccinated and wormed, $1,000. Fabius 315-677-4013.(NY)

BODCO FEED CART C-30-1-5.5hp Honda motor $1,650. Tractor chains N.H. 272 tractor baler Fahr tedder 4-Star $1,850. 2-4R corn planter 315-926-5689.(NY)

DOUBLE BUNK SLEIGH in good condition $300. David Schlabach, 234 Peru Street, N. Lawrence, NY 12967

STANDARD SIZE DONKEYS: 7 year old jack, 6 year old jenny, 6 month old jack, $150/each. Call 7:30pm 315-4299301.(NY)

FOR SALE: 5 CROSSBRED DAIRY Cows that do not fit my seasonal calving window, low grain herd, 315-655-4395.(NY)

5HP ELECTRIC MOTOR SINGLE PHASE 1-1/8” shaft $300; And 3,000lb. three phase electric chain hoist $700 - 585-4020160.(NY)

IH 700, 4 BOTTOM, AUTO RESET PLOW with depth wheel and coulters, $1,450/OBO - 315-536-6027.(NY)

NH BB 940 lg square baler with rotor cutter and preservative applicator, Generic pto generator, 40,000 Kw, not much use.

518-962-2281.(NY)

FOR SALE: Eby Alum. G. IV. stock trailer in good shape. 518-568-2901.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND 40 Whirl a feed blower, 1000 PTO, good condition $1,000 or best offer. Cayuga. 315-406-5015.(NY) MASPORT M5 vacuum pump 270’ conveyor alley haylage ensilage feeder WANTED: Silo scaffold for 24’ silo, also feed grinder 315-865-8162.(NY) NH 28 Blower, good condition $800. 315536-6150.(NY) HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 15 to choose from, 9 months to shortbred. 518-993-4589.(NY) WANTED: Loader, detachable, to fit Hesston 80-66DT 4 wheel drive farm tractor, good condition, can pick up, will consider all makes. 802-236-4917.(VT)

WANTED: Buying: Haymow tracks and carriers. Wood, steel, rod tracks. Especially NY manufactured. Also their catalogs, advertisements. Buy- Trade- Swap. Collector 717-792-0278.(PA) WANTED: 13 to 14 foot Chisel plow, 3 pt. hitch w/ gauge wheels pref. 607-7763606.(NY) 6275LU DEUTZ TRACTOR 4 wheel drive on steel or tires $4,000/OBO - 607-2438975.(NY)

FORD 8700 tractor. 315-536-4783.(NY) 12KW PTO GENERATOR on 5x10’ trailer $1,200; Model 907 Bobcat backhoe attachment $3,200; Farmall Cub Low-Boy with flail mower $1,500; 315-744-4941.(NY) FORD 5900 TRACTOR 1989 model 2WD 72HP good condition $6,500. Yates County 315-536-0597.(NY) WANTED: Three Point Hitch round bale wrapper. Evenings. 315-496-2098.(NY)

REGISTERED JERSEY BULL Jevon out of Iatola born 3/11; Also organic Jersey heifers and calves; 315-496-2030.(NY)

(2) HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, due in December, asking $1,350. Andrew D. Hershberger, 392 CR 30, Williamstown, NY 13493

8 LUG, 30” STEEL BELTING WHEELS, fair condition; Also 4 Rhode Island roosters. WANTED: One or two hole energy free waterer; 315-595-2875.(NY)

NI 310 one row corn picker, runs smooth, $750. 1972 Chevy c-30 stake 350, runs excellent, 37,000 miles, $1,500. 315-5244007 Eves.(NY)

WANTED: A pair of 11.2x38 rear tractor tires, in good condition, new or good used.

Reasonable, for oliver 66. 607-5328512.(NY)

IH-56, 4R corn planter, front drive needs bearings, back excellent, tires good, $150; Super-H, new tires, rims, tubes, paint, $2,200; 607-863-4422.(NY) WANTED: BARLEY and spelt wanted, three couches for sale, one hidabed, blue & brown & red. L. F. Martin, Penn Yan. 315536-1091.(NY)

WANTED: BELT DRIVEN CORN Sheller; Also roller mill for corn and small grains.

Sam Gingerich, 34529 Zang Rd., Lafargeville, NY 13656

WANTED: Immediately - 8x31 transport grain auger, with electric power. Please leave message. 518-483-3658.(NY)

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Ensuring the 2012 Farm Bill works for Pennsylvania

by George Greig, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture The federal Farm Bill has been a vital part of American agriculture for decades, shaping agriculture policy and offering assistance to our farmers when they’re in trouble. This mammoth piece of legislation is up for renewal in September 2012, and already one thing is clear: deciding the bill will be tough.

The bill is the nation’s primary piece of agricultural legislation. It offers support, development and funding for programs that allow our agricultural commodities to be more competitive in the global market. The farm bill also provides a safety net to help our farmers deal with volatile commodity prices.

Additionally, conservation programs funded through the bill have helped meet regulations related to water quality and environmental requirements.

Up until a couple of weeks ago, consideration of the bill rested on a 12member debt reduction committee tasked with identifying $1.5 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years. House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership prepared and submitted a Farm Bill plan that would have resulted in a $23 billion savings and reauthorized the Farm Bill for another five years. Ultimately, the committee failed to reach agreement on a deficit reduction package, and now that plan is off the table.

While we don’t know exactly how the next steps will play out, we do know Pennsylvania needs to stay in the conversation.

Pennsylvania farmers and agribusinesses are the leading economic drivers in our state, and because we rely on these programs, much is at stake. We can’t take for granted that the final outcome will be the best for Pennsylvania.

That’s why Gov. Tom Corbett offered to Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation recommendations based on in-

put from agriculture organizations from across the state.

Pennsylvania’s priorities for the 2012 Farm Bill include: • Providing risk management tools for Pennsylvania dairy producers, giving farmers a safety net during times of low margins, promoting domestic competition for milk and providing business management tools for dairy producers; • Ensuring the Farmland Protection Program and other working lands programs are kept separate from land retirement programs. Pennsylvania leads the nation in farmland preservation; • Maintaining funding for the Environmental Quality Incentives, Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Conservation Reserve Enhancement programs; • Preserving funding for the Commodity Supplemental Food, Farmers Market Nutrition, Emergency Food Assistance and National School Lunch programs. These programs provide nutrition education and food to the underserved in the commonwealth; • Continuing funding for block grants such as the Farmers Market Promotion Program and the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program that help direct market operations and farmers markets get fresh foods into the hands of consumers; • Maintaining funding for the Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention program. This program allocates funds for early plant pest detection and surveillance, threat identification and mitigation and technical assistance; • Continuing support of crop insurance and disaster assistance programs to help Pennsylvania farmers when they need assistance the most, such as the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program and Livestock Indemnity Payments; • Expanding livestock policies such

as Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) and Livestock Gross Margins (LGM) and provide more subsidy funds for LGM dairy projects. Dairy is the largest sector of the commonwealth’s agriculture industry; and • Continuing to fund Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance (SURE); Livestock Indemnity Payments (LIP); Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP); and the Tree Assistance Program (TAP).

We’ve listened to your requests and have given them to Congress with the full support of our state government, but Congress also needs to hear from you.

It can be tough to wrap your head around a huge piece of federal policy like the farm bill, but I urge you to study the issues that will affect you.

Contact your elected officials and let them know how important our requests are, and remind them of the critical role that Pennsylvania agriculture plays in our nation’s food security.

We have a great agricultural community in Pennsylvania, and with your help in getting these recommendations into the bill, we can ensure that this farm bill will continue to keep agriculture the cornerstone of our state’s economy.

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Kent County 4-H recently recognized 4-H members and clubs in Kent County as the recipients of various annual community service volunteer awards.

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cate. A total of 130 youths were recognized with this award and, collectively, these youths volunteered over 16,464 hours in their communities during the past year.

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More than 130 youths were recognized by Kent County 4-H for providing 50 or more hours of volunteer community service during the past 4-H year. The total community service hours provided by this group of youths totaled 16,464 hours.

Recipients of the Kent County 4-H Prudential Spirit of Community County Awards are, left to right, Philip Moore, Jessica Sullivan, Bree Wilkins, Kyle Spillane, Spring Vasey, Kristen Kemp and Patricia Pritchett. ett Community Service Award is given annually to the top 4-H clubs for their outstanding volunteer work and efforts in their community. It is given in memory of David Pritchett who was a very active Kent County 4-H member. 4-H clubs were selected for this award based on applications that were sub-

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MANURE HANDLING

Faculty honored for work to improve water quality UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Several faculty members in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences are members of a team that recently was honored by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer with the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Institution and Federal Laboratory Partnership Award for applied research on subsurface manure application in no-till systems.

Team members included Douglas Beegle, distinguished professor of Agronomy, Heather Karsten, associate professor of crop production/ecology, Robin Brandt, lecturer in agricultural and biological engineering, and Pete Kleinman, a researcher with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, stationed at Penn State’s University Park campus.

Scientists at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, University of Delaware, University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, Cornell University and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service laboratory in Booneville, AR, also were part of the team.

Competition for the award — which is new — was open to all federal laboratories that conduct research, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer is the nationwide network of federal laboratories that provides the forum to develop strategies and op-

portunities for linking laboratory mission technologies and expertise with the marketplace.

USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and the six universities throughout the mid-Atlantic partnered for the purpose of quantifying the effects of subsurface application of manure and poultry litter on crop response, nutrient losses and odor emissions in minimum-tillage cropproduction systems and transferring that technology to farmers throughout the region.

“Nutrients — nitrogen and phosphorus — and sediment losses from nonpoint sources in agricultural landscapes are major contributors to impairment of water quality in streams, lakes, reservoirs and estuaries,” Beegle said. “High-profile initiatives and efforts to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay highlight the concerns over water quality in the region and focus attention on the environmental impacts of animal agriculture.

“No-till and minimumtill crop-production systems are widely adopted, because they are very effective in reducing soil erosion and loss of nutri-

ents adsorbed to soil particles. However, surface application of manure and poultry litter without incorporation exposes nutrients in manure to losses in surface runoff.”

Over the long term, nutrients accumulate and saturate the upper few centimeters of the topsoil, Beegle explained, and nutrients then can be solubilized and lost directly from soil in runoff, even when

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Biogas/Digesters Anaerobic digesters convert the energy stored in organic materials present in manure into biogas. Biogas can be fed directly into a gas-fired combustion turbine. The type of turbine most often used for small-scale electricity production is the microturbine. Combustion of biogas converts the energy

stored in the bonds of the molecules of the methane contained in the biogas into mechanical energy as it spins a turbine. The mechanical energy produced by biogas combustion in an engine or microturbine spins a turbine that produces a stream of electrons, or, electricity. In addition, waste heat from

these engines can provide heating or hot water for use on farm.

As a fuel, biogas composed of 65 percent methane yields about 650 Btu per cubic foot. Often used when designing systems for the anaerobic digestion of manure, these energy estimates can predict the amount of power produc-

tion per animal. General estimates predict one kilowatt of electricity production requires five to eight dairy cows.

Source: Midwest Rural Energy Council

Faculty from 12 manure is not present on the soil surface.

“Recently developed manure-injection technologies promise reduced nutrient losses and reduced odor, another environmental concern in highly urbanized areas,” he said.

