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Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds’ Symposium draws crowd Part 1: Flock health, nutrition and conditioning Editor’s note: This is part 1 of a twopart series on the Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds’ Symposium

by Jennifer Showalter BLACKSBURG, VA — Around 110 sheep enthusiasts from Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia recently gathered at Virginia Tech’s Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena for the Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds’ Symposium. From lifelong shepherds to beginners just getting started in the business, the crowd eagerly sought information from both the speakers and from other fellow shepherds who were willing to share their perspective and views on things related to the sheep industry.

Parasites With parasite control being a continuous challenge for much of the industry, Dr. Scott Bowdridge with the Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences at West Virginia University, spent some time going over the past, present and future of the issue.

Bowdridge touched on how drug resistance comes about and how every time one de-worms an animal they change the worm population of that animal. He went on to explain how utilizing a FAMACHA eye chart to determine which animals need to be treated helps maintain effective control of drug-susceptible parasites. Bowdridge encouraged the crowd to utilize an animal’s immune response to combat parasites and to genetically select for animals that are more parasite resistant.

By managing parasite exposure to accomplish sufficient immunologic memory and by discovering the right cross breeding program to make sheep more parasite resistant like the St. Croix breed, Bowdridge feels the industry could see great improvements with parasite control.

Dr. Will Getz, Extension Specialist at Fort Valley State University, reinforced much of what Bowdridge said but also shared a host of other things about parasite control in sheep. According to Getz, resistance to parasites is a worldly problem. He explained that in a population of worms there is a group

that is susceptible to dewormers, others that are in the middle, and then others that are resistant. “Resistance is forever because you have changed the worms,” said Getz. He pointed out there are more than one kind of worm and that it is critical to know which one is the issue. With Haemonchus contortus being one of the more common parasites, Getz explained that they are blood sucking parasites that are highly prolific. One female typically produces 5,000 eggs per day. These parasites typically prey on the weak, young, pregnant and lactating causing both anemia and bottle jaw.

Given that parasite resistance is inevitable, Getz suggested slowing down the problem by increasing refugia, taking Smart Drenching measures according to FAMACHA eye chart results, and practicing good pasture management. Knowing the resistance status of a flock is also key to success in Getz’s opinion.

Getz stressed several times that parasite control has been a problem for some time and that one must realize that every time they buy new sheep, they are buying a new population of worms.

Body Condition Scoring According to Dr. Scott Greiner, Sheep Extension Animal Scientist at Virginia Tech, Body Condition Scoring (BCS) are a practical management tool to be used in conjunction with nutritional and other management strategies to optimize production of the flock. Greiner explained that condition scores are subjective in nature. He then walked the audience through the five point scoring system.

Providing both short and longfleeced ewes for the group to evaluate, he made clear that short-fleeced ewe can normally be visually evaluated but that long fleeced sheep need to be handled. While giving the audience a chance to evaluate the ewes, Greiner mentioned flushing, the practice of increasing energy intake, and therefore body condition, during the 10 to 14 days prior to breeding to increase ovulation rates. He also pointed out

Dr. Will Getz, Extension Specialist at Fort Valley State University, discusses the onfarm application of FAMACHA for Parasite Control.

Those attending the 2012 Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds’ Symposium get hands-on experience body condition scoring sheep.

Photos by Jennifer Showalter that ewes should be in their best BCS at lambing. “BCS 3+ is considered ideal, which provides the ewe adequate energy reserve to call upon during lactation. Additionally, ewes moving upward towards BCS 3+ the last third of gestation are less prone to metabolic disorders compared to excessively fat ewes or thin ewes that may have low lamb birth weights and lamb vigor,” explained Greiner.

Hay quality and supplementation Dr. Mark McCann, Extension Animal Scientist at Virginia Tech, made clear that the foundation of all flock nutrition programs needs to be quality forage. Forage supplied during the winter months is typically in the form of hay and there can be huge variations in hay quality beyond forage variety and cutting. Fertilization and harvest conditions have a big effect on hay quality and only through forage testing can the nutritional content be estimated.

McCann gave the audience a chance to visually evaluate several samples of hay, but emphasized the importance of determining the nutritional content through forage testing. Once the results are back, the rest of the feeding program can be adjusted to ensure proper nutritional levels are met.

With feed cost being so expensive these days many are looking for alternative sources. McCann suggested feeding a mixed commodity pellet over a pure commodity pellet. He warned the group to be aware of feeds that are high in peanut hulls. They are cheap but do not have much value. McCann also mentioned that the feed business varies according to the location and one must take into consideration what is economically available to them in their area.

Flock health Prevention is key when it comes to health issues, so Dr. Kevin Pelzer, DVM, from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinarian Medicine spent some time going over different vaccines. “Does and ewes should be vaccinated three to four weeks prior to the time of parturition in order to provide colostral immunity

to the neonates,” said Pelzer. He recommended clostridium perfringens type C and D, clostridium tetani, and parainfluenza 3 as prepartum vaccines.

With weaning being a stressful time, Pelzer suggested vaccinating for clostridium perfringens type C and D and tetani two weeks prior to weaning with a booster given at weaning or shortly afterwards.

As far as prebreeding vaccines go, Pelzer made clear that the vaccines designed to prevent abortion need to be administered 30 days prior to the introduction of rams. If for some reason abortions become an issue, Pelzer highly recommended taking both a placenta and a lamb to a state lab as quickly as possible to determine what is going on. If the placenta and lamb have to be held overnight, he made sure to point out to store them in a refrigerator rather than a freezer.

Use of CIDRS to induce fall lambing The sheep EAZI-BREED CIDR is now approved for use in the U.S. and provides sheep producers with an additional tool for spring breeding. The vaginal insert releases progesterone, and is labeled to induce estrus in ewes during seasonal anestus. Greiner and McCann shared their experiences with inserting the CIDR in ewes for five days with ram introduction immediately following.

From their trials, they found that whiteface/Dorset ewes are more likely to respond to spring synchronization than blackface ewes are. Ram fertility and libido is critical when CIDRS are used. With this in mind, breeding soundness exams need to be performed on the rams prior to breeding and the rams need to be monitored closely with the help of a marking harness. Greiner and McCann suggested that the ewe to ram ration should not exceed 18 to 1 and may need to be lower depending on the age and capacity of the ram. The ewes must be in good body condition, weaned and recovered from the weaning process in order for this form of synchronization to be effective.

Part 1: Raising small grain sillage; making haylage in a day Editor’s note: This is part 1 of a three-part series on the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council’s 2011 Small Grain Silage and Haylage Conference

by Karl Kazaks The Virginia Forage and Grassland Council recently hosted its 2011 Small Grain Silage and Haylage Conference. The event was organized with assistance from Virginia Extension, USDA’s NRCS, Virginia Tech and Virginia State, as well as a number of private sponsors.

The one-day event was held three times, in Wytheville, Rocky Mount, and Dayton, and each occasion was wellattended by a mix of producers, government officials and agribusiness representatives.

The featured speaker this year was Tom Kilcer, a retired New York extension educator who now operates a consulting and private research business. He spoke both about raising small grain silage and about making haylage in a day.

Triticale tips and technicals In his small grains silage presentation, Kilcer put a special focus on triticale, noting that “it was bred for forage quality.”

When harvested at the flag leaf stage, triticale can produce between two and four tons of dry matter per acre, while also serving as good ground cover. What’s more, when harvested at pollination, it will produce 25-30 percent more straw yield than rye.

Kilcer provided many practical tips to growing triticale, noting that raising it as a forage requires a different management approach than growing small grains as a cover crop or for cereal production.

He said, “We’re no longer growing cover crops, we are growing winter forage.”

For example, time of planting is different. “You want to plant early,” Kilcer said. That’s because — unlike cereal grain production — “you want to maximize tillering, because we’re growing forage.”

Early planting of triticale for forage is so important, Kilcer continued, that “you cannot offset late planting with more seed.” However, seed treatments can “enhance growth in the fall in terms of tillering and yield potential, especially when the planting date is delayed for various reasons.”

In fact, seed treatments may allow a reduction in the seeding rate (though the cost of the treatment may offset

Tom Kilcer discusses strategies for maximizing winter forage opportunities with Bland County cattleman Laymond Barger.

Photo by Karl Kazaks the savings in the reduced seeding rate). Research into that topic, Kilcer said, “is literally going on right now.”

Proper establishment of triticale requires attention to seeding depth. “Triticale had a reputation early on for not overwintering,” Kilcer said, “but it was not overwintering because it was not planted right.”

T riticale should be drilled to a depth of about one inch, not broadcast.

If not planted d e e p enough, the freeze and thaw of winter will cause t h e seedling “to pop out of the ground and wind will kill its roots,” Kilcer said.

Triticale does require the application of nitrogen, depending on yield goal and soil quality. But that investment can pay off. Kilcer noted that “the numbers in terms of nitrogen efficiency for triticale are a lot higher than a lot of corn fields.”

Regardless of which species of small grains grown, Kilcer stressed, “In terms of quality,

what’s most important is the stage of harvest.” With regard to triticale, to maximize high energy levels, harvest at stage 9, when the flag leaf is fully emerged but no heads are visible.

Knowing the stage of growth at harvest also helps determine the suitability of triticale for f e e d .

Triticale harvested at high energy levels could be appropriately fed to animals with high e n e r g y n e e d s , such as a lactating animal, stocker, or h e i f e r.

S m a l l ~ Tom Kilcer g r a i n s silage harvested later, when the energy levels are lower, may be more appropriate for an animal with lower energy needs, like a dry cow.

When harvesting, Kilcer recommends mowing with a full-width swath. If you cannot get a swath of 80 percent or more of cutter bar width, ted immediately to get a full spread. Conditioning, he said, is not needed. Ted it slowly, as soon as the top layer turns gray. Ensile the same day to

“After you take the triticale off, instead of having the down time during spring seeding, when you worry about erosion and runoff, you’ve got the clover already there.”

capture the nutrients before they metabolize and diminish the forage’s feed value.

Kilcer suggested two creative rotations using triticale.

The first involves dual planting of fall oats and triticale.

Harvest the oats in October, then harvest the triticale in May. Then plant a short-season, warm-weather, highenergy crop. One caution to this approach, Kilcer said, is “you’ve got to get your mower up.” You can’t scalp the field when harvesting the oats, Kilcer said, “and still expect triticale to grow.”

The other rotation is to dual plant triticale and clover, about the third week of September. “After you take the triticale off,” Kilcer said, “instead of having the down time during spring seeding, when you worry about erosion and runoff, you’ve got the clover already there.”

Width matters: Making haylage in a day In the afternoon session, Kilcer gave a second presentation on making haylage in a day. Because silage can be put up at much higher moisture levels than hay, it does not need extensive drying time. In fact, because the first phase of drying occurs so rapidly, if wide swaths are used, enough drying may occur to allow for ensiling the same day as cutting.

Drying of forages occurs in three phases. In the first phase, moisture moves along

the stem and through the leaf into the atmosphere.

Research has shown that at least 35 percent of the moisture contained in an alfalfa stem exits the plant through the leaf during drying; grasses dry similarly. The younger and more tender the plant, the more moisture is removed through the leaves.

In this first phase, drying occurs through evapotranspiration — the loss of moisture through plant stomata.

Stomata respond to light, being open while in the presence of sunlight, and closing at night or when in the shade.

To maximize evapotranspiration, wide swaths are recommended. When you use narrow swaths, most of the forage is shaded, and the stomata close.

What’s more, conditioning can have an adverse affect for this first phase of drying.

When stems are crushed, it interferes with the capillary flow from the stem to leaves — reducing the initial rate of drying. The rate of moisture loss through the side of crushed alfalfa stems is onetenth that which occurs due to the movement of moisture through the stem to the leaves.

The second phase of drying takes forage to a moisture level lower than that at which silage is made, from 60-65 percent moisture to 40-45 percent moisture. The third and final phase is when tightly held water is released, bringing it below 45 percent moisture until it is dry enough for hay.

Even when making hay, a wide swath is important.

That’s because plant cells continue to respire until they die; in the process of respiring, they lose energy — energy that could be used to feed livestock. With a wide swath, you can mitigate or even overcome the loss from respiration by carbohydrate gain through photosynthesis. Thus, cutting at night is not necessarily recommended — if you have humid conditions, respiration may continue, causing forage to lose quality without any offset of that loss due to photosynthesis.

Kilcer noted that research has shown that wide swaths can produce proper moisture for first cut haylage in one hour with first cut grass and two hours with first cut alfalfa.

The bottom line point Kilcer made is that in making haylage, width matters more than conditioning.

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2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show Butter Sculpture celebrates 100th anniversary of PA County Fair Association and PA 4-H

by Jon M. Casey While the unveiling of the Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture focused public attention to the 100th anniversaries of the PA County Fair Association and PA 4-H, the edible creation also served as one of the traditional show opening events of this year’s 96th annual PA Farm Show.

The butter sculpture, now in its 22nd year as a farm show attraction, features a young 4-H member showing his prized calf amid scenes from a county fair. These include a Ferris wheel with fairgoers enjoying a stop at one of the fair’s ice cream vending booths as well as another young person attempting to win a prize at a balltoss sideshow booth. Hosted by PA Secretary of Agriculture George Greig, the event, sponsored by the MidAtlantic Dairy Association and the PA Dairy Promotion Program, welcomed PA Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley who recognized PA farmers for their contribu-

tion to the state’s economy.

“Pennsylvania has a rich agricultural tradition, and this sculpture pays tribute to the root of the industry-our young people and the educational programs and county fairs that give them the opportunities to grow and learn,” Cawley said. Recognizing Jim Victor and his wife, Marie, of Conshohocken, Montgomery County for their labor during the12 days it took to create the 1,000-pound marvel, Cawley said that the life-sized sculpture on display in the Main Hall is a healthy reminder to the people of Pennsylvania of how important the state’s farming community is to everyone.

Tom Croner, Somerset County dairy producer and chairman of the PA Dairy Promotion Program agreed. “Dairy producers are proud of what we do and the butter sculpture is a chance to showcase our efforts to provide a safe, healthy product for consumers. The butter, provided by the Land O’ Lakes

Cover photo by Jennifer Showalter Dr. Scott Greiner, Sheep Extension Animal Scientist at Virginia Tech, goes over Body Condition Scoring with a group during the 2012 Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds’ Symposium.

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Streamlined, modernized department central to 21st Century USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must be built to meet the evolving needs of a 21st century agricultural economy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Jan. 9 in presenting USDA’s Blueprint for Stronger Service, a plan that helps producers continue to drive America’s economy by streamlining operations and cutting costs.

“The USDA, like families and businesses across the country, cannot continue to operate like we did 50 years ago,” said Vilsack. “We must innovate, modernize, and be better stewards of the taxpayers’ dollars. We must build on the record accomplishments of farm communities in 2011 with a stronger, more effective USDA in 2012 and beyond.”

The Blueprint for Stronger Service is based on a Department-wide review of operations conducted as part of the Administration’s Campaign to Cut Waste, launched by President Obama and Vice President Biden to make government work better and more efficiently for the American people. The agency took a hard look at all USDA operations, from headquarters to field offices. The end result is a plan that will create optimal use of USDA’s employees, better results for USDA customers, and greater efficiencies for American taxpayers.

“As part of the Campaign to Cut Waste, the President and I asked all Cabinet Secretaries to make tough choices within their departments to save taxpayer money, eliminate government waste, and allow us to invest

in the programs and services the American people need. This announcement by Secretary Vilsack is another example of how this can be done,” said Vice President Biden. “By undertaking a thorough and thoughtful review of his Department, Secretary Vilsack has saved taxpayers millions in travel and printing costs and is consolidating more than 700 different cell phone contracts into about 10. What’s more, the Department is finding significant savings by consolidating more than 200 offices across the country while ensuring that the vital services they provide are not cut.”

“In the past few decades, U.S. agriculture has become the second most productive sector of the American economy, thanks to farmers adopting technology, reducing debt, and effectively managing risk,” said Vilsack.

“These are lessons from which we can all learn. As we continue to invest in rural communities across the country, USDA has heard from producers about reducing red tape and the need to modernize its services. Today, we are answering the challenge by announcing a series of efforts to help us continue to streamline operations, make the best use of taxpayer resources, and provide the best possible service to the American people.”

The USDA will close 259 domestic offices, facilities and labs across the country, as well as seven foreign offices. In some cases, offices are no

longer staffed or have a very small staff of one or two people; many are within 20 miles of other USDA offices. In other cases, technology improvements, advanced service centers, and broadband service have reduced some need for brick and mortar facilities.

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Extension Home Study Courses Are you looking for more information to help make your livestock enterprise more profitable?

Penn State Extension will be offering three Extension Home Study Courses this winter, beginning Feb. 1, 2012.

The purpose of the courses is to teach producers about production principles for beef, sheep or meat goats that will help their operations be-

come more profitable.

All three courses are available through the postal service and the sheep and meat goat courses are available through e-mail/internet.

Each course has six lessons that are to be completed weekly. The lesson topics include basic production information, nutrition, health, reproduction, marketing, and financial issues. Each

lesson has information about the topic and a worksheet for producers to complete and mail or e-mail back to the Extension Office for comments. Producers can also submit any questions that they would like answered.

