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From the first animal acquired in 1967, Bruce Humble’s operation is now the Southeast’s largest shorthorn breeder

by Karl H. Kazaks LIBERTY, NC — Bruce Humble is not just the largest breeder of purebred Shorthorn cattle in the Southeast, he’s also one of a vanishing breed — a fulltime farmer in southeast Guilford County, the county which encompasses Greensboro and High Point.

Shorthorns were the first improved breed to be brought to the colonies, in 1783. Tripurpose breeds, they were highly valued by early settlers.

“They can come anywhere from solid red to solid white,” Humble said, “with roans and spots in between.” Humble, who is a past president of the Southeastern Shorthorn Association, breeds his herd strongly to red because of the commercial cattle market’s preference for solid colors.

Not long after Shorthorns arrived in America, Humbles first came to this part of the Old North State. Two hundred years ago, they all farmed.

Today, though other Humbles still reside in the area, Bruce is the last of his kin to farm full-time.

Until 2006, Bruce’s father, Elmer, farmed full-time with his son. Elmer died that year at age 79 in a tractor accident — a vehicle crashed into him.

It was May and, Bruce said, “We were right in the middle of haying.” Elmer was driving a tractor with a hay rake to the next hay field.

Bruce was following behind, “close enough to see the dust fly,” he recalled. He found his father still breathing, but it was clear to Bruce and other responders that Elmer wasn’t going to make.

So they called off the helicopter which was en route for Elmer and waited instead for an ambulance to take him to the hospital.

Neighbors helped finish the haying.

Bruce was back working at

Bruce Humble acquired his first shorthorn in 1967. Today, he has about 125 cows.

Photos by Karl H. Kazaks the farm within a week.

EA-RA-BA-H Farms, as the operation is known (the name is an amalgamation of family initials), acquired its first shorthorn in 1967. Today Humble’s herd numbers 125 cows, 90 percent of which are purebred. He’s also breeding some females with a Red Angus bull to sell crossbred Durham Red heifers.

Every year the farm sells a few bulls and most of its females as breeding stock.

Humble’s buyers include both shorthorn and commercial producers. Purebred cattlemen from as far away as Illinois and Iowa have bought

Humble practices fall calving to avoid the drop in reproductive performance associated with endophyte infected fescue.

his stock.

The steers he sends to a feedlot in Pennsylvania where they are custom finished.

Humble practices fall calving to avoid the drop in reproductive performance associated with endophyte-infected fescue.

With fall calving, Humble said, “We get better conception rates.”

The herd is bred mainly natural service, with just 10 percent bred AI. Humble usually keeps about three or four bulls on hand. One bull currently on the farm was the top selling bull at the National Shorthorn sale portion of the 2010 National Western Stock Sale. That animal — RS DV 034 322 09 — is shared with other producers, including McElhaney Stock Farm of Pennsylvania.

Humble’s farm, counting owned and rented land, encompasses about 600 acres of cleared land. He farms 150 acres of that and uses the rest as pasture.

With that amount of pasture, Humble is going to be able to continuously graze part of his shorthorn herd this year. As of mid-January, Humble hadn’t fed hay to any of the herd except when he brought some of them in for

AI. The farm does use a limited form of managed intensive grazing — Humble subdivides a pasture with an electric fence, moving the fence every few weeks.

Recently, Humble made a switch to his crop rotation.

Previously, he grew a cornsoybean rotation, but has switched to a three-year cornsmall grain (wheat, oats, and barley) and clover rotation.

After growing shell corn, Humble will dual plant small grain and clover in the fall.

When he takes the small grain off in the spring, the clover is already established. He doesn’t get much harvest the first year (or hasn’t, with recent droughty weather), but the second year he has gotten good yields from the clover (again, considering the dry weather).

Humble decided to make that change because the new rotation gets better utilization out of his equipment, which is mostly for hay rather than grain. As it is, he currently hires out the corn planting and harvesting.

His first clover harvest went well. The baleage he made from it and the small grains was more than he needed for his Shorthorns, so he decided to bring in about an additional 200 stockers, the first time he has had such a substantial stocker herd. He plans on selling them by the trailer load when they’re ready to leave the farm.

Despite the supplies of baleage, the farm has a shortage of shell corn. So Humble will buy either shell corn or gluten. In today’s market, he said, “There’s nothing cheap

to feed.”

As for hay, Humble has mowed his pastures in the past but now is convinced of the value of buying hay. “If you buy fertilizer you’ve already bought the hay — and you still have to cut and bale it,” he said. Plus, he recognized the hidden value of the nutrients in hay imported from off the farm (which are typically discounted in the cost of a round bale of hay).

Humble studied livestock and crop production at NC State’s two-year program, graduating in 1975. When he came back home, he raised flue-cured tobacco. But that only lasted four years. Why did he stop raising the golden leaf? “Even then it was hard to find help,” Humble said. Plus the cost of renting quota had risen from 3 to 5 cents per pound to 20 to 25 cents per pound. “It just wasn’t where I wanted to go,” he said.

About the same time he got out of tobacco he started raising feeder pigs, in 1978. A few years after that, he switched to farrow-to-finish as an independent producer. That lasted until 2006, when it became too hard to survive as an independent.

“I kind of enjoyed how it used to be,” Humble said, recalling his days as an independent hog producer. “The buying and breeding decisions ...”

At least Humble maintains that independence on the cattle side of his livestock operation. You’d have to, to be the largest Shorthorn breeder in the Southeast.

EA-RA-BA-H Farms can be reached at 336-685-0720.

Humble, who breeds his herd mostly natural service, usually keeps about four shorthorn bulls on the farm. He likes the breed for its docility and good maternal characteristics.

Draws more than 2,200

by Jon M. Casey The record turnout at the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) 21st Annual Farming for the Future Conference, fostered by the addition of 650 new attending members, gave organization leaders the sense of satisfaction in knowing that sustainable agriculture is alive and well in Pennsylvania. With people from 28 states and five countries coming to the event to help celebrate the 20th year of PASA’s existence, the focus of this year’s event was on ways to cultivate versatility and resilience as agriculture moves headlong into the 21st Century. The event was held Feb. 1 to 4 in State College, PA Recognized as the largest organization of its kind in the U.S., PASA conference organizers hosted a series of workshops and discussion sessions that gave attendees an opportunity to share experiences, as they recognized the need to feed an ever-expanding population of hungry inhabitants, worldwide.

More than 110 breakout sessions presented on Friday and Saturday, focused on everything from how to manage a value-added dairy farm to how individuals or organizations can work with companies and regulators who oversee the drilling for natural gas in the region’s Marcellus Shale deposits.

Sessions on subjects such as more effective composting methods or filling the need for quality workers to other sessions highlighting food safety regulations and animal health techniques on how to reduce the build-up of antibiotic resistance in animal production and human consumption, gave students of sustainable agriculture dozens of opportunities to

Brian Halwell, author of “Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket,” shares his experiences as Friday’s Keynote Speaker.

Photos by Jon M. Casey refine their skills and improve their farming methods.

Brian Snyder, PASA Executive Director, told attendees that he is energized by the successes of PASA over the 20 years of serving its members, reminding the listeners that today, “Sustainability” in agriculture is now a mainstream idea, something it was not just 10 years ago. He cautioned against the shift in current thinking of world leaders in their efforts to supply food to the populations of their respective nations. He suggested that they consider the role of nature in their food production, as a way “to minimize the hazards and maximize the benefits” of the environmental ecological systems to emulate nature for optimum farming practices.

Kim Seeley, retiring PASA president and owner of Milky Way Farms in Bradford County, PA, told the group that he enjoyed serving the organization and he would continue to be available to share ideas

and help to others who are looking to get involved in sustainable agriculture or improve upon their current efforts in sustainable farming. “PASA is the organization for trust, for honesty and for gathering knowledge for farming and living sustainably,” he said. “We stand together every day to educate and to offer leadership and foster relationships that help to further sustain our communities. Our members’ successes are being used as case studies worldwide, for sustainable solutions for feeding the world with food fit for our children.”

Brian Halwell, Friday’s Keynote Speaker and author of Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket, echoed Seeley’s thinking by adding that he has observed that the world would be able to more effectively feed its people if more attention were paid to cutting down on the food waste that goes on daily.

He said after visiting more York City, to gardens in cities than 30 countries on behalf of like Philadelphia,” he said. “In the Bill and Melinda Gates Nairobi, Kenya, more than Foundation, he observed more 150,000 women are raising than 400 individual projects vegetables in small gardens where the group concluded including small sacks filled that better use of the food with earth.” He noted this already being produced, method accelerated in recent would go a long way to helping years when high food prices hit feed the world’s inhabitants. the area, prompting the poorer With many places seeing 25 to families to resort to individual 50 percent of its food going to gardens near their homes. waste, Halwell said that it is Halwell said the Foundation’s an insidious problem. He fourth finding is that governnoted it happens all along the ment agencies should be food chain and can be correct- encouraged to participate in ed everywhere along that helping the populace in ways path. From growing, to ship- that are more extensive. He ping to storage, there are bet- described establishing cooperater methods available to help tive extension-like resources, reduce waste. much like the work that goes Halwell said other work with on here in the U.S. He said by the Gates Foundation has paying farmers to store carbon shown that feeding children in in their soils and on their land, schools will help to reduce the the nation as a whole would world hunger problems, where benefit from these improved community schooling takes methods. In one example, he place.

“The Home-Grown cites the planting of a variety of School Eating Program, a proj- acacia trees in the fields where ect of the World School Feeding other crops will also grow. This Program, includes helps to add a dozen nations in nitrogen to the For more photos Africa alone,” he from PASA’s Farming soil while at the said. “These prosame time provide for the Future grams need to food for livestock.

Conference please The trees also scale up globally.” see Page A23 help shade the He went on to crops beneath say that in the future, urban farms would also from the intense summer heat help to feed the world in ways and sunshine. “Planting trees that are currently yet to be among crops will help remove developed. He said in third- billions of tons of carbon from world nations like Kenya, the atmosphere over the comhomemakers are learning to ing years,” he said. grow vegetables in small For readers who are considplanters on porches of their ering attending the 2013 PASA homes. “Africa is realizing a annual meeting, it is never too massive migration to cities, at early to plan. The conference the rate of 14 million people per is scheduled to return to the year, and this shift will strain Penn Stater Hotel and urban infrastructure and pres- Convention Center on Feb. 6sure farmland in and around 9, 2013. For more informacities. There is no shortage of tion, contact PASA at 814 models of urban farming, like 349-9856 or online at the rooftop gardens in New www.pasafarming.org.

Brian Halwell, Keynote Speaker for Friday’s event, shared his world-wide travel experiences that featured sustainable agriculture in daily practice. A record turnout of more than 2,200 attended the four-day show.

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Basinger Beef: A cut above the rest

by Jon M. Casey For Phil and Jeanne Basinger, beef production is much the same as for other Shenandoah Valley, VA, beef producers. With off-farm jobs in other industries, the Basingers raise grassfed beef for friends, family and a growing list of health conscious consumers. Their avocation is part of their family heritage, and their farming has begun to grow into a successful part-time career. Together, Phil and Jeanne are delighted that things are working out this way.

“We have been growing grass-fed beef for 20 years,” said Phil, during a recent visit to the Basinger’s Century Farm. “This past year, we were asked if we might fill a vacancy at the Broadway (VA) Farmer’s Market when a meat vendor unexpectedly vacated their booth space. Since we were told that the demand for his meat products was good, we obliged, thinking this would give us an opportunity to help other folks that we know at the market. Before the market season ended, we could see there was a respectable demand for our home-

grown beef.”

Phil bought the farm from his brother in 1992 when the brother bought another farm. Today, the Basingers enjoy having their three children, Naomi, 10; Michael, 8; and Caleb 5, as young farmers and helpers when the chores need to be done. The children are comfortable around the cattle, and they can be relied upon to help out when there is work to be done.

“We own 21 acres and we rent another 20,” he said. “We graze about 20 head of cattle on each parcel, bringing in replacement cattle from a buyer who brings us yearlings as we need them. They range from 450 to 750 pounds depending on what he finds available. Our beef cattle are totally grass fed and we do not use any growth stimulants as part of our cattle raising process. In the spring, I make one cutting of hay to feed the following winter, if needed, and then incorporate the hay fields into the rotation.”

“When it is time to butcher the animals, we take them to a local processing plant where they cut and package

Cover photo by Jon M. Casey Phil Basinger with children Naomi, 10; Michael, 8; and Caleb, 5, are familiar to the Jersey steer that has come to meet them in a pasture behind the barn.

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Naomi, Michael and Caleb, from left to right, feed a Jersey steer some grass on a mild January day.

Photos by Jon M. Casey it as you see it here,” he added as we peered into a chest freezer filled with various cuts of beef. “We typically slaughter four times per year, June and July, October and November.

Until recently, all of our sales were contracted from people who know the quality of our beef. We sell a lot of quarters and halves. Now, since we are getting into individual cuts for our farmers market customers, that will probably change somewhat.”