“However, the various strategies employed by different applicators, such as high-pressure injection, aeration and shallow disk injection, work better under some soil and crop-residue conditions than others, or work better to control nutrient loss but afford less control of odors and vice-versa.

“Farmers were faced with the uncertainty of not knowing which injection technology was best for their individual conditions.”

Project partners, led by the Agricultural Re-

search Service’s Kleinman, received multiple grants to fund research and technology-transfer efforts over a five-year period. Initially, Kleinman and Beegle obtained a USDA Conservation Innovation Grant for $196,000 and a Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture grant for $114,000 to test, advance and transfer liquid-manure- injection technologies for use

by Pennsylvania dairy and swine farmers.

Their efforts in Pennsylvania culminated in additional grants totaling nearly $1.7 million for an array of projects aimed at expanding the adoption of manure injection and subsurface poultry-litter application by manure haulers and contract applicators across the region.

“The key to the suc-

cess of this partnership has been the linkage between the research expertise in nutrient management and impacts on water quality embodied within the Agricultural Research Service and the statewide extension programs led by the university partners, who are recognized and trusted by farmers within their respective states,” said Ray Bryant, soil scientist and former research leader at USDA’s Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, which is housed at Penn State.

The efforts of this partnership have had a profound impact on nutrient management in the mid-Atlantic region and beyond, Bryant noted.

Its accomplishments have benefited farmers and state and federal government agencies

seeking to meet new and increasingly stringent water-quality goals and standards.

“Based on results produced by this partnership, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified manure injection and subsurface litter application as ‘next generation’ nutrientmanagement practices warranting emphasis under the Chesapeake Bay Program,” he said.

“Indeed, as part of efforts to meet the 2010 Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load limits on nutrient losses from agricultural sources, all states include manure-injection technologies in their Watershed Implementation Plan strategies to curb nutrient runoff to the bay.”

At a national level, members of the partnership currently are working with USDA’s Natural

Resources Conservation Service to modify standards for tillage practices to remove barriers to manure-injection use in reduced-tillage systems.

“This partnership has resulted in development, acceptance and adoption of manure-injection technology in the MidAtlantic region to the benefit of sustainable agriculture and improved water quality in the Chesapeake Bay,” Bryant said.

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Westmoreland County dairy farmer Richard “Rick” Ebert has been reelected Vice President of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau by delegates at

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“I’m honored to be reelected and am looking forward to carrying out the direction of our delegates through the policies they have adopted. I enjoy working with members to achieve positive outcomes on agricultural issues at the state and national level,” said PFB Vice President Richard Ebert.

Ebert has many responsibilities as Vice

President, including chairing the State Dairy Committee and heading up the annual policy development process, which results in the setting of Farm Bureau policy on state and national farm issues.

“I will work my best to see that the policies our members put in place are followed through and implemented,” added Ebert.

Ebert has achieved a number of awards over the years, including the

2007 Keystone “Farmer of the Year” award. The Blairsville dairy farmer has been active on a statewide level since 1996 when he was first elected to the PFB State Board of Directors. A decade earlier, Ebert and his wife Diane were selected the winners of PFB’s Young Farmer & Rancher Achievement Award.

“Pennsylvania farmers recognized Rick’s hard work for agriculture. He has demonstrated lead-

ership skills over the years and will continue to be a strong representative for farmers and our industry,” said PFB President Carl T. Shaffer.

Hundreds of farmers from across the state attended Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s 61st Annual Meeting at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center from Nov. 14-16, to set policy for the statewide organization on issues affecting farm and rural families.

Penn State webinars to focus on production issues The Penn State Extension Vegetable and Small Fruit Program is offering a series of webinars on critical production issues. The series provides access to timely updates in vegetable and small fruit production for extension educators, producers and industry representatives in Pennsylvania

and surrounding states.

The schedule for topics and speakers is: • New Resources for Beginning Organic Vegetable Growers: What You Need to Know and Where to Find it. Presented by Tianna Dupont of Penn State Extension. Jan. 4, 2012.

• Vegetable Disease Management: What You

Need to Know for 2012.

Presented by Dr. Beth Gugino of Penn State’s Department of Plant Pathology. Feb. 29, 2012.

• New Insect Pests.

Presented by Drs. Shelby Fleischer and Greg Krawczyk with Penn State’s Department of Entomology and Kathy Demchak with Penn State’s De-

partment of Horticulture, March 14, 2012.

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4-H from 11 4-H Club and the Pure Country 4-H Club. Both of these clubs performed many community service projects at the local, county and state levels.

Kent County 4-H also recognized individual volunteers as nominees from Kent County 4-H for the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for both the middle school and high school levels.

The middle school overall recipient was Kyle Spillane of Harrington and the high school overall recipient was Philip Moore of Dover, both members of the Harrington Sunshine 4-H Club.

Additional 4-H members recognized from the middle school level were Kristen Kemp of Felton and Spring Vasey of Lincoln. High school members recognized were Jessica Sullivan of Harrington, Patricia Pritchett of Felton, and Bree Wilkins of Milford.

The 4-H program is open to all regardless of race, color, sex, handicap, age or national origin. If you would like to be part of the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension 4-H youth educational program as a member or adult volunteer, call the Kent County Extension Office at 302-730-4000.

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The Congressional Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction was unable to come to agreement on $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction and has adjourned.

The failure of the Joint Committee to develop a package of recommendations to reduce the deficit will trigger $1.2 trillion in cuts to domestic discretionary and defense spending, starting in January 2013 under a sequestration process. While the sequestration process is set to be automatic, Congress could act either to block or modify the cut (which has been done in the past).

The American Soybean Association (ASA) strongly supports bipartisan efforts to address our Nation’s deficits in a manner that does not disproportionately cut programs important to maintaining our Nation’s food security and protecting our natural resources. ASA is disappointed that the Joint Committee was unable to agree on a package that addresses our Nation’s deficits.

Likely because the Joint Committee process appeared headed toward failure, leaders of the Senate and House Ag Committees did not and have not yet released the package of recommendations they had crafted to achieve budget savings from agriculture. Essentially, the Congressional Ag Committees had written a new five-year farm bill within the context of the requirements of the Budget Control Act. The Congressional Ag Committees had earlier committed to the Joint Committee that they would reduce farm bill spending by $23 billion

over 10 years. Although the exact breakdown of the cuts was never officially released, $13 billion was understood to be cut from commodity programs, $6 billion from conservation programs, and $4 billion from nutrition programs.

Under the set of recommendations that was leaked last Friday, the Committees reduced spending on farm bill programs by a total of $23 billion, while restructuring the farm program safety net and other programs that are important to soybean producers and others in production agriculture and rural America.

There were a number of positive provisions in the Committees’ leaked recommendations, including streamlined conservation programs, maintained funding for important export promotion programs, and reauthorized key agricultural research and bioenergy programs. ASA was pleased that a farm-level revenue coverage program that complemented a strengthened crop insurance program was included in their recommendations. ASA believes such a program is an efficient, defensible evolution in farm policy that will better assist U.S. soybean producers in managing price and yield risks.

The farm-level revenue program included in the Committee’s leaked recommendations was very similar to the “Risk Management for America’s Farmers” program that ASA had proposed earlier this fall that would partially protect revenue losses by farmers of soybeans and other program com-

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The program would establish commodity-specific revenue benchmarks for individual farmers based on historical yields and prices, and compensate them for part of the difference when current-year revenue for a commodity on their farm falls below a percentage of the benchmark.

All planted and prevented planted acres would be covered under the plan. The program would complement the existing crop insurance program used by most farmers, which ASA strongly supports and believes must be continued.

While ASA was pleased that the farm-level revenue coverage program included in the recommendations from the Congressional Ag Committees, ASA continues to have major concerns with the target price program that also was included in the Committee’s recommendations. Farmers were to have been able to make a one-time choice to either participate in either the revenue-coverage program or in the target price program.

ASA and other groups — including wheat, corn, barley, sunflower, canola and pulse crops — expressed concern that by raising target prices for some crops close to current market prices and “recoupling” payments to crops actually planted in the current year, the target price program would incentivize producers to base their planting decisions on program payments. Moreover, this program would allow produc-

ers to plant and receive target price payments for any crop on up to the total of base acres on a farm. Providing target price payments on production outside a crop’s historical acreage base could cause sharp swings in planting and production that bear little relation to market signals. This would be a reversal of the decoupled nature of the current farm bill’s counter-cyclical payment program.

The target price program included in the Committee’s recommendations would discontinue planting flexibility achieved under the last four farm bills, a key policy which has allowed producers to respond to market signals rather than the farm program.

Before the Agriculture Committees resume work on a 2012 Farm Bill, ASA believes a thorough analysis on the various programs proposed under the Committees’ leaked recommendations for the farm safety net needs to be completed — including the revenuebased program, the Cotton STAX program and the target price program — to determine producer participation levels, program interaction, and the resulting impacts on planting decisions, crop production, market prices, and program costs.

ASA looks forward to working with Agriculture Committees and all Members of Congress as they continue their efforts to reduce Federal deficits and complete the next farm bill.

Source: ASA Weekly Leader Letter for Wednesday, Nov. 23

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Issued Nov. 25, 2011 I learned an interesting fact of dairy life when

ing to USDA’s preliminary estimate, up 2.5 percent from October 2010. Output in the 50 states was 16.2 billion pounds, up 2.1 percent.

Revisions subtracted 10 million pounds from the preliminary September estimate, now put at 14.8 billion, up 1.9 per-

cent from a year ago.

October cow numbers stood at 8.48 million head, up 10,000 head from September and 111,000 above a year ago. Output per cow averaged 1,787 pounds, up 20 pounds from a year ago.

California output was up 2.4 percent, thanks to 27,000 more cows and a 15 pound gain per cow.

Wisconsin was up 1.7 percent, on a 30-pound gain per cow, though cow numbers were unchanged. New York saw a 0.2 percent decline on 1,000 fewer cows and unchanged output per cow. Idaho was up 1.7 percent on 10,000 additional cows but output per cow was steady.

Pennsylvania was down 1.7 percent. Cow numbers were down 3,000 head and output per cow was off 20 pounds, and Minnesota was off 0.1 percent, despite an additional 1,000 cows but output per cow was down 5 pounds.

The biggest increase occurred in Texas, up a whopping 9.8 percent, thanks to 20,000 more cows and an 85 pound per cow average increase, followed by Florida, up 7.9 percent, and Arizona, up 7.2 percent.

The biggest loss was in Missouri, down 1.8 percent, on 2,000 fewer cows and unchanged output per cow, followed

by Pennsylvania, and Ohio and Virginia, both down 0.7 percent.

Meanwhile; The Agriculture Department’s latest Livestock Slaughter report shows an estimated 242,800 culled dairy cows were slaughtered under federal inspection in October, down 4,000 from September, but 11,300 more than October 2010. The January to October 2011 dairy cow slaughter was estimated at 2.399 million head, up 98,300 from the same period in 2010.

The cash dairy markets only traded three days this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The 40-pound block cheese price saw another week of losses, closing Wednesday at $1.7875 per pound, down 4 1/2cents, but still 32 cents above that week a year ago. The 500-pound barrels rolled 7 cents lower, to $1.80, still 36 cents above a year ago and the fourth week in a row to be above the blocks.

Only seven cars of block

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Dairy Pricing Will Remain the Same For Now

I first began my career in this industry and that is, when milk prices are down, milk production goes up and when milk prices are up, milk production goes up. That hasn’t changed.