Melanie Barkley, Bedford County Extension Agent, said “Each course is a great way for producers to learn new

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Producers can study the lessons at their leisure in their own home.” The worksheet questions are designed to ask producers about their current operation so that comments from the instructor are tailored to participants’ individual situations to help them

• Rural Development (RD): Close 43 area and sub offices in 17 states and U.S. territories; approximately 450 RD offices remain throughout the United States.

• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): Close 24 soil survey offices in 21 states; more than 2,800 NRCS offices remain throughout the United States • Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS): Close 5 district offices in 5 states; 10 district offices remain throughout the United States • Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Close 12 programs at 10 locations; more than 240 programs remain throughout the United States • Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS): Close 31 field offices in 28 states; 32 FNCS offices will remain throughout the

United States In addition, USDA is implementing a series of other changes that will save taxpayers’ money while eliminating redundancies and inefficiencies. The Blueprint for Stronger Service details 133 recommendations that affirm processes already in place, as well as 27 initial improvements, and other, longer-term improvements. The initial improvements include the following: • Consolidate more than 700 cell phone plans into about 10; • Standardize civil rights training and purchases of cyber security products; and • Ensure more efficient and effective service to our employees by moving toward more centralized civil rights, human resource, procurement, and property management functions, creating mil-

lions of dollars in efficiencies without sacrificing the quality of our work.

The Secretary detailed the changes in a speech at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting, where he also highlighted the impressive achievements of American agriculture over the past three years. Currently, U.S. agriculture is

experiencing its most productive period in history thanks to the resiliency, resourcefulness, and efficiency of American producers. The Blueprint for Stronger Service will allow USDA to continue the investments that help to make this possible.

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According to Barkley, over 1,400 producers from across the country have taken one or more of the three courses.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Penn State Extension this year will provide many opportunities for private landowners to learn about how to manage their forests properly.

During the coming months, day-long forest landowner conferences will be offered at various locations around the state, covering a wide variety of topics related to forest and wildlife management.

“Each landowner conference offers different topics,” said Scott Weikert, forest resources extension educator based in Tionesta, Forest County. “A sample of the topics being offered this year include timber sales

and theft; landowner liability; native plants for wildlife; invasive plant identification and control; noncommercial forest management; identifying, protecting, and managing forested wetlands; and insect and disease updates.”

Some of the conferences offer professional-development opportunities as well. Pesticide education credits have been approved for some of the conferences, and teachers can earn five hours toward fulfilling Act 48 requirements by attending either the Clarion Landowner Conference or the Northwest Pennsylvania Landowner Conference.

“Not only will landowners learn from natural resources management professionals, but these events also provide opportunities to meet and network with other landowners in your area,” Weikert said. “Attendees can find out about practices that have and haven’t worked for others and the challenges fellow landowners have faced in their management efforts.”

Weikert noted that nearly 17 million acres of forests cover 60 percent of Pennsylvania’s land area, and 70 percent — more than 12 million acres — of that forestland is privately owned.

And that leads to a great demand for forest stew-

ardship in the state.

“Estimates put the number of private forest owners at more than 600,000 across the state — that’s approximately one in eight households,” he said. “The management decisions these owners make today will greatly affect the benefits we receive from our forests now and in the future.”

Pennsylvania’s forests are a valuable asset to the people of the state, Weikert explained. “Our forests support a forestproducts industry that is a key component of the state’s economy,” he said. “They also provide habitat for a diversity of plants and wildlife as well as places for out-

door recreation and a source of beauty.

“Our forests also help to purify the air we breathe and clean the water we drink. The forests of Pennsylvania are a renewable natural resource, but they must be managed properly to achieve the many benefits they provide.”

The following conferences will be offered: • Saturday, Jan. 28, Northwest Pennsylvania Forests and Forest Landowners Conference, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Penn State Behrend (Erie County). Register by Jan. 20. Contact Scott Weikert, Penn State Extension, at 814-7553544 or by e-mail at sjw128@psu.edu.

• Saturday, Feb. 18, Clarion Landowners Conference, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., St. Michael’s Church Parish Hall, Fryburg (Clarion County).

Register by Feb. 10. Contact Scott Weikert, Penn State Extension, at 814755-3544 or by e-mail at sjw128@psu.edu.

• Saturday, Feb. 25, Central Region Forest Landowners Conference, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Forest Resources Building, Penn State University Park campus (Centre County). Register by Feb. 17. Contact Dave Jackson, Penn State Extension, at 814-355-4897 or by e-mail at CentreExt@psu.edu.

• Saturday, March 3, Northeast Woodland Owners Conference, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport (L ycoming County). Contact Bob Hansen, Penn State Extension, at 570-2652896 or by e-mail at rsh7@psu.edu.

• Saturday, March 10, Forestry and Wildlife Conference, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Breezewood Fire Hall, Breezewood (Bedford County), sponsored by the Woodland Owners of the Southern Alleghenies.

Register by March 2. Call 814-652-9150 for details.

• Saturday, April 14.

Dauphin County Woodland Owner Conference, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dauphin County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center, Dauphin (Dauphin County), sponsored by the Dauphin County Woodland Owners Association. Contact Linda Kulp, Penn State Extension, at 717-921-8803.

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Top 10 sheep stories of 2011 From record prices to drought and wild sheep to wolves, there was no room for the minor story when recapping the events of the sheep industry in 2011. The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) selected the following top 10 sheep stories as a recap of 2011.

1. Let’s Grow Campaign Rolled Out - Producers from across the United States are participating in the Let’s Grow with twoPLUS initiative to strengthen the lamb and wool industry’s infrastructure for the long-term sustainability of the industry by increasing the number of sheep in production. With three goals in mind, the primary objective of this campaign is to encourage current producers to expand their sheep numbers by 2014.

This initiative will result in 315,000 more lambs and 2 million more pounds of wool for the industry to market. To get the word out, media events were held in Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and California.

The www.growour flock.org website contains the program details.

2. Federal Spending Package Includes Wild Sheep Language - The omnibus spending package included ASI-supported language regarding sheep grazing and wild sheep. The language prohibits the U.S. Forest Service from using funds to reduce domestic sheep grazing because of conflicts with bighorn sheep, unless the management is consistent with a state wildlife plan. This inclusion gives the industry and researchers the necessary time to finalize the implementation of promising vaccines to address disease issues, as well as strategies to implement best management practices to promote the coexistence of both species of sheep.

3. Industry Defeats

Anti-Wildlife Services’ Amendment - An animal-rights led amendment by the Humane Society of the United States and Natural Resources Defense Council to cut funding to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Wildlife Services (WS) Agency by $11 million was soundly rejected by the U.S. House of Representatives. Fully twothirds of the House rejected an amendment to reduce funding for WS. 4. Generation Setting Wool, Lamb and Pelt Markets - Wool and lamb prices hit all-time highs this year and sheep producers agree that this is a great time to be in the sheep business. A high demand for both products resulted in rising prices.

5. Superwash Line Begins Production - The superwash equipment that was reintroduced into the United States by the Sheep Venture Co., in association with ASI, began production this year.

Machine usage has exceeded industry projections and, according to wool warehousemen, more than $1.5 million in premium prices were paid to producers this year due to the superwash equipment. Additional commercial textile firms in the United States have entered the market because they could buy domestic wool and have the entire process done in America, thereby creating more competition.

6.

Wal-Mart and Kroger’s Announce American Lamb Programs - Two major announcements to carry American lamb in our nation’s grocery stores occurred: Kroger, one of the nation’s largest grocery store chains, launched an American lamb branded campaign and Super Wal-Mart announced that all 40 distribution centers would exclusively carry domestic lamb.

7. Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf Delisted - Legislation passed to delist the gray wolves in Montana and Idaho, as well as portions of eastern Oregon and Washington and north-central Utah, from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife. The language prevents courts from again intervening in the issue.

8. Drought Hits Texas Moving Record Number of Sheep Out of State In 2011, the sheep industry experienced the most dramatic shift in breeding

sheep numbers seen in the past 15 years. Because of the drought in Texas, projections indicate that hundreds of thousands of breeding sheep from the nation’s largest sheep-producing state were exported to farms as far east as Tennessee, north to Idaho and Wisconsin and west to California.

9. NASS Sheep Report Off and Then On Again In October, USDA’s Na-

tional Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) announced it would be discontinuing the annual Sheep Inventory Report, eliminating the only annual report provided to the sheep industry. The report has been conducted since the 1860s. In December, NASS confirmed that it reinstated the sheep report and would begin collecting data. The report provides critical inventory and

production information.

10. Superior Farms Closes Iowa Processing Plant - In May, Superior Farms closed its lambslaughter plant in Hawarden, Iowa, after acquiring the facility from Iowa Lamb Corporation in October 2010 stating reduced volume as a contributing factor.

Source: American Sheep Industry Weekly Jan. 6

Labor, feed costs and productivity for different kidding and lambing systems

by Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell Small Ruminant Specialist The success of kidding or lambing season strongly determines the potential earnings from a meat goat or sheep farm.

Because of this, most farmers invest a major portion of their time and feed inputs into birthing and cite these increased demands as one reason they don’t make their herd larger or consider “early” retirement. These concerns prompted the Cornell Goat & Sheep Program to do a multiyear study on the distribution of labor and feed inputs across different farms and birthing seasons. The objectives of this study were to obtain information for different birthing tasks under various birthing systems during different seasons of the year and to identi-

fy efficient birthing practices. Eighteen, 24, and 24 case study farms collected birthing data in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The study is ongoing and we have only examined the 2009 lambing

and kidding records thus far. However, we can make some generalizations based on the 2009 information. Chart 1 shows that not unexpectedly, labor demands per Dam during birthing

time were higher in Winter 2009 (range = 1.2 to 10.8 h, mean 4.7 h), than in the spring (0.7 to 3.1 h, mean 1.2 h) or fall (0.9 to 4.1 h, mean 1.8 h).

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This was primarily because of the large amount of extra time spent by some farmers to check for and assist winter births.

However, there was not a clear relationship between herd size and increased daily labor during kidding or lambing (Chart 3). Smaller herds varied widely in labor spent during winter birthing in particular with some farms spending 12 to 15 extra hours per day as compared to others spending only 2 to 3 extra hours per day despite similar mortality and growth rates.

There were noticeable differences in the time farmers spent on various management tasks such as birth checks, artificial rearing, and transitioning dams and offspring from pregnancy to lactating areas during Winter 2009 (Chart 2). Kid or lamb management tasks that seemed to take the most time were disbudding and tattooing with castration, docking, eartag-

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However, spending a lot of time per dam checking for birth and assisting births did not necessarily result in lower mortality rates in winter for either dams at birth (DamDeadB%), offspring at birth (%DeadB), or offspring at 1 to 7 days of age (%Dead1to7) and was accompanied by increases in the percentage of offspring that had to be artificially reared. However, keep in mind that we used very experienced farmers for the first year’s study. If anything, beginning farmers make the mistake of not understanding that extra time is needed during birthing season. However, the suitability of facilities for a particular season of birthing and unexpected catastrophic health problems such as floppy kid syndrome, Cache

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Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Wake up to Eggs: the gold standard for a healthy breakfast What’s low in calories, easy to fix, very economical and satisfying enough to keep you full for hours?

That’s a no brainer — it’s the incredible egg. At only 70 calories for one large egg (let’s not even begin the packed with top quality protein, loads of vitamins and minerals talk), it’s a super way to start your day.

The easy to fix part (a lot of folks don’t believe that) haven’t realized that cooking eggs in a microwave is a total cinch and even children can spray a cup, crack in an egg, swoosh it around a bit, toss in a handful a cheese and nuke it for 60 seconds. It slides out onto whole wheat toast and the cup goes into the dishwasher — done! No time to eat? Just wrap it up in foil and head out the door.

And cost wise, we’re talking about a dime an egg.

What kind of breakfast cereal costs a dime a serving?

None I want to eat. In fact, a simple omelet, taking little more than two minutes to fix will make a really cost effective breakfast, plus you get to recycle whatever leftovers you have in the fridge for the filling.

When you think of satiety, that’s where eggs really shine. The combination of nutrients in that egg, combined with uber-protein is what you want when you can’t stop for a mid-morning snack. In fact, research shows that folks that enjoy eggs for breakfast, compared to a high carb entrée, end up consuming 300 to 500 fewer calories throughout the rest of the day since they just aren’t that hungry.

These are all good reasons eggs have been crowned the gold standard for breakfast, but the nutrition itself (sorry, we just have to mention it) is reason

enough to get your day started with an egg. Eggs contain 14 percent less cholesterol than previously thought, Vitamin D, choline (for memory health), every vitamin in some amount except Vitamin C, lutein (for eye health), loads of minerals, and the list goes on — in fact, if you could eat the shell, you’d even have some calcium! And after a night’s fast, filling up with top quality protein gets everything moving and working the way it’s supposed to.

So in this new year, when you Wake up to Eggs and send yourself and the kids off with the perfect breakfast food — one that’s low in calories, easy to fix, economical, satisfying and infinitely nutritious — you know you are starting the day off to a good beat.

Quick and easy breakfast ideas ~ for one or two Easy Egg Breakfast Quesadillas 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend (2 oz.)

2 whole wheat OR flour tortillas (7”) 4 slices Canadian-style bacon (2.5 oz.)

4 eggs, beaten Salsa Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese on one side of each tortilla. Top each with 2 bacon slices.

Coat large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Pour in eggs. As eggs begin to set, gently pull the eggs across the pan with an inverted turner, forming large soft curds.

Continue cooking, moving eggs around until thickened and no visible liquid egg remains. Do not stir constantly.

Spoon eggs on top of bacon, dividing evenly. Fold tortillas over filling to cover, pressing gently.

Photo from www.incredibleegg.org Clean skillet. Coat with cooking spray; heat over medium-low heat until hot. Toast quesadillas just until cheese is melted, about 1 - 2 minutes per side.

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Place veggies in 8-oz. ramekin or custard cup.

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Valley Virus, iodine deficiencies had far more impact on newborn mortality rates for the farmers in our study.

Observational skills were helpful at diagnosing common health problems, such as ketosis, early and helped reduce labor spent coping with these problems, emphasizing that time spent on prevention and early treatment is well justified. Good organizational skills helped shorten the time spent on management tasks.

Spending a little time getting organized is time well spent. Several farms who spent less time checking for and assisting births indicated that they had previously culled dams based on dystocia and/or poor mothering.

The percentage of young weaned per dam was lower for fall birthings (115 to 186%, mean 146%) as compared to winter (141 to 216%, mean 183%) or spring birthings (127 to 200%, mean 163%). This

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was a result of fewer newborns delivered per dam rather than increased mortality rates.

This corresponds to previous studies indicating that the main disadvantages of out of season breeding include smaller litter sizes as well as reduced conception rates.

In the spring, pasture birthing versus barn birthing did not result in decreased herd productivity as measured by mortality rates, growth rates or weaning percentages but resulted in big savings in feed costs per dam. In fact, 3 of 4 barn birthing herds experienced some death of dams at birthing as compared to no pasture birthing farms experienced dam death at this time despite the occurrence of several large herds in the pasture birthing group. Farmers

cited the ability of the dams to give birth without disturbance and to have plenty of space to separate themselves for bonding with their offspring as an advantage of pasture birthing. One herd that kidded in the barn did experience a sudden bout of Floppy Kid Syndrome with over 20 percent of the kids dying within one week of life. Mortality rates probably would have been even higher for this herd if the same disease had occurred while pasture kidding instead.

Feed costs for pasturebirthing goat herds averaged $6.80 per dam as compared to $21.74 for barn-kidding herds and $8.14 for pasturebirthing sheep flocks as compared to $42.86 for barn-lambing sheep flocks. We did not consider property taxes or

fencing costs when calculating forage costs on pasture because all of the farms indicated that these expenses would have been incurred regardless of whether they had dams with offspring out on their pastures.

Thus, pasture grazing was assigned a forage cost of $0.

Data indicated that decisions about fencing choices, predator control, prenatal nutrition, and especially, parasite management greatly impacted the success of pasture birthing. Some farmers loved birthing on pasture while others felt they had too little control at a time when their labor and attention needed to be focused on field or hay crops. Expected market price needs to be considered when deciding what birthing seasons to use and what kid

and lamb management practices to adopt. However, evaluating your labor demands, feed costs and herd productivity for different kidding and lambing systems is a valuable, and necessary, decision tool.

Partial funding for this study came from the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NE SARE). Thank you to all the farmers who gave their valuable time to this study.

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The 2012 PA Lamb & Wool Queen Contest was held in October at the Samuel E. Hayes Jr. PA Livestock Evaluation Center, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA. Contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges on a written essay, personal interview, and their public speaking skills.

Sarah Grube of Somerset County was chosen as the 2012 PA Lamb & Wool Queen. Sarah is the 17 year old daughter of Dennis and Kathy Grube of Meyersdale, PA, where she currently attends Meyersdale Area High School and is planning to attend college to study secondary math

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The PA Lamb & Wool Queen program is sponsored by the PA Sheep & Wool Growers Association. The PA Lamb & Wool Royal Court will be asked to attend several industry related events throughout their reign. If you are interested in having royalty attend an event, please contact Laurie Hubbard at 814355-4215 to schedule.

Sarah Grube is the 2012 PA Lamb & Wool Queen.