Phil said over the years, he has found that Jersey steers have the best flavor as grass-fed beef cuts. “Short horns and Dutch Belted are nice too,” he said. “We have a Scotch Highlander out there right now. Folks, who have had cuts of beef from Highlanders that we have raised in the past, really seemed to like them too. That’s why we have another one out there right now.”

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parable 4b cheese milk price, and equates to $1.47 per gallon.

Looking ahead, Class III futures were trading late Friday morning as follows: $16.17 per cwt. for February; $15.88 for March; $15.95, April; $16.44, May; and $16.70 for June. The peak was $17.09 in September.

The January Class IV price is $16.56, down 31 cents from December, but 14 cents above a year ago.

The NASS-surveyed

Market News. Others are waiting for orders to arrive before increasing production. Buyers are reluctant to place additional new orders while the market is trending lower.

The cash Cheddar blocks closed the first Friday of February at $1.4850 per pound, down 2 1/2-cents on the week, and 32 1/2-cents below a year ago. The barrels rolled three quarters of a cent lower but regained it on Friday to close at $1.4950, 28 cents below a year ago.

Sixteen cars of block traded hands on the week and nine of barrel.

The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price edged 0.7 cent lower, to $1.5832, while the bar-

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rels averaged $1.5788, down 2.7 cents.

FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski wrote in his February 1 eDairy Insider Opening Bell; “Not only are we making slightly more cheese, but more cheese is also being put into storage. In December, cheese manufacturers produced 1.2 percent more cheese than a year earlier and they put away 2.9 percent more cheese, which indicates there was probably a slowing of demand in December and it likely hasn’t picked up much in January.”

Cash butter is at the lowest point since March 2010, closing Friday at $1.4925, down 5 3/4cents on the week, and 60 3/4-cents below a year ago. Three cars were sold on the week.

NASS butter averaged $1.5897, down 0.3 cent.

Churning activity across the country is strong as cream is plentiful and clearing from one region to another to find processing. Producers are gearing up schedules and often, churns are running at capacity levels and, as such, greatly surpassing

demand, thus clearances to inventory are heavy, says USDA. Butter demand is fair at best as many buyers are hesitant to procure too heavily in a down price cycle and the thinking is that, with milk production looking strong, there will be plenty of butter churned ahead.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk lost 9 1/4cents, closing Friday at $1.3575. Extra Grade plunged 18 1/4, to $1.2975. NASS powder averaged $1.3936, up 2.8 cents, and dry whey dropped for the first time since mid October, averaging 67.53 cents, down 3.6 cents.

“Cash (powder) had to come down to meet futures to bring prices back into realignment,” said FC Stone market analyst Derek Nelson in their January 30 Insider Closing Bell. “China has started to depend more on New Zealand product, which has decreased export opportunities for the U.S,” wrote Nelson.

Commercial disappearance of dairy products in the first 11

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2012 Won’t Be Another 2011 Issued Feb. 3, 2012 Farm milk prices continue to head down. The Agriculture Department announced the January 2012 Federal order benchmark Class III price at $17.05 per hundredweight (cwt.) down $1.72 from December but $3.57 above January 2011, $2.82 above California’s comparable 4b cheese milk price, $2.82 above California’s com-

cheese price averaged $1.6097 per pound, down 19.7 cents from December. Butter averaged $1.59, down 2.2 cents. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.3942, down 2.6 cents, and dry whey averaged 68.76 cents, up 3.4 cents.

California’s comparable 4b cheese milk price is $14.23, down 91 cents from December, and $1.74 above a year ago.

The 4a butter-powder price is $16.18, down 41 cents from December and 31 cents below January 2011.

Increased volumes of milk available to cheese plants are allowing some manufacturers to increase production, according to USDA’s Dairy

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Mielke from A5 months of 2011 totaled 182 billion pounds, 1.5 percent above 2010, according to USDA. Butter was up 11.1 percent; American cheese, up 1.2 percent; other cheese, up 3.9 percent; NDM, down 4 percent; and fluid milk products, were off 1.6 percent.

But there are plenty of dairy products available.

The latest Dairy Products report pegs December butter output at 165.9 million pounds, up 8.9 percent from November and 5.2 percent above December 2010.

Nonfat dry milk totaled 150.2 million pounds, up 24.8 percent from November and 8 percent above a year ago.

American type cheese production, at 370.7 million pounds, was up 5.6 percent from November and 1.2 percent above a year ago. Total cheese output hit a record 929.5 million pounds, up 4.2 percent from November and 2.4 percent above a year ago.

The CME’s Daily Dairy Report (DDR) says the biannual “Cattle” inventory report shows fewer replacement heifers in the pipeline. On January 1, there were 4.53 million head, down from 4.57 million a year ago, according to USDA. There were 49 replacements for every 100 cows, down from 49.9 at the start of 2010.

The DDR also reported that milk price declines in January left farm profitability at an eightmonth low. The All-Milk price was estimated at $19.20 per cwt., down 60 cents from December, while feed costs were fractionally lower, according to USDA’s latest “Ag Prices” report.

The corn price increased 4 cents per bushel to $5.90 and soybeans increased 20 cents, to $11.70, but alfalfa hay dropped $7 a ton to $192.00. Feed costs compute out to $10.85 per hundred pounds of milk, according to the DDR, leaving “Income over feed costs” of $8.35 per cwt., down from $8.86 in December and below the 10-year average IOFC of $8.98 per cwt.

Looking “back to the futures;” the Class III milk price average for the first six months of 2012 stood at $17.60 on January 6, $17.28 on January 13, $16.81 on January 20, $16.85 on January 27, and $16.37 late morning February 3.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 17 requests for export assistance this week to sell 2.84 million pounds of cheese and 10.96 million pounds of butter to customers in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. CWT also announced it would

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begin assisting member cooperatives in making sales of butter overseas.

In other market news; prices moved lower in Wednesday’s Global Dairy Trade auction. The weighted average price for skim milk powder was $1.50 per pound, down 0.5 percent from the January 17 auction.

Whole milk powder averaged $1.60, down 0.9 percent. The weightedaverage price for anhydrous milkfat was $1.79, down 3.5 percent. Cheddar cheese averaged $1.65, down 1.1 percent.

The overall tradeweighted index was off 0.9 percent from the previous event, according to the DDR, and almost 14 percent below a year ago however, the DDR adds that the index has fluctuated in a narrow range (less than $300 per ton) since August.

A headline in the International Dairy Foods Association’s January 25 Smart Brief caught my eye; “Dairy is Key to PepsiCO Growth.” It quoted a story from Agweek which reported that “Dairy product sales will grow faster than other foods in developing countries in the coming years, and PepsiCo Inc. intends to be a part of that growth, a key PepsiCo executive told members of the International Dairy Foods Association Jan. 15 at the 2012 Dairy Forum in La Quinta, California. I well remember the “beverage wars” between soda and milk a few short years ago. Guess a truce was called and competitors have joined in some fashion.

February 2 was Groundhog Day and Dairy Profit Weekly’s

Dave Natzke used the occasion to point out in Friday’s DairyLine that “It’s a day celebrating the weather prediction skills of a glorified ground squirrel” but asked, “When it comes to 2012 dairy prognostication were the groundhogs scared back into their holes?”

He talked about the movie Groundhog Day,

where the character played by actor Bill Murray relives February 2 over and over again, trapped in repeating events. “Whether U.S. dairy farmers are trapped in a continuous cycle of volatile prices and feed costs in 2012 depends on a number of factors, and only the shadows know,”

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Achieving adequate tightness is the single most essential component in reducing stress during banding, according to animal welfare experts like Colorado State University animal science professor Temple Grandin.

“Previously, the only banding option available for the smaller animals was the green elastrator ring,” says inventor Mike Callicrate, owner of No Bull Enterprises, based in St. Francis, KS. “We used the same simple technology, but combined it with a means of attaining proper tension, resulting in a complete ligation. In replacing the

elastrator rings, which lack sufficient tension and are considered the most stressful method of castrating young animals, the ‘WEE’ Bander™ also provides an alternative to castration with a knife, which is probably the second most stressful method you can use.”

Studies of high tension banding have demonstrated that the complete negation of blood flow triggers a natural analgesic effect that blocks pain while minimizing swelling and related complications.

“The stress of using an elastrator ring, which lacks sufficient tension to block pain, doesn’t meet the public’s heightened standards for humane animal treatment,” Callicrate says. By insuring proper application of the band, the Callicrate ‘WEE’ Bander™ measures up to the increasingly rigorous worldwide emphasis on animal care and well-being.

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National Grange applauds Dept. of Labor for withdrawing unnecessary youth farm labor regulations WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Grange applauded the Dept. of Labor for withdrawing their proposed regulations to alter child labor rules as they apply to children working in agriculture.

National Grange President Ed Luttrell said the organization commends the decision because as written, the proposals would have had a negative impact on America’s family farms and ranches.

“As a family organization, the safety and well being of our youth is a top priority for the Grange, because we know that we are training tomorrow’s farmers and ranchers,” Luttrell said. “Bestowed with that responsibility, we understand that it is necessary to provide a safe and secure setting where our youth can develop their interests in agriculture and carry that knowledge into the future.

Regulations that prohibit youth from obtaining that knowledge are ultimately counterproductive to the larger legacy of training tomorrow’s growers.”

The National Grange and numerous other agriculture organizations had decried the proposed regulations in late 2011, citing concerns that such a move might lead to the waning interest of future producers in agriculture and many other social consequences outweighing potential benefits to changes in regulation.

“The Department’s proposals, though well intentioned, were far too encompassing and limiting to farming youth,” Luttrell said. “We applaud their decision to withdraw, and believe this to be a victory for America’s farming families.”

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by Deb Maes, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Resources In mid-February, we usually take time to show our loved ones how special they are to us. Tradition dictates that we give candy, flowers, or a special dinner. I’d like to take a different spin on the traditional choices and focus on ways to show others you care about them and about keeping them healthy.

Let’s start with candy — or more specifically chocolate. Humans have been eating some form of the cacao plant since the mid 400’s AD. Initially it was a beverage that got better tasting with the addition of sugar. We didn’t start using chocolate in baking until sometime in the 1800’s. In 2011 chocolate was the number one food craved by women in North America. For men it was number two. People readily admit to being a “chocoholic.” In fact, the average American eats about 12 pounds of chocolate a year.

There is a reason for this. Chocolate tastes good, feels good on our tongue and helps us feel full. Research indicates that chocolate may even have some health benefits. The flavonoids in chocolate act as antioxidants and protect the body from aging, which can cause damage that leads to heart disease. The 2005 issue of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition looked at new evidence that the consumption of dark chocolate can improve glucose metabolism and decrease blood pressure. It is still too early to make a recommendation that everyone should eat dark chocolate every day to be healthy, but wouldn’t that be great if it turned out to be true?

As with all recommendations, we need to remember that everything should be in moderation. If you find

yourself with a chocolate craving, keep in mind that chocolates are a high calorie food, so eat them in moderation.

So, if you want to buy some candy for someone special, buy some good dark chocolate and tell your loved one that your gift is full of health benefits — it is your way of showing them how important they are to you.

Let’s next look at the traditional gift of flowers. Valentine’s Day is one of the year’s biggest days for the florist industry. But let’s think about it a little differently. Instead of flowers, how about giving someone an herb garden for their windowsill?

Strange idea? Maybe not. Based on the data from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, most of us need to consume less sodium in our food. We know this but many of us seem reluctant to give up the salt shaker. Salt is a flavor enhancer that makes our food taste better. So why not give someone tasty herbs (such as basil, parsley and chives) that they can substitute for salt, actually helping them to use less sodium while still eating good tasting food. No windowsill? Try a hanging basket that can be put near the food preparation area, as well as a pair of shears to help them harvest their flavors quickly. The plants will keep on growing with a little care. So, instead of ordering flowers, see if your local florist can put together an arrangement of herb plants, and look for some new recipes that will put your gift to use.

Finally, here’s my last suggestion for a special present. Many of the people I have talked to recently have indicated that they feel overwhelmed by life. They are too stressed to really enjoy their day to day events.

Too much stress can cause headaches, trouble sleeping, and digestive problems. There are many benefits to managing stress. When you have less stress, you look better, are more productive and are better able to focus on whatever task you are involved in.

Therefore managing stress produces a happier and healthier person.

What can you do to help someone destress? Consider giving them a gift certificate for a massage. How about a manicure/pedicure? Is there a spa

nearby? Make sure you can take over the home chores to see that the recipient gets to properly enjoy his/her gift.

Consider buying a stress relaxation video or CD that could be used when there are only a few minutes to relax.

Research shows that relaxing even 10 minutes a day can provide a way to reduce stress.

You will have to decide what is the best way to show your loved one that you care. Make Feb. 14, and every other day, special for both of you.

A decadent Valentine’s Day dessert

It seems that even the most steadfast dieters make room for a little dessert come Valentine’s Day. What better than a trifle that’s both impressive to the tastebuds and the eyes this holiday?

“Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Trifle,"courtesy of “A Decade of Cooking the Costco Way” (Toppan Lefung Printing), edited by Tim Talevich, pairs chocolate and cherries together with rich cream cheese, making a decadent dessert many will enjoy.

Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Trifle Serves 6 to 8 Cake 1 cup egg whites Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon salt 11/4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup flour 1/3 cup pitted and finely chopped fresh sweet cherries, divided Cheesecake Filling 16 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup half-and-half 1/4 cup pureed fresh sweet cherries

1 1/2 cups finely chopped fresh sweet cherries 1 1/2 cups shaved chocolate 1 cup prepared whipped cream Preheat oven to 325°F. To prepare the cake, with an electric mixer, beat egg whites with salt and cream of tartar until they begin to foam. Add sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Mix in vanilla. Carefully fold in flour.

Pour half of the batter into an ungreased 9-inch tube pan and top with half of the chopped cherries. Pour in the remaining batter and sprinkle on the remaining cherries. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool before removing from the pan. To prepare the filling, blend cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Add half-and-half and pureed cherries.

To assemble, cut the cake into 1-inch cubes. In a trifle dish, place an even layer of cake cubes and cheesecake filling. Sprinkle with chopped cherries and shaved chocolate. Repeat layers until the trifle dish is full, finishing with whipped cream and the remaining cherries and chocolate on top.

Valentine’s Day by the numbers 190 million: The number of greeting cards exchanged for the holiday. Valentine’s Day comes in second to Christmas for the most number of greeting cards sent.

73: The percentage of men who give bouquet gifts.

119: The number of single men in their 20s per 100 single women of the same age.

6,000: The number of weddings that take place every day in the United States.

144: The number of years the

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chocolate box has been around.

The first Valentine’s Day box of chocolates was created and introduced by Richard Cadbury in 1868.

1415: The year in which the first Valentine’s Day card was sent.

76: The percentage of Americans who celebrate Valentine’s Day. 72: The percentage of Canadians who plan to give something on Valentine’s Day. 1,000: The approximate number of letters mailed to Verona, Italy and addressed to Juliet every Feb. 14.

3: The percentage of pet owners who will buy a gift for their pet.

1: The ranking given to teachers in terms of most Valentine’s Day cards received. Numbers 2 and 3 belong to children and mothers.

37: The percentage of workers who have dated someone at work.

15: The percentage of women who send themselves flowers on this day.

2.5 billion: The dollar amount spent on jewelry for Valentine’s Day.

by Lynne Finnerty Ever heard of the hype cycle?

Created by Internet consulting firm Gartner, Inc., the theory goes like this. New technology goes through a cycle, including a “technology trigger” phase, in which it generates excitement and press coverage; a “peak of inflated expectations” phase, in which

the hype leads to unrealistic expectations; a “trough of disillusionment” phase, in which the technology fails to meet expectations; followed by a “slope of enlightenment” phase, in which the hype has subsided but some businesses continue to use the technology for its actual benefits; and, finally, the “plateau of pro-

ductivity” phase, in which the practical benefits become accepted as part of normal business.

For example, “cloud computing,” the use of computer programs and data storage over the Internet, has been a subject of media buzz. It’s supposed to save businesses money on computer software they won’t need to buy if they can get the

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Of course, people will continue using cloud computing, just with their expectations less in the clouds.

What does all of this have to do with farmers?

The hype cycle is an interesting way to look at what’s happening with organic agriculture. Organic food has been the darling of the news media, with stories about how it was going to save everything from small farms to the planet.

Then some organic food companies got big and some already big companies, seeing consumers’ willingness to pay premium prices for organics, jumped on the bandwag-

American Farm Bureau Federation on. Some of the same people who were early fans of organic food tend not to be fans of big companies, so they started wondering if buying local was more important than buying organic.

Then, the recession hit and the growth in organic food sales continued but slowed. Organic milk sales dropped.

However, some organic practices have practical benefits and farmers across the agricultural spectrum are adopting them. For example, specialty potato grower Brendon Rockey of Colorado has started growing “green manure” crops to build up his soil quality to the point where he doesn’t need commercial fertilizers or pesticides.

He considers himself a hybrid of organic and conventional farming.

Jay Yankey, a Virginia fruit, vegetable, corn and soybean grower, uses beneficial insects to con-

trol pests and cover crops to prevent erosion, as well as no-till farming to retain soil moisture and nutrients.

But Yankey also uses pesticides. He says farmers use the practices that work for them and more organic practices are becoming the norm.

That sounds like the “slope of enlightenment,” which means the “plateau of productivity,” in which farmers use a mix of methods and modern technologies to achieve all of their goals — maximizing yields, reducing costs, satisfying consumer expectations, caring for the land and meeting growing food demand — with less division between those who wear this or that label, might be around the corner. That’s good news for all of us.

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

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NC State helps agricultural businesses gain USDA Grants KANNAPOLIS, NC — N.C. State University’s North Carolina Value-Added Cost Share (NCVACS) program provided more than $100,000 in matching funds to help North Carolina agricultural producers apply for and secure nearly $1.2 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants. The USDA recently announced the recipients of its Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG), eight of which are N.C. businesses that were assisted by NCVACS. Agricultural businesses receiving VAPG funding, with the help of NCVACS, are: • Bobcat Farms (Clinton, NC) — $140,000 • Chapel Hill Creamery (Chapel Hill, NC) — $180,000 • Cottle Farms (Faison, NC) — $300,000 • Honey Mountain Farm (Mt. Ulla, NC) — $120,000 • Nooherooka Natural (Snow Hill, NC) — $130,000 • SleepyGoat Farm (Pelham, NC) — $22,500 • Smoky Mountain Native Plants Association (Robbinsville, NC) — $20,000 • Sunburst Trout Co. (Canton, NC) — $283,884 Funded by the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, NCVACS presented cost share awards ranging from $3,500 to $23,500 to assist these agricultural producers in offsetting the costs of applying for the VAPG funds (such as those incurred by professional grant writers and feasibility study consultants). For every $1 NCVACS invested in helping business-

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ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) recently announced temporary changes related to spring fertilizer application provisions in the 2011-12 Winter Cover Crop Program. Due to

the unusually warm winter weather, farmers planting small grain crops, such as wheat and barley, for harvest in the Commodity Cover Crop portion of the program will be allowed this year only to apply commercial fertilizer be-

ginning Feb. 15, rather than March 1 as originally stipulated. The restriction on the application of animal manure or other organic sources of nutrients to crop acres has not been changed and manure cannot be applied until

March 1, in accordance with Nutrient Management regulations.

Commercial fertilizer may be applied to program cover crops acres that will be harvested at rates of no more than 40 pounds of nitrogen per acre. MDA advises

that the commercial fertilizer applied include a denitrification inhibitor to reduce the risk of nitrogen loss.

“The unusually warm winter weather this year has allowed these crops to continue to grow, exhausting available crop

nutrients. MDA, in collaboration with University of Maryland, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists, is concerned that these crops will suffer production losses if not provided more crop nutrients,” said MDA Secretary Earl “Buddy” Hance. “Science and crop conditions indicate these cover crops have absorbed the nutrients left in the soil last fall and farmers now must provide additional nutrients to keep them growing.”

MDA also reminds farmers that small grain acres not enrolled in the Cover Crop Program may receive an early spring application of fertilizer at “green up.”

University of Maryland small grain researchers have been monitoring temperature conditions at locations across the state and advise that these crops are now at a critical stage of growth, requiring additional fertilizer to realize normal yield potential. Effective immediately, MDA advises an application of 40 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer, amended with a denitrification inhibitor, for this first spring application to reduce the risk of nitrogen loss.

Farmers should continue to consult their nutrient management plans. Manure application is restricted until March 1 on nonprogram cropland, as well, in accordance with Nutrient Management regulations.

For additional information on Cover Crop Program provisions, contact MDA’s Maryland Agricultural Cost Share Program Office in Annapolis on 410-8415864, or the local soil conservation district.

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New 4-H Poultry Club starting in Cumberland County The Cumberland County 4-H Poultry Club will hold an informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Feb. 27 at the Penn State Extension Office, 310 Allen Road, Carlisle, PA 17013. The Poultry Club is open to any child between the ages of 8-18, as of Jan. 1, who has an interest in poultry.

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Mielke from A6 Natzke quipped.

On the bright side, Natzke reported that many forecasters see moderating global milk production and stable world demand, thanks to economic growth in Asia.

He said that could provide more price stability in the year ahead as U.S. cheese export expansion could draw down burdensome inventories, and dry whey prices will provide strength. Recent trade agreements and the resolution to a Mexican trade dispute could open some marketing doors for U.S. dairy producers, according to Natzke.

Lurking in the shadows, however, are prospects that U.S. exports could decline somewhat due to higher production by competitors, Natzke warned.

Latest USDA projections expect the U.S. all-milk price to decline $1.05$1.75 from 2011’s record high. Preliminary figures show average costs to produce milk were higher last year, and rivaled the previous high-cost year of 2008.

Also somewhat scary are dairy feed production and supply totals.

Latest forage estimates, for example, show 2011 hay and forage production totals at the lowest levels in many years, Natzke said, and we’ve seen historically high hay prices in many parts of the country.

“Perhaps scariest of all is the shadow from election-year politics and whether partisan entrenchment and gridlock on tax and spending issues prevent federal policy reforms and a 2012 Farm Bill friendly to dairy,” he concluded.

“Dairy’s 2012 groundhogs probably saw plenty to be optimistic about, but also plenty of shadows on the horizon, too.”

In politics; bureaucrats in Washington may be thinking they know better than you regarding your

kids. Child labor laws were examined Wednesday by the Small Business Committee in the House, according to National Milk’s Chris Galen in Thursday’s DairyLine.

Last fall the Department of Labor submitted its first major rewrite of child farm labor laws which would prevent children under 16 from operating power driven machinery, working with livestock on horseback, or working around breeding cattle, all common activities on dairy farms, Galen said, and the Federation is concerned this could further affect the labor challenges and needs that dairy operations already have.

“Failure to reform immigration laws has dairy farmers between a rock and a hard place,” Galen charged, “As to whom they hire, and now the government is looking at regulations that could further reduce the amount of family labor that’s available on dairy farms.”

Meanwhile, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to remove truck weight reform language from the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, also known as the highway bill. NMPF President & CEO Jerry Kozak said they were disappointed with the action.

“As dairy farmers and members of dairy cooperatives, we are affected every day by transportation policies that do not reflect the needs and demands of today’s commercial environment,” Kozak charged. “Building on the overwhelming success of pilot programs in Maine and Vermont, which Congress recently extended for an additional 20 years, truck weight reform has proven to be a responsible approach to raising truck weight limits. This allows American businesses to meet consumer

demand with fewer trucks, removing unnecessary congestion from the roads, lessening our dependence on fossil fuels, reducing our carbon footprint and improving shipping productivity.

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National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Bill Donald said with roughly 6,000 cattlemen and women

registered for the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, the event offers something for everyone.

The convention, which kicked-off Feb. 1, in Nashville, TN, is the largest annual gathering of the beef industry.

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NCBA calls estate tax top priority, pushes back on regulation A recording-breaking crowd of nearly 7,000 cattlemen and women from across the country jockeyed for a seat at

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“Because of the partnership between our state affiliates and your national organization, we managed to prevent ourselves from being the main course at the big government café,” said Alexander, who is also a cattleman from Nebraska. “This partnership — this grassroots policy process — is the shining star of this industry. You have a voice and it is being heard loud and clear.”

Alexander used the

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Despite shifting drought conditions, Blach told the audience he expects cattle inventory numbers will decline slightly in 2012 and reach a low point in 2013, before increasing in 2014 and beyond. Although herd growth may remain elusive, an increase in average carcass weights will partially offset the decline in inventory numbers, he said.

The decline in cattle numbers means

prices can be expected to move higher in 2012. Tight supplies of cattle and beef will be compounded by continued growth in the export markets, with expanded access into Japan and continued increases in the volume and value of beef being sold into export channels, according to Blach.

“We anticipate additional good news from Japan, perhaps during the first half of the year,” said Blach of the effort to expand trade to include beef derived from cattle up to 30 months of age.

He said Japan won’t be the only export market to see significant growth during 2012. In fact, U.S. beef exports, which set records in 2011, will likely set new highs in 2012 as a result of strong overall global demand and continued weakness in the U.S. dollar.

NCBA readies plan to pursue permanent estate tax relief Estate tax could jeopardize food security “The estate tax kills small business and jeopardizes the future of our family farms and ranches throughout the country,” said Kent Bacus, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) associate director of legislative affairs.

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NCBA: EPA questioned by cattlemen on CAFO Reporting Rule Ellen Gilinsky with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) faced a roomful of cattlemen and women at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s annual convention held in Nashville,

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Relief from A17 at a “mere” $1 million exemption level with a 55 percent tax rate.

“This is not a tax on the wealthy elite. The wealthy are more likely to find a way to weather the storm. Small business owners and family farmers and ranchers will be forced to make difficult decisions. In many cases, ranchers

are forced to sell off all or part of their estate just to pay for this outdated tax.