October milk output in the top 23 states hit 15.2 billion pounds, accord-

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Mielke from 19 traded hands on the week and eight of barrel.

Bill Brooks, economist at INTL FCStone, noted in the November 23 eDairy Insider Opening Bell that more cheese has been available in the past two weeks than during the previous month.

Spot butter weakened for the fourth consecutive week, with four cars finding new homes. It closed Wednesday at $1.61, down 3 3/4-cents on the holiday week, and 6 cents below a year ago when the butter price melted down 22 cents, to $1.67. The butter price has plunged 27 cents in four weeks.

Cash nonfat dry milk was unchanged on the week, with Grade A holding at $1.45 and Extra Grade at $1.48.

Volatility is here to stay according to Paul DeBriyn, President and Chief Executive Officer, of Minnesota-based AgStar Financial Services. Speaking in Tuesday’s DairyLine broadcast, DeBriyn said; “We are in a global economy and there are a whole lot of things that impact it.”

He cited economics, the number of people, and geopolitical issues to name a few. He added that the issues we have today will “resolve themselves,” but warned, “We’ll have new ones so volatility is probably here to stay.”

He brought out that risk management is an important part of the grains, swine, ethanol, and poultry industries and dairy is making strides in that regard after dairy producers lost a third of their equity in 2009.

Checking the cupboard; the Agriculture Department’s latest Cold Storage report shows that cheese and butter stocks declined seasonally in October, though cheese inventories remain higher than historical levels, according to the CME’s Daily Dairy Report, and butter holdings remain lower.

October 31 American cheese inventories stood at 614.7 million pounds, down 3 percent from September, 4 percent below those in October 2010, but 9.1 percent above the five year average for that date, according to the DDR. Total cheese stocks amounted to 1.013 billion, down 3 percent from September, 4 percent below a year ago,

but 13.6 percent above the five-year average.

Butter inventories, at 129.8 million pounds, were down 14 percent from September, 19 percent above a year ago, and down 19.1 percent from the average over the 2006-10 period, according to the DDR. eDairy’s Bill Brooks says the butter inventory was higher than expected.

In politics; the Dairy Dairy Report also reported that dairy pricing mechanisms will remain intact for now, as the deadline ran out on the 12-member so-called “Supercommittee” to agree on deficit-cutting measures.

House and Senate Ag Committee leaders on the panel had crafted a new Farm Bill, which reportedly would have incorporated dairy reform based on the Dairy Security Act/Foundation for the Future, but the Supercommittee’s “failure to reach a deal on an overall deficit reduction package effectively ends this effort,” said Representative Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). The two pledged to continue their work to reauthorize food and agricultural policy in the year ahead, the DDR said. The current Farm Bill expires in September 2012.

Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke reports that the Supercommittee had until November 23 to come up with a plan, which had to be approved by a simple majority in both houses of Congress, without amendment, by December 23.

The overall Farm Bill package included $23 billion in cuts over the 10-year period, according to Natzke. Now, however, 2012 Farm Bill debate goes back to square one, although the plan offered to the Supercommittee may serve as the base for restarting discussions.

The next deadline for Congress is January 2013, when automatic budget cuts triggered in the law that created the Supercommittee, in the event of Supercommittee and Congressional failures to work out deficit-reduction plans take effect.

“Most say the automatic cuts are too drastic, especially for Defense,” Natzke wrote.

“And, next year is an election year, so any

deficit plan developed during the year that makes painful cuts or raises taxes seems unlikely. So, look for this Congress to do what this Congress does best: Pass “continuing resolutions to keep kicking the can down the road.”

Getting back to the increasing milk supply; growth continues in other parts of the world as well, according to the Daily Dairy Report, which points that, in the third quarter, milk production in New Zealand was 7.8 billion lbs. (+10.5 percent from last

year), while production in Australia was 5.2 billion lbs. (+2.2 percent) and output in Argentina was 6.5 billion lbs. (+12.5 percent). EU production was up approximately 2 percent in the Third Quarter.

Looking “back to the futures” combined with the announced Federal order Class III prices, the Class III contract’s average for the last half of 2011 was at $18.72 on September 29, $19.16 on October 7, $18.97 on October 14, $19.12 on October 21, 19.36 on October 28, and $19.54

on November 4. The average for the first six months of 2012 stood at $16.63 on November 4, $16.72 on November 11, $16.78 on November 18, and was at $16.77 an hour before the close on November 23.

Milk production in the Southwest and California is steady to slightly higher, according to the USDA’s weekly update.

The Pacific Northwest, Utah and Idaho are near their seasonal production low points.

Production is steady in the Central region and increasing in the East

with the increases building from South to North along the seasonal trend.

Class I use was much heavier the week before Thanksgiving with many bottlers at their largest production schedules for the year. Most balancing plants have concluded maintenance projects and are trying to make ready all available silos in preparation for the expected heavy milk supplies over the upcoming holiday week, USDA reported.

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Feeder Bulls: M&L 250400# 110-132; 400-550# 115-133; Hols. Steers Plainer to Med. 200-400# 74-78; 500-800# 70-76.

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SILER CITY, NC FEEDER CATTLE: 763 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 220-245# 128-152; 250295# 120-164; 305-345# 120-153; 355-395# 118-147; 400-445# 114-143; 450495# 120-140; 505-540# 128-139; 565-595# 126135; 600-635# 110-124; 658# 124.50; 710-735# 102-115; S 1-2 210-225# 101-110; 255-275# 107117; 300-340# 100-114; 350-395# 94-116; 415-445# 92-110.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 215-245# 112-125; 250295# 110-139; 300-345# 112-138; 350-390# 110-133; 405-445# 110-128; 450495# 115-126.50; 500-545# 110-120; 550-595# 108-116; 600-640# 96-114; 655-685# 101-113; 765-770# 90-91; 802# 84; S 1-2 150-190# 100-105; 205-210# 109-110; 252-280# 98-108; 305-345# 90-108; 350-395# 100-107; 410-440# 90-107; 455-495# 106-108; 520-540# 95-107;

570-595# 100-105; 605645# 80-91; 955-990# 7483.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 450-495# 110-137; 500545# 114-127; 550-598# 110-125; 600-640# 98-111; 650-695# 100-110; 705745# 100-104; 860-865# 8087; S 1-2 450-485# 92-104; 510-545# 96-108; 555-595# 97-106; 605-625# 92-95.

BLACKSTONE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

N VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

SW VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 268.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 153-166; 400500# 147-147.50; 500-600#

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Sale for: Roxie Jones For more info contact: EDWIN WAGONER & ASSOCIATES P.O. Box 1333, Wytheville, VA 24382 (276) 768-8539 VAAR #3035 FOR PICTURES AND INFO VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WAGONERAUCTIONS.COM

135.50-146; 600-700# 129132.50; 700-800# 127.50; M&L 2 400-500# 141146.50; 500-600# 140; 700800# 129.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 126.50; 400-500# 127-128.75; 500-600# 123127.50; 600-700# 113-122; 700-800# 111; M&L 2 300400# 124; 400-500# 127130; 500-600# 118-124; 600-700# 111-120; 700800# 108.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 149-160; 400500# 135.50-147; 500-600# 127.50; 600-700# 114.50; M&L 2 300-400# 143; 400500# 134-137; 500-600# 128.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1206.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 161-164; 400500# 142-151.50; 500-600# 133.50-142.50; 600-700# 127-133; 700-800# 113-120; M&L 2 300-400# 164164.50; 400-500# 142-152; 500-600# 132-140.75; 600700# 120-131.75; 700-800# 110-120; M&L 3 300-400# 153; 400-500# 141-144.50; 500-600# 130.50; 600-700# 115; 700-800# 115; S 1 300400# 140; 400-500# 136.50; 500-600# 118-126; 600700# 119; 700-800# 113.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 129-133; 400500# 132.75-134.50; 500600# 121.50-125; 600-700# 116.75; 700-800# 111.50; M&L 2 300-400# 133.50136; 400-500# 130.50132.50; 500-600# 120.75128.25; 600-700# 116118.75; 700-800# 100113.50; M&L 3 300-400# 135-135.50; 400-500# 125.75-130; 500-600# 116118.50; 600-700# 109-115; 700-800# 96-104.50; S 1 300-400# 115-133; 400500# 111-120; 500-600# 108-114; 600-700# 107.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 169; 400-500#

WE WILL BE AT OUR NEW BARN IN MARSHALL DECEMBER 13TH REGULAR SALE 2 PM STATE GRADED SALE 7:30 PM For more information call: Lindsay Eastham, Mgr 540-272-7048 Randall Updike, Field Rep 540-522-6885 Wes Ware, Field Rep 304-270-0276

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AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact Dave Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 • e-mail: ddornburgh@leepub.com Monday, December 5 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. A group of Jersey & Jersey cross steers. Misc. & Small Animals. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. .

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 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: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. We will be open the day after Christmas - Business as usual.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

Wednesday, December 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 Thursday, December 8 • Lebanon Area Fairgrounds, Lebanon, PA. 2 Day Sale. Dec. 8 & 9! Holiday Holstein Sale.

Over 400 head of Reg. & Sire ID’d Holsteins.

Cows sell on the 8th, heifers on the 9th. Comanaged by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:30 AM: 534 Ashby Ridge Rd., Parkersburg, WV. 2 Major Late Model Rental Fleet Job Completion Auctions. Coulson Equipment.

Selling Real Estate at 12 noon. 5 acres commercial land on Interstate 77, Parkersburg, WV. Current appraisal available upon request.

Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-6332944, 315-633-9544 • 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, 315-829-3105 Friday, December 9 • 9:30 AM: 317 Main St., Danville, NH. Complete Liquidation Retirement Auction for M&D Equipment, Inc. Screening Plants, Rubber Tired Loaders, Crawler Tractors, Tractor Loader Backhoes, Skid Steers, Hydraulic Excavators, Vibratory Rollers, Detachable Gooseneck Trailers, Truck Tractors, Water Trucks, Sander Trucks, Dump Trucks, Pickup Trucks, Tagalong Trailers, Snows Plows & Spreaders, Spare Buckets, Tires, Tampers, Small Generators, Air Compressors and much more. Also 34.2 +/- acre Quarry/Gravel Pit. All Town & State permits. Approx. 1 million yards of material still in the ground. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-6339544 Saturday, December 10 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 9:30 AM: 1755 S. E. Frontage R., Sturtevant, WI. Late Model Earthmoving Equipment, Truck Tractors, Dump Trailers, Equipment Trailers, Campers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 10:15 AM: Ulysses, PA (Potter Co.). Hoopes Turf Farm, Inc. (Preston Hoopes) Sod Farm Dispersal in conjunction with Fox Hill Farms Retirement Auction at 11 am. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Monday, December 12 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Monthly Heifer Sale. Featuring Rolling Ridge Dairy Milking Herd Dispersal. 15 Head of Registered Cattle. Grazing herd with light grain & baleage. Misc. & Small Animals. 1 pm Dairy.

We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. . Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-9721770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Tuesday, December 13 • 10:00 AM: 12658 S. Winchester, Calumet Park, IL. Late Model Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks, Construction Equip., Attachments, Support Equip & Dump Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-6339544 Wednesday, December 14 • 9:30 AM: Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY. NY Farm & Construction Consignment Auction.

Goodrich Auction Service, 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com • 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545 North, Winter Garden, FL. Rental Fleet Construction Auction, Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Calf Sale.

Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock

Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, December 15 • 10:00 AM: 2041 Goose Lake Rd., Sauget, IL. Late Model Cat Rental Fleet Auction.

Construction Equip., Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Friday, December 16 • 9:30 AM: 935 US 23 North, Delaware, OH (Delaware Co. Fairgrounds). Over 60 Plus Trailers Sell! One Owner Auction. Late Model Truck Tractors, various Equipment Trailers: Walking Floors, Dumps, Drop Decks, Hi-Flats & Expandables. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 10:00 AM: Canaan, VT. Complete Dairy Herd Dispersal of 500 Head for Bill & Ursula Johnson. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net Saturday, December 17 • 9:30 AM: 4501 Leipzig Ave., Mays Landing, NJ. Rental Return Auction of Construction, Support Equipment, Attachments, Pickups, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Trailers & More.

Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-6332944, 315-633-9544 Monday, December 19 • 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.

We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, December 21 • 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.

• 10:00 AM: 3277 Lexington Road Richmond, KY. Secured Creditors Auction: Construction Equipment, Drilling Equipment, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, December 23 • 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. General Consignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704-399-6111, 704-399-9756 Monday, December 26

• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). We will be open the day after Christmas - Business as usual!

Happy Holiday wishes from The Hosking Family, the Sale Barn crew & Cafe Girls. We appreciate all the business & friends we have made along the way! Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-9721770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, December 28 • 9:30 AM: Tuscaloosa, AL. Large Logging, Construction, Truck Tractors, Dump & Utility Trucks, Support Equipment Auction. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, December 30 • 10:00 AM: 398 Old Schuylerville Rd., Greenwich, NY (Washington Co. Fairgrounds).

Rental Returns of New Holland, Kobelco, Cat Construction Equipment, Support, Attachments, Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-6339544 Saturday, December 31 • 8:30 AM: Hoover Tractor, Mifflinburg, PA. 5th Annual New Years Sale. Accepting consignments. Fraley Auction Co., 570-546-6907 www.fraleyauction.com Saturday, January 7 • 9:30 AM: Pittsburgh, PA. Very Large Job Completion Auction for Fleischner Excavation.

Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-6332944, 315-633-9544 • 10:00 AM: 3517 Railroad Ave., Alexander, NY. Z&M Ag & Turf Auction. Public Auction Sale of Farm Tractors, Machinery, Landscape, Tools, Lawn Tractor & Mowers. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Thursday, January 12 • Portland, OR. Major Job Completion Auction.

Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-6332944, 315-633-9544 Friday, January 20 • 12:00 Noon: 73 West First Ave., Windsor, PA. Public Auction of Windsor Meat Market.

Operating business wit retail meat sales & custom slaughtering. Leaman Auctions, 717-4641128 or 610-662-8149 www.leamanauctions.com Monday, February 6 • Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com Saturday, February 11 • Penn Yan, NY. Farm Machinery & farm smalls plus a few household goods for Ivan & Verna Zimmerman. L.W. Horst Auctioneer, 315-5360954

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143.75-156.50; 500-600# 130.50-138.50; 600-700# 124; M&L 2 300-400# 169171.50; 400-500# 140.50155; 500-600# 130-132.25; 600-700# 124.50; S 1 300400# 130-143; 400-500# 134-145; 500-600# 122129.50.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 53.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 156; 400-500# 142; 500-600# 121; 600700# 114-121; 700-800# 115; M&L 2 200-300# 160; 400-500# 131; 500-600# 94.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 115-120; 400500# 120; 500-600# 117; 600-700# 94-101; M&L 2 300-400# 127; S 1 300-400# 100-104; 400-500# 94.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 152-156.75; 500600# 107.50; M&L 2 400500# 126; S 1 200-300# 118-126; 300-400# 114-120; 400-500# 106.

NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report ROCKINGHAM, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1003.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 128-155; 400500# 135-158; 500-600# 132-147; 600-700# 112138.50; 700-800# 110127.25; 800-900# 109-114; 900-1000# 107-114; M&L 2 400-500# 120-131; 500600# 119-132; 600-700# 115-122; 700-800# 101-109.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 121-138.50; 400500# 118-136.25; 500-600# 117-128; 600-700# 108121.75; 700-800# 103-116; 800-900# 98-104.50; M&L 2 300-400# 105-121; 400500# 110-118; 500-600# 109-120; 600-700# 95-109; 700-800# 94-100; S 1 300400# 105; 600-700# 93.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 136-167; 300400# 140-165; 400-500# 128-159; 500-600# 121138.75; 600-700# 112-117; 700-800# 101-110; 800900# 89-97; M&L 2 300400# 127-133; 400-500# 117-126; 500-600# 114-124; 600-700# 93-109; 700-800# 89; 800-900# 80-89; S 1 700-800# 95; 800-900# 82.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE

SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1405-1710# 62-69; 1455-1775# hi dress 70.50-78; Boner 80-85% lean 940-1390# 61.5069.50; 1005-1365# hi dress 70-77; 950-1395# lo dress 52-60; Lean 85-90% lean 630-795# 51.50-57; 585750# lo dress 41-49; 8851385# 51.50-58; 800-1165# lo dress 40-49.

Other Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 600-865# 59-76.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1420# 71.50-79; 13801490# hi dress 82.50-86.50; 1525-2380# 74-80.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 70-90.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 960-1380# 6573; 1400-1760# 63.50-74; Boner 80-85% lean 9151390# 62-73.50; 11651175# hi dress 74-74.50; 1080-1395# lo dress 49-60; 1430-1945# 62-73.50; Lean 85-90% lean 680-775# lo dress 40-56.50; 1105-1360# 61-63; 930-1335# lo dress 40.50-58.50.

Other Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 905-1170# 76.5079.50; S 1-2 Young 680710# 66-82.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1095-1475# 73.50-80.50; 1750-2415# 74-82; 17102110# hi dress 85-86.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 4. M 1-2 840-950# middle age cows w/85-225# calves 710720/pr.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 107.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 68.50-74; HY 1200-1600# 77-87; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 60-68.50; 12002000# 64-69.50; HY 12002000# 69-72; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 48-58.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 64; 1500-2500# 70-79.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 323 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6672; 1200-1600# 67-74; HY 1200-1600# 75-80.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 55-63.50; 1200-2000# 5665; HY 1200-2000# 6669.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 40-56; 850-1200# 45-54.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 69-75; 15002500# 64-72; HY 15002500# 73-79.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 57 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 65.50-68; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 58.2564.50; 1200-2000# 60.2566.50; HY 1200-2000# 6874.50; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 42.50-53.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 69-75; HY 1500-2500# 79.50-87.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 15.

Hols. Steers Bulls 70-100# 10-37.50/hd; 100-130# 4065/cwt.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 166.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 68.50-71; 1200-1600# 66.50-73.50; HY 12001600# 77-78; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 58.5066.50; 1200-2000# 58-68; HY 1200-2000# 72-74; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 4555; 850-1200# 46.50-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 70.50-75; 15002500# 69-78.50; HY 15002500# 80.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 75. M 1, few M 2, bred 3-8 mos.

1005-1390# 560-900/hd.; M 2, few M 1, bred 3-8 mos.

755-995# 550-750/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 5. M 1, few M 2 w/calves 1020-1445# 675-1020/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 5.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 2022.50/hd; 100-130# 1625/hd.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No prices available.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS Pigs & Shoats: (/hd) 49.

29# to 25; 45-60# 45-55; 1 lot 77# @ 66; (/#) 125-165# 57-66; 170-190# 65-73; 200220# 65-68; St. Boars 250300# 40-48.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 5563; 400-449# 55-63; 450499# 51-64; 500-549# 6064.50; 550# & up 60-64.25.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA HOGS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA HOGS: No report.

MARSHALL, VA HOGS: No report.

N VA HOGS: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA HOGS: No report.

S VA HOGS: No report.

STAUNTON, VA HOGS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA HOGS: 2.

Sows: US 1-2 300-400# 66.

WYTHE CO, VA HOGS: No report.

LAMB & GOAT MARKET N VA SHEEP: No report.

HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: No report.

Yearling Buck: 120# @ 132.50.

Sheep: Ewe 134# @ 85.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: Sel 1 60-0# 118127; 50# @ 105.

N VA GOATS: No report.

S VA SHEEP: No report.

MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No report.

MARSHALL, VA GOATS: 10 Kids: Sel 1-2 40-60# 7080/hd.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 100-150# 135/hd.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 40/hd; 70-100# 67.50/hd.

ROCKINGHAM, VA GOATS: No report ROCKINGHAM, VA SHEEP: No report SHENANDOAH SHEEP: 12.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 80110# 195.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 74; Gd 2-4 75.

SILER CITY, NC GOATS: 20 Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 20-40# 55-60; 40-60# 65-70; 60-80# 80.

Yearlings: Sel 1 60-80# 100-122.50; 80-100# 127.50-150.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 85; 70-100# 100; 100140# 125.

Wethers: Sel 1 100-150# 160.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100150# 110-145; 150-250# 160.

SILER CITY, NC SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA GOATS: No report.

TRI-STATE, VA GOATS: No report.

S VA GOATS: No report.

MT. AIRY SHEEP: No report.

MT. AIRY GOATS: 25.

Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 40-60# 80-85; 60-80# 80; Sel 2 under 20# 27.50; 2040# 22.50-32.50; 40-60# 3050.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 70100# 90; 100-140# 130; Sel 2 100-140# 80.

Wethers: Sel 1 100-150# 100; Sel 2 70-100# 42.50.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100150# 100; 150-250# 117.50130.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SHEEP: no report FREDERICKSBURG, VA GOATS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SHEEP: No report.

HOLLINS, VA GOATS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA SHEEP: 19.

Slaughter Lambs: Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 110130# 170; Wooled Gd & few Ch 1-2 30-60# 184; 60-90# 175-192.

Slaughter Ewes: 3. Gd 24 87; Util 1-3 73.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 13.

Kids: Sel 1-2 40-60# 150-156; 60-80# 151; Sel 3 40-60# 175.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 75; 100-150# 89-111.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No report.

WYTHE CO GOATS: No report.

CASH GRAIN MARKET NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was 310¢ higher. Prices were 6.48-6.78, mostly 6.48-6.73 at the feed mills and 5.81-

6.46, mostly 6.46 at the elevators. US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 6¢ higher.

Prices were 11.41 at the processors, 11.16 at the feed mills and 10.66-11.06, mostly 11.06 at the elevators. US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was without an available trend. Prices were -, mostly - at the elevators.

Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 310.40/ton for 48% protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 6.66, -----, ----; Candor 6.76, -----, ----; Cofield 6.48, 11.16, ----; Laurinburg 6.66, -----, ----; Monroe 6.63, -----, ----; Nashville 6.78, -----, ----; Roaring River 6.73, -----, ---; Rose Hill 6.66, -----, ----; Statesville 6.51, -----, 6.45; Warsaw 6.66, -----, ----; Pantego #2 6.73, -----, ----.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ---; Clement ----, 11.04, ----; Creswell 5.81, 10.86, ----; Elizabeth City 6.28, 11.06, ---; Greenville ----, -----, ----; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, 11.01, ----; Norwood 6.46, 10.66, ----; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register ---, -----, ----; Warsaw #2 6.46, -----, ----.

Soybean Processors Fayetteville, 11.41; Raleigh, 11.41.