Horse owners now need permits to ride in wildlife management areas The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is advising horse owners that they may need a permit to ride in certain Wildlife Management Areas and other property owned by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland

Fisheries (DGIF).

DGIF owns more than 201,000 acres of land on 39 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) located across the Commonwealth, as well as 35 public fishing lakes statewide. Through the end of 2011, most of the land and lakes were

maintained using revenue from the sale of hunting licenses, freshwater fishing licenses and trapping licenses.

As of Jan. 1, visitors to WMAs and public fishing lakes owned by DGIF who are 17 and older need to have an Access Permit unless they possess a valid Virginia hunting, freshwater fishing or trapping license or a current Virginia boat registration.

Cost for the Daily Access Permit is $4 and the cost for the Annual Access Permit is $23. The Access Permit can be used to access any WMA and any DGIF-owned public fishing lake statewide. Permits for WMAs and departmentowned public fishing lakes are available for purchase at www. dgif.virginia.gov, by calling 866-721-6911 during business hours or at any of 700 license agents statewide.

The list DGIF’s license agents is available at www3.dgif. virginia.gov/web/licenseagents/.

More information about the Access Permit as well as lists of WMAs and DGIF-owned public fishing lakes can be found on the DGIF website, www.dgif. virginia.gov.

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2011 Looked Pretty Good Issued Jan. 6, 2012 With Auld Lang Sine playing in the background, the December 29 CME Daily Dairy Report (DDR) said 2011 saw record-high milk production, record high exports, and record prices. Milk production is expected to come in around 196.1 billion pounds, up 1.7 percent from 2010, with most of the growth in the West.

Butter production was up 17 percent in the first 10 months of the year, while nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder was up 7 percent. Cheese production was up just 1.6 percent, a smaller increase than in recent years, according to the DDR, but still on pace for a new all-time high.

In the first 10 months of 2011, U.S. dairy exports totaled $3.96 billion worth, up 29 percent from 2010. Overall export volumes were about 9 percent ahead of 2010, led by gains in shipments of NDM/SMP, up 15 percent; cheese, up 31 percent; and butterfat, up 17 percent from a year ago.

Switching to “Happy Days Are Here Again,” the All-Milk price average exceeded $20 for the entire year for the first time ever. The 2011 average will be about $20.10 per hundredweight (cwt.), up 24 percent from 2010. The Class III milk price averaged $18.36, up 27 percent from 2010; and the Class IV price averaged $19.06, up 26 percent.

Exports, dairy policy and legal battles dominated dairy news in 2011but, like the rest of the country, the economy had the biggest impact on farmers, according to Dairy Profit Weekly’s Dave Natzke. It’s also the biggest question mark for farmers in 2012, according to Natzke in Friday’s DairyLine. He said that, “Like the rest of the U.S. and global economy, the news was mixed for dairy, with farmers receiving higher prices, but seeing higher costs to

produce that milk, too.”

Natzke echoed the positive milk price news but said higher feed costs offset some of that. USDA’s monthly index, the milkfeed price ratio, which compares the milk price relative to average feed costs, showed that, with December’s preliminary report, last year’s index will average just 1.89 for all of 2011, the second lowest ratio in about 25 years and rivals the record low set in 2009.

A second USDA report detailing average costs to produce milk indicates 2011 will surpass the previous annual high set in 2008. Costs to produce homegrown feed or purchase feed are the primary factors, with total feed and operating costs estimated to average about $1.50 per cwt. more than 2010, according to Natzke.

“The bottom line,” he said, “Is that U.S. dairy farmers saw vastly improved milk prices in 2011, but higher feed prices ate into their profit potential,” and he warned that the trend “looks to continue in 2012.”

Speaking of milk prices; California’s December 4b cheese milk price is $15.14 per cwt., down $2.05 from November 2011, $2.92 above December 2010, but $3.63 below the comparable Federal order Class III price; the largest gap in nine years. That put the 2011 4b average at $16.37, up from $13.17 in 2010.

The December 4a butter powder price is $16.59, down $1.11 from November, but $1.92 above December 2010. The 2011 4a average is $18.82, up from $14.81 in 2010. The Golden State’s February Class I price will be announced January 10, with the Federal order Class I base announced January 20. The California Department of Food and Agriculture also announced that no new quota will be allotted to the state’s dairy producers on January 1.

Looking “back to the futures;” the Federal or-

der Class III milk price 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, $17.16 on December 2, $16.84 on December 9, $17.07 on December 16, $17.04 on December 23 and was around $17.53 on January 7.

Checking the cash dairy markets; there were no New Year hangovers as 2012 started on an up note for cheese and butter. The 40pound blocks closed the first Friday of 2012 at $1.61 per pound, up 4 3/4-cents on the week and 24 1/2-cents above a year ago. The 500pound barrels finished at $1.59, up a penny on the week and 24 3/4cents above a year ago.

21 cars of block traded hands on the week, 14 on Friday, and only one of barrel. Demand appears to remain good as Super Bowl entertaining approaches. The lagging NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price slipped to $1.6380, down 6 cents, while the barrels averaged $1.6094, down 2 1/2-cents.

Cash butter closed at $1.6050, also up a penny on the week, but a whopping 49 1/2-cents below a year ago when butter jumped 43 cents that week. Three cars were sold the first week of 2012. NASS butter av-

eraged $1.5873, down 0.3 cent. NASS nonfat dry milk averaged $1.4006, up 2.4 cents, and dry whey continued to strengthen, averaging 67.1 cents, up 1.1 cent on the week.

USDA’s weekly butter stocks data this week showed inventory levels

rose 22.5 percent from the previous week but are still 55.5 percent below a year ago, according to FC Stone’s January 5 Insider Opening Bell. FC Stone dairy economist Bill Brooks said “The rise in stock levels was only about 300,000 pounds so while the percentage

change looks big, it was not a lot of butter.”

Meanwhile; feed costs were lower in December but so were milk prices, leaving farm profitability down slightly from November. The All-Milk price was estimated at

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$19.80 per cwt., down 60 cents from November, while feed costs decreased about 3.5 percent, according to USDA’s latest Ag Prices report.

The corn price declined 40 cents, to $5.44 per bushel, and soybeans dropped 60 cents, to $11.10, while alfalfa hay increased $1 per ton, to $199.00.

Feed costs compute out to $10.53 per cwt., leaving “Income over feed costs” of $9.27 per cwt., according to the DDR, down from $9.49 in November. This is slightly above the 10-year average IOFC of $9.09 per cwt, the DDR said.

Checking supplies; milk continues to flow into butter and powder production as November butter and milk powder output moved higher but cheese production was fairly steady, according to USDA’s latest Dairy Products report. Butter production totaled 153 million pounds, up 4.4 percent from October and14.2 percent above November 2010. Nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder was estimated at 159.7 million pounds, up 17.5 percent.

Total cheese output slipped to 886.5 million pounds, down 1.2 percent from October but 0.3 percent more than November 2010. Italian-type cheese totaled 383 million pounds, up 0.1 percent from October but 0.6 percent less than a year ago. American-type cheese production totaled 348 million, down 1.3 percent from November but 0.7 percent more than a year ago.

In regional news; Dairy Profit Weekly reports that a Northeast antitrust lawsuit cannot continue as a proposed class-action suit involving all dairy farmers in the region, based on a ruling, December 9, by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss. The judge’s de-

nial means the plaintiffs can pursue another course toward class certification, press individual claims, or drop the action.

Last October, plaintiffs in the case formally filed a request that all dairy farmers producing and pooling raw Grade A milk in Federal Order Milk Marketing Order #1 be certified as a “class” in the lawsuit against Dairy Farmers of America, Incorporated.

(DFA) and Dairy Marketing Services LLC (DMS).

Federal milk market order number 1 covers Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, and parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.

In her latest decision, Reiss denied class certification to all dairy farmers in the affected region, determining all would not be affected equally in any potential ruling. According to Reiss, current DFA and DMS members could suffer harm which would not be shared by other Northeast farmers who were not DFA/DMS members.

Log on www.nedairysettlement.com/Courtdocuments.htm for details.

Looking abroad; FC Stones January 3 eDairy’s Insider Opening Bell reports that dozens of dairy producers in New Zealand’s flood-ravaged Bay of Plenty were forced to dump thousands of liters of milk due to damaged roads that have prevented milk trucks from reaching farms.

And; results from this week’s GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction were mixed, according to the DDR. The weighted averages for the various products were re-

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Deadline for USDA Conservation Innovation Grant Pre-proposals Jan. 31 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reminded applicants that Jan. 31, is the last day to submit project pre-proposals for fiscal year 2012 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Pre-proposals support large-scale demonstration projects that test and prove original approaches to conserving America’s private lands.

“These conservation grants continue to generate exciting new ideas that help farmers and ranchers run sustainable and profitable operations and address highpriority natural resource concerns,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “We are proud to encourage the advancement of innovative conservation methods that will benefit producers, the public and the economy for years to come.”

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• Procedures for refining the usefulness of the phosphorous index in reducing phosphorous losses.

• Suites of conservation practices that protect water quality.

• Renewable energy systems that reduce the use of fossil fuels and increase energy efficiency on farms.

• The impacts of cover crops, crop rotations, tillage and other conservation practices on soil health.

• Conservation practices that increase the water-holding capacity of soils.

• Decision tools that help producers assess their operations and

conservation needs in order to improve wildlife habitat.

• Assess the technology transfer potential of completed CIG projects.

Results of successful projects will be included in NRCS policy, technical manuals, guides and references.

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Milk powder gained 9.3 percent, climbing to $1.6261 per pound; cheddar cheese increased 0.2 percent, to $1.6320. Milk protein concentrate 70 gained 2.3 cent, hitting $2.7152 per pound. Rennet casein fell 4 percent, to $3.5362 per pound.

Skim milk powder dropped 0.6 percent, to $1.4828 per pound; and whole milk powder was off 0.8 percent, at $1.6121 per pound. The weighted average for all products fell 0.7 percent, according to the DDR. Back on the home front; the Agriculture Department reports that milk production trends across the country are basically unchanged from previous weeks. Output in most areas of the country is stable while increasing in Florida.

Milk logistics over the past holiday were challenging but for the most part, no major problems developed outside of a minor powder plant breakdown in the Pacific North-

west. Milk in the affected area was shuffled to operating plants with minimal difficulties. The lack of major winter storms combined with the holiday falling on the weekend provided for a smooth holiday period for most manufacturing plants.

The biggest concern for milk processors was to get through the yearend holidays in as orderly of a fashion as possible. Surplus milk offerings were heavy in most regions and manufacturing facilities were located in close proximity of production without too many long hauls reported.

Cream placement was probably the most challenging. Cream volumes moved from Eastern and Western regions of the country into the Midwest for processing. In most areas of the country, churns were running at capacity and generating bulk butter versus print.

Surplus milk offerings were expected to ease during the New Year’s holiday weekend as bottlers enhanced their schedules as many primary and secondary school students return to the classroom on Tuesday, January 3.

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Farm Link program seeks mentors for young farmers MONETA, VA — The good news is there are plenty of eager young farmers ready and willing to take a stab at making a living in agriculture.

The bad news is that land is limited and expensive and opportunities to learn alongside a successful farmer are few and far between. The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Committee would like to change that this year.

“I’m lucky; I started with my father. He basically took over from my grandfather, and that was a very abrupt change, because granddaddy kept all the reins,” said W.P. Johnson, a VFBF young farmer in Bedford County. “Dad has relinquished all but the financial side in our operation, but that’s OK with me, because I’m learning all the decisions on when to and when not to do something.

That’s been a good mentoring situation for me,” said the hay, soybean and wheat producer.

The Virginia Farm Link program is designed to help connect would-be farmers with would-be partners and mentors.

But a decade after it was established, it’s seen few success stories, Johnson said. A large barrier is that many ideal candidates for farm operation mentors are still unaware of the program, he said.

“This calls for someone with the willingness and openness to take on somebody to mentor to make a seamless transition to a new owner for their farm,” Johnson said. “The young farmer could just be on the payroll at first and take on responsibilities gradually. This way they can actually learn the ins and outs of how to run the business.

“The one key aspect we’re looking at is we’re looking for somebody who’ll take the time to teach his successor over 10 or 12 years, not just someone looking to sell out and move on with their lives,” he added.

The biggest challenge faced by most young farmers is learning how to manage their income

and build up reserves to survive in a business with extremely low cash flow and weather uncertainties, Johnson said.

That experience and specialized knowledge usually is best passed on by a seasoned farmer.

“You pretty much look at whether a farming practice or equipment will pay for itself over a decade, not just three or five years, because out of those 10 years, only a few will be good. The rest will be mediocre and some will be real flops. You have to learn to survive those agriculture disaster years. That’s probably the hardest part of working in agriculture.”

The Virginia Farm Link program is sponsoring a series of farm transition workshops around the state. The next workshop is set for Feb. 11 at the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex in Pittsylvania County, with another planned this summer in the Shenandoah Valley.

Information about farm transitions and the current Farm Link database of wouldbe farmers and possible

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Another possible contact for young farmers and farm mentors is the Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Project, housed at Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The project leaders have spent the past year building coalitions among various groups like the VFBF Young Farmers. More information on that program is available at vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/01/011211cals-beginning farmer.html.

“We want to see successful transitions, where young farmers learn the ebbs and flows of farming, not just make a big crop one year and the bank forecloses the next year,” Johnson said. “That’s the challenge for all farmers, but it’s particularly tough on beginning farmers.

That’s why we want to urge anyone interested in this program to get involved right away.”

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Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® urges producers to apply now for NRCS and other funding sources With the national energy inflation rate at 10 percent and business costs continuing to climb, the New Year is a good time to maximize farm energy efficiency and minimize monthly utility bills.

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® — established by dairy producers in 2008 to foster industrywide innovation and efficiencies — urges dairy producers interested in cutting onfarm energy costs to contact their local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office. Funding is available right now to help producers address on-farm energy use and increase efficiency. The Innovation Center and U.S. Department of Agriculture NRCS are focused on helping dairy producers learn about those opportunities.

“One of the goals of the Innovation Center Sustainability team is to work with state and local organizations to connect dairy producers with the energy and cost-saving opportunities that are immediately available,” said Barbara O’Brien, president of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and senior executive vice president of Dairy Management Inc.™, which manages the dairy checkoff on behalf of the nation’s farmers. “While initiatives vary across the country, all regions offer assistance to offset the cost of farm energy audits as well as incentive and rebate programs to make equipment up-

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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding is available through NRCS for farm energy audits and equipment upgrades (available to those with qualifying audits). Producers should act now.

The first national application cutoff is Feb. 3. More details can be found through local NRCS field offices. An on-farm energy audit, also known as an Agricultural Energy Management Plan (AgEMP), is a vital decision-making tool. An energy audit can identify improvements that could reduce energy use by 10 to 35 percent - most often in areas such as lighting, milk cooling, ventilation, vacuum pumps and electric water heating.

“I think an energy audit is an excellent tool and another step in the farm plan,” said Ryan Anglin, a dairy producer from Bentonville, AR, and chairman of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Anglin recently completed an AgEMP. “It helps to have the results of the farm energy assessment in black and white. As a business man, seeing the potential for energy savings and payback period is important in making good investment decisions.”

Saving energy directly translates to cost savings and improved profitability for dairy operations. On average dairy producers spend $40 per cow per year on electricity. Improved energy effi-

ciency can mean $4 to $14 savings per cow. This can translate into thousands of dollars per year.

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in more than $9,000 per year.”

Producers can learn about financial assistance opportunities in one of three ways: 1) call an energy expert at 800-732-1399; 2) contact a local NRCS field office; or 3) use the Innovation Center’s easy-to-use, SaveEnergy web tool at USDairy.com/SaveEnergy.

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Kraft pushes for 97,000–pound Trucks

by Mike Oscar On Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, emboldened by U.S. legislation allowing Maine and Vermont to keep 97,000-pound trucks rumbling on their interstate highways, Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) and Home Depot Inc. announced their support for the legislation. Kraft, which stated “their trucks would drive 33 million fewer miles a year with higher weight limits nationwide and they need to carry loads more efficiently to combat high diesel-fuel prices.”

Currently, 44 states are already allowed to set higher weight limits for secondary roads and 28 states allow a limited number of heavier trucks on interstates by permit, for certain vital

commodities or for shipping containers loaded from ports.

The average U.S. retail price for diesel fuel was $3.93 per gallon as of Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Energy Department, up 18 percent from the beginning of 2011. Additionally, Wisconsin in recently passed a package of nine bills intended to loosen various truck size and weight limits.

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(2) USED SILO unloaders, $1,200 for both or will separate. Jonas Hershberger, 2845 Co. Rt. 2, Pulaski, NY 13142 FOR SALE: John Deere 450 Hydro push spreader, $3,500. 716-337-2543.(NY) FOR SALE: John Deere skid steer model 170 asking $3,000; Leave message. 607264-9056.(NY) 782 NEW HOLLAND forage harvester with hay head, $2,200. 9 lightly used cow mats, $40. 585-554-6292.(NY) LHASA APSO/BEAGLE pups, very small, adorable, colorful, vet checked, shots, crate trained, 11/25/11, pictures available, senior discount, $200. Mary. 315-8230512.(NY)

SIMS after market cab off IH 766, good condition, $300 OBO. 18.4-30 rear tractor tires like new $500 OBO. 607-2435912.(NY)

WANTED: Lime spreader, 5 ton or bigger, belt conveyor, 6” wide or more, to move dirt, crushed stone, into basement. 518279-3241.(NY)

ROUND BALES, 1st cut, dry, wrapped and processed, very good quality. Approx. 245 bales. Please call for price and availability.