Often times, land doesn’t stay in food production but instead is sold into development,” Bacus said. “As the global population continues to grow, it is paramount we keep farms and ranches intact. We have to be able to feed people.”

Bacus said there are 29 pieces of legislation in the U.S. Congress to address the estate tax.

NCBA and its state affiliates support a full and permanent repeal of the tax. That’s why Bacus said NCBA supports the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 introduced by Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas).

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The legislation, if passed, would repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Bacus said the legislation has already garnered 194 bipartisan co-sponsors.

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rule related to on-farm child labor.

Donald commended American farmers and ranchers for making their voices heard on the proposed rule, which could have restricted, and in some instances totally prevented, America’s youth from working on farms and ranches.

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Your voices — our voices — were heard,” he said. “This issue goes to the very fiber of who we are in this country. It goes right to the fact that businesses are looking to fill positions with farm and ranch kids because they have a work ethic. They do their chores before they get on the school bus and do them again when they get home. So thanks to all of you, the Department of Labor listened finally.”

Specifically, the department will reconsider the “parental exemption” portion of the proposal. According to Donald, the proposed rule

would have prevented youth under the age of 15 years from working on farms or ranches owned by anyone other than their parents. He said it failed to take into consideration youth working for an aunt or uncle or for a partnership with which their family is involved. He added in rural America, working on a neighbors’ farm or ranch is a way of life and taking away that opportunity for America’s youth would result in fewer people entering into production agriculture.

The Department of Labor received thousands of comments on the proposed rule and announced they would continue seeking input on the “parental exemption” language. The

EPA from A18 “EPA should pull this rule. The agency needs to redirect its focus to working with states and other partners to attain already publicly available information that would allow them to work toward their goal of improved water quality,” said Lyon. “This can be done in a way that does not put our food system at increased risk.”

According to concerns raised, this rule was developed through a consent decree with environmental groups. Cattlemen voiced their deep concern that more and more regulations are coming from these type of agreements where cattle producers don’t have a seat at the table. The proposed rule requires all cattle operations meeting the regulatory definition of a CAFO to report a long list of information about their operations to EPA, including latitude and longitude (or street address) of the production area, acres available for land application of manure, type and number of head and contact information for the owner or authorized representative.

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She said the agency understands the cattle industry’s biosecurity and privacy concerns.

“We are very interested in working with you. We want to work in partnership,” said Gilinsky. “We heard your concerns about biosecurity. We are very open to ideas on how to get information.

We just want the information. We worked really closely with USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) and what we came up with was actually a result of our work with USDA.” Gilinsky said the final rule will be released on July 13, 2012. If finalized as proposed, Lyon said any non-compliance with the rule would be a violation of the CWA and be subject to fines of up to $37,500 per day. Lyon also said she was encouraged by the comments made by Gilinsky.

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by Miranda Reiman True or false: To get past a fork in the road, you have to choose between turning left or right. Okay, that’s true.

Some things really are — as the song goes — “black or white, one way or another.”

But is there really a war over deciding for tenderness versus marbling?

Marketers try to sell what they have, even if it’s not the most complete product on the market. The phrase “guaranteed tender” may sound like it’s all that matters, the one true path to great meat.

But that’s not all there is. Eating experience is not independent of another important factor: intramuscular

fat, or those tiny flecks of flavor found in highquality beef. They add juiciness and make beef taste like, well, beef.

Consumers can have both highly marbled and highly tender beef, if they don’t get tunnel focused on the latter.

Research from Colorado State University shows that tenderness and “buttery, beef-fat” flavor accounts for 91 percent of the variation in overall sensory experience.

Marbling score plays a big role. It accounts for 40 percent of tenderness variation and 71 percent of variation in that desir-

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This proves that they’re not independent factors, but rather interdependent. The people buying your end product want it all and they depend on you to deliver.

Breeding and management decisions that favor higher quality grades are typically supportive of tenderness, too. They can easily be achieved in tandem.

If a restaurant has good food, but poor service your odds of returning are slim. When you find both in the same package then you’ve found a winner, perhaps

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That’s the way it is with consumers and their protein purchases.

They want a piece of meat that can be cut with a butter knife, but it must be packed with flavor, too. It has to be worth it. Otherwise, all chicken is pretty much guaranteed tender at a fraction of the price.

So what does that mean to you?

Don’t let some label claim or sales pitch lead you to believe anyone can define beef quality with tenderness alone.

Instead, keep a focus on beef quality as it relates

to marbling. You can select breeding stock to include that trait, reduce stress at key management points and market your calves in a way that rewards you for all of that. Almost everything you do (and don’t do) can have an impact. Weigh options, calculate, but don’t give up.

The entire beef industry stands to benefit when you’ve got it right.

After all, you need not worry about competing proteins when there’s really no competition on all the points that really matter.

Beef Ambassadors connect with consumers at PA Farm Show National Beef Ambassadors John Weber, of Minnesota, Arika Snyder, of Pennsylvania, and Emily Jack, of Texas, recently traveled to Harrisburg’s 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show, the nation’s largest indoor agriculture exposition, to participate in the “Today’s Agriculture” exhibit.

The National Beef Ambassador Program is funded in part by the beef checkoff and focuses on engaging consumers and youths through educational events. Nearly 400,000 visitors attend the show in Pennsylvania each year to learn about the good work being done on the farm, in the field, in the home and in the classroom, bridging the gap between “farm gate and dinner plate.”

The new “Today’s Agriculture” exhibit features an 84-by-42-feet barn, showing live farm animals in their typical

housing and giving consumers a look at modern agriculture practices.

Working in partnership with the Pennsylvania Beef Council, the National Beef Ambassador team worked for two days to answer consumer’s questions about where their beef comes from, including what beef cattle eat, how long it takes to raise beef before it can be consumed and what the healthiest beef cuts are. Children and adults alike were intrigued to see the cattle on display in a traditional feed yard setting and many young consumers had wide, curious eyes as they learned where the burger or steak they love comes from.

“By showing the public our production practices, we hope to eliminate the biggest argument anti-agriculture groups have today — that we won’t allow the public to see how their food is produced,” said

Christian R. Herr, executive vice president of the PennAg Industries Association.

The National Beef Ambassador team will attend several more consumer events in 2012 to engage consumers in the modern beef production story and will share their insights on the National Beef Ambassador blog.

Visit www.nationalbeefambassador.org or www.ancw.org for more information, or contact NBAP Manager Sarah J. Bohnenkamp at 303-8503440 or sbohnenkamp@ ancw.org.

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TIGHT 4x4 round bales, $20 each, 10 or more $15 each. BAleage 4x4, late May, early June, $30 10+ 607-432-0249.(NY) BULK TANK COMPRESSOR for 600 gallon bulk tank, only used one year, compressor only. 518-772-8856.(NY) QA BALE SPEAR, land pride york rack, brand new calf puller. 518-883-5160.(NY) NEW YORK CENTRAL railroad tools: Horizontal water pumps, David Bradley hand fodder chopper, Lynchburg LH plow, new handles. 315-376-6386.(NY) NI 9200 4 row corn planter, $5,000; Advent son Bull breeding age, $1,200 or best offer.

Proven breeder. 518-993-4589.(NY) WINCH FITS CJ5 jeep. Also, cultipacker, double Dearbourne, 8 foot. $250 winch, $600 cultipacker or best offers. 585-5067300.(NY) SUPERIOR FROST FREE waterer, $140; DeLaval cast water bowls, $30; Oil fired forced air furnace, $250. 315-7303733.(NY) ROUND BALE CHOPPER, Kvernland, KD824, good condition, dry hay only; New Idea 9200 6 row planter, dry fert, near Pulaski. 315-298-6424.(NY)

LHASA APSO/Beagle puppies, vet certificates, first shots, wormed, 3 girls, one boy, left, friendly, loveable, senior discount, $200. 11/25/2011. 315-823-0512.(NY)

FOR SALE: Seven month Holstein bull and seven month Ayrshire bull from good stock; Also, round hay bales, $20 Burdett. 607546-5588.(NY)

WANTED: 5 bottom CIH or White, on land plow, trade for my 6 bottom 598 variable with on land white plow. 814-7309005.(PA)

WANTED: McCormick Deering O-6 tractor for parts, need rear fenders, side panels, call after 6 pm. 607-566-2349.(NY)

35 acre, 120’ barn, 110’ pole barn, Holland Patent Area, $110,000. 315-8655657.(NY)

FOR SALE: Small square bales, Timothy grass, call 716-640-5550.(NY)

MASSEY FERGUSON model 236 loader, $1,500; Sun set milk tank, 635 gal., $1,200; 570-224-4836.(PA)

2001 FORD F250 5.4L gas, auto, super cab, metal, flatbed, 4wd, 160,000 miles, $2,500; 860-435-2089.(CT)

AMERICAN wood splitter, three point hitch, three wooden hay racks on running gears. 315-662-3440.(NY)

WHOLE OR ROASTED soybeans, for sale; WANTED: Manure lagoon pump.

315-536-3382.(NY)

CERTIFIED ORGANIC HOL. heifer, take your pick, $2,000. 315-823-4969.(NY) WANTED: Hydraulic mower for Drott 40.

315-374-6432.(NY)

WANTED: TOP LINK for 185 AC; Also, pair 9:50-15 3 rib tires. Bath. 607-7763606.(NY)

11.2x36 tire, $225, 10x36 tire, $175. Two 5.00-15 tires, $50 each, all tires 50% wear.

315-699-2200.(NY)

MULCH HAY, big round bales, 5x5, $30 Tioga Co. 607-368-1020.(PA)

KINZE 12 row dry fertilizer 30” rows, model 2600, $22,000 B/O. 585-704-2664.(NY)

TAMWORTH BOAR, TAMWORTH piglets, 1941 Farmall A tractor, Hereford piglets.

Also, cross piglets, tedder rake, 3 pt. snowblower, 64”. 845-482-4296.(NY) MF 265 DSL 3924 hrs., good tires, pto, dual remotes, nice running tractor, $5,500 obo. 315-536-7024.(NY)

FOR SALE: JOHN DEERE 36A loader, off 2010, no cracks or welds needs new hoses, paint, $700. 860-884-4278.(CT)

ORGANIC CERTIFIED balage, tubed, 4x4, first $35, second, third, $40, round dry 4x5 $30, trucker available. St. Law. Co. 315347-2456.(NY)

WANTED: $400 cash for information leading to arrest and conviction of thieves who stole my Stihl chainsaw. Call RE 585-3946998.(NY)

NH 254 rake/tedder, $950; IH 510 5 bottom plow, sidehill hitch, $900; IH 475 16’ hydraulic wing fold disc, $2,500; 570-3763981.(PA)

5 CROSSBRED, 4 Holstein springers.

WANTED: Milking goat, 6’ - 8’ cultipacker.

Samuel Schwartz, 2157 Huth Sayer Road, Oriskany Falls, NY 13425

DOUGLAS TILT master table for trimming cattle feet or vet work on large animals, model T110, made in USA. $1,500. 434962-8415.(VA)

IH MODEL 15 roller bar hay rake, works well. Includes spare teeth. New drive chain. $850. OBO. 508-829-3712.(MA)

WinPower PTO gen. on car, 30/20 kw, $1,800; Ford 2N tractor, runs good, 3 pt., $1,400; Parting out Allis Chalmers B. 315536-0543.(NY)

656 G LPTO new tires, rebuilt tork, fast hitch, gc, $5,000. 8 ft. Brillion Cultipacker, $800. 315-564-5500.(NY)

JD 7000 4 row planter, 300 acres since complete rebuild, $4,000; PBZ 300 gallon sprayer, $1,000; Farmall H $2,250. 315515-8484.(NY)

FOR SALE: Allis D15 power steering, low hours, original rubber, real good and tight, $4,000. Can deliver. 315-783-7618.(NY) FOR SALE: SUN RECUMBENT bicycle, long wheel base, like new condition.

WANTED: Pomaranin Pouter Pigeons for spring breeding. No Sunday Calls. 607243-7119.(NY)

FOR SALE: Wood burning fireplace insert, $500. 518-346-4118.(NY)

IH 544 gas and 2000 loader, rebuilt, repainted, $10,000; Cadet 782D rebuilt, repainted, $3,000; Freeman loader, off IH hydraulic. 315-723-1467.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND MODEL 254 3 ph rake tedder, ec, $2,500 or bo. 315-9237789.(NY)

FORD SUPER MAJOR 5000, runs good, good condition. 845-876-4074.(NY)

NH 1H11 discbine, good condition, light, kit, $12,000, Bethlehem. 203-266-7907, 203-228-9428.(CT)

IH 700 four bottom plow, with newer mowboards, $1,500 BO. 716-257-9624.(NY)

GEHL CHOPPER 1275 with 3 row cord and 7 foot hay head, stored inside, good condition, $5,000. 802-394-2976.(VT)

SURGE MIMI orbits with pulsators. 600 Gal. Mueller tank. Will trade 7 foot Bush Hot for 3 pt. roto tiller. 518-797-5161.(NY)

JD 220 center fold disc, $2,200; Also, jd 346 baler with #30 kicker, 1 owner, $4,500; Lancaster Co. 717-367-2567.(PA)

GREAT PYRENEES Cross pups, will make great livestock guardians, started outdoors. Ready Mid January, 1st shots, dew claws removed, $400. 716-625-8440.(NY)

JOHN DEERE Number One train set. NIB. $400. Will take long guns in trade. Clyde.