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

POULTRY REPORT NC BROILERS & FRYERS The market is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are mostly desirable. The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in NC is 1,929,000 head compared to 2,093,000 head last Wednesday.

NC EGGS The market is higher on all sizes. Supplies are moderate. Retail demand is good. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL 139.45, L 137.13, M 117.30 & S 105.

NY EGGS Prices are 2¢ higher on all sizes. Offerings are light to moderate for trade needs.

Demand continues light to mostly moderate. Market activity is moderate. Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered store door, cents per dz. XL 127-131, L 125129, M 105-109.

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MARKET REPORTS FARMERS MARKET NC STATE FARMERS MARKET Beans, Green (25# bx) 30; Beets (25# bg) 17.65; Cabbage (50# crate) Pointed Head & Round 12; Greens (bu ctn) Collards 9, Turnips 12-13.25; Spinach (25# bx) 18; Peas, Crowder (bu bg) 12-20, Crowder (bu shelled) 24; Peanuts (35# bg) Green 35; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) 14-21.75; Red Potatoes (40# crate) 18-20.

Wholesale Dealer Price: Apples (traypack ctn 100 count) WA Red Delici-ous (traypack ctn) 33-34.95, WA Golden Delicious (traypack ctn) 33-34.50, Granny Smith WA (traypack ctn) 34-36.50, Gala WA 29-41.50, WA Fuji (traypack ctn) 34.50-38, WA Pink Lady (traypack ctn) 38-

41.50; Asparagus (11# ctn) 27.05-32; Bananas (40# ctn) 21.50-22.80; Beans, Rd. Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 25-28, Pole (1-1/9 bu) 30-32.50; Beets (25# sack) 11.5514.35; Blueberries (flat 12 1pt cups 24-34; Broccoli (ctn 14s) 27.50-32; Cabbage (50# ctn) 16.15-18; Cantaloupe (case 12 count) 23.15-28.65; Carrots (50# sack) 15.75-22.95; Cauliflower (ctn 12s) 39-46.68; Cherries (16# bx) 48; Celery (ctn 30s) 28-36.25; Cilantro (ctn 30s) 20.65-21.85; Citrus: Oranges, CA (4/5 bu ctn) 24-34.85, FL (4/5 bu ctn) 21-22; Pink Grapefruit CA (4/5 bu ctn) 22-25.05; Tangelos FL (80 count bx) 25-26.95; Lemons (40# ctn) 29-34.35; Limes (40# ctn) 26-34.35; Oranges CA Naval (4/5 bu ctn) 30.6532.15, FL Naval (64 count)

19.50-21.50; Tangerines (120 count) 24; Corn (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) Yellow 21-22, White (ctn 4-5 dz) 21-22; Cranberries (24 12 ozs pkg) 24.50; Cucumbers (40# ctn) Long Green 23.50-25, Pickles (ctn 40#) 28.65-35; Eggplant (25# ctn) 20-21; Grapes, Red Seedless (18# ctn) 30-48.65, White Seedless 34-39, Black Seedless 28, Red Globe 34; Greens, Collard (bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale (ctn/bunched 24s) 18.75-22.85; Turnips, Topped 11.85-14.65; Honeydews (ctn 5s) 17; Kiwi (ctn 117s) 13.65; Lettuce (ctn 24s) Iceberg (wrapped) 3641.95, Greenleaf (ctn 24s) 26.50-31, Romaine (ctn 24s) 31.50-34; Nectarines, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 22; Onions, Yellow (50# sack) Jumbo 18-24.15, White (25# sack) 14.50-15,

Red (25# sack) 15, Green (ctn 24s) 27.65-32.35; Sweet Onions (40# ctn) 2025.05; Peaches, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 18; Peanuts (35#) Green 51-53; Pears, Bartlett (16# ctn) 27; Bell Peppers, Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 18.65-23, Red (11# ctn) 32, Yellow (11# ctn) 32; Potatoes (50# ctn) Red Size A 18-23.25, Red Size B 2528, White size A 14-15, Russett, ID 19.35-20.05; Radishes (30 6-oz film bgs) Red 15.50-15.75; Plums, Red (28# ctn) 22; Squash, Yellow Crooked neck (3/4 bu ctn) 14.15-26, Zucchini (1/2 bu ctn) 18-21; Strawberries CA (flat 8 1-qt cont) 27.9531.95; Sweet Potatoes, Orange (40# ctn) 16-21.45, White (40# ctn) 20-20.65, Orange (40# ctn) 16-21.45; Tomatoes, vine ripened XL (25# ctn) 20-22; Tomatoes,

Cherry (flat 12 1-pt cont) 22.35-24.35, Romas (25# ctn) 20-22, Grape (flat 12 1pt cont) 20-22; Turnips (25# film bg) Topped 14.65-17.95.

WESTERN NC FARMERS’ MARKET Apples (traypack ctn) Red Delicious 21.50-34, Golden Delicious 22.50-34, Granny Smith 34.50-36; (bu loose pack) Red & Golden Delicious, Fuji, Stayman, Pink Lady, Romes 15-20; Bananas (40# bx) 18.50-20; Beans (bu) Snaps 26-27; Broccoli (ctn) 19-20; Cabbage (50 bg) 11-12; Cantaloupes (ctn 9-12 count) 20.50-24; Cauliflower (ctn) 24-25; Citrus: Grape-fruit 14-18, Lee Fruit 17-22, Navels 16.50-20, Oranges 15-18, Tangerines 16.50-20; Lemons (ctns 95 count) 26.50-28, (165 count) 24-

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Safe manure handling vital Cases of people becoming ill in Europe from vegetables contaminated with human fecal matter remind producers that handling animal manure safely is important.

“Animal manures contain pathogens that can cause health issues in animals and humans if the manure isn’t managed properly,” says Chris Augustin, nutrient management specialist at North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center. “However, the majority of manure management systems can reduce manure microbe concentrations in excess of 99 percent.”

Pathogens survive longer under wet conditions, and excess manure in a pen can dam water. Cleaning pens every few weeks improves pen drainage and reduces odor. Push-type blades can be used to clean pens; however; these blades can gouge a pen surface

and reduce runoff efficiency. Pull-type scrapers seem to work the best and are less prone to damaging pen surfaces, Augustin says.

Pathogens in field-applied manure may run off into surface waters. Applying manure 100 feet or more away from surface water can prevent the spread of pathogens. Augustin recommends producers apply manure to fields used for vegetables and root crops in the fall to allow time for the pathogens to die before spring planting. Producers should use spring-applied manure on fields where they grow grains.

Composting manure is a speedy decomposition process. It not only reduces manure volume and odor, but the temperatures the manure pile reaches during the composting process (in excess of 130 F) kill pathogens and weed seeds.

The pile needs to be turned three to five times during composting. The pile’s heating cycles usually last a week or more. Each cycle must last at least three days to kill pathogens effectively.

Manure spreaders, loaders and compost turners need to be cleaned and disinfected properly because they come in contact with livestock and manure, and they may harbor pathogens.

“Cleaning and removing material from the equipment is 90 percent of the job, while disinfecting is only 10 percent of the job,” Augustin says.

He recommends producers follow these steps: • Clean the equipment in a designated area away from livestock.

• Remove organic matter because it can serve as an infection reservoir.

• Power wash the equipment with hot water and detergent. Scrub tight areas with a stiff, hard-bristled brush.

• Allow the equipment to dry before disinfecting it. Wet equipment can dilute the disinfectant.

• Follow the instructions on the product label when disinfecting the equipment.

• Properly wash clothing worn while handling animals because it can be contaminated with and transport pathogens. Washing clothes with detergent and drying them at 140 F will kill harmful pathogens.

• Clean footwear with soap and water, then disinfect it. A mixture of 5 tablespoons of bleach per gallon of water works well for disinfecting footwear.

“Manure pathogens can cause health issues, but properly applying manure, cleaning equipment and cleaning pens greatly reduces these issues,” Augustin says. “These practices are all important to protect our food supply.”

Source: www.ag.ndsu.edu

SBA disaster loans available in Delaware The U.S. Small Business Administration announced recently that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in Delaware because of the combined effects of drought, excessive heat and damage resulting from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee that occurred from April 1 through Oct. 31.

These loans are available in the counties of Kent, New Castle, and Sussex in Delaware.

“These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more primary counties in Maryland.

The Small Business Administration recognizes that disasters do not usually stop at county or state lines. For that reason, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration are included,” said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta.

“When the secretary of agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and

losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to assist eligible entities affected by the same disaster,” said Skaggs.

Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. With the exception of aquacultural enterprises, agricultural producers, farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to SBA, but nurseries are eligible to apply for economic injury disaster loans for losses caused by drought conditions.

Loan amounts can be up to $2 million, with interest rates of 3 percent for non-profit organizations and 4 percent for small businesses. Terms can be up to 30 years. The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources. The agency sets loan amounts and terms based on each applicant’s financial condition. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not

occurred. The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits.

Disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-8778339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an e-mail to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan applications can be downloaded from the SBA’s website at www.sba.gov.

Completed applications should be

mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

Those affected by the disaster may also apply for disaster loans electronically from SBA’s website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.

Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than July 16, 2012.

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by Angela Shelf Medearis New life for Thanksgiving leftovers Every year around the holidays I’m faced with the same dilemma — what do I do with all of the leftovers? I’ve stopped looking at leftovers as a problem and view them as a blessing and a challenge to my culinary creativity. Having a variety of already cooked and seasoned meats and vegetables means an easier time in the kitchen.

This year, my Thanksgiving turkey and vegetables will be transformed into my version of Shepherd’s Pie. Traditionally, shepherd’s pie is made with lamb and “cottage pie” is made with beef. This is my twist on these two favorite English casseroles, substituting leftover roast turkey or ham for the meat, whatever leftover vegetables I happened to have on hand for the filling, and a combination of mashed white potatoes and sweet potatoes for the savory topping. Try this Diva-Style Shepherd’s Pie and cure your culinary dilemma this holiday season!

Diva-style shepherd’s pie You can double this recipe to use up an abundance of leftovers and freeze one pan to serve later. You can make one version of this Shepherd’s Pie with turkey and the other with ham, if you’d like. Wrap the pan tightly with plastic wrap and cover it with foil. It will keep in the freezer for up to 6 months.

1 tablespoon unsalted butter 4 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup chopped yellow onions 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons tomato paste 1 1/4 cups chicken or turkey stock or canned chicken broth 1 bay leaf 2 to 2 1/2 cups chopped or shredded roast turkey (white and/or dark meat) or baked ham

1 1/2 cups cooked or frozen vegetables, any combination (carrots, corn, green beans, green peas, etc.)

4 cups leftover mashed potatoes (white and/or sweet potatoes, separately or mixed together or Mixed Mashed Potatoes (recipe follows) 3/4 cup grated sharp or medium Cheddar Chopped green onions, parsley or celery leaves (optional for garnish) 1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Lightly grease a 9-inch square or 2.2 quart baking dish with the butter and set aside.

2. In a large saute pan or skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, poultry seasoning, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until the onions are soft, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 20 seconds. Add the flour and cook, stirring, until thick, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Gradually add the stock and then the bay leaf, and bring to a boil.

3. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the mixture is thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the meat and the vegetables, stir well to combine, cook for 2 minutes.