802-285-6694.(VT)

JD 18.4 38 axle duals with hubs, $1,250; (2) 6 row cultivator $900; JD 335 lawn mower, 800 hours, $2,000. 585-5544506.(NY)

HINIKER CAB off JD 20 series, complete, good condition, $500; Older JD rake, good condition, works, needs some teeth, $200.

607-863-4422.(NY)

WOODS LS172 loader 48” bucket Joystick control. No Sunday Calls. 315-5366107.(NY) REGISTERED BELGIAN philly and stallion, 20 months old, Red with white stripe and socks. Sired by Stylemaster Ace. $2,000 each. 716-542-2938.(NY)

FOR SALE: 7 close up Holstein heifers, bred to Jersey Bull, size and type, vac. and dehorned. 413-743-1990.(MA)

WANTED: Ten foot transport disc, field ready; For sale, eight foot transport disc, filed ready, $750. 585-526-5442.(NY)

ALLIS CHALMERS 5050 4x4, bucket loader, near new tires, good shape, around 5,000 hours, near Syracuse, $9,200/offer.

315-672-5674.(NY)

WANTED: ROUND BALE unroller, self propelled “feed cart size” to fit in tie stall barn, working or needing repair. 802-862-0915, 802-335-1387.(VT)

JOHN DEERE 4200 4WD tractor, equipped with 3 range Hydro-trans, rear SCV, rear and mid PTO, 420 Q/A loader 716-735-3272.(NY)

WANTED: Locust fence posts, gates, high tensile wire, and Miscellaneous fencing supplies. 607-674-4597.(NY)

6 SURGE Mini orbit claws with shells, 30”: vent-o-matic barn fan. 315-344-2300.(NY)

SNOW BLOWER, 6’ 3 pt hitch, DeLaval 2” receiver jar, dump station, wood trailer, 5’x10’ skid steer chains, barn cleaner chute. 315-337-1499.(NY)

7 YR. OLD Standard bred gelding, 16H Valley Victory Dam, $900. Martin Byler, 5353 Co. Hwy. 18, New Berlin, NY 13411

SNAP ON duals, 18 4 34 & bar type, $700 or best offer. 585-506-7300.(NY) REEL AUGIE mixer wagon, #3025, $6,500; AC 190 xt diesel, runs, many new and used parts with it. Extra rims. 518-6865675.(NY)

MORTY GOOSE NECK trailer, 24’ 6” long, JOHN DEERE petal tractor model, 7600, hand turned corn chopper, 30 Farmall & IH 716-912-6109.(NY)

WANTED: Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, bulls, steers, veal, sheep, and goats, strong market, leave message. 413-441-3085.(MA)

FARMALL 560 diesel, excellent condition, NH 462 disc mower, excellent condition, NH 68 baler, excellent condition, $7,000 bo, will separate. 508-802-1369.(MA)

TWO 235 70R16 trail mark tires, tread wall 500, traction A, $100 or BO. 315-4838137.(NY)

HORSE DRAWN grain drill, nice, kept inside, odd lots of floor tile and contents of tile business. Craftsman table saw. 570642-1298.(PA)

WANTED: Buying Burrall cast iron floor model corn shellers, Mfg’rd in PA. Lebanon, Bernville, Tatamy, York, Wyanokie, others. Name your price. 717-7920278.(PA)

BLUE MINI REX doe with five bunnies.

Red Golden Pheasants, Yellow Golden Pheasants, Miniature Horse, red and white philly. 585-509-0471.(NY)

OPEN CENTER steel wheels, excellent condition, 18x60 & 8x30. 315-5367875.(NY)

5 HP single phase cap enclose 220V motor, asking $250 OBO. 315-9424169l.(NY)

SPRINGING Holstein heifer, out of BlitzJintz, due Jan. 19th to Zoro, $1,400. 315497-2292.(NY)

FORD 9N, excellent tin, good tires, best offer. 315-536-3053.(NY)

FOR SALE: IH 234 compact 2wd 3 pt. pto, 80% tires. 315-536-4834.(NY)

WANTED: to trade, a six month old Polled Hereford bull, for the same for breeding.

Yates Co., NY 607-243-7854

WANTED: Used 305 or 307 New Holland manure spreader. 802-476-4423.(VT)

1963 FORD 2000 runs but needs attention, power steering, wheel weights, chains, $2,800 OBO. 518-332-4171.(NY)

2240 IH 2WD 3100 original hours, new injection pump, new paint, new tires, good 55 hp tractor for sale, $10,500. 413-2385380.(MA)

NH 326 baler, low wear, MF 560 round baler, NH 492 haybine, new rolls, NH 56 rake, Kuhn GA300 rake. 315-5368183.(NY)

WANTED: Looking to buy used cattle chute or head gate Meadow Brook Farm.

518-943-2046.(NY)

HEAVY DUTY drill press, MT3; oil furnace, 68,000 BTU; Air pot paint sprayers. 585526-5954.(NY)

HAY for sale, 1st cutting, small bales, never wet, Rupert, VT 05776. 802-394-7729

245 JOHN DEERE self leveling loader, $3,750. OBO; 1923 Fordson model F cosmetic restoration, new paint, $2,850. OBO. 607-243-5810.(NY)

SURGE HEAT exchanger pan type model 82080, very good condition; Also, various kinds of Banty’s nice wheat straw, $4 a bale. 315-595-2875.(NY)

FOR SALE: 520 Rissler mixer engine and chain, one year old. Pump worn out. $1,000 with engine, $800 without engine, obo. 315-536-4285.(NY)

WANTED: 5 ft. rotary mower 3 pt. hitch or tow behind any cond. heavy duty A plus.

315-246-7162.(NY)

NORBCO Automatic power curtain controller w/ thermostat, 1/2 hp, 115 volt motor, $600. 603-443-1355.(NH)

HAFLINGER PONIES for sale, priced to sell!! Fat! Many to choose from, all colors and sizes, some broke, some not. 315678-2237.(NY)

5 TUNNEL VENTilation fans, Galv. 48” 1 hp with shutters, $525 each. Heavy duty shop carts, 1 @ $175. 585-554-3574.(NY)

WANTED: Young registered boar billy goat, breeding age, might consider grade if priced right. Also, young registered nannies, due spring. 585-786-2828.(NY)

OWEN NATURAL GAS generator, 30 amp, 120-140 volt, complete with ele. connections, $6,500. 716-665-3338.(NY)

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FEED BIN 7 ft. dia. 4 rings high, $950; Also, Cat. 257B skid steer, enclosed cab, rubber tracks, $17,500. 315-2461154.(NY)

JD 7800 4WD duals, 740 loader, NH 230 chopper processor heads, Wester star dump truck with Houle 4250 tank, offload kit. 802-279-4567.(VT)

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FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation The trouble is, new research shows “a different approach may be needed for farmers and ranchers to more effectively communicate with consumers.”

Remember… most of them really don’t like to talk in the first place. They are good listeners, but they really just want to farm and ranch.

Maslansky Luntz & Partners studied the messages we use in agriculture and concluded what we say and what consumers hear are often two different things.

The study, which was funded by the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, revealed that agriculture’s (farming and ranching’s) standard goto messages about sound science aren’t providing peace of mind for consumers. To put it another way, countering emotion with facts does not convey all that’s good about today’s farms and ranches.

Today’s food producers have used science and research to improve the way they farm and ranch and they get excited about explaining that to others. But based on what Maslansky Luntz & Partners discovered,

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One good thing: research shows farmers and ranchers are trusted, although consumers still have lots of questions about farming and everyday practices. And words like mass production, pesticides, big business, subsidies, ag chemicals and “best management practices” just make non-farmers scratch their heads.

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Let’s hope not. That would be kind of tough for most of them. They’ve seen a lot, gone through a lot and their mammas raised them not to complain or cry, and certainly not in public.

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Farm Bureau leaders to deliver wish list to legislators RICHMOND, VA — Virginia Farm Bureau Federation leaders will tell their state legislators which issues matter most to the state’s farmers during the annual VFBF Legislative Day on Jan. 24.

When Farm Bureau leaders visit elected officials at the state Capitol, one of the key issues they will discuss is a constitutional amendment to protect private property rights from eminent domain abuse. They also will share concerns about other issues of significance to the agricultural community.

“It is so important for our members to meet face to face with their legislators about the issues affecting their lives and businesses,” said Kelly

Pruitt, VFBF governmental relations grassroots coordinator. “Legislative Day gives us the opportunity to educate our representatives about Virginia agriculture so that they will make better-informed decisions in this session.”

Eminent domain has been at the forefront of Farm Bureau’s concerns in recent years. The state’s largest farm organization has supported an amendment to the Virginia constitution that would protect private property rights by clearly defining public use.

“The only way to protect homeowners and landowners is to have a constitutional amendment that ensures land cannot be taken and given to another private owner,” said Trey Davis, VFBF assistant

director of governmental relations.

The 2011 General Assembly passed a resolution to amend the Virginia constitution. The amendment must pass in the 2012 legislature with the same wording in order for it to be on the ballot for Virginia voters in November.

Other critical legislative issues Farm Bureau leaders will discuss with their representatives include animal care,

Chesapeake Bay regulations, funding for Virginia Cooperative Extension and wildlife damage.

In addition to members’ participating in afternoon meetings, the VFBF Women’s Committee will host a legislative reception during which Farm Bureau leaders can talk with their representatives in an informal setting.

Talking from B1 terests with consumers. Food, health and their futures — especially their families’ futures — are subjects farmers and consumers care about.

Most farmers and ranchers hope to continually improve the way they grow food for America. But they’re already doing a lot right and they want consumers to know about it.

So, if you’re not a farmer or rancher,

keep asking questions. Keep talking to farmers and ranchers. They’re enjoying the conversation, and have lots of good stuff to share in addition to the great food we all eat every day.

Julie Murphree is the public relation director for the Arizona Farm Bureau, and previously farmed cotton, wheat and alfalfa with her parents.

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The National Corn Growers Association’s Trade Policy and Biotechnology Action Team was created in 2010 by the unification of two existing action teams. Seeing that trade issues facing the corn industry most often involved a biotechnology component, leadership saw it prudent to create

a single group to explore these issues and develop an in-depth understanding of the nuanced areas of overlap involved.

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who chairs the team. “We challenge ourselves at each meeting to find innovative opportunities to further open markets to U.S. corn and help cutting-edge technology reach the farmers who desire it.”

In 2012, the team will improve upon the already available IRM refuge calculator both through ongoing updates and the launch of a new learning module this spring.

“Our team is excited about the IRM learning module, which will incorporate video and interactive elements,” Blindauer said.

“As farmers, we all strive to act as good stewards of our land and to use biotechnology products in a responsible manner that maintains their effectiveness. The module serves as an educational tool for growers looking for information on refuge requirements and their function, and also benefits the vast majority of growers already effectively following refuge requirements who want to reaffirm their existing understanding.”

As farmers continue to produce a bountiful crop, the importance of maintaining and developing new markets abroad grows. The team

supports movement in the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations, which would result in an Asia-Pacific multilateral trade agreement.

“We have come a long way in breaking down barriers which impeded the growth of U.S. corn exports, but there is still much work to be done,” said Blindauer. “With new agreements in place that open growing markets for farmers, we must focus on the next generation of trade agreements that will further this mission.”

In addition to Blindauer, team members include Vice Chair Jim Zimmerman of Wisconsin, Corn Board Liaison Bob Bowman of Iowa, Daniel Ebelhar of Kentucky, Chris Edgington of Iowa, Robert Gordon of Texas, Joel Grams of Nebraska, David Howell of Indiana, Donna Jeschke of Illinois, Scott Miller of Michigan, Gary Schmalshof of Illinois, David Ward of Minnesota, U.S Grains Council Representative of Missouri, and Jared Coppess of the Indiana Corn Growers Association.

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Farmers need to fight hyper regulation with involvement Farmers need to commit their time, energy, money and best thinking if they want to stop the proliferation of federal regulations that threaten their businesses, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce official said at the American Farm Bureau Federation 93rd Annual Meeting.

“This isn’t academic folks,” said Reed Rubinstein, senior counsel for the Chamber of Commerce. “When the federal government exercises its authority, it can send you to jail. We are all one regulation away from being out of business.”

Most of the “hyper regulation” currently affecting farmers stems from expansion of environmental law, he said, but new health care regulations and financial reform will add to their regulatory burden in the next five to 10 years.

Increasingly, the Environmental Protection Agency is emphasizing ecological sustainability of agriculture in its regulatory programs, based on what it says are public concerns, Rubinstein said. “Translation: ‘You need some-

body to tell you how to run your business because you’re not doing it in the right way,” he said. “But who’s going to decide what ‘sustainable’ means?”

EPA also is having internal discussions about moving away from placebased regulations supported by science to a holistic approach, which includes concern for social issues in writing regulations, he said.

Farmers need to get engaged in these issues, Rubinstein said, and comment on proposed regulations at every level of government.

Hyper regulation is also a state and local issue, he emphasized. Farmers need to be willing to serve on federal and local advisory panels that draft and review regulations, and file lawsuits if necessary.

“If you’re not in there punching, you don’t have a chance,” he said.

In addition to responding, farmers and ranchers need to be proactive in addressing issues, he said. “We all want clean water, clean air,” he said.

“We need to ask, ‘how do we work together to achieve it’” in a way that

doesn’t handicap farmers’ ability to grow food.

Rubinstein also encouraged farmers and ranchers to support legislation that would regulate how EPA settles lawsuits filed against it. Often environmental groups sue the agency to advance their agenda and EPA settles the lawsuits in a manner that establishes the regulatory control the groups wanted. Farmers can find coalition partners in other groups that feel as strongly as they do about private prop-

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There also is value in publicizing excessive regulations, Rubinstein said, such as EPA’s plan to regulate spilled milk under the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures program.

The agency backed off when the plan was brought to the attention of the general public.

“Sunshine is a great disinfectant when it comes to government actions,” he said.

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Farmers are better off if members of Congress can agree on a new farm bill this year, according to American Farm Bureau Federation farm policy specialist Mary Kay Thatcher, who spoke at the 2012 Farm Bill issue conference at AFBF’s 93rd Annual Meeting.

With Congress unable to agree on much these days and with a shrinking budget to work with, passing a new farm bill could be an uphill climb and get pushed to next year.

“There is no upside to that,” Thatcher said. “There will be even more budget cuts if that happens.

There’s every reason to push it through this year if we can.”

Thatcher outlined the political situation surrounding the farm bill, including growing support in Congress for limiting eligibility by capping farmers’ income and increasing use of food stamps and other nutrition programs as the U.S. economy remains sluggish.

“The economy will be a tremendous issue going forward,” said Thatcher, “and one of the reasons it will be difficult to finish a farm bill in 2012.”

Nutrition programs already account for about $700 billion — 76 percent —

of the farm bill’s total $911 billion in spending over 10 years.

In addition, the growing cost of crop insurance premium subsidies, which grew from $4.7 billion in 2010 to $7 billion in 2011, could make them more of a target for cuts.

Thatcher also provided an analysis of how other farm groups’ “shallowloss” proposals could leave a lot of farmers in dire straits in years of catastrophic farm revenue losses. Most of those proposals would provide support more often but only cover 5 percent to 10 percent of a farmer’s losses.

AFBF economist John Anderson provided an explanation of Farm Bureau’s Systemic Risk Reduction Program farm bill proposal, which is designed to protect farmers from catastrophic revenue losses. Proposed SRRP coverage levels would be in the 70 percent to 80 percent range. It would be administered by the Agriculture Department’s Risk Management Agency and operate as a core program with farmers buying crop insurance as “wrap-around” revenue risk protection.

One of the most attractive features of the SRRP proposal, according to

Anderson, is the impact it would have on lowering farmers’ crop insurance premiums.

“As a program that’s integrated with crop insurance, crop insurance premiums could be re-rated to account for the fact that much of the risk is covered elsewhere,” he explained. “That

would lower premiums and make buyup coverage more affordable.”

Farm Bureau delegates will set AFBF policy on the farm bill and other issues when they meet Dec. 10. The policies they approve will form AFBF’s agenda for the year.

2011 annual report now available online The National Corn Growers Association Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report is now available online. A printed copy of the report, which highlights the association’s achievements over the previous year and features current financial information, will also be sent to all active members.

“As the nation’s leading trade association representing corn growers, we’re proud of the work of our Communications team,” said NCGA Chair-

man Bart Schott, a grower from Kulm, ND, who served as president last year. “We’ve toiled tirelessly over the past year to proactively advance the image of corn growers and create opportunities to increase demand for their product. This report not only illuminates what grower contributions support, it also demonstrates the importance and effectiveness of these activities.”

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Foundation donates $15,000 to tractor safety program UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Westfield Insurance Foundation, an Ohiobased private foundation, has made a major contribution to a project developed by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences to help save farmers’ lives.