315-923-3525.(NY)

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WANTED: 12 ft. or 14 ft. disc. 585-5545354.(NY) FOR SALE: 14 ft. cornstalk shredder, needs work, $985., NH baler, 275, with kicker, $1,950. OBO 315-531-8510.(NY) NEW HOLLAND 790 Harvester metalert 3 horning kernel processor, hyd. tongue, 824 corn hay pickup, $8,200; WANTED: Heads for NH 900. 315-536-3480.(NY) FARMALL C restored, new tires, battery, paint, decals, pulley, PTO lights, like new, $1,600 OBO. 716-942-3994.(NY)

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Visitors from 28 states and five countries were able to talk with suppliers at exhibits located throughout the Penn Stater Facility.

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PASA Executive Director Brian Snyder said he is pleased with the continued success of the PASA organization and its members.

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Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit was on hand to support PASA members with meeting sponsorship and loans for improving their farms.

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ROTO-MIX hosts Championship Bull Riding’s return to Dodge City Championship Bull Riding’s nationally televised CINCH Tour returns to Dodge City, Kansas in March and proudly announces a new partnership with Dodge

City’s own ROTO-MIX. The “ROTO-MIX Dodge City CBR Shootout” invades United Wireless Arena on Saturday, March 17, at 8 p.m.

Championship Bull

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N ON N INCOMING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,100 $17,900 (M) FORAGE E EQUIPMENT TRACTORS NH 3930 2wd, open station, side mount sickle . . . . . .$6,500 (H) HAY EQUIPMENT JD 458 Silage Special round baler, net, string, . . . . . .$23,900 (M) JD 4455 cab, 4wd, duals, powershift . . . . . . . . . . .$43,900 (M) JD 467 Round Baler, 540 PTO, 4x6 Bales, No Surface Wrap . . . . . JD 4050 cab, 2wd, quad range . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,900 (M) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,900 $13,900 (M) MISC. JD 558 round baler, net wrap, ramps, megawide. .$23,900 $22,900 (H) JD 521 NSL loader to fit 5000 Series tractors . .Just Arrived (M) JD 457 SS Rd Baler, 4x5 bales, no net . . . . . . .Coming In (M) JD 37A Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$299 (M) FR DM1140 disk mower, 5’ cut, 3pt hitch . .$5,200 $4,400 (H) *NEW* Sno-Way 90” snowplow, JD 500 series loader mounts$2,950 (M) SEEDING EQUIPMENT Woods 9180RD 3 section 15’ finish mower $6,900 $6,200 (H) JD 1770NT 12 row, front fold planter . . . . . . . .Coming In (H) Polaris 6x6 utility vehicle, roof, 350 Hrs., sharp! . . . .$6,900 (CH) JD 1990 30ft air seeder w/central tank fill . . . . .Coming In (M) (2) JD 1590 15’ Drills, both 2008 yr model, Grass, 2pt Hitches . . . . .

BARGAIN LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coming In (H) All Sold “AS IS” 4-N-1 Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000 $1,800 SKID STEERS Sitrex 5 wheel hay rake, 3pt hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,200 (M) Bobcat 863 skid loader-foot control, 2573 hrs, . . . .$11,900 (H) PLEASE CALL OR VISIT US AT FORAGE EQUIPMENT Gehl 1075 Pull Type w/Corn Head & Hay Head . . . .$13,200 (M)

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edge-of-your-seat action!

As part of the 2012 CINCH Tour, the “ROTOMIX Dodge City CBR Shootout” will be televised primetime on FOX Sports Network Sunday, June 24, at 6 p.m.

“Dodge City has long been known as ‘The Queen of the Cow Towns’, and rodeos and bull riding are a part of its rich heritage,” said Mike Hilderbrand, President of Roto-Mix LLC. “As this is our hometown, we are proud to host the CBR this year here in Dodge, and to support these outstanding young athletes and bulls as they compete in this demanding and most dangerous sport.”

“We are excited about returning to Dodge City,” said CBR President and 4-time World Champion Bull Rider, Tuff Hedeman. “Our event there last year was well received by the community, and the new facilities at United Wireless offer one of the most intimate bull riding experiences in the country. To have a local organization such as ROTO-MIX as a partner is outstanding. Because of their support,

the good people of Dodge City get to see the best Bull Riding entertainment available in the country today.”

CBR Young Gun and Bull Riding Rookie of the Year, Chandler Bownds, took home the championship from last year’s CINCH Tour Stop in Dodge City. The 20 yearold Bull Riding phenomenon plans to return to this year’s event as he marches toward his goal of the CINCH CBR Tour World Championship.

“The win at Dodge City last year was my first CINCH Tour event win — it meant a lot to get that one under my belt,” added Bownds. “Because CINCH is also one of my sponsors, that made it — that much better! I look forward to defending that Dodge City title this year as well”.

Tickets for the ROTOMIX Dodge City CBR Shootout are available at the United Wireless Box office, by calling 620371-7878 or can also be obtained through Ticketmaster or at ticketmaster.com. For more information on “The Real Cowboy Sport” in Dodge City, visit CBRBull.com.

Attention medium CaFos: March 1 deadline for hardship extension A hardship extension may be granted by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to those farms who are unable to meet the medium CaFo permit deadline of March 31 due to financial hardship, disaster-related difficulties or other challenges.

Completed applications must be submitted to the department by March 1. The hardship extension application is available on www.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/eclextension.pdf or by contacting Douglas Ashline of NYS DEC Division of Water at 518-402-8247.

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Vision of Value: Campaign for Angus reaches $7.6 million in outright cash gifts, pledges and planned giving commitments In 2005, the Angus Foundation embarked on a fundraising campaign never-before attempted by similar livestock and agricultural entities. The Vision of Value: Campaign for Angus was the first capital campaign launched by the Angus Foundation and aimed to preserve our rich Angus heritage for future generations through an $11 million fundraising effort.

The campaign, which concluded Dec. 31, 2011, raised more than $7.6 million in outright cash gifts, pledges and planned giving commitments.

The funds raised in the campaign will allow every Angus breeder, friend and allied industry interest to benefit. It has allowed for growth in financial support for educational programs, such as Cattlemen’s Boot Camps, Young Cattlemen’s Conference and Beef Leaders Institute. It has also funded more youth opportunities through educational scholarships and conferences such as the Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) conference. Many research projects at universities across the U.S. have also benefited from the campaign fundraising efforts.

The initial funding goals of the campaign were to provide $3.5 million for education, $6 million for youth, and $1.5 million for research.

Although the $11 million goal was not reached, Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president, says significant and unprecedented strides have been made for the benefit of the Angus breed and American Angus Association® members through the extensive fundraising efforts in the recently completed campaign.

This endeavor, he says, has helped strategically position the Angus breed for continued success.

“It is my view, and I believe it is one that will be shared by countless other Angus breeders and members across the country, that we weren’t satisfied with the status quo at the beginning of the campaign, so why would we want to settle

for the status quo today, especially now that we’ve seen the leaps and bounds of progress that can be made with the help of charitable gifts to the Angus Foundation from our members, allied industry partners and friends of the Angus breed,” Jenkins said.

In addition to generating more support for education, youth and research activities due to the campaign, even more importantly and invaluable is that Vision of Value: Campaign for Angus has instilled an even higher sense of accomplishment and confidence in our Angus breeders across the country.

“One can only be humbled by the response from thousands of Angus breeders, allied industry interests and friends who supported the campaign over the years,” Jenkins said. “It was tremendously rewarding to see this high

level of synergy and excitement be carried all the way through to Dec. 31, the official last day of the campaign, with many Angus enthusiasts making generous outright cash contributions and commitments, including a wonderful major gift announcement by the Montana Angus Association and Montana Angus Auxiliary establishing a permanent $25,000 scholarship endowment fund with the Angus Foundation!”

Following the campaign, greater emphasis will be given to raising funds for specific initiatives, for example, the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), as well as other areas deemed priorities in education and research, Jenkins says.

Nearly $1 million was raised to support the Vision of Value campaign through four events that included “That Old Black Magic,” hosted by Fred

and Betty Johnson of Summitcrest Farms in 2004; “Magic of the Vine,” hosted by Jim and Sue Coleman of Vintage Angus Ranch in 2006; “That Old West Magic,” hosted

by Bob Funk of Express Ranches in 2008; and “BLACKONTRACK! Angus Magic at Churchill Downs” in 2010.

Serving as the campaign advisors on the Vision of Value: Campaign for Angus Leadership Cabinet included Chairman Howard Hillman of Bon View Farms in South Dakota, Co-Chairman Jim Coleman of Vintage Angus Ranch in California, Co-Chairman David McMahon of Belle Point Ranch in Arkansas and the following members: Dick Beck, Three Trees Ranch in Georgia; Mark Gardiner, Gardiner Angus Ranch in Kansas; John Morgan, Morgan Angus in Georgia; Abbie Nelson, Five Star Land & Livestock in California;

Bob Norton, BioZyme, Inc. in Missouri; Blanford Pierce, Woodlawn Farms in Illinois; Anne Patton Schubert of Kentucky, representing the American Angus Auxiliary; Ron Simek, Canyon Creek Angus in Wyoming; Eddie Sydenstricker, Sydenstricker Genetics in Missouri; Jake Tiedeman of Nebraska, a former chairman of the NJAA Board of Directors; Bob Weaver, Weaver Angus Farm in Illinois; and Laurie Widdowson, SandPoint Cattle Co. in Nebraska. Exofficio members include

Paul Hill, Champion Hill Angus in Ohio and Robert Schlutz, Da-EsRo Angus Farms in Iowa.

“The Angus Foundation would be terribly remiss if we didn’t again convey our genuine appreciation to the campaign’s Leadership Cabinet and the many volunteers who invested an enormous amount of time, energy and resources to this monumental fundraising effort for the benefit of our beloved Angus breed, our Association’s members and youth across the country,” Jenkins said.

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Feeder Heifers: M&L 250-400# 130-147; 400500# 129-141; 500-600# 112-126.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 3 Blacks 346# @ 172.50; 1 464# @ 153; Hereford 1028# @ 84.

MT. AIRY NC FEEDER CATTLE: 440.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 270-285# 152-171; 310340# 182-200; 355-395# 150-184.50; 415-425# 165180; 455-480# 164-172; 500-520# 160-167; 560568# 155-160; 620# 148.50; 651-677# 141.50146.50; S 1-2 205-225# 114-151; 305-330# 126-131; 385-390# 133-146.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 330-345# 165-168.50; 354385# 145-170.25; 408-447# 138-166.50; 460-485# 142164; 528-545# 136.50146.50; 557-565# 141-146; 605-644# 120-130; 710740# 110; S 1-2 220-245# 125-130; 255-295# 114-128; 358-385# 100-132; 530545# 118-122; 680-695# 100-115; 860-885# 85-100.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 420-448# 150-176; 450485# 148-178; 515-541# 147-160; 555-573# 153156.50; 652-653# 142.50145.50; 750-755# 114-127; 815-820# 110-118; S 1-2 470-498# 111-117; 517# 139-142.

Bred Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 920-1185# 600900/hd 1-3 mos bred; M&L 1-2 Young 935-1150# 7801110/hd 4-6 mos bred; 9251020# 800-850/hd 7-9 mos bred; M&L 1-2 Middle Aged 910-985# 660-810/hd 4-6 mos bred; S&M 1-2 Young 835-845# 600-860/hd 4-6 mos bred.

SILER CITY, NC FEEDER CATTLE: 320 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 240# 150; 250-295# 170210; 310-345# 173-194; 355-395# 170-197; 405447# 140-193; 480-495# 158-166; 523# 160; 595# 151; 600# 154; 650-690# 132-147; 704# 125; S 1-2 290# 131; 370-390# 110151; 410-425# 108-128; 455-475# 107-116; 530# 112.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 200-240# 130-150; 255285# 130-158; 305-345# 120-160; 355-395# 135-167; 400-445# 125-156; 450495# 130-157; 505-545# 126-151; 550-580# 124-147; 600-640# 134-149; 655-

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670# 125-134; 700-715# 118-121; 760# 121; S 1-2 255-290# 102-120; 345# 110; 350-365# 100-110; 570# 90; 620# 108; 835# 81.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 450-495# 140-181; 500540# 131-163; 560-595# 120-155; 600-625# 127-147; 675# 135; 705-735# 124125; 775-780# 118-122; 975# 91; S 1-2 460-490# 114-122; 505-545# 112125; 575-595# 90-118 ; 645645# 100.