4. Remove from the pan from the heat and discard the bay leaf. Carefully transfer to the prepared dish and spoon the potatoes over the meat mixture, spreading to the edges with a fork. Place pan on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with the cheese and bake until the cheese is bubbly and the potatoes are crisp around the edges, 22 to 25 minutes.

5. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped green onions, parsley or celery leaves, if desired, and serve. Serves 4.

Mixed mashed potatoes 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled, quartered and cut into 1-inch wedges 1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled, quartered and cut into 1-inch wedges 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 tablespoons heavy cream, half and half or evaporated milk 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1. Place the potatoes in a medium, heavy saucepan with enough salted water to cover by 1-inch. Bring to boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are fork tender, about 25 minutes.

2. Drain in a colander and return to saucepan. Over medium-low heat, cook the potatoes for 1 minute to dry. Add milk, butter, cream or half and half or evaporated milk, and salt and pepper, and mash until smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately. Makes 4 to 6 servings. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

Pumpkin cheesecake 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) Butter, melted 1 cup Gingersnap cookie crumbs (about 24 cookies) 2 pounds Cream Cheese, room temperature 2 1/2 cups Sugar 1/4 cup Sour cream 1 15-oz. can Pumpkin puree 6 Eggs, lightly beaten 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon ground Cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoon ground Ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground Cloves Garnish: 2 cups sweetened Whipped Cream 1/2 cup toasted Pecans, roughly chopped Position rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325°F. Spray 10” springform pan with cooking spray.

Combine melted butter and cookie crumbs and press on bottom of pan. Bake for about 15 minutes.

Crust will firm up. Cool. Then wrap outside of pan with foil and place in a roasting pan. Bring a kettle of water to boil.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and beat until light. Beat in the sour cream, and the remaining ingredients, just until combined well, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.

Pour mixture into cooled crust and place the roasting pan with cheesecake in it in the oven.

With rack in, pour the boiling water into the roasting pan until it comes about halfway up the side of the springform pan.

Bake about 1 hour and 45 minutes (cheesecake sets on the outside but may still be a bit loose in the center). If it starts to darken, you may cover it loosely with foil.

Turn off the oven; open the door for 1 minute to let out some heat; leave in the oven 1 additional hour. Carefully remove from roasting pan and cool on a rack. Run a knife around edges, cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.

To serve: Bring to room temperature 30 minutes before serving. Unlock and remove the springform ring.

Serve with whipped cream and toasted pecans. Serves 12 Source: Virginia Egg Council

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Herds ranging in size from 30-200+ tie or freestall.

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

08 GILBERT & RIPLO 36” Rubber Tracs, will fit JD or Case combines, used only 10 days. 585-746-5925

1998 INTERNATIONAL TOWMASTER on 4700 air ride chassis with DT466, 275hp engine, 6 spd. Allison auto. trans., good paint w/perfect interior & air seats. Nearly new Michelin tires & brakes, 25,000 lb. 5th wheel hitch.

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We Need Good Used Tanks • 100-8,000 ga. - Call Us

• 500 Gal. Mueller MW • 500 Gal. Majonnier • 415 Gal. Sunset • 400 Gal. Jamesway • 400 Gal. Majonnier SOLD WV • 375 Gal. Milkeeper • 300 Gal. Majonnier • 300 Gal Mueller M • 300 Gal. Sunset • 200 Gal. Sunset SC • 180 Gal. Milkeeper • 150 Gal. Majonnier • 150 Gal. Mueller RH • 100 Gal. Mojonnier

• 1000 Gal. DeLaval • 1000 Gal. Mueller M • 900 Gal. Mueller OH OH OH Mueller • 800 Gal.SOLD • 800 Gal. Majonnier • 800 Gal. Mueller OH • 735 Gal. Sunset • 700 Gal. Mueller OH • 700 Gal. Mueller V • 700 Gal. Mueller M • 600 Gal. Mueller OH • 600 Gal. Mueller M • 600 Gal. DeLaval Rnd • 545 Gal. Sunset • 500 Gal. Mueller M

HEAT EXCHANGERS • TUBE COOLER 300-6000 Gal Storage Tanks

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505 E. Woods Drive,

Sales 717-626-1151

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Dairy Equipment

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS • 4000 Gal. Surge (99) • 3000 Gal. Storage • 2700 Gal. Mueller OH • 2000 Gal. DeLaval • 2000 Gal. Mueller OE • 2000 Gal. Mueller OH SOLD PA O Mueller • 2000 Gal. • 1500 Gal. Mueller OHF • 1500 Gal. Mueller OH • 1250 Gal. DeLaval SOLD NY Mueller OH • 1250 Gal. SOLD PA • 1000 Gal. Mueller M • 1000 Gal. Sunset F.T. • 1000 Gal. Mueller OH

Farm Machinery For Sale

Lititz, PA 17543

Farm Machinery For Sale

New Holland 5635 DT

75 HP, 1,988 Hrs., 12x12 Shuttle, New Holland 7310 Quick Attach Loader, 4WD, Cab, AC, Very Clean! $

26,900

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

Used Equipment For Sale CASE 685 2WD, w/CASE LOADER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500.00 NH 1431 DISC BINE, SMUCKER ROLLS, GOOD COND . . . . . . . .$8,500.00 CASE IH 7220 4WD, CAB, EXCELLENT CONDITION . . . . . . . . .$45,000.00 NH 1412 FLAIL DISCBINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,000.00 DMI 3 SHANK NO-TIL RIPPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,500.00 CASE IH 4210 4X4 W/LOADER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,000.00

IH EQUIPMENT C90 w/ldr, 4x4, 3200 hrs 284 w/belly mower, 911 hrs 300 Utility, 3550 hrs 656 Utility, ldr, gas 666 ldr, diesel 686, 1 owner, 7484 hrs 856 one-owner, 6324 hrs 966, C/H, 4349 hrs 966 C/H 4435 hrs 986, CAH, 4590 hrs 986 CAH 4617 hrs 986 CAH 5663 hrs 1066, C/H, 1112 hrs 1066, C/H, 4310 hrs 1086 CAH, 2320 hrs 1086 CAH, 5600 hrs 1086 CAH, 5649 hrs 1086 CAH, 5676 hrs 1086 CAH, duals, 5571 hrs 1086 CAH, 5929 hrs 1086 CAH, 6117 hrs 1256 C/H, 5300 hrs 1486, CAH, 6734 hrs 1486, CAH, 3690 hrs 5250 CAH, 4314 hrs 5288 CAH, 4x4, duals, 6405 hrs 7110 CAH, duals, 4978 hrs.

7140, CAH, 4x4, duals, 5423 hrs OTHER TRACTORS Farmall 460 Fast Hitch Farmall Super H Ford 8N, local JCB 930, 4x4, forklift, 790 hrs Mahindra 4035, 4x4, ldr, 87 hrs McCormick CX85, 4x4, Ldr, 337 hrs Oliver Super 55, local trade CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT JD 250 Series II, 2136 hrs JD 5575, 2783 hrs.

Bobcat 773 Case CX27B, Mini Exc., 2103 hrs.

Case 580D Backhoe, 2WD, 2282 hrs.

Cat D4C dozer, 3480 hrs.

NH L565 Skid steer forks BALERS (2) JD 466, Rd. balers

JD 338, w/kicker JD 336, kicker JD 535 Rd baler, netwrap JD 567 Rd, netwrap NH BR 7070 Rd Baler, net wrap NH 316, w/thrower NH 565 w/kicker NH 575 Sq baler w/thrower NH 648, 849, Rd. balers JD EQUIPMENT 6430 C/A, 4x4, 1491 hrs 5410, 4x4, ldr 5403, 1248 hrs 5300 MFWD, ldr, 3725 hrs 5210 2WD, 2423 hrs 4640 CAH, 6942 hrs 4440 CAH, duals, 6173 hrs 4430 CAH, 6293 hrs 4240 CAH, 1563 hrs 2510 diesel, NF 737 zero turn, 400 hrs 430T, Local OTHER EQUIPMENT Variety of brush hogs Brillion Chisel Plow Krause Chisel Plow CIH 3206 disc mower NH 1431 discbine mower CIH 5100 drill JD 8300 grain drill JD 926 discbine JD 443 corn head NH 354 grinder/mixer NH 355 grinder/mixer Kuhn FC 302 R discbine 3425 bush hog loader IH 2350/2450 Loaders Variety of sickle bar mowers Brillion 12’ packer NI 325 corn picker JD 7200 corn planter Plows all sizes IH 96 hay rake NH 56 hay rake NI 214 manure spreader McCormick IH No. 200 manure spreader Snowblowers Gravity wagons New Farmco feeders & hay wagons Post hole diggers Bush Hog 4 wheeler, new

Large Selection Available

USED TRACTORS & EQUIP. FOR SALE We Buy Tractors For Parts

NOLT’S EQUIPMENT 403 Centerville Rd., Newville, PA 17241 off 81 Exit 11, 2 mi. N of 233

(717) 776-6242

ANDERSON 780SB WRAPPER, will wrap large squares or round bales, new condition, $24,500. 704-202-3626

Farm Machinery For Sale

BUSH HOG

USED EQUIPMENT

Hardi 210 Gal. 3Pt. Sprayer MF 245 Tractor Westfield 8x51 Auger MF 1835 Baler White 285 Tractor Miller 5300 Forage Box Miller 1150 Rake IH 37 Baler w/Thrower Westfield 8x56 Auger Hesston 4550 Square Baler Vicon 553 Tedder Farmall 460 Tractor MF 246 Loader White 5100 4R Planter White 6100 4R Corn Planter White 543 Corn Planter Case IH 8830 SP Mower Cond.

MF 285 Tractor White 549 SAR 5 Bottom Plow Int’l. 20x7 Grain Drill Miller Pro Forage Boxes In Stock

STANLEY’S FARM SERVICE

Big Tractor Parts Steiger Tractor Specialist 1. 10-25% savings on new drive train parts 2. 50% savings on used parts 3. We buy used or damaged Steigers 4. We rebuild axles, drop boxes, transmissions with one year warranty.

1-800-982-1769

RD Box 46 Klingerstown, PA

570-648-2088

WE ALSO STOCK NEW VICON COMBINE: 9500 John Deere 4WD, 918F tedder, 643 corn head, good cond., $25,000.

540-229-8803

US or Canada American made quality parts at big savings

JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS: 347, 346, 336, 224, 214, 24T, 14T. Nelson Horning 585-5266705

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

PRICES REDUCED Bes t in Nor theas t No w in the South

BEST WARRANTY: 1 Year Parts on Motor & Transmission, most all combines BEST QUALITY: Selected Direct from Farm or OEM Dealers BEST SELECTION: Just visit website; We got em BEST TRUCKING: Lowest Rates Available BEST “TRUE” INTEREST: 3.7% 3 Years • 4.2% 5 Years • 4.9% 7 Years Over 25+ Years Selling Combines WE WANT TO SELL YOU YOUR NEXT COMBINE

SOLD CASE IH C70 TRACTOR, 2WD, ROPS . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $8,500.00

Bloomsburg, PA • Route 44 (Jerseytown)

CASE IH 1896 CAB, HEAT, AIR, 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,500

328 Danville Rd. (Near I-80)

LAWRENCE AG EQUIPMENT 877-466-1131

TOLL FREE 800-919-3322 www.zeisloftequip.com

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Last chance to upgrade and defer 2011 taxes!