A check for $15,000 was presented to Aaron Yoder, project coordinator, and Dennis Murphy, Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Safety and Health, to support the ROPS Retrofit Program for Pennsylvania Farmers. The program provides rebate funds to install rollover protection structures, or ROPS, on tractors.

Farming is a dangerous business — farmers are eight times more likely to die while working than the average American worker, Yoder noted.

Tractor overturns are the leading cause of these deaths. In fact, national data confirm that the risk of fatal tractor overturns is highest in the north-

eastern United States.

The ROPS program is well aligned with Westfield Insurance Foundation, as Westfield Insurance is a property and casualty insurance company and top writer of farm business in the United States, according to Westfield Insurance president and leader Ed Largent.

“Our business is about helping individuals and businesses recover after the unexpected happens, but insurance can’t save a life,” said Largent. “That’s why Westfield Insurance Foundation supports safety programs that prevent risk and stop tragedies from happening in the first place.”

More than 40 percent of tractors in Pennsylvania lack rollbar protection, Yoder pointed out.

“We know how to stop these fatalities — simply get a rollbar on each tractor,” he said.

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And that is the goal of the ROPS Retrofit Program for Pennsylvania Farmers, which was kicked off in January 2011 at the Keystone Farm Show at the York Fairgrounds. Murphy said the project is making headway, and the Westfield contribution will accelerate the pace of retrofitting tractors with rollover protection structures.

“Seventeen rebates have been issued from the funds donated to the program previous to the Westfield contribution,” he said. “There are still 166 cases pending in the system. Of these pending cases, 67 farmers have received price estimates, and we are waiting to hear back from them.

The other 99 of these farmers are on a waiting list for rebate money.”

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limit a roll by 90 degrees, so that if a tractor rolls, it would fall onto its side or end, according to Yoder.

“The protective equipment is beneficial for all farmers, not just farmers who live in areas with a lot of hills,” he said. “Even if you’re pulling something out of the ground with it hitched improperly, the tractor could roll over backward.”

The intent of the program is to make life-saving tractor equipment affordable and simple to order, he explained. The rollover-prevention equipment generally costs between $800 and $1,000, sometimes matching the value of a farmer’s tractor.

“It’s not cheap, and that’s one reason why more farmers don’t always use the safety equipment,” Yoder explained.

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Through the ROPS Retrofit Program, farmers are reimbursed 70 percent of the cost of their ROPS kit — a roll bar and seat belt — up to $765.

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RALEIGH, NC — The neurologic form of equine herpesvirus, EHV-1, has been confirmed in a North Carolina horse. The horse, from a Rockingham

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EHV-1 is highly contagious among horses, but poses no threat to humans. It most often causes respiratory infections in young horses, but different strains can also pose neurologic problems, which the affected horse exhibited. The virus also can cause abortion in pregnant horses or neonatal death. Vaccines are available that protect horses from most forms of EHV-1, but not from the strains that cause

neurologic problems.

Biosecurity measures to protect horses include quarantining facilities that are suspected to house EHV-1-exposed horses. Water and feed buckets should be disinfected and not shared.

Stalls and trailers should also be cleaned and disinfected regularly to prevent the spread of disease. New additions or those returning from shows and exhibitions should be isolated for three weeks prior to comingling with other horses upon returning home.

Horse owners should also talk with their veterinarian to determine a vaccine schedule.

More information about EPV-1 and how to prevent the virus can be found at www.ncagr.gov/vet/Disease Alerts.htm.

Questions regarding College of Veterinary Medicine protocols may be referred to David Green at 919-513-6662.

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Other financial supporters of the ROPS Retrofit Program for Pennsylvania Farmers include Farm Family Casualty Insurance Co., Land O’ Lakes, AgChoice Farm Credit, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, Montgomery County Farm Bureau, Central Susquehanna Community Foundation and Marlboro Mushrooms.

“It’s hard to overstate the need for tractor -rollover protection in the commonwealth,” Murphy said, citing

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statistics. “One in 10 farmers will overturn a tractor in his or her lifetime, and 80 percent of tractor rollovers happen to highly experienced tractor operators.

“And the results are devastating.

Seven of 10 farms are out of business within one year of a rollover fatality to the main operator. And one in seven farmers involved in a tractor rollover is permanently disabled.”

For more details, www.ropsr4u.com online, or call the toll-free ROPS Rebate Hotline at 877-ROPS-R4U (877767-7748).

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Don’t let Salmonella sneak up on your herd The clinical signs of Salmonella are easy to identify — sudden weight loss, weakness, fever, diarrhea and dehydration. While these symptoms signal clinical Salmonella on your dairy, they are only the tip of the iceberg. The majority of Salmonella infections in herds are sneaky and often can go undetected for long periods of time in the form of subclinical salmonellosis. These cases show no visible clinical signs of disease, so they are difficult to identify yet reduce a herd’s productivity.

What’s worse, Salmonella pathogens can spread from animal to animal throughout an operation for months without detection.

“USDA data tells us that nearly half of all dairies are infected with Salmonella, and in herds over 500 cows, that number jumps to 61 percent,” explains Gary Neubauer, DVM, senior manager, Pfizer Animal Health Cattle Technical Services. “Most of those infections are subclinical, resulting in decreased milk production and cattle that are more susceptible to other diseases, especially right after calving.”

A subclinical case of salmonellosis can develop as a result of exposure to three different types of pathogen carriers: • Active carriers that shed the Salmonella organism in manure and/or milk • Symptom-free carriers that infre-

Mid-Atlantic Small Flock Poultry Expo slated for Feb. 4 The University of Maryland Extension will host the Mid-Atlantic Small Flock Poultry Expo on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the University of Maryland Extension Carroll County Office & Carroll County Agriculture Center, 700 Agriculture Center Drive, Westminster, MD 21157.

The expo will feature educational seminars on poultry nutrition, disease prevention and control, chicken breeds, egg and meat production basics, housing, pasturing, feeding and watering systems, regulations and ordinances, organic production, litter and mortality composting, breeding and egg incubation, turkey production, brooding chicks, poultry in diversified livestock operations, exotics, egg grading and handling, marketing and economics, urban poultry and protecting your flock.

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Registration for adults is $10 in advance and $20 at the door. For youths 10-18 years old, the pre-registration fee is $5 and $10 at the door. Children under 10 and 4-H members or volunteers admitted free of charge. 4-H’ers must pre-register and show 4-H membership card at the door. The closing date for pre-registration rates is Jan. 27.

For additional information about the Mid-Atlantic Small Flock Poultry Expo, call 410-386-2760 or visit the website at http://carroll.umd.edu/ag/poultry.cfm.

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Work with your veterinarian to develop a Salmonella control program. Reducing your herd’s risk of Salmonella Newport is important for the future of your dairy, as well as safety of our food supply. Don’t wait until you’ve seen a clinical outbreak of the disease; start working on a program today.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — “Dealing Effectively with Difficult Team Members” will be the focus of the next session of the Friday Facilitator Forum webinar series offered Jan. 20 by the Penn State Extension Dairy Team.

The Friday Facilitator Forum is designed for on-farm dairy resource team facilitators, as well as team members.

The goal is to provide useful information about popular topics related to successful team operation. Participants join team members from across the United States in a one-hour format featuring interactive presentations from experienced team facilitators followed by questions and discussion among fellow team leaders from various states. The webinar is offered from 10:30-11:30 a.m., Eastern time.

“Work with teams long enough and you will bump into that well-meaning team member who simply can’t keep quiet or the one who never quite remembers all the details for their assignment or the team member who is never on time,” notes Dr. Lisa Holden, associate professor of dairy science at Penn State. “This session will present a series of short examples of various difficulties and discuss some strategies for helping you to better manage these ‘difficult’ team members.”

The forum’s real-time, web-based format offers a cost-effective and efficient way to gain new skills and to network with other team facilitators and members. There is no fee to participate in this online series, thanks to a grant from the Center for Dairy Excellence.

Monthly forums will be held through March. Each session will feature a 20to 30-minute presentation about a team-related topic followed by discussion among participants. Future Friday Facilitator Forum topics include: • Feb. 17, — Confidentiality, Liability and Legal Tangles. Speaker: Ross Pifer, director of the Penn State Agricultural Law Center; and • March 16, — Bringing the Right People to the Table. Speaker: John Fleckenstein, representative from SCORE. Although there is no fee to participate, advance registration is required by noon the day before the first session you wish to attend. To register, contact the Penn State Extension Dairy Team, toll-free, at 888-373-7232 or register online at: www.das.psu.edu/dairy-alliance/education/forum. Participants must have a high-speed Internet connection to access the training site, as well as a microphone and speakers to participate in the discussion.

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Video presentations of equipment in action continuously drew the attention of passersby. With the featured equipment on display behind the monitors, customers could see demonstrations of the products in the field.

David Beachel (left) and his grandson Denver, 10 of Danville, PA, take a break with a family friend, Richard Biddinger of Watsontown, PA (right). While this is Richard's first time at the Keystone Farm Show, Richard said he has attended every one since they began.

It's never too early to consider the seeds that will be planted in the coming year. At the T.A. Seeds exhibit, farmers stop in to find out the latest in seed varieties from T.A. Seeds experts.

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Throughout the duration of the Keystone Farm Show, free informational seminars were available for those who wished to attend. In this session, “Pesticide Spill Management” was the topic under consideration. In many cases, certification credits were given for session attendance.

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Looking for ways to improve livestock nutrition programs, producers stopped at the Agri-King exhibit in Building 1 for helpful information.

Feeders stopped in at the Renaissance Nutrition, Inc. exhibit to learn more about feeding highproducing cattle.

Memorial Hall, known as Building 3, offered visitors a place to talk about the latest in feeding equipment.

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Throughout the 3-day Keystone Farm Show, there was a lot going on, especially in Building 1. Here, from atop a piece of equipment in the CLAAS of America exhibit, readers can get an idea of how effective a farm show designed especially for farmers can be.

Photos by Jon M. Casey The latest in manure handling equipment sparked the interest of these visitors to the GEA Farm Technologies, Inc. exhibit in Building 1.

Outside the Toyota Arena vendors displayed a wide variety of items for sale.

Representatives from hundreds of distributors were on hand to explain the advantages of their products.

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The representatives at the H&S display were kept busy answering questions throughout the three-day event.

The John Deere exhibit made a big impression on event goers.

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Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 371-385# 130-137; 415-446#

132-145.25; 450-480# 126141; 505-548# 130-135.50; 551-555# 128-132; 611-649# 115.50-122.50; 700-710# 108.50-114; S 1-2 200-235# 102-119; 255-272# 92-122; 315-345# 94-120; 455-495# 120-121.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 423448# 144.50-153.50; 450-490# 142-148.50; 505-545# 131142; 550-555# 127-133; 610647# 121.50-129; 735-736# 104-121.25; 750# 119; S 1-2 400-405# 110-130; 460-485#

AUCTIONS & MARKETS 100-140; 455-485# full 85-100; 510-540# 100-110; 560-590# 114-124; 610-645# 106-112; 705-740# 97-101.

Bred Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 905-995# 710-730/hd 4-6 mos bred; M&L 1-2 Young 9501040# 800-890/hd 7-9 mos bred;1055-1160# 685-860/hd 4-6 mos bred; 1010-1100#

800-860/hd 7-9 mos bred.

SILER CITY, NC FEEDER CATTLE: 1288.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 200-235# 140-185; 255-295# 140-199; 300-345# 136-190; 350-395# 130-184; 400-445# 120-174; 450-497# 150-166; 500-545# 130-154; 550-595#

130-149; 600-645# 130-135; 650-677# 121-135; 707-715# 122-124; 815-825# 106-122; S 1-2 255-295# 111-130; 305345# 105-126; 355-390# 105126.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 200-235# 117.50-142.50; 250295# 120-155; 300-345# 125150; 350-395# 120-144; 400-

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AUCTION Monday, Januar y 30, 2012 9:30 AM EST

www.polkequipment.net for Photos & Online Bidding TRACTORS

2011 CIH MAG 235 MFD 310 HRS 2010 CIH MAG 215 MFD 350 HRS 2009 CIH MAG 305 MFD SUSPENSION 1007 HRS 2002 CIH MX 270 MFD 4240 HRS 1999 CIH MX 240 MFD 2560 HRS 1998 CIH 8910 MFD 3800 HRS 1991 CIH 7120 TWD 3200 HRS 1989 CIH 7110 TWD 6077 HRS 1997 CIH 5240 TWD CAB 1750 HRS 1996 C-INT 9330 3PT 3485 HRS 1974 INT 966 CAB 4950 HRS 1998 CIH CX 100 MFD C/A 2280 HRS 2011 FARMALL 65A MFD 5 HRS 2008 FARMALL 75C W/LDR 2220 HRS 2008 FARMALL 75C 2380 HRS 1994 NH 9280 3PT, PTO 4272 HRS 2007 JD 8130 MFD 1550 HRS 2000 JD 8110 MFD 5600 HRS 1978 JD 4840 4800 HRS 2006 JD 6320 MFD C/A PQ W/673 LDR 939 HRS 1999 JD 5510 C/A W/521 LDR 1390 HRS 2000 CAT 55 NG 3PT, PTO 2600 HRS 1988 WHITE 100 TWD 3686 HRS KUBOTA L3010 MFD 870 HRS KUBOTA 2660 MFD W/LDR 130 HRS 2007 NH TC 30D MFD 118 HRS 2002 MF 231S 2861 HRS FORD 340B W/LDR & FORKS 1471 HRS FARM TRAC 555 1006 HRS JD X520 LAWNMOWER W/BAGGER MELROE 220 SPRAYER W/RAVENS 1929 HRS 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT 109,000 MILES

COMBINES & HEADS

2001 JD 9650 STS 2900/1800 HRS 2001 JD 9550 CM 2900/2200 HRS 1992 C-INT 1680 RT, CHOPPER 99 CIH 1020 25', 95 1020 20' & INT 863 JD 643 OB & 95 JD 925

2008 CAT 279C C/H/A 2SP 1075 HRS 2005 CAT D3 GXL DOZER ROPS 1193 HRS 2002 KUBOTA KX121-3 C/H/A 1800 HRS

SKID LOADER ATTACHMENTS NEW JD RL66 ROLLER/LEVELER BOBCAT LR5 LANDSCAPE RAKE BOBCAT LR6 LANDSCAPE RAKE NEW CID 74" ROCK BUCKET CAT BU 115 63" BROOM BUCKET JD 66" BUCKET BALE SPEAR QT AUGER BITS 6", 10", 12" & 24"

LOADER & BACKHOE ATTACHMENTS JD 54" QT BUCKET NEW C-INT 95" BUCKET/GRAPPLE CAT HIGH DUMP 73" PIN ON NH FORK FOR TELEHANDLER WORK SAVER FORKS - PIN ON 12", 16", 24", & 28" BACKHOE BUCKET NEW C-INT 96" QT BUCKET JD BALE SPEAR QT OFF 673 LDR JD PALLET FORKS QT OFF 673 LDR GEHL 72" MANURE FORKS - PIN ON

FIELD CULTIVATORS & FINISHERS

SUNFLOWER 5034 5 BAR SPIKE SUNFLOWER 5033 24' 3 BAR SPIKE CIH 4300 27 1/2' 3 BAR COIL TINE CIH 4800 24 1/2' CIH 4800 23 1/2' 3 BAR COIL TINE JD 980 27 1/2' 5 BAR SPIKE JD 550 24' MULCH MASTER JD EOC II 20' 3PT 3 ROW COIL TINE JD 1100 20 1/2' 3PT BUSTER BAR W/BASKETS WILRICH 2500 20' 3 BAR COIL TINE KRAUSE 4100 32' 3 BAR COIL TINE 06 SUNFLOWER 6333 28' FINSHER 3 BAR SPIKE/BASKETS 08 LANDOLL 850 30' FINISHER 1 ROW SPIKE/BASKETS

KRAUSE 6121 21' FINISHER 5 BAR SPIKE LELY ROTERA 12' - NICE

SPREADERS, LOADERS & BLADES NH 328 SINGLE BEATER NH 514 3 BEATER JD R GROUND DRIVE 3 BEATER KELLY LDR OFF IH 450 45" WOODS RBL60 5' BLADE WOODS RB60 5' BLADE FRONTIER RB1196 8' BLADE SPEE CO 8' BLADE WOODS 6' SCARIFIRE WORKSAVER 6' LANDSCAPE RAKE

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW WESTENDORF 12' BOX SCRAPER WINPOWER GENERATOR 12/20 KW PINCOR GENERATOR 15KW NORTH STAR GENERATOR 27,500 WATTS JD 24' 5 BAR HARROW KUBOTA FRONT MTD SNOWBLOWER DANHUSER POST HOLE DIGGER DEMCO SADDLE TANKS OFF JD 8120 JD PLANTER BOXES 7000 & 7200 JD INSECTICIDE BOXES 7000 & 7200 QUICK HITCHES 18-4-34 T-RAIL DUALS 18-4-38 10 BOLT DUALS 18-4-46 TIRES NEW 44-18-20 KNOBBY TIRES BESTWAY 750 GAL 60' BOOM SPRAYER 2010 LOADTRAIL 77"X12' TRAILER

SKID LOADERS & CONSTRUCTION 2008 JD 328 C/H/A 585 HRS 2007 BOBCAT T-300 C/H 2300 HRS 2005 BOBCAT 463 OS 1482 HRS 1987 BOBCAT 440B - OVERHAULED 1989 CASE 1840 OS 2750 HRS

NOTE: Due to early printing there will be additions and deletions NO SALES after January 1, 2012 ALL ITEMS must be removed from the lot by February 18, 2012.