BLACKSTONE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 173.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 169; 600-700# 125; 700-800# 117-125; 800-900# 118; M&L 2 400500# 172; 500-600# 162; 600-700# 146; M&L 3 400500# 169; 500-600# 147.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 140; 400-500# 138.50; 600-700# 115-126; 700-800# 157; M&L 2 300400# 134-147; 400-500# 136-142.50; 500-600# 132141; 600-700# 118-120; M&L 3 300-400# 146; 500600# 123-134; 600-700# 115; S 1 300-400# 135; 400500# 134; 500-600# 120.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 156-186; 400500# 155-176; 500-600# 143-149; 600-700# 132; 700-800# 114; M&L 2 300400# 150-202; 400-500# 154-178; 500-600# 138-139; 600-700# 126-134; S 1 400500# 130-160; 500-600# 121-135.

N VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1508.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 190-215; 300400# 188-218; 400-500# 161-192.50; 500-600# 150189; 600-700# 139-171; 700-800# 119-139; 800900# 131; 900-1000# 113126; M&L 2 300-400# 150188; 400-500# 140-167; 500-600# 128-166; 600700# 110-145; 700-800# 110-133; 800-900# 113127.25; 900-1000# 120.75; S 1 300-400# 150.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 400-500# 96-108; 600700# 97.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 143-169; 400500# 146-167; 500-600# 140-161; 600-700# 125-150; 700-800# 116-146.50; M&L 2 300-400# 119-147; 400500# 124-155; 500-600# 124-146.50; 600-700# 114143; 700-800# 105-110; 800-900# 125; M&L 3 300400# 122; 70-800# 126; S 1 300-400# 110; 400-500# 129; 600-700# 105.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 145210; 300-400#

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AUCTIONS 175-210; 400-500# 160-191; 500-600# 145-168; 600700# 128-150; 700-800# 125-128; 800-900# 112; M&L 2 200-300# 160-185; 300-400# 147.50-190; 400500# 143-193; 500-600# 128-160; 600-700# 100135.50; 700-800# 108-114; 800-900# 93; 900-100# 99; S 1 400-500# 112.

SW VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1016.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 167-199; 300400# 182-204; 400-500# 1677-180.50; 500-600# 153.50-178.50; 600-700# 145-160; 700-800# 133-142; 800-900# 119-130; M&L 2 200-300# 167-201; 300400# 168-200; 400-500# 145-176.50; 500-600# 155168; 600-700# 135-151; 700-800# 130-135; 800900# 119; S 1 400-500# 153-164; 500-600# 150-162.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 93-136; 300-400# 117-142; 400500# 98-120; 500-600# 106116; 600-700# 97-113; 700800# 76; 800-900# 69.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 143-177; 300400# 143-175; 400-500# 148-162; 500-600# 121-152; 600-700# 132-141; 700800# 118-124; 800-900# 114; M&L 2 200-300# 143155; 300-400# 139-157; 400-500# 129-155; 500600# 131-141; 600-700# 114-138; 700-800# 110-124; 800-900# 99; S 1 300-400# 126-140; 400-500# 130-138; 500-600# 120-132; 600700# 117-129.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 181-203; 300400# 167-204; 400-500# 166.50-179; 500-600# 160172; 600-700# 135-160; 700-800# 115-130; 800900# 110; M&L 2 200-300# 161-185; 300-400# 157-182; 400-500# 160-175; 500600# 144-165; 600-700# 133-150; 700-800# 110-127; 800-900# 119; S 1 300-400# 155-169; 400-500# 150-162; 500-600# 140-155; 600700# 122-135.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 354.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 200-204; 400500# 179.50-187; 500-600# 168-173.50; 600-700# 150158; 700-800# 139.50; 800-

900# 138.50; M&L 2 200300# 177.50; 300-400# 201; 400-500# 174-183; 500600# 166-171.50; 600-700# 156-159.50; 700-800# 129; 800-900# 132-135; 9001000# 120.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-30# 147-154; 300-400# 159.50; 400-500# 146154.50; 500-600# 143153.50; 600-700# 124-131; 700-800# 115; 800-900# 124-138; M&L 2 200-300# 140; 300-400# 144-150; 400-500# 148-155; 500600# 140-149; 600-700# 125-132; 700-800# 107; S 1 300-400# 132.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1

300-400# 202; 400-500# 174.50; 500-600# 159; 600700# 148.50; M&L 2 300400# 188-200; 400-500# 170-186; 500-600# 148-150; 600-700# 139-149; 700800# 121; 800-900# 105; S 1 600-700# 125-130.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 838.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 212; 400-500# 178-186; 500-600# 168.50170.75; 600-700# 145149.50; 700-800# 138.75; M&L 2 300-400# 211; 400500# 178-189.25; 500-600# 158-168.75; 600-700# 150152; 700-800# 136.50; M&L

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Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 10:00 AM 13070 Stonewall Jackson Road, Woodford, VA 22580 TOOLS,, EQUIPMENTT AND D MORE: Kubota L30100 tractor with LA 481 loader, Johnn Deere 5033 bush hog, Woodss 6B722 box blade, York rake, Emgloo compressor, Grizzlyy 15" wide belt sander, Deltaa Catt 28-475XX band saw, Brandt 1994 1 P 230 volts, Hofffmann Schersall type xline 530 w/29000 rpm, Grizzlyy 1997 18" band saw, Grizzlyy 2002 10" table saw, Grizzlyy vertical spindle sander 12a/6a, Deltaa 8" jointer base type 1 DJ-20, Jett 20" planer, Grizzlyy dust collector, Jett dust collector, Deltaa wood shaper 18"x30", Dewaltt 10" powershop, Viell carbide sharpening system, Wixeyy digital calipers, Craftsmann 15 1/2" drill press, Deltaa hollow chisel mortiser type 3, large selection of router bits, Summerfieldd tools cove raised panel set and tongue and groove set, Dewaltt 12" miter saw, Deltaa 12" disc sander, Williams/Hosseyy molder/planner, Edgematee 47"x23' panel edging applicator, Ryobi 8 1/4: radial arm saw, large selection of clamps, selection of routers, drills, Dewaltt bench grinder, Dewaltt recip. saw, concrete finisher, finish spray rig, large selection of power tools including sanders, jig saws, joiners, nailers, roller stands, lumber and much, much more.

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130300 Stonewalll Jacksonn Road;; This property features a 1600 square foot manufactured home on 2.164 acres. This home has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, large eatin kitchen, large family room and enclosed sun porch. This home is in pristine condition and is ready for you to move right in.

TERMSS OFF REALL ESTATEE AUCTION.. Property will be sold as-is. A 10% buyer's premium will be added to the final bid for the property and will become a portion of the purchase price. A deposit of ten thousand dollars will be due on the date of the auction with the balance due at closing. Closing will occur within 30 days from the date of the auction.

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127.50-130; 700-800# 124; S 1 300-400# 159.25; 400500# 131-145.50; 500-600# 131-140; 600-700# 115; 700-800# 108.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 198-211; 400500# 166-190, mostly 182.50; 500-600# 156.50158; 600-700# 144.50; M&L 2 300-400# 206-215; 400500# 166-194.75, mostly 181.75-194.75; 500-600# 155.50; 600-700# 147; S 1 300-400# 209; 400-500# 170-198.50, mostly 198.50; 500-600# 148.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE:

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

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 950.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 190-215; 300400# 188-218; 400-500# 170-192.50; 500-600# 170189; 600-700# 148-171; 700-800# 132-139; 800900# 131; 900-1000# 124126; M&L 2 300-400# 150188; 400-500# 140-167;

CRAWFORD CO DAIRY FARM AUCTION 29494 LAKE CREEK RD, COCHRANTON, PA 16314

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012 @ 11:00 AM

FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION

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

3 300-400# 190-199; 400500# 165-170.50; 500-600# 152-155; 600-700# 150.25; 700-800# 127.50; S 1 300400# 180-203.50, mostly 203.50; 400-500# 175; 500600# 151; 600-700# 145.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 167-169.50; 400500# 156.50-160.75; 500600# 144-147; 600-700# 134-137; 700-800# 124-125; M&L 2 300-400# 164-171; 400-500# 154.40-158.50; 500-600# 142.50-145.50; 600-700# 130-131; 700800# 123-126.50; M&L 3 300-400# 161-171.25; 400500# 145-156.25; 500-600# 146-148.75; 600-700#

LOCATED: Approx 12, miles east of Meadville, Pa OR 13 Miles West Of Franklin, Pa On RT 322, Turn North on RT 173 4 7/10 mile, turn East on Lake Creek Rd 1 7/10 mile to auction. Watch For Huey Auction Signs.

Crawford Co ******* Wayne Twp SELLING 110+/- ACRE DAIRY FARM OFFERED IN TWO PARCELS & ENTIRETY. TRACTORS * SKIDLOADER * FARM MACHINERY * HAY * GRAIN & FEED BINS & MORE.

DAIRY FARM: SELLS FIRST @ 11:00 AM PARCEL # 1: 55 +/- Gently Rolling Acres including Exceptional Dairy set up w/ 100 Tie Stall 52' x 87' Bank Barn w/ 188' x 40' Addition w/ 8 Maternity Pens - 6 Permanente calf pens - 5 Temporary calf Pens - Tile Mangers - 2 Gutter cleaners - 20' x 67' Enclosed Manure shed Cement Stave Silo w/ Unloader - Cemented feed lot w/ 80' covered feed bunk.

Sells complete w/ milking equipment including pipe line milking system w/ 5 units - 1000 gal Mueller SS Bulk Tank - Vac Pump - Everything in tact & Ready for Cows.

SUPER SET UP * ALL IN GOOD REPAIR * CLEAN * VERY NICE Parcel #1 SELLS W/ 3 BEDROOM COMPLETELY REMODELED HOME W/ ELEC BASEBOARD HEAT.

FRONTAGE ON LAKE CREEK RD. (2) PONDS. PARCEL #1 HAS APPROX 30 +/- ACRES TILLABLE RE TERMS ON PARCEL #1: $15,000.00 DOWN DAY OF AUCTION (NON REFUNDABLE) BALANCE IN 30 TO 45 DAYS OR UPON DELIVERY OF DEED.

*********** PARCEL #2: 55 +/- Gently Rolling Acres w/ Frontage on Lake Creek Rd, Shoey & Dupont Rds. 2 Story Heifer Barn - 56' x 136' Machine Shed. Parcel #2 Has Approx 35 +/- Acres Tillable.

RE TERMS ON PARCEL #2: $15,000.00 DOWN DAY OF AUCTION (NON REFUNDABLE) BALANCE IN 30 TO 45 DAYS OR UPON DELIVERY OF DEED. VERY NICE FARM SELLS W/ 1/2 GAS - OIL & MINERAL RIGHTS. NO CURRENT LEASES ALL BLDGS IN GOOD REPAIR. READY TO MOVE INTO. SOLD W/ OWNER CONFIRMATION *** TAXES: $4300.00 YR

THE FOLLOWING SELLS ABSOLUTE TO HIGH BIDDER: TRACTORS: Ford 8340 SLE w/ CAH - 2WD - Dual Outlets - (3210 hrs) Nice; IH 1456 3 PTH w/ Yr Rd Cab. SKIDLOADER: Case 1845 C w/ (3596 Hrs) sells w/ Material Bucket; Bale Spear & Rubber Tired Scrapper sold separate.

FARM MACHINERY: Penta 4110 Vertical TMR Mixer; NI 3733 Tandem Axle Dbl Beater Manure Spreader w/ Slop Gate; Claas Rollant 250 Rd Baler w/ Net Wrap; H & S In Line Bale Wrapper w/ 13 hp Honda Eng; Gehl 970 2 Beater Self Unloading Wagon on JD Gear; NH 707 3 PTH Forage Harvester w/ Corn Hd; Fair Banks Morse Self Contained 40KW Natural or LP gas Generator.

HAY: 212 4 x 4 Bales Tubed Baleage; (14) 4 x 5 Rd Bales 1st cut Dry; (18) 8' sq Bales 1st cut mixed Hay. GRAIN & FEED BINS: GSI 6 Ring Grain Bins w/ Drying Floor & Stirater; GSI 7 Ring Bin w/ Drying Floor - LP Gas Dryer & Stirater; Brock 1 & 2 Ring Feed Bins; 6 Ton Feed Bins.

TRAILER: 2007 Northern Hauler 8 x 20' Enclosed.

MISC: Hay Drying Fan; Calf Dehorning Stand; SS Milking Cart; Wic Bedding Chopper.

Owners: Mike & Andrea Rabold NO Small Items Please Be On Time.

TERMS: Cash Or Check w/ Current Photo ID. ALL OUT OF STATE CHECKS NEED BANK LETTER PROOF OF FUNDS. Lunch & Rest Room Available.