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Truck, Air, U.P.S. Parcel Post Delivery SEND FOR COMPLETE CATALOG P.O. BOX 239, DRIFTING, PA 16834 PHONE: 814-345-5357 www.zettsfish.com

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Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay For Sale First Cut, Second Cut, Timothy and Alfalfa WE DELIVER

519-604-8683

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw Wanted

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

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

50 to 75 Lb. Bales

Quality Alfalfa Grass Mix Low Potassium for Dry Cows

Call for Competitive Prices NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

For Quality Hay in 2 String Bales Looking for Long Term Supply Paid for On Scale

CLASSIFIEDS

Also Buying All Grades of Hay and Straw in 2 String or Large Square Bales

Nick Fitzpatrick 845-901-1892 or 845-609-7315

Call Peg At

YEAR END PROGRAM Now Available On McCormick & Vermeer!

Huge Savings!

FOR SALE: 2009 GT RB800 grain dryer, ready now, delivery anywhere. 877-422-0927

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’08 Vermeer TE 250, 25’, 6 Rotor Tedder, Ex. Cond................................................$13,900 Round Bale Wagon 10 Position Mover, Like New!.............................Reduced To $1,500 Kuhn GMO 77 HD, 3Pt. Disc Mower, Good........................................$3,500 ’73 Ford 3000 8 Speed Manual, 1 Remote, Diesel, Good Rubber, No Rust! .................................................$5,500 Ford 1200 4WD, Diesel, w/3Pt. 48” Finishing Mower, 600 hrs, Good Condition..................Reduced To $3,900 New Holland 255 Tedder-Rake Combo, Good Condition...........................................$2,000 ’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 Massey Ferguson 4225, 2WD, 1036 Massey Loader, Cab, Air, 2 Remotes, 1,500 Hours, Bale Spike.......................................$23,900 ’08 Vermeer Rebel 5410, net wrap, 1,500 bales, ex. cond ................................$12,900 ’08 Arctic Cat Prowler, 650cc, RTV, 680 miles, manual dump bed, ex. cond. ..$7,000 Pictures at www.tractorcare.com

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

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H AY Farmer to Farmer

Hay - Straw Wanted

Wet and Dry Round & Square Bales

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519-482-5365

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

adenbrook.com

Giorgi Mushroom Company, located in Berks County now buying the following materials:

Help Wanted

HAY CORN STOVER STRAW

Dairy Nutrition & Feed Consultant

All bale sizes and types, including ROUND BALES, accepted.

Renaissance Nutrition, Inc. has an opening in Lancaster Co., PA, for a farm consultant.

A dairy background and/or college ag degree preferred, but will train person with potential.

Email resumes to djmahlandt@gmail.com

Spot Buys or Long Term Contracts Small or Large Quantities Quick Payment

Allen Hollenbach 610-926-5753 ahollenbach@giorgimush.com

Territory Manager Wanted Animal Medic Inc. is a Mid-Atlantic distributor of animal health products to dairy farms and dealers. We are seeking a territory manager for an established territory encompassing northeast PA, Orange county NY, and accounts in New Jersey. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, selling products to established customers, soliciting new customers in the area, achieving sales objectives and working in a team environment. This is a base salary plus commission position. The job requires a goal oriented, competitive sales person with a strong work ethic. Solid inter-personal skills and organizational abilities are also needed. Experience with livestock is desired.

Michele Fisher 610-926-8811 ext. 5189 mfisher@giorgimush.com

Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802-2533 PH: 540-433-7070 Check out our e-bay store at stores.ebay.com/tractor-care-inc

WANTED

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Hay & Straw - All Types

Send resume via e-mail to: amedic21@gmail.com Or via mail: PO Box 575, Manchester, PA 17345, Attn: Bob Henry

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

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

814-793-4293

Help Wanted

Farm Machinery Wanted

Help Wanted

HELP WANTED

Contacts: Kevin Eickhoff 610-926-8811 ext. 5216 keickhoff@giorgimush.com

Tractor Care, Inc. 1066-C Virginia Avenue,

Hay - Straw Wanted

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Hay - Straw Wanted

519-529-1141

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

SPECIALIZING IN GRAIN BIN RELOCATION

302-737-5117 302-545-1000

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC

USED EQUIPMENT

VIRGINIA BIN SERVICE

WANTED

Try Selling It In The

MOELLER SALES 1-800-346-2348

Heating

Help Wanted

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WANTED

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.

814-793-4293

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

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

Key responsibilities include:

The ideal candidate should have:

Fencing 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

Hay - Straw For Sale FOR SALE: Quality first & second cut big & small square bales. Delivered. 315-264-3900

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

CLOSING DATE: JAN. 1, 2012

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

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Seeds

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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

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

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LIVESTOCK PREPARATION Triple Creek Farm, LLC

Real Estate For Sale

HUNTING/CAMPING PROPERTY Southwestern Virginia Bland County

REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR Jake Stoltzfus 649 South Ramona Rd. Myerstown, PA 17067

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

540-255-9112

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

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(2) Harris conveyor feeders, (1) 30’-$200, (1) 50’-$250; Jamesway 50’ belt feeder, $300; (2) Jamesway 16’ silo unloaders, $500/ea.; Also, (4) stave silos, concrete, free to take away. 540-832-2952

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DEC 6 VT Beef Webinar Contact Mark McCann, 540231-9153 or e-mail mark.mccann@vt.edu.

York County Buy Fresh, Buy Local(r) Chapter’s 2012 Promotional Kick Off & Annual Meeting Adams Electric Building, 200 Trinity Rd., York, PA. 7 pm. The meeting will include a recap of 2011, new promotions & fundraisers for 2012, Why Buy Fresh Buy Local(r) (BFBL) matters & Why YOU matter, approval of Bylaws & election of officers, volunteer opportunities and local, fresh refreshments. Seating is limited. Please RSVP by

Nov. 28. Contact Kim Gross, 717-814-8141 or e-mail yorkbfbl@yahoo.com.

DEC 7, 12, 14 & 15 Upcoming Nutrient Management Voucher Training & Renewal Courses Allegany Co. Free voucher training & renewal courses to farm operators who apply nutrients to 10 or more acres of cropland. The two hour nutrient applicator training course is required once every three years for these operators. For additional dates and locations, operators should contact their local Extension office or visit www.mda.state.md.us.

Scroll down the Quick Links to Nutrient Management and click on Nutrient Management Training Classes for the complete 2011-2012 schedule. Locations as follows: • Montgomery Co. - Dec. 7.

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19 DEC 8 Commodity Marketing Seminar Berks Co. Ag Center, 1238 County Welfare Rd., Leesport, PA. 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Contact John Berry, 610-391-9840. On Internet at extension.psu.edu DEC 8-12 Acres USA Conference & Trade Show Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH. See website for details.

Call 800-355-5313.

On Internet at www.acresusa. com DEC 20 Penn State Extension Workshop on Crop Load Management Adams County Agricultural & Natural Resources Center, Gettysburg, PA. 8:30 am 3:30 pm. Includes presentations on the carbon balance model and use of a new tool - the Equilifruit Disk - for assessing optimum apple crop load. During the afternoon, participants will move to Kuhn Orchards, Cash-

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On Internet at www.cvent.com/ d/9cqjgg JAN 4 Webinar - New Resources for Beginning Organic Vegetable Growers: What You Need to Know and Where to Find it Noon to 1 pm. To register go to http://estension.psu. edu/vegetable-fruit. The cost is $15.

JAN 7 Sheep Symposium Alphin-Stuart Arena.

Blacksburg, VA. Contact Scott Greiner, 540-2319159, or e-mail sgreiner@ vt.edu.

JAN 11 Special Farm Family Relationships Webinar 3 pm. EST. “Dealing with the complexity of family and business relationships that exist on family owned farms,” the webinar will cover these discussion points: • Estate Planning - active and non-active family members in the farm business;

• Farm Transition - ownership and control; • Organization - multiple family members working together; and • Exit strategies for the retiring farmer without a successor.

Question should be submitted to c.merry@agconsult ants.org at least 10 days prior to the event.

NOV 11-14 National No Tillage Conference St. Louis, MO. Registration is $279/person, with a special $252 rate for additional farm or family members. On Internet at www.NoTill Conference.com

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The Keystone Farm Show Has More Commercial Exhibits Than Any Other Farm Show In PA! ABS Global, Inc • W-309 ACR Metal Roofing • 128 Adams Building Contractors of PA • W-320, W-321 Adams Supply • W-314 ADM Alliance Nutrition • E-378 ADM - Crop Risk Management • 212 Advanced Biofuels USA • L-209 Advanced Biological Marketing • E-363 Advanced Solar Industries, LLC • 622, 263 Aerotech Ventilation Systems • 288, 289 AET Consulting • 260 Ag Com, Inc & Miller Chemical • E-359, E-360 Ag Essentials • 258, 259 AgChoice Farm Credit • 234 Aggrand Fertilizers • 707 Agpoint Construction Services • 129 Agri Analysis Inc • 621 Agri-King • 126 Agri-Nutrition Consulting, Inc • L-300 Agri-Plastics Mfg • 448 Agri-SC • 209 Agri-Service • O-104 Agri-Trac, Inc • W-330 Agromatic, Inc • 219, 220 AIC - Agricultural Instruments Corp • 532 Albers Dairy Equipment • W-300, W-301 American Farm Mortgage • 713 American Farm Products • 531 Amerseal Tire Sealant • 604 Anderson Group • W-348B Animal Medic • E-373 APC, Inc • 430 Appleby Systems, Inc • 437 Art Farm USA • 236, 237 Atlantic Tractor and Deer Country • W-353 Automatic Farm Systems • 121 AutoVent, LLC • 253, O-109 B&R Distributing • S Bag Man, LLC • 270, 271 Baker Lime • 208 Balsbaugh Insurance Agency, Inc • E-348 Bath Fitter • 703, 704 Beco Equipment • 215, 216 Beiler-Campbell Realtors & Auctioneers • L-306 Benco Poly Film • 211 Bergman Mfg., Inc • 274 Better Bilt Storage, Inc • 138 Binkley & Hurst LP • E-352, O-315 Bio-Vet, Inc • W-313 Bobcat of York • E-379 Boumatic • 120 Brecknock Builders LLC • 616 Brown Bear Corp • 537 Business Lease Consultants, Inc • W-325 CB Structures • 412 CBM Electronic Lighting • L-213, L-214 C.K. Replacement Stalls • E-353A Canns-Bilco Distributors, Inc • W-328, W-329 Cargill, Inc • E-344 Cedar Crest Equipment • 130 Central Petroleum Company (Cen-Pe-Co) • W-351 Channel Bio, LLC • 232, 233 Chase’s Farm and Home (Conklin) • H Chemgro Seed Co • W-323, W-324 Chesapeake Bay Foundation • L-204 CHR Hansen • 535 Claas of America • 102 Clean Cutter Flail & Tiller Blade Co • 419 Cobra Torches, Inc • 218 Conewango Products Corp. • 223, 234 Conklin Company • 715, 716 Country Folks • 720 CPS • 200, 201, 202, 203 Cramaro Tarp Systems, Inc • 413 Crop Care Equipment by Paul B, LLC • 113 CRV • 612 Cummings & Bricker, Inc • E-354 Dairy Marketing Services • E-341, E-342, E-343 Dairy One • E-345, E-346 Dairymaster USA, Inc • E-367 Dauphin Co • 235 Deep Valley Farm • E-357 Dekalb / Asgrow • W-352 DeLaval, Inc • 227B, 228, 229, 229A, 230, 231 Demuth Steel Products, Inc • 278, 279 Dick Meyer Co., Inc • 284 Diesel Pro Inc • 606 Diller Equipment • L-212, O-108 Doeblers • W-339, W-340 Donegal Insurance Group • 411