NO CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED! EVERYTHING SELLS!!

Directions: 5 miles north of junction US 30 and SR 15 at Warsaw or 9 miles south of junction US 6 and 15 at New Paris, 50 miles northwest of Fort Wayne, 50 miles southeast of South Bend, 110 miles from Chicago and Indianapolis.

Lunch will be served by the Leesburg United Methodist Church Trucking available at customary rates Steve Feldman

Clerk

TRACTORS S & SKID D LOADERS S WILL L BE E SOLD D AFTER R EQUIPMENT PLANTERS & DRILLS

JD 1770 16/30 LIQ VAC JD 1760 12/30 VAC JD 1760 12/30 VAC LIQ JD 1750 6/30 DRY VAC JD 1750 6/30 DRY VAC JD 7200 8/38 LIQ FOLD AROUND JD 7000 8/30 DRY JD 7000 6/30 LIQ JD 7000 4/36 DRY IH 900 4/38 DRY 02 JD 1530 15/15 DRILL W/MARKERS JD 1560 30' NT DRILL W/MARKERS JD 750 15' NT DRILL C-INT 5100 21X7 W/SEEDER LIKE NEW GP 3010 30' NT DRILL GP 10' NT W/SEEDER JD B 16X7 W/SEEDER

HAY & FORAGE

1999 JD 820 MOCO 2008 NH 488 HAYBINE - LIKE NEW NH 258 DOLLY RAKE NH 56 RAKE RH THROW NI 400 SIDE RAKE GEHL 454 HYD RH THROW SITREX RP-8 3PT RAKE 2009 NH 7090 RD BALER - LIKE NEW 1989 NH 570 W/THROWER 1973 JD 346 W/THROWER 14', 16', 18' HAY WAGONS NH 40' HAY ELEVATOR 3PT BALE SPEAR

GRAIN HANDLING

NEW KILLBROS 1065 WAGON KILLBROS 300 BU WAGON EZ FLOW 300 BU WAGON BRENT 472 GRAIN CART KINZIE 1040 ROW CROP GRAIN CART UNVERFERTH 8200 GR CART W/TARP & SCALES

NECO GRAIN CLEANER STONE WEIGH WAGON WALINGA 3510 6 STATION GRAIN VAC

PLOWS & CULTIVATORS

JD 3200 6X18 PULL TYPE ASR JD 2810 6 BTM OL VAR WIDTH ASR JD 2810 4 BTM VAR WIDTH ASR JD 2800 5 BTM VAR WIDTH TOGGLE INT 720 5X18 ASR WHITE 508 4X18 ASR WIL-RICH 8/38 CULTIVATOR JD 845 16/30 CULTIVATOR JD 845 12X30 CULTIVATOR YETTER 3415 15' 3PT ROTARY HOE

CHISELS & RIPPERS

2010 SUNFLOWER 4213 13SH D CHISEL LIKE NEW WHITE 435 12SH DISC CHISEL GLENCOE 9SH SOIL SAVER JD 512 9SH DISC RIPPER HYD FOLD TYE PARATILL 6SH 3PT RIPPER 2003 SALFORD 9705 5SH DISC RIPPER DMI 730B DISC RIPPER

DISC

2009 LANDOLL 7430 33' VT 2005 KRAUSE 7400 41' RF 1999 SUNFLOWER 1233 32' RF JD 630 27' JD 637 15' CIH 3950 25' CIH 496 24' W/HARROW INT 496 18' BUSH HOG 12' OFFSET AC 2600 20' 2009 MCFARLANE RD 4020 REEL DISC

PACKERS & CULTIMULCHERS

BRILLION XXL 184 40' PACKER BRILLION XL144 30' PACKER BRILLION X108 27' PACKER UNVERFERTH 225 45' R HARROW UNVERFERTH 220 33' R HARROW 2010 UNVERFERTH 225 28' R HARROW LIKE NEW JD 970 15' CULTIMULCHER DMI 30' & 45' CRUMBLER J & M TF 212 25' DOUBLE ROLLER

BLACKSTONE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 70.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 500600# 138.50; 600-700# 119136.50, mostly 136.50; 700800# 110-116; 800-900# 115; M&L 2 400-500# 154-158; 500600# 122-141, mostly 141; 600-700# 129.50; 700-800# 117; S 1 400-500# 154.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 500600# 128; 600-700# 116; M&L 2 400-500# 127; 500-600# 112-125; 600-700# 114; M&L 3 400-500# 134; S 1 400-500# 117; 500-600# 116.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400500# 135-140; 500-600# 126; 600-700# 126; M&L 2 500600# 137; S 1 500-600# 125.

N VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1277.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200300# 150-198; 300-400# 150186; 400-500# 145-183; 500600# 140-178; 600-700# 111145; 700-800# 118-135; 800900# 123-137; 900-1000# 116122; M&L 2 300-400# 137-172; 400-500# 141-170; 500-600# 117-165; 600-700# 113-140; 700-800# 102-170; 800-900# 110-126; 900-1000# 99-112; 1000-1100# 91.50-96; S 1 300400# 122-144; 400-500# 120140; 500-600# 125-136.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 107; 300400# 105-112.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 118-129; 300-400# 126-158; 400-500# 115-150; 500-600# 115-135; 600-700# 105-129.35; 700-800# 112121; 800-900# 118-123; M&L 2 300-400# 126.50-152; 400500# 115-145; 500-600# 104135; 600-700# 94-125; 700800# 101-109; 800-900# 86; M&L 3 500-600# 100; S 1 300400# 127-140; 400-500# 118135; 500-600# 118-126; 600-

FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION Joe & Shannon Ward - Whiteville, NC SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY - 10:15 AM Location: 5 mi. north of Whiteville on Hwy. 701 ByPass @ 643 Brights Lake Rd. - Whiteville NC 28472 JD 5105 w/loader, JD 4055, JD 2150, MF 4270, (14) Taylor 10-box barns, (3) Taylor 8-box barns, (3) 2-row harvesters, ‘06 DeCloet greenhouse, ‘97 GMC w/16’ dump, ‘91’ & ‘81’ Chev. w/dumps, Taylor baler, tobacco trailers, 8-row bedder, 4-row transplanters, peanut trls., Sukup 9400 culti., 4-row ripper/ bedders, sprayers, AgriCraft spreader, nurse tanks, JD 328 sq. baler, rotary cutters, JD 158 loader, ‘78 alum. 28’ dump trl.

Visit www.ebharris.com for details.

SALE HELD RAIN OR SHINE E.B. HARRIS (252) 257-2140 6:15 AM-9:59 PM (252) 430-9595 Mobile E.B.’s 9-10 PM only 445-5856 Fate’s (252) 985-8340 Mobile Fate’s Fax No. (252) 257-1035

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3200 NC Hwy. 58 Warrenton, NC 27580 “THE COMPLETE AUCTION SERVICE” NCAL 1468 NC#C 4264 VAL 146 SCAL 3895 SALE DAY PAGER 252-407-4228

ANOTHER ABSOLUTE AUCTION BY OWNBY Farm m Equipmentt Dispersal

FEB.. 18TH-Saturday-10:300 A.M. Charles Owens, Smithfield, VA 23430 (15443 Carrolls Bridge Rd) Selling - 5 Tractors (JD 7800 4x4, MF 3650 4x4, AC 8010 2wd, Ford 5200 2wd, Case 580E Backhoe Loader) 5 Trucks (2000 Freightliner w/20ft. grain body, 2 Ford F700, Ford F700L, Ford F600) JD 9500 Combine w/grain head, JD 9965 Cotton Picker, KMC Peanut Combine Tillage Equip. incl. Planters, Grain Drill, Wingfold Disc Harrows, Cultimulcher, Cultivators, Chisel Plow Misc. Equip. incl.

Grain Augers, Fert. Spreader, Rotary Mowers, Ditch Bank Mower (Like New), Sprayers Also Selling - 1990 Ford F700 Truck w/10T New Leader Mdl L2020 Stainless Steel Spreader Body

Noo Buyer’ss Premium!

Call for Brochure 804-730-0500 VAAF 86

Mechanicsville, VA

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700# 89-106.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200300# 145-180; 300-400# 145182; 400-500# 135-178; 500600# 118-159; 600-700# 120141; 700-800# 105-123; 9001000# 79; M&L 2 200-300# 136-149; 300-400# 135-170; 400-500# 127-170; 500-600# 116-146; 600-700# 98-129; 700-800# 98-109; S 1 300400# 140-161; 400-500# 125157; 500-600# 119-132; 600700# 106-122.

SW VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1220.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200300# 120-149; 300-400# 145175; 400-500# 147-161; 500600# 132-156.50; 600-700# 131-142; 700-800# 113-137; 800-900# 101-131; M&L 2 200300# 129-174; 300-400# 95161; 400-500# 135-151; 500600# 130-155.5; 600-700# 114-137; 700-800# 114-136.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 104-125; 300-400# 100-129.50; 400500# 100-104; 500-600# 7399; 600-700# 67-105; 700800# 84-94; 800-900# 63-84; 900-1000# 84.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 120-146; 300-400# 135-150; 400-500# 120-139; 500-600# 124-137.50; 600700# 105-142.50; 700-800# 105-121.50; 800-900# 87-102; M&L 2 200-300# 109-149; 300400# 127-149; 400-500# 110139; 500-600# 120-133; 600700# 100-115; 700-800# 102.50-121.50; 800-900# 90.50-102.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200300# 140-165; 300-400# 140175; 400-500# 135-163; 500600# 129.50-158; 600-700# 115-135; 700-800# 108-122; 800-900# 95-113; 900-1000# 77-95; M&L 2 200-300# 134150; 300-400# 134-150; 400500# 130-156.50; 500-600# 123-144; 600-700# 111-119; 700-800# 83-112; 800-900# 86-95; 900-1000# 80.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 348.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400500# 168.50-174.50; 500-600# 152.50-162; 600-700# 136143.50; 700-800# 133-136.50; 800-900# 118-119; M&L 2 400500# 165.50-175; 500-600# 142-162; 600-700# 120-129; 700-800# 132.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300400# 140-158; 400-500# 135145; 500-600# 123-130; 600700# 118-125.50; 700-800# 123; M&L 2 300-400# 155.50; 400-500# 132-145.50; 500600# 123-128; 600-700# 118122; 700-800# 119.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400500# 150-158.50; 500-600# 148; 600-700# 130.50; 700800# 109; M&L 2 400-500# 142-154.50; 500-600# 143; 600-700# 128.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1399.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300400# 175-179; 400-500# 156165.50; 500-600# 148-154.25; 600-700# 142-143; 700-800#

132-133.50; M&L 2 300-400# 175-182; 400-500# 159.75169.25; 500-600# 150-161.25; 600-700# 143-144.25; 700800# 130-131; M&L 3 300400# 155; 400-500# 145.50153.50; 500-600# 139-139.50; 600-700# 122-125; S 1 300400# 143-145; 400-500# 138146; 500-600# 130-143.25; 600-700# 132-134.50; 700800# 118.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300400# 148-155.50; 400-500# 138-145.25; 500-600# 129.50133.75; 600-700# 121.50-122; 700-800# 118; M&L 2 300400# 155.50; 400-500# 145.75; 500-600# 131.25134.25; 600-700# 121; 700800# 106-117; M&L 3 300400# 140-155.50; 400-500# 137.50-139; 500-600# 129.50130.75; 600-700# 119-123.25; S 1 300-400# 121-150.50, mostly 150.50; 400-500# 119137, mostly 137; 500-600# 108.50-126, mostly 126; 600700# 105; 700-800# 88.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300400# 182.50; 400-500# 146169, mostly 169; 500-600# 140-142; 600-700# 133.25; M&L 2 300-400# 177-184; 400500# 148-170.25, mostly 160; 500-600# 139-145.25; 600700# 131; S 1 300-400# 145146; 400-500# 130-158, mostly 139-158; 500-600# 130.50.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report ROCKINGHAM, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 65.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 600700# 111-126; M&L 2 600700# 127; Hols. L 2-3 200-300# 107; 300-400# 105-112.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300400# 126; 400-500# 115-125; 500-600# 115-125; 600-700# 119.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300400# 148; 400-500# 146; 500600# 136; 600-700# 120.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 610.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200300# 150-198; 300-400# 150186; 400-500# 150-183; 500600# 140-178; 600-700# 131145; 700-800# 124-135; 800900# 123-137; 900-1000# 116122; M&L 2 300-400# 140172; 400-500# 144-170; 500600# 132-165; 600-700# 125140; 700-800# 144-170; 800900# 110-126; 900-1000# 99112; S 1 300-400# 130-144; 400-500# 129-140; 500-600# 125-136.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 138-158; 400-500# 125-150; 500-600# 125-135; 600-700# 118-129.35; 700800# 112-121; 800-900# 118123; M&L 2 300-400# 130152; 400-500# 130-145; 500600# 120-135; 600-700# 115125; S 1 300-400# 127-140; 400-500# 120-135; 500-600# 118-126; 600-700# 96-106.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200300# 145-180; 300-400# 145182; 400-500# 143-178; 500600# 137-159; 600-700# 123141; 700-800# 105-120; M&L 2 300-400# 140-170; 400-500# 140-170; 500-600# 130-146; 600-700# 115-129; 700-800# 103-108; S 1 300-400# 140161; 400-500# 125-157; 500-

600# 119-132; 600-700# 106122.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 776.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200300# 120; 300-400# 145-175; 400-500# 148-151; 500-600# 132-136; 600-700# 131-142; 700-800# 136137; 800-900# 131; M&L 2 200-300# 129; 300-400# 150; 400-500# 135; 500-600# 130-153; 600-700# 114-137; 700-800# 114.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 800-900# 63.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 120-143; 300-400# 140-150; 400-500# 130-139; 500-600# 135-137.50; 600700# 109-142.50; 700-800# 115.50-121.50; M&L 2 200300# 109-120; 300-400# 127135; 400-500# 110-121; 500600# 130-132; 600-700# 115; 700-800# 108-121.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200300# 140; 300-400# 140-175; 400-500# 139-163; 500-600# 130-158; 600-700# 115-135; 700-800# 108-122; 800-900# 106-113; 900-1000# 86-91; M&L 2 200-300# 134; 300400# 134; 400-500# 137-147; 500-600# 127-144; 600-700# 118; 700-800# 112; 800-900# 86; 900-1000# 80.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 720.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300400# 160-175; 400-500# 152173; 500-600# 141-154; 600700# 126-140; 700-800# 121132.50; 800-900# 124-127.50; M&L 2 300-400# 125-144; 400500# 148-150; 500-600# 118135; 600-700# 118-129; 700800# 116-124; 800-900# 107112; 900-1000# 106; 10001100# 106.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 138-159.50; 400500# 123-154.50; 500-600# 117-132.50; 600-700# 109120; 700-800# 111-116; 800900# 105; M&L 2 200-300# 122.50; 300-400# 115.50-136; 400-500# 128.50-145; 500600# 116-119.50; 600-700# 93-95; S 1 300-400# 108122.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300400# 161-179; 400-500# 157.50-175; 500-600# 125154; 600-700# 121-127; 700800# 102-119; 800-900# 107; M&L 2 200-300# 142-155; 300400# 138-145; 400-500# 132.50-162; 500-600# 118131; 600-700# 114-118; 700800# 97-106; 800-900# 93; 900-1000# 75-83; S 1 300400# 121; 400-500# 158; 600700# 86.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 149.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200300# 139; 300-400# 161; 400500# 147-150; 500-600# 150; 600-700# 136; 700-800# 113135; 800-900# 101; M&L 2 300-400# 161; 400-500# 149.50; 500-600# 155.50; 600700# 136; 700-800# 136.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 125; 300400# 129.50; 400-500# 101; 500-600# 73; 600-700# 67105; 700-800# 84; 800-900# 84; 900-1000# 84.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 144-146; 300-400# 135; 400-500# 135; 500-600# 124-126; 600-700# 105119.50; 700-800# 105; 800900# 102; M&L 2 200-300#

149; 300-400# 149; 400-500# 136-139; 500-600# 120-133; 600-700# 100-110; 700-800# 102.50; 800-900# 90.50102.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200300# 142; 300-400# 150; 400500# 135-150; 500-600# 129.50-130; 600-700# 125; 700-800# 122; 800-900# 95105; 900-1000# 95; M&L 2 400-500# 130-156.50; 500600# 123-131.50; 600-700# 118-119; 700-800# 105; 800900# 95.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1410-1815# 7380; 1470-1630# hi dress 8084.50; 1430-1750# lo dress 6268.50; Boner 80-85% lean 850-895# 60.50-68; 925-1390# 68-77.50; 1030-1395# hi dress 78-89.50; 915-1375# lo dress 55-67.50; Lean 85-90 % lean 815-885# 63-68; 800-1285# lo dress 43-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1515-2335# 80.50-89.50.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 1. L 1-2 1150# middle age cows w/250# calves 1200/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 62.50-65.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1065-1385# 67.50-80; 1115-1235# lo dress 59-65; 1425-1665# 68.5079.50; Boner 80-85% lean 880890# 68-73.50; 725-885# lo dress 59-66; 920-1395# 6779.50; 1000-1360# hi dress 80.50-87; 1430-1760# 70-80; Lean 85-90% lean 805-1305# lo dress 42-64 .