Log onto auctionzip.com to view full listing & photos use AU ID # 1361 AUCTIONEERS JOHN R HUEY II SUE ANN WEIDNER JAMES E YOUNKINS AU-001588-L AU-001781-L AU-002901-L SLIPPERY ROCK, PA (724) 794-4737

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Saturday, February 18

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

Monthly Heifer Sale. A group of Sire ID heifers from Springdale Farm: Bred heifers, breeding age - some being red carriers. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033 • 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. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. Due to farm accident, Schoharie Co. Herd Dispersal. 85 head, 45 milking age, 13 bred or breeding age, 27 started calves to 300#. Mixed herd Hols. few crosses, Jerseys, Normandy Cross. Low SCC all stages of lactation & AI bred. This herd has a 150,000 SCC 4.4F & 3.2P. Also 18 heifers from calves to breeding age from one farm. 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 • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Regular Monday schedule. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518392-3321.

• 10:30 AM: Owens Farm, Smithfield, VA. Another Absolute Auction by Ownby. Farm Equipment Dispersal. No Buyer’s Premium!. Ownby Auction & Realty Co., Inc., 804-730-0500

Saturday, March 10

Saturday, April 7

Wednesday, February 15

• 9:00 AM: Penn Y an, NY (Yates Co.). Finger Lakes Produce Auction Spring Farm Machinery Consignment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 3:30 PM: Benton Fire Dept., 932 Rt. 14A, Benton Center, 3 mi. N. of Penn Yan, NY. Seneca Farm Toy Auction. Show 8:30 am - 2 pm. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

• 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 registered high quality cattle.

Give us a call. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

• 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 585-447-3842 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842

Thursday, February 16 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Fat Cattle & Feeder Sale. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls.

Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105

Monday, February 20 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).

Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 2:00 PM: Windsor Meat Market, 73 West First Ave., Windsor, PA. Public Auction Online and On Site. For updates go to auctionzip.com 3721.

Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-6628149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721

Wednesday, February 22 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Calf Sale.

Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842

Thursday, February 23 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. February Heifer Consignment Sale. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105

Friday, February 24 • 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. General Consignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704399-6111, 704-399-9756

Tuesday, February 28 • 10:00 AM: 97 Loop Rd., Quarryville, PA (Lancaster Co.). 53 Acre Dairy Farm. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721

Saturday, March 17 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:30 AM: Nathan Mason, Callaway, VA (near Rocky Mount). Another Absolute Auction by Ownby. Farm Equipment Dispersal. No Buyer’s Premium!. Ownby Auction & Realty Co., Inc., 804730-0500

Wednesday, March 21 • 8:55 AM: Rising, MD. 3 Day Retirement Auction.

Business Liquidation. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721

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 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Monday, March 26 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Special Holiday Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, March 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Easter Lamb & Goat Sale approx.

5 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.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 • 9:00 AM: Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt. 14A, 5 mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY. Equipment Consignment Auction. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Thursday, April 5 • 11:00 AM: 2324 Ridge Rd., Penn Yan, NY. Marvin & Mildred Koek Excellent Farm Equipment Retirement Auction. IH 1420 4WD combine, ‘95 Ford 16’ grain truck, tillage, planting & harvest equip. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-3961676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Friday, April 13 • 10:30 AM: Catskill Tractor, Inc., 384 Center St., Franklin, NY. Farm Equipment Consignment and Inventory Reduction. Franklin Used Equipment Sales, Inc. Auction Service, 607-829-2600

Saturday, April 14 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • Syracuse, NY. New York Spring Holstein Sale.

Held in conjunction with the New York Spring Dairy Carousel. The Cattle Exchange, 607-7462226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:00 AM: Beaver Mountain Farms, 1820 County Rt. 7, Ancram, NY. On the Farm of Don & Betty Duksa, 22nd Annual Auction. Quality Consignments Accepted. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721

Saturday, April 21 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Annual Spring Machinery Sale & Plant, Tree & Shrub Auction.

Accepting consignments groups or single items.

Consignments already coming in call today to get into advertising it will make a difference.

Expecting a field full of quality farm equipment.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • Quarryville, PA. Wea-Land Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Landis Weaver & Family, Owners. Comanaged by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:00 AM: Argyle Livestock Station, 8 McEachron Hill Rd., Argyle, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Franklin Used Equipment Sales Inc., Frank Walker Auctioneer 607-8295172

Friday, April 27 • Waddington, NY. Complete Dispersal for Gary Tiernan. 200 head of AI sired dairy cattle. Delarm & Treadway, 518-483-4106 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Machinery Consignment Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, April 28 • 8:00 AM: Benedict Farms, Turin, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal on the Farm. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 9:00 AM: 796 No. Cream Hill Rd., Bridport, VT. Jim Ferguson Farm Machinery & Small Equipment Sale. All machinery like new. Wide selection of tractors, tools, hay & farm equip. Well maintained. Addison Co. Commission Sales E.G. Wisnowski & Sons, 800-339-COWS or 802-3882661 • 10:30 AM: Benedict Farms, Turin, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal on the Farm. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 11:00 AM: On the farm Otego, NY. Gretna Acres Registered Brown Swiss Complete Dispersal. 100 Head sell. This is a long established breeding herd (50 years) DHI tested, AI sired. Regular herd health program. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, May 5 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Also selling Trowbridge Angus Bulls. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, May 11 • Arcade, NY. Co-Vista 20th Anniversary Sale.

Hosted by Co-Vista Holsteins. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com

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AUC TION CALENDAR

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MARKET REPORTS 500-600# 140-166; 600700# 134-145; 700-800# 133; 800-900# 124.50127.25; 900-1000# 120.75.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 143-169; 400500# 153-167; 500-600# 149.50-161; 600-700# 149.50-150; 700-800# 146.50; M&L 2 300-400# 130-147; 400-500# 141-155; 500-600# 130-146.50; 600700# 137-143; 800-900# 125; L 3 300-400# 122; 700800# 126.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 191-210; 300400# 180-210; 400-500# 160-190; 500-600# 145165.50; 600-700# 138-150; M&L 2 200-300# 160-185; 300-400# 160-190; 400500# 170-193; 500-600# 160; 600-700# 120-135.50.

600-700# 97; 700-800# 76; 800-900# 69.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 143-177; 300400# 143-174; 400-500# 153-154.50; 500-600# 133138; 600-700# 133; 700800# 124; 800-900# 114; M&L 2 200-300# 143; 300400# 143; 400-500# 154.50; 500-600# 131-141; 600700# 124; 700-800# 124; 800-900# 99.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 181; 300-400# 167; 400-500# 167; 500600# 160; 600-700# 135145; 700-800# 123; M&L 2 200-300# 181; 300-400# 164-167; 400-500# 164-167; 500-600# 144-153; 600700# 139.50-140; 700-800# 122.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 428.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 180-203; 400500# 179; 500-600# 158174; 600-700# 136-143; 700-800# 133.50-139; 800900# 124-125; 900-1000# 120; M&L 2 300-400# 159179; 400-500# 176-178; 500-600# 145; 800-900# 117-118; S 1 400-500# 152.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 160-171; 400500# 137-154.50; 500-600# 135-147.75; 600-700# 127.50-134; 700-800# 125; M&L 2 200-300# 150; 300400# 136-157.50; 400-500# 139-150; 500-600# 118-136; 600-700# 120-125; 700800# 98; S 1 300-400# 123; 400-500# 104.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 184-202.50; 300400# 189-195; 400-500# 140-190; 500-600# 140.50150; 600-700# 124-138; 700-800# 116; M&L 2 300400# 165-179; 400-500# 166-177; 500-600# 130; 600-700# 104; 800-900# 94; S 1 200-300# 137.50; 300400# 137.50-140.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 403.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 167-199; 300400# 192-199; 400-500# 167-168; 500-600# 153.50178.50; 600-700# 145154.50; 700-800# 139-142; 800-900# 125-130; M&L 2 200-300# 167-168; 300400# 168; 400-500# 145; 500-600# 155-161; 600700# 135-142; 700-800# 135.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 132-136; 300-400# 126-142; 400500# 98-120; 500-600# 106;

SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1440-1705# 73.50-82; 1415-1620# hi dress 83.50-87; 1440-1440# lo dress 72; Boner 80-85% lean 750-800# 70-75; 9201390# 74-82; 1030-1390# hi dress 82.50-90.50; 9601150# lo dress 65-67.50; Lean 85-90% lean 735# 63.50; 795# hi dress 74.50; 690# lo dress 57.50; 8201055# lo dress 52-53.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1355# 98.50; 1565-2310# 94-97.50.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 1. L 1-2 1200# middle age cows w/225# calves 1090/pr.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1105-1380# 77-84; 1450-1650# 8084.50; 1415-1690# hi dress 84-88; Boner 80-85% lean 920-1395# 72.50-84; Lean 85-90% lean 740-745# 6870; 755-790# lo dress 59.50-64; 820-1300# 68.5070; 815-1250# lo dress 5267.

Other Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 945-1025# 83.50-86 .

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1140-1495# 84-92.50; 15602390# 87-99.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 2. L 1-2 1160-1270# middle age cows w/75-95# calves 1010/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 30-60.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 233.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6886.50; 1200-1600# 75.5084; HY 1200-1600# 82-91; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 63.50-77; 1200-

2000# 53.50-83; HY 12002000# 76-87; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 50-69; 8501200# 58-73.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 84-95; 15002500# 81-97; HY 10001500# 88-98; 1500-2500# 87-105.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 17. M 1, 5-8 yrs. 940-1595# 7701300/hd; L 1, 2-10 yrs. old 770-1010# 680-840/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 1. M 1, 6 yrs. old w/calves 200# 1050# 850/pr.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: 71.

Prem. Whites 84-88.25; Breakers 75-81; Boners 7279; Lean 66-72; Thin & Light 66 & dn.

Slaughter Bulls: 8. YG 1 1400-1900# 91-94.50; lo dress 1250# 80.

Fed Steers: Ch 2-3 1400# to 127; lo dress 13501500# 118-122.

Fed Heifers: Hi Ch 3-4 1250-1500# 123-126; YG 45 119-121.

Calves: 68. Hols. Bulls Ret. to Farm No. 1-2 100115# 120-146; 80-98# 127152; 76-78# 125-137; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 1 85-110# 130145; No. 2 60-95# 85-110; Beef X Bull 90-100# 110145.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 352.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6778; 1200-1600# 71-83.50; HY 1200-1600# 81-87; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 58.50-77.50; 1200-2000# 63-79.50; HY 1200-2000# 76-85; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 43-67; 850-1200# 31-79.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 82-87; 15002500# 80-90; HY 10001500# 105.50; 1500-2500# 93-97.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 83. M 1, few M 2, bred 2-8 mos.

1005-1379# 705-1050/hd; M 1, bred 7 mos. 1420-1545# 1210-1285/hd; M 2, few M 1, bred 2-8 mos. 770-985# 690-1050/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 10. M 1, w/calves 910-1175# 106-1090/pr.

Heifers: 2. Bred. M 1, bred 4-7 mos. 779-1150# 875-1010/hd.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 98.

Hols. Steers 70-100# 40140/hd; 100-130# 136/cwt.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 70.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6574; 1200-1600# 67-75; HY

1200-1600# 76-85; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 5865; 1200-2000# 60-72; HY 1200-2000# 73-76; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 38-52; 850-1200# 42-55.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 70; 1500-2500# 78-85; HY 1500-2500# 89.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 27.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 74; 1200-1600# 75-83; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 58.50-69.50; 1200-2000# 63-74.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 43-49.50; 8501200# 31-57.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 80.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1300-1500# 118.50-131; 1500-1850# 114.50-129.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1200-1400# 126.75-130; 1400-1600# 124.75-128; Sel 2-3 1200-1400# 118.

HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 28.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 77.50-84.50; HY 12001600# 88.50-94.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 6875; 1200-2000# 74-79.50; Lean 85-90% lean 8501200# 60-62.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 80.50-84.50; 1500-2500# 88-91.50.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 213.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 7587; 1200-1600# 77.50-80; HY 1200-1600# 89-97; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 64-72; 1200-2000# 65-73; HY 1200-2000# 74-80; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 4558; 850-1200# 50-58.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 81.50-90; 15002500# 82-92; HY 10001500# 91-93; 1500-2500# 93-98.50.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 126.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 67; 1200-1600# 72.50-78; Boner 80-85% lean 1200-2000# 75-79.50; HY 1200-2000# 83; Lean 85-90% lean 8501200# 67.50-79.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 84.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 85.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 40122/hd; 100-130# 136/cwt.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 52.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 69.50; 1200-1600# 76.5079; HY 1200-1600# 81-87; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 75-77.50; 12002000# 65-74; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 68-69.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 82-86; HY 1000-1500# 105.50.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 197.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 124-124.50; 1300-1500# 119-127; 1500# & up 124.75; Sel 2-3 11001300# 116.50-122.50; 13001500# 112-124; 1500# & up 121.50; Hols. Ch 2-3 11001300# 108.50-110.50; 13001500# 106.50-116.50; Sel 23 1300-1500# 108.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1000-1200# 117-122; 1200-1300# 116-116.50; 1300-1500# 121.50-129; 1500# & up 114.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 8591; 1200-1600# 74.5083.50; HY 1200-1600# 8594.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 70.50-82; 12002000# 69-79; HY 12002000# 80.50; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 57.5069.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 87.50-94; HY 1500-2500# 96-99.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 55.