Dow Agriscience • 213, 214 Dr. Register & Assoc., Inc • W-305 Dryhill Mfg / Twin Valley Farms Service, LLC • 505, 515, 449A DTN - The Progessive Farmer • 220A Dyna-Tech Industries • 250, 250A E&F Ag Systems, LLC • E-311 Ed Hoover Construction, LLC • D Elanco Animal Health • E-334, E-335 Electrocell Technologies • 705, 722 Eli Fisher Construction • 441 EM Herr Equipment • 446 Emm Sales & Service, Inc • E-369, E-370 Energy Systems & Installations • 614, 615 Equipment Service • 442 Esch Mfg • E-375 Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Group • E-356 Evergreen Fence, Inc • W-311 Farm and Land Realty, Inc • L-301 Farm Works Software • 414, 415 Farmco Mfg • O-308 Farmer Boy Ag Supply • 125 Farmer’s Friend • 600 Farming, The Journal of Northeast Ag • 618 Fastline Publications • 610 Feedmobile, Inc - FMI • E-368 Fetterville Sales • H-304 Fisher & Thompson, Inc • 110 F.M. Brown’s Sons, Inc • 409, 410 Franklin Builders • 225, 226 Frontlink, Inc • 417, 418 Fulton Bank • 206 Garber Farms • 503, 451 GEA Farm Technologies, Inc • 104A Genex Cooperative • W-312 Goodville Mutual Casualty Co • E-316, E-317 Great Plains Mfg., Inc • W-348A Gro-Mor Plant Food Co Inc • 127 Ground Water Assesment • E-340 Growers Mineral Solutions • 246 Growmark FS, LLC • E-321, E-322 GVM, Inc • 114 H&S Manufacting Co. Inc • W-354, O-304 Hamilton Equipment, Inc • 445 Hardi North America, Inc • E-371 Harsco Minerals • 536 Hawaiian Moon • 607 Hershey Equipment Co., Inc • 444 Hillside Ag Construction, LLC • W-337, W-338 Hoard’s Dairyman • E-310 Homestead Nutrition, Inc • 285, 286, 287 Hoober, Inc • E-377, O-314 Hoof Trimmers Association, Inc • 269 Horning Mfg., LLC • 501 Hubbard Feeds • L-201 Hubner Seed • H-302, H-303 Hud-Son Forest Equipment • 242, 243 IBA, Inc • E-327, E-328 Idiehl LLC • 700, 701 International Silo Association • L-208A Iva Manufacturing • E-318, E-319, E-320 J&B Contractors • E-305 J&D Manufacturing • 280, 281 J&J Silo Co., LLC • 291 J. L. Gossert & Co. Forestry • E-347 J.S. Woodhouse Co., Inc • 440 Jamesway Farm Equipment • 135 Jaylor Fabricating, Inc • W-349 Jefo USA, Inc • 207 Kamar Products, Inc • E-358 Kel-Krop Enterprises LLC • W-306, W-307 Kencove Farm Fence • W-318, W-319 Keystone Concrete Products • 272, 273 Keystone Group Ag Seeds • E-361, E-362 King Construction • 254, 255 King’s Agri-Seeds, Inc • 403,404 Kubota Tractor, Corp • 123 Kuhn North America, Inc • 100 Kuhns Mfg., LLC • B Kutz Farm Equipment, Inc • I, J, K, L M, N, O, P, Q Lancaster Ag Products • 427 Lancaster Dairy Farm Automation • 502 Lancaster DHIA • W-332, W-333 Lancaster Farming, Inc • H-305 Lancaster Level-Flo, Inc • 118 Lanco Manufacturing, Inc • W-347 Lanco-Pennland • 429 Land O’Lakes, Inc • H-309A Lapp’s Barn Equipment • A Lawn Care Distributors, Inc • 124 Lely USA, Inc • 111

Lira / Kauffman’s Animal Health • E-331 LR Gehm, LLC / CoPulsation • 416 M. Meyers & Associates • 290 McFarlane Manufacturing Co., Inc • O-107 Mahindra USA • 540, 541 Mahoning Outdoor Furnaces, Inc • 222A, 222B Mark Hershey Farms, Inc • 431 Maryland Virginia Milk • E-323, E-324 Martin Limestone Inc • 257 Mastitis Management Tools • 205 MAX, Mutual Aid Exchange • H-300 McHenry Pressure Cleaning Systems • O-311 McLanahan Corporation • E-312 Melvin R. Weaver & Sons, LLC • 527, 528 Mensch Manufacturing LLC • L-215, L-216 Messick Farm Equipment • 105, 106, O-101 Meyer Manufacturing Corporation • O-100 MH Eby, Inc • W-355 Mid-Atlantic Agri Systems • W-346 Mid-Atlantic Seeds • E-364, E-365 Mid-Atlantic Seeds / Cumberland Valley Co-Operative • 251, 252 Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing • 602 Milk-Rite, Inc • E-301 Miller Diesel Inc • E-308 Miraco • E-336, E-337 MM Weaver • 103, O-106 Monty’s Plant Food Co., Inc • W309A Morrissey Insurance • 424 Morton Buildings, Inc • E-332, E-333 Mount Joy Farmers Co-op • 210 Mueller • 119 Multimin USA, Inc • E NASF • W-304 National Farmers Org - NFO • 534 Nachurs Alpine Solutions • 244, 245 New Holland Agriculture • 108, 109 Nextire, Inc • E-380, E-381 NIOSH / NPPTL • 241B North Brook Farms, Inc • W-335, W-336 Northeast Agri Systems, Inc • 122 Northeast Feed • 214A Northeast Stihl • 511, 512 Nutri Linx, LLC • 721 NYCAMH / NEC • 611 O.A. Newton • W-302, W-303 Organic Valley • 401 Outback Heating, Inc • 262, 263 Owens Corning Basement Finishing Systems • 603 Oxbo International • 104 PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) • L-203 PA Dairy Princess & Promotion Services • 624 PA Farm Bureau • 275, 276, 276A, 277 PA Farmers Union • E-309 PA Soybean Board • E-306 PACMA Inc • L-304, L-305 Paradise Energy Solutions • 706 Patterson Farm Maple Products • 240 Patz Corporation • 131 PDM Insurance Agency, Inc • E-326 Pearson Livestock Equipment • O-310 Penn Diesel Serv. Co • E-329 Penn Jersey Products, Inc • E-374 Penn State Agricultural Safety & Health • 241E Penn State University LAL Lab • 241A Pennfield Corporation • 247, 248 Pennsylvania Certified Organic • W-341 Pennsylvania Service & Supply, Inc • 425 Pequea Planter • 432, 433 Perma-Column East, LLC • 438, 439 Petersheims Cow Mattresses, LLC • 137 Pioneer Hi-Bred International • E-349, E-350, E-351 P.L. Rohrer & Bros., Inc • E-300 Plastic Welding • 526 PNC Bank • 407 Poly Excel LLC • 601 Power Pro Equipment • 443 Power Systems Electric, Inc • E-382, E-383 Precise Concrete Walls, Inc • 256 Precision Planting Dealers • W-326, W-327 Priority One • 426 Progressive Pressure Systems • 239 Progressive Publishing • 241 Provita Eurotech Ltd • H-306 Quality Craft Tools • H-301 Quality Milk Production Services • 261 Rain and Hail, LLC • E-315 RCM International LLC • L-202 Red Dale Ag Service • 400 Reed Equipment Sales • W-356, W-357 Reinecker Ag Products • 506, 507 Renaissance Nutrition • 294

Risser Grain • H-307 Roto-Mix, LLC • W-358 RSI Calf Systems • 266, 267 Ruhl Insurance • 402 Ryder Supply Company • E-372 S & I Pump Crete • 278, 279 Salford Farm Machinery, Ltd • W-350, W-350A Sanimax • 436 Schaeffer’s Mfg Co • L-200 Schnupp’s Grain Roasting, Inc • 217 Schulte Industries • C Seedway, LLC • W-342, W-343 Select Sire Power • W-308 Show-Ease Stall Co • 116 Shur-Co • E-307 SI Distributing, Inc • 420, 421, 422 Silo Stop • 708 Silver Stream Shelters • 702 Slaymaker Electric Motor & Supply • E-366 Smucker’s Energy, LLC • 608, 609 Smuckers Meats, LLC • W-338A Sollenberger Silos, LLC • 292, 293 Snyder Equipment, Inc • 423 Stan’s Service Center • L-210, L-211 Steiner • 508, 509 Stein-Way Equipment • 500, 449 Stoltzfus Spreaders • 117 Stor-Loc • 529, 530 Straley Farm Supply • 221, 222, O-102 Stray Voltage Testing • E-325 Stull Equipment Company • 542 Sukup / LnR Feed & Grain Sys. • E-355 Summit Glove Inc / Milkers Helpers • 408 Sundace Vacations • 617 Sunlion Energy Systems • 619, 620 Superior Silo LLC • 118 Susquehanna Bank • 406 Susquehanna Dodge Chrysler Jeep / D.K. Hostetler • 525 Sweitzers Fencing Co • 518, 519, 450 Synagro • 238 Syngenta Seeds • W-344, W-345 SyrVet, Inc • G T.A. Seeds • W-315, W-316, W-317 Tam Systems • E-376 Taurus Service, Inc • W-310 TDL Agritech • F Team Ag Incorporated • E-313 Tech Mix, Inc • 428 The Center for Dairy Excellence • W-331 The Fertrell Co • 533 The Mill • 241C, 241D The Old Mill-Troy • 538, 539 Tigerco Dist. Co • E-353 TM Refrigeration • 268, O-103 Tractor House • 605 Triple-M-Farms • 265 Troop Enterprises & N.T.H. • O-105 Udder Comfort • 204 Uncommon USA, Inc • W-222 Unique Building Systems, Inc • 126A U.S. Farmer • 613 USDA US Dept of Agriculture - APHIS-VS • L-205 USDA US Dept of Agriculture - FSA • L-206 USDA US Dept of Agriculture - NRCS • L-207 USDA US Dept of Agriculture - NASS • L-208 Valmetal, Inc • 136 Van Beek Natural Science • R Vi-Cor • 283 Vigortone Ag Products • 405 Vulcan Materials Company • 227 WA Johnson, Inc • L-302, L-303 Weaver Distributing • E-30, E-303, E-304 Weaver Insurance Group • 249 Weaver’s Toasted Grains LLC • E-330 Wenger Feeds • 227A Wengers of Myerstown • W-351A Westfield Group • W-334 White Horse Construction, Inc • E-338, E-339 White Oak Mills, Inc • 434, 435 Yoderway Buildings, LLC • T Zartman Farms • 107 Zeiset Equipment • 447 Zimmerman Cattle Control by PBZ, LLC • 115 Zimmerman Farm Service, Inc • 504 Zimmerman’s Glasslined Storage • 516, 517, 449B SPONSORS Official Bag Sponsor Sukup / LnR Feed & Grain Sys.

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