Other Cows: M&L 1-2 Middle Aged 1060-1135# 62.5065.50; S 1-2 young 675-785# 70-87.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1015-1290# 80-88; 12151455# hi dress 93-98; 12501365# lo dress 72-78; 15551960# 79.50-90.50; 16101945# hi dress 91.50-95.50; 1630-1975# lo dress 75-78.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 4. S 1-2 735-795# young to middle age cows w/75-100# calves 500740/pr; M&L 1-2 1000-1015# young to middle age cows w/185-300# calves 12201375/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 30-85.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 409.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5577.50; 1200-1600# 70.50-75; HY 1200-1600# 79.50-85.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 58-73.50; 1200-2000# 65-79; HY 1200-2000# 69-80.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 47-65; 850-1200# 54.50-70.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 76.50-84.50; 1500-2500# 76.50-90; HY 1000-1500# 84.50-92.508098.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 35.

M&L 1, 5-10 yrs. old 10801430# 750-1000/hd; L 1, 2-10 yrs. old 695-980# 670-740/hd; S 1, 5-10 yrs. old 800-925# 650-710/pr.

Cows w/Calves at side: 8.

M&L 1, 3-9 yrs. old w/calves 75-225# 900-1115# 770-

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446# 120-145; 450-496# 120150; 500-545# 124-13; 550595# 116-147; 600-645# 110130; 650-695# 110-120; 710742# 110-113; 758-790# 110112; 805-845# 100-104; 1172# 97; S1-2 355-390# 100-112; 405-445# 100-115; 465-485# 98-110; 500-545# 104-119; 550-575# 98-111; 750-790# 89-95; 900-905# 81-89.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 450495# 125-161; 500-545# 125149; 550-595# 120-143; 600645# 113-133; 650-695# 108126; 700-720# 115-122; S 1-2 460-495# 108-112; 535-545# 110-111; 550-590# 105-116; 615-645# 94-109; 700-715# 88-105.

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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, January 16 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. 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, 607-8478800, 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.

Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033 • 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. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, 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. Regular Monday schedule.

Happy New Year to all! 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, January 18 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm.

Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842 • 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. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842

Thursday, January 19 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Fat Cattle & Feeder Sale. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.

Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105

Friday, January 20 • 12:00 Noon: 73 West First Ave., Windsor, PA. Public Auction of Windsor Meat Market. Operating business with retail meat sales & custom slaughtering. Leaman Auctions, 717-464-1128 or 610-6628149 www.leamanauctions.com

Saturday, January 21 • 10:30 AM: 2725 Lime Lake/Elton Rd., Delevan, NY. Estate Auction for the estate of Michael J. Sargent.

Semi Tractor, Trailers, Trucks, ATV’s, Snowmobiles, Dirt Bike. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com

Wednesday, January 25 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Calf Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842

Thursday, January 26 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. January Heifer Consignment Sale.

Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105

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Monday, February 6 • Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 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. 1 pm Dairy.

We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 55:30 pm. . Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, February 11 • 9:30 AM: Penn Yan, NY. Farm Machinery & farm smalls plus a few household goods for Ivan & Verna Zimmerman. L.W. Horst Auctioneer, 315-536-0954

Monday, February 13 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Heifer Sale. 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 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, February 18

Saturday, March 24 • Atglen, PA. The Gala at Glen Valley II. Hosted by Glen Valley Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Saturday, March 31 • Cobleskill, NY. 31st Annual Cobleskill Dairy Fashion Sale.

Hosted by SUNY Cobleskill Dairy Cattle Club. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Saturday, April 7 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Spring Premier All Breed Sale. Selections are underway. Accepting reg. high quality cattle. Give us a call! 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, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, April 14 • Syracuse, NY. New York Spring Holstein Sale. Held in conjunction with the New York Spring Dairy Carousel. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

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Landis Weaver & Family, Owners.

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Another Absolute Auction by Ownby. Farm Equipment Dispersal.

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1050/pr; L 1, 12 yrs. old w/calves 120# 1000# 640/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 3.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 35/hd; 100130# 70/cwt.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 75-81.75; Breakers 7076, lo dress 66-70; Boners 6874; Lean 62-69; Thin & Light 62 & dn.

Slaughter Bulls: 5. YG 1 1500-1900# 79.50-85.50; 1 1160# @ 81.

Fed Steers/Heifers: 25. Hi Ch & Pr 1275-1550# 127-130; few Ch 2-3 1275-1575# 122127; L Ch 1025# @ 115.

Fed Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 12001400# 127-129; Dairy Culls 1300-1600# to 85.50.

Calves: 94. Hols. Bulls Ret. to Farm No. 1 92-120# 120137; No. 2 92-120# 105-125; No 1-2 78-90# 90-117; Hols.

Hfr. No. 1 100# @ 130; No. 2 70-110# 95-120; Beef X Bull.

88# @ 92; Gd Slaughter 80118# 50-70.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 648.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 117-123; 13001500# 116.50-127.25; 1500# & up 123.25-127; Sel 2-3 11001300# 116-121.50; 13001500# 109.50-119; Hols. Ch 23 1300-1500# 110.50-118.25; Sel 2-3 1100-1300# 117.50; 1300-1500# 109-111.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1000-1200# 120-122; 12001300# 119.50-128.50; 13001500# 119.50-130.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 66-85; 1200-1600# 65-79.50; HY 1200-1600# 74-84; Boner 8085% lean 800-1200# 59.5074.50; 1200-2000# 59-74; HY 1200-2000# 72.75-81; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 39.5068; 850-1200# 23-71.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 69-85.25; 15002500# 70.50-84; HY 10001500# 91.75; 1500-2500# 8587.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 64.

M&L 1, few M&L 2, 3 yrs. to aged bred 2-9 mos. 720-1535# 550-1250/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 4.

M&L 1, few M&L 2, 3-4 yrs. old w/calves baby to 180# 7551120# 725-1150/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 56.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 12.50127.50/hd; 100-130# 65130/cwt.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 56.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 58-65; 1200-1600# 62-72; HY 12001600# 73-79; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 55-62; 12002000# 58-68; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 45-58; 8501200# 48-58.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 57-72; 15002500# 84; HY 1000-1500# 7380.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 44.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 67.25-75.50; HY 1200-1600# 78-80; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 59.50-66; 1200-2000# 59-73; HY 1200-2000# 78.5079.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 39.50-51; 850-1200# 23.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 69-73; 15002500# 70.50-83.50.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 118.50; 13001500# 112.25-131.75, mostly 123-131.75; 1500-1850# 124131.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1200-1400# 110-132.75, mostly 125-132.75; 1400-1600# 127-130.75.

HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 65.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 71.50-75.50; HY 1200-1600# 78-84; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 64-70; 1200-2000# 6974.50; Lean 85-90% lean 8501200# 58-60.50.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 333 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 68-76; 1200-1600# 70-79; HY 12001600# 80-97; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 65-71; 12002000# 63-71.50; HY 12002000# 72-77.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 51-63; 8501200# 50-61.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 74-86.50; 15002500# 72.50-85; HY 10001500# 87-93; 1500-2500# 8692.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 48.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 62.50-69.25; HY 1200-1600# 72.25-80.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 65-71; 12002000# 65-72; HY 1200-2000# 71.75-80.50; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 49-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 82-85.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 8.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 30-65/hd.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 189.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 66-74; 1200-1600# 65-74; HY 12001600# 75-76.50; Boner 8085% lean 800-1200# 63-74; 1200-2000# 62-74; HY 12002000# 74-78.50; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 64-71.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 72.50; 15002500# 71-76; HY 1500-2500# 85.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 50.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 30127.50/cwt; 100-130# 130/cwt.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 77.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 68-74; 1200-1600# 69-75; HY 1200-

1600# 75-81; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 67-73; 12002000# 69-74; HY 1200-2000# 74-81; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 60-68; 850-1200# 62-68.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 150.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 64-72; 1200-1600# 71.50-73; HY 1200-1600# 80-83; Boner 8085% lean 800-1200# 64.50-65; 1200-2000# 66-70; HY 12002000# 70.50-77.50; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 55-61; 850-1200# 54.50-68.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 80-83; 15002500# 82-89; HY 1000-1500# 91-92; 1500-2500# 92.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 2. M 1, 8 yrs. old 1290-1430# 800940/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 3.

M 1, 9 yrs. old w/calves 255# 1050# 780/pr; L 1, 3-4 yrs. old w/calves 100-200# 900-1000# 770-780/pr.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 190.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 79; 1200-1600# 69-79.50; HY 1200-1600# 83.50-95.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 5676.50; 1200-2000# 63-76; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 52-70; 850-1200# 55-72.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 76.50-79.50; 1500-2500# 72.50-80; HY 1000-1500# 85-86; 15002500# 83-88.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 65.

M&L 1, few M&L 2, 3-12 yrs. bred 3-8 mos. 780-1450# 6251080/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 14.

M&L 1, few M&L 2, 3-12 yrs. old w/baby calves 175# 8801430# 925-1250/hd.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 3.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 35-55/hd; 100-130# 112.50/cwt.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 174.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 55-73; 1200-1600# 70.50-71; HY 1200-1600# 80-85.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 58-64; 1200-2000# 65-68; HY 12002000# 69-75.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 53.50-65; 8501200# 55-70.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 80-84.50; 15002500# 79-90; HY 1000-1500# 91-92.50; 1500-2500# 8098.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 26. M 1, 5-10 yrs. old 1080-1340# 7501000/hd; L 1, 5-6 yrs. old 11701310# 840-940/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 3.

M 1, 5-8 yrs. old w/calves 75165# 1000-1115# 850-880/pr; L 1, 12 yrs. old w/calves 120# 1000# 640/pr.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS Butcher Hogs: 47. US 1-3 230-290# 70-80; 290-350# 72-

80; 400-425# 80-82; 1 478# @ 71.

Sows: 5. 425-575# 59-65.

Boars: 3. 500-750# to 33.50 Pigs & Shoats (/hd): 164.

20-35# 18-28; 35-50# 25-43; 50-70# 40-52; 70-90# 50-69; (/#) 100-135# 75-88; 160-200# 60-66; St. Boars 200-260# 5662; Bred Sow 320# @ 63.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 52-56; 400-449# 47-56; 450-499# 4757.51; 500-549# 55.50-60.25; 550# & up 56-60.25.

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: No report.

WYTHE CO, VA HOGS: No report.

LAMB & GOAT MARKET N VA SHEEP: 59.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 80-110# 182-190; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 3 60-90# 162-179.50.

Slaughter Rams/Ewes: Ewes Ch 2-4 69-78; Rams all grades 72-78.

HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: Sheep: Sel 1 98# @ 160; 45-65# 80-100; Sel 2 50-60# 60-70.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: 9. L thin Billies 115; L Nannies 90-120; Sel 1 Kids 50# 95-102;1 92# @157.

N VA GOATS: 24.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 135142; 40-60# 176-196; 60-80# 110-125; Sel 3 60-80# 100.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 100-150# 118-150.

Does: Sel 1-2 100-150# 85.

S VA SHEEP: No report.

S VA GOATS: No report.

MT. AIRY SHEEP: No report.

MT. AIRY GOATS: 56.

Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 6080# 125-160; Sel 2 20-40# 2027.50; 40-60# 40-70; 60-80# 100; Sel 3 40-60# 20-30.

Yearlings: Sel 2 60-80# 77.50; 80-100# 65.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 67.50; 70-100# 100; 100140# 100-125; Sel 2 50-70# 30-40; 70-100# 50-85; 100-

140# 75-82.50.

Wethers: Sel 1 100-150# 130.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100150# 125; 150-250# 150-175; Sel 2 100-150# 95.

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

HOLLINS, VA SHEEP: No report.

HOLLINS, VA GOATS: No report MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No report.

MARSHALL, VA GOATS: No report.

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

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: 47.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 80-110# 182-190; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 60-90# 162-179.50.

SILER CITY, NC GOATS: 67.

Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 2040# 50-60; 40-60# 60-80; 6080# 82.50-90.

Yearlings: Sel 1 60-80# 100-115; 80-100# 120-150.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 80; 70-100# 105; 100-140# 140-175; Sel 2 50-70# 60-65.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100150# 150-180; 150-250# 235250.

SILER CITY, NC SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA GOATS: No report.

TRI-STATE, VA GOATS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA SHEEP: 50.

Slaughter Lambs: Wooled, Ch & Pr 1-2 90-110# 185; 110130# 158; Wooled, Ch & Pr 3-4 130-160# 98; Wooled, Gd & few Ch 1-2 30-60# 198; 60-90# 185-190.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 6388; Gd 2-4 60-82; Util 1-3 50.

Slaughter Rams: all grades 58.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 24.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 162; 100-150# 134.

Does: Sel 1-2 70-100# 90130; 100-150# 91.

Kids: Sel 1-2 40-60# 131212; 60-80# 137-200; Sel 3 4060# 100.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No report.

WYTHE CO GOATS:

No report.

CASH GRAIN MARKET NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was steady to 5¢ higher. Prices were 6.97-7.27, mostly 6.977.16 at the feed mills, and 6.716.97, mostly 6.97 at the elevators. US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 26-29¢ lower. Prices were 12.17 at the processors, 11.3312.03 at the feed mills & 11.5711.93, mostly 11.83 at the elevators. US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was 1¢higher. Prices were 6.61, mostly 6.61 at the elevators.

Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 332.80/ton for 48% protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 7.11, -----, ----; Candor 7.27, ----, ----; Cofield 6.97, 12.03, ----; Laurinburg 7.11, -----, ----; Monroe 7.16, -----, ----; Nashville 7.16, -----, ----; Roaring River 7.21, -----, ----; Rose Hill 7.11, ----, ----; Selma ----, 11.33, ----; Statesville 7.01, -----, 7.41; Warsaw 7.11, -----, ----; Pantego #2 7.16, -----, ----.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, ----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ----; Clement ----, -----, ----; Creswell 6.71, 11.57, ----; Elizabeth City 6.77, 11.83, 6.61; Greenville ---, -----, ----; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, 11.93, ----; Norwood 6.97, 11.73, ----; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register ----, -----, ----; Warsaw #2 6.96, -----, ----.

Soybean Processors: Fayetteville, 12.17; Raleigh, 12.17 Soybean Processors: Fayetteville, 12.36; Raleigh, 12.36.

RUSHVILLE SEMIMONTHLY HAY AUCTION Prices/ton FOB unless otherwise noted. Delivery beyond 10 miles mostly 2.50 /mile. 120 tons.

Alfalfa: Lg. Sq. 750-850# Prem. 127/bale 3rd cut.

Alfalfa/Orchard Grass: Lg. Sq. 650-0750# Gd 125 1st cut, Sm. Sq. 35-45# Gd 3-4.10/bale 1st & 3rd cut.

Mixed Grass: Lg. Sq. 650750# Gd 26-41/bale; Lg. Rd. over 1000# Gd 125, 2228/bale, Fair 83, 15-18/bale; Sm. Rd. under 1000# Fair 25/bale.

Orchard Grass: Sm. Sq. 3545# Gd 2.50-3.85/bale; Lg. Rd. over 1000# Gd 20-29/bale.

Straw: Lg. Rd. 24-25/bale.

Timothy: Sm. Sq. 35-45# Gd 3/bale; Lg. Rd. over 1000# Gd 155.

Soybean Stubble: Sm. Rd. 10/bale.

Timothy/Orchard Grass: Sm. Rd. under 1000# Gd 122; Lg. Rd. over 1000# Gd 87, 89/bale.

Timothy/Clover: Lg. Rd. over 1000# Gd 33/bale.

POULTRY REPORT NC BROILERS & FRYERS The market is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Aver-

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Bedding

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Delmarva Farm Service Elam Miller Himrod Farm Supply Homestead Nutrition Genesee Valley Nutrition Levi Fisher Martin’s Ag New Bedford Elevator Norm’s Farm Store Robert Rohrer Steve B. Stoltzfus Walnut Hill Feeds

(2) NH H6750 disc mowers, 2011 models, $6,900/each; Vicon Andex 493T rotary rake, $4,500. 301-662-4197

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DISMANTLED MF TRACTORS FOR PARTS Large Selection Available

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

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Dairy Cattle

ALWAYSS AVAILABLE: Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or a large herd, we have a quality selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.

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Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.

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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.

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Int’l 430 Baler w/Thrower Vicon Fertilizer Spreader 165 Bu. Gravity Box Hardi 210 Gal. 3Pt. Sprayer MF 245 Tractor Westfield 8x51 Auger White 285 Tractor Miller 5300 Forage Box Miller 1150 Rake IH 37 Baler w/Thrower 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.