M&L 1, few M&L 2, 3 yrs. old to aged, bred 2-8 mos.

870-1630# 570-1280/hd.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 1.

Hols.

Bulls 100-130# 119/hd.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 90.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6873.50; 1200-1600# 75.5082; HY 1200-1600# 88-90; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 63.50-68; 12002000# 53.50-71; HY 12002000# 80; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 54.50-69; 850-1200# 58-73.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 84; 1500-2500# 86-92; HY 1500-2500# 9596.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 6. M 1, 5-8 yrs. 1375-1595# 9901160/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 1. M 1, 6 yrs. old w/calves 200# 1050# 850/pr.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS Pigs & Shoats (/hd): 90.

Mainly culls 40-60# 24-36; 60-80# 30-53 (/#) 100-125# 67.

Butcher Hogs: US 1-3 210-290# 73-79; 290-350# 78-89.

Sows: few 600-650# 5970# 58-67.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 55.25-58; 400-449# 5058.30; 450-499# 46.0860.48; 500-549# 50-63.50; 550# & up 57-63.50.

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: 10.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 2-3 90-110# 205; 110-125# 190; Wooled Gd & few Ch 1-2 3060# 190.

Slaughter Rams/Ewes: Ewes Gd 2-4 90.

Slaughter Rams: all grades 61.

HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: 17.

Hi Ch new crop 54-77# 227-255; M Wooled 100# @ 155; Yearling Ram 124# @ 127; Sheep Ewe 204# @ 75.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: Sel 1 72# @ 145; Thin Billy 114# @ 82.50.

N VA GOATS: 21.

Kids: Sel 1-2 40-60# 190-

232; Sel 3 40-60# 220.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 131; 150-250# 112.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 134; 70-100# 120-134.

S VA SHEEP: No report.

S VA GOATS: 1.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 105.

MT. AIRY SHEEP: No report.

MT. AIRY GOATS: 30.

Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 20-40# 47.50; 60-80# 100105; Sel 2 20-40# 42.50; 4060# 40-45.

Yearlings: Sel 2 60-80# 72.50; 80-100# 80.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 60; 100-140# 107.50; Sel 2 70-100# 70; 100-140# 85.

Wethers: Sel 2 100-150# 95.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100150# 150-175; 150-250# 170.

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

HOLLINS, VA SHEEP/GOATS: 1.

Goats: Slaugter Does Sel 1-2 50-70# 105.

MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No report.

MARSHALL, VA GOATS: No report.

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

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: 10.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 110-125# 190.

Slaughter Ewes: 8. Ch 24 65; Gd 2-4 79; Util 1-3 64.

SILER CITY, NC GOATS: No report.

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: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: No report.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No report.

WYTHE CO GOATS: No report.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 7.02, -----, ----; Candor 7.18, -----, ----; Cofield 6.93, 12.37, ----; Laurinburg 7.02, -----, ----; Monroe 7.07, -----, ----; Nashville 7.07, -----, ----; Roaring River 7.12, -----, ---; Rose Hill 7.02, -----, ----; Selma ----, 11.67, ----; Statesville 6.92, -----, 7.60; Warsaw 7.02, -----, ----; Pantego #2 7.07, -----, ----.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ---; Clement ----, -----, ----; Creswell 6.67, 12.21, ----; Elizabeth City 6.73, 12.17, 6.81; Greenville ----, -----, ---; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, 12.22, ----; Norwood 6.83, 12.02, ----; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register ---, -----, ----; Warsaw #2 6.87, -----, ----.

Soybean Processors: Fayetteville, 12.56; Raleigh, 12.56.

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

No report

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NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was steady to 1¢ higher. Prices were 6.92-7.18, mostly 6.937.07 at the feed mills,and 6.67-6.87, mostly 6.83 at the elevators. US 1 Yellow Soybeans were steady to 1¢ lower. Prices were 12.56 at the processors, 11.67-12.37 at the feed mills and 12.0212.22, mostly 12.17 at the elevators. US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was 1¢ lower.

Prices were 6.81, mostly 6.81 at the elevators. Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 349.70/ton for 48% protein.

NC BROILERS & FRYERS The market is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are mostlyheavy. The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in NC is 2,623,000 head compared to 2,183,000 head last Wednesday.

NC EGGS The market is steady on all sizes. Supplies are moderate. Retail demand is moderate. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to

nearby retail outlets: XL 115.36, L 114.59, M 95.86 & S 92.

NY EGGS Prices remain steady.

Supplies range light to at times heavy, mostly moderate. Demand is light to moderate. Market activity is moderate to slow. Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered store door, cents per dz. XL 103-107, L 101105, M 88-92.

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

Wholesale Dealer Price: Apples (traypack ctn 100 count) WA Red Delicious (traypack ctn) 33.15-39.95, WA Golden Delicious (traypack ctn) 33-34.50, Granny Smith WA (traypack ctn) 3436.50, Gala WA 29-41.50, WA Fuji (traypack ctn) 34.50-38, WA Pink Lady (traypack ctn) 38-41.50; Asparagus (11# ctn) 21.45-28; Bananas (40# ctn) 20.5021.50; Beans, Round Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 33-37.15, Pole (1-1/9 bu) 30-33; Beets (25# sack) 11.55-13.65; Blueberries (flat 12 1-pt cups) 2434; Broccoli (ctn 14s) 15.4523; Cabbage (50# ctn) 11.55-13.85; Cantaloupe (case 12 count) 28.6531.45; Carrots (50# sack) 15.75-22.95; Cauli-flower (ctn 12s) 17.15-19.50; Cherries (16# bx) 48; Celery (ctn 30s) 28.15-34; Cilantro (ctn 30s)17.65-19.65; Citrus: Or-

anges, CA (4/5 bu ctn) 26.15-30.65, FL (4/5 bu ctn) 21-22; Pink Grapefruit, CA (4/5 bu ctn) 22-25.05; Tangelos, FL (80 count bx) 2526.95; Lemons (40# ctn) 34.35-39.05; Limes (40# ctn) 32-39.05; Oranges, CA Naval (4/5 bu ctn) 23-28.25, FL Naval (64 count) 23.5526.15, Tanger-ines (120 count) 24; Corn (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) Yellow 26-28.45, White (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) 24.25-27.15; Cranberries (24 12 oz pkg) 24.50; Cucumbers (40# ctn) Long Green 20-28; Pickles (ctn 40#) 20.55-30; Eggplant (25# ctn) 21-24; Grapes, Red Seedless (18# ctn) 26.50-39.35, White Seedless 26.50-28.50, Black Seedless 28, Red Globe 34; Greens, Collard (bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale (ctn/bunched 24s) 17.1521.15; Turnip, topped 11.8514.65; Honeydews (ctn 5s) 17; Kiwi (ctn 117s) 11.65; Lettuce (ctn 24s) Iceberg (wrapped) 21-24.50, Greenleaf (ctn 24s) 24-26,Romaine (ctn 24s) 24.5026.50; Nectarines, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 24; Onions, Yellow (50# sack) Jumbo 13.65-20; White (25# sack) 14.50-15, Red (25# sack) 15, Green (ctn 24s) 25.75-27.15, Sweet Onions (40# ctn) 2025.05; Peaches, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 18; Peanuts (35#) Green 53-69; Pears, Bartlett (16# ctn) 27; Bell Peppers, Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 13.65-21, Red (11# ctn) 32, Yellow (11# ctn) 32; Potatoes (50# ctn) Red Size A 18-25.75, Red Size B 2528, White size A 14.5018.65; Russet , ID 20.5022.15; Radishes (30 6-oz film bgs) Red 12.85-12.95; Plums, Red (28# ctn) 24; Squash, Yellow Crookneck (3/4 bu ctn) 22-25.75, Zucchini (1/2 bu ctn) 20-29; Strawberries, CA (flat 8 1-qt

conts) 18-25.65; Sweet Potatoes, Orange (40# ctn) 16-21.45, White (40# ctn) 20-20.65, Orange (40# ctn) 16-21.45; Tomatoes, vine ripened XL (25# ctn) 16.8519; Tomatoes, Cherry (flat 12 1-pt conts) 14.45-16.65, Roma (25# ctn) 18-19, Grape (flat 12 1-pt conts) 19.50-22; Turnips (25# film bg) Topped 11.55-14.50 WESTERN NC FARMERS’ MARKET Apples (traypack ctn) Red Delicious 25-32, Golden Delicious 25-31, Granny Smith 25-30; (bu loose pack) Red & Golden Delicious, Stayman, Romes, Empire 16-20; Bananas (40# bx) 19-20; Beans (bu) Snaps 33.50, Halfrunners 33-34; Broccoli (ctn) 16.50-18; Cabbage (50# bg) 9-10; Cantaloupes (ctn 9-12 count) 23.75-24; Cauliflower (ctn) 13.50-16; Citrus: Grapefruit 14-18, Navels 18-20, Oranges 1618, Tanger-ines (Honey) 2125; Lemons (ctns 95 count) 24.50, (165 count) 26-32; Corn (crate) Bi-Color 21.50;Cucumbers (1-1/9 bu) Long Green 14-18, Picklers (1-1/9 bu crate) 28.50; Grapes (18# ctn) Red & White Seedless 24.5031.75; Lettuce (ctn) Iceburg 16-18; Nuts (50# sack) Mixed 115, Pecans 140; Onions (50# bg) Yellow Jumbo 12.75-15, White 24; Bell Pepper (1-1/9 Bu ctn) L & XL 12-15; Potatoes, Irish (50# bg) 16-20, Russet 15-19; Squash (3/4 bu) #1 Yellow Crookneck 18.75-22, (1/2 bu) Zucchini #1 16.75-22; Strawberries (flat 8 1#) FL 912; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) Red or Orange #2 12-16; Tomatoes (25# bx) XL & Larger 13-14; Turnips (25# sack) 12.50 MARKET

Proper dosing helps contribute to producer profits The ability of producers to estimate the live bodyweight of cattle can critically affect whether animals receive too little drug or too much, which can have a significant impact on herd health and ultimately, on the profitability of a producer’s operation. And given that the weight of mature cows has increased by more than 300 pounds during the past 30 years, the potential for under — or overdosing poses a real health and financial risk for any operation that estimates cattle weight.

Proper dosing is especially important when it comes to parasite control, which is the most economically important practice in beef production. With inadequate or no parasite

control programs in place, the cost to producers can be as much as $200 per head, per grazing season. Producers simply can’t take chances when it comes to properly administering parasite control products.

One method often used is simply looking at an animal, estimating its weight based on appearance and dosing accordingly. This method, however, is not reliable, as it has been shown that cattle weights are often underestimated. Results of a study showed the actual weight of 85.7 percent of the evaluated cattle was underestimated by an average of 46.9 percent. In the same study, only 19 percent of the cattle weights were estimated within +/-

20 percent of their true weights. Findings such as these raise concerns that the estimation of cattle weight can result in considerable drug underdosing.

Another method commonly used is evaluating a group of cattle and estimating the average weight of the group and then dosing according to that weight. This is known as the “Set it and Forget it Method.” As a result, some animals in the group are properly dosed, while lighter-weight animals are overdosed and heavier-weight animals in the group are underdosed.

Ray Kaplan, DVM, Ph.D., DEVPC, professor of parasitology at the University of Georgia, says the best technique to guarantee proper dosing is to purchase a scale. “Individually

dosing animals to their actual weight can lead to more effective parasite control,” Kaplan says. “Scales today can be very reasonable to purchase.

In addition, having a scale to take individual animals weights opens the door for other management practices like culling dams based on calve weaning weights.”

“Underdosing can lead to poor treatment response, repulls, chronics or death losses, which can mean significant economic losses for an operation,” says Joe Dedrickson, DVM, Ph.D., Director, Field Veterinary Services, Merial. “Using a scale can pay off in many ways. After all, if you are selling by the pound you should own a scale.”

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• 500 Gal. Majonnier • 415 Gal. Sunset • 400 Gal. Jamesway • 400 Gal. Majonnier SOLDMilkeeper WV • 375 Gal. • 300 Gal. Majonnier • 300 Gal Mueller M • 300 Gal. Sunset • 200 Gal. Mueller RS • 200 Gal. SOLD SunsetPASC • 180 Gal. Milkeeper • 150 Gal. Majonnier • 150 Gal. Mueller RH SOLD TN • 100 Gal. Majonnier

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SSCC Meeting Maryland Dept. of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD. The meeting is open to the public and will focus on soil conservation and water quality programs. Contact Louise Lawrence, 410-841-5863.

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FEB 17 Farmer’s Winter Meeting Christ Community United Methodist Church, 3939 Park Rd. near Selinsgrove, PA. Doors open at 8:30 am and the meeting is from 9 am to 3:15 pm. Pesticide and Nutrient Management Credits will be given from the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture. Lunch will be provided at $5/person. Pay at the door. Reservations required

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