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ONE OF THE LARGEST Selections of later model JD & Case IH combines on East Coast. 1 year warranty on all combine motors & trans., 3.7% Fin. Zeisloft Eq. 800919-3322

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

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Timber Harvester

Portable Band Sawmill, Model 36HDT25 Diesel engine, fully hydraulic operation, log loader and turner, log de-barker saw, 1,400 hours, excellent condition and ready to saw. Come see it in use at our farm.

WE WANT TO SELL YOU YOUR NEXT COMBINE

PleasantCreekHay.com Welsarth@Msn.com 2010 JD 8295 R C/A, MFD, 50” rear duals, 38” ft duals, ILS, active seat, leather, only 420 hrs, same as new! Compare at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $206,000 JD 8410 C/A MFD, 46” duals, 4 remotes, wts frt. & rear, Q-hitch, G. Star ready, 4800 hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,000 JD 8130 C/A, MFD, 46” duals, active seat, very fancy tr., looks new! . . . . . $131,000 JD 4020 w/148 ldr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500 JD 2550 & JD 2555 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

Available Jan. 20th: JD 8320 R C/A MFD, same as new! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

JD 7810 C/A MFD, 3200 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

2010 Case 275 Mag. C/A MFD, loaded, 145 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,500 Case IH MX220 C/A MFD, 46” duals, 3 PTOs, 1870 hrs, sold new in Ohio. . $84,500 (2) Case IH 7140’s C/A MFD, 20x42 duals, 3 remotes, “1 has 2 PTOs”, choice at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,500 Available Jan 20th: Case IH 335 & 305, very low hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

New Holland 8360 C/A MFD, 42” rears, 3950 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,500 New Holland TS115A C/A MFD w/loader, 3200 hrs, very nice outfit . . . . . $43,900 New Holland 4630 4x4 w/loader, left hand reverser, 2 remotes . . . . . . . . . $16,900 Ford 4610 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 Ford 7740 canopy, 2 remotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900 Ford 3000 remotes, nice little tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,900 New Holland DC85 dozer, 6 way, full hydro, wide track, only 2450 orig. hrs, exc. cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call for details!

NH 1411 & 1432 discbines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

NH BR740 silage special w/net wrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 Good selection of White auto set plows, disc chisel plows, cultimulchers, disk, etc. Call!

Buhler Farm King (Allied) Snowblowers 60” $1,979 • 74” $2,754 • 96” $3,564 Skid Steers: JD 313 w/145 hrs., NH LX885 w/1700 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

Buhler Farm King 72” Q-tach snow blade for skid steer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,875

Bloomsburg, PA • Route 44 (Jerseytown)

See us at www.andrewsfarm.com

328 Danville Rd. (Near I-80)

Financing Available, Also Buying Late Model Tractors & Equipment Call Us for Your Spring Equipment Needs Now!

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

TRACTORS: 2006 JD 7720 MFWD, only 1200 hours, $87,500; JD 6420 MFWD, 7710, 7810 MFWD, 7200 & more. 4450, 4455, 4955, 4960 MFWD. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800919-3322. Low trucking rates, 3.7% Financing.

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MAINE TO NORTH CAROLINA

Roll On, Roll Off-Cheaper than you think!

Over 25+ Years Selling Combines

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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

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Franchises? Not exactly! Through our partnerships we want to be the largest importer of used FAST front PTO tractors Kverneland Plows & Claas balers in the US!

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ANDREWS FARM EQ. INC. Conneautville, PA 814-587-2450 or 814-573-3344

WANTED

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

For Sale

TINGLEY

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

Naples Distributors (888) 223-8608

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Generators

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

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

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

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Fencing

Parts & Service New Installations

ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLER REPAIRS. Factory authorized warranty center for Zereba, ParMak, many others.

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

For Rent or Lease FOR LEASE: Organic dairy farm in Central NY, 3 bedroom house with 40 stall barn with pens for calves, 32 acres of pasture. Please call for details. 315-893-7616

Hay - Straw For Sale

SPECIALIZING IN GRAIN BIN RELOCATION

804-387-6462 Hay - Straw For Sale CLEAN BRIGHT STRAW selling in 21 bale-twined tied bundles. 10,000 bales at $3.10/bale loaded on your truck. Prices good through March 21st, 2012. Madison County, Central Virginia. Call 540-948-4043, 540-716-1567 FOR SALE: Quality first & second cut big & small square bales. Delivered. 315-264-3900

Hay - Straw For Sale

Looking for Long Term Customers Wheat Straw, Grass Hay, Mixes and Alfalfa available in large square bales.

FULL TRAILER LOADS ONLY

Call Nick 845-901-1892 Miriam 800-747-3811 or visit adenbrook.com

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Call for Competitive Prices NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

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Poultry

Cornish Cross Broilers & Colored Broilers (7 Meat Varieties)

Extremely hearty & perfect for free range Layer Chicks, Turkeys Ducklings, Guineas, Much More

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Sheep

Tractor Parts

50 BRED EWE lambs and ewes for sale. 540-383-2316, 540-280-2961

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

ARE YOU IN NEED of any small engine or Agriculture parts? Why not give us a try? Visit us on- line at www.nnyparts.com or call 315-347-1755 for more information and prices.

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

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

Allis Chalmers, all models.

Large inventory! We ship.

Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

Help Wanted

Real Estate For Sale

HUNTING/CAMPING PROPERTY

Hay - Straw Wanted

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

Clearview Hatchery

We are offering an excellent opportunity to join the service team of the most progressive milking equipment dealership in the East and an exciting career in the #1 industry in PA. Become a part of our professional, innovative milking equipment service team. We are looking for an individual who is self motivated, and technically skilled in milking equipment repair. Must have electrical and refrigeration experience. Excellent salary, company vehicle, paid vacations, holidays, and retirement plan.

Please email resumes to fondar@lancasterdairy.com

Poultry & Rabbits

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Goslings, ducklings, chicks, turkeys, guineas, bantams, pheasants, chukars, books, medications.

Established, well equipped grass-based sheep dairy in Cazenovia, NY producing on-farm artisanal yogurts and award winning cheeses seeks experienced head cheese maker starting April 2012. Commercial acumen and marketing experience a plus.

Send resume to resumes@meadowoodfarms.com

Help Wanted

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

Poultry & Rabbits

Southwestern Virginia Bland County

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

$90,000 Several Purchase Options Available. Call

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JAN 22-24 The National Mastitis Council (NMC) 51st Annual Meeting TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, 5500 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, FL. For dairy professionals from around the world to exchange current information on udder health, mastitis control, milking management and milk quality. Call 727-3676461. On Internet at www .nmconline.org JAN 24 Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board Meeting Maryland Department of Agriculture headquarters, 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy., Annapolis, MD. 9 am. The agenda will consist of general board business. The Foundation is anticipating a closed meeting at the conclusion of its open meeting..

Contact MALPF Office, 410841-5860.

JAN 31 43rd Cattle Feeder’s Day Max Smith Auditorium, Lancaster Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster, PA. An opportunity to gather information regarding economics, marketing opportunities, animal health, management, and feeder cattle supply. Trade show opens at 8:30 am. The program runs at 9:30 am - 3 pm and a delicious beef lunch is available for $5. Call 717-394-6851 or e-mail LancasterExt@psu .edu.

FEB 1 Extension Home Study Courses The purpose of the courses is to teach producers about production principles for beef, sheep or meat goats that will help their operations become more profitable. For more details or to sign up for a course, go to http://guest.cvent.com/d/s dqb58 or call 877-489-1398.

To speak to one of the instructors you can contact the Penn State Extension Office in Bedford County at 814-623-4800 or in Fulton County at 717-485-4111.

Cost for the course is $45 if taking over e-mail/internet (sheep and meat goat courses only) and $80 if taking through the postal service.

Deadline for registration is Jan. 23, 2012.

FEB 1-3 Southern Farm Show NC State Fairgrounds. Over 300 exhibiting companies make the Southern Farm Show the largest agricultural exposition in the Carolinas and Virginia. Free admission and free parking make the show a can’t miss for farmers, as well as allied professionals including landscapers and excavation contractors.Show Hours: Wednesday through Friday 9 am - 4 pm. Admission is free. Call 800-849-0248. On Internet at www.southernfarmshow .com

NC EGGS The market is lower on all sizes. Supplies are heavy. Retail demand is light. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL 125.32, L 124.85, M 97.43 & S

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Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered store door, cents per dz. XL 104-108, L 102-106, M

FARMERS MARKET NC STATE FARMERS MARKET Beans, Rd. Green (25# bx) 30; Beets (25# bg) 17.65; Cabbage, Pointed head & Rd. (50# crate) 12; Greens (bu ctn) Collards 9, Turnips 12-13.25, Spinach (25# bx) 18; Peas, Crowder (bu bg) 12-20, (bu shelled) 24; Peanuts, Green

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(35# bg) 35; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) 14-21.75. Wholesale Dealer Price: Apples (traypack ctn 100 count) WA Red Delicious (traypack ctn) 31.6533.95, WA Golden Delicious (traypack ctn) 33-34.50, Granny Smith WA (traypack ctn) 34-36.50, Gala WA 2941.50, WA Fuji (traypack ctn) 34.50-38, WA Pink Lady (traypack ctn) 38-41.50; Asparagus (11# ctn) 35.95-47.15; Bananas (40# ctn) 21.50-27.05; Beans, Rd. Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 31.65-36.95, Pole (1-1/9 bu) 28-30; Beets (25# sack) 11.55-14.35; Blueberries (flat 12 1-pt cups 24-34; Broccoli (ctn 14s) 21.35-27.50; Cabbage (50# ctn) 11.95-14.35; Cantaloupe (case 12 count) 23.15-31.65; Carrots (50# sack) 15.75-22.95; Cauli-flower (ctn 12s) 25.65-35; Cherries (16# bx) 48; Celery (ctn 30s) 28-34.45; Cilantro (ctn 30s) 19.65-25.95; Citrus: Oranges CA (4/5 bu ctn) 28.05-30.65, FL (4/5 bu ctn) 21-22; Pink Grapefruit CA (4/5 bu ctn) 2225.05; Tangelos FL (80 count bx) 25-26.95; Lemons (40# ctn) 34.35-38.25; Limes (40# ctn) 26-34.35; Oranges CA Navel (4/5 bu ctn) 23-28.25, FL Navel (64 count) 19.50-21.50, Tangerines (120 count) 24; Corn (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) Yellow 20-29.95, White (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) 22-25.75; Cranberries (24 12-oz pkg) 24.50; Cucumbers, Long Green (40# ctn) 20-28, Pickles (ctn 40#) 21.45-30; Eggplant (25# ctn) 2124; Grapes, Red

Seedless (18# ctn) 28.5039.35, White Seedless 33.5041.50, Black Seedless 28, Red Globe 34; Greens, Collard (bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale (ctn/bunched 24s) 21.1521.85; Turnips, topped 11.8514.65; Honeydews (ctn 5s) 17; Kiwi(ctn 117s) 14.65; Lettuce (ctn 24s) Iceberg, wrapped 22.55-26, Greenleaf (ctn 24s) 24-26, Romaine (ctn 24s) 24.50-31.50; Nectarines, Yellow-white flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 22; Onions, Yellow (50# sack) Jumbo-15.45-20, White (25# sack) 14.50-15, Red (25# sack) 15, Green (ctn 24s) 20.55-26.05, Sweet Onions (40# ctn) 2025.05; Peaches -Yellow-white flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 18; Peanuts, Green (35# bg) 51-53; Pears, Bartlett (16# ctn) 27; Bell Peppers, Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 20.05-25.75, Red (11# ctn) 32, Yellow (11# ctn) 32; Potatoes (50# ctn) Red size A 18-24.35, Red Size B 25-28, White size A 15-18.65, Russet ID 19.3520.45; Radishes (30 6-oz film bgs) 12.85-13.55; Plums, Red (28# ctn) 22; Squash, Yellow Crookneck (3/4 bu ctn) 21.2526, Zucchini (1/2 bu ctn) 16-19; Strawberries CA (flat 8 1-qt conts) 23.15-25.85; Sweet Potatoes, Orange (40# ctn) 1621.45, White (40# ctn) 2020.65; Tomatoes, vine ripened XL (25# ctn) 17.15-21.45, Cherry (flat 12 1-pint conts) 15.15-18.05, Roma (25# ctn) 20-23, Grape(flat 12 1-pint conts) 19.50-22; Turnips, topped (25# film bg) 11.55-14.35

WESTERN NC FARMERS’ MARKET Apples (traypack ctn) Red Delicious 30-32, Golden Delicious 30-31.50, Granny Smith 30-31; (bu loose pack) Red & Golden Delicious, Stayman, Rome, Empire, Pink Lady 1620; Bananas (40# bx) 19-20; Beans (bu) Snap 19.50, Halfrunner 31-32; Broccoli (ctn) 18.50-24; Cabbage (50# bag) 9.50-12; Canta-loupes (ctn 912 count) 17.25-18; Cauliflower (ctn) 23.50-26; Citrus: Grapefruit 14-18, Lee Fruit 17-22, Navels 17.50-20, Oranges 1518, Tangerines 18-22; Lemons (ctns 95 count) 25, (165 count) 28-32; Corn (crate) Bi-Color 18; Cucum-bers (1-1/9 bu) Long Green 25-28, Picklers (1-1/9 bu crate) 32; Grapes (18# ctn) Red & White Seedless 22.7528; Lettuce (ctn) Iceburg 18.7521; Nuts (50# sack) mixed 125, Pecans 160; Onions (50# bg) Yellow Jumbo 13.75-14; Bell Pepp-er (1-1/9 bu ctn) L & XL 21.50-30; Potatoes, Irish (50# bg) 19-20, Russet 15-19; Squash (3/4 bu) #1 Yellow Crookneck 22-23, (1/2 bu) Zucchini #1 14-17; Strawberries (flat 8 1#) FL and CA 10.7521.50; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) Red or Orange #2 12-16; Tomatoes (25# bx) XL & larger 14-17.50; Turnips (25# sack) 10.75.

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Organic pasture and standards meetings Workshops assist producers comply with new rules and policies By its very nature, organic farming is dynamic and, as any organic farmer knows, changes occur season to season and day to day. Weather, markets, and pest pressure keep farmers on their toes and adaptation is necessary to be successful.

Not only do organic farmers need to be knowledgeable in how their production practices change over time, but how national policies affect how they farm and do business. To help organic producers manage changes in the policy arena, Pennsylvania Certified Organic offers its Pasture Rule and Winter Standards Meetings, this year on Jan. 18 at the Midway Mennonite Reception Center in Lititz, PA. The Pasture Rule Meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with a facilitated discussion among producers on successful pasture management techniques and pasture rule compliance, followed by breakout sessions on writing pasture management plans and

calculating dry matter intake on pasture for ruminants. Livestock producers are encouraged to come with questions, observations and progressive ideas to share with other producers on how you manage pasture, set up your grazing system, record dry matter intake, and ensure adequate grazing throughout the growing season.

Following the pasture discussions, the PCO Certification and Policy Staff will provide updated organic standards and policy information on crops, livestock production, materials, and organic product handling and processing. Specific items on the agenda include sprayer use, livestock bedding policy, origin of livestock and poultry outdoor access. Other hot topics to be discussed include pesticide residue testing, animal welfare, and unannounced inspections.

The agenda for PCO’s Winter Standards & Pasture Rule Meetings is: 10 a.m.-noon, Pasture Rule

Agricultural trade conference will take place March 13 and 14 RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, Virginia Tech’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Virginia Port Authority will hold the Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade March 13 and 14 at the Omni Richmond Hotel.

The conference will offer workshops on the international trade of agricultural goods and is designed to provide a forum where producers, private-sector businesses, industry officials and policymakers can discuss export opportunities and challenges.

“We’re really proud to be a part of the workshop, now in its fourth year,” said Spencer Neale, VFBF senior assistant director of commodity marketing. “While times may be tough, agriculture exports are a

bright spot for Virginia and U.S. farms.”

Conference speakers include Richard T. Crowder, former U.S. chief agriculture trade negotiator and a Virginia Tech professor; Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation; VFBF President Wayne F. Pryor; Todd Haymore, Virginia secretary of agriculture and forestry; and Greg Edwards, director of external affairs for the Virginia Port Authority.

Governor Bob McDonnell is among several invited guests.

Embassy representatives from Egypt, India and New Zealand will participate in a panel discussion about their perspectives on agricultural trade with the United States.

Registration is limited.

For more information and to register visit VaFarmBureau.org/Agriculture/AgTradeConference.aspx.

Meeting; noon-1 p.m., Lunch; and 1-3:30 p.m., Standards Meeting.

The Midway Mennonite Reception Center is located at 210 East Lexington Road, Lititz, PA. The cost for both meetings are free for PCO members and lunch is included.

Standards Meeting is free for nonmembers. The fee for non-members to attend the Pasture Rule Meeting is $40.

To register in advance, contact the PCO office by phone at 814-422-0251, by e-mail at kathryn@ paorganic.org or by fax at 814-422-0255. To register online, go to www.paorganic.org/stan dardsmeeting2012.

Walk-ins are welcome.

To learn more about PCO or to apply for organic certification, call 814-422-0251 or visit its website at www. paorganic.org.

PCO's Policy Director, Kyla Smith, at left, explains how to keep field and pasture records to PCO-certified dairy farmers at the Pasture Rule meeting in Troy, PA.

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